Abohar
FCI workers stage stir: Responding to the countrywide call given by the FCI Workers Union members of the Abohar sub-divisional unit held demonstration at the local office of the FCI on Monday during lunch hour. The union has urged the Central government to scrap contract system in the FCI and regularise the services of the workers those had been receiving direct payment as wages besides giving employment to the kin of the employees, who had died during service or sought retirement on medical grounds. The union regretted that wages of the workers had been revised by 135 per cent during the past ten years whereas prices of essential commodities had gone up by 450 per cent. The union has decided to continue the agitation in present form (demonstrations) till December 19. Later, sit-in (dharna) and demonstrations would be organised at all district headquarters, a spokesman Mangal Singh said.
Wrestling championship: Hardev Singh, Sunny, Nishan and Kuldeep Singh were declared winners in different categories during the fourth wrestling championship that was organised in the memory of wrestler Balkar Singh Bhullar at the grain market here. District Youth Congress president Sandeep Jakhar was the chief guest. Social activist Dinesh Garg honoured the winners.
INIFD exhibition concludes: There is need for a balanced approach on achieving gender equality and empowering women, said Jagdish Jandu, president of the municipal council. He was the chief guest at the closing ceremony of INIFD exhibition Millange-2009 at Sriganganagar late on Sunday evening. Fashion designer Parul Bhatia thanked the visitors for appreciating the creations of students in fashion, textile and interior designing. Director Brahm Bhatia presented a memento to the chief guest.
BATHINDA
Re-nominated to PU senate: Prof Ashok Gupta, former head of the economics department in the local DAV College, has been re-nominated to the senate of the Panjab University. His nomination as a member of the senate is for two years.
Fazilka
Annual programme: To provide technical education and improve communication skills of the students are the main motive of Government Munshi Ram College (GMRC) Alumni Association, Fazilka, said chief patron of the Association and principal of the college Prof Kulbir Singh, while addressing large gathering in the college premises in maiden annual programme of the Association on Monday. On the occasion, president of the Association, executive engineer (Irrigation) Bhagwant Singh Warrer, other office-bearers, professors and the visitors garlanded the portrait of founder of the college philanthropist Munshi Ram
Aggarwal.