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PUNJAB

Amritsar
Training camp concludes: The inter-state Junior Red Cross training cum study camp organised by the state unit of Indian Red Cross Society at Government Girls Senior Secondary School concluded here on Sunday. About 342 students and teachers from about 14 states ,including 20 teams from Punjab , took part in the camp.

Invitation for dermatologist: Renowned dermatologist, Dr Ravi Saini ,has been invited to represent Asia and pacific islands in the 16th International AIDS society conference to be held in Toronto from August 13 to 18. According to a letter from the International AIDS conference secretariat, Dr Saini would speak on trends of HIV and Hepatitis-B seropositivity in replacement blood donors—a review of the past decade. 

Nabha
Recruitment rally begins : An Army recruitment drive started in the Ripuduman College ground here on Monday. The drive will continue till May 28 for the districts of Fatehgarh Sahib, Patiala and Sangrur. 

Tarn Taran
DSGMC kirtan darbar: A large number of devotees attended the kirtan darbar organised by the Delhi Sikh GurdwaraManaging Committee(DSGMC) dedicated to the fourth martyrdomcentenary of Guru Arjun Dev here on Saturday.

CHANDIGARH

YAJNA CONCLUDES: The week-long Atharaveda parayan yajna and religious discourse being held by the Arya Samaj, Sector 7-B, concluded on Sunday. Raju Bighianik, who was the special guest on the occasion, said the main aim of the human life was to search God. The president of the samaj, Mr Ravinder Talwar, and other office-bearers were present on the occasion.

HIMACHAL

DALHOUSIE
Office-bearers: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Chamba zone of the Himachal Pradesh Power Board Junior Engineers and Additional Assistant Engineers Association: president — Mr H.S. Chauhan; secretary — Mr Harender Singh; finance secretary — Mr Budhia Ram; and organising secretary — Mr Harbhajan Singh.

NAHAN
Pension camp: The Social Justice and Empowerment Department on Monday organised a pension disbursement and awareness camp at Rajgarh, in which the Speaker, HP Vidhan Sabha, Mr G.R. Mussafir, disbursed pension to 31 persons. Mr Mussafir said 580 new pensioners had been covered under the social security pension over the past three years in Rajgarh tehsil.

SHIMLA
State ignored: The state BJP spokesperson Randhir Sharma has alleged that the UPA gave a raw deal to Himachal Pradesh by ignoring all its concerns and not including any of the proposed rail projects in the Budget.