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16, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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New norms for house
tax Ex-minister’s case
adjourned Shorewala’s
remand extended Quake victim relates
experience Jhajjar sends 250
tents HAU to hike fee |
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PM to visit Kurukshetra Chautala to tour Rapar Sonepat girl wins first prize Bill
without connection Phone cables damaged
while shifting poles
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New norms for house
tax Sonepat, February 15 According to a press note issued here today, three categories have been fixed for the assessment of the rental value of property. Firstly, the value of the total area of the plot would be assessed according to the rates of land in different localities fixed by the district collectors in their respective districts. Secondly, the cost of the construction of total covered area would be fixed. Thirdly, the buildings constructed with RCC would be valued at the rate of Rs 700 per sq ft while the buildings constructed with wooden batton and ACC F would be valued at the rate of Rs 150 per sq ft. For old buildings, depreciation at the rate of 1 per cent and the maximum up to 50 per cent would be allowed. Under the new scheme, house tax would not exceed 10 per cent of the annual rental value of the property. Special concession would be given to the owners who use the property for self-occupation. The owners of the houses would also be given an opportunity to file self-assessment for the property, the press note added. Meanwhile, widespread resentment prevails among the residents of the city against the new policy for levying house tax. |
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Ex-minister’s case
adjourned Rohtak, February 15 The hearing against former Minister Sri Kishan Dass and Mr R.K. Garg, Executive Engineer, HUDA, both co-accused in the case, was adjourned till May 1. The counsel for Mr Sri Kishan Dass urged the CJM to exempt his client from personal appearance on health grounds. The court allowed exemption for today and directed Mr Sri Kishan Dass to be present in person during the next hearing. The public prosecutor urged the CJM to issue warrants of arrest against Mr Anil Kumar on the ground that the investigating officer wanted to arrest the accused in the case in question.
Shorewala’s
remand extended Kaithal, February 15 The younger son of the former Haryana Finance Minister, Mr Charan Dass Shorewala, was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act on a complaint lodged by Hakam Singh, who alleged that Arun had taken Rs 1.50 lakh from him, promising him a job of patwari when his father was a minister. He was assured on February 11. Mr C.D. Shorewala was also booked under the same Act and Section 306, IPC, for abetting an employee of the Finance Department to commit suicide after a complaint was lodged by the widow of the deceased. After his anticipatory bail application was recently rejected by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Mr Shorewala reportedly filed an application in the Supreme Court, seeking anticipatory bail. The hearing has been fixed for tomorrow. |
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Quake victim relates
experience Kurukshetra, February 15 Dr M.P. Singh was trapped at Matanumarh, near Bhuj, along with a team of 23 researchers and students, for six days when the tragedy struck on January 26. The team had gone to Bhuj and surrounding areas for studying and collecting some fossils. However, they were trapped inside a temple complex there when the earthquake occurred. A few seconds delay would have proved fatal, he said. Fortunately, the team had enough ration, fuel and candles to take care of them till they were spotted by a policeman and rescued by a helicopter provided by a Lucknow-based agency, Sahara India. Despite suffering heavily, the villagers of Matanumarh extended all possible support to the team, which included several female students as well. Dr M.P. Singh, who had been visiting Bhuj area in connection with his research since 1964, said there was no way to control earthquakes and no warning signals had yet been devised. It was therefore, important to take adequate safety measures while constructing a building, particularly in sensitive zones.
