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Surplus power soon:
CM Sonia to address HPCC
rally Interesting turn to mining
case Water supply to go in private
hands Water scheme faces rough
weather Dangi refused bail |
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Workshop for farm officers
begins Making Mewat women
self-reliant Prof Yash pal for cafe
interaction Probe bungling by mill officials:
BKU Reorient education system:
Governor Shun corruption, George tells
youth Kisan samiti to step up
stir Abhey sues Roopan Haryana MLA alleges
‘corruption’ in land deals Man sentenced for wife’s
gang rape Woman’s father ‘killed’ over dowry Photo exhibition
inaugurated Civic chiefs seek
devolution of powers Plea on Nasik firm
dismissed Shorewala’s house
demolished School teachers stage dharna Two killed in
accident
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Surplus power soon:
CM Karnal, March 3 The Chief Minister was addressing a press conference after inaugurating the district mini secretariat and launching the Karnal website here. He said these gas-based power plants were likely to be completed within the next two years after which the state would not only be self-sufficient in power, but also be in a position to supply power to neighbouring states. He said due to certain snags in the fourth and fifth power units of 110 mw and 210 mw, respectively, at Panipat, the state had witnessed a shortage of power supply. These problems had now been overcome and both units were not functioning. The sixth unit of 210 mw would be ready by March 31, which would greatly improve the power supply in the state. Replying to another query, the Chief Minister stressed that the rally being organised at Kurukshetra for welcoming the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, would be held on a grand scale and the Prime Minister would be accorded a welcome that would be in consonance with his stature. He appreciated the Budget as being a balanced one though certain steps such as retrenchment of staff in the coming years would have to be taken. The Chief Minister said he would visit the remaining 40 constituencies as yet uncovered in the second phase of ‘Sarkar aap ke dwar’ soon after the completion of the Vidhan Sabha session. Regarding the medical college at Karnal, he said that it would be completed as soon as all formalities were fulfilled. The Chief Minister said his government was committed to providing all basic facilities to the citizens of the state. The mini secretariat would provide easy access to government offices as these would now be situated in the same complex. The building of the mini secretariat had been constructed in an area of 10 acres at an estimated cost of Rs 6 crore. The secretariat consisted of 100 rooms and a conference hall. It had been provided with essential amenities, including a fire alarm system, fire fighting system, EPABX and lifts. The Chief Minister appreciated the website of Karnal district which would provide essential information regarding various government policies and programmes benefiting the common man. It would have an exhaustive list of forms, addresses and other information regarding the district. Mr Chautala emphasised that each town and city of Haryana would be beautified. As part of this effort, the Chief Minister laid a foundation stone for the Gymkhana Club adjoining the Atal Park today. The Union Minister of State for Home, Mr I.D.Swami, also accompanied the Chief Minister. |
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Sonia to address HPCC
rally Gurgaon, March 3 Sources in the Congress said the issue had cropped up when HPCC President Bhupinder Singh Hooda called on Mrs Gandhi yesterday with regard to the public meeting being organised by supporters of former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal in Bhiwani tomorrow. According to Mr Hooda, the date and venue of the rally to be addressed by Mrs Gandhi will be decided following consultations with 10, Janpath. The Congress chief is said to have given her consent to address the rally.The mood in the Congress suggests that the rally will take place sometime next month and the venue could be in the northern part of the state. Panipat is one of the places under consideration. According to observers, the development was an indication of Mrs Gandhi’s intervention in the affairs of the Congress in Haryana, which has seen internecine factionalism. But for her intervention with regard to the Bhiwani rally tomorrow, the infighting in the organisaton was heading for a flashpoint. Analysts say that Mrs Gandhi’s intervention was a master stroke. For one, by converting the Bhiwani rally into a PCC affair, she has subtly reined in Mr Bhajan Lal. As it is, Mr Bhajan Lal and his supporters had been sending conflicting messages,one being about his continuing in the Congress if further pushed to the wall.This was more so after Mr Hooda was made President of the HPCC for the second time, in spite of the sustained opposition to his leadership. Mr Bhajan Lal had also made it known that the Bhiwani public meeting would take place come what may. The message emanating from the intervention is that Mr Bhajan Lal will technically have to seek the permission of the PCC