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Bhagwaria
woos deserters to rejoin Congress
Rewari, November 22
The HPCC vice-president and former
minister, Mrs Shakuntala Bhagwaria, has extended an open invitation to
all those who have quit the Congress due to various reasons, but still
have faith in its ideology, policies and programmes, to rejoin the
party.
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Pick of the day
'Shringar' by Rmanando Bandhopadhyay from The Harvest 2002
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Cong
blasts Kelkar panel proposals
Panipat, November 22
Coming down heavily on the
recommendations of the Kelkar Committee regarding income tax on the
agricultural income, a senior Congress leader and president of the
Krishak Samaj, Mr Shamsher Singh Surjewala, today expressed the
apprehension that the proposal would deal a “death blow” to the
Indian economy.
IN PARLIAMENT
Details of 18
hawala traders given to I-T Dept
New Delhi, November 22
The Delhi Police have submitted
names and addresses of 18 hawala traders to the investigation wing of
the Income Tax Department here, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State for Finance, Mr Gingee. N. Ramachandran said that
search and seizure operations had been carried out on the premises of
some of the hawala traders.
Bitta
asks Cong to withdraw support to Mufti
Sonepat, November 22
The president of the All India
Anti-Terrorist Morcha, Mr Maninderjit Singh Bitta, has charged the Jammu
and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, with shielding
militants and urged the Congress high command to withdraw its support to
the PDP-led government in the state.
Owners
demolish illegal structures before the squad
Sonepat, November 22
The district administration
continued their anti-encroachment campaign today also in different parts
of this city. In a bid to save the building materials from being taken
away by the officials, some shopkeepers and house owners themselves
demolished their unauthorised structures and removed the building
materials from the road before the demolition squad arrived.
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SPEAKING
OUT
IT
was satisfying to observe that the Central Pollution Control Board in
collaboration with Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute has initiated
a study to assess the harmful effects of air pollution in Delhi.
- Speak up, says Chief
Justice
- Burden of school bag
- When the CM is away, clerks
make hay
- Banning cow slaughter
- UGC directive not feasible
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Breath-taking smog
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NDMC
to set up shelter for homeless kids
New Delhi, November 22
Setting up of Ashrary Grih (a
shelter for homeless children and women), naming of unnamed roads,
strengthening and resurfacing of roads, augmentation of sewer lines,
construction of walking track at Talkatora Garden and purchase of
allopathic medicines are some of the major decisions taken at the
monthly meeting of the New Delhi Municipal Council held today.
DELHI DIGEST
Sheila
cancels Iftar party
New Delhi, November 22
Joining the list of dignitaries and
organisations not hosting their customary Iftar parties is Chief
Minister Sheila Dikshit. The Iftar was scheduled for Saturday. The
Government of NCT of Delhi spokesperson said the Chief Minister had
decided to cancel the Iftar this year. The Chief Minister though had
conveyed her best wishes on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr, the spokesperson
added.
- NIO exam on Dec 15
- Painting contest
- Nagar kirtan
- Contests launched
A DOG DAY AFTERNOON: Trained dogs entertaining crowds outside Defence Pavilion at
Pragati Maidan on Thursday. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
NCR BRIEFS
Machines
lying useless as BSNL goes online
Faridabad, November 22
At least two bill duplicating
machines, installed by the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) worth
about Rs 5 lakh, have been rendered useless within one year of being
made operational. The BSNL authorities are now thinking of shifting
these machines elsewhere.
Soldier killed
Two die in mishap
Power cut today
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New
Delhi, November 22
