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Potable water scheme okayed 300 posts vacant in Yamunanagar schools Jail inmates end week-old fast Cattle menace in Ambala cantonment Conviction in
94 cases under labour laws PGI gets grant
for regional cancer centre |
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2 rescued from
captivity Haryana Cong pays
tributes to Rajiv School dental
programme begins LPG connections
on demand CM to attend meeting
called by Naidu CM lays stone of Lajpat Rai Bhavan
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Potable water
scheme okayed KALKA, Aug 20 — To overcome the problem of drinking water in the town, a scheme of laying of 10-inch pipeline from the Housing Board to Gandhi Chowk has been approved. At present the pipeline from Lohgarh is up to the local Housing Board Colony only. Deputy Commissioner Surinder Kumar Monga said yesterday that provision existed for carrying water from the Housing Board to a water tank located near Gandhi Chowk. He said once water started reaching the water tank, the problem of drinking water in the town would be solved. Mr Monga said Rs 17.69 lakh was being spent from the MPLAD fund for laying sewer lines in different streets of the town. He said under the scheme, Rs 7.30 lakh had been approved for drilling a tubewell in Ramgarh to provide drinking water. Addressing mediapersons, Mr Monga said a dam had been constructed in Kholmola village in Kalka subdivision on which Rs 10 lakh had been spent. He added that in the Morni area a veterinary hospital had been constructed at a cost of Rs 6 lakh. He said the “Sarkar Apke Dwar”, programme started by the Chief Minister had yielded positive results. Of the 114 announcements made by the Chief Minister in the district work on 80 had been completed, he said, adding that under the programme Rs 1.5 crore had been spent on Gramin Vikas Nidhi schemes. Mr Monga said all formalities regarding acquiring land for the construction of a bus stand had been completed and Mr Om Prakash Chautala would be visiting the town shortly to lay its foundation stone. The Deputy Commissioner also announced the installation of an 11 KV transformer in the town to tackle the problem of erratic power supply, especially during summers. He said a meeting of officers of the Housing Board and the municipal committee had been called on the September 5 to sort out the issue as to in whose jurisdiction the Housing Board Colony fell. He said during the past one year the district administration had spent Rs 25 crore to provide basic amenities to the residents of the district under various
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300 posts vacant in Yamunanagar schools YAMUNANAGAR, Aug 20 — More than 300 sanctioned posts in government schools in this district are lying vacant. According to official sources, there are 142 middle and senior secondary schools in the district in which sanctioned posts of 260 teachers and school lecturers are lying vacant. Under the C & V category, including different subjects like Hindi, Sanskrit, Punjabi, arts and physical education 50 posts are lying vacant. In the category of Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, DPE, Home Science, Music and Agriculture, 110 posts are lying vacant. The authorities have engaged 180 masters on the contract basis. Against 90 vacant posts of school lecturers in the district 20 masters have been appointed on the contract basis. Four posts of headmasters, five posts of principals, eight clerical posts and 30 posts of class-V employees are also lying vacant in the district. Even in the office of the District Education Officer one post of office superintendent and two posts of head clerks are also lying vacant. As compared to the District Education Office, Ambala there is only one third staff available in Yamunanagar. No vehicle has been allotted to the District Education Officer. Mr P.L. Babbar, District Education Officer, said a special case had been sent to the higher authorities to elevate the status of 19 schools. A grant of Rs 2 lakh has also been provided to four schools. He added that a sum of Rs 9 lakh had been allocated to 20 schools in the district for improvement of schools. He said the vacant posts would be filled shortly. An interview for the posts of teachers has been held, he added. |
