The Tribune
CHANDIGARH, Aug 1 (Agencies) — More than 25,000 schoolchildren drawn from different schools of the city today held a colourful cultural programme to formally mark the launching of fortnight-long functions of the closing ceremony of the golden jubilee celebrations of India's Independence.
The programme was organised by the Education Department of the Chandigarh Administration and the Independent School Association.
Lt Gen. (retd). B.K.N. Chhibber, Governor, Punjab and Mrs Rama Chhibber were the chief guests at the function, which was attended by Mr Jagdish Sagar, Adviser to the Administrator, UT Chandigarh. Mr Satya Pal Jain, Member Parliament, Mr Gian Chand Gupta, Mayor Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, Mrs Meenakshi Dutta Ghosh, chairperson, Chandigarh Housing Board and Mrs Anuradha Gupta, Home Secretary-cum-Educa
