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Governor inaugurates the 51^st edition of Rose Festival at Rose Garden

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Chandigarh, February 17:- The much awaited 51^st Rose Festival started here at Rose Garden amid pump and show. The three days festival has been formally inaugurated by Sh. Banwarilal Purohit, Governor, Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh in the presence of Smt. Kirron Kher, Member Parliament and Sh. Anup Gupta, Mayor, Chandigarh.

Smt. Raakhi Gupta Bhandari, IAS, Principal Secretary to Governor, Sh. Nitin Kumar Yadav, IAS, Secretary Local Govt., Sh. Vijay Namdeorao Zade, IAS, Finance Secretary, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MC Chandigarh, Sh. Kanwarjeet Singh, Senior Deputy Mayor, Sh. Saurabh Joshi, area councilor, other councilors, prominent persons of the city and officers of Chandigarh Administration and Municipal Corporation were present during the inaugural ceremony.

While addressing the gathering, the Governor appreciated the efforts done by all the MC employees and officers to make this festival a grand success. He said that people from all walks of life can enjoy here with the arrangements and different showcase of flowers and cultural items for all age groups would be organized.

He said although all flowers have a unique character and beauty, but rose is one of the most popular flowers worldwide.  It is known as the ‘Queen of Flowers’. In terms of literature, the flower has been glorified as symbol of love, compassion and eternal beauty.

He said that Chandigarh Rose Garden has been planned in such a way that a walk through the garden is like reading a story. He said that this 3-day Rose festival is a way to pay tribute to the magnificence of the roses and a mega celebration of Nature.

The Governor said that what makes Chandigarh Rose Festival unique and special is the high level of local public participation. I am happy that the citizens can take joy in this year’s Rose Festival and a variety of engaging events and the Light and Sound show that is being organized by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation in the very first time in history.

The Governor also remembered Dr. M.S. Randhawa who conceptualized the Chandigarh Rose Festival and the third President of India, Dr. Zakir Hussain, after whom this rose garden has been named. He said both of them were keen horticulturists.

While addressing the gathering, Smt. Kirron Kher, Member Parliament said that people from all walks of life can enjoy here with the provisions and competitions of all age groups which would be organized in all three days such as Rose Prince & Princess, Mr. Rose & Miss. Rose and Rose King and Rose Queen for senior citizens. She also appreciated the MCC for organizing beautiful Light & Sound Show this time.

She further said it is a matter of great satisfaction to see the tremendous interest and enthusiasm has been shown by the different sections of society through their active participation in the Rose festival. With the concern of people towards conserving nature and natural resources increasing year after year, it is sure that the coming years will see more colorful flower shows in the city and greater participation and innovation in displaying the exhibits.

While welcoming the Chief Guest and other guests, Mr. Anup Gupta, Mayor said that to make the festival live new cultural activities have been arranged during three days event inside Rose Garden to cater all the visitors over there.

He said 831 varieties of roses in the garden and different hues decorating the landscape, breathtaking floral displays, innovative new designs and exotic exhibits are the high points of this flower show. While Brass and Pipe band competition, photography exhibition, Bollywood (Junior) artists show, cultural evening and mainly the Light and Sound show are the added charms to the show.

The Mayor said that this time the Corporation has given space for the food court, which was the utmost requirement of the general public and visitors to the Rose Festival as to serve them water and food at the garden itself. He said that proper arrangements of sanitation have been made during the three days Rose Festival. Display stalls to showcase the talent of beneficiaries of different schemes of DAY-NULM component, exhibits have been arranged for various Self Help Groups this time.

The Mayor said that this time the MCC has arranged this festival as Zero Waste event and displayed all the varieties of Roses through LED screens inside the park. Keeping in view the mass awareness, the MCC has showcased various displays of Swachh Bharat Mission besides launching ‘Swachhata Ke Puzzles” small jigsaw puzzles pictures on various themes i.e. Segregation of Waste, four type of wastes, no littering in public place and say no to plastic products.

Sh. Saurabh Joshi, area councilor thanked the Chief Guest and all the guests during the inaugural programme. He said that this is the Mega Show organized by Municipal Corporation for the citizens of Chandigarh to enjoy flower arrangements amid the cultural beats is really appreciable.

Earlier, the Chief Guest inaugurated the Selfie booth and Swachhata Stall at the Garden, where display of various schemes under Swachh Survekshan-2023 has been arranged including Segregation of Waste at source level, Say no to Plastic and onsite composting from kitchen waste etc.

Artists from various parts of country performed in the main stage and in the ground throughout the day followed by Rajasthani dance, Bean Jogi, Himachali Nati, Ghoomar, Bhavai and cultural evening which includes the performance of duplicate artists from Mumbai Anil kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan and Mallika Sherawat and then finally the Light and Sound Show for the citizens of Chandigarh and other visitors at the Rose Garden.  

