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July 8, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Board’s move on temples evokes protest
Girl dies as scooter, tractor collide
Haryana to give cattle insurance |
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Destroy terrorist camps: front ‘Murdered’ man booked under Arms Act INLD to support
PM’s choice for Vice-President Youth hurt in BKU agitation dead 2700 seats added to Haryana colleges Derailment hits rail traffic Governor to meet
Kultar Singh
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Board’s
move on temples evokes protest Pehowa, July 7 Mr K.K. Kaushik a former president of the Brahmin and Teerath Sudhar Sabha, Kurukshetra, has submitted a petition to the Governor, who is the chairman of the board, urging him not to allow the KDB to go ahead with its plans terming the move as “ill-intentioned”. The move, which would give a blow to the age-old system of worship continuing in these temples, has evoked strong opinion from the Naga Sanyasi Sadhu Akharas, especially the Maha Nirvani Akhara which has branches all over the country. The akhara, which owes its allegiance to the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad of the Dasnami Sadhu Akharas, manages hundreds of temples in the country. Its general secretary, Mahant Ganga Puri, told The Tribune today that the akhara which had managed historic temples like the Sthaneshwar Temple, Sarveshwar Mahadev Temple, Pashupati Nath and Sangmeshwar Mahadev Temples at Kurukshetra and Pehowa would not hesitate from launching an all-India level agitation against the move. The mahant said such a step by the KDB would give a severe blow to the traditions of worship and its methodology being adopted in these temples. He said the Naga sadhus had no personal stakes but they would fight for the value system of Hinduism. He alleged that the KDB officials did not understand the historicity of these temples but the board seems to be keen to get hold of the income of these puranic age temples in the name of providing them a modern look. Enquiries made by this correspondent revealed that late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, during a visit to the Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple in 1982, had advised its Mahant Parbhat Puri “not to destroy the antiquity of the temple” while giving it a modern look. Mahant Parbhat Puri, then, was engaged in the renovation of the temple. The Lord Shiva Lingam at the Sthaneshwar Temple site is believed to be the first on this earth as per the Hindu mythological texts. Another temple, Sarveshwar Mahadev, situated in Braham Sarovar, believed to be the place where Kunti, mother of Pandavas, prayed to Lord Shiva was built by Baba Sharavan Nath over 400 years ago. Mahant Shyam Narayan Giri, who manages this temple, and the historic Kaurav-Pandav temple in Dera Baba Sharavan Nath, said even late Gulzari Lal Nanda, who was the founder of the KDB, and its first Chairman, did not disturb its ownership but only suggested to the Maha Nirvani Akhara to renovate the temple to fit it in the new architectural design of Braham Sarovar. According to these religious organisations, while modernising these historic places in Kurukshetra, the KDB paid scant respect to the historicity of these places. For instance, the area of the original Braham Sarovar had been nearly halved while giving it a new look. Similarly, the ancient Sannihit tank, once believed to be the abode of Lord Vishnu, keeping its size in view, but today it is a small-sized tank where dirt abounds. The Sannihit tank near the Dukha Banjeneshwar Temple where Rishi Dadichi had offered his bones to Lord Indira for making an arrow and bow, is full of dirt and filth despite the control of the temple being under the KDB. A deputation of the Teerath Sudhar Sabha and the all-India Teerath Purohit Sabha also met the Transport Minister, Mr Ashok Arora, yesterday in this regard. It was pointed out that the age-old temples on the banks of Sannihit were being managed by the teerath purohits and no pilgrim had ever conveyed its resentment to the sabha or the KDB against the purohits. The religious organisations would welcome any step for the renovation of the tanks and its surroundings by the KDB but would not allow any tinkering with the methodology of worship or with the ownership and management of the temples. The KDB, if it was keen for development should revive the eight Koshi Yatra of Kurukshetra to give a new meaning to this ancient place, the deputation said. Besides the Supreme Court in a judgement had described the temples owned by the Maha Nirvani Akhara and the Naga Sadhus as “their personal places of worship where they may or may not allow anybody to worship.” The judgement was given on a petition filed by the Maha Nirvani Akhara. |
