Abohar
One killed in mishap: One person was killed while his son sustained serious injuries, when the motorcycle on they were travelling, collided with a Punjab Roadways bus here on Saturday. Sources said that Hari Chand and his son Prem Kumar returning to their native village Malukpura from village Balluana on a motorcycle, which collided with a Punjab Roadways bus bearing number PB 05 9649 on the national Highway 10 near here. The driver of the bus Ranjeet Singh shifted both of them to the Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital here. The doctors declared Hari Chand as “brought dead” whereas Prem Kumar was referred to the district hospital at Sriganganagar as his condition continued to deteriorate. Ranjeet Singh told the police that the motorcycle collided with the bus while trying to overtake a tractor-trolley that was overloaded with waste wood sticks.

Donated: Former minister of Rajasthan government and president of the Akhil Bhartiya Dhanak Samaj Hira Lal Indora has donated Rs 2.25 lakh for construction of the Dhanak Bhawan in Haridwar. This was announced by Raj Kumar Arya state president of the organisation during a function held in village Alamgarh near here today to install Kalu Ram Peer as district (rural) president. Significantly Indora’s birthday was today celebrated by his family members in his native village in neighbouring area of Sriganganagar. Members of the community welcomed Arya and Peer with garlands and assured all kind of help to the organisation in fighting against social evils, drug menace, female foeticide etc. Arya urged the government to include Dhanak community in the SC list.

Elected: Rakesh Arora who was on Friday night unanimously elected president of the local unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said today that experts would be invited from super specialties hospitals to treat economically poor and chronic patients in the Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital here. He and newly elected secretary Ajay Bhura further informed that the IMA would organise special camps to provide medical aid to patients affected by jaundice, TB and other diseases in slum areas. AIDS and female foeticide awareness camps will be held in urban localities besides villages, they added. The IMA plans to provide medicines to needy patients in private hospitals also.

Newly-wed blessed: Balluana MLA Gurtej Singh Ghuriana today blessed 11 newly wed couples from needy families during a function organised by the Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Society in village Choohriwala Dhanna near here. State BJP working committee member Aad Lal Jakhar, Prithvi Raj Pateer, Inderaj Malethia and Lal Chand Chaudhary and others warmly welcomed the chief guest. Each bride was given essential goods worth Rs 20,000. The MLA said he would visit soon each of them at their in-laws’ house to present cheque under the Shagun Yojna.

Volleyball tournament: The volleyball tournaments organised by the Azad Sports Club in village Noorpura near here concluded today. MLA Gurtej Singh was the chief guest of the prize giving ceremony. He was pleased to find that teams from three neighboring districts had reached in the sleepy village to participate in the two-day events. The team from village Chanankhera was declared winner, the Bahadurke village team won the runner up prize. Parminder Singh Dhillon president of the club said cash prizes and mementos were presented to the winning sportspersons.

Barnala
Free eye camp: The 47th three-day free eye camp held by Bhagat Mohan Lal Sewa Samiti, an NGO, began here today. SAD secretary-general and Member of Parliament Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa inaugurated the camp at Shanti Hall. In his inaugural address, he lauded the role of the Samiti for serving the society for past 80 years. “It is really admirable that the NGO was playing an active role in various social works, like imparting education to poor students, organising medical camps, setting up of drinking stalls in the city and helping the deserted persons.” He also announced a grant of Rs two lakh for the Samiti from his MPLAD fund. Jagir Singh Jagtar, general secretary of the Samiti informed that a 15-member team of doctors from the CMC, Ludhiana, was examining the patients. He added that the Samiti would give medicines, spectacles and contact lenses for free to the needy apart from providing boarding and lodging to the patient and one of his attendants.

Bathinda
Suicide: One Sunil Kumar in his mid-thirties allegedly hanged himself at his residence in Ganesha Basti here on Sunday. Sources said hearing his wife’s cries neighbours rushed to the place, pulled him down and informed the Sahara Jan Seva. The volunteers of the NGO rushed him to the civil hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. After post-mortem, the cops handed over the body to the family members and initiated the inquest proceedings.

Accident: One Surinder Pal Singh (50) of Bibi wala road was killed in a mishap at Bathinda-Barnala road here on Saturday night. Sources said an unidentified vehicle hit the motorcyclist and ran away. On receiving the information, the volunteers of an NGO rushed him to the civil hospital where after some time he succumbed to his injuries.

