Bathinda
DC orders magisterial inquiry: Bathinda Deputy Commissioner Gurkirat Kirpal Singh on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry on a representation, submitted to him by the staff of Giani Zail Singh College of Engineering, Bathinda, regarding allegedly making an attempt to falsely implicating a professor of the college in a corruption case by a student’s father. Talking to the TNS over the phone, the DC said he had entrusted the magisterial inquiry to the ADC (Development) C. Sibin in this connection. The DC said the college staff met him today and apprised him of the case by submitted the representation. Sources alleged that a Vigilance team along with the complainant went to the college for laying a trap and nabbing the professor, but when the complainant made an attempt to keep the money on the hand of professor on some pretext, the professor opposed it.

Hoshiarpur
Body found: The body of an unidentified man, aged about 30 years, was found in the field of Harbans Singh at Adhikare village last evening. Several injury marks of sharp-edged weapons were found on the body. The police sent the body to the Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination and identification. The police has registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC.

Jalandhar
Pensioners’ problems discussed: A general body meeting of the All-India Punjab National Bank Retired Officers Association, Jalandhar zone, was held here today. Members from Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr districts participated in the meeting and discussed the problems of the pensioners. V.K. Sharma, joint secretary of the association, said the central executive committee had taken the issues of the retired officers, including medical contributory scheme for VRS retirees, increase in welfare fund for ex-employees, pension loans and reverse mortgage loan at concessional rate of interest and increase in the amount of loan against reverse mortgage, with the management of bank.

Ludhiana
Cong man seeks grant: Vikramjeet Singh Bajwa, a Congress delegate for Sahnewal Vidhan Sabha constituency, visited nearly six villages, including Sidhupur, Upla, Sanghe and Katani and reviewed the developmental works. He said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal had promised to sanction Rs 1 crore for Sahnewal prior to elections, but the promise had not been fulfilled so far. He said the government should use the grant for the welfare of the rural people. The state government has even failed to provide adequate electricity to the farmers, he added.

Rs 35 lakh goods seized: Continuing with its special drive to keep a check on the activities of the peti mafia, the excise and taxation department on Tuesday raided four godowns and seized goods worth Rs 35 lakhs. Raids were conducted at four godowns located at Naya Mohalla and Peepli wali gali near the railway station with the help of the police force Cosmetics, electronic items and ready-made garments in huge quantities were seized from their possession.

Lions Club meeting: Anil Chopra, chairperson, zone-I, Lion Club, attended the meeting chaired by Balwant Singh Jandu, its president, along with other members of the club. The Lions International, USA, had honoured Pritpal Singh Narang, one of its members, who was also an Indian flag-bearer at Lions International Convention in Sydney, Australia, with an appreciation certificate. The members also decided to celebrate UNO Day on October 23 at Sacred Heart School, Sarabha Nagar.

Nakodar
Shop ransacked, 2 hurt: Delay in delivering water at a food joint irked some youths who allegedly ransacked the shop, Manjit Refreshments House, on Wednesday night. Shopkeeper Ajit Singh and another person were injured in the process. The police has registered a case.

Phillaur
Two theft cases: A furniture shop was reportedly burgled in nearby Masani village near Apra in Phillaur last night. Shop owner Davinder Singh told the police the burglars took away valuables worth lakhs of rupees. In another case of theft, some miscreants drove away a tractor of Kulwinder Singh from a dera in his fields in Puadrra village near Bilga in Phillaur last night.

Pt Phillauri remembered: The creator of a bhajan, ‘Om Jai Jagdish Hare’, Pt Shardha Ram Phillauri, was remembered on his 173rd birth anniversary at his hometown Phillaur. Several prominent citizens, including former minister Santokh Singh Chaudhary, garlanded the statue of Pt Phillauri and held a religious congregation in a mandir. Kirtans and bhajans were also sung and langars were organised. Pt Phillauri was born in a Brahmin family in Phillaur on September 30, 1837.

Furniture shop burgled: A furniture shop was burgled near Masani village in the Phillaur subdivision on Wednesday night. Davinder Singh, owner of the shop, told the police that the burglars took away valuables worth lakhs from the shop. In another incident, a few miscreants fled away with a tractor of Kulwinder Singh from his field at Dera village on Wednesday night.

Phagwara
Work in govt offices hit: Work in all government offices remained paralysed due to the pen down strike by the ministerial staff in government offices in Phagwara, Nakodar and Phillaur today. They organised protest rallies. The work of subhidha centres was also affected due to strike.

Payal
Rs 3.54-cr loan distributed: Amarjit Singh Gill, chief manager (Advances), State Bank of Patiala, while cautioning farmers that the diversion of funds availed by them could lead to economic instability, advised them to make optimum use of the facilities being provided by financial organisations. He was talking to the beneficiaries during a loan mela organised by the bank’s Dhamot branch on Wednesday. Nirmal Singh Deol, convener of the event, said Rs 3.54 crore was distributed as loans among 75 beneficiaries. Majority of them were peasants.

Appointed: Chandigarh-based international umpire Rajinder Kumar Gandhi has been appointed as the national technical officer for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games at Delhi. Gandhi is an employee of the Principal Accountant General (Audit), Punjab, and is the joint secretary of the Rock Rovers Hockey Club.

Water feature at Sector 35: The municipal corporation, Chandigarh, today threw open an active simmering volcano water feature to public at the green belt in Sector 35, here. An amount of Rs 19 lakh has been spent on the water feature. Public Health Superintendent Engineer RK Goyal said the main features included 42 LED lights of red and yellow colour, mist, small, large and active simmering volcanoes.