Tricity people hold yoga camp on PU campus

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21 Jun 2015, 12:00 am

People of Tricity are all set to celebrate International Yoga Day at various places in and around the city.Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh has decided to organise mega yoga camp at 6 AM on Sunday at the Gymnasium Hall, PU Campus, Sector-14. Earlier, it was to be held at Parade Ground but it has been changed due to weather forecast. Social Worker Prem Goyal will preside over the function and Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences; Prof Raj Bahadur will be the Guest of Honour. PU Vice Chancellor, Prof Arun Kumar Grover and senior functionaries of the University would join the camp. Around 700 students, faculty members, staff and officials are expected to participate in the camp.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Chandigarh Council has decided to organise ‘Yoga : The Art of Calming the Mind’ between 08:15 am – 09:45 am CII NR Headquarters, Sector 31 A. Vijay Kumar Dev, Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh will address CII’s Yyoga session. Other Key Government Officials from Chandigarh and Punjab would also join. Some organisations celebrated yoga day, a day

earlier on Saturday

Comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi, Deputy Mayor of the city Gurbax Kaur Rawat performed Yoga at Sood Bhawan. Vardan Ayurvedic Organization and Yoga expert Sukhdeep Singh had organised International Yoga Day Celebrations. Besides comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi and Deputy Mayor Gurbax Kaur Rawat, Registrar of Ayurveda, Punjab Dr. Sanjeev Goyal, Deputy Director of Health Department, Punjab Dr. Anil Kumar, Professor at Dhanwantri Ayurveda College Dr. S.D. Pandey, Justice P.S. Chauhan, Ex-minister Harbans Kaur Dulo, President of Hindu Parv Maha Sabha, Chandigarh Prem Shammi and last but not the least film producer and actor Darshan Aulakh also performed Yoga. Pediatrics along with Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) celebrated Yoga at PGIMER Chandigarh

The division of Social l Pediatrics along with Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) PGIMER organised a special event on Saturday to mark the International Day of Yoga. A yoga master trainer Vishali Gupta from Cleveland USA conducted the yoga session

for the kids. Besides, the Paraplegic Rehabilitation Center (PRC) Mohali observed yoga day on Saturday. It was a rare sight to see the inmates of PRC practicing Yoga on their wheel-chairs. The importance of International Yoga Day notwithstanding, they practice yoga everyday as it has transformed their lives with positive effects.

Western Command has coordinated with all its 85 military stations to observe this day of momentous physico-spiritual importance, informed lt. Gen. K.J.Singh, GoC-in-C of the Command. Meanwhile, 3Base Report Depot Indian Air Force also celebrated International Yoga Day with Air Officer Commanding Air Commodore P.M. Puranic joining the functionaries of the Depot in practicing yoga. On this occasion, he described yoga as a panacea for headache, insomnia and mental stress.