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Haryana Speaker to hear 2 MLAs on June 11 Haryana Governor meets Kalam, PM Nehra wants
Chautala to resign Carving
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Doctors protest against
Hansi firing incident Posts of teacher lying vacant Chautala visits villages, hears grievances CM accepts demand on thalassaemia Roads in bad shape Forest labourers hold protest
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Haryana Speaker to hear 2 MLAs on June 11 Chandigarh, June 4 Mr Jasbir Singh Mallour, MLA from the ruling Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), had on December 31 moved separate petitions against Mr Karan Singh Dalal and Mr Jagjit Singh Sangwan under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India and Rules 6 and 8(1) and (b) of the Haryana Legislative Assembly (Disqualification of Members on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1986. Mr Dalal, who won the elections from Palwal as a representative of the Republican Party of India (RPI), wrote in his reply submitted before the Speaker today that Mr Mallour had moved the petition at the behest of Chief Minister and INLD President Om Prakash Chautala. He added that the petitions against him and another opposition MLA had been moved with a view to depriving them of casting their votes at the time of Rajya Sabha elections, thus paving the way for the INLD to bag both seats falling vacant in the state. He also added that before joining the Congress, he completed all formalities and even the Election Commission of India had recognised the Haryana Republican Party floated by him after breaking away from the Republican Party of India. Later, the Haryana Republican Party, of which he was the only MLA, merged with the Congress, Mr Dalal wrote in his reply. Though today was the last date for filing replies, Mr Sangwan, who was the lone MLA of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the state before he joined the Congress, did not respond to the notice sent to him by the Speaker, Assembly sources said.
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Haryana Governor meets Kalam, PM Chandigarh, June 4 Babu Parmanand met President APJ Abdul Kalam on Wednesday and talked to him for 50 minutes about the situation prevailing in the state. The following day he had a meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, which lasted about half an hour. Babu Parmanand’s meetings with the President and the Prime Minister are also being seen as a sign that his acrimonious relationship with Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala may save the day for him and he may not be asked to step down by the Congress-led Centre despite the controversy over his speech delivered at the time of LS elections. The Governor had allegedly delivered a speech eulogising Mr A. B. Vajpayee which found its way into the media following which President Kalam sought a clarification from the Union Home Ministry .
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Nehra wants
Chautala to resign Sirsa, June 4 The Congress leader said that instead of providing free water and power to the farmers their tariff was raised. Inspite of the hike power and water supply has not improved. Mr Nehra also alleged that the canals were dry and scarcity of irrigation water was causing resentment among farmers. |
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Carving
out plots illegally KARNAL: Many
property dealers have taken to plotting layouts near the national
highway here without approval from the Municipal Council, HUDA or the
Town and Country Planning Department. HUDA has also developed sectors on either side of the highway. The NH which once appeared far to residents of the old city is now considered closer than ever. Emphasis today is more on the new areas developed by HUDA beyond the NH. Phusgarh, once a village adjoining Sector 6, is almost a township now the residents of which commute to the city everyday. Some property owners have taken to plotting layouts even on Kunjpura, Moonak, Phusgarh and Indri roads without seeking approval from the authorities concerned. The rise in land prices has been phenomenal over the past two decades. Five acres of land on Kunjpura road which fetched Rs 20 lakh in 1990 was worth over Rs 2 crore now. Many schools have come up on the other side of the NH, including Convent School, Tagore School, besides a flying club often used by the VVIPs as an airport. Many private hospitals and markets have also come up to cater to the needs of people. If the prices have shot up manifold in the past 15 to 20 years, the availability of land has also come down correspondingly in the vicinity of the old city. Only a few acres of vacant land exists within the city limits but its high price is a deterrent for the common man. “The net realisation from an acre is about 10.5 grounds (one ground = 2,400 sqft) after providing space for statutory and public utilities. At Rs 30 lakh to Rs 60 lakh an acre, what’ll be the selling price?” questioned a property dealer. Property dealers and those in the real estate business say that there are many hurdles posed by either HUDA or the Town and Country Planning Department to get a colony approved. While land has become dearer within the municipal limits of the town, it is an investment-oriented exercise on the outskirts as the market is looking up there. However, various colonies developed by private colonisers on Kundpura, Moonak and Phusgarh roads lack basic amenities like potable tap water, roads and even sewerage and drainage. |
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Enraged refinery workers set 4 vehicles on fire Panipat, June 4 Hundreds of personnel of police and the Central Industrial Security Force were deployed at the site to control the situation. The police also resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse the mob. The incident took place around 10 a.m. when labourer Nishan Singh and four others were beaten up by some persons. These persons were allegedly hired by the site in charge of Rhizome Private Engineering Company a company entrusted with the task of executing the expansion project. The company is owned by the son of a former MP from Uttar Pradesh. The Panipat Refinery expansion project is a demand-driven project to double the refinery’s capacity from 6 to 12 million tonnes per annum. As the news that some miscreants had beaten up five labourers spread about 3,000 labourers working for different companies involved in the project gathered outside the private company’s office and demanded the release of labourers who had been detained there. However, the miscreants threatened the labourers with dire consequences. A mob of labourers then burnt a Tata Safari belonging to the site in charge of company, Mr Mahavir, and a car of the miscreants which was parked outside the office. A scooter and a water tanker were also burnt. They also damaged a Crane of the company and locked the site in charge and 10 miscreants in the office. Several senior officials, including the Executive Director of the refinery, Mr Rohit Bhardwaj, the SDM, Panipat, Mr Satpal Singh, and two DSPs, Mr O.P. Narwal and Mr Badan Singh, reached the spot and tried to mollify the labourers. The labourers agreed to release the site in charge and the miscreants after two hours of negotiations. The situation was brought under control around 1.30 p.m., when all miscreants were beaten up one by one by the police in front of the labourers. Later, the police took the miscreants and the site in charge into custody. Nishan Singh, who was assaulted by miscreants said the incident took place in the morning when he met the site in charge. “As I was unwell, I asked the site in charge, Mr Mahavir, to pay my dues. But he refused and called some miscreants who beat me up mercilessly. Four other labourers who supported my claim were also beaten up,” he said. Miscreants play a major role here in the affairs here as labourers are not given minimum wages as promised by the contractor. They are getting only Rs 60 to 65 per day, instead of the promised Rs 83 per day, ” he added. Security Lapses:
