Barnala
12 safai sewaks to be deployed at civil hospital: Twelve more safai sewaks (sanitation workers) will be deployed in the local Civil Hospital soon for improving sanitation conditions there. Dr Sahni also said that negligence in the performance of duties by any staff member would not be tolerated as she was committed to provide better healthcare facilities to the rural as well as urban people. She said that two mobile medical units (mobile buses) were visiting villages to provide healthcare facilities to villagers by way of examining them and providing medicines free of cost.
Bathinda
BJP leader held for duping: The Bathinda police on Saturday arrested a BJP leader, Ramesh Kumar, on the charge of duping one Pardeep Mangla of Rs 33.5 lakh. The victim had lodged a complaint that Ramesh and his brother Jitendra Kumar took the amount as a price of a plot, which did not belong to them. However, terming it a fake case, BJP leadership gheraoed the Kotwali police station and met senior officials. An inquiry has been initiated in the case.
Two booked: With the recovery of 20 drums of different lubricants, the Kotwali police booked two persons for running the trade from a rented accommodation on the Bhatti road here on Saturday. According to police sources, Amandeep Singh of Goniana and Mehar Chand of Bareta used to repack lubricants in small packs without a valid
licence. A case has been registered. However, the accused are at large.
Body of baby girl recovered: Volunteers of the Sahara Jan Seva on Saturday recovered the body of recently-born girl near Gobindpura bridge of the Bathinda canal. The police has registered a case under section 318 of the IPC against unidentified persons.
Ferozepur
BSF assurance to farmers: Members of the border area sangharsh committee called on the DIG BSF, Ferozepur, and apprised him of their demands recently. Karan Singh Dhaliwal said that the DIG gave a patient hearing to the farmers and assured them of the utmost cooperation. Dhaliwal said that the main issues include opening of fencing gates, issuance of duplicate identity cards to the farmers having land holdings across the fence, NOC for tubewell connections for the border farmers besides some other issues.Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur to have agricultural college: Agriculture Minister Sucha Singh Langah on Thursday announced that the regional research station of the
PAU, Ludhiana, here would be upgraded as an agricultural college. Langah was here to inaugurate a regional kisan
mela. He said Gurdaspur would have litchi councils and a basmati estate. He said 65,000 farmers would be provided new seed free of cost for half acre. Efforts were afoot to have 25 per cent seed replacement every year. Langah released a book, “Phaldaar Bootian Dian Mukh Samasiawan”, (major problems of fruit plants). PAU Vice-Chancellor Manjit Singh Kang said university scientists were laying focus on technologies for crops suitable for the area.
Hoshiarpur
BJP in talks with power panel: Welfare of the people of the state is the main consideration of the state unit of the BJP and it will not become a party to follow those government decisions, which are against the interest of the common man. This was stated by state BJP chief Rajinder Bhandari here on Friday. He said the party was discussing the hike in domestic and industrial power tariff with the regulatory commission and would take positive decisions soon.
Nabha
Vanamahotsava celebrated: Fortyfour NCC cadets of the Govt Senior Secondary School for Boys planted 100 saplings of various fruit and medicinal plants at school’s grounds under the leadership of NCC officer of the school, Lieutenant Suresh
Kaushal. Col Bishan Dass was the chief guest and Col AK Vohra, Commanding Officer, 14 Punjab Battalion,
NCC, Nabha, was the guest of honour. Principal of the school Bhola Singh was also present.
