Chandigarh : Brahma Kumari Sisters tied sacred Rakhi to the following dignitaries/organizations on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
Chandigarh Administration
Ø Sh. Rajeev Verma, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator (UT), Chandigarh
Ø Sh. Vinay Pratap Singh, IAS- Deputy Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh
Ø Sh. Kuldeep Kumar, Mayor Chandigarh
Ø Sh. Hari Kallikkat, IAS, Secretary, Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology, UT, Chandigarh.
Ø Sh. Rupesh Kumar, IAS, Special Secretary House Allotment Committee,U.T, Chandigarh
Ø Ms. Anuradha S. Chagti, IAS – Secretary, Social Welfare & Women & Child Development, UT, Chandigarh
Ø Sh. Nitish Singla, PCS SDM, East, Chandigarh
Ø Sh. Amandeep Singh Bhatti, PCS, Add. Deputy Commissioner, UT, Chandigarh
Ø Ms. Khushpreet Kaur, DANICS- Assistant Estate Officer-II, UT, Chandigarh
Ø Sh. Harsuhinder Pal Singh Brar, PCS- Director, School Education, UT, Chandigarh
Ø Padam Shree R.K. Saboo- Chairman, KDDL & Former President Rotary International Ltd.
Ø Ms. Palak Goel, DANIPS- DSP/HQR, UT Chandigarh
Punjab and Haryana Government
Ø Sh. K. A. P. Sinha, IAS- Spl. Chief Secretary cum FC, Revenue & Rehabilitation, Punjab
Ø Sh. Sarvjit Singh, IAS- Special Chief Secy. Sports and Youth Services, Punjab
Ø Sh. Alok Shekhar, IAS- Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayats, Punjab
Ø Sh. J. M. Balamurugan, IAS- Additional Chief Secretary, Defence Service Welfare, Punjab
Ø Sh. V.P.Singh, IAS- Principal Secretary, Technical Education & Industrial Training, Punjab
Ø Sh. Vikas Garg, IAS- Principal Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Punjab
Ø Sh. Ajoy Kumar, IAS -Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Punjab
Ø Smt. Alaknanda Dayal, IAS – Secretary, Revenue and Rehabilitation, Punjab
Ø Sh. Kumar Rahul, IAS – Secretary, Jails (Pb.)
Ø Sh. Arshdeep Singh Thind, IAS- Secretary, Revenue and Rehabilitation, Punjab
Ø Sh. Manvesh Singh Sidhu, IAS- Secretary, Labour, Punjab
Ø Sh. V.K.Meena, IAS, Secretary Defence Services Welfare, Punjab
Ø Sh. Mohammad Tayyab, IAS- Director, Treasury & Accounts (Pb.)
Ø Sh. Keshav Goel, PCS- Deputy Secretary to Chief Minister (Pb.)
Ø Sh. Sandeep Hans, IAS -Special Secretary, Personnel, Punjab
Ø Sh. Abhinav Trikha, IAS – Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Punjab
Ø Sh. Keshav Hingonia, IAS- Special Secy., Revenue and Rehabilitation, Punjab
Ø Sh. Ajay Arora, IAS – Addl. Secy., Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities, Pb.
Ø Sh. Amandeep Bansal, IAS- Director, Punjab State Lotteries
Ø Ms. Nazli Jafri Shayin, IA&AS – Principal Accountant General (Audit), Punjab
Ø Ms. Shashi Prabha Dwivedi, IPS, Spl. DGP (Railways), Punjab
Ø Sh. Arpit Shukla, IPS – Sh. Arpit Shukla, IPS
Ø Sh. L. K. Yadav, IPS – ADGP cum Director –Bureau of Investigation, Punjab
Ø Sh. A. S. Rai, IPS- ADGP, Traffic, Punjab
Ø Sh. Munish Chawla, IPS- ADGP, SCRB, Punjab
Ø Dr. Ashok Khemka, IAS – Additional Chief Secretary, Archives and Printing & Stationery, Haryana
Ø Sh. Jai Krishan Abhir, IAS- Special Secretary, Rural Development, Haryana
Ø Ms. Hema Sharma, IAS- Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana
Ø Sh. S. K Jain, IPS, DGP Haryana
Judiciary Personnel ( Punjab and Haryana High Court)
Ø Justice Aman Chaudhary
Ø Justice Vikram Aggarwal
Defence Personnel
PCDA (Principal Controller of Defence Accounts) Program on “Emotional Wellness and Meditation” and Raksha Bandhan were celebrated by the 300 personnel of PCDA (Western Command).
The following two programmes were organized in the premises of Rajyoga Bhawan sector 33, Chandigarh as part of the divine rakhi celebrations:-
VIP’s Program: More than 100 VIPs graced the rakhi occasion in the evening. The Vehicle of Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan for De-addiction services in Chandigarh was also inaugurated. A few of the key guests included the following:-
Ø Dr. Ashok Khemka, IAS – Additional Chief Secretary, Archives and Printing & Stationery, Haryana
Ø Justice A.N Jindal (Retd.), Former Judge-Punjab and Haryana High Court
Ø Mr. Sanjay Tandon, Member, National Executive, Co-Incharge BJP Himachal
Ø Sh. V.K.Meena, IAS, Secretary Defence Services Welfare, Punjab
Ø Sh. R.K. Taneja, IAS, Retired
Many senior consultants, doctors, social workers, advocates and businessmen.
Public Program: More than 200 people attended the rakhi program.
BK Sisters also offered Baapdada’s rakhi message and blessings to the inmates/ personnel of various orphanages, deaf and dumb schools, blind schools, all police stations, and many schools and colleges in the Chandigarh region.