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Frequent shake-ups in Haryana Family planning in golden jubilee year Plan to prevent disasters List of Haryana holidays Deadline for paying
power bills extended Criminal shot; 4 lakh
looted from employee 3 get 10-year RI
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500-cr power arrears collected: Chautala No let-up in employees’
pen-down strike HC orders jail
term for HUDA official Fake fertiliser
sale racket unearthed Follow Baba Saheb’s
ideals: Governor Bijli nigam promises
62,000 connections Reproductive tech
tried on buffaloes Two brothers
shot dead Seminar on corruption on Dec 18 74 fire station posts
to be filled
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Frequent shake-ups in Haryana CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — Frequent shake-ups in the civil and police administration have been one of the features of the INLD government in Haryana. The relative lull in transfers and postings in the recent past was attributed to the state government’s preoccupation with the indefinite strike by employees in Chandigarh. However, despite the strike, there was yet another shake-up yesterday involving 18 officers, including three IAS officers. Thirteen out of the 18 officers were transferred, while two were given additional charge and three fresh HCS officers were given postings. Since January this year, there have been at least five large-scale transfers in Haryana involving more than 100 officers. The biggest shake-up, so far, was carried out on September 21 and it involved 42 officers, including 20 IAS officers. Thirtyfour, out of the 42 affected officers, were shifted while the remaining eight were given charges in addition to their present duties. In the following month, eight IAS officers were given new postings. In April, a major administrative shake-up was carried out involving 30 officers, including 20 IAS officers. In the administrative change, carried out on April 26, 23 officers were shifted. This was followed by another large-scale transfer in May in which 38 officers, most of them from the HCS, were given new postings. In July, seven officers, including six from the IAS, were transferred. Transfers and postings affecting four or five officers have taken place virtually every month between January and December. Some of the postings took place due to a officer going on leave or for joining some training programme, but mostly these related to officers getting new postings. It is also not unusual to find an officer who has been shifted from one posting to another within a very short period. For instance, Mr Ramendra Jakhu, who was the MD of the Haryana Dairy Development Corporation, was transferred as OSD, Land Use Board, by an order on May 29. In less than a month’s time ( June 13), he was shifted to the post of Officer on Special Duty (Rules), Haryana. There are also instances of “modifications” in transfer orders. Mr Maha Singh was appointed in place of Ms Umesh Nanda as Commissioner, Finance Department, on May 12. However, another order on May 16 pronounced that Ms Nanda would “continue to work as Commissioner, Finance Haryana”. Another order on May 8 said that the order relating to the transfer of Mr Roshan Lal, SDO (C), Ellenabad, and Mr Mahendar Singh Yadav, SDO (C), Dabwali, dated May 3, had been stayed till further orders. A number of shake-ups were also carried out in the police set-up of the state affecting a large number of officers. The biggest shake-up involving 15 IPS officers, was in November. In June, 12 officers, including two IPS officers, were given new postings. In July, nine police officers, including four from the IPS, were transferred. Seventeen police officers, including 15 IPS officers, were given new postings in April. Eight of these officers were made the SPs of various districts. As in the civilian administration, there are also ample instances of transfer orders being changed in the police, too. For instance, the transfer of Mr Yash Pal Singal, IPS, who was shifted as DIG, Home Guards, from DIG, Training, by an order on April 17, was cancelled by another order on April 21. Mr Inder Singh, who was posted in the Vigilance Bureau from being the DSP of Palwal on May 2, got himself retained at Palwal as another order was issued on May 5 cancelling the earlier order. Similarly, the transfer orders of Mr Sanjay Kumar, ASP, from Sirsa to Ambala, and of Mr Sultan Singh, DSP, from Ambala to the HVPN, issued on June 19, were cancelled by an order issued on May 28. The opposition Congress had earlier drawn the attention of the Governor to what it called the “mass transfer” of officers in the state. A memorandum submitted by the Congress to Babu Parmanand on October 5 alleged that the transfers had resulted in the sidelining of honest and hard-working officers. |
