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Bahadurgarh set to get Metro train
First IMT in PPP mode planned
Harassed by in-laws, police: Woman sits on fast
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Prez inaugurates Surajkund Mela
Surajkund (Faridabad), February 2 President Pranab Mukherjee today lauded Haryana for its ‘innovation’ in the field of tourism and referred to its success with road tourism in this regard. Mukherjee, who was speaking at a function after inaugurating the 27the Surajund International Crafts Mela, said Haryana pioneered in road tourism and others states had followed it in the field.
Rewari police arrests rape accused after two months
3 rape accused sent to police custody
Haryana’S shame
Dowry death: Husband, in-laws arrested
Runaway couple consumes poison
Former Cong minister joins Chautalas
Buses to get contract carriage permits
Villager dies of swine flu
Residents demand Dudana village’s inclusion in Kaithal
Principal defends his appointment
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Bahadurgarh set to get Metro train
Bahadurgarh, February 2 The project, which would cover seven stations and a distance of 11.182 km, is expected to be completed by March 2016, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,991 crore. Of this, the state government will contribute Rs 787.96 crore. Kamal Nath said it was needed to connect this side of Haryana with Delhi through Metro rail and it would drastically reduce the travel time between Bahadurgarh and Delhi. Lauding the role of Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda in bringing this project to Haryana, the Union Minister said it would expedite the pace of development in the state. The Chief Minister thanked the Union Minister for sanctioning the project and said the Metro rail link would prove to be a milestone in the development of Bahadurgarh. “We have a map for development of this town which will put it on a par with Gurgaon in the coming 5 to 7 years,” he added. Earlier, Rohtak MP Deepender Singh Hooda said it took three years to get the project through as the authorities concerned in Delhi were reluctant for extension of Metro rail beyond Mundka, saying that it was sparsely populated. He said now the target was to get the Metro rail link extended to Asauda, where Metro station and bus stand would be at the same place. “We will also try to get electric train approved between Bahadurgah and Delhi within this month,” Deepender said, adding that while Rewari was connected to Rohtak via Jhajjar by laying a new rail line, three new rail lines were being laid in Haryana. Later, the Chief Minister also laid the foundations of 11 new developmental projects and inaugurated nine projects costing about Rs 2,250 crore in Bahadurgarh today. About 22 km from Sonepat and 10 km from Gohana, the proposed industrial estate is located on the Sonepat-Gohana Road on one side and Right Of Way (ROW) of the Sonepat-Jind Railway line on the other side. Focus on your case, CM tells Chautalas
Visibly elated at the massive gathering at the public meeting called to mark the stone-laying ceremony of the Metro rail project here, the Chief Minister launched a scathing attack on his political opponents, the Chautalas. The Chief Minister said he believed in politics of development and not of vendetta, as was being alleged by INLD leaders. Without naming anybody in particular but obviously referring to former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his sons Ajay and Abhey, Hooda advised them to quit propaganda politics and concentrate on their legal
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First IMT in PPP mode planned
Chandigarh, February 2 Sources said the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) had decided to develop an Industrial Model Township (IMT) in Lath-Bidhal on the Sonepat-Gohana Road in PPP mode. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had announced the setting up of an industrial estate with an area of 250-300 acres in Gohana in June 2008. The HSIIDC scouted various sites in and around Gohana before zeroing in on a site on the Gohana-Sonepat Road in revenue estates of Lath-Bidhal due to availability of canal water, good road connectivity and less fertile land. Sources said while Section 4 notice was issued in mid-January this year for 3,400 acres of land, residents of adjoining Katwal village, too, are keen that the industrial estate be expanded and extended to include their land as well. This is primarily due to the remuneration being offered to those in the revenue estates of Ladh and Bidhal as also on account of low productivity in the area. Sources in the HSIIDC said they were hopeful of roping in a private party to develop the industrial estate in about six months. “Since the resources needed to develop an industrial estate are immense, we decided to adopt the PPP mode in this sector as well. While the modalities are still being worked out, the private party will develop the area in which HSIIDC will have a share,” an official said. Sources said the top brass was of the opinion that developing an industrial estate on the PPP model would not only supplement the efforts of the HSIIDC in mobilisation of resources, funds and development but would at the same time, also work as a healthy competition to the HSIIDC. Sources in the government said the site had been identified considering the lower fertility of the land and the dire necessity to generate more employment opportunities in backward areas by developing more industrial infrastructure. |
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Harassed by in-laws, police: Woman sits on fast
