Thursday,
May 30, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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WARNED: Dr K.K. Sharma, Civil Surgeon, on Tuesday threatened to take legal action against those mental hospitals, pingalwaras and other institutions who had not got themselves registered. Dr Sharma in a press note here on Tuesday said the Supreme Court had directed all such institutions to be registered.PROGRAMME ON AIDS: The Nehru Yuva Kendra organised an AIDS awareness programme at Jaintipura village here on Wednesday. An exhibition regarding the disease was also held. This was stated by the district youth coordinator, Mr Tejinder Singh, in a press note issued here on Wednesday. OFFICE BEARERS: The following have been nominated office-bearers of the local Chemist Association: president — Col R.S. Pahwa (retd); senior vice-president — Mr Avtar Singh; vice-president — Mr N.K. Wadhwa; general secretary — Mr Gurbachan Arora; and joint secretary — Mr Rajiv Kapoor. BATALA
PATIENTS’ PLEA: Patients visiting the newly built Civil Hospital building on the Jalandhar road have to suffer as an X-ray machine installed therein has not been functioning for a long time. They have to get the X-rays done at private clinics by paying high prices.
BATHINDA
MINISTER’S PLEA: Officials should work with honesty and enthusiasm
for implementing various development schemes in the district. This was
stated by Mr Mohinder Singh Kaypee, Minister for Technical Education and
Chairman of the District Planning Board, while presiding over a meeting
of the board here on Tuesday. SUICIDE: Harpal Kaur of Sibia village committed suicide by consuming poison. Her parents have alleged that she committed suicide due to harassment by her in-laws. Police sources said an FIR had been registered on the complaint of the parents of the deceased. FEROZEPORE
ARRESTED: Vigilance Bureau sleuths led by DSP Jagir Lal have arrested Sarwan Singh, a patwari of Koriawala block, while taking a bribe of Rs 500 from Mr Bhagirath Ram of
Ganganagar. According to Ms Anita Punj, SP, Vigilance Bureau, the patwari had demanded the money in lieu of providing a copy of the mutation of land. COP HELD: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau caught Punjab Police ASI Des Raj posted at the cantt police station while accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from Ashwani Kumar. Claiming this here on Wednesday SP, Vigilance, Anita
Punj, said the ASI had demanded Rs 2,000 from Ashwani Kumar for registering his complaint. The Vigilance team led by Mr Baljit Singh, DSP, arrested Des Raj for allegedly accepting the bribe.
HOSHIARPUR
ACCIDENTS: Madan Lal of Samundra was killed when his bicycle was hit by a jeep near Bagwiani village, about 38 km from here, on Sunday evening. In another accident Amarjit Kaur of Kakoya village was killed near Bhikowal when a car hit the scooter she was riding. BOOKED: On a complaint by Haresh Saini, the Garhshanker police has registered a case under Section 420, IPC, against Ashok Dingra and Jai Khaneja of Vikaspuri, Delhi, for cheating him of Rs 5.85 lakh on the pretext of sending him to the USA. The duo also took his passport along with the money. In another case the Sadar police has registered a case against a travel agent Raghbir Singh of Bhagowal for duping Mrs Joginder Kaur of Piplanwala of Rs 2.57 lakh on the pretext of sending her abroad. CONFERENCE: Residents of the Kandi area participated in a conference organised by the Kandi Vikas Forum at Choha village, 8 km from here, on Tuesday. Mr Madan Mohan Singh Mussa, convener of the forum, urged the state government to carry out development in the area on a priority basis to bring it on a par with the other developed areas of Punjab and waive electricity bills of the poor. The forum demanded the waiver of Section 4 of the Forest Act, regular supply of drinking water, setting up of industrial units and laying of canals in the area. CASE
REGISTERED: The Hariana police has registered a case under Sections 435, 427, 506, IPC, against Pritam Singh of Bassi Kale Khan for setting on fire fodder and fruit plants belonging to Mr Jatinder Singh on Monday. LIQUOR SEIZED: The Mukerian police arrested Dharampal, alias Manga, of Chhauni Bali P S Indora in Himachal Pradesh and seized 90,000 ml of illicit liquor from him on Monday. Similarly, Sukhdev Singh of Premgarh and Aman of Mohalla Balmik here were arrested and 6,000 ml and 54,000 ml of English whisky were seized from them, respectively.
LUDHIANA
PERSONALITY CAMP: The Ludhiana unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is going to organise a personality development camp from June 1 to 6 at the USPC Jain Public School, near Power House. The timing of the camp will be 6 pm to 7 pm every day. Only the school students can participate in this personality development camp. Entry is open for all the school students.EMPLOYEES’ DEMANDS: The Safai Mazdoor Federation, while reiterating to fight for the rights of the employees of the civic body, has called upon the Municipal Corporation to immediately provide shoes and uniforms to the employees, which were due to be given to them last year. The following were elected office-bearers of the SMF: chairman — Mr Jagan Nath Gill; president — Dr D.P. Khosla, senior vice-president — Mr Krishan Lal Rahela; vice-presidents — Mr Vijay Manchanda and Mr Naresh Thapar; general secretaries — Mr Manoj Gill and Mr Nek Kumar Gharu, cashier — Mr Deepak Sahota; propaganda secretary — Mr Anil Bagania, advisers — Mr Mangat Ram Sahota, Mr Babu Ram Nahar, Ms Raj Rani Gill and Ms Pushpa Gill.
PATIALA
FASHION SHOW: The Maharani Ladies Club here organised a fashion show, Cotton Bonanza, on Wednesday. Ms Poonam Sethi was adjudged the Cotton Queen in the below 45-year category and Ms Ashu Chabbra was declared the runners up. In the above 45-year category, Mrs Inder Singh was adjudged the Cotton Queen while Ms Santosh Devi Gupta was declared second. Ms Pinki Chinni won the beautiful eyes trophy and Ms Harleen Chatha was declared the winner in the beautiful hair category.
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