Shamim Khan opens up two-shot lead in round three

AHMEDABAD, NOV 30

 Shamim Khan of Delhi opened up a two-shot lead at 11-under-205 to emerge as the title favourite after round three of the Kensville Open 2019 Presented by TATA Steel PGTI, a Rs. 40 lakh event, being played at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad.

 Shamim struck a steady one-under-71 in windy conditions not ideal for scoring. Khan thus continued at the top of the leaderboard for the third consecutive day.

 Pune-based Udayan Mane, a winner on the TATA Steel PGTI earlier this year, too fired a 71 to move up one spot into tied second place at nine-under-207. Kolkata’s Sunit Chowrasia, the overnight joint leader, dropped to tied second after a round of 73 on Saturday.

 Shamim Khan (66-68-71), the joint halfway leader, raced into the sole lead after a determined effort in tough conditions. Shamim, a 14-time winner on the TATA Steel PGTI, made a couple of quality chip-putts for par on the front-nine before earning his first birdie of the day with a 35-feet conversion on the 11th.

Khan then set-up a tap-in birdie on the 15th but conceded his only bogey of the day on the very next hole after finding the bunker. 

The 41-year-old Shamim, said, “I played percentage golf today. The wind made it difficult to score birdies but I was in control of my round thanks to some good hitting. A couple of accurate chip shots on the front-nine made sure that I did not leave myself any tough par-saves.

 “It’s not been the best of seasons as per my standards so I’m looking to turn the tide with a win now,” added Khan, who won his last title one year back.

 Udayan Mane (69-67-71) also made two birdies and a bogey on day three. Mane and Shamim are only among five players who have shot three sub-par rounds so far this week. Udayan’s resolute effort saw him find 13 out of 14 fairways and 17 greens in regulation out of 18. Mane struggled with his putting though as he had 35 putts.

 The 28-year-old Udayan, said, “I created a number of chances with my clean hitting but it was a day of missed opportunities on the greens. A better putting performance on the final day will definitely put me in contention.”  

 Sunit Chowrasia (67-67-73), like Udayan, had a forgettable day with the putter, following two brilliant rounds of 67. Sunit, the nephew of Indian golf legend SSP Chawrasia, mixed three birdies with four bogeys on a day he made three three-putts. The 25-year-old, searching for his maiden title, also made his third chip-in of the week, for par on the 13th.

 Bangladesh’s Md Zamal Hossain Mollah fired four straight birdies during his round of 70 that placed him tied fourth at six-under-210 along with Delhi’s Arjun Prasad who turned in a card of 74 on Saturday.

 Chennai youngster Shivnaren Srinivasan shot the third day’s best score of four-under-68 to move into tied ninth place at three-under-213.

 Ahmedabad-based amateur Jay Pandya closed the day in tied 26th at one-over-217.

 Anshul Patel, the other Ahmedabad-based amateur who made the cut, ended round three in tied 37th at four-over-220 along with defending champion Tapy Ghai of Gurugram.

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SGGSC-26 men and Ramgarhia College women champions in PU Judo

