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Agriculture and Horticulture Department will provide stipend to students under Internship Scheme: Dr Sumita Misra

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Chandigarh, September 7- Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra, informed that the Departments of Agriculture and Horticulture have decided to implement Internship Scheme for B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. students for Agriculture and Horticulture subjects. Under this Internship Scheme, all the students of Chaudhary Charan Singh, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Maharana Pratap Horticulture University, Karnal and Central Institutes situated in Haryana will get an opportunity to do Internship in Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department and Horticulture Department, Haryana.

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MCC carries out “Swachhata Ki Paathshala” at 10 schools from Aug 22 to 26

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 27, 2022

“Swachhata Ki Paathshala”, an initiative of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh which was initiated in July, 2022 to motivate the young minds to follow the habits of personal hygiene, cleanliness in the surroundings etc. In this initiative, the Commissioner, Joint Commissioners and other senior officers along with employees of corporation visit the schools of daily basis to address the students about the importance of segregation of waste, ban on plastic, home composting and responsibility of the citizen.

During these sessions, Ms. Anindita Mitra IAS, Commissioner Municipal Corporation Chandigarh and other officers of MCC Mrs. Shalini Chetal, Sh. Rohit Gupta, Mrs. Isha Kamboj, Joint Commissioners, Sh. N.P. Sharma, Chief Engineer, Dr. Vinay Mohan, MOH and Dr. Vivek Trivedi, Social Development Officer addressed students between class 6th to 12th and emphasized upon the import of segregation of waste considering the amount of waste being generated and its negative impact on environment if not segregated.

“School authorities are actively participating in the activity and they are cooperating with the corporation in vision to make the city beautiful in real sense of cleanliness. The aim behind organizing “Swachhta Ki Paathshala” is to bring sustainable change in the attitude of students as well as adults.”, she added.

An interactive session was conducted with students by Representatives of Municipal Corporation during which Students ask their queries and all the queries are answered by the officials.  Videos are shown to the students for better understanding of the swachhata related issues.

Students are trained to take responsibility to keep the city clean and deter people from littering the streets, spitting in public places and stop using single-use plastic. The message taken by the students during “Swachhata Ki Paathshala” spreads to their parents, families and surroundings in true spirit of responsible citizens.

During the last week from August 22nd – 26th, 2022, MCC has covered 10 Government and Private Schools covering the urban and peripheral areas including GMSSS- MHC, Manimajra, GMHS, Sec-7, GMSSS- Karsan, St. Mary’s School- Sec-46, Kulwant Rai Sarvhitkari Vidya Mandir, Sec-43, Aanchal International  School, Sec- 41, Paragon Convent School, Sec- 24, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sec-27, GMSSS- Sec. 44/B, GMSSS-Kaimbwa

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Prime Minister inaugurates Amrita Hospital in Faridabad

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 24, 2022

The Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi today dedicated the country’s largest super-speciality Amrita Hospital in Faridabad to the people of the country. On this occasion, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi felicitated the Prime Minister.

Haryana Governor, Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal also remained present on this occasion.

In his inaugural address, the Prime Minister said that as the country is entering the Amrit Kaal, it is very fortunate that the country is getting the blessings of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi and such a big prestigious health institute has been inaugurated today at Faridabad.

This hospital is a blend of modernity and spirituality as along with having excellent infrastructure and the latest modern technology the hospital is equally spiritual in terms of service and spiritual consciousness. This hospital will certainly become a medium of accessible and affordable treatment for poor and needy patients, said the Prime Minister.

          The Prime Minister said that he is grateful to Amma for such a big Mahayagya of service. He expressed hope that this project will become a role model for other institutions in the country.

Sh. Narendra Modi said that with the operationalization of Amrita Hospital it will prove to be a boon for not only the people of Faridabad and Haryana but also for those coming from Delhi, NCR and other areas.

Every welfare scheme formulated by Prime Minister is guided by Antyodaya principles

On this occasion, Chief Minister welcomed and felicitated the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi and Sri Mata Amritanandamayi.

Later speaking on the occasion, Sh. Manohar Lal said that Prime Minister has a special connection with Haryana and only because of this love today the entire State has considered Prime Minister’s arrival at this inauguration function as a blessing for them.

“Under the dynamic leadership and guidance of the Prime Minister, the country is persistently progressing on the world map. It is really commendable that, while taking care of every poor and needy, the Prime Minister is formulating welfare schemes on the Antyodaya principles,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.  

