Mr. Brar cremated with full State Honour’s at his native village

Sarai Naga (Mukatsar) September 7

Thousands of mourners from different spheres of life today bid a farewell to former Punjab Chief Minister S. Harcharan Singh Brar with full state honours at his native village Sarai Naga today evening. Mr.Brar’s mortal remains were consigned to the flames at Sarai Naga cremation ground specially constructed in his own farm land. His son Mr. Kanwaljit Singh(Sunny) Brar a sitting congress MLA, lit the pyre. His body was brought to the cremation ground on a flower decked carriage from his home. ...................Read

CM AND DEPUTY CM CONDOLES THE SAD DEMISE OF PARVASI EDITOR SHAMEEL'S FATHER

Chandigarh, September 7

Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Mr. Surjit Singh the father of the editor Parvasi Mr. Jasbir Singh Shameel, who died here at village Thauna in District Ropar after a brief illness. He was 65 and is survived by a son Mr. Shameel and a daughter sub-editor Punjabi Tribune Ms. Balwinder Kaur.

The Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal also mourns the death of the father of Mr. Shameel. Both the chief Minster and Deputy Chief Minister prayed to the Almighty to give strength and courage to the members of the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss and grant peace to the departed soul.

Media Advisor to the Chief Minister Mr. Harcharn Bains also shared his heartfelt sympathies with the family members on the passing away of Mr. Shameel's father.

Principal Secretary Information and Public relations Mr. D.S.Guru and Director Information & Public Relations Mr Gaggan deep Singh Brar also conveyed their condolences with the members of the bereaved family.
Meanwhile, Joint Director (Press) of Information and Public Relations Dr. Megha Singh attended the cremation of Mr. Surjit Singh this afternoon on behalf of the Punjab Government.

MANPREET BADAL CONDOLES THE DEMISE OF FORMER CM BRAR

Chandigarh, September 7

Mr. Manpreet Singh Badal Finance Minister Punjab has condoled the sad demise of S. Harcharan Singh Brar Senior Congress Leader and former Chief Minister Punjab.

In his condolence message he termed Mr. Brar as a good statesman and a genuine person. With the passing away of Mr. Brar Punjab has lost a great visionary and thorough honest leader , said Mr. Badal He expressed his heart felt sympathies to the bereaved family .

MoU TO BE SIGNED BETWEEN PUNJAB FOREST DEPARTMENT AND
SGPC STANDS POSTPONED DUE TO STATE MOURNING

Chandigarh September 7

The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee ,under the aegis of Nanhi Chaan Trust, and the Forest Department Punjab were scheduled to sign a MOU to keep Punjab green on September 8 at 6 - Kalghidhar Niwas Sector 27 Chandigath, has been cancelled due to the state mourning announced with the passing away of Mr. Harcharan Singh Brar Former Chief Minister Punjab.

Stating this here today , Principal Dr. Mrs. Madanjeet Kaur Sahota, Director Nanhi Chann said that the same function would now be held on September 14 i.e. Monday at 4 pm at 6-Kalghidhar Niwas Sector 27 Chandigarh.

NO DISCRETIONARY QUOTA FOR TUBE-WELL CONNECTIONS

Chandigarh September 7

The Chairman, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) today directed that no tube-well connections be issued under “the Chairman’s discretionary quota” of ‘till further orders.’ Giving this information, a spokesman of the PSEB said that farmers who had already submitted their applications would be given connections in order of seniority. The decision is aimed at facilitating and expediting connections to those who had fulfilled the necessary formalities, including submission of test reports.

Gram Panchayats and religious institutions have however been exempted from the new orders

Punjab CM condoles sad demise of former Chief Minister Harcharan Singh Brar
Punjab Government Declare 3 day mourning, state funeral and holiday for tomorrow

Chandigarh, September 6

The Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of former Chief Minister of Punjab Mr. Harcharan Singh Brar, who died here today at PGI after a prolonged illness. He was 86 and is survived by his wife Smt. Gurbrinder Kaur Brar, son MLA Muktsar Mr. Kanwarjit Singh Brar (Sunny Brar) and a daughter Ms. Kanwaljit Kaur (Bubli Brar).

In a condolence message, the Chief Minister described Mr. Harcharan Singh Brar as a true statesman and a matured politician. Mr. Badal said, “In the death of Mr. Brar the state has lost a balanced and experienced leader, who stood for politics of consensus and held the Opposition in high esteem, always opting for the path of conciliation rather than confrontation.”

Sharing his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved family, the Chief Minister prayed to the Almighty to give strength and courage to them to bear this irreparable loss and grant peace to the departed soul.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Government has declared 3 day mourning from today onwards till 8th September and a state funeral to be held tomorrow at 3 PM in his native village Sarai Naga in district Muktsar as a mark of respect to the departed leader. National tricolors would fly half-mast on all the government buildings. All the government offices, boards, corporations and education institutions would remain closed tomorrow in the memory of the former Chief Minister.
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Brief Biodata of Mr. Harcharan Singh Brar: Born on January 21, 1922 in village Sarai Naga to Sardar Balwant Singh, Graduated from Govt College Lahore, Elected MLA from Muktsar in 1960, again from Muktsar in 1962, Gidderbaha in 1967, Kotkapura in 1969 and from Muktsar in 1992. An agriculturist by profession, he remained Governor of Orissa and Haryana, Chief Minister Punjab, Minister of Irrigation & Power, Minister of Health & Family Welfare; Deputy Minister from 1961 to 62 in the cabinet of Late Chief Minister Mr. Partap Singh Kairon, Member of Punjab Legislative assembly form 1971-72. He widely traveled to Australia, Singapore, Europe, England, Egypt, and few Middle East countries. He was a keen sportsmen and evinced interest in Cricket, Hockey, Tennis, Riding and Golf.

