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Faridabad
Khazan Singh is AICC co-ordinator: Haryana Congress spokesperson Khazan Singh has been appointed co-ordinator of the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) for Bihar with regard to Presidential election scheduled for July 19. A permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and in charge of party’s affairs in Bihar, Punjab and Chandigarh, Gulchain Singh Charak, has made the appointment of Khazan Singh on behalf of the AICC. Hisar
HAU college golden jubilee: The College of Agriculture, Haryana Agricultural University, celebrated its golden jubilee here on Tuesday. Vice-Chancellor Dr KS Khokhar said the college had played a big role in boosting agricultural production in the state. Lauding the role of scientists in increasing the agricultural output, Khokhar said the teachers and scientists of the college had set high standards for themselves.
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Chamba
Two injured in road mishap:Two persons, including the driver of a truck, were seriously injured when a private truck rolled down the road near Andherani Nullah in the district last night, according to a report received here
today. The report revealed that the injured had been identified as truck driver Ajay Kumar and another person Ravi Kumar who had been rushed to a hospital. The truck was loaded with cement, the report said, adding that the accident occurred due to the negligence of the driver.
Mandi
Left parties hold protest:
CPI and CPM activists today held a protest in front of the Mandi Municipal Council office here and demanded a probe into the non-payment of an outstanding electricity bill amounting to Rs 8.46
crore.In a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister, CPI town unit leader Samir Kashyap claimed that the silence of the government over the issue smacked of a scam. He said all previous office-bearers should be taken to task and the Chief Minister should order a probe to fix
accountability. The Left parties warned that they would ask other social organisations to join the protest in front of the MC office until the power supply to the streetlights was restored.
New Delhi
Resident Commissioner:PC Dhiman, Principal Secretary (Home), HP, has been appointed Resident Commissioner, Himachal
Bhawan, in New Delhi. Dhiman will handle the position as an additional charge. He is also looking after the Information Technology and Vigilance departments of the HP Government.
Former Resident Commissioner, Himachal Bhawan, PK Aggrawal, has joined as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
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Katra
Man crushed to death: A man was crushed to death by a tractor at Bus Stand, Katra, today. Reports said Mohan Lal (32) from Jaipur had come to pay obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine along with his friends.
The driver of the tractor has been arrested and the vehicle seized by the police.
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