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Agencies refuse to buy ‘small’ wheat, farmers blame
government
Rohtak, April 21
Farmers of this district have been severely affected by the condition prevailing at the various grain markets and the refusal by procurement agencies to buy wheat on the plea that the grain is of smaller size. They allege that the failure of the government to provide enough irrigation water had resulted in the smaller size of the grain.
MOVING FINGER
Why do grandparents lose sleep?
My reference to the relationship between elders and their grandchildren in one of the earlier columns has evoked an interesting response from a friend in that age group. He says that it is difficult to keep communication even with grandchildren, the ones who have reached high school or college stage. This is particularly so in a place like Delhi which has all kinds of distractions and temptations for the young people.
- Time for discourse
- For the disabled
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- Bon appetite!
- Fire Services Week
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THE ACHIEVERS
He drums up fan following in a unique way
Sandeep Salariya had an ear for music ever since he was a kid. By the time he reached adolescence, he took a fancy to drums. He would keenly observe orchestra on television and his seniors at St. Xavier’s school, play the drums. A regular, close watch made him imbibe set beat patterns he had otherwise no knowledge
of. By the time he reached Xth standard, his fancy had transformed into a passion.
This wonder kid plays drums, made of buckets and bangles |
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CM urged to probe Sonepat water crisis
Sonepat, April 21
Thousands of residents in this city continue to experience an acute water scarcity owing to the lack of control by the officials of the Public Health Department on the operators of the main waterworks at Murthal and the keymen at the boosting stations in the city.
NCR BRIEFS
300 bags of fake cement seized
Ghaziabad, April 21
The Loni police have seized 300 bags of fake cement during a raid at a godown in Gulab Vatika colony. Acting on a tip-off that fake cement was being mixed and packed in a godown in Gulab Vatika in Loni, the police raided the place. Two persons were arrested on the spot but six others, who were involved in the illegal trade, escaped from the scene.
- Mobike stolen
- Phones dead
- Body found in well
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- Labourer killed
- Farm gutted
- Ram Navmi
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