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Advani calls upon youths to maintain country’s unity
Sonepat, April 14
The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K.Advani called upon the students to maintain the unity and integrity of the country. Speaking at a function of the Apollo International School at Bari village, about 15 km from here yesterday, he said it is the school that shapes the real personality of the children.
‘Official apathy’
disrupts water supply
Sonepat, April 14
With the onset of the summer season, the residents of this city have been facing an acute shortage of drinking water for the last couple of weeks. It has caused inconvenience to thousands of residents, particularly women who have to fetch water from far-off places to meet their daily requirements.
SPECIAL FOCUS
ON FARIDABAD
Foundation stone laid for Ambedkar Awas Yojna
Faridabad, April 14
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, laid the foundation stone of a housing scheme with usual official fanfare for the backward sections at Budhena village in the district today.
The housing scheme will be known as Ambedkar Awas Yojna and it would provide residential facilities for about 976 allottees, which are to be selected from the
SC/STs, physically handicapped and other Backward Classes.
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| Haryana Chief
Minister Om Prakash Chautala laying the foundation stone of
Ambedkar Housing Scheme at village Budhena on Monday in Faridabad. |
Padayatra marks Ambedkar’s anniversary
New Delhi, April 14
The Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress on Monday took out a padayatra to mark the 112th birth anniversary of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The padayatra originated at the party’s office and culminated at 10 Janpath. The party had made arrangements for a bhandara near Parliament House for distribution of prasad to people.
Fleecing the gullible with false promises
Ghaziabad, April 14
Certain travel agents are having a field day in exploiting the gullible people with the promise of getting them visa and highly lucrative jobs in foreign countries. Despite the intelligence agencies having full knowledge about the fraud committed by such travel agents, who have proliferated all over the city, no solid action has been taken against them.
CPM to contest Fatehabad bypoll
Rohtak, April 14
The Communist Party (Marxist) has decided to contest the forthcoming byelection to the Fatehabad assembly constituency slated for May 21. The party has convened a meeting of its Fatehabad district unit on April 18 to prepare its electoral strategy and name its candidate. The proposal will be finalised in the party’s state committee meeting to be held here on April 20.
Withdraw anti-farmer order: BJP
Bhiwani, April 14
The Bharatiya Janata Party has called the orders of the state government regarding registration of tractor-trailers and making issuance of permit for transportation purposes of these as mandatory an anti-farmer step. The party has demanded immediate withdrawal of these orders.
FACE TO FACE
‘Most of our gross national product is trapped in black market’
 His name stands out in the prestigious row of famous bureaucrats like Khairnar and Alphonse. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the I979 batch of UP cadre, Mr Vijay Shankar Pandey, has had an eventful career in the country’s bureaucracy. Right from his first assignment as a sub-divisional officer to the present responsibility as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India, he has come a long way.
Couple leave newborn in hospital
Ghaziabad, April 14
An example of how far human feelings have become dead in this stressful world was provided by a couple who fled after leaving their newly born baby boy in Hira Lal Hospital where the mother had got admitted. The man had given his name as Raju, a resident of Dasna.
Celebrating 28 years of social service
Faridabad, April 14
The `R K M Educational and Charitable Trust’, located in Sector 15, today observed its 28th year of service. The Trust distributed bedsheets among poor persons on the occasion.
Sensitisation workshops for cops on Saturdays
New Delhi, April 14
In order the sensitise the Delhi Police personnel about the problems of women and children, the police have planned to have two workshops on every Saturday involving police officials from all 124 police stations, including traffic, PCR and Crime Against Women Cell.
NCR BRIEFS
Four held for looting petrol station
Sonepat, April 14
The CIA staff has arrested four miscreants in connection with the looting of a petrol station on the Sonepat-Rohtak road near the Kalupur octroi post on the night of March 5 last in this city.
- Fire in fields
- Caught for impersonation
- Body found on rail track
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- Wheat crop destroyed
- Phone tariff hike flayed
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DELHI DIGEST
National integration camp held
New Delhi, April 14
A seven-day national integration camp organised by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Youth Centre in association with the Sports Ministry concluded here today. Youth from across the country had gathered to participate in the camp that sought to encourage unity and patriotism. |
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