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CONCERN EXPRESSED: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has expressed concern over resurgence of drug addiction among students. It is pertinent to mention that the distict police had last year launched a vigorous drug deaddiction campaign as the entire region was in the grip of drug traffickers.
AMLOH
EYE CAMP: As many as 350 patients were examined at a free eye check-up camp organised by Dr Joginder Singh, president of the All-India Eye Relief Society, at Government Secondary School,
Bhadson, near here, on Tuesday. As many as 55 patients were selected for operations of cataract at Civil Hospital, Nabha.
AMRITSAR
DEMANDED: Ms Laxmi Kanta Chawla, vice-president, state BJP, has demanded the immediate release of funds for the repair of ultrasound machine installed at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital which has been in disuse for the past three years. In a statement here on Tuesday, the BJP vice-president said the faulty ultrasound Machine had put huge burden on poor patients.URGED: Mr Surinder Kumar Billa, President, All-India Hindu Shiv Sena, on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to start a mail train between Amritsar and Hardwar. In a communication to the Prime Minister, Mr Billa urged Mr Vajpayee to look into the matter and instruct the Railway authorities to start the train. ALLEGED: Mr Parkash Singh Badal, President, SAD and Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, President, SGPC were playing with Sikh sentiments by giving green signal to the rath yatra of the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani. This was alleged by senior members of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) in a meeting held here on Tuesday.
BATALA
STOLEN: Some miscreants on Tuesday stole a car from the Jalandhar Road. The owner of the car, Mr Gurinder Singh Bhullar, said he had informed the police.HOSHIARPUR
ARRESTED: Mr Lok Nath Angra, SSP, Hoshiarpur, in a press release here on Tuesday said the police had arrested Bhupinder Singh, son of Sukhdev Singh of local Basant Vihar Colony and recovered tyres of cars stereo deck, clothes and a camera costing about Rs 25,000 . He said with his arrest six cases registered in the city police station under Section 379 of the IPC had been solved. LUDHIANA
ARYA SAMAJ FUNCTION: Arya Samaj, Model Town, started its annual celebrations here on Wednesday. Swami Gyaneshwar ji Arya gave a discourse on The Vedas. Following this, a yajna was performed. The students of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, also took part in the celebrations. BANK
NPAs: The Federation of Tiny and Small Industries of India (FTSII), the Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Focal Point Association, Focal Point Phase-IV (A) Association, the Punjab Sewing Machine Association, the Ludhiana Electroplates Association and the Cycle Trade Union have welcomed the extension of date in respect of non-performing assets (NPAs) of commercial banks from April 30 to July 31, 2004. The industry representatives demanded that RBI guidelines for the recovery of dues in respect of the NPAs should also cover suits and other proceedings pending in courts, DRTs and the
BIFR. SENIOR CITIZENS: The Northern Railway Pensioners Welfare Association has urged the authorities to set up separate counters for senior citizens at banks, telephone offices, post offices, electricity board offices, railways and other bill payment counters. Separate representations were submitted to the Deputy Commissioner, the Municipal Commissioner, General Manager, Telecom, Zonal Managers of all banks, the Superintending Engineer of the PSEB and the Divisional Railway Manager of Northern Railways in this regard. MANDI
AHMEDGARH
HEALTH EXHIBITION: A health awareness exhibition was organised by the state Health Directorate at the local Civil Hospital on Wednesday. Charts and calendars displaying information and plight of sufferers of AIDS, malnutrition, TB, malaria and measles were put on display. NAWANSHAHR
BLOOD DONATION CAMP: Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha organised a blood donation camp at Banga, on Tuesday. Mr Avinash Khanna, state BJP president, inaugurated the camp in which more than 50 units of blood were donated. MEDICAL CAMP: The Guru Nanak Mission Medical & Educational Trust, Dhahan Kaleran, in collaboration with NRIs — Mr Jasbir Singh Dosanjh and Ladhian Khalsa village about 30 km from here, on Tuesday. ORGANISED: The Shiv Mandir Shivalaya, Atma Devi Talab Ralla Mal Bhucher, organised a ‘jan kalyan samaroh’ here on Tuesday. Capt. Inderjit Sareen and Ms Saroj Sareen, local social workers, presided over and distributed pensions amounting to Rs 72000 among as many as 40 widows, informed Mr Jai Gopal
Bhucher. PHAGWARA
EXAMINED: As many as 1752 patients were examined free of cost at the three-day 10th annual free medical check-up camp organised jointly by Guru Nanak Mission Welfare Society, Phagwara, and Principal Amar Singh Virdi Education Trust, U.K. Mr Iqbal Singh Kundi, president local society, on Tuesday said 200 dentures and 200 spectacles would be given free of cost. FORESTRY DAY: The Phagwara Environment Association and the Rotary Club, Palahi, celebrated World Forestry Day and planted saplings in Rest House area on Monday. People were called up on each person to plant at least 21 saplings. The state had just 5.65 per cent of total area under forest against the required 28 per cent. Depletion of water table was attributed to deforestation. SEIZED: The police on Tuesday arrested Sanjiv Kumar, a scooterist, during a naka on Madhopur village link road and seized over 2 kg of ganja.
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