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Thursday,
September 6, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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BJP MLA
asked to surrender Wells dry
up in parts of Mahendragarh Three
condemned prisoners in Haryana Two more
railway coaches demanded Bank
cashier robbed of Rs 3 lakh |
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POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS
Education
privilege of rich: professor Trust to take action against Ambala MC Tanker catches fire, driver killed
Water conservation mission set up HPSC shortlists
193 candidates Martyr
cremated Cops
booked in scribe beating case Panipat
MC poll today Car
forcibly taken away
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BJP MLA asked to surrender Faridabad, September 5 Mr Bhatia is among the seven persons who are wanted in connection with a case of looting and intimidation registered by the local police in 1997. A CBI team which visited here yesterday pasted a notice outside the house of Mr Bhatia on the NH-I of the NIT area. Mr Bhatia has been evading arrest for the past many months although the CBI court had issued warrants against him. The CBI has now issued another notice in this regard. The CBI officials had conducted several raids in the past but could not arrest Mr Bhatia although he was noticed by some local residents in the city. The CBI officials also questioned the members of the BJP MLA’s family yesterday, but it was reported that they claimed ignorance about Mr Bhatia’s whereabouts. It may be recalled that on a complaint lodged by Ms Mamata Arora, wife of Mr Ashok Arora, editor of a local daily, the Kotwali police station had registered a case under Sections 395, 364, 448, 506 and 452 of the IPC against Mr Bhatia, his three brothers Jagdish Bhatia, Gobind and Rajesh. Mr R.K. Malhotra, S.D. Dudeja and Navin Bhatia were also booked in the case. It was alleged that the accused had forced their entry into the office of Mr Arora, looted items worth 68 lakh and threatened to kill him in July, 1997. The CBI had been asked to probe the case in 1998 by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on a petition by the complainant. The CBI had filed the charge sheet in the court on March 24. |
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Wells dry up in parts of Mahendragarh Chandigarh, September 5 This has been revealed in the latest evaluation study of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development on the water conveyance system in Rewari and Mahendragarh districts of Haryana. A number of farmers reported the working of seven or eight nozzles of sprinkler sets whereas 10 were working earlier, the report said. The farmers also had to deepen their wells every third or fourth year. These wells and tubewells were earlier recharged by these seasonal rivulets. The situation further worsened with the introduction of piped irrigation which had led to the irrigated area increasing from 135 hectares in 1981-1982 to 232 hectares in 1997-98. The annual growth rate of irrigation through this system remained pegged at 3.41 per cent during the eighties which increased to 4.70 per cent per annum during the nineties. The system brought land up to 2 km to 3 km under the command of the existing tubewells, the report said. In most of these pieces of land, the ground water was not fit for irrigation. This increase in the irrigated area had taken place in spite of the “dark category” of all blocks in these districts since 1995, the report said. Farmers had indirectly availed themselves of loans for investment which led to the additional exploitation of ground water in violation of the existing instructions, it said. The report said that though the increase in the irrigated area at present was akin to the second Green Revolution, the depleting water table pointed to a serious emerging problem. It said to avoid a catastrophe the flat rate system of electricity charges needed to be converted into the metering system to check the running hours of tubewells. The average running hours were found to be 722. Water metres could be compulsorily installed to implement the quota system of water, it suggested. The state government needs to adopt comprehensive legislation declaring ground water public property, with provisions for its strict rationing. And, the state government should provide grants for watershed development projects to ensure the conservation of water, resulting in a higher recharge of the ground water. |
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Three condemned prisoners in Haryana Chandigarh, September 5 Lehna Singh and Dharam Pal are the two prisoners who are in Ambala Central Jail. While one of them murdered his own mother, brother and sister-in-law and the charge against him was proved on the basis of evidence by his father, the other was given the death sentence after being proved guilty of murdering five of his relatives. The crime of the condemned prisoner in Hisar Central Jail was rape and murder of his own minor daughter. The two prisoners in Ambala have reportedly exhausted all avenues of appeal and now their fate will be decided by the reply from the President of India to the mercy petitions submitted to him. The condemned prisoner in the Hisar jail is reportedly awaiting the outcome of his appeal filed in the Supreme Court. An official said that there was a time when all 32 solitary cells in Ambala Central Jail, meant for keeping condemned prisoners, used to be full. However, over time the death penalty by courts has become a rarity. Prison Department officials here are in fact not even able to recall with certainty when a prisoner was last executed in the state. “ It was sometime in the eighties and the executioner was hired from Meerut”, an official said. The two central jails in the state have the
necessary infrastructure for carrying out executions. Three to four sets of Manila ropes, which were acquired when India was still under British rule, are being preserved carefully in both jails for execution purposes. If an execution is to be carried out, the ropes will be brought out and powdered for smooth movement. The drill includes holding practice sessions a day before the execution, with a dummy having the same weight as the convict who is to be hanged. If a prisoner is underweight or thin, sand bags are attached to his legs to make sure that the noose is fastened tightly round the convict’s neck as soon as the body goes down with a jerk. The work needs skill as well as nerve and the prison authorities are believed to be hopelessly out of touch with the process. In fact, the only official executioner of Haryana, Vijay Singh, who is based in Ambala Central Jail, is yet to carry out any execution in his more than 13 years of service. |
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Two more railway coaches demanded Hisar, September 5 A delegation of the association met the Divisional Railway Manager (Bikaner Division) Mr L.C. Majumdar, here yesterday when he visited to the local railway station. In a memorandum submitted to the DRM, the delegation complained that hundreds of passengers were forced to travel standing as the train reached here from Bathinda packed to capacity. The association also complained that some Railway employees roamed drunk at platforms during the night and misbehaved with passengers. It alleged that corruption was rampant in the local booking office and passengers were forced to pay bribe for immediate reservation under ‘Tatkal’ scheme. A delegation of the local Train Merchant Association also met Mr Majumdar and apprised him of their problems. They demanded additional godowns and repair of the approach road to the godown. They said that during rains roof of the godown leaked and damaged stocks. The Railway did not pay any compensation to them for this damage. Mr Majumdar assured both delegations of due consideration their demands. The office-bearers of the Northern Railway Men’ Union submitted a memorandum and demanded immediate transfer of SSE (C and U), Bhiwani. They said the senior officials of the division had assured the union in this regard after an inquiry against him. They alleged that the officer was harassing the employees, who had recorded their statements against him before the inquiry committee. They said that many posts had been vacant in Railway hospital and other offices at the local Railway station for the last many years. The union also demanded that the Railway hospital be associated with the local N.C. Jindal Charitable Trust Hospital like Ludhiana to enable Railway employees to use emergency services as these services were not available in the Railway hospital. |
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Bank cashier robbed of Rs 3
lakh
Hisar, September 5 According to eyewitnesses, the cashier of the local branch of the Oriental Bank of Commerce was carrying the cash on his scooter to Government College for disbursing salaries. The bank’s gunman was riding pillion. Just as they turned towards the college from the main road they were intercepted by youths on a scooter. They fired in the air and snatched the money bag from the cashier. They also took away the gun belonging to the gunman. The culprits have not been identified as yet. The number of the scooter was also not immediately known. Mr Zile Singh, Principal, said the bank officials had been coming to the college to give salaries in cash to the employees. This was a special service offered by the bank to the college employees who had opened their accounts in that branch. He said he came to know of the incident around noon when the bank employees reached his office after which he informed the police. He said the approach road to the college had become a favourite haunt of anti-social elements of the town. They usually sit inside TSRs parked there. He said he had requested the SP a few days ago to take immediate steps to remove such elements from the area. However, no action was taken. |
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POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS Chandigarh, September 5 Ms Deepa Jain Singh has been posted as Financial Commissioner and Secretary, Women and Child Development, relieving Ms Promilla Issar, an official press note said here today. Ms Rajni Sekhri Sibal, Joint Secretary, Public Works (B&R) and Architecture Departments and Inquiry Officer, Vigilance - II had been posted as Joint Secretary, Finance, against a vacant post. Mr S.P. Gupta, Additional Director, Industries had been posted as Joint Secretary and Director, Power Reforms, against a vacant post. Mr Deepak Tayal, Subdivisional Officer (Civil), Jhajjar had been given the additional charge of District Transport Officer, Jhajjar, relieving Mr J.P. Kaushik. Mr R.S. Khara, awaiting posting orders, had been appointed as Additional Director, Panchayats, in place of Ms Ritu, Joint Director, Panchayats, who was appointed Subdivisional Officer (Civil), Dabwali, relieving Mr Vivek P. Singh who became MD, Cooperative Sugar Mills, Paniwala Mota, Sirsa, in place of Mr H.C. Bhatia. Mr M.K. Mahajan, Flying Squad Officer, Transport, had been posted as General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Faridabad, against a vacant post. Mr Y.C. Bhardwaj, Subdivisional Officer (Civil), Bhiwani, and Mr S.B. Lohia, General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Bhiwani, would swap postings. |
