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Bill for separate Haryana SGPC
to come up “soon”
Admin fails to remove encroachments in twin townships
Checking of nutritional diet bags: Dept ‘fails’ to cooperate with team
Campaign launched against child marriages
Plea to revert status of college
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Docs to be recruited through Mewat Development Board
Rehabilitating orphaned children
Man fleeing with Rs 13 lakh caught
No clue to highway robbery
Students get paper 50 minutes late
Minor girl abducted, raped
Demand to make VC’s selection apolitical
One killed, five injured in clash
Container rams into truck; 5 hurt
Plan to set up 2 herbal parks
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Bill for separate Haryana SGPC
to come up “soon”
Ambala, May 29 They were addressing a meeting of Sikh leaders in the premises of Gurudwara Chote Sahibjade at Dosarka village here today. Mr Jhinda, who is also the president of proposed Haryana SGPC, said that the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had assured them that the bill would be brought in the current session of the Assembly and a separate SGPC would be constituted in the state. The blueprint of the bill was also discussed with them, he added. Later, talking to mediapersons, Mr Jhinda said that the 7 SGPC members of the state, supporting the move of separate SGPC for Haryana would attend the meeting of SGPC at Amritsar being summoned on May 31 by the SGPC chief, Bibi Jagir Kaur on this issue. He said that they would strongly express the sentiments of Sikhs of Haryana in the meeting and would defend the demand of separate SGPC for Haryana. He said that there were 11-members representing Haryana in SGPC and the matter should be decided among the members belong to Haryana. He alleged that Bibi Jagir Kaur was misguiding the Sikhs of Haryana by giving the reference of a 1925 Act. He said that in 1966 the Act was replaced by the Punjab Reorganising Act with the consensus of Union Government and the then Akali leaders. A provision was made in it for the constitution of separate SGPC. Mr Didar Singh Nalwi, general secretary of the proposed Haryana SGPC, said that the Punjab Akali Dal had always treated the Sikhs of the Haryana as their slaves and used them for their political interests. He said that now the Sikhs of the state had decided to oppose the dictatorial attitude of SGPC and Punjab Akali Dal. He alleged that Bibi Jagir Kaur and Mr Badal had been trying to divide the Sikh community of Haryana by issuing false and emotional statements. Referring the statement of Bibi Jagir Kaur that the SGPC would wage a statewide agitation in Haryana if such a parallel committee was created , he said that the Sikhs of Haryana would not lend a hand to her. He alleged that the SGPC had been getting crores of rupees from the various gurudwaras of Haryana but it had not spent even a few lacs for the welfare of Sikh institutions in Haryana. The senior Sikh leaders of the state Surjit Singh Bajwa, Sukhbir Singh Sidhu, Khuspal Singh Batrohan and Jasbir Singh Khalsa were also present in the meeting. |
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Admin fails to remove encroachments in twin townships
Yamunanagar, May 29 Big hoardings have come up at several places in the towns in an unauthorised manner. The hoardings along the roundabout near the Jagadhri bus-stand have created problems for motorists as a number of accidents have been reportedly caused due to them. A visit to various parts of the two towns shows that private business owners and hospital owners have encroached upon roadsides by erecting signboards. Shopkeepers have mounted advertisements of various companies on their shops. Almost all footpaths and corridors in the markets of the towns have been encroached upon by shopkeepers and rehri-phariwalas. And because of the encroachments, the shoppers can not take the benefit of the shade provided by the corridors in the scorching sun these days. Public places in the market along the Railway road and main bazaar of Yamunanagar and Khera bazaar, Pansari bazaar, Bartan bazaar and Devi Bhavan bazaar are being used by shopkeepers to display their goods. There is resentment among residents of the two townships that the administration had done nothing to remove the encroachments. It is to be noted here that none of the markets of the towns have any parking lots and the shoppers are forced to park vehicles on roadsides, creating traffic snarls. The situation in Jagadhri is worse as it is an old unplanned town. Meanwhile, the Executive Officer of Yamunanagar, Mr V.K. Sanghwan, warned that those found encroaching upon public land could be fined between Rs 200 and Rs 2,000. |
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Checking of nutritional diet bags: Dept ‘fails’ to cooperate with team
Karnal, May 29 The team on Saturday rejected the supply of nutritional diet because its quality was not in keeping with the guidelines laid down by the Union Government. However, regarding its quantity, the bags were to be counted on Sunday. But, its work could not be done because of the non-cooperation of the department. The team on Saturday after collecting the samples for testing asked the department through Mrs Rajni Pasricha, Programme Officer of the Integrated Child Development services to have bags arranged for counting. However, by the time the report was filed the work was not completed, revealed Mr Verma. He said that the district administration was considering stern action against the officials who did not comply with the directions of the team. He added that Mr PC Bidan, Director of the Women and Child Development Department was in Karnal on Saturday but he did not visit the godown storing the nutritional diet. He was requested by the district administration direct as well as through the Chief Secretary to visit the godown. As yet, no action was taken against the officials concerned or the contractor/supplier for poor upkeep of the godown and shortcomings detected during physical verification of nutritional diets. |
