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Govt to unveil housing policy for urban poor
All 5 Jat agitators discharged from hospital; 4 still on fast
Chautala seeks court’s nod for pacemaker surgery in pvt hospital
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Delhi government seeks transfer of Chautalas to prison in home state
Haryana Cong ready to reach out to
people
Scientists come to cops’ aid in identifying bodies
3 murders in 2 days jolt Rohtak
Khaps to launch drive against cow slaughter
Land Acquisition for IMT
Orders quashing clerks’ selection stayed
‘Step-motherly’ treatment to Shivalik: Padyatra begins
CM opens gymnastics championships
A gymnast performs at the five-day senior and sub-junior national artistic gymnastics championships at the Kurukshetra University indoor stadium on Monday. Tribune photo
Three killed as cars collide
IIT-Delhi takes possession of 50 acres in Sonepat
Father held for bid to rape 4-year-old
Woman’s half-burnt body found in village
Polytechnic student shot dead Major-Gen A. Krishnan dead INA veteran cremated with state honours
KU results out
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Govt to unveil housing policy for urban poor
Chandigarh, March 18 Under the policy, which is aimed at making real impact in making housing affordable in the urban centres of Haryana, the builders have been assured sops, including waiver of applicable fee such as licence fee, conversion charges and the internal development charges (IDC). Similarly, in order to minimise the impact
of the external development charges (EDC) on the viability of such projects, the rates of
the EDC applicable on plotted colonies shall be levied on such projects. “However scrutiny fees will continue
to be levied to discourage non-serious applicant,” the draft policy said. The main focus of the new policy, which will replace the 2009 policy announced by the state government, would focus on the development
of affordable mass housing projects for general public by relaxing the norms pertaining
to density, floor area ratio (FAR) and siting norms. Moreover, any project for which licence is granted under the present policy cannot be converted back to a normal group housing colony. “All such projects shall be required to be necessarily completed within four years from the approval of building plans or grant of environmental clearance so that the housing can be provided to the intended beneficiaries within fixed time frame,” the policy said. Affordability will be major criteria for the launching of the residential projects under the policy. While the allotment rates for major cities such as Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula Extension
(Pinjore-Kalka urban complex) will be Rs 4,000 per square feet (Rs 43,000 per square metre), the
allotment rates have been pegged at Rs 3,600 per square feet (Rs 38,750 per square feet) in other cities. These projects will be allowed on a maximum area of 300 acres in
the development plans of Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula while in Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal, Dharuhera, Bahadurgarh and Sohna, the maximum area earmarked for
these projects will be 150 acres. In the rest of the development plans 75 acres each have
earmarked for the housing projects. A minimum of 5 acres and a maximum of 15 acres will be the
area required for development affordable housing projects. In fact, the Town and Country Planning Department has relaxed certain planning parameters for these residential complexes as compared to the
group housing colonies to ensure the viability of such projects. While the maximum permitted population density 900 persons per acres, the maximum FAR allowed is 225. The maximum ground coverage will be 50 per cent while the maximum area under commercial use will be 4 per cent of the net planned area. The carpet area of the apartments will vary from 28 square metre to 60 square metre. Focus on housing for ‘aam aadmi’
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All 5 Jat agitators discharged from hospital; 4 still on fast
Hisar, March 18 The authorities today left the four agitators -- Chanda Singh (76), Phool Singh (75), Kitab Singh (66) and Prem Singh (62) -- to the dharna site of the All-India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) at Mayyar in Hisar in the morning. Ram Swaroop (67), the fifth agitator, who had started fast unto death along with the four others on March 7, had ended his fast on Sunday evening. Leaders of the AIJASS had threatened to intensify the stir in case the authorities did not release the agitators by 11 am today. The Jats had been blocking traffic at Hisar and Fatehabad for the past two days. Ram Bhagat Malik, spokesperson of the AIJASS, said the Jats did not want to deepen the imbroglio and it was good that the authorities had released their members. He said the agitators had not eaten anything even in hospital and they were still on their fast unto death. The district administration had lifted the five agitators from the dharna site and admitted them to the General Hospital in view of their deteriorating health on Saturday. Since all five persons sitting on hunger strike were elderly persons, their health had become a cause of concern for the authorities. The five agitators are on fast since March 7. In Fatehabad, 90-year-old Jat Harphool Singh has been sitting on fast unto death since March 15. Fatehabad Deputy Commissioner Saket Kumar today appealed to the agitators to desist from making old and infirm people sit on fast unto death. He said making elderly people sit without food would worsen their health conditions.