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Family planning in golden jubilee year YAMUNANAGAR: The Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) has completed 50 years as one of the oldest and largest non-voluntary organisation working in family planning. Though the FPAI has moved from being an organisation devoted to just family planning to one which proudly promotes family planning as a basic human right and the two-child norm on a voluntary basis, it has tried to achieve a balance between population and resources, help prepare young people for responsible sexual behaviour, and help provide education and services to the under-privileged. Mrs Renuka Sachdeva, president of the local FPAI branch, says that as the organisation enters the new millennium, it faces a host of challenges. The lessons learnt during the past 50 years would enable it to face these challenges with more confidence, enriched knowledge and better understanding of the needs of the community. Although India was one of the first nations to start the family planning programme in 1952, but even now it does not show any positive signs of containing this problem. The implications of population pressure are becoming more and more pronounced. She points out that population would grow faster than ever before because of a large number of young people entering their reproductive years. There are a number of factors contributing to the population explosion. The FPAI is working to address these issues and has made tremendous contribution to the national cause. There has been a shift in the FPAI’s programmes and policies especially after the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994 and the emphasis shifted to a holistic approach to family planning and reproductive health. The focus since then has been on raising the status of women through education and awareness, addressing the issues of gender equality, increasing involvement towards FP programmes and encouraging youth to adopt a responsible and healthy attitude towards sex. Realising the fact that women’s development is central to population control, the FPAI has rightly focused on women’s welfare. She said the FPAI branch has completed almost three decades of service in the twin towns of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri covering a population of almost 1.5 lakh under the dynamic leadership and guidance of Dr Nina Puri, who headed the branch for almost 26 years and now preside over the apex FPAI and is chairperson of the South Asia region of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. The deep commitment and dedicated efforts of volunteers like Dr Puri has brought the organisation to such heights. In tune with the strategic plan and more recently with the new population policy, the branch has intensified and expanded its IEC (Information Education and Communication) programmes to promote reproductive decision making as a basic right to all individuals. This would enable the branch to cater to the needs of eligible couples, pregnant mothers, and also provide information to prevent diseases such as STD/HIV/AIDS, and treat infertility. A major parallel activity is the creation of a favourable climate for exercising reproductive choices, particularly for women. Overcoming the socio-cultural barriers to family planning acceptance and changing attitudes towards girls and women continue to be major challenges. In an effort to overcome these barriers, the organisation has been working with youth clubs, women’s clubs, community leaders and NGOs. Their sustained effort to build partnerships with the government and other NGOs has brought results. This is evident from the fact that the branch has undertaken various government projects in 1999-2000. There are various projects which include Computer Voice Response System (CVRS) Project by the National AIDS Control Organisation, which provides information on STD and HIV/AIDS a 24-hour service on telephone. The second major breakthrough was a Rs 30 lakh UNICEF project on “Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions” in four districts, namely Karnal, Panipat, Yamunanagar and Ambala. A project on ‘Reproductive and Child Health’ awareness by SWATCH, another NGO working in the same field, is under way in 10 villages of Yamunanagar. A major activity held recently under its total reproductive health programme to increase male involvement towards family planning was a successful non-scalpel vasectomy and infertility camp funded by the Union Government. As many as ninety-one men were operated on at the camp — the highest in one camp. She adds that the role of the district administration and media has been laudable and their help has helped the branch to work for this national cause. The challenges are numerous and the path is difficult but a concerted effort by the government, NGOs and people from all walks of life can go a long way in meeting the goal of lifting the population from low-living standards to a life of dignity and make the country a better place to live. |
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Plan to prevent disasters ROHTAK, Dec 7 — The district administration proposes to formulate a district disaster management plan to prevent natural disasters like floods and mitigate their impact. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Rajesh Khullar, told this correspondent here today that emphasis would be laid on the prevention of disasters to minimise the resultant loss of life and property. The plan, he said, would be finalised within the next two months. In view of high incidence of natural disasters in the recent past, the Centre had set up a committee in 1999 to prepare a disaster management plan for the country. As many as 139 districts have been identified to be multi-hazard prone in the country, he said. More than 50 per cent of the country is prone to earthquakes, 10 per cent to cyclones and floods and a considerable area is periodically subjected to drought, according to the study conducted by the committee. Mr Khullar said the initial plan was to set up multi-disciplinary committee which would draw appropriate directions from the source book prepared by the committee to help the administration in preparing the disaster management plan for the district. The district, he said, was prone to floods in view of its location. A part of the district was vulnerable to drought as well, he said. During the 20th century, the district had experienced many devastating floods, the last being in 1995. The last flood had vividly brought out the need for effective prevention, Mr Khullar said. Besides various government departments, stress would be on associating the community-based organisations, NGOs and local bodies in implementing the plan, he said. A participatory approach was needed for disaster management, the Deputy Commissioner said. He said that building public awareness would be a key part of the plan. |
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List of Haryana holidays CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — The Haryana Government today notified public holidays in its offices during the next calendar year. All Saturdays and Sundays will be closed days. The other holidays are Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday (January 2), Republic Day (January 26), Basant Panchmi and Sir Chhotu Ram jayanti (January 29), Guru Ravi Dass’s birthday (February 8), Maha Shivratri (February 21), Id-ul-Zuha (March 6), Ram Navmi (April 2), Mahavir jayanti (April 6), Baisakhi (April 13), Lord Parshu Ram jayanti (April 25), Maharana Partap jayanti (May 25), Sant Kabir jayanti (June 6), Teej (July 23), Independence Day (August 15), Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday (October 2), Maharaja Aggarsain jayanti (October 17), Dasehra (October 26), Maharishi Balmiki’s birthday and Haryana Day (November 1), Divali (November 14), Vishvakarma Day (November 16), Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday (November 30), Id-ul-Fitr (December 17), Christmas Day (December 25) and Shaheed Udham Singh’s birthday (December 26). The festivals and occasions which fall on closed days have been excluded from the list. These are Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati jayanti (February 17), Holi (March 10), Dr B.R. Ambedkar jayanti (April 14), Janamashtmi (August 12) and Haryana Heroes Martyrdom Day (September 23). Employees will also be allowed any two holidays to be chosen from the following restricted holidays: Muharram (April 5), Good Friday (April 13), Budh Purnima (May 7), Guru Arjan Dev’s Martyrdom Day (May 26), Id-e-Miad-un-Nabi (June 5), Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day (July 31), Raksha Bandhan (August 4), Karva Chauth (November 4), Govardhan Puja (November 15) and Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day (November 19). The government also notified public holidays in the state during the calendar year 2001 within the meaning of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. These are all Sundays, Republic Day, Guru Ravi Dass jayanti, Maha Shivratri, Holi, Bank holiday (April 1), Ram Navmi, Mahavir Jayanti, Baisakhi, Guru Arjan Dev’s Martyrdom Day, Independence Day, Janamashtmi, Bank holiday (September 30), Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, Dasehra, Maharishi Balmiki’s birthday, Divali, Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday, Id-ul-Fitr,
Christmas Day and Shaheed Udham Singh’s birthday (December 26). |
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Deadline for paying
power bills extended ROHTAK, Dec 7 — The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, has announced that he would extend the deadline for depositing electricity bill arrears without surcharge till December 31. Talking to mediapersons here yesterday, he reiterated that Rs 600 crore in the form of pending electricity bills would be recovered at all costs. He said the defaulting consumers had been given another chance to deposit their arrears, thus waiving off the surcharge in view of the “encouraging” results of the scheme under which, he claimed, the authorities had recovered Rs 500 crore. Commenting on the demand for a separate high court for the state, the Chief Minister said he had convened a meeting of presidents of the district Bar associations in the state to discuss the issue in Delhi on December 14. However, he pleaded that any such demand would dilute their claim on Chandigarh. Describing the trauma centre project on the PGI campus as wrong step taken by the previous government, he said the government was no more interested in its continuation. He said the building constructed for the project at a cost of nearly Rs 3.5 crore would be utilised for some other purpose. He announced that the trauma centre would be set up at Karnal and a decision to this effect would be taken soon. The Chief Minister said a committee had been constituted to consider the demand for NPA by the government doctors. He said either the doctors would be permitted for the private practice or they would be provided NPA at the rate of 25 per cent of their basic pay. |
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Criminal shot; 4 lakh
looted from employee GURGAON, Dec 7 — In two separate incidents, a Delhi-based
