GARHSHANKAR
One arrested: Trimbak Kumar was
arrested by the local police on a charge of
abusing the Executive Magistrate (Tehsildar),
when he along with his staff was on a visit to
the market to check encroachments on Saturday.
One killed: Mandeep Singh was
killed and two others were injured when the jeep
in which they were travelling collided with a
truck. The occupants of the jeep were contractors
of the Mahilpur octroi post and were chasing a
truck.
Annual function: Mr Kamal
Chaudhry, MP, gave away prizes to students of
Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Railway
Mandi on Sunday. He called upon the students to
come forward and fight against corruption in
society.NAWANSHAHR
Dental
care: The concluding-day function of the
dental care fortnight held at Civil Hospital here
was presided over by Dr Surinder Kaur Kochar,
Civil Surgeon, on Friday. During the fortnight,
as many as 2,973 patients and 4,335
schoolchildren were examined and 108 dentures
were provided to needy patients.
Urged: Dr Sukhdev Saini and Dr
Kulwant Kalsi, President and General Secretary,
respectively, of the district unit of the Plant
Doctors Services Association, have urged the
State Government to fill the vacant posts of
agriculture development officers.
PATIALA
Condemned:
The All-India Development Officers Association of
the United India Insurance Company has condemned
the decision of the Central Government to
privatise the insurance industry. According to Mr
Ravinder Singh Bhatti, a spokesman of the
association, if the decision was not withdrawn a
country-wide agitation would be launched by
development officers.
Coaching: The IAS and Allied
Services Training Centre at Punjabi University
starts five month coaching course for IAS
(prelim) on December 17. Dr G.S. Bajwa, Director
of the centre, says the minimum qualification for
this course is graduation with 50 per cent marks
and the prospectus will be available in the
office of the centre.
Meeting: The Malwa Gramin Bank
(Shambu branch) organised a farmers' meet on
various bank schemes. During the meet, farmers
were apprised of loan schemes in which villagers
from Mardanpur and Gaghar Sarai participated. Mr
Dalip Singh Kharbanda, Chairman of the bank,
addressed the farmers.
GURDASPUR
Two killed: Rani (27) and her 4-year-old
daughter, Pooja, residents of Bhaini Banger, were
run over by a mini bus near Kot Khan Mohammad
under the Kahnuwan police station on Monday. The
police has impounded the bus.
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