and involve the leadership with regard to any future public meetings initiated by his camp. Also,by converting the Bhajan Lal meeting into a PCC affair, expelled Congress leaders like Mr Subhash Batra, Mr Krishan Murti Hooda,Mr Bachan Singh Arya and Mr Ran Singh Maan — who are supporters of the former Chief Minister — have been halted in their tracks. These leaders are in the vanguard of organising the Bhiwani event.They want to establish their bona fides as Congress leader by being an integral part of the rally, aimed at marginalising Mr Hooda. Under the formula by Mrs Gandhi, the expelled leaders will not sit on the dais. Mr Batra, a former Home Minister, said “now he and other expelled leaders will sit in the Press enclosure.” Tongue in cheek, he further said:” It is our wish that Mr Hooda stays permanently in the company of Mr Bhajan Lal.” Also, by making the Bhiwani event an in-house affair of the Congress, Mrs Sonia Gandhi has tried to send the message of unity in the state unit. On the other side, the development does not come as a happy one for the Hooda camp. Mr Hooda’s aversion to Mr Bhajan Lal is well known. The fact that he will have to be present on the dais has come as a kind of embarrassment for his supporters. Mr Bhajan Lal is considered to be comparatively less popular among the Jat community of the state. There are some who feel that Mr Hooda will have a lot of explanation to do in the villages about his act of presiding over the Bhiwani meeting. The Hooda camp has publicly taken the line that as Mrs Gandhi has directed that the meeting be held under the banner of the PCC and also that she has directed that he(Mr Hooda) should preside over the meeting, its stand has been vindicated. |
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Interesting turn to mining
case Chandigarh, March 3 The turn of events led to the Bench comprising Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice N.K. Sud expressing its annoyance in strong words. The petitioner, Mr Subhash Sharma, a Faridabad-based journalist, had filed a writ petition last year seeking the intervention of the court to check illegal mining being done in Anangpur, Ankhir and Badkhal villages of that district allegedly by the State Cooperation Minister, Mr Kartar Singh Bhadana.The Bench appointed a local commissioner (LC) to visit the site and give his report regarding the allegations levelled by Mr Sharma. The L.C. indicted Mr Bhadana. With the permission of the Bench, the State Government deputed the Financial Commissioner and Secretary, Home, Mr B.D. Dhalia, to inquire whether Mr Bhadana and another respondent, Mr Ram Kishan, were mining outside the area leased to them. In his report submitted to the High Court Mr Dhalia said it was difficult to demarcate khasra No. 15 of Ankhir and khasra No. 46 of Anangpur village in Faridabad district. The court, yesterday permitted Mr Sharma to put on record a Delhi High Court order in the Delhi State Mineral Development Corporation versus State of Haryana and others case. A 10-km-long wall was accepted as the boundary between the two States in this case. The two khasra numbers were adjoining the boundary wall. Hence, their demarcation should not pose any problem to the authorities. Mr Sharma also placed on record a Supreme Court order which banned all mining activities within a radius of 5 km of Badkhal. The petitioner contended that Mr Dhalia had wrongly stated in his report that Mr Bhadana had 206.40 hectares in Anangpur village for mining purposes. He said the area was leased out to Messrs Mohan Ram and Company, in which Mr Bhadana was a partner, for 10 years on November 16, 1989. The lease expired on November 15, 1999. An extension of 217 days was allowed by the State Government, which also expired on June 10, 2000. He also questioned the contention of Mr Bhadana that his lease had been renewed upto January 6, 2001. He alleged that the State Government was acting in an arbitrary and illegal manner only to oblige and favour Mr Bhadana by allowing him to operate in the area even after the expiry of the lease period. When the Judges enquired from the Advocate-General, Mr Surya Kant Sharma, what action was being taken by the state to bring the guilty to book, Mr Sharma assured the court that he had talked to the “highest quarter” in the government and action would be taken against the guilty. The case will now come up for hearing on March 14. |
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Water supply to go in private
