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Encroachment drive in full
swing Ex-sarpanch killed for
motorcycle Rail crossing major
bottleneck Congress to focus
on women-related issues 4.33 lakh tonnes of paddy
procured 1 killed as tractor,
truck collide |
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2 docs chargesheeted
for negligence Coop official held for graft
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Encroachment drive in full
swing FARIDABAD, Oct 13 — The ongoing demolition drive, which is in full swing these days, is likely to continue longer than the stipulated period. The authorities are leaving no stone unturned to get the encroached land back whose value runs into hundreds of crores. The authorities which had expected the removal of a majority of encroachments in both rural and urban areas have to extend the tentative schedule. It is learnt that about a week’s extension has been given for completion of the work in the urban sectors of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). The drive could even run longer as the problem of encroachments is much more serious than expected. According to HUDA officials work had gained momentum in the past two months and encroachments on several acres of lands, including prime property, industrial plots, parks, passages and residential areas which had been encroached upon had been removed successfully. Some of the plots were valued at over a crore. Several shops which had been constructed illegally in Sectors 7 and 10 were demolished recently by the HUDA authorities. It is reported that these shops were built illegally and had decreased the value of the shops-cum-flats constructed by HUDA. Hundreds of these shops were still functioning as their owners had got stay orders from the court. Similarly, the authorities could not take action against owners of such shops or commercial points working illegally in residential areas due to this reason in other sectors, including Sectors 16, 28, 29 and 30. The HUDA bulldozer took no time in removing a temple building being constructed in Sector 28. It was under construction and was built in a plot meant for a primary school building. The demolition team also removed several structures in the fruit market of Sector 29 and recovered land for a park there on Friday. While resentment prevails among local residents over the drive, the authorities claim notices had been served before the demolition drive. According to Mr Vijayender Kumar, HUDA Administrator here, his department had been able to recover several acres of prime land valued at hundreds of crores. He said the drive in HUDA sectors was likely to achieve its target very soon, as he claimed that officials had been working overtime to accomplish the herculean task. Meanwhile, the municipal corporation and the district authorities have also been continuing the anti-encroachment drive in all urban, semi-urban and rural pockets. According to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anand Mohan Sharan, despite some hurdles the work had been going on uninterruptedly. He said hundreds of acres of land occupied illegally had been recovered in villages and towns. He said “phirnis” (passages) in nearly all villages had been recovered in the district. |
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Ex-sarpanch killed for
motorcycle SONEPAT, Oct 13 — With the arrest of three persons, the police today claimed to have solved the murder of Umed Singh, a former sarpanch of Chitana village on the evening of September 29. Superintendent of Police, Mr A.S. Chawla told mediapersons here today that the arrested persons have been identified as Anil Kumar of Kilorad village, Rajiv Kumar of Bagru village and Rajoo alias Sonu of Lohar Khord village. The police, has also recovered the motorcycle of the victim from the arrested persons. Giving details, Mr Chawla said that on receiving a tip off that criminals were planning to loot travellers near Nooran Khera village they raided the area and accosted and overpowered the trio. During interrogation the culprits who are related to each other said on the day of the murder they had come to Purkhas Adda on foot from Kilorad village and were looking for a motorcycle as a getaway vehicle for a planned robbery at Sharma Hospital and the pay roll of the veterinary dispensary of Juan village. But they failed in their attempt to snatch a motorcycle or scooter on that stretch of road. They then moved to Mahra road, where they intercepted Umed Singh, a former sarpanch who was on his way to Chitana village on a motorcycle. They set upon him with knives and after stabbing him and snatching his motorcycle. They fled the scene. The injured sarpanch later succumbed to his injuries. The police, it may be recalled, had arrested a former sarpanch of the village Sukhbir Singh and two sons of the present sarpanch of the village for the murder after recording the dying statement of the victim. The police is now contemplating releasing these persons. |
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Rail crossing major
