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50 donate blood: At least 50 persons donated blood during a camp organised by Life Insurance Corporation
(LIC) at its divisional office here today. The camp was organised as part of the LIC’s 53rd anniversary.
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HARYANA |
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SONEPAT
Defacement of property: In pursuance of the direction of the Election Commission regarding the prevention of defacement of property under the Model Code of Conduct, Ajit Joshi, District Magistrate, Sonepat, has issued fresh orders. He stated that any defacement of property whether public or private, carried out by any political party or candidate without written permission of the owner of the party concerned would be prosecuted under Sections 425, 426, 427,433, IPC, and Section 133 of the Criminal Procedure Code and also under the Haryana Prevention of Defacement of Property Act and Municipal Laws.
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Bilaspur
Salaries’ hike flayed: The District Congress Committee (DCC) here has criticised the action of enhancing salaries of legislators, ministers and other functionaries by the BJP government by more than Rs 16,000 per month. It has called it as a mockery of democracy and majority as legislators were doling out bounties to themselves from the poor state exchequer while common people were suffering.
Students urged to take up sports: Students should ensure that they respect their teachers and and take equal part in studies and sports. This was said by SP Kuldip Sharma while inaugurating a 3-day annual school sports tournament at Govt Sr Sec School,
Kothipura, today. Sharma said participation in sports was very essential for the development of a balanced personality. KANGRA
Man rescued: A 65-year-old man, who was caught in a flash flood in the Banner river of Kangra near Tanda hospital, was rescued by the police with the help of local people on Friday. SDPO Jeet Singh Thakur said Kartar Singh, a resident of Bakloo village of Chamba district, was caught in the flash flood in Banner khud this morning near
DRPGMC, Tanda.UNA
Illegal mining: Minister for Industries Kishan Kapoor called upon mining committee officials to ensure curbing of illegal mining in the district and to conduct surprise checks of various mining sites from time to time.
He was addressing the mining committee meeting here on Thursday. Kapoor expressed happiness over very a few illegal mining cases in Una district due to public awareness.
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JAMMU
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Jammu
Sadhu found dead: The police found the body of an unidentified sadhu in a park in Gole Market of Gandhi Nagar on Saturday morning. Sources revealed that a few morning walkers spotted the body near a plant and informed the police. The police took the body to the Government Medical College here for identification and autopsy. Medicines were recovered from the spot, indicating the sadhu was unwell.
Minister releases book: Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir has released three volumes of the book based on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) at a function organised at Press Club in Jammu. The three volumes of the book are Integrated Pest Management, Innovation and Development Process, IPM Dissemination and Impact and Evaluation of Insecticide Resistance Management and Impact. The authors of the book are Rajinder Peshin and AK
Dhawan.Srinagar
Health centre damaged: A health centre suffered partial damage when some unknown persons set it on fire in Baramulla district on Saturday, the police said. “Some unknown persons tried to set ablaze the health centre in Baba
Reshi, 50 km from here, this morning. Timely action helped contain the fire and prevented it from spreading,” the police said. However, the health centre was partially damaged in the incident. A case has registered. Grenade seized: The police on Saturday recovered a Chinese grenade in Baramulla district of north Kashmir. The explosive device was recovered from Eidgah Kreeri, 40 km from here, the police said. The grenade was defused later.
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