During the evening “Folk Dance Competition” was organized in the main stage of Rose Garden, in which teams of young artists from different colleges of Chandigarh performed various items.

The Results are as under:

Schools Category

1.     Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 21

2.     Guru Harkrishan School, Sector 40

3.     Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 47.

College Category

1.     Post Graduate College, Sector 11

2.     Govt. College for Girls, Sector 42

3.     Govt. B.Ed. College, Sector 20

Programmes Schedule for 18^th February (Saturday)

9.00 a.m. to 10.00 am Yoga & Meditation class at Main stage

9.00 a.m. Rose Prince and Rose Princess Competition (Different Stage)

10.00 a.m. Photography Competition

10.35 a.m. Traditional Folk Dance (Punjabi Bhangra and Nagada)

11.00 a.m. Ghumar Dance by renowned artists of Haryana

11.10 a.m. Fag and Dhamaal by renowned artists of Haryana

11.20 a.m. Puppet Show by renowned artists from New Delhi

11.30 a.m. Rose King & Rose Queen (Senior Citizen)

3.00 p.m. Mr. Rose & Miss Rose Competition

4.00 p.m. Ghoomar Dance performance

4.30 p.m. Musical Evening by Artists from Bengali

5.00 p.m. Musical Performance by Punjabi Artists

7.00 p.m. Light & Sound Show

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Chandigarh February 13, 2023

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The University School of Open Learning, Panjab University Chandigarh organised its Annual Alumni Meet on 11th February 2023 in collaboration with Panjab University Alumni Association. More than 150 Alumni of the various disciplines from Commerce, Management, Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, Education, Statistics, History, English, Hindi, Punjabi, Mass Communication and from various Diploma and certificate courses Participated with a lot of enthusiasm. The Chief guest of the event was Prof. Sanjay Kaushik, DCDC, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Registrar Prof. Y. P. Verma, DSW Prof. Jitender Grover, and Prof. Sanjeev Sharma, Director IQAC, Panjab University, Chandigarh were also present at this occasion.

The guests of honour were Mr. Dinesh Seth, Senior Vice President, HDFC Bank and Mr. Gurjot Singh Director, Vigilance, Punjab Police.

 Prof. Geeta Bansal, convener of the USOL AluminI cell welcomed and thanked the alumnus for the best Guru Dakshina that they could have given to USOL Faculty so far, followed by the address by Professor Anupama Sharma Dean Alumni Relations and Prof. Neeru, Chairperson USOL. The highlight of the event was the release of The USOL Alumni E – Coffee Table Book showcasing the achievements of the USOL alumni, along with a video of USOL sharing the glimpses of its glorious journey so far.

The main segment of the event was ‘Felicitation of the Alumni’ where they walked down the memory lane and shared their experiences of USOL and its role in their personal and professional lives.

The post lunch cultural programme was conducted by Dr. Richa Sharma and Dr. Kamla where the Alumni participated with much gusto and fanfare. Dr. Richa Sharma welcomed and introduced Mrs. Jagjit Kaur Kahlon, a renowned social activist as the guest of honour at the cultural event and Mr. Jashan Singh as the celebrity singer who performed at the event. The event ended on a high note, with participants enthusiastically taking the memories back home at the specially created Selfie Point at the USOL Plaza.

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Projects commenced by local residents along with Councillor

Chandigarh, Feb 11

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Under the special campaign “Councillor at your doorstep”, Councillor Sourabh Joshi started the work of installation of poles and lights in sector 15 and 24 under the ward no 12. The electrification project that was started in sectors 15 and 24 has a total cost of Rs. 20 lakhs. Councilor Saurabh Joshi gives his approval to the project’s expense.

At the inauguration event, Municipal Corporation Officer SDO Rajdeep Surya , JE Sunny Thakur and the residents of that areas were present.

Inaugurating the development works started in collaboration with the local people in Sector-24 and 15, Saurabh Joshi said that “Residents, especially women, will get rid of anti-social elements, high mast lights will be installed at the parks”.

Saurabh Joshi informed that steel tubular poles will be installed in high mast lights and mini rose garden in Sector-24 C and D. Similarly, special lights have been arranged by installing RCC poles on V-3 road in Sector-15.

On this occasion Sujata Jain, Khushbu Jain, Beena, Anil Nanda, Ashok Sharma, President of Resident Welfare Association Advocate Ravikant Sharma, Anil Narad, B.K. Bhardwaj, Kapil Kakkar, Bobby, Usha, Vinay Sachdeva, Prof. Sehgal, Shashi Bhushan Goyal, Gurpreet Singh, Jasdev Singh, Sandeep Kumar, Amarjit Singh, Varindra Narad and other sector residents were present.

