Amritsar
LOK ADALAT: A lok adalat will be held at District Labour Court here on February 11, said Ms Ritu Jain, Assistant District Attorney. Additional District and Sessions Judge Harpreet Kaur Jeewan will preside over. PEACE MARCH: Members of the Punjab Pradesh Youth Congress led by state secretary Narinder Kumar Teenu held a march to spread the message of peace from Lawrence Road here on Tuesday. The activists passed through various bazaars.
APPEALED: Mr Manjit Singh Bhoma, president, All-India Sikh Student Federation, appealed to the Sikhs and Punjabis in Haryana not to vote for the BJP in the coming Assembly elections. He said here on Tuesday that BJP President L.K. Advani during the Lok Sabha election in Haryana had asked to people not to vote for regional parties.
Jalandhar
WARM SEND OFF: Members of the Bharat darshan tour drawn from various schools of the Jammu region were given a warm send off by officers of the BSF here on Tuesday. The students covered 2900-km tour of Amritsar, Delhi, Agra, Gwalior, Jhansi, Allahabad and Lucknow.
Ludhiana
DEATH MOURNED: The staff and management of the State Bank of India have mourned the death of Mr Jeet Singh
Kalsi, a senior union leader of the workmen union. He was posted at the Miller Ganj branch of the bank. Mr
G.C. Lakhanpal, AGM, and Mr D C Landran, deputy general secretary, of the SBI Staff Association said Mr Jeet Singh had played a significant role in maintaining a harmonious relationship between the management and the staff. Dr Shiv Kumar Gupta, general secretary, Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) Punjab ,
appreciated the contribution of the leader.
Nawanshahr
MEDICAL CAMP: The Akal Charitable Trust organised a free medical and eye operation camp at Ramrai village, near here, on Wednesday. Dr Dalip Kumar, Civil Surgeon, inaugurated the camp. As many as 354 patients were examined.
TSUNAMI AID: Students and staff members of Shivalik Public School here have sent a draft for Rs 1 lakh towards the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for tsunami victims, said Dr Darshan Singh Bedi, Principal. Students of Satlej Public School, Banga, have also donated Rs 5,000, according to Principal
P. S. Punia.
ORGANISED: The Sarv Hitkari Radha Krishan Shishu Vidhya Mandir organised a free dental check-up camp at Barnala Kalan village, near here. Dr Dalip Kumar, Civil Surgeon, inaugurated the camp. As many as 157 patients were examined.
FUNCTION: Sant Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh of the Dera Sacha Sauda (Sirsa) will deliver religious discourse at a religious congregation to be held at K.C. Estate, Karyam Road, on February 1, said Mr Ashok Kumar, Block Bhangi Dass of the dera.
Phagwara
SEMINAR: A seminar on career options for B.Com students was organised by the Business Club of Guru Nanak College here on Thursday. Prof K.K. Chawla, Head of the Department of Commerce, presided over.
ROBBED: Ram Lubhaya (27) of Sunra Kalan village was allegedly drugged and robbed of Rs 500, a mobile phone and a bag containing clothes before being thrown out of Maruti van on the GT Road at Chiheru bridge, near here, on Tuesday.
ropar
FUEL CONSERVATION: An exhibition was organised by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited here
displaying banners, leaflets, pamphlets suggesting methods to people to conserve oil and gas. The exhibition was inaugurated by Ms Rajwant Kaur,District Controller, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.
Zirakpur
OFFICE BEARERS: The following have been elected office bearers of the New Generation Apartments Resident Welfare Society, Zirakpur: president — Mr Ram Kiran Saini; vice president — Mr R Natarajan; general-secretary — Mr Manjot Gill; and treasurer-Mr Dinesh Mehra.
