Amritsar
BAN SOUGHT: The Amritsar Vikas Manch on Tuesday demanded a ban on the burning of garbage and tree leaves in the city. In a letter to Mr Kulbir Singh Kang, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Dr Charanjit Singh Gumtala, president of the manch, said safai karamcharis were
burning the waste near trees which resulted in their untimely death. He alleged that the green belt along city roads was being destroyed by the safai karamcharis .INSTALLED: A Photograph of Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Thekedar was installed at Sikh Museum in the Golden Temple Complex here on Tuesday. Bibi Jagir Kaur, President, SGPC, installed the photograph.
Batala
APPEALED: Residents of Gali Gungi Aharta in Prem Nagar here have appealed to the Deputy Commissioner, Gurdaspur, to order the removal and shifting of pesticides godown from the area. They alleged that dangerous pesticides were stored in the godown which posed a threat to the health of the residents of the locality.
Gurdaspur
KILLED: Vinod Kumar, a schoolteacher, was killed when truck hit and threw him on the road and a mini bus crushed him to death. The driver of the truck has absconded.
Hoshiarpur
EIGHT INJURED: Eight passengers were wounded when their bus of City Line Tourist, Delhi, (DL-1PA-3834) overturned near Uchhi Bassi turn around noon on Wednesday on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway. According to police sources, all the injured passengers were admitted to the Civil Hospital, Dasuya. The bus passengers were coming from Delhi and going to the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi.
Pathankot
LAUNCHED: The Pathankot Vikas Manch, a social organisation, on Tuesday launched a free drinking water service for the city residents. The manch arranged a hand-driven cart fitted with the water pooling machine.
Patiala
LOAN MELA: A loan mela was organised at Nadampur branch of the State Bank of Patiala (SBOP) where loans of more than Rs 50 lakh were distributed to the farmers. Mr V.K. Kocchar, AGM, SBOP, presided over the function. Mr Rakesh Lata Gupta, branch manager, also spoke on the occasion and assured the gathering of providing best customer service.