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PUNJAB

ABOHAR
SHOP SEALED: The medicine shop, being run under a contract given by the Red Cross Society at Nehru Memorial Civil Hospital here, was sealed on Tuesday. The action was taken by the Senior Medical Officer, Dr Dalip Kumar, on the receipt of the findings of an inquiry conducted by SDM Jaskiran Singh.

AMRITSAR
FELLOWSHIP: Dr N.S. Neki, Professor and in charge Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, has been elected fellow of the American College of Nutrition (USA). This was stated in a press note here on Tuesday.

PLEA: The All-India Azad Hind Fauz Freedom Fighters Successors Association on Tuesday urged the state government to provide employment to successors of members of the Indian National Army (INA) on a priority basis.

OPIUM SEIZED: The police on Tuesday arrested Gopal Singh of Madhya Pradesh for allegedly possessing 10 kg of opium. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the accused and registered a case under the NDPS Act.

KILLED: Darshan Singh of Majitha was allegedly killed by his brother Jaswant Singh in an inebriated state on Tuesday night. The police has arrested the accused and registered a case under Section 302, IPC.

ASSURANCE: Mr P. Ram, Principal Secretary, Forest Department, on Tuesday assured help during his visit to Pingalwara, a home for destitutes, mentally challenged and the elderly here. He visited all blocks of Pingalwara and met the inmates.

FLOOD CONTROL ROOM: A district-level flood control room has been set up in the office of the district revenue officer to disseminate information about floods in view of the arrival of monsoon. The control room would run round the clock from July 1 to mid-September and its telephone no is 2229125.

BATHINDA
CREMATED: Some passersby on Wednesday saved a youth, Amandeep, from committing suicide by jumping into a canal. Meanwhile, the body of a youth was taken out from the Sirhind canal in the Janata Nagar area on Wednesday. A post-mortem examination of the body was conducted at the local Civil Hospital and the body was cremated as there was no claimant for it.

LUDHIANA
TOPPER: Ms Damanpreet daughter Er Baljit Singh, a student of Government College for Boys, Ludhiana, has stood first in Ludhiana in MA (economics I) examination conducted by Panjab University for the year 2002 -2003.

YOGA SADHNA CAMP: The Vishav Yog Sansthan is organising a ‘yog sadhana camp’ near Gill Canal, opposite Guru Nanak Engineering College from 5 am to 7am on Sunday. Yoga experts will teach ‘kunjal kriya’ that clears the stomach. Asanas will be taught to treat chronic cough, cold, and constipation. Mr Deepak Arora said that entry is free.

BURGLED: Some unknown persons burgled the office of Mr Yogesh Pasricha a lawyer in the local court complex and stolen the typewriter belonging to Mr Gurdev Singh. According to the information some driving licences are also alleged to have been taken away.

CAMP: The Sarb Sikh Charitable Trust has organised Arth Katha and Naam Abhiyas Camp at Konke which will last up to Friday.

TNG RANGE: TNG, a leading brand in manufacturing fabrics for men in the country on Wednesday unveiled its range of “technologically drives super absorbent range of premium trousers and shirts called chillers. Mr DD Aggarwal, chairman of the TNG said, the Chillers was a headymix of breakthrough technology, latest fabrics and immaculate styling. He said, the TNG had a strong network of 400 dealer outlets across the country, besides 11 exclusive TNG men’s stations. 

MANSA
CONDEMNED: Mr Ram Singh Bhainibhaga, district president, and Mr Nirmal Singh Khokhar Kalan, general secretary, of the BKU (E) has condemned the action of the cooperative banks of Sardulgarh in fixing the dates of auction of the lands of defaulting farmers. In a joint statement issued here on Tuesday, they said on the one hand, the state government was putting farmers in jails and on the other hand, it was auctioning the lands of poor farmers.

SECTION 144: Mr Raj Kamal Chowdhary, District Magistrate, has imposed Section 144 of the Cr PC in the district due to panchayat elections and banned carrying and exhibition of arms by anybody in the district. The order will not be applicable on police, Home Guard and CRPF personnel. The order issued on Tuesday will remain in force till July 7.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

CHAMBA
FINGERLINGS: As many as 10,000 fingerlings of the golden mahasheer species of fish have been put into the Chamera reservoir in this district to boost the development of fisheries in the region. According to Mr Harsh Mahajan, Minister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, the state government had brought these fingerlings from the Mahasheer Breeding Farm in Pune.

DHARAMSALA
COPS ATTACKED: The police has arrested Vimla Devi of Samirpur village in connection with an attack on two policemen on duty on Monday. Five of her family members are absconding. Policemen Roshan Lal and Lal Singh were on duty at Samirpur where a fight had taken place amongst two groups of villagers. They were, however, attacked by the family of Ujagar Singh and sustained injuries. A case has been registered.

TWO HELD: The police has arrested two youths who tried to take away a Maruti van at gunpoint. According to the SP, Kangra, Mr S. Zahoor H. Zaidi, three youths had hired the Maruti van but later tried to take it away at gunpoint.