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Hooda launches food scheme
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Infighting hits new low
Govt notifies Affordable Housing Policy
Tributes paid to Rajiv Gandhi
Ex-legislator, 15 others booked
Two students held for abetting suicide
Rohtak police to seek warrants for Tunda
Resident doctors continue strike
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Hooda launches food scheme
Panipat, August 20 Without naming any party or leader, Hooda said, "They did nothing for the poor when they were in power. Now they are criticising the scheme only for the sake of criticism." Asserting that they were not prepared to discuss the scheme in Parliament, Hooda claimed that six hours were earmarked for the debate, but the Opposition did not respond positively. Underplaying the Jind rally of rival Congress leader Birender Singh, Hooda said, "Every rally by Congress men strengthens the party." Hooda said the scheme, benefiting more than 1.26 crore people in the state, would ensure the right to food and half the population of Haryana would be directly benefited. Beneficiary families would get rice, wheat and coarse grain at subsidised rates of Rs 3, Rs 2, and Re 1, respectively, he said. A total of 12.84 lakh below poverty line (BPL) families would get two kg of sugar per month at the subsidised rate of Rs13.50 per kg per family, he said. Dispelling the claim that Panipat had been discriminated in development, Hooda said Rs 1,015.31 crore had been spent on Panipat by the present government while the previous government had spent Rs 247.95 crore during its six-year tenure. Detailing steps taken by the government for the welfare of the poor, Hooda said plots measuring 100 square yards each were being given free to people belonging to Scheduled Caste, Backward Class-A and BPL categories and a provision of Rs 1350 crore had been made for the purpose in the Budget for 2013-14. He said two lakh houses would be constructed in rural areas and 1.5 lakh in urban areas to ensure housing to the poor. He said the affordable housing policy had been framed to provide houses to those in the medium categories. Under this scheme, 1.25 lakh flats would be constructed in the next three years, he added. CM a Vikas Purush, says Balbir Shah Panipat: Estranged Congress MLA from Panipat Balbir Pal Shah, who created a flutter by submitting his resignation citing discrimination in development as reason, showered praises on Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Addressing a gathering at the launch of Dal-Roti (Food Security) scheme, Shah not only praised the Chief Minister, but also described him as "Vikas Purush". However, he tried to defend his action saying that he had to take this step as development was not taking place in Panipat, but now his constituency was safe in the hands of Hooda. However, the Chief Minister said, "We are like brothers who can fight but would not get separated."
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Foodgrain distribution begins
Sirsa, August 20 He said the government would provide food allowance to families which did not get their share of rations for some reason. He said over 3.19 lakh persons in Sirsa district would benefit from the scheme. Fatehabad: Chief Parliamentary Secretary Vinod Bhayana launched the dal roti scheme at Fatehabad on Tuesday. He said 27.84 lakh persons in Haryana would benefit from the scheme. Gurgaon: Phool Chand Mulana, vice-chairman of the high-powered committee under the 20-Point Programme, distributed wheat and sugar at subsidised prices among beneficiaries on Tuesday. Nearly 100 beneficiaries were given 35 kg of wheat at Rs 2 per kg and 2 kg of sugar at Rs 13.50 per kg. A total of 1,79,941 families would benefit from this scheme, of which 47,988 were from rural areas and 1,31,953 from urban areas. Kaithal: Chief Parliamentary Secretary and district grievance committee chairman Ram Kishan launched the dal roti scheme at the district level here on Tuesday. He distributed foodgrain packets among 100 beneficiaries of the scheme. The state government decided to provide pregnant and lactating women an incentive of Rs 1,000 per month. Deputy Commissioner NK Solanki said 19,000 Antodaya Yojna families and 47,850 below poverty line (BPL) families would benefit from the scheme and foodgrain would be provided to them at the lowest price. Sonepat: The dal roti scheme was launched in the district with the distribution of foodgrain bags among
200 BPL families by Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dharambir Singh. He urged the district administration to ensure that the scheme was implemented in a transparent manner and all eligible families were covered. Deputy Commissioner Chander Shekhar said there was a provision of social audit and entertainment of complaints under the supervision of the Principal Secretary of the Food and Civil Supplies Department. Chief Parliamentary Secretary Jaiveer Singh and legislators Jagbir Malik and Srikrishan Hooda also spoke and praised Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for taking a lead in the implementation of the programme. |
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Sadbhawna Rally
