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Amritsar
LOK ADALAT: As many as 29 cases were settled in a Lok Adalat organised at the Labour Court here on Friday. The Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Ms Harpreet Kaur Jeevan, presided.ARRESTED: The district police has arrested Narinder Singh, alias Minta of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, for allegedly possessing 1.50 kg of opium. A case has been registered. DISTRIBUTED: Dr Ambedkar Free Educational and Special Welfare Society here on Friday distributed warm clothes, including coats, jackets and blankets among 300 children. Bibi Bhupinder Kaur, president, Nagar Panchayat, Ajnala, and founder of the society, Mr Makhan Singh
Fariad, presided.
Fazilka
KHULA DARBAR: The Ferozepore Deputy Commissioner, Mr Bidhi Chand Thakur, held a khula darbar here on Friday in which Dr Mohinder Kumar Rinwa, MLA, Fazilka and Chairman
PSTC, Mr Rajinder Kumar Rinwa, Chairman, Zila Parishad, Ferozepore, Dr Birinder Pal Singh, Civil Surgeon, Ferozepore, Mr Rahul Tiwari and Mr Desh Deepak, both Additional Deputy Commissioners, Ferozepore, Mr Bhupinder Singh Saharan, SDM, Fazilka, and other officers were present. Dr Mohinder Kumar Rinwa addressing the gathering claimed that development works at a cost of about Rs 50 crore had been carried out and same would continue further. Mr Rajinder Kumar Rinwa, Chairman, Zila Parishad, pleaded for prompt compensation to villagers hit by
hailstorm.
LUDHIANA
SEMINAR: Mr Parveen Talwar, lawyer, gave tips to his colleagues on the handling of motor accident claim cases here on Saturday. He was addressing a seminar organised at the Judicial complex.MEDICAL CAMP: The NSS unit of Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women organised a blood donation camp on the college campus here on Saturday to help thalassaemic patients. A team of doctors from the Department of Transfusion Medicine,
DMCH, collected the blood. President of the college Narinder Kumar Jain inaugurated it. Fifty students donated blood. CHECK-UP CAMP: A diabetes and heart check-up camp will be organised at Lifeline Hospital on Sunday. Dr K.S. Khaira, administrator, in a press note said a team of eminent doctors would examine the patients and medicines will be distributed free of cost among the poor. B CERTIFICATE TEST: Examination of NCC cadets of 3 Punjab Girls
Bn, NCC, Ludhiana, for B certificate was held at Khalsa College for Women Ludhiana on Saturday. Cadets from Khalsa College for Women, Government College for Women, GNG Model Town, Ramgarhia College,
G.N. College, Doraha, Gurusar Sudhar, MTSM College, SDP College, appeared for the test. Col S.S. Saini, Commanding Officer of 19th Punjab, NCC, was the presiding officer.
Moga
ATTACKED: Mr Baijmohan Dhir, father of a journalist, was attacked by a group of men near the CIA office here on Friday. The accused fled away. He suffered injuries in the head and was taken to the local Civil Hospital for treatment. Mr Dhir said he was going to a photostat shop when he was attacked with iron rods. Muktsar
CENSUS: The Deputy Commissioner, Mr
B.R. Banga, said here on Friday that the fifth economic census of the district would be carried out from April 1 to May 31. Presiding over a meeting in this connection, he appealed the persons concerned to carry out the census work honestly and sincerely so that the exact figures could be sent to the state government. He said the government would base the public welfare scheme on the figure basis. He warned that any casual approach on the part of officials would harm public interest.
Pathankot
ILLICIT LIQUOR: The town has become a ‘safe haven’ for illicit liquor smugglers. Not only men but also women are involved in this illegal trade. Sources said the trade had been flourishing in the Sujanpur, Deeda, Chakki, Chhani Beli and some other villages. The Superintendent of Police said the police had arrested more than 100 persons in this connection.Sangrur
LOAN MELA: The local grain market branch of the State Bank of Patiala (SBP) in collaboration with Lehra, Uppli, Duggan and Ubhawal branches of the bank organised a ‘loan mela’ here on Friday. Loans worth Rs 2.25 crore were distributed among 220 persons. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Husan Lal, presided over the function.

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