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PUNJAB

Amritsar
MEETING: A deputation of the Government School Teachers Union met Parliamentary Secretary for Education Raj Kumar here on Monday. Mr Balkar Valtoha, general secretary of the district unit the union, said the deputation, led by state committee member Satyapal Gupta and district president Baldev Raj Sharma, raised various issues, including deputing government teachers for non-academic purposes which brought down the level of teaching in schools.

Fatehgarh Sahib
CHILDREN’S DAY: To mark the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, a state-level Children’s Day function would be organised at Aam Khas Bagh, Sirhind, on November 19. This was disclosed by Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, at the meeting called for discussing the formal arrangements at Bachat Bhawan here on Tuesday. He said Shabad/ Bhajan and folk dance competitions would be organised on the occasion.

CULTURAL FETE HELD: Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated a colourful cultural programme at Pine Grove Public School, Bassi Pathana, on Tuesday. He appealed to the teachers to organise sports, and cultural activities time-to-time in their schools. He also stressed to imbue moral values in the children to help them successfully cope with the rapidly changing scenario. Appreciating the performance of the students he said such programmes encourage the students to do well.

Tarn Taran
CAMP: A drug awareness camp was organised by Oxford Public School, Naushehra Pannuan, here on Monday. SSP Gurkirpal Singh was the chief guest while Subdivisional Magistrate Birpal Singh presided over. Speaking on the occasion, the SSP stressed the need to contribute to make the society free from the drug menace and cooperate with the police to eradicate the social evil. The students of the school also held a rally.

CHANDIGARH

SWORN IN: The newly elected office-bearers and class representatives of Students’ Central Association of Government College, Sector 46, Chandigarh were administered oath here today. 

Panchkukla
Dasehra celebrated: Delhi Public School, Panchkula celebrated Dasehra at the school campus on Tuesday. Competitions like mask making, effigy making etc were organised on the occasion. The students were told about the victory of good over evil.

HARYANA

AMBALA
CHAMPIONSHIP: The Haryana Sports and Youth Welfare Department will organise a three-day gymnastics championship at Ambala Cantt from Monday. The Deputy Commissioner said 510 gymnasts from different districts would participate.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Kumarhatti
DEMANDED: Mr Manoj Kumar, president of the employees’ union of the Central Research Institute (CRI), Kasauli, said lab assistants of the institute were sore over the alleged nonchalance attitude of the Central Health Ministry and the CRI authorities over non-implementation of the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh, to revise their pay scales. The delay would leave no other way for the union, but to launch an agitation, he added.

DIED: Madan Kushwala, a labourer, died when he fell from an under construction building of Ganesh Factory Private Ltd at Barotiwala here on Sunday. He was lifting some material through a rope when the rope got untied and he fell from a height of 13 metre. A case under Section 304 A of the IPC has been registered against contractor Jia Lal for negligence.

Shimla
APPOINTED: Mr Vijay Arora has been appointed Additional Central Government Standing Council for district courts and tribunals for a period of three years by the Ministry of Law. He is presently the Standing Council for the Shimla Municipal Corporation.

Solan
SEIZED: The Nalagarh police has arrested Kailash of Ropar district and seized 15.5 kg of poppy husk. The police also impounded his motor cycle. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act.