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Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Hoshiarpur ELECTROCUTED: Mr Bakhshish Singh of Gorayan, an employee of the PSEB was electrocuted while performing duty in the area of Jalalpur on Thursday. ARRESTED: Proclaimed offender travel agent Jatinder Kaur, wife of Satwinder Singh of Mehmowal, involved in human trafficking has been arrested by the Mehtiana police, according to Mr Lok Nath Angra, SSP, Hoshiarpur here yesterday. He said on the complaint of Avtar Singh a case of cheating against Jatinder Kaur had been registered by the Mahilpur police on February 16, 2001. Avtar Singh alleged that she took Rs 1.15 lakh from him to send him abroad. Jagraon Jalandhar LUDHIANA Grant: Children from the economically weaker sections are given financial help every year at Arya Girls Senior Secondary School, Purana Bazar. This year, the Minister of State for Stationery and Printing, Mr Rakesh Pandey, was invited to distribute sweaters and uniforms to poor students. He announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh for the
institution. Medical camp: Ludhiana Midtown Jaycees will organise a medical check-up camp free of cost at Baba Namdev Charitable Hospital here on Sunday. The camp will be inaugurated by Mr Harbhajan Singh Pruthi of Pruthi International. Medicines will be distributed free of
cost. Widow pension: Shri Gyan Sthal Mandir Sabha and Lala Jagat Narayan Nishkam Sewa Sangh will hold a widow pension and ration distribution function on February 8 at Gyan Sthal Mandir. A press note by the organisers on Saturday said Mr Gurinder Singh Atwal, Minister for Power, Punjab, would disburse ration, blankets, quilts and utensils among 651
widows. Hall inaugurated: Atam-Devki Hall was inaugurated at Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women here on Saturday. The chief guest, Mr Karanjit Singh Galib, inaugurated the hall and presented a cheque for Rs 2 lakh as the first instalment of the promised grant of Rs 5 lakh. On the occasion, a lecture was delivered by Dr Harbajan Singh Deol, former commissioner of linguistic minorities in
India. ASSUMES CHARGE: Dr Gulzar Singh Chahal, Head, Department of Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University, has taken over as Additional Director of Research (Agriculture) of the university. Dr Chahal is a well-known scientist at national and international level for his contribution to cotton production. PREVIEW: The preview of “Koi Rah Dise” produced by Gurcharan Singh Channi was screened at Punjab Agricultural University. The film highlights the present crisis of Punjab agriculture particularly the deteriorating economic plight of the farmers. The film also gives the first-hand account of the problems emerging from non-judicious use of underground water and agro-chemicals. The preview, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Kirpal Singh Aulakh, and other senior scientists of the university gave important suggestions for improvement in the film.
Nawanshahr CHECK DAM: Mr Charanjit Singh Channi, MP, Hoshiarpur, inaugurated a check-dam in Malewal in Balachaur subdivision of the district on Friday. Mr Channi also distributed cheques for Rs 5 lakh among 50 beneficiaries under ‘Housing scheme for homeless’ at Saroya village in Balachaur subdivision of the district on Thursday. PATIALA WORKSHOP: The Punjab College of Education, Raipur, organised a career counselling workshop here on Friday. The Deputy Director Employment, Ms Surjit Kaur Sharma, inaugurated the workshop. She stressed upon career planning and urged the students to choose their career at a proper age. She added that Class X was the take off period for the future. The Director IAS Training Centre, Dr G.S. Bajwa, urged the students to work hard and chalk out the strategy to achieve higher goals in life. The District Employment Officer, Sangrur, Mr Amar Bhushan Aggarwal, talked about various competitive examination conducted by the staff selection commission. LECTURE: The Environment Society of local Khalsa College organised a lecture on environment here on Friday. Col Bishan Das told the students about the significance of pollution-free environment. The Principal of the college, Dr Harbir Singh, was also present. LAUNCHED: National Insurance Company Limited launched a universal health insurance policy with a small annual premium amount of Rs 365 per person here on Friday. The policy covers the hospitalisation expenses and also provides compensation to the earning head of the family in case of accidental death. NATIONAL WORKSHOP: Punjabi University, in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities, organised a two-day national workshop on ‘Status of basic science research in institutions of higher education’ here. The Director of Indian Institute of Technology, Mr R.S. Sirohi, inaugurated the workshop on Thursday. He emphasised the need on quality of research rather than just numbers. He said that the Central Government was also planning to create four national institutes, which will be centres of excellence in emerging technologies. The Punjabi University Vice-Chancellor, Mr Sawarn Singh Boparai, stressed the need to take a liberal and innovative attitude towards research and education. ROTARY GOVERNOR: The Head of the Department of Public Administration, Punjabi University, Dr Harbans Pathak, has been elected District Governor of Rotary International District 3090 comprising territories of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan here. He has been member of Syndicate, Senate and academic council and Chairman, IIPA. Rotary Award: A professor of English at local Mohindra College, Prof S C Sharma, has been honoured with the Rotary International Service Above Self Awarde for individual excellence in Service through Rotary. Professor Sharma is credited with creating awareness on AIDS, blood donation, literacy, population management, environmental pollution, Pulse Polio, female foeticide and social leadership. SAMRALA  |
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AMBALA STOLEN: An Indica was stolen from near a marriage palace in Ambala City on Thursday. Satbir Singh, a resident of Chandigarh had come to Sagur Palace to attend a function. His car was stolen from the parking place outside the palace. The police has registered a case. RAID: The Railway Magistrate raided a passenger train at Barara on Friday to check the without ticket passengers. Over 24 passengers were nabbed without ticket, 10 of them were sent to judicial custody as they did not pay the fine on the spot. EXHIBITION: Students of DAV Public School, Ambala Cantt on Saturday showcased their talent in an art and craft exhibition held in the school. School Principal Rita JP Singh said class I to V students were taught to make face masks, envelope puppet, paper flower, clay modelling and paper folding with cut and paste. while students of classes VI to IX and XI were taught to make posters, clay modelling, collage, painting and pot painting. INDUSTRIAL GROWTH: Ambala MP Ratan Lal Kataria said on Saturday that he would stress on development of different industry sectors for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Mr Kataria said that he would concentrate on the scientific instruments’ industry of Ambala, the utensils’ industry of Jagadhari and the HMT in Pinjore. Fatehabad Karnal SUICIDES: A 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide in two separate incidents in the district during the past 24 hours. As per reports available, Ram Kumar (17), a resident of Tikri Kailash village, allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance on Wednesday. In an another incident, Aarti (15), a resident of Bijna village, also allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance on Wednesday. Kurukshetra NEW SP: Mr Yoginder Singh Nehra, SP, Bhiwani, assumed charge of Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra, here on Thursday in place of Mr K.K. Rao, who has been transferred to Hisar as SP, Vigilance Bureau. |
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