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Businessman’s son rescued; kidnapper held

New Delhi, February 8 With the arrest of one person, the North-East district police today claimed to have rescued five-year-old Shahbaz Khan from the Devaria Railway Station.

Five-year-old Shahbaz Khan with his parents in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

Ritual murder
Boy’s headless body found
Meerut, February 8
Considerable panic prevailed in the administrative circle here after the sacrifice of a minor boy by a tantrik. The headless body of Chand (10) was found from a sugarcane field in the jungle of Pathanpur village in the late night on Saturday. The so-called tantrik of the village is being interrogated by the police in this connection. But the matter is yet to be solved as the police are working on several leads.

Akhil Bharat Banjara Seva Sangh greeting the Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

You thought you were safe from air pollution indoors? Think again
New Delhi, February 8
There is no escape from air pollution, even if you were to shut the doors and windows on it. Researchers have found out that the air within the sheltered houses is no better than the air outside. 

Life’s hard knocks
Man complains against harassment by wife, in-laws
Ghaziabad, February 8
A Loni resident has complained to the senior police officers, alleging harassment by his wife, her father, brother and other in-laws. Sandeep Panwar, a resident of Raj Nagar Colony in Loni, was married on April 5, 2000 to Lovely, alias Chanchal, daughter of Dharampal of Chohlda village in Bagpat.

• Traffic held up

Man stabbed, robbed of Rs 25,000 and scooter
Ghaziabad, February 8
An employee of a security agency in Vijay Nagar police station area was stabbed and robbed of Rs 25,000 and his scooter by criminals who waylaid him on his way to Ghaziabad.

HC sets up panel to fathom condition of
800 water bodies
New Delhi, February 8
The Delhi High Court has constituted a high-level committee to examine the condition of about 800 water bodies in the Capital and submit a report within 15 days.

A sigh of relief
370 m workers in unorganised sector to get PF benefits
New Delhi, February 8
Union Labour Minister Sahib Singh today said social security benefits such as Provident Fund will be available to 370 million workers in the unorganised sector in the country.

POLITICS

INC holds Maha Panchayat
New Delhi, February 8
The Indian National Congress on Sunday organised a Maha Panchayat of representatives of socio-cultural institutions and labour organisations to bring into focus the anti-Dalit policies of the NDA Government.

COMMUNITY

Special Focus on SONEPAT
Stray cattle throw motorists out of gear
Sonepat, February 8
The biggest terror on the city roads these days are herds of stray cattle that put in sudden appearance in the midst of speedy vehicles, dangerously disrupting the already chaotic flow of traffic.

BJP president Venkaiah Naidu being felicitated at a function in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

Lack of facilities upsets visitors at Surajkund fair
Faridabad, February 8
While the well-known Craft Mela at Surajkund here is in full bloom and has been able to attract a good number of people in the first half of its duration, the visitors have to face certain inconveniences as far as the infrastructure for various facilities is concerned. Although the organisers have put up suggestion boxes at the site, but it seems that the view of the common man is hardly taken care of.

Contemporary crafts with antique touch
Faridabad, February 8
In a specially designed display section, the mela authorities have set up “Innovations - Designer’s Corner”, where 10 designers from Delhi and Faridabad are displaying a unique effort - that of mingling contemporary needs with inherited skills to display “crafts that are more acceptable in modern environs and well-received in export markets”.

Global conference on human integration New Delhi, February 8 On the occasion of the 110th birth anniversary of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj, 13th International Conference on Human Integration was held on Friday at Burari here. Participants spoke about “Sant Kirpal Singh, the Architect of Human Unity”. Sharing the message of human unity.

Dowry harassment forces housewife to commit suicide
Sonepat, February 8
A 25-year-old housewife, identified as Meenakshi, reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a rope in her house in the Mandia area here last evening. According to a report, the police have seized the body and sent it for the postmortem examination.

Harrowing experience for cell phone users
Noida, February 8
People using mobile phones have had a harrowing time in Noida area lately. While a financial dispute between private cell phone companies and the MTNL was said to be the possible cause for this disruption, some cell phone companies seems to have adopted an unethical attitude towards their clientele.

NCR briefs
Notices issued to 23 medical stores
Ghaizabad, February 8
The District Health officer has issued notices to 23 medical stores in Ghaziabad for indulging in unethical practices. The notices were sent by the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. M.P. Singh, directing the chemists and druggists to send their reply within 15 days, failing which their licenses would be cancelled.

• MC election

• Liquor smuggling

• New DC Takes Over

Health workers to present memo to MLAs
Sonepat: The multi-purpose health workers association has decided to hand over memorandums of demand to every MLA of the district on February 15. Besides, hundreds of the members of the association from all over the state will also hand over the memorandum to the state health minister, Mr M. L. Ranga on February 29 at his residence in Rewari.

Four injured in road accident
Sonepat: Four persons were seriously injured when a Tata 407 and a maxi cab collided on the Sonepat-Bahalgarh road near Dewan Farm, about 5 km from here last evening.