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Kanwar Durga Chand cremated
DHARAMSALA, May 19 — A veteran political leader, Kanwar Durga Chand, was cremated with full state honours on the banks of the Beas at his native village, Vijapur, today. Thousands of people from Jaisinghpur and the adjoining areas had gathered to pay their last respects to the departed soul.

Rehriwalas occupy Baddi road
BADDI May 19 — While industrialisation in this town has raised the standard of the people, a number of problems remain unattended by the authorities concerned. The Nagar Panchayat has also failed to provide basic amenities and illegal constructions are rapidly coming up.

Two killed in road mishaps
MANDI, May 19 — Two persons were killed in two different accidents in the district Wednesday and two others were seriously injured.

Kanwar Durga Chand cremated
Tribune News Service

DHARAMSALA, May 19 — A veteran political leader, Kanwar Durga Chand, was cremated with full state honours on the banks of the Beas at his native village, Vijapur, today.

Thousands of people from Jaisinghpur and the adjoining areas had gathered to pay their last respects to the departed soul. People had lined up all along the 3-km route from Vijapur to the cremation ground at Basanti Pattan. Breaking the tradition, a large number of women accompanied the body to the cremation ground.

The pyre was lit by Kanwar Durga Chand’s nephew, Ashok Katoch, amidst the chanting of vedic mantras.

The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Gulab Singh Thakur, laid a wreath on the body on behalf of the Governor. The Minister for Technical Education, Mr Ravinder Thakur, paid floral tributes on behalf of the Chief Minister.

A former Chief Minister and CLP leader, Mr Virbhadra Singh, and the pradesh Congress committee (PCC) chief, Mr Sat Mahajan, were present. A host of Congress and BJP leaders, including a former Speaker and MLA, Thakur Kaul Singh, MLAs Ram Lal Thakur, B.B.L. Butail and Rakesh Pathania and former ministers — Mr Vijai Singh Mankotia, Mr Kewal Singh Pathania and Ms Anita Verma attended the cremation.

Senior district administration and police officials also attended the cremation.

Rehriwalas occupy Baddi road
From Prem Singh

BADDI May 19 — While industrialisation in this town has raised the standard of the people, a number of problems remain unattended by the authorities concerned.

The Nagar Panchayat has also failed to provide basic amenities and illegal constructions are rapidly coming up.

Residents of this area already have encroached upon shamlet land and the administration has failed to prevent it.

Steet hawkers’ and rehri-phariwalas have unauthorisedly occupied the open space on the both sides of the Baddi-Sai road as also the space around the Post Office.

Garbage, Polythene bags and other material litter the area around the rehris, giving a foul smell.

Further, the encroachments area obstacle in the smooth movement of public and vehicles and may lead to mishaps.

Will the Nagar Panchayat wake up and adopt some preventive measures.

Two killed in road mishaps
From Our Correspondent

MANDI, May 19 — Two persons were killed in two different accidents in the district Wednesday and two others were seriously injured.

In a head-on collision between a tractor and truck at Dhanotu near Sundernagar on the Mandi-Chandigarh road the tractor driver Romesh Kumar of Bhaun village was killed on the spot. A speeding car on the national highway 21 also rammed into the collided vehicles injuring one of the occupants of the car seriously.

In another accident in Mahadev town in Sundernagar sub-division a car crashed against a tree killing one Virender on the spot and injuring another persons.