CHANDIGARH, NOV 30 
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26, Chandigarh won the overall (men) Panjab University Inter-College Judo Championship by logging 25 points here today. GNC, Narangwal Ludhiana finished runners-up with 15 points. PU Campus got third position with 15 points.
 Sri Guru Gobind Singh College, Sector 26 emerged overall champions with a medal tally of four gold, one silver and bronze medals. Their gold medallists were Saksham Singh (66 kg), Sonu (73 kg), Aryana  (81 kg)  and Farhat Gulzar (100 kg). Sumit earned silver for SGGS-26 as he finished second in 60 kg final. SGGS College got bronze through Dayanand (+100 kg) and Aakash )90 kg).
Ramgarhia College of Ludhiana women emerged overall champions by winning gold medals through Savitri (57 kg), Priya (70 kg) and Bobleen Kaur (78 kg).  KCW Ludhiana secured two gold medals. Amandeep of KCW Ludhiana defeated Raj Bala (GNC Narangwal) in 48 kg final. In +78 kg final Harpreet Kaur (KCW-Ludhiana beat Aanchal (PGCG-11, Chd).
Results:
Men: 60 kg: 1 Jatin Kumar (GN Naangwal), 2 Sumit Thakur (SGGS-26 Chd), 3 Sonu Kumar (Syon College, Abohar) and Manish Kumar (DAV Hoshiarpur).
66 kg: 1 Saksham Sharma (SGGS-26, Chd), 2 Veer Singh PGC-11 Chd), 3 Shivam Kumar )PU Campur) and Jaswinder Singh (MR Govt College, Fazilka),
73 kg: 1 Sonu (SGGS College-26 Chd), 2 Abhishek (GNC Narangwal), 3 Ratik Sharma (PU Campus).
81 kg: 1 Aryan (SGGS-26 Chd), 2 Shreyansh Sanjay Singh (GN Narangwal), 3 Luois Goodara (DAV Abohar) and Amit (DAV Hoshiarpur).
90 kg: 1Ajay Singh (PU Campur), 2 Deepanshu (GN Narangwal), 3 Aakash (SGGS College, Chd).
100 kg: 1 Farhat Gulzar (SGGS College-26 Chd), 2 Krishna Singh (PU Campus), 3 Navjot Singh (DAV Hoshiarpur) and Ranjeet Singh (GN Narangwal).
+100 kg: 1 Ranjeet Adia (Govt College, Hoshiarpur), 2 Tapan Thakur (GN Narangwal), 3 Dayanand (SGGS-26, Chandigarh).
Women: 48 kg: 1 Amandeep (KCW Ludhiana), 2 Raj Bala (GNC Narangwal), 3 Madhuri (GGS-26, Chandigarh) and Megha (Dev Samaj -45).
52 kg: Priyanka (Govt College, Hoshiarpur), 2 Manisha (MCM-36, Chd), 3 Rachna (GGSCW-26) and Jyoti (PGGC-11, Chandigarh).
57 kg: 1 Savitri (Ramgariha Girls, Ldh), 2 Pooja (GGSCW-26), 3 Deepshikha (Regional Centre, Ldh) and Kajal (KCW Ldh).
63 kg: 1 Suman (PU Campur), 2 Sanyogita (GGSW-26), 3 Rajandeep (MTS Ldh) and Rupali (Dev Sanaj 45).
70 kg: 1 Priya (Ramgarhia College, Ldh), 2 Neha (PGGCG-42 Chd), 3 Aadarsh (Gopi Chand Arya, Abohar) and Sapna (PGGC-11 Chd),
78 kg: 1 Bableen Kaur (Ramgarhia College, Ldh), 2 Anu (PU Campus), 3 Amandeep (Govt College. Lud) and Shikha (MCM DAV-36).
+78 kg: 1 Harpreet Kaur (KCW-Ludhiana), 2 Aanchal (PGCG-11, Chd), 3 Sukhpreet Kaur (GNC-Narangwal) and Karuna Bali (GNK, Ldh).

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RS Sangwan, Neerja Bhalla and Anita Dutta promoted

Ranbir Singh Sangwan

Neerja Bhalla

Anita Dutta

 CHANDIGARH, NOV 28

The Haryana Government has promoted Mr. Ranbir Singh Sangwan, Deputy Director, Information Public Relations and Languages Department, to the post of Joint Director at Chandigarh on November 28, 2019.  
 The government has also promoted Mrs. Neerja Bhalla, Deputy Director, Information Public Relations and Languages Department, to the post of Joint Director at Chandigarh on November 28, 2019.  
 Mrs. Anita Dutta, Deputy Director, Information Public Relations and Languages Department, has been promoted to the post of Joint Director (Press) at Chandigarh on November 28, 2019.  

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PGT candidates directed to appear before panel with original academic certificates

CHANDIGARH, NOV 24

The Haryana Secondary Education Department has released the schedule for the candidates whose names are recommended by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) for the post of PGT English (Rest of Haryana), PGT Physics (Rest of Haryana), PGT Fine Arts (Rest of Haryana) and PGT Computer Science (Rest of Haryana) to appear before the Document Verification Committee, Office of Director Secondary Education, Shiksha Sadan, Sector-5, Panchkula.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of Secondary Education Department said such candidates have been asked to appear before the Committee alongwith the original academic certificates/documents pertaining to the their case/claim for appointment to the post of PGT.

          He said that while the candidates for the post of PGT English (Rest of Haryana) have been asked to appear before the Document Verification Committee on November 25, 2019 at 10 am, the candidates for the post of PGT Physics (Rest of Haryana) and for PGT Fine Arts (Rest of Haryana) have been asked to appear on November 29, 2019 at 10 am and 10:30 am respectively. Similarly, the candidates for the post of PGT Computer Science (Rest of Haryana) have been asked to appear on December 9, 2019 at 10 am.

          The spokesman said that the candidates have also been directed to bring self attested photocopy of all the relevant documents pertaining to their claim for appointment to the post of PGT. He made it clear that no further opportunity would be granted for verification after the aforesaid dates.

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IGM Run-2019 winners Rinu Kumar and Varsha honored

 CHANDIGARH, NOV 24

 Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep Singh said that as a result of International Gita Mahotsav, Kurukshetra has made its mark world over. In order to give a new identity to this “Dharmakshetra”, the State Government has given international status to Gita Jayanti.

          Mr Sandeep Singh was speaking after flagging off the International Gita Mahotsav Run- 2019 (IGM Run-2019) organized by Kurukshetra Development Board (KDB) and District Sports and Youth Affairs Department in view of the International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra today.

