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WARNED: The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad, at a meeting held here on Wednesday, criticised cinema owners for flooding walls around main roads and educational institutions with obscene posters of movies. Mr Ajay Kataria, state joint secretary, presided over the meeting. The ABVP warned that students would be left with no option but to spearhead an agitation if such posters were not removed.
Amritsar
JOINED: Mr Gurmit Singh
Gorkha, joint secretary, District Akali Jatha (Rural), joined the Congress along with supporters here on Wednesday, according to Mr Inderjit Singh
Basarke, District Congress Committee (Rural). DEFRAUDED: Five persons, Sanjiv Kumar, Rajiv Kumar, Baldev Singh, Sukhwinder Singh and Harjinder Singh, were booked for allegedly defrauding Kirpal Singh of Sohian Kalan village. Mr Kirpal Singh alleged that they had duped him of Rs 12 lakh on the pretext of sending him to the USA. However, they sent him to South Africa. He said they did not return the money. A case has been registered. DEAD: Veteran freedom fighter Joginder Singh Joshi (91) died here on Wednesday. He was the president of the Punjab State Consumer Council, member of State Khadi and Village Industries and remained Municipal Councillor, Goraya. Mr Manohar Singh Saini, president, All-India Azad Hind
Fauj, Principal Dhani Ram, Dr Harbilas Rai and prominent residents paid their tributes. Hoshiarpur
RECRUITMENT: Mr Romesh Chander Dogra, Health and Family Welfare Minister, Punjab, disclosed here on Wednesday that the process of recruitment of 1372 doctors had been started. He said a secretaries' committee of the state government had already approved the recruitment proposals on contract basis and had sent to the ministers' committee for its approval. He said the recruitment would be done within next three months. Kapurthala
PROTEST: Protesting against the cancellation of holiday on account of
Shivratri, activists of the Balraj Dal burnt the effigy of the Chief
Minsiter, Capt Amarinder Singh, near Shalimar Bagh here on Wednesday. Mr Rajesh Talwar, spokesperson, said such kind of attitude of the CM would not be acceptable in future. He said they would launch campaign against the state
government. LUDHIANA
LAUNCHED: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched Toyota Innova, country’s first three-row seating passenger car, here last evening. Innova is one of the 5-IMV models that have been designed as part of the Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) project. Mr T. Ino, Director Marketing, TKM, said at a press conference to announce the launch, “The launch of Innova is a confirmation of the belief that the Indian auto industry is maturing rapidly and is ready for global products.” MANDI AHMEDGARH
MEDICAL CAMP: The State Industries Department organised a free medical check-up camp for industrial workers at a local paper manufacturing unit, Shryans Group of Industries, on Wednesday. Dr Satish Chander Assistant Director of Factories (Medical), was the chief guest. While addressing the workers and the management of the unit, Dr Satish Chander said adequate arrangements should be made to safeguard workers from occupational deceases. He called up on the workers to take protective measures while on work. Nawanshahr
VISITED: Col Ved Parkash Sharma (retd.), who has been nominated as national-level monitor by the Union Rural Development Department, on Wednesday visited various villages of the district to take stock of progress of the various schemes which were sponsored by the Centre. He interacted with members of the Self Help Groups (SHGs) started by the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) at various villages for the alleviation of poverty. He appreciated the SHGs for their works. PATIALA
HONOURED: The Society of Bionaturlists and the Genetic Institute for Human Welfare has bestowed the Divya Darshan Pant Oration Medal for 2003 on Prof S.S. Bir, Professor Emeritus, Punjabi University, Patiala, for his contribution to plant cytogenetics at national and international levels. Degree
conferred: Banaras Hindu University conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters degree on Dr
H.K. Manmohan Singh, former Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, at convocation on Monday at Varanasi. The honour is for his contribution in economics. Dr Manmohan Singh dwelled on challenges of higher education in India. Phagwara
LAND DISPUTE: Followers of Thakurdwara Bairagain on Wednesday removed the barbed wire and wooden structures put up by PUDA on the premises of old Civil Hospital on Banga road. Officials and staff of PUDA faced stiff resistance. The followers of the Thakurdwara claimed that Thakurdwara had got a stay order while the PUDA officials asserted that the stay had been vacated. The land is worth crore of rupees. When the hospital shifted to a new building in Chahal Nagar, after that the Thakurdwara started staking claim on it. It had put its own signboards on the land. PUDA had given advertisements for auction of the land. Pathankot
MONKEY MENACE: Menace of monkeys has put the lives of the residents of Indira Colony virtually under threat. The act of monkeys had not only prevented adults from going to the roof of their houses but also forced the children to confine themselves in closed rooms. The Civil administration had made arrangements to capture them. OBSERVED: The local Women Welfare Association observed International Women Day here on Wednesday. Members of the association took the pledge to work for the cause of the women. Ms Komal Chadha, president, urged the UPA Chairman, Ms Sonia Gandhi, and leaders of other political parties to pass the Bill relating to women reservation in Parliament. ELECTED: Dr Mukesh Mahajan and Ms Varinder Kaur were elected president and general secretary, respectively, of the A.B. College Teachers Union here on Thursday.
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