hardcore criminal was shot dead on National Highway No. 8 and Rs 4 lakh were looted from a company treasurer at gunpoint this morning. According to Senior Superintendent of Police Satrujeet Singh Kapoor, a Delhi-based criminal, Balwinder Paul Singh, 42, and his associate, Virender Singh, 37, were going to Delhi on their Bullet motorcyele, (DBT 1329) after attending to some work in the district courts here. As they were near the Shanker Crossing on the highway
around 10.45 a.m., a white Maruti Zen overtook them. Two persons sitting in the car started firing at Balwinder Paul Singh indiscriminately. Three bullets hit him on his chest and stomach. He succumbed to his injuries and died on the spot. Two bullets also hit Virender Singh, who fell unconscious. A case of dacoity at Udyog Vihar, where he along with his colleagues looted two vehicles at gunpoint after injuring the guard in 1995, was pending against him in the district courts. The Delhi police had arrested him under various sections of the National Security Act. He was released from the Tihar Jail just 10 days ago and had started threating his rival groups of dire consequences. His rival group might have planned his murder, the SSP said. In another incident, four criminals looted Rs 4 lakh from the treasurer of a company Jai Yasheen located in Udyog Vihar, Sector 18. The treasurer, Krishan Kumar, withdrew the amount for the salary of the staff from Canara Bank, Gurdawara Road, here this morning. Surinder Kumar was driving the car while Krishan Kumar was sitting on the rear seat. As they reached near Sirhol village crossing on Maruti road, a Maruti overtook their vehicle and its occupants forced them to stop. As Surinder stopped the car, two youths came out form their vehicle and asked Krishan Kumar to hand over the bag containing the cash. They fled with the cash towards Delhi. |
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3 get 10-year RI
in rape case JIND, Dec 7 — B. L. Singhal, District and Sessions Judge, yesterday convicted three persons, Ranbir, Rajesh and Bhisham for raping a girl and sentenced them to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. According to the prosecution, in October, 1997, Ranbir of Khapar village in the district abducted a girl of the same village and raped her. Thereafter he took the girl to Uchana and Delhi. At Delhi, he kept the girl at different places where Rajesh of Ghasokalan village and Bhisham of Rakhikhas village joined Ranbir and all three persons repeatedly raped the girl. However, the girl managed to escape from
their custody and went to Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh. There, she contacted the UP Police, who restored the girl to her parents. On her complaint, the police registered a case at Uchana police station in the district against Ranbir, Rajesh and Bhisham. After hearing the arguments of both parties, the District and Sessions Judge decided the case yesterday. The judge held Ranbir guilty of abducting and raping the girl and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2000. He held Rajesh and Bhisham guilty of raping the girl and sentenced them to ten years of rigorous
imprisonment and also ordered them to pay a fine of Rs 1000 each. |
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500-cr power arrears collected: Chautala KURUKSHETRA, Dec 7 — The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala called upon the people of the state on the occasion of Gita Jayanti celebrations to help in making Haryana a leading state in the country. The Chief Minister was speaking after laying the foundation stone of a new bus stand at Thanesar which will be constructed at a cost of Rs 40 lakh. While talking to mediapersons he said that the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, will inaugurate a panorama constructed here at cost of Rs 5 crore. The panorama depicts life sketches of Lord Krishna. Mr Chautala said Haryana would emerge as the cyber capital of the country. He claimed that since his party came in power 29 big and 1867 small industries had been set up in the state. He rebutted the allegations of the opposition parties that many industries had migrated from the state. The Chief Minister said so far, electricity bill arrears
amounting to Rs 500 crore had been recovered from the people without using any pressure or disconnecting their power connections. He announced that the government had decided to extend the last date for depositing the arrears without any surcharge or any penalty till the end of December. He said top priority was being given to the promotion of sports in the state and many incentives had been announced by the government. Mr Chautala said that in order to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of the state a cultural academy was being formed. Replying to a question about
separate high court for the state, the Chief Minister said it would weaken Haryana’s claim on Chandigarh. He said advocates of Haryana were meeting him in this regard on December 14. Later, the Chief Minister went around an exhibition put up by the various departments of the state at Brahmsarovar. He flagged off “shobha yatra’ taken out on the concluding day of the Gita Jayanti function. The Chief Minister also launched a website of Kurukshetra district providing details about the various tourists and holy places of the city. Mrs Jyoti Arora, Deputy Commissioner, said general public could send their grievances through e-mail to the district administration. The address of the website is districts.nic.in/Kurukshetra. The Chief Minister also distributed Rs 4.25 lakh to the 18 farmers and their families who were injured or died during various agricultural activities. The next of kin of the farmers killed were given a sum of Rs 50,000 each. The Chief Minister also distributed pass books to the farmers which had complete records about their land holdings. |