          He said that with a view to connect the common man especially the young generation with this festival, International Gita Mahotsav Run- 2019 has been organized today. He said that a policy would also be framed in the state to keep the youth healthy and away from drugs.

          The Minister said that under the guidance of Governor Mr Satyadeo Narain Arya and directions of Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal, efforts are being made to make the International Gita Mahotsav memorable. He said that this year Gita Mahotsav would be celebrated with more grandeur adding that Gita Mahotsav should be celebrated as a festival by all people.  He also took this opportunity to call upon the sports persons to stay away from junk food and mobile phones and exercise regularly to keep themselves healthy.

          On this occasion, he honoured Rinu Kumar of Meerut and Varsha of Hisar by presenting them cheque of Rs 31,000 each on achieving first position in the men’s and women’s category respectively in the International Gita Mahotsav Run- 2019 (IGM Run-2019). He also gave away cheques of Rs 21,000 and Rs 11,000 to the winners of second and third position respectively in both the Men’s and Women’s category.

          MLA Thanesar Mr Subhash Sudha and noted wrestler, Mr. Yogeshwar Dutt also spoke on this occasion.

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Absentee sports trainers to face strict action: Sandeep Singh

CHANDIGARH, NOV 24

 The Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr Sandeep Singh said that from now onward, checking would be conducted in all sports stadia’s in the State regarding the training being imparted to the sports persons. For this, a special flying team would be constituted.

          Mr Sandeep Singh was interacting with the media persons after the International Gita Mahotsav Run- 2019 (IGM Run-2019) organized by Kurukshetra Development Board at Purushotampura Bagh, Brahma Sarovar in Kurukshetra today.

          He said that this special flying team would conduct surprise inspections as per the training schedule and strict action would be taken against any trainer  found to be absent during this inspection. He said that orders have been issued to take action against two trainers of the state on charge of dereliction in duty.

          The Minister said that Haryana is at first position in the country in the field of sports and this achievement has been to be maintained always. Therefore, the State Government is working with utmost dedication and commitment to hone up the talent of sports persons of national and international level as well as at the grass root level.

          Mr Sandeep Singh said that sports person in the State would be imparted training according to the prescribed schedule and no negligence would be tolerated in this regard. He said that all the trainers would reach the playing field and nurseries on time and provide high level training to the players. A confidential special flying team is being constituted to check this training work. The members of this team would report directly and if a trainer is found to be absent without leave or if there is any negligence in training, then immediate action would be taken against him, he asserted.

          He said that now the trainers would have to focus on training only by leaving the old methods.  He said that sports persons in the state should realize that they are getting high level training in sports stadia’s and nurseries. He said that the trainers who are not serious in their work would remain on the radar and the trainers who do commendable work would be encouraged as the instructors and gurus are always revered and this honor would have to be upheld.

          He said that not only hockey but every sport would be promoted in the State in a big way. For this, all basic facilities would be provided to the sports persons.

          Replying to a query, Mr Sandeep Singh said that he has not played any hockey match for the last one year, but added that he would play hockey match in the year 2020.

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Gurugram's Veer Ahlawat registers his maiden win

DIGBOI (ASSAM), NOV 23

Gurugram’s Veer Ahlawat lived up to his first name ‘Veer’ which means ‘Brave’ in Hindi, as he put up a brave display in the final round of the IndianOil Servo Masters Golf 2019 to earn his maiden title.

 The 23-year-old Ahlawat (69-64-68-72), the overnight leader by three shots, struck an eventful even-par-72 on the last day to come through in a humdinger of a contest by one shot at 15-under-273 after seeing off a tough challenge from veteran Mukesh Kumar of Mhow at the Rs. 60 lakh event played at the Digboi Golf Links.

 Veer, in his fourth season as a professional, thus ended a long wait for his breakthrough win. Ahlawat, fresh from his career-best Asian Tour finish of tied eighth at the Panasonic Open India last week, also continued his hot streak as a result of his sensational triumph. The victory lifted Veer from seventh to third place in the 2019 TATA Steel PGTI Order of Merit.

 Mukesh Kumar (74-67-65-68) and Bengaluru’s M Dharma (67-67-70-70) finished tied second at 14-under-274. Mukesh’s dramatic last round 68 brought him within sniffing distance of a record seventh title at Digboi.

 Veer Ahlawat, the runner-up in 2017, had a slow start like his previous rounds when he bogeyed the first after missing a short putt. However, the six-foot four-inch tall golfer from the DLF Golf & Country Club, then capitalized with birdies on the first three par-5s, the seventh, ninth and 11th, at the cost of a bogey on the 10th.

 Meanwhile Mukesh Kumar came up with some great iron shots to land it close and set up birdie conversions within four feet on six of the first 11 holes. Mukesh had tied Veer for the lead after 11 holes.

