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Training camp: A constituency-level one-day training camp would be organised at Shah Talai in this district on March 8 for all BJP activists of the Hamirpur parliamentary constituency. This was said by constituency co-convener and chairman of Kangra Urban Cooperative Bank Raseel Singh Mankotia while presiding over a meeting of the office-bearers and the BJP leaders of the district here at the Circuit House on Thursday. He said the camp would be addressed by party state president Jai Ram Thakur and Chief Minister PK Dhumal. CHAMBA
Staff shortage: The Department of Animal Husbandry in Chamba district is currently facing scarcity of staff. The livestock farmers were not able to get assistance and guidance of experts of the department in case any disease breaks out in their areas. At present, 50 posts in various categories of veterinary doctor and employees are lying vacant in the department, which included seven posts of veterinary doctor, eight posts of veterinary pharmacist, two posts of senior assistant and one post of assistant. HAMIRPUR
Campaign launched: District Information and Public Relation Department on Thursday held several programmes at Badu, Kot, Anukalan and Hamirpur town under the ongoing campaign to popularise development programmes of the state government. District public relation officer, Hamirpur, Anand Sahor said this campaign had been launched by the department to take the policies and programmes of the state government to the people. He said the department through skits and nataks being organised by the artists is trying to make people aware about the policies of the state government.
Nurpur
Paswan to lay stone: Union Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will lay the foundation stone of a steel plant of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) at Kandrori on February 21. According to official information, SAIL will start production in 2010 and initially Rs 1.1 crore is being spent on its establishment. Paswan will also address a public meeting at
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One convicted: The court of additional CJM here on Thursday convicted Ashok Kumar of Bhatlu, near Palampur, for rash and negligent truck driving, which resulted into a road accident by hitting a bus on the Pathankot-Mandi national highway at Jassur on December 12, 2002. He was awarded imprisonment of four months and a fine of Rs 2,500.UNA
Honoured: Rakesh of Khanpur village and Ninad Prabhakar of Santoshgarh village, who represented India in World Winter Games for Special Children at the USA and won gold medals for India were honoured on Thursday at the Prem Ashram Home for Special Children by Una DC Padam Singh Chauhan. The DC praised the working of the ashram and announced Rs 2,100 each for both the winners and Rs 5,000 for the ashram.
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Cong leader held: Four gamblers, including a local Congress leader, were arrested in Samba district, police sources said here on Thursday. The police conducted a raid in Sarore village on Wednesday and arrested four gamblers, including a Congress leader of the area, along with Rs 8,000,'' the sources said. The accused have been identified as Taleem Hussain (Congress leader), Chindbar Pal Singh, Vishwajeet Singh and Idd Hussain Kher, all residents of Sarore. A case has been registered. Rajouri
Awareness workshop: The Income Tax Department organised an awareness workshop on Income Tax in the border district of Poonch on Thursday. The district administration, ADC, Poonch, RL Bhelum was the chief guest while Additional Commissioner, Income Tax Department, J R Khajuria inaugurated the workshop.
Srinagar
Fake cops nabbed: Some youths who were impersonating as cops and carrying out illegal activities were apprehended on Thursday. Though the police did not disclose the number of criminals as search for those at large is on, sources said two of them had been arrested so far. These youths used to harass traders and extort money from them. They would target even civilians in the name of sparing them the harassment of "arrest and fines". The police said these youths also indulged in timber and drug smuggling and would pass their work as "official", showing fake identity cards.
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