Odisha Minister invites Himachal CM for Hockey World Cup-2023
Shimla: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Odisha for School and Mass Education Samir Ranjan Dash called on Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday and handed over an invitation on behalf of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for august presence in Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup-2023 being organized at Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar and Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Rourkela from 13th to 29th January. The Chief Minister thanked the Odisha government for the invitation.
Pb CM releases poster of ‘Khedan Halqa Sunam Diyan’
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday released a poster of ‘Khedan Halqa Sunam Diyan’, to be organized in the memory of late Punjab Minister Babu Bhagwan Dass Arora, the father of the state Information and Public Relations Minister Aman Arora, on February 4 to 5, 2023. To be held in three categories of sports — Volleyball Shooting, Volleyball Smashing, and Tug of War, the two-day sports event has been organized and sponsored by Babu Bhagwan Dass Arora Memorial Foundation. Aman Arora said that winner teams will be bestowed with cash prizes along with trophies.
Cold weather conditions prevail in Haryana and Punjab
Chandigarh: Haryana and Punjab reeled under intense cold with several areas recording their minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Fog also enveloped many parts of both states, reducing visibility in the morning. While Hisar was the coldest place in Haryana recording a minimum temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius, Rupnagar in Punjab recorded 4.5 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. In Haryana, Karnal registered a low of 6.2 degrees Celsius, Narnaul 6.4 degrees Celsius, Ambala 8.6 degrees Celsius, Sirsa 8.2 degrees Celsius and Rohtak 8.4 degrees Celsius, it said. Amritsar in Punjab recorded a low of 7.8 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana 8.4 degrees Celsius, Patiala 8.1 degrees Celsius, Bathinda 6 degrees Celsius and Mohali 8.4 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh recorded a low of 8.2 deg C.
Pb CM exhorts people to follow teachings of Sikhs’ tenth guru
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday greeted the Punjabis living in India and across the globe, on the parkash purb of Dashmesh Pitaah Guru Gobind Singh — the tenth Guru of the Sikhs and the founder of the ‘Khalsa Panth’. In his message, the Chief Minister said that Guru Gobind Singh preached and practiced the ethos of love, oneness of mankind and universal brotherhood throughout his life. He called upon the people to unitedly strive hard for carving out an ideal and egalitarian society by treading on the path shown by the great Guru.
Punjab Speaker discussed various issues with Bihar CM
Patna/Chandigarh: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Thursday held a meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and discussed various issues. Spokesperson said that it was a courtesy meeting in which Sandhawan discussed various issues of Punjabis residing in Bihar with Nitish Kumar during the meeting. Meanwhile, both the leaders also discussed agriculture, dairy farming, culture, sports, science, and technology etc issues in the meeting. The discussion with Kumar was very extensive, said Sandhwan adding that he got an opportunity to know many things about the Punjabis living in Bihar.
Punjab VB nabs SI for taking Rs 50,000 bribe
Chandigarh: Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Thursday arrested a police Sub-Inspector (SI) Baljitpal Singh, posted at police station Mour, Bathinda district, for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. Spokesperson said that accused SI has been arrested for accepting the bribe money in two instalments from complaint Rakesh Kumar, resident of Partap Nagar, Bathinda city. The complainant alleged that said police official has demanded Rs 50,000 as a bribe and threatening to nominate him in a police complaint case which he was investigating.
NRI Punjabian Nal Milni prog to be held at Amritsar on Dec 30
Chandigarh: Punjab NRIs Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday said that ‘NRI Punjabian Nal Milni’ program was being organized at Amritsar on December 30, where the cases of migrant Punjabis related to districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran will be heard and resolved. He said that NRI Punjabis could lodge their grudges or complaints online besides on the registration counters to be set up at respective venue.