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HP CM makes several announcements

Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing a public meeting at Churag in Karsog Vidhan Sabha announced opening of Horticulture Extension Officers offices at Mahog and Mahunag, upgradation of Government High School Kahana to Senior Secondary School and Rs 10000 each to Mahila Mandal of the area from MLA Vidhayak Nidhi of MLA Karsog.  He said that the only aim of the State Government is to ensure all-round and balanced development of Himachal.

PGRKAM signs tripartite MoU

Chandigarh: The Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM), All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bathinda (AIIMSB) and Punjab Ghar-Ghar Rozgaar & Karobar Mission(PGRKAM) signed a tripartite MoU to set up a Centre of Excellence in health sector at AIIMSB for training of 200 nurses as respiration therapists so as to train them as master trainers. Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Employment Generation and Training Minister said this will be a three months residential training wherein nurses will be trained and certified by AIIMS and their employment will be conducted by PGRKAM. These nurses will serve in the hospitals and will work as master trainers for training more nurses in the due course of time.

Hry Police solves bank robbery case

Chandigarh: Haryana Police has cracked Rs 7.78 lakh bank robbery case within a few hours which took place in Sonipat district on the intervening night of July 27 and 28. A spokesperson said police has also recovered a total of Rs 7,78,608 looted by the accused, identified as Rajneesh, a resident of village Juan in Sonipat. Subhash, Manager of Cooperative Bank, Mohana had filed a police complaint that some unidentified miscreants had looted Rs 7,78,608 from the bank. Working on the intelligence and other inputs, police had cracked the case within a few hours of the crime being reported and recovered looted cash from the accused. The arrested accused was produced in the court which sent him in judicial custody, the spokesman said.

2 inter-state drug peddlers held

Chandigarh: Haryana Police has arrested two inter-state drug peddlers and seized 130 kg of ‘doda post’ from their possession in Karnal district. The accused sourced the seized drug from Kota in Rajasthan. A spokesperson said the arrested accused were identified as Surender Singh alias Sinder and Ajmer Singh. The police party recovered 13 bags weighing 130 kg doda post from them. Preliminary probe revealed that the accused brought the seized drugs from their contacts in Kota, Rajasthan and planned to supply it in small quantities in Punjab and other adjoining areas. Court had already convicted Surender in the NDPS case and sentenced him to 10 years jail. He was out of prison after completion of jail term, the spokesman said.

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