ABOHAR
Theft: A theft was committed on Wednesday at
a petrol pump located opposite the office of the
DSP here. Thieves took away some cash.
Camp: Students of Government Senior Secondary
School for Girls have removed garbage deposited
outside their school as a part of an NSS camp.
Medical camp: As many as 276 children were
examined by a team of doctors at a free medical
check-up camp organised by a local branch of the
Mahila Dakshta Samiti at Primary School in Pucca
Seed Farm.
Elected: Mr Ramesh Bajaj, President, Punjab
state (south unit ) of the Bharat Vikas Parishad
has been elected President of the local Arorbans
Sabha.
Woollen clothes distributed: The Fellows Club
distributed woollen clothes among 60 students of
Government High School, Gidderanwali village, on
Wednesday. Sarpanches of Jhorarkhera and
Pattisadiq villages and members of village
panchayats also distributed pullovers, shoes and
socks among 40 students at Jhorarkhera village on
the same day.AMRITSAR
Elected: Mr Kanwaljit Singh and Mr Sumeet
Singh have been elected President and Secretary,
respectively, of the Northern Railway Union.
Charitable dispensary: The Punjab Pradesh
Dalit Council has opened a free dispensary in
memory of Karnail Singh Marhi in the local Indira
Colony.
Machines distributed: The wife of the
Deputy Commissioner, Mrs Parminder Kaur, on
Friday distributed sewing machines among 15
widows, and young girls belonging to poor
families of the district. The function was
organised here in memory of Pushpawati Bhatia by
residents of the Rattan Chand Road Welfare
Society.
BARNALA
Theft: Burglars entered the main post office
complex on Wednesday and took away cash. However,
the burglars failed to open the safe.
BATHINDA
Training camps: Mr Vipan Kumar, President,
Janata Dal, Bathinda unit, said village-level
training camps would be held shortly to make
workers aware of the party's policies and
programmes. In a press release issued here on
Friday, he said a membership drive would be
launched in villages of this district.
Elected: Mr R.D. Gupta and Mr Darshan Singh
have been elected President and honorary General
Secretary, respectively, of the Punjab Chemists
Association. The election was held at Ferozepore.
Office-bearers: The following have been
elected office-bearers of Bathinda district unit
of the Punjab Subordinate Service Federation,
affiliated to the INTUC: Chairman — Mr
Balwant Singh; President — Mr B.R. Shah;
General Secretaries — Mr Harwinder Singh
Sidhu and Mr Baldev Singh Akalia; Senior
Vice-President — Mr Balbir Singh Brar;
Vice-Presidents — Mr Sukhdev Singh and Mrs
Gorja; and Treasurer — Mr Manphool Singh.
Bar association: The following have been
elected office-bearers of the Bar Association,
Phul: President — Mr Sat Pal Garg;
Vice-President — Mr Surinder Pal Sharma;
General Secretary — Mr Charanjit Singh; and
Cashier — Mr K.K. Mittal.
Dead: Kulwant Singh Chohan, a son of the
famous freedom fighter Mohinder Singh Onkar, died
here on Thursday. Mr Jagjit Singh, President,
International Sikh Youth Organisation, Punjab,
said Kulwant Singh was a pioneer in the
transportation sector in Calcutta.
AIDS seminar: The local Lions Club (Heritage)
organised a seminar on AIDS in association with
the State Bank of Patiala. Mr H. L. Bansal, state
awardee, delivered a lecture on AIDS.
GURDASPUR
Seven arrested: As many as seven persons were
arrested by the police on Thursday following a
clash between two parties outside the court on
Wednesday. A case has been registered by the
police.
JALANDHAR
Khadi exhibition: The Khadi and Village
Industry Commission, Government of India,
organised a state-level Khadi Gramudyog
exhibition here. The exhibition was inaugurated
by Mr S.S. Machchal, Deputy C.E.O. (north zone),
DVIC, New Delhi, here on Friday. In this
exhibition 34 stalls of khadi and 20 village
industries stalls have been set up.
KHARAR
Medical camp: As many as 300 patients were
examined at a free medical check-up camp
organised by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in
connection with the birthday celebrations of the
Prime Minister here on Friday.
MANSA
Free camp: The Kiwanis Club will organise a
free heart check-up camp on Sunday at Mauran Wali
dharamshala from 10 a.m. according to Mr K.K.
Goyal, President of the club.
PHAGWARA
Burglary: Thieves entered the farm house of
Ratan Singh of Kotrani village on Thursday and
took away cash and some households.
PATIALA
Competition: The local Ram Kali Devi Welfare
Seva Society for the Handicapped organised a
painting competition on Friday in which 200
children participated. Mr P.S. Chhabra, Deputy
Secretary, Punjab School Physical Education
Development Committee, Chandigarh, donated Rs
11,000 to the society and Mr L.N. Aggarwal,
Branch Manager, State Bank of Patiala, Treasury
branch, donated items worth Rs 5,100, according
to the society. 
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