The Chief Minister said that providing a roof over every head, implementing the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Ayushman Bharat Yojana and ensuring domestic gas connections under the Ujjwala scheme, providing clean drinking water under Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Yojana are among the list of the welfare schemes which are guided by Antyodaya principles. It is only because of these unique welfare schemes that the confidence and morale of every countryman has been boosted as they strongly believe that their Prime Minister is firmly standing with them in every difficult situation.

With the opening of this hospital, the people of the state would get world-class health facilities

While, referring to the day when the foundation stone of the Amrita hospital was laid in 2016, Sh. Manohar Lal said that this sapling planted by Amma in the year 2016 has now taken the shape of a huge tree. Today is not just a hospital inauguration but ‘Yagya’ for the welfare and service of the poor and needy. This hospital will certainly play a significant role in realizing Prime Minister’s ‘Swasth Bharat’ vision.  With this, Amrita Hospital will prove to be a boon for the people of the State, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that the entire Haryana is grateful to Amma for choosing Faridabad for the construction of the hospital in the North after South.

“Haryana is continuously progressing in terms of providing better health facilities to its citizen. In the year 2014, there were only 7 medical colleges in Haryana. However, presently, there are 13 medical colleges in the state and in the coming time; nine more medical colleges including this college will be opened. There will be a medical college in every district in the state. With this, the benefit of the Ayushman Bharat scheme will reach more than 21 lakh people residing in Haryana,” added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Managed by Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM), an internationally acclaimed organization, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad is equipped with 2600 beds including 534 ICU beds. The hospital will offer 81 specialities for patients, which is the highest in any medical institution in the country. There will also be 64 modern operation theatres. The institution will have fully residential 150 MBBS seats, a Nursing College, and College for Allied Health Sciences. A fully automated smart lab, the largest in the country, has also been set up in the hospital.

Union Minister of State, Sh. Krishan Pal Gurjar, Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala, Director, Amrita Hospital, Dr. Sanjeev Singh,  MLA, Sh. Rajesh Nagar and MPs, Ambassadors and other dignitaries were present at the inauguration ceremony.

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CM exhorts Corporate Companies to adopt districts for complete eradication of TB from the state

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 24, 2022

Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal today called upon the corporates to adopt a district of the state to achieve the target of making the country TB free by 2025. He said that though TB treatment services would be available in the government hospitals of the state, but in order to eradicate the disease completely all the stakeholders needed to work unitedly.

He was addressing the people present after launching the ‘Adopt a District’ initiative under Mission TB Free Haryana campaign organized at Medanta-The Medicity Hospital, Gurugram today. After the program, the Chief Minister flagged off two mobile clinics provided by Krishna Maruti Industries under it’s CSR initiative. These bus mounted mobile clinics have many facilities for medical examination like portable X ray machine and TrueNet machine etc.

Addressing the representatives of various corporate houses and doctors present in the program, the Chief Minister said that Haryana has become polio free and now we are moving towards making the state TB free. In the coming days, a campaign will also be launched to make the state free from anemia, which will be of great benefit especially for women and children. The Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal also said that although measures are being taken to prevent malaria, but a campaign also need to be launched to get rid of malaria. With this, the Chief Minister said that different waves of Covid-19 are also coming from time to time due to which people are suffering. The state will also have to run a campaign to make the state Covid-19 free.

Referring to ‘Mission TB Free Haryana’, the Chief Minister said that so far 11 districts of Haryana State have been adopted by various corporate companies. These include Yamunanagar and Karnal district have been adopted by RITES Company, Panipat has been adopted by Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Sonipat by Hindustan Lever, Hisar by Jindal, Mewat by RJ Corp Ltd, Faridabad by Escorts Company, Mahendragarh and Rewari by Hero MotoCorp. Today Mankind Pharmaceutical Company has also agreed to adopt two districts of the state, Palwal and Jhajjar. He said that now nine districts of the state remain to be adopted, which include Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind, Ambala, Panchkula, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Charkhi Dadri and Bhiwani. He has appealed to the corporate houses to adopt these districts and run a campaign to make them TB free.

