CIVIC CORNER
Delhi’s gain is Khora’s loss; relocated units suck all water
Ghaziabad, May 25
The receding of the water table to a depth of more than 80 feet has rendered all hand pumps dry and created an unprecedented water crisis in the sprawling Khora colony between Noida and
Ghaziabad.
Three-wheeler drivers throw traffic out of gear in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, May 25
The administration does not seem to have a control over the dark smoke-spewing three-wheelers which not only pollute the city but also cause a hindrance to the orderly traffic.
ROAD RAGE CASE
PCR ‘responded on time’ to Josh’s distress call
New Delhi, May 25
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. R S Gupta, has refuted the allegation that PCR vans fail to respond on time to distress calls. Referring to a recent case — where the truck driver mowed down a businessman, Rajinder Singh Josh — he pointed out that contrary to media reports the PCR van had reached the spot within minutes of being contacted.
SPECIAL FOCUS ON SONEPAT
Tragedy in sewer tank: Unions demand more compensation
Sonepat, May 25
Though the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) authorities have paid Rs 25,000 each to the dependants of the three casual labourers who died of gas poisoning in a sewer tank of the project’s main pumping station at Gohana last Sunday, the Haryana Backward Classes Federation and the All Haryana PWD Mechanical Employees Union are not satisfied.
Moral education camp held
New Delhi, May 25
Jain Paath Samiti, Dharampura, in association with the Digamber Jain Naitik Shiksha Samiti, organised a moral education camp here.
The Union Minister of Labour, Dr Sahib Singh Verma, was the chief guest on the occasion.
NCR BRIEFS
10 injured in group clash
Sonepat, May 25
At least 10 persons including a woman were injured in a clash between two groups that had taken place at Larsauli village about 15 km from here yesterday.
According to a report, lathis and other weapons were freely used in the brawl.
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Mother, son injured
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Cardiac camp a huge draw
DELHI DIGEST
Health centre opens in trans-Yamuna
New Delhi, May 25
Health Minister A.K.Walia on Sunday inaugurated a health centre at Surajmal Vihar in East Delhi. The Department of Public Works (PWD) has constructed the three-storied health centre at a cost of Rs 74 lakh.
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Litterbugs challaned
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SGSC plea
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