
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit being presented with a kirpan by the Sikh Welfare Society. Congress leader Paramjeet Singh Pamma is also seen in the picture. |
Cong demands probe into job theft charge against BJP man
New Delhi, April 13
The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee has described as shocking the news that the jobs reserved for ex-servicemen should have been usurped by a BJP politician and his family. That politician and his family are alleged to have obtained the right to transport coal from Chhattisgarh to cleaning companies which work in the reserved category meant for ex-servicemen and their dependants.
Hot days & sweaty nights sans power, a routine
here
Sonepat, April 13
Despite the claims of the Indian National Lok Dal government headed by Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala about round-the-clock power supply in all sectors and there being a surplus in power generation the precarious power supply situation in the urban and rural areas in Sonepat region of Haryana has hit the people hard.
Water crisis disrupts normal life
Sonepat, April 13
Water crisis continues unabated in Sonepat city, particularly in the old city section. According to a report, the disruption in water supply without any prior notice by the Public Health Department
has forced the residents to purchase waster at the rate of Rs two per bucket to meet their daily requirements.

A catwalker sporting an outfit of Adarsh Gill during the launch of Spring Summer Collection 2004 at a fashion show in the Capital.
— Photo by Kamal Singh |
Fire Service Week aims to spread awareness about safety
norms
New Delhi, April 13
Emphasising the need to spread awareness about fire safety norms among the people, especially among those living in the slums and congested area, the chief of the Delhi Fire Service, Mr R. C. Sharma, said that the department has made adequate arrangements for the summer season.
Farmers plagued by frequent fires in wheat fields
Sonepat, April 13
Like previous years, incidents of fire in wheat fields, mostly due to a short circuit, continue to haunt farmers during the current harvesting season. Nearly a dozen incidents of fire have been reported from different parts of the district during the past 48 hours, causing an estimated loss of nearly Rs 20 lakh.
With glut in mandis, farmers being denied
MSP
Sonepat, April 13
While there is a glut in the mandis and the wheat purchasing centres that are choked with heavy arrival of the crop in this district and elsewhere in the state, a nexus of traders and buyers has reportedly been active in cornering a huge profit through buying and selling of rabi crops in the market. The nexus, taking advantage of the glut, is denying the farmer the minimum support price
of his produce, which is Rs 630 per quintal.
DELHI DIGEST
Workshop highlights cause of disadvantaged
children
New Delhi, April 13
The cause of the disadvantaged children was the focus at interactive art workshops organised by Udayan Care, a Delhi-based NGO from April 8-13, in collaboration with some of the well-known schools of the Capital. The workshops were attended by some of the leading artists in Delhi.
NCR BRIEFS
Two youths kidnapped in
Bahadurgarh
Jhajjar, April 13
Two youths were kidnapped by car-borne miscreants in Bahadurgarh today. According to information, Ajay, resident of Delhi village, and his friend Jagbir, resident of Johri Nagar here, were sitting in the latter’s house when an unidentified person called them outside the house.
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