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Amritsar
BAN ORDER: The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Raminder Singh, has
banned the assembly of five or more persons outside examination centres
in view of the board examinations of Class X and XII. the Deputy
Commissioner, in a press release here said that he had imposed the ban
under Section 144 of the Cr P.C. after receiving complaints of cheating
at the examination centres with the help of
outsiders.
DERA BASSI
ELECTED: Mr Prakash Singh, a resident of Issanpur village, has been elected president of the Four Wheelers Union, Dera Bassi, here on Thursday. He defeated his rival Mr Mam Raj of Mukandpur village in the union’s election.Hoshiarpur
ACCORDED: On the recommendations of the Reward
Evaluation Committee, the Punjab Government has accorded a cash prize of
Rs 2 lakh to Mr dharampal, Excise and Taxation Officer, Hoshiarpur, for
his commendable job in detecting excise evasion cases according to
official sources here on Wednesday. ORDERED: Mr Kirandeep Singh
Bhullar, District Magistrate, Hoshiarpur, has imposed ban on wheat
thrashing with combine from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. in the district keeping in
view the harvesting season. these orders will remain in force from April
10 to April 30.
Ludhiana
ELECTROPLATERS: A deputation of the local Electroplaters Association, headed by its President, Joginder Kumar, met Mr Jai Singh Gill, Chief Secretary, Punjab, recently. It told Mr Gill that the six big industrial houses to whom undeveloped land was allotted in Phase VIII in 1993-94, were seeking permission from the government to sell the same, which was unjustified and uncalled for. The undeveloped land should be allotted to the association for the relocation of electroplating units from the residential areas, the members of the delegation said. The delegation also met Mr Mukul Joshi, Finance Commissioner Taxation
(FCT), Punjab.CM ASKED TO QUIT: The BJP on Thursday asked the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, to quit in the wake of the cancellation of the auctions of liquor vends in Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Nawanshahr districts. Mr Sukhminder Singh Grewal, member of the state executive of the party while addressing a party workers meeting in support of BJP-SAD candidate Sharanjit Singh Dhillon at Barewal Road here charged the government with committing massive irregularities in the auction of liquor vends all over the state to ensure monopoly of a liquor baron from Uttar Pradesh. LASHKARA UTSAV: Ms Priyanka of Rampura Phul, winner of first prize of the last draw of ‘Lashkara Utsav’ was given a Maruti Zen LX at a ceremony held at the Lashkara office situated at Mall Road here. The keys of the car were handed over to the winner by Mr Jairup Bawa, Director of Lashkara Channel. Also present at the occasion were Mr Manav Inder Singh Guram, Vice-President (Operations) and Mr R.C. Raina,
Administration of Lashkara Channel.
Mansa
DISTRIBUTED: Mr Raj Kamal Chaudhary, Deputy Commissioner and
Mrs Meena Chaudhary, Chairperson, District Child Welfare Council, Mansa,
on Wednesday distributed scholarships and books among students who had
been taking education in the six night schools being run by the District
Child Welfare Council, as per the official press release.
Pathankot
GUTTED: Goods worth lakhs of rupees was
gutted in a fire that broke out in a fast food shop situated at
Dalhousie road here on Thursday. Mr Anup Kumar, proprietor said he came
to know about the fire only in the morning when he went to open the
shop. PATIALA
ACADEMICIAN RETIRES: Prof Narinder Singh Kapoor, a multi-dimensional academician of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Punjabi University retired on Wednesday. Professor Kapoor was given a warm farewell by the faculty and students of the department. He joined the university in 1971 as Professor and retired as Dean of the Faculty of Education and Information Sciences. He also had a year’s stint as Dean, Student Welfare. Prof Navjit Johal, Head of the department, Dr Harjinder Walia and Mr Gurmeet Maan appreciated Professor Kapoor’s philosophy and vision in raising the department to its present status. RETIRES: Mr S.K. Anand, Member, Distribution, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), retired on Thursday after rendering services to the board for more than 40 years. On the occasion a farewell party was also organised at the PSEB head office. While appreciating the services of Mr Anand, the Chairman, PSEB, Mr
Y.S. Ratra, highlighted the achievements made by the Board during the tenure of Mr Anand as Member, Distribution. The Member, Finance and Account, Mr
H.S. Sohi, and Board Secretary Jaspreet Talwar were also present on the occasion.
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