AMRITSAR
Jawan arrested: The police arrested a home guard Tarsem Singh, during a campaign launched against anti-social elements on Friday. Mr G.S. Sahota, SSP, said the jawan used to collect money from truck drivers on the Tarn Taran road. A toy pistol, fake identity card and a scooter without number plate have been seized from him.

Attack condemned: Representatives of various social, journalist and political associations have condemned attack on Mr Sham Sunder Soni, a younger brother of Mr Kumar Soni, a correspondent of a Jalandhar based newspaper. He was allegedly attacked by five persons when he was on way home. The Chheherta police has arrested one assailant.

FAZILKA
Pistol recovered: The BSF has recovered a Pakistani-made .30 bore pistol from the sewer of the headquarters of 200 battalion of the BSF.

GURDASPUR
Camp: The district Red Cross Society organised a camp for the physical handicapped here on Saturday. As many as 60 tricycles, 30 wheel chairs, 200 crutches, 20 collars, 50 walking sticks and 25 belts were distributed among the needy. The camp was sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Mr Vinod Khanna, MP, was the chief guest.

HOSHIARPUR
Railway committee: Mr Natish Kumar, Union Railway Minister, has nominated Mr Harish Saini, President, Yuva Samata Party, Punjab, as member of the Railway Users Consultative Committee, Ferozepore division, for a period of two years, according to the spokesman of the Railways here on Saturday. The Minister has nominated seven other members under this category. The General Manager of the Ferozepore division has nominated one member.

KAPURTHALA
Three killed: Three persons were killed in two different road accidents near the town on Friday. Kaman Yadav (22) and Suka Nand (24), residents of Sapol in Bihar, were killed when their scooter collided with a vehicle near the rail coach factory. In another accident, Jagir Singh (40), a resident of Patti, was killed when his scooter collided with against a tractor-trailer near Bhawanipur village.

Case registgered: The police has registered a case against Mrs Surjit Kaur and her son, Baljit Singh, alias Bali, of Improvement Trust Colony on a charge of murdering Lakhwinder Singh, her another son, under Section 302 of the IPC. The police has arrested Baljit Singh, while his mother is still at large. The property dispute is said to be cause of the crime.

KHARAR
Case registered: The Kurali police has registered a case under Section 302 of the IPC against Amarjit Singh of Kalewal village for allegedly murdering a labourer, Gurmukh Singh. The police said on Saturday, that the labourer had gone to his house for white wash. The body was found next day in the village.

Free camp: As many as 450 patients were examined in a free medical camp organised in Grewal Hospital here on Saturday. The camp was inaugurated by the local MLA, Mrs Daljeet Kaur. The camp was organised with the help of the Lions Club (Nightingale), Chandigarh. According to Dr Surinder Kaur Grewal, in charge of the hospital, next camp would be held on April 9 here.

Appointed: Mr Gurmakh Singh, has been appointed president of the Ex-Servicemen cell of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Ropar district, according to a press release issued here on Saturday.

LUDHIANA
National symposium: A two-day national symposium on "HRD Requirements of Biotechnology Industry in Agriculture Sector," concluded at Punjab Agricultural University here on Saturday. The symposium was attended by as many as 100 participants from different parts of the country. During the symposium 27 eminent scientists, including the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and the All India Biotechnology Association, presented their papers.

Convocation: The convocation of the local Government College for Women was held on Saturday. Mr G.P.S. Sahi, Principal Secretary, Higher Education and Languages, Punjab, was present on the occasion. As many as 500 students were awarded degrees, medals, roll of honour and merit certificates.

MOGA
Body recovered: The Baghapurana police recovered a tin box containing the body of Geja Singh from his house in Gholiakalan village on Saturday. The body had been wrapped in clothes and locked in the box for several months. The police interrogated the wife of the deceased. The body was sent for a post-mortem examination.

NAWANSHAHR
Cheques distributed: Dr Roshan Sunkaria, Deputy Commissioner, while presiding over a Vikas Samagam organised at Banga, 13 km from here, on Saturday distributed cheques worth Rs 11 lakh among 11 panchayats of Banga block which were elected unanimously. He exhorted them to strengthen the literacy drive in the district.

PATIALA
Honoured: Mr T.N. Sharma and Dr R.M.S. Bajwa, members of the Lions Club (International), were honoured by Mr Manoranjan Kalia, Health Minister, for helping poor, according to a press release of the club here on Saturday.

Cooperative bank: Mr Sukhdev Singh has been elected Chairman, while Mr Jarnail Singh and Mr Tejinder Pal Singh Sandhu have been elected Vice-Chairman and M.D., respectively, of the Patiala Central Cooperative Bank.

Eye camp: As many as 103 operations have been performed at a free eye camp held at Nabha. The camp was organised by the Durga Seva Mandal and the Aarthi Association, Nabha, according to a press release issued here on Saturday.

ROPAR
New telephone exchange: A new telephone exchange (C-DoT-512) has been commissioned at Singh Bhagwantpur village to meet the long- pending demand of telephone connections in 18 villages. The villages are Singh Bhagwantpur, Chupki, Brahaman Majra, Dulchi Majra, Rod Majra, Chaklan, Cheerian, Kabron, Bhago Majra, Mugal Majri, Sihon Majra, Goslan, Khabra, Solkhian, Behrampur Zimidara, Asmanp and Pathar Majra. Mr J.S Sahota, Telecom District Manager, Ropar, said here on Sunday that 296 telephone connections would be released from this exchange and the waiting list of more than 250 applicants would be cleared pending since 1992. He said all connections would be released by the first week of April. He said the STD facility would be provided to the subscribers on demand. The dynamic code facility was also available in this exchange.

