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Haryana to shift primary schools to local
bodies Board
denies reports of paper leakage Plus two
maths paper leaked ADA on
Haryana Govt pattern for KU staff Prisoners
less privileged than cattle |
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KU
introduces IT in MBA course Man gets
7-year RI for rape School
proprietor held for rape Farmers
given tips on cotton growing 36.53 pc
women literate in Faridabad Teokar
bridge opens on April 1 Bhajan
not to attend HPCC rally Phone
bills’ delivery late Hospital
laundry in bad shape Another
girl dies of poisoning
Ambala MC budget passed Ramji
Lal is BSP convener Ambala
MC budget passed Open
darbar held at Samalkha Chakor
tourist complex to be shut Seva
Dal workers to man Cong rally 7
booked for assault Steps to check forest fires
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Haryana to shift primary schools to local
bodies Chandigarh, March 28 The decision, which makes Haryana the second state after Madhya Pradesh to transfer its primary schools to panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), will be effective from April 1, an official communique said. It said while the existing teachers will retain their present status as government servants and the terms and conditions of their service would be protected, the existing cadre of government teachers would diminish in strength as the government would not make any appointment after the transfer of these schools to PRIs. Appointments and transfers of teachers would be handled by the PRIs, as per guidelines given to them by the government from time to time. The Cabinet today also approved framing of general rules for holding examinations for direct recruitment to similar posts or services like the Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) and allied services and other services of the state of Haryana by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC). The communique said these rules would be known as the Haryana Civil Service Holding of Common/Combined Examinations for Direct Recruitment to posts of the Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) and Allied Services and Other Services Rules, 2001. These rules would be deemed to have come into force with effect from October 27, 1993, except in the case of direct recruitment to the post of Traffic Manager, in which case they would come into force from September 25, 1998. The rules would apply to direct recruitment for posts of these services in the state which were filled through various common or combined examinations held by the HPSC. The press note said the HPSC would hold common or combined examinations for recruitment to the posts of various categories of services like the HCS (Executive Branch), Excise and Taxation Officer, District Food and Supplies Controller, Class A Tehsildar, Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer, Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Traffic Manager, District Food and Supplies Officer and Assistant Employment Officer. The second category comprises Deputy Superintendents of Police and Jails. The third category includes Engineering Service Group I and II of all branches of the Public Works Department and temporary engineer. The fourth category would have the posts of Labour Officer and District Welfare Officer, the fifth category would have Treasury Officer and the Assistant Treasury
Officer. The other posts are of Haryana Forest Service, Group I and II falling in the sixth category, while the seventh category has the posts of District Industries Officer, Assistant Director of Industries and Assistant Controller of Stores. The Cabinet also decided to spend a sum of Rs 128 crore to improve the management of solid waste and repair of roads besides strengthening municipal fire services and shifting of milk dairies from towns to improve sanitation. The Cabinet decided to open fire service stations in nine towns — Samalkha, Gohana, Gannaur, Jhajjar, Sohana, Nuh, Hodel, Meham and Bawal — besides strengthening the existing fire services of Gurgaon, Bahadurgarh, Sonepat, Palwal, Rewari, Rohtak and Panipat. The Cabinet approved the scheme for shifting milk dairies out of 12 municipal towns at an estimated cost of Rs 31 crore. These towns are: Rohtak, Panipat, Sonepat, Gurgaon, Bahadurgarh, Rewari, Yamunanagar, Jagadhri, Ambala City, Ambala Sadar, Karnal and Hisar. All dairies having five or more cattle would be shifted from towns and they would be provided plots ranging from 250 sq yards to 2000 sq yards depending on the number of
cattle. The project would be executed by the Haryana Slum Clearance Board and completed within one year. |
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Board denies reports
