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Abandoned boy shifted to Sakoh
Kangra, November 13
Eleven-year-old Chotoo, the abandoned son left by his parents, remained unclaimed till this evening and the boy was shifted to the home for handicapped children at Sakoh near here under the directions of the Dehra SDM.

Haryana Roadways bus impounded
Palampur, November 13
The ongoing tussle between the Himachal Road Transport Corporation and Haryana Roadways has further increased following the impounding of another Haryana Roadways bus at Baijnath today.

Drunk man slips into woman patient’s bed
Dharamsala, November 13
There was commotion in Dr Rajendra Prasad Zonal Hospital here last night after a man allegedly slipped into the bed of a woman patient around 1.30 am in the female surgery ward. The incident has raised concerns about the security of lady patients despite the fact that the hospital is at a stone’s throw distance from police station.

Labourer killed in scrap blast
Solan, November 13
A Bihari labourer Rajan Kumar (28) was killed and two others were injured when a scrap exploded on the premises of Jai Jwala Steel Private Limited at Barotiwala this morning. The injured were identified as Hari Ram, a private security guard, and Sanjay Kumar.

BJP protest against hall inauguration
Nahan, November 13
BJP workers of the Rajgarh area today protested against the inauguration of a Panchayat Samiti hall at Rajgarh by Mr G.R. Musafir, Speaker, HP Vidhan Sabha.

Abandoned boy shifted to Sakoh
Our Correspondent

Kangra, November 13
Eleven-year-old Chotoo, the abandoned son left by his parents, remained unclaimed till this evening and the boy was shifted to the home for handicapped children at Sakoh near here under the directions of the Dehra SDM.

Kangra district police chief S.P. Singh said today that the boy was shifted to Sakoh last evening under the directions of the SDM before whom the boy was produced by the police. He said the state police had been informed.

The police suspects that poverty has forced parents to abandon their son at Dadaseba yesterday falling under Dehra subdivision of this district. The police claim that the whereabouts of his parents, suspected to be labourers, were still unknown.

The police still does not rule out the possibility of Chotoo having slipped from the clutches of a contractor where he might have been working as child labourer.

Haryana Roadways bus impounded
Our Correspondent

Palampur, November 13
The ongoing tussle between the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) and Haryana Roadways has further increased following the impounding of another Haryana Roadways bus at Baijnath today.

Talking to mediapersons, Mr Beni Parshad, Regional Manager, HRTC, said a bus belonging to the Rewari Depot of the Haryana Roadways with registration number HR 47A-1557, was plying between Delhi and Baijnath without any documents.

He said the driver and conductor of the bus failed to produce any documents or route permit to the inspecting staff, therefore they were not left with any other alternative except to impound the bus.

He said the bus was evading taxes and had caused huge loss to the state exchequer. In reply to a question, he said he had already taken senior officers into confidence before initiating the action.

Drunk man slips into woman patient’s bed
Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, November 13
There was commotion in Dr Rajendra Prasad Zonal Hospital here last night after a man allegedly slipped into the bed of a woman patient around 1.30 am in the female surgery ward. The incident has raised concerns about the security of lady patients despite the fact that the hospital is at a stone’s throw distance from police station.

According to hospital sources, the accused, who was under the influence of liquor, started misbehaving with the woman patient on the bed. Other patients in the ward had to intervene and the accused fled after the hospital staff arrived there.

The ward nurses on duty gave a complaint to the doctor in charge, who immediately reported the matter to the police.

Dr Ajay Dutta, general secretary of the Himachal Medical Doctors’ Association, said this was not for the first time in the hospital. Home Guards deployed in the hospital found themselves ill-equipped to stop any untoward incident. The lady doctors and lady patients needed security in the hospital, he said.

Another doctor said the police should have sent an investigating officer after receiving the message from the hospital last night. By the time a constable arrived, the accused had fled the scene.

Superintendent of Police S.P. Singh said the police had not received any complaint from the patient so no case had been registered. He, however, confirmed that they received a complaint from the hospital authorities.

Man kills drunkard brother
Tribune News Service

Karnal, November 13
Baljit Singh of Nissing allegedly killed his married brother Charanjit Singh this morning. According to information, the deceased was a drunkard and the accused was not happy with this habit. They kept on quarreling over the issue.

Charanjit Singh went to his brother Baljit’s house at around 5.30 am today and demanded some money from him. At this, Baljit reportedly lost his temper and attacked him with a lathi which proved fatal for him.

An FIR under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered at the Nissing police station in this regard on the statement of his another brother Dalip Singh.

Labourer killed in scrap blast
Tribune News Service

Solan, November 13
A Bihari labourer Rajan Kumar (28) was killed and two others were injured when a scrap exploded on the premises of Jai Jwala Steel Private Limited at Barotiwala this morning. The injured were identified as Hari Ram, a private security guard, and Sanjay Kumar.

Mr Ramesh Gupta, director of the unit, said a vehicle shocker was left accidentally in the scrap that caused the explosion. He said though shockers were segregated prior to burning of the scrap but one shocker was accidentally put in the furnace which exploded.

The SP, Mr Gyaneshwar Singh, said a team of forensic and ballistic experts from Shimla and Chandigarh had been called to inspect the site. The unit was sealed and a case under Sections 287, 336 and 337 of the IPC was registered.

BJP protest against hall inauguration
Our Correspondent

Nahan, November 13
BJP workers of the Rajgarh area today protested against the inauguration of a Panchayat Samiti hall at Rajgarh by Mr G.R. Musafir, Speaker, HP Vidhan Sabha. They blocked the road for nearly one hour at the bus stand and raised slogans against the inauguration of the building without any information to the BJP members of the Panchayat Samiti.

Earlier, Mr Musafir inaugurated the Panchayat Samiti hall. Several Congress leaders of the area and administrative officers were present.

Later, in a press statement signed by more than 20 senior Congress leaders, including the state Youth Congress general secretary, Mr Sanjeev Sharma, condemned the action of the BJP workers.

As per reports received here this evening, the inauguration plate of the hall was broken and removed by some miscreants after one hour after the inauguration.

Arya Samaj to enter electoral politics
Tribune News Service

Shimla, November 13
In a complete departure from its policy of keeping from politics, the Arya Samaj has decided to revive the Raj Arya Sabha (RAS) as a political outfit to contest elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas across the country.

Stating this at a press conference here today, Swami Sumedhananda, chief of the Akhil Bharatiya Yati Mandal, who is also president of the state unit of the Arya Samaj, said the state units of the RAS would be constituted after which the national body would take shape.

The process had been started with the appointment of Mr Hridayesh Arya as convener of the Himachal Pradesh unit of the RAS. Conveners would be appointed in other states shortly and the party would be in place by the end of next year.

Swami Sumedhananda said the objective of entering active politics was to check its criminalisation and bring an element of morality, which was at a discount as of now.