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Panther rescued: Chahttbir Zoo has become a haven for panthers. An injured panther caught from a forest area near Rohtak is the latest to join the family of panthers in the zoo. Though the panther will be sent to Rohtak after treatment, it will be here for some weeks for his complete treatment and recovery. The 10-year-old panther has bruises on his face and a small injury on its front paw. The panther has been kept in the zoo hospital. 
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Market to remain closed: The wholesale cloth market of Ambala city will remain closed for three days from March 20 to 22. President of the Wholesale Cloth Market Association Harcharan Singh Bhatia said the market was kept closed following holi celebrations. Protest: A united forum of the BSNL unions observed a daylong
fast-cum-dharna in front of the office of the chief general manager of telecom, Haryana circle, on Wednesday. They were protesting against the policy of having different promotion set-up for non-executive and executive employees of
BSNL. They were also demanding the merger of 50 per cent DA, assured SC/ST reservation and immediate release of the wage commission report for BSNL employees.
SONEPAT
One killed in mishap: A truck driver, identified as Rohtas, of Beri village in Jaipur district of Rajasthan died on the spot when he lost control of his truck (RJ-02GA-2255), which hit a tree on the roadside near Murlana village on Panipat-Rohtak National Highway on Tuesday evening. In the accident, conductor Ram Phal of Narnaul was injured and he has been admitted to CHC Gohana. The police has registered a case. YAMUNANAGAR
10 hurt in accident: Occupants of a Chandigarh bound bus of Uttrakhand Roadways had a narrow escape when it met with an accident with a tractor-trolley on Kurukshetra - Saharanpur road near Dusani village here on Wednesday. Six bus passengers and four persons on the tractor, however, sustained injuries. Driver and conductor of the bus had reportedly fled away after the accident.
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Scooterist killed: Scooterist Hans Raj (30) of Khated village was killed on the spot as a speeding truck hit him from the back on NH -21 near Berry on Tuesday night. He was carrying his scooter on foot due to some trouble. The truck driver fled from the scene after the accident and later his truck was found parked on the road at Laghat but the driver was absconding. The police has registered a case and are investigating. 3 houses gutted: Three houses and a cowshed were gutted when a fire suddenly broke out at Chaproh village at Mehri Kathla panchayat near Ghumarwin on Wednesday. The reports said property worth Rs 1.50 lakh has been destroyed in the fire, which took several hours to be controlled. A youth named Sunil Kumar was injured and was immediately rushed to Civil Hospital Ghumarwin where he is said to be recovering. Panchayat president Kuldip Thakur said the immediate cause of fire was not known and the fire started suddenly when no member of the family was present in the house. District administration has provided exgratia grant of Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000 respectively, to the two house owners, Durga Das Dhiman and Gyan
Chand. HAMIRPUR
One dead: A person lost his life near Badsar on Wednesday evening when his motorcycle collided with a Tata Sumo coming from the opposite direction. Baldev Raj (35), resident of Jalandhar, driving a motorcycle(PB-08A-6928) died on the spot near Galu while his accomplice escaped with minor injuries. The police has arrested Amar Nath, driver of the Tata Sumo (HP-24-1472) for negligent driving after registering a case against him. BJP promises: Education minister I.D. Dhiman has said that the BJP government is committed to fulfil all its promises made during election days. The government has already increased workers’ daily wages from Rs 75 to Rs 100 and the social security pension from Rs 200 to 300. He was speaking at a public meeting after inaugurating a mahila mandal building at Masoon village on Wednesday. Lecture: A local engineer from
Bhareri, Rajesh Kumar, delivered a lecture on wireless technique to students and teachers of the NIT on Tuesday. He is a pass-out from the NIT,
Hamirpur, and is working as the general manger in a mobile company in the USA. INIFD function: A
programme, Holi Ka Duppata, was organised on the INIFD campus on Wednesday. Funny games and a dance party were organised on the occasion. Students of the institute also designed greeting cards during the function. KULLU
Office-bearers: The following have been elected as the office-bearers and executive members of the Kullu Hotels and Guest Houses Association here on Wednesday:
President-Jagan Nath Sharma, working president- Colonel S.M. Sood, senior vice-president-Deepak
Soni, vice-president-Mohan Potdar, general secretary-Subhash Malhan, secretary-Suresh Awasthi and
treasurer-Vinod Vig. The executive members are: Rajinder Kumar, Pawan Sharma, Lokesh Kumar, Vishal Sharma and Krishan
Kapoor.
NAHAN
Meetings conclude: High-level meetings to hear grievances of industrialists and business community of Sirmaur district concluded at Kala Amb on Wednesday under the chairmanship of secretary industries Subhash Negi. A similar meeting was organised at Paonta also. Heads of different government departments from Shimla and Nahan participated in the meetings. BJP MLA from Paonta Sahib Sukh Ram Chaudhri and representatives of chamber of commerce, beopar mandals and truck operator unions of Paonta and Kala Amb took part in the meetings and placed their difficulties before the committee. NURPUR
Declamation contest: A declamation contest on the topic Intoxication is Slow Poison was organised on the premises of the Government Senior Secondary School at Nagrota Surian in Jawali subdivision on Wednesday. The objective was to educate the adolescents against the evil of intoxication. Kalpna, Deepesh and Indu were awarded the first, second and third prizes respectively. Consolation prizes were awarded to Sneha, Abhinav, Shikha and Naveen. The principal of the school gave away cash prizes to the winners.
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Jammu
Hizbul’s admission: Hizbul Mujahideen chief and chairman of the United Jihad Council
(UJC), Sayed Salahuddin, has said Pakistan could not stop supporting the Kashmiri militant groups. In an interview with a the private television channel, the UJC chairman even admitted that Pakistan has continuously been providing both military as well as political support to the Kashmiri militants. Student thrashed: A Class fifth student was mercilessly beaten by his tutor in the Satwari area of the city outskirts here yesterday, the police on Wednesday said. The student received multiple injuries to his body and was admitted to Government Medical College Hospital, they said. Police have taken cognisance while the case is yet to be registered, as medical report is awaited, sources said. CBI inquiry sought: The main opposition party, the National Conference (NC) has demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged bungling that took place during the recently held auction of sapphire
(Neelam) in Jammu. The NC raised objections that large-scale bungling had taken place while auctioning the sapphire. The party also expressed concern on the risk of large-scale pilferage of mineral wealth from the state.
Srinagar
5 ultras held: Two Hizbul Mujahideen ultras and three over ground workers (OGWs) of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen were arrested with arms and explosives from Pulwama and Baramulla districts on Wednesday, a police spokesman said. Hizbul militants have been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Bhat and Mohammad Maqbool
Yatoo.Fresh snowfall: The upper reaches in the Kashmir valley, Kargil and Drass experienced light fresh snowfall while many parts in plains had rains on Wednesday, resulting in drop in the temperature and forcing people to wear woollen again. The Harwan hill and other upper areas experienced fresh snowfall, resulting in considerable cold. Letter to TN CM: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has expressed dismay and anguish over the detention and harassment of Kashmiri businessmen by the police in Chennai. Mufti on Wednesday shot off of a letter to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi seeking his intervention for their immediate release.
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