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Rs 5 lakh assistance will be given to the families of those who died in the Gohana Shed collapse accident: Chief Minister

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has announced an assistance of Rs. 5 lakh to the families of those who died in an accident in the new vegetable market at Gohana in Sonipat district after a shed fell on them.

In a tweet on Friday, the Chief Minister wrote that the loss of life and property in the unfortunate incident of the shed of Gohana’s new vegetable market collapsed due to the storm is sad. I wish for peace for the departed souls in the incident and speedy recovery of the injured. An assistance of Rs 5 lakh will be given to the next of kin of those who died in the accident.

It is worth noting that on July 14, due to the storm in the evening, the shed of the Gohana new vegetable market had collapsed. Many people died in this while many were injured.

Chandigarh

Surprise inspection of shops done as per order of Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

As per the order of Haryana Health Minister, Sh. Anil Vij, the Food and Drug Administration Department and a team of health workers conducted surprise inspections of various sweet shops, milk dairies and grocery shops located in district Panchkula and ensured food safety and standards. Under the Act, 2006, samples of food items were taken and sent to food laboratory in Karnal for analysis.

Giving information in this regard, a spokesperson of the Food and Drug Administration Department said that under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules 2011, all the food manufacturers and sellers and food handlers should take training from FOSTAC – Food Safety Training and Certification authorized by FSSAI. You have to register your business under FSSAI. He said that it is mandatory for hotel and restaurant operators to apply for Hygiene Rating Certificate.

He informed that online training is being provided to the businessmen of Panchkula district by Digital Skill Certification Institute, an authorized training partner by FSSAI. For more information, the founder of Digital Skill Certification Institute can be contacted on his mobile number 92162-83238.

He said that during the inspection, samples of cold coffee and Amul fresh milk were taken from Goyal Bros Hospitality (Burgrill) DSS-310 Sector-9. Similarly, samples of paneer were taken from Wok Man, DSS-312 Sector-9, and Verka Shakti milk from Hot Millions Restaurant, DSS-310 Sector-9. Apart from this, samples of Tomato Ketchup and Amul Tazaa Milk from Fab Cafe, SCO-305, 2nd Floor Sector-9 have been sent for analysis.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh

Supply of clean drinking water should be ensured in all areas: Anoop Dhanak

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

A meeting of the District Public Relations and Grievance Redressal Committee was organized in Bhiwani today under the Chairmanship of Haryana Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sh. Anoop Dhanak. In the meeting, out of 15 complaints, 12 complaints were settled on the spot and directions were given to keep three complaints in the next meeting.

While addressing the meeting, Sh. Anoop Dhanak directed the officers to ensure supply of clean drinking water and he also directed to match the level of sewerage manhole to the level of the road in Bhiwani district and if there is any pothole, then it should also be fixed. Along with this, all the Gaucharan land on Loharu Pilani road should be measured and its status report should be given.

He said that the complaints related to the CM window should be disposed off by the concerned departments within the stipulated time period.

During the meeting, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment heard the complaints of the general public including the non-official members of the committee and directed the officers to settle them immediately.

Minister of State for Employment and Labour took review meeting of District Development and Monitoring Committee

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sh. Anoop Dhanak said that the development works allotted under the D-Plan in the district should be completed within the stipulated time period. He said that the possible plans of the D-Plan should be made on the basis of the projects sent by the public representatives.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh

PGIMER ranks 2nd Best Institute in NIRF Ranking 2022

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INDIA E POST CHANDIGARH JULY 15, 2022

PGIMER, Chandigarh has been ranked Second Best Medical Institute in the NIRF Rankings-2022 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India. Hon’ble Union Minister of Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, announced NIRF India Rankings 2022 through a webcast from NIRF website today, in which, PGIMER, Chandigarh competed amongst premier  Institutes throughout the country under the Medical category. AIIMS, New Delhi has been ranked first in this category whereas CMC, Vellore has been ranked third.

The NIRF  ranking of Institutes is calculated on the basis of five broad generic groups of parameters, namely: Teaching, Learning and Resources (TLR), Research and Professional Practice (RP), Graduation Outcomes (GO), Outreach and Inclusivity (OI) and Perception (PR).  

With this year’s ranking, the Institute has retained the same position in the NIRF ranking for the  last five  years in a row from 2018 to 2022.  This position has been attained by the combined team efforts of all the faculty and staff of the Institute under the leadership of the Prof. Vivek Lal, Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh. 

Prof. Vivek Lal congratulated each member of the PGIMER family for continuous support and efforts in achieving this feat. He also thanked Hon’ble Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and President of the Institute, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya and  Hon’ble   Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi for extending wholehearted support and inspiration. 

Chandigarh, Haryana

Cops most corrupt in Haryana, Revenue Dept comes next in Vigilance Bureau corruption list

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

Nearly half of the government officers and officials arrested for corruption in Haryana belong to the police and the revenue department. On average, one public servant gets arrested on corruption charges every second day of a month.