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केंद्रीय बजट की तर्ज पर ढांचागत विकास, स्वास्थ्य, रोजगार सृजन, आवास, सामाजिक कल्याण सहित हर क्षेत्र पर होगा फोकस

सरकार का लक्ष्य अंत्योदय- मुख्यमंत्री

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चंडीगढ़, 10 फरवरी- अमृत काल में हरियाणा के नागरिकों के कल्याणार्थ हेतु वर्ष 2023- 24 का राज्य बजट पेश करने से पहले मुख्यमंत्री श्री मनोहर लाल द्वारा निरंतर प्री- बजट बैठकें की जा रही है। इसी कड़ी में मुख्यमंत्री ने आज हरियाणा निवास में मंत्रियों व विभागों के प्रशासनिक सचिवों के साथ बजट पूर्व परामर्श की अहम बैठक की।

         मुख्यमंत्री ने अधिकारियों को निर्देश देते हुए कहा कि बजट में शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, ग्रामीण विकास, पर्यावरण इत्यादि क्षेत्रों पर मुख्य रूप से फोकस रखते हुए बजट बनाया जाए। सभी हितधारकों से जो परामर्श प्राप्त हुए हैं, उनके सुझावों को बजट में शामिल कर एक अच्छा व संतुलित बजट तैयार करें।

         उन्होंने कहा कि नई योजनाओं को आम आदमी के लिए बाधारहित व बेहतर तकनीक पर आधारित बनाया जाना चाहिए, ताकि ईज ऑफ लिविंग की अवधारणा चरितार्थ हो सके। उन्होंने कहा कि राज्य बजट में केंद्रीय बजट की तर्ज पर ढांचागत विकास, स्वास्थ्य, रोजगार सृजन, आवास, सामाजिक कल्याण, कृषक कल्याण, उच्च शिक्षा, नवाचार एवं अनुसंधान सहित हर क्षेत्र पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया जाएगा, जिससे हर वर्ग को लाभ होगा।

सरकार का लक्ष्य अंत्योदय

मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि वर्ष 2023 को प्रदेश में अंत्योदय आरोग्य वर्ष के रूप में मना रहे हैं। वंचितों को वरीयता देते हुए कल्याणकारी बजट प्रस्तुत किया जाएगा। उन्होंने कहा कि गरीब व जरूरतमंदों का सरकारी सुविधाओं व सेवाओं पर पहला हक है। इसलिए अंत्योदय की भावना से काम करते हुए हम आगे बढ़े हैं। आईटी का उपयोग करते हुए व्यवस्थाएं बदल रहे हैं।

         बैठक में मुख्यमंत्री श्री मनोहर लाल ने बारी-बारी से प्रदेश के सभी विभागों के मंत्रियों व प्रशासनिक सचिवों से उनके विभाग से संबंधित सुझाव लिए। अधिकारियों ने नई योजनाओं को शुरू करने के संबंध में महत्वपूर्ण सुझाव दिए। मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि पैसे की कमी की वजह से किसी भी योजना को रुकने नहीं दिया जाएगा। प्रदेश का चहुंमुखी विकास करना सरकार की पहली प्राथमिकता है।

उल्लेखनीय है कि राज्य के बजट को कल्याणकारी बनाने के लिए विगत 3 वर्षों से विभिन्न स्टेकहोल्डर्स, मंत्रियों, विधायकों व अधिकारियों के साथ प्री-बजट परामर्श बैठकें शुरू करने की पहल की थी। सभी हितधारकों के सुझावों को बजट में शामिल करने का पूरा प्रयास किया जाता है। इस बार के बजट के लिए भी औद्योगिक इकाईयों, सांसदों, विधायकों व अन्य हितधारकों के साथ प्री- बजट बैठकें हुई हैं।

         इस अवसर पर स्कूल शिक्षा मंत्री श्री कंवर पाल, परिवहन मंत्री श्री मूलचंद शर्मा, सहकारिता मंत्री डॉ बनवारी लाल, शहरी स्थानीय निकाय मंत्री डॉ कमल गुप्ता, विकास एवं पंचायत मंत्री श्री देवेंद्र सिंह बबली, महिला एवं बाल विकास राज्य मंत्री श्रीमती कमलेश ढांडा और श्रम राज्य मंत्री श्री अनूप धानक मौजूद रहे।

इनके अलावा, मुख्य सचिव श्री संजीव कौशल, मुख्यमंत्री के मुख्य प्रधान सचिव श्री डी एस ढेसी,  वित्त विभाग के अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव श्री अनुराग रस्तोगी, मुख्यमंत्री के प्रधान सचिव श्री वी उमाशंकर, मुख्यमंत्री के अतिरिक्त प्रधान सचिव डॉ अमित अग्रवाल और मुख्यमंत्री के उप प्रधान सचिव श्री के मकरंद पांडुरंग सहित सभी विभागों के प्रशासनिक सचिव उपस्थित रहे।

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