Earlier, Civil Surgeon of Gurugram, Dr. Virendra Yadav informed that anemia free campaign was launched in three villages of Gurugram district namely Hajipur Patli, Sultanpur and Farukhnagar which have yielded positive results. Apart from this, now with the help of 7 private hospitals including Medanta, Fortis, Artemes, Paras etc alongwith Mission TB Free campaign, patients suffering from anemia would also be identified and treated at the block level in district Gurugram.

The program was also addressed by CMD of Medanta-The Medicity  Dr Naresh Trehan. On this occasion, Public Safety Advisor to Chief Minister Anil Rao, Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav, State TB Officer Dr Rajesh Raju, Haryana CSR Trust Vice Chairman Bodhraj Sikri, Civil Surgeon Dr. Virendra Yadav, representatives from various corporate houses including  Ashok Kapoor from Krishna Maruti Industries were also present.

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Efforts underway in Uttarakhand to reopen 257 blocked roads, restore power & water supply in affected villages

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 22, 2022

According to the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), about 257 roads were reported to be blocked in various parts of the State.

After considerable damage caused by heavy rainfall on Saturday, comparatively clear weather in different parts of the State brought relief on Sunday. According to the SEOC, a total of 75 roads under the Public Works Department were blocked on Sunday while 140 were blocked on Saturday. Out of the total 215 blocked roads, 102 roads were reopened on Sunday with efforts underway to reopen the remaining 113 blocked roads. The roads reported blocked on Sunday include 10 State highways, three main district roads, three other district roads and 98 rural roads. Further, 19 roads under the PMGSY were reported blocked on Sunday in addition to the 178 blocked on Saturday. Out of the total 197 blocked PMGSY roads, 50 were reopened on Sunday with efforts underway to reopen the remaining 144 blocked roads. On Sunday, the authorities had deployed 25 mechanical excavators and other machines on State highways, 11 on main district roads, nine on other district roads and 105 on rural roads- totaling to 150 machines reported to be working on clearing the roads. Apart from these, 27 machines were deployed on PMGSY roads.

Apart from the roads, power supply was disrupted to a number of villages due to rain in Chamoli, Pauri, Dehradun, Tehri, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts. According to the official data on Sunday, electricity supply had been restored in 311 out of 428 villages where it was disrupted. Efforts were underway to restore power supply in the remaining 117 villages.

When it comes to drinking water supply, 28 water supply schemes were damaged during the past three days due to heavy rain and disaster. Three of these have been restarted temporarily with work continuing to restore supply through the remaining 25 water supply systems. During the past 24 hours, personnel of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted rescue operations in various affected parts of the State, rescuing both people and domesticated animals.

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IEP DEHRADUN AUGUST 20, 2022

Uttarakhand Sports Minister Rekha Arya today said that State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will launch the Mukhyamantri Khiladi Udiyaman Yojana on the occasion of National Sports Day on August 29. She informed that children between the ages of 8 to 14 years will be provided Rs 1,500 each as a sports scholarship. About 4000 children will be the beneficiaries of the scheme which will help them to build a bright future, said Arya. According to her, the launch event will be organised in every district in the presence of officials concerned, respective MLAs and other public representatives of the respective areas. She also conducted a review meeting on Friday to discuss and review the preparation made by the officials of the sports department for the launch of the scheme.

She directed all the officers to ensure that talented children who are into sports from all the districts belonging to the eligible age group to be the beneficiary of the scheme participate in the launch event. A grand event will also be organised in the state capital Dehradun.

She said that the government is also working seriously on preparing a game nursery in the state which will also contribute immensely to the future of those children who want to be a sports person.

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Every Haryanvi should vow to accomplish the ‘Panch Pran’ given by Prime Minister, says Khattar

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 15, 2022

 While wishing the country and the people of the state on the 76th Independence Day, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that today is a proud and happy day for every Indian.

“The tricolour flying high on the top of every house has certainly painted the entire country in the colours of patriotism. The people of Haryana have also raised the pride of ‘Maa Bharti’ by proudly hoisting the Tricolour atop 60 lakh houses,” said Sh. Manohar Lal while addressing the people of the State after hoisting the flag at ‘Virbhoomi Samalkha’ (Panipat) on the occasion of the 76th I-Day celebrations.