Faridkot
Felicitated: Members of the district Lions Clubs felicitated their fellow Rajneesh Grover for having been honoured by the Lions Club International with Senior Master Key Award for sponsoring 25 lion members in his career. Pawan Monga and Sanjeev Monga, president and secretary respectively of the local chapter, felicitated Grover in its General Body meeting.

Homoeopathy camp: Dr Archana Monga, Homoeophysician examined nearly 70 patients at the 23rd Homoeopathy Medical check-up camp held at Village Dhudi in memory of late Rattan Chand Monga under the tutelage of Lions Club here today. She said that many surgical treatments are now curable through latest techniques of homoeopathy.

Hoshiarpur
Timber seized; two held: The police intercepted a truck at Kukowal village and seized 191 logs of Khair wood from it. The truck driver, identified as Tilak Raj, managed to escape. However, the other two occupants Naresh and Ashok, residents of Mehandiwani, were arrested. A case has been registered.

Assault case: Lakhwinder Singh, along with his 10 accomplices, snatched Rs 25,000 from brothers Maninder Singh and Parminder Singh while the duo were on way to a shop at Panshta village on Sunday. According to the police, the attackers first smashed  window panes of the car and then assaulted the brothers before taking away the cash.

AIDS camp: An AIDS awareness camp was organised here on Friday for the employees of Mahavir Spinning Mills in the mill complex. Chief executive officer of Mahavir Spinning Mills I.M.J.S. Sidhu inaugurating the camp. SMO of ESI Hospital Dr Tej Paul said to create awareness about infectious diseases, more such camps would be organised in future.

Jalandhar
Golden jubilee: The Diocese of Jalandhar, on Sunday, celebrated the sacerdotal golden jubilee of Bishop Symphorian Keeprath at the local Trinity College campus, Jalandhar. The function was organised by Bishop Anil Jose Thomas Couto, his successor and the Archbishop of Delhi. On this occasion, Peter Celestine of Jammu and Srinagar released a souvenir and gave the first copy to Bishop Symphorian.

KHARAR
Blood, eye camp: The Kharar civil hospital held a blood donation camp at Guru Gobind Singh Club and an eye camp on the hospital premises. As many as 62 persons donated blood. At the eye camp, 72 patients were operated upon for cataract and intra-ocular lenses were fit into eyes.

CHANDIGARH
Funds for animal husbandry: Keeping in view the interest of farmers, the Haryana government has earmarked a sum of over Rs 92 crore for the animal husbandry and dairying department for the next financial year. While stating this here on Saturday, a spokesman of the department said besides providing breeding facilities at the doorstep of farmers, the department had also undertaken the programme of control of foot and mouth disease as a result of which the incidence of this disease had been negligible in the state.

KAITHAL
Workshop held: Keeping in view the depleting water resources, there is an urgent need to create awakening among the masses about water conservation and make available quality water for human consumption. So it is important to carry on periodical tests of potable water. This was stated by Dr R.P. Dahiya, civil surgeon, while speaking as a chief guest at a one-day workshop organised by the water services and sanitation department here on Saturday.

REWARI
1 dies in mishap: Mahabir Singh (70), who was referred to the PGIMS, Rohtak, on March 25 in a critical condition, succumbed to his burn injuries in Rohtak on Friday. Sources said his thatched dwelling at Nahar village, 35 km from here, abruptly caught fire, when he was making fire for his hubble-bubble. The fire then charred him severely.

Girl kidnapped: A girl (19) was allegedly kidnapped by a youth, Balbir Singh (20), from Naya Gaon (Bahala) village near Kosli on Wednesday. When parents failed to trace their daughter even after a long search, her father Rajender Singh on Saturday made a complaint, following which the police registered a case of abduction under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC against the accused.

Cop’s son booked for assault: The Khol police has booked Pankaj Yadav, son of Mahender Singh Yadav, a head constable of the Delhi police and resident of Dahina village, 24 km from here, for allegedly assaulting and injuring his neighbour Saurav Yadav on Friday. A case under Sections 323 and 324 of the IPC has been registered against Pankaj on a complaint made by the victim, who has been hospitalised here.