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Online lottery project delayed Kurukshetra gears up for solar eclipse Rathore seeks day-to-day hearing
Reimbursement for chronic
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Sirsa, May 29 An accident was averted today as shopkeepers at Shiv Chowk here helped control the fire sparked by power wires. According to information a truck was passing through the city to Rania. It was loaded with plastic. Shop damaged in
fire Maharshi Balmiki Puraskar
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Online lottery project delayed Chandigarh, May 29 According to the initial agreement between the government and the private company, the bank guarantee was to be arranged within one month of the issue of the letter of intent by the former. The government was to further receive Rs 10 lakh from the Orbit Consortium as signing fee. The one-month period is already over and now June 16 has been fixed as the new deadline for completion of formalities. It is learnt that the Orbit Consortium had offered Rs 1,141 crore to the state government over a period of seven years or 17 per cent of the turnover from the operations, whichever would be more, in addition to the taxes to be paid inside and outside the state. It was agreed that payment of Rs 62 crore would be made in the first year, Rs 120 crore in the second year and Rs 243 crore in the third year. Though the Orbit Consortium bagged the contract after stiff competition, it sought concessions regarding the payments once it was awarded the contract. The state government, it is learnt, rejected its request and decided to stick to the original terms of agreement. Official sources attribute the latest delay in the execution of the project to the Orbit Consortium’s attempt to extract concessions from the government. The plan of issuing the online lottery license to a private company was mooted almost as soon as Mr Om Prakash Chautala started his present stint as Chief Minister in July, 1999. However, the license was finally awarded to the Orbit Consortium in April 9, this year. If the company manages to arrange the guarantee by the June 16 deadline, it will be given six months to set up terminals within Haryana and outside the state. |
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Kurukshetra gears up for solar eclipse Kurukshetra, May 29 With the flow of tourists and pilgrims increasing by the day, efforts are being made by the Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture and the state government to give impetus to developmental activities here. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Abhilaksh Likhi, said today that pilgrims could reach Kurukshetra by buses or trains as eight special trains would shuttle between Narwana and Kurukshetra. Besides this, three or four bogies would be added in express trains running between Delhi and Ambala. The mela area has been divided into 12 sectors and each sector would be under a sector magistrate. Supporting staff would help the sector magistrates maintain liaison among other sectors. Reception centres have been set up at the bus stands in Pipli, Kurukshetra, and Thanesar, the temporary bus stands on the Pehowa road, the Kaithal road, the Jhansa road, the railway stations in Kurukshetra and Thanesar, Anaj Mandi, the KDB office, Jyotisar Tirath and Umri Chowk. Fourteen parking slots have been identified at different places, including the Pipli road, the Umri road, the KDB road, the Sirsala road, the Jhansa road, the Bagthala road, the Pehowa road, the Dhand road, the Kirmach road the Amin road and the Salarpur road besides three temporary bus stand at the Jhansa road, the Pehowa road and the Dhand road. |
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2 holidays in Kurukshetra Kurukshetra, May 29 |
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Rathore seeks day-to-day hearing Ambala, May 29 The application states “the summary of allegation under Section 354 of the IPC was served upon the applicant on March 17, 2003. The High Court, vide its order dated April 18, 2001, had ordered that the trial in the case should be completed within six months.” The part of cross-examination of first prosecution witness, Mr Anand Prakash, was recorded on April 18, 2003, and the next date for further cross-examination was fixed on May 24, 2003. Further the next date for proceeding was fixed as May 29, 2003, with the concurrence of the PP CBI. However, on May 24, 2003, the PP CBI again requested for a date beyond May 29, 2003, and the court fixed June 13, 2003, for cross-examination. |
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Reimbursement for chronic
ill cure Chandigarh, May 29 The Minister of State for Health, Dr M.L. Ranga, said here today that the decision had been taken for the welfare of the employees. He said now the employees, pensioners and family pensioners would be entitled for complete reimbursement of expenditure incurred by them on indoor as well as outdoor treatment on chronic diseases. |
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Shopkeepers prevent fire Sirsa, May 29 According to information a truck was passing through the city to Rania. It was loaded with plastic. As it crossed the congested part of the circular road the load got stuck in the overhead electricity wires. The wires snapped causing fire. Panic spread in the market. A few young men rang up the fire brigade office and Electricity Department to cut supply of power to the area. They tried to control the fire by throwing water and averted the accident. Some cyclists and two-wheeler riders received minor injuries. Two engines of the fire brigade reached the spot and controlled the situation. Plastic chairs, coolers and refrigerators were damaged. |
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Shop damaged in
fire Ambala, May 29 The cause of the fire not be known. The roof and the shutter of the shop were badly damaged in the fire. The owner of the shop said before closing the shop he had checked everything properly last night. Two fire tenders controlled the fire in one hour. One of the adjoining shops was also partially damaged. |
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Maharshi Balmiki Puraskar Chandigarh, May 29 Announcing this here today, Mr M.L. Tayal, Commissioner and Secretary, Education, and vice-chairman, HSA, said the award consisted of Rs 1 lakh, a robe of honour, a statue of Goddess Saraswati and a certificate. Dr Acharya was born in 1937 in Baland village of Rohtak district. He had written 15 books in Sanskrit, Mr Tayal said. Mr Tayal said Maharshi Ved Vyas Puraskar of Rs 15,000 would be awarded to Dr Sudhikant Bhardwaj of the MDU, Rohtak. Dr Bhardwaj had written nine books in Sanskrit, he
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