Four booked for forging papers in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur: The city police have registered a case against four persons, including a woman, for getting bail from the court by producing forged documents. According to the information, a reader Mahesh Kumar, working in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Jatinder Kaur, has lodged a complaint with the police. He said for the bail of Raman Kumar Batra, a resident of Bhagat Nagar held previously on the charges of smuggling, Amit Kumar, a resident of Islamabad, numberdar Paramjit Singh, a resident of Bhatrana and Jyoti, a resident of Bhagat Nagar, had produced forged documents in the court. The police have registered a case against all four accused. OC

Grain market closed tomorrow

Hoshiarpur: The grain market of Hoshiarpur will be completely closed in view of the Bharat Bandh on September 27 in support of the call given by farmers’ organisations in protest against the agricultural laws. Giving the above information, Jagdish Paul, the president of Arhtiya Association said that on Monday (September 27), there will be no business of any kind in the grain market, nor will any goods be auctioned. He said that the said decision has been taken unanimously on behalf of the association. OC

2-day workshop on phonetics

Jalandhar: The Personality Development Centre organised a two-day workshop on ‘Phonetics and Public Speaking’ for 120 trainees which concluded on Friday. Dr Pradeep Bhandari said a team of professional teachers trained students in public speaking, phonetics and spoken English to prepare them for the global competitive world. Prof Sandeep Chahal, coordinator of the centre, taught in detail about the art of public speaking, debate and group discussion. Dr Namrata Nistandra taught sound systems in English, phonetics and impact of the regional language on English. Dr Ambika Bhalla discussed a pair of words, common errors and confused words. Prof Rahul Hans discussed table manners. Lieutenant Prof Rahul Bharadwaj discussed the dress code for interviews. TNS

Hit by bus, bike rider dies

Hoshiarpur: A bike rider died after being hit by a bus. The Sadar police have registered a case against the accused driver. Vasudev, a resident of Harmoye village, has lodged a complaint with the police. He told the police that Amrik Lal, a resident of Niyada village, was going on his bike. When he reached near Purhiran, a bus hit him. As a result, he died on the spot. The police have registered a case against the accused bus driver Navtejpal, a resident of Ludhiana district. — OC

12 students from IKGPTU get jobs

Jalandhar: Twelve students of IK Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU) have been selected by global company IBM. The selection has been made under the online recruitment process and all the selected students are from the final year of their B.Tech courses. Out of 12 selected students, 10 are from IKGPTU main campus, while two students are from Mohali campus of the university. IAS Ramesh Kumar Ganta, Vice Chancellor of the University-cum-Principal Secretary, Department of Technical Education and Jaspreet Singh, Registrar, have conveyed their best wishes to all the selected students. TNS

Freshers’ party at apeejay College

Jalandhar: The MAC Forum of Apeejay College of Fine Arts organised Fresher party 'Exuberanza 2021' for the first and second year students of Commerce Department. Dr Monika Arora, Head of the Department, and faculty members welcomed Principal Dr Neerja Dhingra as the chief guest for the occasion. Aarti Verma and Garima Arora organised the event, welcomed the students. The seniors had prepared music and dance performance. The students participated in modelling, where they showcase their talent and communication skills. Utkarsh was adjudged Mr. Fresher 2021, Samridhi was declared Ms Fresher 2021, Raghav was declared Mr. Fresher 2020, Khushi Bansal was declared Ms. Fresher 2020, Asees was declared Cynosure, Shabad Arora was declared Mr. Handsome, Sejal Katyal was declared Ms. Elegant and Jasmine Gill was declared Ms. Charming. TNS

Mike session at Eklavya School

Jalandhar: To boost the morale of the students, Eklavya School organised various types of activities. All students of Nursery, LKG and UKG participated in the mike session. Nursery students gave self introduction. LKG students spoke about their favourite fruit, colour and hobbies. UKG students came up with new ideas of show and tell activity. MS Shikha said that one of the best ways to improve confidence is to engage kids in various self-esteem activities. Chairperson JK Gupta and Director Seema Handa appreciated the efforts of the teachers as well as the students. TNS

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