“On this national festival, along with celebrating the achievements, the I-Day also calls for doing self-analysis as this day gives us an opportunity to think as to what we have achieved in the last 75 years.  No doubt the Nation has made remarkable progress after independence and today India’s mettle recognized on the global stage,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi while addressing the Nation from the ramparts of Red Fort today has given ‘Panch Pran’ including moving forward with bigger resolves of developed India, erase all traces of servitude, take pride in our legacy, the strength of unity and the duties of citizens and from today only, Haryana also pledges to assimilate these ‘Panch Pran’.

Sh. Manohar Lal also called upon Every Haryanvi to take a pledge to accomplish the ‘Panch Pran’ given by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi and ensure their pivotal contribution towards transforming India into a potential superpower of the world.

While following our great cultural traditions and high moral values, we have to work unitedly to make the country and the state ‘Swachh, Swastha and Khushal’, said the Chief Minister.

Every tenth soldier in the country’s army is from Haryana

“We are proud that on May 10, 1857, the uprising of the country’s first freedom struggle movement is sparked from Ambala. Our brave soldiers have played a significant role in protecting the borders of the country even after independence. Today every tenth soldier in the Indian Army is from Haryana,” said Sh. Manohar Lal, while highlighting the pivotal contributions of the state in the country’s armed forces.

The Chief Minister said that the soldiers of Haryana have set a new example of valour during the foreign invasions of 1962, 1965 and 1971 and during Kargil War.

“A Shaheedi Smarak equipped with modern techniques is being built in Ambala Cantonment to remember the martyrs of India’s first freedom struggle. Besides this, another Shaheed Smarak in the memory of great freedom fighter Rao Tula Ram will soon be constructed in Nasibpur village, district Mahendragarh. Also, the State Government will be constructing one more Shaheed Smarak in Rohnat, a martyr village of district Bhiwani. ‘Rohnat Freedom Trust’ has been established in this village,” shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department constituted

“We cannot repay the debt of the sacrifices of our martyrs, but we can certainly express our gratitude towards them by taking care of their families and while ensuring the welfare of ex-servicemen and para-military forces, a separate Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department have been constituted. The ex-gratia amount for the family members of the soldiers of the armed forces and para-military forces who died during the war has been increased to Rs. 50 lakh. Similarly, in the case of the soldiers who have been killed in an IED blast, the ex-gratia amount has also been increased to Rs. 50 lakh.  As many as 347 dependents of martyred armed forced and para-military forces have been given jobs on compassionate grounds,” said the Chief Minister.

Haryana has made a significant contribution to the country’s economy

The Chief Minister said that Haryana came into existence after 19 years of independence. Still, Haryana is one of the leading states in the country. Haryana is not a very big state in terms of area and population, but the State has certainly made a significant contribution to the country’s economy.

“While realizing Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath-Sabka Vikas-Sabka Vishwas-Sabka Prayas’, we have given the slogan ‘Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek’ and with this spirit, we have worked continuously for ensuring equitable development of the state and have also ensured the welfare of every section of the society. We have now focused our campaign to bring in maximum good governance reforms by reaching out to those at the bottom of the pyramid and also ensuring the upliftment of the poorest of the poor”, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that loans and other assistance have been given to about 30,000 families for various employment opportunities under the Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana.

“I am happy to share that the State Government’s e-governance campaign of reaching out to those at the bottom of the pyramid to ensure the benefits of government services and schemes are firstly availed by them has now linked with Parivar Pehchan Patra. Under this, ambitious PPP scheme, unique ID cards of all families is being made. With this single document, the benefits of all the schemes and services are now available to the eligible person while sitting at home only,” said the Chief Minister.

State Government’s Good governance resolve has been continuously strengthened

The Chief Minister said that under the ‘Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana’, annual assistance of Rs. 6000 is being given to poor families residing in the State.

“All types of social security pension in the state have been increased to Rs. 2500 per month. Under the ‘Ayushman Bharat Yojana’, 27 lakh poor families have been given the facility to get annual free treatment up to Rs. 5 lakh,” informed the Chief Minister.

He said that exemplary  IT initiatives like  one-time registration and Common Eligibility Test, Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam, 75 percent reservation for employment in the private sector, New Education Policy-2020, ‘ Samarpan and Sanrakshak Yojana’, Vivadon se Samadhan’, Dial-112′ and ‘Auto Appeal Software’ have continuously strengthened the State Government’s Good governance resolve.