Of the 83 government officers and officials arrested for accepting bribes in 71 criminal cases in the first half of 2022, 41 are from the police (23)  and revenue department (18).

As part of the ongoing rigorous drive against corruption in government departments, the State Vigilance Bureau Haryana has arrested 83 government officers and officials while accepting bribery in 71 criminal cases in the first half of 2022. The Bureau has also nabbed 8 private individuals taking the number of arrests in the State to 91.

Sharing this information today, the spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau informed that adopting a zero-tolerance policy against corruption has resulted in the arrests of 10 Gazetted Officers and 73 Non-Gazetted officials from January to June 30, 2022. On average, 15 public servants have been arrested on corruption charges every month.

Giving details of the raids, he further revealed that 23 police personnel, 18 officials of the Revenue Department, 15 of Power Utilities, 8 of Urban Local Bodies, 3 each of Excise and Taxation and Social Justice and Empowerment, 2 each of Transport, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Mining Departments were nabbed red-handed while taking bribes ranging from Rs 5000 to Rs 5 lakh in separate cases.

Highlighting the arrests of high-ranking officers, the spokesperson informed that two Chief Engineers of the Urban Local Bodies department have been arrested for siphoning off public funds and an HCS officer was arrested during the investigation of a trap case. A District Town Planner was caught red-handed taking Rs. 5,00,000/- bribe and co-accused Tehsildar was also arrested. A Superintending Engineer of a Municipal Corporation was caught accepting Rs. 50,000/- while a Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner was caught red-handed taking Rs. 50,000/- bribe, a District Horticulture Officer was nabbed taking Rs. 30,000/- bribe, an Executive Engineer of HSVP (Horticulture) was arrested taking Rs. 30,000/- and an Executive Engineer of Municipal Committee was arrested, Two Sub Divisional Officer were caught red-handed taking Rs. 28,000/-, a District Attorney was caught red-handed taking Rs. 2,500/-, a Naib Tehsildar was nabbed taking Rs. 14,000/-, a Building Inspector was arrested taking Rs. 5,00,000/-, an Assistant Sub Inspector was nabbed red-handed taking Rs. 4,00,000/-, a Taxation Inspector was nabbed red-handed taking Rs. 2,00,000/- and a Police Inspector of Gujarat police was nabbed taking Rs. 2,00,000/- at Gurugram. Besides this, six Junior Engineers, ten Patwari, one Taxation Inspector, one Police Inspector, eight Sub Inspectors and seven Assistant Sub Inspectors were also caught red-handed taking bribes, during this period.

The State Vigilance Bureau is committed to intensifying the drive against corruption and all cases of bribery have been dealt with strictly and more crackdowns will follow in the coming days, informed the spokesperson. The Bureau has also urged the people to fight against corruption and report complaints of bribery on its Toll-Free Helpline No. 1800-180-2022 and 1064.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Haryana invites applications from eligible teachers for State Teacher Award-2022

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

Haryana Government has invited applications from eligible teachers for the ‘State Teacher Award-2022’. The eligible teachers can submit their online applications from today itself. The submissions can be made till July 30, 2022.

        Sharing more information in this regard an official spokesman said that the Director of Secondary Education has sent a letter to the District Education Officers and District Elementary Education Officers of the state, informing them that this time the application for ‘State Teacher Award-2022’ can be made online.  Besides this, the officers concerned have also been directed to write letters to their respective offices and school subordinates to encourage the eligible teachers to apply online on http://14.192.19.188/Stateaward2022  for the said awards.

        The spokesperson said that all the necessary guidelines, criteria and number of awards, and other information related to this award are available on the above link. Only online applications will be accepted through this link or portal. Offline applications will not be accepted.

        If the applicant faces any technical problem while applying on the portal or link, then they can contact the department’s email and helpline number 0172-5049801.

Chandigarh, Haryana

The great heroes of the freedom struggle are our inspiration: Ranjit Singh

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

In the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages, Haryana and District Administration organized a play in Sirsa’s Chaudhary Devi Lal University.  The play “1857 ka Sangram – Haryana Ke Hero Ke Naam” was staged in the auditorium of the University.  The stage was inaugurated by the Haryana Power, New and Renewable Energy and Jail Minister, Sh. Ranjit Singh by lighting the lamp.

During the staging of this play, one and a half dozen famous artists presented the saga of the brave martyrs in front of the audience with their impressive performance through light and sound show.  The Power Minister announced a grant of Rs. 5 lakh to the drama artists.

Inaugurating the stage, Sh. Ranjit Singh said that in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Haryana Government will pay tribute to the sacrifices and struggle and countless unsung heroes and make the younger generation aware of their history.  Other cultural programmes are also being organized.  The first spark of the 1857 war for independence was also ignited from Ambala in Haryana.

The audience became emotional after watching the play

The audience was awestruck while watching the play.  This play made the audience present to think about unbearable pains and sorrows that the brave heroes of the country had to bear to liberate the country. It is because of their sacrifices that we breathe in an independent nation.

