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Estimate panel chief “getting” threatening calls
Special children show skills
Rs 1.59 crore sanctioned for development works
New MC president takes oath
Birender Singh justifies proposal on HC
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Former OSDAV students rally behind management
270 boxes of wine seized
US varsity to have centre in Gurgaon
Depot holder booked for cheating
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Estimate panel chief “getting” threatening calls
Fatehabad, December 3 Mr Dalal, who is Chairman of the Estimate Committee of the state Assembly, was talking to mediapersons in the local PWD Rest House today. He said during the review of the working of various government departments, the committee detected that ‘sheesham’ trees worth Rs 30 crore had been felled at Sirsa during the Chautala regime. He said the former Chief Minister held the forest portfolio during that period. He alleged that the timber from the felled trees was used by the Chautala clan in the constructions done by them during their regime. The Estimate Committee, he said, decided to inquire the matter further and for that purpose he and other members of the committee — Mr Anand Singh Dangi, Mr Habibul Rehman, Ms Prasanni Devi, Dr Sita Ram, Ms Sharda Rathore, Mr Jai Singh Rana and Mr Ram Kishan were to reach Sirsa today. He said when he was on his way to Sirsa from Palwal, he received two threatening messages from a mobile number 9812226807. He said the person who sent the messages used threatening language and asked him to go back. He said he also sent a reply to the person and told him that he was coming to Sirsa come what may. Mr Dalal said the Estimate Committee had so far checked the records of 22 government departments and found big irregularities in the working of the these departments during the Chautala regime. He said though the Congress government did not believe in political witchhunt, but it would bring before the people all irregularities committed by the INLD government. |
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Special children show skills
Fatehabad, December 3 Mr Yogesh Mehta, SDM, was the chief guest. Speaking on this occasion, Mr Mehta said special children need the help of society for their rehabilitation. He said mental retardation was a problem that could occur to anyone’s child. He said mental disability could not be cured but the children suffering from this problem could be trained to perform their daily chores themselves without being burden on the other family members. He lauded the role of management of the institute for working selflessly for a noble cause. Children performed various cultural items. A deaf and dumb girl performed a dance on the signals of her trainer. Another child recited a poem. Ms Usha Dahiya, president of the management committee of the institute, thanked the guests. REWARI: Disabled men, women and children from various parts of the district participated in a function organised under the auspices of the District Red Cross Society to mark the International Disabled Day at the Community Hall here on Saturday. The Deputy Commissioner-cum-chairman of the District Red Cross Society, Mr Mahender Kumar, distributed tricycles and wheelchairs to 91 disabled persons, hearing aids to 264, artificial limbs to 71 and sewing machines to 18 poor and destitute women. Besides he also gave a financial assistance of Rs 500 each to all disabled children who presented a colourful cultural programme on the occasion. |
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Rs 1.59 crore sanctioned for development works
Sonepat, December 3 Disclosing this, Ms Neerja Shekhar, Deputy Commissioner, told mediapersons here today that the amount would be spent on the pavement of streets, construction and repair of chaupals and schools in the district. She said Rs 22.15 lakh would be spent for carrying out development works in Sonepat block, Rs 22.10 lakh in Ganaur block, and Rs 22.15 lakh in Rai block. She said the state government had sanctioned Rs 16.65 lakh for 21 development works in Kharkhauda block, Rs 16.20 lakh in Gohana block for 22 development works, Rs 12.25 lakh in Mundlana block for 18 development works and Rs 10.50 lakh in Kathura block for 13 development works. She said while the Sonepat Municipal Council would spend Rs 19.05 lakh on 17 development works, the Ganaur Municipal Committee Rs 5 lakh on one development work. The Gohana Municipal Committee would spend Rs 7 lakh on five development works whereas the Kharkhauda Municipal Committee would spend Rs 5.90 lakh on four development works.
