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DPCC
pooh-poohs Khurana’s claim on statehood
New Delhi, August 29
“Madan Lal Khurana,” said Delhi
Pradesh Congress Committee president Prem Singh, “should hold a sit-in
in front of Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani’s house… Mr Advani is
posing the biggest hurdle in the way of the NCT of Delhi becoming a
State.”
SPECIAL FOCUS ON
JHAJJAR/BAHADURGARH
Journalists
told to concentrate on facts to maintain credibility
Jhajjar, August 29
Emphasizing the importance of print
media, the senior journalist and former editor of Dainik Tribune, Mr
Vijay Sahgal, said that in the struggle for dominance between electronic
and print media, the latter will ultimately emerge stronger. Printed
words have their own importance and credibility, he said.
President of National Akali Dal Paramjeet Singh Pamma honouring Amtoj Mann, the director of the film Hawayin, which is based on 1984 anti-Sikh riots. |
Stadium
languishes due to official apathy
Jhajjar, August 29
Jahanara Bag Stadium, the only
ground for sports persons in this district headquarter, is left to
languish due to the apathy of the district administration. The low-lying
ground is submerged with water and the entire area is covered with about
one feet grass.
Sheep
development project sanctioned for Bhiwani
Bhiwani, August 29
Six sheep development projects have
been sanctioned for Haryana by the Central Wool Development Board,
Jodhpur. Stating this here today, a spokesman of Haryana Animal
Husbandry Department said that sheep and wool development work had been
taken up at Bhiwani, Bhodia Khera, Hisar, Sirsa, Jhajjar and
Mahendragarh districts.
Record
rainfall augurs well for a bumper kharif crop
Sonepat, August 29
The farmers of the region hope to
benefit from the heavy rainfall recorded during the present monsoon
season. The rain has brightened the prospects of a bumper kharif crop in
the region.
All in a day's work! — Tribune photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
Rohtak
scribes rally for action against cops
Rohtak, August 29
The journalists of the district
have threatened to intensify their agitation by taking it to the other
parts of the state if their demands are not accepted by the authorities.
A decision to this effect was taken at a massive demonstration staged by
the scribes at mini secretariat here this afternoon.
First
Prakash Utsav
New Delhi, August 29
First Prakash Utsav of Sri Guru
Granth Sahib Ji, “The Living Guru of Sikhism, a Unique Secular Holy
Granth”, that guides, protects and enlightens the entire mankind of
the world, is being celebrated with great religious fervour, under the
management of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee on Monday,
September 1, 2003 at Gurdwara Moti Bagh Sahib, Dhaula Kuan, Ring Road
here.
Residents
threaten direct action as power crisis persists
Sonepat, August 29
There has been no let up in the
unscheduled loadshedding enforced by the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran
Nigam in this city and its suburbs. It has adversely affected the normal
life of the people, as well as the business activities in the region.
Festival
at Mehrauli Jain mandir
Faridabad, August 29
The annual festival of Jain Mandir
Dadabari at Mehrauli in New Delhi will be held from September 2-3. The
well-known playback singer, Ms Anuradha Paudwal, will participate in the
jagran to be organised on the occasion.
Campaign
against trade tax evaders launched
Noida, August 29
The trade tax department is
launching a campaign against the traders for evasion of trade tax in G B
Nagar district, especially against those who are running their
establishments from residential and other unauthorised premises.
A policeman showing the mobile phones, seized from three conmen at a press conference
in the Capital on Friday. — Tribune photo Mukesh Aggarwal |
NCR BRIEFS
Three
booked for dowry death
Rabupura (Noida), August 29
Three persons, including the
father-in-law of a woman, were arrested by the Rabupura police. The
woman had been hanged and her body was then torched, three months ago.
Her body was later disposed of. She was killed for not bringing adequate
dowry.
DELHI DIGEST
English books
‘unavailable’ in MCD schools
New Delhi, August 29
The Leader of Opposition in the
Corporation, Mr Subhash Arya, alleged that English books were not
provided to the students of MCD schools so far though half of the
education session was over.
SONEPAT
Drunk patwari
gives doctor the slip
Sonepat, August 29
Quite a stir was caused when a
patwari under the influence of liquor, managed to escape before he was
to be examined by a doctor in the civil hospital here last evening.
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Rickshaw pullers
protest
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Jeeps collide
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Petrol pumps raided
Applications
invited for bravery award
Bhiwani, August 29
The Child Welfare Council of India
has invited applications from the children between six and 18 years for
giving them the national bravery award by August 31. Giving this
information here today, the Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani said that the
Child Welfare Council honoured children displaying exemplary courage
every year.
SPEAKING
OUT
Principal Madhu Chandra
in the write-up, ‘Forgive and Forget: Ensure Your Peace of
Mind’ (NCR Tribune August 18), has rightly stated “Anger,
resentment and unforgiveness breed diseases of soul as well as the
body.” |
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CSE report on
pesticides in colas
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Poor
conjunctivitis management
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Need to curb
copying in Haryana
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