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PICK OF THE
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Reflections by Ompal, 2002 from The Harvest 2002
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Gohana
farmers thirst for water
Sonepat, October 26
A large number of ponds in the
villages falling under the jurisdiction of the Gohana Water Service
Division in this district have dried up. As a result, the residents of
these villages have been unable to give water to the milch animals. Poor
farmers are also paying a heavy price for the shortage.
Communist
parties protest Dulina killings
Sonepat, October 26
The workers of the Communist Party
of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) took out a rally
here on Friday to register their protest against the Dulina incident in
which five Dalits were lynched.
GETTING AWAY
Reliving
history in the fort of gods
ON
the banks of the river Betwa, stands Deogarh, the fort of gods. 
Owing to its strategic location, on the main route to the Deccan, the
place was a bone of contention in the past, and figures in the great
history of the Guptas, the Gurjara-Pratiharas, the Gondas, the Muslim
rulers of Delhi, the Marathas and the British.
SEARCH WITHIN
Heaven’s
last and best gift to man
MARRIED men are very common.
They may be in great numbers in any large assembly, and even in the
public streets. They are known by having sad looks, bad clothes and
irritable tempers. I once saw one who had a good temper, but his wife
was dead. Married men always know the price of potatoes and onions. They
are generally red in the face, and don’t wear moustaches. They are
fond of dining at their friend’s houses, and like mustard and onions.
They have wives either living or dead.
THE ACHIEVERS
Kidney cure:
He leaves no stone unturned
Panipat, October 26
 Getting
a paper published in the prestigious ‘British Journal of Urology,
International’ is a matter of pride. Such an honour has come to a
local urosurgeon, Dr Pawan Gupta, director of the RP Stone Clinic
Private Limited. The honour came following the removal of a fungal ball
from the kidney of a patient through uretero-renoscopy for the first
time in the world. Earlier, fungal balls from kidneys were being treated
by percutaneous surgery - by making a hole on the back of the patient -
or by open surgery.
NCR BRIEFS
Phone
services disrupted for three days
Faridabad, October 26
Telecom services being provided by
the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited have been disrupted in the district for
the past three days. Local and STD lines have been adversely affected,
leading to inconvenience to lakhs of phone users.
- One held for embezzlement
- Electronic shop burgled
- Police blamed for lynching
- Encroachments removed
FUN APLENTY: Delhi’s Devils, the hottest pub in town, plays host to a colourful bash. |
DELHI DIGEST
Builders must
pay 1 pc of cost to workers’ Welfare Fund
New Delhi, October 26
The Delhi Building and Other
Construction Workers’ Advisory Committee will start collecting Welfare
Cess from builders for the benefit of construction workers from
November. The Government of NCT of Delhi has told a Division Bench of
the Delhi High Court, comprising justices Dalveer Bhandhari and H. R.
Malhotra, that the committee would be chaired by the Minister of Labour
and would comprise two legislators and 13 others.
A
dream to prove oneself when government fails
New Delhi, October 26
In a country like India where many
argue that the government leaves much for the asking, the role of NGOs
is supposed to be of great importance. That’s what the Great Indian
Dream Foundation is set to prove.
Banks
told to extend loans to SHGs
Narnaul, October 26
The Lead Development Officer of the
Reserve Bank of India, Mr V. K. Wadhwan, has advised bank officers to
take keen interest in advancing adequate loans to the self-help groups
as the recovery rate of such loans is appreciable. Moreover, the money
was being utilised in a proper way, he said. The District Development
Manager of the NABARD, Mrs K. Gehlawat, urged the bank officers not to
keep loan applications of entrepreneurs pending with them.
- 29 schools start computer
education
- Sweeper misbehaves with doctor
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The
Municipal Corporation of Delhi is launching a mega project to
electronically deliver municipal services to the citizens of Delhi in
an easy and affordable manner over the net. The facility would be
available at Citizen Service Points to be set up in all the 12 zones
and major crematoria of the MCD.
New
Delhi, October 26