AMRITSAR
Media director: Mr Harbir Singh Bhanwar, a
journalist, was appointed Media Director, Public
Relations, by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak
Committee here on Wednesday. He retired in
September as senior staff correspondent of The
Tribune.
Dharna: Teachers of three Kendriya Vidyalayas
here have started a one-hour dharna in their
respective schools which will be held everyday
till the middle of November. The main demands
include grant of the senior scale of Rs 5,500 and
the selection grade of Rs 6,500 to primary
teachers, redesignation of graduate teachers as
lecturers and raising the retirement age of
teachers to 62 years.GURDASPUR
Mahila morcha: A meeting of the district unit
of the BJP Mahila Morcha was held here on
Wednesday under the chairmanship of its
President, Mrs Raj Rani. The members unanimously
resolved to urge the Punjab BJP President, Mr
Daya Singh Sodhi, MP, to reinstate Mr Ravi Gupta
as President of the district BJP unit.
NANGAL
NCC camp: A 10-day combined annual training
camp of the NCC is in progress at Kila Anandgarh.
Cadets selected at this camp will be sent to the
Republic Day camp. Lt Col O.S. Kaushal
inaugurated the camp.
Song competition: The Bharat Vikas Parishad
organised a group song competition here in which
children from various local schools participated.
The competition was won by Government Girls
Senior Secondary School in the junior category
and by Nehru Memorial College in the senior
category.
NAWANSHAHR
Single window system: Mr Ranjit Singh
Talwandi, Chairman, Punjab Small Industries and
Export Corporation, on Tuesday visited the local
industrial focal point and heard the grievances
of the industrialists. He said a "single
window system" had been introduced to
mitigate the problems of the industrialists.
Lions Club: The following have been elected
office-bearers of the local Lions Club :
President — Mr Iqbal Singh; Senior
Vice-President — Mr Parminder Singh Parhar;
Secretary — Dr Rajinder Karwal; and
Treasurer — Mr Yash Vij.
PATIALA
Exhibition: Government Senior Secondary
School, Dhundial Khalsa here and Government
Senior Secondary School, Ghanaur, have won the
overall trophies in urban and rural sections at
the district-level science exhibition which
concluded at Government Girls Senior Secondary
School here.
Assured: Mr Jagtar Singh Rajla, MLA from
Samana, has assured residents of Harbans Theatre
Lane here, that a new road connecting Rajbaha
Road and Sewak colony would be constructed with
proper sewerage system.
Elected: The following have been elected
office-bearers of the Association of
Representatives (Labour Court) here: President
— Mr Prem Chand; Senior Vice-President
— Mr Balbir Singh; Vice-President — Mr
R.P. Singh; and General Secretary — Mr S.M.
Sood.
FEROZEPORE
Expedition: A cycle expedition
comprising one JCO and 10 jawans was flagged off
from here on Wednesday by Maj-Gen KC Padha, VSM,
GOC, golden Arrow Division. The expedition being
undertaken by Fourth Battalion of the Sikh Light
Infantry, will pass through Faridkot, Bathinda,
Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Pathankot and Amritsar.
PHAGWARA
Railway station: The Northern Railways
have downgraded three railway stations —
Jejon Doaba, Saila Khurd and Garhshankar —
on the Jalandhar-Jejon rail section from B-grade
to flag stations. According to railway sources
here on Thursday a decrease in passengers was
said to be the cause.
SANGRUR
Banned: Mr Anirudh Tewari, District Magistrate,
has banned the taking out of all kinds of
processions, (except marriage and funeral
procession), assembly of five or more persons,
raising of slogans and carrying or display of all
kinds of weapons at public places within the
district limits. These orders will remain
effective till December 14.
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