Jind, August 20 General secretary of the AICC Digvijay Singh and in charge of the Haryana affairs of the Congress Shakil Ahmed, who represented UPA chief Sonia Gandhi at the rally, assured the people of conveying the message and mood of the meeting to the party high command. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Selja and Lok Sabha MP from Bhiwani-Mahendergarh Shruti Chaudhary also attended the rally. "Hum Honge Kamyab Ek Din, ... Poora Hai Vishwas (We will succeed one day, we are confident), which rented the air before the address of the main speakers, gave a clear message that the aspirations of the Birender faction were not over and one of the main motives of the rally was giving a strong message on this front. Birender, who appeared to be a little upset with the Sonia Gandhi’s absence, said it was he who had advised her to skip the rally in view of the ongoing tussle in the party. He said the occasion was to remember Rajiv Gandhi and not to ignite groupism. But Birender came down heavily against those who floated the rumours that he was leaving the party. He said he was a staunch Congress man and would continue his fight to ensure justice for the people. Appealing to the people to bring the Congress again to power, he said this time the opportunity for justice would not be lost, clearly hinting at change of guard in Haryana. Alleging gross discrimination in development in the state, he said in nine northern districts no industry, no medical college, university or national-level institute had come up during the past nine years. Lambasting the performance of the present government, he said while the development was lopsided, the number of unemployed youth had grown up sharply. Addressing the meeting, Digvijay Singh focused his speech on indirect criticism of the BJP, who, he termed a group which was always bent on damaging the success of the party's policy or programme. Regarding the resentment among the Birender supporters over the alleged discrimination, both Digvijay and Shakil Ahmed claimed that the sentiments and the mood of the rally would be conveyed to the party high command. Without being party to any group in their address, both leaders stressed on the unity of party workers. They said while the problem of alleged discrimination would be done away with, a wayout could be in the offing. Earlier Union Minister Selja and RS member Ishwar Singh lambasted the state government for the alleged discrimination in development. Claiming that the rally had revealed the pain of the people, she said both Digvijay and Shakil Ahmed would convey the feelings and resentment of the masses. |
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Infighting hits new low
Sirsa, August 20 A case for causing hurt and criminal intimidation has been registered against three associate professors, Dilbag Singh, DP Warne and Ravinder Pal Ahlawat and two assistant professors, Rajesh Malik and Ashok Kumar Makkar, on a complaint of two assistant professors, Satyavan Dalal and Mukesh Garg. Another criminal case has been registered against Satyavan Dalal and Mukesh Garg on a complaint lodged by Rajesh Malik. Both cases were registered last evening, though the alleged incident occurred on August 14. “Garg and I were on an evening walk on the university campus when Malik, Ahlawat, Warne, Makkar and Dilbag Singh attacked us without any provocation. We suffered injuries. Before this, Malik and Makkar hit Garg with a chair in their department on July 27 and after this, Garg had lodged a complaint with the university authorities as well as with the police,” alleged Dalal. Refuting Dalal’s allegations, Malik alleged that on August 14, when he and Makkar were on their evening walk, Satyawan Dalal and Mukesh Garg confronted them and tried to pick a quarrel. “When we went ahead ignoring them, they attacked us from behind. Dilbag Singh, Warne and Ahlawat came to our rescue on hearing a noise and in the process, Singh was also hurt,” Malik alleged. He denied the July 27 incident in the department. The police said cases had been registered and investigations were in progress. Vice-Chancellor RS Sharma said he had ordered an inquiry into the whole episode by retired IAS officer MK Midha. “I will not allow the academic atmosphere in the university to be vitiated and will take stern action against the guilty, once I receive a report of inquiry,” he said. |
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Govt notifies Affordable Housing Policy
Chandigarh, August 20 Stating this here today, a spokesperson of the Town and Country Planning Department said the policy was intended to encourage the planning and completion of group housing projects wherein apartments of redefined size were made available at pre-defined rates within a targeted time-frame to ensure increased supply of affordable housing in the urban housing market to the deserving beneficiaries. He said all such projects would be required to be completed within four years from the approval of building plans or grant of environmental clearance, whichever was later.The projects under this policy would be allowed only in the residential zone of the notified development plans of various towns or cities. The maximum area for which such projects could be allowed in a development plan included 300 acres for Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula, Panchkula Extension and Pinjore-Kalka, 150 acres for Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Dharuhera, Bahadurgarh and Sohna and 75 acres for the rest of the development plans. The apartments of pre-defined size-range would be allotted at a pre-defined rate to ensure provision of affordable housing under this policy. The carpet area of the apartments would range from 28 sqm to 60 sqm in size. No separate EWS category apartments would be provided to eliminate any cross-subsidy component and thus to avoid any adverse impact on the affordability of apartments made available under this policy. The maximum allotment rate on the per square feet carpet area basis for the apartment units approved under such projects would be Rs 4,000 for Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula and Pinjore-Kalka, Rs 3600 for other high and medium potential towns and Rs 3,000 for low potential town. As many as 56 licence applications have been filed by various colonisers, out of which 40 applications are falling in various sectors of Gurgaon, eight applications for Sohna, six applications for Faridabad and one each for Jhajjar and Karnal under the affordable housing policy. |
