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Sunday,
September 21, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Probe ordered
against vigilance men Hooda opposes
Vigilance probe into Goel’s murder Kadian denies
speaking against Bhajan Lal No need for Joshi
to resign: Swami Drive to rid town
of polythene bags |
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VHP for law on Ram mandir construction City facilities’ plan for select villages 64 cases decided
at Lok Adalat One more dies of
diarrhoea Two school kids
killed in accidents 1 killed in road
mishap 7-year jail for 5
in robbery case
Declamation contest held
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Probe ordered against vigilance men Kaithal, September 20 A team of the State Vigilance Bureau had gone with some complainants to catch the power board official here a fortnight ago. Later, this official filed a complaint in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate here against the SVB team — DSP Ram Kumar Agarwal, two ASIs and others — under Sections 218, 342, 348, 352, 353, 365, 511, 504, 500, 148, 149 and 120-B of the IPC. His complaint was against nine persons — DSP Ram Kumar Agarwal, ASIs Suresh Kumar and Romesh Chand, head constables Balbir Singh and Dharamveer Singh, constable Hans Raj, jeep driver Surinder Singh, Raghu Nath Jindal (Assistant Foreman, HVPN) and his son, Sanjay Kumar. The official has alleged that the DSP registered a complaint against him under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act at Ambala and later raided his office with the ulterior motive of framing him in corruption case on September 3. Sanjay, son of the foreman, tried to thrust a bundle of currency notes into his pocket and then the vigilance team tried to push him into a waiting jeep. The official resisted and raised an alarm, following, which the board employees and some farmers who had come there to see the official foiled the attempt of the SVB team to take him away. The SDM, Mr Sanjay Rai, had even taken the matter to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Agarwal, who ordered an inquiry by the ADC, Mr J.P.S. Dahiya, who has reportedly declared the official innocent. The official has now charged the raiding party with framing him in a bribery case, conspiring to prepare false record, bid to kidnap him, planting notes in his pocket and assault. |
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Hooda opposes Vigilance
probe into Goel’s murder Chandigarh, September 20 In a statement here today, the Congress leader added that the family members of Goel were right in not accepting the Vigilance Bureau investigation since the agency worked directly under the control of the Chief Minister and under the circumstances a fair inquiry by the bureau could not be expected. Mr Hooda said that if the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, wanted to steer clear of any controversy, he should hand over the investigation of the murder to an independent agency. |
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Kadian denies speaking against Bhajan Lal Chandigarh, September 20 According to the AICC General-Secretary in charge of the party affairs in Haryana, Mr Nawal Kishore Sharma, Dr Kadian met him in Delhi on Thursday in response to a notice issued to him by Mr Sharma. Mr Sharma had issued a notice to Dr Kadian, party MLA from
Beri, asking him to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for saying at a press conference held here recently that all three Lals of Haryana politics were mixed up with each other. Mr Sharma told TNS that Dr Kadian denied that he had made such remarks. Dr Kadian submitted his reply to the notice in writing. Mr Sharma said he was yet to take a decision on Dr Kadian’s reply. |
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No need for Joshi to resign: Swami
Karnal, September 20 Mr Swami, talking to reporters, said Mr Joshi must have acted after “listening to his inner voice”. He should have waited for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to return from his foreign tour, he added. Mr Swami said the BJP would participate in the “Samman Rally” here on September 25 to mark the 90th birth anniversary of the late Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal. He described Mr Devi Lal as a “great son of India”. Inaugurating a training camp for farmers of Haryana on Israel’s technique of crop rotation at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) here, he said rotation of crops, especially for Haryana and Punjab, had become necessary to arrest the damaging effects on soil and the depleting underground water.
