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Abohar Students shine in contests: The LRS DAV Senior Secondary School students have won many medals in the national calligraphy and slogan writing competitions organised by Delhi-based NGO, Avantika, giving "child labour" and "illiteracy" as themes. Principal, Kusum Khungar informed on Friday that Utkarsh and Manav Sidana bagged gold, Diksha, Anmol and Vasu Chadha won silver, Samil Monga, Deepali, Harvind, Aditya, Kanishka Kalra, Arushi and Nidhi Mittal have won bronze medals.
AMRITSAR CHANDIGARH HOSHIARPUR Tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi: Paying floral tributes to father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi and other martyrs who laid down their lives during the freedom struggle of the country at a special function organised in this connection here today, Deputy commissioner N.K. Wadhawan said everyone could achieve his or her life’s mission by following the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi. SSP Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill also paid tributes to the father of the nation. A two-minute silence was also observed. In a separate function, an NGO, Savera, organised a blood donation camp to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. Asst engineer’s office burgled: Some miscreants broke into the office of assistant engineer, Punjab State Electricity Board, Marnaian Khurd, P.S .Mehtiana and decamped with chest containing Rs 18,526, bank pass book and compact discs during the intervening night of January 28 29. Miscreants also stole 43 mobile phones and some cash from the shop of Sandeep Kumar of Sahri at Nasrala village during the same night.The Mehtiana police has registered cases. In another theft, miscreants broke opened the golak (cash box) of the village gurdwara at Mehtabpur (Mukerian) last night and stole the uncounted cash donations from it. After stealing, they threw the golak outside the gurdwara and fled. 2 snatchers held: The district police today arrested Kushal Pal Singh of Bring village in Jalandhar district and Manjit Singh of Chautala in a case registered under section 382 of the IPC at Hariana police station last year. SSP Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill said two motorcycle used in snatching incidents and Rs 5,000 were recovered from them. The duo had snatched Rs 40,000 from Bhela Gas Service, Hariana, about six months ago. Their three more accomplices involved in the snatching case were still at large, said Dr Sukhchain Singh Gill. Basant Panchmi celebrated: Students of the Hoshiarpur Institute of Management and Technology today celebrated Basant Panchmi. They participated with enthusiasm in kite-flying competition and cultural events which were arranged in the institute. Awards were presented to the winners of the competitions by the office-bearers of the institute’s management. Jalandhar Khanna Ludhiana Man objects to eve teasing, beaten up :Helping a woman being teased by a group of miscreants cost Rajiv Dhir of Aggar Nagar dear as he was allegedly beaten up and seriously injured with a sharp-edged weapon by relatives of an Akali leader outside a mall last night. Rajiv had come to see a film with his wife when two youths started teasing a girl. Rajiv objected to it and as soon as the couple came out, the accused, along with some others, attacked Rajiv. No one came forward to help him. Security guards also stood there like mute spectators. A case has been registered.Industry to protest against power cuts:The Federation of Associations of Small Industries of India has decided to protest against unscheduled power cuts in the state. Power cuts have been increased from four to six hours a day, besides a peak load hour of five hours as also a one-day power cut. Badish K. Jindal, chairman of the Punjab chapter, said industries were unable to meet their export and domestic orders. Mansa Nawanshahr Car found: The police has recovered a Safari vehicle (PB- 32F-6717), which was allegedly found abandoned near Government Senior Secondary School here on Friday. Traffic police in charge Surjit Kumar Chaudhary said the police was informed by the nearby shopkeepers that the vehicle had been lying abandoned there for the past two days. It was brought to the police station. Pathankot Annual function: The annual prize distribution function of Swami Swatantranand Memorial College was held at Dinanagar on Friday. Iqbal Singh Sandhu, SDM, Gurdaspur, was the chief guest, while Swami Sadanand ji, acharya, Dayanand Math, Dinanagar, presided over the function. Artistes from different states, including Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan, glorified their states through their cultural presentations.
SANGRUR Get-well-soon cards for PM: About 700 students of local General Gurnam Singh (GGS) Public School on Friday sent get-well-soon cards to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had undergone a multiple bypass heart surgery recently. Principal of the school Kulwinder Singh said the cards had been made by the students. 24 students selected for job: One hundred and eight students of MBA, 2009 batch, from the local BGIET and the Bhai Gurdas Institute of Management and Technology participated in the campus training-cum-recruitment drive on Thursday. Out of the 108 students, 24 were finally selected by the Bharat Capitals,
Chandigarh. Kisan Goshthi held: A one-day Field Day-cum-Kisan Goshthi on “Integrated nutrition garden for women empowerment” was organised on Wednesday at Nagra village by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kherri (Sangrur), and Farm Advisory Service Scheme, Sangrur. Director, Extension Education, PAU, Ludhiana, Nachhattar Singh Malhi highlighted the importance of vegetables and fruits for leading a healthy life. Dr Didar Singh Bhatti, Dr Jagdish Grover, Dr Mandeep Singh, Dr Vijay Kumar, Dr Roopinder Singh and Dr Maninder Kaur also spoke on the occasion. Tarn Taran |
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