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Thursday,
June 12, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Stay on
Bhajan Lal’s arrest extended Rehabilitation
Dept merger soon with Revenue wing Hearing adjourned in
Ruchika case British-era waterworks hold promise 2 new
depts set up in HAU |
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Roads of illegal
colonies damaged Attack on
union leaders decried Board
disputes school’s claim Cong seeks
release of BKU leader Gurguria drain to be widened Body of missing
boy found BKU
blocks road for Nain’s release Fodder
sent to Rajasthan 
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Stay on Bhajan Lal’s arrest extended Fatehabad, June 11 The Additional District and Sessions Judge Mr Darshan Singh, had earlier stayed the arrest of these persons on three occasions. He has since been transferred to Karnal and was relieved from duties here yesterday. The new Judge, who joined duties today, took up the matter after lunch and deferred the arguments on the application for granting permanent bail till July 29 and extended the stay on their arrest till then. The Judge asked the contending lawyers whether there was any urgency on their part in view of the fact that the accused had joined the investigation. The Public Prosecutor replied in negative while Mr P. K.
Sandhir, counsel for the accused said he was ready to plead the case but urgency, if any, could be to the prosecution. The Judge adjourned the case till July 29. Mr Panwar prayed for a shorter adjournment, but the Judge observed that such regular matters could not be taken up during summer holidays, which start from June 15. The police, it may be recalled, had registered a criminal case against Mr Bhajan
Lal, Mr Dalal, Mr Makhan Lal and six or seven NSG commandos posted on security duty of Mr Bhajan Lal for threatening to kill police officers and employees on the polling day of the Fatehabad Assembly byelection. The FIR was registered at the local city police station on a complaint of Mr Jagdish
Chander, District Inspector, Sirsa, on May 22 at 7.30 pm under Sections 307, 332, 353, 186, 188, 189, 506, 147 and 149 of the IPC and 134-B of the Representation of People Act, 1951. The DSP City, Mr Ram Kumar, who enquired into the complaint, recorded the statements of Mr Jagdish Chander of Bighar village, Mr Budh Singh, SHO of the Rori police station, Sirsa district, and Mr Ruli Ram, a Dalit resident of Bangaon village. Mr Attar Singh
Ahlawat, SP, Sirsa, had directed the SHO of the city police station to register the FIR. |
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Rehabilitation
Dept merger soon with Chandigarh, June 11 The sources said the Rehabilitation Department, dealing with the allotment of land to people displaced from Pakistan at the time of Partition, had initially functioned under the direct control of the Union government. In the sixties, the department was incorporated in the state government but the powers of the officer looking after the department were delegated to him/her by the Chief Settlement Commissioner of the Central government. Moreover, since its incorporation in the state government, the Rehabilitation Department was having the status of a temporary department. The merger move, initiated by the Coordination Department of the state government, was primarily aimed at pruning the expenditure incurred on maintenance of a separate Rehabilitation Department. While the Financial Commissioner, Revenue Department, was normally given charge of the Rehabilitation Department, under the proposed arrangement, the Joint Secretary or the Special Secretary of the Revenue Department would fill the place of the Rehabilitation-cum-Chief Settlement Commissioner who was now looking after the Rehabilitation Department. Employees of the Rehabilitation Department could also be re-deployed in the revenue or other departments. |
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Hearing
adjourned in Ruchika case Ambala, June 11 In this application, Mr Rathore alleged that a document related to the Ruchika case was tampered with by Ms Madhu Parkash, the complainant and others. The statements of Mr Rathore and an employee of a court have already been recorded. Mr Rathore stated that Ms Madhu Prakash, Mr Anand Prakash and others had added a line in the document by hand that ‘the life of Ruchika was made miserable by Mr Rathore and she had committed suicide’. Mr Rathore further stated that the hand-written sentence did not find mention in the document of original writ petition No. 1694/97 filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He stated that this forgery was committed to implicate him in a case under Section 306, IPC. Two documents produced in the high court were also tampered with in the writ petition, he added. He said even a part of the memorandum, which was framed on the basis of the FIR against him, had also been forged as the copy of the memorandum did not tally with the original one. |
