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Legal services delivery to be strengthened in Haryana

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In a sui-generis collaborative move, the Haryana Right To Service Commission has tied up with the District Legal Services Authority Ambala for further strengthening the services delivery regime in the state of Haryana.

Presiding over as guest of honour at a mega legal aid camp as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Chief Commissioner Haryana Right to Service Commission, TC Gupta said the DLSA, Ambala, had done commendable work towards making the social sector schemes of the government reach the targeted beneficiaries at the grassroots level.

Significant decrease in stubble-burning cases in Punjab, Haryana

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The Environment Ministry said active paddy residue burning cases in Punjab, Haryana and the eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh had “come down significantly” this year and fewer fire counts were reported in 2021 as compared to last year.

As many as “1,795 fire counts were reported in the past one month as compared to 4,854 instances in the corresponding period in 2020,” officials said, adding that Punjab had reported substantial reduction.

As per the report based on the protocol framed by ISRO for the Commission, paddy residue burning events have been reduced by 69.49 per cent in Punjab, by 18.28 per cent in Haryana and by 47.61 per cent in the eight NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh during the one-month period compared to the same period last year, they added.

During the one-month period of the current year, the total reported residue burning events in Punjab are 1,286 as against 4,216 for the same period last year.

Himachal Pradesh will have 6 paramilitary force units

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State chief electoral officer C Palrasu while addressing a press conference in Shimla on Thursday, said the has geared up to conduct free and fair byelections on four seats of Himachal Pradesh on October 30.

If Covid protocols are violated during the election campaign a case might be registered against the leaders.

Along with this, on the lines of West Bengal and Assam assembly Elections, campaigning of leaders can also be banned if there is a rise in Covid cases. Voting arrangements have also been made for Covid positive people. Such people will be given a separate voting time of one hour under the Covid-19 protocol.

Over 15 lakh people will vote for byelections. Six companies of paramilitary forces will ensure fair and peaceful conduct of the elections in the state. Two companies will be deployed in Mandi parliamentary constituency while one company each will be deployed in Jubbal-Kotkhai, Arki, and Fatehpur assembly constituencies.

GO issued for releasing Rs 22.24 crore under PRD

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Continuing the trend of following up on announcements made by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the has issued a government order regarding approval for Rs 22.24 crore aimed at facilitating self reliance of Yuvak Mangal Dals and Mahila Mangal Dals under the Prantiya Rakshad Dal (PRD) in the state. The amount approved as per the government order will be utilised to provide financial assistance to Yuvak Mangal Dals and Mahila Mangal Dals for a period of six months.

It is pertinent to mention here that the chief minister had announced earlier that considering the appreciable work done by the Yuvak Mangal Dals and Mahila Mangal Dals during the Covid pandemic, financial assistance will be provided to them for a period of six months.

Many west UP districts have very poor air quality: CPCB data

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With winter about to set in and pollution levels assuming alarming proportions during the morning hours, those out for a walk in many areas of west UP are at a risk of getting their lung Health affected.

As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, many districts like Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and Noida fall into ‘very poor’ category as far as air quality is concerned.

The AQI of prominent pollutant PM2.5 hovers between 200 and 300 in many areas, causing breathing issues due to prolonged exposure, which further slides down to ‘very poor category (300-400 range) “during late nights and early mornings”, causing respiratory illness on prolonged exposure.

The AQI of prominent pollutant PM2.5 hovers between 200 and 300 in many areas, causing breathing issues due to prolonged exposure, which further slides down to ‘very poor category (300-400 range) “during late nights and early mornings”, causing respiratory illness on prolonged exposure.

Shehri Samrdhi Utsav to be held from Oct 22-31

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In a move to produce Food Processing entrepreneur in the State, under the DAY-NULM scheme, an exhibition of products made by Women of (SHG)s and street food festival is being organized under Shehri Samridhi Utsav, 2021 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from October 22 to 31.

In this event, it is mandatory for the women of SHGs belonging to all the municipal areas of Jharkhand to take their products to this Shehri Samridhi Utsav Mela to be held in New Delhi.

It is mandatory to have at least 25-50 pieces of all the materials for sale. Goods will be selected based on the quality of the goods. In this regard, it has been directed by the Directorate of Urban Administration (DMA) that all the interested SHGs women of the urban area of the State will submit their product on October, 16 at the office of Directorate of Urban Administration (DMA) located at Dhurwa, Ranchi.

It may be mentioned here that the State Government has taken steps to brand the skills of women belonging to women SHGs of urban areas to make them self-reliant. Very soon, Gujiya and Pedukia under the brand Son Chiraya will be available in various markets of the State Capital some days earlier.

Bihar Skill Development Mission to host skills contest from October 20

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Over 300 youths from nine states will participate in the India Skills-2021, the regional contest for east and northeastern zones, to be organised by the Bihar Skill development Mission (BSDM) here from October 20 to 23, state labour Resources department minister Jibesh Kumar said.

The youths from Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam and Tripura will participate in the 42 skills covering various areas like Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, electronics, prototype modelling, fashion and beauty and landscaping. The inaugural function will be held at Gyan Bhawan.

Victory Flame to reach Cgarh

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The Swarnim Vijay Varsh Victory Flame — marking India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war against Pakistan — touch Chhattisgarh in Kawardha and Bemetara.

Events organized at the Bemetara Town Hall.

Since four Victory Mashaals (Flames) were lit from the Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi, they were taken in four directions to cover the length and breadth of the entire nation where various memorial events are being held.

Madhya Pradesh sixth among states to receive highest Covid-19 vaccine doses

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Among the top 15 highly populated states, Kerala received maximum vaccine supply from the Union Government in proportion to its estimated Population between January and July this year, reveals data provided under RTI Act. Madhya Pradesh was at the sixth position in receiving vaccine doses till July this year.

The department also provided a state-wise list of vaccine supplied. As per the information, among the top 15 highly populated states of the country, it was Kerala that received maximum number of doses in proportion to its estimated population. Kerala received 1.64 crore vaccine doses between January and July this year, which was around 45.11% of the states estimated 3.65 crore population. Then it was Gujarat which received second highest 2.97 crore vaccine doses which was 45.04% of its estimated population of 6.6 crore. Gujarat was followed by Rajasthan as it had received 2.85 crore doses.

Madhya Pradesh was at the sixth position with the state receiving 2.91 crore vaccine doses which was 35.04% of its estimated population of 8.31 crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs Bhoomi Poojan ceremony of Hostel Phase-1 built by Saurashtra Patel Seva Samaj in Surat, Gujarat

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs Bhoomi Poojan ceremony of Hostel Phase-1 built by Saurashtra Patel Seva Samaj in Surat, Gujarat

Through video conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘bhoomi poojan’ ceremony of Hostel Phase-1 (Boys’ Hostel) in Surat on 15 Oct 2021, which was built by Saurashtra Patel Seva Samaj.

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During the function, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was also present.

The dormitory facility provides residential facilities for roughly 1500 students, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

It also has a separate library for students and an auditorium.

The construction of Hostel Phase-II, which will house roughly 500 girls, will begin next year.

The Saurashtra Patel Seva Samaj is a registered trust that was founded in 1983 with the primary goal of educating and transforming the poorer sections of Society. It assists students in studying for numerous competitive exams as well as providing them with a platform for and Skill development.