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Chautala seeks court’s nod for pacemaker surgery in pvt hospital
New Delhi, March 18 Chautala's counsel urged Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi to direct the jail authorities to get the 78-year-old INLD leader admitted to a private heart institute to get a pacemaker implantation done at his personal expense as the government hospitals do not have the necessary facilities. At this the court called for reports from the AIIMS, RML and G B Pant Hospitals by March 25 "regarding availability of infrastructure and possibility of appropriate treatment being accorded to the accused (Chautala) in their respective hospitals." Earlier, the court asked his counsel if there was any medical advice for Chautala to get an implantation done. Counsel said Chautala was earlier referred to DDU Hospital after his conviction in the 1999-2000 teachers' recruitment scam. He was then referred from DDU to GB Pant Hospital and during his treatment there he was advised to consider pacemaker implantation. Chautala was not produced before the court as he continued to be admitted to the jail hospital. The court also received Chautala's medical treatment record since the period of his conviction in the JBT scam on January 16. The court has issued a fresh production warrant for Chautala for April 1. — PTI
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Delhi government seeks transfer of Chautalas to
New Delhi, March 18 The Home Department of the Delhi Government has written a letter to the Home Secretary of Haryana seeking transfer of 55 convicts in the teachers' recruitment scam to a jail in their state. The Delhi Government made requests to the state on recommendation of the Tihar Jail authorities. The Tihar authorities conveyed to the Delhi Government that the prisoners should be shifted to a jail in Haryana as their relatives are finding it difficult to meet them. The Delhi Government sources said the requests to the Haryana Government had been sent following recommendations by the Tihar Jail authorities. On January 16, a court here had held Chautalas and 53 others guilty of illegally recruiting 3,206 JBT teachers in the state in 2000. Chautala and his son were sentenced to 10-year imprisonment.
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Haryana Cong ready to reach out to
people
Chandigarh, March 18 As a part of this strategy, the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) has called a meeting of all district and block presidents on March 21 for a lesson in “poll readiness”. The general secretary in charge of Haryana affairs, BK Hariprasad, who will address the grassroot leaders, confirmed the meeting and said, “We want the party workers to be ready for the parliamentary elections.” The HPCC president, Phool Chand Mullana, said the meeting was an attempt to activate the local units of the party. “They should go to the public with the policies of the government and highlight the constructive thinking that has gone into the policy-making exercise,” he said. The main idea of the meeting is to pass on directions to the workers for a more intensive party-to-people interaction and "educate" them about what the new leadership of the party expects of them. However, insiders feel that inspiring the cadres is unlikely to be a cakewalk for the state leadership, with the ground worker disillusioned over not being “taken along” as the top brass went from strength to strength. The workers, during meetings, have repeatedly aired their grievances of being “ignored” by the administration and the government. They also rue the fact that political positions, including those of chairpersons of boards and corporations, have only been dangled before them without any results. Sources maintain that more than their grievance of not being adjusted against any political post, the workers are aggrieved that are they are “marginalised” by the bureaucracy and their complaints fall on deaf ears. Also, the Congress’ half-hearted efforts to revive the district units and give them a sense of involvement with government working by instructing its ministers and leaders to visit the district Congress office while on district tour, have borne no fruit. In this scenario, the workers, often eulogised as the “backbone of the party” whenever elections are round the corner only to be “forgotten” later, are disappointed. To inspire and activate them, the party faces an uphill task as it readies to fight the parliamentary elections which will be followed by the assembly elections in the state. Meanwhile, the Haryana government has gone all out to publicise its “good work” with jingles on radio singing “their tune” and the tickers on television channels, too, telling the same story. |
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Scientists come to cops’ aid in identifying bodies
