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CHANDIGARH
Documentary film: A short documentary film “Therefore I Win” based on the importance of community participation in the implementation of Right To Education, was screened at Bal Bhawan, Sector 23, on Thursday. The film was primarily a case study of “Hamari Kaksha”, a local NGO, working for holistic development of underprivileged children and their families.
Group song competition:
The UT Education Department organised an Inter-School Group Song Competition in GMSSS, Sector 10 on Thursday. In the model category, 16 bagged the first position, GMHS, Sector 28 shared second prize with MRA Senior Secondary School, Sector 27. GMSSS, Sector38-West shared third prize with GMSSS, Sector 23. In the non-model category, the first position went to Government High School, Sector 22 The second position went to Government High School, Mauli Jagran, while the third position went to Government High School, Sarangpur.Heritage festival:
The 52nd PU Inter-Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival concluded at Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, on Wednesday. Payal Rana, a student of the department of Computer Science and Applications, Panjab University, got the first prize in poem recitation. Similarly, Harvinder Singh of the music department got the first prize in classical music vocal and Ritika Kamboj of the department of fine arts got the first prize in Rangoli. A team comprising Akshay Bishnoi of the department of History, R Mehul Sharma and Prateek Mahajan of the University Institute of Legal Studies got the second prize jointly. Training:
The First Autumn School for Training and Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences under UGC Networking Resource Centre on “Newer Paradigms in Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” on Thursday entered the fourth day at the University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies , Panjab University. Scientists from industry and academia shared their experience and erudition with the younger faculty members. Twenty mid-level faculty members, representing 10 different states of India have been selected from over 400 pharmacy colleges across the country and will be trained by over 27 distinguished scientists.
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BHIWANI
Held for raping daughter: The police has arrested a man on the charge of raping his two-year-old daughter at Sohasra village two days ago. A case has been registered against the accused.
Loharu police station in charge Ashok Kumar said the accused has been identified as Sajjan Kumar.
The victim’s mother went to the police station and lodged a report against her husband.
The girl has been admitted to the Civil Hospital here, where her condition is still critical.
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Shimla
Death of Khimi Ram’s wife mourned: Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal expressed grief over the sad demise of Leela Devi, wife of state BJP chief and sitting MLA Khimi Ram,
today. She was 58-year-old. Tulsi Ram, Speaker, Vidhan Sabha, ministers in the Cabinet, MLAs and other BJP leaders also expressed grief over the sudden demise of Leela
Devi.
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DEHRADUN |
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Dehradun
Agri fair ends: The Agriculture Mahaotsav Rabbi, which began on October 24 at
Doiwala, ended here today. The chief guest for the occasion was Umed
Bora, Pradhan, Gram Sabha Simlasangrant. The farmers appraised officials of the Agriculture Department about the problems faced by them. The officials later revealed about the facilities to be provided to the farmers whose land had got damaged due to the natural calamities earlier this year.
Man dies in fire, son injured: A fire broke out due to leakage in a gas cylinder in a slum at the Gorakhpur Chowk at Basant
Vihar, killing onepersons here today. It claimed the life of Darbari Lal (80) and left his son Prakash with burns on his mouth and forehead. Fire Station Officer Madhu Sudan Sharma said it was due to the absence of a working regulator vessel that the gas cylinder started leaking. When Darbari went to light the gas, the cylinder burst and caused the fire. neighbours doused the fire.
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