AMLOH
Divine melodies: Baba Lallan Wala Peer Managing Committee of Nahar Sugar Mill, Amloh, organised a cultural programme at Dargah Baba Lallan Wala Peer Sai Shekh Mohammad Shah on Sunday. Divine melodies by Manjit Rahi, Kanchan Bawa Suraaj Mohammad were appreciated by all. Sukhjit Garcha, Balvir Rai, Harbhajan Jabbowal, Anwar Pali, Gurpreet Bikki and Shabnam Rai presented folk songs.
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PATHANA
Body recovered: The police recovered an unidentified body near the ITI behind the industrial unit. Owners of the industrial units situated near the ITI informed the police that a body was found lying near the ITI and Rajwant Singh, city in charge, reached the spot. Rajwant said the body seemed to be of a migrant labourer and had no sign of injuries. The body is kept in a mortuary at the Civil Hospital for identification. The police had registered a case under Section 174 of the
CrPC.
Doraha
Baba Beri Fair: A day-long chabeel was organised at the Doraha Institute of Management and Technology on the occasion of annual ‘Baba Beri Fair’ at Doraha on Saturday. Free guidance was also given to the visitors.
Gurdaspur
Linesman electrocuted: A lineman of Powercom was electrocuted when he came in contact with a high-tension wire, while two others were seriously injured while repairing a 11-KV transformer at Bhagokawan village on Saturday. The injured, Rashpal Singh and Lakwinder Singh, were admitted to the civil hospital.
Khamano
Foundation stone laid: Dr Manjeet Singh Kang, Vice-Chancellor of the PAU, Ludhiana, MLA Jagjivan Singh Khirnia and Baba Iqbal Singh, chairman of the Baru Sahib Trust laid the foundation stone of Akal college for women at Khamano. Baba Iqbal Singh said the trust was running 64 academies and was going to open six more academies. He said land for the college was provided by Dharamshala Trust, Khamano. Dr Kang said the PAU was keen on bringing new seeds that would be beneficial for farmers. He said quality of education needed to be improved. Principal and some other dignitaries of the area were present.
Nawanshahr
Two killed in mishap: Two persons, identified as Poonam Gupta and her driver Ravinder Kumar, were killed on the spot when their car collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction near Shivalik Hotel on the Balachaur-Chandigarh main road
on Saturday.
Annual inspection: Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia and Justice Daya Chaudhary, Punjab and Haryana High Court, on Saturday conducted annual inspection of the District Session Court here on Saturday. The judges, while interacting with lawyers here at the District Bar Room, stressed on the need to create an awakening among the masses regarding cyber crime.PHILLAUR
Nominated: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal is nominated national joint secretary of the Federation of All-India Petroleum Traders (FAIPT). The second nomination is of Ajay Bansal as national general secretary of the FAIPT. This announcement was made by Ashok Badhwar, national president, FAIPT, in a press release issued here on Sunday.
Phagwara
Airtel told to pay Rs 30,000: Phagwara lawyer Jasbir Singh Parmar was awarded Rs 30,000 as damages and Rs 2,000 as litigation charges for a complaint he made against the Airtel mobile company to the permanent Lok Adalat. Parmar said his mobile phone (number 9815021221) had remained out of order constantly for three days, from March 7, 2007. His requests made to the local Airtel dealer could bear no result despite the fact that he wasn’t even a bill defaulter. The adalat instructed the company to pay him the damages and litigation charges.
Office-bearers: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal has been nominated National Joint Secretary of Federation of All India Petroleum Traders (FAIPT). He will also be in charge for North Zone, India. The second nomination is of Ajay Bansal, as National General Secretary of FAIPT. Making this announcement, Ashok Badhwar, National President, FAIPT, in a press release issued here today, Badhwar declared the other office bearers for his team - Pasupati Matta, BN Shukla, Baba Sahib Dhumal, Ajay Singh, M Prabhakar Reddy, Gyan Aggarwal, Anil Bijlani, Anurag Narayan (National Vice President) and TS Anand (Treasurer).