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AMRITSAR
Intervention sought: Mr Rajeev
Kumaria, principal, PBN Senior Secondary School, has sought the help of Punjab Human Rights Commission in discharging his official duties in the school. It is alleged that some staff members in connivance with the previous management were physically preventing the principal from entering the school premises. BATALA
Training programme: A farmer-training programme was organised by National Fertilizers Limited, Amritsar, and Punjab Agriculture University, Gurdaspur, here on Saturday. Dr
B.D. Sharma, a technical expert from PAU, Gurdaspur, highlighted the latest techniques for profitable and sustainable growth of agriculture. JALANDHAR
Poppy husk seized: The police on Saturday seized 10 bags of poppy husk and 10 bags of contraband goods from the cremation ground at Dhogri village. In another incident, the police seized five bags of poppy husk from the house of an alleged smuggler,
Satta, a resident of Kabulpur village. Cases have been registered. Two hurt in clash: Rajbir Singh, owner of a rickshaw making unit and his friend, Dalbir Singh, an NRI, were injured in an attack by a group of armed youth in Abadpura locality on Friday. Both of them were taken to the local civil hospital. A case has been registered. School
mela: Thousands of devotees participated in the annual Sodal mela which, officially, began on Saturday. Nearly 1500 infants, along with their parents sought the blessings of Sri Sidh Baba Sodal. A ‘havan yajna’ was organised and a ‘satsang bhawan’ was inaugurated on Friday.
Ludhiana
Celebrations: A meeting of various religious organisations was held at Circuit House here on Sunday. It was attended by heads of these organisations. The delegates decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of Pt Philori Ram, writer of aarti “Om Jai Jagdish Hare......”, on September 30 at Green Land Public Senior Secondary School. The meeting was attended by HouseFed Chairman K.K. Bawa, Jeewan Dhawan, Jagdish Bajaj, Pt Baldev and others. Exhibition: Aas Kiran, a drug de-addiction centre run by the Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle, will organise a science exhibition at BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, on Monday. The aim of the exhibition is to make students aware of drug addiction and its harmful effect. The circle wants to motivate students to stay away from drugs. Dr Pushpinder Singh and Sarvir Singh of the Social and Health Department, GGSSC, said the exhibition would depict the ill-effects of drugs. Project director Gurpinder Singh said the GGSSC would hold such exhibitions in future as well. Meeting: The Tarksheel Society, Punjab, held a meeting of its Ludhiana zone under its president Harbhajan Singh here on Sunday. Jaswant Zirakh, press secretary, said members expressed concern over the increasing number of fake sadhus, tantriks, and astrologers in the city. The society members felt that innocent people were getting caught in the web of these tantriks who led them astray and caused financial loss. The society members said they would send a deputation to the Deputy Commissioner to remove these sadhus from roadsides. A unit of the society would also go to schools and educate students on developing scientific temper. Vanamahotsava: NSS volunteers of Guru Nanak Girls College planted saplings to celebrate vana mahotsava. here on Saturday. Principal Charanjit Mahal inaugurated the campaign by planting saplings of fruit trees and shady trees on the college campus. While laying stress on environment education, she said maximum damage had been caused to the atmosphere with the felling of trees which had led to global warning. She advised students to overcome it by planting more trees.
NAWANSHAHR
Hindi Divas: The Hindi Literary Society of BLM Girls College organised poetry recitation, declamation and essay-writing competition for students during the Hindi Divas celebration in the college premises on Saturday. As many as 58 students participated in different competitions. PHAGWARA
Chain snatcher held: Amarjit, a resident of Sandhwa village, in Nawanshahr district, was arrested by the local police when he was trying to snatch a chain from a woman, Arvinder Kaur, on the Banga road here on Sunday. He was overpowered by the passersby and handed him over to the police. A case has been registered. Mahila Cong gen secy: Mrs Balbir Kaur Sodhi of Phagwara has been appointed state General Secretary of Punjab Pradesh Mahila Congress by Mrs Gurkanwal Kaur, president, Punjab Pradesh Mahila Congress. Three held: Acting on a tip-off, the Phagwara police arrested three persons under the Gambling Act on Saturday near Dhak Pandori village. The youths were identified as Darshan Ram, Gurdip Ram and Balbir Chandu.
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