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Jail inmates end week-old fast AMBALA , Aug 20 — The week-old-fast by some of the prisoners in the Ambala Central Jail came to an end today as most of them started taking their meal. The jail authorities claimed that the prisoners had agreed to work as earlier. They had also agreed to appear in courts in connection with their cases. However, the representatives of the prisoners could not be contacted for comments.According to jail sources 36 prisoners, including 21 undertrials and 15 convicted, have been transferred to some other jails in the state. Last night 13 prisoners were shifted to Kurukshetra and Karnal jails. Today over 20 prisoners were transferred to some other jails in the state under tight security. The Superintendent of the Jail, Mr Amar Singh, said the langries had started preparing meal in the jail. He said the demands of the prisoners had been sent to the authorities concerned. The prisoners were demanding speedy disposal of their cases, the duration of life imprisonment on the pattern of Punjab, remission of fresh verification for every parole, release of the prisoners who are above 60 years of age and implementation of minimum wages for the prisoners. On Saturday the jail authorities had not permitted the relatives of the prisoners to meet them. No outsider was allowed to enter the jail premises. A large number of mulakati were stopped by the jail officials at the main gate since morning. Although the visitors had lodged a protest with the Deputy Commissioner, yet they were not allowed to see their relatives in the jail by evening. The relatives of the prisoners heaved sigh of relief on learning that the strike had come to an end and they would be permitted to meet their relatives regularly.  |
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Cattle menace in Ambala cantonment AMBALA , Aug 20 — It is 8.15 p.m. A vehicle full of men armed with lathis alight near the cantonment board roundabout as a group of cows standing in the middle of the road has been spotted. The men stealthily move behind the pack to ensure that the cows are headed towards the cattle pond.Day after day and even during the night, this scene is repeated within the cantonment area. The cattle menace is proving not only an eyesore on the well-laid out roads but also a danger to motorists as accidents have taken place due to the cattle on the road. While the lighting within the cantonment is much better compared to the outside area, still it not possible sometimes to see the bovines which sit on the road. In the arterial roads, where the lighting is comparatively not so good, it is even more difficult to spot buffalos which sit in the middle of the darkened road. Cattle can be spotted moving the cantonment area as it is the only place where there is lot of greenery. As a matter of fact, the cantonment stands out in Ambala as a green belt, which has been further given a boost with the efforts of the cantonment authorities by planting more saplings. The cantonment, however, seems to be paying a price for maintaining such greenery, with cows and buffalos coming in for grazing from nearby areas. There are a number of villages near the cantonment and the cattle are brought to the cantonment for grazing by the cattle owners. According to the CEO of the cantonment, Mr S.S. Chahal, it is an ongoing effort to keep out cattle from within the cantonment area. “We round up cattle and also prosecute people but still the cattle owners send the cattle here for grazing,” he said. Mr Chahal said cattle pond in the cantonment area can house up to 60 cattle. “We have got two squads of men for rounding up the cattle. We even have an incentive schemes for army units wherein we pay per animal bought to the cattle pond. But on the whole, the problem remains all through the year,” he said. He stated that the cattle owners were not deterred by their efforts to round up the cattle. “Now, the cattle owners bring the cattle for grazing in the cantonment area and they sit at some distance away from the cattle so that nobody can object to them,” he said. “We are earning between Rs 3 to 4 lakh per annum from the charges for cattle in the cattle pond. The fees varies from Rs 100 to Rs 190 with feeding charges extra. We are now in the process of renovating the cattle pond and a cow shed is being laid,” Mr Chahal said. A cattle catcher, however, explained that their work was becoming more and more difficult. “Now, the cattle has begun to recognise us. So whenever the cattle spots us, they begin to run here and there. It is not only difficult to catch them, it is also very dangerous. The danger is posed by the cattle either hitting a person or suddenly running into the path of a moving vehicle,” he said. He suggested that the only possible solution is to leave the cattle in a far-off cattle pond so that the cattle owner realises that he will have to pay the fine including transportation charges. “That should hopefully deter them from bringing the cattle into the Cantonment area,” he said. |
Conviction in
