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Actor Ravi Nishand cremated: Actor-director Ravi Nishand (41), who died of brain haemorrhage on Tuesday, was cremated at Panchkula today. Ravi started his career with Jaspal Bhatti’s Ulta Pulta and Flop Show and then went to Bollywood to try his luck. Ravi suffered a brain stroke on the night of November 29. He is survived by wife Seema and a daughter.
Fellowship awarded: Dr Sarbjit Singh and Dr
Harbant, surgeons, Government Multispeciality Hospital, Sector 16, have been awarded “Fellowship of International College of Surgeons”. Dr Sarbjit Singh has also got a fellowship in “Minimal Access Surgery” from the World Association of Laproscopic Surgeons by the American Gastro Endo Surgeons.
Mohali
Award for Mohali firm: A Mohali-based designer and engineering consultant, ‘‘J Square Designers and Engineering Consultants”, has been awarded the best designers award in Chandigarh region at the Big Brands Research Excellence Awards, 2010.
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Bhiwani
Rickshaw-puller’s wife donates eyes: Shakuntala Devi, wife of rickshaw-puller Subhash Chand of local Jain Chowk area, donated her eyes here yesterday. Before dying, she had expressed her willingness to donate eyes.
As per her wish, Subhash Chand immediately after her death contacted doctors at the local Kishan Lal Jalan Eye hospital, who operated upon
her.Civil Hospital Superintendent Rajender Kalra said Shakuntala Devi was under treatment at the
PGIMS, Rohtak, and she had registered for eye donation with the Dera Sacha
Sauda, Sirsa. Rewari
Man held for wife’s death
The police has arrested Bijender Singh, a resident of Harijan Colony of
Dharuhera, for abetment to suicide in the case of his wife Manju Devi’s (30) death, who set herself on fire here
yesterday. Bijender was today produced in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, who remanded him in judicial
custody.
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HIMACHAL PRADESH |
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Shimla
Golf Cup from tomorrow: The Koti Golf Cup, an annual sporting feature at the Naldehra Golf Club, will be held on December 4 and 5.
On the first day, local boys of the erstwhile Kiar Koti state will fight it out for first, second and third
honour. The visiting golfers will take part in the competition on the second
day.The tournament which attracts golfers from all clubs of the North is sponsored by the Koti family. It is the oldest tournament after Army-Civil Championship is organised annually.
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JAMMU
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Jammu
Six-day police remand for Pak militant: The dreaded Pakistan terrorist and divisional commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, Mohammad Abdullah Chechi, alias Abdullah Inqlabi, was sent to six days’ police custody by a local court in Rajouri today. Earlier, the terrorist, who was brought to Rajouri from New Delhi yesterday, was sent to the Rajouri district jail.
Srinagar
Leh witnesses coldest night: Jammu and Kashmir continued to reel under intense cold with mercury dipping to minus 13.2°C in Leh in the frontier region of Ladakh, which witnessed the coldest night of this winter in the state. Leh recorded minus 13.2°C followed by Kargil at minus 10°C, MeT officials said. Srinagar also witnessed a further drop in the minimum temperature, which settled at minus 2.2°C, one degree below normal for this part of the season. The famous hill resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir was the coldest place in the Valley with a minimum of minus 4.7°C followed by Gulmarg where the night temperature was minus 4°C.6th Science Congress begins: The 6th Jammu and Kashmir Science Congress commenced at University of Kashmir here on Thursday. It was inaugurated by Minister for Higher Education AG Malik and Minister for Science and Technology Aga Syed Rohulla Mehdi. Vice-Chancellor of Central University Abdul Wahid Qureshi, Vice-Chancellor of Kashmir University Reyaz Punjabi, Dean of Academic, AR Yousuf, scholars, students and others attended it. The seminar would continue for three days.
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