North News
Chandigarh, January 14
The state-level Republic Day celebrations for 2025 will be held in Ludhiana, where Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria will hoist the national flag on January 26. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann will preside over the flag-hoisting ceremony at Faridkot. A government spokesperson provided further details, stating that Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan will hoist the national flag in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and Deputy Speaker Jai Kishan Rori will do so in Rupnagar.
Other ministers will participate in Republic Day ceremonies at various locations: Finance, Planning, and Excise Minister Harpal Singh Cheema in Sangrur. New and Renewable Energy and Printing and Stationery Minister Aman Arora in Jalandhar. Social Justice, Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur in Barnala. NRI Affairs and Administrative Reforms Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal in Gurdaspur. Health, Family Welfare, and Medical Education Minister Dr. Balbir Singh in Moga. Revenue, Rehabilitation, Disaster Management, Water Supply and Sanitation, and Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian in Bathinda. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Forest Minister Lal Chand in Sri Muktsar Sahib. Transport and Jails Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar in Fazilka.
School Education, Higher Education, and Technical Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains in Hoshiarpur. Power and Public Works Minister Harbhajan Singh in Ferozepur. Water Resources, Mines & Geology, Soil & Water Conservation Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal in Patiala. Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Investment Promotion, Hospitality, Industry and Commerce, and Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond in Amritsar. Local Government and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr. Ravjot Singh in Malerkotla. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian in Tarn Taran. Defence Services Welfare, Freedom Fighters, and Horticulture Minister Mohinder Bhagat in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.
