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DERA BASSI Hoshiarpur
Ludhiana INAUGURATED: A digital photo studio was inaugurated here on Wednesday by film actress Kimi Verma. After their ventures at Jagraon, Moga, Mullanpur, Goraya, Raikot and Mumbai-the group chose Petrol dealers: Petroleum dealers from across the state will meet here tomorrow for an increase in commission. “We are getting Rs 770 per 1000 litres, which works out to be even less than two per cent,” informed Mr Ashok Sachdeva, general secretary, Ludhiana Petroleum Dealers’ Association. Monte Carlo:
Monte Carlo, an apparel brand from Oswal Woollen Mills, has launched its Spring-Summer 2005 Collection with over 200 new designs. Highlight of this season’s collection was the ‘Frost Finish’ t-shirts. LG: The ‘LG Good Home Show’, an exhibition of home appliances and consumer electronics by LG, concluded here on Wednesday. The exhibition, offers attractive schemes and discounts on LG products. Bath Concepts:
Bath Concepts on Wednesday inaugurated an exhibition of bathrooms and kitchen tiles here. Spanish Hispania Tiles will be launched during the five-day
exhibition. Mandi Gobindgarh Nawanshahr PRIZE WON: Mandip Kaur, a student of the local Government Senior Secondary School, has won the second prize in a state-level essay-writing competition—2005 (Punjabi language) organised by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology. She has been awarded with a cash prize of Rs 1,000 and an appreciation certificate, according to Mr Balihar Singh Bains, District Science Supervisor. ELECTED: The following have been elected office-bearers of the District Swimming Association: chairman— Mr
M.F. Farooqui; president— Mr Anil Laroyia; and general secretary— Mr Satnam
Singh. PATIALA Declamation:
To mark the World Earth Day, an inter-school declamation contest was organised by the Gardens and Environment Society, Punjab Pollution Control Board
(PPCB)and S.D.Kumar Sabha Dasondhi Ram Bir Ji Foundation at Atma Ram Kumar Sabha school here on Saturday. Dr Vinod Kapoor, vice principal, Dental College, Sunam, was the chief guest while Mr Malvinder Singh, member secretary,
PPCB, presided over the programme. As many as 25 students from 12 schools of the city participated. Phillaur Samana |
Ambala Opined: A national programme of heart disease prevention is needed, opined cardiologist Dr Raj Kumar Sharma on Thursday night. Talking to mediapersons at the installation of Digital Cath Lab in RKM Hospital, Dr Sharma said Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) was reaching alarming proportion in the country. In CAD there was narrowing of blood vessel supplying the heart which can result in anginal symptoms, heart attacks and even death. Heart disease could be prevented if preventive measures were started early in life like change in lifestyle, improving food habits and not smoking. An early detection was of importance in planning effective therapy, he said. Bhiwani PROHIBITED: The Mines and Geology Department, following a court directive, has prohibited mining work at some mines falling under the Aravalli hills area till further orders. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Srikant Valgad, said notices had been issued to contractors and lease holders of the mines in this regard. Sonepat FIRE: Two tractors, two thrashing machines, a tractor-trailer and wheat worth several lakhs of rupees were damaged in a fire which broke out from sparks of thrashing machines at Rathdhanna and Bhaiowal Kalan villages during the past 24 hours. DROWNED: A four-year-old boy, Parveen, was drowned in a pond while bathing at Siwanka village, about 45 km from here, on Saturday. According to a report, other children failed to save him. The police was investigating the matter. |
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