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State again in grip of power crisis
Policeman found murdered
Withdraw order on bulk supplies, HP govt urged
Faulty sewer a health
hazard, say residents
6 Haryana teachers to be honoured today
Geographical mapping of schools
Haryana decision on dearness allowance
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Notorious criminal, accomplice held
Chautala begins tour of Fatehabad
HVP leader joins BJP
Talks on with BJP for poll alliance: HVP
Govt to provide cooked food
in schools
Biotech complex inaugurated
Teachers’
day celebrated
Develop confidence in students, Chautala tells teachers
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State again in grip of power crisis
Panchkula, September 4 Though unscheduled power shutdowns are being imposed for the past several days, scheduled cuts on domestic, non- domestic and industrial consumers in the state will be imposed from the coming week. Officials in Haryana Power Utilities say that though they are overdrawing 20 LUs of power from the Northern Grid (at penal rates by paying Rs 1. 20 crore a day, because of low system frequency), power cuts will be imposed in order to ensure adequate power supply for the standing kharif crop in farmers' fields. Senior officials in Power Utilities say that the hydro power projects in the North—Bhakra, Chamera, Nathpa- Jakhri, and hydel power projects on the Yamuna--are unable to generate power to their full capacity because of decreased inflow of water in the rivers and dams. While the water level in Bhakra is 90 feet less than the normal level at this time of the year, the water inflow in the Yamuna is one- fourth its normal capacity. Officials say that the power demand has gone up to 700 LUs a day because of the last watering required for the kharif crops, and also for the domestic consumers because of the prevailing hot and dry spell. They say that they had projected a demand of 650 LUs in September, and had arranged for almost 640 LUs---120 LUs from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), 75 LUs from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), 55 LUs from National Hydro Power Corporation, eight LUs from Nuclear Power Corporation, 15 LUs from Mallana Hydel Project, 40 LUs from Nathpa- Jakhri Hydel Project, 20 LUs from the Eastern Grid, and 40 LUs through bilateral arrangement with other state electricity boards. Besides this, almost 180 LUs of power is available from the state's own power generation systems, and 95 LUs from Faridabad Gas, after the Government of India directed GAIL to provide extra gas for power generation. However, the state is getting about 10 LUs each less from Bhakra, BBMB and NHPC, besides 3 LUs less power from Mallana Hydel Project in Himachal. Officials say that as against an arrangement of 18 LUs from Chamera, and 80 LUs from Nathpa, the state is getting 4 LUs and 40 LUs, respectively. Officials point out that this year the power demand and supply has been unusually high. As against an average supply of 596 LUs in July, the supply was 25 per cent higher at 735 LUs. In August, the good monsoon ensured that the supply was 3 per cent more than last year, while during September the supply is 650 LUs as compared to an average supply of 615 LUs last year. With the rain gods unwilling to relent during the "filling season" of these water bodies (when the reservoirs are filled for the next year) , the state is likely to face a severe water shortage in the next summer season. With two new units of Tau Devi Lal Thermal Power Project at Panipat likely to be commissioned by the end of December this year, the power generation in the state will improve, and Haryana will be self sufficient to meet the demands. |
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Pilot project to check monkey menace
Nahan, September 4 The Chief Minister also called upon NGOs to come forward to set up cow shelters in the state. He said such institutions would be provided with land for cow shelters. He said such review meetings of development programmes would be held regularly and he would personally ensure that the programmes were implemented. He said stress would be laid on the uplift of the poor and downtrodden. No carelessness would be tolerated in this connection, he added. The Chief Minister said during the Congress regime, the state remained the frontrunner in the implementation of 20-point programmes. He said it was the Congress government in 1975, which started implementation the programmes in the state. Referring to development in Sirmaur district, Mr Virbhadra Singh said the district remained ignored during the previous BJP regime. He said during this year, Rs 29.39 crore were being spent on the construction of roads and bridges out of which Rs 9.14 crore had been spent up to July. He said Rs 9.93 crore were also being spent on the construction of roads and bridges under NABARD in the district. Besides Rs 6.1 crore were being spent on setting up potable water and irrigation facilities. He said Rs 5.84 crore were also being spent in the district under various rural development programmes. During the past 18 months, approval had been given to 399 new industrial units in the district involving an investment of Rs 913 crore. It would provide employment to 16,000 youths. Shri
