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Pollution control board gets cracking
72 units told to seek fresh NOC
Kaithal, January 31
The Haryana Pollution Control Board has tightened its noose around industrial units violating pollution control measures. The authority has issued notices to as many as 72 units of this district, directing them to seek fresh NOC from the board.
 Gurgaon women’s newfound love — golf
Gurgaon, January 31
Golf, the male-dominated game, is fast catching up among the women of the millennium city as the game does not require too much stamina and is considered perfect for keeping the body fit.
100 villages protest poor development
Yamunanagar, January 31
Agitation started by the panchayats of 30 villages of the Ghaar area in Sadhaura block here to protest against the alleged indifferent attitude of the government towards the development of the area has spread to the Chhachhrouli area as well.
Governance
10 yrs on, Sadhaura awaits new bus stand
Yamunanagar, January 31
Thousands of residents of Sadhaura falling in the Ghaar area here are waiting for a new bus stand for which a piece of land was donated to the state transport department way back in 1998 and in 2004, the then Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala had even laid foundation stone for the same.
In 1998 residents of Sadhaura block, Yamunanagar, had donated land to the state transport department to construct a new bus stand in place of this shed.
— A Tribune photo |
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Jind to implement job guarantee scheme
Jind, January 31
The unskilled and landless residents of the district would soon be getting benefits under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act-2005 (NREGA) in Jind district which will come into affect from April 1.
Inside Babudom
Wanted! Inquiry officer
Probe against ex-DGP Malik
Chandigarh, January 31
The expected elevation of Dharam Vir to the post of Haryana chief secretary at the end of next month will see another round of search in the governmental circles for finding an inquiry officer to conclude the probe into the alleged irregularities by M.S. Malik during his stint as Haryana DGP.
Fleecing by parking contractors goes unchecked
Panipat, January 31
In the absence of any check by the district authorities on paid parking lots at various public places in the township, private contractors continue to fleece the public by overcharging.
Virk on 'a journey for
humanity'
Fatehabad, January 31
After completing several expeditions to the Himalayas, Jaibir Singh Virk, a young lawyer from Tohana town in this district, has decided to take another journey, this time for creating awareness against HIV/AIDS.
Virk says, "HIV/AIDS is fast spreading its tentacles in our society and since illiterate truck drivers are particularly infected by the deadly virus, there is a need to create awareness".
Jaibir Singh Virk educates labourers about HIV/AIDS on the Delhi-Jaipur highway during his "journey for humanity". |
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Surajkund Crafts Mela begins today
Chandigarh, January 31
The 22nd Surajkund Crafts Mela, the 15-day annual event organised by the Surajkund Mela Authority, will be inaugurated by union external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee in Faridabad district
tomorrow.
‘Swami’ of bodybuilding
Rewari, January 31
The conferment of the prestigious IFBB Achievement Medal on Amit Swami, a noted promoter of bodybuilding in India, has put him on a high pedestal of global recognition and prominence.
Dr Ben Weider, founder and honorary life president of the International Federation of Body Building and Fitness, presents the IFBB Achievement Medal to Amit Swami in Montreal (Canada). |
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Deepender Hooda: Star son or political leader?
Hisar, January 31
This is a crucial year for the youngest of the star sons of Haryana politics, Deepender
Hooda, who will be facing the second election of his brief political career next year.
Deepender Hooda
National Youth Award winner
NIFAA committed to social cause
Karnal, January 31
Awarded the best youth organisation of India this month by the union government, the
Karnal-based National Integration Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFAA) has chalked out a social drive, “Mission 2010”, to further intensify its awareness programme against female foeticide and dowry system at the village level.
Ambala to have new veggie market
Ambala, January 31
The city will soon have a state-level vegetable market as the government has decided to wind up the present sabzi
mandi. Around 12 acres of land has been acquired on the GT Road close to city for this purpose.
A view of the existing vegetable market in Ambala City.
— Photo by Suman Bhatnagar |
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Agriculturist claims cure for congress grass
Rohtak, January 31
Parthenium weed, commonly known as congress grass, has been a big headache for farmers, urban policy planners, real estate developers and agricultural scientists for several decades. One of the most dreaded weeds worldwide, this grass has emerged as a major health hazard.
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