Pb Guv, CM, Speaker greet people on Id-ul-Fitr
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, and Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh on Friday greeted the people of Punjab and Chandigarh on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr. Badnore urged the people to celebrate festival with a spirit of communal harmony, peace, love, cooperation and mutual understanding which would go a long way in strengthening the national unity and integrity. Capt Amarinder said: “let us, on this day, pledge to come together to create a world that is free of malice and animosity, imbibing the spirit of brotherhood that is intrinsic to the festival, which teaches us the values of compassion and tolerance.” Rana KP called for observing Id-ul-Fitr with simplicity and hoped that the well-off people would help the poor, destitute, needy and orphans.
HP Governor, CM greet on Id-ul-Fitr
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday extended their greetings to the people of the state, especially to the Muslim community, on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr. Devvrat, in the felicitation message, said that unity in diversity is our strength and we should all unite to maintain harmony in the society besides strengthening the unity and integrity of nation.
Punjab Raj Bhavan staff organises ‘chhabeel’
Chandigarh: As part of the remembrance of martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, who sacrificed his life for safeguarding values of humanism and secularism, the employees of Punjab Raj Bhavan organized a ‘chhabeel’ of sweetened water and ‘parshad’ outside the Raj Bhavan complex on Friday.
No bags for primary school children in Hry
Chandigarh: To free school students from burden of school bags, Haryana Government has decided that students would go to primary schools without bags. Besides, two schools at each block level would be made English-speaking from July 1 to provide better quality education in English medium to primary school students, said the state Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma.
gazetted holiday on Kabir Jayanti in Punjab
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has declared gazetted holiday on the occasion of Kabir Jayanti on June 28, 2018. Spokesperson said that the Government has issued a notification in this regard and all offices of Punjab government, Boards, Corporations and other Government or educational institutes would remain closed on June 28.
TWOA donates Rs1.51 l towards CM relief fund
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was presented a cheque of Rs 1.51 lakh by the Association of Tehsil Welfare Officers towards the Chief Minister Relief Fund on Thursday. Thakur appreciated the noble gesture saying that it would help the poor and needy. Office bearers of the Association were present on the occasion.
1 kg opium seized from Rajasthan-resident in Hry
Chandigarh: Haryana Police’s Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) on Friday seized one kg opium worth Rs two lakh from a person travelling in a car during checking at lohgarh Head, Sakatkhera in Sirsa district. The arrested accused had been identified as Sahiram, a resident of Bhojasar village of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.
Punjab VB nabs constable taking bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab State Vigilance Bureau on Friday nabbed a constable Jaswant Singh, posted at Police Post Civil Hospital Bathinda city, red handed while accepting Rs 5,000 bribe. Spokesperson said that accused constable was nabbed red handed on the complaint of Sukhmandar Singh of Mehta village in Bathinda district who alleged that the accused police official was demanding Rs 15,000 for helping in a police complaint case lodged against his relative and the deal was struck at Rs 10,000. He informed that after a compromise, he had paid Rs 5,000 to the constable as a first installment, and he was demanding remaining amount to furnish a copy of compromise between both the parties.
Junior golf training prog from Jun 20
Chandigarh: A Junior Golf Coaching Camp will be conducted at the Chandigarh Golf Club from June 20 to 30 for children aged between seven and 17. The camp will be conducted by European Golf Teachers’ Federation certified coach Ajay Gujral, and will be his after the success of the first two. These coaching camps for children are a part of Chandigarh Golf Club Junior Golf Training Programme which has been initiated three weeks ago by the Club president Birinder Singh Gill. He has given his full support and believes in complete promotion of Junior Golf in the Tricity.