Amritsar
LLM topper: Rabia Gund of Guru Nanak Dev University topped in LLM fourth semester as she scored 245 marks out of the total of 300. She also received a scholarship from the Balbir Kaur Memorial Trust.

Abohar
Ex-FM in Abohar on Aug 25 : Former finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal would visit the sub-division on August 25. PPP spokesman Surinder Saluja, former district SAD general secretary said here on Monday. Manpreet plans to address party workers meeting at Arorvansh Dharamshala here. His father Gurdas Singh Badal, former MP, will also be present. 

Jalandhar
Health week: CJS Public School celebrated a 'Health Week', which included activities like making sandwiches, salads and sprouts salad. The pre-primary and primary wing students were also told about healthy eating habits and tips were given about a balanced and a healthy and balanced diet.

Vanmahotsav: Vanmahotsav was celebrated at MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar, in which the students planted saplings in the school premises. Principal Satwant Gakhal emphasised on saving the environment.

Bathinda
Three killed, 7 hurt in mishap: Three persons, including a baby, were killed on the spot, while seven were injured when their car met with an accident at Gehri Butter village, near Sangat, on the Bathinda-Dabwali road on Monday. The injured have been admitted to the local Civil Hospital. According to information, the occupants of the car were returning to Barnala from Rajasthan when their car collided with a truck, which was coming from Bathinda side. The deceased have been identified as Amar Singh (55), his wife Krishana Devi (50) and their 3-year-old granddaughter Khushi. 

Top rank: Prabhjot Singh has topped the list of successful candidates in Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bathinda, in the MBBS university exam conducted by the BFUHS, Faridkot. He was ranked third in the university. Harsimran Kaur was second. 

Awarded : The MD of Different Convent School MK Manna has been selected for the Global Education Leadership Award 2011 by the International Achievers Conference. 

Cong gears up for Mansa ‘morcha’: A meeting of the Congress workers was held under the presidentship of district president of the party (Urban) Ashok Kumar at the DCC office here on Monday in connection with preparations for the morcha, to be launched by the Congress from September 2 at Mansa against the acquisition of land from farmers of Gobindpura village for constructing a thermal plant. Local MLA Harminder Singh Jassi said duties had been assigned to the block presidents and other party leaders to make the morcha a big success.

Chandigarh
Keep a watch on Guru, CS tells DCs: Chief Secretary SC Aggarwal has asked all Deputy Commissioners to report if the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, DS Guru, has been indulging in any political activity with an eye on contesting elections on the SAD ticket. The move was initiated after the Election Commission of India wrote to Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, Kusumjit Sidhu, asking her to submit a factual report on this issue. 

BSP ex-MLA joins Manpreet’s PPP: Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator from Bhadaur Nirmal Singh Nimma today joined the Peoples Party of Punjab (PPP). Welcoming Nimma into the PPP fold, party president Manpreet Singh Badal said the BSP leader had joined the crusade against corruption. He said Nimma was an honest and laborious gentleman who had decided to support the PPP unconditionally. — TNS

Faridabad/Palwal
Floods abate as water recedes: Floods in the villages of the two districts lying along the Yamuna have started receding as the water level in the river started subsiding since Sunday night. According to Executive Engineer, Irrigation, Palwal, RK Singla, water in the river downstream Okhla was about 63,000 cusecs at about 4 pm on Monday.

KARNAL
Boy found dead: A 21-year-old boy was found dead in Sector 14 here on Monday. The deceased was identified as Tinku, of Ranwar village, and his mother had suspected some foul play. “Somebody came and took away Tinku with him on Sunday and he did not return after that,” she alleged. A case had been registered against one person and a team of forensic experts and a dog squad had been called from Madhuban to assist the investigations. 

YAMUNANAGAR
Couple commits suicide: A young couple committed suicide by jumping before a train at Jagadhari Workshop Railway Station on Monday. The boy was identified as Sanjeev, of Barara in Ambala district, whereas the girl was resident of Sadhaura in Yamunanagar district. According to eyewitnesses, both jumped before the train coming from Guwahati to Jammu, which had no stoppage at the Jagadhari railway station. No suicide note was recovered from the spot.