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Governor, CM greet people on Gurpurb Haryana Governor Babu Parmanand and Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala today greeted people on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. 4 arrested for distilling illicit liquor The police today arrested four persons for distilling and keeping illicit liquor and nabbed another two for illicit trade of “satta”. The police also seized a still, 51 bottles of illicit liquor, 180 kg of “lahan” and “satta” amount from the accused. 7 injured in car-truck collision Man robbed of
Rs 1,800
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Lakhs take holy dip at Kapal Mochan fair Yamunanagar, November 8 As per popular belief of the people, taking a dip in Kapal Mochan Sarovar washes away all sins. This place is also known to have been the work place of Maharishi Ved Vyas, creator of Mahabharata. This holy place has a great following among the Sikhs too, since in 1687 Guru Gobind Singh had rested here for 52 days after the Bangani war. A large number of Sikhs also visited the mela and took a dip in the holy sarovars. The pilgrims had started arriving at Kapal Mochan mela site since as early as November 4 to take the ‘panchsnan’. The crowd then started departing soon after 12 midnight last night after having holy dip in the sarovars. A cattle fair was also organised simultaneously in which cattle of high breeds fetched a good price for their owners. The mela administration had made sufficient arrangements for the convenience of the pilgrims. As the pilgrims started the main bath, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Vijayendra Kumar, the S.P., Mr Rajinder Singh, mela administrator and the SDM, Mrs Renu Phulia, the mela officer, Mr Rajbir Khundia, Mr Ashok Kumar and Mr Vijayender Singh D.S.Ps and other senior administrative officers took a round of the mela and inspected various arrangements. The Deputy Commissioner also directed the police personnel and members of social organisations to ensure peaceful conduct of the mela. An exhibition depicting various activities of the government departments of the district was one of the main attractions of the fair. A cultural show was also organised by Satwinder Singh Satti, a Punjabi pop singer, and a culture competition was also arranged in the mela during day time. Various social institutions had set up langars for the benefit of pilgrims. The mela administrator, Mrs Renu Phulia, thanked all officials and NGOs for successful conduct of the mela. Meanwhile, a pilgrim after taking holy dip at Kapal Mochan Mela near here died in a road accident late last night. Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Yamunanagar, had gone to the mela yesterday evening along with his family. When the family was coming back in a three-wheeler it lost control. Rakesh Kumar (40) died on the spot while two persons were injured. Seven persons were sitting in the three-wheeler. The police has registered a case and sent the body to Civil Hospital for post-mortem. The deceased has left behind his wife and two children. |
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CBI probe only at state govt request, HC order
Rohtak, November 8 Mr Swami, while talking to mediapersons at the Haryana BJP headquarters here, made it clear that neither could the CBI take up any case for investigation nor could the Union Government direct it on its own. When reporters sought his comments on the assertion of Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala that the state government could not ask for a CBI probe on its own, he said this statement was not tenable. He said the CBI could investigate any case on directions of high courts. The disappearance of truck driver Naresh and cleaner Azad of the village had created panic among their families and villagers. Women demanding a CBI probe were allegedly assaulted by the police when they prevented Mr Chautala’s motorcade to proceed further.