 The 54-year-old Mukesh’s title prospects became bright when Ahlawat conceded a two-shot lead to him after making a double-bogey on the 14th where he had an ordinary second shot and a three-putt. But the long-hitting Veer kept his nerve and came right back into the contest with a 17-feet eagle conversion on the par-5 15th to draw level with Mukesh once again.

 The drama continued with Mukesh, a former Asian Tour winner, struggling with his putting on the final stretch as he made three-putt bogeys on the 17th and 18th to hand Ahlawat, playing one group behind him, a precious two-shot lead.

 Ahlawat, who lost out in a playoff to Shamim Khan at the 2017 edition, was not to be denied this time around as he made a brilliant recovery on the 17th with a chip-in for par after finding the hazard with his tee shot. Veer finally sealed the title despite a bogey on the last hole.

 Veer, who proved his mettle by neutralizing the threat from Mukesh’s final day charge, said, “I just played in my natural attacking style. I missed some short putts early on in the round but more than made up by capitalizing on all the four par-5s. I was five-under on the par-5s in round four with an eagle and three birdies.

 “The 17th was the crucial hole for me as I knew that I had to at least make a par there in order to have a comfortable two-shot lead going into the last hole which would almost seal my win. I was in trouble with my first two shots on that hole but luckily I got relief with a free drop after my second shot. Thereafter, the chip-in came just at the right time for me and gave me that two-shot cushion going into the last hole which helped me relax and raised my confidence.

 “It’s a big relief to finally get a title under my belt as I had come close to winning on a few occasions in the past. I struck the ball really well this week and also chipped and putted well. I made the par-5s count through the tournament and my driving distance was a big positive. I averaged about 310 yards with my drives.

 “My good form continues as I had a terrific outing at the Asian Tour event last week as well. I would now look to carry this form to the last few events of the season. I’m looking at making a huge improvement on my previous best finish on the PGTI Order of Merit which was 11^th in 2018,” added the lanky Ahlawat, the son of an Army officer.

 Veer collected a prize purse of Rs. 9,69,900 and five valuable Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points for his victory in Digboi. He is now set to make major gains from his current world ranking of 1094 when the updated world rankings are released on Monday.

 M Dharma’s short-game was not up to his expectations on the final day as he picked up four birdies but also conceded two bogeys during his 70 and never really seemed to be in a position to take the lead.

 Bengaluru’s Abhishek Jha (71) took fourth place at 13-under-275. Shamim Khan of Delhi, the winner of the last two editions, finished tied 24th at four-under-284.

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Haryana CM congratulates Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar

CHANDIGARH, NOV 23 

 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has congratulated Mr Devendra Fadnavis for taking Oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second consecutive term. He also congratulated Mr Ajit Pawar for taking oath as Deputy Chief Minister of the State.

          In his tweet today, Mr Manohar Lal said that he is fully confident that under their leadership, Maharashtra would set new dimensions in the field of development.

SHC UPGRADED: The Haryana Government has decided to upgrade Sub Health Centre (SHC) in village Nidana Tigri, district Rohtak to Primary Health Centre (PHC).

          While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal has approved a proposal in this regard.

CONSTITUTION DAY:  With a view to celebrating the “Constitution Day” in the State in a befitting manner, the Haryana Government has decided that Preamble to the Constitution would be read out in all offices/establishments/units of the State Government/subordinate offices and autonomous bodies on November 26, 2019 at 11 am.

          In a letter issued by the Chief Secretary Office to all the Additional Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries, all Heads of Departments, the Divisional Commissioners of Ambala, Hisar, Karnal, Faridabad, Rohtak and Gurugram Divisions and all the Deputy Commissioners of the State, it has been directed that a banner reading Samvidhan Divas may also be put up at the place where Preamble is being read out by everybody.

PADDY ARRVIALS IN MANDIS: More than 71.51 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has so far arrived in Mandis of Haryana as compared to over 70.16 lakh MT of paddy arrived during the corresponding period last year.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said that out of the total arrival of paddy, government agencies had so far procured over 63.85 lakh MT of paddy whereas the remaining quantity of over 7.66 lakh MT of paddy was procured by the millers and dealers.

          He said that more than 34.75 lakh MT of paddy have been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department whereas, over 19.76 lakh MT of paddy has been procured  by Hafed, over 9.28 lakh MT by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 4,725 MT by the Food Corporation of India.

          He further said that more than 17.49 lakh MT paddy has arrived in mandis of district Karnal followed by over 11.42 lakh MT in district Kurukshetra, over 8.82 lakh MT in district Ambala, over 8.34 lakh MT in Fatehabad, over 7.31 lakh MT in Kaithal, over 7.22 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, over 2.01 lakh MT in Sonepat, over 1.82 lakh MT in Sirsa, over 1.75 lakh MT in Jind, over 1.53 lakh MT in Panchkula, over 1.21 lakh MT in Palwal, 1.14 lakh MT in Panipat, 96,843 MT in Hisar, 22,784 MT in Rohtak, 11,483 MT in Faridabad, and 8,653 MT in Mewat.

