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Tuesday,
April 1, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Chaitra Chaudas fair begins Rs 50 lakh plan for better education Statue defiling condemned Traders close shops against VAT
Permanent lok
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Order reserved on BKU
chief’s bail HIGH COURT Chief Secy’s scale for 4 IAS officers 
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Chaitra Chaudas fair begins Pehowa, March 31 The fair which is held annually for three days symbolises the Hindu-Sikh unity and the deep cultural bonds between the two communities. About 90 per cent of the pilgrims were Sikhs drawn from the districts of Ropar, Panchkula, Patiala, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Faridkot, Bhatinda, Kotakpura and Ludhiana district of Punjab. The pilgrims started thronging the town since yesterday. The Punjab and the Haryana Roadways ran special bus services. The pilgrims started taking holy dip since early morning today as the auspicious time of “Chaitra Chaudas” day started. The district administration has filed the Saraswati tank with fresh water after a kar seva. The kar seva was inaugurated by Union State Minister for Home affairs I.D. Swami about two weeks back. The pilgrims could be seen offering ‘pinds’ in memory of their departed ancestors after the holy dip. It is believed as per Hindu mythological texts that the offering of “pinds” on this day on the banks of the Saraswati confers the same benefic affects to the family as the offering of ‘pinds’ in Gaya in Bihar. Sikh Gurus and Maharaja Ranjit Singh, had visited the fair. As a symbol of the holy visit of the sixth Sikh Guru, a Gurdwara stands at the banks of the holy Saraswati tank. Sikh pilgrims paid their obeisance at the historic Gurdwara after the holy dip. A large number of them also visited the Rishi Kartekaya temple at the banks of the holy tank. The administration has made elaborate security arrangements in the mela area, especially, the women ghat. However, much was left to be done as far as cleanliness in the mela was concerned. The roads were full of potholes. The lightening arrangements in the streets of the town was also poor. However, “pandas” on the ghats had a hey day. A large number of them had come from Hardwar, Roorki, Saharanpur, Delhi, Bijnor and Rajasthan cities to earn their livelihood by arranging the “pind daan”. After the visit to the fair, the pilgrims also visited the historic Shiva temple at Arunai nearby. A large number of them made a beeline to Kurukshetra to have a holy dip in the sacred waters of Brahm Sarovar and Sannihit tanks. |
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Rs 50 lakh plan for better education Chandigarh, March 31 An official press note said here today that under the scheme, meritorious students attaining the first three positions in the middle and high school examinations in each district would be given awards amounting to Rs 2000, Rs 1500 and Rs 1000 respectively. These awards would be separate for the urban and rural areas of a district as a result of which 12 students would be honoured in each district. The scheme would also aim at strengthening amenities in schools, including 19 government model senior secondary schools. The model schools would be given Rs 2 lakh each under the scheme. Moreover, financial assistance at a rate of Rs 27,000 per school would be given to 38 identified government high schools in urban and rural areas. Two schools in each district would benefit under the scheme. |
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Statue defiling condemned Kaithal, March 31 On getting the information the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Agarwal, reached the spot along with police personnel. Mr Agarwal and those present, including prominent leaders of Dalits washed the statue with milk and water and garlanded it. Mr Agarwal expressed shock at the act and assured of stern action against the guilty. He said that Dr Ambedkar was a National leader and all communities held him in high esteem. Mr Dharamveer Bhola, a Dalit leader and Municipal Councillor demanded action against the miscreants . On a complaint lodged by Mr Bhan Singh Bhola, president, Ambedkar Sabha, the city police has registered a case against the unknown miscreant(s). |
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Traders close shops against VAT Ambala, March 31 The traders said they had not opened their shops as VAT would adversely affect their business. They pointed out that VAT was still to be implemented in the neighbouring states. The main markets wore a deserted look. A trader said they were disappointed with the move to implement VAT in the state in the present form. The Ambala unit of the Haryana Vikas Party in a memorandum, said businessmen as well as common man, would be affected by VAT. |
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Permanent lok
adalats set up Chandigarh, March 31 Mr R S
Virk, member-secretary of the HSLSA, said the lok adalats which would be located within the judicial court’s complex of each district headquarters. Any body having a grievance could file an application before the permanent lok adalat concerned for the settlement of a dispute provided the value thereof was not above Rs 20 lakh. |
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Order
reserved on BKU chief’s bail Ambala,
March 31 Earlier, this court had dismissed the bail application of Mr Nain. The Ambala police had arrested Mr Nain and 17 other BKU activists on November 25 when they blocked the national highway at Shahjadpur in protest against the non-payment of arrears by the Naraingarh sugar mill management. The 17 BKU activists were granted bail by a district court but Mr Nain was denied and since then Mr Nain had been in judicial custody at Ambala Central Jail. The counsel for the peititoner argued that neither any investigation nor any recovery was pending against Mr Nain. Moreover, the police in this case had already filed the chalan in the court. The
public prosecutor said Mr Nain had been declared pro-claimed offender
in a case by the Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar, a few year ago. |
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HIGH
COURT Chandigarh, March 31 Pronouncing the orders on a petition filed by Mr Mehar Singh Kundu, the Judges also directed the quashing of an order passed by Haryana’s Director of Secondary Education rejecting the petitioner’s claim for granting salary grade of Rs 800-1600 with effect from April 1, 1979. They directed the respondents to fix the petitioner’s pay “on that basis”. Speaking for the Bench, Mr Justice Mittal added that the petitioner would also “be entitled to all consequential benefits as a result of re-fixation of pay”. The directions were ordered to be complied with in six months of receiving the order’s certified copy. Mr Kundu was appointed as master in Sonepat on May 1, 1964. He was promoted as the headmaster on September 1, 1966. |
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Chief Secy’s scale for 4 IAS officers Chandigarh, March 31 The state government also promoted four IAS officers of the 1974 batch as Financial Commissioners. They are Mr S. P. Sharma, Mr S. K.
Maheswari, Mr Vivek Mehrotra and Mr K S Bhoria. Ms Umesh Nanda, Commissioner of Institutional Finance and Credit Control Department, also from the 1974 batch, has however, not been promoted. |
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University to be opened on April 6 Karnal, March 31 Mr
R.S. Chaudhary, Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, told The Tribune today that the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr
O.P. Chautala, along with some of his Cabinet colleagues would attend the inaugural ceremony. Sirsa is the home district of Mr Chautala. |
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Ex-Union Minister
bereaved Panchkula, March 31 Mr Sharma complained of uneasiness around 1. 30 am and later collapsed at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Shanta Sharma, two sons and two daughters. After having retired from the forces,
Lieut-Col Sharma had been practicing allopathic medicine at his residence. He was also actively involved in social work here. |
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Additional charge Chandigarh, March 31 |
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