CMs greet people on Diwali & Bandi Chhor Diwas
Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Ministers namely Brahm Mohindra, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Charanjit Singh Channi, Aruna Chaudhary, Razia Sultana, Rana Gurjeet Singh have extended their warm greetings to all the Punjabis living in the country as well as the members of the diaspora settled abroad on the holy eve of Diwali as well as Bandi Chhor Diwas. Giving their greetings, they said that the festive occasion of diwali signifies that the irrespective of the hardships one may face in life but in the end the power of truth and righteousness alone prevails over the evil and truth alone stands out. They added that the occasion of Bandi Chhor Diwas occupies an important place in the history of mankind as it was on this day that the 6th Guru Hargobind Sahib and the 52 Kings were released from the Gwalior Fort from the captivity of Emperor Jahangir.
Speaker greets people on Diwali, Chhor Diwas
Chandigarh: Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Rana KP Singh ha extended his warm wishes to all the Punjabis living across the globe on the sacred occasion of the festival of lights- Diwali and Bandi Chhor Diwas. In a message, Rana KP Singh said that this festival symbolizes the triumph of truth and righteousness over falsehood and of good over evil and highlights the ethos and high values of the country’s civilizational history. He also appealed that we should celebrate diwali while abiding High Court orders as we all should endeavour collectively to safeguard our environment as pollution problem is Grave and affect all of us. At the same time, Rana KP Singh also greeted the entire countrymen especially the Sikh Panth on the historic ‘Bandi Chhor Diwas’-to mark the release of 52 Hindu Princes from the Gwalior fort by Sixth Guru Sri Hargobind Sahib ji on the Diwali festival in year1612.
Kotla branch to be closed from Oct 20 to Nov 09
Chandigarh: A Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary, Department of Irrigation, Punjab saidt that it has been notified that under rule 63 of Rules framed under the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 (Act VIII of 1873) that having due regards to weather and the state of crops, Kotla Branch off-taking from Patiala Feeder-1 remain closed from October 20 to November 09 including both days for 21 days for the completion of remaining work of bridge RD 107372 by B&R (PWD).
IAS Kavita Singh relieved from UT Admn.
Chandigarh: The UT Administration has ordered that Kavita Singh, IAS, Managing Director, Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development Corporation ltd., Chandigarh shall stand relieved w.e.f October 20 on completion of her three years inter-cadre deputation in Chandigarh Administration.