Friday, September 29, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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BATALA FEROZEPORE LUDHIANA ASSOCIATION FORMED: The residents of New Janta Nagar, Simla Puri, have formed an anti-pollution and welfare association to initiate various welfare measures for the locality and to take up the concerned issues with the authorities. Mr Sher Singh, president of the association has said that the body would strive to check pollution and create awareness about anti-pollution measures, draw the attention of the civic body towards roads, streets, sewerage, sanitation and water supply, attempt to have a children’s park created and developed, take up upgradation of schools and better management of traffic. A meeting of the association has been convened on Saturday to enroll new members and to elect some new office-bearers. MANSA RESTRICTED: The District Magistrate has restricted the sale, purchase and storing of crackers in the district till November 24. A prior permission of the Subdivisional Magistrate has been made necessary in this regard. MEETING: A meeting of the All-India Students Association was held here on Wednesday. Members demanded that the facility of concessional bus passes be restored to students of bhasha vibhag. They also gave a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner. MOGA PATIALA OFFICE-BEARER: The Vice-Chancellor of Punjabi University, Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, appointed Dr Gurcharan Singh Arshi, Professor and Director, Planning and Monitoring, Punjabi University as Project Director for the development of Guru Kashi Campus, Damdama Sahib as the World Centre of Higher Learning. As per the plans finalised by the university, the centre would be developed into two phases. In the first phase the Khalsa Tercentenary Institute of Advanced Studies would be developed into a full fledged Open University with specialisations in the field of computer technology, information technology, and management and religious studies. TEACHERS' CONFERENCE: The Department of Persian, Urdu and Arabic of Punjabi University is organising a three-day 22nd All-India Persian Teachers Conference, 2000, on the university campus from October 30 to November 1. Giving this information, Dr Tariq Kifayatullah of the Persian Department of Punjabi University and local secratary of the conference, said in this conference over 50 delegates from Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Bangladesh would participate and the Ambassador of Iran in India would be the chief guest. The main issues to be discussed in the conference include contribution of Punjab to Persian language and literature, role of Sikhism in the development of Persian studies, persian language and literature, Indo -Persian studies , languages, literature and cultural relations between India and Persian speaking region and Persian studies in Indian Universities and it’s problems and prospects, according to a press note issued here on Wednesday. SEMINAR: The Department of Sanskrit and Pali , Punjabi University here is organising a two-day seminar on ‘Women in Sanskrit literature’ on the university campus on September 29 and 30. Giving this information Dr. Ravinder Kaur, Director of the seminar, said scholars from various universities will present research papers on different subjects in seven sessions spread over two days. Delegates from various universities and from colleges affiliated to the Universities of Punjab would participate in the deliberations, she added. Dr Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia, Vice- Chancellor, Punjabi University, would inaugurate the seminar. Dr Ved Kumari Ghai, former professor and head, Department of Sanskrit, Jammu University, would preside. TARN TARAN |
AMBALA HISAR CAMPAIGN: Mr Bansi Lal, former Haryana Chief Minister, will begin a statewide awareness campaign from Bhiwani on November 5. This was stated by Mr Surender Singh, general secretary of the Haryana Vikas Party, here on Wednesday. SIRSA SONEPAT UNEARTHED: The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr Ashok Yadav, claims to have unearthed a scandal relating to the disbursement of a loan sponsored by the District Rural Development Agency under the Prime Minister Rozgaar Yojna to Rakesh Kumar of Garhi Haqiqat village in the district for the purchase of an auto-rickshaw. YAMUNANAGAR |
DHARAMSALA OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Himachal Rajya Vidyut Parishad Draughtsmen Association: president — Mr Saroop Singh Chaudhary; senior vice-president — Mr Yash Pal; vice-president — Mr Brij Bhushan; zonal secretary — Mr G.C. Sapahia; joint secretary — Mr M.P. Kaushal; and treasurer — Mr Suman Pal. JAWALAMUKHI KALKA |
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