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*Chief Secretary Chandigarh Rajeev Verma gave away prizes to the winners*

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          *Chandigarh, February 23:-* Cultural function, performances and competitions marked the conclusion of the 53^rd edition of three-day Chandigarh Rose Festival at Rose Garden, sector 16, Chandigarh with the Chief Secretary, UT, Chandigarh Sh. Rajeev Verma, IAS distributing prizes to the winners of different competitions held during three day mega event organized by the Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.

            City Mayor Smt. Harpreet Kaur Babla, MC Commissioner Sh. Amit Kumar, IAS, Area Councillor Sh. Saurabh Joshi, Chief Engineer Sh. Sanjay Arora and other senior officers and councilors were also present during the prize distribution ceremony.

The Chief Secretary was the Chief Guest on the occasion and distributed prizes to winners of various competitions, participants of cultural events, band parties as well as gardeners and workers who contributed a lot to make this mega event very successful. He lauded the efforts of all the team of officers under the able guidance of MC Commissioner Sh. Amit Kumar, IAS to make the Rose festival success without incurring any expenditure from the Corporation coffers. He appreciated the efforts to make this event ‘Zero Budget and Zero Waste’ by way of getting sponsorship for each and every event organized during the three day festival.

On the third day a Musical Evening namely “Sham-e-Ghazal” has been organized by the Municipal Corporation in Rose Garden in association with Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademy during which Ghazal Maestro Sh. Atul Dubey and punjabi folk songs by Ms. Sunita Dua Sehgal enthralled audience by various melodious numbers.

Poetry, humour and satire had a free reign at ‘Hasya Kavi Sammelan’ organized by Ibarat Lekhak Kala Manch, Chandigarh during which city based famous Poet Naveen Neer and group enthralled audience and took the stage amid a robust round of applause.

During the day function various competition were held including on the spot painting competition. Sh. Ajay Chagti, IAS, Secretary Health, UT, Chandigarh was the Chief Guest during the event.

The results of the on the spot painting are as under:

*Group ‘A’ (Age 5-8 Years)*

1st Prize   : Avleen Kaur

2nd Prize    :     Tanveer Singh

3rd Prize     : Radhika Mishra

*Group ‘B’ (Age 8-11 Years)*

1st Prize    : Kushi

2nd Prize    : Vanshika

3rd Prize    : Harjap Singh

*Group ‘C’ (Age 11-14 Years)*                   

1st Prize     :   Bhavini

2nd Prize  :    Sukhman Kaur

3rd Prize   :   Ansh

*Group ‘D’ (Age 14-17 Years)*

1st Prize    : Saloni Kapoor

2nd Prize  :  Ojasvi Aggarwal

3rd Prize    :  Annvi

*Group ‘E’ (Age No bar for differenrly able Children)*

1st Prize : Manshi

2nd Prize : Vansh Mann

3rd Prize : Jiya Chaubey

*Group ‘F’*

1st Prize : Sanskriti Aggarwal

2nd Prize : Vinay Sharma

3rd Prize : Pal Preet Singh

 Another major attraction was the *Antkashri competition* in which various children participated. Sh. Diprava Lakra, IAS, Finance Secretary, UT, Chandigarh was the Chief Guest during the event. There were four groups in the final round and the results are as under:

1st Bhumika & Satnom Singh, Govt. College of Education, Sector 20 D, Chandigarh

2nd Nipun Singh & Sanskar Sharma, Chandigarh College of Engineering, Sector 26, Chandigarh

3rd Pragati Kaushal & Aradhana Sharma, National Institute of Nursing Education PGIMER, Chandigarh.

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Chandigarh, February 22, 2025

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In fond memory of Prof. Ram Chand Paul, the Department of Chemistry and Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry at Panjab University, Chandigarh, organised a two-day National Symposium on “Sustainable Development in Chemical Sciences: Innovations and Start-ups” on 21-22 February 2025. 

Nearly 160 participants from across India showcased their scientific results in the form of posters and oral presentations.

Prof. Yojna Rawat, Director of RDC, Panjab University, Chandigarh, graced the inaugural ceremony and shared her views on sustainable development and its importance in today’s era. In his welcome address, Prof. Ganga Ram Chaudhary, Chairman of the Department of Chemistry, discussed the objectives of the conference with the audience. The convener of the conference, Dr. S.C. Sahoo, explained how the conference would channelise intellectual resources for the betterment of society.

The keynote speaker, Prof. Ravi Singh from IIT Delhi, presented on “Atropisomerism in the Realm of Pharmaceutically Relevant Compounds,” updating the participants on various aspects of chirality. Day one included three technical sessions, during which subject experts from highly reputed institutions such as JNU Delhi, University of Delhi, IIT Roorkee, INST Mohali, IMTech, and NIT Jalandhar shared their innovative research outcomes. The invited talks were followed by parallel oral and poster sessions.

Day 2 began with an inaugural address by Prof. R.K. Kohli, Vice Chancellor of Amity University, Mohali, who spoke about the Chandigarh Chapter of NASI. The Guest of Honour, Dr. R. K. Joshi, Scientist-F at DST, New Delhi, provided a detailed discussion on how to write a research proposal, offering valuable insights for the young minds in the audience. He explained key factors that contribute to the success of a research proposal.

Following the inauguration, Session I focused on the popularisation of science. Prof. Narinder Singh from IIT Ropar discussed various strategies for mitigating industrial pollution, while Prof. Manoj Kumar Teotia from CRRID Chandigarh shared his views on combating climate change by promoting the vectors of sustainable development. Session II covered discussions on target-specific anticancer agents and the role of green analytical chemistry in forensic toxicology, with presentations by Prof. Sankar K. Guchhait from NIPER Mohali and Prof. Rajeev Jain from CFSL Chandigarh. This was followed by parallel oral and poster sessions.

The valedictory function included awards for the best poster and oral presentations. The deliberations of the conference are expected to prove beneficial in many ways for the young researcher minds.

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*Punjabi and Sufi music shows enthralled audience by famous classical numbers*

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*Chandigarh, February 22:-* Cultural function, performances and competitions marked the 2nd day of the three-day Chandigarh Rose Festival at Rose Garden, sector 16, Chandigarh with the Sufiana musical performance by Balbir, Punjabi Musical Show by Lopoke Brothers.

Balbir & Group Punjabi Musical Show arranged by Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademy and Punjabi Music Show by Lopoke Brothers just enthralled the audience by their performance on the main stage at Rose Garden, Sector 16, Chandigarh.

Sh. Amit Kumar, IAS, Commissioner, MC Chandigarh was the Chief Guest during the cultural performance by Lopoke Brothers. While Mrs. Taruna Mehta, Deputy Mayor was Chief Guest during the Sufiana Gayan by Sufi Balbir and group.

There were many attractions of this day which started with the Rose Prince and Rose Princess and then the Photography competition. After all this various cultural programmes were performed by various dances groups from various sides of our country.

            The main attractions of the day was the Mr. and Mrs. Rose competition that took place in the Rose Garden. In addition to that various cultural programmes were organized by the artists of North Zone Culture Centre (NZCC) and other local artists from schools and colleges. Different competitions and shows including traditional Folk dance of Punjab (Bhangra), traditional Folk Dance Nagada and traditional Folk Dance of Rajasthan (Ghoomar) were also organized during the second day. The results of the competitions held during 2nd day of Rose Festival are as under:

Ms. Prena Puri, IAS, Secretary Hospitality Engineering UT, Chandigarh was the Chief Guest during the Rose Prince & Rose Princess Competition today.

*Rose Prince (1 to 1.5 years)*

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