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Monday,
September 1, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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School building
demolished Northern Haryana neglected, says
Nirmal Singh Hooda disputes Nirmal Singh’s
charge Rural women weave success story |
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Demand to shift courts back to cantonment BJP-INLD alliance intact: Kataria Be more responsive
to farmers’ woes, scientists told Call for uniform civil code
Villagers thank MLA for solving
problem
Bhajan flays
police action against woman 3771 cases disposed of
in lok adalat
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School building
demolished Yamunanagar, August 31 A large contingent of the police force headed by DSP (headquarters) Ashok Kumar, city Magistrate Mahabir Prasad and District Town and Country Planning officer Gurmeet Kaur reached Holy Mother Public School in the village. With bulldozers, the front wall, gate, shed and part of the school building were demolished. Hundreds of villagers and supporters of the school management reached the site and protested against the demolition. Mrs Usha Chahal, president of the school, stated that the management had already deposited Rs 1.53 lakh with the Town and Country Planning Department for change of land use and Rs 7,000 as composition fee. Earlier, on May 1, the department had tried to demolish the school but situation was averted as the students came to its rescue. The leaders of various political parties also reached the site and protested against the administration for demolishing the school, which imparts education to students of the rural belt. Mr Balinder Singh, former president of the Yamunanagar Municipal Council and leader of the Haryana Vikas Party, said the job of the government was to rehabilitate people and not uproot them. However, according to department sources, the school was constructed illegally and a number of notices were served to the management to legalise the matter, but to no avail. |
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Northern Haryana neglected, says
Nirmal Singh Ambala, August 31 He said he would visit villages of three parliamentary constituencies in the area to tell the people about this discrimination. He said the northern part of Haryana was contributing maximum revenue to the state, but in the case of development work this region had always been ignored. He said he was planning to organise a rally in Kurukshetra in which the issue of this region would be raised. He demanded that a white paper be issued regarding the allotment of funds to different districts for development works in the state. He said he had received a report that the police had registered false case against Congress workers in his constituency. Officers found involved in such act would not be spared when the Congress came to power, he added. On this occasion, the general secretary of the Haryana Congress, Mr Giyan Sihoita, also spoke. |
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Hooda disputes Nirmal Singh’s
charge Chandigarh, August 31 In a statement issued here today, Mr Krishan Murti Hooda, a former minister and spokesman of the Haryana Congress, described as baseless the allegation levelled by Mr Nirmal Singh, a former Congress minister, that various governments, including those of the Congress, had discriminated against northern Haryana. Mr Hooda said during the Bhajan Lal Government from 1991 to 1996, all party MLAs belonging to northern Haryana were either ministers or Chairmen of important boards and corporations. If northern Haryana lagged behind the other parts of the state in development, these leaders, he said, could not evade responsibility. Mr Nirmal Singh, he said, held an important portfolio during that time. If he had quit on the issue of discrimination at that time, he would have been justified in levelling this allegation now. But at that time Mr Nirmal Singh, he said, clung to power. Similarly, Mr Hooda said Dr Raghbir Singh Kadian, Congress MLA from Beri, was an important minister in the Devi Lal Government in 1987. He should have resigned from the Cabinet at that time instead of alleging discrimination against southern Haryana now. Mr Hooda said if Mr Bhajan Lal was not a good person why Dr Kadian joined the Congress in 1993 when the former was its leader. Mr Hooda alleged that people like Mr Nirmal Singh and Dr Kadian were making these allegations only “to get cheap popularity”. He said since the people of Haryana wanted to get rid of the Chautala Government and were looking towards the Congress as an alternative, party leaders should not make public internal fighting. |
