No cultural event, gathering in Mohali

Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 13

Taking stock of the arrangements for the state-level Independence Day celebrations to be held at Government College, Phase 6, Mohali DC Girish Dayalan said owing to the Covid crisis, the Independence Day celebrations would be restricted to hoisting the National Flag followed by the address by the Punjab CM.

He said no public gathering would be held on the occasion and no schoolchildren would be involved in the celebrations and no cultural programme would be organised. He said honours and awards might not be given in person and the event would be casted live through various social media platforms.

Honour for cop

Mohali police Inspector Rajiv Kumar will get the ‘Chief Minister Medal for Outstanding Devotion to Duty’ during then Independence Day celebrations in the city. Rajiv Kumar, who is posted as the Station House Officer (SHO) at the Mataur police station here, has been selected among the 10 cops of the Punjab Police for the honour. The Punjab DGP has sent the names of the cops, who will be getting their awards from CM Captain Amarinder Singh. Rajiv Kumar was also awarded with the ‘DGP Disc’ for performing his duties with devotion during the Covid-19 pandemic.