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Drive to rid town of polythene bags Safidon (Jind), September 20 “During the month-long drive the administration has purchased 45 quintals of waste polythene bags from ragpickers at a rate of Rs 5 per kg. These polythene bags were later disposed of,” said the SDM. Most parts of the town indeed look free from waste polythene bags. The local administration has personalised 39 shopkeepers for having polythene bags in their stock. Next week, schoolchildren will march from Government College to Khansar Chowk to spread awareness regarding the hazards of using polythene bags. The administration has urged shopkeepers and the rural people not to use polythene bags. After, the drive was over, the shopkeepers would be allowed to use non-recycled polythene bags as per the norms. |
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VHP for law on Ram mandir construction Ambala, September 20 Talking to mediapersons here this evening, Acharya Kishore said the law regarding the construction of the Ram mandir should be enacted before October 14. “We want a government which enacts a law for the Ram
mandir. If the government does not enact the law by October 14, we will start an agitation,” he
said. Acharya Kishore said they were going to start a peaceful agitation. “On October 15, we will be in Delhi while Lucknow will be a transit camp. On October 17, about three to four lakh persons are going to congregate at
Ayodhya. “If there can be a law in Shah Bano case, why not for building the Ram
mandir,” he added. He said the Archaeological Survey of India report clearly stated that there was a mandir at the spot. “In fact, there are three mandirs of different periods,” he
said. Acharya Kishore, who was in Ambala for a sant sammelan, said the VHP was keen for a organised Hindu
samaj. “The VHP is running a number of beneficial programmes. There are about 6500 single teacher institutes, besides 3200 other programmes like colleges, hostels, working women hostels and
creches,” he said. “I would like to refute the allegation that the Ram mandir movement gains momentum only during elections. In 1992, when the movement was at its peak, there was no elections. Elections or no elections, Lord Rama’s statue is going to be installed at a beautiful temple, which will be built there,” he said. While congratulating Mr Advani on his being discharged from the case, Acharya Kishore said Mr Muri Manohar Joshi had set an example for others. “He sent in his resignation after it was announced that charges are going to be framed against him”. “I am ready to undergo any punishment for the sake of building the Ram mandir in
Ayodhya,” he added. |
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City facilities’ plan for select villages Panchkula, September 20 This was stated by the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala while addressing a meeting of the workers of the Indian National Lok Dal
(INLD) in Panchkula on Thursday. He said the Town and Country Planning Department had been directed to select suitable land for the implementation of the scheme. He said his government was strong like a rock and there was no threat to it because the Congress had 20 legislators and 13 were aspiring to become the Chief Minister. He said the Haryana Government has invited global tenders to set up a thermal power plant at Yamunanagar and 80 per cent of the project cost had been sanctioned by the Union Power Ministry. Mr
Chautala, who is also the National President of the INLD, said work to set up the thermal plant would be taken up shortly. He said it had also been decided to generate power from the garbage of urban areas. Also, 100 mw of power will be generated through co-operative sugar mills in the state. Mr Chautala said 50,000 jobs would be created in the state to check the problems of unemployment. He lauded the role played by the workers of the INLD in bringing the party to power. Mr Chautala expressed confidence that the remaining portion of the Sutlej-Yamuna link canal in Punjab territory would be completed within next one year as the Supreme Court had delivered the verdict in favour of Haryana. Now the Central Government had assured the apex court that it would follow the instructions which the court would give for completion of the canal. Mr Chautala said Chaudhary Devi Lal not only played a significant role in the freedom struggle of the country but also strived hard for the poor and the weak continuously for 52 years after Independence. The present government had been following his footsteps to make Haryana a model state. He criticised the opposition parties for misleading the students on the issue of setting up a university named after Chaudhary Devi Lal. Similarly, they were misleading the traders on the issue of VAT so as to hamper the pace of development in the State. He urged the workers of the party to enrol large numbers of people as members of the party so as to project the policies of Chaudhary Devi Lal at national level. He urged the workers of the party to devote at least an hour for party work daily. |