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British-era waterworks hold promise Bora Khera (Ambala), June 11 During the British era, a simple yet effective system of providing water was worked out by engineers. A series of wells were dug near the Tangri river embankment and the water was transported through channels to Ambala Cantt and Ambala City. While the waterworks for meeting the needs of Ambala Cantt was established at Bora Khera village, the requirement of Ambala City was met through supply from the waterworks at Handesra village. A visit to these two villages showed the remnants of the waterworks built nearly a century ago. A well dug by the British still contains water although there is no way for drawing out the water to meet the present demand. At Bora Khera village, a village elder, Mr Saudagar Ram, said he had seen the waterworks functioning during his youth days. “After Partition, the system fell into disuse. Since then, I have not seen it working,” he said. He recalled that there were about half a dozen wells which were dug up near the Tangri river. Over the years, the Tangri river has changed course and at least one of the wells is believed to be now in the riverbed. “The wells were inter-connected. The water from the wells would pour into a main well near the village. From there, it would be sent forward on the water channel through a mechanical system,” he said. Mr Saudagar Ram said water was available throughout the year. He said machines had been set up, which were used to ensure that the water flow remained constant. He said the waterworks was most probably established during the end of the 18th century. Another villager observed that during excess rainfall he had seen water flowing on the system. “On a few occasions I have seen water flow on the line during heavy rainfall. This means that the system still holds promise and it might still be possible to re-start the system,” he stated. At Handesra village, the waterworks is easier to identify since an old chimney is still there and the underground construction is clearly visible. The water from Handesra village is still being pumped into Ambala City, but the system is not the British one. Instead, it is being run by the Public Health Department. For meeting the water demand of Ambala City, there were about 27 wells which were dug up nearly a century ago. The number of wells was much larger compared to Ambala Cantt. The water from the wells was collected at a point from where it was pumped into the water channel. A steam engine was used to pump the water and the chimney was built for that purpose. The pressure generated by the pumps is evident from the fact that the water would travel a distance of about 13 to 14 km and would then be collected in a tank in Ambala City. The water demand of Ambala City continues to be met from Handesra village. The Public Health Department has now dug tubewells. Water is available at a depth of about 60 ft in the area and is potable. Re-starting the waterworks built by the British could be easier said than done. While a few of the wells still exist, years of disuse has led to choking of the system. Also, the channel used to transport the water has been extensively damaged. The water-carrying line can be spotted running along the road from the staff road towards Bora Khera. While it might be possible to augment the current supply by tapping the waterworks built during the British era, the water needs following the tremendous increase in population can only be met through more modern methods.
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2 new depts set up in HAU Hisar, June 11 The Dean of the college, Dr
A.P. Singh, said here today that both these subjects were emerging fields and the establishment of independent departments would help carry out hi-tech research. He said in the animal biotechnology discipline, major focus would be on developing diagnostic tools and genetically engineered vaccines for important viral and bacterial diseases. Besides, studies would also be conducted on animal genomics and its application for the identification of animal breeds as well as embryo-transfer technology and semen biotechnology, he added. Likewise, veterinary and animal husbandry extension disciplines in which postgraduate degrees were being offered by only a few veterinary institutes in the country, would largely meet professional requirements of veterinarians, Dr
A.P. Singh said. The head of the department, Dr R.S. Dalal, said that courses in veterinary hospital management and client management at veterinary clinics had been introduced for the first time in the postgraduate degree programmes. He said the students would be required to study clinical subjects as well for their minor
specialisations. The department would provide specialisation in human resource management, veterinary education and training, communication and transfer of technology. During 2003-04 academic session only two seats for M.V.Sc degree in veterinary extension would be filled. |
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Roads of illegal
colonies damaged Ambala, June 11 It was not the first occasion when the DTP Department had launched a drive. Similar drives were carried out in
Akbarpur, Kalheri and Ttundla where some property dealers had constructed unauthorised colonies. A few years ago the DTP officials had damaged internal roads of some unauthorised colonies at Ambala City and Ambala
Cantt, but later the colonies reemerged there. No action was taken thereafter. |
