Revised pay scales: PR officials allege discrimination
Sirsa, January 1
The department of information & public relations is considered as an important bridge between people and the government since it works for apprising the common man about the welfare programmes and policies of the government.

MDU campus to be WiFi-enabled
Rohtak, January 1
Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) is slated to attain the status of a WiFi campus soon. With this, the university would be having a fully networked campus with integrated telephony and internet system across its campus.

People ‘unaware’ of RTI Act
Sirsa, January 1
The Right to Information Act is not being used much in the country due to the lack of awareness among people in this regard.

No shortage of coal for power plants, says Surjewala
Kaithal, January 1
No thermal power plant in the state will be allowed to be shut down for the want of coal as huge quantity of coal is available to meet the demand of power plants. This was stated by Randeep Singh Surjewala, state Power, Public Health and Parliamentary Minister, while addressing a press conference here yesterday.

Randeep Singh Surjewala, state Power and Public Health Minister, lays the foundation stone of Rajiv Gandhi Vidyut Bhawan in Kaithal on Wednesday

Kinnow processing plant to be set up in Sirsa
Sirsa, January 1
The trials of grading, waxing and packing of kinnows has been started in the newly set up kinnow pack house at Abubshahr in this district recently. The kinnow pack house has been set up at a cost of Rs 7 crore and the government plans to set up a kinnow processing plant here soon.

Dr KV Singh, OSD to the Chief Minister, watches the functioning of the kinnow grading plant at Abubshahr. Photo: Amit Soni

Stress laid on safety of workers
Kurukshetra, January 1
Labour commissioner and president of the Haryana Safety Council NC Wadhwa stressed the need of adopting measures by brick-kiln owners and rice millers for the safety of their workers so that the number of avoidable accidents could be brought down.

Aggarwal Sabha holds matrimonial convention
Rewari, January 1
An interstate convention of marriageable boys and girls of the Aggarwal samaj to enable them to hold preparatory parleys for nuptial association was held under the auspices of the Aggarwal Sabha, Rewari, at Hindu Senior Secondary School here recently.

A sadhu washes his clothes in the Brahmsarovar in Kurukshetra. Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar

Volunteers told to serve society
Jhajjar, January 1
Commitment to serve community and society, devotion to nation-building cause, a desire to excel in life and the willpower to use academics to build their lives was all evident in the seven-day-long National Service Scheme (NSS) camp of Dubaldhan Government College, which concluded recently here at Government High School, Chimni.

Management college to organise staff development programme
Chandigarh, January 1
The Ganpati College of Management for Girls, Shahpur, in Yamuna Nagar district, will organise an All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)-sponsored staff development programme on “Leadership and Management of Technical Education” from January 5 to January 14.