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Admn launches anti-encroachment drive
Sonepat, November 1
Following strict directions from the government, the district administration has launched a special drive to remove encroachments in both the rural and urban areas of the district.
Licences of ration depots cancelled, show cause issued to 73 others
Sonepat, November 1
The Food and Supplies Department has taken a series of measures to streamline the Public Distribution System
in Sonepat district. Stating this, Mr Balwan Singh, Deputy Commissioner, told mediapersons here yesterday that the officials of the department had checked as many as 92 ration depots during the current financial year and detected serious irregularities in the distribution of rationed commodities like levy sugar, foodgrains and kerosene oil.
A HANDFUL OF FLAGS: A girl buys a Congress flag outside the AICC office in the Capital on
Saturday as the date for elections in four states draws near.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal |
SPECIAL
FOCUS ON REWARI
Govt to promote farm tourism in Haryana
Rewari, November 1
The Haryana Government has accorded approval to various projects aimed at promoting farming tourism in the state. This information was provided by the Chairman of Haryana Tourism, Rao Inder Pal Singh.
Woman’s campaign gets a star ambassador
Panipat, November 1
The Indian Menopause Society has got a shot in the arm with the appointment of former film star Rati Agnihotri as the “Cause Ambassador”.
According to a press note issued by the society president, Dr Urvashi
Jha, Rati has agreed to launch special campaigns with a view to spread awareness among women in towns and villages of Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh.
SEARCH WITHIN
Making a difference through spirituality
Anyone sensitive to the poverty and misery stalking the lives of millions in the urban slums and the villages in this land is overawed by the sheer magnitude of the problem. A sense of helplessness creeps in paralyzing the very will to intervene in a hopeless situation.
Girl’s SOS stirs SI into action
New Delhi, November 1
The Delhi Police have rewarded Rs 5,000 to a Sub-Inspector, Rajbir Singh, as he saved a girl and a boy who were accosted by three armed youths. The youths wanted to outrage the modesty of the girl.
Training camp for news readers
Rohtak, November 1
A training camp for the announcers and news readers for radio and television was organised at Gaur Brahman Degree College here today. Mr D P Malik, Station Director, All India Radio was the chief guest and Mr Lokesh Jain, Programme Director, Siti Cable, Rohtak was the special invitee on the occasion.
DELHI DIGEST
L-G decries sex determination test
New Delhi, November 1
Lieutenant-Governor Vijai Kapoor today denounced the misuse of technology for sex determination test and foeticide and called for confronting the gender issues.
Inaugurating the 25th Annual Conference of Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of NCT of Delhi, Mr Kapoor said it was a tragedy that people were misusing the available technology for sex determination and intervention.
NCR BRIEFS
One killed as tempo collides with train
Rohtak, November 1
A man was killed and another injured seriously when a tempo carrying them collided with a passenger train at an unmanned railway crossing between Kalanaur and Lahli railway stations on the Rohtak-Bhiwani section, nearly 15 km from here, today.
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