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CONDEMNED: The Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) has condemned the alleged dictatorial attitude of Baba Farid University that has put the career of 35 junior doctors in jeopardy. In a press note here on Wednesday, Dr Sarbjit Thind, a spokesperson for the JDA, said strict rules regarding thesis plan submission without taking students’ representatives into confidence had created problems for these junior
doctors.
Barnala
Loan mela: Loan worth Rs 72 lakh was given to 65 persons at a loan mela organised by the State Bank of India ( SBI), Rampura Phul branch, on Wednesday. Mr Samir Saran, Deputy General Manager, SBI, Ludhiana module, who was chief guest distributed the loan.
Hoshiarpur
NO PENSION: A number of beneficiaries of the old-age pension scheme have been awaiting pension for the past couple of months. According to official sources, as many as 57,830 pensioners of various categories had been given pension of Rs 3,46,98,000 for three months from April, 2003 to June, 2003 in Hoshiarpur district.CRITICISED: The state committee of the Technical Services’ Union (vigianik kendra) of the PSEB has criticised the move to disband the electricity board. The members of the committee warned that if the PSEB was disbanded, the union would launch a statewide stir.
Ludhiana
NSS CAMP: A 10-day camp was organised at the Research and Development Polytechnic under the guidance of Ms Hirdepal Grewal, Director, and Mr J.S. Rahi, Assistant Director, Youth Services. The volunteers were appraised of health services, environment, energy conservation, traffic rules and objectives of the NSS during the camp. The volunteers celebrated the vanmahautsav a week by planting saplings. Mr Gagan Pal Singh was declared the best camper and Mr Dharmesh Kumar was honoured for best discipline. Painting
Contest: A painting competition was organised by Fevicryle Company at Everest Public Senior Secondary School here. Students were also given training in preparation of stickers from fevicol. The winners were given prizes by the company. First prize was given to Sonam, second prize to Jai Kaur and third prize was awarded to Amandeep Singh. Five consolation prizes were also given to Sumit, Deepak, Amandeep, Manoj and Geetanjali. STUDENTS INSURED: The Khalsa Educational Council, governing body of the Gujranwala Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology (GGNIMT), has introduced an insurance policy for the students of BBA, BCA, MBA and MCA from the session 2004-2005. It covers tuition fee plus Rs 2 lakh for the student expenses in the event of the death of parents/guardians in accident. Every student will have to pay less than Rs 120 per year for this policy. Calligraphy
contest: A calligraphy competition was held in Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Pakhowal Road, here on Thursday. Students participated in English, Punjabi and Hindi handwriting competitions. Malout
Stolen: Unidentified thieves broke into a shop in the New Grain Market on Tuesday night and stole several bags of wheat. The owner of the shop came to know about the theft on Wednesday. He reported the matter to the police. This is the fifth incident of theft in the city within two days. Sangrur
NEW DC: Mr Husan Lal on Wednesday took over as Deputy Commissioner in place of Mr Sarvjit Singh who has been transferred as Director, Rural Development and Panchayats. Samrala
NEW FRONT: A new anti-corruption front was formed here on Tuesday to provide justice to the poor in this subdivision. Convener of the front Sudesh Sharma, talking to mediapersons, said the front would take up the issue of a link road towards the Civil Hospital. Sewerage work had started along the approach road to the hospital, causing inconvenience to the patients.

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