Abohar
Inaugurated: Local MLA Sunil Jakhar and DAV Public Schools director H.R. Gandhar inaugurated ‘Mantrana’, an air-conditioned conference hall and ‘Shradha’, a stitching training centre for needy women at the LRS DAV Senior Secondary School here on Monday.

Bassi Pathana
Committee meeting: A police-public co-ordination committee headed by advocate Amarjit Singh Cheema held a meeting with Vikas Sabharwal, SHO Bassi Pathana, and other police personnel on Sunday and discussed measures for improving functioning of the police in the sub-division. Various public related issues were discussed during the meeting.

Bathinda
Property tax: President of the Punjab Yuva Vyapar Mandal, Ashok Garg has expressed concern over the proposal to levy property tax and entry tax on the trading community that is already reeling under the burden of taxes. Garg said the government should impose tax in the first stage itself so that the traders can get rid of ‘inspector raj.

Inaugurated: To serve the poor children, Piyare Lal Karnail Singh Charitable Trust on Monday inaugurated a school for kids from the slum areas at Vivek ashram (Vishavkarma Mandir) in Paras Ram Nagar, here on Monday. 

Fazilka
Prosthesis camp: The Rotary Club of Fazilka, along with the help of the Zamidara Farm Solutions and the Lala Durga Charan Charitable Artificial Limbs Centre, Ambala, organised a prosthesis camp in Daya Nand Chanan Lal Public School on Sunday. Over 400 physically challenged were examined at the camp.

Mansa
Appeal: Bharatiya Kisan Union and Sabhyachar Chetna Manch held meetings and appealed to the government for monetary help to the family of playwright Professor Ajmer Singh Aulakh, who is being treated for cancer in New Delhi.

Musical Nite: The Azad Social Welfare Club here organised ‘Debi Makhsoospuri Nite’ on Sunday. Singers Harman Sidhu, Maninder Meenu and Pinki Sandhu performed at the soiree. Famous novelist Ajmer Singh Aulakh, writer Achhru Singh, storywriter Darshan Mitwa and music director Ashok Bansal were honoured at the function. 

NABHA
No-trust motion served: Demanding the resignation from Municipal Council president Gautam Batish, who had recently joined the SAD(B), Congress councillors on Monday served a no-confidence motion. More than a dozen councillors who came to the council office, found its president, executive officer and receipt clerk missing from their seats. They alleged that these persons had slipped from the office to delay the no-confidence proceedings against the president. In their absence, accountant Surinder Kaushal received the no-confidence letter from the councillors. 

Theft case solved, 3 held: The Kotwali police solved a theft case in a shop here with the arrest of three local youths. According to Gurinder Singh Bal, SHO, Kotwali, Balvinder Dass, Halim Khan Gogi and Harvinder Singh stole mobile phones and other items from a shop at Pandusar Mor in the town. He said six mobile sets had been recovered from them and raids were being conducted to recover the pending goods and nab their other accomplice. 

Jyotish sammelan held: As many as 150 astrologers, palmists and 'tantriks' took part in the two-day 11th All-India Jyotish Sammelan organised here by the Indian Institute of Astro Science and Times of Astrology.Prominent participants included C.K. Khera (Chandigarh), Mohan Babbar, Anu Sharma and Lalit Mohan (Nabha), Subhash Sharma (Mumbai), Akshay kumar (Moga), H.S. Duggal (Chail), Rajesh Dubey (Bhopal), R.K. Bhardwaj (Delhi) and Promila Gupta (Kota). Capt Kanwaljit Singh was the chief guest. 

PATHANKOT
Stone of dental college laid: Master Mohan Lal, transport minister, Punjab, laid the foundation stone of Five Rivers Dental College at the Pathankot-Shahpur kandi road here on Monday. Gagandeep Singh,chairman of the college, said the college would start functioning by September this year. A 100-bed hospital would also be started, he added. 

1 held under Arms Act: The Sujanpur police arrested Saffi Kumar, resident of Kotli Muglan, and seized a revolver of .3-bore and two cartridges here on Monday. A case under Sections 25/54/59 of the Arms Act has been registered against him. 

Rajpura
Info centres: Jasjit Singh Bunny, chairman of Punjab State Co-operative Bank, on Monday said the state government would set up information centres at all the 811 branches of the co-operative banks and a large number of co-operative societies across the state to provide agriculture related updates to farmers.