Young girls tie Rakhis to Punjab CM
Jalandhar: In a token gesture of love and respect to mark Raksha Bandhan, five girls from a cross-section of the society on Thursday tied Rakhis on the wrist of Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, who offered them sweets and gifts in return, while wishing them a bright, happy and prosperous future.
Randhawa meets Border Management secretary
Chandigarh/New Delhi: Leaving no stone unturned to turn 550th parkash purb celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev into memorable ones, the Punjab Government is pulling out all stops. As a part of the same efforts, Punjab’s Cooperation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Friday called upon the Secretary, Border Management, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, BR Sharma and emphasized the creation of ‘Guru Nanak Bagichi’ at a cost of Rs 67 crore based on the ‘Idea of India’ denoting multicultural and multi-ideological dialogue in the best traditions of India as part of Sri Kartarpur Corridor project.
PSWC gets senior vice-chairperson
Chandigarh: Punjab Government has appointed Bimla Sharma as senior vice chairperson of the Punjab State Women Commission on Friday whereas Amrit Veer Kaur has been appointed as vice chairperson and Dr Rupinder Kaur as the member of the Commission.
Sanskrit Diwas celebrated
Chandigarh: Sanskrit Diwas was celebrated in Government High School,Sector-30-A. On the occasion, Sanskrit teacher Dr Sudha apprized students about the importance of Sanskrit language. Vedic prayer was performed by the students. The students also performed Yoga asanas on the occasion.
Haryana to host national level camp
Chandigarh: Haryana Art and Cultural Affairs Department will organise a national level camp based on National Modern Contemporary Sculpture for providing opportunity to the artists of the state to showcase their artistic excellence. To be held from August 26 to September 10 at Mata Mansa Devi premises, Panchkula, an opportunity to showcase talent is being provided by the Department in this camp to all the sculptors of the state, who are skilled in making five to ten feet modern abstract sculptures in stone.
revision of voter list in Haryana by Aug 27
Chandigarh: The publication of second special summary revision of the photo voter lists of all the assembly constituencies in the state of Haryana will be done on August 27, 2019, as per the directives of the Election Commission of India.
Suri felicitated by Mayor
Chandigarh: Jasjeet Suri, a motivational speaker, was felicitated with Mayor’s Award on the occasion of Independence Day in recognition for his distinguished services to the society. He has been conducting free motivational talks for students on focus and concentration, workshops in teachers on “ART of Effective Teaching, and Free Workshops on Stress and Pain Management”.
Bank of India holds customer meet
Chandigarh: Bank of India, Chandigarh zone, on Friday organised mega customer meet at Hotel Hometel, Chandigarh, which was attended by more than 125 customers. Zonal manager Pukhraj Pangaria, and Deputy Zonal Manager Ashok Goyal, conducted the customer meet.
Geetika Jakhar bags gold in World Police Games
Chandigarh: Haryana’s Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Geetika Jakhar has brought laurels to the State by bagging the gold medal in wrestling event in World Police and Fire Games held in Chengdu in China, recently. She is the first Indian woman wrestler to get the prestigious Arjuna Award.
hry Police seizes 330 kg ganja patti from Panipat
Chandigarh: Haryana Police’s Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) has seized 330 kilogram (kg) ganja patti packed in 17 bags from Panipat district. Police has also arrested one person in this connection. Spokesperson said that arrested accused was identified as Rajesh, a resident of village Pasina Kalan, Panipat. However, another accused managed to escape from the spot.