Saturday, April 29, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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AMRITSAR STRIKE: The local unit of the All-India Defence Employees Federation went on a strike on Thursday to protest against the non-implementation of higher pay scales and other recommendations of the Fifth Pay Commission. It also sought the lifting of the ban on recruitments which has been in force since 1984. RALLY: Farm technocrats of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and soil conservation departments held a rally in front of the Deputy Commissioners office here on Thursday for the acceptance of their demands. BARNALA GURDASPUR RALLY HELD: Agriculture technocrats of the district held a protest rally and staged a dharna in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner, in support of their various demands here on Thursday. LUDHIANA LIONS CLUB: Dr Sandeep Chauhan has been unanimously elected president, Lions Club (Venus), for 2000-2001. INAUGURATED: A two-day reorientation course on departmental inquiries and proceedings for gazetted officers started at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, on Thursday. The course was inaugurated by Mr S.S. Bains, IGP (retd). WHEAT PROCUREMENT: About 70 per cent of the process for the procurement of wheat in 1,500 mandis of Punjab has already been completed and 48,77,869 tonnes of wheat procured. This was stated by the Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, here on Thursday. MEETING: Dr G.S. Kalkat, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University, inaugurated the annual Kharif Oilseeds Research Workers Group meeting for discussion on sunflower, seasame and niger at the PAU. GREEN REVOLUTION: Mr
David E. Bonior, a Democratic member, US Congress,
visited Punjab Agricultural University and had a detailed
discussion with Dr G.S. Kalkat, Vice-Chancellor, and
other senior scientists of the university regarding the
role of the university to usher in a green revolution in
the state. |
AMBALA CASE REGISTERED: The
police has registered a case against two officials of the
SDM office, under the prevention of Corruption Act for
allegedly demanding bribe from a resident of Barara.
According to the police, Mr Mohan Singh had applied for a
heavy vehicle driving licence in the RTA Office, for
which he had to require a certificate from the SDM office
that he had already been issued a light vehicle driving
licence. Mohan Singh alleged in the complaint that the
officials had demanded bribe through an agent from him.
He filed a complaint with the SP who ordered to register
a case after the investigation. |
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