09.03.23

Haryana CM honours women for commendable work in various fields

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday honoured Women who have made remarkable contributions in various fields like Education, culture, army, singing, art, medicine, social welfare, Empowerment, Sports, aviation and mountaineering etc at a state-level Samman Samaroh on the occasion of International Womens Day in Karnal.

In recognition of the improvement in sex ratio, the Chief Minister awarded the Deputy Commissioners of the districts of Fatehabad, Ambala, and Jind with cash Awards of Rs. 5 lakhs, Rs. 3 lakhs, and Rs. 2 lakhs, respectively. Apart from these, for improving Nutrition levels, the Deputy Commissioners of the districts of Faridabad, Narnaul, and Ambala received first, second, and third prize awards along with the cash reward of Rs. 2 lakh, Rs. 1 lakh, and Rs. 50,000 each.

Khattar honoured Manju Sharma with Sushma Swaraj Award, Ritu Lather and Monika Sharma with Indira Gandhi Mahila Shakti Award, Vandana with Kalpana Chawla Shaurya Puruskar and Chandraprabha Madan with Lifetime Achievers Award.

Chandigarh to promote low-alcoholic drinks

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The Chandigarh administration on Wednesday approved a new Excise Policy for fiscal 2023-24, aiming to bring uniformity with neighboring tri-cities — Panchkula and Mohali — and to promote low-alcoholic drinks.

Also, liquor is expected to be slightly cheaper now after the policy comes into force as the cow cess has been reduced on it. But a new tax, clean air cess, will now be levied.

The policy for 2023-24 aims at balancing the aspirations of consumers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and the government, a statement said onWednesday. A major development for the retail vends, clubs, restaurants, hotels, and bars is the extension in time for operating. Now the liquor vends will be operational from 9 a.m. to midnight, while bars till 3 a.m.

To promote low-alcoholic drinks, license fees and duties have not been increased on beer, wine, ready to drink, among others.

The Chandigarh Administration has kept the excise duties on all types of liquor the same as in the previous years policy. Quotas of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), country liquor (CL) and imported foreign liquor (IFL) have been kept unchanged. Quarterly quota lifting quantities have been eased based on the suggestions of stakeholders.

Over Rs 2,000 crore proposed for weaker sections, women & children in Himachal Pradesh budget

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hief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday proposed Rs 2,233 crore for the social security and welfare ofwomen,childrenand other weaker sections in the budget estimates for 2023-24.

The has started a new scheme -Mukhya Mantri Sukh-Ashray Yojana- for children in need of care (orphans, semi-orphans and specially abled). All children and persons up to the age of 27 years covered under the scheme will be known as ‘Children of State’ and the government will look after them by following the principle of ‘Sarkaar hee Mata, Sarkaar hee Pita’.

Sukhu in his budget speech also said new integrated buildings – Adarsh Gram Sukh Ashray Parisar – with a capacity of about 400 inmates would be constructed in Sundernagar and Jwalamukhi to provide shelter and residential facilities to senior citizens, children, specially-abled children and destitute Women.

He further said provision of better furniture, clothing, bedding, food, additional house mothers, quality Education, career counseling, etc. would be made for qualitative improvement of orphanages.

Additionally, the children covered under this scheme will be taken out for educational tours outside the state once in a year. They will also be provided facilities of air travel and stay in three star hotels, said Sukhu.
The expenditure on account of education, hostel, professional training and skill upgrade for the beneficiaries in the age group of 18 to 27 years, covered under the scheme, will be borne by the state government, he said.

Sukhu also announced ‘Mukhya Mantri Vidhwa Evam Ekal Nari Awas Yojana’ with the financial assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh for construction of houses for eligible widows and single women.

He said 7,000 women would be given assistance for constructing houses under the scheme in 2023-24. Electricity, water and other facilities will be provided in the houses built under this scheme, the CM added.
He said the government would provide financial assistance to such poor children of the state, who were unable to pursue higher and professional studies due to paucity of Resources. For this, Sukhu announced to start ‘Mukhya Mantri Vidyarthi Protsahan Yojana’ with the proposed expenditure of Rs 200 crore.

Under the scheme, eligible poor children will be given education loan through financial institutions/banks at the interest rate of 1% to pursue engineering, medical, management, PhD, courses from ITIs/polytechnics, BPharmacy, Nursing, general nursing and midwifery.

To control the menace of human-wildlife conflict inUttarakhand, a state where at least 50 persons are killed and 200 brutally injured in wildlife attacks every year on an average, the state’shorticulture departmenthas come up with the idea of “aroma valleys”. Animals like monkeys, bears and elephants, who usually raid crop fields, would find the intense fragrance of plants likeDamask rose, lemongrass orJapanese mintirritating and stay away, according to officials working on the project.

