Friday, March 31, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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FATEHGARH SAHIB GURDASPUR EXTORTION: The police on Wednesday arrested Rashpal Singh, alias Dhillon, resident of Hustfapur, in the district for extorting money from people on the pretext of getting their wards admitted to JBT and other courses. According to Mr Varinder Kumar, SSP, he allegedly extorted Rs 1 lakh from Rajinder Singh of Bath promising him admission to the JBT course. A case under section, 420 and 120, IPC, has been registered. KHARAR APPEAL: The local municipal committee has appealed to all shopkeepers here to get trade licences from the committee after depositing the necessary fees. The committee has issued instructions that the licences would be issued without fine from April 1 to 30 during working hours. LUDHIANA
NAWANSHAHR PATIALA PHAGWARA
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BILASPUR PARAGLIDING COURSE: A 10-day paragliding training course organised under the aegis of the Adventure Dream-Makers concluded here at Luhanu Ground on Tuesday. Chief Trainer Pankaj Bhardwaj, said the camp was organised to popularise paragliding. BANNED: Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate Jagdish Chander Sharma has enforced ban on the carrying of any type of arms and ammunition from April 4 to April 14 in Kotkehdoor police station area to maintain peace during the Navratra fair beginning from April 5 at the shrine of Nainadevi, 35 km from here. The offering of coconuts by pilgrims has also been banned. HAMIRPUR
MEETINGS PLANNED: The local administration has decided to hold meetings of gram sabhas in Nadaun and Sujanpurtira development blocks of the district for preparing village-level development plans. The decision has been taken to enable the people to prepare their own plans, according to Mrs Anuradha Thakur, Deputy Commissioner. Meetings of gram sabhas of Nadaun block will be held on April 8 and 11 while those of Sujanpurtira block will be held on April 4 and 6. KULU SHIMLA |
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