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Pollution-free Diwali: SMD Little Champ Smart School, Sector 2, organised a pollution-free Diwali on their school campus. The students decorated the entire school with beautiful
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CHAMBA
Woman falls off hillside, dies: A woman was killed when her foot slipped from a hillside and she fell down near her village Bhatogali in Bharmour tribal subdivision here on Friday, a report said on Saturday. The report said the incident occurred when the woman was cutting grass at a hillock for her livestock. The deceased had been identified as Kanto Devi. Kullu
Student dies in road mishap: A student was killed and another injured in an accident on the Manali-Rohtang road here on Thursday. A group of 24 students from BITS Engineering College had come to Kullu on October 22. The police said the group went to Rohtang on October 23 and while returning to Manali, one biker lost control on the rented vehicle and crashed on the side of the road. The deceased was identified as N Ravi Raj of Rajasthan. SP Surender Verma said a case registered. NURPUR
Simians attack aged man: Sharat Kumar, an aged person and resident of Ward No. 4 here, was attacked by a herd of monkeys on Friday evening. He was seriously injured and rushed to the local Civil Hospital and then shifted to a private hospital at Pathankot. As per information, his leg was fractured. SHIMLA
 CM releases calendar:
People should voluntarily come forward to contribute and supplement the efforts of the state government in running gau sadans. This was stated by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh while releasing the calendar of the Kaalyog Gau Sewa Trust amid mantras of Panchmukhi Hanumana and Maa Bagalmukhi here on Saturday. The government was going to constitute the Gauvansh Samvardhan Board to take care of stray cattle, the CM added.
CM Virbhadra Singh releases a calendar of the Kaalyog Gau Sewa Trust in Shimla on Saturday. Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri looks on. Tribune photo
UNA
Man dies in shooting: A man, in his late 30s, of Jandoor village under Hatli panchayat in Bangana block accidentally shot himself in the head here Friday night. SP Anupam Sharma said as per preliminary reports, the shot was accidentally fired from the gun when he was loading it. The victim, identified as Shakti Chand, was killed on the spot.
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Haldwani
Litter after Diwali: Haldwani Nagar Nigam employees had to spend an entire day to remove debris of burst Diwali crackers by residents of Haldwani town. “We had to depute sanitation workers on the day next to Diwali for removal of litter left behind after the festival celebrations. As many as 260 sanitation workers were put on duty,” said Tuhin Kumar, senior health officer of Nagar Nigam.Nanakmatta
Celebrations at gurdwara: Thousands of devotees thronged the Nanakmatta Gurdwara as the Sikh community celebrated “Bandi–Chor” day on Diwali at the shrine. The police were deployed at the gurdwara as devotees are heading for the shrine from Punjab and other states to take part in the festival. Pantnagar
Varsity staff protest: Unions of teachers, officers and other employees of Pantnagar University have threatened that if the university does not get a permanent Vice Chancellor by November 9, it would start a long-term agitation. Rudrapur
Four killed in accidents: Four youths died in road accidents while two persons, including a woman, reportedly committed suicide at Khatima and Gadarpur in US Nagar. According to the police, the deaths occurred due to a head-on collision between vehicles at Rudrapur, Jaspur, Kiccha and Shakti farm towns. Two suicides were reported from Khatima and Gadarpur towns.
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