Chandigarh, Punjab

VIGILANCE BUREAU NABS LUDHIANA IMPROVEMENT TRUST JUNIOR ASSISTANT, EXECUTIVE OFFICER RED HANDED TAKING BRIBE RS. 10,000

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

Aiming to curb the menace of corruption in the state, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Thursday arrested Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) Junior Assistant and Executive Officer red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the State Vigilance Bureau said the above mentioned accused Harmit Singh was arrested on the complaint of Satnam Singh of Ludhiana.

He further informed that the complainant has approached the VB and alleged that accused Harmit Singh, Junior Assistant, LIT was demanding Rs 20,000 for processing and finalising his case under ‘one time settlement’ (OTS) scheme for default payment of booth alloted to him by the LIT in Rajguru Nagar Ludhiana. He told the VB that Harmit Singh has assured him that he would manage everyone upto Executive Officer (EO), LIT and would get his job done.

After verification of his information three teams of Vigilance Bureau EOW, Punjab, Ludhiana were constituted and arrested the accused Harmit Singh, Junior Assistant red handed along with bribe money Rs. 10,000. The spokesperson further added that Ms. Kuljit Kaur, EO, LIT was also present with accused Junior Assistant while taking bribe, so she was also arrested along with Harmit Singh. In this regard a case under prevention of corruption act has been registered at VB police station Ludhiana and further investigation is under progress.

Chandigarh

PUNJAB GOVERNMENT BRINGING MAJOR REFORMS IN CITIZEN SERVICE DELIVERY

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 14, 2022

In order to provide citizen-centric services in an easiest manner, the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann is bringing major reforms in citizen service delivery system by adopting e-governance in its functioning.

            To ensure the commitment of the government, Punjab Governance Reforms Minister Mr. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, on Thursday, reviewed the functioning of Governance Reforms department in the office of DGR, Mohali. While reviewing various projects running by department on behalf of the State Government, Mr. Meet Hayer appreciated the working of department and asked that services delivery should be given within stipulated time frame and with high quality.

            The Cabinet Minister was apprised by Mr. Tejvir Singh, Principal Secretary Governence Reforms that Governance Reforms department is a key service department of Government focusing on implementation of IT and e-Governance projects. Department is running many projects through its implementation agency,  PSeGS like Sewa Kendras, Unfied Helpline number 1100, PGRS, Online Admission portal, RTI Portal, PAWAN, State Data Centre, e-Sewa, E-office, GePNIC etc. Other projects like Whatsapp helpline of corruption, Mobile Apps, State Data Policy were also reviewed. It was also informed that department is also providing its technical assistance to other departments.

            Mr. Meet Hayer said that there will be Zero tolerance policy in case of any citizen gets harassment in Sewa Kendras and strict action shall be taken against Service Operator companies of Sewa Kendras. He further asked department to closely work with other department in bringing reforms in services and functioning. All the departments should start working on e-office as mandated by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann. He also asked department to explore the methodology of doorstep delivery of services.

            The department was given mandate to bring state of art technologies like AI, ML, IoT etc. to improve functioning of working of Government. The Minister also visited State Data Centre and understands its working and importance.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Ensure all Government amenities to residents of registered colonies: Aman Arora

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IEP CHANDIGRAH JULY 14, 2022

In continuation of the marathon meetings with the development authorities of the big cities in order to provide better citizen centric services to the urban area residents and ensuring holistic development of the cities, the Housing and Urban Development Minister Mr. Aman Arora today held brainstorming discussions with the officers of PUDA, Amritsar Development Authority and Jalandhar Development Authority.

          Carrying forward the agenda of the Chief Minister Mr. Bhagwant Mann led State Government to ensure top notch services to the people of Punjab, the Minister directed the officers to make sure that the residents of the registered colonies get all the Government amenities in accordance with the law and nobody who lives in the urban centres should be devoid of such facilities. The Minister further emphasized chalking out a detailed roadmap for effecting big time administrative reforms with prime focus on urban development so as to make the cities of Punjab, model ones worth emulating by the entire country.

Noting that it has come to his notice about the work pertaining to the registries in the registered colonies of Amritsar being held up, Mr. Arora took the quick decision to open up the registry related work. “In future, no unauthorised colony would be tolerated”, said the Minister.

          Directing the officers of PUDA and all the development authorities to strive to ensure that no urban area resident faces any harassment, the Minister disclosed that he would visit the big cities in the coming days and listen to the grievances of the masses besides instructing the concerned authorities to redress those problems the spot.

          Among others present on the occasion included Principal Secretary of the department Mr. A.K. Sinha, Chief Administrator PUDA and Director Town and Country Planning Arshdeep Singh Thind, Additional Chief Administrator Amritsar Development Authority Lovejeet Kalsi and Additional Chief Administrator Jalandhar Development Authority Mr. Jasbir Singh.