| AMRITSAR Youth Festival: The
final youth festival of Guru Nanak Dev University
opened here on Sunday on the campus. Mr G.P.S.
Shahi, Principal Secretary Education, Punjab,
inaugurated the four-day festival. More than 800
students of various colleges are participating in
32 items.
Dharna: The non-teaching employees of the
non-government colleges of Punjab staged a dharna
outside Khalsa College demanding implementation
of the revised pay scales with effect from
January 1, 1996.
BATALA
Blood camp:
A blood donation camp was held by NCC cadets of
S.L. Bawa DAV College here on Tuesday to mark NCC
Day. The NCC cadets also launched a cleanliness
drive in the college campus.
BATHINDA
Gang busted:
The Kotfatta Police has busted a gang involved in
several robberies and arrested its members.
According to a press note issued here on Monday
by the SSP, Mr Harnek Singh, a Maruti van, a
countrymade 12 bore pistol, four live cartridges
and Rs 5200 were seized from those arrested.
FATEHGARH
SAHIB
Balmik Dharam
Samaj: The following have been elected
office-bearers of the Bhartiya Balmik Dharam
Samaj: President — Mr Bir Amar Chand Mattu;
Vice-President — Mr Birpal Chand; General
Secretary — Mr Bir Sanjeev Kumar Sagar; and
treasurer — Mr Bir Jatinder Kumar.
Akali Jatha: The following have been
appointed office-bearers of the District Akali
Jatha: Advisers — Mr Randhir Singh Cheema
and Mr Thakur Singh Khamano; Vice-Presidents
— Mr Bachan Lal, Mr Kahla Singh and Mr Dalip
Singh; and General Secretary — Mr Mubarak
Singh.
Buleh Shah Trust: To strengthen the
Punjabi art and culture in the district, Baba
Buleh Shah Memorial Trust will be formed. This
was stated by Mr T.R. Sarangal, Deputy
Commissioner at a meeting of senior citizens.
FEROZEPORE
Ban orders:
The District Magistrate, Mr Gurdev Singh Sidhu,
has issued an order prohibiting the use of
private boats in the Sutlej and Beas in the
district. He has also imposed a curfew along the
Indo-Pak border between 7.30 pm and 5.30 am. The
movement of public along 50 m of all canals
between 9.30 pm and 5.30 am has also been banned.
The orders will remain in force till December 31.
FAZILKA
Patwaris stir:
All 65 revenue patwaris of 93 villages in Fazilka
subdivision remained on protest leave for the 6th
day on Monday in support of their demands. The
Revenue Patwari Union President, Mr Om Parkash,
said here in a statement on Monday that they
would intensify the stir if their demands were
not accepted.
HOSHIARPUR
Clinical
Laboratories Association: The following have
been elected office-bearers of the Clinical
Laboratories Association here: President —
Dr Balkar Singh Bamber; General Secretary —
Mr M S Saini; Treasurer — Mr Manmohan Singh;
and Technical Advisor — Mr R C Dutta.
Protest rally:
Members of the Punjab Pensioners' Welfare
Association staged a protest rally and march at
Adampur on Sunday in support of their demands. Mr
B.R. Kaushal, president of the association
highlighted the difficulties being faced by the
pensioners.
JALANDHAR
Passports:
Applications for passports received at the local
passport office till August 21, have been
processed and the passports have been despatched
to the persons concerned.
LUDHIANA
Nishkam Seva
Samiti: Nishkam Seva Samiti celebrated its
23rd annual day on November 21. Clothes stitched
by students of Nishkam Sewing School centres and
photographs of different social service
programmes undertaken by the samiti were
exhibited during the annual day celebrations. A
cultural programme was also presented by the
students of Nishkam Vidya Mandirs.
MOGA
Road repair:
Residents of Bhekha and Darolibhai villages under
Baghapurana police station have to suffer
inconvenience because of the dilapidated
condition of about 4 km stretch of road
connecting these villages. The villagers allege
that no repair work has been carried out there in
the past several years.
PATIALA
Free camp: As
many as 538 patients were examined and 25
operated upon during a special health
check-cum-free medicine distribution and free eye
operation camp organised by the Dedicated
Brothers Group in collaboration with the State
Bank of Patiala, Sanauri Adda branch.
Elected: Prof C.S. Virk and Prof Manjit
Singh have been elected President and General
Secretary respectively of the Government College
Teachers' Association, Mohindra College, here.
De-addiction camp: Guru Gobind Singh Study
Circle, Samana, organised a de-addiction camp at
Fatta Majri village here to mark the tercentenary
celebrations of the birth of Khalsa. Thirtyfive
addicts were given counselling to enable them to
leave the habit.
Inaugurated: The Jan Hit Samiti Heera Devi
Memorial Sewing Centre has been inaugurated by
Mrs Jenifer Kapoor and Mr Ram Kapoor. Principal
(retd) B.K. Kapoor has donated two rooms in his
ancestral house, 12 sewing machines and Rs 50,000
for the setting up of the centre.
Founder's day: The Sai Model High School
celebrated its 20th annual foundation day,
coinciding with the 73rd birthday of Sri Sathya
Sai Baba. The chief guest Mr Pran Sabharwal, a
well-known theatre personality, gave away the
prizes to meritorious students.
Eye camp: The local Lions Club (Fort)
organised a free eye check-up- cum-operation camp
at Lalochhi village on Sunday. Mr Vijay Goyal,
president of the club said that 250 cases were
examined and 150 operations were performed at the
camp. Medicines and food were served to the
patients by the club.
PHAGWARA
Function:
Ms SK Aulakh, Commissioner of Income Tax,
Jalandhar, here on Monday presided over a
function in connection with the "kar vivad
samadhan scheme 1998" and "I-PAN
cards" of the Income Tax Department. The
function was organised by the Phagwara Chamber of
Commerce and other voluntary and social
organisations. Mr B.S Sandhu Joint Commissioner
of Income Tax Range-2, Jalandhar, highlighted the
salient features of PAN identity cards to tax
payers.
TARN TARAN
Levy rice:
The local Rice Millers, Association at its
meeting here on Sunday demanded that the levy
rice be lifted from the mills soon so that
payments could be made to the farmers on the
procured paddy. 
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