of paper leakage Bhiwani, March 28 In a press statement issued here today, Mr Gupta informed that the question paper published by the newspaper purported to be question paper of Sanskrit of middle annual examination was checked with the question papers issued by the Board today in morning and evening sessions and it was found that the question paper published in the newspaper was fake. He also said the newspaper published a news entitled ‘Question paper of mathematics available’ on March 12 from Hisar in which it alleged that question paper of mathematics of senior secondary annual examination of the Board was being sold in Hisar. According to information, the examination of mathematics was to be held on March 27 and custody of question paper boxes fully sealed were with the Board officers on March 11 when the news was filed. When this news was published on March 12, the Deputy Commissioner, the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), District Education Officer and Sub-Divisional Education Officer formed separate committees and checked the boxes which were found untampered and sealed and they had given in writing to the Board that the papers were not leaked. Meanwhile, the Board had cancelled various papers of the on going middle annual examinations due to violation of sanctity of examinations. Mr Gupta said he inspected various examination centres of the district today and caught four cases of impersonation at Government Senior Secondary School, Bamla. He further said he had shifted Government Girls High School, Bamla centre, to Government Girls Senior Secondary School here and also cancelled the paper held in morning session on March 28. |
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paper leaked Sonepat, March 28 According to official sources, there were reports of the alleged selling of the paper in different parts of the city the authorities succeeded in getting the copies of the question paper being sold by certain persons. The police is on the lookout of those involved in the racket. |
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ADA on Haryana Govt
pattern for KU staff Kurukshetra, March 28 In another major decision, the council ratified decision of the Haryana Government that Readers promoted under the personal promotion scheme (PPS) as Professors would continue to get their own pay scale till they put in 10 years of service as Readers. After promotion as Professors under the personal promotion scheme, they would not be fitted in the Professor’s pay scale till they complete 10 years in service as Readers. It may be added that when PPS was enforced, a number of universities promoted Readers with eight years of service as Professors and placed them in the Professors pay scale. However, in the PPS which was duly approved by the state government, it was provided that Professors pay scale should be given to Readers only after 10 years of service. The Executive Council decided that in case of Readers promoted with eight years of service instead of 10 years, they would be deemed to have been promoted as Professors in their own pay scale. The council also decided that excess amount so paid to them should be recovered. This would affect some of the Readers in the university who had been promoted under the PPS as Professors after eight years of service. In another decision, the Executive Council decided that those teachers who had retired from service and were living locally should not be included in the panel of experts. Keeping in view the sentiments of the Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand, who is also the Chancellor of the university, the Executive Council has decided to hold meetings. By another decision, the council deferred item No. 3 relating to promotion of Sagar Singh and Achla Nand from Assistants to Superintendents. The council was of the view that employees should not be promoted in anticipation of posts which were likely to fall vacant. The Executive Council also approved part time appointments of lecturers. The council decided that there should be 100 per cent promotion of Assistant Registrars to Deputy Registrars from the departments. Earlier, the promotion of Assistant Registrar to Deputy Registrar was restricted to 50 per cent of the posts available. Other 50 per cent Deputy Registrars were recruited directly. |
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Prisoners less privileged than cattle Chandigarh, March 28 A highly placed source said that during a recent trip to the district jail at Gurgaon, he was appalled to find 10 tuberculosis affected prisoners sharing one room measuring 8ft by 8ft. They had one toilet to share which was also inside the meagre space. The jail can officially house four women prisoners, but the number actually staying there is more than 30 . There is only one toilet in the jail for the women prisoners. The 17 jails of Haryana — the Central Jails at Ambala and Hisar, 10 District Jails and five jails — are authorised to accommodate 3,905 prisoners. But the actual number of prisoners lodged in these was 10,136 in the first week of March. While admitting that the jails in Haryana are overcrowded, Mr Randhir Singh Ahlawat, Additional Inspector-General of Prisons, said the number of inmates was more than the sanctioned capacity because of the presence of a large number of undertrial prisoners. He said the problem would end once new jails came up in the state for which proposals had been already sent to the government. However, till the new jails come up, the government is apparently not interested in providing the prisoners with something remotely close to decent living conditions. The Central Jail at Ambala has a capacity of 