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Chandigarh
High Court notice to Bindra: A local court has issued notice of accusation in a cheque
bounce case against the chairman and managing director of PML Industries
A.S. Bindra on a complaint filed by Frick India. The company had
supplied double contract plate freezer to Bindra in February, 2005 that
was amounting to Rs 5.76 lakh. The cheques given by Bindra bounced
following which the complaint was filed in July, 2005.
Chandigarh
Probe into blog content begins: The Chandigarh police today initiated an inquiry into the contents of a blog accusing certain
IPS, IAS officers and judges from the city of indulging in corruption. The information on the
blog, in which the names of present and former police officers, including IPS officers posted in the city, advocates and judges, have been mentioned as corrupt, was posted in August, 2008.
A senior police officer said it was a pseudo-blog as the creator of the blog had identified himself as tj_999.
PU directive to hostel wardens:
Panjab University has directed all hostel wardens to forward the lists of those inmates who had not taken their roll numbers for appearing in the forthcoming examinations.
Sources said this had been done to weed out the students who get admissions for getting hostel accommodation only. Strict action would be taken against students not appearing in the examinations, the sources added.

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Ambala
Lecture on semiconductor technology:Guru Nanak Institutions, Mullana, organised a “guest lecture” by Prabir
Basu, visiting professor, University of South Korea, on the topic ‘Semiconductor Technology with Emphasis on Photo-Voltaic Cell’ for the B.Tech students yesterday.
As there is an urgent need of eco-friendly environment in the current scenario, Basu stressed on the need of maximum utilisation of non-conventional energy resources. He also explained construction, working, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of the photovoltaic silicon solar cell.
Board results on phone: BSNL has tied up with the Haryana Shiksha Board to provide the board results. The result can be obtained by calling number IVRS number 12555 from their mobile and landline and registering their roll numbers into the system. The results can also be obtained over SMS by sending HB08 for Class 8th results, HB10 for class 10th and HB12 for class 12th results followed by roll number and sending it to 56505.
BHIWANI
48 officials face action: As many as 48 officials of different departments have been slapped with strict action under Section 134 of the RP Act, 1951, for finding absent during the first day of training for polling duty. District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Vikas Gupta said 29 officials of first batch and 19 of second batch were found absent from the election training on the first day being held at Tibdewala auditorium on thursday. He said the training would continue till April 25. He said seven employees of the Irrigation Department, 17 of the education Department, five of the Agriculture Department of first batch and 15 employees of the Education Department from second batch were found absent from the training duty.
GURGAON
Suicide: Kabir (25) committed suicide by jumping from third floor of S L Tower at DLF here on wednesday. The reason behind the same is not known yet. The deceased was the resident of Colcutta and was working at a PIDILIT company in Hyderabad. He came to the city three days back to meet his brother. People, who were close to him, say that he was in depression since the past few days and there might be some family dispute that he took such a step. The police had sent the body for postmortem after registering a case.
JHAJJAR
Code violation: Former leader of the BJP Ram Kumar Gautam, who had resigned from the membership of the Assembly on Wednesday, has fallen into yet another controversy. This time not for making surprising statements against the BJP-INLD poll pact and the party leaders, but for holding a press conference at the canal rest house in Jhajjar. The SDM-cum-Assistant Returning officer, Jhajjar, Satyender Duhan, has served a notice on Ram Kumar Gautam for violating the model code of conduct by using a government place for the press conference.SIRSA
House burgled: Some unidentified miscreants burgled the residence of a local physician-cum-scribe Dr Gulab Singh on Wednesday. The miscreants took away some gold ornaments and decorative pieces made of silver from his residence. The doctor and his wife, Suman, principal in a college, were sleeping, when the miscreants burgled the house and escaped. The exact loss is yet to be ascertained. CM to visit Rajasthan: Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has emerged as a prominent Jat leader in his party and is in great demand in other states, where the Jats have considerable population. Hooda is heading for Rajasthan on Friday, where he will address election meetings at Jaipur, Nagura, Ajmer and Chittorgarh. The Chief Minister, according to sources close to him, will also be visiting Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Punjab to woo the Jat voters for the Congress. As per the tentative programme, Hooda is to visit UP on April 27 and Punjab on May 1. YAMUNANAGAR
One booked in bribe case: The police on Thursday registered a case of allegedly demanding illegal gratification of Rs 2 lakh against district town planner RK Singh. The police has registered a case under Sections 162, 165, 427, 500, 506 of the IPC and 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against RK Singh acting on the complaint of Rajiv Kumar Garg, a resident of Shashtri colony, here.

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Dehradun
Training for polls: A training programme for government officials on election duties was held under the headship of District Election Officer Amit Singh Negi at the Rangers Ground, here on Thursday. Negi directed the employees not to work under any kind of pressure and also be "unbiased". Negi announced that the last phase of the training programme would be held on May 3, 4 and 5 at the Rangers Ground.

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