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April 9, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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Farmers to get relief
for bad seeds Stop hiring girls as entertainers:
parishad Tributes paid to Devi
Lal Govt order puts college in
fix Shift exam centre, say
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“Copying” at exam centres “Build bridges with NRIs” Exams at GGSD centre
cancelled 126 lakh for anti-flood
steps Youth shot dead Mahavira Jayanti function
held
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Farmers to get relief
for bad seeds Kaithal, April 8 The order was passed by the president of the consumer forum, Mr H.K. Moudgil, and the members, Ms Asha Bindlish and Mr Joginder Singh, following a complaint by a farmer Bhag Singh and his brothers of Saran village of this district. The complainants had alleged that they had purchased sunflower seed from the Agriculture Department of Haryana through the Deputy Director Agriculture, Kaithal, and the Agriculture Development officer Titram, and sown the seed in seven acres. The seed was procured by the HSDC from a Delhi firm. The HSDC claimed that it had supplied the seed in the same condition it received from the Delhi firm and hence was not liable to pay for any loss. On other hand, the firm pleaded that it had supplied quality seed to the HSDC and furnished a report from a seed laboratory in its favour. However, the consumer forum sent one pack of the seed left with the farmers to Haryana Seed Testing Laboratory, Karnal, which found that 39 per cent seed was normal, 15 per cent abnormal and 36 per cent dead seed. |
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Certified seeds
sought Sonepat, April 8 A resolution to this effect was adopted by the mahapanchayat at Bhatgaon village 15 km from here yesterday. Farmers of Bhatgaon, Salimsar, Majra, Lohari Tibba, Guhna, Ridhaso, Mahipur, Kheri Dahiya, Nakloi, Tihar, Bagru, Juan, Garhi Haqiqat and Jaji attended the panchayat. The mahapanchayat also demanded supply of certified seeds, fertiliser and pesticides to the farmers to enable them to sow next crops. It also demanded arrangements for the supply of fodder for cattle in affected villages. The mahapanchayat demanded vaccination of the cattle against foot and mouth disease. The mahapanchayat threatened an agitation if demands of the farmers were not met by April 15. It decided to hold meetings in all villages affected by recent rains and hailstorms to force the state government to accept the demands of the farmers. The mahapanchayat mourned the death of Mr Devi Lal and observed two-minute silence on this occasion. |
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Stop hiring girls as entertainers:
parishad Gurgaon, April 8 The panchayat expressed disgust at calling professional women dancers during social occasions, especially marriage celebrations and demanded forthwith to halt such practices. The community members were urged to organise the festivities and parties on a low key. The significant feature of the function was the attendance of members of Yadavs from Rajasthan, Delhi and different parts of Haryana. The assembly was organised to discuss the social evils that have crept into social customs of the community. Those who attended included the MP from Mahendergarh district, Mrs Sudha Yadav and an MLA from Rajasthan, Mr Karan Singh. The community was urged to check the evil of the dowry system and to cut down the needless expenditure. To this effect it was suggested to cut down on the number of community feasting both from the sides of the bride and bridegroom. Another notable call was made for reducing the 13 days post death rituals to five days. Reservation was expressed on making a societal show in expressing condolences to the bereaved families and needless expenditure during the post-death rituals. A suggestion was also made to the politicians to be accountable to the society and for increasing the educational standards of the girls. The panchayat urged Haryana and Rajasthan Governments to fix minimum compensation amount for the land acquired by them for urbanisation on the pattern of the Delhi Government and added that the compensation amount must be given to the farmers in one instalment. Reservation was expressed against the present policy of the Haryana Government under the Control Areas Act where by it did not acquire the land of the farmers even after notifying certain areas under the Act for several years. After the notification the farmers of the areas concerned can not use their land as per their requirements. It was suggested that in case the government did not acquire the land within five years of the notification, it will automatically deemed to be have expired. |
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Tributes paid to Devi
Lal Chandigarh, April 8 Similarly, Mr Chautala will remain in Chandigarh on April 15 to enable people of the nearby areas to offer their condolences. Meanwhile, tributes have been pouring in from all over the country. The BJP President, Mr Jana
