Hoshiarpur (Daljit Ajnoha):- The four-day Inter-Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival, featuring various creative, artistic and heritage-related activities by students who had won competitions at the zonal level among colleges affiliated with Panjab University, Chandigarh, concluded today at Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Mahilpur, run under the management of the Sikh Educational Council, leaving behind memorable impressions. Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan attended the prize distribution ceremony of the festival, while Deputy Speaker Jai Krishan Singh Rouri was specially present with him.
Chief Guest Kultar Singh Sandhwan congratulated the college management committee, Principal and staff for organising the zonal and inter-zonal youth festivals. He announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh for the college from his discretionary quota. He said such youth festivals play an important role in the all-round development of students' personalities.
Deputy Commissioner Hoshiarpur Aashika Jain attended the afternoon session on the third day of the festival and enjoyed the theatrical performances presented by students. Former Rajya Sabha Member Avinash Rai Khanna, who was also present, urged students to preserve their language and art and appreciated the excellent arrangements made by the college.
The presidium of the festival included Sikh Educational Council President Sant Sadhu Singh Kahar Pur, Manager Inderjit Singh Bharta, General Secretary Prof. Apinder Singh, Treasurer Virinder Sharma and other office-bearers. Amarpreet Singh Lalli, an alumnus of the college and a young leader, also attended the festival and appreciated the participating students.
College Principal Dr Parvinder Singh thanked the guests, principals and staff members from various colleges, and participating students. He also expressed gratitude to the college management committee and Panjab University administration for the successful organisation of the event. The distinguished guests present were honoured.
Khalsa College for Women, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, won the overall trophy, while Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, secured second place and Government College, Hoshiarpur, finished third.
Former Vice-Chancellor Dr Dharamjit Singh, NRI Daljit Singh Sahota, Mohan Lal Foundation President Gurnam Singh Dhaliwal, former Director of the Department of Youth Services Dr Nirmal Jaura, Principal Kamaljit Dhaliwal, Senator Dr Inderpal Singh Sidhu, former Senate Member Dr Gurdeep Sharma, Senator Dr Jagtar Singh, Principal Trilok Singh Bandhu, Principal Pawan Kumar, former Principal Surjit Singh, SDM Sanjeev Kumar, Tehsildar Lovepreet Singh, Arvinder Singh Haveli, Kulwinder Singh Janda, retired DFO Jagjivan Singh, Kultaranjit Singh, Rajwinder Samrala, Sanjeev Bhardwaj, Principal B.S. Jamwal, Principal Dr Rohtansh, Administrative Secretary Dr Vikrant Rana, Dr Dev Kumar and Prof. Aradhana Duggal were also present, along with the teaching and non-teaching staff, faculty coordinators from various colleges and students.