          He said that more than 2.69 lakh metric tonnes of bajra has arrived in the mandis of Haryana so far as compared to 1.80 lakh metric tonnes of bajra arrived during the corresponding period last year. Out of the total arrival of bajra, more than 2.67 lakh metric tonnes have been procured by government procurement agencies.

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Mrs. Rachna Srivastva appreciates the ICT progress made in Haryana

CHANDIGARH, NOV 22

 Deputy Director General, National Informatics Center (NIC) Mrs. Rachna Srivastva reviewed the IT Initiatives taken up by NIC Haryana State Center and appreciated the ICT progress made in the State. Mrs. Rachna who is also the coordinator for NIC Haryana State was on an official visit to Haryana.

          During her visit, Mrs. Rachna Srivastva also shared her vision and experiences with all the officers of NIC Haryana State Unit at Knowledge Center AT Haryana Civil Secretariat Chandigarh along with the DIOs and ADIOs of NIC Haryana through video Conference.

          She also met Chief Secretary Haryana, Mrs. Keshni Anand Arora, who lauded the role played by NIC in making Haryana State as one of the leading e-governance states in India. Mr. Ankur Gupta, Principal Secretary (IT), Haryana also acknowledged the untiring efforts of Officers of NIC Haryana State for making the state as per the vision of the Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Lal i.e. Minimum Government, Maximum Governance.

          Mrs. Rachna Srivastva was accompanied by Mr. Kapil Sharma, Technical Director and Head of e-Office Division for implementation in the country. The Deputy Director General also visited the State Software Development Center, where the Antodya Saral portal is being developed maintained and kept. She took keen interest in the e-governance services development methodologies being adopted for helping the general public. 

These services are scientifically and technically provided by the http://saralharyana.gov.in portal. Mr. Deepak Bansal, State Informatics Officer Haryana presented the activities and efforts of all officers.

          She also visited Saral Kendra located at Mini Secretariat, Panchkula and inspected complete process of service delivery from issuance of token to form submission – making cashless payment for service – capturing biometric information and issuance of fee and application receipt.

 She appreciated the installation of dual screen at the counters so that the citizen can see the entire information being fed in the servers, arrangements for citizens like seating plan, token display and helpdesk etc.

JUSTICE PURI ADMINISTERED OATH: The Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr. Justice Ravi Shanker Jha  today administering the oath of the office and secrecy  to Mr. Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri as Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh. Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri has been appointed for a term of two years from the date of his assuming office.

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Chief Secretary flags off NCC Cadet Cycle Rally

CHANDIGARH, NOV 22

Haryana Chief Secretary Mrs Keshni Anand Arora while dedicating the NCC foundation day celebration to the daughters, flagged off a cycle rally here today.  The cycle rally of the NCC cadets was flagged off from Haryana Civil Secretariat.

          The Chief Secretary said that the main purpose of flagging off the rally is to make the candidates aware of the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao of the campaign. She also announced an incentive of Rs. 5000 each to NCC cadets who participated in the cycle rally.

          Speaking on the occasion, Mrs Keshni Anand Arora said that empowering daughters is a mass campaign and it requires a joint effort from all the sections the society. She further said that NCC was established in the year 1948 and today it is the largest uniformed organization in the world with about 1.5 million cadets.

          She said that NCC certainly gives a very important message to the youth to keep participating in the social service by building unity and discipline, secularism and mutual brotherhood and also motivates the youth to make their career in the armed forces.

          She said that while celebrating the NCC Cadets foundation day she is very happy and proud that the cadets are participating in Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao awareness Rally and are making the State proud with their tireless hard work.

          During the program, the group commander of NCC Brigadier Rajeshwar Singh said that there are about 15,000 NCC cadets in the State, out of which 6000 are girl cadets and further out of which 4 thousand girls are directly contributing to Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao.

          He said that these girls are participating in the various rallies and are holding various interaction programmes with the Sarpanches in the panchayat, motivating daughters to move forward and empowering them.

          On this occasion, the Chief Secretary presented sweets to the cadets as per NCC tradition and wished them a bright future. Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Mr Ankur Gupta and Director Mr A. Sreenivas and other officials of NCC were present.

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71.5 MT of paddy arrives in Haryana Mandis

CHANDIGARH, NOV 22 

More than 71.43 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy has so far arrived in Haryana Mandis as compared to over 69.90 lakh MT of paddy arrived during the corresponding period last year.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said that out of the total arrival of paddy, government agencies had so far procured over 63.85 lakh MT of paddy whereas the remaining quantity of over 7.58 lakh MT of paddy was procured by the millers and dealers.

