BATHINDA
Workshop: As many as 100 bank managers,
Block Development and Panchayat Officers (BDPOs),
coordinators of the commercial banks and village
level workers participated at the workshop held
here on Saturday in the zila parishad complex to
implement new scheme of self employment launched
by the Union Government. FEROZEPORE
Open school: A seminar on development
and extension of open school education system
organised by the Punjab School Education Board
was held at MLM Senior Secondary School here on
Saturday. The Minister of State for Cooperation
and Sainik Welfare, Mr Janmeja Singh Sekhon, and
Dr Kehar Singh, Chairman of the PSEB addressed
the gathering.
GURDASPUR
Arrested: The police has arrested
Mahinder Pal of Bhamlada village under Pathankot
sub-division for selling diesel and mobil oil.
According to Mr Varinder Kumar, SSP, 440 litres
of diesel and 40 litres of mobil oil were
recovered from his possession. A case under
Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act was
registered against the accused on Wednesday at
Dhar Kalan police station.
Orders
issued: Mr S.S. Sandhu, District
Magistrate, in an order issued here on Friday has
made wearing of helmets compulsory for drivers
and pillion riders of two wheelers with immediate
effect. The order will remain in force till
September 17.
Total
literacy scheme: The implementation of
the total literacy scheme in the district is far
from satisfactory. The scheme that was launched
more than a year ago and had on its roll 56,736
persons in the age group of 5-35 years as against
the total of 1.51 lakh persons surveyed by the
literacy campaign committee. As many as 5096
literacy centres are operating in the region. Mr
S.K. Sandhu, chairman of the committee, in a
meeting held here on Thursday deputed Mr Hussan
Lal, ADC, to supervise the functioning of the
scheme and submit progress report to him on
weekly basis.
LUDHIANA
Office-bearers: The following have been
elected office-bearers of the Dugri Urban Estate
Residents Welfare Society: president — Mr
B.R. Kaushal; senior vice-president — Mr
A.D. Sharma; vice-president — Mr H.S. Takkar
and Lt Col H.L. Bhamb; joint secretary — Mr
A.S. Sohal; general secretary — Mr K.N.
Singh; and secretaries — Mr J.S. Jassal, Mr
Romesh Bansal and Mr G.S. Tiwana.
MOGA
Nominated: Tirloki Nath Grover, resident
of the local Friends colony, has been nominated
as member of the Telephone Advisory Committee for
the Punjab circle.
MALERKOTLA
Member appointed: The Punjab Government
has decided to nominate president of the Gazetted
School Officers Association, Punjab, as member of
the academic council of the state. According to a
press note of the association, the decision was
taken at a meeting between the representative of
the association and the Chairman of the Punjab
School Education Board at Mohali.
NAWANSHAHR
Blood donation camp: The local Lions
Club in collaboration with the Blood Donors
Council organised a camp here at BDC Bhavan on
Saturday. The camp was inaugurated by Mr Ravi
Manuja, chairman of the club. As many as 40 units
of blood were collected.
PATIALA
Dharna: Teachers of local Modi College
and Khalsa College, Memorial College, Rajpura and
Public College, Samana, held a dharna on Friday
to protest against non-fulfilment of their
demands. Representatives of the teachers flayed
the government for its decision to reduce the
retirement age of teachers from 60 to 58 years,
whereas the UGC had recommended 62 as the age of
retirement.
Backdate
transfers: Mr Hari Singh Tohra,
president, Punjab State Karamchari Dal, on Friday
called for a ban on backdate transfers being done
by the Punjab Government. In a press statement,
he threatened to launch an agitation if the state
government failed to honour the demands of the
employees. He demanded bonus on the Central
pattern, cash payment of DA instalment from
January onwards and implementation of the anomaly
committee report.
Appointed:
Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor Jasbir Singh
Ahluwalia has appointed Dr Surinder Singh Khaira,
Reader in the Department of Punjabi Development,
as Director of the audio visual research centre.
Rally: Activists
of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh on Friday held a
rally in front of the Additional Labour
Commissioner office to press the government to
accept their demands. A memorandum of demands
addressed to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
was handed over to the Additional Labour
Commissioner.
PHILLAUR
Shot dead: Gurmej Kaur was shot dead by
some unidentified persons at Meetpur village on
Thursday. No arrest has been made in this case so
far.
Flood
control room: The local Administration
on Thursday set up a flood control room to meet
untoward situation. The SDM said that an alert
has been sounded.
SAMRALA
Three suspended: The Deputy Director of
Panchayats, Punjab has suspended Balbir Singh,
sarpanch of Maksudra village and panches Sher
Singh and Gurdev Singh.
Camp: A
veterinary camp was organised at Rattipur
village, 10 km from here, on Friday with the help
of the State Bank of India, Machhiwara. The camp
was inaugurated by Dr Amarjit Singh, Senior
Veterinary Officer, of Samrala tehsil.
Bundh:
The local SDM, Mr Baldev Singh and Tehsildar Hari
Singh along with the officers of the Drainage
Department inspected the Dhusi bundh on Sutlej,
15 km from here, on Thursday. The SDM said on
Friday that there was no danger to the bundh and
the life and property of the villagers residing
near it.
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