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May 25, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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BKU takes another cop hostage Warrant officer for DSP’s release 5 police personnel suspended Hurdles in nationality certificates may go Lawyer
gets 4-yr RI for assaulting Magistrate |
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Hearing on bail plea adjourned Kurukshetra varsity to start hotel management course No exams on holidays:
KU VC
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BKU takes another cop hostage Jind, May 24 Constable Satvir Singh of the CIA was taken hostage by the BKU workers last night. How and why the constable reached the protest site was not immediately known. He joins DSP Jagdish Nagar, his wife Rajwanti, gunman Amrik Singh and driver of a private vehicle, DSP (Vigilance) Ashok Kumar and Head Constable Ram Mehar who were taken hostages early this week. The dharna continued for the sixth day today in support of BKU demands including waiver of power bills and release of arrested union workers. Reacting to the statement of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, regarding action for getting the captives released, Mr Ghasi Ram Nain, state president of the BKU, said they were prepared to face consequences but those held hostages would only be released after the release of the BKU leaders. According to reports, Head Constable Ram Mehar escaped from captivity today. But the BKU workers denied this report and asserted that he was still in their captivity. Mr Ghasi Ram Nain said if the Opposition parties were interested in helping the farmers they should call a special session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha and raise the issue. He charged the national BKU chief Mahender Singh Tikait with siding with the government. He said Mr Tikait came to Kandela on Wednesday night with a message from the government but went back without meeting him. The farmers are being fed round the clock by “sanjha chulha” (combined kitchen). This community kitchen has been housed in a school located about 200 metres away from the village. The kitchen consists of nine “chulhas”. |
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Warrant
officer for DSP’s release Chandigarh, May 24 The orders were issued in the afternoon today on a habeas corpus petition filed by the detainee’s cousin Jagvir Singh of Charkhi Dadri village in Bhiwani district. Seeking directions for the appointment of a warrant officer to secure the DSP’s safe release, besides directions to kisan union leader Ghasi Ram and nine other respondents to release the detainee, Jagvir Singh had earlier stated that Mr Sheoran had initially tried to pose as a lawyer but was identified and taken hostage by “miscreant armed with spears, swords and lathis”. Referring to newspaper reports, he had claimed that the detainees were being forced to live in inhuman and unhygienic conditions without adequate food and medical care. It was further stated that a first information report was registered under Section 364, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code at a police station in Jind but no action has been taken. The authorities were hesitating in taking action even though the relatives of the detainees had forwarded several representations, it was further added. Going into the background of the case, counsel for the petitioner had claimed that BKU had started spreading anti-government propaganda and were motivating the farmers against paying electricity bills due since 1993. He had added that last month about two dozen miscreants were arrested for anti-social and illegal activities. Counsel further claimed that on May 20, the activist “crossed all limits” and illegally detained DSP Jagdish Nagar who was going to Jind from Panchkula. His wife and gunman were also taken hostages. All three were still in custody. |
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5 police
personnel suspended Gurgaon, May 24 The suspension was expected to go a long way in restoring the bonhomie between the Haryana police and the Delhi police.There were reports of heartburn in several quarters of the Delhi police on the kind of treatment meted out to one of their personnel and the apparent delay in taking action against the accused. Mr Gurnam Singh, who stays in Gurgaon, was on his way to report for duty on March 3 when the unfortunate incident took place. He was then in charge of the police control room at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Following the incident, he complained to the National Commission for Minorities, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Chief Justices of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Delhi High Court. Delhi’s Police Commissioner, Mr Ajay Sharma, also took up the issue with the Director-General of Police, Haryana, Mr Mahender Singh Malik. In letters to the National Commission for
Minorities and Delhi’s Police Commissioner, Haryana’s DGP has said that Inspector Sumer Singh, Sub-Inspector Maya Ram, Head Constable Satish Kumar and two Constables, Chand Singh and Mahender Singh, have been suspended following an investigation into the charges of Mr Gurnam Singh. According to the Haryana DGP’s correspondence, the investigation was conducted by an officer of the rank of Superintendent of Police of the state’s CID Department. The five erring personnel have been suspended after having been found guilty of “grave misconduct”. The DGP has further said that a departmental inquiry has been ordered against them. Significantly, the suspended officials are from the local CIA staff. The Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities, Mr Trilochan Singh, confirmed the intimation of the Haryana DGP to TNS and praised the state government and the police chief for taking action against the errant personnel in the interest of the minorities. While the NHRC served notice to the Superintendent of Police, Gurgaon, Mr Kuldip Singh Sihag, to explain in the light of the charges made by Mr Gurnam Singh, the National Commission for Minorities had taken up the issue with the office of the DGP of Haryana. Mr Gurnam Singh alleged that he was on his way to report for duty on his scooter when he was overtaken by police personnel in civvies on the Delhi-Jaipur national highway. He was bodily lifted and bundled in a car to the police station in Sector 15 (CIA centre). The police personnel manhandled him and did not relent even when he produced his
identity card and pleaded that he was an officer from the Delhi Police. The
