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DENTAL CONGRESS: The local chapter of the Indian Dental Association will hold an interstate dental congress and three-day 44th Punjab state dental conference on December 3. Dr Vimal
Sikri, organsing chairman, said Justice Umesh C. Banerjee (retd), former Justice Supreme Court and President SAARC (Law), would be the chief guest. Around 1200 delegates from different states and 75 dental surgeons from Pakistan are likely to participate in the conference.
JAGRAON
MEDICAL CAMP: The Punjab Police State Apex Committee for NGO Projects, Jagraon, will organise an eye check-up camp and drug de-addiction seminar at Government Elementary School, Malsihan Bajan (Sidhwan Bet), on Sunday. Scientists, psychologists and educationists will deliver lecturers on evils of drug addiction. Mr Rajiv Ahir, SSP, Jagraon, will be the chief guest and Dr Reena Sandhu, SMO, Sidhwan Bet will preside.RALLY: Members of the Bharti Kisan Union under the leadership of Mr Hardial Singh Bhundri, district general secretary (finance), and Mr Joginder Singh Achharwal, general secretary (press), held a rally and sat on dharna on Thursday at the sugarmill near here. Addressing the gathering, Prof Manjit Singh Kaddian, president of the Punjab unit, and Mr Bhupinder Singh Maheshwari, secretary (press), Punjab, demanded Rs 154 per quintal as price for the sugarcane. The leaders also blamed the state government for selling mollases at Rs 125 per quintal to the wine manufacturing units. The union leaders demanded the balance of payment outstanding to the farmers immediately by the government. Mandi Ahmedgarh
dharna: To resent against the recommendations of the Punjab State Electricity Board for privatisation of the board, activists of the Technical Services Union organised a dharna and burnt an effigy of the board management in front of its local office on the Pohir road on Wednesday. While addressing the gathering, the speakers accused the management of harassing those employees who dared expose the misdeeds and corruption of the senior officers. The people had identified the misleading statement made by the management and they would not let them take arbitrary decisions, said the leaders. nutrition
camp: The ICDS Block, Dehlon, and the Department of Social Security and Women joined hands to organise a two-day nutrition camp at Government Senior Secondary School, Dehlon, on Thursday. It was inaugurated by Mr Surinder Kumar, District Programme Officer, Ludhiana. According to Mr Gurcharan Singh, CDPO, Dehlon, Anganwari workers of the area and a large number of expectant and nursing mothers also attended the camp. During the interaction session, the women discussed their individual problems with the nutrition experts. They learnt how to provide more calories and nutrients to the children at a low cost.
Nawanshahr
CONVOCATION: The IITT College of Engineering, Pojewal, organised its annual convocation on the college premises, 25 km from here, on Monday. Dr
S. K. Salwan, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Technical University, presided over and conferred degrees on as many as 100 engineering graduates. ORGANISED: Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur, along with the Guru Nanak Trust, Glasgo, and Sadhu Singh DAV Rural Public School, Mukandpur, organised a "run for fun" at Mukandpur, 25 km from here, on Monday. Tejinder Singh, Mangat Ram and Amandeep Singh in men's section and Satwinder Kaur, Baljit Kaur and Vandana in women's section won the first three positions, respectively. CELEBRATED: The local Banke Bihari Gaushala organised a three day "mahayagya", which concluded on Monday, to celebrate 'Gopal Ashtami'. Thakur Jagnohan Maharaj from Samastipur (Bihar) and Swami Krishnanand Maharj Beenewal Wale enthralled the devotees with religious discourses and bhajans. ELECTED: Mr Varinder Ummat and Mr Vinod Aroa have been elected president and secretary, respectively, of the local Rotary Club. Phagwara OFFICE-BEARERS: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Phagwara rural circle unit of the Shiromani Khalsa Dal: president - Mr Kultar Singh Malikpur; vice-president - Mr Hardip Singh Narangpur; general secretary - Mr Kulwant Singh Sapror; cashier-cum-spokesman - Mr Bhupinder Singh Kala Lakhpur; and press secretary - Mr Bikramjit Singh
Thakarki. Patiala
ELECTED: Ms Raina Nehria was elected president of the Inner Wheel Club (District 309) at an installation ceremony of the club here on Thursday. On the occasion, Mr
D.K. Dua, former Member Secretary of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, was the chief guest while Mr
A.S. Bhalla, AGM of the State Bank of Patiala, was the guest of honour. Ms Kuljit Banga was elected the secretary for the year 2003-04. BLOOD DONATION: The fifth Punjab battalion of the NCC organised a blood donation camp at the ITI to mark the World AIDS day here on Wednesday. Nearly 110 NCC cadets donated blood on the occasion which was also marked by several rallies taken out by students. Those present on the occasion were Col Manjit Singh, Commander, NCC, group Patiala, Mr
M.K. Rastogi, Deputy General Manager, State Bank of Patiala and Mr V.K. Bansal, Principal of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) for boys. The programme was sponsored by the State Bank of Patiala. residents’
BODY: Mr Manmohan Arora was elected president of the Urban Estate (Phase-3) Residents Welfare Association at a meeting held here on Thursday. The other office-bearers are: Mahinder Singh (senior vice-president), Mr Nachatar Singh (vice-president), Mr Harbans Singh Dhiman (general secretary), Mr Nishan Singh (secretary), Mr Ravinder Khosla (joint secretary), Mr Navdeep Singh (treasurer) and Mr Ramnish Ghai (press secretary). Tarn Taran
INAUGURATED: The local Cooperative Sugar Mills, Sheron, started its 18th cane crushing season here on Wednesday. Mr Paramdeep Singh Sandhu, chairman, inaugurated the season. Mr S.S. Bajwa, General Manager, while addressing farmers gathered on the occasion, said arrangements for timely payments to farmers had been made. DISTRIBUTED: Sweaters and copies were distributed among as many as 150 students of various schools of the area in a function organised by the local Citizen Council here on Wednesday. SDM Beerpal Singh was the chief guest. BOOKED: Karaj Singh, sarpanch of Puhla village and an aid of controversial Nihang chief Baba Ajit Singh Puhla, has been booked under the Excise Act by the Bhikhiwind police. Nine other accused have also been booked during raids conducted by the police.

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