: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Amloh mandal, organised a dharna in front of the SDM’s office here on Tuesday against the policies of the state government. Mr Rajpal Garg, mandal president, alleged that the state government of Capt Amarinder Singh implicated BJP and Akali activists in false cases. Mr Siri Ram Dang, a senior worker of the party, said that the government had failed on all fronts. Later a memorandum was submitted to the SDM. VANAMAHOTSAVA: Vanamahotsava was celebrated by the Nahar Sugar Mill, Amloh, on Monday which was inaugurated by Mr Amarjit Singh Shahi, Subdivisional Magistrate, who planted a “gulmohar"
sapling in front of the mill. Mr Samual Mount Singh, personnel manager of the mill, said the mill had made arrangements to plant 300 saplings on both sides of the Amloh-Khanna and Amloh-Mandi Gobindgarh roads.
AMRITSAR
INVITED: Dr N.S. Neki, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, here has been invited by the International Medical Sciences Academy for awarding him the fellowship at the annual conference, IMSACON at Cambridge (UK) from September 14 to 16.
MEDICAL CAMP: A medical camp was organised by the Khalsa College for Women in collaboration with the NSS wing under the UGC extension scheme at Gurdwara Sarkaria Patti on the Kot Khalsa road here on Tuesday. The camp was inaugurated by Mr Rajinder Mohan Singh, vice-president, Khalsa College governing council.
OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the General Insurance Employees Union: president — Mr Inder Mahajan; senior vice-president — Mr Satpal Singh; and vice-presidents — Mr Dinesh, Mr Kapil, Mr Raj Kumar and Mr Raman Kumar Sharma.
WEBSITE LAUNCH: Dr S. P. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, will launch a website of Punjab Academy of Sciences on the university campus on Wednesday. Another press note of the university stated that Dr Singh will also flag off sports activities on the same day.
SEMINAR ON AGRICULTURE: The All India Sikh Educational Conference in collaboration with the Institute of Development and Planning , Amritsar, is going to organise a national seminar on ‘Depressed scenario of agriculture in Punjab’ in connection with celebrations of the centenary of Chief Khalsa Diwan next month.
BATHINDA
DHARNA HELD: Members of the PWD Field and Workshop Workers Union held a dharna near the office of the Subdivisional Engineer of the Public Health Department in protest against some decisions of the departmental authorities here on Tuesday. The protesters urged the government to pay attention to their demands. They demanded that temporary workers should be made permanent and class-IV employees should be given uniform allowance. They later submitted a memorandum to the SDM.
FARIDKOT
STAMP DUTY EVASION: Mr A. Venu Prasad, Deputy Commissioner-cum-Registrar, Faridkot has directed the Sub Registrars and Joint Registrars to get the two photographs of all commercial and non-commercial complexes alongwith their exact locations attached with the deeds before their registration in the district. In a press note issued here on Tuesday the Deputy Commissioner said he had received numerous complaints regarding the evasion of stamp duty during the registration of urban properties below the actual
cost.
HOSHIARPUR
CASE REGISTERED: On the complaint of the Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Hoshiarpur and Garhshanker, the Hariana police has registered a case under Section 409, IPC, against Bachan Chand of Talwandi Arayian village for an alleged embezzlement of Rs 1,13,201 belonging to the cooperative society of Dhamian village.
LUDHIANA
FREE MEDICAL CAMP: A free medical camp was organised on Monday at the Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital, Sarabha, where about 500 patients were checked and treated. Medicines, both ayurvedic and allopathic, were distributed free of cost and tests like ultrasound, X-rays, blood, urine etc were also done without charging anything by doctors of the college.
B.ED
BATCH : The 5th batch of the B.Ed. of B.C.M. College of Education, Ludhiana, began on September 2, 2002. The batch was started with havan yajna performed by the members of management, Principal, staff and newly admitted students of the college. Mr Satyanand Munjal, Chairman, Hero Cycles, was the chief guest on this occasion. Dr S.K. Nanda, Principal welcomed the students and highlighted the achievements of the college in the last four years.
MEDICAL
CAMP: Eleventh eye donation and free medical check-up camp was organised by the New Shivpuri Shopkeeper Ekta Club, Mohalla Sudhar Committee and Vishvayog Sansthan here on Monday at Shimlapuri. Dr Ramesh of the Eye Bank, Mansuran, examined more than 800 patients with various eye problems and Dr J. William conducted sugar tests of 150 patients. Dr R.K. Mehta and Dr Kalra also examined the patients. More than 60 persons filled eyes-donation pledge cards on the occasion.
FUN RIDES: USPC Jain Public School, Jamalpur, has organised unique rides like
bounces, swimming pools and Mickey Mouse etc, for tiny tots. Children from Nursery to Class III took part in the rides. Teachers were helping them in all their activities and also supervising them. The greatest attraction of the day was moving dinosaur on the campus and it wooed the children by its charms.
STUDENTS'
MEET: The 106th death anniversary of Dr Count Ceapre Mattie, founder of electrohomoeopahty, will be celebrated by the Electrohomeopathic Students Welfare Wing, Punjab, at the Universal Medical Institute and Charitable Hospital of Electrohomeopathy, Garhshankar. The function will be presided over by Dr M.S. Dhillon. A discussion on legal research and development points of electrohomeopathy and the future plans of the wing will be discussed on the occasion.
MANSA
NOTICE TO MC: The Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board (PWS&SB) has given a notice to the local Municipal Council to deposit the outstanding amount for the maintenance of sewerage and the water supply network by September 5. Otherwise maintenance works will be handed over to the council. Officials of the council have confirmed the receipt of the notice.
ROPAR
PROTEST MARCH: Students of the local District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), led by Mr Mukesh
Bhandhari, president, DIET Students Welfare Association, on Tuesday took out a protest march in the town. They were demanding immediate withdrawal of the new education policy 2002. They also raised slogans against the Punjab Government and asked it not to implement the new education policy.
SAMANA
LOOTED: Two youths looted Rs 40,000 from Mr Mohan Lal, Proprietor of Mohan Desi Ghee Store here. After closing the shop he was returning home when the youths threw him off his bicycle and decamped with the money. A case has been registered.
