PANIPAT
Suicide: Santosh , wife of Balraj, allegedly
committed suicide by setting herself on fire in
her house at Mehlana village on Saturday.
According to the police, a family feud is stated
to be the cause of the suicide. However, Mr Umed
Singh, brother of the victim , lodged an FIR
against his brother-in-law, for the alleged
harassment of her sister which led to the
incident.
Road mishap: One person died and four
others were injured in a road accident near Siwan
village on Sunday. The accident took place when
their car hit a parked truck on the G.T. Road. It
is learnt that the car owner, Pyara Lal, along
with members of his family, was going to
Jalandhar from Delhi to cast their votes. Pyara
Lal died on the spot in the accident and four
others, Kuldeep, Hena, Kiran and Kamala, received
head injuries. The injured were admitted to the
local Civil Hospital.KURUKSHETRA
Resentment: Members of the district Patwari
Association at their meeting held on the premises
of Shri Krishna Museum Park here on Sunday
expressed resentment over not being called for
training after being selected. The association
president, Mr Sulekh Malik, said the list of
selected candidates was released on May 22 but
none of them had been called for training.
SIRSA
Vacant posts: Resentment prevails among
residents of several villages in the district due
to the shortage of teachers in government
schools. Four posts of teacher, including that of
the headmaster of Government High School, Banni,
have been lying vacant for the past several
months. Posts of block education officers have
also been lying vacant in the district.
Power fluctuations: Resentment prevails among
the residents of several villages against the
Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam our power
fluctuations in rural and urban areas of the
district. This has reportedly caused heavy losses
to consumers.
Crop diseases: Farmers of the district are
reportedly facing a drought-like situation due to
scanty rain fall this time. Certain crop diseases
have affected the sugarcane crop. The shortage of
water and power cuts have added to their
problems.
Faulty street lights: Residents of the local
Aggarsain Colony and its adjoining areas in a
complaint to the district administration have
demanded that faulty streetlights in the area be
repaired. Members of the Maharaj Aggarsain Colony
Sudhar Samiti have alleged that repeated
complaints had been made to the municipal council
in this regard.
Dilapidated building: Employees of the
Haryana Khadi Board have been working in a
dilapidated rented building in the district
headquarters for the past several months.
According to sources, cracks have developed in
the walls and the roof of the building which may
lead to a serious accident.
Contaminated water: Residents of Sant Nagar
village in the district have been in the grip of
a mysterious disease for the past several days.
It has been alleged that contaminated water was
being supplied by the Public Health Department
Authorities. Three children have reportedly died
because of the disease.
Suicide attempt: Gurnam Singh (25) of Panihar
village in the district consumed poison on
Thursday and was later hospitalised. His
condition was stated to be stable.
Body found: The Sirsa police recovered the
decomposed body of a middle-aged male person from
a canal near Panniwala Motta village in the
district on Thursday. The body has not been
identified so far.
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