Monday,
March 25, 2002, Chandigarh, India


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AMRITSAR
EXHIBITION INAUGURATED: The Mayor, Mr Brij Mohan Kapur, inaugurated the Tamil Nadu handicrafts exhibition here on Saturday at a hotel here. The exhibition included exquisite bronze statues, brass lamps, woodcarvings, Thanjavur picture paintings, pure silk and cotton saris. The exhibition will continue till March 31, according to the spokesperson of the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Corporation.
BARNALA
OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Engineers Club: president — Mr Ram Singh; senior vice-president — Mr Jaswant Rai; vice-president — Mr Bahadur Singh; general secretary — Mr M R Goyal and treasurer — Mr Naresh Kumar
Bansal. BATALA
MEDICAL CAMP: A free medical camp on heart diseases was organised
here on Sunday on the premises of Batala Club by the Lions Club Smile,
Batala, under the chairmanship of Lion Mr V. M. Goel, president of Lions
Club Smile. About 300 patients were examined. BATHINDA
EYE CAMP: A free eye check-up camp was organised at Baja Marar village in Muktsar district on Friday during which 339 patients were examined . Dr Jagjit Singh
Sidhu, Deputy Medical Commissioner, Muktsar, said in a press note issued on Saturday that 39 persons suffering from cataract were operated upon. FEROZEPORE
POPPY HUSK SEIZED: Nearly 20 quintals of poppy husk worth Rs 5 lakh was seized at a barrier near Mansoorwala Khurd village on Friday. The poppy husk was being smuggled in a truck. During the checking, the police found 50 bags containing 40 kg of poppy husk in each. One person, Paramjit Singh, alias
Pamma, of Tarn Taran was arrested on the spot where as his accomplice, identified as Punjab Singh, managed to escape. A case has been registered. KAPURTHALA
WOMAN STRANGLED: Jaswinder Kaur (42), a married woman of the local Arafwala
mohalla, was found murdered in her house on Saturday. According to the police, she was reportedly strangled by robbers when she was alone in the house. A case has been registered. KHARAR
HONOURED: Ms Lakhwinder Kaur Garcha, OSD, Chief Minister, Punjab, was honoured by the Pendu Vikas Manch in a special function held at Gharuan village on Sunday. Ms Garcha assured villagers that she would try her best to solve various problems faced by them. Speakers thanked Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister, Punjab, for appointing Ms Garcha on the post. Besides Ms Garcha, Mr Kuljit Singh Bedi, president, Block Congress Committee, Mohali, Mr Paramjit Singh
Bainipal, president, Block Congress Committee, Kharar, Mr Sukhdev Singh Mangat, Mr Balraj Singh Gill, Mr Sudarshan Verma and Mr Surinder Verma were also honoured on the occasion. SEMINAR: The Shanti Sarup Memorial Educational Society, Chamkaur Sahib, organised a seminar on ‘sustainable development in environment’ on the premises of Sri Dashmesh Public School, Tehsil Road, Chamkaur Sahib, under its annual programme of National Environment Awareness Campaign-2002. The Punjab State Council sponsored the programme. Mr Surinder Pal Singh, Superintendent of Police (Detective), presided over the function, while Mr Bhag Singh, advocate and Ex MLA was the chief guest. Dr
S.K. Sexana, Senior Scientific Officer, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, was the guest of honour. Mrs Raksha
Dhand, president, Mahila Samaj Kalyan Samiti, Chamkaur Sahib, and Principal of Sri Dashmesh Public School, presented a paper on the occasion. Dr
S.K. Saxena cautioned farmers against excessive use of pesticides. Mr Ranbir Singh, District Manager,
NABARD, Ropar, asked women groups to come forward to adopt vermi composting units. Prof
R.C. Dhand, chairman of the society, thanked the participants. Others who spoke on the occasion were Dr Suresh Kumar, Mr Mahinder Jain, and Mr Surjit Singh
Garcha. MANSA
BLACKENED: The face of Kulwinder Singh of Faridke village in the Boha police station area of the district was blackened and he was paraded through the streets of the village on Friday. According to information, Kulwinder Singh had misbehaved with a 17-year-old Dalit girl of the village when she had gone to the fields to bring fodder. The matter was reported to the village panchayat by the elder brother of the girl which instead of lodging a report with the police decided the above action. MOGA
GRIEVANCES: The Deputy Commissioner here directed all Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) on Saturday to hold meetings at their respective subdivisional headquarters on every Wednesday to listen to the grievances of the people. He said he himself would be listening to the grievances of the people at Dharamkot on March 27, at Bhagapurana on April 3 and at Nihalsinghwala on April 10. FOUNDATION STONE: The residents of the district urged the government on Sunday to complete all projects in the district for which the foundation stones were laid by the SAD government. A large number of such projects had not been completed due to the apathy of government officers and paucity of funds.
NAWANSHAHR
GOVT CRITICISED: Mr Gurdish Singh Jhikka, president of the district unit of the Berozgar B.Ed Adhiyapak Front, in a press note issued here on Sunday criticised the state government for not taking steps to provide jobs to unemployed B.Ed teachers in the state. He said out of 7,230 ETT posts advertised about 475 teachers were to be recruited in the district but still as many as 73 B.Ed teachers had not received appointment letters against ETT posts in the district. PAYMENT OF SALARIES: Mr Shiv Pal Singh, general secretary of the Punjab Pensioners Welfare Association, in a press note issued here on Sunday criticised the state government for stopping the payments of salaries and pensions from the treasury. EX-SERVICEMEN: The district unit of the ex-servicemen cell (PPCC) at a meeting held here on Sunday at Punjab Mata Vidhyawati Bhavan urged the Chief Minister to appoint Col Zoravar Singh (retd) as state president of the cell as OSD of Minister of Sainik Welfare. The information was given here in a press note by Lt Col Jernail Singh, president of the district unit of the cell. WATER SUPPLY: The residents of mohalla Sharda and Lallian here have been facing inconvenience due to the erratic supply of piped water for about a month. Repeated complaints to the concerned authorities in this regard have been made, but no action has been taken, the residents alleged. BLOOD DONATION CAMP: The local Blood Donors Council and Civil Hospital, Banga, jointly organised a blood donation camp at nearby Khatkar Kalan village to mark the Martyrdom Day on Saturday. The Civil Surgeon, Dr J. S. Bhullar, inaugurated the camp in which as many as 50 units of blood were collected. FUNCTION HELD: The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Manch, Punjab, organised “Pranam Shaheedan Nu” at Khatkar Kalan village to pay tributes to martyrs. Prof Jagmohan Singh, nephew of Bhagat Singh, was the chief guest and Mr Jagjit Singh Anand, Editor, Nawan
Zamana, presided over the function. The artistes of Pragati Kala Kendra,
Landheran, staged plays on the occasion.
TARN TARAN
MEETING HELD: The Health Department, Punjab, and the IMA, Patti, have decided to stand against the Prenatal Diagnostic techniques to implement the PNDT Act to control the decreasing male-female ratio in the society. A meeting in this regard was organised on Saturday at Patti under the presidentship of Dr Harjit Bharti, SMO, in charge, Civil Hospital, Patti, in which members of the IMA, Patti unit, were represented by Dr Jasbir Singh
Cheem.

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