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Noida
pips Gurgaon in the rush for dream house
Noida, December 24
Noida appears to have emerged as
the most favoured residential destination of professionals. Reasonable
costs and the considerable commuting advantage have helped position
Noida as the better suburban option, especially for those working in
Connaught Place, CGO Complex and Nehru Place in New Delhi.
FACE TO FACE
 Performance is
the poll plank of this mayor
IT has been a rather long
innings for Mayor Shanti Desai in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Mr
Desai’s association with the MCD dates back to 1973 when he was
elected as the Chairman of the Education Committee. Almost a quarter
century later, he was elected Chairman of the all-powerful Standing
Committee in 1997. In between, he has served in different capacities,
including that of the Leader of the House and the Leader of the
Opposition.
The former Prime Minister, Mr I. K. Gujral, released four pictorial books published by the National Institute of Panjab Studies under the Panjab Heritage Series. Standing with him are Prof V. N. Datta and Dr Manmohan Singh. |
Police
face farmers’ wrath
Sonepat, December 24
Hundreds of people from the Saroha
community hailing from nearly 12 villages, held a peaceful demonstration
outside the residence of the Superintendent of Police, Mr Paramjit Singh
Ahlawat. The demonstration was in protest against the failure of the
police to arrest the culprits involved in the murder of a 19-year-old
youth Ravinder Kumar in his house near the police post set up on the
Sonepat-Rathdhanna Road in the evening of December 17.
Foot-and-mouth
disease attacks seven cattle in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, December 24
Seven cattle of the Shiv Gaushala
have succumbed to the foot-and-mouth disease in the last two days. Yet,
the veterinary doctors in the area has not paid any attention to the
problem, alleges gaushala manager Thakur Sangram Singh. Among the dead
animals, there were four cows, two calves and a buffalo.
NCR
BRIEFS
BKU
leader arrested for instigating farmers against government
Sonepat, December 24
Mr Braham Singh Dahiya, a
leader of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, was arrested by the police here
yesterday on the charge of instigating people and farmers against
the state government and the police. A case under Sections 153 and
147 of the IPC has been registered against Mr Dahiya. |
- NO POWER FOR 7 DAYS
- SCOOTERIST KILLED
- STOVE BURST
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- ARREST DEMANDED
- STUDENT ATTACKED
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Hospital
owner threatens team
Faridabad, December 24
The owner of a private hospital at
Ballabgarh has been booked by the police in connection with threatening
a team of health officials, who had gone to conduct a checking for
alleged violation of the Pre-Natal Determination Test Act recently.
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Concerned
over the growing differences between the so-called stalwarts of the
Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the central leadership has
finally intervened and made it mandatory for the party MPs to inform the
party and the RSS unit before holding any programme in different
localities of the National Capital Territory.