K.D. Sultanpuri, Chairman, 20-Point Programme, said the programme was being implemented in letter and in sprit. Shri Madan Lal Sharma, Deputy Commissioner, Sirmaur, highlighted development activities undertaken in the district under the programme. |
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Policeman found murdered
Jhajjar, September 4 The horrifying murder of Pradeep Saini, a munshi at the Industrial Area Police post, 7 km from the town on the Gurgaon road, not only stunned the residents of the locality, but also sent shivers down the spine of the district police. The people of the Bhanu Ice Factory street, which divided Ward Nos. 9 and 10 spotted the body early in the morning and informed the police. The face of the deceased was so brutally attacked with sharp-edged weapons and the bricks that even his colleagues could not identify him when a police party led by the SHO, Mr Ram Kumar, went to the spot. The SHO was virtually taken aback when he searched the pocket of the civil-dressed cop and found an identity card in the name of a policeman posted under him. He immediately informed the SP, who rushed DSP Teeka Ram to the spot. The body was brought to the Civil Hospital for postmortem and the police swung into action. The SP, Mr Mohammad
Akil, inspected the spot and called in a mobile forensic laboratory from
Madubhan, which reached here at noon. The police seized a blood-soaked brick used in the crime. The belt in the trouser was snapped, which indicated that a scuffle might have taken place before Pradeep was killed. A one-fourth bottle of liquor was also recovered entangled in between the belly and the trouser, which could be placed by the killers following murdering him, the witnesses gathered on the spot told. Police sources said that well-built Pradeep, hailing from Radadhana village in Sonepat district, was posted with the Crime Branch in Jhajjar before he was transferred to the police post as munshi. The police reportedly identified one of the killers of Pradeep. Police sources said, local boy,
Phona, picked up a quarrel with Pradeep last night at an eatery. Phona and his friends chased the cop and killed him with some sharp-edged weapons. They dumped the body outside the house of Santlal Bansal. They smashed the face with bricks and fled. The police has named Phona in the FIR while his accomplices have not been identified. The police has detained many persons, including owner of the eatery. The accused have absconded. |
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Withdraw order on bulk supplies, HP govt urged
Ambala, September 4 Excise and Taxation Department of the Himachal Pradesh Government has incorporated a condition in the tenders that purchases of bulk supplies of goods shall be made only through depots and dumps of suppliers located in Himachal Pradesh so as to avoid revenue loss to state government in the form of sales tax. The bulk suppliers state that the definition of bulk supply has not been made. “Let them clarify whether bulk starts from a particular figure or officers are free to interpret the meaning of bulk supply. The Himachal government has failed to explain as to how inter-state sales inviting 4 per cent CST result in their revenue loss. People in other state charge four per cent CST as per Government of India rules and deposit it in the government treasury,” they said. They stated they are ready to compensate for the revenue loss in the form of sales tax incurred by the Himachal Pradesh Government, if legally tenable and rules permit. “But we want lifting of trade embargo announced unilaterally,” they stated. The bulk suppliers claimed that the instructions of the government has created confusion in the minds of drawing and disbursing officers of Himachal Pradesh.
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Faulty sewer a health
hazard, say residents
Ambala, September 4 Residents of the sector have alleged that the sewerage was defective and was not in accordance with the technical norms. At present the HUDA authorities are discharging the sewerage water of the sector through a recently constructed drain which is three to four feet above the road level. The drain, constructed on the green belt of the sector, emits foul smell. In the rainy season water accumulates in front of houses. School-going children face a tough time during the rainy season. Mr
R.K. Jain, resident of house No. 88, and a few other residents have taken up this issue with the senior offices of HUDA a number of times but to no avail. Mr Jain said he had constructed his house in the HUDA sector taking it for granted that it would be developed as a clean residential colony but even the basic amenities are not available there. Residents of the sector say the sewer drain should have been constructed underground. When contacted the Estate Officer said the authority was considering the matter and was aware of the problems of the residents of this sector.