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No let-up in employees’
pen-down strike CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — The pen-down strike by Haryana Government employees belonging to the general category and backward classes entered its 22nd day today, with no sign of any let-up in the resolve of the striking employees, despite the alleged
strong-arm tactics of the government against them. Already 55 employees have been dismissed and the striking employees have been denied their salaries for November under the principle of no work, no pay. Health Department employees belonging to the general category and backward classes based in Panchkula also held a rally in support of the striking employees. The health staff warned the state government that if the dismissed employees were not reinstated and talks were not held with the striking employees by December 12, the health services in the state would be paralysed. The striking employees also held a rally outside 30-Bays building in Sector 17 here. The rally was addressed, among others, by Mr Prithvi Singh Layal, who is on bail. He was arrested by the Haryana police earlier when he had gone on an indefinite fast. It is learnt that the striking employees have also started distributing posters in districts to garner support for their cause. Meanwhile, the president and the general secretary of the Haryana unit of the All-India Confederation of Organisations of the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, Mr Karamvir and Mr Harichand Singh, respectively, today alleged that certain general category employees were issuing misleading statements regarding the non-implementation of the Supreme Court judgement in the Ajit Singh Janjua-II case. Rather, the Haryana Government had already wrongly implemented it. |
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HC orders jail
term for HUDA official CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — Mr Justice J.S. Khehar of the Punjab and Haryana High Court today sentenced a HUDA official to 15 days’ prison and a fine of Rs 1000 for contempt of court. HUDA Estate Officer Dinesh Kumar had demolished a structure of the petitioners, Ramji Lal and Khajan Singh, at their two-kanal plot in Majesar village in Faridabad claiming that HUDA had acquired it whereas the trial court and the District and Sessions Court, Faridabad, had decreed in favour of the petitioner. The petitioners, who are elderly persons, had filed a suit for permanent injunction before the Civil Judge, Faridabad, after the HUDA officials claimed that their land had been acquired while the fact was that the land had not been acquired. The trial court on February 24, 1997, had decreed in favour of the petitioners. HUDA went in appeal and the Sessions Court on October 15, 1997 also decreed in the favour of petitioners. However, HUDA officials on November 7 took a huge taskforce and demolished the structure raised by the petitioners over their two-kanal plot. The HUDA Naib-Tehsildar told the court that he obeyed the orders of the HUDA officials and was not responsible for the violation of decree by the two courts which had become final for the parties.
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Fake fertiliser
sale racket unearthed KARNAL, Dec 7 — The State Crime Branch (Madhuban) today unearthed a racket of sale of spurious fertilisers in Ladwa, 35 km from here. A police party led by Mr Swaranjit Singh, DSP (Crime), Madhuban, today raided the house of Jaswant Singh, of village Mehra in Ladwa and seized over 600 bags of spurious fertilisers. The police party found that Jaswant Singh was neither a registered dealer nor did he have a licence for the sale of fertilisers. He was selling the spurious urea at the rate of Rs 120 per bag and DAP at Rs 220 per bag. The control rate for urea is Rs 220 per bag and that of DAP Rs 445 per bag. The police is doing the sampling with the help of the Agriculture Department. A case under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act and under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against the farmer on a complaint made by the raiding party. The accused is absconding. |
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Follow Baba Saheb’s
ideals: Governor KURUKSHETRA, Dec 7 — The Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand, said here yesterday that caste discrimination which afflicted the Indian society was a serious matter. The Governor was presiding over a function to observe the death anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar by the Ambedkar Study Centre of Kurukshetra University. Babu Parmanand, lamented that the ideals preached by Dr Ambedkar had not been practised. The underprivileged were still deprived of their rights. The Governor came down heavily on the government education policy which aimed at providing more opportunities to the private sector. He said it amounted to shirking responsibility on the part of the government. He urged the state government to provide more opportunities to the underprivileged classes for receiving education at cheaper rates. This would help them achieve a new stature, he said. Mr Justice Om Parkash, Lokayukt and Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Himachal Pradesh, was of the view that religious teachings should not be enforced on individuals and society. An effort should be made to create a society based on humanism. Mr R.S. Chaudhry, Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, stressed the need for a change in the thinking of society to bring about equality. He said the value system preached by Dr Ambedkar and great saints of the country should be imbibed. The Governor also released a book on Baba Saheb Ambedkar which was translated by Dr A.S. Kaang into Punjabi. |
