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Liquor seized: The local excise and taxation department has seized 394 cases of Indian-made foreign liquor from a truck at Morni T-point on Tuesday. The liquor was allegedly being smuggled to Jaipur form Chandigarh. The cost of liquor was estimated to be around Rs 7 lakh. Gujjars’ protest: A large number of Gujjars staged a protest march at Kalka, near here, on Tuesday in support of the demand of reservation for their community in Rajastahan. Around 1,500 members assembled in the market committee. Thereafter, they staged a protest march towards Gandhi Chowk through the bazaars of the town and burnt the effigy of Rajastathan Chief Miniser Vijaaraje Scindia. They also presented a memorandum for the President of India to the local SDM Monica Malik.
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Industrial plot allotment: Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
(HSIIDC) has invited applications for allotment of 202 industrial plots in the industrial estate at Rohtak. Giving this information here on Tuesday, an official spokesman said last date of receiving the complete applications in all respect with supporting documents along with earnest money and processing fee was July 15. The application form can be obtained by payment of Rs 100 in cash from corporation's office or downloaded from website
www.hsiidc.org. Power purchase deal: With a view to make Haryana self-sufficient in the Power Sector, the Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement
(PPA) with Aravali Power Company Private Ltd. (APCPL) to procure 750 MW power. APCPL chief executive officer P.K.Modi and HPCC chief engineer V.K.Goyal in the presence of Haryana financial commissioner and principal secretary (power) Ashok Lavasa signed the
PPA, here on Tuesday. REWARI
2 killed in road accidents: Shri Ram of Rattanthal village, 35 km from here, was hit by a tanker near the Railway Chowk on Monday. He, along with his son Vijay Kumar, was going by foot when the tanker knocked him down. He died on the spot. In another incident, Madan Pal Yadav (37), resident of a hamlet, near Khatavali, died after his motorcycle was hit by an unknown vehicle on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near his village on Sunday night. Cases have been registered in this regard. One electrocuted: A driver of a container, Jhabroo Khan (38) of Alwar district in Rajasthan, was reportedly electrocuted when he accidentally touched a high-tension wire in the vicinity of a factory on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway near Dharuhera on Monday night. The mishap occurred when he climbed the roof of the container, parked near Auto Fit Limited, to get some sleep. The Dharuhera police has treated it as a case of an accidental death.
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Patwari held for taking bribe: Vigilance wing of the police here has arrested a patwari, Sunka Ram of Geharwin, red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 1,500 from a villager Gopalaram here in the district. Gopalaram informed the police that he was being harassed by the patwari, who was demanding a bribe for performing his duty. Led by DSP Jagjivan singh, a team of vigilance laid a trap and arrested the patwari while accepting the bribe from the villager. The patwari was also arrested under similar circumstances last year at Namhole. CHAMBA
10-yr RI for four: Additional Sessions Judge, Fast-Track Court, Chamba, J.N. Yadav on Tuesday sentenced Kabli Ram, Phagnu, Hoshiara and Baldev (alias Ballo), all residents of Kudgan Pargna village, to 10-year rigorous imprisonment in connection with a case of causing death of a person. A fine of Rs 10,000 each was also imposed on them. In case of default in payment of the fine, they would have to undergo imprisonment for further two months. The incident took place on October 7, 2006, over grazing of animals. The convicts had allegedly pelted Lal Hussain and his sister Ako with stones while they were grazing buffaloes near Jhain
Nullah.
KANGRA
1 killed in accident: One person was killed in a road accident when the tractor that he was driving rammed into a tree at Badiyara village on Monday night. SDPO Umapati Jamwal said on Tuesday that Kuldeep Kumar, 30, a resident of Badiyara village, was killed on the spot in the accident. The body was handed over to his relatives after a post-mortem examination, he added.Shimla
Cong meeting on June 8: The state Congress will hold a meeting on June 8 at the party office to chalk out a strategy for highlighting the benefits of the UPA government’s loan waiver scheme for farmers. Besides state unit officer-bearers, district presidents, MPs, MLAs and heads of frontal organisations will attend the
meeting. R.K.Dhawan, in charge of the party affairs in Himachal Pradesh, will preside over the meeting.
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2 hideouts busted: Army troops on Tuesday busted two militant hideouts in Reasi and Rajouri and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition. Based on specific information, troops of 156 Infantry Battalion busted a hideout in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district and recovered one pistol, two Chinese hand grenades, 72 rounds of pika rifle, 120 rounds of AK rifle and other war-like stores, defence spokesman, Lt-Col S.D. Goswami said. In another incident, troops of the 61 RR busted a hideout in Gool area of Reasi and recovered 3 grenades, 19 rounds of pika ammunition and other stores. Youth arrested: The police on Tuesday arrested Mohammad Ashraf, who was absconding in connection with the alleged rape of a schoolgirl by two persons, including a policeman, on Sunday. He was arrested when the police raided a place in Nagrota. The victim, an 18-year-old class VII student, was allegedly raped at a police quarters construction site two persons. She had come along with Mohammad who reportedly fled after they checked-in at the Victoria Lodge. Hotel owner Romesh Sharma and constable Ahabir Ahmed, took the girl to the site and raped her.
SRINAGAR
Woman falls to death: A woman fell to death, while four persons were injured in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday. Official sources said Saima was critically injured when she fell down from her house at Satra Seram in Baramulla district. She was taken to the hospital where she was declared brought dead. Meanwhile, two passengers were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling from Sonmarg to Srinagar turned turtle near Gagangeer. In another incident, two vehicles collided, injuring two persons.DD director dead: Ashraf Sahil (59), director, Doordarshan, Chandigarh, passed away at the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) at Soura on Tuesday. Sahil was a noted academician and poet. Sahil headed DD, and Radio Kashmir in Srinagar for several years before being transferred to Chandigarh. He was to retire next month. Sahil, the first among newsreaders on DD, Srinagar, recently underwent a surgery in New Delhi. Radio Kashmir: The Regional News Unit (RNU) of Radio Kashmir, Srinagar, is organising a three-day workshop from June 6. Gurjeet Malik, head, RNU, said the workshop was being organised for part-time correspondents, working at different district headquarters and other major towns. The director general (news) and other senior journalists would address the workshop.
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