While adopting a zero-tolerance policy against corruption, about 87000 jobs were given on a merit basis ending the age-old Parchi Kharchi system. We have linked education from school to university with skilling. An adequate number of schools and a college within a 20 km radius have been opened in all the areas under the cluster approach. Free tablets have been given to 5 lakh government school students studying in classes X and XII for online education, said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The share of Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries has increased in the agriculture sector

Sh. Manohar Lal said that Haryana is an agrarian state as it contributes about 15 percent to the ‘Central Pool of Food Grains’. With the promotion of crop diversification in the state, the share of horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries is increasing in the agriculture sector.

We are taking several initiatives towards ensuring maximum income of the farmers by diversifying as per the demand of the market,” said the Chief Minister.

Continues work done to strengthen the economic stability of every region

The Chief Minister said that state-of-the-art and modern infrastructure facilities have been developed in Haryana. 17 new National Highways have been declared in the state, of which work of seven has been completed. After the completion of all these highways, every district of the state will be connected to the National Highway, he added.

He further informed that work has also started on Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor from Palwal to Sonipat via Sohna-Manesar-Kharkhoda-Kundli to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 6000 crores. Besides this, under the Panchgram vision work is underway to develop 5 new cities along the alignment of the KMP corridor and state-of-the-art industrial and commercial township near Kharkhoda and IMT at Sohna is also being developed, shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

“Ensuring equitable development, the State Government aims to open one medical college in every district, a 200-bed hospital in every district and at least one university. Tertiary Cancer Care Centre has been set up at Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantonment at a cost of Rs. 72 crore,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister said that the clusters of small and medium-scale industries are being established at the block level to strengthen the economic stability of every region. In each block, a product will be produced which can be exported. Haryana is also included in the leading states of the country in the Startup India flagship initiative, added Sh. Manohar Lal.

Highest cash prize money for medal-winning players

The Chief Minister said that it gives him immense pleasure every time he highlights the sports achievements of the State as the State players have continuously brought laurels to the country and the state by winning medals in Olympic and other international competitions.

“The players of Haryana have contributed a lot in the country’s total 61 medals tally in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Earlier in ‘Khelo India Youth Games-2021’ our players won 137 medals and got the first position in the country,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

He said that Haryana is the first state in the country, which gives maximum cash prize money to medal-winning sportspersons. Commonwealth Games players will also be honoured with cash prizes in a grand felicitation ceremony scheduled to be held on August 16, 2022.

The Chief Minister said that the shortcomings of the stadium where this programme is being organized would be removed so that the players could get superior sports facilities.

Empowering women economically and socially

Sh. Manohar Lal said that along with providing a safe environment for women, the present State Government is committed to financially and socially empowering every daughter of Haryana.

“We have given 50 percent representation to women in Panchayati Raj Institutions. To empower women, more than 51,000 self-help groups have been formed. The functioning of 151 Vita sales centres in the state has been allotted to women. Under the ‘One Block One Canteen’ scheme, 100 canteens are being run by Self Help Groups. After getting computer training, about 2000 women are working as bank facilitators,” informed Sh. Manohar Lal.

In addition, women are running about 892 community service centres. In all the ration depots that will be allotted in the future, 33 percent quota will be given to women. The state’s gender ratio has also improved, said the Chief Minister.

Holistic development of Haryana ensured while rising above casteism, regionalism and nepotism

The Chief Minister said that as the road to development passes through villages and realizing the same ensuring the development of villages is the utmost  priority of the present State Government.

He shared that Haryana is the first major state in the country to provide clean tap water under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scheme. About 80 percent of villages of the state are being provided 24 hours electricity under Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon (MGJG) scheme. Even today new villages have been added to this scheme. Now more than 5600 villages are getting 24 hours electricity.

“After 75 years of independence, for the first time, the villagers have got the ownership rights of their property by making the villages free from Lal Dora. In the last  seven and a half years, the holistic development of Haryana ensured while rising above casteism, regionalism and nepotism,” said Sh. Manohar Lal.

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CM BHAGWANT MANN’S DECISIVE WAR AGAINST ANTI-SOCIAL ELEMENTS: PUNJAB POLICE BUSTS PAK-ISI BACKED MODULE INTENDING TO CARRY OUT TERROR ATTACK ON I-DAY

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 14, 2022

Thwarting yet another possible terrorist attack around  Independence Day, Punjab Police have busted a Pak-ISI backed terrorist module with the arrest of  four members associated with Canada-based gangsters.  The accused were associated with Arshdeep Singh alias Arsh Dala and Austraila-based gangster Gurjant Singh alias Janta. They were apprehended from Delhi during the intel-led operation carried out by the Counter-Intelligence unit of Punjab Police with the help of Delhi Police.

