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Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has launched a new and unique initiative for the distribution of subsidies on agricultural equipment. According to which, for the first time, subsidies on agricultural equipment will be distributed through an “e-rupee voucher”.Giving information in this regard, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra said that after the implementation of this new initiative, where on one hand the farmers need not have to run from pillar to post to get their subsidy, on the other hand more transparency will be ensured in the implementation of the scheme through this digital mode. He said that after being selected by the District Level Executive Committee, the farmers can negotiate with the manufacturers approved by the department regarding the cost of the respective equipment and grant money will be made available to them at the time of purchase.Dr. Misra informed that now, the farmers will not have to pay the entire amount out of their pocket because after the e-rupee initiative, the farmers will have to pay only their share of the cost, thus the farmers, who earlier had to bear the interest against the total amount now that additional burden will be relieved.

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Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said that the people of Haryana have a right to the water of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calls himself son of Haryana, if he really means it then he should get the SYL water to the state, said the Minister  while talking to media persons in Chandigarh.

Sharma said that the Aam Aadmi Party government is in both Delhi and Punjab. If Arvind Kejriwal is so concerned for Haryana, then he should strive to get the rights of Haryana and SYL water from Punjab. Today there is an acute shortage of water in South Haryana. Apart from this, the state also needs water for agriculture; we should get our share of water, he added.

The Transport Minister said that the clean water of Yamuna is used by the Delhi Government and the water from the treatment plant is released to Haryana. Because of this people of Gurugram, Faridabad, Mewat, Palwal get contaminated water. Cancer patients are increasing in these districts because of this contaminated water.

Responding to a question, Sharma said that the country and the state of Haryana is progressing under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister. The Chief Minister of Haryana has done the work of developing the entire state without any discrimination. No district has been left in the state where development works are not being carried out.

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Haryana Government has extended the deadline till September 12, 2022, for the admission in second and third year academic session of all government, aided and private undergraduate and post graduate colleges in the state. The admission portal has been reopened from today.

Giving information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that in view of the demand from various colleges, the Higher Education Department has reopened the admission portal for admission in second and third year academic session of all colleges. Now interested students can apply online till September 12, 2022. On the behalf of the Director General of the Department, directions have been given to the Principals of all government, aided and private undergraduate and post graduate colleges of the state to complete the admission process of second and third year academic session by September 12, 2022. He said that no extension will be provided after the last date and fee will be taken only through the offline mode.

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Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Haryana Police has achieved success in bringing back the lost smiles amongst hundreds of families by tracing and reuniting 378 missing children and 482 adults from January to August 2022.

The traced children include 205 boys and 173 girls and adults include 226 men and 256 women. Some of them have been missing for a long time.

Sharing the information here today, Additional Director General of Police, Crime, Sh. O.P. Singh informed that Police has also rescued 1760 children from child labour and begging who were found doing odd jobs for their livelihood.

He said that 22 AHTUs are functioning under the State Crime Branch across the state. Instructions have been given that as soon as a missing child, woman or man is found, the first thing to do is to make him or her feel safe. All the police personnel meet a missing person like family members. Efforts are made to establish a relationship of belonging between the two so that the trust of the lost person can be built. This makes it easier for AHTU to find clues about the family of missing person, he added.

As soon as a lost child, woman or man is found, then first of all he/she is counselled by the Child Welfare Committee. The AHTU in-charge has to sit for several hours in many cases. Sometimes the clue only contains the name of the village, a particular place, or a market. In such a situation, it becomes very difficult to find the exact location but the team does not give up and takes rest only after finding the household on the basis of the given clue.

In one case, ASI Rajesh Kumar posed in AHTU, Panchkula came to know that a Divyang is living in Karnal Nari Niketan and speaks only one word ‘daldal’. Taking action, ASI Rajesh Kumar found a ‘daldali bazar’ near Chhapra village of Bihar and reunited the girl with her family after 15 years. In another case, a girl missing from Uttar Pradesh was traced in Kerala. Apart from this, in another case, Manoj (mentally retarded), missing for 18 years, was reunited with his family in Uttar Pradesh by ASI Jagjit Singh, AHTU Yamunanagar.

Often there is a misunderstanding for the police in society that the police personnel neither talk to them patiently nor listen to them, but it’s not like that. Police work 24 hours a day and try to ensure justice for all. All our police personnel meet these missing persons like friends. In most of the cases, we do not even tell the missing person that we are from the police. During counselling, missing people need a friend and police personnel from all our units meet them as friends. They also spend time with them so that they can remember things related to the family. The police work on the clues found on the same basis and reunite the missing persons with families. We see our victory only in the prayers we get from the family, added Sh. O.P. Singh.

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Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh inaugurated the newly developed Green Park at sector 44-C, here today in presence of Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, Sh. Jasmanpreet Singh, Area Councilor, other officers of MCC and prominent persons of the area.

The Mayor appreciated the work done by engineering department, MCC and the dedication of area councillor to follow up the developmental works of his area regularly. She said that this beautiful Green Park will be beneficial for all people including young, old and children of the local area. She said that it is equal responsibility of public and MCC regarding upkeep of the park.

She said that in addition to providing better infrastructure & facilities to the citizens of Chandigarh, the Municipal Corporation has put its best efforts for improving the infrastructure and facilities for the city residents and in contribution towards society, local residents should come forward for maintaining the beautiful landscapes in the city.

She informed about the main features of the Green Park having total area 0.60 acres including railing, children play equipment, lights, foot paths, benches, plantation of ornamental trees, grassing etc. have been provided at a cost of Rs. 10 lacs. In addition to that various flower beds have been developed in this green park.

