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Abhey Chautala may contest from
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'False' cases against Cong
candidates PANIPAT, Feb 25 — Haryana Youth Congress spokesman Rajiv Ahuja has condemned the police action against Congress leaders and workers and urged the Haryana Governor to intervene in the matter. In a press statement here yesterday, he alleged that the police had registered false cases against Congress candidates Balbir Pal Shah (Panipat), Naresh Sharma (Badli) and Ramesh Dalal (Bahadurgarh) and Rahul Setia, a relative of Lachman Dass Arora, Congress candidate from (Sirsa). He said the Congress was planning a rally in New Delhi on March 6 in protest against the orders of the Gujarat Government on the RSS issue. The party spokesman said
the Congress was ready for the local bodies elections to
be held on April 2. He said the party high command would
be urged to give 50 per cent seats to the youth. |
Abhey Chautala may contest
from Rori constituency CHANDIGARH, Feb 25 — Mr Abhey Chautala, younger son of the Chief Minister and INLD supremo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, is likely to contest the Rori Assembly constituency in Sirsa district. Mr Om Prakash Chautala has won both Rori and Narwana seats. According to sources, Mr Chautala is likely to vacate the Rori seat and retain Narwana from where he defeated Mr Randeep Singh Surjewala of the Congress by over 2000 votes. In Rori he defeated his younger brother, Mr Ranjit Chautala of the Congress, by over 20,000 votes. The sources say Mr Abhey
Chautala who single-handedly managed the INLD
electioneering in Rori as well as the rest of Sirsa
district, will be nominated as the INLD candidate as and
when byelection from Rori takes place. |
Faridabad MC poll on April 2 FARIDABAD, Feb 25 — The election to the Faridabad Municipal Corporation, the only one in Haryana will be held on April 2. The nomination papers for the 25 wards of the civic body can be filed between March 2 and 6. The first elections to the corporation were held in 1995 with the Congress securing a majority. According to the poll schedule released here by Mr Anand Mohan Saran, Deputy Commissioner, scrutiny will be made on March 7 while withdrawals will take place on March 13. The above schedule will
also be effective for the elections to the Municipal
Council, Palwal, and the Municipal Committees of Hathin
and Hasanpur. |
Women stage demonstration SONEPAT, Feb 25 — A large number of women, affiliated to the Janata Jagriti Manch took out a procession and staged a demonstration in front of the office of an officer of the Public Health Department here yesterday in protest against the non-supply of drinking water to Vijay Nagar Colony, situated on the Sonepat-Kakroi road here. They shouted slogans against the state government and officials of the Public Health Department. They also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in this regard. The memorandum said if the water supply was not restored within 24 hours, the women would gherao officials of the department. They pointed out that residents of this area were forced to fetch water from distant places to meet their requirements. The Residents Welfare
Association today expressed concern over the erratic
supply of drinking water and urged the authorities
concerned to take steps to restore the supply. |
Plan to gherao Lok Sabha SONEPAT, Feb 25 — Various government employees unions of Haryana will hold a massive demonstration and gherao the Lok Sabha on March 9 in protest against "anti-people" policies of the central and state governments. A spokesman of the joint action committee of these unions said here today that the employees would hold rallies, demonstrations and meetings at all district and sub-divisional headquarters in Haryana on February 29 and submit charters of demands. The main demands include
higher HRA and medical allowance, bonus and Fifth Pay
Commission scales. |
Candidates' tapes seized for
scrutiny SONEPAT, Feb 25 — Following the instructions of Mr Dharampal, SDM and Mr Jeet Singh, City Magistrate, the police yesterday seized video cassettes relating to the election meetings of BJP candidate Devi Dass at Sikka Colony on Feb 13 and Independent Dev Raj Diwan near Gita Bhavan on February 21 for scrutiny. According to sources,
this action followed a directive from a central observer
(expenditure) for this constituency. |
Peacock on endangered list soon? HISAR: The peacock, our national bird, is fast becoming an endangered species. Ironically it is their greatest beneficiary — the farmers — who are proving to be their enemies. According to senior veterinarians at the CCS Haryana Agricultural University here, it is not that they are being hunted for food or pleasure, but because of the ignorance on the part of the farmers about using pesticides on their land. Unlike in the case of vultures, whose population is said to have declined by about 97 per cent due to a viral disease, the mortality rate among peacocks has increased by default. The farmers' treatment of seeds by pesticides and insecticides before sowing to prevent it from termites and to ensure good cropping is said to be the main reason behind the death of peacocks. Since some seeds remain on the soil's surface at the time of sowing, peacocks and other birds like pigeons and partridges feed on these seeds, which leads to their death. According to Dr M.C. Goel, Additional Director of Research, CCSHAU, the alarming rate of peacocks mortality was first reported by the Deputy Commissioner of Mahendragarh. He disclosed that the mahant of a temple in Rampura village in that district first noticed the death of 13 peacocks within 15 days during November-December last year. Quoting the mahant, he said, this was happening for the past few years in and around the area, but it went unnoticed. Concerned about the alarming death rate among the peacocks in the area, the mahant reported the matter to the district administration. Dr Goel said a team of veterinary experts from the university, comprising Dr N.K. Mahajan, Dr M.M. Matta and or Gulshan Narang was deputed to investigate the deaths. The team found that the peacocks, unable to fly fell down from the trees and were in no position to take their weight on their legs and fell forward. Other symptoms among the affected birds included excessive salivation besides greenish white diarrhoea and respiratory disease. The afflicted birds died within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms, he said. A post-mortem examination conducted by the experts on one of the peacocks, revealed mild gout, petechial haemorrhage on the intestine, congestion of the brain, besides edema, and congestion of the lungs. History, clinical signs and post-mortem observations — all pointed towards some toxicity that was taking the toll. Further, the analysis of ingesta (wheat grains) from the crop of dead peacock revealed high level of chloropyriphos, confirming its toxicity in the birds. Chloropyriphos is an organo-phosphate insecticide known to be absorbed very fast. It causes severe diarrhoea, leading to death due to acute dehydration. Dr Goel said only male peacocks were affected, as they mainly picking up the grains in the field, while females stayed back at the hillock to look after the young ones. Investigations revealed, since it was the wheat sowing season and the farmers had been treating the seed with insecticides like chloropyriphos and endosulfan before sowing. Since the farmers have been using seed drill for sowing, in which seeds were sprinkled at a comparatively small depth, particularly in field corners, the peacocks and other birds fell prey to these poisonous seeds. Dr Goel said the death
of peacocks this way might be widespread. Suggesting
preventive measures, he said, the villagers should make
available bajra seeds during the sowing season at place
frequented by peacocks in villages. Secondly, the farmers
should ensure that the seed left over after sowing as
well as the seed through the drill went deep into the
soil. |
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