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20 pc rebate mooted on property tax
Insurance scheme for primary school students
New Delhi, January 4
The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Mr Prithivi Raj
Sawhney, today recommended a rebate of 20 per cent to all those property tax payers who would pay their taxes and arrears by 28 of this month.
Computerised Braille production unit for visually impaired
New Delhi, January 4
To mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille Script, S. S.
Kohli, CMD, Punjab National Bank inaugurated the Computerised Braille Production Unit installed at the National Association for the Blind, Delhi.
S. S. Kohli, CMD, Punjab National Bank, inaugurating the computerised Braille production unit installed at the National Association for the Blind in the Capital. |
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Police launch SMS for enquiries
New Delhi, January 4
The Delhi Police have announced a New Year bonanza for the public to ease their mode of queries with the police. From today, the mobile phone users can send Short Message Services to the police to verify or inquire about stolen vehicles, unclaimed vehicles, vehicle ownership details, passport verification, stolen arms and the Delhi Police telephone number enquiry.
Delhi Police Commissioner Ajay Raj Sharma at a press conference in the Capital on Friday.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
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Patrol Act invoked in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, January 4
In apprehension of damage to public property and to safeguard the places of worship, the District Magistrate
directed all sarpanches to ensure immediate patrolling in all villages for the safety of these places and installations.
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Vehicles inching forward at a snail’s pace in the Capital. |
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An acrobat exhibits his skills at the Punjabi Mela in the Capital on Friday.
— Tribune Photo
The ladies corner at the Punjabi Mela being held in the Capital.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal
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Bhagidari extended to hospitals, schools
New Delhi, January 4
Extending the Bhagidari
scheme to cover educational institutions and hospitals, the Government
of NCT of Delhi proposes to set up patient welfare committees in
hospitals and visitors’ council for government-run
schools.
Bomb hoax at MCD HQ
New Delhi, January 4
Panic and chaos gripped
the Town Hall, headquarters of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi,
this afternoon after a phone call said that a bomb was planted
somewhere in the building.
Khurana, Verma join BJP’s unity show
New Delhi, January 4
Bowing to the exigencies of politics in the run up to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
polls, senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today buried the hatchet to come together for a photo op.
Pig owners restrained under Sec 144
Sonepat, January 4
The district administration of Sonepat has promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 144
Cr.P.C. directing pig’s owners to confine their animals within their premises. The prohibitory order is applicable in Sonepat,
Gohana, Ganaur and Kharkhauda towns in this district.
Three sadhus die in jeep mishap
Sonepat, January 4
Three sadhus were reportedly killed when a jeep carrying them fell into a canal near Nuran Khera village, about 50 km from here, last night.
According to a report reaching here, the jeep belonged to Baba Kamlesh Giri who was travelling along with his eight of his followers from Kiloi village to Ganga Tehri village in Jind district.
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New Delhi, January 4