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Campaign launched against child marriages
Karnal, May 29 The Child Development and Protection Officer (CDPO) on the directions of the District Magistrate had organised a three-day social awareness workshop at Sikligar village that concluded, yesterday. The Uthan Saksharta Samiti had also cooperated in the workshop. As many as five cases of child marriages had come to light in the district in the past couple of months. If with the growing awareness some of the villagers decided to postpone the marriage of their wards till they reach the marriages able age it will be a great achievement on the part of the administration, said Mrs Rajni Pasricha, Programme Officer of the Integrated Child Development Services. Meanwhile, the district administration has warned those providing services for the marriage of minors. Meanwhile, Lakhpat Singh, a resident of Jollikhera village who was arrested by the police for allegedly marrying his five-year daughter to an 11-year old boy but is presently on bail argues that a hype has been created on the issue because actually they are not child marriages but a contract between the two families. The actual marriage takes place after `gona’, the ceremony following which the girl finally goes to the groom’s house, he said. The average `gona’ age in the area is between 17 and 18 years, he added. |
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Plea to revert status of college
Sirsa, May 29 The Hooda government had stripped off the CDLU with all colleges affiliated to it in the five districts but had now decided to attach only one college, while other private colleges of the district will continue to be affiliated to Kurukshetra University (KU) Talking to this correspondent, a number of teachers and students showed their resentment on the issue. Mr Shish Pal Hardoo, general secretary of the Government College Teachers Association urged the state government to revoke the notification immediately. “This is not in the interests of the educationally backward district. The decision will harm the interests of the students of the district, as students have no option but to spend more than thrice on education to study the undergraduate courses in the university,’’ he said. Around 60,000 students are enrolled in the lone college started by late Chief Minister Devi Lal by making it the first college in the state converting from private to government college. The association has planned to urge the Chief Minister to look into the matter again, added the association general secretary. Sources said the college was given a sanction to start seven career-oriented programmes including bachelor degrees in mass communication, tourism management, information management through KU but now the programmes could be marred by the recent decision. “The CDLU is already unable to stand on its own and this would affect the academic environ of the existing college,’’ said a college teacher. Lamenting the decision, students said the government college should retain the previous status. “It is illogical to affiliate only one college with the CDLU, whereas others would enjoy ‘reputed’ degrees of KU,” said a final year student at the local college. |
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Docs to be recruited through Mewat Development Board
Punhana (Mewat), May 29 Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh
Hooda, who inaugurated the 30-bedded PHC here yesterday, took the decision in favour of the recruitment of the doctors through the MDB for the two institutes. The office of the Civil
Surgeon, Gurgaon, had sent a proposal to the Mewat Development Agency, a subordinate body of the MDB, for the
contractual appointment of doctors in the Mandi Khera hospital. The argument given for the proposal was that doctors posted in Mewat get themselves transferred later
on. The reason being that Mewat is one of the most backward areas of Haryana. The
proposal was later sent to the Director, Health Services, Haryana. The idea of appointing the doctors through the MDB was on experimental
basis. The ideal could be expanded for all government hospitals in Mewat depending on the success of the new initiative. Mr
Hooda, when told of the shortage of doctors in the Mandi Khera hospital and the overall shortage of medicos in Mewat hospitals during his visit here, directed that the PHC be also included in the proposal for the appointments through the MDB. |
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Rehabilitating orphaned children
Naraingarh, May 29 Nestled in Morni hills at Bhurewala village, the school is one of its kind in the North. Run under the Swami Rama Foundation Trust, it offers comprehensive education and rehabilitation to orphaned and neglected children from all across India. Most of its inmates are orphans, who lost their parents either in Naxalite violence or in disease and accident. They come from Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. Shortly 20 children from tsunami-affected Tamil Nadu and Andaman will also join the school which runs classes from nursery to Class III on the CBSE pattern. Aesthetically constructed and superbly maintained, it has playgrounds, meditation sections and lush green lawns. But for the traumatic past of its inmates, it has several spirited elements that inspire the children with hope. And this hope is reflected in plenty as you speak with children. “I want to be Baba’s (read Dr Swami’s) driver,” says Krishna, the youngest and the brightest of them all. He insists, “I will never leave the school till Baba is there.” All the children mention Baba fondly, as they share their aspirations. Most girls want to be doctors expect Gian Murthy from UP who wants to be a nurse.
