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June 12, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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HARYANA ASSEMBLY ‘Casinos will bring in foreign exchange’ Plus 2 school examinees do better than college
counterparts Fate of 6,000 ad hoc
teachers uncertain |
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HUDA auction of sites in Karnal on June
26 64 samples test positive for
typhoid Official apathy damages food
grain Cultivate cash crops: Chautala Haryana to grow more
fruits Waterlogging on Old Treasury Road
Govt flayed for not
fulfilling promises KU revises entrance test
schedule Punjabi Sabha joins hands with HVP Man arrested for cheating
banks 1,708 pouches of liquor seized
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HARYANA ASSEMBLY Chandigarh, June 11 The monsoon session commenced here today and the only sitting for the day began and ended with obituary references. The other business listed for the day were presentation of the first report of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) and laying and re-laying of 21 papers, comprising notifications, ordinances and reports, in the House for its approval. However, the business was cut short by the wily Mr Sampat Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, who wound up his lengthy panegyric on the late Devi Lal by suggesting to the Speaker that the House should be adjourned for the day as a mark of respect to the departed leader. The house was thus adjourned after the obituary references were over. The Budget session of the Assembly in March was also held for a duration which was shorter than what was initially announced. When the entire Opposition mounted pressure on the government for an extension of the session, the latter agreed to hold two sittings of the Assembly instead of one on the last day of the Budget session. The monsoon session will be over tomorrow when two sittings of the House would be held, the Speaker, Mr Satbir Singh Kadiyan, said. Expressing his resentment over the short session, Mr Bhajan Lal, Leader of the Opposition, said the House was practically meeting for one day as the first day was spent on obituary references. The CLP leader said that at the BAC meeting he had suggested that the House should meet for three days, but the proposal was turned down. The former Congress Chief Minister said in the seven-member BAC, four were from the ruling party while one member each was from the Congress and the BJP and one was an Independent. Consequently, the agenda of the ruling party always prevailed at BAC meetings, Mr Bhajan Lal said. “Tomorrow the Congress will demand an extension of the session by one day”, the CLP leader said, and added that Mr Krishanpal Gujjar, leader of the BJP in the House and the party’s representative in the BAC, had also sought a three-day session. Talking to TNS, Mr Gujjar said he had asked for two single sittings of the House on Tuesday and Wednesday instead of two sittings on Tuesday. However, his proposal was found unacceptable by the INLD members, who reportedly argued that the session was primarily called for holding the Rajya Sabha MP’s election. Even as the only Rajya Sabha candidate for the lone seat from Haryana had been elected unopposed, the government decided to go ahead with the Assembly session to complete the formalities of getting the Assembly’s approval for some notifications and other similar matters, the INLD members reportedly said at the BAC meeting while opposing any further extension of the session. “If the only purpose of the Assembly session was to facilitate the Rajya Sabha election, the government could have cancelled the session after the only Rajya Sabha candidate was elected without any challenge”, Mr Gujjar said. Mr Karan Singh Dalal, the lone Republican Party of India MLA and known detractor of the Chief Minister, said there were a number of important issues, including problems in the education sector, which he would like to take up in the Assembly. However, it would not be possible to raise all issues if the House met for one day only, Mr Dalal said. Mr Jai Parkash, Congress Chief Whip in the House, alleged that Mr Chautala was afraid of facing the Assembly. This was indicated by the government decision to allow a debate in the House for one day only. |
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House pays tributes to Devi
Lal Chandigarh, June 11 Though the obituary references did not mention the killings in Nepal, the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, had referred to these on June 1. The Leader of Opposition, Mr Bhajan Lal, expressing his anguish, described the royal killings as the biggest tragedy in the new millennium. He said King Birendra was a great friend of India and the relations between Nepal and India were always cordial. They were joined by the Leader of the BJP Legislature Party, Mr Krishan Pal Gujjar, who also wanted the House to convey its heartfelt sympathy to the families of those BSF personnel who were brutally killed by the Bangladesh Rifles. Various leaders, including the Speaker, Mr Satbir Singh Kadian, the Deputy Speaker, Mr Gopi Chand Gehlot, the Finance Minister, Mr Sampat Singh, the Town and Country Planning Minister, Mr Dhir Pal, Mr Rajinder Bisla(Ind) and Mrs Veena Chhibber(BJP) recalled their association with Devi Lal. Cutting