32 IAS and PCS officers transferred in Punjab

CHANDIGARH, JULY 3

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today approved the transfers and postings of 32 officers amongst them four IAS and 28 PCS.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Mr. Badal cleared a file to this effect tonight thereby ordering the following postings and transfers:

   

Sr. No.	Name (Sh. / Smt.)	New Posting
1.	Adappa Karthik, IAS	ADC(G) Gurdaspur
2.	Rupanjali, IAS	ADC (G) Pathankot & Addl. charge of ADC (D) Pathankot
3.	Amit Kumar, IAS,	ADC (G) Ferozepur & addl. charge of  ADC (D), Ferozepur
4.	Kumar Amit, IAS,	ADC (D), Jalandhar
5.	Neelima, IAS	ADC (G), Faridkot
6.	Bhakhtawar Singh, PCS (Retd)	ADC (G) Tarn Taran
7.	Amarjit Singh Sahi, PCS,	ADC (D) &  Addl. charge of ADC (G), Ropar
8.	Arvindpal Singh Sandhu, PCS	ADC, Moga
9.	Ajay Kumar Sood, PCS	ADC, Khanna
10.	Charandev Singh Mann,PCS	ADC (G) Fazilka and addl. charge of ADC(D) Fazilka
11.	Ajmer Singh, PCS,(Retd.)	ADC (D) Moga and Addl. charge of SDM, Dharmakot
12.	Poonamdeep Kaur, PCS,	ADC, Mohali
13.	Kala Ram Kansal, PCS	SDM, Lehragaga and additional charge of SDM, Moonak
14.	Ram Singh, PCS	SDM, Garhshanker
15.	G.S. Sahota, PCS,	SDM, Patran
16.	Jagwinderjit Singh Grewal, PCS	D.T.O. Gurdaspur
17.	Subhash Chander Khatak, PCS,	SDM, Zira
18.	Sukhwinder Singh Gill, PCS(Retd)	SDM, Chamkaur Sahib
19.	Harjot Kaur, PCS,	SDM Payal
20.	Uma Shankar, PCS,	Commissioner, MC, Mohali
21.	Pritam Singh, PCS (Retd.)	ADC (G), Jalandhar
22.	Arina Duggal, PCS	SDM, Khamano
23.	Bikramjit Singh Shergill, PCS	SDM, Malout
24.	Varinder Pal Singh Bajwa, PCS	SDM, Jalandhar-2
25.	Harsohinder Pal Singh, PCS	SDM Ropar
26.	Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu, PCS	SDM ,Sri Muktsar Sahib
27.	Rubinderjit Singh Brar, PCS	SDM, Sultanpur Lodhi
28.	R.P. Singh, PCS,	DTO, Jalandhar
29.	Jaspal Singh Gill,PCS	SDM, Guru Har Sahai
30.	Jagjit Singh,PCS	SDM, Balachaur
31.	Anuprita Johal, PCS	Secretary, PPSC
32.	Anand Sagar Sharma, PCS	SDM, Khanna

Punjab Govt nominates chairmen of market commitees

CHANDIGARH, JULY 3
The Punjab Government today nominated the new Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Market Committees Amloh, Sirhind and Chanaarthal in district Fatehgarh Sahib.
           Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, said that Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect and orders regarding the nomination of these Chairmen, Vice Chairmen and members would be issued shortly.
          As per the orders Mr. Inderjit Singh Sandhu and Mr. Ranbeer Singh Punia have been respectively appointed the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Sirhind Market Committee whereas Mr. Jasbeer Singh, Mr. Sukhdev Singh, Mr. Gurdharam Singh, Mr. Amritpal Singh, Mr. Satnam Singh, Mr. Major Singh, Mrs. Baljeet Kaur, Mr. Netar Singh, Mr. Sukhveer Singh, Mr. Sukhdev Singh, Mr. Naresh Sareen, Mr. Netar Singh and Mr. Balwinder Singh have been appointed the members of the committee besides the concerned BDPO.
          Likewise, Mr. Jatinder Singh Cherry and Mr. Ravi Inder Singh have been respectively appointed the Chairman and Vice Chairman of Amloh Market Committee whereas Mr. Kuldeep Singh, Mr. Harbhans Singh, Mr. Parmjeet Singh, Mr. Hartar Singh, Mr. Kuljeet Singh, Mr. Sant Singh, Mr. Narinder Pal Singh, Mrs. Harpreet Kaur, Mr. Darshan Singh, Mr. Harminder Singh, Mr. Gursewak Singh, Mr. Rajinder Singh and Mr. Kuldeep Singh besides the concerned BDPO have been appointed the members of the committee.
          For Chanaarthal Market Committee Mr. Harbhajan Singh and Mr. Dalbara Singh have been appointed as Chairman and Vice Chairman respectively whereas Mr. Mohan Singh, Mrs. Sukhjeet Kaur, Mr. Jagtar Singh, Mr. Nirmal Singh, Mr. Gurmukh Singh Taini, Mr. Gurwinder Singh, Mr. Kuldeep Singh, Mr. Gurmukh Singh, Mr. Bahadur Khan, Mr. Harbhajan Singh, Mr. Hardev Singh, Mr. Sukhdarshan Singh, Mr. Lakhwinder Singh, Mr. Megh Singh, Mr. Bhagwant Singh besides the concerned BDPO have been appointed the members of the committee.
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Badal slams Haryana Government on separate Gurudwara Committee

