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May 26, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Fatehabad poll: CM defends police Jagmohan: Adi Badri to be tourist centre
Land racket unearthed: 5 officials booked Two students commit suicide |
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Threat to surrender cable connections Surgeon honoured 188 cases settled Woman killed for dowry
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Fatehabad poll: CM defends police Chandigarh, May 25 Mr Chautala, who was addressing his party’s office-bearers and workers here, told them to work with additional zeal to win the next elections with a massive margin. The people of Fatehabad had not only shown Mr Bhajan Lal, the Haryana Congress President; and the Haryana Vikas Party President, Mr Bansi Lal, who were projecting themselves as the future Chief Ministers, their true places, but also given a befitting reply to the attempts being made by the “so-called” Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) to vitiate the state’s peaceful atmosphere. He claimed the INLD vote share in Fatehabad had been increasing since 1991. Defending the police, Mr Chautala criticised the manner in which “certain political persons”, who had remained at high posts, had tried to take law into their hands and also behaved in a “shameful” manner with the police on the polling day. Mr Chautala said his government’s “Sarkar Aapke Dwar” programme was being appreciated at the international level. With an eye on the people’s aspirations for jobs, Mr Chautala said government jobs could not be given to everyone. Still the government had been trying to provide maximum employment opportunities. Apart from recruiting 8,000 constables for the state police, constables for the Railway Police would also be recruited. About 7,000 youths would be appointed as “Gram Vikas Purush” to act as a link between the government and villagers. Mr Chautala said another proposal to appoint “raksha purush” in each village was under consideration. The “raksha purush” would act like a chowkidar of the village and maintain a record of births and deaths and also of those coming to the village from outside. A total of about 25,000 youths would be provided employment. He asked the party workers to publicise the policies and programmes of the INLD to make the opposition’s disinformation campaign ineffective. |
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Jagmohan: Adi Badri to be tourist centre Yamunanagar, May 25 Dr Jagmohan said on the confluence of the Som and the Saraswati rivers a sacred pond would be constructed so that pilgrims could take bath there. The Forest Department would construct check dams in the upper Shivalik range to provide water to the sacred pool throughout the year. The minister went on to add that an art gallery and a museum would be constructed and articles retrieved from the excavations being carried out there would be exhibited. He sanctioned Rs 2.5 crore to facilitate the beautification and excavation work at Adi Badri and Kapal Mochan. Dr Jagmohan said Martial Art Museum at Kapal Mochan would be equipped by spending Rs 1 crore and a new cultural centre would be established on five acre panchayat land. Dr Jagmohan earlier visited exhibition being organised by the Archaeological Survey of India and the Saraswati Shodh Sansthan at Kathgarh. Mr Dhanender Kumar, Secretary, Tourism, Government of India, Mr R.S. Bisht, Joint DG, ASI, Mr Vijayendra Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Mrs Renu Phulia, SDM, were present on this occasion.
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Land racket unearthed: 5 officials booked Sirsa, May 25 According to information, the conspiracy to allot 25 acres of the land near Kasankhera village in the district was hatched by five officials of the Revenue Department. The land which was to be allotted to the landless families at a concessional price on instalments was allotted to the accused. After the exposure of the conspiracy, the police has questioned the patwari of the village and the patwari of the SDM looking after the surplus land. The naib tehsildar and two others are absconding. Sources say there is a provision to allot surplus land of a village to landless people of that village and neighbouring village. According to the provision, there is a stipulated procedure of allotment, including making public announcements in that area to invite applications. The applications are scrutinised by kanungo, the patwari and the naib tehsildar. The accused distributed the land after preparing fake documents. The sources said when the matter was brought into the notice of the SDM, Mr M.L. Kaushik, by the sarpanch, he deputed the Tehsildar to probe into the matter. After receiving the report, he directed the SHO to register the case. Meanwhile, the anticipatory bail applications of three officials have been rejected by a Sirsa court. |
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Two students commit suicide Ambala, May 25 The deceased were identified as Ramit Sodhi (17) and Kapil Kumar (18). Both were the students of a model school of the city and were classmates. One of Ramit’s relatives said she had got compartment in one of the subjects and was depressed since the result was declared two days ago. The other student Kapil Kumar, was expecting to see his name in the merit list but missed it with slight margin. It is not confirmed whether the duo had planned to take this step together or it was their individual decision. The eyewitnesses told the police that they had seen a boy and a girl walking in the middle of the railway track last night. The body of the girl was noticed around 7.30 p.m. The body of the boy was recovered half an hour later on the same track at a distance of 200 metre from where the girl’s body had been found. According to information, both students were very intelligent and their teachers had high hopes from them. Their bodies were brought to the Civil Hospital this morning and handed over to their relatives after a postmortem examination. |
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Threat to surrender cable connections Ambala, May 25 It said last year the rates were repeatedly raised and cable operators did not attend the general body meeting held on January 13, 2003. The federation stated that after a row with cable operators of the area, the United Welfare Cables Network was started and free channels were relayed at a rate of Rs 40 per month from Preet Nagar. Soon, three other relay points, Arya Nagar, New Tagore Garden and Ekta Vihar were added. However, it alleged that the local cable operators continued to harass the new cable network by cutting cable lines. It said the matter was brought to the notice of the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police, but to no avail. Ambala Cantt MLA Anil Vij also tried to resolve the issue, but things did not work out, it added. On April 26, 2003, a memorandum was handed over to the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, in the PWD rest house, Ambala Cantt, requesting him to order a probe into the matter. |
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Surgeon honoured Karnal, May 25 He also presented the Lajwanti Pasricha Gold Medal award to Chennai-based eye surgeon, Mr Amar Aggarwal for his contribution in the field of ophthalmic research. Dr Aggarwal is an author of 10 books on eye surgery. Dr M.L. Ranga, State Minister for Health, Haryana, exhorted surgeons to motivate the people for eye donation. He also appealed to them to help the government for setting up more eye banks. Mr Swami started a phoneline service centre to guide the people for eye donation. The service is available on phone number 1919.
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188 cases settled Kurukshetra, May 25 Giving this information here today, Mr Krishan Kumar, Chief Judicial Magistrate, said 24 cases relating to the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal were settled and Rs 31 lakh was awarded to claimants. Nine civil appeals, six criminal appeals and 72 civil suits were disposed of. He further said that 35 criminal cases, 27 cases relating to the Indian Penal Code and 39 cases relating to the Motor Vehicle Act were also settled. |
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Woman killed for dowry Sirsa, May 25 According to information, Manju, a daughter of Rameshwar of Dadba village in the district was married to Ranbeer. Rameshwar has lodged a complaint with the police accusing her husband and her father-in-law of harassing and torturing her for more dowry. According to the complaint, Manju was found dead this morning. The body was sent to the local Civil Hospital for post-mortem examination. The police has registered a case under Sections 498 and 304-B, IPC. |
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Police remand for one in shootout case Rohtak, May 25 According to Rohtak SSP A.K. Roy, the police registered a case under various sections of the IPC and of the Arms Act against Jogender, Kaptan, Mahavir, Rajesh, Kuldeep, Sunder and Fauji, who allegedly opened fire on Anup Singh, a murder accused, and the policemen escorting him in the judicial complex here. While Anup Singh was killed in the shoot-out, four policemen and two of the alleged assailants received bullet injuries and were rushed to the PGIMS hospital here.
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