Sunday, August 20, 2000, Chandigarh, India
|
AMRITSAR BARNALA FAIR PRICE SHOPS: Thirteen fair price shop owners here have been found guilty of irregularities during the past one month. The authorities have forfeited their security deposits. According to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anil Malik, action had been taken against two brickkiln owners of the district found guilty of irregularities. BATALA FATEHGARH SAHIB HOSHIARPUR KILLED: Yudhvir Handa (35) of Bazaar Vakilan was crushed by an oil tanker on Una Road here on Friday. A case has been registered. MALERKOTLA NAWANSHAHR PHARMACISTS: Resentment prevails among the unemployed pharmacists over the dilly-dallying attitude of the state government to start recruitment even though it had invited applications in 1997. Mr Deepak Sharda and Mr Madhusudan Duggal, spokespersons of the Berozgaar Pharmacists Association said they would launch a stir if the government did not change its attitude. PATIALA ELECTED: Mr Harchand Singh Barsat has been elected as the President of the newly formed Patiala Sudhar Committee. The other members of the committee which has been formed with a view to take up various development projects in the city are Vice-President — Mr Devinder Pal Sharma, Mr Suresh Goraya; General Secretaries — Mr Ravinder Mohi, Mr Bhinder Singh Chahal, Mr Labh Singh, Mr Raj Kumar and Mr Nawab Singh Manhes.
ORGANISED: A medical camp was held at St Soldier Paradise Public
School, Dhakoli, Zorakpur. Birg M.L. Kataria and a team of doctors
including Dr Narinder Sandhu and Dr Shakuntala Duggal attended the
camp. Consultation, laboratory and ECG services were rendered to
approximately 300 citizens of the area and over 200 students of the
school. About 300 laboratory tests and 150 ECG were done. The camp was
organised by the Principal, Ms Subhash Dutta, and school staff. The
camp was inaugurated by Sardar Sher Singh Sidhu, SDM Dera Bassi.
|
HISAR NABBED: The CIA staff arrested Desraj, member of a gang of vehicle thieves, at the local auto market in Thursday when he was trying to sell a stolen Maruti car. Three members of the gang have already been arrested. |
BILASPUR DIED: A Bihari labourer, Ramanand (20), died when a mound of earth fell upon him while digging a plot at Kothipura, 12 km from here, on Thursday. One labourer was injured and was taken to regional hospital. HAMIRPUR STRIKE CONTINUES: Lawyers here continued strike for the fourth day on Saturday in protest against an amendment made to the HP Land Revenue Act. They abstained from the courts and asked government for the immediate withdrawal of the amendment. |
| Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir | Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs | Nation | Editorial | | Business | Sport | World | Mailbag | In Spotlight | Chandigarh Tribune | Ludhiana Tribune 50 years of Independence | Tercentenary Celebrations | | 120 Years of Trust | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |