TOP STORIES

Saga of a doughty villager & liquor mafia
Rewari, August 18
A complaint has been made against the alleged high-handedness of Mr Ajit Singh Bhatotia, DGP (Prisons), Haryana, and his younger brother, Mr Virender Singh Bhatotia, to Mr V. N. Vittal, Commisisoner, Central Vigilance Commission, Delhi.

Two dozen villages submerged
Meerut, August 18
At least two dozen villages of Khadar have been submerged in the surging waters of the Ganges. The river has also breached a road connecting village Jalalpur to Mawana town. The District Administration has sounded an alert and is mobilising its employees in flood relief works. 

Yet another Khan: Sohail and Sameera Reddy at a press conference held to introduce the debut pair. — Photo by Anil Sharma

Minister skips CM’s rally
Samalkha (Panipat), August 18
The absence of Mr Kartar Singh Bhadana, Cooperation Minister and Samalkha MLA, from a rally of the Jat Dharmarth Sabha, which was addressed by the Haryana Chief Minsiter, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, here today, is being interpreted differently by political observers.

Haryana gears up for another stir
Rohtak, August 18
The Haryana government is bracing up for another agitation with the government teachers hardening their stance on the rationalisation policy. The teachers are clamouring for its withdrawal.

Tax evasion worth 5 lakh detected
Noida, August 18
The Trade Tax Department of Noida has detected tax evasion worth Rs 4.89 lakh by the carrying and forwarding agency of a leading skimmed milk powder manufacturing firm of Aligarh. The agents had been fudging the sale of large quantities of milk powder and showing it as stock transfers to evade tax.

COMMUNITY

Commissioner demands report over disrespect to Ambedkar
Meerut August 18
A grievous matter of showing disrespect to the portrait of Dr B.R.Ambedkar has come to light here. A portrait of Bharat Ratna, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, was found hanging in the lavatory of the Government Inter College, Hastinapur.

Don’t equate us with Met Dept: Astrologers

New Delhi, August 18 At least 100 astrologers from all parts of the country today lambasted the double standards of those who ignore the wrong predictions of the Meteorological Department but make all kinds of adverse comments against astrologers when their predictions go wrong. Dr Jaiprakash Laldhagewale presents his paper at an astrology conference held in the Capital on Sunday.

Power supply of defaulters to be cut
Ghaziabad, August 18
The chronic problems of power thefts and non-payment of bills has plagued Uttar Pradesh and has adversely affected the efficiency and financial health of the UP Power Corporation.

Making an effort to transform society
Rewari, August 18
With an enviable record of social service in the last decade, the Rashtriya Navchetna, a voluntary organisation, has carved out a prominent place for itself in South Haryana.

NH blocked to protest youth’s disappearance
Rohtak, August 18
The residents of Gandhra village blocked vehicular traffic on National Highway 10 for nearly four hours today in protest against the mysterious disappearance of a youth from police custody.

Rekindle the romance of a bygone era
Rewari, August 18
The steam loco shed at the railway junction of this sleepy town, once famous for being the largest metre gauge junction in Asia, has come alive with the clang of steel against steel as several retired loco drivers and technicians have been re-employed to service and some of the oldest steam engines have been restored to keep them chugging.

A bus stand remains unattended days after a vehicle rammed into it in the Chirag Dilli area in the Capital. — Photo by AS

Fudging receipts: Case against DTI
Jhajjar, August 18
The district police have registered a case of fudging the receipts of fine imposed on those travelling without ticket in Haryana Roadways buses. The case was registered against a Deputy Ticket Inspector (DTI) of the Roadways Department. The case, registered under Sections 409, 468 and 120B, was detected by the Chief Minister’s flying squad at Faridabad.

Shiv Sena demands ban on Gutka
New Delhi, August 18
The state unit of the Shiv Sena today demanded that the Delhi Government take immediate steps to ban the sale of gutka as had been done in several other states in view of adverse affects that it has on the health of citizens.

NCR BRIEFS
Rotary Club organises blood camp
New Delhi, August 18
Rotary Blood Bank, New Delhi, in collaboration with Rotary Club of Dhampur, organised a voluntary blood donation camp on Friday, August 16, at Lohia Industrial area, Dhampur, Uttar Pradesh. The camp brought together as many as 200 voluntary donors from every walk of life and 167 units of blood was collected.

BUSINESS

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