Capt condoles passing away Pandhi
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh mourned the sad demise of the former Minister and member of Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes Dalip Singh Pandhi (82), who passed away at Patiala on Saturday morning after a brief illness. He is survived by his daughter Capt Amarinder, in a condolence message, described Pandhi as a grassroots leader, who worked relentlessly for uplift of downtrodden throughout his life, saying that his remarkable contribution to safeguard the interests of oppressed sections would be ever remembered by one and all.
Punjab AAP appoints constituency presidents, co-presidents
Chandigarh: To strengthen and expand party’s base in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday appointed Assembly constituencies’ presidents and co-president in the State. The unanimous decision was taken at the party’s core committee held under the chairmanship of panel’s chairman Principal Budh Ram. Sukhbir Singh Maisarkhana is appointed Maur segment’s president, Ajaib Singh Hamirgarh as Rampura Phool president, Davinder Singh as Shutrana president, Jeewanjot Kaur as Amritsar-North vice president, among others.
Thousands come forward for Run Against Drug Abuse
Chandigarh: Thrill Zone organized the 5th edition Punjab Half Marathon which took off and concluded at Chandigarh Club. The event was organised to raise awareness about the long ongoing issue in the society -Run Against Drug Abuse. Sanjay Tandon, President of BJP, Chandigarh was the chief guest and initiated the prize distribution ceremony. Thrill Zone marked its 50th event with this edition of the half marathon.
PSPCL celebrates Republic day
Patiala: Er. Baldev Singh Sran CMD PSPCL unfurled National Flag at head office here on 70th Republic Day.CMD also inspected the guard of honour by a team vigilance and security wing of PSPCL. Sran greeted all esteemed customers, Directors and all officials for 70th Republic Day celebrations and said that Republic Day is a very special day for all Indian nationals. He also congratulated and appreciated the officials and employees of the corporation for their achievements.
SBI celebrates 70th Republic day
Chandigarh: State Bank of India celebrated 70th Republic Day in the LHO premises with great fervor and enthusiasm. Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle hoisted the national flag. He congratulated the gathering on this auspicious occasion and remembered the contributions of the freedom fighters. Rana also stressed upon the importance of going digital and impressed upon the staff members to educate the customers to adopt digital platforms of banking.
Republic Day celebrated at PU
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, celebrated the Republic Day with patriotic fervour and enthusiasm at the University Campus on Saturday. PU Vice Chancellor Prof Raj Kumar, the chief guest of the function, unfurled the national flag at the Parade Ground. Prof Kumar urged all to take pride in being a part of the great institute like PU and contribute in maintaining its respect and honour. He referred to various initiatives and achievements of the University and informed about continuously striving for improvement of services to make it one of the country’s most beautiful campus.
PU contingent gets first position in state level parade
Chandigarh: Panjab University, Chandigarh, NSS Contingent has got the first position in the State level parade at Sector 17 on Republic Day. PU started participating in the State level functions two years back and the NSS contingent got second position twice on Republic Day and Independence Day. The parade was being led by its commander Priyanka. Another NSS volunteer of PU, Shyam Lal, represented PU on Saturday at Rajpath, New Delhi. PU VC Prof Raj Kumar and all university officials personally met the contingent, and congratulated them.
PU VC mourns Senate member’s demise
Chandigarh: Panjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Raj Kumar expressed deep condolences on the untimely and sad demise of PU Senate member Raghbir Dyal Bansal, Member of the Board of Finance and a faculty member of Mathematics at Government College, Sri Muktsar Sahib, on Sunday morning.
Punjab-Haryana CJ unfurls the National Flag
Chandigarh: The 70th Republic Day was celebrated in the premises of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday with great zeal and gaiety. Chief Justice Krishna Murari unfurled the National Flag on the occasion. Spokesperson said that sitting and former judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court, senior officials, members of the High Court Bar Association and senior advocates also participated in the celebrations.
Mohali DC appeals public to participate in 'Startup India Punjab Yatra'
SAS Nagar: Punjab Government’s 'Startup India Punjab Yatra', flagged off by the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on January 16, will reach SAS Nagar (Mohali) district on January 29. Appealing the people to participate, Mohali Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Kaur Sapra on Sunday said that two van stops are made at Shaheed Udham Singh College of Engineering and Technology, and Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Landran. A boot camp will also be organised for this yatra on January 31 at Gyan Jyoti Institute of Management and Technology.
150 Women and Children examined at free health camp
Panchkula: A free health camp for women and child was held here. The camp in which over 150 mothers and children were examined, was in association with Resident Welfare Association, Sector 5 MDC, Panchkula and held at the Paras Bliss Hospital premises in MDC. The camp included gynae check-up and consultation, fetal heart monitoring, complimentary health supplements for women and children, and ANC Physio Session.
IDP Education Fair in Jalandhar
Jalandhar: IDP Education India organised an Australian education fair at Country Inn & Suites, Jalandhar for students aspiring to further their education in Australia. The fair was attended by 140 students. At the fair, the students got a chance to meet with representatives of top Australian universities and discuss their queries related to admissions, programs available, intakes, offer acceptance, campus life, international student support and more.