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Amritsar
URGED: The Socio Economic Development Programme (SEDP), a non-government organisation, which has taken up the case of the rape of a minor girl, on Monday urged the government to enact a law in which the accused should be ordered to marry the victim and to give half of the property of accused to the victim. The orphan minor girl, a resident of a village in the Dera Baba Nanak area, was continuously raped by Ranjit Singh on pretext of marrying her. The victim was working as a maid servant in the house of accused. The police has registered a case and arrested the culprit.CONDOLED: Dr S.P. Singh, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, condoled the death of Harbhajan Singh Batalvi, an eminent literary personality and former Joint Director, All India Radio. In his condolence message, he said it was an irreparable loss to the Punjabi literary world. He expressed his sympathies with the bereaved family. Dr Ranjit Singh Bajwa, Head, School of Punjabi Studies, teachers and students of the department also condoled the death of Baltalvi. FREE COURSES: Free courses in Punjabi typing/shorthand and computer typing for wards of ex-servicemen will start from September 1. This was informed by Lt Col S.P. Singh, Deputy Director, Sainik Welfare, in a press communication here on Monday. The desirous candidates should have passed the plus two examination with 50 per cent marks. The last date for application is August 20. The written test will be held on August 25 and the results will be declared on August 27. There are 20 seats available for these
courses.
Bathinda
BLOOD DONATION CAMP: Mr Harprit Singh
Rekhi, manager, local Paras Ram Nagar branch of the State Bank of Patiala
(SBOP), said here on Monday that the SBOP had sponsored a blood donation camp, which was organised by the Goodwill Society on Sunday to mark its silver jubilee year. He added that employees of the SBOP had also donated blood in the camp.ELECTED: Mr Dheera Singh
Bhagu, a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) was elected President of the cooperative society of Jassi Pau Wali village on Monday. In a press release issued here, Mr Sukhbir Singh, senior youth Akali leader, said another SAD worker, Mr Balwinder Singh, was elected vice-president. He added that the former Akali Minister, Mr Chiranji Lal Garg, later addressed Akali workers at a rally organised by them in the village. INJURED: Three persons, identified as Gursewak Singh, Pardeep Kumar and Sumit Kumar, suffered injuries when the three-wheeler, in which they were travelling, was hit by another speeding vehicle on Bathinda-Malout road here on Monday. The injured were admitted to local Civil Hospital. Faridkot
DECIDED: The Recognised & Affiliation Schools Association (RASA) has decided to contest the forthcoming Senate elections of Panjab University from the graduates Constituency to be held on September 15. To monitor the decision effectively, the association has nominated its state president and Director-Principal of the local S.D. Public Senior Secondary School, Mr Jagdish Rai Sharma, who is likely to file his nomination papers at Chandigarh on August
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Moga
PROTEST: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Punjab, held a protest rally against the sale of intoxicating drugs here on Monday. The union members raised slogans against chemists selling these drugs and demanded an immediate ban on their sale. The BKU leaders said the chemists selling intoxicating drugs were playing with the lives of Punjabi youths.
Nawanshahr
KISAN MELA: The local branch of Bank of India organised a “kisan mela” at Kamal Palace on Monday to launch the “Kisan Samadhan Card” scheme in the district. Mr D.K. Kapila, Director, Bank of India, was the chief guest. A large number of farmers of the area attended the function in which ‘Kisan Samadhan Cards’ amounting to Rs 9.87 crore were distributed.Phagwara
BIGAMY CASE: The police has booked four persons, including an NRI, in a case of bigamy and fake divorce. It was learnt on Monday that an NRI, Bhulla Singh, settled in the UAA had married Jaswinder Kaur of Chabewal a few years ago. After getting fake divorce papers prepared, the NRI married another woman Kuldip Kaur of Madhopur village last year. A case has been registered. ARRESTED: The police has arrested two members of an inter-district gang of thieves involved in at least half dozens thefts and lockbreaking incidents. The gangsters included Raju Yadav of Ram Nagar and Pardeep Kumar of Murli Ganj, both in Bihar. Their accomplice Vinod Bihar has absconded. Tarn Taran
DHARNA: Hundreds of farm labourers on Monday staged dharna in support of their demands in front of the office of the BDPO under the banner of the Dehati Mazdoor Sabha. A memorandum was presented to the authorities demanding essential commodities through PDS on cheap rates for farm labourers.

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