Batala
Youth dies: A youth was killed in a road accident near Bhagowal village here on Monday. Quila SHO Lal Singh said Pardeep Singh of Ratta village was returning home on a motorcycle from a nearby
gurdwara. When he reached near a pond at Bhagowal village, he fell down from the motorcycle and died because of head injury. A case under section 174 of the CrPC has been registered.
Bathinda
Lucky draw: Lucky draw for landline eligible valued customers of
BSNL, Bathinda SSA, was held on Wednesday. DPRO Waheguru Pal Singh pressed the button to select 15 lucky customers who will be provided with ITC/Call now card as per BSNL orders. The main objective is to promote the customer to pay landline bills on time.
Elected: Teja Singh Dandiwal has been elected as district president of the Kisan-Khet Mazdoor Congress Cell, District Congress Committee, informed Mohinder Bhola, in-charge of the District Congress Committee,
Bathinda.
Distributed: Kits worth Rs 300 each were distributed to around 50 students of the Government Elementary School, Tankiwala, and Government Elementary School, Beriwala park. Each kit contained two copies, half a litre oil, four soaps, two toothpastes, a toothbrush, a bag and stationery items.
Chandigarh
‘Release pay panel report’: Punjab civil secretariat employees on Wednesday held a protest rally and warned the government that they would vote against it in the coming Parliamentary elections in case the Sixth Pay Commission report was not released before the imposition of the model code of conduct.
The employees, who gathered at the secretariat here under the banner of Punjab Civil Secretariat Staff Association, raised anti-government slogans and claimed the government was deliberately not releasing the pay commission
report.
54 DSPs transferred:
The state government today transferred 54 DSPs in the
run up to the LS elections to meet the requirements of the Election Commission.
The DSPs have been transferred following a directive of the EC to ensure officers
who had either served three years or belong to particular districts did not remain
in the same post.
Fazilka
BJYM welcomes new voters: In view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) organised a conference here today to welcome the newly enrolled voters. The conference was attended by BJYM state president Vivek Modgill, general secretary Aamna Gupta, Punjab BJP state vice-president and local MLA Surjit Kumar Jyani, BJP state general secretary Mridula Sharma.
Hoshiarpur
Showroom gutted: Fire broke out in a computer showroom, AG Tech System, at Shakti
Nagar, near Dhobi Ghat, here on Wednesday. The fire engulfed the entire showroom due to which the entire stock of computers and other related equipment were reduced to ashes causing a loss of about 6.5
lakh. A short circuit was stated to be the cause of fire.
Jagraon
Punjabi film: The cast and crew of an upcoming international punjabi film “Jag Jayondian De Mele” were here on wednesday. Addressing a press conference, writer of the screenplay Baldev Gill said, “This will be the first international film shot on the rural background of Punjab and urban lifestyle of Canada.”
Not revealing much about the storyline, he said the film is a complete family drama. It’s about the love affair of a girl from traditional blacksmiths of Punjab, which is played by actor Tulip Joshi. It ends in urban Canada with many twists.
Ludhiana
Loan against jewellery: Indian Overseas Bank launched a new product "Cash credit against
jewellery" at its regional office at Civil Lines, here, on Monday. The function was presided by chief regional manager V K Gupta.
Gupta explained the salient features of the product, which included credit against jewellery for individuals. Credit under the scheme was available from Rs 50,000 to Rs 10 lakh at attractive interest rate with no margin and low-processing charges.
Book exhibition: Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University will organise a two-day book exhibition from February 19 at the examination hall.
Mansa
Elected: Navpreet Singh Mansahia was elected vice-chairman of the State Task Force which was formed by Central Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
Nawanshahr
Protest rally: Members of the District Bar Association, on a call given by the All-India Bar Council, held a protest rally in the judicial complex here on Wednesday to raise their voice against the amendments in the CrPC Act.
J.S. Deol and Sapna Arora, president and secretary, respectively, of the association said the amendments to the CrPC Act were not in the interest of the general public.
NGO official dead: Inderpal Singh Chhina (80), vice-chairman of NGO Unity of Man - Kirpal Sagar, died on Wednesday. Patron Surinder Kaur, chairman Karamjit Singh, staff and students of the Kirpal Sagar Academy and Kirpal Sagar BEd College, near Rahon, in the district, paid tributes to the departed soul.