across party lines, these leaders said several people-oriented welfare schemes launched by Devi Lal were emulated by other states. The country in his death had lost a true Gandhian democrat. The House also mourned the death of former Union Law Minister Jagan Nath Kaushal and Sardar Surjan Singh, Sardar Sarup Singh, Mr Rattan Singh and Mr Baktawar Singh, all members of the Azad Hind Fauj. The House saluted several members of the defence forces and the paramilitary forces belonging to Haryana who made the supreme sacrifice while safeguarding the unity and integrity of the country. They included officiating Commandant Rajinder Singh Ahlawat, Naib Subedar Nasruddin, Sepoy Bhoop Singh, Swar Ashok Kumar, Gnr. Rakesh Kumar, Naib Subedar Hanuman Singh, Gnr. Ajmer Singh, L/Nk Jasbir Singh, Sepoy Virender Singh, Sepoy Jal Karan, Sepoy Anand Singh and Sepoy Yashpal. Tributes were also paid to Mrs Phulwati Devi, mother of the Speaker; Mr Satpal, nephew of Prof Sampat Singh; Mrs Maari Devi, mother of Mr Balwant Singh Maina, MLA; Mrs Kaushalya Devi, sister of Mr J.P. Sharma, MLA; Mrs Jaiwanti Devi, wife of Mr Suraj Mal Antil, MLA; Mr Chandan Singh, father of Mr Kanwarpal Singh, MLA; and Mrs Vidya Devi, aunt of Mr Puran Singh Dabra, MLA. |
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‘Casinos will bring in foreign exchange’ Karnal, June 11 Colonel Choudhary said though controversial, it was a bold step to boost revenue and bring Haryana on the tourist map of the world. It would also attract foreign exchange. He said the state had been a pioneer in highway tourism. Geographically, Haryana enjoyed the best location in the north. It was the only state which surrounded New Delhi from three sides and through which three main national highways passed, besides being located near the foothills. With its ideal location, Haryana could tap unlimited tourism potential by opening up casinos. To start with, these could be opened in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Karnal and Panchkula. He said marketing new exciting Haryana would provide a challenge to the hospitality industry. He said instead of the Ministry of Tourism or a board of tourism, an organisation which had the authority to execute plans quickly and efficiently was needed for the expansion of tourism. He said existing “stifling” control did little to benefit tourism. Colonel Choudhary said India should consider international realities if it wanted to move ahead in tourism. India received two-and-half million visitors a year. This placed the country at the 46th position in international visitor arrivals. Haryana, however, ranked very low on the tourism graph. Countries like Thailand and Indonesia had four to five time more tourists than India. China, which had opened its borders only a decade ago for tourists, had 50 million tourists a year. He said India had less than 60,000 hotel rooms while China had nearly four million rooms and Indonesia 1.5 million rooms, adding that South Asia received less than 1 per cent of the world’s tourist arrivals. There was no comparison of the facilities available at airports abroad with those in Delhi, Mumbai and
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Plus 2 school examinees do better than college
counterparts Chandigarh, June 11 Though only 2 per cent of 1.20 lakh students of the state who took the plus 2 examination last year were from aided private colleges, the pass percentage was 40.96. Statistics reveal that 3,642 students from 47 of the 96 aided private colleges in the state took the plus 2 examination of the Haryana School Education Board last year. Of these, only 1,492 were declared successful. Compare to this, 26,873 students of aided private schools took the plus two examination. As many as 15,721 of them were declared successful, thus showing a pass percentage of 58.50. The largest number of students — 86,433 in all — was from government schools in the state. In this case the Haryana board declared 41,288 students successful, thus showing a pass percentage of 47.76. Thus, of all three categories, aided private colleges have not only the smallest number of students taking the plus two examination but also the lowest pass percentage, thus setting at rest the common argument that colleges have better infrastructure to run plus two classes than aided private schools or even government schools. There has been a controversy over the shifting of plus two classes to senior secondary schools, both aided private schools and government schools. At present, there are 1,350 senior secondary schools in Haryana of which nearly 800 are government institution and the rest private, including aided schools. Compared to this there are 96 aided private colleges in the state of which 47 run plus two classes. In all, there are 113 colleges in the state. The rest are government colleges. Investigations reveal that at present there are more than three lakh senior secondary students in the state of whom less than 2 per cent — about 6,000 in all — are in aided private colleges while the rest are studying in schools — private, both aided and non-aided, and government schools. The myth that colleges provide better teaching facilities to senior secondary students does not stand the test of statistics which indicates to the contrary. Meanwhile, Mr Shamsher Singh, president of the Haryana College Teachers Union of privately managed