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Over 10 lakh offer prayers to eclipsed sun
Politics dominates
Gandhi Jayanti celebrations
ZP members want Hisar MP sacked from Congress
Police remand for former sarpanch
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Schoolboy crushed to death
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Over 10 lakh offer prayers to eclipsed sun
Kurukshetra, October 3 Pilgrims, about 60 per cent of them women, came in jam-packed buses, trains and other vehicles. Several devotees were also seen sitting on the rooftops of buses and trains. Young and aged, infirm and able-bodied could be seen jostling to reach the two sarovars. Several devotees were also seen coming on tongas. Pilgrims started converging here yesterday. Their number swelled as the eclipse time came close. Devotees could be seen praying to the eclipsed sun on the banks of the two sarovars. Pilgrims in clusters brought in the flavour of their provinces. Discourses and bhajans continued during the eclipse. A large number of pilgrims spent almost the entire day on the banks, praying. As the moon began to eclipse the sun at 4.20 pm, the sound of conch shells and temple bells began to rise from the temples. Raising slogans of ‘Bam Bam Bole’, ‘Surya Dev ki Jai and Har Har Maha Dev’, the devotees jumped into the sarovars for taking holy dip. As the eclipse ended, pilgrims rushed towards the parking lots. The police had a hard time in controlling the crowds on the Birla Mandir road. The police had to use ropes to push pilgrims to the walls of the Birla Mandir. On the VIP Ghat of the Braham local MP Naveen Jindal, former Youth Congress president M.S. Bitta, local MLA Ramesh Gupta and INLD state president Ashok Arora and several civil and police officers took a holy dip. |
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Politics dominates
Gandhi Jayanti celebrations
Bhiwani, October 3 Almost all leaders were present in the meeting and Bhiwani MP Kuldip Bishnoi was the chief guest. In presence of Mr Bishnoi, the leaders, just to appease Bhajan Lal’s son, lashed at Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. They said that the present head of the council would certainly be changed in near future. Most of the Congress leaders said that the party won the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections with a tremendous margin under the dynamic leadership of Mr Bhajan Lal. These leaders, including both district presidents (rural and urban units), instead of remembering Mahatma Gandhi and his works flayed the state leadership. They said that the law and order situation in the state was deteriorating. However, Mr Bishnoi did not even comment on the working of the state government in his speech, but several speakers even expressed resentment against all seven legislators of the district in their addresses.
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ZP members want Hisar MP sacked from Congress
Hisar, October 3 Levelling serious allegations against the Congress MP, Mr Dukhi accused him of working against party’s interest and stopping the grant of Zila Parishad members. He asserted that if the grant was not released within 72 hours, all main roads of the district would be blocked in protest. Endorsing the stance, Deputy Chairman of the parishad, Ranbir Gangwa, alleged that Mr Jai Prakash was trying to settle old scores with parishad members as the candidate of his choice could not get the parishad chief’s post. They were addressing a news conference here today. The parishad members maintained that if their demands were not met, they would take the matter to Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi. Mr Jai Prakash could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
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Police remand for former sarpanch
Fatehabad, October 3 The police had arrested the accused after a tip-off that the accused was bringing cache of poppy husk in a truck from Rajasthan. The police set up a ‘naka’ near Baropal village for this purpose but the accused gave the police slip. The police then raided ‘dhani’ of the former sarpanch and recovered 23 bags of poppy husk kept in a tractor trailer. |
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Abhey Chautala alleges threat to life
Our High Court Correspondent
Chandigarh, October 3 Seeking directions to the Haryana Government to provide security to him, Mr Chautala, in an application filed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has also offered to pay for the security. His security cover had been withdrawn after the Congress assumed office in Haryana early this year. During hearing on the application, the Bench of Mr Justice N.K. Sud and Mr Justice Virender Singh was informed by counsel for the Haryana Government that that the high-level review committee of the Home Department is due to meet in a few days’ time. The committee, it was submitted, would also consider the case of the petitioner. Hearing will now resume on October 20.
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Schoolboy crushed to death
Rewari, October 3 The mishap occurred when the boy was returning home after participating in exhibition ‘ Creation 2005” organised in the school here yesterday. The city police, which registered a case of rash and negligent driving, has arrested tractor driver Rajinder Singh of Nangal Chaudhary area of the Narnaul sub-division of Mahendergarh district.
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Youth killed in mishap
Sirsa, October 3 The deceased Darshan Singh, a resident of Begu village near here, was crushed to death when the tractor he was driving went out of control and overturned yesterday. Two cyclists who were going in front of the tractor received injuries when their bicycle was hit by the tractor.
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Student brings laurels to state
Chandigarh, October 3
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