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BJP trying to keep farmers off polls: Surjewala
Sonepat, January 13
The senior Congress leader and former HPCC president, Shamsher Singh Surjewala today chided the BJP leadership for announcing that the Lok Sabha elections would be completed in April.
Fog disrupts rail and road services
Sonepat, January 13
Foggy weather continued today in the city and its adjoining areas to affect rail and road traffic with most trains running behind schedule for several hours on the Delhi-Ambala-Kalka section of the Northern Railway and large number of passengers stranded at Sonepat and other railway stations.
Dept cancels licences of shops
Sonepat, January 13
The Food and Supplies Department has cancelled the licences of eight fair price shops following the detection of certain irregularities and malpractices in the distribution of rationed commodities during the surprise checking by its officials in the district.
Northern range: Cops hold back crime spiral
New Delhi, January 13
The majority of crimes in the Northern Range, comprising Central, North and North-West districts, have shown a decline in 2003, as against that in 2002. The police also claim to have achieved a better detection rate in 2003 and attributed the success to the policemen of the respective districts.
Ashok Leyland unveils hi-tech CNG buses
New Delhi, January 13
After Delhi Metro, the Capital is all set to witness luxurious public transport system with the automobile major Ashok Leyland unveiling hi-tech CNG luxury buses have been specially designed for needs of the city.
After Metro, the Capital is ready for a fleet of hi-tech CNG luxury buses, specially designed for the needs of the city.
— Photo by Kamal Singh |
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Women being excluded from job generation programmes: Study
Sonepat, January 13
A study on the changing patterns of work in rural Haryana has revealed that women workers were almost totally excluded from the employment generation programmes due to the inappropriate choice of public works and frequent use of labour displacing machines.
Sonepat leads in mushroom production
Sonepat, January 13
Sonepat leads other districts in the country in the production of mushroom as the farmers of each village are producing the crop to augment their source of income.
The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Balwan Singh, told mediapersons here today that the farmers had produced as many as 1,120 tonnes of mushroom during the current financial year and this include 512 tonnes produced during the last one month in the district.
FACING THE MUSIC: The accused in the AIIMS paper leak, after their arrest by the CBI, being produced at the Patiala House courts in the Capital on Tuesday.
— A Tribune photograph
MCD Standing Committee Chairman Mukesh Goel with Ch. Prem Singh and other Congress leaders at a felicitation function by the party workers in the Capital. |
‘Sodh Kendra’ to make medicines from cow-dung
Sonepat, January 13
Motivated by the success of the Gaushalas in many parts of the country and particularly in Madhya Pradesh, the Srikrishan Bhagwan Gaushala Committee of village Bali Brahnanan has planned to set up a “Gomutra Sodh Kendra” and manufacture medicines from cow-dung and urine.
And now, Mister and Miss Sonepat!
Sonepat, January 13
The Three-Star Movies will organise a competition of Mister Sonepat and Miss Sonepat on January 25 on the premises of the Mam Chand Senior Secondary School on Sonepat-Murthal Road.
Black flag demo by Roadways workers
Sonepat, January 13
The Haryana Roadways Workers Union has decided to organise a black flag demonstration on January 16 in front of the Sonepat depot to protest against the privatisation of the Roadways, non-regularisation of daily wage employees and the alleged anti-employee attitude of the officials.
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Gang involved in fake franking machines busted
New Delhi, January 13
The East district police has claimed to have busted a gang which was involved in using fake franking machines, causing huge losses to the postal department.
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Teachers’ union flays ‘University Model Act’
Bhiwani, January 13
Sharply reacting to the proposed ‘University’s Model Act’, the All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisation
has called it a “step by the Central government to privatise the higher education”.
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New Delhi, January 13
