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Brahmin Mahasammelan or a political springboard?
Faridabad, March 10
Cashing in on the caste and community factor has not been a problem for politicians even while they hold these factors responsible for several ills. Although the organisers of the Brahmin Mahasammelan here on Saturday claimed that it was a non-political gathering, the choice of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala as the chief guest left several people wondering about its nature.
DELHI IN PARLIAMENT
Five units found discharging toxic effluents
New Delhi, March 10
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 1,551 industrial units under the 17 categories of polluting industries in the country including those that have become dangerous for human health by way of discharging toxic effluents.
‘Operation Alert’ yielding
good results: SP
Sonepat, March 10
‘Operation Alert’, launched by the police in the district, has yielded good results. The Superintendent of Police, Mr Paramjit Singh
Ahlawat, told mediapersons here that the special police staff have arrested a youth, identified as Dalip Singh, a Jat of Kathura village, and recovered one kg of charas worth several thousands of rupees from his possession.
BRASS TACKS
Coffee’s journey from Ethiopia to Latin America has been
a long one
Coffee is known to have taken its name from Kaffa, a province in South-West Ethiopia, also believed to be its place of origin. At present, the Coffee Arabica shrub is cultivated mostly in Latin America, while the other variety, Coffee Robusta is mostly of African and Asian origin. Next to the consumption of tea, it remains the most widely consumed beverage in the world.
Polluted
water supply brewing resentment
Sonepat, March 10
Resentment prevails among the residents of more than a
dozen residential colonies of Sonepat town, following the supply of
polluted drinking water. Despite repeated complaints, the authorities of
the Public Health Department have failed to redress their problem.
FACE TO FACE
Time management is must for this man of many parts
In this competitive age, when everyone is striving for the top slot in his chosen profession, very few retain a human touch in whatever they do. It is rare for someone to cover himself with glory in his profession and yet nurture a deep love for social and humanitarian activities.
Delhi Fire Service personnel
try to put out the fire in a factory in Wazirpur Industrial Area in the
Capital on Monday. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
VAT will terrorise traders: HVP leader
Sonepat, March 10
Haryana Vikas Party (HVP) general secretary Rajiv Jain has urged the state government not to adopt the VAT system, which will come into force from April 1, for, it will prove detrimental to the interests of the traders, will enhance the prices of commodities of daily use and will encourage corruption on the pretext of revenue recoveries.
NDMC is also about welfare projects
New Delhi, March 10
The New Delhi Municipal Corporation, the civic body looking after the upkeep of the prestigious New Delhi areas, is also running a large number of welfare projects for its employees and citizens.
Contractor ‘tried’ to crush worker
Bhiwani, March 10
An aged labourer was allegedly beaten up by the contractor when he and other workers sought their daily wages. The injured worker, Ram Khilawan Patel, also alleged that the contractor had dragged him to near a tractor and tried to crush him under its wheels. The incident took place at a brick kiln located at Tigrana Chowk on the Bhiwani-Hisar road on Saturday.
NCR BRIEFS
Youths loot Rs 4.45 lakh from petrol pump staff
Rewari, March 10
In a daylight daredevil act, four armed youths looted Rs 4.45 lakh from three employees (including the owner’s brother) of a petrol station, Prem Highway Service Station, near Modawali Hutment on the Rewari–Garhi Bolni road this morning. The robbers escaped with the booty in their white Maruti car.
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