Tuesday,
January 21, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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CONFERENCE: To commemorate the sacrifices of Army jawans, who laid down their lives while defending our borders in Jammu and Kashmir, a Sheedi conference would be organised at Noorpura village three km from here, on Thursday at 10.30 am to salute the martyrs. Mr Dalip Singh Pandhi, former minister, in a press release here on Monday has stated that former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Professor Kirpal Singh Badungar, SGPC chief, would address the conference.
BATALA
SHOPKEEPERS SORE: Resentment prevails among shopkeepers of Khajuri Gate, Batala, against the plan of the local Improvement Trust to widen the road from Khajuri Gate to Khosla Palace for the construction of a chowk as it would affect them. They alleged that the original map in this connection had been replaced and some influential persons had managed to get their properties excluded in the new map.
BATHINDA
BLOOD DONATION: Mr Hardeep Singh, a physically challenged youth, donated blood for the 40th time at a blood donation camp organised jointly by the United Welfare Society and the Aror Bans
Sahba, here on Sunday. Dr S.K. Goyal, Civil Surgeon, honoured the donors by attaching badges on their collars. Mr Iqbal Metro, president of the Sabha, said that 11 volunteers donated blood at the camp. MEDICAL
CAMP: The Aasra Welfare Society and Cipla, a pharmaceutical company jointly held a medical camp here on Sunday. Dr
S.K. Goyal, Civil Surgeon, inaugurated the camp. The local MP, Mr Bhan Singh Bhanra promised a grant of Rs 50,000 for the society, but failed to turn up. TSU
BLAMES POLITICIANS: The Technical Services Union (TSU) has contested the statements of some Congress MLAs that the inefficiency of employees was to be blamed for the plight of the PSEB. Mr Karora Singh, president of city unit of the
TSU, in a press note issued here Saturday, said it was due to free power to the farm sector, subsidised power to a section of society and patronage to power thieves by politicians that the board was facing a financial crunch. KHARAR
CABLE ISSUE: The president of the Kharar Citizens Council, Mr K.K. Sharma, and residents have written a letter to the Punjab Chief Minister and the Kharar, SDM, demanding an action against the cable operators over their move to increase the subscription charges to Rs 250 per month. LUDHIANA
CRITICISED: The Indian Ex-services League, Punjab and Chandigarh, has criticised the statement of the BJP Ex-servicemen Cell president, appealing Himachal Pradesh exservicemen to vote for the BJP. In a statement here on Monday, president of the league, Lieut-Col C.S. Dhillon said, the HP ex-servicemen were aware of their responsibilities and they would not vote for a party which preaches
parochialism. He appealed his fellow ex servicemen not to toe a communal line and ensure that the secular fabric of the society was maintained at all costs. FUNCTION: A function was held in the Partap College of Education, Ludhiana, to felicitate Dr Satinder Dhillon, Syndic, Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Dr Jagdish Kaur, Dean Faculty of Education. Principals of various B.Ed. colleges were also invited to the function. Didas Pardesi was the special guest of honour who delighted the audience with his ghazals and songs. On behalf of all Principals of education colleges of Panjab University, Dr Balwant Singh assured full support and conveyed best wishes to Dr Dhillon and Dr Jagdish. FETE
ORGANISED: New Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar, organised a fete on Sunday. The school was jampacked with students, their parents. There were more than 25 stalls which attracted students. The presentation of the puppet show drew a huge rush and so did the tambola. Lucky draw was taken out at 4.30 pm by the chief guest of the function Mr Balkar Singh Sandhu, municipal councillor, who was accompanied by Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashoo, also a municipal councillor. INAUGURATED: Customers of Punjab National Bank, Feroz Gandhi Market, Ludhiana, can operate their accounts within core banking solution (CBS) branches of New Delhi, Bombay, Jaipur and Chandigarh and they can also avail various benefits of CBS, like inter-city, intra-city branch banking. Instant transfer of funds, collections, cash depot and withdrawal, account enquiry and statement from any of the connected branches. Cash can be withdrawn from any PNB-ATM in the country. This was stated by Mr U.S. Bhargava, General Manager, Punjab National Bank, Punjab Zone, while inaugurating the first CBS branch of PNB at Feroze Gandhi Market, Ludhiana here on Monday. Mr Bhargava said the customers of the branch would also get Internet banking facility, which was being introduced shortly. ATM would also be installed at the branch very shortly. DR
SANDHU TAKES OVER: Dr Kulbir Singh Sandhu, Senior Scientist, Veterinary Disease Investigation, has taken over the reins of the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. He has succeeded Dr D.R. Sharma, who completed his term on Monday. A young scientist, Dr Sandhu has many plans in his mind to rejuvenate the disease investigation wing of the department known as animal disease research centre besides providing a new direction to the ongoing research projects so that the farmers of the state can benefit and their economy uplifted. ATHLETICS MEET: Guru Hargobind Khalsa College, Gurusar Sudhar will organise its 52nd annual athletics meet in Nihang Shamsher Singh Stadium on Tuesday. Former DPE of the college and patron Mr Sardara Singh Sidhu will be the chief guest and Mr Manjit Singh Gill, president governing council, will preside over the inaugural ceremony. Dr J.S. Cheema, Principal of the college, said the GHG Khalsa College of Pharmacy would also participate in the meet. The organising secretary, Dr K.S. Brar, said the highlights of the occasion would be athletics, track and field games, races, jumps, musical games and fun games. The sports day would be followed by a cultural programme.
MANSA
RECOVERY SOUGHT: The District Welfare Officer (DWO), Mansa, has sought the permission of the Director, SC/ST Welfare Department, Punjab, to effect recovery from Chotta Singh, a resident of Khiwa Mihan Singh Wala village in the district. According to the
DWO, Chotta Singh applied for financial grant on December 15, 1998, which was sanctioned. Later, it was found that the grounds on which he took the loan were fake. SHIFTED: On a complaint lodged by a local chemist Satish Kumar, Mr S.S. Srivastva, SSP, Mansa, has shifted Sub-Inspector Sher Singh to the police lines here from City police station. BOOKED: A case has been registered under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 against Prem Chand, proprietor of M/s Suresh Seed Supply, Mansa following a complaint lodged by the Chief Agricultural Officer here. The accused had sold 8 kg jawar seed to a farmer Ujagar Singh, a resident of Ralla village in the district, without issuing any bill. No arrest has been made. NAWANSHAHR
REGISTRATION FOR OPERATIONS: The North American Sikh Medical and Dental Association
(NASMDA), USA, has sent Dr Tejpal Singh Dhillon, orthopaedic surgeon and Dr Harbans Singh, ENT specialist, to the Guru Nanak Mission Hospital here to examine patients up to February 5. The Trust has started registration of patients for orthopaedic surgeries like knee an hip replacement, Mr Budh Singh
Dhahan, founder, Guru Nanak Mission Medical Education Trust, Dhahan
Kaleran, said here. PHAGWARA
CARDIAC CAMP: As many as 315 patients from Phagwara and the nearby towns were examined at a camp on Sunday. The camp was organised by Fortis Heart Institute, Mohali, in collaboration with the local Rotary Club (South-East) at Anoop Hospital in
Hargobindnagar. Mr Rakesh Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, inaugurated the camp.
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