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Thursday, September 26, 2002,
Chandigarh, India  
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“Back to villages” call by Naidu Rs 500 per month for single girl child ‘Foreign tours, not MSP on CM’s mind’ Sulphur deficiency alarms farm scientists Self-financing scheme exploiting students HIGH COURT |
Stories from Haryana towns falling in the National Capital Region are put in NCR Tribune.
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HIC HIC HURRAY NSS Day observed 2 cops held on eve-teasing charge Jagadhari
road blocked after fracas Teacher dies in road mishap Blood donors honoured 
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“Back to villages” call by Naidu Bhangrola (Gurgaon), September 25 He took a dig at the Congress, saying that it was a party with no tradition of in-house democracy. He said he rose from a humble family in a village to the post of president of the ruling national party.” This can happen only in the BJP”, he said comparing it with the Congress. He said there was no leader of tall stature in the Congress (I) “It has become a party of “I”, he said. He urged his party cadres to keep a vigil on the implementation of central schemes. He also advised them to publicise the achievements of the NDA government in villages and give a feedback to party leaders to pinpoint shortcomings. He expressed his reservations at the changing role of the Centre and the state governments for whom economic and gains were the foremast priority saying that they have “no business to do business”. They should focus on creating rural infrastructure, he said add that “Running business is not their duty”. They should take pro-active measures to provide the basic services like education and health. He said the BJP would impress upon the NDA government to take interest in rural India. Measures would be taken to provide employment
opportunities and higher education facilities in rural areas. “Every district shall have medical and engineering education institution. Doctors, engineers and
lecturers should be made to work for at least five years in rural areas, small scale industries shall be expanded in rural areas, he said. He expressed the need to extend agriculture insurance scheme to all crops. He highlighted the development schemes launched by the NDA government. These include the Sampurna Grameen Rojgar Yojna for providing infrastructure and employment opportunities, Swarna Gram Swarojgar Yojna, Pradhanmantri Gramoday Yojna and Grameen Awas Yojna and Computerisation of land records. The campaign will end on December 2, culminating in a rally in the Capital. He said 10,000 BJP leaders would tour five lakhs villages during the campaign. |
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Pak behind temple attack: Naidu Bhangrola, September 25 The party president, Mr Venkaiah Naidu, said the successful conduct of the two phases of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir had unnerved Pakistan. It was using such nefarious tactics to draw the attention away from its failure to disrupt the elections, he added. |
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Rs 500 per month for single girl child Jind, September 25 Under the scheme, Rs 500 per month will be paid for 20 years to a couple opting for sterilisation after the birth of the first child or upon the birth of the second child, provided both the children are daughters. The government would pay Rs 500 per month at the birth of the first girl child, Rs 200 per month at the birth of the first male child and Rs 200 per month for 20 years at the birth of the second female child. Announcing a scheme for farmers, Mr Chautala said adequate compensation would be paid if a farmer died of snake bite or lightning or while working in a tubewell. Compensation would also be paid to those who were disabled while carrying out farm operations. Medical treatment and spectacles would be given free of cost to the beneficiaries of the old-age pension. All chaupals in villages would be refurbished on the pattern of
rest houses in one year. The financial incentive to children of nomadic tribes would be raised from Re 1 per day to Rs 5 per day if they attended school regularly. |
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INLD goes hi-tech Jind, September 25 Mr Abhey Singh Chautala, the MLA son of the INLDA supremo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, had engaged two singers of Bollywood, Vandana Vajpayee and Abbijeet, to entertain the massiv crowds, which started pouring in around 9 a.m. two hours ahead of the official time. A big shift from “raginis”. The pandal was constructed in an area of 3.60 lakh sq. yd, estimated to have a sitting capacity of 1.20 lakh. However, the crowds exceeded the expectations of the organisers. The audience spilled outside the pandal, reminding the newsmen of the “Samast Haryana rally” of Mr Devi Lal. Over 1000 vehicles, excluding those from Jind district, brought the INLD acitivists and sympathisers to Jind. Two stages were erected:one for singers and the orchestra and the other for the leaders. A well-equipped media centre was set up for newsmen. About 2,000 security men were on duty. Senior police officers repeatedly sent messages to their juniors not to brandish lathis whenever the crowds became restive. When Abhijeet revealed that he was married in Rohtak, the INLD MP from that constituency, Capt Inder Singh, gave Rs 501 to Rohtak’s ‘betauo’ (son-in-law). The rally was not without certain hiecups. BKU activists, including women and children, at kandela village, the site of the serious farmer agitation which rocked the State a few months ago, were on the orad, showing black flags and raising anti-government slogans as the vehicles carrying INLD supporters passed through their village. |
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projects in memory of Devi Lal Gurgaon, September 25 The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for the jan nayak heritage Complex at IMT, Manesar. The hostel-cum-restaurant, which will be completed in 18 months at a cost of Rs 18 crore here was initiated as a goodwill gesture towards Japanese investors, a spokesman for Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation said. Both these projects would be developed by the corporation. The heritage complex, would comprise an arts and culture museum, an arts college, a spectacular garden, and an information centre and public conveniences. Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Hirabayashi was the guest of honour on this occasion.
