J A L A N D H A R    E D I T I O N

Aam Adami Party’s unit to be formed today
Hoshiarpur, December 24
To form district-level units of the Aam Adami Party, organisational work in 308 districts of 10 states - including Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh - is being done under the Buniyad Mission, which would be completed by January 5, 2013.

Musical extravaganza enthrals audience
Nawanshahr, December 24
The four-day Amardeep Mela organised by Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur, to mark its raising day as well as to commemorate the birth anniversary of Amardeep Singh Shergill concluded here today.

New judicial complex to be ready by mid-March 
Gurdaspur, December 24
The new multi-storey judicial complex, coming up at a cost of Rs 42 crore, that was scheduled to be completed by December 31 will now see the light of day by mid-March.

Aam Adami Party’s unit to be formed today

Musical extravaganza enthrals audience
Our Correspondent

Nawanshahr, December 24
The four-day Amardeep Mela organised by Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur, to mark its raising day as well as to commemorate the birth anniversary of Amardeep Singh Shergill concluded here today.

Amardeep Singh Shergill was a budding young student, in whose memory an NRI Gurcharan Singh Shergill, had set up this college in 1993 to provide better educational facilities to the youth of native village and surrounding area.

The mela concluded with a display of cultural and musical extravaganza, science and heritage exhibitions and variety of goods like books and domestic goods.

The gala day was inaugurated by Dr SS Johl, Chancellor, Centre University of Punjab, Bathinda. While addressing the gathering, Dr Johl encouraged students to shed communalism and imbibe sense of brotherhood among them to emerge as true Indians.

Prof MS Hundal, Dean, GNDU, Amritsar, in his address, assured that new courses in accordance with the demands of rural area would be started.

The ceremony began with presenting mementos to the guests. Mr Mukhtiar Rai, the former student of the college, who cracked PCS Examination, was awarded. Besides cultural programme competitions like kite-flying and Turban Tying were organised. New edition of college magazine ‘Amardeep’ was released. Prizes and scholarships were rewarded to meritorious students. Prizes, including tablet, heat blower and water purifier were given to the winners through lucky draw.

College Principal Dr Gurjant Singh read the annual report. Among other dignitaries present on the occasion were Sadhu Singh Shergill, Gurcharan Singh Shergill, Lt Gen (retd) KS Gill, Col JS Multani (retd), Dr Jagjit Singh Sanghera, Dr Amarjit Singh, Principal Sarwan Singh, Dr Surjit Singh Bhatti, Harinder Bisla, Sukhdeep Shukar, Dr Rajwinder Kaur Bains, Bhupinder Teja, Satnam Singh Sahota and Surjit Bisla.

New judicial complex to be ready by mid-March 
Tribune News Service

Gurdaspur, December 24
The new multi-storey judicial complex, coming up at a cost of Rs 42 crore, that was scheduled to be completed by December 31 will now see the light of day by mid-March.

A high-level delegation of the Building Committee of the Punjab and Haryana High Court visited the town today and inspected two of the proposed sites. The delegation was accompanied by Justice RK Garg, the Administrative Judge of Sessions Division, Gurdaspur, and the then District and Sessions Judge KK Garg.

The judges first visited the present complex which many feel is cramped of space. Moreover, owing to lack of proper space, vehicles are parked in a haphazard manner further complicating the problems for litigants and advocates.

Meanwhile, a majority of advocates have urged the Punjab and Haryana High Court to establish a Single Bench at the Gurdaspur District and Sessions Courts so that hundreds of litigants don’t have to travel to Chandigarh to get their several judicial works done.

Karanjit Singh, senior criminal lawyer, cited the examples of several high courts which had set up Single Benches in important cities for the benefit of the litigants. 

Couple booked for duping man of Rs 12 lakh
Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, December 24
The Dasuya police last night booked fake travel agents Gurvinder Singh and his wife Kuljit Kaur, both of Badda Ghasitpur, Amritsar Road, Gurdaspur, under Sections 420 of the IPC for duping Tarlok Singh of Usman Shaheed of Rs 12 lakh in the name of sending his son abroad.

According to the police, Tarlok Singh alleged that Gurvinder Singh and his wife Kuljit Kaur took Rs 12 lakh from him for sending his son Kulwinder Singh to the USA, but neither did they send his son to the USA, nor returned his money.