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Policemen forcibly intercept agitating employees of the Roadways Department from going to the Chief Minister’s residence in Rohtak on Saturday. Photo: Manoj Dhaka
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Fatehabad
Foreigner among 7 injured; Seven persons, including a foreigner, were injured in a collision between two cars near Khara Kheri village in Fatehabad on Saturday. Vincent, a French national, was on the way to Bathinda from Delhi when his taxi collided with a Maruti Swift car.
Kurukshetra
Former sarpanch booked: On a complaint lodged by Baljeet Singh, sarpanch of Jhinwarheri village under the Jhansa Police Station in the district, a case was registered against a former sarpanch for alleged misuse of Rs 3.84 lakh funds between 2005
and 2010.
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Rajouri
‘Border Chalo’ rally: The local unit of the BJP on Saturday decided to organise a “Border Chalo” rally tomorrow to show their solidarity and boost the morale of the soldiers deployed along the borders.
Srinagar
Arms, ammunition seized: Security forces on Saturday seized a cache of arms and ammunition during search operations in the Sopore area of Baramulla district, the police said. The police and the Rashtriya Rifles seized a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, two under-barrel grenade launchers, an AK-47 short-barrel rifle and three AK-47 magazines with 96 rounds, a police spokesman said.Gunmen kill contractor:
A contractor was kidnapped and later killed by unidentified gunmen in Pulwama district, the police said on Saturday. “Muhammad Shafi Wani of Aglar village in Pulwama was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Friday evening. His body was found near the village around midnight. We have registered a case and the investigations are on,” a senior police officer said. 3 drug peddlers held:
Three suspected drug peddlers were arrested along with 4 kg dry cannabis leaves and 30 gm cannabis powder in Budgam district of central Kashmir on Saturday, the police said. They have been identified as Younis Ahmad Yattoo, Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar and Fazil Ahmad
Raina.
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Almora
Govt drivers threaten stir: The state government’s drivers have threatened to go on strike from January 22 if their demand for pay fixation is not met. The drivers’ association of government vehicles has sent a memorandum to the Chief Minister demanding realisation of their demand. “If our demand is not addressed properly, our association will go for strike from January 22, and if the government does not take us seriously, we will spread our strike to essential services as well,” said Kailash Chandra Bhatt, association spokesman. Bageshwar
Eve teasing: Eve teasers will be dealt with severely in the Uttarayani fair of Bageshwar this year. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna is scheduled to inaugurate the fair on January 13. “We have instructed the police in charge of the fair to deal with eve teasers strictly and have police patrolling round the clock,” said Nivedita
Kukreti, SP, Bageshwar. Bhimtal
Alert against poaching: The Forest Department has sounded an alert against poaching after carcasses of two leopards were found in Bhimtal and Ranikhet forest divisions of the region. “Poaching attempts cannot be ruled out as the carcass of a leopard found near Bhimtal was bullet-ridden, while the one found near Tarikhet in Almora district has a deep wound in its head,” said Forest Officer Hari Singh Rawat in
Ranikhet. Champawat
Polio campaign: A total of 43,712 children below 5 will be given polio drops on January 20 in Champawat district as the preparations for the campaign have been completed in the district. “We have made 269 polio booths in the district to run the campaign on the day, which will be covered by a 438-member team of medical workers,” said KK Joshi, Deputy CMO of the district. Dehradun
School holidays extended: District Magistrate, Dehradun, BVRC Purshottam has ordered the closure of all schools in the district till January 15 in view of the intense cold conditions. Earlier the schools were closed till January 12. The school will now reopen on January 16.
 Rehabilitate landslide victims:
Irrigation, Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Yashpal Arya has directed officials to speed up rehabilitation of 104 families which were affected by landslides and land cave ins due to the filling up of the Tehri Dam reservoir up to 835 metre. He said no laxity would be tolerated in the immediate rehabilitation of the affected families. He was chairing a meeting to finalise the draft policy for the rehabilitation of the affected families of such projects.Leopard found dead:
The carcass of a leopard was recovered from the Shergarh area of Doiwala in Dehradun. The leopard was around five years’ old. The reason behind the animal’s death was not yet known. A post-mortem was being conducted on the carcass. Republic Day parade:
A total of 100 NCC cadets will be participating in the forthcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi. The NCC Republic Day is held in New Delhi every year and some of best NCC cadets from different states take part in it. Tax concession sought:
Member of Dehradun District Panchayat Subhash Bhatt has asserted that the inclusion of Nathanpur, Badripur and Raipur in the Dehradun Municipal Area will lead to the all round development of these areas. He, however, sought concession in tax for these areas. 4 soil testing centres:
Uttarakhand will have four new soil testing centres. According to sources in the Agriculture Department, four new soil testing centres have been proposed for the state for the benefit of farmers.
Pithoragarh
 Vivekananda remembered:
The 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda began in Pithoragarh on Saturday. A committee formed in this connection took out a colourful procession through the town, depicting portraits and teachings of the Swami. The procession included schoolchildren and volunteers from various organisations. “We have formed an office under the guidance of Swami Gurukulanand in the town and the year-long celebration of the programmes will be conducted,” said Dharam Singh Rawat, one of the organisers of the procession.Rudrapur
Rudrapur coldest: The town of Rudrapur broke 39 years’ record of cold on Friday as the mercury dipped to -0.8 degree Celsius, making the headquarters town of US Nagar coldest of the region. “It was in the year 1974 when the temperature had gone below zero degrees Celsius, which was repeated this year as the temperature was -0.8 degree Celsius,” said HS Kushwaha, Weather Department head of Pant Nagar University. Haldwani
Tomato crop damaged: About 80 per cent of tomato crops have been damaged due to frost this winter as the weather witnessed prolonged frost conditions in the district. “We have inspected tomato crop in more than 5,000 hectares in the Terai region and found the crop affected by diseases, which occur due to frost and dew,” said PV Kandpal, District Agriculture Protection Officer in Nainital district. The news of damage to tomato crop has also come from Tanakpur and Khatima areas of the Champawat and US Nagar districts.
(Compiled by BD Kasniyal)
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