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Hooda sees Cong making waves
Sonepat, January 3
Mr Krishan Moorti Hooda, a former Haryana minister and spokesman of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, has claimed that a Congress wave is sweeping the state as people were fed up with the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) government, headed by Mr Om Prakash Chautala, and they were rallied behind Mr Bhajan Lal, former Chief Minister and the HPCC president.
South Haryana leaders to rally behind Bhajan Lal
Rewari, January 3
Almost all prominent Congress leaders of South Haryana have joined hands and resolved to work for the success of the HPCC president Bhajan Lal’s rally in Rewari on January 12. In an announcement here yesterday, they claimed that it would be a historic rally.
Yet another all-party meet on SYL
Faridabad, January 3
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, has convened an all-party meeting on the ‘SYL issue’ on January 14, but will it bear fruit, seems to be the question hogging the minds of the people, aware of the problem.
The albatross of unemployment in Haryana
Sonepat, January 3
Unemployment has assumed alarming proportions in this district and elsewhere in the state.
In Sonepat district, it has had a devastating impact on the educated youth. Even highly qualified youths— postgraduates, engineers, both degree and
diploma holders, and draftsmen are struggling to get jobs.
SPECIAL FOCUS ON JHAJJAR/BAHADURGARH
Still
sleepless over Dulina lynching
Jhajjar, January 3
Lynching of five Dalits in Dulina was the most sensational crime in this district in 2002, a year that saw the overall crime rate registering a marginal increase as compared to 2001. However, heinous crimes like murder, dowry death and rape declined.
BJP asks Centre to challenge Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal
New Delhi, January 3
The Delhi BJP today demanded that the government must challenge the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in a higher court claiming that the recent acquittal of the Congress leader in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case was based on the witness of two police officers who gave him a “clean chit”. |
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Delhi BJP president Madan Lal Khurana speaking at a sit-in, staged at Raj Ghat to express the ‘anguish and anger’ of the Sikh community over the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 riots case, on Friday. Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
Suicide in CP: Katyal had reached Capital on January 1
New Delhi, January 3
Investigations into the suicide case of Raman Katyal, who was found dead inside his car in the Connaught Place area yesterday near Marina Hotel, has revealed that the deceased had reached Delhi on January 1.
AUTO STIR
Transport officials, traffic police to meet today
New Delhi, January 3
Officials from the
Department of Transport would meet with their counterparts in the
Delhi Traffic Police on Monday to take stock of the situation arising
out of the strike by autorickshaw operators.
Speaking out
The sensibility of the BCCI is being questioned this time not due to any absurd team selection but because of their irresponsible conduct regarding the contract issue.
With the World Cup 2003 just round the corner, this entire controversy surrounding the contracts issue is doing no good to the spirit of the game.
Looking for a shore. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
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- Inculcating civilised behaviour
- Woes of aged
- Ecological
Balance in hills
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- Secretariat
for Panipat
- Indifferent HUDA
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Fog plays havoc with traffic
New Delhi, January 3
A foggy morning for the third consecutive day in the national Capital delayed trains and air services by several hours even as the Met office predicted a further dip in the temperature tomorrow.
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DELHI DIGEST
Infant dies in Nangloi house fire
New Delhi, January 3
An infant was charred to death here today when a fire broke out in a house in the Nangloi area of West Delhi. The one-year-old victim has been identified as Meenu. She was rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital with severe burns where he was declared brought dead, fire brigade sources said. The report about the fire was received at about 7.50 am. and it was soon brought under control, the DFS claimed.
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