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Killed: Vipul (8) was crushed to death on Saturday. Son of
Ramesh, a factory worker, Vipul was riding pillion on a motorbike with a relative, when the accident occurred at about 1 pm in Ambala Cantonment. A truck coming from Sarhanpur hit the motorbike from behind before running over the boy who fell on the road. He died on the spot due to head injuries. The truck driver was taken into custody.
CHANDIGARH
Increase in GIIP: In Haryana, the General Index of Industrial Production (GIIP), which is one of the prime indicators of economic growth of a state, has increased to 281.96 in 2006-07 from 253.44 in 2005-06 registering a significant increase of 11.25 per cent. While stating this here on Sunday, a spokesman of the industries department said the substantial increase in GIIP had been possible due to impressive performance by manufacturing and electricity sectors in the state.
SIRSA
12 arrested: The district police on Friday nabbed 12 persons, all residents of Bikaner in
Rajasthan, and recovered 58 cows and bullocks, which were being taken to Uttar Pradesh for slaughter, from their possession. They have been booked under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.SONEPAT
Tributes paid to Bhagat Singh: The Shaheed Yadgaar Samiti and the Resident Welfare Association of Sector 23 jointly organised “balidaan divas” function in Community Centre here on Sunday to pay their homage to Amar Shaheed Bhagat Singh. They urged the state government to install a statue of Bhagat Singh at some convenient site in the town.
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Girl goes missing: A teenaged girl has allegedly gone missing from Parwanoo on March 19. According to a complaint filed at the Parwanoo police station on Sunday, girl’s father, Ramesh Dass, said his daughter had fled from home and took away Rs 5,000. The father further said the girl is wearing a red kurta and salwar. The girl’s father, who hails from Bihar, was a
labourer. Car impounded: The police impounded a car fitted with a red light atop at Sector 4 in Parwnaoo on Sunday. The Indica car (CH1B T 8149) was stopped at a naka on the Kalka-Kasauli road. Driver Dooni Chand failed to produce documents of the vehicle. He said the vehicle belonged to the Chandi Mandir Army unit and he was on way to Kasauli from Chandi
Mandir. Pistol seized: The police on Sunday arrested Amod Singh, a migrant labourer from Bihar, under the Arms Act and seized a “desi katta” from his possession at Jharmajri, near Baddi. The pistol was seized for his
jhuggi. Nurpur
Man commits suicide: An unidentified person aged about 30 committed suicide reportedly by jumping in front of a train at Talara on Saturday evening. According to the railway police which has taken the body into its possession, the deceased hiding in bushes jumped in front of the speeding Pathankot- Baijnath train 7 PB. The deceased was wearing a black trouser and a shirt. The police has found nothing in his pockets to ascertain the deceased’s identity. A case under 174 Cr PC has been registered.
Regional potpourri
Stamp duty
STAMP-EDE: Schoolchildren crowd around the exhibits at a philately show
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Flags of different countries, cartoons, butterflies and stamps in a wide variety of forms, shapes and sizes were exhibited at a philately exhibition, titled ROHPEX-2008, organised on the premises of the Head Post Office,
Rohtak, recently.With a view to encouraging people, especially children, to adopt philately as a hobby, the local postal authorities invited school and college students and persons from all walks of life. The director, Postal Services
(Haryana circle), Ambala, Manisha Bansal Badal, was the chief guest, while income tax commissioner G.S.Panwar of Rohtak division was the guest of
honour. Senior superintendent of post offices, Rohtak Division,
B.L.Sonal, presided. Panwar appreciated the initiative of the department in putting up an impressive show. Dr Anil
Dhull, president of the local Philatelic Association, besides seasoned stamp collectors
S.C.Gupta, Vikas Gupta, Dr Shailender Goel, Dr Baljit Singh, Shakti Singh and Vibhansh Saini participated. Assistant superintendent S.K.Singhal said as many as 601 philatelic accounts were opened on the occasion. The exhibitors as well as the organisers lamented that philately, which was once regarded as a royal hobby, did not have many takers now. They emphasised the need to hold more such events to revive people’s interest in it. Sikhism
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Harjinder Singh
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Twentyone-year-old Harjinder Singh of Ludhiana is not a part of the young brigade that only gets carried away by technology. Rather, he is using it effectively to carry forward his mission of promoting Sikhism. Singh, using a website, started off by sending messages to the Sikh community some eight months ago. The messages he spreads range from shabads and their meanings, the teachings of the Sikh gurus, and appeals to deal with issues like female
foeticide, drug addiction and a wide range of socio-religious matters. Today, his network includes over 80,000 people in various parts of the country and even places as far flung as Panjim and
Andamans. Recently, when city boy Ishmeet participated in the Voice of India contest, Singh used his SMS network to seek votes for the ‘sabat
soorat’ Sikh. Talking of his mission, he says: “I want the Sikh community to follow the teachings of the gurus in every walk of life. Also, the SMS is a more direct, hence effective way, of communicating with people and reminding them of their religious tenets.” He now wants to connect the Sikh community throughout the world using this messaging
'sewa' and have at least 2 lakh members by October this year to coincide with the celebrations of the Gurtagaddi Diwas of Guru Granth Sahib. He plans to develop an interactive portal for the exchange of information on this religion. —
Contributed by Sunit Dhawan and Shveta Pathak
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