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August 8, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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Rs 91 cr to check cattle
diseases Hunt on for Haryana
gangster 3 Cong leaders praise
Chautala Entrepreneurs to ignore HUDA
notice Farmers observe ‘black day’ |
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Haryana delays framing
rules under juvenile Act AMBALA DIARY KALKA DIARY KHULA DARBAR Dismissal of Liberhan
panel sought Protest march by RSS
workers Four run over by
trains Judicial remand for Cong worker Two workers die as land caves in 3 polytechnics to be
upgraded HERC raps HVPNL
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Rs 91 cr to check cattle
diseases Faridabad, August 7 An amount of Rs 6 crore has already been received by the department concerned. According to Mr Mohammad Ilyas, Animal and Husbandry Minister, the aid had been sanctioned for taking long-term measures to fight the menace of disease, like the foot-and-mouth disease, deworming activity and improvement of the breeds of milch cattle in the state. He said Haryana had fine breeds of milch cattle and had been exporting some good breeds of buffaloes. He said although the Murrah breed of buffalo (found in Haryana) was better than those found in Australia and New Zealand, but the menace of disease was affecting cattle here. According to Animal Husbandry Department officials, the state government had launched an insurance scheme for milch cattle, besides providing special cash incentives for farmers whose cattle give 12 litres or more milk daily. Under the insurance scheme, 50 per cent of the premium money was borne by the applicant while the rest was contributed by the Animal Development Board. Meanwhile, the Animal Husbandry Department in the district has started organising camps at villages to create awareness among residents and inform them about preventive methods regarding common diseases among milch cattle. At a programme held at Prithla village in the district recently, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr Mehtab Singh, gave a dose of medicine to some cattle for deworming. Animal owners were given medicines free of cost on the occasion. He said such camps would be held at each village of the district in the next 15 days. |
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Hunt on for Haryana
gangster Panchkula, August 7 The police has also compiled a list of all his acquaintances and possible hideouts where raids are being conducted simultaneously. At present, his search is on in Chandigarh, Mohali, Lalru, Hisar, Delhi and other districts of Haryana. The Superintendent of Police, Mr Manoj Yadav, confirmed the compilation of the list and the raids. Also, the police recently managed to procure a photograph of Mahabir. The photograph will be sent to police stations where his suspected hideouts are located. Help of the local police of these areas has also been sought to nab him. A former sarpanch of his native village, the accused is the son of a zamindar who worked on his farms in Kanwari. After passing his matriculation examination from a local government school, he attended college in Nalwa and Hisar. The first incident of criminal activity dates back to 1986 when he was booked in Sadar Hansi police station under Section 395 and 397 of the IPC for dacoity with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt as also under Section 29-54-59 of the Arms Act. In 1991, the accused, already thickly involved in criminal activity, was elected sarpanch and continued till 1995. During his last year, Mahabir started a transport company in Industrial Area in Hisar which he subsequently closed down. According to police records, he formed his own gang in 1993 and indulged in a lot of looting and dacoity. While he was booked in a number of cases in Hisar and Sadar Hansi under Sections 395, 307, 364, 148 of the IPC for rioting, armed with deadly weapon, attempt to murder, kidnapping to murder, theft, trespassing among many others. The police has recently discovered a case registered at the Tosham police station where the accused allegedly took away a Tata Quallis by force. He was booked under Section 148, 149, 307 of the IPC along with Section 25-54-59 of the Arms Act. Booked for harbouring offenders who had escaped from custody or whose apprehension had been ordered, cases against Mahabir had been registered at Sadar Hansi, Siwani, Tosham, Hisar Civil Line, Punjabi Bagh and Adarshnagar in Delhi, Lalru and Mathura. Police sources said the criminal was very well-connected with “supporters’’ spread all over the state and region. Also, it is known that he shuttled between Delhi and Hisar frequently. The police is keeping an eye on his Delhi ``contacts’’ as well. |
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3 Cong leaders praise
