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Sunday,
June 17, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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NHRC
indicts minister for atrocities on doctor
Truckers’
row could block Leh oil Free legal
aid to undertrials |
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Works of
10 depts reviewed Court
order against HUDA MDU
cautions erring colleges Former
sarpanch shot at, in serious condition Birender
takes up farmers’ issues HVP
workers seek arrest of tantrik Man arrested for killing daughter
Mystery shrouds youth’s death 4-hour
downpour hits life HPCC stir from
tomorrow Chahal panel records statements Make
Dadri dist, I’ll join govt: Sangwan MC issues
notices to house tax payers HRWU
executive
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NHRC indicts minister for atrocities on doctor Fatehabad, June 16 The commission found that certain policemen, posted at Tohana at that time, guilty of misusing their authorities on the alleged direction of the then minister and directed the Director-General of Police, Haryana, to take action against the erring policemen. A copy of the order has been sent to the doctor also. Dr Bhargava had made a representation to the NHRC in 1997 alleging that Mr Vinod Mariya, a Minister of State in the Bansi Lal cabinet at that time, had been victimising him to settle scores with him. Dr Bhargava alleged that due to his enmity with the minister, false criminal cases were got registered against him. Even his wife and son were beaten mercilessly by the police. Though he was a heart patient, he was not given medical treatment and was sent to Hisar jail. The commission observed that after receiving the complaint it got the matter investigated, where a number of
witnesses were examined and documents were inspected. It found that strained relations existed between Mr Mariya and Dr Bhargava. Dr Bhargava had filed a PIL against Mr Mariya in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and when he returned from Chandigarh on August 6, 1997, he was pressurised by Mr Mariya to withdraw the litigation. The police lodged an FIR against the doctor on August 8, that year, and certain sections of the Arms Act were also added to the FIR later to make strong grounds for the arrest of the doctor. The commission observed that it had found sufficient material to conclude that the police had played into the hands of the former minister. Certain relevant pages from the daily diary register of the police were also found tempered. The commission observed that it was serious violation of the police rules. In light of the above findings, the commission has directed the Director-General of Police to take action against the guilty. |
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Truckers’
row could block Leh oil Ambala, June 16 This evening, an altercation took place between the local truckers and those from outside the state which left at least three persons injured in front of the IOC terminal on the GT road. The truckers, armed with lathis, came to blows and there was also stone-throwing. The police had to intervene to prevent the situation from taking a turn for the worse. Talks are in progress between the two groups to sort out the matter. For the past couple of days, the local truck transport union has been demanding that the trucks of the local owners meant for the Leh route must be accorded priority over those which come from outside the state, including Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, for filling up oil from the Indian Oil Corporation terminal. Things came to a head today, with the local truck transporters not allowing the truck of a Sangrur-based company from entering the IOC terminal in the afternoon. They threatened that they will not allow any truck from outside the state from filling up the oil for the Leh route. However, the trucks from outside meant for other routes are being permitted to fill up the truck tanks. According to Mr Kulbir Singh Grewal of the Sangrur-based company, “The truck was prevented from entering the IOC terminal by the local transporters. We have authorisation after tender to transport oil to Leh, but the local transporters are creating problems. For the last one week, they have been gunning for the truckers from Punjab and J & K plying on the Leh route.” He claimed that a driver and cleaner from J & K were also beaten up when they had brought the vehicle to the terminal for filling up oil. Mr Ram Singh, president of the Ambala Tanker Operators Association, said that there are about 250-300 local vehicles meant for the Leh route. “While our truckers have only got barely one opportunity for taking the oil, those from outside the state are being given several opportunities to make more rounds on the Leh route,” he said. He alleged that vehicles without tender were being allowed to run. “A notice had been put on the board stating that more vehicles are needed. Now that we have acquired more trucks, they are not being utilised and the outsiders are being encouraged,” he said. “We will not allow this and prevent tankers from outside the state meant for the Leh route from filling up the oil at the terminal,” he added. Mr Ram Singh said only the trucks from outside the state meant for Leh were being stopped. Senior terminal manager Akhilesh Gupta said that the routes,
including the Leh route, are decided by public tender. “Due to a
confusion among the local union and the outside truckers, trucks from
outside the state are being stopped. We have been trying to convince
them and earlier this week, they had stopped doing this. Now, they
have again started stopping,” he said. |
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Free legal aid to undertrials Chandigarh, June 16 “We have put up posters and other publicity materials inside the prisons to make the prisoners aware of the scheme”, said Mr R S Virk, Member Secretary of the HSLSA. He added that inside the prisons also words travel fast as one prisoner pass them to another and more and more prisoners are apparently getting to know about the HSLSA scheme of making legal support available to them free of cost. The HSLSA also has provision for assigning senior lawyers with at least seven years experience to people having serious charges such as rape, murder, etc, against them. At least 25 people, locked up in various Haryana prisons on grave charges, are also reportedly availing the free legal aid scheme of the HSLSA. According to HSLSA guideline, free legal service is not offered to people having annual income of more than Rs 25,000. However, people in custody, women, member of oppressed castes and minors can avail of the benefit even if the income is more than the prescribed limit. Last year 122 people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, 123 people of the backward castes, 147 women and five children received free legal aid. The figures show a substantial increase over 1999 when the number of beneficiaries under the scheme was 75 from the Scheduled Caste category, 23 people of backward castes, 94 women and four children. While most of the beneficiaries of the free legal aid scheme are from the poorer strata of society, the HSLSA authorities were pleasantly surprised when an IAS officer of Haryana cadre, Mr Anil Kumar, who has been put under suspension by the Haryana Government, applied for free legal aid. Mr Kumar, an alumni of the Delhi IIT, is eligible for receiving free legal aid for being a scheduled caste. With legal support provided to him by HSLSA, he has sued the state government, for refusing to increase his subsistence allowance to 75 per cent of his basic salary from the existing 50 per cent. The Lok Adalats, yet another scheme of the HSLSA, has also started venturing beyond settling the accident claims. Last month the HSLSA organised Lok adalats in all district and subdivisional courts of Haryana for settling compoundable criminal cases. More than 1000 cases relating to eve-teasing, adultery, assault, etc, were settled in the Special Lok adalats held all over Haryana . In another development, considered important by the HSLSA, the Director General of Police of Haryana, Mr M S Malik, recently issued instructions to the Superintendents of Police in all the districts, that in case of non-cognizable cases, if the complainant arrived at a compromise with other party, instead of writing the compromise in the police station, the parties should be sent to the nearest Lok Adalats for recording their statements. |
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Works of 10 depts reviewed Bhiwani, June 16 Emphasising on team work and good interaction among all departments for the effective implementation of development programmes of the government, he said the officers should complete the works entrusted by the government by developing a constructive approach. He directed them to do the works allotted to them on priority basis. Reviewing the law and order situation in the district, Mr Disodia said the law and order situation was under control and the crime ratio had not increased compared to last year. He was intimated about the necessity of setting up police control rooms at the subdivision level. The Superintending Engineer, PWD informed him of the development works, costing Rs 40 crore, that were to be done. He said works costing Rs 16 crore had been completed last year. Roads, around 740 km in length, would be repaired this year. Of this 212-km-long roads would be repaired by June 30. He said a sum of Rs 50 lakh had been sanctioned to complete the construction of new roads presently under construction. Mr Disodia directed the officials concerned for the early completion of the Mini-Secretariat and judicial complex of Charkhi Dadri and the community health centre building of Bond. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Department, said drinking water was being provided in all 447 villages of the district. A special scheme had been chalked out under Nabard to provide drinking water in 53 villages and would cost nearly Rs 14 crore. Mr Disodia directed officials to remove all unauthorised water connections immediately to bring about the equal distribution of water to all residents. He paid personal attention to the construction work of new water works. The new water works will cater to the need of hundreds of villages and cost Rs 20 crore. The Administrative Secretary instructed Revenue Department officials to get computerised the entire land record within four months. He asked the HVPN officers to reduce line loss by 30 per cent and give special attention to the recovery of outstanding bills. |
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Court order against HUDA Hisar, June 16 A welfare association of the sector had filed a suit against HUDA in a lower court 10 years ago when it had sent notices of enhancement to plot holders. The association alleged that HUDA officials had wrongly calculated the enhancement amount. The authority had issued notices of enhancement of Rs 207 and Rs 282 per square metre in 1991 and 1995, respectively, to 1,700 plot holders of the sector. It had asked the plot holders to deposit Rs 489 per square metre as enhancement amount. The lower court had cancelled both notices. HUDA had appealed in the district court against the lower court’s decision. The district court on Thursday dismissed the appeal. |
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MDU cautions erring colleges Rohtak, June 16 According to university sources, the university has received some complaints in this regard from several colleges, including those in Gurgaon and Ballabhgarh. The sources revealed that such complaints were received last year also and the university had forced the erring colleges to return the excess amount charged. Dr Satpal Singh Dahiya, Registrar of the university, cautioned the affilliated colleges and institutions not to indulge in such malpractices. He also urged students and their parents to bring such instances to the notice of the university so that immediate action could be taken. |
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Former sarpanch shot at, in serious condition Panipat, June 16 Mr Ram Diya has been admitted to the local Civil Hospital in serious condition. An FIR has been registered in the Sadar police station under Section 307 of the IPC against the assailants. According to sources, one Raghbir Singh of Kurar village had reportedly sold about six acres of land to Maha Singh of Risalu some times back. The former sarpanch was trying to purchase this land from Maha Singh and the deal was being opposed by Raghbir Singh. The incident took place when Mr Ram Diya was going to his fields along with his son
Dilbag. When he neared Ganda Nullah, four or five persons opened fire at him. The bullets hit him in the leg, the thigh and the waist. The Sadar police have registered an attempt to murder case. A police party has been sent to nab the alleged assailants, reportedly sons and nephews of Raghbir Singh. |
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Birender takes
up farmers’ issues Kurukshetra, June 16 After addressing a state-level Congress workers’ conference, he criticised the Chautala government and the Central Government for planning to abolish subsidy, minimum support price and government purchase of foodgrain. He also criticised the abolishing of boards and corporations in Haryana. Mr Birender Singh alleged that the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala had failed to fulfil the promises made to the people before coming to power. Criticising the powers granted to the deputy commissioners to sell government land in Haryana, he said that the government had taken this decision to oblige its own people and INLD workers to whom the government land would be sold at a throwaway price. Mr Birender Singh said that he would visit five villages in each of the 73 out of 90 Assembly constituencies and make the farmers aware the government’s anti-farmer policies. |
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Man arrested for killing daughter Bhiwani, June 16 According to reports, Bhoop Singh attacked his daughter Sangeeta with a knife at 8 p.m. when the latter rebuked him for his drinking habit. Sangeeta died on the spot. Bhoop Singh is unemployed and his wife is serving at the Block Development Office, Loharu. In another incident, four persons were wounded in a clash at some villages under Charkhi Dadri subdivision, 30 km from here. Two young boys had a scuffle after a verbal dual at Ravaldhi village yesterday. One of them was later admitted to hospital with injuries. Likewise, three persons received injuries during a clash at Jewli village late yesterday. Meanwhile three persons, including a woman, received injuries in a quarrel between two employees of the public health department at the boosting station near Rose Garden at Charkhi Dadri. The quarrel was said to be the result of a long standing dispute. Iron rods, stones and lathis were used by both parties. Mahavir (36), Pawan Kumari (16) and Mahender (40) received serious injuries and were admitted to government
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Mystery shrouds youth’s death Ambala, June 16 On Thursday morning, 20-year-old Inderjit, a resident of Friends Colony in Ambala City, had been found dead on the rail tracks near Jandli. According to a family member, Inderjit was being brought back home by the police in the night and later his body was found lying on the railway track. The Superintendent of Police, Mr Sandeep Khirwar, said that an enquiry had been ordered into the incident. “We will definitely take action based on the enquiry report. The enquiry, being conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, will be submitted in a day or two,” he said. Mr Khirwar said that the family members of the deceased had met him on Thursday night. “I have already assured them that action will be taken on the basis of the enquiry report,” Inderjit’s elder brother, Mr Gurmit Singh, said that earlier they had thought that it was an accident and Inderjit might have been hit by a train. “But, at the spot we saw that there were no significant injuries on Inderjit’s body. It was then that we became suspicious,” he said. The family members are not ready to buy the idea that Inderjit committed suicide. They question the possible motive for taking such an extreme step by a level-headed person like him. “We suspect that the police personnel are involved in some way in the death of Inderjit,” a family member said. They alleged that the police personnel had demanded money for releasing Inderjit and the two other persons. “The elder brother of Inderjit came back home from the police post to arrange for the money. When he went back again, he was told that Inderjit was being taken home,” he said. A pall of gloom has descended on Friends Colony when the news of Inderjit’s death reached there.
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HVP workers
seek arrest of tantrik Sonepat, June 16 Ms Krishna Hooda, president of the samiti and general secretary of the women cell of the HVP led the demonstration. She submitted a memorandum to Mr Ashok Yadav Additional Deputy Commissioner, demanding and demanded free medical aid for the women. The district and police officials succeeded in lifting the blockade. Ms Vidya Devi (28), a woman of Muqimpur village, it may be recalled, was subjected to the atrocities committed by some persons at Samalkha in Panipat district about three days ago. Her parents brought her to the local Civil Hospital for treatment where she is struggling for life. |
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4-hour downpour hits life Sonepat, June 16 This triggered power failure, disrupted telecom services and threw traffic out of gear. Traffic came to a standstill on most roads submerged under water. The rain inundated several areas, including Jiwan Nagar, Tara Nagar, Pancham Nagar, Braham Colony, New Braham Colony, Garhi Ghasita, Ram Nagar, Kakroi Road, the Sonepat-Rohtak road, the Sonepat-Gohana road, Gita Bhawan and Gurdwara Chowk, the Mamoon Bhanja road, the Atlas road, the Saran road and the busstand road. These areas remained under knee-deep water for hours due to defective drainage. Water also entered a number of houses in many localities. The residents blamed the Sonepat Municipal Council authorities and the Public Health Department for this. The situation in rural areas was even worse. In Sectors 14 and 15, almost all roads were submerged under rain water and the residents were critical of the HUDA authorities for their failure to pump out the accumulated water there. |
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HPCC stir
from tomorrow Chandigarh, June 16 Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, chief of the
HPCC, would address meetings at the chaupals of Jaurasi, Naraina, Bapoli and Karhans villages of the Samalkha constituency on Monday, it further added. |
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Chahal panel
records statements Sirsa, June 16 The Chairman of the commission, Justice G.S. Chahal, heard the arguments of both parties on the request of protection sought by the advocates under Section 132 of Witness Act and Section 6 of the Inquiry Commission Act. The commission recorded the statements of two witnesses today. In the pre-lunch session, the commission recorded the statement of advocate Harpal Singh and in the post-lunch session advocate Rajesh Monga. Advocate Harpal Singh, who had through an affidavit alleged that the son of the then Prohibition Minister, Prof Ganeshi Lal, had indulged in the sale of liquor, could not give satisfactory replies to questions by defence lawyers. |
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Make Dadri
dist, I’ll join govt: Sangwan Bhiwani, June 16 Talking to newsmen, Mr Sangwan termed it as baseless that he was attempting to join the INLD. But he could think over it if the Chief Minister upgraded Dadri as a district. |
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MC issues notices to house tax payers Panipat, June 16 According to council sources, there are about 73 defaulters who are to pay house tax arrears of more than Rs 5000 each. They have been asked to deposit the arrears within 15 days or appear before the Second Class Magistrate or council’s Executive Officer, failing which the council will be forced to get arrest warrants issued against them. |
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HRWU executive Chandigarh, June 16 A press communique issued by HRWU here today said the meeting constituted a 17-member executive for facilitating the work of
HRWU. The executive includes Mr Chand Singh — chief adviser; Mr Ram Niwas — senior vice-president; Mr Sharanjit —chief organising secretary and Mr Praveen Kumar — press Secretary, the communique added.
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