With the day for the annual award distribution ceremony by the Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi drawing closer, officials concerned today put an end to the speculation about who would bag the prestigious awards in respective categories of performing arts. With the challenges of the WTO Agreement staring the agrarian economy of the country right in the face, the national agriculture policy needs to be amended so as to ensure good quality crop production and without the residual chemicals sprayed on them. The Gujarat earthquake has cast its shadow on the Haryana Congress also. The national tragedy is likely to delay the constitution of the new Executive Committee of the party. For over 35,000 people living in three villages of Naya Gaon, Janata Colony and Kansal, there is no sewerage and garbage disposal system.
Residents dump garbage in the streets and have built septic tanks.
In separate road accidents, at least five persons were admitted to the PGI with injuries during the past 24 hours. The polling will be held for the posts of president, vice-president and eight other members of the executive committee. There is an urgent need to provide proper care and shelter to promote our animal wealth as the estimated value of the work output of draught animals is Rs 36,500 crore each year. Besides, the total contribution of Animal husbandry section in India to improve our national economy stands at a staggering Rs 1,83,305 crore annually. The local police received a complaint that Rs 15,000 was stolen from the cash box of Sai Baba Mandir, Sector 29, here yesterday.