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Thursday,
June 28, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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CM’s tours “wooed Rs 1000 cr investment” Wakf lands being encroached upon Haryana woos German investors IT collection up by 51 pc in Rohtak Freedom fighter in quest of honour, pension |
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Dangi should
be examined at PGI: board 3 tricksters held for cheating At the mercy of doctors HIGH COURT Animals rescued from
circus company Student commits suicide Gang supplying fake certificates busted 5 booked for unauthorised screening of ‘Gadar’ Extra marital
affairs land
woman in jail Kabir Panthi
Dhanak Morcha office-bearers Cement unit staff’s dharna enters 6th day Traffic
jam on GT Road Computer link
disrupted
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CM’s tours “wooed Rs 1000 cr investment” Chandigarh, June 27 “One of the most important aspects of the last tour was that we succeeded in projecting Haryana as a preferred investment destination among the south east Asian investors, earlier only the Japanese knew about Haryana because of the Suzuki unit at Gurgaon”, a senior official said. On his return to Chandigarh from his tour of the south east Asian countries, Mr Chautala, who led a team of seven official members and 14 businessmen to these countries, claimed that they had succeeded in inviting an investment of about Rs 1000 crore. While Singaporean and Korean entrepreneurs were impressed upon by the Haryana team about the state’s potential as an industrial hub, specific investments were promised by Japanese companies having their units at Haryana. Japanese company YKK reportedly promised to invest Rs 82 crore in its existing plant at Bawal and convert it into an export base. The Honda Motors would expand their existing investment to Rs 700 crore for manufacturing mobikes at Manesar and the Suzuki Motors would put up a Rs 200 crore diecasting unit at Manesar, Mr Chautala announced on his return. While investors from South Korea and Singapore did not actually come rushing to Haryana since the trip in October, there was a noticeable increase in interest in Haryana among the foreign investors which could be attributed to the last visit, a senior official stated. He said since the last trip more than Rs 100 crore worth of foreign direct investment had been proposed for Haryana by reputed companies from abroad. Barco Electronics Systems Pvt Ltd has proposed an investment of Rs 55 crore, Dz Card India Pvt Ltd has proposed an investment of Rs 4.5 crore (for the first phase), Stanley Electric Co. Ltd has proposed an investment of Rs 20 crore, Bendo Chemical Industries Ltd has proposed Rs 25 crore and Yamaha Motor has proposed Rs Eight crore, the official said. The state government, however, failed to organise the crucial global investors’ meet, which the Chief Minister had said would be organised in Delhi in the first part of 2001, with his visit to south east Asian countries providing a backdrop for investment in Haryana by global entrepreneurs. Apparently, Mr P.K. Chaudhary, who was Commissioner of the Information Technology department in October and was part of the entourage, had mooted the plan of holding an investors’ meeting. After his removal as Commissioner, Education department, nobody took any interest in the idea and it eventually was abandoned. However, state government officials here argued that even though the global investors’ meet could not be organised, there were number of meetings between the Haryana Government and businessmen and diplomats from industrialised nations since the October trip. The officials said as a sequel to the Haryana delegation’s visit to Japan, a large team of small and medium industrialists from Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) visited Haryana sometime back. Besides, ambassadors and high commissioners from industrialised countries such as Japan, Singapore, Belgium, France, Canada and Korea had called on Mr Chautala and expressed interest in investment possibilities in Haryana, the officials claimed. They said that the foreign trips by the Chief Minister and his team were also aimed at building confidence among the investors to open up gradually possibilities for investment. The state government was in touch with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as well as the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) for participation by members of these two organisations in the ensuing tour of five countries by the Chief Minister, the officials said and added that the trip would further promote Haryana among foreign investors. |
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No-trust move issue: Sonia for probe Chandigarh, June 27 According to informed sources, the Leader of the CLP, Mr Bhajan Lal, sensing the mood of the high command, has also issued notices to certain party MLAs asking them to explain why they were not present in the House when the issue of leave to move the no-confidence motion was put to vote on June `12. Among the MLAs who have been issued notices are believed to be Mr Jai Prakash Barwala, who, incidentally, is also the Chief Whip of the CLP, Mr Balbir Pal Shah, former president of the Haryana Congress and who is now MLA from Panipat, Mr Zakir Hussein and Mr Jatinder Malik, the first-time MLA from Kailana in Sonepat district. The incident proved very
embarrassing for the party, which is the major Opposition party within and without the House. Though the Congress leaders tried to blame the Speaker, Mr Satvir Singh Kadian, for the dismal performance of their party, no one bought this line. Even the Congress MLAs privately admitted the lack of coordination among the CLP had led to the blunder. At least 12 MLAs had held a secret meeting in the U.T. Guest House a couple of weeks ago and expressed unhappiness over the functioning of the CLP. The U.T. Guest House meeting was held at the initiative of Dr J.P. Sharma, MLA from Yamunanagar. The sources say the President of the Haryana Mahila Congress, Mrs Anita Yadav, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, Deputy Leader of the CLP; Mr Barwala, Rao Dharam Pal, Mr Shadi Lal Batra, Mr Sher Singh, Mr Jatinder Malik, Rao Dan Singh, Mr Dharamvir and Dr Raghbir Singh Kadian had attended the meeting. Two more meetings of the MLAs were held in Haryana Bhavan, Delhi, and at Jind in the past fortnight to discuss the functioning of the party in general and that of the CLP in particular. The sources say more than six MLAs participated in the Delhi and Jind meetings. The MLAs reportedly were upset over the fact that the party, due to its infighting, had failed to project itself as a potent opposition to the Chautala government. |
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Wakf lands being encroached upon Panipat, June 27 At the meeting, presided over by Hazrat Hakeem Haroon, it was alleged that a leader was trying to grab Wakf property worth about Rs 20 crore in Gurgaon which was purchased a few years ago and had a boundary wall. It also had a chowkidar. Even then, certain persons had reportedly constructed some pillars with an intention to encroach upon it. Maulana Atta-Ullah from Himachal said property worth over Rs 50 crore of the Punjab Wakf Board at Shimla was being encroached upon by certain persons and an Imam was trying to protect them. He said as many as six mosques at Shimla had been converted into residences by certain people. They pointed out that except the Punjab and Tamil Nadu Wakf Boards, rest of the 22 Wakf boards in the country had failed to manage the property. The management of the Uttra Pradesh Wakf Board had not taken any step to remove encroachments and supplement its income. That was why board depended on Central assistance for giving salary to its employees, they said. The situation in Bihar was even worse with politicians and officers joining hands to grab Wakf property, they alleged. In a resolution, they appreciated the efforts of the Administrator of the Punjab Wakf Board, Dr M.R. Haque, for supplementing the income of the board and taking action against erring officials and launching of various education schemes for Muslim boys and girls. |
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Haryana woos German investors Manesar (Gurgaon), June 27 Mr Richter is here with a team to visit the industrial model township (IMT). Officers who tried to impress on the Ambassador of the virtues of investing in Haryana, especially in the IMT, were the local Deputy Commissioner, Mr A.K. Singh, and the General Manager, Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation, Mr R.N. Malik. The officers highlighted the salient features of the IMT set up on a sprawling 1,800 acre, saying that it was the best industrial estate in South Asia. The attractive features catalogued in the interaction with the ambassadorial team included a residential complex for employees of the firms within the premises, a golf course, a helipad, provision for round the clock supply of water and power and hassle-free clearances to set up projects within a upper limit of seven-days time frame. The Ambassador wanted to know about the status of power supply and water in the IMT. He also asked about the availability of man power, both skilled and unskilled, and the facility for export marketing. Mr Richter said foreign investors would feel more encouraged to do business in India if they were convinced of the permancy and peace of the ongoing economic reforms. He said the investors would look at the cost advantage. Talking to newspersons, he said the investors had several choices. They would invest in any country only after studying the cost advantage. According to him, his country’s investment in China was ten times more than India. He said investors in Germany took notice of India, especially when it broke ahead in the information technology sector. People of Germany had realised that there was more to India than its richness in heritage and culture. |
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IT collection up by 51 pc in Rohtak Rohtak, June 27 This was stated by Mr Shiv Nandan Prasad, Commissioner, Income Tax, Rohtak charge. He was addressing a press conference here today after having been shited to Faridabad. Mr Prasad said there were nearly 2.5 crore taxpayers in the country and the department had set a target to double this figure in the next three years. He said an amount of Rs 600 crore was given as revenue to the Central Government from Haryana. He said the Commissioner’s office was established here in 1976 and had completed 25 years.He said earlier the state was divided into two charges — Panchkula and Rohtak — but recently five charges had been constituted — Rohtak, Hisar, Karnal, Faridabad and Panchkula — after restructuring the set-up. Cautioning the people who were concealing facts regarding their income, he said the department was investigating the details provided to it secretly. |
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Freedom fighter in quest of honour, pension Panipat Besides serving nine months’ imprisonment at the age of 22 years, a freedom fighter now around 81, Niranjan Dass Sharma commonly known as “ND” has run from pillar to post to receive “Sammaan” as a freedom fighter, which is his right; but till date the Government of Haryana and the Central Government have not recognised as a freedom fighter. In the absence of a regular source of income or pension and other benefits due to a freedom fighter, the 81-year-(old) young man has been finding it difficult to meet his daily requirements is still hopeful of getting this “Samman” from the Haryana Swatantrata Sainani Samiti stationed at Chandigarh as a “Swatantrata Sainani,” before he dies. On a visit to his single room residence which is press room, he being editor of “Diplomat International,” alleged that he had no grudge against the present politicians as he did his duty selflessly at that time, but he felt sorry over the Government’s attitude particularly of the Haryana Government for not verifying the authenticity of his letters received from Swiss Embassy which confirm that “N.D. Sharma, an Indian National is registered at page number 27 as Niranjan Dass Sharma son of Chetan Nath Sharma who was jailed on August 13, 1942 and was released on May 12, 1943 in compliance with order under Section number 39 of the Defence of India Rules.” He also wrote to the Prime Minister three times but without any tangible result. The Deputy Commissioner Panipat has also written to the Freedom Fighters Samiti and to the Chief Secretary Haryana but without any result. The Niranjan Dass is very sad as whenever any officer from the Haryana Swatantrata Sainani Samiti came to verify the fact, he gave all details, but in return the officer would simply ask for verification from some local MLA or M.P., which ND refused, resulting in failure to get an honour from the Government. What to talk of “Sammaan”, even old age pension of Rs 100 per month for which he submitted a letter and copy of the affidavits dated July 24, 1994 to the District Social Welfare Board when he was aged 75, has not been sanctioned to him till date, he alleged. The Citizen Council of Panipat in its letter to the Chief Minister demanded that an honour be given to the freedom fighter Niranjan Dass Sharma which was his right, with all benefits and to direct the Social Welfare Board to grant old age pension from July 1994; when he submitted his papers for the same. |
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Dangi should
be examined at PGI: board Ambala, June 27 The Civil Surgeon constituted a board of three doctors consisting of Dr Manoj Aggarwal, Dr Anil Jain and a dental surgeon. Various tests including ultrasound, X-ray, blood and urine examination were conducted on Mr Dangi, today morning. It is learnt that Mr Dangi told the doctors that he had lost six kg weight during the past six months. He also complained of headache and loss of appetite. After conducting the medical examination, doctors discussed the matter with the Civil Surgeon for about an hour before finalising their report. Mr Dangi was also supplied with a copy of the report. Later, the policemen took Mr Dangi to Ambala jail.
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3 tricksters held for cheating Sonepat, June 27 The Superintendent of Police, Mr Paramjit Singh Ahlawat, told mediapersons here today the police had recovered currency notes totalling Rs 1,70,400, including fake currency notes, from their possession. Giving the details of the arrests, the SP disclosed the police got information about the alleged culprits when they were sitting in their Maruti cars in a park in the Model Town area of the city. The police, he said, swung into action immediately and arrested three of the four culprits on the spot. The fourth culprit, Chander Shekhar, however, managed to escape. He disclosed the culprits during the course of interrogation told the police they had brought Mr Satish Kumar, a resident of Delhi, to this city on the pretext that they would double his currency notes. According to the SP, the modus operandi of the culprits was to dupe the people by giving packets of currency notes allegedly mixed with fake notes. these packets, he said, contained some original currency notes in the beginning and the end and the rest used to be fake notes. Mr Ahlawat disclosed the police had seized two cars of the culprits and further investigations were in progress. A hunt was on to apprehend the fourth culprit who had managed to escape. He said a case of cheating had been registered against all culprits in the Civil Lines police station. |
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At the mercy of doctors
Ambala, June 27 While Dr D.P. Ahuja was the SMO of the Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantonment, Dr L.N. Garg was an ENT specialist at the Civil Hospital, Ambala City. The patients at the Civil Hospital whom Chandigarh Tribune spoke to said that the step taken by the Vigilance Bureau was in the right direction. “Hopefully, with their arrest, the harrassment of patients by some of the government doctors will come to an end, a patient said. Mr R.K. Singh, an attendant of a patient, said that there were times when doctors referred them to private doctors. “We do as suggested by doctors. Afterall, we only want that the patient should get fine,” he said. On the one hand while some government doctors allegedly demand bribes for treatment, there are a few government doctors who are known to selflessly devote themselves towards the welfare of the patients. A doctor, highly regarded by the patients, said that they sometimes faced a piquant situation. “There are times when we have make arrangements for medicines in an emergency or for a poor person. We give them samples as they may not be in a position to buy the medicine. However, we have to face allegation of favouritism from people who are definitely in a position to buy the medicine”, he said.
Government doctors, who have been colleagues of both arrested doctors, opined that although they were aware of the malpractices, it was not “advisable” for them to initiate action in this regard. “We are aware of a number of aspects but if we begin informing regarding irregularities then the doctor’s fraternity will turn against us, virtually sidelining us,” a government doctor said.
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Dr Ahuja remanded Ambala, June 27 Dr Ahuja, SMO at Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantonment, was produced before Judicial Magistrate Sandeep Singh, who remanded him in judicial custody up to July 10. On request, Dr Ahuja’s medical examination was conducted at the Civil Hospital, Ambala City, before he was sent to Central Jail. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, June 27 In his petition, the former minister earlier had sought directions to the respondents for quashing an order asking him to hand over the vacant possession of a plot ordered to be resumed in Kundli Industrial Estate at Sonepat district. |
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Animals rescued from
circus company Faridabad, June 27 Officials of the Wild Life and Forest Department, on Sunday raided the place to rescue ‘wild animals’. Circus companies or individuals are not allowed to exhibit, train or use such animals for performance according to a ban by the Central Government. The ban orders were made public through a notification. A petition by some circus operators was turned down by the court. According to a Wild Life Department official, the action was taken under the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty against Animals Act. The rescued animals were handed over to the officials. The animals have been shifted to Delhi. It is learnt that these animals will finally be shifted to the Banerghata rescue centre in Karnataka. |
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Student commits suicide Bhiwani, June 27 In another incident, two persons, including a woman received injuries in a group clash at Makrana village. Lathis and axes were reportedly used in the clash. The injured, Indrawati (50) and her son Sanjay (22) have been admitted to Dadri Hospital. A case has been registered. Meanwhile, the police has claimed to have solved a case of alleged robbery of Rs 93,000 by arresting a driver, Rajender of Rampura Beri in Rajasthan, who had registered a complaint with the Tosham police that four unidentified miscreants looted Rs 93,000 from him near Dhand village. On interrogation, it was found that no robbery had taken place and he had lied. |
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Gang supplying fake certificates busted Kaithal, June 27 Giving this information to the Press here yesterday, Mr A.S. Chawla, SP, said the activities of the gang came to the notice when in August 2000, Shamsher Singh, a local resident, got himself recruited as a constable in the police on the basis of a ‘fake’ certificate shown to have been issued by the PSEB, Mohali. Shamsher was arrested following the matter coming to notice of the police. During interrogation, he disclosed that he had obtained the certificate from Harbhajan Singh, who was also arrested. He revealed that he had issued two other ‘fake’ certificates to Jai Bhagwan and Sukhvinder, resident of Theh Newal and Harigarh Bhorakh villages, respectively, who were also arrested, the SP said. Mr Chawla stated that the main accused, Kulwant Singh of Mundi road in Kapurthala, who allegedly supplied ‘fake’ certificates, had absconded. The police had seized three ‘fake’ certificates from the accused and registered a case. |
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5 booked for unauthorised screening of ‘Gadar’ Kaithal, June 27 The police arrested Sanjay Arora, Dr Subhash Goel and Rishi Parkash while Yogesh Mittal and Sanjay Nagpal were absconding. The police has also seized duplicate CDs, a computer and a VCR. The SP, Mr A.S. Chawla, told mediapersons here today that the action was taken following a complaint lodged by Mr Ranbir Singh, executive officer, Haryana Cable Communication and North India Cable Dotcom. Mr Ranbir Singh has the powers to check the unauthorised exhibition and screening of films in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. The complainant had alleged that although Crystal Vision cable network was not authorised to screen or exhibit the film “Gadar”, it had screened the movie using a duplicate CD. |
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Extra marital
affairs land woman in jail Faridabad, June 27 According to reports, the woman (23) residing in the Palla village area with her husband and three children eloped away with two youths about two months ago. Her husband lodged a report with the local police that his wife had eloped with two boys. At the same time parents of one of the ‘lovers’ of the woman also lodged a complaint with the police at Badarpur that the woman had kidnapped their unmarried son. Soon the woman was arrested by police and was sent to judicial custody by the court. While the woman has been released on bail, her husband has filed an application for getting ‘divorce’. However, kin of both sides are reportedly pressuring the husband to withdraw petition and settle the issue out of court. |
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Kabir Panthi
Dhanak Morcha office-bearers Kalka, June 27 Mr Ram Parkash Khaganwal has been made the president of the state morcha for the third time. Mr Sanjay Khatak (Gohana) and Mr Ram Kishan Bhasor (Sonepat) have been made vice-presidents and Mr Dilbag Singh Nagar (Julana) and Mr Krishan Kumar Khaganwal (Pinjore) are general secretaries. Mr Pawan Kumar Kabir Panthi (Pinjore), Mr Bhola Ram Khatak (Gohana), Mr Arjun Singh (Jind) and Mr Dharamvir Singh (Beri) have been made secretaries. Mr Ram Diya Khaganwal of Pinjore has been made treasurer. The renominated state president told the list of district presidents would be announced on July 10. |
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Cement unit staff’s dharna enters 6th day Bhiwani, June 27 BJP and INLD leaders have assured the agitators of taking their demand to Central and state leaders. The general secretary of the BJP, Mr Om Prakash Dhankhad, said their demand was justified and assured them that he would apprise the Prime Minister and the Union Industries Minister of it. INLD leaders, too, have affirmed their cooperation by writing letters to the Chief Minister and Mr Ajay Singh, MP, for taking steps for the release of their salaries. The unit president of the sangh, Mr Vinod Soni, said the situation had become grave and employees and their families were on the verge of starvation. Addressing the dharna, general secretary of the unit S.N. Sharma said the Dadri factory was a unit under the Central Government undertaking but in spite of submitting dozens of memoranda, the government had done nothing for the improvement of this unit which had placed employees in a do-or-die situation. The vice-president of the Haryana unit of AITUC, Mr Bhim Sain Prabhakar, while extending support to the agitation, said the unit was closed due to “wrong policies” of the government and mismanagement. |
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Traffic
jam on GT Road Ambala, June 27 The accident took place at about 10.30 p.m. when a truck going towards Delhi collided with two other trucks which were headed towards Punjab. No one was killed in the accident. The driver of the truck was apparently in an inebriated state. A police official said the truck first hit a truck and then collided with another truck-tanker. Traffic was diverted through Model Town in Ambala City. A case has been registered.
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Computer link
disrupted Sonepat, June 27 According to official sources, the computer centre was set up at the district headquarters to provide information about the development and other activities to villagers at their doorstep. The centre was connected with the block headquarters of Sonepat, Gohana, Rai, Kharkhauda and Ganaur about two weeks ago. The sources said steps were being taken to repair the hard disk. |
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Selection grade for 3 IPS officers Chandigarh, June 27 These officers are Mr Manoj Yadav, Mr P.K. Aggarwal and Mr Sudhir Chaudhary. |
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Haryana PCC executive list New Delhi, June 27 Ms Mohsina
Kidwai, who is general secretary in charge of the state, said the list would be announced soon after the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, returns from her trip abroad. |
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Shorewala joins
Congress Chandigarh, June 27 Mr Shorewala had a meeting with HPCC chief, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, here yesterday when he expressed full faith in the leadership of Mrs Sonia Gandhi and policies and programme of the Congress party, an HPCC release stated. |
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Sarpanch’s election
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