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PUNJAB

IMA honours two docs: The district unit of the IMA has honoured Dr G.L. Avasthi, director, Medical Services, and Dr R.P. Singh, senior consultant cardiologist, SPS Apollo, for their contribution to the medical field.

Mullanpur Dakha
Constable ends his life: Constable Sarbjeet Singh posted as munshi with the Dakha police station committed suicide by hanging himself at the police station this evening. Police sources said Sarbjeet Singh went to the ambulance room at 5.30 pm to take some rest, but when he did not return for some time, the other staff members went in and found him dead. The cause of the suicide could not be known. Police officials said he did not discuss any problem with them. His son and daughter are studying in college.

PATHANKOT
BJP group clash: Four persons were injured in a clash between two rival groups of BJP workers on Tuesday night at Jandiran. All of them rushed to the Civil Hospital. Two of the injured persons have been identified as Shukla Mahajan and Ashwani Salhotra. SP Harpreet Singh said he had marked an inquiry to DSP Karamjit Singh.

Doctors’ Day: The Patiala branch of Indian Medical Association organised a seminar on doctor-patient relationship and media in memory of Dr B.C. Roy, on Tuesday. Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, general secretary of SAD, was the chief guest.

Phagwara
Train engine crushes two: Two migrants from Bihar were crushed to death by a diesel engine near Phagwara railway station on Tuesday night. According to GRP sources, Dilip Kumar and Lakshman Dass of Bihar were run over by the engine when they were returning to their house. The duo probably could not notice the approaching engine due to darkness, the sources added.

CHANDIGARH

PANCHKULA
Training for medical officers: Two-day training for medical officers of Panchkula was conducted in School of Public Health, PGIMER, here. A total of 17 officers participated in this training. The aim was to make the medical officers aware and enable them to detect cases of RF/RHD at the local level by means of simple history and clinical examination and refer suspect cases for confirmation to higher centre.

HARYANA

AMBALA
Cow shed collapses: Three buffalos and two calves were killed while two calves were injured when the roof of a cow shed collapsed late Tuesday night near Amba temple at Ambala city. Around 20 cows and buffalos were present in the cowshed when the incident occurred around mid-night. The roof was made of wooden planks.

BHIWANI
1 killed in mishap: A 55-year-old woman was killed and 11 others were injured when a mini-truck overturned near Paintawas village on the Bhiwani-Dadri road on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Sarona Devi.

HISAR
GJU interviews: The Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology would hold walk-in interviews for 77 faculty positions on contractual basis from July 9 to 11, Lt Gen Devinder Dayal Singh Sandhu (retd), vice-chancellor of the university, said here on Wednesday. The teachers to be appointed would be paid salaries ranging from Rs 12,000 to 18,000 per month.

KALKA
Man stabs wife: Sonia, a resident of Birghaggar village, near Chandimandir, has lodged a complained against her husband Puran Chand that he injured her with a knife following an altercation. Sonia sustained injuries on her hands. Puran Chand has been arrested and sent to district court, Panchkula, from where he was sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

Mango Fest on July 5: The department of Haryana tourism will organise the 17th Mango Festival at Yadvindra Gardens, Pinjore, on July 5-6. A meeting of the officials concerned was organised at Yadvindra Gardens, which was chaired by Keshni Anand, finance commissioner, Haryana and Santwanti Ahlawat. Various competitions among schoolchildren, including mango eating contest, will also be organised on the occasion.

SIRSA
Sirsa bandh today: The VHP, Bajrang Dal and other Hindu organisations have called for Sirsa bandh on Thursday in protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government for revoking the order on the transfer of land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB).

Man electrocuted: Amar Singh (20) of Ellenabad subdivision was electrocuted on Wednesday. The incident occurred when he went on his neighbour’s roof to repair an electricity fault. However, he came into contact with a high-tension wire and died on the spot.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Bilaspur
Man found dead in hotel: Piara Singh (62) of Ludhiana was found dead in a room of a private hotel at Naina Devi on Wednesday. Reports said Piara Singh had come to the shrine along with a woman who has not yet been identified. There were no signs of any injury on the body of the deceased who was also found in possession of a revolver. The police suspects it to be a case of death by poisoning as froth was found coming from his mouth.

HAMIRPUR
Anganwari workers protest: The Anganwari Workers and Helpers Union held a protest seeking higher wages in front of the DC office on Wednesday. President of the union Kaushalya and general secretary Raj Kumari said the government had increased daily wages in the state, 3,600 anganwari workers had been ignored, they said. The union has demanded Rs 4,000 per month for anganwari workers and Rs 3,000 per month for helpers.

NIT workshop: A two-week summer workshop on application of MATLAB, OrCAD/ SPICE simulation tools in engineering was inaugurated at the NIT by Prof I.K. Bhatt, director of the institute, on Monday. The workshop is being organised by the departments of electrical, electronics and computer engineering. It will be on till July 11.

Shimla
4-year RI in charas case: Kinnaur District and Sessions Judge D.K. Sharma has convicted Ran Saran of Kullu under the Narcotics Substances and Psychotropic Substance Act and sentenced him to four-year rigorous imprisonment. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000. According to the prosecution, the police had seized 1 kg of charas from the convict at Ani on December 15, 2005.