Sulking Jaffer Sharief arrives in Delhi; to meet Sonia

Senior Congress leader C K JafferSharief, who has resigned from the party, arrived here on Saturday for a meeting with party chief Sonia Gandhi but remained non-committal on the future course of action.
Sharief, a six time MP who was humbled in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, said he could not predict the outcome of […]

Monsoon remains subdued in Punjab, Haryana

Monsoon remained subdued in Punjab and Haryana and most parts of Himachal Pradesh during the past 24 hours.
Except Ludhiana in Punjab and Hissar in Haryana, no rainfall activity was reported from anywhere from the two States. Ludhiana recorded trace rainfall, while Hissar measured 0.3 mm rainfall overnight.
Rains also eluded most areas of Himachal […]

Over 50 Dalit families to hold protest in Delhi

Accusing the Bhupinder Singh Hooda Government in Haryana of failing to provide adequate compensation to the affected families in last year’s Gohana incident, over 50 Dalit families will stage a protest demonstration in New Delhi today.
“Members of over 50 families will stage a protest at Jantar Mantar on August 31 to mark the […]

Car thieves’ gang busted, 9 cars recovered

Three persons were arrested from Noida Sector 24 for allegedly stealing cars from Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The police also recovered nine cars.
The vehicles retrieved include Altos, Zens, Wagon Rs and a Travera. Five members of the gang are still at large.
According to a Noida police official, Sector 24 police station chief […]

10 ITIs in Haryana to be made into centres of excel ...

AS many as ten Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) will be made centers of excellence and Rs 1.60 crore will be spent on each ITI for upgrading the machinery and introducing new trades which cater to the needs of today’s industry.
This was disclosed in a meeting presided over by the Commissioner Rohtak Division, N C […]

HUDA holds draw of 28 plots

A draw of lots for 28 group housing society plots was held by the Haryana Urban Development Authority in its sector 14 office on Wednesday.
As many as 2,813 applications were received for the half-acre plots priced at Rs 6000 per square metre. They are located in sectors 9A, 31, 47, 52 and 57 of […]

Thieves strike Delhi-Mumbai air travellers

RESTRICTIONS ON carrying handbags on flights mean fliers are forced to check in their baggage, including valuables. This, however, is no guarantee of safety — not for those who have flown from the Delhi airport, especially on Indian Airlines.
Till recently, a well-knit group of cargo and baggage personnel — outsourced by the airlines from a […]