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BATALA
Gita Jayanti celebrated: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness held a three-day seminar on “Bhagavadgita as it is” on the occasion of Gita Jayanti in the SL Bava DAV College, near Khajuri Gate, Batala. The Hare Krishna Samiti, Batala, organised the three-day celebrations which concluded on Sunday. Dr Keshwna Nand Das, Dr Riyush, Dr Amit and Mr Prashant were the teachers in the seminar.Three injured: Three persons were injured when two trucks (HP-38B-7454) and (PB-13E-3173) had a head-on collision on the Batala-Gurdaspur road on Sunday. Dense fog was the cause of poor visibility which led to the accident. The injured, Ravinder Pathania, Avtar Singh and a cleaner, were admitted to hospital at Batala. Avtar Singh was referred to the Civil Hospital, Amritsar, because of his serious condition. Xmas mela: A Christmas mela was organised with much fanfare by Baring Union Christian College here on Friday. The mela began with an opening prayer by Rev R.M. Chaudhary, secretary of the college association, followed by a Christmas message by Rt Rev P.K. Samantaroy, Bishop of the diocese of Amritsar. Later, the audience enjoyed qawalis of Ustad Nusrat Raza and Shamaun and Party. HOSHIARPUR
Conference: Dr Rakesh Mohan Sharma, Principal, SPN Postgraduate Degree College, Mukerian, has been invited to read his research paper on “GATS and national system of education: challenges and opportunities” at an international conference of AIAER at Punjabi University, Patiala, to be held from December 28 to 30.
Jalandhar
Driver arrested: One Satnam Singh, a resident of Maksudan area, has been arrested on charges of stealing petrol from an Army tanker. The accused, who is a driver of the Army tanker, was arrested while selling the petrol. The buyers of the petrol, however, managed to flee from the spot. Journalist bereaved: Purushottam Prasad, father of veteran journalist Jaidev Sharma, associated with the Punjab Kesari group, expired at the age of 100. He is survived by three sons and four daughters. He had also been honoured as senior citizen by the Nagar Council, Adampur. He died after a brief illness on Sunday. suicide: One woman committed suicide following an altercation with her mother-in-law in Hardev Singh Nagar here on Sunday. According to the police, Rupinder Pal Kaur consumed some poisonous substance after a quarrel with her mother-in-law Mahendra Kaur. Husband Harjit Singh and Mahendra Kaur have been arrested and booked under Section 306 of the IPC. effigy burnt: Shopkeepers in the Industrial area on Monday burnt the effigy of the city Mayor, Mr Surinder Mahey, in protest against the challans by the Municipal Corporation. The MC had challaned the shopkeepers for “encroaching” upon the pavements in front of their shops. The shopkeepers also organised a dharna and blocked traffic in the area. Fire: A fire broke out in the waste oil collected on the road near the GRP police station on Monday evening. Two fire brigades took 15 to 20 minutes to control the fire. NAWANSHAHR
Raising day: The Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial College, Mukandpur, organised a four-day “Amardeep mela” to mark its raising day. An inter-college poetry recitation, quiz, folk song competitions and an athletic meet were organised. Mr Goverdhan Sharma, Director, Doordarshan Kendra,
Jalandhar, presided over the concluding session on Saturday. Students of different departments put up
exhibitions at the mela. Annual day :
KC Public School organised its fourth annual day function here on Saturday. Mr S.K. Sharma, former DGP, presided over the function and gave away the prizes to the students who had excelled in academic, sports and co-curricular activities. Students presented a cultural programme. Phagwara
Woollens donated: Around 194 woollen pullovers were distributed to the needy students of seven educational institutions of this area.
An NRI belonging to Bishenpur village, Mr Dilbag Singh, had sponsored the donations.TARN
TARAN
Cash snatched: Two unidentified motor cycle-borne persons alleged snatched Rs 43,000 from a trader, Vikrant Arora, who was returning home on a rickshaw. A case has been registered at the local city police station. Police sources said the accused had been identified and would be arrested soon.
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