Chautala Hisar, August 7 Mr Sultan Singh set the ball rolling when he described the former Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Devi Lal, as a leader who devoted his entire life to ending casteism. He said Mr Chautala’s father had picked on little known individuals from the lower castes and single-handedly got them elected to the Assembly and Parliament. The process continued all his life. A little later he said Mr Chautala was carrying on the mission of his father further in a proper manner. He lavished praise on the Chief Minister for restoring financial aid to Agroha Medical College which was stopped by Mr Bansi Lal after he became Chief Minister in 1996. Mr Banarsi Das Gupta picked up the thread from where Mr Sultan Singh had left. He recalled how he was elevated to the post of Deputy Chief Minister by Mr Devi Lal when he became Chief Minister in 1987. It was a symbolic gesture aimed at winning over the Bania community since the former Deputy Prime Minister believed in carrying along people from all castes. He said Mr Bansi Lal had signed the death warrant of the Agroha Medical College project which was conceived by Mr Devi Lal when he stopped the government grant to the institution. But for Mr Chautala, the project would have been abandoned, he said. The Congress legislator, Mr Om Parkash Jindal, who also heads the college governing body lauded the Chautala government’s anti power theft campaign saying it was necessary in public interest. He appealed to the people to support this as well as similar steps being taken by the Chautala government in public interest. He also praised the steps being taken to improve the law and order situation. However, he came down heavily on Mr Bansi Lal whom he described as a thankless politician who stopped the grant to the college purely on political considerations to hurt the Bania community. However, the astute Chief Minister did not let this praise prevent him from pointing out to them they had criticised Mr Bansi Lal alone “whereas former Chief Minister Mr Bhajan Lal was equally to blame for the fate of the medical college”. He said the two former chief ministers had done their best to scuttle the project just because Mr Devi Lal had initiated it. The Finance Minister, Mr Sampat Singh, said the Chautala Government had given Rs 7.29 crore as grant to the college after coming to power. He said the government would continue to help the college grow in all possible ways. The development caught Congress leaders of the area by surprise. They refused to comment, but it was the silence that said more. |
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Entrepreneurs to ignore HUDA
notice Panipat, August 7 The HUDA authorities issued enhanced demand notices to the holders of these industrial plots at the rate of Rs 320 per square meter to following the Punjab and Haryana High Court directions to pay enhanced compensation to the farmers whose land was acquired for creation of this industrial sector. On April 11 this year, HUDA served notices on entrepreneurs of Sector 29, demanding enhanced price of Rs 320 per square meter to be deposited in three equal instalments. The first instalment was due on May 11 and the balance two were to be paid after six months’ gap. However, the association said at the time of allotment of industrial plots, the HUDA authorities committed to provide all basic facilities like an ESI dispensary, a community centre, drainage and sewerage system, banking. But even after more than 15 years the facilities were nowhere to be seen. Under directions from the association, entrepreneurs have sent letters to the HUDA authorities in which they demanded the basic facilities assured at the time of allotment of plots within 15 days. Two months have passed and they are yet to get any response from the HUDA authorities on this. In the penalty letter issued to entrepreneurs on July 31, the HUDA authorities have asked to explain within 30 days as to why 10 per cent penalty be not imposed on them for not depositing the enhanced amount. After receiving the penalty notice, it was decided by the entrepreneurs not to deposit the demanded amount till all assured basic facilities were provided. The entrepreneurs have also threatened agitation. They have decided to file a case against HUDA in the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the enhanced price. The Secretary of the Sector 29 Industrial Area Association, Mr Prem Girdhar said at the time of the allotment of industrial plots, HUDA charged the cost of the land and its development charges before handling over the possession to the entrepreneurs and HUDA could compensate the farmers from that corpus. Otherwise, the authorities have to clarify that where that particular amount was utilised and why the delay of five years in making the payment to farmers, he said. The Secretary said the entrepreneurs would not tolerate the “high handedness” of the authorities and won’t deposit the amount. The members of the association have even decided to seek the court’s intervention against the indifferent attitude of the HUDA authorities. Asked for comments, HUDA officials, said that they were helpless in this matter as the authority had to pay the enhanced compensation to the farmers. The authorities said that they can charge the enhanced price from the holders of plot as per clause 9 of their agreement. Asked about the absence of basic facilities the Executive Engineer of the concerned department said for the repair of roads of the industrial area, a scheme had been approved and it would be implemented soon. “As far as choked drainage, was concerned the fault lies with entrepreneurs who are discharging dye water beyond the capacity resulting in” water logging he added. But he confirmed that with in this week, even this problem would also be sorted out by connection one line to the Yamuna action plan. |
