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AMRITSAR TWO KILLED: Two men were killed and five others injured when a mini-bus collided with a matador at Meerkot, near here on Wednesday night. Gurnam Singh and Baljit Singh of Tirsikka along with five others were travelling in the matador (PCU — 954) from Kiyanpur village to Amritsar when the accident took place. The driver of the mini bus was still at large. A case under Sections 304A, 279, 336, 427 of the IPC has been registered. LOOTED: Some persons looted gold jewellery and Rs 11,000 from the house of Mr Inderjit Singh of Vijay Nagar here on Wednesday when he was not at home. A case under Section 454 and 380 IPC, has been registered. LIQUOR SEIZED: The police has seized 4000 ml illicit liquor from Dharam Singh, 6750 ml from Tarsem Singh and 6750 ml from Jujhar Singh, residents of Basarke, Bhagtawala and Angarh villages, respectively. A case has been registered under Sections 61, 1 of the Excise Act.
BATHINDA POWER SHUTDOWN: Power supply will remain cut off in some areas of the city due to repair of power lines between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday. The areas affected will be Baba Farid Nagar,Guru Gobind Singh Nagar, Balla Ram Nagar, Hazoora Kapoora Colony, Adarsh Nagar and Kothe Amarpura. KAPURTHALA MANSA NAWANSHAHR RALLY HELD: The local unit of the Punjab Students Union held a rally here on Wednesday as part of its “anti-war fortnight”. The fortnight is being observed in the state to educate the youth about real motives of the USA for waging a war against Afghanistan, said Mr Kulwinder Singh Chahal, general secretary of the union. PATHANKOT SANGRUR |
AMBALA PHILATELY WORKSHOP: School students on Thursday participated in a philately workshop held at the GPO here. The workshop was organised under the presidentship of Senior Superintendent Posts, Mr N.K. Sharma, on the occasion of Philately Day. The students were from Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4 and the Convent of Jesus and Mary School. The students were given details about philately and were encouraged to improving their stamp collection. The Manager Speed Post, Mr M.P. Gupta, gave information on different programmes. BJP
MEETING: A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party was held in the Lal Kurti area regarding the byelection of municipal council, Ambala Sadar ward No. 29. The meeting was presided over by the mandal president, Mr Shish Pal Bhola. Among others, Mr Puroshottam Deshmukh, Mr Ravindra Dhawan, Mr Shubhadesh Mittal, Mr Kamal Jain and Mr Gyan Chand Aggarwal were also present. While addressing the meeting, Mr Bhola said the BJP candidate, Mr Lok Nath, was a suitable person for representing the ward.
BHIWANI WORKSHOP: A workshop on “information and communication technology training” was organised at Halwasia Vidya Vihar by the National Council of Teachers Education. Practical training on issues concerning information and communication technology was imparted to principals and lecturers of Bhiwani and Mahendergarh districts through a computer compact disc. SUICIDE: An unidentified person allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a train here on Wednesday. The police registered a case and was investigating. SPECIAL TEAM: The Administration has constituted teams of officers to check the unauthorised storage of fireworks as a precautionary measure following two accidents in the state. At a meeting attended by the City Magistrate, all SDMs, the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, the DSPs of Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri and officers of the Municipal Council and the committee, the Deputy Commissioner directed that cases be registered against all those who unauthorisedly stored firecrackers. He also directed that open spaces should be allotted for the sale of fireworks on Divali. SONEPAT SUICIDE: Mr Krishan, an Army jawan, allegedly committed suicide by taking insecticide tablets at his in-laws house at Mahra village, about 40 km from here on Wednesday. According to sources, a tiff with his wife was said to be the cause of the suicide. |
BILASPUR ORDER: The District Magistrate cum-Deputy-Commissioner, Mr J.S. Rana has in an order said essential commodities should be sold at fixed rates and that the prices should be prominently displayed in front of the shops. The order also warns shopkeepers and halwais against weighing the carton along with the commodity. LEGAL CAMP: The Chief Justice of Himachal High Court Mr Justice C.K. Thakkar, will inaugurate a legal literacy camp at Kisan Bhawan on October, 14, said district chairman, District Legal Services Authority and District and Sessions Judge B.S. Chauhan here on Wednesday. The focus of discussion would be the legal services being provided by the authority. KUMARHATTI BJP MEETING: At a meeting of the BJP Doon Mandal held at Manjhutu village in Surajpur panchayat on Tuesday, party workers appreciated the efforts of the state Chief Minister to enhance development work in the state. BUS SERVICE: Discontinuation of the HRTC bus service in Charing Cross area of Dagshai is causing inconvenience to residents of the area and surrounding villages. The services were discontinued on the pretext of setting up an Army barrier at the road leading to Charing Cross. SHIMLA |
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