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Cong ready for snap poll: Hooda A ray of hope for Pak Hindus Miraculous escape for 2 watchmen Need to improve dairy equipment stressed Students give their best shot
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Woman, lover kill husband Life term for 3 in murder case Man hacks brother to death Stone for
Devi Lal
varsity laid 226 cases settled at Lok Adalat
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Cong ready for snap poll: Hooda
Karnal, April 6 Talking to mediapersons before addressing a party rally here today, Mr Hooda said there was no democratic functioning in the Haryana Government. “Ek mukhyamantri, do mahamantri putr, baki sab santri” (one chief minister, two sons who are super ministers, rest all are attendants) is how Mr Hooda described the state of affairs in the government. The Leader of the Opposition lambasted the Chautala government for its “dictatorial attitude’’. He said the Opposition had demanded a 10-day discussion on the Governor’s Address and 15 days for the Budget. But the session was completed in eight days, Mr Hooda regretted. “We will not allow VAT to be implemented in Haryana in its present form,’’ Mr Hooda warned. He said its implementation would result in a loss of Rs 1,000 crore a year to the state exchequer. Expressing surprise at the speed with which the Haryana Government went ahead with it, Mr Hooda claimed that he had suggested that it should have been given to a committee after discussions with trade organisations. VAT would hit small traders and consumers alike, he said. Parrying a question on the unity in the state Congress, Mr Hooda said, “The Congress is united under the leadership of party President Sonia Gandhi.’’ When asked on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, he said, “There will be ‘yudh’ (war) on the SYL, the lifeline for Haryana, and no ‘yachika’ (litigation) on it.’’ The second leg of ‘jal yudh’ would be held on May 25 at Kaithal and it would be turned into a mass movement, Mr Hooda claimed. The Prime Minister would be compelled to implement the apex court decision on the SYL, he said. Ridiculing the claims of development by the Chautala government, Mr Hooda said Haryana was under a debt of more than Rs 30,000 crore. The only area of development being focused on was the statues of the late Devi Lal in the state, Mr Hooda said. Prominent among those who attended the rally included Mr Birender Singh, AICC member and former state Congress chief, Mr Chiranji Lal, MP from Karnal, Mr Nirmal Singh, Mr Laxman Singh, Mr Chanda Singh and Mr Rampal Singh, all former ministers, Mr Kuldeep Sharma, former DCC chief, and Ms Shanti Devi, former MLA. UNI
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A ray of hope for Pak Hindus Sirsa, April 6 According to information the Deputy Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, Mr A.V. Dharma Reddy, in a communique to the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Haryana, has directed the latter to identify and prepare a list of such Pakistani citizens, who are living in India and send the report to the Union Home Ministry at the earliest so that Indian citizenship may be granted to the deserving and the remaining be deported. It is not worthy that in the January the Union Home Minister had given hints to launch an operation to identify Pakistanis and Bangladeshis living illegally in India. It was also being planned to issue multipurpose identify cards in 13 states from April 1. This announcement had upset about 500 Pakistani Hindu families living here but the new development has given them a ray of hope of becoming Indian citizens. |
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Miraculous
escape for 2 watchmen Jhajjar, April 6 Both watchmen were extricated from the rubble by rescue workers. They were in the basement of the building when it raged to ground at about 9 pm. While watchman Ram Kapil Mishra (45) was rescued on Saturday at 00.10 am. His associate Phool Singh, aged 70, was also saved. What survive the watchmen was the cubby-hole designed in the roof of basement. They remained held up in the cubes while the debris fell on them. Four layers of concretised terraces of stories crumbled upon them. However, the cubby holes worked as a protection shield for them. Ram Kapil Mishra is admitted to a Delhi hospital with minor injuries while Phool Singh has been relieved after giving first aid. However, a close observation of this undamaged portion revealed that some pillers were erected after the completion of the building. This indicated that the contractor had hint about the weakness of thin pillers. Another reason of the collapse is that the verticle pillers are much thinner than the
horizontal pillers. Above all, the construction of additional two stories proved fatal, which put extra burden on the foundation
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Need to improve dairy equipment stressed Karnal, April 6 He was presiding over the second national convention of dairy engineers at
NDRI. More than 200 dairy engineers from academic institutions, milk plants and dairy equipment manufacturing industries participated in the convention organised by the Idea. The convention provided a critical appreciation and purposeful discussion on the problems of dairy engineering education, research and development in the country. The delegates showed keen interest in the exhibition and demonstration of dairy equipment designed and developed by dairy engineering scientists and
NDRI, Karnal. Dr. N. Balaram, Joint Director (Research)NDRI, lauded the role of engineers as no improvement was possible without their participation right from cattle breeding to milk production, to milk processing and subsequent marketing. Mr
R.P. Banerjee, Chairman, SSP, Faridabad, who is the oldest dairy engineer working for the past five decades, in his keynote address maintained that lack of uniform standards for dairy equipment was affecting the quality of equipment and emphasised immediate need of national standards. Mr
M.M. Munjial, president, Indian Dairy Engineers Association (IDEA) and Dr.