hands Faridabad, March 3 Although the final schemes in this connection are yet to be disclosed, it is reported that the MCF authorities have decided in principle to privatise some of the work to get better results and it could also prove economical if the plan is executed properly. According to MCF sources, work on the proposal of handing over tubewell maintenance and water supply to contractors is on. The yearly contract would be given to private companies and contractors who would ensure a proper supply and even collect dues from the consumers. While no formal announcement has been made, it is learnt that this work would be allocated phasewise, with a part of the city being given in each phase. There are about 325 tubewells and several town overhead tanks in the town which require trained staff for operation and maintenance. While the Haryana Nagarpalika Karamchari Sangh and Safai karamcharis of the corporation have opposed these proposals, the corporation, it is learnt, is not satisfied with the overall performance of its staff and wants least ‘Headache’ in this regard. The MCF has also started ‘Trimming’ its staff strength. As many as 560 employees and safai workers were removed recently. MCF sources admit that a major part of the Budget goes towards the salaries of the staff, but the results were not satisfactory. This is one of the reasons for the ‘privatisation’ move by the MCF, the only corporation in the state. But a section of the MCF employees doubt that the move would succeed as they don’t see ‘Transparency’ in the work of some of the officials. The other main project in this direction is the handling over of the work of garbage collection and its disposal. The MCF officials and office-bearers have reportedly held some meetings in this connection and decided to hand over this work to private companies in areas, including the urban sectors, Ballabgarh and old Faridabad, initially. The companies getting such a contract would be responsible for the collection of garbage and disposing it safely at a designated place in a nearby village. The MCF has also decided to get the garbage and waste ‘reprocessed’ so that it could be sold or reused. The reprocessing unit would be set by companies concerned. The corporation has contacted certain companies and asked for the Budget required for the purpose. Meanwhile, the safai karamcharis of the MCF deputed in these areas would be withdrawn. Cleanliness would be the responsibility of the private companies as per the scheme. Faridabad is the biggest industrial city of the state and the MCF has often been ‘criticised’ for improper civic conditions. While a large number of urban sectors have been developed by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), the work of repairs of roads and maintenance of civic service lies with the MCF. |
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Water scheme faces rough
weather Kaithal A former Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal, had laid the foundation stone of the Rs 14.70 crore scheme on June 20, 1997. The government had approved the plan keeping in view the long-standing demand of residents, who had been suffering due to fluoride content beyond the permissible limit in the water supplied by the Public Health Department through a network of tubewells. According to the schedule, the work should be over by August 31 this year. After the completion of the scheme, there will be a substantial increase in the availability of potable water. As per the scheme announced by the department, canal water was to be brought from the main Sirsa branch being fed by the Bhakra system. This water would be stored in three underground tanks having a capacity of 9,40,50,000 gallons. According to the design, an inlet channel with a suction area of 6.75 ft by 3.5 ft is to be constructed. The total length of the channel is to be 4,900 ft. From the storage tanks the water will be pumped to the filtration plant and later reach the clear water tank. It will be subsequently distributed in three zones of the town after being lifted by pumps. When this correspondent visited the construction site recently, there was no work in progress. According to information, 60 per cent of the work on the inlet channel, 60 to 65 per cent on the filtration plant and about 80 per cent on the clear water tank had been completed. Work on the second clear water tank was yet to start. Construction work on the pumphouse and the sedimentation tank had not been completed. No work had been undertaken on the installation of booster pumps. Certain junior officials of the department at the site said that the construction work came to a standstill about four months ago following the failure of the government to supply cement. Fund shortage was another problem. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Mahavir Singh, said that the matter had been taken up with the higher authorities, and he was hopeful that the work would resume soon. During recent visits of the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, to the town the matter had been raised by mediapersons and residents. However, it seems the scheme is not on the priority list of the government. At the present pace of construction it might take another two or three years to complete this much-needed project. Besides, the cost of execution may escalate. |
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Dangi refused bail Bhiwani, March 3 Mr Dangi is facing charges of misusing powers as minister by allotting land to displaced persons.Mr Dangi earlier had moved an application requesting the court to get himself interrogated in District Jail, Rohtak, and not in police custody, but the court authorised the Investigating Officer (IO) to interrogate the petitioner in the prison where he is lodged. Mr Dangi had applied for bail before the Siwani court as cases have been registered against the former minister here too which was later submitted before the court of Additional District Sessions Judge here. The court in its order directed IO to interrogate the petitioner at the Rohtak jail only. |