policemen allegedly took away his identity card and, after arriving at the police station, he was subjected to another bout of humiliations. He was made to stand in a corner of the room with his hands up “like a hardened criminal”. He alleged that his religious feelings were also hurt by the members of the Haryana police. The police then took the stand that Mr Gurnam Singh was detained due to mistaken identity. Rather, Mr Gurnam Singh was let off only when a lawyer came and told the police that he (Gurnam Singh) was not the person against whom he had complained. The lawyer was said to be having some problem with another Sikh with regard to payment of money. Many had then looked askance at the Gurgaon police’s move to detain a person, let alone a government official, even on the ground of mistaken identity, as the said complaint of the lawyer was in the category of a civil case. |
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Hurdles
in nationality certificates may go Chandigarh, May 24 But Dr Gupta was in for a rude shock when the district administration told him that no such certificate could be issued to his son because of certain age-old instructions issued by the government. His pleas with the district administration that the classmates of his son, who studies in a medical college, had already submitted the nationality certificates issued by the other states to the college. The career of his son was at stake because the college authorities were insisting that in the absence of the nationality certificate, he would not be allowed to sit in the examination. Moved by Dr Gupta’s repeated pleas, the district administration sought a clarification from the Divisional Commissioner, Ambala, who in turn wrote to the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Home, Mr B.D. Dhalia. At last, Dr Gupta’s efforts succeeded in moving the wheels of the bureaucracy when a few days ago Mr Dhalia wrote to all deputy commissioners and the SDMs of the state that the matter had been considered by the government, which had decided that such certificates would be issued to the Indian nationals by the SDMs concerned. Mr Dhalia’s circular makes it clear that the certificates are to be issued in only those cases where the person concerned is a natural Indian citizen by birth and his generations have been natural citizens of India. However, in case of any doubt, the certificate will not be issued and the matter referred to the Union Government for a decision under Sections 3 and 13 of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Section 3 of the Act says that except as provided in Subsection 2, every person born in India, (a) on or after the 26th day of January, 1950, but before the commencement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986; (b)on or after such commencement and either of whose parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth, shall be a citizen of India by birth. However, Subsection(2) says that a person shall not be such a citizen by virtue of this Section if at the time of his birth, (a) his father possesses such immunity from suits and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to the President of India and is not a citizen of India; or, (b) his father is an enemy alien and the birth occurs in a place then under occupation by the enemy. Under Section 13, if there is a doubt about the citizenship of a person, “the Central Government may, in such cases, as it thinks fit, certify that a person, with respect to whose citizenship of India a doubt exists, is a citizen of India; and a certificate issued under this section shall, unless it is proved that it was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of any material fact, be conclusive evidence that that person was such a citizen on the date thereof but without prejudice to any evidence that he was such a citizen at an earlier date. Mr Dhalia directed the officers that no genuine citizen should be allowed to face hardship in getting the certificate. |
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Lawyer gets 4-yr RI for assaulting Magistrate Karnal, May 24 The Judge sentenced the advocate under Sections 307, and 332 of the IPC. It was perhaps the first case wherein a practising lawyer had assaulted a Judicial Magistrate in the court room. According to the prosecution, Ishwar Singh Mehla entered the court room of the Judge and assaulted her with a knife. The Magistrate, who was pregnant at that time, raised an alarm, following which her subordinates overpowered the advocate. The Magistrate received injuries on her abdomen. Mr Sharma refused to take a lenient view of the incident as the assault was unwarranted and aimed at killing a woman Judicial Officer. The Judge also did not agree with the arguments by the defence counsel that the lawyer was in unsound mental condition at the time of the incident. |
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Hearing on bail plea adjourned Ambala, May 24 The CBI had registered a case against Mr Powaria under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Arms Act in July last. Mr Powaria also worked as SDM, Gurgaon. Mr Powaria had been granted anticipatory bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court till April 4. Later he filed an application for regular bail in the court of Dr
Prasoon. The CBI has challenged the jurisdiction of the court and stated that the bail application should have been filed in the court of the Special Judge in Delhi. Counsel of the CBI opposed the bail application of Mr
Powaria. Mr Devender Bansal appeared on behalf of Mr Powaria in the court.
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Kurukshetra
varsity to start hotel Kurukshetra, May 24 Giving the details of placement of students Dr Bhardwaj said six students of the department were selected by E-Bookers through campus interviews, 12 students (six for placement and six for on the job training) were selected by Orbit Travel through campus and direct interviews, one student was selected and two students were short listed through direct interviews by Surya International, three students were approached by Sterling Resorts through direct interviews and similarly two students were approached by Amrit Airlinks through direct interviews. |
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No exams on holidays:
KU VC Yamunanagar, May 24 Mr Pawan Sharma, general secretary of the Haryana College Teachers Union, said here today. A delegation of the teachers’ union had a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Mr R.S. Chaudhary, in this regard yesterday. The Vice-Chancellor assured the teachers that a meeting of the screening committee for the grant of grades would be held at least once every three months. He said Mr Chaudhary promised to look into the irregularities in the grant of senior/selection grades to teachers. The Vice-Chancellor also agreed to extend the membership of the university library to college teachers. |
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KU medical entrance test Chandigarh, May 24 |
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