HC condoles demise of Justice BK Roy
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday convened a Full Court Reference to condole the sad demise of noted jurist and legal luminary Justice BK Roy, former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, who left for heavenly abode on June 20, 2019. All the judges of High Court took part in this full court reference. Sharing grief with the family of late Chief Justice BK Roy, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Krishna Murari said that he was a symbol of simplicity, dedication and commitment and was also known for his high professional calibre.
Pugilist from Chakar bags gold in President Cup
Chandigarh: Pugilist Simranjit Kaur from Chakar village in Ludhiana district has done Punjab proud. The boxer has won Gold medal in 23rd President Cup International Boxing Tournament held at Labuan Baju city in Indonesia. The Indian contingent, which won seven Gold and two Silver medals, included four female pugilists. Punjab Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi has congratulated Simranjit Kaur for this stupendous achievement saying that girls from Chakar have made the name of their village resonate in every corner of the globe.
Cricket tournament of Chandigarh Police
Chandigarh: Under its community relation programme, the Chandigarh Police has organized a two-day Open Cricket Tournament to develop healthy relationship between Police and public with the message of “Aao Khel Khelein, Nashe Ko Door Dhakelein”. The aim of this tournament is to aware the public as well as youth about the bad impact of drugs in the society. URT SSP Nilambari Jagadale declared the tournament open and motivated the young participants towards sports and apprises them about bad impact of drugs in their life.
meet for Rashtriya Swayamsiddh Samman held
Chandigarh: Regional level Jury meeting for the third edition of Rashtriya Swayamsiddh Samman by JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of leading steelmaker Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), has been held on Monday at Chandigarh. Out of the total 102 entries received for the national level award from north Indian states, 60 entries were shortlisted and the regional jury selected 10 individuals and 10 organizations to represent the North India in the National Assessment to be conducted at New Delhi in August 2019.
PU declares result of CET, BEd-2019
Chandigarh: Panjab University, Chandigarh, on Monday declared the result of Common Entrance Test for BEd for Punjab and Chandigarh’s colleges. The minimum pass percentage for general category was 25 percent marks, and for SC/ST, it was 20 percent. For CET held on July 21, 2019, for Colleges of Education located in Punjab and affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh; Punjabi University, Patiala; and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar; total 17,750 candidates appeared at 51 examination centers. Out of which, 99.46 percent candidates qualified the CET.
‘Varsha Ritu Sangeet Sandhya' on Aug 3
Chandigarh: Indian National Theatre, in collaboration with Durga Dass Foundation, is all set to organize their annual ‘Varsha Ritu Sangeet Sandhya’ in Strawberry Fields High School, Sector 26, on August 3 to celebrate the arrival of rains with joyous and relevant raagas pertaining to the season. INT secretary Vinita Gupta said that Aditya Sharma is a classically trained vocalist and teacher in the Hindustani music tradition of northern India, while Jui Dhaygude-Pande represents Jaipur Atrauli Gharana.
MCC tree plantation drive in Sector 42
Chandigarh: Shashank Aanand, SSP, Traffic, Chandigarh and Hardeep Singh, Senior Deputy Mayor and area councillor on Monday started the tree plantation drive at a park in Sector 42, Chandigarh, in the presence office bearers of resident welfare association and local residents of the area. They planted saplings of medicinal plants, ornamental shrubs and fruit bearing trees in the park. The Senior Deputy Mayor asked the engineers concerned of Horticulture wing, MCC to provide proper safeguards to the plants and their proper upkeep.