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Costly mistakes were made in Kashmir: Arjan Singh
Noida, October 2
“Agreeing to a ceasefire, plebiscite, taking the Kashmir issue to the UNO in 1948 and releasing 90,000 Pakistani prisoners of war after 1971 were big mistakes made by the Indian leadership which have cost the nation dear,” said former Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh here last evening.
Cong leader angling for rebels in choppy INLD waters
Sonepat, October 2
Emboldened by the success of the Congress Party's recent rally addressed by former Chief Minister and HPCC president Bhajan Lal here, supporters of Mr Dharampal Singh Malik, a former MP and former HPCC chief, have decided to make as much inroads into the vote bank of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in the district as possible.
Cong shy of decrying BJP’s anti-people policies: Vidrohi
Sonepat, October 2
The Haryana Janata Dal (U) president, Mr Ved Parkash Vidrohi, has criticised the Congress for its failure to raise voice against the ‘anti-people’ policies of the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre and alleged that the Vajpayee Government had lost confidence of the common people in the country.
Eco campaign to make Neeti Bagh a model colony
New Delhi, October 2
The ‘Eco-Care Campaign’ began in Neeti Bagh last week with the purpose of making it a “model Colony of Delhi”. The local Residents Welfare Association, in cooperation with the NCT Bhagidari cell and the Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Delhi, initiated the programme.
Schoolchildren at a painting competition, organised by the Brotherhood Society, a resident welfare association of C&G Blocks in Model Town, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, in the Capital on Wednesday.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
Delhi Govt to set up 12
farm markets
New Delhi, October 2
The Government of NCT of Delhi will set up 12 agricultural markets for farmers and issue identity cards to them for selling agricultural produce in these markets.
Development Minister Haroon Yusuf today informed mediapersons of those decisions after inaugurating a sapling plantation programme in Bapraula village in West Delhi.
Farmers
told not to pay dues
Panipat, October 2
Veteran Shetkari Sangathan Kisan leader Sharad Joshi today called upon the farmers not to pay any kind of government dues, including loans, electricity bills and property tax as the central and state governments had been exploiting the farming community for the last 50 years.
Lecture focuses on ‘ahimsic’ farming
New Delhi, October 2
To commemorate the birth anniversary of Gandhiji, a leading environmental NGO, Navdanya, today organised the third Albert Howard Memorial Lecture that focused on the ‘ahimsic’ agriculture in the memory of Sir Albert Howard, who learnt organic agriculture from Indian peasants and spread it worldwide.
Online prosecution of traffic offenders in Noida
Noida, October 2
The Noida traffic police have started a drive on `online prosecution' of traffic offenders from today. All that the traffic cops will need to do now is to note down the registration number of the offending vehicle and feed it to the computer.
DELHI DIGEST
Sheila, MLAs pay homage to Mahatma
New Delhi, October 2
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today joined others in paying tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on the occasion of his 133rd birth anniversary.
At the function organised by the Delhi Legislative Assembly in the Old Secretariat, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Deputy Speaker Kiran Chaudhary led Delhiites in paying homage to the Mahatma and floral tributes at his Dandi March statue erected on the premises.
Rescue, relief training for youth from Oct 7
Faridabad, October 2
The authorities plan to provide a special “rescue and relief” operation training to about 400 youths of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Rewari and Mahendragarh districts from October 7 to 9 at the sports complex here. The programme has been prepared on the directions of the Commissioner, Gurgaon division, and will be inaugurated by the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad.
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