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Judicial complex inaugurated Karnal, November 8 He was addressing a gathering of judicial officers and lawyers after inaugurating the new building of the judicial complex here today. The complex has been constructed at a cost of Rs 6.80 crore. The four-storey judicial complex has all modern amenities, including 25 courtrooms that will start functioning from Monday. Mr Justice Sabharwal stressed upon the need for filling up the vacancies of judicial officers beginning from the lower level in the country to make up the shortage of judges. He suggested that the court complex should be fully equipped with the computer system and library. The Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr BK Roy, appealed to the lawyers to assist the judges so that the long-pending cases could be solved. Referring to the demand made by the president of the local Bar association, Mr Dewan Satpal Chopra to provide space for lawyers chambers within the vicinity of the judicial complex the Chief Justice said, “I endorse the demand made by Mr Dewan Satpal Chopra on behalf of the lawyers and request the CM to do the needful”. While addressing the gathering Mr Chautala said that new judicial complexes had already been constructed in most of the district headquarters except Panipat. He said that the construction work of judicial and administrative complex at Panipat would commence soon as the matter had been sorted out with the Defence Ministry. Earlier, in a welcome address an Administrative Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Justice Swtantar Kumar, said that Punjab and Haryana High Court had attained second position in disposal of cases in the country. Later, the CM presented mementos on behalf of the state government to Mr Justice YK Sabharwal, Mr Justice BK Roy and Mr Justice Sawtantar Kumar. The president of the Bar Association of Karnal, Dewan Satpal Chopra also honoured the three Judges and the CM by presenting mementos on behalf of the Bar Association. The District Magistrate, Mr RS Doon, also presented a memento to the Chief Minister. Mr Sabharwal also laid the foundation stone of lawyer’s chambers and litigant shed. The visiting guests also planted saplings in the premises of judicial complex. |
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Bar divided over shifting of local courts Ambala, November 8 Members of the Ambala Cantt Bar Association are divided over the issue as on November 4 the association, in the presence of its president, Mr Davender Bansal, had passed a resolution that the local courts of the cantonment should be shifted to the new judicial complex. On the other hand, 48 members of the bar association submitted a memorandum to the District and Sessions Judge yesterday requesting him not to shift the local courts to the new complex. Senior members of the Ambala Cantt Bar who submitted the memorandum to Sessions Judge include Mr Om Prakash Malik, Mr Umesh Mittal, Mr Naresh Gupta, Mr Ashutosh Gupta, Mr M Lal Aggarwal, Mr Kamlesh Gupta and Mr Narinder Sharma. They stated in the memorandum that the meeting of the bar association held on November 4 in connection with the shifting or retaining of the local courts at the present site was not called after due notice and no unanimous resolution was passed at the said meeting. A former president of the Ambala Bar Association, Mr Om Prakash Malik, who has been taking up this issue for the past one decade has also sent a memorandum to Mr Justice V K Bali, Inspecting Judge of Ambala and Senior Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in which he stated that on November 1 the Punjab and Haryana High Court had communicated to the District and Sessions Judge, Ambala, through a fax message that the local courts of the cantonment not be shifted to the new judicial complex. But surprisingly again a sudden change was conveyed that the local courts of the cantonment would be shifted, he added. Initially the local courts of Ambala cantonment were located on the Staff Road at Ambala cantonment and later shifted to the Sadar municipal council premises. |
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Governor, CM greet people on Gurpurb Chandigarh, November 8 |
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4 arrested for distilling illicit liquor Fatehabad, November 8 The police nabbed Sher Singh, a resident of Kunal village, with a working still, 20 bottles of liquor and 180 kg of “lahan”. The others arrested for keeping illicit liquor are Khazan Singh, Mukesh and Tejvir. Besides these, the police has arrested Suresh of Kajalheri village and Harish of Matu Ram colony, for betting and has booked them under the Gambling Act. |
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7 injured
in car-truck collision Ambala, November 8 The accident threw traffic out of gear on the busy Ambala-Chandigarh highway. It took more than one-and-half hour to normalise the traffic. The DSP, Mr Uday Shankar, rushed to the spot. A police official said five persons travelling in the Maruti car sustained injuries while two persons in the truck were injured. The injured were taken to the Civil Hospital, Ambala City. |
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Man robbed of Rs 1,800 Ambala, November 8 According to information, Suresh Kumar, a resident of Choti Basi village, was on the way to Sadhora in his Maruti car when he found a tree lying in the middle of the road. As he alighted from his car, two muffled persons appeared and asked him to hand over cash and other valuables on gun-point. The miscreants took away Rs 1,800 in cash and a mobile phone. The police cordoned off the surrounding area after getting the information and dispatched two police parties to trace the miscreants. No clue to the incident has been obtained so far. OC |
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