HARYANA

Ambala
Mother’s Day: Delhi Public School, Ambala City, celebrated Mother’s Day. It is celebrat ed to pay tributes to mothers for all their love and support. The students presented a cultural show to mark the occasion. School principal Bushra Ahuja while addressing the students said no one could liberate himself from the mother’s debt. — OC

HIMACHAL PRADESH

DALHOUSIE
Steering panel for wetlands formed: The state government has constituted a state-level Steering Committee headed by the Chief Secretary for examining the action plans and reviewing the progress of the activities undertaken from time to time in the respect of wetlands identified under the National Wetland Conservation Programme. Khajjiar lake and its glade area in Chamba district has also been identified as a wetland. Renuka, Pong Dam, Chandertal and Riwalsar had also been declared as wetlands as per the guidelines of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. — OC

KANGRA
Burglars break into 3 houses: Gold and cash worth Rs 70,000 was stolen by burglars on Wednesdy night from Jee village falling under Jawalamukhi police station. The police said the burglars broke open the doors of three residential houses belonging to Babu Ram, Geeta Devi and Man Singh and decamped with cash Rs 30,000 and golden ornaments worth Rs 40,000. The family members of the three families were sleeping in their houses when the burglars broke in. — OC

NURPUR
Illicit liquor seized: Following a tip-off, the Kandwal police chowki under the Nurpur police station on Friday conducted a raid at Gagwal and seized a working still. Roop Lal who was running the still was arrested and 30 litres of illicit liquor was seized from his possession. A case under the Excise Act has been registered against him. — OC

PALAMPUR
Gold jewellery, valuables stolen: Gold jewellery and other valuables worth Rs 3 lakh were stolen when burglars ransacked three houses in the Patti area of Palampur subdivision on Wednesday night. Burglars entered the houses of Des Raj, Jatha Devi and Baboo Ram and stole jewellery, cash and household goods. The police has started investigation. No arrest has been made so far. — OC

DEHRADUN

Dehradun
Gyanendra is legal adviser to Guv: Gyanendra Kumar Sharma of the Higher Judicial Service (HJS) has joined as the legal adviser to the Governor of Uttarakhand here today. — TNS

Hunt for leopard begins: After the reports of sighting of a leopard at the city’s Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority colony (MDDA), Tyagi road, a team of Divisional Forest authorities today reached the locality to take stock of the situation. According to JS Rawat, Sub-divisional Forest Officer, Dehradun, a team of forest officials have been dispatched to MDDA colony to locate the leopard. He said the residents had been cautioned against venturing out in the bushy areas during early morning and evening. — TNS

High-altitude concerns: World Wildlife Fund (India) and HNB Garhwal University, in collaboration with the state government will organize a consultation titled, ‘State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), Uttarakhand, High Altitude: Issues and concerns’, at Manthan auditorium, here on May 7. The purpose of the consultation is to highlight the concerns of high altitude regions in the state. The consultation will provide a platform for further in-depth discussion by the policymakers, senior academia, potential research workers, and other stakeholders. The consultation will provide a platform for all the stakeholders in the Himalayan states to put forward their valuable suggestions. — TNS

Kumaon Briefs

Lineman killed after receiving electric shock: A lineman, Mohan Karki, of the Power Department fell from an electric pole and was killed, after he received a massive electric shock while repairing a local fault in the line in Haldwani on Thursday. He was rushed to the Sushila Tewari Memorial hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries. He was a resident of Judge Farm in the Bithauria area of Haldwani.

Residents agitated over wild boar menace: Residents of the remote Maingani estate of Garud in Bageshwar are agitated over the destruction of their crops by a wild boar. People from more than a dozen villages in the area are facing the problem of the wild boar, which is destroying their crops. The villagers say that besides destroying their crops, the boar has also attacked several persons, including women. The people in the area are fearful of the beast. They have urged the Forest Department authorities and the district administration to grant them permission to kill the boar.

Meat sellers told to maintain cleanliness: Taking strict stand against the slaughterhouses and meat sellers on the Kanda Road in Bageshwar, the District Administration has asked those running these enterprises to maintain high levels of cleanliness in their establishments. They have also been asked to display the rates of the products they sell outside their shops. In addition, orders have been issued asking owners of slaughterhouses and meat sellers to slaughter animals at a fixed time so that it does not hurt the sentiments of ordinary people. Additional District Magistrate Shyam Singh Rana has started carrying out surprise checks at meat shops in the town.

‘Substandard’ work on roads irks residents: Residents from various parts of Bageshwar are agitated over the ‘substandard’ works being carried out while repairing roads in the district. They are agitated over the failure of the Public Works Department to provide them with proper road connectivity. They say that the roads in several parts of the district are in a pathetic condition and are prone to accidents. These roads include Bageshwar-Amsarkot, Bageshwar-Dafaut, Satchaura-Jalthakot, Bageshwar - Kapkot, Karmi and Pothing motorable roads along with Bageshwar-Chauganicheena road.

(Compiled by Rajeev Khanna)