Social service
The NCC wing of the local Government Senior Secondary School celebrated the social service day on Saturday. Executive Magistrate Bhupinder Singh, presided over the function.

AMRITSAR

Interaction drive
A two-day interaction drive between the public and the administration was held here on Friday and Saturday. As many as 100 out of the 280 complaints received were disposed of on the spot by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Narinderjit Singh.

BALACHAUR

Hepatitis-B camp
The Sarv Kalyan Brahmin Sabha and the State Bank of Patiala (Power Colony, Ropar) organised a hepatitis -B vaccination camp on Sunday at Power Colony, Ropar. About 300 persons were vaccinated.

FATEHGARH SAHIB

Baby found
A two-month-old baby was found near the Sirhind railway station on Saturday. The baby is in the custody of the railway police, Sirhind.

HOSHIARPUR

STD holders association
The following have been elected office-bearers of the district unit of the Punjab STD, PCO Holders Association: president — Mr B.S Bajwa; senior vice-president — Mr Arun Vohra; vice-president — Mr S.K Chechi; general secretaries — Mr S.S Khamba and Mr Amit Joshi; and treasurer — Mr E.S Chauhan.
Boycotted
The local Agriculture Technocrats Action Committee boycotted the crop harvesting experience meeting of the Agriculture Department here on Monday. This was in protest against the non-payment of salaries to agriculture doctors and other staff members for the past three months.

JALANDHAR

Medical camp
As many as 350 patients were examined and medicines distributed free of cost at a medical camp held at Haripur village on Sunday.

LUDHIANA

Man of the year
Dr G.S Grewal, a leading physician of the town, has been selected "man of the year '98' by the American Biographical Institute, USA.
Arrested
The local police on Monday arrested two men and a woman and recovered several stolen articles from their possession. They were going on a Tata Sumo when the vehicle was stopped at a naka.

NAWANSHAHR

Blood donation camp
The local Doaba Cooperative Sugar Mill and the Blood Donors Council, organised a blood donation camp here on Monday. Dr Roshan Sunkaria, Deputy Commissioner, inaugurated the camp.

PATIALA

Welfare Association
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Employees Welfare Association (New Power House colony, Rajpura road): president — Mr Narotam Kumar Sharma; general secretary — Mr Faqir Chand Sharma. vice-presidents — Mr Harjit Singh, and Ms Nilam Sood.
Society
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Society for the Welfare of the Handicapped here: president — Mr Haravtar Singh Gill; vice- president —Mr R.C Narang; secretary — Mr S.P Sharma; and treasurer - Mr Prem Singh Diwana.

SAMRALA

Lok adalats
Two lok adalats were held here on Monday where 21 cases were decided on the spot by the Additional Civil Judge, Mr Paramjit Singh, and the Civil Judge, Ms Ranjit Kaur.
Appointment
Mr Navdeep Singh Sidhu took over as naib tehsildar-cum-executive Magistrate at the local Tehsil Courts on Monday. Earlier, he was posted at the District Courts, Ludhiana.

Elected
The following have been elected office-bearers of the district unit of the All-Haryana PWD Mechanical Employees Union: president — Mr Dayanand Sharma; senior vice-presidents — Mr Satpal Tank; vice-president — Mr Ramphal, Mr Jai Bhagwan, Mr Jai Narayan and Mr Surender Saini; general secretary — Mr Dharmraj Kharab; and treasurer - Mr Satyavan.

REWARI

Competition
Thirty-six boys and girls participated in the modelling and dancing competitions which was organised by the Natraja Culture Organisation and Dance Coaching Centre at open-air theatre of Bal Bhavan here on Sunday.

SONEPAT

Transfer urged
Sarpanches and panches of a number of villages on Monday demanded transfer of the SDO, HSEB, Murthal subdivision. They also demanded and a high-level inquiry into complaints regarding erratic power supply in the area.
Drought hit
The Kisan Morcha of the BJP on Monday urged the state government to declare Sonepat district as a drought-hit area and postpone the recovery of loans from the farmers. It also demanded financial assistance for the farmers.
Two held
The police here has arrested two youths in connection with the murder of Mehar Singh of Chatia Aulia village. The Superintendent of Police said the arrested persons were residents of the same village. A revolver, a cartridge and a motor cycle were recovered from them.
Arrested
The police here has arrested Sandeep of West Ram Nagar area in connection with the theft of a Tata Sumo belonging to Mr Darshan of Jawahar Nagar. He had reportedly stolen the vehicle from the premises of the local Municipal Council.

Open darbar
Mr Karan Singh, Minister of State for Primary Education, presided over an open darbar at Diyar village, 25 km from here. As many as 150 cases were decided and remaining forwarded to the departments concerned.
Saplings planted
A vanamahotsava was organised at Diyar villiage, 25 km from here, on Sunday. One thousand saplings of deodar, rakhal and ban were planted on the occasion.

NURPUR

Subsidy
The Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Minister, Mr Vidhya Sagar, said here on Tuesday that the government had decided to continue the subsidy on fertilisers and would keep a check on fertiliser prices.
Veterinary pharmacists
The Kangra District Government Veterinary Pharmacists Union has demanded a non-practice allowance on a par with veterinary doctors. This was stated by Mr Gian Chand, president of the union on Tuesday.