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India's aspiration to catch up with China and the European Union by 2050 will demand sustained economic reforms, sharper competitiveness and a far more skilled workforce, said former NITI Aayog mem-ber Dr Arvind Virmani on Thursday.

Skilled workforce, reforms key to matching China: Virmani

A four-day children's film festival, 'Cinematic Lens: Learning through Light, Sound, Action', concluded on Thursday after engaging over 8,500 students from government and private schools across the tricity. Organised by Chandigarh Citizens Foundation (CCF) and SPIC MACAY in collaboration with Delhi Public School, Chandigarh, and Dass and Brown Experiential Learning School, Panchkula, the festival featured 16 film screenings aimed at promoting cinema.

Children's film festival engages 8,500 students.

Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, who the chief guest at the anniversary function, congratulated the CCF for promoting citizen participa tion, providing mental health support for students under Project Saathi, elderly care under Project Seva, emer-gency response training with PGIMER, mentorship pro-grammes and promotion of local talent.

The Chandigarh Citizens Foundation (CCF) marked its first anniversary on Saturday.

A packed Tagore Theatre welcomed Prof Jainendra K Jain, the 2025 Wolf Prize lau reate in physics, today as he traced his journey from a village in Rajasthan to becoming one of the world's lead-ing theoretical physicists.

Scientific temper key: Wolf Prize laureate to pupils

Famous sufi Punjabi singer and poet Satinder Sartaj and noted lyricist Irshad Kamil shared their journey from the university to music industry during an event at Panjab University convention center on Sunday. "The seven years I spent in PU during my master's, MPhil and Phd, gave me my craftsman-ship," Satinder Sartaaj said.

Dr. Irshad Kamil and Dr. Satinder Sartaaj

UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and General (retired) VP Malik felicitate Girdhari Lal Batra, father of Kargil hero Captain Vikram Batra, during a week-long Kargil Vijay Diwas commemorations organised by the Chandigarh Citizens Foundation in Chandigarh, on Monday. KAMLESHWAR SINGH

Kataria pays tributes to Kargil heroes, calls for national unity