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Rohtak
Man kills infants, commits suicide:
A man allegedly killed his three-month-old twin infants and later committed suicide by jumping before a moving train at Ismaila village here on
Sunday.
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BILASPUR
Tributes paid to freedom fighter: Led by veteran freedom fighter KL Dabra, a large number of senior citizens, representative of political parties and social organisations on Saturday paid floral tributes to prominent freedom fighter and former state Civil Supplies Minister Daulat Ram Sankhyayan on his 82nd birth anniversary.
DHARAMSALA
Obscene MMS
of girl: An obscene MMS of a local girl has shocked the local community. Residents of the area are demanding action against the culprits who made and allegedly circulated the MMS. It was being suspected that the MMS was made by a local youth who allegedly exploited the girl. SP Kangra Diljeet Thakur said appropriate legal action would be taken against the culprits in the case after inquiry.
Mandi
Two killed in
accident: Two persons, Nanak Chand and Raj Kumar, the residents of Chatri and Barsagi respectively in Gohar subdivision, were killed when the car they were travelling in rolled down into a nalah on the Chatri-Thunag road on Friday. The police has booked a case at the Gohar police station. The driver failed to negotiate a turn at Bahaba Mod and lost control over the car. Both the occupants of the car died on the spot, the police said.
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Jammu:
Blood donors’ info goes online : A website containing database of voluntary blood donors spread across the country has been launched. The website www.indiadonor.in contains the details of all voluntary blood donors.
Srinagar
2 militants held, hideouts busted: Two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) were arrested while two hideouts were busted in separate operations in the Kashmir valley, the police said on Sunday. The militants have been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Bhat and Manzoor Ahmed Ammar. Two militant hideouts were busted at Simthan in Bijbehara and Ahlen-Behak, Kokernag in Anantnag district.
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CM congratulates winners: Chief Minister BC Khanduri has congratulated the Uttarakhand team for winning medals in the Asian Powerlifting Championship held at Kobe in Japan recently. In his message, Khanduri congratulated state police constable Manish Kumar for winning a gold medal in the junior category and constable Monis Khan and head constable Amit Kumar for winning bronze medals. — TNS
Kumaon Briefs
Pagal Gymkhana event a big draw in Nainital:
It was a day of fun and frolic for the residents of Nainital on Sunday as a large number of them participated in the Pagal Gymkhana event that has attained the status of an annual festival. A large number of men, women and children participated in sporting events like tug of war, fancy dress, musical chairs, three-legged race and candle race. There were also events like identifying film songs from their tunes and putting a thread in a needle. People from all walks of life participated in the event with a large audience cheering them up. The race for old men above the age of 60 years turned out to be very popular with the audience. Haldwani Municipal Board chief
threatens to move court: The chairperson of the Haldwani Municipal Board has threatened once again to go to the court following the failure of the administration to hand over the charge to the elected representatives despite the High Court orders. The High Court had ordered the restoration of the municipal boards in Hardwar and Haldwani last week while doing away with the decision of the state government to convert the two into Municipal Corporations. Chairperson of Haldwani Municipal Board Renu Adhikari has expressed resentment over the failure of the administration to hand over the charge to the elected representatives till now. She has accused the administrative officials of dilly dallying in the matter. Number of people getting arms licences on the rise:
The remote district of Champawat has registered a major increase in the number of people getting arms licences since the creation of the state. Reports say that no less than 259 possess arms licence in the district. While observers see the possession of such a licence as a social symbol, they also point to the irony of the fact that instead of seeing a rise in employment, civic amenities , education and health facilities, the district has witnessed the same in case of possession of weapons. Entrepreneur goes missing
from Haldwani: A young entrepreneur from Haldwani going missing has sent alarm bells ringing in the town. It is learnt that 37-year-old Sajjid Ali has not returned home since Friday afternoon when he had left following a phone call. He is into the business of furniture manufacturing. The fact that his mobile is switched off has added to the trauma of his family members who have approached the police on the matter. Police investigations are on. Resident of Bazpur electrocuted
to death in US Nagar: A resident of Bazpur was electrocuted to death in the Jaspaur area of Udham Singh Nagar. It is learnt that Sanjiv Kumar of the Subhash Nagar locality in Bazpur worked as a truck cleaner. He was covering the truck with canvas when his hand touched a high tension power line. He sustained major burn injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead. (Compiled by Rajeev Khanna)
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