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Bijli nigam promises
62,000 connections HISAR, Dec 7 — With a view to providing thrust to the programme for rural household energisation, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) will release 62,000 domestic and non-domestic connections in its area comprising Faridabad, Gurgaon, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa in the next two years under the Intensive Electrification project of the Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). A spokesman of the DHBVN said here today that the REC had already approved the Rs 12.36-crore programme for funding on a loan basis and the nigam was likely to complete it earlier than the two-year deadline. The districtwise number of connections to be released under this programme are 10750 in Faridabad, 9550 in Sirsa, 8200 in Gurgaon, 8100 in Bhiwani, 6500 each in Fatehabad, Mahendragarh and Rewari and 5,900 in Hisar district. The REC has also approved a Rs 44-crore scheme for replacement of 10,656 transformers in rural areas of the DHBVN. The scheme would not only help avoid delay in replacement of damaged transformers but also reduce line losses in rural areas. |
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Reproductive tech
tried on buffaloes HISAR, Dec 7 — The veterinary surgeons of CCS Haryana Agricultural University here have standardised a therapy to deal with the problem of low reproductive efficiency in buffaloes. Called “Assisted Reproductive Technology”, it has been successfully tried on buffaloes and heifers at Dahima village, near here. This village has been adopted by the university under the Technology Assessment and Refinement Programme. Twelve heifers of over 3 years of age and an equal number of buffaloes of 90 days and above post-partum were subjected to the Assisted Reproductive Technology by a team of veterinary gynaecologists of the university. These non-cyclic animals were treated with Controlled Intravaginal Drug Release (CIDR) system for 10 days. The results of the therapy were encouraging. Eleven heifers and 10 buffaloes came in “heat” within 48 hours to 72 hours of the withdrawal of the treatment, disclosed Dr.
L. S. Suhag, Director of Extension Education. He said these animals were subsequently subjected to either natural mating or artificial insemination. He said more intensive trials would be conducted in April next with the assistance of experts of the Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the university. |
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Two brothers
shot dead JHAJJAR, Dec 7 — Two brothers were shot dead by four assailants at Issarheri village in the district yesterday. Four armed persons of the village came to the house of Om Prakash and fired at him in the presence of his wife Ompati. He died on the spot. On hearing the firing, Randhir, brother of the deceased, along with his wife Bimla, reached the spot. The assailants then abducted Randhir and took out of the village, where he was also shot dead. The police said Ompati, widow of Om Prakash, had identified the assailants as Braham, Surender, Tarif and Tona. Old animosity is stated to be the reason behind the killings. A case under Sections 302/364/34/70 of the IPC has been registered. No arrest has so far been made in the case. |
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Seminar on corruption on Dec 18 CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — The Haryana State Vigilance Bureau will organise a seminar on the prevention and detection of corruption at the CII Auditorium here on December 18. The state Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, will inaugurate the seminar, while Mr N.Vittal, Central Vigilance Commissioner, will preside over it. The Haryana Chief Secretary, Mr Vishnu Bhagwan, will deliver the keynote address. Mr M.S. Malik, Director-General of the Haryana police, said the speakers would include Mr Joginder Singh, a former Director of the CBI; Mr Hari Jaisingh, Editor of The Tribune; Mr Satyapal Dang, a prominent political thinker; Mr R.S. Varma, a former Chief Secretary; Prof Veer Singh of Panjab University; and Prof C.P. Bhambri of Jawaharlal Nehru University. The afternoon session would be presided over by Mr Hari Jaisingh. |
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74 fire station posts
to be filled CHANDIGARH, Dec 7 — The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, today gave his approval to fill 74 posts of different categories lying vacant at fire stations being run by various municipal corporations, municipal councils and municipal committees in the state. The vacant posts include five of fire station officer, seven each of sub-fire station officer and leading fireman, 16 of driver and 39 of fireman. |
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