Sunday,
October 1, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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AMRITSAR URGED: Mr Narinderjit Singh, chairman of the Galiara Grievances Committee, has urged the district administration to ensure that a fire engine is stationed at the Idh Market as a precautionary measure in view of the devastating fire in the market last year. He has also demanded that the authorities should ban the sale of crackers and
fireworks on footpaths. BATHINDA GURDASPUR TB HOSPITAL: A sum of Rs 3.75 lakh has been released for the district TB Association from the MP quota. According to Mr B. Vikram, Deputy Commissioner, who is also ex-officio chairman of the association, tenders for the renovation of TB Hospital at Jiwanwal Babri have been floated. EYE CAMP: A free medical camp was organised by the local Rotary Club at Pandori Dham, near here, on Thursday. Over 200 patients were examined and medicines worth more than Rs 10,000 distributed free of cost. Fortyfive persons were identified for cataract operations. KISAN MELA: Farmers from all over the district participated in the regional Kisan Mela held here on Friday by the research centre of Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, to educate the farmers regarding sowing of Rabi crops. Dr K.S. Aulakh, Vice-Chancellor, presided. HOSHIARPUR LUDHIANA APPOINTED: Mr
K.S. Bhudhiraja, a local Janata Dal (U) leader, has been appointed chairman, Industrial and Commerce Cell of the Janata Dal (U), Punjab. MOORTI
STHAPANA: The president of Sri Sai Baba Trust, Mr Ravi Gupta in a press note stated that moorti sthapana of Sri Sai Baba will be held on October Sunday and Monday at Sri Sai Baba Mandir, Satjot Nagar, Dhandra-Dugri Road, here. Mr C.B. Sathpathy, IPS, Inspector-General of Police will be the chief guest. The moorti of Sri Sai Baba has been donated by Seth family of Bakaro. Shobha yatra will start at 1.00 p.m. on Sunday. TOURNAMENT: College of Home Science (COHS) and College of Agriculture (COA) won the PAU Inter-College Table Tennis Tournament held here in the women’s and men’s section respectively. In the women’s section, COHS defeated College of Basic Sciences and Humanities. Ravneet Kaur defeated Ritu by 18-21, 21-13 and 21-9. Mandeep Kaur defeated Jaspreet Kaur by 21-18 and 21-16 and Jyotsana defeated Smily by 21-15 and 21-12 points. In the men’s section, Satyajeet defeated Gaurav Sharma by 9-21, 21-15 and 21-6 and Saurabh defeated Abhinandan by 21-12 and 21-10. Sumeet defeated Puneet by 22-20 and 21-15, while Satyajeet defeated Abhinandan by 21-14 and 21-12. MOGA PRIZE DISTRIBUTION: A prize distribution function of the local Khalsa Girls Senior Secondary School was held on Saturday. The Punjab Education Minister, Mr Tota Singh, was the chief guest. TUBEWELL CONNECTIONS: As many as 47 tubewell connections were released to farmers of the district by the PSEB in September, the Executive Engineer, PSEB, said at a meeting of officers of the Agriculture Department held here on Friday. SUICIDE: Baggar Singh of Bhekha village in the district allegedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance in his house on Thursday. His body has been sent for a post-mortem. RABI CROP: The Agriculture Officer of the district, Mr Kartar Singh Brar, said here on Friday that there was no shortage of fertilisers and insecticides for the oncoming sowing season of Rabi crops. He said all arrangements had been made by the department for their distribution. NAWANSHAHR PATHANKOT PATIALA |
AMBALA FATEHABAD FARIDABAD SONEPAT FIRE: Fire broke out in the record room of Excise and Taxation Department’s office here on Friday night, burning the official files. A fire engine rushed to the scene and controlled the fire. SHOT DEAD: A 15-year-old boy was shot dead by some persons in the Manjit Colony area at Ganaur town, 16 km from here, on Friday. The police has registered a case. THEFT: Thieves struck at a shop on the
Sonepat-Gohana road here on Friday night and decamped with wrist-watches worth about Rs 1.5 lakh. The owner of the shop has lodged an FIR with the police. |
CHAMBA KUMARHATTI SHIMLA BAR ASSOCIATION: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Bar Association: president — Mr I.D.Bali; vice- president — Mr C.B.Barowalia; secretary — Mr J.H.Bhardwaj; and treasurer — Mr Jagdish Thakur. SUNDERNAGAR |
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