Monday, September 25, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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KHANNA LUDHIANA RETRENCHMENT:
The Punjab Raj Mulazam Dal has taken up the cause of those PUDA employees who are facing retrenchment in the wake of the government’s decision to transfer urban estates to the Municipal Corporation. According to a press note issued by Mr Rajinder Pal Singh, president, PUDA unit of the Dal, nearly 2000 workers employed in water works, sewerage and gardening had become unemployed following the merging of Dhandari Kalan urban estate, phases 1,2, and 3. The remaining urban estates were also being transferred to the municipal Corporation in the near future, he said. The Punjab Raj Mulazam Dal and the PWD Mulazam Dal made a strong plea to the government to give a sympathetic thought to the future of these employees. JAIN
CONFERENCE: Jain biradari of Ludhiana and Devki Jain College of Education have organised an Akhil Bharatiya Shvetamber Jain conference, which was presided over by Mr Rattan Muniji Maharaj and Mr Kundan Rishiji Maharaj. Representatives and office-bearers of Jain biradari from all over the country participated in the conference. Mr Madan Mittal, Minister of Food and Supplies, was the chief guest. Students of D.D. Jain Memorial College, Poonam Jain College, Jain Senior Secondary Girls School and Surendra Jain School presented song items. Dr Chandra Mohni, Principal, D.D. Jain College, was present on the occasion. EXHIBITION: Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd (RCF) has participated in an exhibition organised at PAU. It was inaugurated by an eminent soil research scientist, Dr A.C. Wig. He appreciated the company’s products namely Ujjwala urea and Shri Phala DAP. RCF is producing more than 25 lakh metric tonne of fertilisers annually. The Chief Marketing Manager, Mr Vikram Singh Shekhawat, said the company had adopted many villages namely Bhindran Sangrur district and Babra Patiala district for all-round development of the villages. HEPATITIS-B: The Lions Club Ludhiana (Vishal) has embarked on an ambitious social service programme of administering free hepatitis-B vaccines every Saturday for a period of one year, according to the club president, Mr V.K. Gupta. The first camp was held here on Saturday at Bhagwan Ram Charitable Hospital. OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Garments Machinery Manufacturers and Suppliers Association: president — Mr Jagdeep Singh Sodhi; vice-president — Mr Sunil Kumar Puri; general secretary — Mr Ram Krishan; secretary — Mr Malkiat Singh Dhami; treasurer — Mr Narinder Kumar and PRO — Mr Ramesh Sharma. MEDICAL
CHECK-UP: The Rotary Club Ludhiana (Central) organised a free medical check-up camp at Nishkam Vidya Mandir, Model Town extension, here on Sunday. A team of doctors from Shri Krishna Charitable Hospital examined more than 700 students, teachers and parents for general, dental and eye problems. Free medicines worth Rs 10,000 were distributed among patients. Mr M.L. Jhanji, a social worker, was the chief guest. SCHOOL
COMPLEX: Dr S. Radhakrishnan Complex, a new building at New Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines, was inaugurated by Mr Vijay Chopra, chairman, Hind Samachar Group of News papers, here on Sunday. The new complex houses offices of the president of the management and principal. It also includes a visitors’ room, conference hall, accounts office, library, reading room, staff room, computer room, sports room and arts room where a variety of craft items prepared by the students have been permanently displayed. On the occasion, the students of the school’s two branches, at Civil Lines and Sarabha Nagar, presented a cultural programme. PATIALA WORLD HEART DAY: In an attempt to create awareness on key preventive issues relating to heart disorders, the first World Day was celebrated at the Rajindra Gymkhana Club here on Sunday. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr J.S. Bir, while flagging off the heart walk, expressed firm faith in the ability of the people to meet the challenges of heart ailments in the new millennium. The theme of the World Heart Day was “To promote physical activity in the prevention of heart ailments. HONOURED: Eminent play writer and stage director, Gursharan Singh, was felicitated with the Dr Ravi Memorial Award at a function held at the State College of Education here on Sunday. Later Gursharan Singh directed a play which depicted a struggle between progressive and backward forces in the rural society and the ultimate victory of the progressive ideas. PHILLAUR BURNT: Ravinder Kaur, mother of a three-year-old girl, died of burn injuries in Nakodar on Sunday. The deceased was working in the kitchen when her clothes caught fire. TARN TARAN CONDEMNED: A meeting of local workers of the Samajwadi Party, held under the presidentship of Mr Lakhbir Singh
Sokhi, press secretary of the party’s state unit, has condemned the police for beating Mr Iqbal Singh
Malmohri, general secretary of the party’s state unit, at Goindwal Sahib bypass on Friday night. MARKFED EMPLOYEES: The Amritsar unit of the State Foodgrain Agencies Coordination Committee, Punjab, in a press note issued here on Saturday, condemned the manhandling of a Markfed employee at Fatehabad Mandi on Friday by farmers who were pressurising the employees to ignore the specifications prescribed by the government. The committee demanded that the civil administration should provide them security while they were on duty.