1,000, while the number of prisoners there is more than double. The jail should officially accommodate 14 women prisoners, though the actual number staying at Ambala is 70. Eighteen of the 70 women prisoners live in two tents which are hardly any protection against the hot afternoon sun or the cold winter or the rains. The District Jail at Rohtak is reportedly one of the most overcrowded ones in Haryana. The authorised capacity of the jail is 350, but the number of prisoners there is 1,570, about five times more than its capacity. The Central Jail at Hisar has more than twice the sanctioned privoner strength of 700. The sanctioned capacity for the prison at Jind is 30, while the number of prisoners lodged in it is 145. The prison at Mahendragarh has 200 inmates, though the sanctioned capacity is only 50. The condition of juvenile offenders and women offenders in the state is equally distressing. At the Nari Niketan at Karnal, a welfare home run by the government, two inmates are psychiatric patients . “Actually, they should have been shifted to some mental hospital,” the source said. However, far worse is reportedly the condition of the observation home for male juvenile offenders at Sonepat. There are two toilets and one bathroom attached to a hall which is used as a dormitory by the boys. What is shocking is that neither the bathroom nor the toilets have any door or any form of cover. “ The home can be an excellent breeding ground for criminals as such an existence will certainly dehumanise a young boy,” the source felt. |
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KU introduces IT in MBA course Kurukshetra, March 28 The university vice-Chancellor Mr R.S. Chaudhry, yesterday stated that the course included fundamentals of computers and IT, database management and information networking, internet and web technology, communication skills planning and presentation, relational database management system, management information system software engineering, dops concepts using java, IT in marketing, IT in finance and control, IT in operation management and IT in human resource management. Prof S.L. Gupta, Chairman of the Department, said the department has restructured the curriculum considering the requirements of the business world. |
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Man gets 7-year RI for rape Jind, March 28 According to the prosecution, Pappu, alongwith Dharampal of Kaithal, forcibly entered the house of the victim in a colony near the local TV tower when she was alone in the house on September 11, 1999. Pappu allegedly raped the woman. The police had registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC on the complaint of the father of the victim at Jind city police station. The District and Sessions Judge, while deciding the case, held Pappu guilty of raping the woman. However, Dharampal was acquitted in the case. |
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School proprietor held for rape Fatehabad, March 28 According to reports, the accused Santokh Singh, a resident of Mohamadpur Rohi village, had been running a private school in Bharpur village under Rattia police station in this district. He allegedly enticed the minor girl student of his school and eloped with her on Sunday. The girl’s father had said in his report that the accused used to come to his residence and teach his daughter who was studying in class VIII of his school. The accused was arrested from here last evening along with the girl. He had allegedly raped the girl on several occasions. The girl was restored to her parents after the medical examination. The police has arrested the accused and registered a case against him. |
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Farmers given tips on cotton growing Sirsa, March 28 Dr Mayee disclosed that the CICR was working on a multi-dimentional programme to enable the cotton farmers compete in the WTO scenario. He said cotton produced in India was of international quality but because of the contamination during picking, its loses its competitiveness in the international market. He claimed that the quality of our cotton was very good and his institute was working on the production of spinnable “desi” cotton and the results of this effort were encouraging. The director, while talking about the cost of production of cotton, said the CICR was making efforts to educate cotton growers about the methods to reduce the cost of production and get a better yield. He emphasised on the need to use organic fertilisers which can enhance the production by controlling pests. Later in his address to the farmers attending the cotton mela, Dr Mayee cautioned them against the carelessness with regard to the quality and said the time had come for the farmers to adopt cultivation in a planned and scientific manner. Earlier, Dr L.S. Randhawa, Head, Regional Station, CICR, stressed on need to use quality seeds and controlled irrigation water. In this fair, cotton scientists also shared their experiences and results of their research with the farmers. Dr A.P. Singh, senior entomologist from Agriculture Research Station, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, discussed various aspects of integrated pest
management. Various new agricultural equipments were displayed in this fair and biopesticides and hybrid seeds developed by the CICR were also made available to the farmers. |
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36.53 pc women literate in Faridabad Faridabad, March 28 According to official sources, the population which was 14,77,200 in 1991 has gone up to 21,93,278 in this year as per the recent Census report. While the males constitute 54.37 per cent (11,92,537), the females have a share of 45.63 per cent. The average literacy rate is recorded at 58.7 per cent The literacy rate in males and females has been recorded at 63.4 per cent and 36.53 per cent, respectively. While its rate is stated to be marginally higher than what was about 10 years ago. The district which has about 10,000 industrial units of various categories has been on the verge of a slump in the recent years. While the town has registered an increase in its population in the past decade, the employment avenues and basic infrastructure and civic problems had increased . The town has witnessed sharp growth of slum areas where the migrant labourers from states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are residing. |
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Teokar bridge opens on April 1 Kurukshetra, March 28 The Deputy Commissioner, Mrs Jyoti Arora , told yesterday that Mr Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, Agriculture Minister, Haryana, would preside over the function. The bridge would help 15 villages of the area by reducing the distance to Chandigarh by 15 km. It would also connect the Ambala-Hisar road through a state highway. The Chief Minister would also inaugurate a hostel for post-graduate students and research fellows and an examination hall at Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra on the same day. |
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Bhajan not to attend HPCC rally Chandigarh, March 28 Talking to the TNS here today, Mr Bhajan Lal said he already had engagements at Rajasthan on April 7,8 and 9 and it would not be possible for him to attend the rally at Panipat. He said he was participating in a religious fair near Bikaner every year and this year, too, he would have to go. He added that besides he did not have any official intimation from the HPCC. “I have read about the rally only in newspapers”, the CLP leader said. The rally at Panipat, being called “Lalkar” rally by Mr Hooda, is stated to be a reply to the massive gathering at Bhiwani on April 4. While stating that he felt sorry for Mr Hooda’s harassment at Bhiwani, the CLP leader, however, tried to make light of Mr Hooda’s humiliation and said crowd hooting at leaders was not uncommon at political rallies. “Even important leaders are heckled by impatient crowd who like to listen to a particular person”, Mr Bhajan Lal said. He said people had assembled at Bhiwani to listen to him and they were perhaps getting a bit impatient. The former Chief Minister said it was not necessary to take the Congress high command’s permission for organising a rally for strengthening the party. However, for the Bhiwani rally he took permission from the high command as a result of which central leaders like Mohsina Kidwai, Motilal Vora and Shivshankar came to attend the rally, he claimed. |
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Phone bills’ delivery late Fatehagarh, March 28 According to sources, there are more than 6,000 subscribers in the town. The bills which are delivered through the Postal Department are hardly delivered in time. The Post Master, Mr Manphool Singh, said there were only seven postmen in the town. They were expected to deliver more than 6,000 telephone bills in less than five days. The postman had to deliver other letters and parcels also besides the bills. He said this time the post office received the bills on the evening of March 22. The postman started delivering these bills from March 23. He said his men worked overtime and even on Sunday to deliver the bills. The Telephone Department must send the bills to the post office at least 15 days prior to the last date of payment, he said. It was ironical that the number of postmen in the town had not increased during the past 15 years though the status of Fatehabad had been elevated from that of a subdivision to district headquarters. The next problem before subscribers pertains to remittance of bills. There are only two counters for payment of bills. The Telephone Department does not have its own arrangement regarding this. The payment of bills too is received at the local post office. Long queues are witnessed in
front of the post office during last days of payment of bills. The SDO (telephones) here on being contacted said till now there was no post of Account Officer (A.O.) at the BSNL here but the department had given sanction for this post. Once the A.O. was appointed, the department would open its own counters for receiving payments of the bills. Besides this, the BSNL had planned to open a telephone bills receipt centre in the local branch of the United
Commercial Bank too. |
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Hospital laundry in bad shape Bhiwani, March 28 Several medical machines were imported and a modern laundry plant set up to wash the
bedsheets, blankets, aprons and other clothes used in the operation theatre on a daily basis. It included four big washing machines, four hydro-machines to wring clothes, four tumblers to dry, one dry cleaning machine, and four press machines. But today, only two washing machines, one tumbler and one hydro-machine are working, while others are in need of repair. The laundry plant has the capacity to wash 1,000 clothes daily, but it washes only 250-300 clothes. The
boiler equipment is also not working for the past five years and laundry staff have to wash bedsheets, daris, operation theatre’s aprons in cold water even in the winter season. The boiler’s major function is to heat water and make steam to dry clothes. It supplies hot water to wash clothes used by TB and skin patients to disinfect and immunise them. But, their clothes are washed in bleaching power mixed water and no medicine is used to disinfect them. |
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Ambala MC budget passed Ambala, March 28 The Congress councillors objected to the inclusion of the new house tax formula, trade tax, professional tax and fire tax. They stated that they had been protesting against the new taxes and these had been taken into consideration. The councillors, cutting across party lines, sought for stress on development work. The opined that a large part of the expenditure was on staff pay. They also suggested that there was a need to shift some of the staff members who had been on their posts for a long time. The councillors also emphasised on sanitation and there was a suggestion for privatisation of sanitation in the Mahesh Nagar area. |
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Another girl dies of poisoning Faridabad, March 28 According to information, Jyoti and Pooja, both relatives had consumed some poisonous substance just an hour before Jyoti’s marriage. |
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Ramji Lal is
BSP convener Faridabad, March 28 Several local leaders and activists of the party have welcomed his appointment. Mr S.C. Cain, Mr Rajpal Singh and Mr T.S. Vijay have claimed that the party cadre would get strengthened with his appointment. |
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Ambala MC budget passed Ambala, March 28 The Congress councillors objected to the inclusion of the new house tax formula, trade tax, professional tax and fire tax. They stated that they had been protesting against the new taxes and these had been taken into consideration. The councillors, cutting across party lines, sought for stress on development work. The opined that a large part of the expenditure was on staff pay. They also suggested that there was a need to shift some of the staff members who had been on their posts for a long time. The councillors also emphasised on sanitation and there was a suggestion for privatisation of sanitation in the Mahesh Nagar area. |
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Open darbar held at Samalkha Panipat, March 28 On this occasion, several widows were
sanctioned monthly widow pension of Rs 200 by the Deputy Commissioner. The Deputy Commissioner told that out of 85 applications received in the last darbar, action had already been completed on 75 applications to the satisfaction of the applicants. |
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Chakor tourist complex to be shut Sonepat, March 28 According to official sources, this complex had failed to earn profits for the past few years. The corporation, it may be recalled, has already set up a tourist complex, Eithnic, on the GT Road near the Rai PWD resthouse which has become popular. This complex boasts of a bar, a grassy lawn, a banquet hall and at least 10 luxury rooms for stay. More rooms are under construction for the tourists passing through the National Highway No 1. |
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Seva Dal workers to man Cong rally Panipat, March 28 He said the volunteers of the Dal would assemble at Kamalia Bhavan in Model Town a day before the rally and would be assigned duties by the state Chairman of the Seva Dal. |
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7 booked for assault Faridabad, March 28 According to a complaint lodged with the police, the accused, including the sarpanch of Shahajanpur village Ishwari Devi, her husband and two sons along with three others allegedly assaulted a shopkeeper identified as Rajender Gupta over a dispute regarding some “encroachment” by the shopkeeper. The complainant had reportedly taken a stay order from the court over the issue. But, he alleged that the sarpanch who had ‘threatened’ him earlier wanted to take one sided action on her own. |
Steps to check forest fires Pinjore, March 28 Sources in the department said the special 20-day programme to educate and guide villagers had been started. Forest officials would visit villages and hold meetings to appraise villagers of
certain precautions to be taken to check fire incidents. |
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Encroachments removed Kaithal, March 28 |
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