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Abohar Ekta Diwas: The 25th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi will be observed as Ekta Diwas by Punjab unit of the Congress Sewa Dal, state organising secretary Hamohinder Singh Grover informed on Friday. Giving details, he said Rajinder Rasrania, chief organiser of the Sewa Dal in Punjab on Thursday held discussions with the union minister and national in-charge Mukul Wasnik at New Delhi, along with the chief patron Mohinder Joshi. UPA government ministers and other senior leaders of the party will be invited for the community welfare programmes, to be held on October 25. All the district presidents have been asked to arrange at least one function to pay homage to former PM Indira Gandhi. College library: Women rights activists have come forward to enrich the library in the Gopi Chand Arya Mahila College here. Vidya Chaudhary, president of the Mahila Suraksha Samiti, who had been fighting for the cause of women suffering from dowry menace for last three decades, on Friday inaugurated the stack-room of the fully air-conditioned library in the campus. She had donated Rs 3.5 lakh for the project. Her daughters Kanta Singhmar and Anju Bhupal along with the wing commander Dharamveer Singhmar (retd) and Sanjeev Bhupal had especially arrived to grace the function. Another social activist Sheila Chaudhary, daughter-in-law of the former municipal council president Dr Shriram Chaudhary, was also present on the occasion. She had donated Rs 3.47 lakh for the library reading room. Principal Dr Neelam Arun Mittu said she felt delighted over the way women activists were responding to her request for cooperation. Veena Ahuja, daughter-in-law of philanthropist Gopi Chand Ahuja was also present. Vidya Chaudhary administered oath to budding student leaders while decorating them with badges. Lecturer Raj Kumar Ahuja conducted the programme. Bathinda Bereaved: Sukhminder Kaur (79), widow of Captain Dr Bhagwant Singh, Civil Surgeon, (retd), a noted personality of the city, died due to cardiac arrest here on Friday. The deceased is survived by her only son Dr Tejwant Singh Dhillon, medical officer, Civil Hospital, Nathana. Family informed that the cremation would take place on Saturday at 11 am at Ram Bagh in Bathinda. Sukhminder KaurChandigarh Ranike’s assurance to vets: Punjab Animal Husbandry Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike on Friday gave an assurance on the implementation of the non-practising allowance for government veterinarians as per the recommendations of the fifth pay commission.The minister gave the assurance to a deputation of the Punjab State Veterinary Officers Association led by its vice-president, Dr Santokh Singh, general secretary Sukhdev Singh and press secretary Gurinder Singh Walia. Spinning mills: The state government has decided that no registration will be required in future for spinning mills under the Punjab Agriculture Produce Markets Act, 1962, and amendments will be made to the relevant Act or rules. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal took a decision to this effect at a meeting with a delegation of the Northern India Textile Mills Association led by its president SP Oswal here. Grievance panels: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal would be the chairman of the District Grievances Redressal Committees of Jalandhar and Bathinda districts. Disclosing this here on Friday, a spokesman of the state government said a notification in this regard had been issued. Ludhiana PATIALA |
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