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Civic neglect plagues Sonepat
Sonepat, January 4
Sonepat, an industrial township and a district headquarters in Haryana, is fast earning notoriety for poor civic services. Heaps of garbage, choked drains and non-functional streetlights are the bane of the inhabitants.
SPECIAL FOCUS ON REWARI
Good fortune draws devotees here
Rewari, January 4
Though centuries have rolled by yet Baba Garib Das’ “gudri” (a patched bedding) lying at the ancient historical temple of the illustrious saint, Baba Mohan Das, in the tranquil peripheral precincts of Bharawas village near Rewari continues to serve as a sacred relic of the divinely miraculous powers displayed by the former, who was the third presiding saint of the above temple.
Service to mankind was his mantra
Rewari, January 4
Swami Somananda, who remained a living source of spiritual guidance to lakhs of people living in Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and other parts of the country, passed away recently.
Convenience tax, the UP way
Ghaziabad, January 4
In Uttar Pradesh, UP also stands for `You pay.’ And you do pay for almost everything under the sun.
If a person is arrested without a warrant, under Section 50 of CrPc the arresting official is obliged to inform the arrested person the ground of his arrest; the latter also has to be informed under which section of the IPC he is being arrested and whether the offence is bailable or non-bailable. But the police in UP is known to flout this rule with impunity.
Rise in suicide rate in Sonepat: Report
Sonepat, January 4
Social pressures, the never-ending race to make it big in life and the transformation of the traditional Indian family pattern, have helped in the dramatic rise in suicide rate.
Cold wave forces
people to stay housebound
Sonepat, January 4
Sonepat city and its adjoining areas have been reeling under a severe cold wave for the past five days on account of cold winds blowing in the region following snowfall in the upper reaches.
SEARCH WITHIN
Youths beset by leisure, pleasure and treasure
Dissatisfaction with the current system of education is being more frequently voiced these days. There is the complaint of rising costs. And there is also an impression gaining ground that our schools and colleges do not produce the kind of citizens the country could be proud of.
GETTING AWAY
Battle-scarred Panipat: A leaf out of history book
Panipat, situated on the banks of the Yamuna river, is made famous by the three battles fought on its soil. The First Battle of Panipat was fought in AD 1526 in which invader Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi, the Sultan of Delhi, on April 26. In the Second Battle of Panipat, on November 5, 1556, Akbar’s guardian Bairam Khan defeated the Hindu ruler
Hemu. Ahmad Shah Abdali, the Afghan ruler defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat that took place on January 13, 1761.
Labourer cheats factory owner of Rs 40,000
Bhiwani, January 4
A labourer duped a factory owner and decamped with Rs 40,000 here. In his report, the owner of Naveen Industries at the industrial area, Kamal Singh said that he had sent his labourer Noor Ali, son of
Hanimauddin, resident of Shakti Karoli (Bihar) to another factory to hand over Rs 30,000 and a draft of Rs 10,000.
Trains cancelled, rescheduled
New Delhi, January 4
Due to prevailing fog in the northern region, several trains arriving in and departing from the national Capital, were cancelled or rescheduled today, according to a Northern Railway statement here.
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