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Workshop for farm officers
begins Hisar, March 3 The workshop organised to finalise a package of practices to be followed by the farmers during the ensuing kharif season, is being attended by 300 farm scientists and officers of the Department of Agriculture, Haryana. It was inaugurated by Mr Vinay Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of the host university. Mr Kumar suggested that efforts should be made to get the farmers to profit from the WTO era, for which, he said farm research institutes and the government would need to address some important issues. He said the farmers would be able to avail the opportunities of cross-border trade only when quality and price of their produce were competitive. Suggesting biotechnology for enhanced crop quality and productivity, he asked the farm experts to develop technology that reduced the cost of cultivation. He said diversification of agriculture would be another option for higher farm returns. He expressed concern over dwindling investments in research and development and decreasing land holdings. Suggesting revision of the existing Land Ceiling Act, he urged the government to create more marketing facilities. Presiding over the function, Mr Naseem Ahmad, Commissioner and Secretary Agriculture, Haryana, said the farmers should not fear the WTO regime as the experts were capable of facing this challenge. He said steps had been initiated to bring down the cost of cultivation. Giving example of the zero-tillage technology for sowing of wheat, that had been applied by the Haryana farmers in approximately one lakh acres during the current rabi season, he said besides saving time and irrigation water, it saved Rs 600 to Rs 800 per acre. He also said the quality of farm produce should be improved. He said wheat produced here was low in protein contents. Dr B.L.Jalali, Director of Research, apprised the workshop of the achievements of the university in crop production, agroforestry and agricultural engineering. He said apart from improving genetic potential of plants for good quality produce, steps had been taken to develop post-harvest and value addition technologies. However, he pointed out that in the present scenario of dwindling public investments in research system there was need to use available resources in a cost-effective manner. |
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Making Mewat women
self-reliant Indana (Mewat), March 3 Similar is the case of Nusrat, mother of four kids. She, like Nusrat and 45 others of her ilk from the village, are now hopeful of seeing good days on account of the bank loans given to them at their doorsteps. The credit for this initiative goes to the Mewat Development Agency (MDA), a nodal body of the Haryana Government to facilitate the overall growth of Mewat, a Meo community-dominated area spanning over six blocks — five in Gurgaon district and one in Faridabad district. The MDA has modified its self-help group scheme for the purpose. The MDA started the project of self-help group scheme for the economic empowerment of women in Mewat. As per the project, groups of women consisting of eight to 10 members were formed. They were given training by voluntary organisations, under the overall leadership of the MDA, regarding lending money and maintaining account books. During the next phase, the groups were trained to take up ventures of their choice as part of commercial activities. After the group members became familiar with the finer points of business transactions, they were helped to procure loans from various banks. Although a large number of groups were set up, not all of them were successful. One of the main reasons being that the group members did not get encouragement from their male folks. Also, the mullahs and religious fanatics looked askance at the women getting exposure and making efforts to stand on their own feet. According to the project officer of MDA, Mr M.K. Ali, the authorities of the MDA injected a novelty by linking the self-help group scheme with the Cooperative Movement, the “White Revolution”. Under the scheme, banks will provide loans not to individuals, but to groups. Each group will distribute the money among its deserving members — each of the members getting a sum of Rs 15,000. Only those groups will be considered by the banks whose cases will be recommended by the MDA. The reason for the recommendations is that the MDA has taken upon itself to act as kind of buffer between the banks and the loanees to establish their credentials and also a kind of
