Rajput Regiment meet held
Chandigarh: A meeting of the Rajput Regiment was organised here in which the unique honour of the regiment to provide the Indian Army the second chief of the Army staff was recalled.
The famous Rajput Regiment, one of the oldest Regiment of the Indian Army, which had the honour of producing the First Commander In Chief of the Independent Indian Army, Field Marshal KM Carriappa. The meet was attended by a large number of Rajput Officers retired and serving and lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra, GOC in-C, Western Command. The colonel of the Rajput Regiment was the Chief Guest. Souvenirs were presented to officers showing most incredible feats of Regimental spirits.
Posts vacant in education department
Chandigarh: Punjab is facing acute shortage of teachers. Over 1700 out of the 20,000 schools in Punjab are being run without posts like headmasters and principals. State education minister Sikandar Singh Maluka, in a recent report tabled in the assembly, said many schools are facing acute shortage of teachers with more than 27,000 posts in different categories lying vacant. Most of the vacancies are in high schools with posts of over 11,000 teachers are yet to be filled followed by 6,358 junior teachers in primary schools.
Kavi Sammelan at Arya Holikautsav
Chandigarh: The 42nd Arya Holikautsav, a week long holi festivity concluded with a Kavi Sammelan oragnised at Arya Samaj Mandir, Sector 18 Chandigarh on Friday. This was witnessed by over 80 senior citizens. At the concluding day, Kavi Sammelan was held in the presence of well known poets of North India. Vijaypal Shastri initiated with a Saraswati Vandana followed by the conduct of the event by Anita Surbhi. Young poet from Rewari, Alok Bhatodia regaled the audiences with his poems which were mainly themed on various facets of society.
Chemicals choking aquatic life
Faridkot: The highly contaminated water flowing in the Rajasthan canal, left hundreds of fish dead in the last couple of days. This contaminated water which contained chemicals is proving fatal for aquatic animals. large quantities of dead fish were seen at the banks of the canal. Environmentalists have taken strong note of the dying of fish due to the polluted water especially the industrial sewage released in the canals. Environmentalist Kultar Singh said industrial waste from ludhiana being thrown in the Sutlej is causing havoc in the lives of human beings apart from causing the deaths of fish and uprooting old trees on the banks of the canal.