          He said that more than 34.75 lakh MT of paddy have been purchased by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. Over 19.76 lakh MT by Hafed, over 9.28 lakh MT have been purchased by the Haryana Warehousing Corporation and 4,725 MT have been purchased by the Food Corporation of India.

          He said that more than 17.49 lakh MT paddy has arrived in mandis of Karnal, over 11.42 lakh MT in Kurukshetra, over 8.82 lakh MT in Ambala and over 8.34 lakh MT in Fatehabad. Similarly, over 7.30 lakh MT in Kaithal, over 7.22 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, over 2.01 lakh MT in Sonepat, over 1.78 lakh MT in Sirsa, over 1.74 lakh MT in Jind, over 1.53 lakh MT in Panchkula, over 1.21 lakh MT in Palwal, 1.14 lakh MT in Panipat, 93,928 MT in Hisar, 22,784 MT in Rohtak, 11,483 MT in Faridabad, and 8,653 MT in Mewat.

          He said that more than 2.69 lakh metric tonnes of bajra has arrived in the mandis of Haryana so far, whereas 1.80 lakh metric tonnes of bajra had arrived in the last year so far. Out of the total arrival of bajra, more than 2.67 lakh metric tonnes have been procured by government procuring agencies.

DAP REBATE: The Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) has implemented special rebate of Rs.50 per 50 kg bag on sale of DAP fertilizer to the farmers.

          The special rebate of Rs.50 per bag of DAP will be applicable w.e.f. November 21, 2019 to March 31, 2020 for sale to farmers. After allowing this rebate, sale rate to the farmers is Rs.1150  per bag of DAP.

          Sharing more information in this regard, a spokesman said that in its endeavour to work in the best interest of the farmers of the State, decision to this regard was taken in the meeting of Board of Administrators of HAFED held on November 21, 2019. He said that the meeting was held under the chairmanship of the HAFED Chairman Mr.  Subhash Katyal.

          He said that HAFED is making available good quality DAP and UREA fertilizer for sale to the farmers through the sale outlets of the PACS at village level as well as at Cooperative Marketing Societies.

          He said that in addition to arrangements of sufficient quantity of DAP fertilizer, HAFED  has also made pre-positioning of 0.92 lakh MT UREA for making timely availability to the farmers during the current Rabi Season and more supplies are in pipeline.   He said that HAFED is playing vital role in making timely availability of these fertilizers to the farmers of State.  

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International Gita Mahotsav at Kurukshetra from Nov 23 to Dec 10

CHANDIGARH, NOV 22

 The International Gita Mahotsav, will start on November 23, 2019 in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The Festival will continue till December 10, 2019. During the festival many programs including arts, crafts, culture, heritage and spirituality will be organized.

          Giving more information in this regard, a spokesperson said that that joint performances of national and international artists and craftsmen will be seen in this craft fair which will be held on the banks of Brahma Sarovar at Kurukshetra. He informed that on December 3, Sampuran Gita Paath and Gita Yajna Inauguration of Exhibition and State Pavilion Inauguration of International Gita Seminar will be done.

          The spokesman said that on the same day Maha Aarti, Bhajan Sandhya Inauguration of Water Laser Show, Inauguration of Cultural Programmes Cultural Performance by Partner State- Uttarakhand and Performance by renowned Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan will also be organized.

          He said that on December 4, International Gita Seminar, Cultural Programme by Artists of North Zone Cultural Centre, Water Laser Show, Maha Aarti and Bhajan Sandhya and Krishna Leela by renowned film actress Ameesha Patel will be organized. 

          The spokesman said that on December 5, the valedictory session of International Gita Seminar along with Gita Paath Cultural Programme by Kurukshetra University WaterLaserShow Maha Aarti and Bhajan Sandhya Performance by renowned singer Daler Mehndi will be organized.

          He said that on December 6, complete recital of Srimadbhagavadgita in group Cultural Performance at Haryana Pavilion, Water Laser show, Maha Aarti and Bhajan Sandhya Kavi Sammelan will be organized in the evening.

          The spokesperson further said that on 7 December, the collective entire Gita recital, Art and Culture Department Haryana will perform cultural presentation, Sant Sammelan, sound and light show, Aarti and Bhajan Sandhya and in the evening by famous singer Abhijit Bhattacharya.

          The spokesman said that on 8 December, Gita Yajna, eighteen Shloki Gita recitations by 18,000 students, global Gita recitations, Gita Shobha Yatra, sound and light shows, Gita Mahaarti and Deepdan and evening by famous Punjabi singer Satendra Sartaj will be organized. He informed that online Gita quiz competition will be organized from November 10 to December 23. Apart from this, from November 23 to December 10, Fun Fair, Bhajan Sandhya, Wall Painting Competition will be organized and on November 24 and 25, Magic Show of Magician Emperor Shankar will be organized  from December 1 to 10.

