Gill’s book titled ‘Naulakha Bagh’ released
Ludhiana: Dedicated to the martyrdom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed Rajguru and Shaheed Sukhdev, the Punjab Lok Virasat Academy organised a function at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College where a book titled ‘Naulakha Bagh’, penned by Punjab Information and Public Relations Officer and eminent sports writer Navdeep Singh Gill was released by Amritsar’s Guru Nanak Dev University’s former Vice-Chancellor Dr SP Singh and other eminent personalities. This is Gill’s fourth book which is a complete document in itself and would be very useful for the coming generations as he worked really hard to document the lives of nine eminent personalities including Ram Sarup Ankhi, Jagdev Singh Jassowal, Principal Sarwan Singh, Sidhu Damdami, Prof Gurbhajan Gill, Shamsher Sandhu and Dr Nirmal Jaura.
Gatka league: booking of stadium false
Chandigarh: The Sikhs and Gatka associations in India and abroad are in total shock against registration of trademark of Sikh martial art ‘Gatka’ and National Gatka Association of India (NGAI) had approached the Akal Takht Sahib, the supreme institution of Sikhs, to summon the concerned person and direct him to seek forgiveness from the Sikh community besides getting cancellation the patent of Gatka forthwith. Meanwhile, a lot of new evidences have came out about the controversial owner of a nascent company namely ‘World League India Gatka Federation’ who was spending Rs 20 crores to organize ‘world Gatka league’ in Delhi during March which proved to be a blatant lie. Besides, receipts from Sports Authority of India (SAI) bearing crores of rupees as fee and security for booking of venue at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi for this Gatka event have been found totally fake.
Sodhi appreciates ‘Kesari’ filmmakers
Chandigarh: Punjab Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi said that the movie ‘Kesari’ brings into the limelight a long lost but nevertheless a glorious chapter in the annals of the military history of the country. “The movie epitomizes the never say die spirit of the Sikhs and their steely resolve to not yield an inch despite heavy odds stacked against them besides adhering to the military dictum of fighting to the last man, last round,” he said while appreciating the cast and crew of the movie by highlighting the last stand and unparalleled bravery of 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment who on September 12, 1897, during the Battle of Saragarhi.
Triveni Foundation remembers martyrs
Chandigarh: On the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, the Arya Samaj and Triveni Foundation with the help of the Chandigarh Forest Department planted saplings in Chandigarh. Deputy Conservator, Forest, Dr Abdul Qayyum and Engineer-in-Chief, Haryana Public Health Engineering Department Mainpal Singh attended the function as chief guest. Triveni Foundation President Pradeep Kumar, Secretary Dr Sushil Kumar, Chandpur, Arya Shivnarayan, Rajan Kumar, Rajesh, Sandeep, Pawan, Dushyant Rana, and others were present on the occasion.
“Workshop cum CME” organised
Chandigarh: The second day of “Workshop cum CME” was organized by the Department of Obst. & Gynaecology under the aegis of FOGSI in PGIMER on Sunday. The day began with a session on “Need to focus on Maternal Critical care” which is the need of the hour for further reduction in maternal mortality of the country. Protection of children from sexual offenses and promotion of safe legal abortions were the main highlight of the day. Dr Vipin Koushal, Deputy Medical Superintendent of PGIMER chaired the session and emphasized that still both these problems plague the country and doctors must be aware of the associated legal aspects.
Aryans students take out awareness rally
Mohali: As a part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ an awareness rally was taken out by the GNM and ANM students of Aryans Institute of Nursing, Rajpura in the Jansua village. Students and staff members participated in the march to create awareness about cleanliness among local people and to imbibe them in our day to day life. The students led by the teachers carried placards displaying messages to sensitize people about cleanliness.
Achievers hail court’s decision on e-cigarette
Chandigarh: 'Infinite Achievers', a consumer awareness group striving for safe alternative for smoking welcomed the Delhi High Court stay which suggest that e-cigarettes cannot be regulated under Drugs & Cosmetics Act. Court’s order dated March 18 stayed the operation of the letter issued by Drug Controller General of India directing all State Drug Controller to prohibit the manufacture, distribution, sale (including online), import, advertisement and trade of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) and like products in their respective states. The petitioners argued that the prohibition seriously affects the person right to choose a safer alternative as compared with combustible cigarettes.