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Amritsar
MEDICAL CAMP: A medical camp was organised by Mata Koulanji Hospital at Katra Dal Singh here on Sunday. Dr H.S. Gill, Civil Surgeon, inaugurated the camp. Mr Rajinder Singh, a member of the SGPC was the chief guest. ORGANISED: A party was organised for BCA 1st year students by senior students of BCA at Bhai Gurdas Institute of Management and Technology here on Sunday. Mr Hakam Singh Jawandha, chairman, the Bhai Gurdas Technical Trust, was the chief guest. Bathinda
CAMP: An eye check-up camp was organised by the Ambuja Cement Foundation at Buladhewalla village here on Sunday. Mr
K.A.P. Sinha, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated the camp. Mr Chanchal Kumar, associate vice-president, Ambuja Cement Corporation gave details of the social projects being undertaken by the company. As many as 250 patients were examined. EYE OPERATIONS: Eye operations of 112 patients were done by eye surgeons and lenses were fitted in the eyes of about 92 patients during the free eye operation camp organised by the local Goodwill Society to mark its silver jubilee year. Mr K.K. Garg, general secretary, Goodwill Society, in a press note issued here on Monday said that during the five-day eye check-up camp, about 1,560 patients drawn from different areas were examined by a team of doctors. The patients were given medicines free of cost.
Jagraon
KILLED: Mal Singh, 38, resident of Akhara, was killed when his motor cycle collided with another vehicle coming from the opposite direction on the Rasulpur -Akhara road, 9 km from here, on Monday. His body was brought to Civil Hospital here for post-mortem and handed over to his relatives thereafter.DHARNA: Patwaris of the subdivision held a dharna on Monday in front of the office of the local SDM, as per decision taken by the Patwar Union Ludhiana, against the ‘false’ implication of Rajinder Pal Singh, Patwari of Ludhiana district, Harcharan Singh of Moga district and Ajaib Singh of Amritsar district by the vigilance officials and demanded immediate withdrawal of the cases. Reports of similar protests were received from Amloh. also. Ludhiana
Foreign tours: Around two months ago, a letter from the Punjab Vidhan Sabha had asked all MLAs to give their option of touring North America, Europe, Australia or South East Asia. MLAs were to opt for any one of these. It is, now, learnt that some 73 MLAs have given their option. Pensioners and senior citizens here feel that the Punjab Government should not send MLAs on foreign tours when around 30,000 posts are lying vacant in various departments and several development projects have come to a halt because of an acute financial crunch. They have urged the Punjab Chief Minister to drop the move. OIKOS:
Oikos, an Italy-based company engaged in decorative wall systems, has launched its products in the Indian market. A company press note stated that its products were of high performance with unlimited decorative possibilities. Its products had been used in the palace of the King of Malaysia, Cairo Sheraton Hotel in Egypt, Hilton Rome, among several other places across the globe, the press note said. SERVICE TAX: Business auxiliary services were brought under the service tax net this year. The Finance Act had expanded the scope of business auxiliary service to include activities relating to procurement of inputs and production of goods not amounting to manufacture. This provision has created lot of confusion, said Mr P.D. Sharma, president, Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in a press note here on Monday. He said industry units engaged in job work or sorts are being asked by the Central Excise Department to get themselves registered under service tax. “On the other hand the act is very clear and job workers may not be required to come under the purview of service tax. Usual job working relates to processes like hot dip galvanising, zinc plating, nickel plating, forging, wire drawings etc. These works are being done by small and tiny units,” he added. The Excise Department had exempted job workers from service tax prior to September 10, 2004. “Job workers understand that they have been exempt from service tax. However, department officials say otherwise,” Mr Sharma added. The chamber has written to the Excise Department in this connection. BATCH STARTS: The Swami Vivekanand Institute of Paramedical Sciences has started its 14th batch in medical laboratory and X-ray. Ms Madhu Vij, Director of the institute briefed the students about the course. SCHOOL SHIFTED: Swiss International Public School has shifted from Model Town to 138, Model Gram, opposite Dr Kala’s Nursing Home, near Kochhar Market. Mandi Ahmedgarh
DISCOUNT MELA: Grain Market and Old Mandi branches of the State Bank of Patiala organised a Festival Interest Discount Mela at the Pohir road here on Monday. Mr C.S. Kang, Deputy General Manager, presided and Mr Vinod Kochhar, Assistant General Manager, was the chief guest. As many as 105 beneficiaries from the personal segment availed of loans worth Rs 110 lakh. The bank was offering 0.5 percent discount on interest rates on the loans advanced in personal segment from October 1 to November 30.
Phillaur
ATM FACILITY: The Northern Railway has decided to install ATMs at various railway stations in Ferozepore Division. In the first phase, the machines will be installed at Ferozepore, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jammu Tawi and Pathankot. MURDERED: Balwant Singh (60) reportedly murdered his wife, Malkiat Kaur, with a sharp-edged weapon and then consumed poison at his residence in Sarih village here on Sunday. He died on the spot. A family dispute was said to be the cause of the crime.
Samrala
Book: The general secretary Dr Goria, and president Prof
Baldeep, of the Punjabi Lekhak Manch, Samrala, have told mediapersons that the manch would organise a function on October 24 at 10 am in Senior Secondary School here in which book, ‘Dharat Kelejy Peerh”, written by Ms Daljit Kaur
Daun, would be released. The function would be presided over by Dr Joginder Singh
Nirala. DRIVER KILLED: In a road accident near Kapila Filling Station,
Samrala, a Sumo driver, Jaswant Singh, alias Bawa Singh, resident of Dapraudi village, 2 km from here, was killed on Sunday night. Jaswant Singh’s Sumo (DL9 PCA-2176) was hit by a truck (CH-01P-8475). The local police has impounded the vehicles and registered a case. MURDERED: A Dalit woman Jaswinder Kaur (31) of Manderan village, 12 km from here, was found murdered on Monday, according to police sources here. The police found the body of Jaswinder Kaur in the fields of Karnail Singh. The police has registered a case. 
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