TOP STORIES

Property wrangle: Nine of family set afire
New Delhi, August 17
In a bizarre incident last night, nine members of a family were set on fire over a property dispute at JJ Colony in the Wazirpur area in North-West district.

• Brother stabbed to death over petty sum

The hapless residents of a slum in Wazirpur who were at the receiving end of an arson attack by a member of their family. — Photo by Kamal Singh

...As Khurana hits the road
New Delhi, August 17
Delhi Pradesh BJP President Madan Lal Khurana on Sunday began his Parivartan Yatra from Dwarka in South West Delhi by boarding a specially-built motor vehicle.
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BJP leaders at the launch of the Parivartan Yatra in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

Cong dubs BJP’s Yatra a flop show
New Delhi, August 17
The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) on Sunday continued with its August Kranti Yatra that was launched on August 9 by President Sonia Gandhi. DPCC President Prem Singh was among those who addressed meetings as the Yatra moved from one constituency to another.

Rape victim lives in the shadow of life threats
Punhana (Mewat), August 17
What else can one call it but a travesty of justice: Hemani (name changed), a resident of Gubradi village under the Punhana police station in the Mewat area, after being allegedly raped, is receiving life threats from the perpetrator of the crime and his clansmen. The reason for this is not far to seek.

Rally season is on with student leaders gearing up for poll
New Delhi, August 17
Having taken a cue from the political bigwigs, student union factions in Delhi University too have decided to hit the road. The week beginning tomorrow will see the campus abuzz with rallies being undertaken to “create awareness and highlight the failures of the opponents” in the run-up to the DUSU elections.

Consumer’s corner
Stone deaf BSNL fined for harassing subscriber
Sonepat, August 17
The District Consumer Forum has penalised the Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and directed it to make a payment of Rs 12,000 along with interest to a subscriber who was issued wrong telephone bills and his connection was severed. In its judgement, the forum has also directed that the amount should be deducted from the salary of the errant accounts officer.

• Forum strikes down repair charges in warranty period

POLITICS

Girls shopping around at the ‘Sawan Saras 2003’ mela at Dilli Haat in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

HVP rally to showcase its strength in Ahirwal
Rewari, August 17
HVP leaders are making an all efforts to mobilize the people for the HVP’s rally on August 25. The rally is expected to be show of strength to portray the increasing hold of the Haryana Vikas Party in the Ahirwal region, particularly after its notable performance in the recent by-elections in the Yamuna Nagar and Fatehabad Assembly constituencies.

• Action against martyr’s family condemned

JD(U) criticises bus fare hike 
Faridabad, August 17
The Haryana Janata Dal (U) leader, Mr Ved Prakash Vidrohi, has criticised the hike in the Roadways bus fares, and alleged that it had been done to benefit the private bus operators in the state.

BJP jibs at naming stadium after Rajiv Gandhi
New Delhi, August 17
The proposed inauguration of a stadium by the Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi, in West Delhi on August 23 has run into a controversy with the BJP objecting to its naming after Rajiv Gandhi.

COMMUNITY

Municipal Council suffers losses as unauthorised construction continues
Sonepat, August 17
The Sonepat Municipal Council has been suffering financial losses on account of the non-recovery of charges from house owners for construction works undertaken without getting their layout plans approved from competent authority.

Question mark on Pension Bima usefulness
Rohtak, August 17
Renowned economist, Dr S B Dahiya says that the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana, the insurance-linked pension scheme, cannot be an answer to the social security needs of the senior citizens.

‘Politicians not interested in social welfare’ 
New Delhi, August 17
Manavata Abhiyan, a socio-cultural organisation engaged in promoting the objectives of Samarasta, Ahimsa, good-neighbourly relations and peace through various cultural and social activities, today expressed concern over the current political situation in the country.

Special Focus on Sonepat
Institute to be shifted: Finds no takers among blind students 
Sonepat, August 17
Following a sharp decline in the number of inmates and teaching staff, the government has decided to shift the local blind training institute to Panipat. Presently, only ten blind students are enrolled at the institute. The state government had opened two blind training institutes at Panipat and Sonepat in 1962.

10,000 youths to be enrolled for SYL agitation: Birender
Sonepat, August 17
The senior Congress leader, Birender Singh, today said that a team of around 10,000 dedicated youths would be organised by October 2 to launch an agitation for the construction of SYL in Punjab territory.

NCR briefs
Girl kidnapped by neighbour
Noida, August 17
A 17-year-old young girl was reportedly abducted last night from Salarpur village by a youth living in the neighbourhood.

• Lok Adalats on Aug 23
• Dowry case