Krishnamurthi, described Mr Devi Lal as a unique leader who left an unerasable imprint on the hearts of the people. A former Prime Minister, Mr Deve
Gowda, said the country had lost one of its senior freedom fighters and a statesman. The Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand, said Mr Devi Lal stood for the integrity of India and social equality. The Andhra Chief Minister, Mr Chandrababu Naidu, said members of the Telugu Desam Party under the leadership of NTR worked very closely with Mr Devi Lal, who had done so much for the farming community. A former Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Bal Ram Jakhar, said that with the passing of Mr Devi Lal, an era had come to an end. The Deputy Speaker of the Haryana Assembly, Mr Gopi Chand
Gahlot, said it was unbelievable that the founder of Haryana had left us. The former Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal, described Mr Devi Lal as a legendary figure. Another former Haryana Chief Minister, Rao Birender Singh, said: “My friend and close colleague of 50 years has left a void in national politics which cannot be filled. He was the greatest leader of the rural masses during the last century.” The industrialist-turned-politician, Mr
O.P. Jindal, said the country had lost a great leader of farmers. A Congress MP, Mr Lachhman Singh, said there would never be another kisan leader of the mould of Mr Devi Lal. The senior vice-president of the Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr N.C. Jain, said during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Haryana, Mr Devi Lal had given several concessions to trade and industry, even though he was described as a kisan leader. Mr
H.S. Mattewal, Advocate-General of Punjab and Chairman of the Punjab and Haryana Bar Council, said Mr Devi Lal was not only the “Tau” of Haryana but a messiah of the farmers of the entire country. A great statesman, a nationalist and a crusader, he dedicated his entire life to the service of the nation. Mr Balramji Das Tandon, leader of the BJP Legislature Party in Punjab, said in the death of Mr Devi Lal, the farmers of the country had lost their
“Tau”, who always remained in the forefront to fight for their rights. Mr Avinash
Jaiswal, organising secretary of the Punjab BJP, said Mr Devi Lal was like a lighthouse and a source of encouragement to many. Mr Manoranjan
Kalia, Minister for Medical Education, said Mr Devi Lal symbolised national unity and always stood for the rights of the farmers. Among those who paid tributes to Mr Devi Lal were Mr Swarna Ram, Mr Madan Mohan Mittal, Mr Tiksan Sood, Mr Satya Pal Saini, Master Mohan Lal and Mr Satpal
Gossain. |
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Devi Lal’s ashes to be sentall over
country Chandigarh, April 8 To enable people of different states to pay homage to the departed leader, his ashes will be sent to various regions and will be immersed in different sacred rivers all over the country. An urn containing the ashes will leave from Kisan Ghat at 10 a.m. tomorrow for immersion in the Ganga at Hardwar via Ghaziabad, Duhai, Meerut, Dorala, Khatauli, the Muzaffarnagar bypass, Jansath Chauraha, Pachenda Chauraha and Gurukul Kangri University. Mr Devi Lal’s family members led by Mr Ajay Singh Chautala, MP, will accompany the ashes. The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, will take an urn containing the ashes for immersion at Kiratpur Sahib in the Sutlej. The Minister for Jails, Uttar Pradesh, Mr Laxmi Narain, will take the ashes for immersion in the Triveni at Allahabad. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, will receive the ashes in Jammu and immerse them in the Ravi. The Himachal Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, will immerse the ashes in the Yamuna at Paonta Sahib. The president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav, will immerse the ashes in the Ganga in Patna. The Andhra Chief Minister, Mr Chandrababu Naidu, will immerse the ashes in the Godawri and the Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik, will immerse the ashes in the Mahanadi. The Union Minister, Mr Subhash Maharia, will receive the ashes in Rajasthan and immerse them in the Pushkar tirath. The Governor of Kerala, Justice S.S. Kang, will immerse the ashes in the confluence of rivers near Kanyakumari. The Governor of Sikkim, Mr Randhir Singh, will immerse the ashes in the Tapti. The Speaker of Gujarat, Mr Dhirubhai Shah, will receive the ashes in Gujarat and a former Prime Minister, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, will immerse the ashes in the Cauvery in Karnataka. The rasam pagri and shradhanjali sabha will be held at Kisan Ghat, New Delhi, on April 17 at 1 p.m. The ashes of Mr Devi Lal will be taken to various places in Haryana from April 10 to 15. These will be accompanied by Mr Abhey Singh Chautala, MLA son of the Chief Minister, and the Town and Country Planning Minister, Mr Dhirpal Singh. Narnaul, April 8 In a statement issued here today, Mr Sharma, said Mr Devi Lal was a “masiha” of the poor people and always fought for their cause. The BJP leader said that he was a minister during Mr Devi Lal’s regime. Almost all political parties, social organisations, voluntary organisations and the trade unions have condoled the sudden and untimely demise of Mr Devi Lal. |