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Tributes paid to Rajiv Gandhi
Sirsa, August 20 Sihag said the purpose of his padyatra was to pay tributes to Rajiv Gandhi and also to spread awareness about Food Security Ordinance. Sihag said by promoting information and technology (IT) in India, Rajiv Gandhi paved the way for the revolution people were witnessing today. Lauding Haryana
government’s Dal-Roti scheme, Amit said no one would have to sleep empty stomach now, as providing food to the poor had become the government’s responsibility. The padyatra started from the Congress office on Sirsa road and after passing through NH 10, Main Bazar and Gole Bazar, the rally ended at Gandhi Chowk. Rewari: The birth anniversary of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was observed by the administration as Sadbhavna Divas. Paying homage to the great visionary, Deputy Commissioner CG Rajini Kaanthan said the radical transformation which the country had witnessed in the domain of information technology, mobile phones, renewable energy, etc was all due to the efforts put in by Rajiv Gandhi. The DC also distributed artificial limbs free of cost to about 36 disabled persons. Kurukshetra: Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal has described Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister, as a source of inspiration for the youth. In a press note, Jindal said Rajiv was the first Prime Minister who gave the youth an opportunity to grow in their respective fields with the help of information technology. Describing as a historic achievement the implementation of the National Food Security Scheme, Jindal said the true tribute to Rajiv would be ending malnutrition and food scarcity in the country. |
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4 Ratia schoolgirls meet President
Fatehabad, August 20 Shivalika and her schoolmates Anupreet, Sanampreet and Nayan were among the 100-odd children invited by the President to the ceremony at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan today. Shivalika tied a rakhi on the President’s wrist, Nayan gave him a greeting card and Anupreet and Sanampreet recited the ‘Gayatri mantra’. “I will cherish this day for the rest of my life. The President spoke to me and asked my name and of my school,” Nayan said when she was contacted on Principal Sanjay Chugh’s mobile phone. Chugh said four students, Pooja, Preeti, Ankush and Nayan, would tie rakhis on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s wrist tomorrow. |
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Ex-legislator, 15 others booked
Fatehabad, August 20 Following this an FIR was registered against Nishan Singh, his wife Rama, Hans Raj, Bhola, Kala, Jai Bhagwan, Rajesh, Atma Ram, Sajjan, Amar Nath, Amarik, Rakesh, Jitender, Bhup Singh and others. Laxmi reported that she had a rent dispute with her landlord Baljinder, alias Kala, and the accused barged into her house on August 14, attacked her and her son Rohit and took away a refrigerator, a cooler, a double bed and other belongings. Terming as baseless the allegations, the former legislator, also the district president of the INLD, said he was on a village tour since August 12. He said he left for Chandigarh on August 16 after completing the tour and had just returned from Chandigarh. Subhash Bishnoi, Station House Officer, Tohana City police station, said the police had lodged the FIR on the basis of the woman's allegations. “We will investigate the case and verify whether or not her allegations are correct,” he said. |
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Two students held for abetting suicide
Gurgaon, August 20 The accused, Pritam and Praveen Kumar, were arrested and sent to judicial custody. The girl, a resident of Safeda Nagar near Pataudi, committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house while the family was away. The girl's family said they were being pressurised by the family of one of the accused to withdraw the case. "Some of them urged us to compromise at the cremation ground today," said victim's uncle Jawaharlal. |
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Rohtak police to seek warrants for Tunda
Rohtak, August 20 He said one Pakistan national had been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment in the case. He said the police was looking for the main accused. "We will seek Tunda's arrest on production warrants from court soon," he said. |
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Resident doctors continue strike
Rohtak, August 20 The meeting held this noon concluded without any result as striking doctors sought the arrest of the accused who assaulted a doctor last month. |
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