All set to host annual design display
Chandigarh: The final year students of University Institute of Fashion Technology and Vocational Development (UIFT and VD), Panjab University, are all set to host ‘Shears & Ruban’ — the annual design display of the department. Seven design displays and nine research projects are slated for presentation to the final jury members on April 19. An internal jury for the same has already been held in the department. Students have created a wide range of products from drawing-room interior decoration material to campus portals, artistic outfits and lifestyle products.
seminar on Master Tara Singh held
Chandigarh: Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26, Department of History on Wednesday organised one day national seminar on ‘Master Tara Singh in Indian History: Colonialism, Nationalism and Politics of Sikh Identity’, sponsored by the Sikh Educational Society. The theme of the seminar was to analyze Master Tara Singh in cultural framework of Punjab and contextualize him in the background of nationalistic aspiration for a free India. SGPC president Gobind Singh longowal, the chief guest of the event, also released the book on Master Tara Singh in Indian History: Colonialism, Nationalism and Politics of Sikh Identity authored by Guru Nanak Dev University’s former vice-chancellor Prof JS Grewal.
NSCA wants all party meet on Phagwara case
Chandigarh: The National Scheduled Castes Alliance (NSCA), a socio-political organisation working for the scheduled castes community in Punjab, on Wednesday urged the Capt Amarinder Singh led Congress Government to call an all party meeting immediately to resolve the rising tension in Doaba region of the state and find a peaceful and collective decision to tackle the problem. The situation in Doaba region is deteriorating day-by-day due and circumstances in the city are volatile and people are in continuous fear of violence and oppression, said NSCA president Paramjit Singh Kainth.
Baisakhi celebrations by Maharani ladies Club
Patiala: Maharani ladies Club, Patiala celebrated Baisakhi under the leadership of its President Arpana Bhalla with with all club members wearing traditional colourful Phulkari dress, and presented a colourful cultural programme, in which different performances were staged. During the event, Baisakhi Queen competition was also organized for the age group of less than 45 years category.
French Ambassador in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The Ambassador of France to India, Alexandre Ziegler was in the City Beautiful with Country Director India, French Development Agency, Nicolas Fornage, Counsellor Sustainable Development, Fanny Herve to hold a meeting with the officials of Chandigarh Administration on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Parimal Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, Anurag Agarwal, Home Secretary, AK Sinha, Finance Secretary, and Jitender Yadav, Municipal Corporation Commissioner-cum- Nodal Officer Smart City. The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss the progress under the Smart City mission in the City. The officials discussed about the progress under three different areas.
HP CM flags off Swachhata Jatha from Shimla
Shimla: Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday flagged off the Swachhata Jatha from here on the occasion of 'Swachh Bharat Parv' under the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. He also administered oath of cleanliness to the representatives of Municipal Corporation Shimla and nearby Panchayats. He said Swachatta Abhiyan was an ambitious endeavour of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make our nation clean and salubrious. He said that the campaign would cover all the Gram Panchayats, development blocks and districts of the State.