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AMRITSAR
AZAD HIND FAUJ: The Poorav Sainik Sewa Parishad
celebrated Azad Hind Fauj Divas at Madhav Vidya Niketan
on Monday. Lt-Gen Kamaljit Singh, while addressing the
gathering , said the parishad had been set up to create
awareness about the sacrifices made by valiant men of the
Ina and to inculcate a sense of discipline among the
youth. Earlier, the mayor, Mr Subhash Chander Sharma,
took the salute from contingents of students and
ex-servicemen.
DHURI
EYE CAMP: A free eye operation camp was
organised by the local Netra Bank Samiti on Sunday at
Mangla Ashram. As many as 237 patients were examined and
28 operations performed.
FATEHGARH SAHIB
LIONS CLUB: The following have been elected
office-bearers of the Lions Club, Bassi Pathana:
president — Mr Prem Kumar Sharma; secretary —
Mr Ravinder Kumar Joshi; and treasurer — Mr Bharpur
Singh.
HOSHIARPUR
FIRE ALERT: The Deputy Commissioner, Hoshiarpur
has instructed sarpanches, block development and
panchayat officers and subdivisional magistrates
concerned to remain vigilant against fires and identify
vulnerable points. He further instructed sarpanches to
arrange thikri pehras around village abadis and forests
of their respective areas. There are six forest ranges in
the Hoshiarpur forest division.
KAPURTHALA
DEMANDED: Pensioners of government-aided /
privately managed schools of the state held a meeting at
the local MDSD senior secondary school in support of
their demands. In a resolution, they demanded the release
of new pay scales as per recommendations of the Fourth
Pay Commission.
KHARAR
SURPRISE RAIDS: Surprise raids would be
conducted at chemists’ shops here to check the sale
of intoxicating drugs. This information was given by Mr
G.S. Grewal, Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, on Monday. He
said he had asked the Civil Surgeon, Ropar, to take steps
to stop the sale and use of intoxicants in the district
by taking help from various chemists’ associations.
He said a campaign should be started to educate the
people about this menace.
LUDHIANA
SUSPENDED: Mr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu,
Commissioner, Municipal Corporation , placed under
suspension Jagdish Kumar, a peon in the local Octroi
Department, who was found absent from duty without
informing his seniors. The Commissioner instructed MC
officials to conduct checks to ensure regularity and
punctuality.
OFFICE-BEARERS: The
following have been nominated office-bearers of the
Government Primary Teachers’ Association, Punjab:
senior vice-president — Mr Mangat Rai Sharma;
general secretary — Mr Baldev Krishan Moudgil;
finance secretary — Mr Karam Singh Sohaba; vice-
president — Mr Gurbachan Singh; and joint secretary
— Mr Ramesh Sood.
MALERKOTLA
SALES TAX ON BRICKS: The Brickkiln Owners
Association has threatened to launch a statewide
agitation against the hike in sales tax. In a press note
here, Mehmood Akhtar, spokesman of the association said
the government had raised sales tax by 76 per cent within
18 months. 
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