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August, 2008

 

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE FORE
Harsimrat Badal launches “Nanhi Chhaan”

Amritsar August 27, 2008

In a unique demonstration of their social responsibility, Punjab’s leading corporate house Ranbaxy today teamed up with the State Government and SGPC to start an initiative to preserve the Girl Child and the Environment. Titled Nanhi Chhaan, the project was formally launched in a simple function from the precincts of the Galliara of Sri Harmandir Sahib by Mrs. Harsimrat Badal, ...Read


AROs FOR ELECTIONS IN MUNICIPAL COUNCILS DESIGNATED

Chandigarh August 27, 2008

The Punjab State Election Commission today designated the Presiding Officers of concerned polling stations of Moga, Kharar, Mukatsar, Sujanpur and Nagar Panchayat Badhni Kalan as Assistant Returning Officers for purpose of counting of votes in respect of General Elections to be held on September 14, 2008 in pursuance of rule 74(2) of Punjab Municipal Election Rules 1994.


 



PUNJAB TO AUTOMATE FUNCTIONING OF SCHOOLS

Chandigarh August 27, 2008

The Punjab Government has decided to automate all functions of Government Schools in the State with an aim to develop Management Information System (MIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) for effective planning and decision-making.

Disclosing this here today Dr. Upinderjit Kaur Education, Languages, Civil Aviation, Vigilance and Justice Minister Punjab said that the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Authority (SSAA) Punjab would effectively develop and implement web-based MIS and GIS covering all Government Schools in the State for automation of school functions.

The Minister added that automation of school functions would be implemented in approximately 18500 out of which 5250 would be upper primary schools. All upper primary schools have already been provided with computer labs having Information Technology (IT) infrastructure like Servers, Stablizers, Un-interrupted Power Systems (UPSs) Printers, Desktop Computers, with battery backup upto 150 minutes.

Dr. Upinderjit Kaur said that the main objective of building MIS and GIS systems was to monitor the delivery of education to school children and to administer and manage the internal functions of schools in an effective and efficient manner. The SSAA had already introduced Computer Aided Learning (CAL) for classes 6th to 8th in all Government Schools for creation and deployment of multimedia based educational content for classes 6th to 8th, teacher training and monitoring services, she added.

The Minister said that the objective of CAL project was to attract the children, retain them in schools and also to improve the quality of the education through multimedia based educational content having features such as story based animated cartoons, games and riddles etc.

She said that spontaneous, self initiated and self regulated, the three critical aspects that make an activity a play, would be integrated in CAL software through innovative use of cartoons, story lines, music etc, to make learning an interesting experience. The SSAA would also develop and implement multi-media educational content in Punjabi language for classes 6th to 8th under CAL program for subjects Social Science. Science, Mathematics, English,

Dr. Upinderjit Kaur said that the scope of the project also includes development of multimedia educational content for computer based education and to provide training to minimum 4 teachers of each school (one teacher of each subject). One multimedia manager and an assistant in each district for every 20 schools would also be made available on full-time basis.


PUNJAB TO EVOLVE TRANSPARENT HOUSE ALLOTMENT POLICY FOR LABOUR

Chandigarh, August 27, 2008

The Punjab Government would soon evolve a transparent, objective and need based House Allotment policy for labour in the State.

Labour Minister Mr. Tikshan Sood said that the Punjab government was committed to pursue various Welfare policies for the labour class in the state. He said that labour department soon a finalise a policy for allotment of Houses to the labour on an economical rate and lower monthly installments.

Mr. Sood said that the Punjab government till date constructed 3116 houses for Industrial labour and soon allot this houses to eligible labour.


STATE ELECTION COMMISSION ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE OF ELECTION TO FIVE MUNICIPAL COUNCILS ELECTION FIXED ON SEPTEMBER 14

Chandigarh August 27, 20089

The State Election Commission today announced schedule of elections to Municipal Councils Moga, Kharar, Mukatsar, Sujanpur and Nagar Panchayat Badhni Kalan .

According to the schedule 1st September has been fixed as 1st day of filing nominations and 4th September, 2008 (Thursday) would be the last date of making nomination. Whereas scrutiny of nominations would be held on 5th September, 2008 and 6th September, 2008 would be the last date for withdrawal of candidature.

The spokesman said that elections if necessary would be held on 14th September, 2008 (Sunday). The election process would be completed on 17 September 2008 .

The spokesman added that the polling hours have fixed from 8:00AM to 4:00PM on 14th September 2008.

It may be added that Principal Secretary Local Government Punjab vide its notification dated 25-8-2008 had communicated that elections to elect members of Municipal Councils of Moga, Kharar, Mukatsar, Sujanpur and Nagar Panchayat Badhni Kalan be held by 20th September 2008.


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AMARIDNER'S ASSAULT ON STUDENTS BODY SHOWS HE NOW KNOWS HIS TRUE STATURE: SOI

Chandigarh August 27 – The Students Organisation of India (SOI) today described as "amusing" former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amaridner Singh's virulent attack on the orgnisation in which the latter had accused the students body of preparing to "receive training in booth capturing from Bihar and West Bengal."
In a statment here, the SOI president Mr. Gurpreet Singh Raju Khanna said that Captain's direct engagment in a verbal duel with a student body shoed that that the former Chief Minister had finally become aware of his dwarfed political stature in state poltiics. "Clearly, Captain Amarinder Singh has now realised that he lacks the stature to engage in political battles with outstanding SAD leaders like Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal and Akali chief Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Therefore, he has to remain content with staisfying his political insitincts by launching ill-founded attacks on the students organisation."
Mr. Raju Khanna said that Captain had always survived on publicity gimmicks like road shows, Vikas Yatras etc. The results of the February 2007 Vidhan Sabha elections, which had coemk immeidiately after the much publicised Vikas Yatra of Captain Singh, had clearly showed how seriously people took such tamashas. His much touted Yatra of yesterday was no exception and will meet the same fate. "It is amazing that a person who had once been the Chief Minister of Punjab was so full glee to see a few thousnads worth of gathering from at least eight constiuencies. When Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal organises any publc meeting, he attracts this much crowd from a single constiuency.
In fact, the SOI itself has organised bigger shows than the one organised by at least eight former and present legislators, aprt from other Congress leaders.This showed that not only Amaridner but the entire Congress party was content with a petty gathering which even according to Congress spokesperson, did not exceed ten thousand on stretch of more thanone hundred Kilometers. That actually translates into less than 100 persons per kilometer. If the Captain wants to pat himself on the back for such measely support, we can only be amused.
But would he please stop his desperate attempts to malign a committed students body like the SOI?" said Mr. Raju Khanna.



 

 

 

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