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Orientation programme: Gian Jyoti Public School organised the orientation programme for the welcoming of Class XI in the new session. The students of Class XII presented a welcome dance and Harpreet Kaur delivered a welcome speech. An hour-long presentation was given on the development and achievements of the school right from 1974, the beginning of the school till date. Principal Ranjeet Bedi welcomed the students and encouraged them to show their potential to the maximum in future.
Blood donation camp: Indus Hospital organised a blood donation camp in association with the Rotary Blood Bank Society, Sector-37, Chandigarh, here on Wednesday. The camp was inaugurated by Dr Sukhdev Singh, director, health, Punjab. As many as 54 volunteers, staff members and doctors of the hospital donated blood. The MD of the hospital, Dr Navtej Singh, said the hospital would organise more such camps in rural belts.Class III appointments: Health and family welfare minister, Punjab, Prof Laxmi Kanta Chawla handed over appointment letters to around 20 candidates joining on compassionate grounds in the health department, Punjab, here on Wednesday. These appointment letters were given at the Phase VI office of Punjab Health Systems Corporation. All new appointees are the kin of health and family welfare department’s employees, who have expired while serving the department and would be joining the department on Class III posts. 100 donate blood: C-DAC, Mohali, organised a voluntary blood donation camp in collaboration with PGIMER, Chandigarh. Public relations officer Deepak Rana told that counselling sessions with the slogan “Give the Gift of Life” was also arranged to motivate the blood donors. Pamphlets with frequently asked questions were also distributed to the students before the camp. More than 100 students and staff members come forward generously to donate blood. Medical camp: A free medical camp was organised by Ivy Hospital at the premises of industries in Phase VII. Renowned dermatologist Dr Naveen Kansal, ENT expert Dr Lovneesh, MD (medicine) Dr Jagpal Pandher and dietician Nidhi checked the patients. According to Gurtej Singh of Ivy Hospital, “Over 100 patients attended the medical camp. The patients got specialised consultation free of cost.”
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SCs seek loan waiver: The Schedule Castes has also demanded that their loans, which they had obtained from the Haryana Schedule Castes Finance and Development Corporation and other commercial banks, should be waived. In a communication addressed to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, advocate Surinder Ranjha, vice-president of the local municipal council and a Balmiki leader, has urged the government to waive the loans of Schedules Castes.REWARI
30 hurt in mishap: At least 30 persons, including 12 women, were injured, three of them seriously, when the pick-up van they were travelling in reportedly overturned on the Delhi-Jaipur highway near Asalwas village, 12 km from here, on Friday. The seriously injured, Patashi Devi, Krishna Devi and Sube Devi, were admitted to a private hospital here and other injured persons were given treatment at the local Civil Hospital. 8-yr-old killed: An eight-year-old child, Golu, son of Vijay Kumar of Karoli town of Rajasthan, was reportedly crushed to death by a truck in Vikas Nagar area of Maheshwari village near Dharuhera on Thursday. The incident happened when the child was going along with his father. The police has registered a case of rash and negligent driving against the truck driver, Akbar Hussain of Mewat district, who reportedly absconded soon after the accident. ROHTAK
Job fair: The divisional employment office, Rohtak, and the Haryana United Schools Association will jointly organise a job fair at the local employment office on Saturday. Divisional employment officer H.S. Kataria said principals and managers of private schools had been invited to the fair. YAMUNANAGAR
Rs 37 cr for Y’nagar: The centre has sanctioned Rs 37.52 crore for the district under the sarva shiksha abhiyan (SSA) scheme. Last year, the amount approved was Rs 22.8 crore. Deputy commissioner Nitin Kumar Yadav has said with the government aid this year, the total number of boys and girls getting benefits under the SSA has increased to 91,821 in the district while last year the number was 31,051.
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Office-bearers: Following have been elected the office-bearers of The Kangra Central Co-Operative Bank Pensioners Welfare Association here on Wednesday. President-I.C. Dohru, vice-president- R.S. Mandial, general secretary-K.S. Mankotia, cashier/office secretary-K.K. Sharma and press secretary-R.C. Bhatia.HAMIRPUR
Awareness camp: MP Anurag Thakur has laid stress on organising awareness camps in the rural area to make people aware about the forestry schemes. Speaking in a seminar organised by the Department of Forest on Wednesday he said there was an urgent need to make people aware about forestry which has drawn global attention now. He asked the department to link forest conservation programmes with employment generation. Cricket academies: The Hamirpur Cricket Association has decided to open four cricket academies at Tarkwari, Sujanpur, Hamirpur and Nadaun. Press secretary of the association Anil Sharma said league matches would be played on every Sunday between the teams of the academies on the pattern of private clubs. He said four cricket coaches would also be appointed in these academies. Shimla
Photo electoral rolls: Chief electoral officer Manisha Nanda held a meeting with the representatives of political parties in connection with the special summary revision of the photo electoral rolls of parliamentary and Assembly constituencies. The draft of photo electoral roll for the 68 Assembly constituencies had been published on July 10, 2008. Photographs and other detail had been mentioned in the rolls besides the names of the electors. Conference: The state chapter of the Public Relations Society of India will organise a two-day conference on “importance of public relations and media in governance” from Saturday. The conference will have sessions on “public relations and media strategies for good governance” and “corporate social responsibility”. Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal will inaugurate the conference.
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HC notice to Amarnath board: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday issued a notice to the chief executive officer (CEO), Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, over the installation of a marble edifice of the Shivalingam at the shrine. Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir asked CEO Bharat Bhushan Vyas to reply within a week. A petition filed by a local resident had sought directions from the court that the shrine board be restrained from installing a marble edifice of the Shivalingam at the cave as it amounted to sacrilege. In 2006, the petitioner had filed a case against the board after allegations surfaced that the board was using an artificial Shivalingam in the absence of a naturally-formed one.
Governor’s rule: State unit of the Samajwadi Party on Friday welcomed the dissolution of the state Assembly and imposition of Governor's rule. SP's state president Sheikh Abdul Rehman said all recent administrative steps taken by the Congress-led government should be quashed as they were politically motivated. Rehman also called for free and fair elections due in October. Rehman said people were not satisfied with the Congress, the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). "The country is facing a great threat from communal forces. The need of the hour is that all secular forces come together,” Rehman said. Meanwhile, about 12 political and social activists joined the SP's state unit along with their supporters.
6 houses gutted: Six houses and a car were gutted in a fire in the Kashmir valley on Friday. Official sources said a fire broke out in a house at Bonamsar, which later spread to the adjoining houses. Six houses were gutted in the fire before fire engines controlled the leaping flames. However, no loss of life or injury to anyone was reported. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, a car caught fire at the Jahangir Chowk causing extensive damage to it. However, the occupants of the car escaped unhurt.
JAMMU
Fake currency racket busted: With the arrest of three persons on Friday, the police claims to have busted a fake currency racket in the city. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided certain localities and arrested the three persons, besides, recovered fake currencies worth $1,300, official sources said. The accused were identified as Sandeep Singh from Doda district, Sanchar Singh from Jammu and Sardeep Singh from Doda. Police sources said the accused were being interrogated and more arrests were likely from Doda and Kishtwar districts.
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