Madhuban, March 18 Around 400 to 500 unidentified bodies are recovered annually from fields, water bodies, underneath debris and other places in the state. Earlier, there were no facilities with which these bodies could be identified. At present, there are 526 missing persons and 151 unclaimed bodies in the state. The Forensic Science Laboratory, Madhuban, which took the initiative to create the DNA bank of unidentified bodies and collected 1,000 DNA samples, has been able to identify 200 bodies so far. “Many people, who were not sure whether their missing family member was dead or alive, have been able to get authentic information through this technique,” said DNA specialist Dr Pandu Guguloth. Forensic Science Laboratory director SN Sangwan said, “The DNA matching technique is very accurate, useful and time saving. It can go a long way in solving cases pertaining to missing persons. The DNA matching can be done even with skeletons and exhumed bodies dug out from the ground.” “A molar teeth and long bones are used for the DNA sample collection in case of old and decomposed bodies while flesh and blood samples are taken in case of fresh bodies,” Sangwan said, adding that all the district authorities of the state have been asked to collect samples of unidentified bodies for the DNA data bank. He said they had also written to other states to create DNA data banks to enable inter-state crime detection and identification of dead bodies. The technique can also be used to determine the authenticity of claims pertaining to a person’s biological affiliation with a family and in cases of baby swapping or identification of people who abandon their infants. DNA data bank Forensic experts have made a data bank of DNA samples of unidentified bodies. Apart from identifying bodies, the DNA matching technique can determine the authenticity of claims pertaining to a person's biological affiliation with a family. It can help in cases of baby swapping and in identifying people who abandon their infants
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3 murders in 2 days jolt Rohtak
Rohtak, March 18 The villagers, who came out in protest against the murder of a youth identified as Amit Butani yesterday, have served an ultimatum on to the police to either arrest the culprits within five days or they would be forced to resort to other means of protest which could be blocking the national highway. Amit (26), working as a local distributor of a mobile telecom company, was allegedly murdered on Saturday evening while he was on way to Rohtak on a mobike. The culprits had opened fire on Amit when he resisted their attempt to loot the cash of Rs 30,000 and recharge coupons worth Rs 1.20 lakh. Relatives of the deceased and residents of the village staged a protest by blocking the traffic. No arrest had been made till this evening in this connection. In another incident, a middle-aged woman, Dhanwanti Devi, was allegedly killed after some unidentified armed youths opened fire at her residence in the Prem Nagar locality on Saturday night. The accused, who allegedly wanted to kill her son, opened fire indiscriminately as soon as she responded to the knock at the door. In the third incident that took place on Sunday, an elderly person, Azad Singh of Rajender Nagar, died after he was allegedly assaulted by some persons at a private clinic in the Huda complex here after a dispute. Senior police officials had to intervene to pacify the shopkeepers' association of Shivaji Colony here yesterday. The shopkeepers kept the shutters down for two days recently over threat from criminals. With several incidents of firing by anti-social elements in the past couple of months, the number of murders has gone up to 16 so far this year. District police chief Vivek Sharma said there was an over 20 per cent decline in the crime graph during the past one year. He said while the murder detection rate was 80 per cent, several cases had been cracked recently. |
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Khaps to launch drive against cow slaughter
Jhajjar, March 18 This was decided at the annual function of Shri Krishan Gaushala held at Dighal village under Beri subdivision last evening. The function, presided over by former MLA Naresh Malik, was attended by representatives of over 60 khap panchayats from various parts of the state. The khap leaders also announced to form cow protection committees at the village level across the state, which will not only take care of stray cows in their villages concerned but also inform them about trafficking of cows, if any . Terming cow slaughter as the most heinous crime, Malik said stringent laws should be framed to nail those involved in killing and maltreating cows and other animals. "It is ironical that while western countries were researching gaumutra (cow urine) to use it for various medicinal and other purposes, people here were indulging in the criminal act of killing cows," said a khap leader, adding that the ban on cow slaughter should be implemented in letter and in spirit.
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Kharkhoda farmers block road
Our Correspondent
Sonepat, March 18 Rajiv Jain, state vice-president of the BJP, reached the spot and extended his party’s support. Addressing farmers, Jain alleged that the Haryana Government had released around 10,000 acres of acquired land of builders, but had not released even a single inch of the land of the farmers. He said when the Central Government was framing the new Land Acquisition Act, there was no logic in continuing the land acquisition process to undermine the interests of the farmers. He warned that any attempt for forcibly acquiring the land would be opposed by all means. After receiving information of the blockade, Kharkhoda SDM Mahender Pal and DSP Balbir Singh reached the spot and received a memorandum from the agitating farmers. The blockade was lifted after the farmers were assured that their demands would be forwarded to the government. The state government had planned to develop an IMT in an area of about 3,300 acres belonging to the farmers of 10 villages of Kharkhoda subdivision. The government was in the process of announcing awards and distributing compensation to the willing farmers.
