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Mandi student attends science Olympiad in UK
Mandi: Prateush, student of Class XI in DAV Centenary Public School, Mandi, represented the country in the UK Science Olympiad. Principal of the school Kuldeep Singh Guleria said it was a matter of pride for the school that Prateush represented the country on the international stage.
Gaddis protest lathicharge by cops
Members of the Gaddi community today protested the Chief Minister’s remarks against their community and unprovoked lathicharge by the police on protesters at Dal Lake last evening which left a number of Gaddis injured.
Kidnapped infant found dead
Una: The 37-day-old infant Harman Deep, who was allegedly snatched from his mother from Rakkar Colony near Una, was found dead. His body was recovered from a water channel, about 70 metres from their house, today.
Youth sets 14-yr-old girl afire in Panipat
Panipat: A youth allegedly threw petrol on a 14-year-old girl and set her on fire while she was cooking food at her house near the Pasina village turn in the city yesterday. The victim sustained 50 per cent burns and is under treatment at a private hospital where her condition is stated to be critical.
Synthetic track halts in its tracks
Karnal: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had announced an eight-lane synthetic track for the Karan Stadium on December 14, 2016, but no progress has been made in eight months.
Motorists stare at garbage on NH-9
Sirsa: In a setback to the cleanliness campaign, motorists crossing Hisar can see garbage at the dumping station located on the outskirts of the town spilling to National Highway-9, the Delhi-Sirsa road.
HUDA to pay Rs 3,800 cr for land by first week of Sept
Chandigarh: Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) today announced that it would clear all pending original awards for the land acquired by it in the state by the first week of September. HUDA was scheduled to pay over Rs 3,800 crore to 36,931 landowners.
Bill for India's first sports univ tabled in LS
New Delhi: A bill to set up India's first full fledged sports university of international standards was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The National Sports University Bill, 2017 will help set up the university in Manipur.
Leaders of Quit India'42 Vs Quit Poverty 2017
Nimrat Kaur: If the leaders of yester years could have envisioned the scene in the parliament yesterday, maybe their enthusiasm for the quit India movement would have waned down a notch or two. In 1942, it was a mass movement of the country dreaming of Freedom. And leaders truly wanted to achieve Freedom because when one truly wants something, one gets it.
Feeling of Unease and Insecurity Among Muslims, Says Hamid Ansari in Last Interview as Vice-President
New Delhi: Asserting that the "ambience of acceptance" is now under threat, in his last interview Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday said there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country.