AMRITSAR
Elected: Dr Kuldip Singh, senior
lecturer of Political Science at Guru Nanak Dev
University here, has been elected as member to
the advisory committee for organising the
International Political Science Association
conference in Romania.HOSHIARPUR
Rally: The Christians Youth Front,
Punjab, staged a rally in connection with
"Apani Pehchan Banao" campaign at Green
View Park here on Tuesday. Hundreds of
Christians, including women and men from all over
the district participated. Addressing the rally
Mr Lawrance Chaudhary, president of the front,
and many others criticised the political parties
of the state for ignoring the Christian
community.
Demand:
Diploma Engineers of all boards and corporations
in the state have demanded pension to the JEs on
the Punjab Government parttern. Their meeting was
held here under the presidentship of Mr Tara
Singh Saini, president, Diploma Engineers'
Association of PSTC on Tuesday. Mr Saini said the
government had introduced pension scheme for the
Municipal and Mandi Board employees and teachers
of privately-managed recognised schools and
colleges. But it had totally ignored the
employees of boards and corporations. He urged
the Chief Minister, Punjab, to immediately
introduce pension scheme for these employees
also.
JALANDHAR
Appointed: Bhagat Manohar Lal has been
appointed president of the BJP Anusuchit Jati
Morcha, Jalandhar, by Mr Banwari Lal Chohan,
president of the state unit of the morcha.
MALERKOTLA
Missing: Ravia (10), daughter of
Mohammad Khalid a local resident, has been
missing since Monday. According to the father of
the girl, Ravia had gone to school on Monday
morning but did not return. The girl is a student
of class V student at S.S. Jain Girls High School
here.
NANGAL
New voters' lists: The local unit of the
Congress party has opposed the formation of new
voters' lists for the Municipal Council election.
The elections for the local Municipal Council are
scheduled for November this year. Mr Ram Prakash
Bali, ex-MLA and organising secretary of the
PPCC, in a press conference held here alleged
that the new lists were being made in spite of
the fact that lists had been updated just two
months ago for the Lok Sabha elections. He said
the new lists were being made in spite of the
Punjab Government notification that the lists
prepared during the Assembly elections would be
used for all official purposes.
TARN
TARAN
Connections released: The local circle
of the PSEB has released 3750 temporary
connections to the farmers of the area for
irrigating the paddy crop and a revenue of Rs
1.13 crore has been recovered in favour of the
board. This was stated by Mr R.S. Arneja, SE of
the local PSEB circle. The SE said 24-hour power
supply was being given to people in the border
areas.
Shot
dead: Mr Sawarn Singh (55), a farmer of
Sarhali 19 km from here, was shot dead by three
persons of the same village on Tuesday night. The
suspects have been identified as Pala Singh,
Gurjeet Singh and Harjeet Singh. A case has been
registered against them under Sections 302 and
34, IPC.
Nominated:
Mr Sampooran Singh Bakipur, member Zila Parishad,
has been nominated member of the national
Executive Committee of the Sarb Hind Shiromani
Akali Dal.
Inaugurated:
Dr R.S. Bawa, Registrar Guru Nanak Dev
University, inaugurated classes at the
newly-established Mata Sahib Kaur Girls College,
Fatehabad, on Monday. A large number of people,
including sarpanches, panches and representatives
of political parties, were present on the
occasion. Baba Inderjit Singh, president of the
managing committee of the college, thanked the
guests for gracing the occasion.
Smack
seized: Mr Surjit Singh, SSP said here
on Tuesday that the police had launched a special
campaign against drugs and at least 12 persons
had been arrested during the month of July for
possession smack and opium. Six grams of smack
was seized from Gurnam Singh, alias Babbu, of
Kakka Kandiala and Paramjit Singh, a resident of
this town, was arrested with 75 mg of smack.
Along with this 13.4 gm smack was seized from
Naranjan Singh.
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