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Orders quashing clerks’ selection stayed
Chandigarh, March 18 The Judge had asserted in January that the apprehensions of the selection process being an eyewash to accommodate incumbents already working on ad hoc basis appeared to be correct. Allowing the petition against the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, the Judge had ruled: “The assertion of the petitioner that the selection process for the post of Clerk was merely an eyewash and intended to accommodate the respondents as regular clerks, who were already working on ad hoc/89 days' basis with the Vidhan Sabha, appears to be correct.” The Judge had also taken note of the fact that the entire interview process by a committee for various posts lasted about three-and-a-half hours. During the period, the committee interviewed 85-90 candidates. “In this short span of time, it is difficult to accept that the committee would have, apart from taking the testimonials of the candidates, asked different questions to assess the overall performance of the candidates…. Even if 80 candidates are taken to have been interviewed, each candidate, on an average, thus, was interviewed for less than three minutes.”
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‘Step-motherly’ treatment to Shivalik: Padyatra begins
Chandigarh, March 18 The 'padyatra', which would culminate at Kalka on March 22, would pass through major towns of the backward Shivalik region, was intended to create a mass movement against the bias with the Shivalik region in development and jobs . "The successive governments have meted our step-motherly treatment to the Shivalik region and we have no other option than to wake up the Hooda Government from slumber," Bansal told The Tribune today. Representations received during the
'padyatra' regarding lack of development in the Shivalik region would be sent to the Prime Minister, the Haryana Governor and the Chief Minister. Taking potshots at Hooda and and Ambala MP Kumari
Selja, Bansal alleged that infighting in the Congress had left the region at the mercy of apathetic bureaucracy leading to lack of development in the area. |
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CM opens gymnastics championships
Kurukshetra March 18 Hooda said he would meet Union Sports Minister and the Olympic Association of India authorities for retaining wrestling in Olympics. He assured the sportspersons that all efforts would be made to restore wrestling in Olympics. The Chief Minister also released a souvenir on this occasion. About 1,000 players drawn from 20 states are participating in the
championships.
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Three killed as cars collide
Rewari, March 18 The deceased have been identified as Rajesh of Zenabad village, 25 km from
Rewari, and Accent occupants, Sandeep of Kangra (HP) and Praveen of
Najafgarh(Delhi). A teenaged son of deceased Rajesh, who sustained serious injuries, has been admitted to a private hospital in
Gurgaon. While the Alto car was going from Zenabad to Dharuhera, the Accent was on the way to Siha
(Kanina). The police has booked the Accent car driver. |
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IIT-Delhi takes possession of 50 acres in Sonepat
New Delhi, March 18 Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had made a formal announcement
last June that the state government would provide 50 acres of land for
setting up the IIT-Delhi extension campus on the upcoming Rajiv Gandhi Education City (RGEC) campus in Sonepat, just a few
kilometres away from Delhi. The 50-acre land would house IIT-Delhi’s extension center, which will house
a Science and Technology Park, a high performance computation facility and a faculty development centre. |
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Father held for bid to rape 4-year-old
Sonepat, March 18 Before, the accused could escape, he was overpowered by the residents. His wife was reportedly not at home at that time. After receiving information, police reached the spot and the people handed over the accused to the police. After preliminary investigation and medical examination of the minor in the Civil Hospital, a case of attempt to rape was registered against the accused in Kundli police station. |
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At a time when the
property prices have skyrocketed in the urban areas, affordable housing may well be within the reach of the ‘aam aadmi’ in Haryana.
In fact, with a view to attract the private builders to go in for affordable housing, the Hooda
Government is set to launch its ambitious "Affordable Housing Policy-2013" to provide housing to the lower
strata of society with an eye on the forthcoming parliamentary and the state Assembly elections next year.
Jailed former Haryana Chief Minister O P Chautala, facing trial in a disproportionate assets case, today sought permission from a Delhi court for getting a pacemaker implantation done at a private hospital at his personal expense.
Chautala's counsel urged Special CBI Judge Manu Rai Sethi to direct the jail authorities to get the 78-year-old INLD leader admitted to a private heart institute to get a pacemaker implantation done at his personal expense as the government hospitals do not have the necessary facilities.
"Wrestling's exclusion from Olympic Games is not justified because it has become a symbol of our ancient culture and I will try my best to retain it in the Olympics," Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said while inaugurating the five-day 53rd senior and the 26th sub-junior national artistic gymnastics (men and women) championships at the Kurukshetra University indoor stadium here today.
