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Chandigarh, Punjab

PUNJAB POLICE PROMOTES 101 SUB-INSPECTORS TO RANK OF INSPECTORS

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

In order to boost the morale of the Punjab Police, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Friday promoted as many as 101 Sub-Inspectors, which includes 95 Women Officers, to the rank of Inspector. With this promotion of 101 Police Personnel, all the vacancies of Inspectors rank have been filled in all the districts of the state.

          “Today, we have elevated 101 Sub-inspectors to the rank of Inspectors, which will not only overcome the shortage of staff at supervisory levels in field but will also give the officers their due right of promotion,” said DGP Gaurav Yadav.

          The DGP, while symbolically pinning the stars on the shoulders of some of the promoted officers here, wished all the promotees good luck. “The added star on your shoulders comes with a bigger responsibility,” he said while encouraging them to perform their duty with dedication, sincerity, and honesty.

          Divulging more details, he said that all the 95 promoted Women Officers are of 2015-batch directly recruited Sub-Inspectors and have seven years of field experience. While, the remaining six Sub-Inspectors, who are now promoted to Inspectors were awaiting their promotion.

          Terming timely promotion as the right of every Police official, the DGP assured the entire police force to give them their due promotions very soon. He said that all the vacancies at supervisory levels including Head-Constable, Assistant Sub-Inspector, and Sub-Inspector will be filled at the earliest.

          Meanwhile, this move is another effort of the Punjab Government toward women empowerment as with the promotion of this batch representation of women will increase at supervisory level in the Police Force.

Chandigarh, Punjab

AMAN ARORA GETS ROUSING WELCOME BY PEOPLE IN HOME CONSTITUENCY SUNAM

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Punjab Information and Public Relations, New & Renewable Energy and Housing & Urban Development Minister Mr. Aman Arora was warmly welcomed by the people in his hometown Sunam on his maiden visit after assuming charge of as a cabinet minister.

Mr. Aman Arora paid obeisance at various religious places and also paid tributes to the great revolutionary Shaheed Udham Singh at his memorial. The district police also gave a formal salute to the Cabinet Minister at the local rest house of PWD. A road show was also organized by Mr. Aman Arora to thank the people for their blessings and regards for his new responsibility as a Cabinet Minister. The people of the constituency also organised functions at several locations of the city to express their gratitude.

The Cabinet Minister Aman Arora, who elected second time from Sunam for the state legislative assembly, thanked the people of the constituency as well as the people of Punjab for posing their trust in him, while adding that he would maintain the trust and confidence of the people at any cost. He will do its utmost for the development of the state and especially the Sunam constituency, he added.

While thanking Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Mr  Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, Mr. Arora said that he would perform his duty diligently and honestly. On this occasion, he also remembered his late father Sh. Bhagwan Das Arora and said that he has reached this stage only due to the inspiration he got from his father.

Talking to the media persons, Mr. Arora said that information regarding pro-people and social welfare schemes and projects of the government would be disseminated to the people with the help of modern techniques so that their benefits could reach the real needy. He said that he would always be grateful for the love received from the people and would solve every problem of the people of Sunam constituency as his personal problem.  He said that it will not only be limited to Sunam constituency as he will also extend the same spirit to the people of Punjab as well.

 On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Sangrur Mr. Jitendra Jorwal, SSP  Mandeep Singh Sidhu, SDM Jaspreet Singh, Tehsildar Kuldeep Singh, family members Mrs. Parmeshwari Devi (Mother), Mrs. Shabina Arora (Wife), Bhuveer Arora (Son), Mrs. Nina Malhotra (Sister) were also present .

Chandigarh, Punjab

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION DEPARTMENT INKS MoU WITH KOLKATA BASED COMPANY

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

In order to give a boost to the employment scenario in Punjab and to enhance the availability of job opportunities for the youth of Punjab, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Department of Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Punjab and Window Technologies Private Limited Kolkata on Friday here at Punjab Skill Development Mission Office.

