Wednesday, January 5, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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ABOHAR HOSHIARPUR LUDHIANA
Road safety week: A week-long road safety week was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Goel, by distributing pamphlets among drivers on Monday. During this week, the traffic police, Punjab Roadways, Health Department, Education Department, Punjab Pollution Control Board and other clubs will organise programmes to educate public, according to Mr Sukhminder Singh Brar, District Transport Officer. MOGA NAWANSHAHR Meeting held: A state-level meeting of the Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Scheduled Castes and Backward Class Employees Welfare Federation was held here on Sunday at Ravidas mandir under the presidentship of Mr Jasbir Singh Pal. He urged the government for the enactment of the Reservation Act. The federation had chalked out a programme to organise district level demonstrations from January 17 to February 15 keeping in view the ensuing by-election. PATHANKOT
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KURUKSHETRA NARNAUL REWARI Association: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Young Men Association: chief patron- Mr Sandeep Jhunjhunuwala; president- Mr Amit Wai; vice- president- Mr Vijay Sharma; general secretary- Rao Dhirendra Pratap; joint secretary- Mr Rajesh Yadav; and treasurer- Mr Prabhjot Singh Bhutani. SHAHABAD SIRSA Two killed: Two persons were killed in two accidents in the district. In first accident, Sube Singh of Banbhoor village was killed near his village. In another mishap, a cyclist of Old Housing Board Colony here was killed on the national highway when a motor cyclist hit him. He fell down and was run over by a Rajasthan Roadways bus. He died on the spot. SONEPAT Fire: A fire broke out in a mushroom shed at Harsana Kalan village, 5 km from here, on Tuesday, resulting in a huge loss. According to information, the municipal fire-engines controlled the fire. Demonstration: A
large number of employees held a demonstration in front
of the office of the HUDA here on Tuesday in protest
against the non-acceptance of their demands. They raised
slogans against the HUDA authorities. |
BILASPUR Anganwadi workers: The local anganwadi workers was renamed as the Himachal Pradesh Anganwadi Workers Union at Barthin, 40 km from here on Monday. Mr Shayamlal Thakur, state secretary, AITUC, presided over the function. In a resolution they demanded Rs 2,500 and 1,500 as monthly emoluments for workers and assistants, respectively, and facilities, including holidays, regularisation of service, promotion and pension, besides rooms for anganwadi centres. The following were elected office-bearers of the Himachal Pradesh Anganwadi Workers Union president Ms Usha Nadda; vice-president Ms Pushpa Devi; joint secretary Ms Sunita Devi; and treasurer Mrs Surekha Devi. KUMARHATTI Orphange centre:
Mr A.K. Chaudhary, displayed unusual feats
during his visit here by dragging a truck by his hair
upto 300 feet and by breaking tubelight rods on his
forehead and chest. He is the resident of Port Blair and
runs an orphanage in Tripura. |
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