‘Molester’ let off after Panchayat intervention

An alleged molester was let off by police after intervention by Panchayat members at Hansi, some 26 km from here, officials said Saturday. Nand Kishorre Singla, who molested a 28-year-old married woman from Jamawari village, was let off after Panchayat members requested police not to register a case against him on hearing his "apology", police said. The woman had come along with her brother to purchase food for animals when Singla molested her, police said. He sought an apology from the woman and from members of Panchayat and elders of the village who intervened in the matter at the police station in Hansi.

Thakur hails CM for financial package

Shimla: The state-level Planning Development Committee Chairman Ram Lal Thakur lauded the efforts of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh for meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and seeking a special financial package for the state. Thakur said that the CM, while taking up various issues pertaining to the state, had requested the PM to provide the state Rs 7,565 crore to tide over the difficult financial situation, since the 13th Financial Commission misjudged the committed liabilities of the state.

460-carton liqour seized in Sonepat

Chandigarh: The Haryana Police arrested a truck driver and recovered 460 cartons of liquor from his truck in Sonepat. "Machri village resident Pramod was arrested when he was on his way to Haryana from Chandigarh in a truck. He was carrying liquor without any permit or license. During interrogation, the accused revealed that he wanted to sell it a higher rate in the state," a Sonepat police spokesperson said.

FDA raids 16 shops in Rewari

Chandigarh: Taking cognizance of numerous complaints of sale of intoxicants and sub-standard drugs, special teams of 17 officers of the Haryana Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raided 16 chemists shops in Rewari, and took samples of 34 drugs for analysis. "For the first time raids were conducted at such a large scale. During the raids, numerous violations of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act were observed," an FDA spokesperson said.

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