SAS NAGAR (MOHALI), JLUY 2
Terming the move of the Congress Government in Haryana to constitute separate body for the management of Gurudwaras across the state as an ill conceived, arbitrary and unconstitutional move, the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, today said that the Hooda Government's nefarious designs to divide the Sikhs would never materialize.
Interacting with the media persons after the installation ceremony of the newly appointed chairman of Punjab State Rajput Kalyan Board Captain RS Pathania, who assumed the charge of his office here today at Forest Complex, the Chief Minister categorically said that this sinister move of the Haryana Government was a desperate attempt of the Congress government, which was already on the verge of its ouster from power in the state, to woo the Sikh voters.
However, he said that this election stunt of Congress would hardly pay dividends to it as the Sikhs of Haryana have time and again rejected the demand for having separate body for managing the Gurudwara affairs in the state. Mr. Badal said that as the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) came into existence by an act of the Parliament so it was solely authorized to take any decision on this matter adding that Haryana Government was completely incompetent to bifurcate the SGPC.
The Chief Minister also cautioned the Congress to refrain from meddling in the religious affairs of the Sikhs just for the sake of its vested political motives. He said that it was unfortunate that the Haryana Government was reviving this contentious issue despite of the fact that the former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had desisted it from taking this step during the UPA government. "We have already met the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh over this issue and we will take every possible step to foil the attempt of Haryana government to divide the SGPC" added Mr. Badal.
Replying to another query, the Chief Minister said that the state government was in constant touch with the Union Government for ensuring the safe and prompt return of the Punjabis trapped in strife torn Iraq. Reiterating the firm commitment of the state government to bail out these sons of the soils in this hour of crisis, Mr. Badal said that he would personally meet the distressed families of these youth and extend fulsome support and cooperation to them. He said that the state government has already announced that it would give Rs 20000 per month to such families.
The Chief Minister further said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted for probing the shootout incident in Moga has initiated investigations in the matter. He said that the SIT would get into the bottom of the case and the law would take its own course in this matter.
The Chief Minister also said that the NDA government was fully committed to fulfill all the promises made to the people during the Lok Sabha elections. He expressed hope that under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi the country would soon attain pinnacle of its glory adding that under his decisive leadership country would soon overcome all the social maladies plaguing it.
On the occasion congratulating Captain RS Pathania for taking the charge of new assignment, the Chief Minister hoped that the Board would act as catalyst for ensuring the all round development and welfare of the community. Mr. Badal also said that the state government was fully committed for the overall growth of every community in the state and no stone would be left unturned for this noble cause.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by former Governor of Karnataka Mr. Bhanu Partap Singh, Secretary Science and Technology Mrs. Seema Jain and Director Welfare Mr. Paramjeet Singh.

23rd Battalion the Sikh Regiment raised at Ramgarh

CHANDIGARH, JULY 1
It was a glorious and superlative day in the annals of the Indian Army’s most decorated regiment, the elite SIKH Regiment, when “23 Sikh” commenced its raising at Sikh Regimental Centre, Ramgarh Cantt and took over the mantle of being the youngest Battalion of the valiant Sikhs.
       The  23rd Battalion the Sikh Regiment celebrated the memorable day with customary Gurudwara Sahib Function, with elan and gusto, praying to the Almighty to shower his benevolent blessings on the Battalion and give the entire team the courage and unflinching determination to achieve the pinnacle of Regimental heritage.
           To commemorate the historical event, Special Sainik Sammelan was taken by  Lt Gen GS Shergill, VSM**, Col of the Sikh Regiment.  He congratulated all ranks of the traditionally valiant ‘Khalsas’ on the new raising and exhorted them to be a happy, motivated and cohesive fraternity and live up to the glorious legacy of the Indian Army and the Sikh Regiment.
        The event was followed by the hoisting of the National Flag and the Regimental Flag by Lt Gen GS Shergill, VSM  and Col Deepak Sharma, Sena Medal, the Commanding Officer, 23 Sikh in which all ranks pledged their loyalty, devotion, sweat and blood to the Nation and the Regiment and affirmed their commitment to uphold the rich regimental traditions and values.
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Alternate sites for setting up AIIMS in Kapurthala

CHANDIGARH, JULY 1

     The Punjab government today offered three alternative sites of 200 acre each in Kapurthala district for setting up of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) like institute to provide the best healthcare and medical facilities to the people in the region. 

