The Tribune...Regional Briefs

	R E G I O N A L... B R I E F S....	Tuesday, July 14, 1998
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FARIDKOT

Dharna
Employees of the local Telecommunications Department staged a dharna in front of the office of the SDO here on Monday in protest against the adamant attitude of the Central Government to implement its decision regarding their demands.

FEROZEPORE

Meeting
The local branch of the Punjab PWD Mulazam Union at a meeting here on Sunday demanded the release of their arrears and pay scales as recommended by the Fourth Punjab Pay Commission.

GURDASPUR

Elected
The following have been elected office-bearers of the district unit of Progressive Front: president - Mr Nishan Singh; vice-president - Prof S.S. Jaspal; general secretary - Mr Parwinder Singh Kahlon and treasurer - Dr Vashisht.

HOSHIARPUR

Yuva Morcha
The following have been elected office-bearers of the district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha: president - Mr Nipun Kumar Sharma; vice-presidents - Mr Nettar Chand Buddi and Mr Sanjiv Goyal; general secretary - Mr Sanjiv Talwar; and treasurer - Mr Sumesh Dhawan.
Rally
A rally of the Punjab pensioners was held at Bhunga, 28 km from here on Sunday, in which they urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to implement the pay panel report. It was also decided to hold a dharna on August 4, if their demands were not met.

JALALABAD

Telecom staff
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Junior Telecom Officers Association (SSA), Ferozepore, at a meeting here on Saturday: president — Mr Harish Luthra; secretary — Mr Shriniwas; and treasurer — Mr Ashok Dhawan.

MOGA

Illicit liquor
The Excise and Taxation Department and the police on Sunday arrested Angrez Singh, Suresh Singh and Nirmal Singh of Ludhiana under the Excise Act, following the recovery of 20 bottles of illicit liquor from their car which has been impounded.
Buses
Bus commuters have urged private transport companies as well as the state transport to instruct their staff not to overload buses in view of the hot weather.

PATHANKOT

Durga temple
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Sri Durga Mata Mandir, Damtal: president — Mr Inder Pal; chairmen — Mr Guru Ram and Mr Guruvachan Singh; secretary — Mr Pawan Kumar; and treasurer — Mr Prem Nath.
Auto union
The following have been elected office-bearers of the Lal Shanda Auto Union: president — Mr Ravi Kumar; vice-president — Mr Sandeep Sharma; secretary — Mr Raj Kumar; and treasurer — Mr Sai Das.
Rotary Club
The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Rotary Club (Midtown): president — Mr Raman Trehan; and secretary — Dr Beena Mishra.
Elected
Mr Raj Kumar has been elected president of the Beopar Mandal, Damtal.

TARN TARAN

AIDS awareness camp
The local AIDS awareness group organised a training programme for truck union leaders, transporters and drivers here on Saturday.

AMBALA

Vaccinated
As many as 209 persons, including 85 children, were vaccinated against Hepatitis-B at a subsidised camp organised by the International Sri Gita Ashram in the cantonment here on Sunday. Mr Rishi Mahajan, spokesperson for the ashram, said such camps would be held on the second Sunday of every month.
Dead phones
The BJP National Council member, Mr Ramdass Thakur, said here on Sunday that telephones at the Banola, Ghagas and Barmana areas had been lying dead for the past several weeks. Meanwhile, residents have said Suharghat should be converted into a 20-line exchange.

JIND

Office-bearers
The following have been elected office bearers of the local Seeds Pesticides and Fertilizers Dealers Association: president - Mr Ram Bilas Mittal; vice-president - Mr Sunil Kumar; joint secretary - Mr Bhim Singh Saini and treasurer - Mr Ghansham Dam.
Punjabi Kalyan Sabha
The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Punjabi Kalyan Sabha: president — Mr Tirath Dass; senior vice-president — Mr Arun Bhatia; vice-president — Mr Narain Singh; general secretary — Mr R.S. Sindhwani; and treasurer — Mr Virender Batra.

PANCHKULA

Cholera
Two suspected cases of cholera have been detected in Gate No. 4 Colony at Old Panchkula by the health authorities.As a precautionary measures chlorination of drinking water and distribution of chlorine tablets among the residents has been undertaken.
Notices to nurses
As the strike by nursing staff entered its 43rd day today, the district health authorities have recommended the termination of services of a nurse while eight others have been served notices warning them of disciplinary action for not joining the duty.

YAMUNANAGAR

Elected
The following have been elected office-bearers of the local Guru Nanak Khalsa College unit of Haryana College Teachers Union: president — Prof Harbhajan Singh; vice-president — Mrs Indira Kapoor; secretary — Prof H.S. Kang; joint secretary — Prof Pritam Singh.

Ad hoc body
The following have been elected office-bearers of the ad hoc body of the Haryana Confed Employees Welfare Union: president — Mr Banke Lal Aggarwal (Faridabad), general secretary — Mr Taljinder Singh (Chandigarh), Mr Manphool Singh (Kurukshetra), Mr Jai Narain Kaushik (Narwana) and Mr Mohinder Singh (Jind) have been chosen members.
Installed
Col Prithi Vohra (Retd) was installed as the president of the Rotary Shivalik, Chandigarh on Monday. Colonel Vohra was installed by Mr Arun Sham Sharma. Colonel Harsharan Singh Sandhu (Retd), charter president presented a vote of thanks.
Appointed
Mr Neeraj Sharma has been appointed secretary of the Chandigarh unit of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He will look after youth and students wing of the dal. Mr Neeraj Sharma said students and youth wing of the dal would contest the ensuing student council elections in colleges and Panjab University campus.

BILASPUR

Hailed
The district unit of the Himachal Pradesh State Arts and Crafts Teachers Union at a meeting here on Sunday thanked the Education Minister and Chief Minister for declaring that C and V teachers would be given benefits under Rule 22 (C), which would not only give proper status to senior teachers but also benefit them financially.