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SPECIAL FOCUS ON
JHAJJAR/BAHADURGARH
Authorities pass the buck as drain remains choked and life becomes unbearable
Jhajjar, March 21
Life has become “hell” for the residents of Bahadurgarh residing along the 3 km stretch of the drain running through the town. The drain has remained blocked by heaps of garbage, including polythene bags, which have been dumped in it by the resident of the town and the sweepers of the Municipal Council. The drain is also used for discharging sewerage water and effluents from the nearby localities. The people here said the sewerage system in the town is almost non-existent.
Killer road: Residents nonplussed
New Delhi, March 21
The Mehrauli-Badarpur road has proved to be a “killer road” for the residents of Saket. R. S Mathur, a 76-year old senior citizen living in Saket, was killed in January while crossing the Mehrauli-Badarpur road. He would have never imagined that his “obsession for regular walk” in the nearby Hauz Rani city forest would lead to his death.
Gupta stresses inter-state coordination for better
policing
New Delhi, March 21
Inter-state coordination
mechanism based on an exchange of information, expertise and knowledge
needs to be strengthened for effective policing, said Delhi Police
Commissioner R S Gupta.
Children enjoy in rainwater. |
Protect
advocate’s rights, NHRC
urges police
Gurgaon, March 21
The National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has intervened on behalf of a
complainant, a Supreme Court advocate and Congress leader, Mr Khazan
Singh, directing the Haryana Police to take suitable action against
the officials of the state government for allegedly violating his
human rights.
‘Sector
14 no better than an unauthorised colony’
Sonepat, March 21
For the residents of Sector 14, a prime residential area developed by the Haryana Urban Development Authority in Sonepat, there is “very little difference between an unauthorised colony and an authorised one”. The residents feel that just as in any unauthorised colony, damaged roads, blocked sewerage, encroachments, improper drainage, garbage dumps and loitering of stray animals are visible everywhere.
Jal Utsav to create awareness about water conservation
New Delhi, March 21
Water is essential and so is its conservation. A lesson that children and adults are learning world over. To commemorate the International Year of Freshwater, the Ministry of Water Resources is organising a series of activities and programmes across the country to create a greater awareness about the water conservation and related issues.
Women protest with samples of dirty water
SPEAKING OUT
Doctors: Angels turned demons
| Whatever may be the field of his or her work, a doctor’s profession is one of the noblest ones. He is an angel of God when he gets permission to deal with His creation. He, therefore, is highly revered. In the Ramayana, we find Ram standing with folded hands before the noble ‘vaid’, a doctor of Ayurveda, for reviving his brother Lakshmna from deep coma. He rushes his dedicated disciple Hanuman at odd hours for ‘Sanjivani’ (life saving herb).
Icy delights for summer days. |
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- The old business of looking good
- Kudos to the hotel employee
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- Remove ‘bhattis’
from Uttam Nagar
- Celebrate Nav Varsh
in April
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An ‘aged’ dancer cry for justice
New Delhi, March 21
While others of her age are
still enjoying their moments under the arc light, dancer Komala
Varadan claims that she has been ‘singled out’ for injustice for
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NCR BRIEFS
Cash and jewellery looted
Faridabad, March 21
At least two cases of
burglary and an incident of chain- snatching have been reported in the
town in past 24 hours.
Thieves struck a house in Sector 9 here and
took away cash and jewellery worth Rs 25,000, belonging to one Ms
Sushila Sharma. A complaint has been launched at police station of
Sector-7 in this regard.
- DTC cutting into Haryana
Roadways revenue
- Complaint against
in-laws
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DELHI DIGEST
NDMC students to get mid-day meal
New Delhi, March 21
The New Delhi Municipal
Council (NDMC) has decided to provide mid-day meal to the students
studying in schools run by the council. The decision was announced
by the Vice Chairperson, Mr Ram Bhaj, who said that over 29,489
children would be covered under the scheme and each child would get
cooked meal. The meal incidentally will cost the council Rs 4 per
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Cloth merchants observe strike
Sonepat, March 21
On the call of the Haryana
Vyapar Mandal, hundreds of cloth merchants observed a half-day strike
in the city and elsewhere in the district to protest against the
introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) by the government from April
1.
Holla Mohalla
Purab held
New Delhi, March 21
The Holla Mohalla Purab was held at Gurdwara Damdama Sahib, near Humayun Tomb in the Capital.
The function organised by the DSGMC began with the recitation of Sukhmani Sahib and
Nitnem. Asa Di Vaar with Shabad Kirtan was performed by Principal Baldev Singh.
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