Hisar
Two killed: Karanvir Singh, a chemist and his niece, Kanwaljit, were killed when their car collided with a truck near Piranwali village on the Delhi road here on Thursday. They were going to Delhi to attend a family function when the truck collided with the car. Karanvir died on the spot while Kanwaljit died in a local nursing home.
Kaithal
Road blockade: Residents of Dhand village resorted to a road blockade disrupting normal traffic on the Kaithal-Kurukshetra road, Dhand, Karnal, Pundri and Pehowa for over three hours on Thursday. The protesters demanded arrest of remaining three accused allegedly involved in a murder of a village youth on February 1.
Convocation: As many as 500 students of various streams in M.Tech, B.Tech and MBA were awarded degrees at the annual convocation of Haryana College of Technology and Management (HCTM) held on the college campus here on Sunday. Dr KP Isaac, member-secretary AICTE, New Delhi, was the chief guest at the convocation.
SONEPAT
Life term: Bagha Ram of Gannaur was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife, Seema, and her mother, Rajo, on March 3, 2010. A fine of Rs 25,000 has also been imposed on him and in case of default of the payment of fine, the convict would undergo one more year imprisonment in the jail.
Kumaon Briefs
Missing man’s body found: The dead body of the missing property dealer from Haldwani, Sabir Hussain, has been found from the forest in the Basani area adjacent to the town. It is being assumed that he was murdered. The 35-year-old deceased had gone missing on February 16. He was residing in the Himmatpur Malla locality of the town. His wife Riffat has raised suspicion at another property dealer. She has told the police that her husband had left the house with Rs 1 lakh. The police found Rs 13,900 from him. It is alleged that Hussain was intoxicated and there are chances that he might have died from a fall in an inebriated state.3 arrested with illegal liquor:
The Haldwani police has nabbed three persons involved in the illegal sale of liquor in two separate instances. It is learnt that 106 pints and four bottles of country liquor were recovered from their possession. In the first instance, Vivek Agarwal of Rampur Road and Ravi Verma of Kalavati Colony were nabbed in the Navin Mandi area and 96 pints were recovered from their scooter. In the second instance, Sarvar Khan was nabbed from Gaula Pul and 10 pints along with four bottles were recovered from him. Further investigations are on in the matter.
Phones go dead in Haldwani:
A communication crisis erupted in Haldwani on Saturday following the theft of underground cables laid by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). While thousands of landline phones remained dysfunctional, the net connectivity was also hampered. The worst affected areas were Nainital Road and Kaladhungi Road. Efforts are on by the officials to resume the services and the matter is being probed by the police. Large-scale cable thefts have also been reported by the BSNL authorities in Nainital in the past few days.
Gang of thieves busted:
The Kitcha police has busted a gang of tyre thieves and has recovered eight stolen tyres and a stolen truck from them. It is learnt that the gang members had stolen the tyres at gunpoint in the Gokulnagar area from a four-wheeler that was on its way to Kitcha. Two members of the gang have been identified as Mohan and Akram of the Faridpur locality in Bareilley in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh.
Leopard takes away dog:
A leopard scare is on in Bhimtal town of Nainital district. On Saturday morning, the wild cat took away a German Shepherd dog from the house of a lawyer. The locals claim to have seen the leopard roaming freely in the Ramlila Maidan, Kuantal and Industrial Area of the town. They have demanded intervention of the Forest Department for capturing the leopard at the earliest.
(Compiled by Rajeev
Khanna)