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Subedar
wants relief for kids killed Chandigarh, July 7 Their fault was that their father was an Army man deployed to fight terrorists. Subedar Attar Singh, the unfortunate father of Amandeep and Jeetendra, was on patrol duty when he received a message that terrorists had attacked the residential quarters of Army personnel at Kaluchak. By the time Attar Singh returned home, all was over. The rooms, the verandah were splattered with blood. The children were sleeping when they were hit by bullets. They were certified as “found dead” by the hospital authorities. Another jawan, Subedar Major Manjit Singh’s family was wiped out by the terrorists in the same incident. Now Attar Singh, who hails from Nauala village of Ambala district, is demanding compensation for his children. “They would not have been killed by terrorists had they not been children of an Army man”, he argues. “If the Haryana government could give Rs 10 lakh to each of the families of soldiers killed in Kargil, we can be given at least Rs 5 lakh for each of the children lost”, he argues. Attar Singh has met the Governor of Haryana, Babu Parmanand, regarding his demand and has been assured of support. He is being backed by Dr Viresh Sandilya, chief of the Haryana unit of Anti-Terrorist Front. Independent observers here said if there was an election round the corner, Attar Singh’s demand would have certainly been taken care of by the state government. They opine it will be a good gesture on the part of the state government and a morale booster for the security forces if the state government offers him compensation. |
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Girl dies as scooter, tractor collide Ambala, July 7 According to the police, the accident occurred when the Kinetic of the girl collided with a tractor-trailer loaded with sand. The girl sustained head injuries and died on the spot. The scooter was badly damaged. The tractor was also overturned when it applied brakes. The one-way Hisar road remained blocked for one hour. The Urban Estate police post is located around 250 yards from the accident site, but the police reached the spot after half an hour. The body remained lying in the middle of the road more than one hour. Later it was shifted to the local Civil Hospital. The father of the victim is a shopkeeper. After getting the news the Principal of the school, Ms Reena
Nagrath, and several staff members reached the spot. Residents of this area said: “The main road of Urban Estate is connecting to the Hisar road near Panchayat Bhavan, but neither there is any arrangement of traffic lights nor the traffic police available there. Meanwhile, the management of the school has announced suspension of teaching work on Monday to pay homage to the deceased.
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Haryana
to give cattle insurance New Delhi, July 7 Under the scheme, 50 per cent of the insurance premium would be paid by the government and the rest by the cow breeders. Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala said this here today while inaugurating a national workshop entitled “Cow milk is amrit” organised by the Love 4 Cow Trust. The Chief Minister stated that the government was laying stress on giving proper care to the cattle as per the policies envisaged by the late Devi Lal. He reminded that last year, Rs 51,000 each had been provided to 95 gaushalas financial assistance after the demise of Devi Lal. The president of the Indian Animal Welfare Board, Justice Gumal Mal Lodha, too, had provided financial
assistance of Rs 1.30 crore to these gaushalas. He called upon social welfare institutions and scientists to make people aware of the special importance that a cow had in human life. He said that the urine of cow was utilised for curing a number of ailments. Recent medical research had found that cow’s urine played an important role in the cure of cancer. |
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Destroy
terrorist camps: front Yamunanagar, July 7 The meeting was attended by senior office-bearers from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan. After the meeting, Mr N.K. Sharma, National president of the front, held a press conference in which he stated that the aim of the front was to get Pakistan-occupied Kashmir PoK liberated from Pakistan. He stressed the need to destroy terrorist camps, which were 18 in number, to check the infiltration of the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of the country .He said for this the front would mobilise international opinion in favour of the liberating of the O.K. Pakistan. He said terrorist groups like Jaish-e- Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Toiba and the JKLF were operating in Jammu and Kashmir with support of the I.S.I. Mr Sharma stated that he did not agree with the idea of dividing Jammu and Kashmir into three states namely Ladakh, Srinagar and Jammu. He said the front would soon demonstrate before the U.S. Embassy in Delhi to stress the liberation of P.o.K. from Pakistan and destruction of the training camps there. |
