4 students hurt in group clash

Garhshankar: Two groups of Class XII students of the Government School in Paddi Sura village entered into a clashed in which four students got injured. In the assault, Gaurav, Amandeep, Karampreet and Tanesh were injured. They were admitted to the Civil Hospital, Mahilpur. Gaurav and Amandeep said the boys of other group had eve-teased the sister of one of their friend studying in his school and they stopped them from doing so. Due to the enmity, they attacked them. Principal Kripal Singh said the fight took place after the school hours and outside the school. oc

Budding players get sports kits

Jalandhar: Punjab Sports and Education Minister Pargat Singh on Friday took a round of Rurka Kalan and Jandiala Manjki villages to boost sports activities by distributing sports kits besides announcing Rs10 lakh grant for Youth Football Club (YFC) and another grant of Rs1 lakh. The minister also visited the multipurpose sports stadium in Rurka Kalan being developed by the YFC at a cost of Rs15 crore. Pargat also distributed sports kits among budding students during an event organised by Doaba Young Sports Club. He announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh for the club and urged the members to intensify their sports activities in the village. Meanwhile, the minister further announced a grant of Rs 71 lakh for gram panchayat Jandiala Manjhki for development works. TNS

Kin of deceased farmers honoured

Garhshankar: Seven farmers belonging to the Garhshankar area have sacrificed their lives in the ongoing farmer protest. The families of these deceased farmers were given special honour under the leadership of Darshan Singh Mattoo, state vice president of Kul Hind Kisan Sabha and Bibi Subhash Chaudhary, state vice president of Janwadi Stree Sabha. On the occasion, a programme was organised at the memorial of Shaheed-a-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh, the families of deceased farmers — Darshan Singh Pangli Garhi Maton, Amarnath Chak Phullu, Malkit Singh Paddi Sura Singh, Ajit Singh Thind Goliyon, Gurjinder Singh Thana and Paramjit Singh Mahil Gahila and Parminder Singh Sadra, were felicitated. On the occasion the office bearers of various farmers’ groups were present. OC

Job and loan fair in December

Hoshiarpur: A job and self-employment loan fair will be organised in December to provide jobs to the educated youth in different private companies on good salary and to provide loans at low interest rate to the youth of the district to start new business. ADC (Development)-cum-CEO of District Employment and Business Bureau Darbara Singh made the announcement while addressing a meeting of lead banks and different loan agencies of the district on Friday under Ghar Ghar Rozgaar scheme. The ADC told the banks to issue loans on the spot and with minimum paper work in loan fairs so that the applicants do not face any problem. OC

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