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Farmers observe ‘black day’ Gurgaon, August 7 At a public meeting, organised by the Congress, a resolution was passed urging the Governor to grant better compensation to the farmers whose land was acquired by the HUDA, and action against the officers responsible for the lathi charge on the farmers. The gathering also decided to keep on observing anniversaries of the lathi charge as “black day” till their demand for action against the guilty officers were met. A delegation of farmers led by the President of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda,
submitted a memorandum to the Governor through the Commissioner, here. Addressing the farmers Mr Hooda assured them that they would observe August 7 as “vijay diwas”, if the Congress came to the power in the state. He cautioned the state government and the officers that the Congress-led government was making an inventory of the actions taken by
them. The officers who were displaying “perverted enthusiasm” in favour of the ruling party would be made accountable by his party government, he warned. On August 7, last year, farmers, under the banner of the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, had assembled to impress upon the government not to implement the ruling of the Punjab and Haryana Court to reduce the enhanced compensation which had already been disbursed to them. The amount was given to the farmers following the enhancement of the compensation by the lower court. Several farmers, including a prominent local Congress leader, Mr Khazan Singh, were injured in the police lathi charge. The Congress today used the occasion to mobilise support for its August 9 rally at Nuh, in Mewat. Mr Hooda appealed to the masses to make the rally a success. He said the INLD government had failed to honour Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s pre-poll promises to provide power free of cost. He expressed concern over the government’s move to impose tax on the “halwais”. Last night, addressing newsmen, the former minister and senior Congress leader, Mr Birender Singh, said the Nuh rally would see the unity among the Congress leaders. The former Chief Minister, Mr Bhajan Lal, Mr Hooda and Mr Birender Singh are expected to attend the rally. Mr Birender Singh was here to mobilise support for the rally. Without naming Mr Bhajan Lal, he said all Chief Ministers in the state had neglected South Haryana to benefit their own districts. |
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Haryana delays framing
rules under juvenile Act Chandigarh, August 7 The Juvenile Justice Act, 1986, was repealed and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act was passed by the Union Government last year. According to the new Act, at every police station, a police officer with aptitude and appropriate training and orientation should be designated as Juvenile or Children Welfare Officer (CWO). It also states that in the districts and cities special units should be created with CWOs as members and they should coordinate their activities. Another significant clause of the new Act is the increase of the maximum age of a male juvenile offender to 18 years. Under the 1986 Act, the
maximum age for a juvenile offender is 16 years for boys and 18 years for girls. In Haryana about 60 boy offenders, who are undergoing trial, are kept in an observation home at Sonepat under terrible living
conditions. The charges against the male juvenile offenders range from petty offences to heinous crimes such as murder and rape. The CWOs mooted by the latest Act, would ensure their better treatment and also prevent further brutalisation of the accused. Besides, the increase in the age limit of juvenile offenders will prevent the incarceration of boys below 18 years with hardcore prisoners lodged in regular jails. However, despite one year having passed since the new Act came into being, the state government is yet to take steps for its implementation in Haryana. Haryana also has the dubious distinction of sitting over an Act for about 40 years before finally starting the procedure of formulating the rules. The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed by the Union Government in 1961, while the rules under the Act was finally formulated by the Haryana Government in 2000. All these years cases of dowry death and harassment for not bringing dowry were filed in the state under a related clause of 498 (A) of the IPC. Haryana has been also criticised for not paying heed to the problem of overcrowding of prisons. However, the state government, thanks to two writ petitions filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has started constructing new prisons to tackle the problem. Two central jails are being set up at Gurgaon and Karnal which will accommodate 3,000 and 2,000 inmates, respectively. There are nearly 7,000 undertrial prisoners in the state at any given time who constitute about 70 per cent of the prison population. While the construction of the central jails at Gurgaon and Karnal has already started, district jails are being planned for Faridabad, Rewari, Sonepat, Yamunanagar, Fatehabad, Narnaul, Panchkula, Jhajjar and Panipat. It is stated that the completion of the two new central jails will take care of the problem of overcrowding of jails to a large extent. The authorised accommodation in the 18 existing jails of Haryana is 3,905, though there are more than 10,000 inmates in these prisons on any given day. |
