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BKU
leaders may hold parleys with CM today
Rohtak, July 4
Leaders of the Bharatiya Kisan
Union are likely to meet Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala tomorrow in
Chandigarh to discuss issues concerning farmers, including the waiver of
the outstanding electricity bills. The Finance Minister, Prof Sampat
Singh, told newspersons here today that the BKU leaders had expressed
the desire to meet the Chief Minister after his return from abroad to
discuss their pending demands.
Katha: A
beacon of hope for slum children
New Delhi, July 4
For two-and-a-half years old
Sharada, daughter of a domestic help, playing with toys, playing
music and generally having a good time is not a distant dream.
Unlike many other children like her whose parents come in the
lower income group bracket, Sharada is exposed to a childhood,
which her parents could otherwise have not afforded.
Kathashala, the innovative non-formal education centre, lays emphasis on life skills. |
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Kashmiri Samiti
registers its woes with CM
New Delhi, July 4
Registering their protest at being
denied the “right to life,” the Kashmiri Samiti on Thursday met the
Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, and sought her government’s help to
solve the problems facing the Kashmiri Pandits from the valley.
Kudos
to district admn for desilting drive
Rohtak, July 4
Residents of Rohtak have heaved a
sigh of relief as the long-pending problems of traffic congestion and
accumulation of flood water in several busy markets are likely to be
reduced considerably following the demolition and desilting drive
launched by the district administration recently.
 THE
ACHIEVERS
This crusader
envisions a drug-free world
New Delhi, July 4
The battle against drugs begins as
soon as an initiative is launched. Yet, to keep that battle going is no
easy task. Gurmeet Singh began the battle more than a decade ago and
continues to wage a full-scale war against drugs, saving many a live
from abuse and death.
President K. R. Narayanan, along with the Vice-President, Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and leaders of political parties, after unveiling the life-size statue of Jayaprakash Narain in the Parliament House premises. |
FARIDABAD
SDM denies
role of brokers
Faridabad, July 4
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate of
Faridabad, Mr Jitender Dahiya, has claimed that there were no agents or
brokers operating in his office to issue driving licences. Reacting to
an item published in a section of the press recently, Mr Dahiya said,
since the computerisation of the licencing process in Faridabad and
Ballabgarh sub-divisions, there was no scope for any role of brokers. He
said if a person wants to get a licence, he has to be present at the
office. As such, there was no role for an agent in the process.
- Three killed
- Steps to Increase Revenue
- Pension scheme
Monsoon fails
to keep its date
New Delhi
The rendezvous, which the Capital had with the monsoon, will have to
wait as the rain-bearing clouds, which were likely to hit the Capital
today, have failed to keep the promise.
Budgetary
allocation for SC/ST welfare schemes increased
New Delhi, July 4
The Delhi Government has announced
an increase in the budget allocation for the welfare schemes related to
the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
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