bottleneck HISAR, Oct 13 — The railway crossing near Jindal Strips Ltd on Delhi Road has become a major traffic bottleneck as it is closed several times a day for long duration. This is the busiest road in the town with thousands of vehicles passing through the railway crossing daily en route to Delhi or Hansi and all army vehicles using this road to and from the cantonment. As a result a long queue of vehicles on both sides of the crossing are a regular feature whenever the crossing is closed. The crossing divides the big Industrial Area into two parts and trucks and trainers of these units are usually parked along the road near the crossing. Drivers of maxi-cabs have also started parking their jeeps on the road near the crossing. About a dozen trains pass through the crossing daily. As per practice, the crossing is closed when any train approaches Hisar or leaves Hansi half an hour away. The railway track too ties at an awkward angle. Residents have been demanding construction of a flyover for the last several years saying two flyovers constructed on the road near Madhuban Park and the Dabra Chowk are of little help since the traffic is held up at this crossing . |
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Congress to focus
on women-related issues GURGAON, Oct 13 — The president of the Haryana unit of the women, cell of the Congress,Mrs Anita Yadav, said here today that her party was keeping a tab on the atrocities on women and would soon launch an
agitation to raise the general consciousness against them. Mrs. Yadav, who was recently given the charge of the women’s wing of the state party unit, said that women-related crimes has recently
increased in the state. Dowry deaths and cruelty to women are particularly in the upswing. According to her, workers of the women’s wing will go to places of reported highhandedness against females to take up their cause. Her party will also make conscious efforts to raise literacy among women. Referring to recent reports suggesting cancellation of 16 appointments of office-bearers of the state unit’s Mahila Congress by its all-India chief,Mrs Chandresh Kumari,she said that such reports were politically motivated. The names for presidents of Mahila Congress of 10 districts had been finalised. They were Mrs Sunita Sehrawat (Gurgaon), Ms Sharda Rathore (Faridabad), Mrs Santosh Yadav (Mahendergarh), Mrs Sona Devi (Kurukshetra), Mrs Amarjeet Kaur Sodhi (Ambala), Mrs Bimla Dalmiya (Hisar), Mrs Bimla More(Sonepat), Mrs Santosh Machra (Fatehabad), Mrs Sushila Yadav (Rewari) and Mrs Shakuntala Chaudhary (Karnal). |
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4.33 lakh tonnes of paddy
procured CHANDIGARH, Oct 13 — The Haryana Government today claimed that its procurement agencies in the state had procured till yesterday 4,33,697 tonnes of paddy as against 1,41,418 tonnes procured during the corresponding period last year. Town and Country Planning Minister Dhirpal Singh said as many as 7,65,090 tonnes of paddy had arrived in the state mandis so far. He said 59 per cent of the total leviable paddy had been purchased by the government agencies and the remaining 3,31,393 tonnes by millers. He added that the Food and Supplies Department had procured 85,834 tonnes of paddy, Hafed 2,10,620 tonnes, the Food Corporation of India 49,211 tonnes, the Haryana Warehousing Corporation 38,472 tonnes the Haryana Agro Industries Corporation 30,645 tonnes and Confed 18,917 tonnes. |
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1 killed as tractor,
truck collide JIND, Oct 13 — One person was killed and two others were injured in a tractor-truck collision on the Jind-Narwana road, 35 km from here, yesterday. The injured have been admitted to the general hospital at Narwana. Their condition is stated to be serious. The deceased has been identified as Nanhu resident of Dumerkha village in this district. A case has been registered. |
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2 docs chargesheeted
for negligence HISAR, Oct 13 — The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Anurag Rastogi, on Thursday chargesheeted two doctors of the Hansi Civil Hospital on the charges of negligence. He was presiding over the monthly meeting of the District Grievances Panel here. Mr Kulwant Singh of Hansi had complained that these doctors failed to perform tubectomy on three women even after administrating anesthesia. On another complaint he directed the police to register a case against a local doctor for allegedly giving fake medicines to a woman patient. He also chargesheeted an employee of the Haryana Vidhut Parsarn Nigam for issuing a wrong electricity bill. As many as 11 complaints were taken up in the meeting. |
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Coop official held for graft CHANDIGARH, Oct 13 — The Haryana State Vigilance Bureau today claimed that it had nabbed Ramesh Kumar Garg, Sub-Inspector with Ambala Cooperative Society, while taking bribe of Rs 500 from Mr Ram Lubhaya of Ambala City for returning
record. A spokesman of the Bureau said the accused had been arrested and a case under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act slapped on him. The investigation of the case was still in
progress. He added that a scandal of selling used and old tickets by the Haryana Roadways conductors had been unearthed by conducting a special checking by the Bureau. During this checking used and old tickets worth Rs 1976 were recovered from passengers and an accounted amount of Rs 22,300 had been recovered from Prem Pal, conductor (No
66/YNR) who had caused loss to the state exchequer. He said a case had been slapped on him under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The investigation of the case was still in progress. |
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