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Chautala not serious on SYL: Ajit Singh
Sirsa, March 8
“The Satluj Yamuna link canal should be constructed immediately” said Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, here today. While addressing a press conference at the local Surkhab Tourist Complex.

DOWRY DEATH CASE
NHRC seeks action-taken report
Chandigarh, March 8
Even though the customary message by Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala on the occasion of International Women’s Day today waxed eloquent about the recent amendments by the state government to the Dowry Prohibition Act, the death of Kavita allegedly at the hands of her husband and his family members tells the real story of what actually happens when a girl is killed for dowry.

3 killed in mishap
Hisar, March 8
Three persons were killed and four were injured seriously ,including a woman and a child , in an accident at Saharwa village near here last evening The injured were admitted to the local Civil Hospital.

2 killed in mishaps
Ambala, March 8
Two persons were killed and five others injured in three separate accidents in Ambala here today. A woman was killed on the GT Road near King Fisher complex, at Ambala City when a private bus hit the scooter that she and her husband were riding.

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BC Roy award for Radha Rani, Wig, Siwach
Rohtak, March 8
Dr B.C. Roy National Award, said to be the most prestigious one for the medical profession has been announced by the Medical Council of India. The awards will be presented by the President of India on July 1 celebrated as “Doctor’s Day”.

Polytechnic named after Kalpana
Chandigarh, March 8
The Haryana Government has renamed the Government Polytechnic for Women, Ambala city, as Kalpana Chawla Government Polytechnic for Women in memory of the Haryana-born Astronaut.

Chautala not serious on SYL: Ajit Singh
Our Correspondent

Sirsa, March 8
“The Satluj Yamuna link canal should be constructed immediately” said Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Ajit Singh, here today. While addressing a press conference at the local Surkhab Tourist Complex. He was on his way to Rajasthan to address a farmers’ gathering in nearby Nohar Constituency. He said it was a crucial issue, which needed immediate redressal. However, he felt that the appropriate time to resolve this issue was when there was government of the same party in power in both the states. In the farmers’ interest, it had now become crucial that the Union Government should take up water resources of the country in its own hand, he added. The Rashtriya Lok Dal chief announced that his party would organise a big rally in Jind on March 24 to raise the farmers’ issue of the state. Haryana unit RLD chief Swami Indervesh and Rajshthan unit RLD chief Natthi Singh were also present.

Mr Ajit Singh alleged that the Chief Minister of Haryana was not serious on the SYL issue. He indirectly hinted that otherwise the issue would have been solved when Punjab was under the rule of the Akali Dal. The immediate redressal of the issue was in the interest of both the parties.

Speaking on the fertiliser price hike, the Union Minister said all NDA partners had opposed this proposal as this affect the small farmers. He hoped that this issue would be resolved whenever NDA partners meet the Prime Minister. The Union Minister admitted that due to negligence on the part of bureaucracy, policies framed for the welfare of small farmers were not giving expected results. He wanted that accountability of the bureaucracy should be fixed for proper implementation of the policies. His ministry was contemplating to convert Krishi Vigyan Kendra based at district headquarters into service centres.

DOWRY DEATH CASE
NHRC seeks action-taken report
Shubhadeep Choudhury
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 8
Even though the customary message by Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala on the occasion of International Women’s Day today waxed eloquent about the recent amendments by the state government to the Dowry Prohibition Act, the death of Kavita allegedly at the hands of her husband and his family members tells the real story of what actually happens when a girl is killed for dowry.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken note of the incident of Kavita’s unnatural death and in a letter (dated January 28) has asked the Superintendent of Police, Jind, to take “appropriate action” in this regard. The NHRC letter, a copy of which reached the complainant, Mr Surinder Kumar, earlier this week, also directed the SP to send an “action-taken report” within six weeks from the date of receipt of the letter. The SP of Jind, Mr M.S. Ahlawat, could not be contacted as he was not available on the phone.

3 killed in mishap
Our Correspondent

Hisar, March 8
Three persons were killed and four were injured seriously ,including a woman and a child , in an accident at Saharwa village near here last evening.

The injured were admitted to the local Civil Hospital. According to the police, a jeep was carrying passengers from here to Saharwa village last evening. A dog suddenly appeared in front of the vehicle on the road near the village . The driver lost control over the vehicle and it hit a tree along the road.

Ram Singh of Talwandi Badshahpur village and an unidentified person died on the spot while Lichha Ram of Dhani Dariyapur village succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital. Lichha Ram’s daughter-in-law, Chanderkala ,and his grandson ,Kuldeep , Subhash Chander of Dhana village in Bhiwani district and Ram Yash of Mallekhan village in Sirsa district received serious injuries.

The police has registered a case against the jeep driver for negligent driving.

In an another accident, four persons of a family were injured yesterday. They were admitted to Civil Hospital here.

According to the police, Bhajan Lal of Dhansu village and his family members were on their way to Kabrel village in a jeep. The vehicle collided head-on with another jeep, coming from opposite direction.

Bhajan Lal, Sohan Lal, Krishan Kumar and Manohar Lal, all residents of Dhansu village, received serious injuries.

2 killed in mishaps
Our Correspondent

Ambala, March 8
Two persons were killed and five others injured in three separate accidents in Ambala here today.

A woman was killed on the GT Road near King Fisher complex, at Ambala City when a private bus hit the scooter that she and her husband were riding. Her husband, whose identification could not ascertained so far, also sustained serious injuries in the accident and was rushed to the Local Civil Hospital.

In another incident, two girls were seriously injured on the police lines road at Ambala City today morning. One of the girls sustained multiple injuries. The injured were admitted to a private hospital. According to information Mahinder Kaur and Rajinder Kaur, both from Ambala cantonment, were going on their two-wheeler when a maruti car hit their vehicle.

A man was killed and two others injured in a mishap on the Ambala-Hisar road near Naggal village here today. According to information, Rajesh Kumar died on the spot when a tractor-trolley collided with his three-wheeler. Ramesh Kumar and one unidentified person sustained injuries in the incident.

BC Roy award for Radha Rani, Wig, Siwach
Our Correspondent

Rohtak, March 8
Dr B.C. Roy National Award, said to be the most prestigious one for the medical profession has been announced by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

The awards will be presented by the President of India on July 1 celebrated as “Doctor’s Day”.

From the states of Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Chandigarh, Jammu Kashmir and Rajasthan there are two recipients for 2002. Dr S.B. Siwach, professor and Head of the Department of Medicine, Pandit B.D. Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak and Dr Radha Rani, Prof and Head of the Department of Dermatology, government medical college, Patiala are the two recipients for 2002. Dr J.D. Wig, prof of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute, (PGI) Chandigarh has been awarded for 2001. To PGIMS, Rohtak this award has been awarded after 20 years Dr C. Parkash and Dr S.P. Gupta got it in 1983. Dr Sandeep Kaushal, Principal Investigator, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana has received the award under the category “To give assistance to Research Project”.

Polytechnic named after Kalpana
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 8
The Haryana Government has renamed the Government Polytechnic for Women, Ambala city, as Kalpana Chawla Government Polytechnic for Women in memory of the Haryana-born Astronaut.

The Government Institute of Engineering, Sonepat, and the Government Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hisar, have been renamed as Government Polytechnic, Sonepat, and Government Polytechnic, Hisar, respectively.