The MoU was signed by Ms. Deepti Uppal, Director Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Punjab and Mr. Nitin Minocha, Director Window Technologies Private Limited in the presence of Mr. Kumar Rahul, Secretary Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training, (DEGSDT) Punjab, Rajesh Tripathi, Additional Director DEGSDT and Sh. Ajit Mishra, Project Manager Window Technologies Private Limited.

On the occasion, Secretary Employment Generation Kumar Rahul emphasized that the Department is determined to cater the manpower requirements of the industry by providing them the skilled youth from Punjab.

Director Ms. Deepti Uppal informed that under this MoU, in the next eleven months, the company will recruit 6000 work force from Punjab. The requisite candidates will be mobilized by the Department of Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training Punjab. She further said that the department is leaving no stone unturned for facilitating employment opportunities to the youth of Punjab. She further informed that more MoUs will be signed with other companies in the near future.

Chandigarh, Punjab

One day State mourning on July 9 on demise of Shinzo Abe

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

The Punjab Government has declared one day State mourning on July 9 due to the demise of former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe.

Disclosing this, an official spokesperson said that in the aftermath of the passing away of Mr. Shinzo Abe, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has written to all the States to observe State mourning and keep the National Flag half mast. Consequently, the General Administration Department, Punjab, has written to all departments, Divisional Commissioners and the Deputy Commissioners declaring State mourning across the State on July 9. There would be no official entertainment on this day in the Government offices.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam making concerted efforts to ensure good voltage and uninterrupted power supply to consumers

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam is making concerted efforts to ensure good voltage and uninterrupted power supply to the consumers. Under these efforts, many ambitious programmes have been started by the Electricity Department to achieve the goal of ‘complete consumer satisfaction’ so that the problems of the consumers can be resolved expeditiously.

          While giving this information today, a spokesperson of the Corporation said that the members of the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum will visit various places in the month of July for registering consumer complaints and hearing old complaints.

          He informed that the members of the forum will hear complaints from 11 am to 4 pm and will also register new complaints on July 11 in Operation Circle Karnal, July 13 in Operation Circle Kurukshetra, July15 in Operation Circle Ambala, July18 in Operation Circle Yamunanagar, July 20 in Operation Circle Rohtak, July 22 in Operation Circle Jhajjar, July 25 in Operation Circle Sonipat, July27 in Operation Circle Panchkula and July 29 in Operation Circle Panipat. With this, the facility of hearing of their case will be available to the consumers at the nearest place. Apart from this, redressal of complaints of consumers visiting office except field visits will be done at CGRF Headquarters from 9 am to 5 pm.

          The members of the forum will listen to all kinds of problems of the consumers. This mainly includes complaints related to billing, voltage, metering, disconnection and connection, interruptions in power supply, efficiency, safety and disobeying orders of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission etc. However, the forum will not hear cases related to theft of electricity and unauthorized use of electricity under sections 126 and sections 135 to 139, penalties and fines and investigation under section 161 and cases related to accidents.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Haryana

Make advance arrangements to control water-borne diseases, directs Deputy Chief Minister

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Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala directed the Health and Development & Panchayats Department officers to take all preventive measures including systematic fogging, frequent spray, strict vigil on waterlogged areas and village ponds, etc. to control the spread of dengue and malaria across the state.

          The Deputy Chief Minister was presiding over a review meeting regarding the preparedness for combating malaria and dengue with the officers of the Health and Development & Panchayats Department here today.

          Considering the exponential surge in the cases last year, he directed the officers of the Health Department and Panchayat Department that all preventive measures should be implemented well in advance across all districts with a special focus on rural areas.

          The Health Department officers apprised the Deputy Chief Minister that last year maximum dengue cases were reported from four districts including Mewat, Palwal, Nuh and Hodal districts. It was informed that one of the main causes of the spread was the prolonged monsoon.

          The Deputy Chief Minister directed the officers that fogging in all districts and rural areas should be done in a phased manner and the first phase of fogging should be completed by July 20, 2022. He further directed to depute a nodal officer from each department for maintaining interdepartmental coordination.

          Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that advance preparation should be made to control larvae breeding in village ponds and other water bodies for which he directed that strict vigil should be kept in those areas and also Gambusia Fish be introduced in the ponds.

          During the meeting Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department, Sh. Rajeev Arora, Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, Dr. Sumita Misra, Director, Development and Panchayats, Sh. Dhirendra Khadgata and other senior officers of both departments were present.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana

HIPA Gurugram joins hands with Footprints Childcare to provide training in skill to young girls

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) Gurugram will now provide skill training to young girls and help them in gainful employment or setting up their own small enterprises besides performing its day-to-day task of imparting training to the employees and officers of the government of Haryana. The skill training to young girls will be given in areas of care giving, pre-school education and running crèches. For achieving this target, HIPA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Footprints Childcare Pvt Ltd.

          The MoU was signed by Dr. Davender Singh, Head of the Centre for Entrepreneurship at HIPA on behalf of HIPA and Ms. Amita Bhardwaj on behalf of Footprints Childcare Pvt Limited in presence of Director General HIPA, Smt. Surina Rajan at HIPA premises. Smt. Rajan said that these trainings to young girls, belonging to poor families, especially BPL families, will be provided in 3 areas namely Caregivers/Nannies, Pre-School Teachers and Entrepreneurs willing to start their own playschool centers.

          The young girls willing to enroll in these training programmes may fill the forms by July 15, 2022- https://forms.gle/FkeXZNguxCZV8Hfv7. The courses will be of short term, one month and two months duration. She said that in this initiative by HIPA, its Centre for Entrepreneurship, and the Centre for Gender and Juveniles will be documenting this pilot project and evaluating its quality. HIPA will assess its possible replicability in Anganwadis and its market relevance since as per New Education Policy, Anganwaris were being converted into play schools and their capacities are also being enhanced. This experiment will help in developing an effective strategy for running such skill development programmes on mass scale to address this important element, she added.

          Additional Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, Sh. Vishram Kumar Meena, who was also present on the occasion, added that the Gurugram district administration is already working with 104 Anganwaris and revamping their infrastructure to convert them into playschools. Additional CEO of Haryana CSR Trust, Sh. Gaurav Singh apprised that a collective of 6 Corporate Companies has agreed to completely revamp the infrastructure of 200 Anganwaris in district Gurugram as part of their CSR initiative. It was also suggested that going forward, HIPA can play an important role in monitoring the quality and documentation of these Anganwaris in working closely with the CSR Trust, Haryana.

          It was told that Footprints Childcare Private Limited has offered to provide skill training to young girls in areas of caregiving, pre-school education and running crèches as self-enterprises. This initiative will be undertaken by Footprints Ltd as their CSR activity. Ms. Amita Bhardwaj, CDO, Footprints, emphasized that early year education is unorganized and requires systemic and professional intervention for smooth transitioning into formal education system. The organization will take such training to its logical end by helping these girls in gainful employment and setting up their own small enterprises. The training will be conducted in a hybrid mode having components of online, self-study and NEP physical training.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, Haryana

About Rs. 1,100 crore given to Charkhi Dadri: Khattar

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 08, 2022

Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today presented various projects worth about Rs. 1,100 crore making it rain bonanzas.

          Describing his 32 years old association with Charkhi Dadri, the Chief Minister said that he had the determination to develop this backward area, today he announced to fulfill about 600 demands on the demand of MLAs, MPs and public.

          The Chief Minister announced immediate approval for the implementation of these demands for about Rs. 745 crore. These mainly include ring road bypass of Dadri, bus stand at Imlota, driver training school in Badhra, construction of Dadri to Khairdi road, Jhojhu-Kadma-Satnali road, improvement of Dadri city sewerage etc.

          Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects costing Rs. 350 crore in Charkhi Dadri district.

