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to life term Jind, November 4 Mr A.K. Raghav, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Jind, yesterday sentenced Mange Ram, Karan Singh, Samunder Singh, Lila Ram, Baljit and Rajinder to life imprisonment in a double murder case. The judge ordered Mange Ram, Karan Singh, Samunder Singh and Lila Ram to pay a fine of Rs 4,000 each while Baljit and Rajinder were fined Rs 5,000 each.
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Cong divided on Jai Prakash’s arrest Gurgaon, November 4 According to
well-placed sources in the Congress, the general secretary of the AICC and in charge of Haryana affairs, Mr Naval Kishore Sharma, had spoken to senior leaders from the state, including Mr Bhajan Lal, to ensure a united front of the party on the issue. These developments have come as a boost to the INLD. Supporters of the president of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Bhajan Lal, are avoiding public demonstrations and protest against the INLD government on the issue. Mr Jai Prakash has of late identified himself with the camp in the state unit led by the Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Assembly, Mr Bhupinder Singh. Factionalism in the party touched a new low here with the launching of an agitation against the government. The programme was worked out by the district unit of the party. Senior leaders of the party, including district presidents, were party to the decision. The Congress leaders and workers had assembled at the district headquarters on the date to launch the agitation. While the president of the district unit (rural) did not show up, the chief of the district (urban), who is also a former minister, left the venue, saying that his brother-in-law had died. To the surprise of the Congress leaders, they were spotted at marriage ceremonies in the district. They are said to be part of Mr Bhajan Lal’s camp. According to reports, while a similar kind of in-fighting on the issue came to the fore, an incident in Jind stood out. The party was to launch an agitation on October 23. The Jind MLA, who is also the general secretary of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, went to Chandigarh on the same day to submit a memorandum to the Governor. The Congress
delegation, of which he was a part, was led by Mr Bhajan Lal. According to some, the catch is that while the date for holding the demonstration in Jind had been decided earlier, the move to meet the Governor came later. There are many in the party who feel that the meeting with the Governor should not have coincided with the party programme. A section of the Congress leaders is miffed over the party “defusing” the Jai Prakash issue in the memorandum by incorporating the names of other leaders allegedly victimised by the INLD. |
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CM making officers collect money for INLD, says Dalal Chandigarh, November 4 Talking to newsmen here Mr Dalal alleged that to please the Chief Minister, the officers would first issue notices to various businessmen and industrialists to explain why action should not be taken against them for violating various laws. Later, he alleged, the proposed action was dropped after the funds were collected from them. Mr Dalal alleged the Chief Minister had asked officers of the Excise and Taxation Department and the Transport Department to collect at least Rs 100 crore for the INLD’s election campaign in Rajasthan and Delhi. He alleged that owners of industrial units exempt from sales tax were being terrorised by the officers by telling them that an inquiry conducted by an unofficial agency had revealed that they had been filing no-tax returns after the expiry of the exemption period. They were told that under the rules, they were required to maintain the average production for at least next five years after the expiry of the exemption period. The industrialists were told that their exemption benefits would be withdrawn with a retrospective effect. Such notices, Mr Dalal said, had been issued throughout the state. Mr Dalal also alleged that instructions had been issued to the District Transport Officers and the Regional Transport Authorities to collect overloading charges from truck operators without issuing them receipts. This unaccounted money, he alleged, was being collected for the ruling party. He also alleged that the overloading charges were being collected despite a letter received from the Union Government prohibiting the collection of overloading charges.
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Woman dies during ‘forced’ abortion Asandh (Karnal), November 4 The SHO of Asandh police station, Mr Baljinder Singh, said the involvement of a medical practitioner and ultrasound laboratory could not be ruled out. “We have initiated investigations into this tragic incident and everyone found guilty will be booked,” he said. Santosh Kumari had given birth to a girl two years ago. The following year, she again gave birth to a baby girl and was reportedly thrown out of the house. For sometime, she went to her parents house and then returned. On the persistence of her in-law, she again got pregnant. When she was five-month pregnant, she was forced to got in for an ultrasound to determine the sex of the foetus. Having come to know that she was bearing a female child, she was forced to go in for abortion. Santosh Kumari, daughter of the sarpanch of village Kotra (Kaithal), had also been forced to send her elder daughter to her parents as her in-laws refused to keep her. “We will keep the children with us for their better future,” said Santosh Kumari’s father. When contacted over the telephone, the District Magistrate of Karnal, Mr R.S. Doon, was not aware the incident as he was away to Chandigarh on an official tour but said such incidents would not be tolerated. “Everyone involved in the incident will be booked,” he said. The post-morterm examination was conducted at the Civil Hospital, Karnal, this morning. The body had been handed over to her parents. |
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Haryana BJP to maximise membership Chandigarh, November 4 Mr Ganeshi Lal skirted on the tricky issue of support given by the BJP to the INLD Government — an arrangement which exists despite opposition by the party’s state unit because it serves the interest of the party’s central leadership.
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Supplementary exam results out Bhiwani, November 4 Stating this today, the Chairman of the board, Brig O.P. Chaudhary (retd), said the result of the examinations would be formally declared tomorrow. As many as 85,314 candidates had appeared in the examination, out of which 49,543 were declared successful while 15,139 were placed in compartment. The results could be downloaded from http://results.nic.in and http://haryana.nic/in from 7 am tomorrow. The results would also be available in the offices of the District Education Officers, besides the interactive voice response system on telephon number 011-24357270, that had been provided with 60 lines. A helpline had also been set up at the headquarters of the board in Bhiwani on telephone no 01664-254000. He said the candidates who wanted to appear in the annual examination for 2004 for compartment or re-appear or for full subjects, could send their forms with an examination fee of Rs 250. |
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Matric supplementary exam results Chandigarh, November 4
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Six sentenced
to life term Jind, November 4 According to the prosecution, following a land dispute at Kabarchha village, Mange Ram, alongwith several other persons attacked and injured Prem, Satnarain, Laxmi, Lichhmi and Ram Piari with sharp-edge weapons on May 6, 1998. Prem and Satnarian received grievous injuries in the attack. Prem died on the way to a hospital while Satnarian succumbed to his injuries at the General Hospital,
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2 booked for rape Ambala, November 4 The victim who is the resident of New Shivalik Colony filed a complaint in the police station that Ramesh and his servant forcibly entered into her house and raped her. He also threatened her with dire consequences. The police has registered a case under Sections 376, 506 and 34, IPC, against Ramesh and his servant, Sanjay.  |
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Student
injured in attack Sirsa, November 4
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