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‘Murdered’
man booked under Arms Act Yamunanagar, July 7 According to information received here today, the startling information came to knowledge when a team of the local CIA staff, which had arrested here Barjesh Kumar of Lohisaharai village in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh under the Arms Act, went to the village to conduct character verification. When the Haryana police went to the village for the investigation of the case, it was informed by the family members of Barjesh that he had died a year ago. Mr Ram Singh Saini, father of Barjesh, informed the police that Barjesh had been murdered and a case against five persons had been registered. To verify the statement of the father of Barjesh and also to verify the identity of Barjesh, three accused involved in the “murder” of Barjesh were summoned here. They stated that they remained in jail for 11 months on the charge of killing Barjesh and were bailed out recently. Barjesh, who was staying here in Hamida Colony, was arrested three days ago near Rajpura village under the Sadhaura police station in the district under the Arms Act. |
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INLD to support
PM’s choice for Vice-President Sirsa, July 7 Mr Chautala claimed that there was no threat to the stability of the Central Government because of Mamata’s issue. He appreciated the leadership of Mr Vajpayee for running a coalition government of 24 parties with different ideologies. Replying to a question about the scheduled talk with the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), the Chief Minister said he was prepared to talk to any representative of farmers or anyone who gave suggestion for sorting out the problems of the farmers.
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Youth hurt in BKU agitation dead Jind, July 7 After the post-mortem examination on his dead body at the hospital, 21-year-old Naresh was cremated at his village today in the persence of a large number of villagers from Gulkani and surrounding villages. Mr Ghasi Ram
Nain, state president of the BKU, Mr Ram Phal Kandela, state general secretary, Mr
Ghimana, district president , Jind Mr Fateh Singh, propaganda secretary, and several other BKU workers were among those who attended the cremation. |
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2700 seats added to Haryana colleges Chandigarh, July 7 While in the arts stream, 1800 seats had been increased, 400 and 500 seats were increased in the commerce and science streams, respectively. Mr Bahadur Singh said the Higher Education Department had decided to award computers to the university toppers in the final year of the B.A., B.Sc and B.Com classes every year. Under the “Earn-while-you-learn” scheme, students were being provided employment in laboratories, libraries and other offices. The students were being given Rs 30 for 45-minute work and they were allowed to work for a maximum of eight periods per week so that their studies were not affected. |
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Derailment
hits rail traffic Ambala, July 7 A railway official said the rail traffic was affected as the down line as well as the up line tracks were damaged due to the derailment. “We have already started running some trains so that the stagnation of trains is cleared,” he said. While the Shatabadi (2012) was delayed by about 30 minutes, other trains that were allowed to proceed included long-distance tains like Malwa and Dadar. The trains that were held up included Shaheed Express, Swaraj Express, Himalayan Queen, Shan e Punjab and Uchahar. CHANDIGARH: At the time of the filing of this report, the Shatabadi, scheduled to reach at 8.20 pm, had not arrived. The railway officials said it was expected to arrive after 11.30 pm. The Pashim Express, scheduled to arrive at 2.30 pm, was also running late by more than 9 hours. |
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Governor to meet
Kultar Singh Ambala, July 7 Mr Kultar Singh is admitted to the PGI, Chandigarh. “ Our aim that the family members of Bhagat Singh get due honour which befits a freedom fighter who laid down his life for the nation,” he said. Dr Shandilya along with his associates met Mr Kultar Singh at the PGI last night. He said the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, has also invited him to his residence after his health improves. |
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