Saturday, September 23, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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AMRITSAR ELECTED: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Amritsar Tea Traders Association: president Mr Chhote Bhai Patel; senior vice-president Mr Subhash Khanna; general secretary Mr Rajinder Kumar Goel; and treasurer Mr Anil Kumar Arora. NOMINATED: The Governor of Punjab has nominated Mr Ajay Pal Singh Meerankot, MLA, Mr Jagdish Sawhney, MLA, and Mr Gulzar Singh Ranike as fellows of the Senate of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, till June 30, 2002. This was stated in a notification issued by the Punjab Government. BATHINDA FATEHABAD GURDASPUR KHAMANO KURUKSHETRA LUDHIANA CAMPAIGN: The SAD activists led by the party Vice-President, Mr Amarjit Singh Bhatia, campaigned for the party nominee, Mr Parminder Singh Dhindsa, in the Sunam bypoll. The Akali Dal functionaries went around many villages, including Fatehgarh, Gaaga, Ladal, Gandhua, Khokhar, Nangla, Gobindgarh, Bhaini and Sangatpura and canvassed support for Mr Dhindsa. According to the District Akali Dal Jatha General Secretary, Mr Jatinder Pal Singh Saluja, the SAD candidate was far ahead of others and was sure to win. PROTEST: The revenue patwaris would organise a state-level protest in Sunam on September 23 to express resentment against betrayal by the state government. According to Mr Gurmel Singh, President, Revenue Patwari Union, patwaris, retired patwaris, kanungoes and village chowkidars would join the demonstration. Giving details of the injustice meted out to the patwaris by the state government, Mr Singh informed that during last strike, as many as 32 patwaris were dismissed, criminal cases were registered against another 214 and salary for the strike period was also not paid. The Chief Minister and the State Revenue Minister had promised to grant justice to the patwaris during Nawanshahr byelection, but once the poll was over, all promises were forgotten. DEMAND: Mr G.L. Pahwa, president, United Cycle and Parts
Manufacturers Association, has urged the Punjab Government as well as the Excise and Taxation Minister, to issue a notification regarding decrease in sales tax on cycle and cycle parts, and furnace oil as per the decision taken at a meeting to give relief to industries. HONOURED: Mr Satpal Goasin, Deputy Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha, was honoured at a special function held here on Thursday by the Ludhiana Naujawan Sabha. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Gosain said he would continue to raise the people voice in the Vidhan Sabha in spite of the office held by him. He announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh each to the Mitter Sabha Janj-ghar and an adjoining school others who spoke at the function were the Deputy Mayor Mr Jagdish Loomba, President Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran, Mr Pritpal Singh, president East Mandal, BJP, Mr Subhash Verma, Mr Satpal Vohra, Mr Gurdip Singh Neetu, Bibi Surjit Kaur, Senior Vice-President Akali Jatha, Ludhiana, Mr Dina Nath Bajaj, Mr Satpal Saggar, Dr Jagdish Bindra, Mr Vinod Bansal, Mr Gurcharan Singh Pappu and Mr Bhupinder Sabharwal, President, Ludhiana Naujawan Sudhar Sabha. MACHHIWARA PATIALA VANAMAHOTSAVA: Vanamahotsava was celebrated by the State Bank of India, New Officers Colony Branch at Sarv Hitkari Vidya Mandir here on Friday. The bank also honoured Mr Bharat Bhusan
Sirhindi, press secretary of Bharat Vikas Parishad and a leading social worker for his contribution to society. Mr Mehra donated twelve ornamental plants, 39 pairs of shoes to students and two sewing machines to the sewing centre being run by Bharat Vikas Parishad. PATHANKOT TARN
TARAN TWO HELD: With the arrest of Gurjant Singh and Satnam Singh, the district police claims to have solved the blind murder case in which the Chabal police found on August 21 the crushed body of a youth, later identified as Sawarn Singh (25), alias Sonu, of Maluwal Santan village. This was stated by Mr Jagdish Kumar, SSP, on Thursday. |
AMBALA CAMP
ORGANISED: A day long orientation prgramme was organised by the National Service Scheme at SD College, Ambala cantonment under the direction of Dr
S.P. Sharma and Prof Anju Chaudhary. The NSS programme was attended by 200 boys and 100 girls. Speaking on the occasion, principal of the college, Dr
Deshbandhu, said NSS volunteers must have self-discipline, a release said. The speakers at the programme gave details about the NSS activities and the need for selfless service. They exhorted the NSS volunteers to fruitfully utilise their education and knowledge in uplifting the downtrodden. SENIOR
CITIZENS: The Aggarwal Sabha, Ambala cantonment will establish a park for the senior citizens. This was stated by the Vice-President of the
sabha, Mr Jai Prakash, here on Friday. He said the sabha would ask for a piece of land from the Municipal Council for this purpose. DECORATION: Bharat Vikas Parishad, Ambala city organised a flower decoration and salad decoration competition at Parishad Bhawan here on Friday. In the junior group of the flower decoration competition Neha came first while Tamanna and Mahak Jain came second and third respectively. In the senior group of the salad competition, Satinder and Dharma secured first and second position respectively. OCTROI: Mr Om Prakash Malik, former organising secretary of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, in a letter sent to the State Union Minister for Home Affairs has demanded the withdrawal of octroi imposed by the Cantonment Board in the Ambala cantonment area. He said that the Haryana government had already abolished it in the state. SONEPAT ALLOWANCE: The Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA) has urged the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, to order immediate release of the non-practising allowance on the Central pattern to HCMS doctors working in government hospitals in the state. This was stated by Dr D.B. Rawal, president of the association, on Friday. GAMBLING: The police arrested four persons on a charge of gambling in raids conducted at shops of lottery ticket sellers here on Thursday. The raids followed complaints from the public in this regard, police sources said. ROAD ACCIDENTS: Four persons were seriously injured when a Haryana Roadways bus hit a Sumo on the GT Road near Nathupur village, 15 km from here, on Thursday. The injured were immediately hospitalised and their condition is stated to be serious. According to another report, two trucks and a car were involved in an accident on the GT Road between Larsauli and Bari village, 13 km from here, on Thursday. All occupants of the car escaped unhurt. The police has impounded the trucks and registered cases of negligent driving against the drivers. |
BILASPUR RESENTMENT: The district unit of the Himachal Pradesh Draughtsmen Association has expressed resentment against the non-acceptance of their pending demands by the government. The vice-president of the unit, Mr Malkiyat Singh Chandel, demanded on Wednesday that all vacant sanctioned posts of junior draughtsmen should be filled at the earliest. DEAD: Gurdevi Thakur (58), retired Principal and wife of BJP leader Narayan Singh Swami, died at a regional hospital here on Wednesday. Her funeral took place at Lanjhta village, near Ghumarwin, on Thursday. DHARAMSALA MANDI SUNDERNAGAR |
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