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DELHI ELECTIONS
Sikh leadership testing the waters
New Delhi, November 3
The Sikh leadership in NCT of Delhi is yet
to announce its stand for the December 1 Assembly elections. The delay is
attributed to a section of the leadership wanting to test the waters before
supporting either the INC, blamed for the 1984 riots, or the BJP which it had
already distanced from.
Farmers shying away from
cultivating pulses
Sonepat, November 3
The farmers in Sonepat district have shown
their reluctance for pulses cultivation, if the department records are taken
into consideration.
Residents go
through a nightmare in dream town
Sohna (Gurgaon), November 3
Claimed to be on the threshold of taking
off on development works on account of its vicinity to Gurgaon, Sohna town reels
from the lack of proper civic amenities.
Nirankari
Samagam from Nov 15
New Delhi, November 3
The 56th Annual Nirankari Samagam will be
held here from November 15 to 17, 2003. Lakhs of devotees from all over the
country are expected to participate. Delegates from outside India have already
started arriving for the Samagam.
Haryana Day
theme song ‘Kanta laga...’
Jhajjar, November 3
It was supposed to be a traditional
cultural programme wedded to the ethos of Haryana. Instead, the organisers of
the show decided to play “Kanta Laga” and other such pop songs, contrary to
the occasion of Haryana Day.
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48 applications
for arms licences pending for years
Sonepat, November 3
The district and police administration have
decided to send as many as 48 applications for arms licences to the police
stations for their verification.
FACE TO FACE
 A dream destination
Noida
has embarked on an unprecedented development programme, attracting not only
leading Indian industrial houses, but also leading multinational companies. It
has already attracted Indian and foreign investment of Rs 50,000 crore and is
home to the IT and software industry.
Special
Focus on Faridabad
Employees begin
campaign to demand right to strike
Faridabad, November 3
The government employees associations in
Haryana are busy collecting signatures in favour of their right to strike and
their demand to halt the ongoing privatisation and commercialisation of
government enterprises and educational institution.
Simmering rift
between students, roadways over bus halts
Faridabad, November 3
The students and the Haryana Roadways have
often shared an “antagonistic” relationship. As a result, “clash”
between the two are common, notwithstanding the fact that a more
“accommodative” approach on their part will easily smoothen their rough
edges.
NCR BRIEFS
Three held for gambling
Sonepat, November 3
The Civil Lines police have intensified
campaign against the satta gamblers in different parts of the city. According to
a report, a police party headed by Mr Howa Singh, District Inspector of Police,
carried out surprise raids in the lottery bazaars in the areas of Railway Road
and Sarang Cinema House and arrested three persons engaged in gambling after the
recovery of Rs 1,475 from their possession.
DELHI DIGEST
NDMC drive to create
dengue awareness
New Delhi, November 3
The NDMC’s health department in
association with its education and welfare department took out a series of
rallies to create awareness about dengue. To begin with, Director (education),
NDMC flagged off a rally of schoolchildren from Navyug school, Lodhi Colony this
morning.
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