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ABOHAR
Implementation
Even though the municipal authorities have taken
steps to implement the order of the Punjab and
Haryana High Court regarding traffic regulations
yet it is far from being fully implemented. The
removal of hoardings has led to the painting of
commercial advertisements on the boundary walls
of schools. Many drivers and conductors of
roadways buses wear neither uniforms nor their
name plates and vehicles with tinted glasses are
still moving. But many two wheeler drivers have
started using helmets and there has been a marked
increase in the sale of helmets in the town.
AMRITSAR
AIDS
According to the latest WHO figures, there were
more than 41 lakh HIV-positive cases in India.
This was revealed by the Nodal AIDS Officer, Dr
Ravi Saini, who had recently returned from
Switzerland, after attending the 12th World
Conference on AIDS. Dr Saini pointed out that out
of the 41 lakh cases, more than 25 per cent were
women patients.
Seminar
The Amritsar Retail Kiryana Merchants Association
organised a seminar on Income Tax on Saturday.
The Commissioner of the Income Tax, Mr S.J.S.
Pall, highlighted various schemes for small
shopkeepers regarding Income Tax returns. As many
as 250 shopkeepers from all over the district
participated in the seminar.
GURDASPUR
Four arrested
The police on Saturday arrested four persons on
the Pathankot-Jammu highway and seized a truck
carrying 1585 planks of willow wood. The accused
belonged to Baramula district in Jammu and
Kashmir.
Two killed: Two persons were killed on the spot
on Saturday when a truck crushed them while they
were sleeping on the roadside near Sarna. A case
has been registered.
HOSHIARPUR
Arrested
The Garhshanker police arrested Mr Avtar Singh
Karimpuri, general secretary of Punjab unit of
the BSP, and some other leaders of the party on
Friday night. A case has been registered under
Sections 451, 353, 427, 147 and 149, of the IPC
against them. The arrests have been made in
connection with a clash between BSP activists and
the police on Wednesday.
Thief caught
Villagers of Dadiana village chased two scooter
thieves and caught one of them while they were
trying to escape after forcibly taking away a
scooter on Friday evening, at Dadiana Choe. The
thief who was overpowered had been identified as
Anil Kumar, a resident of Adampur. He was handed
over to the police at Hariana. The thieves had
snatched the scooter from Mr Des Raj a resident
of Nandachaur on dagger point.
Dissolved
The Punjab Congress Seva Dal dissolved the
district unit of the dal, according to Mr Madan
Sud, organising secretary of the state unit of
the dal here on Saturday. He stated that Mr Naval
Kishore Kalia would continue as the chairman of
the district unit till the formation of the new
body.
LUDHIANA
Doctors' strike
The MD, MS doctors of Dayanand Medical College
and Hospital went on an indefinite strike on
Saturday to press the hospital management for the
implementation of fifth Pay Commission
recommendations. Services in the Emergency and
the Intensive Care Units were severely affected.
MOGA
Traffic rules
Following a directive from the Deputy
Commissioner, the local administration has
started taking measures to regulate traffic and
ensure compliance of pollution control measures
in the district. Many scooter and three-wheeler
drivers and drivers of other vehicles were
challaned on Saturday for violating traffic
rules.
Demolished
A squad of the Municipal Corporation assisted by
the police and other officials demolished a large
number of encroachments on the G.T. Road on
Saturday. The wooden stalls and unauthorised
shops built on both sides of the road between the
office of the Deputy Commissioner and Moga bypass
were demolished and the goods confiscated.
PATIALA
Karamchari dal
A deputation of the Punjab State Karamchari Dal
will meet Punjab Finance Minister, Capt Kanwaljit
Singh, on August 3 regarding their long-pending
demands. Their main demands include regularising
the services of daily wagers and increase in
pension from 5 to 10 per cent for those above 65
years.
Urged
A delegation of the Patiala Beopar Mandal met Mr
Sudhir Mittal, Commissioner of the Sales Tax,
here on Saturday and urged him to issue
notification regarding the revised Sales Tax
rates. The Commissioner assured the delegation
that the notification would be issued within a
week.
ROPAR
Creches
The Child Development Council, Punjab, has
approved six new creches and a Balwari Centre for
the Ropar district for the children of needy and
poor families. Mrs Sukhjit Kaur Sidhu,
chairperson of the district unit of the council,
said new balwari centre would be opened at SAS
Nagar while creches would be opened at Mullanpur
Garibdas, Parrol, Kumbhra, SAS Nagar, and Bhago
Majra.
SAMANA
Encroachments
The local administration launched a special drive
on Friday to remove encroachments on roadsides
and footpaths to regulate traffic. Mr Jagdish
Rai, Deputy Magistrate, Mr Pradeep Goyal, SDO (B
and R) city police and officials of the Municipal
Council and PWD supervised the removal of
encroachments. Shopkeepers of Ghagga road market
protested against the drive.
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