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HPCC to take up excesses on Dalits at national level
Sonepat, June 13
The Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) is planning to take up cases of excesses on Dalits at the national level to expose the “anti-Dalit policies” of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) government, headed by Mr Om Prakash Chautala.
INLD MLA charged with shady land deals
Jhajjar, June 13
Mr Krishan Murti Hooda, spokesman for the state Congress, accused the INLD MLA from Bahadurgarh, Mr Nafe Singh Rathee, of indulging in a land scam worth crores of rupees by carving out unauthorised colonies in Bahadurgarh with the connivance of the state government.
Cops spoil the movie dream of five children
New Delhi, June 13
Cops entered unannounced in the dream of a movie career of five children from Sultanpuri in North-West district. The children, aged between 16 and eight years, had left their homes with bag and baggage to board a train to the tinsel town of Mumbai. Four of them were from the same family while the fifth one was from their neighbourhood.
SPECIAL
FOCUS ON JHAJJAR/BAHADURGARH
Men and animals in this drought-affected district struggle for survival
Jhajjar, June 13
A waterless summer in this drought-affected district has not only put the residents on trial, but even the cattle are feeling the pinch of the scorching heat.
This rural based district, which has about 265 villages in five blocks, is basically a drought prone region where two of its blocks, Salawas and
Matanhale, are situated in sandy areas where canal water is unavailable.
Plan to ease power supply norms
Rohtak, June 13
Appealing to the defaulting rural consumers to clear outstanding electricity bills, the Chairman, Haryana Vidyut Parsarn Nigam (HVPN), Maj-Gen (Retd) Bhoop Singh Rathi said that the government was considering proposals to make the electricity supply rules consumer-friendly.
Union ministers Sharad Yadav and Dr C. P. Thakur flank Governor of Gujarat Kailashpati Mishra at the release of audio cassettes containing the poems by the latter in the Capital. |
POWER CRAMP
FIA asks DHBVN to simplify procedures, check corruption
Faridabad, June 13
The Faridabad Industries Association (FIA) has demanded simplification of procedure and transparency in the release of new connections and the norms related to power supply process for both industrial and domestic consumers.
DELHI DIGEST
Delhi BJP opposes ‘anti-consumer’ CAS
New Delhi, June 13
After stalling the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) in NCT of Delhi because of the fear of a backlash from the trading community, the Delhi Pradesh BJP has decided to oppose the Union Government’s move to implement the Conditional Access System (CAS) for satellite television channels from July 15 in New Delhi and the three other metros and sought its postponement.
Woman among four killed in Sonepat
Sonepat, June 13
Four persons, including a woman, lost their lives in different incidents in the district today. According to information, two youths, identified as Naresh of village Jatheri and Virender of Narela in Delhi, were killed on the spot and two others, identified as Praveen and Balbir of Jatheri, were injured in a road accident near Kundli Barrier on the G T Road today.
Man hurt in building collapse
New Delhi, June 13
An eighteen-year-old man was injured when a building under construction collapsed in the Motia Khan area in Paharganj this morning. The injured, Manoj, has been admitted in Lady Hardinge Hospital.
The debris of the building that collapsed in Motia Khan on Friday.
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Nine resign from MDU staff association panel
Rohtak, June 13
As many as nine members of the 16-member executive committee of the Maharshi Dayanand University Non-teaching Employees’ Association have resigned from their membership in protest against not holding elections to different posts of the association even after the one-year-term expired three months ago.
DTC to introduce Grameen Mudrika
New Delhi, June 13
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will introduce the Grameen (rural) Mudrika and the Najafgarh-Zakhira circular service for the benefit of the people living on the periphery of the NCT of Delhi. No timetable has been drawn up. Transport Minister Ajay Maken today told mediapersons that the Grameen Mudrika is modelled on the Mudrika services that are plying on the Ring Road and the Outer Ring Road.
NCR BRIEFS
Man falls to death from train
Faridabad, June 13
Three persons have been killed in separate incidents in the town since yesterday. An Air Force recruit, who was on his way to Nizamuddin from Belgaum after training, was killed after he fell from the train between Faridabad and
Tughlakabad.
SPEAKING OUT
VIMLA Patil in the article “ Are celebrity icons puppets in the hands of promoters?” (Spectrum June 8) has rightly observed that many celebrities earn more money from their endorsement contracts and appearances than from their main profession and most icons charge money even to appear at charity functions.
In this connection, I wish to say that due to the growth of consumerism among the neo-rich Indian middle class and the entry of many MNCs producing consumer items into India there has been a sea change in the field of advertising in the country.
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Crazy about all
things foreign
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Another fraudulent marketing gimmick?
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Need for a conducive sports environment
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NCERT’s ignorance
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Standing ovation
for DMA
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Harnessing water resources
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Waiting for rain. Photo by Kamal Singh |
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