surety. The loans have to be repaid to the banks by the groups concerned in 24 instalments. The loans are strictly for buying buffaloes and sell milk to Mother Dairy. The personnel and agents of Mother Dairy will come to the villages, collect the milk from a specified spot and make payments to the sellers on the spot. The village has been chosen for the pilot project. The MDA plans to extend this to the entire area of Mewat, depending on the degree of success of the new project. Mewat has been selected as it has a good track record in animal husbandry, according to Mr S.A. Khan, chairman of MDA. According to observers, the development could stand out as a revolutionary move and has the potential to change the economic landscape in the rural hinterland of Haryana. Besides further strengthening the cooperative movement in the country, especially in Haryana, it would also give a fillip to the White Revolution. Also, the success of the project has the power to upgrade social indicators, besides fostering traditional camaraderie and bonhomie in the rural parts of the state. All, this with the direct involvement by the masses, with the government only acting as a facilitator. |
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Prof Yash pal for cafe interaction Kurukshetra, March 3 Inaugurating a three-day national-level students technical symposium (Literati-2001) here yesterday, he said while some people think it was a waste of time sipping tea in cafes, it was these cafeterias which had given new ideas to teachers, thinkers and scientists who interacted over a cup of tea.”I wish every institute had a good cafe for this purpose”, he said. Prof Yash Pal asked the scientists, particularly budding engineers and technologists, to adopt an interactive and inter-disciplinary approach in their thinking and work for the good of society. He said inter-relationship of subjects was must for their understanding. A physiologist had to know the scanning system and similarly a computer-operative scanner had to know the physiology of humans for understanding the functioning of the mind while doing cat-scanning of the brain, he said, adding that “we have a national liking for this interactive culture by nature and not the separatist tendencies”. Later, he said science was a social activity and it must be used for society’s betterment and amelioration of plight of the have-nots. He said information technology (IT) could be used for helping science in feeding, analysing and sustaining data, but he warned that too much of information might lead to problems at a later stage. He said it was not wisdom but a tool. What we needed to have was the collateral thinking. He expressed fear that the clamour for lucrative jobs in the IT sector might land them in a net. This would amount to a wastage of potential. He said industries could play a vital role in sponsoring research project and throwing new challenges before young minds which would help develop their potential. He, however, said they needed to be left working in a barrier-free environment, even from the school level, lessening the burden of the school bag and enhancing the process of natural probing inclination since childhood.
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Probe bungling by mill officials:
BKU Sonepat, March 3 In a press note here, it alleged that sugarcane growers who had supplied their produce to the mills, were being harassed on some pretext or the other and they were not being paid money on time by the officials. As a result, crores of rupees were still outstanding against them. The BKU said the sugarcane growers of Bhadana, Kheri, Nirthan and Nakloi were being harassed and were being forced to take their produce to a weighing machine at Bhatgaon village in this district. It said most of the roads leading to the mills were in bad condition and the authorities concerned had failed to get them repaired in spite of the orders from the Deputy Commissioner. The union urged the state government to direct the authorities to take steps to get roads and culverts repaired. It also opposed the new policy of house tax assessment, levying of the professional tax and hike in power tariff and urged the state government to withdraw all anti-people decisions taken by it. It also resolved to extend its support to the Haryana Beopar Mandal and other trade organisations for launching agitation on this issue. The BKU also candemned the arrest of union leader, Mr Braham Singh Dahiya by the police on the eve of Sonepat bandh on February 25 in protest against the anti-people policies of the government. A demonstration would be held on March 12 in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office, it added. |
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Reorient education system: Governor Hisar, March 3 The Governor was speaking at a seminar on the theme of “Challenges in higher education in India” organised by Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar. He pointed out that privatisation of education had deteriorated the standard of education in the country as most of them were following the commercial approach in education. He said the nation had accepted three-language formula to be adopted by everyone, but this had not been followed honestly by the states. As a result the objective of social harmony, nation building, character building and national unity had not been achieved. Every state had followed its own system of
education and there was no uniformity in syllabus, curriculum, infrastructure, method of recruitment and funding. The higher education had become expensive and beyond the reach of commonman, he said, adding that the under-privilleged sections of the society were absolutely deprived of the benefits of higher education.
