Batala
Bajwa’s appeal: Partap Singh Bajwa, Congress MLA from Kahnuwan and party candidate for the Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency, visited Batala on Wednesday. He was welcomed by Ashwani Sekhri, convener, Punjab Election Campaign. Bajwa urged the people to support him in the election.

Bathinda
HC judge visits: Justice Ajay Lamba of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, being the inspecting judge of the district, visited the District Bar Association here on Wednesday. Bar members urged that the court timings should remain the same from May 1 till August 15 and should not be changed due to extremely hot conditions in these months in the district. Justice Lamba assured that their request would be conveyed to the chief justice.

Hoshiarpur
Hutments gutted: As many as 18 jhuggis of migrant labourers were gutted in the fire at Chandoli village late on Tuesday night. A fire engine from the Municipal Fire Brigade took more than four hours to control the flames. The loss is estimated to be Rs 1 lakh. No loss of life has been reported  in the fire.

Jalandhar
Sukhbir gets notice: Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer Ajit Singh Pannu has issued a notice to Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal for violating the code of conduct by moving in a cavalcade across the city on Monday.Pannu said the notice had been issued on the basis of media reports and he was expecting a reply in 24 hours.

Poppy husk seized: The CIA staff seized 25 bags of poppy husk from a truck at a special naka near Phul Kudowal village. However, occupants of the truck, Pooran Singh and his brother Kulbir Singh of Toti village in Sultanpur Lodhi, fled after leaving the vehicle. A case has been registered under sections 15, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act at Lohian police station.

Officers’ meet: A meeting of the Retired Defence Officers Welfare Association would be held at the District Sainik Welfare Office on March 30. General secretary of the association Lieut-Col Kashmir Singh (retd) said issues pertaining to the welfare of the Army personnel would be discussed at the meeting.

Rajpura
Booked: The Rajpura police today booked a resident of Jandoli village for demanding dowry from his wife. In her complaint to the police, Jaswant Kaur alleged that she was married to Balwinder Singh, who had been harassing her over the pretext of dowry since their marriage in 2005. A case in this connection has been registered against Balwinder.

SANGRUR
Patwari gets 2-yr RI: In a corruption case, Sessions Judge, Sangrur, DR Arora on Wednesday awarded two years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) to patwari Balwinder Singh of Wazidpur Badeshe village. A fine worth Rs 7,000 was also imposed on him by the court. A case against the patwari was registered on June 5, 2006, under Sections 7, 13 (2) and 88, Prevention of Corruption Act. The patwari had taken Rs 1,000 from Darbara Singh of Tibba village for the issuance of a copy of the Jamabandi.

8 selected for jobs: Thirty students of Master in Business Administration (MBA) and BTech courses (2009 batch) participated in a campus recruitment drive conducted at the local Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering and Technology (BGIET) by a company, Karman InfoTech, Chandigarh. Out of them, eight were selected at an annual pay package of Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs 1.8 lakh, according to Hakam Singh Jawandha, chairman, Bhai Gurdas Group of Institutions, here on Wednesday.