Sunday, January 23, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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AMRITSAR Traffic blocked: The rehriwalas and khokha owners blocked traffic on Friday for more than four hours at Batala road in protest against the anti-encroachment drive, launched by Mr Subash Sharma , Mayor, Municipal Corporation. BATHINDA KAPURTHALA MOGA Crop dumped: A large number of vegetable growers in the district have dumped their cauliflower crop near their fields as there are no buyers in the markets. A number of farmers have started feeding it to stray cattle and pigs. NAWANSHAHR PATIALA PHAGWARA Seminar: A seminar against child abuse was organised here on Friday under an Indo-British project and Mr A.P. Bhatnagar, Additional DGP, Punjab, presided. In his presidential address he said there was a need to safeguard the interests of children through social awakening. TARN TARAN Parents' association: The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Parents Association: president Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal; general secretary Mr Phoola Singh; vice- president Mr Daljit Singh Nagpal; joint secretary Mr Kewal Singh; organising secretary Mr Rupinder Singh; and treasurer Mr Darshan Singh Gill. Cultural
programme: A cultural programme was organised at
Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Sarhali, on Friday. Mr
Surinder Singh Kairon, former MP, presided over the
function and Mr Tarlochan Singh Tur , MP , was the chief
guest. |
AMBALA HISAR KAITHAL REWARI SONEPAT Demonstration: Employees of the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam held a demonstration in front of the 132 KV power sub-station at Fazilpur village, about 3 km from here, on Friday in support of the striking power employees in UP. They also raised slogans against the state and the Central governments. YAMUNANAGAR Three killed: Three persons were killed and one was injured seriously on Friday in a head-on-collision between a car and a tractor-trailer at Jarodhi village, 12 km from here. The Jagadhri police has registered a case under Sections 279/304-A of the IPC and bodies have been sent for postmortem at Civil Hospital, Jagadhri. Prohibitory
orders: The District Magistrate has promulgated
Section 144 till March 8,2000, in view of the forthcoming
Assembly elections in the state. Under this the carrying
of weapons in public places has been banned. |
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