Jhajjar sends 250
tents Rohtak, February 15 The Haryana Government has adopted 15 worst affected villages in Rapar taluka of Bhuj district for rehabilitating the quake victims. Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa-based religious organisation, has adopted 21 such villages in Bhuj district bordering Rajasthan and Pakistan. The Haryana officers camping at Rapar on Sunday telephonically urged the state government to immediately send at least 1500 tents needed urgently to extend relief to two villages of the taluka. The Deputy Commissioner, Jhajjar, Mrs Shashi Bala Gulati, told The Tribune that 250 tents along with 800 poles were despatched by road yesterday to Rapar. Nearly 102 tents were sent from Rohtak. Mrs Gulati said besides tents the district authorities at Jhajjar had also sent 1000 blankets, 100 bedsheets and towels, 2500 hawai chappals, utensils for at least 50 families and 250 packets of biscuits. Jhajjar district yesterday despatched 250 quintals of wheat and 50 quintals of wheat flour. The relief material despatched from Jhajjar included 50 kg tea leaves, 10 bags of dal and an equal number of bags of bajra. The district has so far sent relief material worth over Rs 20 lakh. |
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HAU to hike fee Hisar, February 15 He said the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) had asked the university to hike the fee. The ICAR and the state government wanted the university to mobilise its own resources to overcome the financial crunch. The Vice-Chancellor said the income from the fees would be spent on the improvement of facilities in the university. Mr Vinay Kumar said the AC had studied the fee structures of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and the other three universities of Haryana. He said even after the hike, the fees would be lower than those charged by these universities. He said enrolled students were required to pay fees as per the old structure. Only the new admissions would have to pay the increased fee. The Vice-Chancellor said the council had also recommended an increase in the number of paid seats in Veterinary, B.Tech and MBA courses, but the seats would not exceed 10 per cent of the total number. The council accepted the proposal to give a best teacher award every year. The university would follow the guidelines of the ICAR and the Human Resources Development Department of the World Bank in this regard. According to these guidelines, students would evaluate the teacher for the award. |
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PM to visit Kurukshetra Karnal, February 15 Earlier, the visit of Mr Vajpayee to Kurukshetra on February 3 was postponed due to the Gujarat earthquake. Mr Chautala said a public meeting will be organised on the day.
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Chautala to tour Rapar CHANDIGARH, February 15 Last evening, the Haryana Government had despatched more relief material to 25 villages adopted by it. The material included about 200 tents, tarpaulin, utensils, blankets, biscuits, school bags, soap and medicines, as demanded by the residents of these areas. |
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Sonepat girl wins first prize Chandigarh, February 15 A spokesman of the council said Aradhana Chauhan of class X, Hindu Kanya Senior Secondary School, Sonepat, had been given the first prize of Rs 150 per month for two years. Raman Arora of class X, St. Theresa Convent School, Karnal, had won the second prize of Rs 100 per month for two years. The third prize of Rs 75 per month for one year had been given to Ruchika Thakur of class X, St Theresa Convent School, Karnal, and Rishabh Pushkarna of class X, Lady Fatima Convent High School, Gurgaon. He said seven consolation prizes of Rs 50 per month for one year had been given to Preeti Kaushik of class X, Vivekanand Senior Secondary School, Sonepat, Kanika of class IX, Pratap Public School, Karnal, Sugandh Rakha of class X, Campus School, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Aanchal Singla of class IX, DAV Public School, Gurgaon, Rishi Garg of class IX, Bal Vikas School, Panipat, Rohit Aggarwal of class IX, Bal Vikas School, Panipat and Raj Pal of class XII, Government Senior Secondary School,
Rewari.
Bill
without connection Kaithal, February 15 Stating this, Mr Romeshwar Dass, whose father, Mr Telu Ram, had applied for disconnection on July 29, 1997, said following the application, an employee visited their house on September 8, 1997 and asked them to clear the arrears amounting to Rs 786, which were deposited on the same day and the employee, after verifying the receipt of the bill, took the meter to deposit it in the office. Mr Romeshwar Dass, showing the photocopies of the documents, including the receipt of the bill and the application submitted for disconnection, said they were shocked when a Junior Engineer approached him and told that there was an outstanding arrear of Rs 11 thousand against his father. He demanded a probe into the matter to fix responsibility for this lapse. |
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Phone cables damaged
while shifting poles AMBALA, Feb 15 — The shifting of power poles by the Cantonment Board has damaged underground telephone cables near Capitol Chowk last evening. The digging to shift the poles has reportedly damaged a crucial cable, adversely affecting the telegraph services. A number of cables are passing through that area stretching from Arya Girls College to Capitol Chowk, including co-axial cable, duct cable and telegraph cables. The cables are at a depth ranging from 3 to 5 feet. An official said that the telegraph services had been affected due to the circuit being down. The General Manager, Telecom, said that electrical poles were being shifted by the Electricity Department which had affected the cables passing underneath. “However, our people are on the job, and the fault will be rectified soon,” he assured. It may be recalled, that the telecom authorities had sent a letter to the Cantonment Board stating that the proposed Amba Commercial Complex, which is going to be built by the board, is lying on a tract of land under which crucial telecom cables were passing. The officials had stated that before any digging was undertaken, they should be consulted so that no damage to the cables took place. The officials then had also impressed upon the fact that the shifting of a large number of telecom cables to another location was not a viable alternative due to the high cost involved. |
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