ABOHAR
Attack: A wine contractor, Mr Roop Chand
Bansal, was assaulted on Thursday by certain
persons who had been following his car when he
was going to his Gaushala Road office. Mr
Bansal's car was reportedly hit by another car
outside a private hospital. On questioning, the
assailants attacked him and his driver. A case
has been registered under Section 307, IPC.AMRITSAR
Elected: Brig Mohinder Singh (retd) has been
elected President of the All-India Ex-Servicemen
League (AIESL), New Delhi, for a period of three
years, according to a press note issued here on
Thursday. Earlier, he was the President of the
AIESL, Punjab and Chandigarh unit of the league.
Gang busted:
The Majitha police has busted an inter-state
gang, which had been stealing gold from jewellery
shops, by arresting Jatinder Kumar, alias Bobby,
and Asha. Mr H.S. Sidhu, district police chief,
in a press note issued here said the two gang
members had confessed to their crime. A case has
been registered under Sections 379 and 411, IPC.
FARIDKOT
Deputation: A deputation of the Punjab
Recognised and Affiliated Schools Association met
the Chairman, Punjab School Education Board,
Mohali, on Wednesday to apprise him of various
problems being faced by the institutions.
Club: The
following have been elected office-bearers of the
district unit of the Red Cross Senior Citizens
Welfare Club: President — Mr Gurbachan Singh
Brar; Senior Vice-President — Mr Balwant Rai
Gupt; Vice-Presidents — Mr Ranjit Singh
Sandhu and Mr Balour Chand Dhingra; General
Secretary — Prof Dilwar Singh; and Treasurer
— Mr Amar Singh Sodhi.
GURDASPUR
Drinking water: Resentment prevails among
residents of Chakkar village under Dhar
subdivision for the government's failure to
provide them with drinking water. The villagers
alleged that they had to drink water from the
village pond which was unhygienic. The village
has been connected with the Bhungal Bhadani water
supply scheme but frequent power cuts deny them
this facility.
Safety week:
A road safety week has been started in the
district, according to the District Transport
Officer, Mr Rajiv Prashar. A campaign has been
launched to equip all tractor-trailers in the
district with reflectors, and social organisation
have been approached to cooperate with the
department. Drivers would also be examined for
their eyesight.
Cheating case:
The police here has registered a case of cheating
against Garib Masoh of Kahnuwan for allegedly
alluring people to multiply their deposits under
the investment-cum-lucky scheme. Lucky and chit
funds have been banned by the Punjab Government.
KHARAR
Residential houses: The Rotary International
has formulated a scheme to provide low cost
residential houses to the down-trodden sections
of the society by giving financial aid of $ 2000
per unit. This was stated by Dr Gulshan Thakral,
district Governor (3080), on Thursday.
LUDHIANA
Solidarity expressed: Members of the Council
of Ludhiana Churches have expressed their
solidarity with the Christians of Gujarat who
have been affected by the ethnic clashes there.
Rev Yunus Massey, Chairman of the council said
they would be organising a special prayer on
January 10 for their counterparts in Gujarat.
MOGA
Ban sought: Several local organisations and
residents of various localities who are
frustrated over the insanitary condition of the
town on Thursday urged the district authorities
to ban the use of polythene bags.
NAWANSHAHR
Medical camp: The Doaba Social Welfare
Society organised a free medical camp at Rampur
Attari village, 20 km from here, on Tuesday. Mr
Ravinder Kumar, General Assistant to the Deputy
Commissioner, inaugurated it. Medicines free of
cost were given to poor patients.
NSS camp:
The Government Girls Senior Secondary School,
Rahon, 7 km from here, organised a 10-day NSS
camp on the school campus. Sweaters for poor
students were distributed, and levelling of the
ground and beautification of the school campus
were done during the camp.
PATIALA
Appointed: The Punjab University
Vice-Chancellor, Dr J.S. Puar, has appointed Dr
Bhawdeep Singh, Reader, as head of Guru Kashi
campus, Talwandi Sabo, for a period of three
years, according to a press note issued here on
Thursday.
Promoted:
Dr Amrit Lal Paul was promoted to Station
Director of the All India Radio, Patiala,
according to a press note issued here on
Thursday.
PSEB union:
The following have been elected office-bearers of
the local unit of the Punjab State Electricity
Board Karamchari Dal: Chairman — Mr Malook
Singh; President — Mr Jagga Singh; General
Secretary — Mr Surjit Singh; and Senior
Vice-President — Mr Surjit Singh.
Examination:
The annual examinations (theory) of undergraduate
and postgraduate classes which were earlier
scheduled to start from April 7 and 17,
respectively, will now be held from April 17. A
press note of the university issued here on
Thursday said the practical examinations of
regular undergraduate classes would be conducted
before the theory exams and for correspondence
students after the theory exams.
SANGRUR
Lathi-charge: Mr Amarjit Sharma, President,
Punjab Halwai and Tea Stall Union, in a statement
issued here on Thursday condemned the
lathi-charge on sweet-meat sellers and bakers who
were agitating peacefully in support of their
demands for scrapping of the Sales Tax Bill in
Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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