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Haryana
honours 10 teachers
Chandigarh, September 5 The state government has the provision to honour 32 teachers — 10 primary, 21 secondary and one physical education teacher — every year, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Bahadur Singh, said. Mr Jai Kumar Singh, Government Primary School, Darva (Yamunanagar), Mr Dhanpat Singh Jain, Government Senior Secondary School, Dhobi (Hisar), Mr Nathi, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Jagadhri, Mr Nafe Singh, Government High School, Panipat, and Mr Sudarshan Sharma, Government Senior Model School, Sewan (Kaithal), have won this year’s award. Ms Nirmal Girdhar, Government Model Senior Secondary School (Kurukshetra), Ms Krishna Sharma, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School, Lakhanmajra (Rohtak), Mr Rajpal, Government Senior Secondary School, Mauna (Jind), Mr Hawa Singh Yadav, Government High School, Mirzapur (Hisar), and Mr Dharamvir Singh, Physical Training Instructor, Government Senior Secondary School, Chichrana (Sonepat), are the others who have won the honour. The teachers were given Rs 5,000 in cash, a certificate, a silver medal and a shawl each.  |
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Education
privilege of rich: professor Rohtak, September 5 This was stated by a renowned educationist, Prof Anil Sadgopal, while delivering the key note address on the impact of new policy initiatives on Indian education and the role of teachers at the ‘Save Education Day’ function organised by the Maharshi Dayanand University Teachers’ Association here yesterday. Professor Sadgopal cautioned against globalisation and religious fundamentalism. Terming the nexus between the two as detrimental to education, he gave a clarion call to teachers to work unitedly to combat these forces. He said globalisation was only creating literate consumers for market forces. He regretted that women, Dalits, tribesmen downtrodden would be affected adversely by the education policy. Dr V.K. Tiwari, national secretary of All-India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Oraganisation (AIFUCTO), said investment in higher education and research and development was the need of the hour. |
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Trust to take action against Ambala MC Ambala, September 5 The trust is depending upon the debt amount to be recover from different municipal committees. If the committees do not pay the arrears it will effect the development project of the trust. |
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Tanker catches fire, driver killed
Ambala, September 5 The Superintendent of Police, Mr Sandeep
Khirwar, said the tanker was coming from Panipat. “It collided with a truck and caught fire. The driver died in the fire,” he said. “We have registered a case,: he added. The blaze was brought under control after about an hour. Traffic on the road remained disrupted till early this morning. Incidentally, a week ago a tanker carrying LPG had overturned near Kakkar Majra in
Shahzadpur. There were, however, no casualties in that incident. Following that incident, a senior district official had suggested that tankers carrying highly inflammable material must have a private escort vehicle. If such tanker are escorted by a private escort vehicle the chances of accident will be considerably reduced. The tanker owners should be advised to employ private escort vehicles,” he suggested. |
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Water conservation mission set up Chandigarh, September 5 The mission will devise a policy framework on water conservation, bring all stakeholders on one platform for collective action and coordinate, harmonise and synergise the roles of the stakeholders. Its members will be secretaries and commissioners of related departments with the Secretary, Irrigation, as its convener, an official release said. The setting up of the mission follows a report in The Tribune that most of over 100 water and soil conservation projects in the state have failed. |
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HPSC shortlists
193 candidates Chandigarh, September 5 A total of 193 candidates have been shortlisted for the viva-voce test, according to an official release. |
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Martyr cremated Jhajjar, September 5 Rajesh Kumar was posted at the Akhanoor sector in Jammu and Kashmir. He died on the night of September 3 when he received
multiple gun shots on his head in shots fired by Pakistani rangers at Sunderbani sub-sector. |
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Cops booked in scribe beating case Rohtak, September 5 Jitender Rimpy was brutally beaten up and his camera broken by the policemen while he was taking photos of the police lathi charge. The case was registered yesterday only when the journalists staged a dharna in front of the mini secretariat here. |
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Panipat
MC poll today Panipat, September 5 Mr Satbir Singh Saini, SDM, has been appointed Presiding Officer for the election which will be held in the municipal council’s hall. |
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Car forcibly taken away Jhajjar, September 5 A police spokesman said on Tuesday that Ramesh Bhardwaj along with his friend Chandra Prakash was going towards Bahadurgarh. A vehicle overtook them near Chhudani village and blocked the way. The accused alighted from the vehicle and asked the occupants of the Tata Indica to leave the vehicle at gun point and decamped with the car. |
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