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Dist PCCTU chief poll: Rajinder
wins by one vote
Ludhiana, May 6
Amidst controversy, Prof Rajinder Singh, head of the physical education department of GGN Khalsa College, was elected as the president of the district unit of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers’ Union (PCCTU) here today.He
defeated his rival Prof V.K. Bhardwaj of Arya College by a margin of just one
vote. Prof Rajinder Singh polled 41 votes, wheras Prof Bhardwaj got 40
votes.According to sources, Prof Rajinder Singh was expected to win with a
comfortable margin but due to internal politics at GGN Khalsa College, he got
less votes.
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After Dr Manjit Singh Kang took over as the VC of the
PAU, people started asking whether he knew Punjabi. Although he has spent a good four decades in the United States, as he moved over there immediately after completing his BSc from the PAU itself, he happens to be the true son of the soil. His exposure and experience abroad have obviously added to his great knowledge, but that does not mean he could forget his mother tongue, Punjabi. Last but not the least, his father Gurdita Singh Kang is a renowned name in Punjabi literature.
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Involve women in ‘curbing’ social evils
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 6
Designating women as key to solution of all social problems, Baba Zora Singh, founder of Gurdwara Mehdiaana in Ludhiana district, called upon social and religious organisations to involve them in curbing evils, including the menace of drug addiction.
YC leader stakes claim for Ward 5
Ludhiana, May
6
Amarjit Singh Jeeta, the Youth Congress president of Block Number 8, has staked his claim for Ward 5 for the forthcoming elections of the Ludhiana municipal corporation.
Exservices League writes
to Badal
Ludhiana, May 6
The Indian Exservices League, Punjab and Chandigarh, has called upon Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to look into the welfare of the ex-servicemen and their families and not dump them as deadwood. The ex-servicemen are a vibrant force in Punjab and they have played a major role in maintaining the communal harmony in the state during the militancy era in Punjab.
76 units of blood collected
Ludhiana, May 6
As many as 76 volunteers donated blood at a camp organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Sri Sanghmeshwar Sewa Dal to mark the 66th birth anniversary of Mahant Ganga Puriji, secretary, Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani and manager, Sri Sanghmeshwar Mahadev Mandir, Arunai (Pehowa, Haryana), here today.
Cong trying to create rift in Sikhs of Punjab, Haryana, says Badungar
Mandi Ahmedgarh, May 6
Accusing Congress party of acting against interests of Sikhs, Prof Kirpal Singh
Badungar, former president of the SGPC, alleged that the Haryana government, acting on the behest of AICC president Sonia Gandhi, was trying to create a rift among Sikhs of Punjab and Haryana by establishing an independent gurdwara committee in that state.
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| Professor Kirpal Singh Badungar and others receive mementos in Ahmedgarh on Saturday.
—Photo by Mahesh Sharma |
Scorching heat forces residents indoors
Ludhiana, May 6
The continuing heat wave, with mercury soaring above 40 degrees, has forced residents to confine themselves within the four walls of their houses.
A road at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana bears a deserted look on a hot Sunday.
—Photo by Inderjit Verma |
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Revellers dance to the tune of dhol
Ludhiana, May 6
L. Jaggi, international sensational dhol master and KK, master keyboard player, entertained the revellers at a musical night held at a hotel here last evening.
Revellers dance at a musical night in a hotel in Ludhiana on Saturday night.
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Aulakh releases ‘Buddhi ate Akash’Aulakh releases ‘Buddhi ate Akash’
Ludhiana, May 6
The Punjabi Sahit Trust, Dhidike, held a function in which a novel, “Buddhi ate
Akash,” authored by Dr Kulwinder Kaur Minhas, was released by Dr K.S. Aulakh, former vice-chancellor of Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana,
at Punjabi Bhawan
here today.
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| Dr Kulwinder Minhas (centre) with Dr K.S. Aulakh, Dr Surjit Patar and other dignitaries at the release of her book at Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana on Sunday.
—Photo by Inderjeet Verma |
Seminar on AIDS
Ludhiana, May 6
Dr D.N. Kotnis Acupuncture Hospital has organised a seminar to make students aware of the ill effects of drug addiction and provide them information about AIDS at Government High School, Nanak
Nagar, here.
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