colleges, said that the union had been making concerted efforts to minimise the hardship likely to be caused to college teachers over the discontinuation of senor secondary classes in colleges. The government, he said, was expected to take a humane view a the aided private colleges had been liberally allowed a number of new courses under the self-financing scheme and efforts would also be made to get teachers adjusted against these courses where possible. In certain colleges where senior secondary classes were being allowed to continue for the time being, teachers posted there would continue as before, he said. Mr Shamsher Singh further said that false propaganda was being made that new courses where less than 30 students were admitted would be discontinued. Discussions with officials, he said, revealed that this condition would apply only at the entry-level classes, but special permission of the University concerned could be obtained by the colleges for running the courses with even less than 30 students. He lauded the efforts of the government to curb the menace of private tuitions by working lecturers and said that it was both immoral and illegal for college lecturers to run private coaching centres. Stringent action against defaulters, he said, would go a long way in substantially improving the academic environment. He also contradicted news reports that postgraduate classes were being discontinued in private colleges, thus putting at stake the jobs of lecturers working there. He clarified that no such decision had been taken by the government. On the other hand, he said, the government had given sanction for more than 200 additional courses in private college under the self-financing scheme, thereby creating additional job opportunities for teachers. Many of these courses were postgraduate courses, he added. |
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Fate of 6,000 ad hoc
teachers uncertain Jhajjar, June 11 It may be recalled that the Bhajan Lal government had appointed about 6,000 teachers on ad hoc basis while the Bansi Lal government appointed about 3,000 teachers on contract basis, from February 1994 to April 1996. As per the policy earlier, teachers, appointed on ad hoc basis got regularised after completing two years in service at regular
intervals up to March 1996. But after that not a single teacher has been regularised till date. On the other hand the present government
invited applications for the post of maths, science and music teachers and conducted a written test earlier this year. At this point of time eight teacher serving on ad hoc basis separately filed writs to ban the ongoing selection process on the plea that the teachers serving on ad hoc and contract basis should be regularised first. The court than delivered stay orders on the announcement of the result. Later, after hearing the case, the court
vacated the earlier stay orders on May 23 and ruled that the government could conduct any kind of screening for the selection of teachers. Now these teachers are in agitational mood and also planning to approach the Supreme Court, fearing that the government can terminate their services at any time. These teachers pleaded that when they are getting all service benefits and a pay scale equal to the permanent ones them why should they not been regularised as it will not put extra burden on the government. The sources said about 3,000 such teacher got selected via the proper screening process conducted by the government, remaining 6,000 teachers are in the deep waters after the courts judgement to vacate the earlier stay orders. Ad-hoc teachers’ sources told that the president of the sangh, Mr Jawahar Lal Goyal, general secretary, Mr Hari Prakash Sharma, Cashier, Mr Vijay Ahlawat and two other members of the working committee had been given the responsibility of activating the supporters in a group of five district each, separately. |
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HUDA auction of sites in Karnal on June
26 Chandigarh, June 11 A spokesman of HUDA said the auction for three booth sites (without basement) and one corner booth site (without basement), would be held in Sector 6. Similarly, auction for four booth sites (with basement), one semi-corner booth site (with basement), three SCF sites (triple storey) with basement, three SCO sites (triple storey) with basement and one corner SCO site (with basement) would be held in Sector 7. He said auction for three booth sites (with basement), three double-storeyed shop sites (with basement) and three triple-storeyed shop sites (with basement) and three triple-storeyed SCO sites (with basement) would be held in Sector 8. He said auction for five booth sites (with basement) would be held in Sector 9. Similarly, auction for five triple-storeyed SCO sites (with basement), one double-storeyed corner site, two double-storeyed shop sites and two hotel sites would be held in Sector 12 (part -1) city centre. He said auction for two service shop sites, five booth sites (without basement), two built-up SCFs (without basement) and one corner SCF site would be held in Sector 13. Auction for one booth site would be held in Sector 13 (extension). He said auction for two body-builder shop sites, two dhaba sites, two corner dhaba sites, five triple-storeyed SCO sites and five booth sites (without basement) would be held in TP Nagar, Phase-I, Sector 4. He said auction for one primary school site near plot no. 169-P would be held in Sector 4-5. Auction for one nursery school site near plot no. 205, four nursing home sites and four clinic sites would be held in Sector 6. He said the auction would be held in the Estate Office of HUDA in Sector 12(part -I), Karnal at 11 a.m. |
