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Chandigarh
Cricket trials at Saupin’s: Saupin’s School,
Chandigarh, will hold trials for proficiency in cricket for their sports quota admissions on February 22 at 3.30 pm on the school
premises. Cricket coach Sukhwinder Bawa, Pavan Sharma (Himachal player) and Deepak Lohtiya
(PTI, Saupin’s School) will conduct the trials. Those interested may report to Deepak at the scheduled time.
Office-bearers:Harinder Singh
Dhaliwal, Chairman, Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee, has appointed office-bearers in its rural development cell. Sumit Sharma, Neeraj Walia and Gulab Singh have been appointed general secretaries while Rchan Singh, Paramjit Singh, Gursewak Singh and Rajinder Sharma have been appointed secretaries.Ex-officio joint secy :The UT Administrator has designated Director Public Relations, Manjit Singh
Brar, as the ex-officio joint secretary, Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration.
Panchkula
Girl electrocuted: Girja, in her early 20s, was electrocuted to death at her residence in Azad Colony, here today.
A neighbour said the victim was heating water with a heating rod when she suffered an electric
shock. She was taken to the General Hospital, Sector 6, where doctors declared her brought dead.
The police said the body had been sent to the mortuary at the general hospital.
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KURUKSHETRA
KU celebrates: Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University RP Bajpai on Monday organised a party on the university campus to celebrate the conferment of ‘A’ grade on the university by National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC). Bajpai thanked the university fraternity for their hard work.REWARI
Cash, jewellery stolen: Thieves reportedly broke into Krishna Devi’s house in Kosli on Monday and decamped with cash and jewellery said to be worth Rs 45,000 and a mobile phone. The incident took place at 11 am when Krishna Devi, who is teacher, had gone out for work. A case has been registered.
INA veteran dead:Veteran freedom fighter Pahlad Singh died at Kosli today. He was 95. He was a soldier in the Indian National Army (INA) of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose. He was cremated with state honours. Kosli Tehsildar Jitender
Yadav, former state BJP chief Om Prakash Grover and state BJP Kisan Morcha secretary Laxman Singh Yadav paid floral tributes to him.
Security for MLA
Disposing of a petition by Haryana MLA-cum-leader of Haryana Janhit Congress
(HJC) Rakesh Kamboj, Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann today directed Haryana to provide a gunman security to the petitioner. Justice Mann directed the security of one gunman would remain available to the petitioner Kamboj till the next general elections of Haryana Vidhan Sabha due in February next year.SIRSA
Footwear store gutted: A footwear store was gutted in a fire at Ellenabad town in the district on Monday. According to the owner of the store, Madan Khurana, goods worth Rs 2 lakh have been destroyed. Clothes kept in the neighbouring shop also gutted. Case registered: A cow died and other five received injuries when a canter that was taking them overturned near Kalanwali town in the district on Tuesday. The police has registered a criminal case under the Animal Cruelty Prevention Act against unidentified canter-borne persons as they fled the spot after the accident, leaving behind the canter and injured cows. Declamation contest: Lala Hans Raj Phutela College of Law will organise a declamation contest on global terrorism on February 21. Principal of the college Anupam Ahluwalia said Dr RS Sangwan, chief patron of the Sirsa Education Society that runs the college, would be the chief guest.
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BILASPUR
3 persons remanded: A three-day police remand was given on Tuesday to three persons, who were arrested on Monday in the town with 1,200 gm of charas. SP Kuldip Sharma said a police party raided the residence of Udal Singh, a resident of Bijnaur, and recovered charas from his possession and arrested him. Two more persons Abdul of Najibabad and Shamim of Betia in Bihar were also arrested at Udal Singh’s instance.Memorandum submitted: A deputation led by Berry Rajadyan Guru Ravi Dass Sabha president Tulsi Dass Bansal and vice-president Prem Lal met SP Kuldip Sharma here on Tuesday and presented him a memorandum demanding an impartial inquiry into Guru Ravi Dass temple demolition by some individuals. The deputation expressed dissatisfaction with the police investigation up till now. The SP gave an assurance that another senior officer would be deputed for the inquiry and justice would be ensured in this matter at the earliest.
3 persons remanded: A three-day police remand was given on Tuesday to three persons, who were arrested on Monday in the town with 1,200 gm of charas. SP Kuldip Sharma said a police party raided the residence of Udal Singh, a resident of Bijnaur, and recovered charas from his possession and arrested him. Two more persons Abdul of Najibabad and Shamim of Betia in Bihar were also arrested at Udal Singh’s instance. Memorandum submitted: A deputation led by Berry Rajadyan Guru Ravi Dass Sabha president Tulsi Dass Bansal and vice-president Prem Lal met SP Kuldip Sharma here on Tuesday and presented him a memorandum demanding an impartial inquiry into Guru Ravi Dass temple demolition by some individuals. The deputation expressed dissatisfaction with the police investigation up till now. The SP gave an assurance that another senior officer would be deputed for the inquiry and justice would be ensured in this matter at the earliest. CHAMBA
Construction division sought: The National Forum of Awareness and Development, an NGO, has sought from the state government to set up a transmission and construction division of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) at the district headquarters town of Chamba. This would accelerate work on the ongoing construction activities of 220 KV power sub-station at Karian, which is being constructed at a cost of Rs 82 crore. Construction division sought: The National Forum of Awareness and Development, an NGO, has sought from the state government to set up a transmission and construction division of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board
(HPSEB) at the district headquarters town of Chamba. This would accelerate work on the ongoing construction activities of 220 KV power sub-station at
Karian, which is being constructed at a cost of Rs 82 crore. PALAMPUR
Bank strike: Staff of the State Bank of Patiala at Palampur, Paprola, Sidhwari and Nagrota Bagwan branches observed a strike in support of their demands. A press note issued by the State Sector Bank Employees Association said their demands included no merger with the SBI, extension of benefits to associate banks, immediate holding tripartite talks and strengthening the unions of bank employees. Bank strike: Staff of the State Bank of Patiala at
Palampur, Paprola, Sidhwari and Nagrota Bagwan branches observed a strike in support of their demands. A press note issued by the State Sector Bank Employees Association said their demands included no merger with the
SBI, extension of benefits to associate banks, immediate holding tripartite talks and strengthening the unions of bank employees.
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Dehradun
Cong leader’s missive to EC: Former president of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee and former Rajya Sabha MP Harish Rawat has shot off a letter to the Election Commission accusing the Chief Minister of misusing the official machinery for the campaign of the party candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. He has urged the Election Commission to issue directions so that the Chief Minister should stop making announcements of the new development projects during his tour to different parts of the state in the helicopter.Transferred: Deepak Jyoti Ghildiyal, SSP, Udham Singh Nagar, has been transferred as DIG (Intelligence/Security), Intelligence Headquarters, Uttarakhand. GN Goswami, superintendent of police, Chamoli, has been appointed as SSP Udham Singh Nagar. Vimmi Sachdeva, Commandant 40 Company, PAC, Haridwar, will take over as SP Chamoli. The work of Commandant 40 Company, PAC, Haridwar, will be looked
after the Deputy Commandant till further orders. Annual report submitted: Chairman of the State Public Service Commission SK Das met Governor BL Joshi today and submitted the annual report of the Commission for the year 2007-08. Speaking on this occasion, Joshi said Public Service Commission played an important role in the progress of the state because the officials selected by the Commission served the state for a period of 30 to 35 years.
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