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Shun corruption, George tells
youth Rohtak, March 3 Delivering an address at the convocation function of Maharshi Dayanand University here today, he said a majority of those engaged in terrorism in the North-East and Jammu and Kashmir were jobless and result of corruption. Pleading for adopting stern measures to curb corruption, he called upon the youth to neither accept bribe nor give bribe. Mr Fernandes quoted from the economic review published by the Centre to prove that unemployment was on the rise. The number of persons registered with various employment exchanges in the country had risen from 3.65 crore in 1994-95 to 4.14 crore in August last year. The number of the illiterate and unskilled persons, not registered with employment exchanges, was almost double. Mr Fernandes also quoted from the Economic Survey placed on the floor of the Lok Sabha by the Finance Minister before presenting the Union Budget to say that job opportunities in the government sector were on the decline. As against 1,94,66,000 government employees in 1995, the figure had declined to 1,94,15,000 in 1999, he said. The number of jobs in the private sector, however, had shown an increase. As against 80.59 lakh employees in the sector in 1995, the figure was 86.89 lakh in March 1999. Avenues for self-employment were the most effective channels to solve the problem of unemployment, he said. The Governor-cum-Chancellor of the university, Babu Parmanand, and the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, also participated in the convocation. In all, 568 degrees, including 184 Ph.D. degrees, were awarded to students. |
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Kisan samiti to step up
stir Fatehabad, March 3 The samiti organised a public rally in the local grain market last evening to protest against the rise in power and water tariffs by the state government. Farmers from various villages of the district participated in the rally. Addressing farmers, Mr Manmohan Singh, president of the samiti, said the farmers had been forced to come to the streets to seek justice from the government. He said wrong and anti-farmers policies of the state government were responsible for the plight of farmers whose agriculture produce was withering away for want of irrigation water. The HVP leaders, Mr Pahlad Singh Gillankhera, alleged that the state government had raised the power and water tariffs in such a way that the farmers could not pay these even after selling off their land holdings. He said it was ironical that on the one hand the government talked of installing computers in every villages while on the other hand it could not provide adequate power to the villagers. The CPM leaders, Mr Krishan Swarup, alleged that the state government had perpetrated a big fraud on its people. The rate and security deposit for the transformer had been hiked manifold. The government had failed to ensure the availability of the SYL water for its people. Bus fares and rates of diesel had also been raised during the present regime. Speaking on the
occasion, Congress leader Ram Raj Mehta said Mr Chautala had grabbed power on the slogan of providing free power and water to the farmers, but now he had raised the rates of these commodities. He said it was quite intriguing that although the wheat season was round the corner, the government had still not announced the support prices for wheat. A senior CPM leader, Mr Prithvi Singh Gorakhpuria, and a former Municipal chief, Mr Bhim Sien Chiraipotra, also spoke on the occasion. |
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Abhey sues Roopan Sirsa, March 3 According to information, Mr Abhey Chautala, an MLA from Rori of this district, has filed a defamation suit against Ms Roopan Deol Bajaj, a Punjab IAS officer, and the editor, publisher and correspondent of the Indian Express. In his complaint, he has alleged that Ms Roopan had used objectionable and defamatory language for the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, in an interview, saying that instead of sacking DGP Rathore, the Chief Minister had protected him. |
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Haryana MLA alleges
‘corruption’ in land deals New Delhi, March 3 Mr Dalal, who is the lone member of the Republican Party of India in the state Assembly, claimed that properties whose market value was at least Rs 2,000 crore was being sold by the government for Rs 100 to Rs 150 crore. He said the government had not taken the state Assembly into confidence and the deals were being agreed upon following recommendations of a committee. Mr Dalal alleged that the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, had hatched a conspiracy with the land mafia in Delhi to corner hundreds of crores of rupees in return for selling properties of the state for a paltry sum. He said the properties being sold include a 26-acres of plot near ISBT and 20 acres of land on the Delhi-Gurgaon road, plots situated in North Hill Road in Civil Lines, Khari Bawli, Kalidas Marg and Sirispur industrial area. |
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Man sentenced for wife’s
gang rape Rewari,