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64 samples test positive for
typhoid Fatehabad, June 11 It may be recalled that enteric fever had claimed at least six lives at Tohana last month. The fever had been gripping the local residents for the last one-and-a-half months and threatening to take the form of an epidemic due to the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities. The local residents had been complaining about the supply of contaminated potable water in their colonies but the authorities had allegedly been observing an indiscreet silence in this regard. It was only when four deaths due to typhoid were reported in The Tribune, dated May 28, 2001, that senior officers of the Health Department rushed to Tohana. A pathologist was deputed here and a house-to-house survey of the fever-struck people ordered. The survey teams were asked to collect blood samples of ailing persons and test them for malaria and typhoid. The reports of the tests had set the alarm bells ringing for the authorities. According to reliable sources, 64 out of 147 blood samples taken during the past one week had tested positive for typhoid. At least 11 out of 18 blood samples tested on Saturday were found infected. These reports had belied the claims being made by the authorities here that most of the cases of fever in the area were those of viral fever and that there were only isolated cases of typhoid. But even the Civil Surgeon, Dr Usha Majithia, could not deny the fact that such a large number of typhoid cases had been detected in the area. When asked on telephone today, she confirmed that more than 50 cases of enteric fever had been detected but said she was not aware of the exact number. Meanwhile, the local residents are worried about reports that a number of people are suffering from infective hepatitis (jaundice) and other water-borne diseases. A survey of various hospitals and nursing homes in the district revealed that the number of patients suffering from jaundice and other water-borne diseases had increased in the recent past. Though it is a common feature during this part of the year in the area and the diseases have not yet assumed epidemic proportions, the residents fear that in case the authorities fail to improve the quality of potable water in the area, they may witness another outbreak of water-borne ailments. Dr Majithia said the health authorities had taken several samples of drinking water in the area in the past seven days, but had not yet received the reports from Chandigarh. |
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Official apathy damages foodgrain Sonepat, June 11 According to informed sources, the bulk quantity of wheat was being purchased by private traders at a price ranging between Rs 550 and Rs 580 per quintal on the plea that the official procurement agencies have stopped buying wheat at the minimum support price of Rs 610 per quintal. This has forced the farmers to sell their surplus wheat to them. Similarly, the farmers producing other Rabi crops like sarson and barley are also forced to sell their produce to private hands much below the minimum support price. While the minimum support price of sarson is Rs 1,200 per quintal a majority of produce sold so far by the farmers had fetched only Rs 1050 to Rs 1100 per quintal. Hence the agents and the individuals working as traders had been making a profit of Rs 50 to Rs 100 a quintal. Similarly, the farmers having surplus barley were forced to sell their produce at a price below the minimum support price. Meanwhile wheat worth several lakhs of rupees packed in gunny bags at various food grain markets of this district and those lying uncovered at plinths of various procurement agencies, is feared to have been damaged due to heavy downpour during the past one month. According to informed sources, wheat procured by the State and Central Government agencies is still lying in the open in various mandis because of non-lifting and is soaked. The officials or the procurement agencies say that it will not be possible to unpack the stocks and dry the same. They also point out that the recent spells of rain have caused extensive damage to the procured wheat lying in the open which could not be lifted to the godowns. Some procurement agencies had hired private open plinths for storing wheat as covered godowns were not available. Hence wheat lying uncovered on wooden stacks suffered extensive damage. It is alleged that the officials of the procurement agencies have failed to cover wheat stocks with polythene or tarpaulin sheets so far. The district authorities as well as the high-ranking officers of the procurement agencies are not bothered about the damage being caused to the procured wheat by the unseasonal heavy rains, still continuing in this region. They have also failed to visit the mandis and godowns to take stock of the situation and assess the losses suffered. Mr Rajiv Jain, General Secretary of the Haryana Vikas Party and Mr Azad Singh Nehra, President of the district cell of the Human Rights Sangthan of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) today urged the state government to order a high-level probe into the complaints about the damage of wheat stocks procured by the official procurement agencies by rain and non-lifting of the stocks from the foodgrains markets lying in the open. In separate statements issued to the press here, they demanded stern action against the officials responsible for the losses. |