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Doctors protest against
Hansi firing incident Hisar, June 4 On a call given by the Haryana unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), a large number of private doctors assembled near Ambedkar Chowk and later took out a silent procession in the main bazars of Hansi town. Later a memorandum was submitted to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) by the association, demanding immediate arrest of culprits involved in the incident. Meanwhile, all private hospitals, nursing homes, trust hospitals, clinics, laboratories and ultrasound centres in Hisar district remained closed today in protest against the Hansi incident. YAMUNANAGAR: On a call given by the Indian Medical Association (Haryana), doctors at Yamunanagar and Jagadhri observed a complete strike today. Mr Raj Kumar Garg, president, Indian Medical Association (Jagadhri-Jamunanagar), along with other members, gave a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar, in which they expressed their concern over the unprovoked firing on one doctor, Dr Ashok Singhal, at Hansi. They further expressed their resentment at the lathi-charge on the peacefully agitating doctors and citizens of Hansi, who were demonstrating against the incident. Dr Garg said arrangements should be made so that such incidents are not repeated so that doctors may work in peace and serve the ailing humanity. SIRSA: The Sirsa unit of the IMA observed a strike today. All nursing homes remained closed and medical services were suspended in protest against the assault by some unidentified persons on a medical practitioner of Hansi, Dr Ashok Singhal. A memorandum, addressed to the Chief Minister, was handed over to the Deputy Commissioner by a delegation of the local IMA. In the memorandum, the doctors demanded immediate arrest of the culprits. |
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Posts of teacher lying vacant Yamunanagar, June 4 In primary schools, there is a
sanctioned strength of 1,504 teachers, while 356 posts are lying vacant. For 492 primary schools, there is a sanctioned strength of 1,076 JBT teachers and 428 head teachers whereas 324 posts of JBT teacher are lying vacant. There are 139 upper primary schools in the district, where 182 posts of teacher are lying vacant. In upper primary schools, the vacant posts include science teachers 29, music four, DPF 17, maths 16, social science 70, PTI five, Punjabi two, drawing 23. The vacant posts are not only in farflung areas but also in cities. The government assurance for computer education to all has also become a mockery as in many schools this facility is not being provided. Even the building of many schools is in a dilapidated condition. As per the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan, Rs 3 crore has been earmarked for each district for the construction of school buildings and repair. In Yamunanagar, Rs 521 lakh, Jagadhri 52 lakh Chhachhrauli Rs 73 lakh, Radaur Rs 43 lakh and Sadaura Rs 78 lakh would be spent on the school building. According to official sources, the civil works on the school would be completed shortly, as 87 additional classrooms, 30 new primary schools buildings and 40 new upper primary school buildings are under construction. |
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Chautala visits villages, hears grievances Panipat, June 4 Mr Chautala yesterday visited the various villages in the Panipat and Noltha Assembly segments and listened to people’s grievances. He announced Rs 10 crore for the development like education in rural areas and installation of tubewells in the region. In Israna town, Mr Chautala interacted with the party workers and panchayats. He learnt that the money sanctioned to panchayats for development works was not rightly utilised because of which people voted against the INLD. He inaugurated 33 KV sub-station at Israna. Mr Chautala claimed the state to become self sufficient in electricity after the completion of the sixth and seventh unit of each 250 MW at the Tau Devi Lala Thermal Power Station.
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CM accepts demand on thalassaemia Chandigarh, June 4 The Thalassaemic
Children Welfare Association, which is affiliated to the Federation of
Indian Thalassaemics, New Delhi, and Thalassaemia International
Federation-Nicosia, Cyprus, had urged the Chief Minister that since no
treatment was available in the country for the disease, it should be
included in the list of chronic diseases. The decision to include
thalassaemia in the list of chronic diseases would benefit the
employees of the state government and their dependents in getting
remedial measures for the disease. |
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Roads in bad shape Kaithal, June 4 The roads from Pehowa Chowk to the Model Town area here and Pehowa Chowk to the local municipal council office are in bad shape. These roads were dug by the Public Health Department to lay water pipelines for a canal-based water supply scheme and have not been repaired as yet. Park Road, which was repaired by the municipal council in January, was dug up by the Public Health Department in May and is in a poor condition. Due to the bad condition of the roads, drivers at times move on the wrong side to avoid potholes, resulting in frequent traffic jams. The loose soil on these roads causes a lot of dust pollution. The residents have demanded that repair work on these roads should be carried out on a war footing before the onset of the rains. |
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Forest
labourers hold protest Sirsa, June 4 In the 11-point memorandum, the union has appealed to the government to regularise labourers as per the policy adopted by the government in 1993 and 2003. Union general secretary Krishan Lal criticised the state government policy and debunked the announcement of the Chief Minister of providing 50,000 jobs when already-employed were being retrenched. Terming the retrenchment of those who had been working for the past 25 years as unjustified and inhuman, he demanded immediate redressal of their problems. They would be forced to intensify their agitation otherwise, he added. |
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Murder case: 3 jailed for life Karnal, June 4 Additional District and Sessions Judge Darshan Singh sentenced the three to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 5,000 each. |
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