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Amritsar
EARMARKED: Mr Jagjit Singh, Minister for Local Government, Labour and Employment and Parliamentary Affairs, has said the state government has earmarked Rs 201.59 crore for improving the rural life of people, developing infrastructure and other related facilities in the rural sector. The minister announced this at a meeting of the District Planning and Development Board under his chairmanship held here on Monday. He sanctioned Rs 11.99 crore for executing various development works in the district.
Faridkot
BAIL GRANTED: Mrs Amandeep Kaur, wife of Mr Mantar Singh Brar, MLA, Kotkapura, has got an interim bail of Rs 20,000 in a fraud case. However, she has been restricted from going abroad. A fraud case was registered against her on the complaint of Mukhtiar Singh of
Sadik, who had alleged that she got the government job by producing a fake graduation certificate. SUICIDE: A woman along with her one-and-a-half-year-old kid committed by jumping into a canal here on Monday. She could not be rescued, while her daughter was taken out of the canal. But she also died on the way to the hospital.
Fazilka
TUMOUR REMOVED: A tumour weighing about 5 kg was removed from the abdomen of a middle-aged woman in Civil Hospital here on Monday. According to Dr
D.P. Godara, Senior Medical Officer, the tumour measuring 30 cm in diameter and having a circumference of 66 cm was removed after a two-hour operation. Hoshiarpur
LOOTED: Three motor cycle-borne youths assaulted and looted Rs 78,000 in cash and mobile cards worth Rs 80,000 from Ashok Kumar, an employee of a private firm while he was returning from Chabbewal after collecting money from subscribers near Jatpur on the Hoshiarpur-Chandigarh road. A case has been registered. KILLED: Balbir Singh of Khanpur was allegedly killed by Puran Singh, his son Rajinder Singh and Balbir Singh Bira on Sunday. The Mukerian police has registered a case. CONDEMNED: Mr Tikshan Sud, MLA, has condemned the lathi charge on ETT teachers while they were agitating peacefully by the police. STRIKE: Tent house owners of Hoshiarpur observed a strike here on Monday in protest against the imposition of 10 per cent service tax on their trade by the Central Government. Mr Roshan Lal, president, Tent Owners Union, Hoshiarpur, stated that the imposition of 10 per cent service tax would adversely affect their business. He urged the Central Government to withdraw the service tax immediately to save their dying trade. Moga
ELECTROCUTED: A farmer was electrocuted at Langeana village here on Tuesday. The incident occurred when the deceased was working in his field and he unknowingly came into contact with an electric wire passing over his land. Phagwara
INSPECTED: Lt Col Raj Kumar, Commanding Officer, 8 Punjab, NCC, Battalian Phagwara, inspected a firing range coming up at 4/8 coy of NCC of Guru Nanak College here on Monday. He addressed NCC cadets comprising boys and girls. Henceforth, both boys and girls cadets would get joint training, including drills, firing and other activities. Addressing cadets, Colonel Raj Kumar stressed the need of imbibing discipline. Giving details of various incentives for the cadets he said various community services would be undertaken by NCC cadets. Tarn Taran
DHARNA: Activists of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Naujawan Sabha (SBSNS) the Punjab Students Federation on Monday staged a dharna in front of the local BDPO in support of the demands of the youths and students. Addressing the gathering Mr Pargat Singh Jamarai, secretary , SBSNS and other leaders of the organisations demanded the filling of the vacant posts of teachers in government schools. SNATCHED: An unidentified youth snatched Rs 1 lakh from a trader, Mr Ashok Kumar of Chohla Sahib on the local Railway road on Monday. According to information, Mr Ashok Kumar had withdrawn the amount from a local branch of the Bank of Baroda. While returning to his place on his motor cycle he stopped at a shop to purchase something when the youth came and took away the money. OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the local block unit of the Anganwari Workers Union: president — Ms Paramjit Kaur; senior vice- president — Ms Ranjit Kaur; vice-president — Ms Parminder Kaur; secretary — Ms Manjit Kaur; assistant secretary — Ms Simarjit Kaur; treasurer — Ms Jasbir Kaur and organisation secretary — Ms Gurpreet Kaur.

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