94 cases under labour laws CHANDIGARH, Aug 20 — The Haryana Labour Department conducted 931 inspections, launched 223 prosecutions and obtained conviction in 94 cases relating to the implementation and enforcement of various labour laws during the second fortnight of July. A spokesman for the department said Rs 75,500 was realised by way of fine imposed by various courts. A sum of Rs 2.24 lakh had been recovered from various industrial establishments on account of unpaid accumulation of wages. The spokesman added that of Rs 61,874 had been incurred on a training programme conducted by the Labour Welfare Board. he further said training in sewing, knitting and embroidery was imparted to dependents of workers through 20 labour welfare centres in various industrial towns in the state. The certifying surgeon of the department visited 13 establishments. He found that 89 workers were employed in hazardous operations. As many as 77 of them were examined and 73 were certified as fit to work. |
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PGI gets grant
for regional cancer centre ROHTAK, Aug 20 — Pt B.D. Sharma, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGI) has received the first instalment of grant from the Union Government to run the Regional Cancer Centre here. An amount of Rs 35 lakh of the instalment will be utilised for purchasing equipment for the centre. The next instalment containing the same amount is also likely to be released during the current financial year. A team of officials sent by the Union Government had inspected the institute in February last and recommended that the institute should run the centre. Now the institute has been included among the country’s five centres where patients suffering from cancer will be treated by expert doctors with the help of the latest equipment and drugs. Dr S.B. Siwach , Director of the institute, said besides Haryana the centre would also attend the patients of neighbouring states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. He said the Union Government had launched a scheme to recognise certain institutes to run regional centres. Under the scheme, he said, the government would grant funds for purchasing equipment and drugs as the common man could not afford expensive treatment for the deadly disease. To check the possibility of misuse of the funds granted by the government, regional cancer centre societies have been constituted. The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, is the Chairman while the Director of the PGI has been appointed as ex-officio secretary of the society constituted here. |
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2 rescued from
captivity KURUKSHETRA, Aug 20 — Following the arrest of Major Singh, a resident of Bootiwala village under Thana Mukkhi,
Ferozepore district in Punjab, the mystery surrounding the abduction of two persons allegedly by the militants has been solved. Stating this here today, the district police chief, Mr Desraj Singh, said Sarvjeet Singh and Kuldeep Singh, had been rescued from the captivity of the Major Singh while Tata Sumo used in crime had also been recovered. He said the accused Major Singh had paid Rs 50,000 to Delhi-based Gurmel Singh, brother-in-law of Sarvjeet Singh for sending him abroad. Gurmel Singh managed to send Major Singh to Moscow. But, due to some reason Major Singh returned from Moscow and asked Gurmel Singh to return his money which the Gurmel Singh refused. Major Singh, along with his brother Kulwant Singh and other accomplices, chalked out a plan to kidnap Sarvjeet Singh. According to their plan, they got booked a Tata Sumo of Sarvjeet Singh, a resident of Gogpur village on August 10, this month. When Sarvjeet Singh along with his cleaner Kuldeep Singh reached Gogpur, village the accused kidnapped both Sarvjeet Singh and Kuldeep Singh and demanded a ransom of Rs 4 lakh on telephone. The telephone observation revealed that the telephone No. belonged to Rasoolpur village in
Ferozepore district. A raid was conducted at Rasoolpur village and Major Singh was
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School dental
programme begins KARNAL, Aug 20 — Over 1,35,000 school children will be given comprehensive education in oral health under the school dental health education programme. The programme was jointly launched here today by the Indian Dental Association (Karnal branch) and Colgate Palmolive India (Ltd). Dr M.L. Bansal, chief co-ordinator of the programme and Dr S.K. Jawa, president, Indian Dental Association (Karnal branch) stated here that more than 20 qualified dental surgeons would participate in the programme. The first phase of the programme will conclude on September 30. Mr Ashish Pasricha, Honorary Secretary of the IDA (Karnal) disclosed that each team, comprising a dental surgeon, a social worker and a helper would visit every urban and rural school in Karnal district. This is for the first time that oral health care is being undertaken by IDA on such a large scale in northern India. The main thrust would be on correct brushing techniques and maintenance of good oral hygiene. |
