AMRITSAR
Plays to mark tercentenary: The SGPC will stage plays at Damdama Sahib and Talwandi Sabo to mark the tercentenary of the compilation of Guru Granth Sahib.

Scholarships: The Sikh Human Development Foundation, USA, has awarded scholarships of Rs 1,17, 600 to eight students of the MCA, MBA and B. Tech courses of the GNDU.

BATALA
10 POs arrested: The police has arrested 10 proclaimed offenders, including Sunder Masih, Jhilmil Singh, Amrik Singh, Rajbir Singh, Sham Lal, Effy, Prahlad Singh, Palwinder Singh, Narinder Singh and Ranjit Singh, the police said on Thursday.

FAZILKA
Vanamahotsava: Mr Hans Raj Josan, Minister of State for Forest and Irrigation, Punjab, inaugurated the 57th state-level vanamahotsava by planting a sheesham sapling in Government Senior Secondary School for Boys at Jalalabad, 32 km from here, on Friday. Mr Josan said the government had plans for increasing the area under forest.

HOSHIARPUR
One dies of snake bite: Sham Sunder Sohni, a resident of Bihar, died of a snake bite at Nathupur village, according to the police.

Jalandhar
Meeting: The Association of Elite Veterinary Officers (retired) of Punjab held a meeting today to discuss their problems. Dr Savinder Singh, retired director of the Animal Husbandry Department, presided over the meeting. He discussed the issue regarding the writ petition that had been admitted for selection grade for interest up to 18 per cent without notice to government for late payment. He said the general body meeting would be held at Amritsar on October 15.

Dharna: The All India Central Government Pensioners’ Association will hold a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on August 21 to press the UPA government for the acceptance of their demands. Mr V.S. Jolly, general secretary, said the members were agitated as their demands, including setting up of the 6th Central Pay Commission for Central Employees and Pensioners, making its recommendations effective from January 2006, and immediate payment of an interim relief of Rs 1000 per month to Central employees and pensioners, had not been fulfilled.

NAWANSHAHR
Stationery distributed: The Lions Club, City Smile, Banga, distributed stationery items among 112 students of Government Elementary School, and also planted 50 saplings of peepal, neem and bohar trees in the school premises on Thursday.

Office-bearers: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Nawanshahr Cooperative Marketing -cum- Processing Society: president—Capt. Darshan Singh Bheen; vice-president — Mr Tarlok Singh and directors — Mr Chuhar Singh Garcha, Mr Tarsem Singh, Mr Didar Singh Dhillon and Mr Dilbagh Singh.