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Attack on union leaders decried Chandigarh, June 11 In a statement issued here today, Mr Lal Chand, President of the Chandigarh depot unit of the union, alleged that the attack on peacefully agitating union leaders was engineered by certain officers of the roadways. He warned that if these officers did not refrain from their anti-trade union activities, the agitation, which was so far confined to the Hisar depot, would spread to the entire state. Demanding action against a senior roadways officer, Mr Lal Chand said the roadways employees would participate in large numbers in the proposed “chakka jam” agitation on June 20 the call for which has been given by the union. |
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Board disputes school’s claim Chandigarh, June 11 The spokesman was reacting to the school’s claim in a section of the Press today. The claim was baseless and contrary to facts as only five students of this school had obtained over 80 per cent marks. Therefore, only these students were eligible to be placed in the merit list. |
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Cong seeks release of BKU leader Chandigarh, June 11 In a statement issued here today, Mr Hooda squarely blamed the ruling party for revival of the BKU agitation and said the accord reached between the state government and farmers last year should be implemented in toto. The INLD Government should have honoured the accord and prevent the recurrence of an ugly situation. Mr Hooda said the state government must immediately hold talks with farmers to resolve the situation. He warned that in case the government resorted to repressive tactics in dealing with the farmers’ agitation, the Congress would not remain a mute spectator. |
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Gurguria drain to be widened Ambala, June 11 Mr Gautam said that the government had sanctioned Rs 2.75 crore for the project and the work would be carried out by the Drainage Department. He said that the water capacity of the Gurguria drain was 125 cusec which would be increased to 302 cusecs. The drain would have a capacity of 588 cusecs near the Tangri river so that the excess water during rainfall could flow out. He said that the work of cleaning the drain had been started by the Municipal Council, Ambala Sadar, and the work would be completed before the onset of monsoon. The Cantonment Board officials said that a portion of the Gurguria drain flowing through the Cantonment area had already been cleaned. It was decided at the meeting that the cleaning of the drain near the Rail line would be carried out by the Railways. Mr Gautam stated that the cleaning of drains in the Ambala Sadar area was being carried out under the supervision the Municipal Council.
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Body of missing
boy found Ambala, June 11 According to information, Harpreet Singh (11), a student of class V of Dev Samaj School, Ambala City, had been missing since May 27 evening. The father of the boy, Mr Mohinder Singh, who runs a milk dairy, said after doing his home work, Harpreet went out of the house around 8 pm on May 27. He reportedly purchased some eatables from a shop closed to his house. After that he went missing. A complaint in this regard was also lodged with the police, he added. According to information, first a woman saw the body of Harpreet. The railway police was informed. A dog squad was also summoned. The body was in a decomposed condition, which indicated that the child might have died a few days ago. He was identified by the school dress and a ‘kara’ he was wearing. |
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BKU blocks road
for Nain’s release Jind, June 11 The BKU workers have also started a dharna at Kandela village on the issue of his release. A number of women also participated in the dharna. The BKU at a state-level rally held in Kandela yesterday had announced that if Mr Nain was not released immediately, a rasta roko andolan would be started from June 15.
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Fodder sent to
Rajasthan Yamunanagar, June 11 Mr Barshami was briefing mediapersons here today after flagging off 50 trucks of dry fodder from the Grain Market of Jagadhri for Karauly district in Rajasthan which is drought-hit. He said Haryana had secured the third position in the country for the implementing new welfare policies. He further said the Chief Minister was trying to mitigate the problems and miseries of the people at their doorstep. |
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College governing body constituted Karnal, June 11 Dr
S.B. Dixit, and Mr S.L. Verma, employees of the society, have also been nominated. The governing body has been constituted for a term of three years under Clause 6 of Appendix-1 of the Kurukshetra University calendar. |
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Summer camps conclude Ambala, June 11 The college Principal, Dr Ratna Ram Malik, said that the summer camp helped in the overall development of the child. Among other things, the children were taught judo, aerobics, clay modelling, pot painting, skating gymnastic and music. The summer camp held at SA Jain Senior Model School, Ambala City, also concluded yesterday. The 15-day camp enabled the students to learn about different activities. TNS |
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1 held for fraud Sirsa, June 11 District police chief A.S. Ahalavat said the arrested man, during his interrogation, revealed that the cheques used in the fraud had been filled in by him.
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