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1,127 Haryana villages sensitive Chandigarh, May 5 While denying that there had been any specific complaint against Mr Malik for violating the election code of conduct, Mr Malik said that the two staff members have been asked to join duty with immediate effect or disciplinary action would be initiated against them. The two had proceeded on medical leave in March. Mr Lall said that 1,127 villages have been declared as sensitive and 1,028 as hypersensitive in the state. The highest number of hypersensitive villages, 124, is in Gurgaon, while the lowest, 17, is in Rewari. As many as 50,000 police personnel and 30 companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed in Haryana to ensure free and fair elections. An additional company of the Haryana Armed Police has been deployed in sensitive constituencies like Bhiwani, Kurukshetra, Rohtak and Sonepat. Sufficient number of mobile parties comprising magistrate and police personnel have been constituted to check any untoward incidents. The 30 companies of paramilitary forces were being deployed as per the directions of the Election Commission. Four each had been deployed in Rohtak, Bhiwani, Sonepat and Faridabad constituencies, three each in Kurukshetra and Hisar and two each in Sirsa, Ambala, Mahendragarh and Karnal. The officiating DGP, however, said that the state has been unable to meet the target of recruiting 9000 ex-servicemen, including retired police and paramilitary personnel for undertaking security duties during the polling day. So far just 1,479 persons, who fall within the 5-year reserve service liability, have been recruited. Mr Lall said that most of the 64,000 licensed weapons in the state had been deposited with the authorities as was required, except those permitted for security and guard duty at vulnerable establishments. However, nothing could be said about unlicenced weapons. He said 12,574 polling booths had been set up in 8,704 buildings in the state. Special booths have also been set up for the weaker section so as to enable them to exercise their franchise fearlessly. |
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Sushma hammers on foreign origin issue Jagadhari, May 5 Addressing an election rally here this morning, Mrs Swaraj asked on what grounds was Mrs Gandhi planning to become the Prime Minister. “Mrs Sonia Gandhi took up Indian citizenship after 16 years of marriage,” she said. “Can Mrs Sonia Gandhi tell the difference between Ekadashi and Puranmashi? One cannot understand life in a village by simply reading a speech written by others,” Mrs Swaraj said. Mrs Swaraj said that in case of trouble at our borders, our youths protect the integrity of our nation. “However, no Italian will come to protect incase of any trouble,” she said. Referring to the affidavit filed by Mrs Sonia Gandhi in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, Mrs Swaraj said that the affidavit shows there is only one house in the name of Mrs Sonia Gandhi. “The house owned by Mrs Sonia Gandhi is in Italy. A person owns a house in a place where the person feels will be suitable after retirement. Clearly, it is not the case with Mrs Sonia Gandhi,” she said. The Union Minister said “in 1984, the Congress had 405 MPs and we had only two MPs. In 1999, the Congress came down to 112 MPs while the BJP went up to 182 MPs”. She said that the Congress would win less than 100 seats. “While Mr Vajpayee is a seasoned politician, Mrs Sonia Gandhi is inexperienced,” she said. Mrs Swaraj, who began campaigning in Haryana today from the Ambala Lok Sabha constituency, said, “the government will be formed with the consent of the people. The government has to answer to the people.” Mrs Swaraj said “Mr Vajpayee observed that development of villages is crucial for making the country a developed nation”, she said. “She stated earlier there were only 536 km of four lane roads but we have undertaken fourlaning of 14846 km of road,” she said. KARNAL: Ms Sushma Swaraj’s canvassing at Karnal in favour of BJP candidate I.D. Swami was four hours late than the scheduled time. Gathering was very thin. She spoke for three to four minutes criticizing Congress president Ms Sonia Gandhi. Ms Sushma Swaraj said there was a wave in favour of the BJP and alliance partners and the NDA would win majority. |
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Lok Janshakti Party to back Cong in Haryana Gurgaon, May 5 Announcing the decision of the party here, the vice-president of the Haryana
unit, Mr Ram Raj Sharma, said that his party would ensure the victory of all Congress nominees in the state. Although there is an alliance between the Congress and the Lok Janshakti Party ,there was sharp differences within the Haryana unit of the party over its support to the
Congress. The state president of the party, Mr Shamsher Singh Malik, and his supporters were firm on not extending support to the Congress.
