LAHORE: The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has waived one-year tuition fee worth Rs325 million of more than 100,000 students due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Punjab Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal has announced the waiver of the tuition fee at a meeting at the Tevta secretariat on Tuesday. Tevta chairperson Ali Salman Siddique was present.
He said the initiative was taken to support the students and ensure provision of technical education in the province. He said the finance and development committee had taken the decision and they were thankful to Punjab Minister for Finance Hashim Jawan Bakht for his keen interest in this matter.
Era of real change has started, says CM Usman Buzdar
Lahore
January 17, 2021
LAHORE : Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that a new era of real change in the province as well as the country has started now.
In a media statement issued on Saturday, he said that for the first time, projects had been designed according to the needs of people with the consultation of public representatives.
He added that every city would be given a separate development package. He said that personal liking and disliking affected the development projects in the past and resources were wasted by ignoring the public priorities.
Schools to Open with Strict Corona SOP’S: Minister Law Punjab
Lahore, January 15, 2021 (PPI-OT): Provincial Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperatives Raja Basharat has said that schools and colleges are being opened for the 9th to 12th classes from January 18. However, the Health department has expressed concern that if SOPs are not fully implemented in educational institutions, could increase the rate of the epidemic, so a review meeting would be held on February 8 after the schools open. He was addressing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Anti-Corona at the Chief Minister’s House under his chairmanship on Thursday.
Cabinet Committee reviews law, order
Lahore
January 15, 2021
LAHORE:The 61st meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order was held at the Civil Secretariat under the chairmanship of Provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat.
The committee reviewed the overall law and order situation in the province and the security of the touring South African cricket team. Basharat directed the law enforcement agencies to provide foolproof security to the South African cricket team everywhere in the province. All district, provincial and federal departments will liaise effectively for better security arrangements, he said.
He said that all measures should be taken against crimes like murder, kidnapping for ransom and robbery in the province. Police should also ensure patrolling during fog and night to reduce crime rate.
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Cooperatives Raja Basharat has said schools and colleges are being opened for the 9th to 12th classes from January 18.However, the health.