S.P. Agrawala, convener of this seminar stressed the need to review the HRD programmes in educational institutions and make them compatible with the current requirements of dairy professionals. |
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Students
give their best shot
to musical show Ambala, April 6 The lives of the children witnesses a dramatic change as Maria, the lead character, is appointed their governess. Introducing them to the real essence of life and providing them with enough space to bring out their best, Maria in “The Sound of Music” introduces the family of Captain Trapp to the world of music, beauty and joy, and transports them to a genuinely beautiful life. They blossom under her tender, loving care. Ultimately, Maria’s sincerity and devotion wins over the tough Captain Von Trapp, who eventually marries her. Sensitive handling of the attraction between Maria and the Captain, elborate sets which lifted the energy levels of those on stage and the near perfect music which synchronised with the thematic essence of the play, the performance not even once seemed an amateurish effort by schoolchildren but gave the impression of a professional approach by those on the stage and the backstage team. The play explores several layers of the multi-dimensional characters, including Mother Abbess, Liesl and Rolf , besides the envy of the Countess and the rock-like support of Uncle Max. Be it the Trapps’ living room, the ‘ghazeebo’ or the magnificient mountains, the sets seemed custom made for the different scenes, including the ball room scene, the puppet show and the grand finale itself. Sanjan Nanodkar as Maria, Kartik Mandra as Captain Trapp and the seven children truly got under the skin of their respective characters. Harshit Khurana as Uncle Max and Ragini Verma as the Countess were also superb in their performances. The darling puppets stole the hearts of the audience. An interesting aspect of the play was that it saw the participation of students from LKG right upto Class XI. The focussed and apt lighting by a Delhi-based group together with subtle choreography by Sunita Nambiar mesmerised the audience. Melissa D’ Souza deserves special mention for her excellent musical and sound effects. The children put their heart and soul into their performances under the guidance of the school Principal, Sister Tara, and their teachers. Sister Tara said, “Education is not just learning by books. It is an experience. Children learn best when they get involved. So, the idea behind making 110 children participate in this mega show was to further strengthen their bonding with their teachers. Such performances also go a long way in bringing out the best qualities in a child by way of unity and cooperation. The Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand, who was the chief guest at the function, stressed on the need to impart value-based education in today’s world. The role played by missionary schools in imparting such education, which helps in character-building and inculcating high ideals of morality, is laudable indeed, he said. Besides,achieving academic excellence, schools need to focus more on moral education. Expressing satisfaction at the magnificent performance, he pointed out that all characters had done justice to their respective roles and the message of the play provided enough food for thought for one and all.
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Woman, lover kill husband
Sirsa, April 6 Sheelo's relationship with her paramour was brought before the Panchayat many a time but Sheelo did not sever her relation. When Mohinder tried to interfere, Sheelo allegedly in connivance with the paramour and others murdered Mohinder with sharp-edged weapons and injured her children before hanging them in the village well. The brother of Mohinder lodged a complaint against Sheelo, Bhola Ram, Rama, Mange and Gurmal on the basis of which the police registered a case under Sections 302, 307, 201, 148 and 149 of the IPC. UNI
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Life term for 3 in murder case Fatehabad, April 6 Mr Issar, a resident of Singhani village in this district had informed the police on July 3, 2000, that Singha Ram, his wife Sonam and son Ramesh had murdered his son Hansa. According to the FIR, he and his brother Chhota Singh has purchased a plot 35 years ago. Singha Ram had been maintaining his right over the land and a civil case in that regard was pending in a court of law. The village panchayat has also given its verdict in favour of the complainant. Singha Ram, according to the complaint had been nursing a grouse against his family. On the fateful day, the complainant and other members of his family were sitting at the plot and his son Hansa was preparing to go to fields when Singha Ram, Sonam and Ramesh attacked him with sharp-edged weapons. Hansa died on the spot. |
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Man hacks brother to death Rohtak, April 6 According to district SSP Alok Kumar, the victim’s wife stated in her complaint to the police that her husband, father-in-law and brother-in-law had returned to their house after working in the fields last evening. Later, Ram Krishan had a verbal duel with Joginder, who had allegedly tried to molest Neeta recently. Subsequently, Joginder attacked Ram Krishan with an axe. The victim was taken to the PGIMS where doctors declared him brought dead.
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Stone for Devi Lal
varsity laid Sirsa, April 6 He said “some wrong and unwanted material” was being taught to students, which were removed. He was here to lay the foundation of Devi Lal University. He said Devi Lal had spent his life on the upliftment of the downtrodden. He assured that the Centre would provide enough funds for the university. Among others present on the occasion were the Haryana Governor and the Chief Minister.
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226 cases settled at Lok Adalat Kaithal, April 6
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