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Chautala’s dilemma — UNPA or BJP?
Hisar, February 28
INLD supremo Om Parkash Chautala is in a dilemma. On the one hand, he is one of the founders of the so-called third front christened as the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), and on the other, he is secretly nursing a hope that the BJP will join hands with him in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Infrastructure scheme on back burner
Ambala, February 28
The industrial infrastructure upgradation scheme, mooted for Ambala industry a few years back, remained on papers as nothing concrete has been done to implement the scheme.
GOVERNANCE
A traumatic episode at public cost
Rohtak, February 28
The launch, abandonment and revival of the trauma centre on the premises of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here present a classic case of poor governance. The episode also shows how the state residents as well as exchequer are made to suffer as a result of whimsical decisions taken by the person(s) running the affairs of the state.
Dowry-linked cases rise in Rewari
Rewari, February 28
Of late, there has been a spurt in the incidents pertaining to dowry death as well as harassment for dowry in the district. It is all the more agonising that aggrieved persons, when the police refuses to buy their version, have to move court for relief
and justice.
In top gear
Gurgaon students design toy car
Gurgaon, February 28
The phrase "to invent, you need good imagination, hard work and a pile of junk" stands appropriate for students of the Institute of Technology & Management
(ITM), Gurgaon, who designed an adventurous toy car for the "The Techie Tyros", a national event, and secured second position in North India.
Students of the Institute of Technology & Management, Gurgaon, with
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CIC accused of 'protecting' civil servants
Panipat, February 28
The decision of the chief information commissioner (CIC) of Haryana to drop penal proceedings against an HCS officer has drawn criticism for "protecting" civil servants. The applicant, P.P. Kapoor, state convener of the Indian Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU), has alleged that the commission, which was being run by retired bureaucrats, was "protecting" civil servants on flimsy grounds.
Inside Babudom
Another reshuffle likely
Chandigarh, February 28
The Haryana administration is in for another reshuffle following the retirement of chief secretary Promila Issar and financial commissioner, forests, H.C. Disodia, tomorrow.
 In thick of controversy
Hemu's depiction as 'villain' provokes ire
Rewari, February 28
The screening of Hrithik Roshan, Aishwariya Rai Bachchan-starrer "Jodhaa
Akbar" has invited criticism from various quarters here.
But their opposition to the film emanates from a different perspective other than the controversial relationship between Jodhaa Bai and
Akbar. The fulmination against the film was first articulated in a press release circulated among the mediapersons here by Sudhir
Bhargava, convener of the Hemu Vikramaditya Foundation (HVF).
A message of humanity
Sirsa, February 28
"Mera Murshad Mor Liyao", a Punjabi play staged at Panchayat Bhawan here recently, was a good satire on cheap politics currently in vogue in the country.
The play also sought to portray the communal approach adopted by politicians for their selfish ends and its ill effects on our society.
A scene from "Mera Murshad Mor Liyao", a play staged at a function organised by the Haryana Punjabi Sahitya Akademi in
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Space centre to map towns
Chandigarh, February 28
The Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSAC) will do large-scale base mapping of towns of
Haryana. It will also introduce various courses in the field of geoinformatics to meet the increasing demand of qualified manpower in this area.
Grievances
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