2 die in mishaps

YAMUNANAGAR: Two persons were killed in incidents in the district on Sunday. Vikash Dhandha (32) of Bhagwangarh village died after his car was hit by a tractor-trailer near Dhorang village on Yamunanagar-Kurukshetra road. The police have booked the driver of the tractor-trailer. Sundar Yadav of Bihar was electrocuted while travelling in a truck that came in contact with power lines near Manbharwala village on Jagadhri-Devdhar road. TNS

AMBALA

Child labourer rescued

The District Child Protection Unit rescued a child labourer from a house in Durga Nagar area of the city on Monday. Megha Singla, child protection officer, said the rescued juvenile was a resident of Shambhu village near Ambala city. She said the victim had been sent to the Child Protection Centre and the parents would be informed soon. OC 

KURUKSHETRA

Annual function

District and Sessions Judge Arun Kumar Tyagi on Monday said the legal fraternity should come forward to ensure legal aid to the deprived sections of society. He was addressing the annual function of the District Bar Association (DBA) here. The Deputy Commissioner extended support to the newly elected members of the DBA. TNS

REWARI

Stone laid

PWD Minister Rao Narbir Singh laid the foundation stone of a new building of the PWD Rest House here on Monday. The building would come up at a cost Rs 14.18 crore and the construction work would complete within 18 months. Later, the minister inaugurated a parking lot at the District Courts where he announced a grant of Rs 21 lakh for the District Bar Association. TNS

Mahendragarh

Building inaugurated

Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Gurmeet Singh inaugurated a building at the Court Complex in Narnaul city on Monday. Singh also inspected the Court Complex and interacted with advocates. — TNS