          Among the projects for which the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal has laid the foundation stone today are Nimar-Badesra drinking water project, which is going to be built at a cost of about Rs. 100 crore. The Chief Minister also fulfilled the demand of building a new college building in Kasba Bond at a cost of Rs. 16.11crore.

          The Chief Minister inaugurated Sirsali Watershed constructed at a cost of Rs. 36 crore, Dadri Fire Station constructed at a cost of Rs. 5.78 crore, Dadri-Mahendragarh Road completed at a cost of about Rs.18 crore. Apart from this, the Chief Minister inaugurated Hadodi Minor at a cost of Rs. 2.41crore, Chhapar-Rampura link road at a cost of Rs. 2 crore, Loharu feeder built at a cost of Rs. 1.15 crore and also inaugurated a fifty-bed hospital built at a cost of Rs. 1.60 crore in village Sanwar.

Chandigarh, Haryana

Sarthak School in Panchkula becomes a role model

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 07, 2022

As a result of Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal’s efforts to provide quality education in government schools, the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-12, Panchkula has become a role model in the entire state. Every student wants to study from this school.

          According to the school’s Principal, Dr. Pawan Gupta, at present about 2400 students are enrolled in this school. He said that at the time of admission in classes I, VI, IX and XI great enthusiasm among both the students and parents can be seen. A lot of competition is also seen among the students for getting admission in this school. Admissions are done through draw of lots, added Dr. Gupta.

          He informed that the scheme started by the Chief Minister, for the last seven-eight years to change the education of government schools, whether it is related to infrastructure or staff, has certainly brought positive changes in the schools. Along with studies, the students of this school are also performing well in sports up to the national level, added Dr. Gupta.

          He said that the students are also taking advantage of the government’s Super-100 programme. This programme is a boon for the students preparing for JEE, NEET and National Defense Academy. Now they don’t have to spend Rs. 4 to 5 lakh to get coaching for these exams, as under this programme, free coaching is provided with hostel facility. This time also eight students of this school have pre-qualified.

          Dr. Gupta further shared that in this school four streams are available for class XI and XII students namely  Arts, Commerce, Medical, Non-Medical. According to the rules of the Central Board of Secondary Education, only 240 seats are available for admission. Teaching staff is also very hardworking. He himself supervises the school and takes classes.

Students from Chandigarh also showing interest to get admission in Sarthak School

        Dr. Gupta said the popularity of this school is no less than any biggest reputed schools in Haryana. Now even students from Chandigarh are taking admission in this school.

        Khushi from Sector-26, Palak Sharma from Barwala, Naveen from Chandigarh, Abhay Rana from Sector-19 shared that they have filled the admission forms for this school and are now waiting for the draw of lots.

Haryana

Haryana CID Chief hands over Rs 50 lakh cheque to wife of late Inspector

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IEP CHANDIGARH/PANCHKULA JULY 07, 2022

Haryana CID Chief and ADGP Sh. Alok Mittal gave a cheque of Rs 50 lakh to Smt. Prem Kumari, wife of late Sh. Jaiveer Singh, Inspector in his office here on Thursday.

          Sh. Jaiveer Singh lost his life in a road accident near Julana last month. He was posted as a Police Inspector in the CM’s security. The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal also paid a visit to his residence and consoled the family members.

          While condoling the family members, Sh. Alok Mittal offered Ex-gratia appointment as per the government policy to his ward.  He also urged them to provide the best educational opportunities to the wards of the deceased. This would be a real tribute to the departed soul. Conveying his heartfelt condolences, he said that Sh. Jaiveer would be long remembered for his commitment and services to the Police Department.

          The financial assistance is given to the dependent under an agreement of accidental death insurance cover where the salary account is maintained with the HDFC bank.

          Among others present on this occasion included DIG/CID cum DIG/Railways and Commando Sh. Shashank Anand, SP Commando Sh. Vinod, Zonal Head HDFC Sh. Manish Manglesh, Nodal officer of HDFC Sh. Vipin Gupta and family members of late Sh. Jaiveer.