RallyAmritsar: The Panther Division of Army yesterday organised a run for Independence in which about 1500 persons participated including 300 women, 46 veterans and 300 children. Major General Avtar Singh, GOC of Panther Division, flagged off the runners. Almost all officers of the Army and their wives participated in the race. Deputy commissioner Amritsar Narinderjit Singh and his wife were among civilians who attended the event.Amritsar: United Teachers Front has cancelled its proposed rally of August 13 at Chheherta, this was stated here today by Kuldip Singh Mohawa, senior vice president of Government Teachers Union. In a press statement, he said the rally would now be held in front of the office of district education officer as decided by various teachers organisations.CrimePhagwara: Baljit Kaur, 25, died on the spot while 10 others were wounded when a Tata-407 four-wheeler overtunred near Chaheru overbridge on Phagwara-Jalandhar national highway last evening, police sources said. Of the wounded, whose identity could not be ascertained, five were admitted to the local civil hospital and the remaining five were under treatment in Jalandhar Civil Hospital. The mishap occurred when driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into roadside ditch,the sources added.Jalandhar: A young Nepali woman was strangled to death allegedly by her husband at Makhdoompura locality of the city today. Police said the body has been removed to the local civil hospital for inquest. Jog Bahadur, Nepali husband of the victim, has been detained for questioning. The couple married for five years, has no children, police added. Meanwhile, a 14-year-old girl, who left home at Sant Nagar in Basti Sheikh of the city along with a 17-year-old boy of Bhargava camp on Friday, died of suspected poisoning in the civil hospital here last evening. Mamta was taken out by Ashok Kumar on the pretext of buying medicine for her as she had been keeping ill, but they never returned. Police yesterday learnt that she was admitted to civil hospital at Dasuya from where the girl was shifted to the local civil hospital.Amritsar: Central Excise Department has unearthed a case of clandestinely removal of goods to the tune of Rs.11 lakh involving central excise duty of more than Rs.2 lakh against M J.R. Processors. In a press release here yesterday, Assistant Commissioner of Central Excise Suman Bala said the party was clearing man-made fabrics without payment of central excise duty.CampsMoga: Two camps for brick kiln owners, masons and firemen will be held at Ludhiana and Bathinda tomorrow and August 12 respectively to train construction workers on erection of chimneys on the basis of specified designs. The camps are being organised by the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology which noticed that local brick kiln owners were changing the design of kilns on their own and constructing circular chimneys following directions from masons, these chimneys are consuming a high number of bricks, thereby causing a hike in construction, a release by the Directorate of Environment noted. The directorate said these masons are constructing chimneys with bricks on edge which are highly unsafe and are likely to cause leakages resulting in increased consumption of coals.Abohar: As many as 301 patients were examined and medicines were distributed at a free medical camp organised at Karani dharamsala by Apex Club Suratgarh. S.K. Ranka district governor of Apex Club said Dr. Roop Sidana psychiatrist, Dr R.C Jindal, ENT specialist, Dr.Surinder, dentist and Dr. Garg, dermatologist, gave their services.Sundernagar: The Satya Sai Baba Sewa Sansthan, Mandi, organised a free medical camp at Manav Jyoti Anathalaya at Dehar, about 25 km from here, on Sunday. Nearly 600 patients were examined for various ailments and 14 free eye operations were conducted. Medicines worth Rs 50,000 were also distributed free of cost.EducationPatiala: Punjabi University will conduct the joint test for migration to BDS, 2nd professional, on September 6. According to Dr Balkar Singh, dean (Colleges) and coordinator of the Joint Entrance Test, the information brochure containing detailed information would be available from August 13.Patiala: Dr. Jagbir Singh, a senior lecturer in Zoology Department of Punjabi University has been invited by the International Institute of Entomology to participate in an advance entomology course in the discipline of Biosystematics and Biodiversity. Dr. Jagbir Singh shall also work for a week in the Natural Museum History, London and interact with eminent scientists in the area of systematics, and pest control.ExpelledBilaspur: The state general secretary of Youth Congress and vice-president of the Ghumarwin nagar panchayat, Rakesh Chopra, has been expelled from the Youth Congress, according to party sources. It is understood that Chopra earned the wrath of the Congress leadership as he first allegedly maneouvered the ouster of sitting president of the Ghumarwin nagar panchayat Geet Mahajan and later helped in installing BJP's Meera Devi as president. Meanwhile, a group of 35 activists led by the district Youth Congress president, Parveen Chandel, observed a 20-hour fast which terminated here today to mark the Sankalp Divas.DemandBilaspur: The Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes' Employees Mahasangh has demanded a probe into the alleged discriminatory behaviour of the principal of the Police Training Centre at Daroh towards SC/ST trainees. In a press release, the Sangh president alleged that the Superintendent of Police incharge of the centre misbehaved with SC/ST trainees on one pretext or the other.
