TOP STORIES

Cable subscribers get
respite till New Year
New Delhi, December 16
The decision to allow three popular channels without the set top box is clearly going to cheer scores of TV buffs in the South of the city who were greeted with disrupted telecast of their favourite programmes on the tube.

Khurana innings in Delhi over? To quit Moti Nagar seat today
New Delhi, December 16
Madan Lal Khurana will submit his resignation from the Delhi Legislative Assembly tomorrow. Putting an end to speculation in this regard, Delhi Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources said the sitting Member of Parliament from the Sadar constituency in Delhi has decided to vacate his Assembly seat.

Akali Dal claims credit for Balli’s victory
New Delhi, December 16
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has denied reports of a rift in its ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that the victory of the five candidates fielded by the BJP in Sikh-dominated constituencies only went to prove that the Akalis had worked in tandem with the BJP to defeat the Congress.

Ajay Jadeja and Dr. K.K. Aggarwal at a press conference, where they unveiled the Akhand Heart Darbar in the Capital on Tuesday. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, along with Cabinet colleagues, called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Capital on Tuesday.  — Photos by Kamal Singh

CBI files chargesheet against DDA officials
New Delhi, December 16
The CBI has filed a charge sheet in a city court against two DDA officials who allegedly took bribe from a contractor to get his pending bills cleared and for allotting him work.

13.5 kg heroin seized
New Delhi, December 16
In a huge haul, the Delhi Police Narcotics cell today claimed to have arrested four persons in four different cases and seized 13.5 kg of heroin worth Rs 13.5 crore in the international market. In one of the cases, the sleuths are looking for a foreigner who was to receive the consignment.

IN PARLIAMENT
Parking regulatory policy framed for vehicles in Capital
New Delhi, December 16
A policy to regulate parking of ever-growing number of vehicles in the Capital has been formulated by the Government of NCT of Delhi, the Traffic Police and various concerned agencies, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

COMMUNITY

Heavy downpour to help in rabi sowing
Sonepat, December 16
The intermittent rain last night brought much needed relief to the farmers of this region, who were in desperate need of water for the sowing of the rabi crops.

Immorality on TV contributes to AIDS: NACO chief
Jhajjar: The Chairman of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) of Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, Dr R. S. Mishra, said television contributed a lot in the increase in AIDS cases in the country as the youth of the country were in a dilemma and had lost a sense of ethics due to the picturisation of obscenity in TV serials.

Disability camp sends home many with smiles & more
Sonepat, December 16
Eleven-year-old Seema is a resident of Agwanpur village and studies in the fourth standard. She had been unable to walk as she was disabled.

MEERUT
Vijay Divas marked by Pine Infantry division
Meerut, December 16
The Indian Armed Forces will no longer play a defensive role in war with Pakistan in the future. Instructions in this regard was issued by the government to the Armed Forces, said the General Officer Commanding, Pine Infantry division, Major General R K Singh, VSM, while addressing a joint ‘Sainik Sammelan Darbar’ of Pine Division, to mark the occasion of Vijay Divas.

Move to increase route permits meets with resistance
Sonepat, December 16
The state government’s decision to increase the route permits for private transporters and extend the limits of their area of operation has not been finding favour either from the private transporters or from the Haryana Roadways Workers Union.

Unregulated crossings lead to anarchy on roads
Sonepat, December 16
Road accidents in this city and other parts of the district, particularly on the National Highway no. 1, have been on the increase, thanks to the failure of the district and police administration to take regulatory steps to curb increasing “lawlessness” on the road.

Man planning to kill in-laws held with illegal arms
New Delhi, December 16
The Delhi Police Special Cell today claimed to have arrested one person found with illegal arms and ammunition. The sleuths recovered one pistol along with seven live cartridges and another country-made weapon from his possession.

MCD accused of leaving poor people shelterless
New Delhi, December 16
The leader of the Opposition in the MCD, Mr Subhash Arya, alleged that the MCD had failed to provide shelter to the poor and the suffering. Despite financial provisions, the MCD had not undertaken any developmental work, Mr alleged.

NCR BRIEFS
Stamp paper scam: FIR filed against 65
Ghaziabad, December 16
The Special Task Force has filed an FIR against 65 persons for using fake stamp papers worth lakhs of rupees in official work.

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