Chandigarh, 15 August,
2018: The Chandigarh Administration today celebrated
the 72nd Independence Day with thrill and glory at the Parade Ground,
Sector 17, Chandigarh. The Governor of Punjab and Administrator,
UT, Chandigarh Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, was the chief guest of the
occasion. The Administrator unfurled the National Flag and took salute from the
various contingents of Police and NCC Cadets participating in the Independence
Day Parade.
Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore gave the commendation certificates to 24
employees of the Chandigarh Administration and general public for rendering
outstanding services in the field of Public services, Art and Culture, Social
Services and Sports. 17 Police personnel were also conferred Administrator's
Police Medal for their distinguished and meritorious services.
The Chandigarh Police received the overall best award in the
parade. In Military forces and Police category, the first prize was bagged by
CRPF whereas the, Chandigarh IRB Lady Police got second position and
Chandigarh Lady Police(General duty) came third.
In NCC contingents, in the category of Civil Defence, Chandigarh Civil
Defence received the first prize, Chandigarh Home Guards came second and
Chandigarh Fire Services got the third position.
In NCC contingents, Naval wing bagged the first position, Air wing came
second and Boys Army wing came third. In another category of Ambulance Brigade,
Guide and Scouts, and Road Safety, Government Model Senior Secondary School
sector 47 got first position, Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School
sector 21 got second position and Govt.Girls Model Senior Secondary School,
sector 18 got third position for scouts and guides.
In School student’s category, Dev Samaj Senior Secondary
School, sector-21 came first whereas Punjab University Platoon got second position
and Shivalik Public School sector 41 got third position. Under the School
Band category, Institute for Blind, sector-26 came first, Govt Model Senior
Secondary School,sector-10 scored second place & Govt Model Senior
Secondary School,sector-28 came third.
Among others present during the function were Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS,
Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta , IAS, Home Secretary, Sh.
Ajoy Kumar Sinha , IAS, Finance Secretary, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Deputy
Commissioner, other senior officials of UT Administration and Police along with
the residents of the city beautiful.
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