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UP IN ARMS: Activists from the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee protesting against the Haryana government for releasing unpotable and insufficient water to Delhi at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Wednesday.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
DELHI IN PARLIAMENT
Low power
frequency hits Metro trips
New Delhi, March 12
Low power frequency has affected some trips of Delhi Metro Rail, the Rajya Sabha was told today.
Chautala flayed for ignoring quota for Jats
Sonepat, March 12
The convenor of Haryana Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti, Mr Tara Chand Mor, has criticised the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, for not reserving jobs for the Jats in the category of other backward classes (OBC) in the state.
Sugarcane farmers to get dues in 10 days: MP
Ghaziabad, March 12
Dr Ramesh Chandra Tomar, Ghaziabad MP has assured the sugarcane farmers of western UP that he will ensure the release of their payment within 10
days.
Greater Noida farmers refuse to accept compensation
Greater Noida, March 12
Farmers of Greater Noida have, in a ‘mahapanchayat’ held in Lakhanwali village today, decided not to accept the land compensation unless its rates are brought on a par with the rates in Noida.
SPECIAL FOCUS ON PANIPAT
Land sharks
milking government
Panipat , March 12
Land mafia is raking in filthy lucre in Panipat. Whereas an industrialist has to take permission for the change in land use (CLU) of an agricultural land, the land sharks are minting money without making a change in land use, causing a loss of several crores of rupees to the state revenue of Haryana.
Haryana leads in schemes
for welfare of the disabled
Panipat, March 12
Haryana has taken a lead over other states in implementing the programmes for the welfare of the disabled. It has carried out various proposals of the Disabled Welfare Act 1995. This was stated by the Commissioner of the centrally sponsored Public Handicapped Welfare programme in Haryana, Mr M S Ahluwalia here today.
Better drinking water for Sonepat
Sonepat, March 12
The Public Health Department has taken a series of measures to augment the drinking water supply in the old section of Sonepat in view of the hue and cry by the residents living in this part of the city.
Rai, Jatheri to be developed as modern villages
Sonepat, March 12
The state government has approved the proposal of the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) to develop Rai and Jatheri villages in Sonepat district as modern villages. The HSIDC plans to spend around Rs 1.55 crore on various development activities in these villages in the first phase.
NCR BRIEFS
Janta College student run over by train
Sonepat, March 12
Gayatri, a BA final year student
of Janta Girls College in Gannaur, was run over by a goods train while
she was passing through the main railway crossing on the
Gannaur-Shahpur road today.
- Dies of mad dog bite
- 15 villages to get water
supply
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- Trade stir on March 21
- Motorcyclist killed
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Traffic advisory for March 13-14
New Delhi: Motorists are advised to avoid the route of Tazia procession to be taken out by Shia Muslims on the occasion of Moharram on March 13 and March 14. The procession will start from Bara-Hindu Rao at 10 pm on March 13 and it will pass through Pahari Dhiraj, Sadar Bazar, Chowk Qutab Road, Lal Kuan, Hauz Quazi, Chawri Bazar and reach Jama Masjid around 4 am next day.
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