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Annual function:The annual function of St Teresa Convent School, Sector 25, was held on their school premises. Various songs and dances performed by students enlivened the function. The children’s performance drew huge applause. Former Mayor Seema Chaudhary gave away prizes to the students for their achievements.
Panchkula
2 golds
for Rohit:Rohit Bajaj, a student of DAV College, Chandigarh, bagged two gold medals in road and rink race I in the District Roller Skating Championship being organised at Bhavan
Vidyalaya, Sector 15, here yesterday.
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HARYANA
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Kaithal
Kidnapper gets life term: District and Sessions Judge RS Baswana here on Monday sentenced Ashwani (20), a resident of Sakra village here, to life imprisonment after holding him guilty in an extortion case in which he had demanded Rs 1 crore as extortion money from the father of a kidnapped boy. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. The accused will have to further undergo one-year imprisonment if he failed to pay the fine. Siya Ram, son of Inder Singh, a resident of Sakra village, had lodged a complaint on October 20, 2007, that his three-year-old son Ayush had been abducted and the kidnapper had demanded Rs 1 crore from him for the release his son. Rohtak
Freedom fighter cremated: A freedom fighter and member of the Ajad Hind
Fauj, Ch Banwari Lal, was cremated at his native village, Sanghi, on Monday morning with state
honours. He was 93. Banwari Lal was born in Sanghi village on November 11, 1916, and remained in the Ajad Hind Fauj from 1941 to 1946. He was a prisoner in Japan during World War II, where he met Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose. He joined the Ajad Hind Fauz and took part in the war against the British.
SONEPAT
Health centre inaugurated: The Vice Chancellor of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Dr HS Chahal inaugurated a university health centre on the university campus here on Monday. This 12-bedded centre has been named after Shushruta, renowned surgeon of ancient times who wrote Shushruta Samhita on surgery 3,000 years ago. Dr Chahal said besides a medical team of eight members, the centre would have two operation theatres, an isolation ward, a pathological laboratory and a malaria unit. Facilities like physiotherapy-cum-health gym and ultrasonic digital facility for scanning would also be added soon.Magistrate injured: Ashwani Mehta, Judicial Magistrate First Class at Nuh in Mewat district, was injured when the car he was travelling in collided with another car of Sangeet Rana on the GT Road near Nangal Kalan village on Monday. He has been admitted to the local Civil Hospital. He was on the way to Nuh from Panipat. In the accident, Sangeet Rana as well as Riri Raj, gunman of the JM1C, were also injured. The police has reportedly not registered any case so far.
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JAMMU
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JAMMU
Kathua college wins quiz contest: The Department of Students Welfare, Jammu University, on Monday organised a quiz competition under its ongoing display your talent series. Government Degree College, Kathua, lifted Dr Surinder Sharma Memorial trophy. Government MAM College (Morning) and Luthra College of Education bagged second and third prizes, respectively. Remembering Dr Surinder Sharma, dean student welfare Prof JS Tara said he died in the prime of his youth while serving in the department as assistant registrar.Srinagar
Cop dies in mishap: A police head constable was killed, while another person was injured in road accidents across Kashmir since Saturday. Head constable Farooq Ahmad died when the vehicle he was travelling in met with an accident at Sadnah, near Dana Mode, Kupwara, the police said. Ghulam Hassan was injured when a motorcycle hit him at Kaloosa in
Bandipora.
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