Bathinda
Suvidha camp to make amends in ration cards: The district food and supplies control department is holding a two-day Suvidha camp (Room number 108) on December 20-21. During the camp, beneficiaries could get their ration cards amended or corrected in case of any discrepancy, the department officials said in a press note. The applicants are required to bring the D-I form along while visiting the camp.

Miraculous escape for  bus passengers: Two dozen passengers on board a private bus had a miraculous escape after the bus hit a truck-trailer head on, near Jeeda village in the district early on Saturday morning. According to information available, the bus belonging to the Green Transport was plying from Amritsar to Bathinda when it hit the truck, which was loaded with gravel and was coming from the opposite direction. Police sources informed that two persons sustained minor injuries while others escaped unhurt. They termed poor visibility due to dense fog as the reason behind the accident. No case was registered.

Census-2011: The second phase of the Census-2011 is all set to begin. In a press release issued here, the district administration informed that the enumerators will visit door to door and collect details related to the Census. Household schedule forms would be filled from January 9 to February 28. The counting of homeless persons would end by December 28.

Mushaira held: An evening of poetry, Jago Aur Jagao, was organised at the Public Library here on Saturday evening. Leading poets took part in the Mushaira that took place on the library premises. The mushaira was inaugurated by Mayor Baljit Singh Birbehman. Poetry lovers were enthralled by the recitation at the mushaira that focused on social and political issues in a satirical way.

36 more jaundice cases: Thirty-six new cases of jaundice, including 15 from local Civil Hospital, were reported from Bathinda city on Saturday. In addition, private doctors reported 21 cases to the district health authorities, said Dr Dharampal Singh Sekhon, District Family Welfare Officer.

20 donate blood at camp: As many as 20 persons donated blood at a camp organised by the Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa Girls College here on Saturday in association with a local NGO, Aasra Welfare Society.

Jalandhar
Darshan Singh Canadian: The Indo-Canadian Workers Association, in partnership with Radio India, will release a new year calendar dedicated to comrade Darshan Singh Canadian. The calendar will be released on December 19 at the Strawberry Hill Library in Surrey. He was a participant in the struggle that was launched to get the Indians right to vote in Canada. However, Canadian returned to India to become a communist leader in Punjab.

18 found absent by DC: In a surprise checking conducted by Deputy Commissioner Priyank Bharti in various offices, 18 employees - eight of the District Welfare Office, eight of the District Transport Office and two of the Labour Department - were found absent from duty. ADC Gurpreet Khehra and SDM-I Iqbal Singh Sandhu were also in the checking team. The DC issued show-cause notices to the absent employees.

Panel on statue: The Deputy Commissioner has set up a five-member committee to look into the issue of installation of a statue of Vijay Kumar, a resident of Dhilwan, who died in a firing incident during post-Vienna violence in the city nearly two years ago. SDM Iqbal Singh, MC Joint Commissioner Rahul Gupta, APC Balkar Singh, district welfare officer Rajinder Singh and the district development and panchayat officer are members of the committee.