R E G I O N A L   B R I E F S

PUNJAB

Patiala
Gurdarshan is PPCC gen secy: Ms Gurdarshan Kaur has been appointed general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

ZIRAKPUR
Elected: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Sunrise Complex Welfare Association, Lohgarh, Zirkpur: chairman — Mr N.K. Sharma; president — Mr Rakesh Bhardwaj; vice-president — Mr Ram Swarup; general secretary — Mr Gurcharan Singh; joint secretary — Mr Lal Chand; treasurer — Mr Balwinder Singh; and press secretary — Mr R.D. Manan.

CHANDIGARH

PANCHKULA
Elected: The following have been elected office-bearers of the local chapter of the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry: chairman — Mr Satish Gupta; general secretary — Mr Vishnu Goyal; and senior vice-president — Mr A.L. Aggarwal.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

SHIMLA
Employees’ union: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Himachal Pradesh Financial Corporation, Employees’ Union: president — Mr B.S. Jamalta; vice-president — Mr B.L. Bhardwaj; general secretary — Mr Ranjit Rao; organising secretary — Mr Sher Singh Thakur; press secretary — Mr Vishwa Nath and treasurer — Mr H.L. Chaudhary.

Elected: The following haves been elected office-bearers of the State Council for Science, Technology and Environment Class III & IV Employees’ Union: president — Mr Kashi Dass Mehta; vice-president — Mr Anil Kumar; general secretary — Mr Gopal Jain; joint secretary — Mr Brahma Nand Sharma; finance secretary — Mr Umesh Pathania and press secretary — Mr Sant Ram.