March 3 The Judge has also sentenced his six accomplices Raj Singh, Sukhbir, Chhote alias Jai Prakash, Mehtab Singh, Pankaj and Bhagmal to imprisonment for 10 years each. He also imposed a fine of Rs 4,000 on each of them. According to prosecution, the young woman, on account of strained relations with her husband, was living with her mother at Berli Kalan village. On December 21, 1998, when she was returning home after performing duty at a private clinic in the town, where she was working as a nurse, her husband Vikram Singh, who was waiting for her near the Bus Stand persuaded her to accompany him in his car so that he could drop her at her house. But instead of going to Berli Kalan, he took her to Saharanwas village and then to Ladhuwas village, where she was repeatedly gang raped by the accused. |
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Woman’s father ‘killed’ over dowry Rohtak,
March 3 Geeta’s husband Balbir, brother-in-law Balraj, father-in-law Satyawan and driver Narender have been taken into custody. Mr Vikram Singh of Hasangarh, son of the deceased, stated in the FIR that his sister Geeta was married to Balbir of Indira Colony in the district nearly three months ago. The complainant alleged that her in-laws often maltreated her and demanded more dowry. They finally drove her out of the house. He alleged her in-laws reached his house at Hasangarh yesterday and attacked his father Rati Ram who succumbed to injuries after some time. The police has registered a case. |
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Photo exhibition
inaugurated Chandigarh, March 3 The exhibition, organised by the Friends of Photography (FoP), has about 70 colour and black and white pictures taken by prominent photo artists belonging to Calcutta, Bangalore, Mumbai and Bhopal, besides members of the FoP. Those invited to the exhibition include Benu Sen, Parthsarthi Sarkar, S.R. Mandal, T.N.A. Perumal, K.G. Maheshwari, C.R. Sathyanarayana, H. Satish, C. Rajagopal, Waman Thakre. Among the members of the FoP, the works of Adit Aganwala, V.S. Kundu, Deep Ram Bhatia, B.S. Sodhi, B.S.N. Reddy, Inderjit Premi, Sanjay Kumbhkarni, Ashok Kaushal and Bharat Gupta are on display. The major attractions are two pictures of the quake-hit town of Bhachau in Gujarat taken by a member of the FoP Subhash Sapru. |
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Civic chiefs seek
devolution of powers Chandigarh, March 3 Pricing and cost recovery, resource mobilisation, financial sustainability, responsibilities of elected representatives and private participation in solid waste management were the topics discussed at the programme. The minister impressed upon the presidents of the municipal committees to provide basic care services and solve problems of citizens through their participation. Measures should be taken to enhance the income of the municipal bodies for providing essential services. |
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Plea on Nasik firm
dismissed Chandigarh, March 3 The petitioner company had stated that it had earlier challenged the award of annual rate contract in respect of jars through a writ petition. The High Court had restrained the respondents from implementing the contract awarded to Inox India Ltd, Gujarat. Now the Haryana Government with a view to circumventing the restraint order and with a view to favouring the Gujarat-based company, had devised a novel method of bypassing the same and floated a fresh tender in February, 2001, by putting certain specifications of jars with a view to excluding the petitioner. Counsel for the State of Haryana submitted that under the artificial insemination programme through frozen semen, the Haryana Livestock Development Board got a grant of Rs 373.5 lakh from the Central Government for purchasing the portable jars (containers) of 1.5 to 2 litres. The functioning of these jar was reviewed by the Director, Animal Husbandry, with field officers and for maximum efficiency. The specifications were changed in the second tender notice. |
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Shorewala’s house
demolished Kaithal, March 3 When the demolition squad reached the house of Mr
Shorewala, some family friends and relatives and an advocate, Mr Surinder Kumar
Ranjha, pleaded with the authorities not to proceed with the demolition and showed to the EO a copy of the order passed by Ms Sarita Gupta, Additional Civil Judge (senior division). |
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School teachers stage dharna Sonepat, March 3 A rally was also held and all speakers lashed out at the state government, particularly the Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala. They warned if the government went ahead with the move, the schoolteachers would launch a statewide agitation. They described the decision as a part of the privatisation. The teachers had to face hardships in getting their monthly pay, they said. Later, the teachers took out a procession. Two killed in
accident Ambala, March 3 According to information, the two had come to Banondi sugar mill to unload sugarcane at the place. They reached there late in the night and slept below their trolley. In the meantime, another tractor-trolley came there which hit them while they were asleep. The two died on the spot. The tractor-trolley driver fled from the accident site. The police has registered a case in this regard. |
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