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Cultivate cash crops: Chautala Hisar, June 11 While inaugurating the newly constructed building of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) at Pandu Pindara village near here today, he said that farmers could increase their yield and income by adopting the new technologies generated by the HAU scientists. Mr Chautala praised the university for adopting extension programmes for disseminating the new technology to the farmers at the grass root-level. Welcoming the Chief Minister, Mr Vinay Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, said the building constructed at the cost of Rs 26 lakh would facilitate the farmers, farmwomen, unemployed youths, animal breeders and also the other sections of the society in getting the desired information in time. He said that the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) had allotted adequate financial support to the university for constructing this building. A large number of farmers and scientists were also present on the occasion. Dr L.S. Suhag, Director, Extension Education and Dr S.S.Dahiya, coordinator, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, presented report of the activities taken up at the centre. |
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Haryana to grow more
fruits Chandigarh, June 11 The Agriculture Minister, Mr Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, said the state was fast emerging as one of the leading states in the field of horticulture. Keeping in view the increasing needs of fruits and vegetables in the state and the adjoining areas, the government had been laying more stress on crop diversification from wheat-rice rotation to the overall development of nutritious and value-added food which were economically more viable to farmers. The minister said the concerted efforts of the government had yielded success and farmers had started taking keen interest in the cultivation of horticulture crops. As a result, there was significant increase in the area under fruit production. An additional area of about 2,452 hectare was brought under fruit production which raised the production to 2,12,000 tonnes as compared to the production of 1,92,400 tonnes during 1998-99. Similarly, the vegetable production was higher by 9 per cent as compared to the previous year. The area and production increased to 13,5000 hectare and 20,94,500 tonnes, respectively during the year as compared to 1,20,000 hectare. and 18,50,000 tonnes during 1998-99. |
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Waterlogging on Old Treasury Road Ambala, June 11 Residents on the Old Treasury Road state that for the past few years, there have been increasing instances of water logging. “Barely a few years back, there was no water logging on this road. However, since the time encroachments started happening water logging has begin here,” a resident said. The old Treasury Road used to be frequented by locals before the overbridge came up. In the couple of months, water logging has started even during the summer months. Residents state that earlier water used to flow towards an old drain
closeby. “Now, the approach to the drain has been blocked due to encroachments, which leads to water accumulating on the road,” a resident stated. He said that there is a need to clear the area of unauthorised constructions so that water had easy access to the drain. |
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Govt flayed for not
fulfilling promises Panipat, June 11 Addressing a meeting of the association’s representatives from different parts of the state here yesterday, Mr Mohkem Singh said Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala had made several promises, including increase in post-mortem allowance from Rs 2 to 20, jail allowance from Rs 20 to Rs 100, creation of 196 posts of senior pharmacists, a post of chief pharmacist at every district headquarters as well as at Civil and ESI hospitals. He said a delegation would meet the Chief Minister shortly to remind him about the promises. He expressed hope that the Chief Minister would take necessary steps to fulfil their demands. At this meeting, Mr Darshan Lal Chawla and Mr Mahesh Kumar were elected general secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the association. |
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KU revises entrance test
schedule Kurukshetra, June 11 According to the revised schedule, the last date of receipt of applications already fixed for June 11 has been fixed on June 20, while the entrance examination which was already scheduled for July 1 now will be held on July 15. The spokesman further said for admission to NRI seats in MBBS and BDS courses in PGIMS and Dental College, Rohtak, the candidates should apply to Mr B.D. Sharma, Director, PGIMS, Rohtak. The prospectus would be available from June 29 from the Manager, Printing and Publication, Kurukshetra University, by remitting a sum of Rs 1,050 through a crossed bank draft drawn in favour of the Registrar, Kurukshetra University payable at the State Bank of India, Kurukshetra University, if required by post. However, price of the prospectus at the counter would be Rs 1,000. The last date for submission of applications would be July 30, the spokesman added. |