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Rural women weave success story Chandigarh, August 31 By making a meagre investment of Rs 86,100, these 409 women who operate in 59 self help groups in the 59 target villages, have made a net profit of Rs 5,34, 980 in the activity of vermicomposting. Under the expert guidance of Manthan, the voluntary agency that trains them in the use of earthworms for generation of manure, these rural women have been able to save 348 quintals of best quality compost for immediate sale in the market. The total value of earthworms available with these women is Rs 3.75 lakh. Enquiries reveal that out of the total manure generated, Haryana Forest Department has purchased 91 quintals compost for application and use in its nurseries. The idea is to discourage the use of chemical fertilizers and promote organic manure utilisation. Secretary of Manthan, Mr Navneet Singh, informed The Tribune that Manthan had purchased 137 quintals of vermicompost from the target villages in the past three months. The success story of 409 rural women has also been compiled by Manthan, which sumbitted it to the Haryana Government about three days ago. It is important to mention here that
vermiculture, as an income generation activity, was undertaken in 59 Haryana villages under the European Commission-funded Haryana Community Forestry Project
(HCFP), which is being coordinated by Mr S.K. Dhar. Talking to The Tribune about the success of vermicomposting as an income generation activity, Mr Dhar informed, “It’s the most environmental method of earning money. It works on two levels — enhances financial standing of women involved and makes available a high quality of manure, produced through
vermiculture.” The women involved in vermicomposting activity for income generation belong to Hisar,
Fatehabad, Sirsa, Panchkula, Ambala, Mahendragarh, Yamunanagar, Rewari and Bhiwani. In each of these districts, women operate through self help groups, which have created 303 vermicomposting units, with a tremendous market potential. |
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Demand to shift courts back to cantonment
Ambala, August 31 At a meeting held here today, they unanimously passed a resolution that it will be an injustice if the cantonment courts were shifted from the Session's court complex to the newly built judicial complex in the city. Mr Om Prakash Malik, Mr Ashok Jain, Dr N.C. Jain, Mr S.K. Sharma, Mr Shiv Dayal Gupta, Mr Ashok Budhiraja, Mr Hira Lal Yadav, Mr Kamal Jassi, Mr N.D. Arora, Mr Suresh Trehan, Mr NP Singh Shera, Mr R.N. Samrat and Mr V.N. Aggarwal were those present at the meeting. They resolved to start agitation, including dharnas, to press for the acceptance of their demands. "In case these courts are to be shifted from the Sessions Court complex then they should be transferred back to municipal committee's complex. The cantonment courts were shifted temporarily on September 9, 1990 at the present site. In case, if it cannot be shifted back to the cantonment, then it should be retained at the Session's Court complex, Prem Nagar," the speaker said. It was pointed out that the government had earlier earmarked land near Football Chowk in the cantonment for the judicial court complex.
The speakers appealed to the leaders of Ambala Cantt including former Governor Dr Suraj Bhan, MP Mr Ratan Lal Kataria, MLA Mr Anil
Vij, former minister Mr Nirmal Singh and former MLA Mr Brij Anand to use their good offices in speedy construction of the judicial complex at Ambala Cantonment.
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BJP-INLD alliance intact: Kataria Panchkula, August 31 The statement
comes after his anti-INLD rhetoric for the past eight months. He
categorically said it was for the central leadership of the BJP to
decide if they wanted to continue the alliance with the INLD in the
next Lok Sabha elections. While saying that the state unit of the
BJP was not very happy with certain decisions taken by its alliance
partner, Mr Kataria said if the INLD had formed a coordination
committee in the state then the differences between the two parties
would have been less. He further said as a Member of Parliament he
had pursued the case regarding the laying of a rail link between
Chandigarh and Dehra Dun and extending the broad-gauge line from Kalka
to Parwanoo on the Kalka- Shimla track. “The Railway Board has
accepted the proposal of laying the link between Chandigarh and Dehra
Dun at a cost of Rs 604 crore, which will be operational by 2004.