Dr Swami says, “When they came here, they were all starved of food, clothing and love. We gave them everything and never made them feel secondary to anyone. Our trust does not accept used stuff, be it clothes, toys or books. We teach our children everything from scriptures to agriculture, gardening and cleaning. Our philosophy is to make them self reliant and inspire them with a sense of national pride and self dignity.” Also an expert in Himalayan tradition of medicine, Dr Swami is constructing an Ayurvedic herbal research institute, a chronic disease nature care institute, a hi-tech eye hospital and an old age home here. Dr Swami is upgrading the school to Class XII and increasing its space to accommodate 500 neglected children. Promotion of Vedanta is also important to Dr Swami, himself a meditation expert. Ten children are currently pursuing Vedanta studies. Anyone in need of care or relief can contact Dr Swami at 0173-4240310. While the trust is doing all it can to facilitate abandoned children, it is facing problems due to erratic power supply. The request for independent electricity line for the school is yet to be heeded. The school is presently using power from the bio gas plant to run the kitchen that feeds 200 people daily. |
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Man fleeing with Rs 13 lakh caught
Panipat, May 29 However, instead of giving the cash to the person concerned, he fled with the money. The owner of the company reported the matter to the Barnala police, which alerted police of several districts, including those of Haryana. After getting the information, the Panipat police put up several nakas on the National Highway 1. During checking of a Maruti car (PB 19 A 8444) at Samalkha, the stolen cash was recovered and the accused arrested. Jaswant reportedly told the police that he along with his wife and daughter had been going to Delhi, from where they would have fled to some other place. The police allowed his wife and daughter to go. The SP said the police personnel who succeeded in nabbing the accused would be suitably rewarded. |
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No clue to highway robbery
Panipat, May 29 According to sources the Haryana police is in touch with the UP police as the former also suspects that the robbers might have crossed over to the neighbouring state after committing the crime. It had also conducted several raids in the UP areas but failed to arrest the suspects, the sources said. The district police had also questioned some youths of Sanauli Khurd and Jalalpur Pradham villages on Tuesday and Wednesday but reportedly could not get any clue to the robbery. When contacted, the SP Mr Anil Kumar, said while no robber had been arrested so far but the police was heading in the right direction to solve the case. The Samalkha DSP, Mr Pradeep Kumar, said the Panipat police had been in constant touch with the UP police especially with the district police of Muzaffarnagar, bordering Panipat. Meanwhile police sources said Bapoli SHO Rajesh Kumar was transferred after the robbery. It may be recalled that six armed and masked robbers looted several drivers and cleaners of five different vehicles near Jalalpur Pradham village on Tuesday. The robbers also shot at Mohsin, the driver of a truck. The robbers looted Rs 28,000 at gun point from owners of five vechile for about half an hour between 4 a.m. and 4.30 am. The robbers had thrown a eucalyptus tree on the road to stop vechicles. Some of the passersby had informed the police about the robbery who were reportedly sleeping at a petrol station at that time. |
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Students get paper 50 minutes late
Yamunanagar, May 29 The first paper of the class had to be postponed because of a confusion in between the old syllabus and new syllabus, said sources in the university. The faxed question paper was photocopied and the copies were later given to the students. One of the students complained that the photocopy of the question paper was not legible and a computer science teacher had to be called to the centre to help them. The paper was held on May 27. Students complained that they did not get enough time to solve the paper. Dr Ramesh Kumar, Principal, MLN College, claimed the students were given the allocated three hours to attempt the paper. The Controller of Examinations, Kurukshetra University, Dr J.S Kadiyan, when contacted said he was not aware of the incident. |
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Minor girl abducted, raped
Sonepat, May 29
When the parents of the girl arrived, they found the girl missing from the house. Thereafter they started looking for the girl. The news of diappearance of the girl spread like a wild fire. This caused tension in the village. Residents of the village went round the village to trace the girl but the whereabouts were not known. In the meantime, the girl managed to escape from the house of the youth and narrated the story to her parents. Mr Chand Ram, father of the girl, lodged a complaint with the police against a youth, Hargobind of the village, alleging that his daughter was abducted and raped by Hargobind. |
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Demand to make VC’s selection apolitical
Hisar, May 29 The meeting demanded that the appointment of Vice-Chancellor should follow some basic criteria, which should be above politics. The teachers maintained that the reins of the universities should be handed over to persons with a vision, proven academic credentials and capability of providing academic leadership to the universities. It was unanimously felt at the meeting that honest and dedicated academicians be appointed vice-chancellors of the state universities. The teachers asserted that in case of a technical university like the GJU, a person with a relevant specialisation should be chosen the Vice-Chancellor. |
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One killed, five injured in clash
Panipat, May 29 The land dispute was going on between Jogi Ram and Rulia Singh for the past about 25 years and a case was also reportedly pending in the Punjab and Haryana High-Court in this regard. While Jogi Ram was killed, Ramesh, Kuldeep, Zile Singh, Amar Singh and Randhir were injured in the clash. The injured have been admitted to Bhim Sen Sachar civil hospital. Guns, iron rods, sharpedged weapons and hockey sticks were reportedly openly used during the clash. The police was investigating the matter. |
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Container rams into truck; 5 hurt
Sonepat, May 29 According to a report, the injured were identified as Bablu, truck driver of Faridabad, and his two associates, Narain and Bharat, who were sleeping in the truck which was on its way from Faridabad to Karnal and was carrying iron rods. Another two injured persons were identified as Attar Singh, driver of the container, and cleaner Jiwan Singh. |
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Plan to set up 2 herbal parks
Ambala, May 29 |
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