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AMLOH
Polio drops: At least 2,130 children were administered pulse polio drops under the Pulse Polio Immunisation Campaign launched under the supervision of Dr Satnam Singh, Senior Medical Officer, Dr Mahesh Kumar Jindal, MO, and Mr Prabodh Sood, Naib Tehsildar, Amloh.
Amritsar
RESEARCH GRANT: The University Grants Commission has awarded research grant of Rs 5 lakh to Dr Paramjit Singh, professor of Sociology and Dr
Gurpreet Bal, reader, Sociology, Guru Nanak Dev University for study on ‘‘Scheduled Castes in
Punjab for period of three years’’. The study will evaluate and examine
patterns of social mobility among the Scheduled Castes including aspects of emigration, empowerment, education and entrepreneurship.Hoshiarpur
CHEATING ALLEGED: Mr Basant Singh of Jhinger Kalan got a case of
cheating registered on Tuesday against Gurmail Chand, Secretary of the a cooperative service
society of his village. WOMAN, SON BOOKED: The police has registered a case under Section 363, 364 and 366 of the IPC against Jogi, his mother Jasbir
Kaur, Santosh and Prince of Bajwara village allegedly for abducting his daughter. It was
alleged that aforesaid persons came on March 23 and took Pooja with them for her participation
in a religious function. Since then Pooja did not return to her house. SUCCUMBS: Toni of
jhuggis located near the SDM Court, Garhshanker, died in the Civil Hospital
on Tuesday. He was injured when his neighbours Subhash and Lal Ram beat him up following
their wives quarrel with Toni’s wife on April 4. The Garhshankar police has registered a case. Jalandhar
ACCIDENT: One person was killed while another injured in a collision
between scooter and a motor cycle at Dhadda village crossing near here on Tuesday. Harjit Banga (26) and his father Mohan Lal, a government school principal
were on way to Santokhpura
locality on their scooter, when a motor cycle hit them. Mr Harjit died
on the spot and Mr Mohan Lal was admitted to Johl Hospital for treatment. A case has been registered. Kapurthala
REVIEWED: Mr Rakesh Kumar Verma, Deputy Commissioner, here reviewed the implementation of bio-friendly techniques of farming. He exhorted farmers to adopt vermiculture to raise fertility of soil.
LUDHIANA
HAILED: A meeting of the executive committee of the Punjabi Culture Study Circle International was held under the chairmanship of its adviser, Mr Iqbal Mahal, on Tuesday. The meeting appreciated Dr Surjit Patar for his contributions towards the promotion of Punjabi language and culture and congratulated him for his re-election as president, Punjabi Sahit Academy. Mr Mahal, Mr Joginder Kalsi, Dr Jagtar Dhiman and Ms Manu Sharma Sohal shared their views. Mr Manjit Singh sang songs on Shiv Kumar Batalvi and presented CDs and cassettes of his latest recordings to Mr Mahal.
Pathankot
ONE HELD: The police here has arrested Raj Kumar and recovered 710 pirated compact disks (CD’s) from his possession. A case under Sections 51, 52A, 63, 68A of the Copy Right Act 1957 has been registered in this connection. Phagwara
CRUSHED TO DEATH: Scooterist Malkiat Singh of Chachrari village was
crushed to death on the GT Road on Wednesday by a bus near Chahal Nagar Chowk of Civil
hospital. The deceased was in his fifties. Agitated people beat up bus driver Harbhajan Singh who was arrested by the police, the bus was impounded. SC/BC/ST STAFF STIR: The All-India Confederation of SC/BC/ST Employees Organisation, Punjab will hold state-level demonstration at Jalandhar on April 9 in protest against anti-Dalit, anti-reservation and anti-Dalit employee policies of the government. This was disclosed here on Wednesday by Mr Harmesh Lal Ghera, state vice-president of the body. TRACTOR SEIZED: The police has arrested Sukhdev Singh of Giddarpindi village and recovered from him a tractor stolen from Una district in Himachal Pradesh. His accomplice Satpal of Rampur Jagir village escaped, it was learnt on Wednesday. SAMRALA
ASSUMES CHARGE: Ms Navjot Kaur Sohal has taken over as Additional Civil Judge, cum-Judicial Magistrate
here on Wednesday in place of Ms Asha Condal, who has been transferred to Ropar. Earlier Ms Sohal was posted at Phagwara.
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