Similarly, the extension of the broad gauge line from Kalka to
Parwanoo at a cost of Rs 40 crore would be completed next year,” he
assured. The state BJP president said Rs 24 lakh had been sanctioned
by the Union Tourism Ministry for developing Morni as a tourist
destination. He added that a proposal to develop Saraswati river from
the point of religious tourism was also on the anvil and Rs 2 crore
had already been sanctioned in this regard.
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Be more responsive
to farmers’ woes, scientists told Hisar, August 31 He said Haryana was an agrarian state and agriculture was the mainstay of nearly 70 per cent of its people. Farm scientists, he said, were well aware of the problems impeding agricultural growth and rural development. They should come forward with a composite solution for ameliorating the lot of the farmers and pave the way for agricultural development. He said the efforts should be made to improve the quality of farm products and alleviating poverty by generating self-employment opportunities in the countryside. The Governor also chaired a special session held to apprise him of the achievements the university had made since its inception. The Vice-Chancellor, Mr M.K. Miglani, informed that apart from focussing research on future needs and cutting down the cost of cultivation of crops, initiatives were being taken for the commercialisation of technology He said the major thrust was now on evolving technology for value-addition to agricultural products. A delegation of the Haryana Agricultural University Teachers Association also called on the Governor and presented a memorandum to him. |
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Call for uniform civil code Sirsa, August 31 Nation was not formed by a single community and India was not a nation in the making. Mr Israni said: “India has been a nation since ages and people of different faiths have been living in harmony here. The myths were created with an intention to tarnish the golden image of India,” He said. He stressed the need for building national character and helping the needy. Earlier, in his address to the Bar members, he said there was need for a common civil code. in CMK National Girls’ College, Sirsa, he called upon girls to play their role in nation building. |
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Havan to please IT men
Ambala, August 31 “I have prepared an aarti for the income tax officials as they are the most important people,” he said. Dr Aggarwal had moved an application with the housing board branch of a nationalised bank, seeking a loan of Rs 2 lakh for paying the bribe.
The application states that “our case was picked up for scrutiny by income tax officials in 2001 and since then we have been at their mercy as we refused to pay bribe to the assessing officers, considering that our accounts were complete in every respect.”
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Villagers thank MLA for solving
problem Fatehabad, August 31 Ms Chowdhary said mutual cooperation was the key to community living. She said the residents of the village had been facing the problem of water logging during rains for the past many years. Due to the geographical conditions of the village and the construction of a water channel, rainwater could not take its natural course and had caused havoc in the village. The residents of villages falling on the natural route of water did not allow the stagnant water to pass through their fields. She said she only communicated with the residents of those villages and they agreed to allow the passage to water provided much damage was not caused to their fields. The biggest of problems could be solved through mutual cooperation, she asserted. Dr Langyan asked the villagers to ensure that their children attended schools, He said education was a must for the all-round progress of the country. He asked the villagers to benefit from the various schemes of the government. |
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Teacher selected for National
Award Karnal, August 31 The award will be awarded by the President of India on Teachers’ Day this year at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The award is given for meritorious and excellent performance and significant achievements in the field of education, cultural and other social activities. The award carries a certificate of honour, a silver medal and a cash prize of Rs 25,000. In year 2000, the Teachers’ State Award was conferred upon her by the Govenor of Haryana for her outstanding contribution in the field of education. |
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Bhajan flays
police action against woman Gharaunda (Karnal), August 31 Supporting the agitation of local women against the installment of electronic electricity meters, he sought a high-level probe into the police action against these women. At least 15 persons, including eight women, were injured in a clash with the police here last week. |
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3771 cases disposed of in lok adalat Chandigarh, August 31 According to the member-secretary of the authority, Mr Shekhar Dhawan, 3771 cases including 137 motor accident cases, were disposed of, in adalat. Compensation worth over Rs 2 crore was awarded in 137 motor accident cases. |
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The District Town and Country Planning Department today demolished a school building at Kansapur village, near here, which resulted in displeasure among the people of the area and the school management.
