Tuesday, April 25, 2000, Chandigarh, India
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KAPURTHALA LUDHIANA PHILLAUR DESTROYED: Wheat crop cultivated in 15.5 acres were destroyed in a fire that broke out due spark emanating from high tension wires at Raipur Raian village on Thursday. TARN TARAN |
AMBALA KAITHAL COMPLAINT LODGED: On a complaint lodged by the mother of Manjit Kaur (20), who died here on Saturday at Amargarh Colony, a case has been registered under Sections 406, 498 and 304-B; IPC, against Rajinder Singh, husband of Manjit Kaur, his father Swaran Singh and his mother Gurneet Kaur. SIRSA INJURED: Aka Ram was injured when he tried to save a man from five persons who attacked him with sharp edged weapons, according to information received here on Saturday. He was admitted to the Civil Hospital. In another incident Sandeep, a 10-year-old boy, was injured when the jeep in which he was travelling overturned while trying to save a two-wheeler. The boy has been referred to Rohtak Medical College. SONEPAT DEMANDS CHARTER: A deputation of the striking teachers of the local CRZ Senior Secondary School called on the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala in Delhi on Sunday and submitted a charter of demands to him. Mr Chautala assured them that he would look into the matter sympathetically. ARRESTED: The Ganaur police arrested Gopal and Narinder of Atayal village on Sunday and recovered stolen property worth several thousands of rupees from them. MEMORANDUM: Mr Kabool Singh of Bhatgaon village sent a memorandum to the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, on Monday demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits involved in the murderous assault on his two sons in the village. He alleged that the police were pressurising him to compromise with the assailants. STRIKE CALL: Mr Ishwar Singh, a leader of the Democratic Youth Organisation, announced here on Monday that the workers affiliated to the organisation would join the proposed strike on May 11 on a call given by some Left parties in protest against the price rise. 2 DEAD: A family quarrel led to the death of an eight-year-old girl by poisoning at Jakhauli village, 20 km from here, on Saturday. According to a report, a 30-year-old housewife, Munesh, fed up by alleged atrocities of her husband Rajpal, gave poisonous substance to her daughter and then swallowed it herself. The daughter died on the spot but Munesh was taken to a Delhi hospital where her condition is stated to be serious. The Rai police has registered a case. The body of the girl has been sent for the post-mortem examination. ARRESTED: The city
police has arrested Raju, a resident of Kalan Mohalla, on
a charge of gambling under the garb of selling lottery
tickets in the lottery bazar near Tarana cinema house
here, on Saturday. A case has been registered against the
culprit. |
BILASPUR PROTEST: As many as 300 Youth Congress activists led by the State President, Mr Sukhvinder Singh, staged a dharna on the national highway here, on Saturday. They were protesting against anti-youth and anti-poor policies of the government. KULU NAHAN SUNDERNAGAR UNA |
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