However, the leadership of the Lok Janshakti Party finally cracked the whip leading to Mr Shamsher Singh quitting the
party, clearing the decks for the organisation’s support to the Congress. |
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BJP president woos Haryana
farmers Sirsa, May 5 Recounting achievements of the NDA in his 25-minute speech Mr Naidu said that the Vajpayee government worked for the farmers and allocated 60 per cent of central budget for this purpose. The BJP leader said that Mrs Gandhi looked to Mr Mulayam Singh, Ms Mayawati, Mr Sharad Pawar for support and now had a pact with Mr Laloo Yadav. Mr Naidu said that it was the achievement of the Vajpayee government that foreign reserves of the nation had increased to $ 108 billion while the Congress pushed the nation under debt. All villages of the country including those in Haryana were being linked with metalled roads. The NDA government has also undertaken linking the rivers for a permanent solution to drought and floods. Mrs Gandhi, Mr Bhajan Lal and Mr Om Prakash Chautala were feeling bad over popularity of the BJP. Criticising Mr Om Prakash Chautala and Mr Bansi Lal the BJP president said that the elections would decide national leadership and not regional leaders. He accepted Chaudhary Devi Lal’s and Chaudhary Charan Singh’s contribution to the welfare of the farmers. He appealed to the people of Sirsa to make Mr Vajpayee the Prime Minister by voting for Mahaveer Parsad. |
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Heat may hit turnout Ambala, May 5 Generally, the voters’ turnout remains low in summers as compared to that in the winter months and it may effect electoral fortunes of some candidates. The candidates have been organising their meetings either in schools or in chopals in villages where people could get some relief from the heat. The harvesting season of wheat crop is over. Even than the attendance in rural meetings is being found low. In urban areas, the political parties put a “shamiana” at the rally site in this season or they prefer to organise it during the evening hours when temperature comes down. During the last fortnight, on the day of filing nomination papers, the BSP and INLD had organised its rallies at Ambala Cantt in afternoon. Both parties had set up big “shamianas” and arranged pedestal fans at the rally site. Even than the party workers were feeling uncomfortable to sit there for long time because of heat. The coolers were put near the chairs of senior party leaders. Congress leaders were lucky in this regard. On May 2, when they organised a rally of Ms Sonia Gandhi at Ambala
Cantt, the weather was cloudy and pleasant and it was one of the reasons that the gathering was more than expected. |
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Jindal for CRPF deployment Kurukshetra, May 5 Mr Jindal pointed out that Mr Abhey Chautala, son of the Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, was also contesting from the same constituency as an Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate and due to his influence, creating terror in the constituency. Mr Jindal alleged that Mr Abhey Chautala’s supporters were indulging in illegal practices and was also violating the model code of conduct by misusing government machinery. |
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Admissions open to
MBA, MCA courses in KU Chandigarh, May 5 While stating this today, a spokesman for the university said the
admission will be made against the All-India Category for MCA Common
Entrance Test (AIMCET) being conducted by the IIT, Roorkee, and the
Management Aptitude Test by the All-India Management Association
(AIMA), New Delhi, respectively. The admissions against the Kashmiri
migrants seats would be made on the basis of merit in the qualifying
examination. He said a candidate seeking admission to the MCA course
should have a Bachelor’s degree of minimum three years’ duration
in any discipline with mathematics at the plus two level or a
Bachelor’s degree of minimum three year’s duration in any
discipline with mathematics as one of the subjects.
He said a candidate seeking admission to the MBA course should
possess a bachelor’s or a post-graduate degree in any discipline
from a recognised university or should have passed an examination
recognised as equivalent thereto by the KUK, the MDU, the GJU and the
CDLU as the case might be, with not less than 50 per cent marks in
aggregate (minimum pass marks in the case of SC and ST candidates) or
passed in the final examination conducted by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India, ICWA or ICSI. |
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Rs 9.18 lakh looted, recovered Jind, May 5 Stating this here today, Mr Manjit Singh Ahlawat, SP, Jind, said Roshan Lal an accountant of a trader in Narwana, had lodged a complaint, saying that while going to Panipat to Narwana, the robbers intercepted his car near Tarkha village, and looted Rs 9.18 lakh. The SP said on receiving information Jind DSP Sahib Ram Nehra and Narwana DSP Kuldeep Singh, along with policemen, reached the spot. Suspecting foul play, they interrogated Ramesh, who admitted his connivance in the crime. He disclosed the names of robbers as Rishipal of Dablain village, Rajesh of Samain village, Sanjay of Bhaloth village and Sunil and Jitender of Ismailpur village. The police arrested the robbers and recovered the money from them. Two pistols and 14
cartridges were also seized from them. A case has been registered against driver of the car and the robbers. In another incident, armed youths shot a resident of the local Krishana colony, Rajesh, in the local Safidon Gate area yesterday evening. Rajesh was rushed to the General Hospital and later referred to the Medical College and Hospital, Rohtak, where he succumbed to injuries. The assailants managed to escape. Old enmity is said to be the reason behind the crime. |
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Rs 60,000 snatched by 2 youths Jind, May 5 Mr Satyawan, after withdrawing money from the local branch of the Oriental Bank of Commerce, was going to his village when two motor cycle-borne youths snatched the money bag from him in Gandhi Nagar near the local Bal Bhavan. Mr Satyawan raised an alarm, but the robbers managed to flee. |
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High Court Chandigarh, May 5 Guddu, who is in prison on rape charges, had thrown a slipper on Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hisar, in 2003 after he was sentenced to life imprisonment on rape charges. The High Court had taken suo motu notice of the incident and finally found him guilty of the offence. The Bench comprising Mr Chief Justice B.K. Roy and Mr Justice Surya Kant has also ordered that in the event of non-payment of the fine amount, the accused would undergo an additional sentence of three months. |
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2 killed in mishap Panipat, May 5 |
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