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Amritsar LUDHIANA DEMONSTRATION: Employees of New India Insurance, National Insurance, United India Insurance and Oriental Insurance, today held a demonstration outside the regional office United India Insurance here in protest against of the non-revision of wages, non-implementation of promotion and several other issues. Mr Arun Kalia, member, CWC-GIOAIA, said a memorandum of demands had been submitted to Mr R.S. Singhal, regional manager by the General Insurance Officers All-India Association. MANDI AHMEDGARH NSS CAMP: A ten-day NSS camp started at Guru Hari Karishan College for Women Phallewal on Monday. Mr Sinder Singh Kanganwal, Chairman Market Committee, Ahmedgarh, inaugurated it and Mr Sukhdev Singh Walia, president, Truck Operators Union, was the chief guest. Mr Amarjit Singh Sidhu, director of the college, spoke about the achievements of the college. The college had represented the university at a national function of the NSS organised at Agra by the union government. Dr Saroj Sharma, principal of the college also spoke. A cleanliness drive was launched in the village. Nawanshahr INAUGURATED: Mr Balwinder Singh Multani, ADC(D), inaugurated a three-day training workshop for self-help groups being organised by the District Rural Development Agency. As many as 70 self-help groups are taking part in it. Bimarsh Consultancy Services, Amritsar, will impart training to the members of self-help groups. NOMINATED: Ms Sushil Kaur, Editor, ‘‘Neevan Seva’’ a monthly bi-lingual magazine published by the Guru Nanak Mission Medical and Education Trust, Dhahan Kaleran (Nawanshahr) has been nominated member of the district-level committee on women rights constituted by the state Social Security, Women and Child Development Department. Patiala ATTACHED: The Punjab and Sind Bank, Rajpura, on Monday attached the property of Punjab Breeders situated in the Focal Point at Rajpura during a drive against defaulters. Disclosing this bank Zonal Manager Tejinder Singh Ghuman said the firm was defaulting to the tune of Rs 3.75 crore. The property of the firm was attached through the Tehsildar, Rajpura. APPEALED: The Sudhar Sabha on Monday appealed to Patiala MP Preneet Kaur to ensure justice to its mahila wing office-bearer, Ms
Yogita. Some criminals had allegedly entered her house and threatened her daughter. It claimed that it had already met senior police officials but no action had been taken in the matter. Phillaur BODY FOUND: A Decomposed body of an unidentified middle-aged person was found near the fields of Talwan on Monday
evening. The deceased was said to be under acute mental depression, the police
said. The body was sent to the Phillaur Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination. SAMRALA WATER SUPPLY RESTORED: Residents of the town were relieved when the water supply to the city was restored on Tuesday early morning after more than 20 hours. The supply was disrupted due to the negligence of the sewerage board’s staff as the work on Khanna road was in progress, which damaged the underground water pipes, it was alleged. Tarn Taran |
Fatehabad Hisar LOOTED: Malkit Singh and Jagtar Singh of 11 Sikh Regiment were looted on board a train from Ludhiana to Jakhal. They have been admitted to the local Civil Hospital in a semi-conscious state. They boarded the train from Ludhiana for Jakhal. They were offered tea by some person near Dhuri. The tea was laced with some intoxicating drug, due to which they fell unconscious after consuming it. Malkit said they had lost Rs 40,000 in cash and a suitcase. |
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