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Punjabi Sabha joins hands with HVP Yamunanagar, June 11 He alleged step-motherly treatment had been meted out to Punjabis. They were exploited during the Bhajan Lal regime. He said it was during Bansi Lal’s regime that the Punjabi language was declared the second language in the state. Mr Bansi Lal had appointed Punjabi teachers in schools, he said. Mr Bansi Lal said people were fed up with the present government and wanted to see him back in the Chief Minister’s chair. He also criticised the Chief Minister for interfering in Uttar Pradesh affairs. He said the SYL project had not been completed yet despite cordial relations between the Punjab and Haryana Chief Ministers. Mr Bansi Lal claimed to have provided electricity in every village of the state. Former minister Attar Singh Saini and Joginder Singh general secretary also spoke on the occasion. An amount of Rs 51,000 was given by Jagadhri party workers to the former Chief Minister. Earlier, addressing a press conference at Canal Rest House here, Mr Bansi Lal said his party would contest alone. |
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Man arrested for cheating
banks Rohtak, June 11 The SSP, Mr Atar Singh Ahlawat, said the suspect had fraudulently with-drawn Rs 18,000 from the account of Om Parkash with Canara bank here. Similarly, on the basis of three forged demand drafts, he had withdrawn money from another bank in 1999. Each demand draft was worth Rs 9,800. He again forged four demand drafts worth Rs 950 each and got them encashed from the university branch of a bank. A resident of Khanpur-Kalan village, the suspect had changed his name every time he committed a crime. The police also arrested four members of an inter-state gang of highway robbers and vehicle thieves. Those arrested — Ram Pal, Ram Bhaj, Suresh and Rakesh — were involved in 36 incidents of looting of petrol stations and stealing of cars, motor cycles and scooters. The SSP said the police had also seized three pistols and 23 cartridges from their possession. The police had also arrested a resident of Ram Gopal Colony for making threatening calls to Mr Shiv Kumar Jindal, Director, M.T. College, Faridabad. The police claimed it had solved the mystery shrouding the four blind murder cases with the arrest of the
assassins. As many as 51 persons had been arrested under the Excise Act, six under the NDPS Act, seven under the Arms Act and 102 under the gambling Act during the past month. |
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1,708 pouches of liquor seized Kaithal, June 11 In another incident a Suzuki motor cycle of Mr Rameshwar Dass of Ferozepur village was stolen from Siwan yesterday. A case has been registered. The UHVPN authorities, Cheeka, imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on Jeet of Harigarh Hingan village, for stealilng power and illegally running an electric motor by drawing power directly from electric pole. A case has also been registered under Sections 379 of the IPC and 39 of in Electricity Act. |
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222 liquor bottles seized, 1
held Sonepat, June 11 The SP, Mr Paramjit Singh Ahlawat, told mediapersons here yesterday that the police, on a tip-off, conducted a raid on the house of Om Parkash, a jat of Dhanana village, and seized 222 bottles of country-made liquor. The police, he said, arrested the owner of the house and a case under the Excise Act was registered at the Baroda police station of the district. He said the city police had arrested Vasu Dev, a Brahmin, following the seizure of 30 liquor pouches from his possession. The culprit, he said, was going on foot when he was nabbed. A case under the Excise Act has been registered against him. The SP said the police had arrested two youths — Shree Krishan and Sheelu of Lath village, and seized two country-made pistols and two cartridges from them. A case under the Indian Arms Act has been registered against the duo. |
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Rs 14.90 lakh fine for stealing electricity Rohtak, June 11 Mr R.C. Chaudhary, Executive Engineer (Vigilance Wing), told newmen here today that during a raid on the factory premises yesterday, it was found that the owner was drawing power direct from the L.T. transmission lines. The modus operandi of the factory owner has been recorded on a video Mr Chaudhary told. He warned that if the factory owner failed to pay the fine within 48 hours, the department would register an FIR against the proprietor of the factory. |
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Transporter found dead Sonepat, June 11 According to the police, he was stabbed to death as the body bore more than 30 knife injuries. The victim had reportedly received a number of threats from some unidentified persons asking him to quit the presidentship of the union and even had some altercations with them during the past few days. |
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Ambala, June 11
