Four persons killed in road mishaps
Mandi: Four persons were killed and two others were seriously injured in two different incidents in the district. An Alto car in which five persons were returning home after attending a marriage fell into a deep gorge at Chabali near Bali Chowki in Seraj valley on Saturday night. Three persons died on the spot and two others were seriously injured who were referred to Zonal Hospital Mandi. In another incident, a tempo and car collided on Saturday night at Panjai Chowk near Thalot in which the driver of Tempo Daulat Ram, of Ghumarwing, district Bilaspur died on the spot. Cases have been registered by the police in both the accidents.
UHBVN issues directions
Chandigarh: The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) has decided to give one more chance to those applicants, who had applied for new tube well connections and not deposited the consent money as per demand notice. A spokesman said that the applications of such farmers had been cancelled who had not deposited the consent money. Now, the Nigam has authorised its superintending engineers of operation wing to accord approval for revival of such cases as per guidelines. The decision will help early settlement of such cases at the district headquarter concerned.
Mookerjee’s birth anniversary celebrated
Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party Chandigarh on Sunday celebrated the birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee. District president Shakti Prakash Devshali said that Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee was a talented person and he became Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University at the age of 33 years. In the interim Central Government he was inducted as Minister for Industry and Supply. He started industrial revolution in the country.