Elected: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Barnala Subdivision General Category Welfare Association: president — Mr Sanjay Singla; vice-president — Mr Ramesh Kumar; general secretary — Mr Bhim Sain; and finance secretary — Mr Vasdev.

BATALA
Office-bearers: The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Chemists Association: President — Mr Rakesh Rampal; Senior Vice-President — Mr Vikram Singh Kalsi; Vice-President — Mr Ravi Kant Sharma; General Secretary — Mr S.K. Rana; Joint Secretary — Mr Rajan Bhatia; and Treasurer — Mr Prem Mahajan.

Convocation: The annual convocation of the R.R. Bawa DAV College for Girls here was held on Monday on the college campus. Dr H.S. Soch, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, presided.

Annual programme: The local unit of the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) held an annual programme for students at Bal Vidya Niketan Sainik School here on Sunday. The chief guest was J.P. Virdi, Inspector-General of Police, Border Range, Amritsar.

JALANDHAR
Raising Day: The 11 Corps of the Indian Army, widely known as "Vajra Corps", celebrated its 49th Raising Day somewhere in the western sector on Monday.

KHARAR
Shaheedi samagam: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will organise a state-level "shaheedi samagam" on March 25 in Ludhiana which will be addressed by Mr Kanshi Ram, President, BSP. The party will announce its programme related to the celebration of the Khalsa birth tercentenary on April 13. This was stated by Mr C.D. Kamboj, President, BSP, Punjab, while addressing a shaheedi conference at Daon village on Sunday.

MOGA
Inaugurated: The Punjab Health Minister, Mr Manoranjan Kalia, on Monday inaugurated the Mittal Lab and CT Scan Centre near the canal rest house. He was accompanied by the Punjab Education Minister, Mr Tota Singh, the Deputy Commissioner, Moga, Mr Kulbir Singh Kang and the Senior Superintendent of Police, Mr Sharad S. Chavan.

SANGRUR
Medical camp: A free medical check-up organised by the local branch of the State Bank of India concluded here on Sunday. About 200 patients suffering from various dental and chest problems were examined.

Medical camp: The local branch of State Bank of India organised a medical camp in Rajiv Labour Colony here on Monday. As many as 155 persons were examined during the camp inaugurated by the Assistant General Manager, Mr V.P. Dani.

Convocation: The eighth annual convocation of the local Government College will be held on March 5. The Deputy Commissioner would be the chief guest on the occasion.

SAS NAGAR
Elected: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Social Welfare Association, Phase II, President — Dr J.S. Lamba, Vice-President — Mr R.R. Bansal; General Secretary — Mr K.S. Dhindsa; Secretary — Mr G.S. Bhimbra; and Treasurer — Mr G. Pawar.

Camp: A blood donation camp was organised by the Yuva Club, Mattuwala, in the district on Sunday. Mr Pralad Singh Patel, Director-General, Nehru Yuva Kendra, New Delhi, announced a grant of Rs 5,000 for the club.

SONEPAT
Suicide: Suresh (26) reportedly committed suicide by taking some poison at his house in Sunder Sanwari area here on Saturday. According to the police, he took this step after a family feud.

Overcharging: The Residents Welfare Association here has protested by certain brick-kiln owners in the city and the district. They gave a memorandum to the Chief Minister and urged him to order a high-level inquiry into it.

Copying menace: The district administration and the police has made elaborate arrangements to check copying in the matric and higher secondary examinations to be conducted by the Haryana School Education Board here and in the district.

Case registered: A case under Sections 420, 468 and 471, IPC, has been registered on Saturday against Ved Parkash of the local Bhushan Trading Company for allegedly making forged documents. The accused had allegedly cheated a government department by filling fake and duplicate forms of Sales Tax-15.

Bar Association: The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Bar Association: President — Mr Raj Kumar Garg; Vice-President — Mr Pradeep Parik; and General Secretary — Mr Rajneesh Sharma.

Found dead: Suresh Kumar (24), a chowkidar of the local unit of the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, was found dead here on Saturday. According to informed sources, he was married last year but his wife had left him after a few days of the marriage. The victim was reportedly living with his uncle.

YAMUNANAGAR
Science day: The National Science Day was celebrated on Monday by students and teachers of Swami Vivekanand Public School, Jagadhri, on the school campus. On this occasion a painting competition was held on the theme, "Harnessing the Information Technology".

PALAMPUR
Criticised: Mr Brij Butail, a Congress MLA and President of the District Congress Committee, Kangra, has criticised the Himachal Pradesh Government for postponing the election of the chairman and the vice-chairman of the Bhawarna Block Samiti. He was addressing mediapersons at his residence here on Sunday.

SOLAN
Medical camp: A free medical aid camp for war widows, ex-servicemen and their families, was held by the 3rd battalion of the Jat Regiment at Kandaghat, 15 km from here, on Sunday. The officiating Commanding Officer of the battalion, Maj R.P.S. Sandhu, said similar mobile camps would be arranged in other areas.