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Heart: The Sacred Heart School, Sector 26, has declared a two-day holiday on account of the death of Sister Fosta. The mass will be held on February 19.
Lok adalat:
A monthly lok adalat will be held in Burail jail on Thursday. Two judges will visit the premises to dispose of cases of petty crimes. Cleanliness drive by MC
Chandigarh municipal corporation deputy mayor Sheela Devi flagged off a cleanliness drive-cum-awareness campaign in the presence of representatives of welfare associations and officials of the sanitation wing for the upkeep of sanitation under the Partnership Initiative Programme here yesterday.ZIRAKPUR
Theft: Thieves decamped with jewellery worth lakhs of rupees and cash after breaking into a neighbouring house of the SHO, Zirakpur, at Green Park Colony, house No. 1. According to sources, owner of the house Narinderjit Singh alleged that he had gone along with his family to Amritsar. On returning they found the locks of the house broken and the house ransacked. He alleged that gold and silver ornaments worth lakhs of rupees, cash around Rs 25,000 and two digital cameras were missing from the almirah.
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Man run over by train: A middle-aged man was run over by a goods train near Ambala City railway station today. The accident occurred when he was crossing the railway line. According to the Railway Police, the deceased was not identified so far. The police sent the body to the Civil Hospital at Ambala City for the postmortem. Every year more than two dozen people lose their lives while crossing the railway line close to Ambala City railway station.
KURUKSHETRA
Goyal Prize for 7 scientists: Seven eminent scientists have been selected for the Goyal Prize for 2007. Stating this to mediapersons here, Prof SP Singh, co-chairman of the organising committee, said while four scientists will receive Goyal Prize comprising Rs 1 lakh each, three scientists will get Rajiv Goyal Young Scientists Prize of Rs 50,000 each.
REWARI
Teenaged girl killed: A 15-year-old girl, Neha Sharma, died when her bicycle was reportedly hit by a speeding dumper coming from the opposite direction on the Nangal Mundi-Pranpura road near here. The girl was returning to Pranpura from her school in Cheemnawas. The police has arrested driver Raju Bawaria of Rajgarh village.
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Jammu
Farewell to Justice Kakru: Governor N N Vohra hosted a farewell for Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru, Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, on his elevation as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, at Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday. In his formal address, the Governor lauded the services rendered by Justice Kakru in various capacities in the state and wished him a successful tenure as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Death mourned: The Provincial Power Employees Union (PPEU) mourned the demise of Sham Puri, father of PK Puri, superintending engineer, EM&RE circle-I, in Jammu on Wednesday. All members of the union held silence for two minutes. Jawan commits suicide: A jawan of the 7 Dogra Regiment of the Army in Assam committed suicide at his house in Arnia here on Wednesday, the police said. The police said the jawan, identified as Ranjit Singh, had committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. He was shifted to the Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, and where he was declared brought dead. Death of VC’s father mourned: Governor NN Vohra has expressed grief over the death of Faiz Ahmed, father of Masud Choudhary, Vice-chancellor, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University. In a condolence message, the Governor expressed his sympathy with Masud Choudhary and other members of the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.
Honda launches CB Twister bike: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited launched its first mass segment bike, CB Twister, in a private hotel here on Wednesday. A company official said: “This mobike is inspired by the Honda’s world trend series CB1000R bike.” The 110 cc motorcycle is available in three variants at the price of Rs 42,160, 45,160 and 48,160 in Jammu market.
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