Abohar
Suicide: One Raju, a resident of village Pattisadiq here, reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Sadulshehar, 30 km from here on the Hanumangarh road on Saturday.

One killed: One person was buried alive as sand caved in while he was cementing a well near village Jakhranwali on the other side of the inter-state border on Saturday.

Injured: District transport officer Jagdish Amravat posted at Sriganganagar and two others sustained injuries as the car by which they were travelling hit a herd of cows while passing through a bridge on the Bholewala sub-canal near village Kainchia, on the national highway 15 on Saturday, sources said.

AMRITSAR
Panther Division celebrates Vijay Diwas: The Panther Division celebrated Vijay Diwas here on Sunday to commemorate the historic victory of the Army in 1971 with Pakistan. Major-Gen P.S. Paul, VSM, accompanied by senior officers, including Brig R.J.S. Dhillon, Brig V. Narayanan, Brig S. Sridhar and Brig Kulwant Singh, junior commissioned officers and other ranks of the division, paid tributes to the brave soldiers at the Dograi War Memorial.

Barnala
Killed: Two persons died in a head-on collision that took place near Jethuke village on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Suresh Kumar and Vijay Kumar. The accident took place when a Honda City bearing number PB11- AC 8666, coming from Patiala, collided with the scooter that the deceased were riding. Suresh and Vijay, who were riding the scooter, died on the spot.

BASSI PATHANA
Free heart camp: A free heart check up camp was organised at Bawa Nurshing Home, Bassi Pathana on Sunday. A team of doctors led by Dr Gurpreet Singh, MD, heart specialist, checked up more than 250 patients.

Bathinda
Elections: Elections of Punjabi Sahit Sabha, Bathinda, would be held on December 25 at Teachers Home, here. Giving details, Surinderpreet Singh Ghania, general secretary, Punjabi Sahit Sabha, Bathinda said, “The election date was decided at a meeting which was presided over by president Gurdev Khokhar and other members. It was also decided that all members should get their membership renewed by December 25.’’

Seminar held: The district legal aid authority, Bathinda, organised a seminar at Nahian Wala village on Sunday. Giving details of the seminar, Rakesh Kumar, additional district attorney (legal services), Bathinda, said the seminar was held to educate the people about welfare schemes like free legal aid, Lok Adalat and compromise centres.

Inaugurated: Acharya institute, that would provide coaching for IIT-JEE, AIEEE, CBSE, PMT and crash courses for class XI and XII, was inaugurated at Bhagu Road Chowk, here on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday evening, Optima Insurance Brokers also opened their first branch in Punjab at Bathinda to facilitate insurance service to customers.

CHANDIGARH
Sale of adulterated gur: The state government has launched a special campaign to check the sale of adulterated jaggery (gur) being brought to Punjab from other states. Health and family welfare minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla said this gur contained a lot of harmful chemicals that were used to make it whiter. The minister told traders that while purchasing gur from other states they should ensure that the Government Food Laboratory of Punjab had passed the consignment.

Rajput BSP gen secy: National general secretary of the BSP Narinder Kashyap has appointed Sambal Vijay Singh Rajput, former DGP, as general secretary of the Punjab unit of the party. President of the Punjab unit of the BSP Avtar Singh Karimpuri said Kehar Singh Ramgarhia had been appointed vice-president, Harbhajan Singh Saini and Shamsher Singh Littan general secretaries and Ram Kishan Bachhowal secretary. Rakesh Jain had been appointed convenor of the BSP Jain Samaj and Bhanu Prasad Yadav of the Puravanchal Samaj.

Jalandhar
Shop burgled: Thieves decamped with several expensive watches after breaking in a watch-shop located near local Jyoti Chowk falling under police station number four in the wee hours today. SHO of the concerned police station, Vibhor Kumar, said the cost of the stolen watches is yet to be ascertained.

Mansa
Cultural fair: The Revolutionary Village Labour Union and the Punjab Radical Students Union organised a cultural fair at village Khokhar Kalan on Saturday night. A team from the Revolutionary Cultural Centre, Moga, enacted several plays at the fair, including one on the life of Bhagat Singh. On the occasion, state secretary of the Lok Sangram Manch, Balwant Singh Makhu, students’ leader Paraminder Singh and Village Labour Union leader Major Singh addressed the gathering.

Nawanshahr
Book release: A collection of Punjabi short stories ‘Ma, Moh te Amrica,’ written by an NRI Amarjit Dardi, was released on Sunday at a function organised by Doaba Sahitya Sabha. A ‘kavi sammelan’ was also organised on the occasion.

PATIALA
Conference: The 11th Punjab Opthalmological Conference that commenced at Government Rajindra Hospital and Medical College auditorium concluded on Sunday. The vice-chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, inaugurated the conference. Dr R.N. Bhatnagar, professor and head, department of eye, Government Medical College, was sworn in as new president of the society.

Plan: Y.S. Ratra, chairman of the Punjab State Electricity Board, said with a view to provide reliable and uninterrupted power supply to its valued customers, the board was making special efforts to strengthen transmission and distribution network. The board has chalked out a comprehensive plan regarding installation and upgradation of sub-stations in the state, he added.

Diabetes camp: State Bank of Patiala organised a camp on diabetes awareness for the welfare of its staff members and their dependents at head office auditorium on Sunday. As many as 200 staff members were examined by qualified doctors. Patients suffering from foot ulceration, neuropathic cedema and pain of joints were examined by Dr Rohit Aggarwal of Amar Hospital, Patiala.

MOHALI
Killed: Brijesh, a 20-year-old factory worker was killed on the Dera Bassi- Mubarakpur road on Saturday night. The victim was going back home on his cycle when he was allegedly hit by a recovery van. Brijesh was accompanied by his brother Sanjiv Kumar who rushed him to the Dera Bassi civil hospital. From there he was referred to GMCH, Sector 32, Chandigarh, and later, to PGI where he died. A case was registered against the driver of the recovery van.

Free membership: Fortis Hospital, Mohali, announced on Sunday that it would offer free membership of the Golden Age Club for senior citizens, to red card holders, irrespective of their age. The red cards have been issued by the state government to the victims of terrorism. The card holders will not have to pay any registration fee for the club and will be entitled to a number of free consultations as well as discounts as are given to the senior citizens who are members of the club.

Launched: Lions’ Club, Chandigarh Supreme, launched its website www.lionssupreme.org on December 15 and the club news bulletin was also released by district governor H.J.S. Khera. Club president Tejinder Singh Saini said the club had taken up many social projects. The district governor praised the club members for their efforts for the welfare of poor. Amarjot Singh, region chairperson, G.S. Chawla, zone chairman, and other club members were also present.