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Internal
bickering over Cong padyatra
Rohtak, June 15
The leaders of the Human Rights
cell of the District Congress Committee have alleged that the decision
to launch a ‘padyatra’ from Jind to Delhi by the Haryana Pradesh
Congress Committee chief, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda and certain leaders
of the party, was taken at individual level.
GETTING AWAY
Ranikhet,
a dream resort for vacationers
SITUATED at 1829
metres above sea level, Ranikhet with its idyllic charm has long
fascinated holiday seekers. Legend holds that a queen who was
passing by was so bewitched by the beauty of the place that she
abandoned her journey to settle in this womb of serenity. Ranikhet,
as hill station, has drawn holidaymakers throughout the year,
luring them with its climate and visual delight.
A panoramic view |
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SEARCH WITHIN
Making
religion real
WHAT are the ways in which
we can make religion real in our lives? The question is particularly
important because one of the charges unbelievers make against believers
from ancient days is that their professions do not match with their
practice. Yes, every preacher of worth in any religion will exhort
us to live our faith. How do we translate our faith into our daily
living?
THE LEGEND IN FLESH AND BLOOD: Ajay Devgan during the promotion of his film in one the theatres in the Capital on Saturday.
— Tribune Photo |
No
clues yet to Ghaziabad student’s disappearance
Ghaziabad, June 15
The Ghaziabad police are still
clueless about Vishal Sharawat alias Chaudhri (22), a management student
and son of businessman Nepal Singh Chaudhri, reported missing since
Wednesday evening from Sector 6 in posh Rajnagar under the Kavi Nagar
police station. The Circle Officer (City), Dr Dharam Veer Singh, had
contacted a number of Vishal’s friends but failed to get any lead.
Narnaul
lacks transport facilities
Narnaul, June 15
There is a growing resentment among
the people of the region at the lack of transport and communication
facilities, which has severely affected the development of the area.
Model
dairy complex near Gurgaon soon
Gurgaon, June 15
The Haryana Government has finally
moved into top gear to get the proposed multi-facility dairy complex
constructed at Khedki Majra Dhankot village, near here. The government
has issued orders for the acquisition of 40 acres of the village
panchayat land for setting up the model dairy complex.
4
hurt in Lakshmi Nagar fire
New Delhi, June 15
Four persons, including an
old woman, sustained serious burns when a fire broke out in a
sweet shop in Lakshmi Nagar area of East district this morning.
The injured were admitted to LNJP Hospital where the doctors on
duty stated that the victims were in a serious condition.
Health Minister A. K.
Walia visiting the shop in Lakshmi Nagar where a fire injured four
persons on Saturday. — A Tribune Photograph |
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Professional
jealousy behind trailer driver’s murder
Rewari, June 15
Professional jealousy seems to have
led to the murder of Gurmail Singh, a resident of Gurdaspur district of
Punjab and driver of a trailer that was carrying Hero Honda motorcycles,
on the Delhi-Jaipur highway near Kasaula Chowk, about 10 km from here,
on Thursday night. He was beaten to death by his unidentified rivals.
From Khaddar to Khadi: A model during a fashion show, organised by Sarvoday Ashram in the Captial.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
Sonia releases
book on Chaudhry Prem Singh
New Delhi, June 15
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on
Saturday released the book– “Vijay Ke Sutradhaar: Chaudhry Prem
Singh”– on the life of the Speaker of Delhi Assembly. Mr Singh finds
a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records for winning elections
from the same constituency for 44 years.
SONEPAT
Sonepat turning
into an urban slum
Sonepat, June 15
This city is fast turning into an
urban slum. Unattended heaps of garbage are a common sight in the town.
Even the sectors of the so-called well-planned Haryana Urban Development
Authority are no exception.
ROHTAK
Able-bodied
men called up for civil defence
Rohtak, June 15
The District Magistrate, Mr Anil
Malik, has directed that all able-bodied adult male residents of all
villages in the district shall be liable to perform patrol duty during
day and night in view of the internal security. The District Development
and Panchayat Officer has been directed to ensure the regulation of
requisite patrol through village panchayats.
- Killers arrested
- Stolen car seized
NCR BRIEFS
Power dept
staff waylaid
Faridabad, June 15
Two unidentified youths waylaid an
employee of the Electricity Department last night near Ballabgarh and
snatched Rs 3,260 from him. The incident took place at about 10 pm last
night when the victim, identified as Swaraj Kumar, was coming towards
his house from Samaipur Power House after duty.
- Killed in mishap
- Chain-pulling
- Circus artiste hurt
- Duststorm hits life
Delhi
Govt to include priests in BPL category
New Delhi, June 15
The Delhi Government has decided to
include religious priests living in shrines under the ‘Below Poverty
Line’ category for drawing rations at concessional rates. The priests
living in mosques, temples, gurdwaras and churches run by registered
bodies, trusts and ‘samitis’ would be eligible for BPL coverage if
their annual family income from all sources was below Rs 24,200, an
official release said.
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THE
Institute of Natural & Modern Cosmetech, a Faridabad-based research
and development organisation (for cosmetics) approved by the government,
has recently developed a range of herbal cosmetics based on the recipes
scripted by Rishi Vatsyayana in Kamasutra, a classic Hindu treatise on
love and sex.
