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Hotels booked for Tibetan event Dharamsala, February 24 With the teachings formally kicking off today, most hotels in McLeodganj are already jam-packed. More than 8,000 devotees are attending the sessions and nearly 90 per cent of these are tourists. In Dharamsala as well, business is looking up as more than 2,000 fans are expected from the other side of the border, besides thousands of Indian fans. Since hotels in McLeodganj are booked, hoteliers in Dharamsala are optimistic of getting all the business. Mr Prakash Choudhary of a hotel in McLeodganj said occupancy had shot up in almost all hotels, as it is not less than 75 per cent anywhere. “Not just hotels, even restaurants and other businessmen are making good money as there are tourists all over the place,” he says. |
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CM to open bridge on Sutlej tomorrow Mandi, February 24 According to the NTPC release the bridge will be thrown open for the traffic that will end the age-old miseries of the villagers who will now have an easy access across the river. Earlier the villagers used to cross the river on jhulas. The release stated that the bridge would reduce the distance from 15 to 20 km between the villages of Dhawal, Ropa, Kyan, Aahan Sanihan (Mandi side) and Harnora, Nehar, Devla Chhamb, Boht-Kasol and Chamyon (Bilaspur side). The release said that the 160-metre-long and 10-metre-wide bridge had two spans and was completed in the record time of less than a year. |
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CPM to launch campaign against MoU Shimla, February 24 In a statement issued here today, the CPM leader, Mr Tikender Singh Panwar, said that a state-level workshop would be held here on February 26 to deliberate on various aspects of the MoU and expose the Congress as well as the BJP on the issue. The state committee of the CPM met here yesterday to discuss the various aspects of the MoU. The CPM also criticised the government for being intolerant over the issue of temple in Santokhgarh in Una district.
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Left parties to oppose patent ordinance
Hamirpur, February 24 Mr Kashmir Singh Thakur, state Secretary of CITU, said here today that the ordinance was anti-people in general and anti-farmer and other classes in particular.
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Labourer beaten to death, 1 held Solan, February 24 This is the second murder in the Baddi industrial area in less than a week. A neighbour, Amrita Devi, who overheard the arguments between the two came to Vinod’s room and found him running away with the platter. The labour colony has no electricity connection. She, however, managed to see Oscar lying in the pool of blood and immediately informed the contractor, Surinder Kumar. Lalu, another roommate of Vinod, was also lying alongside in a drunken state. Surinder Kumar, who arrived at 3 a.m. informed the police about the murder from a nearby PCO.
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Baddi, February 24 Oscar Baghe (30) from Rihisiya village under Kolevira police station, Simtega district, Jharkhand, was repeatedly hit on his head with a griddle by Vinod Kumar (31) till he succumbed to his injuries. Both of them were drinking liquor along with other labourers in a labourers’ colony when an argument over some matter led to a fight between them leading to the murder. After committing the crime Vinod fled from the scene but was later arrested. OC
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Three held
for murder Nalagarh, February 24 The deceased returning home after work in factory G. Claridge on his bicycle was stopped by three motor-cycle borne youths near Morepan laboratories on the Nalagarh-Baddi road on Saturday. He was stabbed several till he died. The trio then fled towards Nalagarh but abandon their vehicle as it met with an accident 2 km from the murder site. The police details the motor cycle (PB-12-C-2105) and arrested Bara Singh and Pritpaal Singh. Police officials said the deceased and Rampaal had bitter relations as the former had been teasing the daughter of Rampaal’s elder brother. Pritpaal and Bara Singh are under treatment at a Nalagarh hospital.
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One held for selling liquor Baddi, February 24 A man was booked under the Gambling Act. He was nabbed from Kundlo village while operating satta trade. Satta slips and Rs 340 were recovered from him.
Nalagarh, February 24 A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against him. OC
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