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ASI
tries to outsmart law
Rohtak, August 26
An ASI, arrested by the State
Vigilance Bureau (SVB) under the Prevention of Corruption Act, tried to
outsmart the law when he manipulated his hospitalisation and avoided
landing in jail. ASI Ishwar Singh and Constable Subhash were arrested on
August 9 while allegedly accepting a bribe. SVB Inspector Om Parkash
produced them before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr C.B. Sheoran, who
remanded them in judicial custody till August 24. The CJM also ordered a
medical examination of the accused, on his request.
FACE TO FACE
‘Security is not only about larger military budgets’
 DR Vandana Shiva, Director, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology (RFSTE), is a leading ecologist and scientist who started her career as a physicist with a doctorate from the University of Western Ontario
Canada. She shifted to inter-disciplinary research and in science, technology and environmental policy from the Indian Institute of Science and Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore.
Wef expert to share strategic insight
New Delhi, August 26
Claude Smadja, former Managing Director, and current Principal Advisor, the World Economic Forum, is visiting India on August 27, 2002, for a high-level interactive session on ‘Trends of globalisation’ and the `Impact of the WTO regime on India’ at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi.
Mr Diwakar Shastri, Mr Ajay Jadeja and Mr Vivek Khushalani, directors of Senso Restaurant and Bar with Anoushka Shankar and friend Nishant at a party after the release of a book, ‘Bapi, the
Love of My Life’ in the Capital. |
World beauty Ms Aishwarya Rai joins Sahara India Pariwar as the youngest Kartavya Council Director. |
Historical Sonepat becomes a hell-hole
Sonepat, August 26
The historical city of Sonepat is stinking nowadays. The callous neglect and insensitivity of the civic authorities towards the basic needs of the people has made the city one of the ugliest in the state.
PSBT tie-up with Unesco
New Delhi, August 26
The Public Service Broadcasting Trust has completed the first year of its tie-up with the International Public Service Documentary Film Festival and forum in partnership with Unesco and the Prasar Bharti. A festival and forum was recently inaugurated in the Capital by Prof M Tawfik, Director,
Unesco.
Walia accuses Centre of neglecting slum dwellers
New Delhi, August 26
Taking a dig at the Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Mr Madan Lal Khurana, the Congress said the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was not serious about regularising the unauthorised colonies. It has sought the immediate regularisation of all such colonies in accordance with the 1977 policy guidelines under which no penalty is levied on people living in them.
Supporters of the All India Shia-Sunni United Front protesting against the BJP ‘Gaurav Yatra’ in Gujarat at the Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Monday.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
Declining water level a cause of concern among experts
Gurgaon, August 26
The long-term trend in water level show a declining rate of 2.80 meters per annum, which is ‘really alarming,’ stated Dr S.B.Singh, Director, Central Ground Water Board, at a seminar on rain water harvesting, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), (Northern Region) in Gurgaon today.
JHAJJAR
16 employees found absent in surprise check
Jhajjar, August 26
Continuing its ongoing drive against truant government employees, three teams of the district administration led by the SDM, Jhajjar City Magistrate and Tehsildar in Bahadurgarh, visited a number of offices and found 16 employees absent from their duty.
ROHTAK
Couple killed in car-truck collision
Rohtak, August 26
A couple was killed when the car in which they were travelling, was hit by a speeding truck at Kharawar village last night.
The deceased were identified as Mr Arun Kumar Mittal (59), head of the Electrical Engineering Department of Vaish Technical Institute (VTI) here and his wife, Usha Sharma (56), who was a Chemistry teacher at the local Model
School.
SONEPAT
BKU unit dissolved, reorganisation on Sept 2
Sonepat, August 26
The Haryana unit of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has dissolved its Sonepat district unit and decided to reorganise it on September 2. Mr Braham Singh Dahiya, vice-president of the state unit of the BKU told mediapersons here today that the union had already sent communications to 500 delegates. The president and general secretary of the state unit will be present on this occasion.
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New Delhi, August 26
