Sheila for a Dalit academy in Delhi
New Delhi, November 26
The national Capital could see a Dalit academy on the lines of the Sahitya Kala Academy and Academies of Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. The Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila
Dikshit, made the declaration on Tuesday in her inaugural address to the two-day 18th National Conference of Dalit Writers.
First Dyal Singh Majithia Memorial Lecture on Nov
29
New Delhi, November 26
Dyal Singh College, Delhi University is organising the inaugural Dyal Singh Majithia Memorial Lecture to commemorate the endeavours of its founder at 11.30 am on November 29 on the college campus at Lodhi Road.
FARIDABAD
It’s a free-for-all for
vehicles
Faridabad, November 26
Movement on several main roads in the town has become quite risky due to over-speeding by vehicles. Accidents have become common and incidents of death or injury caused by rash driving has become a daily occurrence.
Chautala lays stone of substation at Khanpur
Kalan
Sonepat, November 26
Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala laid the foundation stone of a 33 kv power substation at Khanpur Kalan village, about 30 km from here, last evening.
Crushing season begins at sugar
mill
Sonepat, November 26
Mr Ajay Chautala, MP and the president of Yuva Indian National Lok Dal, inaugurated the new crushing season of Chaudhary Devi Lal Cooperative Sugar Mill at Ahulana village, about 50 km from here, yesterday.
Rohtak depot earns more
revenue
Rohtak, November 26
The Rohtak depot of Haryana Roadways has earned a revenue of Rs 1.60 crore during October, an increase of Rs 17.72 lakh over the income during the corresponding period last year.
The crowd at Punjab Pavilion on the occasion of Punjab Day in Pragati Maidan in the Capital on Tuesday.
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IN PARLIAMENT
Crime graph down in Delhi
New Delhi, November 26
The crime rate in the national Capital has come down by 9.2 per cent from January one to November 15 this year as compared to the corresponding period of previous year, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
Rotational load-shedding today in the
Capital
New Delhi, November 26
North Delhi Power Limited today announced rotational load-shedding on Wednesday, November 27, due to maintenance work at the 33 KV Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar Grid Station (1000 hrs to 1700 hrs) and Azadpur Grid Station (1100 hrs to 1500 hrs).
Motorcyclist killed as RTV hits car
New Delhi, November 26
One person was killed and a senior official of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was among five persons seriously injured in an accident in Vasant Vihar this morning.
SNAPSHOT |
Delhi Chief Minister, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, inaugurated ambulance and hearse services on the premises of the Vidhan Sabha, Old Secretariat in the Capital on Tuesday. Two ambulances and an equal number of hearse vans were provided to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal by the Lok Kalyan Samiti, Delhi Government. |
Hundreds of passengers cool their heels for
hours
Sonepat, November 26
Hundreds of passengers, including school teachers and students, remained stranded for more than an hour yesterday following the delay of 1
DPM, a passenger train bound for Panipat.
NCR BRIEFS
Hurt in clash, man succumbs
to injuries
Sonepat, November 26
Mr Rajinder Singh, a resident of Shekhpura village, succumbed to his injuries in the hospital here last evening. According to a report, at least 12 persons including Mr Rajinder Singh and two women had been injured in the clash between two rival groups that took place in the village last week.
Drug addict cop charred to death
New Delhi
A constable of the Special Nagaland Armed Police was reportedly charred to death after his clothes caught fire in New Police Lines of the Delhi Police at Kingsway Camp last evening. He was identified as Tokyo
Somi. His body was handed over to the Nagaland Police authorities in Delhi, the police said.
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