Panchayat byelections
All arrangements have been made for holding byelections to 42 panchayats in this block. The elections will be held on September 20. Of the 125 nominations filed, four have been rejected, while 31 candidates withdrew their nominations on Monday. In all 90 candidates have been left in the fray.

GURDASPUR

Girl commits suicide
Ms Puneet Chahal, a third-year BDS student of Gurdas Nangal, committed suicide on Monday by consuming poison. She was brought to the local Civil Hospital at 11 a.m. in a serious condition where she died. The cause of the suicide is not known.
Post offices
The All-India Employees Union (Grade-III) and the All-India Postal Employees Union (Postman and Grade-D) in a press note issued here on Monday said they had repeatedly written to the Post Master-General regarding the dilapidated state of post offices in Sujanpur and Pathankot. The leaders have demanded the shifting of the post offices from these buildings.

KHARAR

Octroi
Mr Avtar Henry, senior vice-president of the Punjab Congress, while addressing a workers' meeting here on Monday said the state government had not abolished octroi as promised before the elections. He alleged that people in the state were fed up with the government's policies.

NAWANSHAHR

Engineers' association
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Subdivision Engineers Association, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Nawanshahr districts: president — Mr Daljit Singh (Bholath); general secretary — Mr Ram Paul (Phillaur); vice-president — Mr M.L. Sood (Nawanshahr) and finance secretary — Mr Mohinder Pal (Jalandhar).

PATHANKOT

Accident
Sunita (18), a student of plus-two, was killed when an Army truck hit her on the Pathankot-Kangra road near Mamoon village on Saturday. A case has been registered.

PATIALA

Appointed
Mr Rajinder Kumar Sharma was appointed general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (S) by the president of PPCC (S) here on Monday.
Head of department
Dr Ranjit Kaur Kapoor, Professor in the Department of English in Punjabi University, has been appointed Head of the English Department for three years, a university press note said here on Monday.

Camp
The Lions Club, Rattia, will organise a free eye check-up camp at Lions Bhavan on September 26. Dr Sushil Indora, MP from the Sirsa parliamentary constituency, will be the chief guest.
Armed forces
Recruitment to the armed forces for youths of Fatehabad, Hisar, Sirsa, Kaithal and Jind districts will be held from September 20 to 24 at Hisar cantonment. According to the DC, the recruitment to wards of ex-servicemen would be held on September 22.
Drinking water
The Haryana Public Health Minister, Mr Jagan Nath, has said that the State Government had provided 70 litre per capita drinking water to 650 villages in the State under its desert development scheme. It has set a target of providing this facility to 110 more villages by March, 1999.

ROHTAK

Office-bearers
The following have been elected office-bearers of the local branch of Indian Medical Association: patrons — Dr Jagdish Chandra and Dr A.S. Rathi; president — Dr Surendra Dalal; senior vice-president — Dr Ravindra Chaudhary; vice-president — Dr Dinesh Khosla; secretary — Dr V.K. Govila; and treasurer — Dr Hari Om Manchanda.

SIRSA

1 killed
One person was killed on the spot and one injured seriously when their scooter collided with a jeep near Kagdana village on the Rajasthan border on Monday. The two were going to Bhadra.
Body found
The body of Ali Mohammad Sheikh, a Kashmiri labourer of Malhar village, was found at Runkali near Sandhu, Theog, on Monday. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Injured
Fifteen persons, including a woman, a constable and an infant, were injured in an accident near Ram Nagria village on the Rania road in the district on Monday. The accident occurred when a private bus coming to Sirsa collided with a Haryana Roadways bus. The driver of the Roadways bus has absconded.

SONEPAT

Mishap
Sri Bhagwan (28) of Butana village was killed on the spot when a truck hit his motor cycle on the Gohana-Rohtak road, 35 km from here, on Sunday. Mr Nafe Singh Lathwal, a lawyer, who was driving the motor cycle was injured.
Higher studies
The Haryana Government has invited applications from students belonging to the Scheduled Castes who want to go for higher studies. The last date for the submission of applications is September 30.

YAMUNANAGAR

Killed
Mange Ram, a rickshaw-puller, allegedly killed his wife, Rekha (35), after a minor dispute. According to police sources, Rekha had returned to her husband after a compromise, as they were having differences over many issues. A case has been registered under Sections 302 and 234, IPC.

Strike
Members of the district unit of the Himachal Pradesh Staff Association on Tuesday observed a two-hour pen-down strike in support of their demands. They have been demanding the filling of vacant posts of clerk in various departments, timely promotions and grant of allowances on the Punjab pattern.
Action flayed
The president of the local Dr Ambedkar Mission Society in a statement here on Tuesday flayed the action of the District Inspector of Police for allegedly breaking open the lock of the society's mini-library at Kadhriya and putting another lock in its place. He said the action of the police officer was uncalled for and against an order of a local court.
Thief nabbed
The Barsar police has arrested Chhonki Ram of Jajri village in the district for allegedly committing thefts at Mehrauli in Delhi. Some cash and clothes have been recovered from him according to the district police chief.

KANGRA

Rally
The Samajwadi Party will observe September 20 as anti-price rise day in Himachal Pradesh. It will also hold a rally at Nagrota Bagwan which will be addressed by Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav. Pong Dam oustees will also join the rally.
Nari Mukti society
The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Nari Mukti Wahini Society: president — Ms Sarla Misra; vice-president — Ms Seema Sharma; and general secretary — Ms Asha Chaudhary.
Dental check-up
A dental check-up camp was organised by the local Rotary Club at Government High School, Rajiana on Tuesday. Nearly 600 students were examined.
Suicide
Chuni Lal (35) of Sadarpuri village committed suicide by consuming poison in his house on Monday. The cause of suicide was not known.
Girl rescued
The police on Monday arrested two youths and a woman for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old girl from Behal village in Dheera subdivision. The girl was kidnapped on Saturday and was recovered on Monday from a hideout, 45 km from the place of kidnapping.
Arrested
Amit Wadhwa, a physician from Punjab, was arrested on Monday by the Nagrota police for rash and negligent driving in a drunken condition.

KULU

Appointed
The following have been appointed office-bearers of the local Youth Congress: president - Mr Deep Kumar Ratna; and vice-president — Mr Sanjeev Dhar.