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64 cases decided at Lok Adalat Kurukshetra, September 20 An amount of Rs 38,98,500 was awarded as compensation in these cases. Besides, 116 cases under the civil, criminal (compoundable), matrimonial, labour and other acts were also decided. Talking to mediapersons, Mr Dhawan said in Haryana, 1,755 Lok Adalats had been organised so far and as many as 4,47,034 cases had been decided at these adalats. Out of these, 23,156 motor accident claim cases had been settled and Rs 145 crore had been awarded as compensation to the victims. He further said that 15,359 persons so far had been provided with free legal services by the Haryana State Legal Services Authority. |
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One more dies of
diarrhoea Yamunanagar, September 20 The medical authorities as well as the Public Health Department are unaware of the incident. Meanwhile, the Chief Engineer (Urban) of the Public Department had submitted a report yesterday, saying that insanitary conditions polluted Nullah and hand pumps near the nullah were responsible for the spread of diarrhoea. The health department claimed that there was regular monitoring and the water was safe for consumption since it had been chlorinated. |
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Two school kids killed in accidents Taraori (Karnal), September 20 Sonu, a student of VIII was crushed under truck near the level crossing. He died on the spots. Surendra, a student of class VII was crushed under a tractor-trailer when he was returning home. He was a student of the local Gita Vidya Mandir School. He was taken to the local civil hospital from where he was referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. However, he succumbed to his injuries. The local police has impounded the vehicles and registered cases. |
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1 killed in road mishap Sirsa, September 20 According to information today, Mushtak of Jagmalwali village was coming from nearby Kalanwali along with one of his friends on a two-wheeler when it collided with a tractor coming from the opposite direction. Mushtak died on the spot while Bharav Khan sustained serious injuries. He has been admitted to the local Civil Hospital. A case has been registered. |
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7-year jail for 5 in robbery case Hisar, September 20 A truck of a trader here was returning from Ludhiana on July 9, 1997. As the truck reached Gabipur village near here, Ajmer Singh of Kharak Punia village, Balwan of Uchana, Raju of Jind and Satyawan of Narnaund stopped it and looted Rs 1.75 lakh from it. Later, the Uklana police registered a case on the complaint of the truck cleaner Sanjay of Jind. It was found that truck driver Mahender Singh of Munak in Punjab, a police constable Subhash and another Dharmvir were also involved in the conspiracy to loot. Mahender Singh, Balwan, Ajmer Singh, Satyawan, and Raju were sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. |
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Zonal youth festival culminates Ambala, September 20 In the morning session, the Naggal MLA, Mr Jasbir Mallour, was the chief guest. He announced a grant of Rs 31,000 for the college. The Kurukshetra University Registrar, Mr J.S. Kadian, said the university would form youth club at all colleges where cultural programmes, NSS and NCC events would be organised. In western instrumental solo, GMN College got recommendation while SD College too bagged commendation. In Haryanvi folk song, Government College Kalka and Government College Cantonment excelled. In Western group song, GMN College and SD College won accolades. In One Act Play, MDSD Girls College, Ambala City was recommended while SA Jain College Ambala City was commended. In mimicry, SD College was recommended while SA Jain College, Ambala City was commended. In Haryanvi (Female) solo dance, SD College was recommended while DAV College Ambala City was commended. In Haryanvi (Male) Solo Dance, SD College Ambala Cantonment was recommended while GMN College, Ambala Cantonment was commended. In Haryanvi Group Dance, MDSD Girls College was recommended while SD College was commended. In Sanskrit drama, SA Jain College Ambala City was recommended while GMN College, Ambala Cantonment was commended. |
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Declamation contest held Ambala, September 20 School Principal
N.K. Mittal said students from different schools of the cantonment and the city participated in the competition. The students could choose a subject from a list of four
subjects. Ankita of Bharatiya Public School, cantonment stood first, Deepti of Major R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School, cantonment stood second and Mani of Major R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School, was third. Consolation prizes went to DAV Senior Secondary School, cantonment and Mitali of SD Public School, cantonment. The running trophy was won by Deepti and
Mani, both of whom are students of Major R.N. Kapoor DAV Public School, cantonment. |
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Ambala, September 20
