Director level woman officer likely to be DC

By Amrit Pal Brar

Chandigarh, 26 May 2019: Gossip and whispers are in circulation in the corridors of the secretariat of Punjab anticipating reshuffle of few IAS officers including DCs of some districts.

According to reports, Praneet Bhardwaj who was shifted from Bathinda to Health department as Special Secretary on technical grounds after the SAD delegation met CEO Punjab during the model code of conduct and demanded his transfer is likely to be again transferred as DC of Bathinda.

It is said one Cabinet Minister of Punjab is interested to bring him back in the district as he has done good work for the completion of the much delayed ring road project and other projects. He has also accelerated the development work on projects of Mehraj village, which is ancestral village of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.  Rs 28 crore was announced by CM for upgrade of basic infrastructure and civic amenities in this area in last week of January.

It is also said that name of one woman IAS officer, who is serving as Director in Punjab government is being considered for appointment as DC of one of the important districts. Besides, few other transfers are also expected in the coming days.

Construction costs will be Rs. 11.66 crore

By Amrit Brar

Giddarbaha, May 25

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of Judicial Court Complex at Giddarbaha was held on Saturday.

The foundation stone of the building was laid down by Justice Rajan Gupta, Chairman of building committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Sudhir Mittal, Administrative Judge Sessions Division Sri Muktsar Sahib and Justice Harnaresh Singh Gill. Sukhwinder Kaur, District and Sessions Judge, M.K. Aravind Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Sri Muktsar Sahib, SSP Manjit Singh Dhesi and Hardeep Singh Bhangal President of Bar Association were also present.

On this occasion, Justice Rajan Gupta said that this Judicial Court Complex will be equipped with all the modern facilities. Apart from the courts, residential blocks will also be constructed for judges.

This court complex will be ready in a year. Its construction will cost Rs.1165.99 lakhs. The total covered area of ground floor will be 25116 and the total covered area of the first floor will be 22075 square feet.

Justice Gupta added that this project would serve as the kick start in the development of the area. Justice Gupta highlighted his worries against the drug and female foeticide issues. He said that there will be a seminar in the district on this topic soon.

Sudhir Mittal, Administrative Judge Sessions Division Sri Muktsar Sahib said that with this complex, the area will be benefitted with one of the older needs.

This would help the people of the society. Looking at the historical perspectives of the judicial system, he said that smooth and committed judicial system is very important for social peace.

Earlier, District and Session Judge Sukhwinder Kaur welcomed everyone and Bar Association president Hardeep Singh Bhangal thanked all, in the end of the ceremony.

Kanwaljeet Singh, Additional District and Session Judge, Pritpal Singh, Secretary of District Legal Services Authority, Ravi Gulati, Civil Judge Senior Division,  Atul Kamboj, Chief Judicial Magistrate, Harvinder Singh, Additional Civil Judge Senior Division, Parvinder Kaur Additional Civil Judge Senior Division, Aman Sharma Additional Civil Judge Senior Division, Mandeep Singh Civil Judge Junior Division, Shivangi Sagar Civil Judge Junior Division, Isha Goel Civil Judge Junior Division, Amarinder Singh Sidhu President Consumer Forum, SDM Om Prakash, Advocate Snehpreet Singh Mann Bar Association secretary were also present on this occasion.

Hands over Demand Draft & Citation Certificate

By Amrit Brar

Jalandhar, 24 May 24:  The Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma today handed over demand draft worth Rs 40,000 and a citation certificate to a bright student of the district under Dr Ambedkar National Merit Award Scheme for Meritorious Students of Senior Secondary School Examination belonging to Schedule Caste (SC) community.

The meritorious girl Ms Raveena has bagged this award due to her marvellous performance in the 12thstandard exams conducted by state/ Central Boards/ Councils. On the basis of her marks, the student was selected by Dr Ambedkar Foundation, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Social Justice and Employment that implements several welfare schemes/ programs relating to the welfare of SCs/ STs.

This award has been given in recognition to the academic excellence and meritorious performance of the student in the 12th examination held in the year 2017.

Handing over the demand draft to Ms Raveena, the Deputy Commissioner complemented her for this rare feat. He said that this award was the recognition of hard work and dedication of the student, who had worked hard to excel in the field of academics.

Sharma asked her to continue this hard work and strive hard for excellence in future.

Complementing the student and her parents for dreaming big, the Deputy Commissioner said that the district administration was ever ready to help such meritorious and needy student.

Wishing the student a successful career ahead, Sharma expressed hope that every dream of the young girl would become a reality soon.

Ms Raveena, who is daughter a farmer, was a student of Meritorious School Jalandhar and was now pursuing B.Com in Government College Hoshiarpur.

Stage Set For Counting of Votes in Hoshiarpur

Amrit Pal Singh Brar

Hoshiarpur, 22 May 2019

District administration of Hoshiarpur has finalized the arrangements for the counting of the votes; the stage was all set for the completion of the counting of votes for the Hoshiarpur Parliamentary Seat.This was stated by Isha Kalia, District Election Officer cum Deputy Commissioner, Hoshiarpur on Wednesday while inspecting the arrangements for the counting of votes.

Isha Kalia said that adequate arrangements for security and counting of the votes have been done by the civil and Police administration.