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Punjab School Education minister cancels NOCs of nine schools

Chandigarh, Oct 16 (UNI) Coming down heavily on the private schools for violating government instructions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the school education minister Punjab Vijay Inder Singla has cancelled No Objection Certificates (NOCs) given to 9 schools of various districts.
While divulging details, Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that he has been personally monitoring complaints against such schools and after reviewing the cases of these 9 schools, he has decided to cancel their NOCs for defying government directions.

The school education minister had floated his personal email id, vijayindersingla@gmail.com, to receive such complaints against wrongdoings of private school managements.
Mr. Vijay Inder Singla said that most of the complaints were by the employees for not paying them salaries or being paid less by their respective institutions during Covid-19 pandemic.
He added that after receiving the complaints against these schools, the education department has served notices to their managements and after finding their replies unsatisfactory their NOCs have been cancelled.
He said that Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab government will not allow any school management to exploit employees or flout any other instruction.
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16 Oct 2020 | 8:01 PM

Srinagar, Oct 16 (UNI) In another welfare measure for the underprivileged, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday approved the use of Raj Bhavan’s helicopter free of cost for emergency evacuation of patients living in the remote areas of the Union Territory, an official spokesman said this evening.

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16 Oct 2020 | 7:56 PM

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Fake job scam operated through Facebook busted by police

16 Oct 2020 | 7:46 PM

Srinagar, Oct 16 (UNI) Police on Friday claimed to have busted a fake job scam operated through Facebook in Kashmir valley.
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Balrampur gets KGMU satellite centre on name of former PM Vajapyee

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Balrampur, Oct 16 (UNI) As a tribute to the former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday gifted KGMU Medical University's satellite center to Balrampur.

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