Monday, September 4, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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HOSHIARPUR ELECTED: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Panjab University Teachers’ Association here: president — Dr Ghanshyam Unial; vice-president — Dr Krishna Saini; secretary — Dr Krishna Murari Sharma; joint secretary — Dr Kanhaiya Lal Parashar; and treasurer — Dr Parbhat Singh Thakur. JALANDHAR KHARAR LUDHIANA AGITATION: The Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has threatened to launch an agitation if the harassment and exploitation of hotel employees was not put to an end without further delay. The district President, Mr Vir Abhimanyu, and the General Secretary, Mr Nageshwar Singh, have said in a statement that the agitation would include a strike by all the hotel employees in the city. They said the owner of a hotel at the Dugri Road had not only dismissed all the 30 employees but some of them were beaten up and later handed over to police after the employees had made a demand for entering their names in the register and payment of minimum wages fixed by the government. The BMS leaders further alleged that labour laws were flouted with impunity in most of the city hotels and restaurants which led to the employees being deprived of gratuity, provident fund, pension, bonus, medical allowance and leave facilities. APPOINTED: Sant Shamsher Singh Jagera, president of the International Sant Samaj, has appointed Sant Pritam Singh of Dumeli as the Vice-President of the Sant Samaj. This was stated by Mr Surinder Singh Chauhan, Office Secretary. CONVENTION: The Punjab state unit of the Republican Party of India (RPI) will organise a ‘save the Constitution convention’ at Punjabi Bhavan here on Sept 10. According to the party General Secretary, Mr Subhash Disawar, the party chief, Mr Ram Das Athawale, MP, will be the chief guest. The convention will focus on exposing anti-Constitution and anti-Ambedkar forces and their evil designs against dalits, backward classes and minorities. Mr Disawar said the party was opposing the Constitution Review Commission by holding rallies, seminars and conventions all over the country. After the convention here on Sept 10, the RPI would hold demonstrations, rallies and dharnas at the district headquarters to raise its voice against attempted review of the Constitution. PROMOTED: Mr Arun Kumar Sharma, Senior District Small Officer, has been promoted as the Deputy Director, Small Savings Ludhiana, said Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, Principal Finance Secretary of Punjab in a press note issued here on Sunday. CELEBRATED: A dinner meeting was held by the Rotary Club, Ludhiana, North, to celebrate ‘Charter members’ day and past president’s day”. The club received its charter in December 1971 from the Rotary International. Since then the club is serving the community. The club has a name in the Rotary International and has won awards in the Rotary district and also the citations from the Rotary International. Recently, the club has given financial and other assistance to various educational institutions under literary programme, under the Presidentship of Mr Manmohan Singh Kalanauri, and the Secretary, Ravinder Kumar Singhania. Charter member’s and past presidents were honoured on the occasion. STIR: Employees of the Central Bank of India held a demonstration outside the bank’s regional office here on Friday to protest against the discriminatory attitude of the Regional Manager, according to a press note by the Central Bank of India Employees Union. The demonstrators also demanded the fulfilment of all promises made by the Regional Manager, Ludhiana. Those who addressed the demonstrating employees included among others Com G.K.Joshi, Secretary, CBIEU (Pb), Com Ajit Kumar Sharma, Assistant Secretary, CBIEU, and Com A. K. Chhiber, Assistant Secretary, PBEF, according to the press note. The speakers assured the agitating employees that the agitation would be carried throughout the zone if need be. MALERKOTLA TARN TARAN |
AMBALA ELECTED: The following
have been elected office-bearers of the district unit of
the Haryana Kashyap Rajput Sabha here on Sunday:
president Mr Gurmit Singh Sarpanch; vice-president
Mr Karam Singh Kashyap; secretary Mr Naresh
Kumar Kashyap; and cashier Mr Mukhtiyar
Singh.
BHIWANI FARIDABAD COMPETITION: An on-the-spot painting competition was organised at the Adkhal Lake Tourist Complex here on Friday to mark Tourism Day. According to Additional Division Manager of the Complex, Raghubir Singh Dhull, students from several public schools took part in the competition. FATEHABAD DENTAL CAMP: The local DAV Centenary School organised a dental check-up camp for its KG class on Saturday. Dr Ranjan Malik, a noted Orthodentist, inspected the teeth of children and teachers and apprised them about methods for proper teeth care. INAUGURATED: Ganesh Utsav was inaugurated here on Friday by the police chief of the district by lighting a candle. The programme was being organised by the Maharashtra Ganesh Utsav Mandal and Gold and Refinery Association here. Mr Shrikant Jadhav, SP, was the chief guest. KAITHAL RAID: A team of the State Vigilance Bureau along with the District Revenue Officer, Mr Prithvi Singh Rana here, caught Jagdish Chand, a registry clerk at subtehsil Dhand, red-handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 500. Giving this information, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Mahavir Singh, said here on Saturday that Mange Ram of Dayanand Colony, Model Town, Karnal, had made a complaint against the clerk following which a team was constituted which arrested the clerk. A case under Section 7/13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against the accused. KARNAL PANIPAT SIRSA FINANCIAL AID: Khadi Gramoudyog Board has targeted to extend financial help up to Rs 1 crore to 20 entrepreneurs with 30 per cent of the amount as margin money. Disclosing this the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Amit Jha, said 13 cases in this regard had been recommended to various banks, five of which have already been provided with Rs 2,441 lakh as loan and Rs 10.37 lakh as margin money.
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HAMIRPUR WARNED: The Government Degree College Sports Association, here has warned the Public Works Department to gherao if they did not re-start the levelling and pipe-laying work in the college grounds immediately. |
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