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ISO CERTIFICATION: The 32-year-old L R S DAV Senior Secondary School has received ISO 9001 certification. The inspection team stated that this school has qualified for International Standardisation Certificate for qualitative management not only from New Zealand but also from Auckland-Netherlands organisations. Principal Brij Bhushan Sharma showed the new gymnasium to the team.
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‘DEFER’ SUMMER VACATION: The Government School Teachers Union (GSTU) demanded that summer vacation schedule in government schools be postponed for a fortnight. In a press note here on Friday Mr Avtar Singh, president of the union, said that summer holidays should start from June 1 instead of May 15.
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FAREWELL PARTY: Students of the outgoing batch of the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Engineering and Technology shared their experiences of the past four years on the occasion of a farewell party at the institute premises here on Saturday. Mr Avtar Singh, Chairman of the institute, was the chief guest. The principal of the institute, Prof
I.S. Sandhu, also addressed the students. Navtej Singh Patheja and Jasleen Kaur were crowned as ‘Mr and Miss Sukhmani’, according to Ms Gurpreet Kaur, Dean of Cultural Affairs of the institute. fatehgarh
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CELEBRATIONS: The district administration will celebrate the World Red Cross Day as “Bhai Kanhaya Divas” on May 14 at the Bachat Bhavan. Mr Bir Devinder Singh, Deputy Speaker, will preside over the function. Though World Red Cross Day falls on May 8, the function it had been delayed due to parliamentary elections. This was stated by Mr S.K. Ahluwalia in a press note issued here on Sunday.
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WOMAN KILLED: Ms Ramandeep Kaur died in an accident on Malout road here on Friday afternoon when Yadvinder Singh (25), his wife Ramandeep Kaur (22) daughter Komalpreet of Arniwala village were returning home on a motor cycle (PB-22-2534) which collided with a tractor-trailer, 2 km from here. Ms Ramandeep Kaur died on the spot. Hoshiarpur
POLL SECURITY: Mr Lok Nath Angra, SSP said on Friday that security arrangement for the Lok Sabha polling had been made and urban and rural areas would be patrolled round the clock. He said that seven inter-state nakas were set up and paramilitary forces deployed there . He said Reserve Police Force had been attached with gazetted police officers in the district. Moga
KILLED: An aged woman died on the spot while trying to cross a link road on the Moga Kapura road, 12 km from here on Saturday. The victim, Ms Gurmel Kaur of Dhilewal village was run over by a speeding car while she was trying to cross the road. A case has been registered and the body sent for post-mortem examination. Nawanshahr
TRAINING CAMP: A training cum demonstration on use of straw chopper for incorporating wheat crop residue into the soil was organised by the scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Langroya (Nawanshahr) in Dopalpur village on Friday. As many as 28 farmers of Dopalpur, Alowal and Tajowal villages were trained in crop residue incorporation for conservating soil health. HONOURED: The Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur (Nawanshahr) has won “Overall Championship - B division, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar for 2003-04 said Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti, Principal. Phagwara
BODY OF SCHOOLBOY FOUND: Body of a schoolboy Sanjay Yadav, (14) and class VI student, was found on Saturday on Railway track near Gobindpura mohalla here. He was son of a migrant. SCOOTERISTS’ RALLY: Youths belonging to the BJP, the SAD, the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray), the BJYM, the Youth Akali Dal on Saturday took out scooter rally in support of Charanjit Singh Atwal, candidate for Phillaur Lok Sabha seat. The rally passed through bazaars. The participants carried flags and banners for Mr Atwal. SAD national Adviser Jarnail Singh Wahid and BJP state Vice-President Swarna Ram addressed the activists. MANCH’S PLEA: The General Samaj Manch on Saturday decided to oppose Congress candidate from Phillaur constituency, Ms Santosh Chowdhary, for her role in anti-GC 85th Constitution amendment, ignoring general categories and their religious places. Ms Chowdhary denied these allegations and asserted that she had distributed grants on merit. Pathankot
THREE ARRESTED: The police here has arrested three persons for smuggling liquor at a police naka at Jande Chak village. The three were identified as Kuldip Kumar, Ragubir Singh and Palwinder Singh. They were booked under the Excise Act.
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