Birth anniversary

YAMUNANAGAR

The birth anniversary of JN Kapur, founder of DAV institutions, was celebrated at the DAV Girls Senior Secondary School on Tuesday. Kiranjeet Singh, nephew of Shaheed Bhagat Singh was the chief guest at the function. He threw light on the contribution of late JN Kapur in the country’s freedom struggle and improving the level of education and health services. TNS

SONEPAT

Football tourney

The South Point Engineering College defeated Hindu Engineering College, Sonepat, in the inaugural match of the three-day inter-college football (boys) championship at the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), Murthal, on Wednesday. In another match teams of the DCRUST and Gateway Engineering College failed to score in regulation time. Earlier, KP Singh, Registrar, DCRUST inaugurated the championship in which as many as 14 teams from different colleges are participating. OC

Kaithal

Legal literacy contests

The District Legal Services Authority organised different competitions for schoolchildren on legal issues on Wednesday. District Education Officer Nirmal Taneja presided over the function. OC

Kurukshetra 

Govt school inspected

Zila Parishad chairman Gurdyal Singh Sanheri today inspected the Government Senior Secondary School at Mirzaur village. He raised questions over the quality of mid-day meals served at the school. He warned action against officials of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Food Relief Foundation, the NGO that provides cooked food for students. — TNS

K’shetra police launch WhatsApp helpline

Kurukshetra: The police on Wednesday launched WhatsApp helpline number 70159-89785 for sending text messages, pictures, audio and video recordings.  SP Abhishek Garg said people could report anti-social activities using the helpline number. The SP said a dedicated team of police officials would monitor the feedback on the WhatsApp helpline. — TNS