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Nitish unveils statue of Devi Lal Hisar, September 25 He described Devi Lal as a legendary farmer’s leader who had spent his life in the service of the entire Indian peasantry. Also present on the occasion were the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, and a former Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal. Mr Nitish Kumar and Mr Chautala also flagged off a 50-strong contingent of the Pashudhan Vikas Vahini. The contingent comprises youth trained in insemination. They would provide services to the farmers at their doorsteps. |
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‘Foreign tours, not MSP on CM’s mind’ Chandigarh, September 25 “Instead, Mr Chautala has been more busy with his foreign jaunts than looking after the interests of the farmers, who are being forced to resort to distress sale of paddy,” Mr Hooda said in a statement today. Criticising the Jind rally, he said a holiday was declared in schools today and the government machinery, besides school buses, were misused. Mr Hooda said the farmers got no relief for drought and now they were struggling to get a remunerative price for their paddy which was rotting in mandis as official agencies were yet to start procurement. |
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Sulphur deficiency alarms farm scientists Karnal, September 25 A survey conducted jointly by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Fertiliser Development Consultation Organisation (FDCO) and the Sulphur Institute, USA; have found that the soil in over 240 districts in India were deficient in sulphur during 1999. These organisations are worried that the number of districts have increased by 2002. Consequently, millions of farmers in the country are getting low yield of crops mentioned above. The survey have also found that beneficial effects of sulphur can raise the yield of at least 40 varieties of crops. There is evidence to prove that by proper application of sulphuric fertilisers and by removing the sulphur deficiency in soil wheat yield can be raised up to 25 per cent, groundnut and mustard up to 32 per cent, soyabean up to 25 per cent and sunflower up to 20 per cent. The organisations have advised the farmers that they should use sulphur containing fertilisers like Ammonium sulphate, Ammonium phosphate sulphate, super phosphate and gypsum while sowing the crops. Mr Balraj Taneja, general secretary of the All-India Fertilisers, Pesticides and Seeds Dealers Federation, while talking to The Tribune stated that the ICAR and the FDCO had done a commendable job with this survey and the organisations had supplied useful information on sulphur deficiency in the soil. The organisations and agriculture scientists feel that the state departments of agriculture, co-operative societies’ extension officers, social organisations and agricultural produce related industries should join hands to educate the farmers about the bad effects of sulphur deficiency in soil on agricultural produce and subsequently on their economy. It has been pointed out in the survey that sulphur uptake from soil per tonne of grain has been calculated to be to 3 to 4 kg for cereals, 8 kg for pulses and 12 kg for oilseeds. But this continuous uptake of sulphur from the soil which causes its deficiency is not being supplemented. |
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Self-financing scheme exploiting students Ambala, September 25 It may be mentioned that some of the NRI and paid seat students joined these courses by paying huge amounts. However, which the colleges are earning lakhs through these courses, the students are being adversely affected. According to information, Kurukshetra University granted permission to a number of affiliated colleges to run academic, engineering and other professional courses like MBA and MCA in their institutions under the self-financing scheme. Neither the UGC nor the state government provides grant to these institutions for these courses. The colleges have to manage all recurring expenditure from their own resources, which is not an easy task. Although the university has issued mandatory guidelines to the colleges for protecting interests of the students and teachers but a few institutions, instead of following these guidelines, have converted these courses into a money-making schemes. The students have to pay the fees and other dues equal to students of the colleges which get government grants and are also equipped with necessary infrastructure, but do not get same facilities. Some of the colleges have reportedly been collecting more money in the name of development charges. While universities and the national councils have fixed the dues and development charges structures for various courses but many colleges violate it blatantly. Recently the Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Mr R.S. Chaudhry, at a function in Ambala clearly said that the university would not allow the students the self-financing colleges to appear in the examinations if required academic facilities were not available. He also