AMRITSAR
2 booked for thrashing staff: The local police has booked two persons for thrashing employees of a private company constructing road in the Faizpura area here on Tuesday. One of the accused has blamed the police for cutting his right moustache. A case under Sections 323, 506, 341 and 427, IPC, has been registered against the accused who have been identified as Kulbeer Singh and Sonu of Faizpura locality. Chowki in charge Shamsher Singh refuted the allegation that the moustache was cut. Jalandhar
Judo contest: The local Government Senior Model School organised a judo championship on September 26 in which eight students of B.D. Arya Girls College, Jalandhar Cantonment, won six gold and two silver medals. The gold medallists are Paramjeet, Seema, Kulbir, Inderjeet, Gagandeep and Sandeep, while Jatinder and Amandeep won silver medals.
Volleyball tourney: The volleyball team of the local KMV College won the district volleyball championship held at Sports College on September 29. Principal Dr Atima Sharma congratulated the girls on their victory.
Ludhiana
Booked: Five women and five men were booked on the charges of gambling by the city police on Monday. The division No. 6 police nabbed the 10 people from Cheema chowk, and recovered around Rs 30,000 from them. According to the police, the accused, namely Raj Kumar, Sanjiv Kumar, Adarsh Kumar, Ashwant Kumar, Nishan, and women namely Usha Rani, Gora, Ktla, Sunita, Neelam, were nabbed red-handed last night. Assurance: Prof M.S. Kang, vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University, on Monday assured a delegation of non-teaching employees that Dr P.P.S. Lubana would be replaced as the secretary to the VC and instead, a qualified staffer from the non-teaching wing will be appointed to the post. Professor Lubana was recently appointed as secretary and the non-teaching employees had lodged their protest in the form of a dharna in front of the VC’s office.
NANGAL
Hindi fortnight held: National Fertilizer Limited, Nangal, observed September 14 to 29 as Hindi fortnight. A prize distribution ceremony was held at the HRD Department on Tuesday to felicitate winners of various contests held in the past 15 days. The chief guest at the occasion was V. K. Bansal, general manager in charge. He distributed prizes to 48 winners of different competitions.
Nawanshahr
Talent hunt: The DAN College of Education for Women organised a talent search programme in the college here on Tuesday. The students participated in different competitions. Jasmeet Kaur, Neha Thakur, Rajni, Money, Anjali Jain, Anu and Kulbir excelled in the poetical recitation, declamation, singing, dance, mono acting and rangoli competitions, respectively. Dr Saroj Bhalla gave away the prizes.
PATIALA
National brain competition: Yatin Gupta, a Class VIII student of Bhupindra International Public School bagged second place in National Brain Championship, organised by I-Matrix at S D College, Sector- 32, Chandigarh recently. As many as 500 students from across the country took part in the event.Health
programme: PKR Jain Vatika School organised a health and hygiene programme for girl students of Class VI, VII and VIII along with their mothers. They were briefed about hygiene practices and other gender related issues. Dr Ruchika Singh said there was a need to involve mothers to support their daughters in adopting new changes. The programme was conducted in collaboration with Procter and Gamble.
Phagwara
Two held with illicit liquor: The police here caught Harbhajan Singh and Sanjiv Kumar from Nasirabad and Prempur areas, respectively, and seized nine bottles of illicit liquor from them. Separate FIRs under sections 61/1/14 have been registered against them at Rawalpindi police station in this regard.
SANGRUR
ETTs’ ultimatum to govt: Owing to the non-payment of August salary to elementary teachers of Sherpur block, there is resentment among the ETT Teachers Union. The union on Tuesday served an ultimatum on the government that if their salaries were not released by October 10, then the teachers would be compelled to chalk out an agitation programme. District president of the union Sukhvir Singh said in their appointment letters there was no mention to get their attendance reports verified from sarpanches.
Computerised tax receptions: The government is considering a proposal of the Punjab Small Traders Development Board to set up computerised reception counters at all district and subdivisional offices of the Excise and Taxation Department. This was stated by chairman of the board Madan Lal Kapoor while talking to reporters here on Tuesday.
TARN TARAN
35 Burma nationals nabbed: Border Security Force personnel nabbed 35 Burma (Myanmar) nationals while they were trying to sneak into the Pakistan territory crossing the Indo-Pak fence near the Chhina Bidhi Chand border post here on Monday night. They handed them over to Jhabal police station. A sum of Rs 1,527 cash was recovered from them. They have been sent to police remand.