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AMBALA YOUTH CLUB: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Youth Management Club of Shri Atmanand Jain Institute of Management and Technology, Ambala Cantt: Coordinators — Mr Vineet Kohli and Mr Navneet Khetrpal; President — Mr Tarun Goel; Senior Vice-President — Ms Harprit Kaur; Vice-President — Ms Reena Jain; Secretary — Mr Lalit Nagpal; Joint Secretary — Ms Aastha Wadhwan; and Finance Secretary — Ms Frazy Obroi. HISAR OPPOSED: The Haryana Agricultural University Teachers Association ( HAUTA) has opposed the decision of the state government to constitute a combined selection commission for the recruitment of teachers and administrative staff of all universities, boards and corporations in the state. The HAUTA president, Dr H K Verma, said in a press note issued here on Sunday that the Act and statutes of HAU did not permit the state government to form such a commission as it was a research institution. TERMINATION STAYED: The Civil Judge, Mr Sanjeev Kumar, has stayed the termination of services of 41 employees of Maharaja Aggarsain Medical College, Agroha. The court had earlier stayed the termination of services of three employees of the college. CHALLENGED: Two local advocates on Saturday challenged in a local court the municipal council’s decision to hike house tax by 25 per cent. The Civil Judge, Mr Sanjeev Kumar, issued a notice for September 26 to the council. Mr Sukh Dev Aggarwal and Mr Shyam Sunder Thakral filed a suit against the decision contending that it was unconstitutional as the council had not followed Sections 76 to 79 of the Municipal Act in this regard. KAITHAL EYE CAMP: The Deputy Commissioner, Dr Mahavir Singh, inaugurated an eye camp organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad here on Saturday. As many as 500 patients were examined. SONEPAT TRAFFIC REGULATIONS: The police has made elaborate arrangements in the city to regulate traffic on the occasion of the birthday of Mr Devi Lal on Monday. Mr A S Chawla, SP, told mediapersons here on Sunday that all vehicles coming from Delhi would be diverted via jatheri road to avoid any traffic jam on the G T Road. SUB TEHSIL URGED: Mr Ranjit Kaushik, a Congress leader and former sarpanch of Rai village, on Sunday urged the former Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Devi Lal, and the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, to make Rai a sub-tehsil and fulfil the long-standing demand of residents of the area. B’DAY FUNCTION: The Haryana Government will implement all commitments for the benefit of the aged in the state to be announced by the former Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Devi Lal, at a function in connection with his 87th birthday celebrations here on Monday. This was stated by Mr Ajay Chautala, MP and son of the Haryana Chief Minister, here on Saturday. He said Mr Devi Lal wanted to set up ashrams for the aged in each village of the state. CHEATING: Santosh, a youth from Maharashtra, was arrested for posing as a private secretary and brother of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Chandrababu Naidu. he is alleged to be involved in many cases of fraud and cheating in various parts of the country, especially Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra.
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BILASPUR FAMILY PLANNING: Ten family planning operation camps would be held at various centres of the district in October under the child and maternity health programme, the Chief Medical Officer, Dr ML Mahajan, said here on Sunday. HINDU PARISHAD: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Sadar block unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad: president — Mr Surinder Bharti; chairman — Mr Chetram Sharma; vice-presidents — Mr Ramnath Sharma and Mr Ramlal Thakur; and general secretary — Mr Daulatram. CHAMBA
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