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Monday,
May 21, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Professional as PGIMS
Director Sandhu harps on steps for farmers’
welfare Remand of Dalal’s kin
extended Lok Adalat settles
45 bank loan cases CM’s help sought to unlock school
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BKU to launch ‘sadbhavna yatra’ 3 held for cheating physically
challenged
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Professional as PGIMS
Director Rohtak, May 20 The Association, in a statement, however, has accepted that the government has the prerogative to appoint or remove any persons to the post of the Director of the PGIMS. The association said that resentment prevailed among the faculty for treating them on a par with the Ayurvedic, veterinary and other medical professional in total disregard of higher medical qualifications required for joining this institute as a member of the faculty. In addition, the Association said the faculty of the PGIMS was also responsible for teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate medical students besides being involved in research. The Association claims that the higher status of the Post Graduate Institutes like PGI, Chandigarh and AIIMS of Delhi have been acknowledged by the highest courts of the country and their faculty granted higher scales than their counterparts in other medical colleges. The Association, therefore, appealed to the government to restore superior status of the institute and grant its faculty pay scales and allowances including NPA at the rate of 25 per cent of the basic pay. The Association pointed out that the emoluments of the faculty of this institute were the lowest among the medical institutions of the surrounding states or the central government. It is because of these reasons that a number of faculty members have left the institute and a large number of faculty positions were vacant, compromising quality of work. Another long- pending demand of the Association is the implementation of three tier system and 100 per cent promotion on the pattern of the central government. |
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Sandhu harps on steps for farmers’
welfare Kaithal, May 20 Mr Sandhu said the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, and the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, had prevailed upon the Prime Minister to increase the maximum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 30 per quintal, whereas the opposition parties were saying that the government would get the MSP reduced. Mr Sandhu further stated that when Devi Lal was the Chief Minister in 1977 he had introduced a scheme to compensate those farmers whose crops were damaged in hailstorms, etc and provided them relief at the rate of Rs 600 per acre. But the present government had increased the rate of compensation from Rs 1000 to Rs 2000 per acre. He also stated that cooperative sugar mills had cleared the outstanding payments of farmers till
February. The private sugar mills had also been directed to clear the arrears, if any, at the earliest. Families of those killed during agriculture-related activities were being provided a compensation of Rs 50,000 by the Haryana Agricultural Marketing Board, he added. Moreover, farmers selling crops for more than Rs 5000 were being given prize coupons. The Agriculture Minister informed the mediapersons that 50 sheds were being constructed in the state mandis. At the same time the FCI was being asked to intensify the lifting of foodgrains from the godowns. Mr Sandhu said the Chief Minister and he himself would attend a meeting convened by the Prime Minister in Delhi on May 21 to discuss the problems arising out of the WTO agreement. |
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Remand of Dalal’s kin
extended Faridabad, May 20 Mehar Chand, his son Vedpal and daughter-in-law Amarendu were arrested on May 6 last after a case was registered against them. Although Mr Karan Singh Dalal was also named as a “conspirator”, yet he was given anticipatory bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The three accused were produced today in the court of Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate Y.S. Rathore, who extended their judicial custody. It may be recalled that Sumitra Devi, who had adopted Amarendu and brought her up till her marriage, was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Some relatives of the woman alleged that she was murdered for property by the
members of Dalal family. Mr Karan Singh Dalal, however, said the case was a result of political vendetta. |
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Lok Adalat settles
45 bank loan cases Panipat, May 20 According to the Additional District and Sessions judge, Ms Raj Rahul Garg, out of these, 34 cases involving bank loan amounting to Rs 11.99 lakh were in the pre-litigation stage the remaining 11 cases, with a financial involvement of Rs 10.83 lakh, were pending in different courts. Ms Raj Rahul Garg said the decisions in the Lok Adalats were being taken with the mutual consent of both parties and the decisions taken in these adalats were final and could not be challenged in the higher courts. Another benefit of the Lok Adalats was that a immediate relief was provided to the victims, she said and added that this was the third Lok Adalat of the year for deciding bankloan disputes. She also disclosed that another Lok Adalat would be organised on May 26 in which all types of general cases, including cases of matrimonials and vehicle accidents, would be decided. |
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CM’s help sought to unlock school
rooms Faridabad, May 20 In a joint press note issued here today, activists of the Prayas Samaj Kalyan Sanstha, the Haryana Samaj Badi Vichar Manch, the Zila Yog Sangh and the Adarsh Nagar Seva Samiti have alleged that three rooms of the primary school in Adarsh Colony, built in 1998, have been locked by some influential persons with some ulterior motives. The school is located on land belonging to the municipal corporation. The complainants have claimed that due to outside
interference, the 275-add students of the school have been forced to sit outside under the shade of trees. The organisations have demanded that the rooms be unlocked immediately. |
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BKU to launch ‘sadbhavna yatra’ Sonepat, May 20 Stating this, Mr Hari Singh Khokhar, president of the state unit, told mediapersons here on Friday that a jatha of 100 members would start its journey from Kurukshetra on May 24 and reach the Golden Temple, Amritsar on May 25. The members of the jatha would meet the Head Granthi of the Golden Temple to apprise him of the flow of river waters to Pakistan. Mr Khokhar said if the Centre could solve the issue on the Cauvery pattern, farmers of Haryana could get the waters within six months. |
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3 held for cheating physically
challenged Faridabad, May 20 According to information, the gang had been operating from an office at Palwal and charging Rs 500 each for getting a loan of Rs 10,000. Manoj of Gahlab village, Prem Singh of Maanpur and Raghbir of Harpal village were nabbed when a physically challenged person who had fallen victim to their trick lodged a complaint with the police. The accused had reportedly taken money from several persons in this manner and failed to return the amount. A case under Section 420, 468 and 471 of the IPC has been registered. |
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Two killed in
mishaps Faridabad, May 20 Ram Hare of Hassanpur was killed after his tractor overturned when he was going towards Chhainsa village yesterday. Maha Kaur (60), wife of Panna Lal of Shyam Colony, was crushed to death by a jeep near the Ambedkar chowk. Meanwhile, three persons have been booked for attempting to murder of a youth. The victim Virender was seriously injured after he was stabbed by the suspects yesterday. |
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Govt warns bus
conductors Chandigarh, May 20 While stating this here today, Mr Ashok Arora, Transport Minister, said if any conductor was found guilty, an FIR would be lodged against him besides the initiation of disciplinary proceedings. Further, the inspectors deployed on such routes would be charge-sheeted. |
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