Sidhu holds talks with Australian high commissioner

Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu today held talks with Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu here to discuss mutual co-operation in education and sports sector.
Sidhu, the minister for local government, tourism and cultural affairs told the high commissioner about the large number of students from Punjab studying in Australia and contributing towards the country's prosperity.
Appreciating the role of Punjabis living in Australia, the high commissioner said that Australia and Punjab stand a grand chance of gaining from co-operation in education as well as sports, an official spokesman said.
Further elaborating, she said that the Punjab Institute of Sports recently inked an agreement with Australia regarding extending co-operation to each other which is working wonders for both parties on the sports front.

Sidhu also discussed the smart city project with Harinder and articulated his plan of developing Ludhiana, Amritsar and Jalandhar as "Smart Cities", the spokesman said.
The minister also said that he is optimistic about getting whole hearted co-operation from Australia for this purpose.
The high commissioner responded positively while also expressing happiness at the initiative to strengthen co- operation between the two sides.
She also lauded the contribution made by Sidhu while representing India in cricket and MLA Pargat Singh in Hockey, the spokesman added.