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6 Haryana teachers to be honoured today
Chandigarh, September 4 While stating this here yesterday, a spokesman of the Secondary Education Department said that the teachers were
Mr Gopal Krishan, Head Teacher, Government Primary School, Rania in Sirsa district,
Mr Krishan Chander, science teacher at Government High School, Khanpur Khurd, in Sonepat district,
Mr Prem Singh, science teacher at Government Senior Secondary School, Pahari in Bhiwani district,
Mr Rajpal Nain, Sanskrit lecturer, Government Senior Secondary School, Hisar,
Mr Ishwar Chander, Hindi lecturer at Government Senior Secondary School, Chhichhdana in Sonepat district, and
Mrs Prem Lata Rathi, Hindi lecturer at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Model Town, Rohtak. He said that each award would comprise Rs.5000 in cash, a silver medal, a shawl, a certificate and two increments for five years and also extension in service for two years.
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Geographical mapping of schools
Chandigarh,
September 4 The geographical mapping of all schools of Kaithal district has been completed and the mapping of all schools for the remaining 18 districts of the state will be completed within a period of two months. The mapping was being done by the Department of Education of Kurukshetra University. The concept of geographical mapping of the schools in Haryana was conceived with the objective of finding the number of schools that need to be opened in different geographical areas of the state. The project would also help in finding out pockets in the district inhabited by socially disadvantaged section of society for whose children schools would have to be provided under special conditions. Specific proformas have been developed for each category of schools, both government as well as non-government and villages as well as wards of the urban areas. |
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Haryana decision on dearness allowance
Chandigarh, September 4 While stating this here today, a spokesman of Higher Education Department said that it would be shown distinctly as the dearness pay which would be counted for payment of allowances and contribution towards contributory Provident Fund. |
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Notorious criminal, accomplice held
Hisar, September 4 Stating this here today, Mr Attar Singh Ahlawat, SP, said they were arrested by the Barwala police near Nahla-Pabra village. Five kg of opium was seized from their possession, he added. Hatti belongs to Baas Badshahpur village while Satbir belongs to Siwani Bolan village. Mr Ahlawat said Hatti entered the crime world to avenge the murder of his uncle. Several cases of murder and looting have also been registered against his accomplice Satbir, he added. Meanwhile, an unidentified youth was crushed to death under a train near the Jindal Strips railway crossing here today. The body has been sent to the local Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination. |
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Chautala begins tour of Fatehabad
Fatehabad, September 4 The Chief Minister interacted with the villagers in their Bagri dialect instead of resorting to routine speeches. After enquiring about the welfare of the villagers and condition of their crops and cattle, Mr Chautala asked them whether the authorities had been providing proper amenities to them. He asked about the condition of water supply, school building and other basic amenities. People complained about irregular supply of power and drinking water. The Chief Minister told senior officers of the DHBVN and Public Health to redress the grievances of villagers immediately. Mr Chautala said his government had taken various steps for the welfare of villagers. |
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HVP leader joins BJP
Rohtak, September 4 He announced his decision to join the BJP at a press conference here. He said regional parties had become irrelevant in the current political scenario in the country. Therefore, he had decided to join the BJP since he felt he could serve his people better. Mr Dhanda said there was no question of his joining the Congress since he had always been opposed to it from the beginning. Mr Dhanda has represented the Pai Assembly constituency twice. He became a minister in the Devi Lal Cabinet in 1987. After that he joined the HVP. |
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Talks on with BJP for poll alliance: HVP
Panipat, September 4 Mr Surendra Singh said that talks with the BJP high command were on for forging an alliance for the forthcoming Assembly elections. The HVP would welcome any political party except the Congress and the INLD for an alliance, he added. He claimed that INLD president and Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala was also trying to forge an alliance with the BJP but he would not succeed in his efforts. In reply to a question, he said that the HVP would not be affected by deserters. He said that the INLD would be thrown out of power in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Speaking at different public gatherings at villages Jhatipur, Kurad and Chandoli, he criticised both the Congress and the ruling INLD for their stand on the SYL issue. |
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Govt to provide cooked food
in schools
Chandigarh, September 4 While stating this here today an official release said that the Chief Secretary, in a communication addressed to all heads of the departments, Commissioners of the four divisions, Registrar, Punjab and Haryana High Court, and all Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional
Officers (Civil), had directed that all officers of the Indian Administrative Service and Haryana Civil Service posted at the headquarters and field officers under their control should make surprise checks at all primary schools during their visit to the field to ensure regular supply of good quality foodgrains as well as cooked food as mid-day meals. The surprise checks would be made during all teaching days and the monitoring reports would have to be submitted to the Director, Primary Education. The field officers who would make surprise checks would be from the Departments of Education, Panchayat, Urban Development, Food and Supplies, Women and Child Development, Social Welfare, Deputy Commissioners, Additional Deputy Commissioners, Sub Divisional Magistrates, City
Magistrates.
