First in Punjab First in Punjab 1. Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava is 1st CM of Punjab. 2. Justice Gurnam singh first akali chief minister of Punjab. 3. 1st governor of Punjab Chandulala Madhavlal Trivedi. 4. 1st speaker of Punjab legislative assembly kapur Singh. 5. Balram Jakhar was 1st asian to be selected as chairman of commonwealth parliamentarian executive forum. 6. Amrita pritam was the 1st woman to win sahitya akademi award. 7. Baba Ala Singh was the founder of Patiala city in 1763 AD. 8. Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir was the first CM after the linguistic reorganization of Punjab. 9. Baba kharak singh was 1st president of SGPC. 10. In 1951 president’s rule was imposed for first time in Punjab. 11. Ropar has become the 1st district of d country to launch District Monitoring System Scheme. 12. Chairman of punjab governance reforms commission in inaugurated Punjabs first center for E-Governance at Landran (MOHALI). 14. Punjabi University Patiala has attained Distinction of being the 1st univ. in the region to enroll student Gurvinder Singh Dhaliwal for PhD from Canada through video-conferencing. 15. First evening court of punjab was inaugurated at Jalandhar followed by Amritsar,Ludhiana and Patiala. 16. Who constructed Takht Patna Sahib and Takht Hazur sahib - Maharaja Ranjit singh. 17. Who laid the foundation of Harimandir Sahib(Golden Temple) - Hazrat mian mir. 18. Punjab is the only state that had set up separate police station for NRIs. 19. Bhagat puran singh is know as Punjabs Bearded mother Teresa. 20. Surinder kaur is popularly known as Nightingale of Punjab. 21. National Institute of sports is located at Patiala.
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