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Govt order puts college in
fix Fatehabad, April 8 The Department of Higher Education, it may be recalled, made a policy last year under which +1 and +2 classes were reserved for the senior secondary schools of the state. All colleges that were having these classes were asked to stop these classes forthwith. All government colleges of the state complied with the government orders and discontinued these classes. But most of the government aided and affiliated private colleges have still not shed these classes. The local Manohar Memorial College was one such college that started the +1 and +2 classes only last year after the government had issued instructions to the contrary. As there was a public demand to start science classes in the town, the college management started +1 medical and non-medical. The Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Mr R.S. Chaudhary, was invited to inaugurate the science block of the college. But this year the DHE, according to sources, has adopted a tough attitude in this regard this year. The sources said that the DHE has written to the college management that in case it failed to discontinue these classes from the current session, it would have to stop the salary bills of the college staff. The DHE letter has put the college management in difficult situation as it had constructed a full block of Science laboratories for these classes only last year. If the college has to shed these classes it would have to suffer heavy financial losses. The sources say that there are certain well-established colleges in the state that are in even more difficult situation after these orders. The DN College, Hisar for instance may have to retrench as many as 37 teachers in case in the DHE orders are to be implemented. The MM College management is silent about the orders but hope that some solution will emerge of problem and they would be able to continue these classes. |
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Shift exam centre, say
invigilators Faridabad, April 8 Some women teachers appointed as invigilators here have lodged a protest over the reported involvement of certain staff members in using unfair means and have sought that they be relieved of duty. The demand to shift the centre was made to the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the university, Mr J.K. Sharma, in a letter during his visit to the college centre yesterday. It is reported that signatories to the letter include centre superintendents and members of a flying squad which raided the centre recently. They have alleged that mass copying and cheating had been going on in an ‘organised manner’. Meanwhile, a teacher on examination duty has demanded security for herself and her family. In a letter written to the SDM, Palwal, she has claimed that she was abused and threatened with dire consequences by a student leader of the college yesterday, when she took action against a candidate. The Principal of S.D. College, Mr M.P. Aggarwal, denied that mass copying had been going on or that ‘rowdy’ elements had been threatening the invigilators. |
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“Copying” at exam centres Sirsa, April 8 Contrary to the recent claims of copying in the ongoing examinations of the university reminds of disorder that was prevalent in examinations at these centres. This session copying started from the very beginning. There was no flying squade to check copying in the first week. Earlier there used to be one or two flying squads appointed by the university. Inspite of the initial phase of examination during which supplementary examinations, mercy chance and English papers were conducted, there was no check of the flying squads and the supervisors on duty who wanted to check it found themselves in embarrassing situation. A supervisor on duty lamented that from peon to the superintendent, everybody is helping in copying. External control is non-existent due to pressure of those close to people in power. Most of the lecturers of the local girls college are on duty at these centres in this college and are disappointed at the disorder. Lecturers of the Government College, out of fear or otherwise do not check copying. |
