CHAMBA
2,000 cattle vaccinated: As preventive measures in the wake of any outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area, a team of doctors of the Animal Husbandry Department vaccinated about 2,000 cattle in Salooni tehsil of Chamba district. The camp was organised under the ‘green gold project’ on Sunday. Among the veterinarians who examined and vaccinated the livestock were Dr Sanjeev Katoch, In charge of Saloon veterinary dispensary and Dr Deepak Sankhayan, In charge of Kihar veterinary dispensary.
Hooch lands 3 in hospital: Three persons were admitted to the Bharmour civil hospital, around 65 km from here on Sunday, after they started vomiting after consuming alcohol. Doctors said they were out of danger and recovering. These persons had reportedly consumed hooch during a function.
DALHOUSIE
Fire destroys seven shops: At least seven shops were burnt in a devastating fire which broke out at Bathri village about 12 km from here on Sunday night. The Chamba DC confirmed about the occurrence of fire incident here on Monday. The DC said the relief and rescue operations were on and a loss of 70 lakh was assessed.
KANGRA
Man commits suicide: A 33-year-old man on Monday committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house in Abdullahpur village near here the police said. Investigating officer Kamal Chouhan said the victim, Des Raj, was working as a mason and had strained relationship with his wife Sudha Devi and his mother Manju for the past one and half years. He said Des Raj had been living separately from the two in the same house and was a alcoholic. No suicide note was recovered. The body was sent for a post-mortem examination.
Yoga camp at Bhitulu: Founder trustee of the Shri Niramayam Trust Ramesh Ganeriwal inaugurated a week-long yoga camp at Bhitulu here today. The camp will end on May 20. It will be conducted by Salil and Anita, students of Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM), Chennai. Based at Hyderabad, the duo has been teaching yoga for several years. Hatha yoga and Vedic chanting classes will also held during the camp. Ramesh Ganeriwal spoke on the importance of yoga. Besides local residents, some foreigners are were participating in the camp.
Panchayat secretary threatened: Kangra BDO has approached the Kangra police that a Panchayat secretary Gopal Chand had been receiving threatening of liquidation on the phone asking him to get himself shifted from Tiara. The police are looking in to the matter.
MANDI
Experts for joint strategy: Experts from the judiciary, the police and the NCB Monday agreed upon a joint strategy and coordination among different organisations, including revenue, forest and panchayts, to check the growing drug menace in the state and urged the Central Government to provide liberal funds for the effective implementation of the NDPS Act. These experts were attending a three-day workshop that concluded at Nagwani, near Kullu.
One killed in mishap: One person was killed and seven injured after the bus, they were travelling in, crashed into a hillock in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday night, police sources said on Monday. The accident occurred at Pandoh, around 22 km from here, killing one person on the spot and injuring seven others. The dead and the injured were yet to be identified, the sources said.
NURPUR
Pensioners’ body election: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Government Pensioners Association of the local unit: President - Rajnikant Sharma; vice president - Krishana Gupta; general secretary - Subash Sood; cashier - Brijbhushan Sharma and press secretary - Yogeshwar Mahajan.
Nahan
Body found near Yamuna: A body was found lying on the banks of the Yamuna near the Radha Krishna temple. According to police sources, the deceased looked like a Nepalese who had not been identified so far. The post-mortem of the body was done in the Paonta Hospital. The cause of the death could not be ascertained.
Man crushed to death: Suraj 18, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was crushed to death by a speeding truck on the Kala-Amb -Trilokpur Road on Sunday. After off loading the consignments in the industrial area at Kala-Amb, the truck was heading towards Trilokpur when the mishap took place. The victim died on the spot and his body was sent by the police for a post-mortem examination to a local regional hospital.
SHIMLA
Office-bearers elected: The following have been elected office-bearers of the Himachal Pradesh Financial Corporation Officer’s Association: president - Rajeshwar Singh Kanwar; vice-president/organising secretary- Vinod Kumar Gupta; general secretary - Ram Paul Sandhu; treasurer - Ashok Sharma; advisor - Bhupinder Singh Thakur and auditor - Suresh Kumar.
IPH engineers’ body: The following have been elected officer-bearers of the H.P IPH Mechanical Engineers’ Association: president - D.R. Sharma; senior vice-president - R.K. Sharma; vice-president - R.L. Dharoch; general secretary -Ganga Ram; joint secretary - Harsh Sharma; finance secretary - R.L. Gautam; chief advisor - L.R. Bhardwaj; advisor - Gulshan Rai; organising secretary - H.R. Saini and press secretary - P.L. Bansal.
