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Chandigarh, January 12, 2018
The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has organized ‘Lohri’ at MC office compound in sector 17 of Chandigarh on Friday. Member of Parliament, UT Kirron Kher was the chief guest during the function. Others including Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India, UT Mayor Davesh Moudgil, Saurabh Mishra, IAS Additional Commissioner, Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Senior Deputy Mayor, Vinod Kumar Aggarwal, Deputy Mayor, Anil Garg, Additional Commissioner, Tejdeep Singh Saini, Joint Commissioner, Manoj Bansal, Chief Engineer, Sanjay Arora, S.E. (PH), other councillors, senior officers and all employees of MC were present during the occasion.
Mrs. Angela Owen, Chairperson of Brisbane city council, Australia and Ms. Gurpreet Pinky Singh, president, Punjabi Welfare Australia & Chairperson area libral national party and multicultural chief of Queensland state were special guests during the function. The event started with lighting of the “Lohri bonfire” followed by a cultural programme by women staffers of Municipal Corporation of traditional Punjabi touch. Gidha and Bhangra were also performed by the employees of MC. The theme of the Lohri celebration was “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”.
Davesh Moudgil, Mayor of Chandigarh extended his greetings to the employees of MC and people of Chandigarh on the occasion of Lohri and Makar Sankranti. He described these festivals as harbingers of peace, progress and prosperity. He said that the festival as a part of composite cultural heritage which strengthens the communal harmony and cultural fabric of the country. Such festivals should be celebrated with zeal and traditional fervour, he added.
Chandigarh, January 12, 2018
The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has organized ‘Lohri’ at MC office compound in sector 17 of Chandigarh on Friday. Member of Parliament, UT Kirron Kher was the chief guest during the function. Others including Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India, UT Mayor Davesh Moudgil, Saurabh Mishra, IAS Additional Commissioner, Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, Senior Deputy Mayor, Vinod Kumar Aggarwal, Deputy Mayor, Anil Garg, Additional Commissioner, Tejdeep Singh Saini, Joint Commissioner, Manoj Bansal, Chief Engineer, Sanjay Arora, S.E. (PH), other councillors, senior officers and all employees of MC were present during the occasion.
Mrs. Angela Owen, Chairperson of Brisbane city council, Australia and Ms. Gurpreet Pinky Singh, president, Punjabi Welfare Australia & Chairperson area libral national party and multicultural chief of Queensland state were special guests during the function. The event started with lighting of the “Lohri bonfire” followed by a cultural programme by women staffers of Municipal Corporation of traditional Punjabi touch. Gidha and Bhangra were also performed by the employees of MC. The theme of the Lohri celebration was “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”.
Davesh Moudgil, Mayor of Chandigarh extended his greetings to the employees of MC and people of Chandigarh on the occasion of Lohri and Makar Sankranti. He described these festivals as harbingers of peace, progress and prosperity. He said that the festival as a part of composite cultural heritage which strengthens the communal harmony and cultural fabric of the country. Such festivals should be celebrated with zeal and traditional fervour, he added.
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