Jagraon
Lahan seized: Gurmit Singh of Ballowal was arrested and 60 kg Lahan seized from his possession. Lahan had been kept for distillation of illicit liquor. A case under Section 61-1-14 of the Excise Act has been registered at the Sudhar police station. In another incident, the Sidhwanbet police seized 80 kg lahan from Gurmej Singh of Taraf Kotli. He has been booked at the Sidhwanbet police station. CELLphone
stolen: A case has been registered under Sections 341, 379 and 34 of the IPC against unidentified persons on the complaint of Tarlok Singh of Sidhwanbet whose mobile phone has been stolen. No arrest has been made so far.
booked for
arson: The Humbran police has registered a case under Sections 323, 324, 149, 354 and 436 of the IPC on the statement of Jagdev Singh of Walipur Kalan against Darshan Singh of Walipur Kalan, Karamjit Kaur, Kalmadi Kaur, Parminder Singh, Joginder Singh, Jagtar Singh, Pal Singh, Balbir Singh, Amarjit Singh and Sukhwinder Singh for allegedly putting wood and straw belonging to him on fire and misbehaving with his daughter.
Ludhiana
Osteoporosis Day: World Osteoporosis Day was observed at the Baba Kundan Institute of Physiotherapy Paramedical Science and Charitable Hospital, Rishi Nagar, here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Rajeev Hora, Principal of the college, said osteoporosis was a curable disease and it generally affected the elderly and the middle-aged. Women were more prone to these diseases due to insufficient intake of milk, curd and also lack of exercise, he said. The director of the institute, Dr Rajinder Hora, also spoke on the occasion.
Health gifts:
The Kerala Ayurveda Centre has introduced health gift scheme. Situated in the heart of Ludhiana, the centre offers cures for backache, slipped disc, chronic headache, asthma, migraine, eczema, gynaecological problems etc. It also provides ‘panchkarma’ treatment. Health gift vouchers are also being given to corporate houses.
HAILED: The Government Pensioners Association has welcomed the Punjab Chief Minister’s announcement to enhance DA/DR of Punjab employees and pensioners w.e.f. July 1. In a communication sent to the Chief Minister, the association has urged him to direct the Finance Department to issue a notification at the earliest and pay the enhanced DA/DR along with pay/pension for October.
URGED: Public Cause, a city-based social service organisation, has said that more than 750 posts of lecturer have been lying vacant in government colleges in Punjab and there has been no recruitment of lecturers for the past eight years. It said 392 lecturers in various subjects were selected by the Punjab Service Commission for the Colleges in February/March in 2002 but later the selections were cancelled. The government has failed to produce any proof of irregularities committed in making the selections, it said. Mr Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Minister for Higher Education, has been urged by the Director of the Public Cause, to withdraw the cancellation orders regarding the selections and issue appointment letters.
Patiala
TROPHY: Bhai Ram-Krishan Gurmat Public Senior Secondary School again won a trophy at the prestigious All-India Classical and Folk Dance Competition conducted by the Utkal Yuva Sanskrutik Sangh
Cuttack, Orissa this month. Mahant Pritam Singh, Chairman of the school and Principal Mrs Amarjeet Kaur said a 16-member team had represented the school in the folk instrument category.
Phagwara
ARRESTED: Ashok Kumar, alias Shoki, of Binjo village was arrested by the police and a motor cycle recovered from him here on Tuesday. The motor cycle was snatched by Ashok and two of his accomplices, Kuldip Kumar of Ajnoha village and Sarabjit Kumar Sahbi, alias Kala, of Mehamadpur village, near Dana Mandi on October 15. However, his accomplices were still at large. A case under Section 382 of the IPC has been
registered.
SAMRALA
CHEQUES GIVEN: In a function held here on Wednesday in the office of the BD and PO, MLA Amrik Singh Dhillon distributed 61 cheques amounting to Rs 9 lakh among sarpanches of Samrala subdivision for the development of the villages. Mr Dhillon said the sewerage of Samrala city would be completed before November 15 and cheques worth Rs 20 lakh would be given to sarpanches of the Samrala block soon.
TRIBUTES PAID: Tributes were paid to a former president of the municipal council and general secretary of the Malwa Educational Council, Babu Rajinder Nath Aggarwal, at Durlabh Nagar here on Wednesday. Mr Anil Sood, MC president, Machhiwara, Mr Amrik Singh Dhillon, MLA, and Jathedar Kirpal Singh Kheernian, SGPC member, among others highlighted the services of Babu Aggarwal in the development of the area as well as social organisations, including educational institutions.