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“Build bridges with NRIs” Rewari, April 8 He said that 1.18 million people of Indian origin were residing in America, England South Africa and various other foreign countries where they had been annually generating wealth equal to the total wealth generated by over one billion Indians here in India. But it was deplorable that India was receiving only a small fractional equal to about $ four billion annually from them in sharp contrast to the Chinese $ 80 diaspora’s annual contribution of about $ 80 billion to China. Dr Singh further said that there was an urgent need to create a separate Union Ministry to cater to the needs and requirements of the Indian diaspora. He also said that his club recently organised a seminar on the above topic in Delhi which was addressed by former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral, former Chief Justice of India Justice J.S. Verma and former Indian High Commissioner to UK Dr LM Singhvi M.P. who emphasised on improving relationship between the people of Indian origin living abroad and the motherland India. |
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Exams at GGSD centre
cancelled Rohtak, April 8 Following complaints of organised mass copying and outside interferences, the Vice-Chancellor, has today ordered the cancellation of all the examinations held at Goswami Ganesh Dass S.D. College (GGSD), Palwal, from April 2 to April 7. This is for the first time in the history of the university that entire examination of a centre has been cancelled. The Vice-Chancellor said the re-examination would be held at a later dates at different stations other than Palwal. The university has also cancelled the morning and evening papers held at C.R. College, Sonepat, on April 6 on charges of outside interference. The examination held at Government College, Tigaon (Faridabad) on April 7 (evening session), too has been cancelled on similar grounds, General Suhag said. The Vice-Chancellor has warned that the university will no longer take a lenient view of malpractices during examinations. He issued a stern warning to authorities of GGSD College, Palwal, that if it failed to improve the situation, the university will not hesitate to cancel the centre at the college and ask its students to sit at other places. The teachers of the GGSD College reportedly lodged a written complaint that some senior teachers and examination staff had manipulated the seating plan. This fact was also brought to the notice of the flying squad of the university on April 4 Some women invigilators have reportedly desired to proceed on leave in view of the seriousness of the problem. It is alleged that their complaints against the rowdy elements involved in the ‘cheating’ were ignored by the college management and this lowered their morale. The Vice-Chancellor had since the commencement of the annual examination had cancelled the examination at Hodal, Meham, Loharu and Hindu College, Sonepat on April 3 and April 4. |
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126 lakh for anti-flood
steps Kaithal, April 8 The Deputy Commissioner added 32 drains existed in the district and besides this the seasonal river Ghaggar passes through the district. He said that all drains except the Kasan drain were in good shape to carry flood water. However desilting of Kasan drain was under-way after which there would be no flood problem. He also disclosed that a stone stud at Ghaggar river at a cost of Rs 21.94 lakh will be constructed near Tatiaha village and a ring bundh near Ratta Khera village at a cost of Rs 6.55 lakh will be built during the current year. Other ring bundhs at a cost of Rs 22.42 lakh and Rs 7.34 lakh will be constructed at Matour village and Maingha respectively, he added. A siphon at a cost of Rs 6.18 lakh at outlet No. 45700 at Sangat Pura canal and construction of Keerak link drain from outlet No. 0 to 18500 at a cost of Rs 7.87 lakh will also be completed, the DC said. |
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Youth shot dead Faridabad, April 8 According to information, the victim, Jugal Kishore (26), a resident of the NIT locality here, was coming back from his sister’s house when the incident took place. It is reported that the suspect, identified as Devender Kumar, a tenant at the victim’s sister’s house in Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, fired at him at about 10 a.m. The suspect had taken a lift on the scooter of the victim just before the incident. Meanwhile, a 13-year-old schoolboy was curshed to death by a tractor in the Old Faridabad locality this morning. The victim, Sunil, a student of Class VI, was going on a cycle when the tractor hit him. The boy died on the spot. |
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Mahavira Jayanti function
held Rohtak, April 8 Mr I.S. Swami, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, was the chief guest on the occasion. Responding to the demand of imposing a ban on the slaughter of cows and the sale of beef, raised by the Bhagwan Mahavira Swami Janma Mahotsava Varsh Samiti, Mr Swami said no effective step had been taken by the state government or the Centre in this regard so far. The samiti also demanded that the Jain community be declared as a minority community in the state, the religious places of the Jains be exempted from house tax and property tax and a medical college to be set up in Haryana be named after Lord
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Body found Jhajjar, April 8 |
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