hinted that strict action would be taken against institutions violating these instructions. It is learnt that most of the self-financing colleges do not apoint highly qualified teachers and prefer to recruit retired persons. They are paid Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 while the UGC has strictly directed these colleges to pay at least the basic salary of Rs 8,000 and DA (negotiable) to teachers adding that their appointments should not be less than an year. But a number of such colleges appoint teachers for six months. Following several complaints, the Director, Higher Education, recently sent a circular to the affiliated colleges, running a few courses under the self-financing scheme, to submit the accounts of courses running under the scheme, along with other college accounts. However, the money minded attitude of these colleges continues to badly affecting the standard of teaching. Many students are of the view that the government should ban such schemes, which deviate education toward commercialisation. In fact, while institutions are gainers in such schemes students are always loosers. A Principal of a postgraduate degree college in Ambala city rightly said. The self-financing scheme legally permits colleges to exploit students and teaches.” |
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COURT Chandigarh, September 25 Delivering the verdict on a petition filed by Mr Rameshwar
Dass, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice N.K. Sud and Mr Justice Virender Singh, ruled: “The petitioner is sarpanch of Liwaspur village in Sonepat district. He has been placed under suspension by an order dated April 3 passed by Sonepat’s Deputy Commissioner. The allegations against the petitioner is that one Hazari had demolished a drain for carrying dirty water constructed by the panchayat and the petitioner, as a
sarpanch, did not take action against him”. The Judges added: “In response to a show-cause notice served by the Deputy Commissioner, the petitioner pleaded when he decided to proceed against
Hazari, he obtained an injunction from a civil court. A copy of the civil court order was placed on record but the Deputy Commissioner did not bother to look at the same.... The Deputy Commissioner is directed to be present in the court”.
Notice on FIR Mr Justice Nirmal Singh of the High Court has issued notice of motion for December 2 on a petition filed by former Cabinet Minister Ramesh Kaushik seeking the quashing of a first information report registered against him in an alleged corruption case. Seeking the quashing of the FIR registered two years ago, the petitioner had added that preliminary inquiry had not been conducted into the allegation before registering the case.
Benefits granted Coming down heavily on the state of Haryana for contesting the claim of teachers despite the issuance of a general order pertaining to their case, a Division Bench of the High Court has directed the state and other respondents to grant medical allowance, maternity leave, encashment leave and other benefits to the petitioners, even for the period they served on ad hoc basis, in the same manner as granted to regular employees. Delivering the verdict, the Bench, comprising Mr Justice S.S. Nijjar and Mr Justice Viney
Mittal, ruled: “The short controversy involved in the present petition is whether the petitioners, earlier working on ad hoc and temporary basis, are entitled to medical leave, earned leave and other similar benefits claimed by them from the date these were granted to regularly appointed employees or even from date of their initial appointment on adhoc basis. In our considered opinion, the controversy in the present case stands concluded by a decision of the Supreme Court”. The Judges added: “It is rather strange that even though a general order had been issued by respondents themselves on August 7, 2001, still the respondents have chosen to contest the claim of the petitioners. The stand taken by the respondents in this regard cannot, in any manner, be appreciated.... We express the hope that in the future this attitude will be avoided by the state of Haryana”. |
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HIC HIC HURRAY Ambala, September 25 Not only has it succeeded in helping many to leave alcohol, the local chapter of AA is all set to organise the first-ever public information meeting here in less than a week’s time. The public information meeting is likely to be a path-breaking initiative, as those who have left alcohol for good are going to be role models for alcoholics. Although apparently the holding of a public information meeting may look like a simple task, there is going to be courage involved on part of those reformed alcoholics who are going to set an example for others. “We are going to stand up in front of the gathering and tell them about alcoholism and how one can recover. And perhaps there cannot be a better example than us, who have managed to leave alcohol,” he said. The special public information meeting, which is going to be held on August 29 at GMN College, Ambala Cantonment, is also going to mark the