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PUNJAB

ABOHAR
ELECTED: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Sparsh Theatre Society: president — R.G. Ahuja; vice-president — Neetu Chugh; general secretary — Sonu Babbar; and treasurer — Pankaj Narula.

OFFICE-BEARERS : The following have been elected office-bearers of the local unit of the BJP : president — Mr Pardeep Singla; vice-presidents — Mr Prem Jogi, Mr Megh Raj Korkian, Mr Vinod Bansal; general secretary — Mr Sanjeev Kumar Garg; secretaries — Mr Narinder, Mr Ganga Ram Barnala, Mr Kuldeep Chandpuria and treasurer — Mr Mahavir Singla.

ILLICIT LIQUOR: The police here seized illicit liquor on Tuesday evening. Dasuya police arrested Jaspal of Dalia Mirza and Beena of Tanda and seized illicit liquor from them. The Tanda police also seized 11250 ml of illicit liquor from Bhabur Kumar of Bhagwat (Bihar). The CIA staff also seized 99000 ml of whisky of Officer Choice brand from Ravinder Kumar alias Tonny of Kamalpur Mohalla. A case has been registered.

KAPURTHALA
DOWRY CASE: The police has booked and arrested Umesh alias Laddi, husband, Pushpa mother-in-law, and Sham Singh father-in-law all of Fathudingha, of Anju Bala daughter of Kimti Lal of Dhilwan village for torturing her.

KHARAR
CAMP: The Taraksheel Society will organise a free camp on second Sundays of each month starting September 14 to generate awareness among people about superstitions, according to a press note issued here on Thursday.

FREE CAMP: A free medical camp will be organised at Dhelpur village on Friday by the Shaheed Udham Singh Youth Welfare Club. Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu, a senior Congress leader from the area, would inaugurate the camp.

POWER OUTAGE: The power supply to Kharar and surrounding villages, 66 KV Morinda and surrounding villages and 66 KV Kajauli water works would remain suspended on Friday from 10 am to 12 pm due to urgent repair work, according to a press note issued by the PSEB here on Thursday. Similarly the supply would be suspended from 10 am to 5 pm to 11 KV Nandi feeder and 11 KV Mandi Kharar feeder here.

NAWANSHAHR
BLOOD CAMP: The Blood Donors Council here organised a blood camp at Ranbaxi Factory, Taunsa, 30 km from here on Tuesday. As many as 60 units of blood were collected.

TARN TARAN
SAPLINGS PLANTED: More than 250 saplings were planted on Wednesday in the civil hospital complex here. The plantation was inaugurated by Baba Sewa Singh of Khadoor Sahib. Dr Karanjit Singh SMO in charge of the hospital said green park in the hospital had been raised on two kanals.

UPROOT CONGRESS GRASS: Mr Bakhtawar Singh SDM on Wednesday inaugurated a campaign to uproot the congress grass, and asked the Education, Forest, Agriculture, Irrigation Departments to seek cooperation of social organisations to destroy the congress grass.

HARYANA

FATEHABAD
PULSE POLIO DRIVE: The District Administration has set up 519 camps for the administration of pulse polio drops to be organised from September 14 to November 9 and formed 81 mobile teams for this according to the, Deputy Commissioner Dr R.B. Langyan on Wednesday.

HISAR
COMMUNICATION SKILL: Mr Ram Sharan Joshi, Executive Director, Makhan Lal Chaturvedi Journalism University on Wednesday suggested greater interaction among farm scientists and mediapersons for the dissemination of farm technology. He was speaking at the valedictory function of a month-long refresher course in Language Skills and Technical Writing organised by the Directorate of Human Resources Management of Haryana Agriculture University here. Mr Joshi said farm scientists could not be expected to be good communicators as mediapersons could not be expected to possess an in-depth knowledge of a specialised subject as agriculture. Interaction among them would help both these groups to understand each other to benefit of farmers. He said the language used in communication must be impressive, interactive and market oriented.

KURUKSHETRA
BLOOD CAMP: Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor, Dr A.K. Chawla said here on Wednesday that a blood donation camp was being organised by NSS unit of Kurukshetra University, Sathanu Seva Mandal, Kurukshetra, Rotary Club, Kurukshetra, Lions Club, Kurukshetra, State Bank of India, Kurukshetra University Branch, District Red Cross Society, Kurukshetra and Trauma Centre, Karnal on September 18.

YAMUNANAGAR
ACCIDENT: Mr Attar Singh (55), a rickshawpuller died on Wednesday morning when a vehicle hit him near Jagadhari Bus Stand. He died on the spot. He was resident of Durga Garden. Jagadhri police has registered a case.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

DHARAMSALA
ACCIDENT: Six persons, including two women were injured when a three-wheeler (HP 04-0658) overturned near Kotle da Kwaloo in Baijnath sub division. A case has been registered against the driver.

KULU
TIMBER SEIZED: The police seized 112 sleepers of deodar from a truck coming from Manikaran to Bhuntar at Shat bridge on Tuesday morning. The timber was valued at Rs 3 lakh. A case under Sections 41 and 42 of the Forest Act and Sections 379 of the IPC was registered. Three persons — Satwinder, Jagga and Sunil of Ludhiana were taken into custody.

BAN ORDERS: Mr R.D. Nazim, Deputy Commissioner, here on Wednesday ordered that manufacturing, collection, segregation, transportation, stocking, distribution, and sales of polythene carry bags below 70 micron would be a crime under Section 15 of the Environment Act 1986. Plastic carry bags above 70 micron can be used. A fine of Rs 1 lakh and jail for five years could be given to the violator under the Act. A fine of Rs 1000 will be imposed on the defaulters on the spot.

STUDENTS’ DHARNA: Students of the evening college here supported by activists of the SFI sat on dharna at Dhalpur and blocked traffic on the National Highway on Wednesday for more than one your. They alleged that the closure of Dharamsala, Mandi and Kulu evening colleges would deprive poor and working students of higher education.