Briefly Region

Head-on train collision averted

KAPURTHALA: The drivers of two trains managed to avert a head-on collision by applying the brakes when they found that the trains were moving towards each other on the same track at Hussainpur Railway Station. While one of the DEMUs was going to Ferozepur another was on way from the the same station to Jalandhar on the single track Jalandhar-Ferozepur section. Ferozepur Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Vishvesh Chaubey said that an enquiry had been marked into the incident

Khaira wants Duronto halt at Jalandhar

CHANDIGARH: Congress MLA from Bholath,Sukhpal Khaira,has written to the railways ministry to arrange a halt of the Amritsar-Chandigarh Duronto Express at Jalandhar too. The service is likely to begin in a month. “A brief halt of the proposed train at Jalandhar will help its citizens to travel to the capital city of Chandigarh and return the same evening. Residents of three districts of Doaba — Jalandhar,Hoshiarpur and Kapurthala — can avail of this facility,” Khaira said. Khaira has also requested that the services of the proposed second Shatabadi train Delhi – Ludhiana – Delhi should also be extended to Jalandhar.

Open a window to receive applications

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Secretary,Urvashi Gulati has directed all the administrative secretaries and head of departments to open a separate window in all offices to receive applications under the scheme to deliver 15 identified services to the people in a time bound manner. She also directed the officers not to ask the applicants to file affidavits for delivery of services

61 girls donate blood at RKMV

SHIMLA: Sixty-one girls and half a dozen members of the staff donated blood at voluntary blood donation camp today organised by Youth Red Cross at Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyala (RKMV) in collaboration with the Rotary Club,Shimla. Principal Naresh Mahajan was the chief guest at the function. Earlier,more than 200 students participated in an awareness camp on the blood donation drive. This was the second time when RKMV has organised the blood donation camp.

Notice to author for degrading judiciary

CHANDIGARH: Holding that ‘prima facie charge of contempt is made out against him’ for degrading the judiciary at various levels,the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday directed Basant Dass,a resident of Rohtak,Haryana,to remain present in the Court on each and every date of hearing. Also,Justice Permod Kohli directed Dass to furnish a bail bond of Rs 50,000 along with a surety of a similar amount to the Registrar of the High Court within one week. Dass filed a reply in response to a show cause contempt notice issued by the High Court. The notices were issued after a petition sought contempt proceedings against Dass who had allegedly written a book degrading the judiciary.

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