Elected: The following have been elected office-bearers of the S.S. Jain Sabha, Sector 18-D: President — Mr Bhushan Kumar Jain; Vice-President — Mr Sudershan Kumar Jain; General Secretary — Mr Kuldip Raj Jain; Organising Secretary — Mr Satyan Jain; Publicity Secretary — Mr Suresh Kumar Jain; Store Secretary — Mr Darshan Kumar Jain; and Treasurer — Mr Suresh Chand Jain.

Meeting: A meeting of the 504 M.I.G. Flats, Sector 61, Residents Welfare Association was held here on Sunday. The meeting decided to fix March 28 as the date for the constitution of the new executive body, according to a press note.

Hailed: Mr Arvind Khanna, a senior Congress leader, on Sunday welcomed the appointment of Mr Gurdial Singh Chatha as Senior Vice-President of Sangrur DistrIct Congress Committee. He appealed to the public, especially the youth, to actively participate in the Mass Contact Programmes of the Congress.

PANCHKULA
Camp: The Sector 16 branch of the State Bank of India organised a camp at Spring Fest ‘99 in Town Park here on Sunday to highlight schemes like multi-option deposit scheme and housing, car and consumer loan schemes being run by it.

KURUKSHETRA
Eye camp: The 16th free eye operation camp organised by the Puran Chand Arora Charitable Trust, Delhi, was inaugurated on the premises of Shri Sant Ram Arora Dharamshala (Krishan Dham) here on Saturday . According to the founder president of the trust, Mr Puran Chand Arora, about 1,000 patients were examined and 225 were admitted and operated upon by Dr Rajesh Saini.

PANIPAT
Convocation: The convocation and prize distribution of the local I.B. College will be held on March 19. Mr Vishnu Bhagwan, Finance Commissioner and Secretary, State Education and Language Department, will inaugurate the function, according to Mr S.C. Aggarwal, Principal, of the college.

REWARI
Ex-MLA dead: Former legislator Rao Jaswant Singh (70) died of heart failure at a hospital in Delhi on Friday. He was cremated in his native village Saharanwas on Saturday. He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.

Rally: Thousands of workers of various industrial units of Dharuhera held a demonstration and rally in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Friday in protest against the dismissal of the employees. The workers raised slogans against officials of the Labour Department and the district administration.

SIRSA
Association: The following have been elected office-bearers of the district unit of the Sales Tax and Income Tax Bar Association; President — Mr Om Parkash Gupta; Vice-President — Mr Jayant Parshad Goyal; Secretary — Mr Pawan Hissaria; and Treasurer — Mr Ashok Singal.

SONEPAT
Katha: A nine-day Shri Ram Katha will be held from March 17 on the premises of Ram Mandir-cum-Aggarwal Dharamshala here. Swami Hari Krishan Dass, a follower of Sant Morari Bapu, will perform the katha.

Nomination: Mr O.P. Jindal, President of the Sarvjati Party, Haryana, has nominated Mr Nafe Singh Dahiya of Sonepat as Vice-President of the party.

Maha sangh: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Samaj Kalyan Maha Sangh, Haryana: President — Mr Fateh Singh Singmar; Vice-Presidents — Mr Bhup Singh Bhatia and Mr Zile Singh Bola; General Secretaries — Mr Kartar Singh Sauran and Mr Jai Karan Singh; Treasurer — Mr Raghbir Singh Chopra.

Office-bearers: The following have been elected office-bearer of the Industries Association, Kundli: President — Mr Bharat Bhushan Sharma; Vice-Presidents — Mr Arvind Chaudhary and Mr Subhash Gupta; General Secretary — Mr Ashok Anand; Secretary — Dr R.N. Goel; and Treasurer — Mr S.C. Gupta.

Sabha: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Punjab Kalyan Sabha: Chief Patron — Mr Manu Dev Diwan; President — Mr manohar Kumar; Vice-President — Mr Shashi Pal; General Secretary — Mr Ram Lal Madan; and Treasurer — Mr Naresh Arora.

Shopkeeper injured: Mr Shyam Lal, a shopkeeper, sustained burns when two miscreants threw acid on him in Gita Bhavan on Saturday. He was admitted to Civil Hospital. The police has registered a case.

YAMUNANAGAR
Flower show: The district administration, the Horticulture Department and the Haryana Urban Development Authority organised the third flower and vegetable show at HUDA shopping complex here on Saturday. There were 640 entries by florist and vegetable growers. Baby show, rangoli, dog show, mehndi and painting competitions were also arranged. In his inaugural address Dr Kartar Singh, Director, Horticulture, advised flower and vegetable growers to adopt floriculture as their side business. Mr Rajiv Sharma, Deputy Commissioner, distributed prizes among the winners of various competitions.

NAHAN
CM's visit: The Deputy Commissioner, Sirmour, said the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, would visit Nahan on March 19. He will be the chief guest on the occasion of the annual day function of the local postgraduate college.

Announced: While addressing a public meeting at Rajgarh, the Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Mr I.D. Dhiman, said Rs 126 crore would be spent on the construction of 13,612 primary school rooms under the Saraswati Bal Vidya Sankalp Scheme. He said the government had given top priority to the education in the state. He said during the next financial year, 250 middle, 60 high and 60 senior secondary schools would be opened.