Thursday,
December 6, 2001, Chandigarh, India


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- Sangrur club a trend-setter
- Skin specialist lays down office
- Chaos on Baddi’s main roads
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AMRITSAR
SEMINAR: The Rotary Club, Midtown, organised a seminar on disability awareness on Tuesday. The project chairman, Dr Karan Sharma, said there were over 70 million disabled persons in the country. The Director of the local mental hospital, Dr
B.L. Goyal, urged the people to help the mentally challenged and said that psychiatric patients required care and affection for an effective treatment.HOUSE ROBBED: Gold jewellery worth Rs 80,000 and Rs 10,000 in cash were looted at gunpoint from Chander Kalan, a resident of the area near the OCM mill. According to a report, unidentified persons, entered the house on pretext of checking the meter, locked her in a bathroom, and decamped with jewellery and cash. In another incident, Rs 1 lakh and cloth material were stolen from a shop at Chheharta Chowk on Tuesday. A case has been registered. LINK ROAD: Mr B.K. Chopra, general secretary of the Nagrik Welfare Forum, has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the link road. He said that the road was broken at many places and its condition became worse during the rainy season.
BATHINDA
MEDICAL CAMP: The Homoeopathic Doctors Association, Muktsar, organised a free medical camp at Government Senior School at village Lakhiwali on Tuesday. Dr
J.N. Grover, Dr K.K. Kakkar and Dr K. Brar examined about 375 patients in the camp. YOUTH FESTIVAL: Mr S. Marriya, Principal, DAV college, in a press note issued here on Wednesday, said the zonal youth festival to be held from December 14 to 16 had been postponed by Panjabi University. This, he said, had been done due to the ongoing agitation by the principals, management, teachers and the non-teaching employees of private colleges aided by the government in the state. ADVOCATE NOMINATED: Mr Mitho Ram Gupta, an advocate, has been nominated a member of the Sales Tax Advisory Committee, Faridkot Division. MEDITATION CAMP: The local Osho Madhushala will organise a meditation camp on the Bhaba Mal Trust premises from December 6 to 9. Ms Dharam
Joti, an Osho follower, will inaugurate the camp and deliver lectures on preachings of
Osho. Besides an exhibition of audio and video tapes , books and other literature will also be displayed. KAPURTHALA
CONVICT DIES: Sohan Singh, a resident of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, who was undergoing a two-year rigorous imprisonment in the district jail died at the Civil Hospital. According to Mr Gian Singh, Assistant Superintendent of Jails, the convict complained of chest pain on December 1, following which he was referred to the hospital.
KHAMANO
PROTEST RALLY: The Veterinary Pharmacist Union, Punjab, will organise a protest rally at Ajnala, the constituency of Animal Husbandry Minister, Mr Ratan Singh Ajnala on December 16 to protest against the non-acceptance of their demands according to the vice-president of the union, Dr Sukhdev Singh Kang.
KHANNA
SEMINAR: A seminar on “Ignorance about Disabled” was organised by the Aptech Computer Centre here on the occasion of World Disabled Day. Mr Gurinder Singh was the chief guest on the occasion. The students presented talk on the issue and took oath to help the disabled become
selfconfidence. BODY
FOUND: The body of a youth was found from Gulmohar Nagar here on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Gurpreet Singh (23), a resident of Billan Wali Chhappri. According to sources, he had left the house of his aunt, where he had gone to attend a function, around 10 pm on Tuesday. MALERKOTLA
BRANCH COMPUTERISED: The State Bank of India computerised its ADB branch at Sandour village, about 10 km from here, on Tuesday. Mr G.K. Singh, ADC, Sangrur, was the chief guest on the occasion. According to the Branch Manager, Mr N.K. Talwar, it is the first rural branch of the SBI to be fully computerised. POLYTHENE BAGS: Mr Amna Kumar, Executive Officer, has banned the manufacture and use of polythene bags less than 20 micron in thickness. He has also banned the use of recycled bags in the subdivision. MOGA
THEFTS: Residents are disturbed over the increasing incidents of theft in the town during the past month. On Tuesday, two youths entered a house near Bhona Chowk on the pretext of checking the power bills. They locked the occupants of the house in a room and decamped with gold ornaments and Rs 60,000 in cash. In other incident, two youths entered a tailor’s shop in the New Town area and decamped with clothes worth over Rs 50,000. The police has registered a case. JE KILLED: Mr Channan Singh, Junior Engineer of the Punjab State Electricity Board posted at Mudki village and a resident of Rajeana village in Moga district, was killed when his scooter collided with a Jeep. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. ADULTERATED LIQUOR: Consumers in the district have complained that the IMFL available at the liquor shops was
adulterated and the department concerned had failed to check it. They alleged that even the good brands were being adulterated.
