Abohar
Hospitalised: One Rekha had to be hospitalised after she suffered an electric shock while touching a low-lying electricity transmission wire in the Nai Abadi locality here. She was rushed to a private hospital where her condition was reported to be critical. Prem
Kalra, president of the Durgiana Market Association, in a press release on Friday, regretted that the authorities had not responded to the repeated requests of mending the low-lying wires, which pose a threat to the lives of those living in the area.
Nominated: The president of the “Press Public
Manch,” Chand Soni, on Saturday announced the executive body of the recently formed NGO. The nominated office-bearers are: Mathra Dass
Chanana, Raj Sadosh, Anil Satija and Amit Yayavar as patrons; Rajesh Sachdeva as senior vice-president; Shyam Sunder
Sachdeva, Ramesh Kathuria, Gaurav Nagpal and Om Parkash Kaushik as vice-presidents; Satya Narain Rassewatt as general secretary; and, Ashok Garg and Pardeep Nagpal as treasurers, a press release said.
Muskan tops in class V: The Genius International School achieved excellence in the class V examinations conducted by the Punjab School Education Board in the sub-division, as 36 of its 59 students who appeared in the annual exam have got 90-96 per cent marks while 21 students secured 80-89 per cent while two students got 70-79 per cent marks. Muskan Singla excelled securing 432 marks out of 450, followed by Ishita Bansal who got 430 marks. Arpit
Kataria, Aastha and Karan Juneja secured 429 marks each.
AMRITSAR
2 gangsters nabbed: Two members of the Derh gang, including its kingpin, were nabbed by the district police here on Saturday. The police recovered nine live cartridges of .32 bore and a motorcycle from their possession. The accused were identified as Amandeep Singh of New Partap Nagar and Parveen Kumar of New Kot Atma Ram here. A case under Sections 25, 54 and 59, Arms Act, has been registered.
Release of prisoners sought:Three lawyers here have decided to take legal recourse to seek the release of Pakistan and Indian nationals languishing in jails on both sides. Advocate Ajay Kumar Vermani, advocate, said he was in the process of getting information about Indian prisoners in Pakistan and would file writ petitions for their release in Pakistani courts.The panel also includes Pawan Bhardwaj and Vibhor
Taneja.
Bassi Pathana
Foreign dignitaries’ visit: Under the humanitarian aid mission of the Rotary International, a team led by Kurt
Tritten, leading economist and banker from Switzerland, visited Bassi Pathana town to oversee the facilities provided by Baba Mehar Charitable Trust in the fields of medicine, education, vocational training and empowerment of women in 128 villages adopted by the Trust. He has come here on the invitation of patron of the Trust Hardarshan Singh
Mejie. Tritten appreciated the efforts of the patron.
Moga
‘Disha’ organised: With a view to augment livelihood resources, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, organised a unique livelihood advancement fair called Disha here on Saturday. The fair was aimed at people from all age-groups, who aspire for livelihood advancement. In this regard, a team of professional career counsellors gave advice on vocational courses, working from home options and entrepreneurial development. Commenting on the initiative, G.S Sundararajan, managing director and CEO, Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd, said that the initiative would make a difference in the lives and future of the customers. It was the part of the company’s
community programmes. He said the company focussed on providing financial solutions to customers belonging to the middle and lower-income segments to help them come up in life.
Patiala
Theatre day celebrations: The 94th International Punjabi Theatre Day celebrations will conclude at Baradari Gardens on Sunday. According to NTAS director-general Pran
Sabharwal, the first day’s opening function was held in collaboration with the Patiala branch of the Association for Social Health in India
(ASHI). Chief guest Dharamjit Singh Grewal lauded ASHI and NTAS for serving society and arts. The chief guest honoured the director couple - Pran Sabharwal and Sunita
Sabharwal-and gave away cash prizes to the artistes.
TARN
TARAN
DSP’s office gheraoed: Hundreds of residents of the Goindwal area protesting against the police atrocities gheraoed the office of the
DSP, Goindwal, and staged a dharna on the Goindwal-Kapurthala road, 22 km from here, on Thursday.
Pro-CPM, Punjab mass organisations, the Zamhoori Kisan Sabha, the Shahid Bhagat Singh Naujawan
Sabha, the Dehati Mazdoor Sabha and the Janwadi Instri Sabha took part in the protest. Later, SP (O) Tejinder Pal Singh Maur assured the residents and then the dharna was lifted.
