Muzaffar Ali at the inauguration of the Fibres of Fashion
show in the Capital on Friday. — Photo by Anil Sharma |
Why start nursery wings when schools themselves need to be nursed
Faridabad, March 28
Primary education in the state may not be much to write home about. Yet the Haryana Government has decided to start nursery sections in various primary schools run by it from April this year.
ILLEGAL
CONSTRUCTIONS
HC threatens to haul Wakf Board for contempt
New Delhi, March 28
The Delhi High Court today threatened to initiate contempt proceedings against the Delhi Wakf Board officials for having failed to implement its order to clear the Masjid Qaziwala in Paharganj area of the Capital of all illegal constructions.
Masked men rob bus passengers at knifepoint
New Delhi, March 28
Four unidentified masked desperadoes intercepted a bus and looted cash and jewellery worth Rs 12,000 from two passengers today.
The bus with an STA permit, plying on route No. 901, was coming from Kamla Market and heading for Mangolpuri when the incident occurred around 8.30 am.
Missing trader’s body found
Meerut, March 28
A city trader, who was kidnapped from Transport Nagar Police Station area three days back, has been murdered. His decomposed body was recovered from a sugarcane field.
RALLY AGAINST DOGS OF WAR: Activists of the CPI(ML) during a protest march from Ramlila Ground to Jantar Mantar, demanding an end to the war on Friday.
— Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal
FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE: The All-India Joint Association for Youth
protest against the war in the Capital on Friay. Thousands of students
participated in the rally. |
Craftsmen lose out in global mart: Advani
Greater Noida, March 28
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said that Indian craftsmen, who are second to none in the world in producing beautiful handicrafts and artifacts, are handicapped for want of proper marketing infrastructure.
Haryana to go ahead with VAT implementation
Gurgaon, March 28
Notwithstanding the protests against Value Addition Tax (VAT) from the business community, the Finance Minister of Haryana, Prof Sampat Singh, asserted here that the government would implement it from April 1.
Govt ‘snatches’ MCD’s right to grant pension
New Delhi, March 28
Leader of opposition in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Vijender Gupta criticised the decision to transfer right to grant pension to senior citizens, physically handicapped and widows from the corporation to the Delhi government.
Respite for Patparganj residents
New Delhi, March 28
The residents of Patparganj in East Delhi are finally relieved that after almost a decade, the MCD is about to complete the road under the flyover at Rama Road.
Three PWD officers remanded in bribe case
Sonepat, March 28
Three officers of the PWD (B&R), Mr S C Singla, Executive Engineer; Mr Ved Parkash
Chhatra, SDO; and Mr Suman Dev Sharma, a Junior Engineer, arrested under the Prevention of Anti-Corruption Act, were produced before the District and Sessions Judge, Mr S K
Sardana, here yesterday who remanded them in judicial custody.
I.D. Swamy calls on state RSS leader
Sonepat, March 28
The Union Minister of State for Home, Mr I D Swamy, made an unscheduled halt in the city last evening. According to a report, the minister called on Mr Bajran Lal Gupta, a state RSS leader, at his residence in Sector 14.
SPECIAL
FOCUS ON JHAJJAR/BAHADURGARH
Political motives seen in acquisition of Congress leader’s land
Jhajjar, March 28
The acquisition of prime land belonging to a local Congress leader on the Delhi-Haryana border on NH 10 in Bahadurgarh by the local administration invoking emergency clauses has stirred up a controversy here.
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