Chandigarh Press Club to celebrate Foundation Day on July 15; Five-day Gala programs onway

Chandigarh: The premier media joint of  Chandigarh, Punjab, and Haryana media persons, the Chandigarh Press Club has listed a series of activities for its members and associates for next three  days, culminating  on  Monday, the 44th Foundation Day of the Club . The local  correspondent of  NewsOnRadar.com  met the recently elected   President  Nalin Acharya on the 3rd day of the anniversary celebrations.

“The five-day celebrations started Thurday with a Homopathic  treatment camp for members and their families; on Friday we had a Mango festival,  when Members tasted the  ripe home-grown juicey variety, (plucked from own trees within the Club premnises).  A Free Health Check-up camp  for all media persons is organised today at the Club premises, attended by  over 150 members, where check-up and medical diagnosis were done by the general practitioners and bone specialists in collaboration with  Bharat Vikas Parishad.  Ayurvedic treatment, including physiotherapy treatment is being done separately” told Mr. Acharya.

On Sunday a get-together for senior members, above 60  has been  scheduled to fecilitate their peers, honoring them and sharing  their valueable guidence and inputs on Club affairs.

On Monday, the gala Foundation Day, will have a Cultural  Evening Show,  Tamobola, family-kids games for members  and their families.  The functions will conclude with a  cake-cutting, sharing ceremony  led by our former Presidents and Secreatary Generals, followed by Dinner.

Mr. Acharya, a veteran journalist from Him Prabha publications  had won the Presidency and Umesh Sharma of News18 getting Secretary’s post, with five-to-four majority in Managing Committee,  this April erasing the last year’s  defeat of his panel. The Club had  earlier organised a 15-days Workshop for members’ Children and has big plans on members’ health, wi-fi facility in the premises, and other community  welfare activities.  (A report  from Roshanlal Sharma)