NAWANSHAHR
RESENTMENT: Resentment is brewing amongst the unemployed B.Ed teachers, as only 153 out of the 475 vacancies of ETT have been filled in the district. The candidates allege that even as appointment letters to the selected candidates were being issued, a merit list had not been displayed at the office of the District Education Officer. A deputation of the district unit of the
Be-rojgar Adhyapak Front, led by its president Sham Lal, also met the DEO, Mr Santokh Singh Ranu, in this regard. PATHANKOT
BAIL GRANTED: The bail plea of havildar Jeetram, who was allegedly involved in a rape case, was accepted with conditions by Gurdaspur Sessions Judge M.R. Batra on Tuesday. The orders said that Jeet Ram’s only son had expired on November 22 in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, and his last rites and other ceremonies were to be performed. Considering this, on a request of the accused, the Judge released him on an interim bail till December 12. PATIALA
STRIKE: On the call of Punjab and Chandigarh Teachers Union ( PCCTU), the teachers of non- government colleges of Patiala district today boycotted classes and held rallies to protest against the non acceptance of their demands by the government including the non- implementation of already accepted pension/gratuity scheme for teachers. Addressing the protest rally at Modi College here, president of PCCTU informed that the teachers of non-government colleges will hold a protest march on December 7 towards District Courts where a rally would be held. APPOINTED: The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee appointed Mr Mohinder Singh Mongia as Chairman for Patiala district (urban and rural) on Wednesday.The newly elected chairman informed that the President of the PPCC, Capt Amarinder Singh has
announced, that if voted to power, the party will sanction 15 per cent house rent to government employees residing in
Patiala. RELAY FAST: Sangrur Circle workers of Punjab State Electricity Board(PSEB) continued their stir and relay fast on the second day on Wednesday to protest against non-implementation of their already accepted
demands. President of the area circle Surinder Singh said that although the board had accepted the workers’ demands during the meetings held between the two parties on March 20 and October 18, the board has failed to implement demands which include increase of workers monthly medical allowance to Rs 500 and facilities to daily wagers on the lines of workcharged one. The circle president also informed of a protest march outside PSEB’s main office in Patiala on December14. COACHING: Punjabi University’s ‘IAS and Allied Services Training Centre will provide free coaching for the candidates belonging to the weaker sections including minority communities who have secured atleast 50 per cent marks in graduation from January 7, 2002. Last date for submission of applications is December 20 and the interview will be held on December 26. TARN TARAN
MAN KILLED: Pawan Kumar, (25), a resident of Patti, was crushed by an unidentified truck on Monday near Marhana village under the Harike police station. Pawan Kumar was mentally challenged. The police has registered a case. According to another report, oil, wire and other parts of a transformer installed at Ekal Gadda village was stolen by some unidentified persons. The transformer was installed by the PSEB to generate power for the tubewell in the village. ZIRAKPUR
AWARDED: Mr Vikas Singal, Managing Director of Raglan Construction Private Limited , Zirakpur, has been awarded with ‘‘Rashtriya Rattan Award’’ by the Global Economic Council, New Delhi, for his contribution in the field of industries. The award was conferred on him by Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, a former Governor of Tamil Nadu and
Assam. 
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