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The Haryana Government has urged cow keepers to immunise their healthy cows against lumpy skin disease in order to shield them from its consequences.

Giving information in this regard, an official spokesperson said that a healthy bovine vaccination campaign has been started by the state government in which door to door free vaccination is being given to all healthy cattles above the age of 4 months. So far, more than 15 lakh cows have been vaccinated, the vaccination of the rest of the bovine animals is also been done. He added that the animals suffering from lumpy skin disease are not being vaccinated, if any animal is suffering from the said disease, then they may contact the nearest veterinary hospital or veterinary dispensary. He further cautioned the cow breeders that this disease does not spread from animal to human, yet it is advised to drink the milk of the affected animals after boiling it thoroughly. With proper care and treatment, the infected animals become completely healthy in 10-15 days and regain their normal milk production levels.

IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar today assured the private bus operators of the state that the government is sincere about resolving their legitimate demands.

During the meeting with the bus operators at his office here at Punjab Civil Secretariat-1, the Cabinet Minister carefully listened to their demands and said that the government will consider their legitimate demands sympathetically as the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann led state government is finding a sustainable solution to the demands of all the sections of the society.

          “I will take up the issues of the bus operators with the Chief Minister and will make full efforts to resolve the legitimate demands”, said the Transport Minister, adding that a large number of youth are earning their livelihood from the private bus industry and this industry will be further developed.

IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

The State Cyber Crime Cell of Punjab Police has bagged the first prize for successfully cracking the WhatsApp impersonation cases, wherein imposters were using profile pictures and names of VVIPs on their WhatsApp profiles to dupe Government officials and common people. The award was presented at the National Conference of State Cyber Nodal Officers organized by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) in New Delhi on August 31, 2022.

          Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav, terming it a proud moment for the Punjab Police, congratulated ADGP Cyber Crime Praveen Kumar Sinha and the entire team of Cyber Crime Cell for the achievement and conveyed best wishes to them.

          Divulging details, ADGP Praveen Sinha said that more than 100 case studies related to Cyber Crime Investigation were received by the NCRB, out of which, 10 case studies belonging to various law enforcement agencies were selected for presentation at National Conference. “The case study of Punjab was awarded first prize,” he said.

          Director NCRB Vivek Gogia, IPS, conferred the award to DSP Cyber Crime Deepak Singh, who received it on the behalf of Punjab Police. Inspector Gaganpreet Singh and Inspector Zoravar Singh were also accompanying the DSP.

          Pertinently, the State Cyber Crime Cell in July 2022 busted an International Cyber Fraud Racket with the arrest of three Nigerians, who were using profiles pictures and names of VVIPs on their WhatsApp profiles to dupe Government officials and common people. A large number of ATM cards, Mobile phones, and other items have been recovered from the accused.

The modus operandi used by imposters was sending personal WhatsApp messages to innocent people mostly Government officials, asking for financial favors in form of Amazon gift cards, Paytm, or any other digital payment method. With these arrests, the Punjab Police had dug up another trail, leading to deep-rooted cyber fraud nexus spreading from Delhi and involving mainly Nigerian with a sprinkling of Indian associates.

          Meanwhile, the investigation, in this case, was completed under the supervision of IGP Cyber Crime RK Jaiswal and DIG Cyber Crime Nilambari Jagadale.

IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

The Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is committed to the welfare of employees. Under this series, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur held a meeting here today with various Anganwadi organizations, said that all genuine demads of employees would be considered for positive outcome.

          Giving more information in this regard, Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development Department Dr. Baljit Kaur gave a lengthy patient hearing to all the grievances and demands of the Anganwadi Employees Union (Reg:), Anganwadi Employees Union Punjab (CITU), All India Anganwadi Workers/Helpers Union, (ATK) and Punjab National Creche Union (CITU). The Minister assured the employees unions that their legitimate demands would be fulfilled.

          Prominent on the occasion included Sumer Singh Gurzar Secretary Social Security, Women and Child Development Department, Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu Director Social Security Women and Child Development and representatives of employees unions.

2023

IEP Chandigarh, September 7, 2022

In a bid to attract more investments to the state for giving impetus to its industrial growth, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday gave approval for organizing the Punjab Investment Summit in February 2023.

Chairing a meeting of Invest Punjab- the state government’s investment promotion agency, the Chief Minister envisioned that the summit will go a long way in ensuring holistic industrial development of the state to propel it into the orbit of high growth trajectory. He asked Invest Punjab to make optimum use of this healthy platform to project Punjab as the preferred investment destination among the domestic and global investors. Bhagwant Mann said that elaborate arrangements will be made for making this mega event a huge success.

The Chief Minister also underscored the need to promote the state as a most preferred investment destination in India and globe. He envisioned that this summit will act as a catalyst to emerge state as a hub of industry. Bhagwant Mann also directed Invest Punjab to organize promotion outreach program including roadshows in all key cities of India and globally, so that the potential investors may be invited to the summit and the advantages of the state may be showcased during the Summit.

The Chief Minister further underscored the strengthening of the unified regulator and single window system of Punjab to facilitate the investors. He said that it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that during the current government regime the state has roped in investment worth Rs 21,000 Crore in the last five months. Bhagwant Mann asserted that this investment will open new vistas of employment for around 93,000 youth across the state. However, he said that this momentum should not break and further more investments should be encouraged in the state.  

On the occasion, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Invest Punjab, Kamal Kishor Yadav gave a detailed presentation about the strengths of Invest Punjab and the investments grounded by the Invest Punjab team from Japan, USA, Europe and other parts of the world.