          The spokesman said that other than this  State Level Gita Shlocacharan, Gita Quiz Contest, Gita speeches and essay writing competitions, exhibitions of religious, cultural, educational and social institutions, Rangoli, painters' camps and Gita Book Fair and many more other programs will be organised during the festival.

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Focus on Haryana Film Policy in IFFA Goa

CHANDIGARH, NOV 22 

 On the second day of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, Haryana Film Policy remained a subject of special discussion among the big filmmakers of Bollywood as well as people associated with various regional cinemas in the country. In the festival the filmmakers are even enquiring about the details about shooting film in Haryana.

          On the second day, the main subject of discussion was regarding the problems faced by the film makers while getting the necessary permissions for shooting in a State. The issues were discussed with representatives from international and different states. While it representatives of Haryana shared the information about the single window system of Haryana film policy. Under the single window system permission for film shooting is taken online.

          The salient features of the Film Policy of Haryana were shared with the president of the Association of Film Commissioners International of other states. Along with the big film makers in the film market, people associated with regional cinema are also showing interest in the Haryana film policy on film making and shooting with a large number of Haryanvi culture.

          Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Managing Director of NFDC, T.C.A. Kalyani also emphasized that the states and NFDC officials had a mutual agreement in the matter of allowing shooting of the film.

          It is noteworthy that this is the first time Haryana is participating in the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa and on the second day of the workshop organized under the aegis of the National Film Development Corporation under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the main focus remained on the facilitation of films.

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Veer Ahlawat seizes the advantage with a 64 on day two

DIGBOI (ASSAM), NOV 21

 Gurugram’s Veer Ahlawat, inspired by his career-best tied eighth finish on the Asian Tour last week, struck an eight-under-64 to take the halfway lead at the IndianOil Servo Masters Golf 2019, a Rs. 60 lakh event, being played at the Digboi Golf Links. The 2017 runner-up Ahlawat totaled 11-under-133 on day two.

Kolkata’s Divyanshu Bajaj returned a 65 to rise to tied second at 10-under-134. Bajaj was joined by Bengaluru golfers, M Dharma (67), his playing partner and Abhishek Jha (68) in tied second.

 Veer Ahlawat (69-64), who was overnight tied eighth and three off the lead, began with an early bogey on the third where he found the hazard. However, the long-hitting Veer soon made amends thanks to his fabulous driving as he picked up birdies on the fifth, seventh and ninth.

 Ahlawat, who lost out in a playoff to Shamim Khan at the 2017 edition of the event, went on to add an eagle and four more birdies on the back-nine to power his way to the top of the leaderboard. The six-foot four-inch tall Veer drove the green on the par-four 14th before sinking a 17-footer for an eagle-two.

 Veer said, “I’m carrying the confidence from the outstanding finish I had at the Classic Golf & Country Club during the Panasonic Open India last week. It was my best ever result on the Asian Tour. I drove really well, hit it straight and hardly missed a putt today. I managed to hang in there despite a poor start as I was one-over through the first four holes.

 “My driving average has been 310 yards of late which has helped me set up relatively easier approaches to the greens. There is a premium on hitting the fairways at this venue. I made most fairways and thus created a lot of opportunities.

 “I have some good memories from this course having finished runner-up here in 2017 and posting a tied 10th in 2018. Those good results add to my confidence going into the money rounds,” added Ahlawat, who is currently in seventh position on the TATA Steel PGTI Order of Merit.

 Divyanshu Bajaj’s (69-65) error-free 65 came as a result of his much-improved iron-play on day two as he hit it closer as compared to round one. Divyanshu also had four birdie conversions from a range of 10 to 15 feet. Bajaj thus gained six spots form his overnight tied eighth.

 M Dharma (67-67) shot a second straight 67 to hold on to his overnight joint second position. Dharma, in good putting form on the first two days, mixed six birdies with a bogey on Thursday. He missed an eagle by a whisker on the seventh where his chip almost found the hole.

 Abhishek Jha (66-68), the overnight leader by one shot, slipped to tied second after a 68 that featured seven birdies and three bogeys. He rallied with birdies on his last four holes thanks to some top-class chipping.

 Om Prakash Chouhan (70) of Mhow occupies fifth place at seven-under-137.

 Six-time winner Mukesh Kumar of Mhow and Delhi’s Chiragh Kumar were tied 13th at three-under-141.

 Three-time winner and defending champion Shamim Khan of Delhi was placed tied 29th at one-under-143.

 The cut came down at one-over-145. Fifty-four professionals made the cut.

