Cop suspended for demanding bribe in Kharar
Kharar: On the orders of Cabinet Minister Anmol Gagan Mann, a case has been registered against Udham Singh, a policeman posted at Sadar Kharar police station, on the charge of demanding bribe. As per the information received, policeman Udham Singh was indirectly demanding bribe from Khijrabad-rsident Paramjit Singh, who had made a video regarding the same and later made it viral. Soon as the viral video came to the attention of Kharar MLA and Cabinet Minister Anmol Gagan, she asked the SAS Nagar (Mohali) SSP to take immediate action. Acting on that, an FIR was filed against policeman Udham Singh at Police Station Sadar Kharar and he was suspended from the government services.
HP Secretariat employees’ play ‘Raavi Paar’ captivated audience
Shimla: The play, ‘Raavi Paar’, captivated the audience at Gaiety Theater on late Saturday evening where Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was present as the chief guest. The event, organized by a collaborative effort from the Recreation Arts and Cultural Club, Himachal Pradesh Secretariat, The Little Group Club, and the Department of Language, Art and Culture, left the audience spellbound. The proceeds generated over the course of the two-day event will be channeled towards the Aapda Rahat Kosh-2023. The Chief Minister also commended the well-executed drama by HP Secretariat employees and highlighted their impactful performance.
Minister congratulates Punjab teacher selected for National Award
Chandigarh: Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Sunday congratulated the state’s teacher Amritpal Singh, who has been selected for the National Teachers Award-2023. Applauding the teacher, Bains said that he has brought laurels for the state and his selection for the prestigious awards will uplift the morale and inspire other teachers of the government schools to work harder. Notably, the list of National Teachers Awards, to be given on the Teachers' Day-2023 by the Ministry of Education, has been released on Sunday wherein Amritpal Singh of Government Senior Secondary School Chhapar Pakhowal (district Ludhiana) was selected to receive this coveted award.
AAP Govt Deceived Paralympian Tarun Sharma: NSUI
Chandigarh: Alleging the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of deceiving Para-Karate champion and paralympian Tarun Sharma and depriving him of his legitimate demands, NSUI-Punjab president Isherpreet Singh Sidhu on Sunday announced to stage a dharna outside Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence if the demands are not met. Expressing deep concern over the denial of job to the Paralympian who has won about 50 medals, Sidhu said that before forming government in the state, AAP leadership supported Tarun and even sat on dharnas against the then ruling state government.
Punjab Speaker condoles on demise of Giani Jagtar Singh
Chandigarh: Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday expressed deep grief over the sad demise of former Darbar Sahib’s head granthi Giani Jagtar Singh. The Speaker said that Giani Jagtar Singh was one of the great Sikh scholar and he had deep knowledge about Sikh Guru Sahib and gurbani. “With the passing away of Giani Jagtar Singh, we have lost a great personality and a revered Sikh,” said the Speaker, while praying to the Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and to give courage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
PU professor appointed editor of ‘The Science of Nature’
Chandigarh: Dr Kewal Krishan, Professor and former Chair of the Department of Anthropology, has been appointed as one of the Editors of a prestigious and reputed journal “The Science of Nature”. This is a Springer's flagship multidisciplinary science journal founded in 1913. In the scientific literature, this is considered as a highly rated international journal with an impact factor of 2.300. Prof Krishan has been appointed on the basis of his commendable work on the interface of natural sciences, human morphology and forensic identification.