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Management course:The government has appointed Punjab Technical University
(PTU) as the competent authority to make admission to Masters of Applied Management five-year dual-degree course. The course will be available at the Sai Institute of Management,
Mannawala, Amritsar, and the Punjab Institute of Management and Technology, Mandi
Gobindgarh.
Fatehgarh Sahib
Youth held on rape charge:The police have arrested Rajvir Singh of Mianpur village for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl. The victim alleged Rajvir offered her sugarcane juice laced with some sedative and raped her. She said the accused also threatened her of dire consequences if she narrated the incident to anyone.
Hoshiarpur abohar
PSPCL staff threaten stir:The Council of Junior Engineers has criticised the police for inaction over incidents of violence during which a sub-divisional engineer and two junior engineers of Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd
(PSPCL) were attacked by consumers in Abohar and Fazilka last week. Council general secretary Jai Chand Maheshwari said demonstrations would be organised at all divisional offices if the accused were not arrested by this week-end.
Ludhiana
I-T officials conduct raids: The Income Tax Department conducted raids at Major Height Infrastructure, Abohar, Naturway Marketing, Abohar and Nature Media Private Limited, Chandigarh. The raids were conducted under I-T Joint Director Sanjeev Kaushal. The raiding teams sealed five bank lockers and seized incriminating documents. patiala
Patwari held for graft:The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday arrested patwari Gurmail Singh, posted at Hadana in Patiala district, while accepting Rs 5,000 as bribe from Beant Singh of Udaypur Dewanwala village. “Beant had complained to the Vigilance Bureau that Gurmail was demanding bribe for demarcation of land,” VB sources said.
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