State-level award for tabla maestro Agam
Amritsar, August 29
Little master Agam Shingari, who holds the distinction of being the youngest tabla player and has found mention in the Limca Book of Records, was honoured by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal with the state-level award.

Agam Shingari being honoured by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during a function at DAV Public School in Amritsar. A Tribune photograph

Bed occupancy
PSMDTA refutes accusation
Amritsar, August 29
The Punjab State Medical and Dental Teachers Association (PSMDTA) has condemned the circular issued by the Punjab government blaming it for “low bed occupancy rates” in the hospitals attached to state-run medical colleges.

‘Keep eye donation out of Transplant Act’
Amritsar, Augusy 29 The Union government should separate the eye donation from the purview of the Transplant Act of 1994 to authorise various government and non-government institutions for performing eye transplants in the country.

FM radio completes one year in city
Amritsar, August 29
The 45th station of Big 92.7 FM at Shimla would start airing its programmes within the next three months, said FM’s regional director Siddharth Bhardwaj while celebrating the first anniversary of the channel in Amritsar here today. Siddharth said the network had its presence in 44 cities across India since its launch in September 2006.

These bridge holes are invitation to tragedy
Amritsar, August 29
The district administration claim of giving good roads to the commuters seems to have gone for a toss as the holes have appeared on the Sultanwind and Taranwala bridges which were mended recently. The holes are too big that a two-wheeler or a pedestrian can easily fall prey to the district administration’s carelessness. Besides, there are no street lights or boards to alert the commuters. What one could find as a caution here are just small brick walls which are coming off.

A patch of road which caved in on the old Sultanwind bridge in Amritsar.

From Schools & Colleges
National Sports Day: Schools try to revive spirit for hockey
Amritsar, August 29
To mark National Sports Day on the 100th birth anniversary of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand, a special assembly was held at DAV Public School here today. Prof Paramjit Singh Randhawa of DAV College was the chief guest on the occasion.

School for special children opened
Amritsar, August 29
A special education school for cerebral palsy, autism and mentally retarded children was inaugurated by the minister for medical education and research here recently. The school started on the premises of the Global Institute for Childhood Disability (GICD), a specialised institute for cerebral palsy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy here.

Billboards erected despite SC directions
Amritsar, August 29
Blatantly violating the directions of the apex court of not putting any billboard on the GT road, large and ugly hoardings can be seen on the overbridge outside the railway station, constructed for enabling passengers to cross the busy GT road.

Give martyr status to Jallianwala victims: Mann
Amritsar, August 29
SAD (A) chief Simranjit Singh Mann has expressed his anguish over the denial of martyr status for the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.