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AMBALA DIARY Ambala When a two-wheeler driver spots checking being done by traffic policemen at some point on the road, he makes it a point to warn two-wheeler drivers without helmets coming from the opposite direction about the policemen ahead. The information is passed by the hand pointing at one’s head and then indicating the spot where the policemen are standing. Sign language or not, the drive to check helmets by the district police has had a positive impact with more two-wheeler drivers now wearing helmets. * * * * The Rotary Club of Ambala held a camp on ‘‘How to detect synthetic milk’’ at Rukmani Devi Hall in Ambala Cantonment. A number of people brought milk samples for free testing at the spot. Mr Manjeev of Lactowin Equipment (India), who conducted the tests, said that the common problem in this area is that of diluting milk with water. Through a simple test, one can find out the amount of water mixed in the milk. It was shown at the camp, how the consistency of milk diluted with water can be brought to the original consistency with the addition of urea. * * * * Rakhi was celebrated with traditional fervour in Ambala. A number of stalls had been set up to sell colourful Rakhis and the sweetmeat shops did brisk business. The affection of sisters for their brothers was seen at the Ambala Central Jail where a number of women turned up to tie rakhis to their brothers who were lodged in the jail. A woman said that a brother would always remain a brother, come what may. “What, if he is in jail. My affection for him has not changed even if the circumstances have changed.” * * * * A ‘Vidyarthi Parishad’ has been formed at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Ambala Cantonment, to build the confidence of the students and to give them a sense of responsibility. The principal of the school, Dr O.D. Sharma says that the parishad will make the functioning of the school more participatory with greater involvement of the students. “It encourages democratic functioning while at the same time it gives an opportunity to the students”. |
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KALKA DIARY Kalka * * * * A delegation led by Mr Santokh Singh of Azad Colony met the SDO, Electricity, regarding the problem of low voltage of electricity. The delegation said that their electrical gadgets such as TV sets and refrigerators were being damaged because of low voltage. The studies of children of the colony were also suffering on this account. In another statement, Giani Sukhdev Singh, Vice-President of the Cooperative Bank, said that villages around Charnia in this sub-division were also suffering on account of low voltage. The tubewells in the villages do not work since the motors fail to run. He also said that a high capacity transformer was set up at Charnia last month but the electricity board has not given connections from this transformer so far. * * * * Mr Rajesh Duggal, Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kalka, has issued instructions to the Kalka Hotels Union that passengers should be put up for overnight stay only after proper verification. If any doubtful person goes to their hotels, they should inform the police immediately. Hotel owners who violate these instructions will face strict action.  |
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KHULA DARBAR Kalka, August 7 This was stated here today by Ms Jyoti Arora, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, at an open darbar. The DC listened to the grievances of the citizens. Most of the problems were solved on the spot and the remaining were referred to the department concerned for appropriate action. Mr Shamsher Singh sarpanch of Naya Nagar complained that in their village and its adjoining areas, electricity meter reading was not being done at regular intervals, consequently bills of many months were supplied to them which ran into thousand of rupees. They were unable to play these huge bills at one time, he said. They had to suffer for the negligence of the Electricity Department officials, he added. The DC ordered the Xen to place the guilty officials under suspension. She assured the sarpanch that their bills would be converted into easy instalments. Mr Pawan Sareen, president of the Auto-Rickshaw Union, brought to the notice of the DC that tax on autos and other vehicles was charged at Kalka, but for the entries they had to go to Panchkula. He requested the DC to make arrangement so that entries were made at Kalka at least once in a month. The DC accepted the demand. A citizen complained to the DC that his electricity meter had fallen from the wall and was hanging, and an official of the Electricity Department was asking him to pay Rs 3000, or he would be charged with electricity theft and might have to pay a fine of Rs 12,000. The DC instructed the SDM of Kalka to investigate the matter. |