second anniversary of the Ambala chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous. Having started by only two persons, the chapter has grown from strength and strength. The success of the Ambala chapter of AA has led to another AA chapter being opened in Karnal. As a matter of fact, a businessman from Karnal had read a report on the Ambala chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous in Chandigarh Tribune and had joined up here. “After reading the report in this paper, I came to the Ambala chapter. With their support, I have been going sober for the past couple of months, and now we have opened a chapter in Karnal so that more people can leave alcohol,” the businessman said. The president of the Ambala chapter of Alcoholic Anonymous said that a number of participants are expected to attend the public information meeting. “Alcoholic Anonymous members from Chandigarh, Punjab, including Jalandhar, Batala, Amritsar and Nangal and Haryana, including Karnal and Panchkula, are likely to attend the special meeting”, he said. He stated that the meeting will be an effort to generate awareness about alcoholism. “We are also reaching out to different organisations so that those who are suffering from alcoholism can recover.” “The WHO had declared in 1956 that alcoholism is a disease. The American Medical Association and the British Medical Association have accepted it as a treatable disease,” he pointed out. An Alcoholic Anonymous member said that AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experiences, strength and hopes with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. “The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fee for AA membership. We are self-supporting through our own contribution. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety,” he
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NSS Day observed Ambala, September 25 In SD College (Lahore), Ambala cantonment, the NSS unit organised poster making, slogan writing and painting competitions. The competitions highlighted the problems of terrorism, drug abuse, national integration, women empowerment and AIDS. Additional Deputy Commissioner Neelam Kasni was the chief guest. College principal Desh Bandhu spoke about the achievements of the institutions and its NSS unit. In painting, Neena Choudhary was first and Sandeep Kaur second. In slogan writing, Navpreet was first, Chand Ram second and Mamta and Sweety were third. In poster making Shagufta was first, Baljeet kaur second and Chandrika third. In MDSD Girls College, Ambala city, NSS Day was observed with
enthusiasm. A 10-day workshop on handicrafts will be organised in which volunteers can learn about many activities. College principal Kiran Angra emphasised the contribution of students in the growth of the nation. She said that such camps were useful for the welfare of society. |
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Jagadhari
road blocked after fracas Ambala, September 25 Apparently, a bus going from Ambala towards Jagadhri had led to a scooter carrying a group of youths to careen off the road. Thereafter, the bus was stopped near Mithapur bus stand by three youths. These youths began to hit the bus driver, Jeet Singh. The driver sustained injuries. The assailants then went away on a link road. In the meantime, other roadways bus driver gathered on the spot and demanded that the assailants should be arrested at the earliest. The
Jagadhri road was blocked by the bus drivers and they cleared the road
only after an assurance was given by the police that the guilty youths
would be brought to book. The incident led to a traffic jam on the
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2 cops held on eve-teasing charge Jind September, 25 According to reports, the girl raised the alarm when the police constables misbehaved with her. The two were caught by the passersby. They were in uniform and were on duty. One of the constables was reportedly drunk. On receiving information a police party headed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police reached the spot and taken the two constables in custody. |
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Teacher dies in road mishap Fatehabad, September 25 The victim, Vinod Kumar (25), was a teacher in a private school at Bhattu Kalan town in the district and was going to Sirsa with the school manager in his car (HR-22B-4730). According to reports, the steering of the car suddenly failed and the car went out of the control and dashed against the tree. Vinod died on the spot. |
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Blood donors honoured Yamunanagar, September 25 Mr Malik said although the country had made much progress in every field, but we were now insensitive and indifferent towards one another. He told the students that blood donation shows one’s sensitivity towards others and exhorted them to make positive contribution in every field for the progress of the country. On the occasion 400 students, 70 teachers and employees and 50 residents were honoured. |
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