Bathinda
Canadian varsities: Dr Glenwood Irons, Director, International Development Market, of two Canadian universities, University of Brock, Toronto and University of Kwantlen , Vancouver, visited BIS Group of Institutes on Monday. Impressed by the infrastructure and its computer laboratories and library set up in the rural area of Punjab, he said that the Canadian universities have agreed to give opportunity to the students of BIS Group and its sister institutes, i.e. SAS Group, Mohali, SUS Group, Tangori and GGS Group Talwandi Sabo in IT, computer science, biotechnology and management from session 2010-11. H.S Dhaliwal, Canada, director MS Dhanju, dean Dr RP Gupta, principal Dr SS Bhardwaj and principal Swaranjit Singh were present. 

Book released: Income Tax Commissioner, Bathinda, HS Sohi released renowned Punjabi writer late Ram Sarup Anakhi’s book “Haddin Baithe Pind” at the Teachers’ Home, here on Tuesday.Speakers informed that the book contained Anakhi’s experience about 25 villages, where he moved throughout his life.Surjeet Patar, Amardeep Gill and Jagmohan Kaushal were prominent among those who attended the event. 

PHILLAUR
Man run over by train: Ajmer Singh (60) of Uppal Khalsa village was run over by a train near Phillaur Railway Station while crossing the railway lines on Monday night. GRP has registered a case and sent the body to the Civil Hospital, Phillaur, for the autopsy.