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Dismissal of Liberhan
panel sought Ambala, August 7 Talking to mediapersons here today, Mr Anil Vij demanded that the land scam should be probed by the CBI. “I demand that a fair and time-bound inquiry should be conducted so that the truth comes out. Till such time Justice Liberhan is proved innocent, he has no right to continue as the commission which is looking into the sensitive matter of demolition of the Babri masjid,” he said. Mr Vij also demanded that the dismissal of President of the Municipal Council, Ambala Sadar, for giving two contradictory orders in a single day. “The two orders were issued on August 8 last year which gave time to a bungalow owner for construction,” he said. |
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Protest march by RSS
workers Sonepat, August 7 According to a report, the procession passed through the main bazars of the city. The protestors later held a condolence meeting which was addressed by an RSS leader, Prof Bajrang Lal Gupta. Mr Gupta urged the Central Government to take stern action against the militant organisations to avoid such killings in future. He also demanded immediate arrest of the culprits involved in these killings. |
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Four run over by
trains Rohtak, August 7 The body of a 40-year-old beggar was found from the railway station on Monday night. The police said he might have committed suicide by jumping before a train. In a separate incident, Bala Devi (26) of Bawani Khera village in Bhiwani district was reportedly run over by a Delhi-bound train. She was suffering from a prolonged illness and had come here for treatment at the PGIMS. In yet another incident, an unidentified woman, along with her 6-month-old child, reportedly jumped before a shunting engine yesterday. She died on the spot while her infant succumbed to his injuries at the PGIMS. |
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Judicial remand for Cong worker Rewari, August 7 Condemning the police action, Congress legislator Ram Inderjit Singh alleged that the Chautala government was resorting to undemocratic means and suppressing dissent. |
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Two workers die as land caves in Narnaul, August 7 A case has been registered under Section 304-A of the IPC against the contractors. In another case, Praveen Kumar (16), a resident of Tigra village died after taking some poisonous substance today. He was rushed to the local Civil Hospital where he was declared brought dead. A criminal case has been registered. |
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3 polytechnics to be
upgraded Chandigarh, August 7 Quoting the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, an official release said under the scheme, 25 seats over and above the sanctioned intake would be provided in each of the polytechnics to physically challenged persons in three-year diploma courses. In addition, 100 physically challenged persons from the vicinity of the polytechnics would be trained through vocational and skill development courses. The polytechnics selected for this purpose are Government Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hisar, Government Polytechnic, Sirsa, and BPS Mahila Polytechnic, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat. |
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HERC raps HVPNL Chandigarh, August 7 Approving the annual revenue
requirement (ARR) of the HVPNL for 2001-2, the HERC observed that the dues of the HVPNL had risen from Rs 550 crore to about Rs 1,100 crore. This situation, it said, had partly arisen because the Haryana Government had not paid subsidy on the power supplied to the agricultural sector by the distribution companies. In its order issued yesterday the HERC also criticised the HVPNL for not installing interface meters at the points of supply of power by it to the distribution companies despite a commitment to do so by July 31 last. |
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Additional
charge Chandigarh, August 7 Mr Balraj Singh, Subdivisional Officer (Civil)-cum-Additional Collector, Hisar, has been given additional charge of District Transport Officer, Hisar, in place of Mr Sanjay Rai. |
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3 Under Secys promoted Chandigarh, August 7 They are Mr S.K. Mittal, Under Secretary, Cabinet, Election and Training Departments, Mr Ram Maurya, Under Secretary, Finance, and Mr K.D. Vats, Under Secretary, Haryana Raj Bhavan. The officers on promotion will continue to function as such at their present places of posting. |
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Recruitment to TA Chandigarh, August 7 Recruitment is open to physically fit matriculates in the age group of 18-42 years belonging to Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Delhi. |
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Legal
literacy campaign Chandigarh, August 7 |
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