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New MC president takes oath
Ambala, December 3 Ms Shakti Rani Sharma wife of Excise and Taxation Minister of Haryana, the Deputy Commissioner, Ambala, Mr J.P. Kaushik, the SDM, Mr Mukesh Ahuja, The Executive Officer of the council, Mr S.K. Goyal, and a large number of Congress leaders and councillors were present on the occasion. Talking to mediapersons, Mr Sasan said sanitation and repairs of road would be his first priority. He said a large number of saplings would be planted in the city. He added that dairies in the city would be shifted to nearby villages to make the city neat and clean. When asked whether he would order an inquiry against former MC president and a few municipal councillors, against whom several allegations of irregularities had been levelled by some councillors, he said he would look into it if any specific complaint was brought before him. Mr Kaushik said the district administration would extend support to the council to solve local problems. Replying to a question, he said a parking place would be built near the bus stand to ease traffic. |
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Birender Singh justifies proposal on HC
Chandigarh, December 3 Talking to TNS, the Finance Minister said Chandigarh was kept out of the jurisdiction of the proposed high court because it would have raised inter-state issues between Punjab and Haryana. As a result, the proposal for a separate high court would get mired in controversy. In 2002, the Om Prakash Chautala-led state government had passed a resolution in the Assembly proposing a separate high court for the state with its jurisdiction covering Chandigarh as well. According to Mr Birender Singh, the resolution passed in the previous Assembly had more to do with politics than with a genuine effort for setting up a separate high court in Haryana. The proposal for a separate high court adopted by the state Cabinet here on November 23 had confined its jurisdiction to Haryana only so that inter-state issues were not raked up by the proposal.
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Former OSDAV students rally behind management
Kaithal, December 3 The members of the association, at a meeting held here today, asked the sangh to desist from aggravating the situation which was caused by the unnecessary negative approach adopted by some non-teaching employees. The students later handed over a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and the SP urging them to check the sangh from meddling in the school affairs. The non-teaching employees went on a strike about three weeks ago when the school management sacked Surjit Singh, an employee who was allegedly involved in eve-teasing of a school students, along with another employee, Rajesh Kumar. The parents of the girl students had made a written complaint to the school Principal. Following action taken by the school management against the erring employees, non-teaching employees went on a strike and tried to pressure the management to withdraw its action. |
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270 boxes of wine seized
Sonepat, December 3 He further disclosed that the officials also impounded seven trucks carrying a variety of goods without the payment of sales tax. The officials imposed a fine of Rs 1.53 lakh on the erring traders. He disclosed that a similar campaign will be launched at
Ganaur, Kharkhauda and Gohana towns. |
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US varsity to have centre in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, December 3 Talking to mediapersons here, Prof Mehta said the site would be set up by the NDSU in collaboration with the AIT. The NDSU was one of the foreign universities with which the AIT had collaboration for “twinning programme” — a form of education in which foreign universities would recognise the degrees and diplomas awarded by the AIT. The students enrolled for courses in the AIT would do a part of their studies here and another in foreign countries having the universities with which the AIT had tie-ups.
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Depot holder booked for cheating
Karnal, December 3 A police spokesman said here today that a CSO had received several complaints from consumers that the depot holder was selling them different commodities in less quantity at the higher rates. Following which the CSO forwarded the complaints to the police for lodging an FIR against the depot holder, the spokesman added. An FIR under the Essential Commodities Act was filed against the depot holder at the Indri police station, he added.
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NGO seeks simpler land laws
Ambala, December 3 It was demanded in the meeting that the vexed problem of ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) in the Ambala Sadar area should be immediately solved. Mr Hira Lal Yadav said it was unfortunate that when a person buys a building in the Ambala Sadar area, the registry takes place on the basis of collector rate but the ownership of the person was of the super-structure and not of the land. Mr Yadav said when a building owner wanted to sell the building, the owner had to take NOC from the government. He said there was considerable delay in getting NOC and it caused inconvenience. He demanded that the process of ownership of building should be simplified in the Ambala Sadar area. |
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2 killed in roof collapse
Ambala, December 3 Krishan Kumar and his daughter, Sukhwinder Kaur (11), were killed while his wife, Darshani Devi, sustained injuries in the incident. The house was an old construction. Darshani Devi was admitted to the Civil Hospital, Ambala City. |
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Bid to rob ex-MP’s wife
Ambala, December 3 Mrs Kataria, wife of former BJP MP Ratan Lal Kataria, was standing outside her house in Arya Nagar when a youth approached her and asked her for direction to a house. Even before she could understand, the youth tried to snatch her chain and the chain fell on the ground.
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