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The aromatic Plants are expected to bring in more profits for farmers as compared to traditional crops like wheat and pulses.

CM: Mission Rojgar to connect 2 crore youths with employment in 3-4 years

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the was running a big campaign under Mission Rojgar through which more than two crore youths of the state would get jobs and EMPLOYMENT in different sectors in the next three-four years.

Addressing the closing ceremony of the two-day Lucknow Kaushal Mahotsav, organised in collaboration with the National Skill development Mission and the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi said that the government had also started CM Apprenticeship Training with which seven and a half lakh youths of the state would be connected.

Under the apprenticeship scheme, the government and the Industry would each give half of the honorarium to the youths studying in universities and colleges, the chief minister said, adding that they would be connected with experiential work and new training.

With the objective of providing employment opportunities to the unemployed youths of the state at the local level, the Employment of Local Candidates Act 2021 in the Private Sector of Jharkhand State has been passed by the Government of Jharkhand, and according to the notification of the rules related to the implementation of the Act. After this, this Act is effective from 12 September 2022 in the entire state of Jharkhand. This Act applies to all such establishments which are in the private sector and where 10 or more than 10 people are working. All such establishments have to register themselves on this portal. From the date of effect of the Act, if any vacancy is removed by all the establishments to which this Act applies, 75 per cent local (Jharkhand) will have to be appointed in the appointment of posts up to Rs 40,000 salary. The youth of Jharkhand who want to take advantage of this act will have to register on the employment portal.

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The extension of the Act/Rules will be applicable to any person employing 10 or more than 10 persons or such institution as may be notified by the Government from time to time in the entire state of Jharkhand. This will not include Central Government or Undertakings, but the provisions of this Act will be applicable to the organization providing outsourced service to Central Government or State Government establishments/undertakings.

Every employer will register himself on the Jharniyojan portal and within 30 days will enter the details of employees getting salaries up to Rs 40,000 in the portal.

Under the aforesaid Act / Rule, the new employer starting each new project 30 days before the commencement of the project, the authorized officer (District Planning Officer / Planning Officer of the concerned district declared for the purpose of implementation of this Act / Rule) The requirement of the required number of employees will have to be submitted, clearly indicating the number of employees coming under it along with the required skills.

Patna erupts in joy as ‘Naatu Naatu’ bags Oscar award

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City residents and celebrities are overjoyed with the success of the south Indian hit song “Naatu Naatu” at the 95th Academy Awards. The song, part of the movie “RRR”, received the Oscar award for Best Original Song.
For many in Bihar, this win represents a glimmer of hope that Indian regional cinema will someday break Bollywood’s dominance on the world stage. “This award is a moment of pride for all of us. It shows that great art can come from anywhere, and that talent can be recognized regardless of which region it comes from,” said actor Neetu Chandra.

Addressing the people on the eve of Budget 2023-24’s presentation, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said it will be a Bharose ka budget.

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The trust which has given the state the strength to become Nava Chhattisgarh has led to a working style and pro-people policies followed by the government, he said.

The Chief Minister will table the budget on March 6 in the assembly.

He said earlier the people used to identify Chhattisgarh for Naxalite violence. It affected tourists. People’s perspectives have changed. Now people across the country are eager to visit the state.

Bollywood actors are utilizing the state for shooting films and web series. All this has been possible with public participation, he said.

The other states are adopting the state’s Education and Health models.

Countrys first AI lab inaugurated in Gwl

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Predico (AI), lab of Predico Global Research Private Limited Company was launched on Sunday. The launch ceremony of the lab was organized in the company’s office at Nandgiri Tower, Khedapati Road, in the presence of prominent social worker and senior journalist Dr. Keshav Pandey.

Chief Guest Keshav Pandey said that as artificial intelligence is considered the most advanced form of computer science, revolutionary change is about to come from AI in the modern era. He added that AI will develop the ability to think and make decisions in a machine. Pandey further said that being India’s such first lab, Predico AI Lab will give a new identity to Gwalior in the national as well as international levels. He also said that the lab will write a new HISTORY in the field of Eye.

Mixed bag for groundwater in Gujarat cities: LS data

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A data on the water levels in urban areas of India tabled in theLok Sabharecently gave a mixed picture for theGujaratcities. While data of Rajkot was not included, readings from nine borewells of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara were used to ascertain how the levels have changed over a period of 10 years from November 2012 to November 2022.

According to the data, out of four wells in Ahmedabad, two each saw rise and fall in the water levels. The rise and fall were in the range of 0 to 2 metres depth.

The only borewell in Surat saw the rise of 0 to 2 metres, whereas in Vadodara three out of four wells saw a rise by 0 to 2 metres. One well in Vadodara saw a fall in water level by more than 4 metres.