Wednesday,
September 25, 2002, Chandigarh, India
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AHMEDGARH FARIDKOT WOMEN CELL IN CHARGE: Mrs Jasbir Kaur
Samag, wife of Mr Jaswant Singh Samag, a senior leader of the, SAD, has joined the Lok Bhalai Party here Monday. She announced the decision in the presence of the party president, Mr Balwant Singh
Ramoowalia, at her residence. Mr Ramoowalia appointed her the in charge of the district women cell of the party. Mr Jaswant Singh Samag is a close associate of Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, MP, and general secretary of the
SAD. ANTAKSHRI SHOWS: Mr G.A.P. Singh, spokesman, Close Up Antakshri Management body, said here on Monday that the programme had already been completed in Andhra Pradesh and had evoked a good response from participants. Moreover, they had also shown their programmes at Sunam, Sangrur, Dhuri, Barnala, Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh. The next programme would be shown at Muktsar, Malout and Gidderbaha on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, respectively. Later, Jaitu and Kotkapura towns of the districts would be taken up. Earlier, a 20 member team of the Antakshri presented a musical show at the local MGM Senior Secondary School.
FEROZEPORE HOSHIARPUR MEDICAL CAMP: The Rotary Club, Hoshiarpur, organised a free medical chek-up camp at Atowal village, 12 km from here on Monday. While inaugurating the camp, Dr M.L. Kakar, Civil Surgeon, Hoshiarpur, said 200-bedded civil hospital at district headquarter, 50-bedded civil hospitals at Garhshanker, Dasuya and Mukerian, nine primary health centres, eight community health centres, 27 mini primary health centres, three 25 beded hospitals, 89 subsidiary health centres and 248 sub centres were being run by the Health Department. A team of doctors examined 350 patients on the occasion. FLAG MARCH: The district unit of the CPM organised a flag march to oppose the anti-people policies of the NDA Government at the Centre and Capt Amarinder Singh’s government in Punjab. Rallies were organised at Kadiana, Nasrala, Singriwala, Bassi Daulat Khan, Marnaian and Davida Ahrana on Monday. Sathi Bhagat Singh, Gurmesh Singh, Rajinder Kaur Chokha and Gurbakhash Singh addressed the rallies. DENTAL CAMP: At least 350 school-children were treated at a dental camp organised by the local unit of Arya Samaj at a temple here on Tuesday. Dr S.K. Sharma, spokesman of the Samaj, said free medicines and toothbrushes were distributed among the children. KAPURTHALA KHANNA MACHHIWARA OCTROI EVASION: A special check-post has been set up by the local Nagar Panchayat at Gani Khan Nabi Khan Gate to keep a check on octroi evaders. The campaign headed by the executive officer, Mr Tejinder Singh, has fetched an extra revenue of Rs 10,000. According to Mr Sukhsagar Singh, accountant of the nagar panchayat, around 10 cases of octroi evasion had come up so far. MANSA PHAGWARA SEMINAR: The Punjab Small Industries and Export corporation, Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, will hold a seminar on “Exports from Punjab” at Ludhiana on October 11, according to Mr Ashwani Kohli, senior vice-president of the Punjab Chamber of Small Exporters, here on Tuesday. The Punjab Industries Minister, Mr Avtar Henry, will inaugurate the seminar, Mr Kohli added. |
AMBALA ANTICIPATORY BAIL: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Dr Ashok Shasan brother of a former Congress Municipal Commissioner, Ambala city, who was booked in the MLA
assault case on August 14. Earlier, the District Court had dismissed his bail application. Ms Kiran Bala Jain appeared on behalf of Dr Shasan in the court. The Ambala city police had registered a case under Section 307 against Dr Shasan and others when the local MLA, Ms Veena Chibbar, was assaulted in Baldevnagar area by several residents. The former municipal commissioner, Mr Harish Shasan, was granted bail by an Ambala District Court.
KALKA SIRSA |
BILASPUR WORM IN THE TAP: A one-foot long worm, locally called “Tandua Keeda”, gushed out of the kitchen tap of Ramlal at Baba Bangali (Raura) Sector here on Sunday. Several house-holds in the vicinity have been receiving brownish and stinking water. KULU KUMARHATTI SHIMLA |
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