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Abohar BATHINDA Sadbhawna run: On the International Youth Day, Brahmkumaris organised a youth ‘sadbhawna’ run on Wednesday. The event saw nearly 1100 participants from schools, colleges, youth organisations and social service organisations. Upjit Singh Brar, ADC, Bathinda, inaugurated the 6-km run that began at 6:30 am. Dr Jatinder Jain, DIG, Faridkot range, was also present. CHANDIGARH 3 lakh toilets approved: Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday gave a go-ahead to an ambitious project of constructing three lakh toilets in over 12,000 villages of Punjab with a capital outlay of Rs 200
crore. Reviewing the working of Water Supply and Sanitation Department here, the Deputy Chief Minister directed the Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation, to tie up the loose ends of this scheme and go for national bidding to select a company with a track record of executing mega rural projects of this dimension. He said the quality control had to be the touchstone of this project. Hoshiarpur on tourism map: Punjab Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Hira Singh Gabria has said Rs 4.58 crore has been sanctioned to develop Hoshiarpur as a tourist destination. The work at Sadhu Ashram, tourist reception of Garhshankar and Sham
Chourasi, has been allotted to contractors and will be completed by 2010. Under the Rural Tourists Scheme, work on Boothgarh village in the district has been completed at a cost of Rs 50
lakh. Badal for stamp on Dhingra: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday urged Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology A Raja to issue a commemorative stamp in the centenary year of eminent freedom fighter Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra’s martyrdom. The Chief Minister said the state government had decided to observe a state-level Shatabdi Samaroh at Amritsar on August 17 to commemorate the centenary of
Dhingra. JALANDHAR Mansa |
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