CHAMBA
Man gets 10-yr RI for carrying charas: Special Judge, Chamba, RK Sharma today sentenced Chaman Lal of Banjar village here to undergo rigorous imprisonment (RI) for 10 years and also fined him Rs 1
lakh. He was held guilty for carrying 3.8 kg charas. In a press note here, District Attorney HS Dhiman said on December 6, 2012, Inspector Jagdish Chand and other officials overpowered a person who was running away on seeing them. His baggage was searched and the charas found from it.
HAMIRPUR
Interior design
academy opens: Bollywood star Mahek Chahal launched an academy of interior design being opened by the International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) here on Tuesday. Mahek said a regular design education was a must for students to establish themselves as designers. INIFD Managing Director Sat Pal Sharma said the academy was being launched to take interior designing to new heights through specialised training and reach out to aspirants in the region.
KANGRA
Man sentenced to 1-year RI in theft case: Kangra Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Abay Mandiyal on Wednesday sentenced Mangloo (40) of Gaggal village to one-year rigorous imprisonment (RI) for committing a theft in a shop at Gaggal town here on February 2, 2007. He was also fined Rs 10,000. Assistant District Attorney Anil Awasthi said Mangloo, along with his three other accomplices, had stolen 20 GI pipes from a hardware shop. However, the court acquitted the three other persons for want of evidence.
NURPUR
One gets 6-month jail
for rash driving: Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Indora, Niranjan Singh on Tuesday sentenced Mangal Singh of Gholli here to six-month imprisonment and also fined him Rs 2,200 for rash and negligent driving. Deputy District Attorney,
Indora, Vijay Rihalia said a case had been registered against Mangal by the Indora police in September 2008 following a complaint by Krishan Kumar of
Kothi-Matholi. He said on the Jassur-Indora road Mangal’s bike hit the complainant’s bike injuring him seriously.
UNA
Jalandhar resident found dead in Una: A middle-aged man was found dead in a private guest house opposite the Una bus stand Tuesday morning. As per police sources, the deceased, identified as Virender Rana (47), was a resident of
Jalandhar. He was identified on the basis of his driving licence. He had checked in on May 18. The police said he had reportedly consumed sulphas tablets and a suicide note was found near his body.
One held with 46 kg
poppy husk: The Haroli police recovered 46 kg of poppy husk during a raid conducted at Badewal village under Haroli panchayat here on Tuesday. The police had received a complaint against local resident Amrik Singh regarding his involvement in trading of the narcotic substance. A police party, led by Haroli SHO Harjit Singh, raided the residence of the accused and recovered the contraband from a box. SP Anupam Sharma said a case had been registered under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act and the accused arrested.
SHIMLA
Barowalia is court Registrar General: In a minor reshuffle, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday posted CB Barowalia as its new Registrar General. As per the notification, Sushil Kukreja has been posted as Registrar Rules, Arvind Malhotra Vigilance, Yashwant Singh Judicial and Judges branches and Dr Baldev Singh Administration.
Rajiv Gandhi remembered in Kashmir valley:
Former prime minister and Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi was remembered on his 23rd death anniversary that was observed here on Wednesday. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) held a function at the party headquarters located on the Maulana Azad road to pay tributes to Gandhi. Various Congress leaders as per the JKPCC spokesman spoke on the occasion to highlight the works undertaken by the former prime minister. The speakers urged the party workers to follow the path shown by Rajiv Gandhi and adopt his ideals in their lives. They said following the principles of the late leader would be the best homage to the departed leader. The function was attended by MLC Ghulam Nabi Monga, MLC Mohammad Muzaffar Parrey and other Congress leaders, including Gulam Nabi Mir
Lasjan. College to host seminar on physics, computer science:
The Department of Physics, Government Amar Singh College, Srinagar, will be organising a two-day national seminar on "Towards New Horizons with Interplay between Physics and Computer Sciences" on June 9 and 10 on its campus. Around 250 researchers from various institutions are expected to participate in the seminar. The seminar will have technical sessions. Besides, eminent scientists from all over the country will deliver lectures on emerging technologies such as quantum computing, spintronics, nanotechnology, material sciences and crystal engineering. The seminar is aimed to bring together the academicians, researchers and students from various science disciplines for development of ideas.
Srinagar
Army School shines in CBSE Class X results: Seven students of Army Public School, Srinagar, have secured 10 CGPA in the CBSE Class X results, which were declared yesterday. As many as 58 students appeared in the CBSE Class X exams, who fared extremely well as per the official handout of APS, Srinagar. Principal Sandeep Marhatta congratulated all students.
