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ABOHAR
Aid to school: The Lions Club, Mandi Abohar, on Saturday distributed stationery items among 150 students of Government Primary School No 1 and mats to Government Primary School, Jain Nagar.Akhand bhajan :
The 80-hour akhand bhajan by members of the Satya Sai Seva Sangathan, Punjab, will conclude at the local Arorvansh Dharamshala on Sunday. A blood donation camp will also be organised on the
occasion.
AMRITSAR
Substandard items: The Agriculture Department has found 49 samples, out of a total of 425, of pesticides, seeds and various other items of substandard quality during a campaign to provide quality seeds and pesticides to farmers. Show-cause notices have been issued to the companies whose samples were found substandard.Enquiry sought: The Punjab State Human Rights Commission has asked the Commissioner, Jalandhar division, to inquire into the allegations of gambling against the former DC and SSP at the Red Cross fair in 2003. BATALA
Two held: The police on Saturday arrested Harjinder Singh and Balihar Singh, residents of Shamsherpur village in Fatehgarh Churian, and seized 9 gram of brown sugar from their possession. A case has been registered. HOSHIARPUR
Dharna: Activists of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh staged a dharna in front of the office of the Executive Engineer, PSEB, Dasuya, on Friday in protest against the economic reforms of UPA government. JALANDHAR
Body found: A body was found from the flooded low-lying area under the Domoria railway under-bridge here on Friday. Officials of the GRP, under whose jurisdiction the area falls, took the body out.
Jagraon
Boycott: More than 100 rice sheller owners of Ludhiana district gathered at Paradise Resort, 5 km from here, and decided to boycott the purchase of paddy from September 26. They also decided that in the event of infringement by any member, they would organise protests in front of his premises. Mr Sanjay Ghai, district chairman of the Rice Sheller Owners’ Association, flayed the state government for its alleged repressive policies against them. Mr Hari Om, district president of the association, appealed to all members to adhere strictly to the decision taken in the meeting. NAWANSHAHR
Protest held:
Students of ITI raised slogans against the Vice-Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala, and demanded revoking of suspension of students and scrapping of internal assessment for law students. Loan counter: The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Krishan Kumar, inaugurated a “bank loan suvidha counter” at the DC’s office on Friday.
PATIALA
Eye camp: An eye check-up camp was organised at Sanjay Colony
(Valmik Nagar) here by the Baghwan Valmik Dharam Sabha, Patiala, on Saturday. Around 175 persons were examined by a team of doctors, led by Dr Dharamvir
Chaliya, Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Government Rajindera Hospital, free of cost. Patients who needed surgery would be operated upon on Sunday at the Government Rajindera Hospital.
The camp was inaugurated by Mr S.K. Ahluwalia, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation. The State Bank of Patiala and the State Bank of India helped organise the
camp. Meeting: Members of the Punjab Youth Congress held a meeting to chalk out a strategy to induct more youth into the party. Chitwant Singh Jassi, Harjit
Fauji, Sukhwinder Singh, Hardeep Singh, Shaminder Singh, Balwinder Singh, Narinder Singh, Rajvir Singh, Devinder Singh, Pritam Singh and Gurpinder Singh, besides others
participated in the
meeting.
SAMANA
Demonstration: Anganwari workers held a demonstration on Friday demanding the closure of pre-nursery schools in the villages. They presented a memorandum to the SDM.
Samrala
FAREWELL PARTY: On the promotion of Senior Medical Officer Dr J.P. Singh, as the Civil Surgeon, Mansa, a farewell party was given to him by local social organisations. Mr Rashpal Singh, president of the Anti-Corruption Front, said the residents of Samrala subdivision would remember Dr J.P Singh for the service rendered by him. Among those present on the occasion included Mr Prem Sagar Sharma, president of the Punjab State Pensioners’ Mahasangh, Mr P.S. Batra, general secretary of the Punjab Nambardara Union, Mr Parminder Singh Gill, general secretary of the PPCC (legal cell), and Mr Shiv Kumar Kalyan, district president of the legal cell. SCIENCE FARE: A tehsil-level science fare of senior secondary schools will be held on September 26 and 27 at local Nankana Sahib Public School. This was stated by the Principal, Ms Kuldeep Kaur, here on Saturday. Mr Varinder Sharma, District Vigyan Supervisor, would preside over the function, she added.
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