SUKHBIR CONDOLES THE DEATH OF HARCHARAN SINGH BRAR

Chandigarh, Sept 6

Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, today expressed profound grief at the demise of M. Harcharan Singh Brar, former Chief Minister of Punjab and Governor of Haryana who expired in PGI here today.
In the condolence message, Mr. Badal said that Mr. Brar was a statesman politician, who led the party from front, at the time of crises after the assassination of Mr. Beant Singh.

Describing Mr. Brar a grass root party leader, Deputy Chief Minister said that Mr. Brar was a leader with a balanced view who respected democratic norms. He said that Mr. Brar was endeared by the people of his area due to personal attention given by him for the development of the area.

Meanwhile Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Member Parliament from Bathinda Parliamentary Constituency, also condoled the death of former Chief Minister Mr. Harcharan Singh Brar. She described Mr. Brar as man of the masses who worked throughout of his career for the welfare of downtrodden and oppressed in the society.

Mr. Badal rang up Mr. Sunny Brar MLA son of Mr. Harcharan Singh Brar to convey his condolences. He also prayed to the almighty to give peace to the departed soul and strength to the family to bear this loss.

Upinderjit Kaur reaffirms to maintain transparency and merit in recruitments
Department to proceed against tainted teachers & selection committee officers

Chandigarh September 6

Aiming at to uphold merit and maintain transparency in the recruitment process of teaching faculty, the Punjab Government has decided in principal not to take tainted teachers into the govt. service who have fraudulently managed to get themselves into selection list or joined the service in education department.

Disclosing this here on Sunday Dr. Upinderjit Kaur Education Minister Punjab said that department officers had been strictly asked to complete the entire selection process in transparent and fair manner and all selections were being made purely on merit basis. It was the firm commitment of the Chief Minister Punjab S. Parkash Singh Badal to fill up the vacancies in priority sectors and provide jobs to the unemployed youth of the state in crystal clear laid down methods, she said.

The minister further added that the education department had got verified the degrees of all teachers upon complaints who have been recruited recently. Following verification, the degrees of about 560 Teaching Fellows were found to be bogus one, she said.

She said that the department has clearly asked these Teaching Fellows, recruited this year on a three-and-a-half year contract, to explain in person why they should not be dismissed for submitting fake experience certificates. They had been called to defend themselves as an opportunity with valid documents, she said.

The Minister added that the education department during the past six months recruited as many as 7,400 Teaching Fellows. The recruitment was done at the district level by selection committees on the basis of minimum prescribed qualification, marks obtained, teaching experience etc. The merit list was prepared after crediting eight per cent marks for experience and five per cent for candidates from rural areas, she added.

“Majority of the 560 teachers have been found to have given false experience certificates. In some cases the schools, where they claimed to have taught, were found to be non-existent. Some schools issued experience certificates to over a hundred candidates each though they did not have even 100 students. In some cases candidates were shown to have taught classes which the schools simply did not have. Few of them also submitted fake degrees from black-listed universities and claimed to have teaching experience in them,” said Dr Upinderjit Kaur.

She further said that in district Gurdaspur alone, 309 out of the 473 Teaching Fellows recruited, have been found to have submitted fake documents. The scandal came to light when the department undertook a verification of the certificates following complaints, she clarified.

The Education Minister expressed that the role of screening committees, which short-listed the candidates, counter signing officers and selection committees in districts have come under a cloud. Nobody would be spared whosoever may be and strict action would also be initiated against members of these committees also. The department has also decided to proceed against those schools, which issued fake experience certificates to the candidates and the DEOs has been asked to register police cases against these schools, she said.

In order to maintain merit and transparency during the recruitment and promotion process, Dr. Upinderjit Kaur warned that unfair means or corruption practices would not be tolerated at any cost. The Punjab Government was fully committed to make revolutionary changes in imparting quality education, state-of-the-art teaching methods and facilities to the teaching faculty so that students could complete at national as well as international level, she said.

INFORMATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPT. PUNJAB UPINDERJIT KAUR CONDOLES THE DEATH OF
FORMER CM HARCHARN SINGH BRAR

Chandigarh September 6: The Education Minister Punjab Dr Upinderjit Kaur today expressed sorrow and grief at the death of former Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Harcharn Singh Brar.

In a condolence message the Education Minister said that Mr. Brar was a great statesman, seasoned politician, an able administrator and a great human being. She described him as leader of masses who tirelessly worked hard for the upliftment of unprivileged sections of society. With his death, the state has been devoid of the services of dedicated leader whose contribution in the field of education would be remembered, she said.

The Minister also expressed her heart felt sympathies with the members of the bereaved families and prayed to the Almighty to give strength to bear this irreparable loss and grant peace to the departed souls.