Haryana Cong pays
tributes to Rajiv CHANDIGARH, Aug 20 — The Haryana Congress today celebrated the 56th birth anniversary of the late Rajiv Gandhi by organising a convention at Palwal where the party chief, Mr Bhupinder Singh
Hooda, along with the presidents of the Faridabad (Urban) and Faridabad (Rural) District Congress Committees, Mr Baldev Raj Ojha and Mr Indraj Singh, respectively, paid tributes to the former Prime Minister. Earlier, Mr Hooda paid floral tributes to Rajiv Gandhi at his samadhi, Vir Bhoomi, in Delhi this morning. Party men also paid tributes at a meeting organised at the head office of the party here. Those who paid tributes included Mr Kamal Sharma, in charge of the PCC cells, Mr Bijander Singh, chairman of the legal cell, Mr Jagdeep Singh
Cheema, chairman of the minority cell, Mr Rajinder Singh Hooda, secretary of the party’s media department, and Mr Krishan
Nanha, president of the Panchkula Town Congress Committee. |
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Rajiv Gandhi
remembered ROHTAK, Aug 20 — Reiterating its belief in peaceful agitation the Congress today started the registration of “Satyagrahis” (non violent protesters) to launch an agitation against the “anti-people” policies of Centre as well as state governments. Prof Virender, President, District Congress Committee (Rural) said the campaign had been launched on the occasion of 56th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi today. The Congress leader said as 55 persons dedicated themselves for this “good” cause and filled the forms of “satyagrahi” along with affidavits on the first day of the campaign. He said the party had targeted the enlistment of 5,000 satyagrahis in the district in the first phase and the task would be completed by the end of next month. Meanwhile, a meeting of the party workers was held at Congress Bhavan here to pay tributes to former Prime Minister, Mr Rajiv Gandhi. |
LPG connections
on demand CHANDIGARH, Aug 20 — Connections of LPG (cooking gas) are now available on demand in Haryana from Indane dealers, according to official sources. For the convenience of consumers, Indane has decided to ask its dealers to install the interactive voice response system
(IVRS) so that the consumers can register their demand for refills round-the-clock. In Panchkula district Secular Gas Service will be the first Indane dealer to install the
IVRS, which will soon become operational. Meanwhile, the gas companies have issued a warning to those commercial establishments which used domestic cylinders (14.2 kg LPG cylinders) for commercial purposes not to violate the LPG ( Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000. The order, published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India on April 26, 2000, restricts the use of 14.2 kg cylinders to domestic consumers only. |
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CM to attend meeting
called by Naidu CHANDIGARH, Aug 20 — The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, will take part in a meeting convened by his Andhra Pradesh counterpart at Andhra Bhavan in Delhi on Monday to discuss the situation arising out of the 11th Finance Commission recommendations. Earlier, in a communication to the Prime Minister, Mr Chautala pointed out that the recommendations, if implemented, would have an adverse impact on the state’s resources. |
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CM lays stone of Lajpat Rai Bhavan HISAR, Aug 20 — The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, today laid the foundation stone of Lala Lajpat Rai Bhavan in the Arya Samaj Mandir complex here. Speaking on the occasion he said he was proud to honour the memory of a leader who not only fought for the Independence of the country but was also instrumental in bringing about important social changes. The Chief Minister said that the state government had decided to name institutions, main roads, parks and other public buildings after martyrs and patriots. Lauding the Arya Samaj, Mr Chautala said that it had played a great role in the upliftment of the Indian society and had a great impact on politics as Arya Samaj is were also members of political parties. He announced a grant of Rs 11 lakh for construction of a bhavan. |
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