Bathinda
Plea to conserve water: Speakers at a seminar organised in the Baba Farid College here on Monday stressed upon the need for judicious use of water. SS Kukal of the Department of Soil Conservation, Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana, asserted that it should be a social responsibility of every citizen to conserve natural resources, especially those living in Punjab for the state’s water table is going down rapidly. He discussed various techniques for preserving water.
Lok Adalat member bereaved: Arun Parkash Sharma (23), grandson of Jagdish Chander Sharma, member, Lok
Adalat, Bathinda, died in the United States of America recently. He was the only son of Dr AP Sharma and the great grandson of Pandit Gheesa Ram Attri of
Gidderbaha, now settled at Aggarwal colony, Bathinda.
Hoshiarpur
Woman held
with opium: The police arrested Devo of Denowal village and seized 100 gram opium from her last evening. A case under sections 18, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act has been registered.
Mullanpur Dakha
NRI Service Society constituted: “NRIs are an indispensable part of Punjab”, said Manpreet Singh
Ayali, chairman Zila Parishad, Ludhiana, while announcing the constitution of NRI Service Society here. Gurvinder Singh
Bhangu, an NRI, will be the coordinator and Ayali will be the patron.
Tarn Taran
Medical camp: As many as 350 patients were examined in a free medical camp organised by the local unit of the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) at SD High Girls School. A team of specialists from Amritsar examined the patients.
