Friday, March 3, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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BATHINDA DHURI FARIDKOT FEROZEPORE Training camp: The Agriculture Department organised a district-level farmers' training camp and a seminar on oil seeds and pulses at Town Hall here on Wednesday. The Deputy commissioner, Mr Kuldip Singh Sidhu, was also present. Farm experts from Punjab Agricultural University apprised the farmers of various new techniques. In his address, Mr Sidhu assured the farmers that canal water would be regularly supplied from April 15 to May 15 for the plantation of crops. Rs 5.20 cr released: At a meeting of the District Planning and Development Board held here on Tuesday under the presidentship of the state Rural Development and Panchayat Minister, Mr Nirmal Singh Kahlon, Rs 5.20 crore was released for various development projects in the district. The minister also presided over a meeting of the District Roads Committee and the District Grievances Redressal Committee. GARHSHANKAR Annual function: The Food and Supplies Minister, Mr Sohan Singh, gave away prizes to outstanding students in sports and academics at the annual prize distribution function of Government Senior Secondary School, Mahilpur. Free medical camp: Universal Medical College and Charitable Hospital, Garhshankar, will organise as free medical camp at Gangon village on March 5 and 6. Leaders ouster sought: Congress leaders of Garhshankar at a meeting held at Dana Mandi have urged the high command to expel Ms Santosh Chaudhry from the party for her role against the Congress candidate for the Nawanshahr byelection. Life term: An accused, Parmeshar Singh of Mahilpur village, has been awarded life imprisonment for murdering Shamsher Singh of the same village by a court. GURDASPUR Gang busted: With the arrest of five persons, the police claims to have busted a gang of dacoits, who during interrogation confessed having planned a dacoity in Punjab and Sind Bank, Dalhousie Road, Pathankot. Mr Varinder Kumar, SSP, said here on Thursday that they were Sunil Kumar, Hind Raj, Raj Kumar, Kishori Lal and Joginderpal. Stolen property, including a colour TV and a tape recorder, were recovered from them. Some arms were also seized. KAPURTHALA LUDHIANA Nominated: The following have been nominated by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Goel, as members of the Pension and Pensioners Welfare Department for a period of two years: Mr Harzoor Singh, Mr B.R. Kaushal, Mr Sardool Singh and Mr Mohinder Singh Duggal. MOGA PATHANKOT PHAGWARA Faulty drainage: Residents of the local Bhagatpura on Tuesday blocked traffic on the GT Road in protest against the faulty drainage in their mohalla. According to a press note issued by Mr Sham Sunder Bhanot, convener, Bhanoki Bhagatpura Road Market Action committee, protesters staged a rally outside the office of the local municipal council and raised slogans against the authorities. ROPAR |
FARIDABAD HISAR SONEPAT Looters held: With the arrest of two persons, the Rai police on Thursday claimed to have solved a case of loot and recovered a Maruti car which was forcibly taken by them at gunpoint. The arrested are Jasbir, alias Jassi of Halalpur village and Zile Singh of Shafiabad village. Motor cycle recovered: The Rai police arrested Surinder of Pio Munyari village and Naresh of Patla village and recovered a stolen motor cycle from them on Wednesday. The motor cycle belonged to Mr Chaman Singh, a resident of Karhera Mohan Nagar (UP), who had parked it outside his relatives house in Patla village from where it was stolen. Thieves held:
With the arrest of Vinod and Raju, alias Balraj of Jagsi
village, the Baroda police on Thursday claimed to have
solved four cases of thefts and recovered stolen property
worth several thousands from them. |
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