KHAMANO
CONDEMNED: BKU President Ajmer Singh Lakhowal, Khamano Block president Ajmer Singh Bath, Nirmal Singh, Bilaspur and General Secretary of the Punjab unit of the party Manjit Singh Qadian, in a joint statement have condemned firing and lathi charge on farmers at Tarn Taran. The leaders termed the action as a violation of human rights. They have demanded an enquiry into the incident action against the persons responsible for firing and lathicharge.DEMANDED: Leaders of Democratic Teachers Front, Punjab, Yashpal Khamano, Amarjeet Singh Gill and Joginder Azad in a joint statement have
laid the decision of the Punjab Government to suspend and transfer Harpreet Inder Singh, President, School Lecturer Association, allegedly on political grounds. They said he had been suspended under Section 9 of the Civil Services Rule, but according to informed sources, he had been suspended on political grounds. They have demanded immediate cancellation of suspension.
KHARAR
GRANT: Mr Sukhdev Singh Libra, MP (Rajya Sabha), has announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh for a stadium in Shaheed Kanshi Ram Memorial College,
Bhagomajra, near here. According to a press note issued by Dr Bhupinder Singh, Principal of the college, the announcement was made by Mr Randhir Singh Libra, son of Mr Sukhdev Singh Libra, while inaugurating an athletics meet at the college on
Tuesday.
OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Doctors Association Civil Hospital Kharar: president — Dr Daler Singh; secretary — Dr Balwinder Singh; joint secretary — Dr Shalinder Kaur and Dr Birinder Kaur.
LUDHIANA
HONOURED: Sandhya, who is at present working as Research Associate in the School of Energy Studies for Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, was awarded Gold Medal by Prof Y. S. Rajan, Vice-Chancellor ,Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, for her overall excellence during B.Tech degree programme in the College of Agricultural Engineering at the annual convocation ceremony held at Pal Auditorium, Punjab Agricultural University, here on Tuesday.
DENIED: Denying holding of a dharna by students of Guru Nanak Dev Polytechnic on March 4, Principal Sikander Singh Gill said a majority of students had attended their classes on that day while the agitating students were a few in number. He said not the college but the Punjab Technical Board was responsible for enhancing the fee. Regarding the unavailability of student bus passes, he said he was pursuing the case at the highest level.
HAILED: Various social, business and cultural organisations have hailed the appointment of Mr Harnam Dass Johar as a minister in the Capt Amarinder Singh government. In separate statements, these organisations described the elevation of Mr Johar as a Cabinet minister as an overdue step and hoped his induction would help in solving various problems of the city. These organisations included the Knitwear Club, the Chara Bazar Shopkeepers’ Association, the Akal Market Shopkeepers’ Association, the Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal, the High Court Young Lawyers Association and several mohalla and ward committees.
MANSA
PSEB RALLY: On a call by the Indian National Trade Union Congress, various organisations of the Punjab State Electricity Board organised a rally at the 33 kv sub-station here on Tuesday, against the constitution of a power corporation on the basis of the Haldia report. The workers staged a demonstration. An effigy of Mr Gajinder Haldia was on burnt before the main gate of the district courts complex.
POWER CUT: There will be no power supply between 10
a.m, and 4 p.m. on Friday in all nine subdivisions of the PSEB due to maintenance and repair of the 220 KV substation at Mansa
Kanchian.
NAWANSHAHR
TEACHERS’ MEET: Mr K.C. Kapoor, District Education Officer, presided over block-level meetings of elementary school teachers at Nawanshahr, Banga,
Rahon, Mukandpur, Saroya, Aur and Kahma in the district to oversee and ensure proper utilisation of grants disbursed under the Sarv Shikhiya Abhiyan. Addressing the meetings, the DEO stressed on community involvement and transparency in the utilisation of grants.
EYE CAMP: The local unit of Sri Ramsharanam
(Gohana) organised a free eye camp here at Sri Ramsharanam Bhavan. Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated the camp. A team of eye specialists examined about 400 patients and performed 61 operations.
PATIALA
ATM INAUGURATED: The Punjab Finance Minister, Mr Lal Singh, on Wednesday inaugurated an ATM of Canara Bank at the bank’s, Leela Bhawan branch here. The General Manager, Mr K.
Rangaraya, said ATM cardholders could draw money from anywhere in the country.
PHULKARI WORKSHOP: The Centre for Entrepreneurship Development for Women, Canara Bank, Chandigarh, organised a workshop on “phulkari” craft items for rural women at Darukutta village. The workshop was inaugurated by Mrs Baljinder Kaur, treasurer of the society.
PHAGWARA
BURGLARY: Valuables worth over Rs 1 lakh were burgled from the house of an NRI Satnam Singh at Old Satnampura Mohalla on Monday night. The NRI lives in Dubai. His wife, Manjit Kaur, was away at her parent’s house when the burglary took place. Gold ornaments, watches, a camera, a VCR, a tape-recorder, a cellphone and Rs 25,000 in cash were stolen. A case has been registered.
