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CHANDIGARH
Human Rights Day: The Haryana government has decided to observe Human Rights Day on December 10 all over the state in a befitting manner. Stating this here on Monday, an official spokesman said the theme of this year’s Human Rights Day was “Dignity and justice for all of us”. In the year 1948, United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year December 10 being the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the occasion had a special significance. Functions would be organised at state, district, block and panchayat levels.GURGAON
Art and culture festival: Renowned ghazal singer Anita Singhvi and Radhika Chopra will perform in the festival of art and culture of Haryana, which will begin in Epicentre Auditorium of Sector 44 here on Tuesday. Cultural events on the inaugural day will be organised in the Epicentre Auditorium while programmes on the rest of the two days will be held in open-air theatre of Sector 29. Folk artiste Harvinder Rana will present the famous “Bumb Lahari” and Radhika Chopra will sing songs from old movies. JHAJJAR
Man, son shot at: A man and his son were allegedly shot at by some persons in Talao village here on Monday. Both were admitted to the Civil Hospital, from where they were referred to the PGIMS, Rohtak. The deceased have been identified as Mukhtyar Singh and Raj Kapoor. The incident took place in the fields of Mukhtyar Singh. The accused fled the spot after the incident.
KARNAL
Award for CSSRI scientist: Dr N.P.S. Yaduvanshi, principal scientist of Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, has been bestowed with the prestigious “Imphose - Fai Award 2008” for his outstanding contribution to role of phosphorus on yield and quality of crops and works in the field of phosphorus research. The award, comprising a gold medal, cash and a citation, was handed over by the secretary, department of fertilisers, union ministry of chemicals and fertilisers, at the FAI annual seminar in New Delhi. The research conducted by Dr Yaduvansh established that phosphorus responded to rice-wheat cropping system under reclaimed sodic soils when irrigated with either good or sodic water. He has published more than 100 research papers in national and international journals besides book chapters and popular articles.REWARI
2 killed in accidents: A three-year-old girl and a company worker were killed in road accidents in Dharuhera area on Sunday. Neha, daughter of Mukesh Kumar, was reportedly crushed to death by a Tata 407 vehicle in Gujjar Ghatal village near Dharuhera on Sunday. The incident took place when she was playing near the road. In another incident, a Nepali, Hota Bahadur (35), who worked in a private company in Dharuhera, died after he was hit by a private bus on National Highway 8 in Dharuhera on Sunday. The police has registered cases in this regard.
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Check-up camp: As many as 252 patients suffering from various ailments were examined and cured at a one-day medical camp organised by the Chamera Power Station stage-I of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation under its scheme ‘Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Development at Khairi near here on Sunday. According to Partapa Ram, senior manager (human resource) of the Chamera Power Station-I, a team of doctors comprising heart specialist, orthopaedist and gynaecologist examined the patients. Man crushed: One person was crushed to death under a hand pump machine which slipped when two persons, including the deceased, were carrying out repair work of the machine close to Ughral village near here on Sunday, according to a report received here on Monday. The deceased was identified as Fateh Singh, a resident of Bheelwara in Rajasthan, who was a worker in the hand pump company; the report said; adding that a case had been registered by the police to investigate into the incident.
NURPUR
Five booked: Following direction of the Judicial Magistrate (class I), Indora, the police has booked five persons for forging revenue document on Sunday. According to the Nurpur DSP, complainant, advocate Pawan Sharma, a resident of Badukhar, had moved an application with the court for registering an FIR against Surinder Behal another advocate for allegedly forging revenue document along with local patwari Satish Sharma, document writer Parkash Chand, Tilak Raj Katoch and Hardesh Ram. The accused had reportedly prepared the documents in January 2002.
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SRINAGAR
Noted poet dead: Noted Kashmiri poet and scholar Abdul Ghani Nadeem died here on Monday morning after a prolonged illness.He was 76. The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages condoled the death of Nadeem.
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