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Biotech complex inaugurated
Panipat, September 4 Later, the Financial Commissioner also gave away prizes to students who had performed well in education and sports. The outstanding students included Naveen Narang, Mani Hira, Sumit Taneja, Vikas Dureja, Priyanka Dalal, Disha Chaabra, Jitendra, Manu Tiwari, Naveen, Gopal Chaudhury, Deepak Malik, Ravindra, Samar, Ankit Paliwal, Ankit Malhotra, Omkar Singh, Praveen, Ahishek, Prabhjot and Arpan. The Chairman of the college, Mr Vijay Gupta, announced financial help for the students, who got first and second positions in the university and the college. The members of the managing committee, Mr B.L. Dhupar, Mr M.L. Gupta, Mr D.V. Gupta and Mr Bhushan Gupta were also present on the occasion. Earlier, the students presented a colourful cultural programme. |
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Teachers’
day celebrated
Ambala, September 4 A fancy dress competition was organised on
this occasion in which Ankit of Wisdom House, Viksit Kohli of Strength
House and Devinder of Glory House were declared first, second and third,
respectively. Similar functions were organised at Dayanand Public
School, DAV Public School, Ambala City, SA Jain Model Public School,
Ambala City and Sarswati Open School, Ambala Cantonment. College
toppers Students of DAV College, Ambala City have bagged top positions
in MA English. Ms Jyoti Sekhri topped Kurukshetra University with 630
marks out of 1000 followed by Kirti who achieved 626 marks. Geeta
secured 616, Jyoti Gulati 611 and Parbhjot 600 marks. The Principal Dr
K.L. Gomber said the credit go to hardworking students and the team of
the faculty.
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Develop confidence in students, Chautala tells teachers
Chandigarh, September 4 In a message issued on the eve of Teacher’s Day, which is celebrated to mark the birthday of former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the Chief Minister said the Haryana Government had introduced a new education policy to improve the quality of education. While reiterating his commitment to uphold the dignity of the teaching community, the Chief Minister said the government had already doubled the amount of state teachers’ award. He also urged teachers to further improve the standard of education in the state. |
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Chander Mohan hails release of hostages
Chandigarh, September 4 The MLA congratulated Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahmed for efficient crisis management and said that he had made the country proud. He said the hostage crisis was handled in a manner which was dramatically different from the previous Vajpayee-led government’s tactics at the time of hijacking of Indian Airlines plane from Kathmandu. |
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3 held on murder charge
Sonepat, September 4 According to a report, the trio reportedly demanded Rs 20 lakh as ransom amount from Mr Jaswinder Singh after his son was kidnapped from the house at Tarn Taran. When they failed to get the money, they strangulated the chief. |
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Youth shot in Jhajjar
Jhajjar, September 4 The deceased has been identified as Narender, son of Mehar Singh of Gadoli village in Gurgaon. He had come to meet her sister here. As Narender entered into the house of Mahavir Singh, the assailants barged in the room and shot two fires at him. He died on the spot. The police registered a case saying that the incident was result of an old family dispute.
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Entrance test results declared
Chandigarh, September 4 While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Secondary Education Department said that the result was provisional and subject to verification of original certificates and fulfilment of eligibility conditions prescribed by the department.
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Chautala inaugurates power station Sirsa, September 4 He said the state had also improved in the power distribution sector as it had pumped in Rs 655 crore and built 99 new sub-stations while other 293 old sub-stations had also been upgraded.
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