Fatehabad, February 2 Accusing the police of being hand in glove with her in-laws, Nidhi alleged that the police had been pressuring her to withdraw her complaint ever since her husband and his parents tried to kill her by giving poison laced tea. She alleged that while no action had been taken on her complaint about the attempt on her life, the police arrested her and her two uncles by implicating them in a false case at the instance of her in-laws. NIdhi was married to a trader at Bhattu Kalan in June last year. Last month, the woman was hospitalised and she alleged that her in-laws had made an attempt on her life by offering her tea mixed with poisonous substance. On her complaint, the police had booked her husband Suresh, father-in-law Mohan Lal and mother-in-law Angoori Devi under various sections of the IPC. A day later, when she returned to her home in Bhattu, she was allegedly taken to the Bhattu police station, where, she alleged, she was undressed
for frisking. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikas Dhankhar had later transferred SHO Jagdish Kumar, on whose orders Nidhi was stripped for frisking, because her in-laws suspected that she might be carrying some poison to implicate them by committing suicide. On January 24, Nidhi, whose father had died sometime back, sat on a dharna with her uncles Rajinder and Ajay outside her husband’s shop demanding a place to live in the house and monthly maintenance allowance for her survival. However, the police booked Nidhi and her uncles on the complaint of her in-laws and they were charged under sections 323 (assault), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 294 (obscene act) of the IPC. On January 26, the police arrested Nidhi and her uncles in the evening and put them in a lockup, where, she alleged, her uncles were brutally beaten up for “tarnishing the image of the police.” Next day, they were produced before a court, where they were released on bail. Sitting on an indefinite fast, Nidhi said the police would be responsible if anything happened to her. She has demanded proper case against her in-laws, quashing of FIR against her and restoration of her rightful place in her marital home with monthly maintenance money. Bhattu SHO Kuldeep Singh, however, maintained that the police was acting in a fair manner. He maintained that the woman’s in-laws had already been booked and the police was in the process of filing a challan against them. |
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Prez inaugurates Surajkund Mela
Surajkund (Faridabad), February 2 Incidentally, the fortnightly mela was kicked off yesterday. He appreciated Haryana for successfully hosting the mela in collaboration with various Union ministries. The event started as a modest affair in 1987 on a three-acre land, but has now assumed international stature. There were 10 lakh visitors at the last year’s mela and the footfalls are expected to be higher this year. Last year, 12 foreign countries took part in the mela, but this year, 20 foreign countries are taking part. Mukherjee came here by road as his chopper could not take off from Delhi due to fog. Consequently, he arrived late, but expressed his apology. He said he was late due to a reason on "which he had no control". He said, “The mela showcases varied culture of the country and its traditional arts and handicrafts.” Tourists from abroad get a glimpse of the country’s civilisation and cultural heritage, he added. Also, the event contributes in saving country’s traditional arts and crafts, he added. He stressed on the need to nurture the handicrafts of the country, including providing markets for the goods. He said although its growth had increased due to government’s intervention, more needed to be done to increase its presence in the export market. Cultural troupes from Karnataka, which is the theme state at the mela, presented a folk dance at the function. Padama Shri awardee and Rajya Sabha MP Dr B Jayashree, who is from the state, was part of the troupe. She sang a folk song. Also, a dance troupe from Tajikstan presented a cultural show. Welcoming Mukherjee, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the mela had promoted rural crafts. It helpsed the new generation to know about country’s heritage. Around 800 artisans and weavers from various states of the country and Africa, Eurasia and SARRC were participating in the mela, said Hooda. |
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Public hanging of rape accused sought
Sirsa, February 2 Members of the Chaura Bazar Association, Bharat Vikas Parishad, Sewa Bharti, and some other organisations took out a candle march and raised slogans against the government for its failure to provide security to women. Carrying placards demanding capital punishment for the rapists and provision of safe environment for girls, the demonstrators submitted a memorandum to SDM Subhash Sheoran. Meanwhile, Advocate Ravinder Monga, a senior lawyer of the district court in Sirsa, alleged that it is one of the most loathsome crime in the girl was subjected to sexual assault, brutalised and then thrown in a sewage pond, has failed to attract government’s attention because in happened at a little known corner of the country. “While the media attention and public outcry against the Delhi gang rape victim was a welcome sign, the Dabwali girl’s story is even more tragic and seeks nation’s attention,” Monga said. The incident has attracted public outrage and earlier, students of the Mata Harki Devi College for Women and the JCD Institute of Management in Sirsa had raised their voice and demanded public hanging of the perpetrators. |
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Rewari police arrests rape accused after two months
