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19,205
CGHC beneficiaries in Faridabad
New Delhi, July 31
The CGHS beneficiaries residing in
Faridabad can avail of medical facilities in central and state
government hospitals, including Badshah Khan Hospital, in addition to 63
private hospitals and diagnostic centres, which have been recognised
under CGHS Delhi, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare,
Mr A. Raja informed the Lok Sabha, in a written reply.
Preity Zinta is mobbed by fans outside Wimpy’s at Connaught
Place in the Capital on Wednesday. Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
Tips
to avoid electric shocks during monsoon
New Delhi, July 31
Proper awareness about the dangers
inherent while using electrical equipment and safety methods while using
such appliances will help reduce the number of casualties due to
electric shocks during monsoon months, Dr K. K. Aggarwal, president of
the Indian Medical Association, New Delhi branch, has said.
Celebs
recount experiences with cops
New Delhi, July 31
The Community Liaison Programme of
the Delhi Police was launched today in South district amidst a galaxy of
personalities. Launching the scheme, Delhi Police Commissioner R. S.
Gupta said that the Capital’s police always served the society with
the right perspective aimed at peace and security and this was why they
had decided to have a partnership programme with the public.
Drug
addicts: To the brink and back
Jhajjar, July 31
“It is the most auspicious moment
of my life. My husband has got a new lease of life as he has taken an
oath never to touch drugs again,” says Mahendri, a mother of five
children, with tears of joy rolling down her cheeks. Her husband, Anil,
who has successfully got rid of addiction after undergoing a six-month
course at Navjiwan, a de-addiction centre at Bahadurgarh, was also with
her and the kids.
And
now, cops are organising mahila meets
Rewari, July 31
Women from various walks of life
participated in a mahila sammelan held under the auspices of the
District Public-Police Coordination Committee in connection with
Operation Social Security Fortnight in the community hall here
yesterday.
NCR BRIEFS
Two nabbed
for murder of former sarpanch
Rewari, July 31
The Rewari city police have
arrested Harendra Kumar alias Chitku, resident of Chandawas village near
here, and Rakesh alias Raju, resident of Vikas Nagar, in connection with
the gruesome murder of Vijay Singh (40), a former sarpanch of Chandawas
village.
- Dental college
- Cyclist killed
Cellular
helpline for Ghaziabad residents
New Delhi, July 31
Hutch, the new pan-India services
brand of Hutchison Essar, together with the Department of Police in
Ghaziabad, is setting up a cellular helpline for all residents of
Ghaziabad but particularly for industrialists and women in the area.
This helpline will provide 24 hours a day, seven days a week instant
accessibility to the Ghaziabad Police for the residents of Ghaziabad,
thereby significantly enhancing the security perception in the area.
H.
K. Saxena, president of Youth Hostel Fed
New Delhi, July 31
Dr Harish K. Saxena, national
chairman of the Youth Hostels’ Association of India, has been elected
president of the International Youth Hostel Federation at its 44th
conference at Budapest, Hungary recently.
Delhi
BJP plans conclave to prepare for Assembly poll
New Delhi, July 31
In an effort to rejuvenate the
cadres ahead of next year’s Assembly elections and hone up a strategy
that would catapult them into power, the Delhi Pradesh Bharatiya Janata
Party is planning to organise a political conference here on August 17.
It will be addressed among others by Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani
and its BJP national president Venkaiah Naidu.
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