          The Police have also recovered three hand-grenades (P-86), one IED and two 9mm pistols along with 40 live cartridges from the possession of arrested persons, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.

          This is the third such module of cross-border smuggling of arms and explosives that has been busted by the Punjab Police in less than a week.

          Those arrested have been identified as Deepak Sharma of Preet Nagar in Moga; Sandeep Singh of village Kotkaror Kalan in Ferozepur; Sunny Dagar of village Ishapur in Najafgarh in Delhi; and Vipin Jakhar, a resident of Goyla Khurd in New Delhi, where all of them were taking shelter.

          Disclosing more details, DGP Gaurav Yadav said that following reliable inputs that associates of Arsh Dala are being harboured by Vipin Jakhar at his accomodation in village Goyla Khurd in New Delhi, teams of Punjab Police’s SSOC Mohali along with Dwarka Police conducted a raid at their premises on Friday, and managed to arrest them after recovering two 9mm pistols (foreign-made) along with 40 live cartridges.

          “Working on the leads obtained during the questioning of the arrested persons, the police teams have also recovered one IED and three hand-grenades on Saturday from the locations pinpointed by them in Punjab,” he said, adding that the arrested accused also revealed that they were being tasked by Arsh Dala to execute criminal activities in areas of Delhi and Punjab ahead of Independence day to disrupt the peace and harmony.

          The investigations so far revealed that Deepak Sharma, who is a history sheeter and was wanted by the Punjab Police in two cases including of murder of Moga-based Jaswinder Singh alias Jassi, who was killed in March 2022 and another for firing on the house of Panchayat Secretary of Village Dala, Moga in June 2022, said the DGP. While, accused  Sandeep, who recently came back to India from Dubai, had provided logistic support to Deepak to carry out firing at the house of Panchayat Secretary.

          He said that accused Sunny Dagar, who is out from jail on parole, is an active member of Neeraj Bawana Gang and Tillu Tajpuriya gang active in Delhi and NCR region and has been facing various cases of henious crimes including murder, attempt to murder, extortion, theft etc. Sunny Dagar was providing hideouts to Deepak Sharma and Sandeep Singh in Delhi and nearby areas, while, accused Vipin Jakhar was providing financial and logistical support to the other arrested and was involved in facilitating the movement of the accused from one hideout to another, he added.

          Meanwhile, the Police have procured remand for five days of all the arrested persons after producing them at the local Mohali Court on Saturday.

BOX: PROCESS IS ON TO EXTRADITE GANGSTER ARSH DALA

Canada-based Arsh Dala, a native of Dala village in Moga, is a notorious gangster involved in various criminal activities in Punjab and Abroad, and is most wanted by the Punjab Police. His involvement had also emerged in various targeted killings that took place in the Border state of Punjab, besides, in cases of supplying militant hardware including RDX, IEDs, AK-47 and other arms and ammunition to modules in the state after getting them imported from Pakistan.

          DGP Gaurav Yadav said that the Punjab Police has initiated the process to extradite him from Canada and soon he will be brought to India. Notably, the Red Corner Notice against Arsh Dala has already been issued in May 2022.

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National Research Centre on Equines Hisar develops vaccine for lumpy skin disease

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 12, 2022

Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, Sh. JP Dalal said that the National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar has developed a vaccine for the prevention of lumpy skin disease in animals, which will soon be made available to the cattle rearers of the state.

Sh. Dalal gave this information during a review meeting with the officers of Animal Husbandry Department today.

Sh. Dalal said that he has spoken to Union Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, Sh. Parshottam Rupala regarding the vaccine and he assured that this vaccine will be made available in Haryana at the earliest so that the spread of this disease can be stopped.

Create awareness among cattle rearers by visiting the field

Giving directions to the officers, the Minister said that field visits should be made to create awareness among cattle rearers regarding the measures to be taken for the prevention of lumpy skin disease.

He also directed the officials of Haryana Veterinary Vaccine Institute, Hisar to cooperate with the National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar to make ample vaccines available to the cattle rearers so that the disease can be eradicated.