Rewari, February 2 He was today produced in a local court which remanded him in judicial custody. Sources said when the victim, along with her six-year-old daughter, came to Rewari from Bhiwani by train on August 30, 2011, the accused took her in his Bolero SUV to a relative’s house in the neighbouring Rampura village and allegedly raped her for several days. The woman said she had come to Rewari after she had a dispute with her in-laws in Bhiwani. The woman sent her complaint to the chairperson of the National Commission for Women which directed the district police to take cognisance of the matter. The police then registered a case of rape against the accused. |
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3 rape accused sent to police custody
Sirsa, February 2 The girl, somehow, escaped from the custody of the accused and reached her village. She narrated the entire incident to her family members, who approached the police. The police had registered a case on the complaint of the victim’s brother and arrested all three rape accused. Besides Rajinder, two others included Kheta Ram, who helped him in the kidnapping and Satpal of Rajasthan, who also raped the victim. The police said the custody of the accused would help in proper investigation. |
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Haryana’S shame
Fatehabad, February 2 The youths beat up the girl and her mother and when her mother fell unconscious, they allegedly raped her. Ratia SHO Subhash Bishnoi said the girl had mentioned her age as 15 to 16 years. He said the police would take action in the case after registering an FIR. |
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Dowry death: Husband, in-laws arrested
Sonepat, February 2 Pooja’s body was found hanging with a fan in the house. The police took the body to the Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination. However, on the demand of the victim’s parents, her body was sent to the PGIMS, Rohtak, for the postmortem. The victim’s father, Om Prakash, said Pooja’s in-laws used to torture her for bringing more dowry. He alleged that his daughter had been murdered as there were injury marks on her body. |
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Runaway couple consumes poison
Hisar, February 2 The railway police rushed the two to General Hospital in Hisar, where the girl, Lali, died. The girl’s family was informed of her death. But the family has reportedly refused to claim the body. Rakesh has been referred to the PGIMS, Rohtak, in view of his serious condition. Lali, according to police sources, was married in her childhood. She came in contact with Rakesh and the two escaped from their homes. Railway tickets for a journey to Adampur from Bhiwani have been recovered from their custody. The police has registered a case and begun investigations. |
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Former Cong minister joins Chautalas
Sonepat, February 2 Abhey welcomed the joining and said Dr Maha Singh had been a staunch follower of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal and a close associate of Chautala. Addressing the rally, Abhey said the people of the state had become aware of the evil designs of the Congress and the CBI in conspiring for the conviction of Chautalas. He said the Congress had targeted the Chautala family because they had started exposing Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra’s illegal land deals in Haryana and had threatened to review these after coming to power. |
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Buses to get contract carriage permits
Chandigarh, February 2 Stating this today, Haryana Transport Commissioner Sumita Misra said contract carriage permits to buses were being granted by Delhi, Chandigarh and Punjab. Contract carriage buses and vehicles are used for tourism or social purposes when a group of passengers hire the vehicle for travelling between two defined points. |
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Villager dies of swine flu
Sirsa, February 2 Gopal was admitted to the isolation ward of the General Hospital in a critical condition. The health authorities sent his sample for testing to confirm whether he was suffering from the H1N1 infection. The victim’s kin said he had fever for the past seven days and suffered from an acute cough and
cold coupled with breathlessness. Dr Viresh Bhushan, Deputy Civil Surgeon, Sirsa, said the patient suffered from alcoholic liver disease and epilepsy. “Since, he had symptoms, which are common with a patient suffering from category “C” of swine flu, we have sent his samples for testing,” he added. However, looking into his condition, the hospital authorities referred him to the PGIMS, Rohtak. However, he died before he could be shifted to the PGIMS. |
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Residents demand Dudana village’s inclusion in Kaithal
Kaithal, February 2 Villagers said their village was located near the border of two districts and being the last village of Jind, it failed to attract attention of the administration. “The village is at a short distance from Rajound in Kaithal,” said a villager. Residents find it convenient to travel to Rajound and Kaithal for daily needs. They find it difficult to travel to Jind for official works. The villagers said they had taken up the matter with the then MLA Satinder Rana, but their demand had never been accepted. Now, they have urged the CM to include their village in Kaithal. |
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Principal defends his appointment
Yamunanagar, February 2 He said it was only after clearance from the state government and Kurukshetra University that the governing body issued a letter of appointment and he joined as principal after about nine months of getting selected. The principal stated that the certificates received by the undersigned as director did not bind him to be present at Barnala to receive the awards. |
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Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda laid the foundation stone of the Mundaka
(Delhi)- Bahadurgarh Metro rail link here today.
