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Vacant Posts
PSEB engineers resent delay
Patiala, June 4
The Council of Junior Engineers of Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has strongly resented the delay in filling up about 225 posts of Junior Engineers (JEs), which were advertised in January.

Members of the Punjab Bank Employees Federation hold a dharna in Patiala on Thursday.
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Paddy Transplantation
Labour shortage worries farmers
Sirhind/Rajpura, June 4
Labour shortage is hitting paddy transplanting work for the second consecutive season. There is a sudden spurt in the demand for labourers in this region.
Talent hunt among poor launched
Rajpura, June 4
To help academically good and needy students, a special drive in the form of talent hunt has been launched by the Gurukul Research and Technology Park. The programme will aim to reward the students for general and economically weaker section for technical education.
Music workshop at Pbi varsity from today
Patiala, June 4
Punjabi University’s Women Club will organise a three-week workshop in music, dance, art and craft for children belonging to the age group of 4-12. The workshop will be held at Gurmat Sangeet Bhawan on the campus from June
5 to 25.
Agricultural Land Ownership
Delegation from Morni hills meets CM
Kalka, June 4
A delegation of the Kotaha Kalyan Parishad of the Morni hills (Kotaha) recently met Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and revenue minister Savitri Jindal in connection with the notor land ownership issue of the area. The issue has been hanging fire the past five decades.
Minister urged to fill MC posts
Kalka, June 4
A delegation of Pinjore, headed by Vijay Bansal, former state secretary of the Congress, recently met AC Chaudhary, Minister of Urban Development, Haryana, and Mange Ram Gupta, Education Minister, and submitted a memorandum to various demands.
Suicide Case
CBI court reserves order for June 8
Ambala, June 4
The Special Judge of CBI court, Haryana, AS
Narang, has reserved the order in the regular bail application of DSP Dheerj Setia for June 8. The CBI, in its
chargesheet, has allegedly held responsible the then DSP of Rohtak, Dheej
Setia, and other four police officials for the suicide of Sarita.
7 injured in furnace blast
Fatehgarh Sahib, June 4
Seven persons were injured in a scrap factory on Amloh road at Mandi Gobindgarh late last night.
2 arrested with 1.8 quintal poppy husk
Rajpura, June 4
The police today arrested two people with 1.8 quintals of poppy husk, along with a specially designed Tata Sumo fitted a blue beacon. Sadar police station in charge Bikramjeet Singh Brar laid a special naka on a tip off near Rajpura and nabbed the culprits while they were smuggling the narcotics from Gwalior to Patiala.
The accused in police custody with poppy husk at Rajpura on Thursday. A Tribune photograph |
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Youth drowns in pond
Bassi Pathana, June 4
A body of a village youth, Deepak Kumar (27), was found floating in the pond at Chuni Kalan this morning. The villagers informed the police who later fished out the body.
Resumption of judicial work
CJ rejects Justice Yadav’s request
Chandigarh, June 4
Justice Nirmal Yadav of the Punjab and Haryana High Court will not hold the court, at least for the time being.
Rape in Locks
Hearing adjourned to Friday
Chandigarh, June 4
The hearing on the issue of medical termination of pregnancy of a mentally retarded Nari Niketan inmate remained inconclusive, with counsel appointed to assist the court opposing the recommendation for abortion, without taking the victim’s consent.
Sukhbir appears in court to get passport released
Mohali, June 4
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal appeared in a court here today to get his passport released for going abroad.
Murder: Kalka man gets life term
Panchkula, June 4
District and Sessions Judge SP Singh awarded life imprisonment to a Kalka resident for murdering a resident of Mohali here today. Earlier, the court had convicted him on May 30.
Constable dies in accident
Chandigarh, June 4
Harpal Singh, a constable of the Chandigarh Police, was killed after his his motorcycle rammed into a stationary car in Sector 29, here, late last night.
2 shopkeepers held for assaulting cops
Chandigarh, June 4
Two shopkeepers of the Sector-46 Booth market thrashed a head constable and a home guard volunteer late last
night.
Mobike thief held
Chandigarh, June 4
The police arrested a motorcycle thief after a long chase here last night.
Proclaimed offenders held
Chandigarh, June 4
The police today arrested two proclaimed offenders, who were booked in 2005.
Challenger Trophy
Anmol enables APJ defeat Happy Home
Chandigarh, June 4
A quick knock of 71 n.o. runs off 42 balls by Anmol enabled APJ Academy,
Kharar, to defeat Happy Home Cricket Academy, Delhi, by eight wickets in the semifinal of the All-India Challenger Trophy Cricket Tournament, being organised by St John's Cricket Academy and Aresson Sports Club at St John's High School.
APJ Academy, Kharar, and Happy Home Cricket Academy, Delhi players during their semi-final match in Chandigarh. A Tribune photograph |
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St Stephen's Trophy
MCA academy defeat DPA by 7 wickets
Chandigarh, June 4
MCA Academy defeated Desh Prem Azad (DPA) Academy by seven wickets on the Mohali Cricket Association ground in the six-team St Stephen's Trophy Cricket Tournament for Under-10, being organised by Desh Prem Azad Academy. While in another match played on the MCM DAV College ground in Sector 36, MCM Blues beat Sector 37 Academy by 15 runs.
Wrestling squad announced
Chandigarh, June 4
The Chandigarh Union Territory Wrestling Association today announced a 30-member, including six officials, to take part in the Junior National Wrestling Championship to be held in Gonda from June 11 to 14.
Golf
Karandeep leads in U-10 category
Chandigarh, June 4
Ashbeer Singh Saini (15) from Kapurthala tightened his grip on Southern India Junior Golf Championship as he fired yet another two over 74 card to be eight over 224, a clear five strokes ahead of Bangalore’s
Chikkarangappa, on the penultimate day of the Lalit Suri Southern India Junior Golf Championship in Coimbatore today.
Ajay, Navneet claim U-18 tennis title
Chandigarh, June 4
Ajay Yadav (CLTA) and Navneet Kumar (UP) claimed the boys’ under-18 doubles’ title by upsetting top seed Kunal Anand and Kshitij Kamal (Delhi) 6-3, 7-5 in the boys’ under-18 final of the AITA Champions Series Tennis Tournament being played at the Sector 10 Tennis Stadium here today.
Cricket team announced
Chandigarh, June 4
The CCA (affiliated to PCA) has announced the senior team for Katoch Shield Cricket Tournament, which will start from June 6.
Trials on June 6
Chandigarh, June 4
LIC Cricket Club Academy will conduct cricket trials to select girls for its academy for under-14, 16 and 19 age groups on June 6 at 4 pm at Government Model High School, Sector 26.
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