            This decision was taken by the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal in a meeting with the senior officers of the state government here at Chief Minister’s Office this afternoon. 

            The Chief Minister asked the Principal Secretary Health to immediately send a detailed letter informing the Ministry of Health, GoI about the proposed sites for the construction of AIIMS like institute as identified by the district administration Kapurthala.  Mr. Badal also directed the Principal Secretary Health to request the Ministry of Health GoI to immediately send its team to visit these sites for the finalization of the land for this purpose. 

Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala apprised Mr. Badal about the three proposed sites in the district by showing him the site plans and he assured that the possession of the land would be handed over to the Ministry immediately after getting its nod for the selection of the site.     

It may be recalled that the Chief Minister had personally met Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan at Delhi recently to urge him to establish AIIMS like institute in Punjab under the GoI scheme.   

            Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Chief Secretary Mr. Sarvesh Kaushal, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. SK Sandhu, Principal Secretary Health Mrs. Vini Mahajan,  Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Gaggandip Singh Brar, besides Mr. DS Mangat, Mr. Kamal Kishore Yadav and Rajat Aggarwal of the Deputy Commissioner of Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Ludhiana respectively. 

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 1

The Director General of Police, Haryana, Mr. S. N. Vashisth, has directed all district senior police officers to make adequate arrangements for providing better facilities and ensuring safety of devotees of Lord Shiva, known as  Kanwariyas during their annual pilgrimage as well as maintaining law and order in their respective districts during the month-long Shrawani Yatra starting from July 13.

            While stating this here today, a spokesman of Police Department said that DGP has also appealed to Kanwariyas that they should not use high volume loudspeakers in vehicles during their journey so as to avoid any incident of accident.  In addition, the Kanwariyas should not travel along with any type of article that would cause inconvenience during their yatra.

            He said that police officers have been asked to coordinate with voluntary and religious organizations as well as locals and ensure that camps for temporary halt of Kanwariyas should be set up at a distance from roadside. If the officers consider that there can be traffic jam on a particular road, in that case, the concerned police officers should immediately divert the traffic before traffic congestion. He appealed the Kanwariyas that they should go by the road side and cooperate with local police during their Kanwar yatra.

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Badal asks DCs topersonally visit families of Punjabis returned from Iraq

CHANDIGARH, JULY 1

     The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today asked all the Deputy Commissioners to personally visit the families of Punjabis who have safely returned from Iraq for extending all possible help and support to them in this hour of crisis. 

      Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that Mr. Badal also directed his Cabinet colleagues to keep close liaison with the aggrieved families, whose kin had either arrived or still trapped in the strife torn Iraq, to ensure all sort of necessary support besides apprising them about the steps being taken for their early return.  He said that this initiative on the part of Ministers and Deputy Commissioners would go a long way in instilling a sense of confidence and belongingness amongst them.   

            The Chief Minister also announced to grant financial assistance of Rs.20,000 per month to the distressed families of 40 Punjabis stuck up in Mosul in order to bail them out from the financial stringency in these difficult times.

            It may be recalled that the Chief Minister personally met Union External Affairs Minister Mrs. Sushma Swaraj at Delhi last week on this issue to seek her personal intervention for prompt release of the Punjabis and secure safe return to their homeland.  He also had a subsequent meeting with the Joint Secretary (Gulf & Haj) of MEA Mr. Mridul Kumar to work out the modalities for their release and safe return to Punjab.  He also called up the Indian Envoy in Iraq several times to inquire about the well being of the Punjabis trapped over there.  Mr. Badal also led a deputation of their family members along with the MPs from the State to the Union External Affairs Minister urging her to ensure the safe return of these Punjabis stuck up in Mosul at the earliest.   Recently, the Member Rajya Sabha Mr. Naresh Gujral on the directions of Chief Minister also called on Mrs. Swaraj for the immediate release of the Punjabis stuck up there especially of those trapped in Mosul. 

            The Chief Minister was getting regular updates about the latest developments on this issue by the MEA and the former Envoy to Iraq Mr. Suresh Reddy, who had been specially deputed by the GoI to oversee the rescue operation of Indians stuck up in the war torn country. 

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