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Statistics workshop: The postgraduate department of commerce and business economics of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College will organise a two-day workshop on statistical analysis and interpretation research on May 9 and
10.
Golaka C Nath, senior vice-president Clearing Corporation of India
(CCI), will be the main resource person. All the major institutes of the North zone have been invited to participate.
Fire in Sector 37: A minor fire broke out at house number 3,367 on the top floor of Sector 37D here this morning.
According to fire officials, “One fire tender was pressed into service and the fire was brought under control in five minutes of the incident.”
No major lose was reported, and only the curtains of the house had got burnt in the incident.
Cricket trials on May 18:
The Chandigarh Cricket Association, affiliated to Punjab Cricket Association
(PCA), will conduct trials to select Chandigarh team, which will participate in Katoch Shield cricket tournament organised by the PCA from May 18.
The trials will be conducted at Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, on April 28 at 3 pm. The players residing or studying in Chandigarh are eligible for the trails.
Panchkula
Immolation bid:
A couple was admitted with burn injuries to General Hospital allegedly after the wife attempted to commit suicide following a quarrel between the two. The victims were identified as Arjun and
Geeta, resident of Majri chowk.
According to Arjun, his wife Geeta put herself on fire after a quarrel with him and in order to douse the flames, he also got injured.
St Xavier’s retain ICSE trophy
Tribune News Service: St Xavier’s School, Panchkula, won the ICSE Inter-School Volleyball Tournament for the third consecutive time by defeating Tender Heart School, Chandigarh, by three sets to nil in the finals played today.
St Xavier’s completed a hat-trick with the help Rahul Sharma, Chirag Arora and Harmanjot Singh.
After this victory St. Xavier’s has been allowed to keep the ICSE Volleyball Trophy permanently.

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Ambala
Blood donation camp:An entrepreneur of Ambala City Satish Chabra observed the death anniversary of his mother by organising a blood donation camp in Neel Kanth temple here today. Besides 102 donors, 13 members of the Chabra family donated blood in the camp. Rajender Garg donated blood for the 140th time, while Shri Krishan Saini did this noble work for the 102nd time.

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HIMACHAL PRADESH |
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Bilaspur
DV Singh is election observer:
The Election Commission of India has appointed DV Singh as election observer for the four Assembly segments of Bilaspur district here and his phone numbers would be 01978-221990 and 9459132008.
This was said by District Returning Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner JS Rana here today. He said any body could contact him on these phone numbers regarding any matter in connection with election or any suggestions or complaints,
etc
Shimla
ECI gives approval:
The Election Commission has given the go ahead to the Health Department’s proposal for inviting expression of interest for Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Response (Ambulance) service in the state under public-private partnership. Disclosing this here today, the Chief Electoral Officer, Anil Khachi said the professionally managed emergency medical response and transportation service with a fleet of ambulances was intended to provide timely help to the victims of emergencies.

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JAMMU
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JAMMU
Body found: An unidentified body was found from Indira Chowk here on Saturday. Official reports said a body of an unidentified man aged around 45 years was found from Indira Chowk. The body was later shifted to Government Medical College for identification and autopsy. Labourer commits suicide:
A labourer allegedly committed suicide by consuming some toxic substance at his residence in Preet Nagar of the Digiana area here on Saturday. Official reports said Bajrangi of Bihar, presently putting up at Preet Nagar in Digiana, allegedly consumed some toxic substance. He was rushed to Government Medical College where doctors declared him as brought dead. 4 hurt in road mishaps: Four persons were injured in different road accidents in Jammu on Saturday. Official reports said a truck (JK02V-8947) skidded off the road and plunged into Bisleri Nallah, near Nachlana, on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. The driver of the truck, Rakesh Kumar of Ramnagar in Udhampur, and conductor were injured in the mishap. They were later shifted to the hospital. Two persons sustained minor injuries in two separate mishaps in the Jammu city and on its outskirts. They too have been hospitalised.

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Haridwar
Woman found dead : A woman was found dead in a room of hotel Rishi Ganga, situated in the main market of Haridwar, on Saturday. Her throat was slit with a sharp weapon. Police said a couple checked in the hotel today morning as Manish and Neha, residents of Udaipur, Rajasthan. But the man accompanied the victim is absconding. Police had prepared a sketch of the suspect and had also alerted the check posts.

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