| AMRITSAR Development work:
The Punjab Government has earmarked Rs 33 crore
for the overall development of Amritsar district
during the current financial year. Presiding over
the meeting of the District Development Board
here on Monday, Mr Gurdev Singh Badal, Chairman
of the Board and Agriculture Minister, Punjab,
released Rs 2.34 crore for various developmental
schemes.
BARNALA
Corruption
charges: Gursewak Singh, Tehsildar,
Barnala, and Jagdish, a peon at the Barnala
tehsil office, were arrested on Monday on charges
of corruption following a raid conducted here at
the tehsil office by the flying squad of the
Punjab Vigilance Department, Patiala. A case has
been registered under Sections 7 and 13 (2) of
the Prevention of Corruption Act. Mr R.S.
Dhillon, DSP, Vigilance, Patiala, said Rs 1000
was recovered from Jagdish which he had accepted
from a property purchaser on the direction of
Gursewak Singh.
FAZILKA
Mishap:
One person was killed and another injured in a
collision between a truck and tractor on the
Fazilka-Abohar road near Banwala village on
Sunday. The truck was coming from Fazilka and the
tractor from the opposite direction.
HOSHIARPUR
Bal divas:
A district-level function on "Bal
divas," organised by the Social Security,
Women and Children Development Department,
Punjab, at Ram Colony 5 km from here on Monday.
Mr Iqbal Singh Sidhu, Deputy Commissioner,
presided.
Best bank: The local Shivalik
Kshetriya Gramin Bank has been adjudged the best
regional rural bank for its performance during
1997-98. The bank reportedly achieved all targets
under the MoU signed with the Punjab National
Bank (its sponsor).
JALANDHAR
Raising
day: The 38th Punjab Home Guards and
Civil Defence raising day was celebrated here on
Monday. Mr Sube Singh, Director-General of
Police, Home Guards, and Director, Civil Defence,
was the chief guest.
LUDHIANA
Donation:
The Punjab National Bank has donated Rs 3 lakh to
the armed forces on its flag day. Mr Rashid
Jilani, Chairman and Managing Director of the
bank, presented the cheque to the Defence
Minister, Mr George Fernandes.
Elected: Dr M.S. Brar, Senior
Soil Chemist, Department of Soils, Punjab
Agricultural University, Ludhiana, has been
elected councillor of the Indian Society of Soil
Science for two years at its annual convention
held at CCS, Haryana Agricultural University,
Hisar.
PATIALA
Nominated:
The Punjab Government nominated Dr Manjula
Sachdev, Head of the Department of Maharishi
Valmiki Chair, Punjabi University, as member of
the state Advisory Board of the Punjab Languages
Department, a university press note said here on
Monday.
Bar association: The following
have been elected office-bearers of the district
Bar Association, Patiala: President — Mr
Balbir Singh Biling; Vice-President — Mr
Sahib Singh Dhindsa; Secretary — Mr Vinay
Vatrana; and treasurer — Mr Bhupinder Singh
Virk.
Demand: The Bar Association,
Nabha, at a meeting held here on Monday demanded
the creation of the court of the Additional
District and Sessions Judge at the subdivision
level. The association formed a joint action
committee that resolved to make every endeavour
for getting the demand accepted.
SANGRUR
Annual
function: The annual prize distribution
function of the local Adarsh Model High School
was held here on Monday. Mr Anirudh Tewari,
Deputy Commissioner, was the chief guest.
SIRHIND
Income
tax: A seminar was organised by the
local income-tax office to create awareness among
the people to comply with the statutory provision
relating to the compulsory quoting of the
permanent account number (PAN) in monetary
transactions. Mr B.S. Rattan, Additional
Commissioner of Income-Tax, Patiala range, was
the chief guest.
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