 Teenager Kshitij Naveed Kaul of Delhi, ranked fourth on the PGTI Order of Merit, the highest in the current field, missed the cut by one shot.

 All the six Digboi-based professionals missed the cut.

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CM directs officers to ensure finalization of online transfer policy

CHANDIGARH, NOV 21

 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has directed Administrative Secretaries of all the department to ensure finalization of online transfer policy in respect of every category of posts whose sanctioned strength (considered as part of any other interchangeable post) is more than 500 under their control as well as data entry of all employees of that designation latest by February 28, 2019 in due consultation with Unions. 

          The Chief Minister was presiding over a review meeting with administrative secretaries and department heads of various departments regarding transfer policy here today.

          The Chief Minister said that the data in respect of all employees of every Department, Board, Corporation and Authority must be got filled up by the respective Administrative Secretary before December 25, 2019 positively.

          The Chief Minister said that the online transfer policy of School Education Department is not only appreciated in Haryana but other States are also following it.  He said that it is also a matter of pride for the officers. He said that if any system is to be run with complete satisfaction, then they will have to work dedicatedly. 

          The Chief Minister said that the number of vacant posts (sanctioned minus filled up posts) of every category whether more than 500 or less should be evenly distributed over the relevant administrative unit(s) district/blocks/tehsils etc.

          He said that these evenly distributed posts would be blocked latest by 5 p.m on November 25, 2019 by every Administrative Secretary at their level followed by a confirmation to the Chief Secretary the same day.

          He said that employees of all departments should get the stations  of their choice  is the main objective of the new online transfer policy. The service manual of all employees, whether old or present, should also be linked on the Human Resource Management System (HRMS).

          Chief Secretary Mrs. Keshni Anand Arora, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary Mr. V. Umashankar, Administrative Secretary and Department Heads of various other departments were present in the meeting.

TWO IAS OFFICERS TRANSFERRED: The Haryana Government has issued transfer and posting orders of two IAS officers with immediate effect.

          Phool Chand Meena, awaiting orders of posting, has been posted as Additional Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, relieving Chander Shekhar Khare of the said charge.

          Vikas Gupta, awaiting orders of posting, has been posted as Director General, Swarna Jayanti Haryana Institute for Fiscal Management.

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CII delegation calls on Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

CHANDIGARH, NOV 21 

 A delegation led by Mr. Sameer Gupta, Chairman of the Northern Region of the Federation of Indian Industry (CII) today met  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and  congratulated him for becoming the Chief Minister of the State for the second consecutive time.

          During the meeting, the delegation held discussion with Chief Minister on the topics of employment, renewable energy, industry, economy, infrastructure etc. and informed about the various steps being taken by the Federation. On this occasion, Mr. Sameer Gupta also presented a copy of the vision document prepared by CII to the Chief Minister.

          Mr. Sameer Gupta told the Chief Minister that they want to work on renewable energy in the State, which will boost the pace of development in the State and an alternative of the energy can be developed. He further told the Chief Minister that they want to work on a pilot project with the government in the field of energy so that affordable energy can be prepared.  After this the Chief Minister directed the concerned officials present at the meeting to work together with the Federation and explore possibilities for this type of project.

          During the meeting, the Chief Minister informed the delegation that the State has improved its ranking in Ease-of-Doing-Business and in this case, Haryana is now at the first place in North India.  The Chief Minister further said that he wants to take the State to the forefront of development and in this direction his government is ready to give all possible support in the start-up sector.

          The delegation also expressed their willingness to work with cooperation in areas like electricity, water, pollution.

          The Chief Minister further told the delegation that that they want that new industries should be  set up in Haryana, but the youth of Haryana should also get employment in these industries. He said that providing job opportunities to the State youth is his priority, for which skill Development University has also been set up by the State Government in the Palwal district.

          Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Mr. Rajesh Khullar, Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Mr. V. Umashankar and Additional Chief Secretary Finance Department Mr. T.V.S.N and other CII officials were present in the meeting.

LAKHMA CONGRATULATES CM: The Chhattisgarh Commercial Tax (Excise), Commerce and Industry  Minister Mr. Kawasi Lakhma met Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal here today and congratulated him for becoming the Chief Minister of  the State for the second consecutive time.

          During the meeting, the two leaders discussed various topics including employment, agriculture, culture and industry as well as current political conditions. During the conversation, the Chief Minister shared his experiences of his stay in Chhattisgarh and said that he has spent a lot of time in Chhattisgarh and has seen most of the areas there.

          On this occasion, Mr. Lakhma appreciated the various schemes being run by the Haryana Government and said that such successful schemes will be repeated in Chhattisgarh. The Minister said that the hardworking and diligent people of Haryana are also contributing significantly to the development of Chhattisgarh. On this occasion, he also invited Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Lal for the upcoming National Tribal Dance Festival to be held in Raipur from December 27 to December 29, 2019.

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