Capt greets people on Banda’s on birth anniversary
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday extended warm greetings to people the on the birth anniversary of legendary Sikh warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. In a message, the Chief Minister said Baba Banda Singh Bahadur had the distinction of establishing the Sikh Raj in India by defeating Mughal Governor Wazir Khan, to avenge the killing of Guru Gobind Singh’s four Sahibzadas and Mata ji, as well as the massacre of thousands of Sikhs and Hindus. It may be recalled that Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, who is also credited with the abolition of the Jagirdari system, was the first Sikh to establish ‘Khalsa Raj’ in 1710. The Chief Minister exhorted the people to imbibe the ideology of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, who dedicated his life as a devout Sikh of Guru Gobind Singh ji to safeguard the rights of the unprivileged sections of society.
Raids in Haryana to check adulteration
Chandigarh: On the eve of Diwali, Haryana Chief Minister’s Flying Squad, in collaboration with Food and Drug Administration, Haryana, conducted raids at shops selling sweets and took samples of khoya, paneer and other food items from 75 shops in the state. A spokesman of the Police Department said that 50 kg of sugar was found adulterated in Ambala. Similarly, the sample from three quintal paneer from Paneer Ydyog, Khandsa Mandi, Gurugram, 50 kg khoya from Gurugram, 50 kg paneer and 15 kg of khoya from Khandsa Mandi, were found to be adulterated. Giving details of the shops, he said the team of CM’s Flying Squad took samples from 12 shops in district Fatehabad, six each in Hansi, Sirsa, Jind, Rohtak and Gurugram, five in Sonipat, four each in Jhajjar, Dadari and Karnal, three in Kaithal, Faridabad, Palwal and Narnaul, two in Rewari and one each in Ambala and Kurukshetra.
Art and craft exhibition at Ankur school
Chandigarh: Ankur School in Sector 14 here organised an art and craft exhibition at its premises in which students from Class I to VII participated. The highlight of the exhibition was students used waste from house and school to make exhibits which were made with support from teachers Jyoti and Vinod. The products on display included, paitning on window glass, painting on transparent sheet, card painting, pot painting, colourful painted plastic bottles, almirah from fridge packing, portraits, and some exhibits had also been put on sale. School Principal Parminder Duggal said, “Children have creativity in them since childhood and we can further hone their talent by encouraging them. More of such activities will be planned and sale proceeds will be utilised for the welfare of childlren.”
Amway celebrates International White Cane Day
Chandigarh: Amway India in association with its NGO partner National Association for the Blind (NAB) celebrated the International White Cane day in a unique way. The rally was flagged off by Director General Police, Chandigarh, Tejendra Singh luthra. 20 Tandem Bicycles to the visually impaired students of NAB were presented and a rally conducted. Tandem bicycle ride is an engaging and social sport wherein, the Pilot - sighted rider sits in the front and navigates to Stoker- his visually impaired companion on the back seat. The rally of the visually impaired students of NAB riding the Tandem bicycles along with Amway direct sellers and employees highlighted the significance of the day. The ability to travel safely and independently is a critical issue for the visually impaired. Tandem bicycles, designed to be ridden by more than one person is a perfect option for visually impaired or person with low vision to travel along with their sighted friends and family.
Sanitation & hygiene for students held
Panipat: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in association with Infratel kicked off their program for students on Water Sanitation & Hygiene at Govt Senior Secondary School, Panipat. Cleanliness drives, health camps, film screenings, exhibitions, competitions and interactive sessions are prominent features of the day-long event that will promote the concept of ‘Water as an elixir of life’. livleen Kahlon, Fellow and Associate Director, TERI, said “ It is extremely meaningful to sensitize them about the need for sanitation and hygiene practices at an early age, and be also able to provide them an environment that promotes this. Presently, 63 schools across six cities (Bhubaneswar, Ranchi, Indore, Panipat, Guwahati and Jammu) are benefitting from the initiative.
AMK wins laurels in Special Olympic Games
Chandigarh: Students of Ambuja Manovikas Kendra (AMK), Morinda Road displayed their prowess in sports by winning the coveted ‘Overall Championship Trophy’ at the 20th Punjab State Special Olympic Games concluded recently at Patiala. About 450 athletes from 44 special schools across Punjab participated in these games. Accompanied by four staff members, the contingent of 15 special athletes from AMK staged a brilliant performance and bagged 20 gold medals, four silver medals and four bronze medals in athletics and table tennis. Over the years, AMK students had brought laurel for India at the various editions of Special Olympics Games held across the world.
Bachpan School celebrates Diwali
Zirakpur: Bachpan School, celebrated Diwali in the School’s premises. The school children & their mothers were invited for the event. The mothers took part in various activities like card making, toran decoration, artificial jewellery making etc & they were helped by their little ones in these. After which the mothers & kids displayed their creations. “We wanted to give a message that Diwali can be great fun even without crackers - which cause lot of air & sound pollution. It was a cracker free Diwali celebration. Through the fun activities we wanted to give a chance to both mothers & their kids to bond & enjoy the festival’s spirit.” said Mukta Sharma, Director, Bachpan School.
Chairman, BBMB exhorts to plant more trees
Chandigarh: D.K Sharma Chairman, BBMB and V. K Kalra, Member, Power, BBMB visited the 220kV Sub-Station, BBMB, Jalandhar on Sunday. Sharma exhorted the BBMB officers and staff to plant more trees for saving environment and use solar power to meet the local demand of the BBMB complex. Both Sharma and Kalra along with other officers planted 12 Arica Palm Trees at Officers Rest House of BBMB complex. Already 150 plants have been planted at BBMB complex Jalandhar during this monsoon season. On this occasion Gurbir Singh, Dy. Chief Engineer, O&M Circle, Jamalpur, Navdeep Kamboj, Sr. Xen O&M Division, BBMB, Jalandhar and other employees of BBMB were also present.