Bedi is PSEB chairperson
Chandigarh: Dr Satbir Bedi, a retired IAS officer, has been appointed as the brand new Chairperson of the Punjab Faculty Schooling Board (PSEB). A 1986-batch IAS officer, she has additionally served because the Chairperson of the Nationwide Council for Trainer Schooling. TNS
Electrical energy meters gutted
Abohar: Dozens of electrical energy meters have been gutted, reportedly resulting from a brief circuit, at road No. 11 of the Nai Abadi space right here on Thursday night time. Residents knowledgeable electrical energy board officers and the Fireplace Division in regards to the meters on hearth. Later, the facility provide was minimize and hearth was introduced beneath management. OC
Particular trains to Haridwar
Abohar: The demand of the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangh to run particular pageant trains for Haridwar has been accepted. The Normal Supervisor, North Western Railway, on Thursday issued a notification to run Sriganganagar-Abohar-Haridwar specific particular trains on February 19 and 20. OC
2.5-yr-old wins Rs 10L lottery
Abohar: A two-and-a-half-year- outdated lady, Inayat, has received the primary prize of Rs 10 lakh within the weekly lottery run by the Nagaland Authorities. In a draw held on Wednesday, the lottery ticket purchased in her title for simply Rs 100 received the primary prize. Her father, Prashant Pasricha, runs a newspaper stall right here. OC
Man immolates himself
Moga: Depressed and mentally harassed over his spouse’s extra-marital relations, 35-year outdated Jagtar Singhhas allegedly burnt himself to demise at Himmatpura village in Nihalsinghwala sub-division of the district. The police have arrested his spouse and her paramour. tns
Lecturers stage protest
Ropar: Protesting in opposition to the federal government’s resolution to decrease the retirement age from 60 to 58, academics from Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa School, Anandpur Sahib; Bela School and Khalsa School of Morinda staged a dharna on Thursday.