Sunday,
December 22,
2002, Chandigarh, India
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AHMEDGARH
BATHINDA JAGRAON LUDHIANA CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED: Ryan International School, Ludhiana, celebrated Christmas with enthusiasm on Friday. Christmas carols were sung in English and Hindi. Children from nursery to Class VII enacted the Nativity scenes, including birth of Jesus Christ, followed by Western and folk dances by girls and bhangra by boys. Santa Claus distributed sweets among schoolchildren. Students of Jesus Sacred Heart School also celebrated Christmas on Friday on the school premises. A Christmas quiz was organised on the occasion. SEHGAL IS BAR PRESIDENT: Mr M.S. Sehgal was elected president of the Bar Association Jagraon on Saturday by a margin of one vote. He defeated the other contender for the post, Mr Baldev Goyal. EMBROIDERY CONTEST: Mahavir Spinning Mills Limited organised an embroidery contest on Friday at Akal Sahai School, Janta Nagar. Mr C.B. Sharma was the chief guest on the occasion. Fifty students participated in the contest. Alka Rani of Class X, Neetu Bala of Class IX and Manpreet Brar of Class X stood first, second and third, respectively. DENTAL
FORTNIGHT ENDS: A dental fortnight, organised by the District Health Department, concluded at the Civil Hospital here on Friday. Dr K.S. Ghai, Deputy Director (Dental), Ludhiana, said in a press note on Saturday that more than 95 dentures were distributed among needy persons during the fortnight. Apart from this, 30 dentures each at the civil hospitals in Khanna, Samrala, Jagraon and Payal were distributed. Mr Ghai said more than 20,420 patients were examined. Dr S.N. Tiwari, Civil Surgeon, was the chief guest on the occasion. JAYANTI: A function was organised to celebrate Dattatreya Jayanti here on Thursday. It was presided over by Swami Satyanand Giri and inaugurated by Mr Amarjit Boparai. A havan yajna and a hymn-singing session was held on the occasion, after which a langar was also held. Mahant Gurcharan, Bhagat Gian Chand, Mr. Rakesh Malhotra, Mr Ajit Singh and Mr Subhash Sondhi attended the function, which concluded with several saints and devotees paying their tributes to the Mahant Shehanshah Giri on his death anniversary. DHYAN YOGA: The Buddh Meditation Centre will hold a two-day coaching programme in “dhyan yoga” at the Community Centre in Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar on December 21 and 22. Avadhoot Baba Shivanand and Baba Nityanand (Ganeshpuri) will give lessons in “dhyan yoga” through the recitation of Siddh Kundalini Yoga Paath. Mayor Nahar Singh Gill and Mr Vinod Sharda, secretary, Municipal Corporation, will be the guests of honour. MANSA MOGA SAMANA SAMRALA PENSIONERS' MEETING: An emergent meeting of the Punjab pensioners association was held in the local civil rest house on Saturday under the presidentship of Mr Prem Sagar Sharma, its president. The problems of the pensioners were discussed and a demand charter was also released among the office-bearers. |
AMBALA HISAR DHARNA: Members of the local unit of the Technical Employees Association of Railways staged a dharna in front of the Railway Hospital, here, on Friday to voice their demands. They also submitted a memorandum to the Senior Divisional Medical Officer. INJURED: Three persons, including two children, were injured in a road accident at Barwala, near here, on Friday. According to the police, due to dense fog, a tractor hit the Matador in which the victims were travelling, on Kharkara road . The driver of the Matador and two children were injured seriously. ARRESTED: The police has arrested two members of a gang of dacoits. Anil Kumar and Pankaj, residents of Bhagalpur district in Bihar, were allegedly planning to loot vehicles on the Hisar-Jind road near Narnaund, when a police party, on a tip-off, nabbed them. The police also seized some sharp-edged weapons from them. YAMUNANAGAR DEAD: An eminent advocate of Jagadhri Bar, Mr S. K. Deep ( 68), died here on Friday night after a brief illness. Mr Deep was associated with many social and religious organisations. He leaves behind his wife, a son and a daughter. His cremation was largely attended. Mr S. P. Dhanda, president, Jagadhri Bar Association, said the court remained closed for the first half of the day as a mark of respect to the departed man. |
BILASPUR CHAMBA BEATEN UP: The police has booked three persons, who allegedly beat up the Chief Inspector of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), Mr Krishan Chand, at the local bus stand. TRIBAL STATUS: The Minister of State for Ayurveda, Mr Mohan Lal, has sought tribal status for Churah sub-division in Chamba district, for ensuring speedy development of this far-flung area comprising Tissa and Salooni development blocks. He stated this while inaugurating a newly constructed building of a middle school at Charda in Churah tehsil on Saturday. STERILISED: As many as 114 couples benefited by new methods of sterilisation in different medical camps organised by the Health Department at Chamba, Tissa and Salooni in Chamba district from December 16 to 19. A team of specialists comprising Dr Nagesh Verma, Dr R. K. Choudhary and Dr N. Rathore conducted these operations. NURPUR BODY FOUND: The police found the body of Mahinder Pal of Kandwal village near Chakki bridge on Friday. Family members of the deceased suspect foul play and have sought a probe into the matter. He was a truck driver for a Pathankot-based contractor. The police has conducted a post-mortem. SHIMLA |
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