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Thursday,
August 23, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Bombs being stored
near village HUDA demolishes
4000 houses Basmati issue: Krishak Samaj blames Centre
Private parties respond to FCI scheme Haryana moves SC against CBI probe Officials fail to check PNDT
Act violations |
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Private bus operators capitalise on govt’s share 2 cr for Safidon water scheme 35 subdivisions identified for electronic meters 19 hurt as vehicle
overturns New pay scales for
MDU assistants
AMBALA DIARY KALKA DIARY CPM demands release of Editor Consumer forum convicts three HVPN SDOs HERC vacancy: panel
shortlists 2 names POSTING/TRANSFERS Villagers block road over supply of water Sept 5 to be observed as ‘black day’ KDB approves projects worth Rs 4.39 crore
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Bombs being stored
near village Pehowa, August 22 Mr Gurmit Singh Panjeta, SDM (Civil) of Pehowa subdivision, said today that after receiving information about the bombs, the Army authorities as well as forensic science experts of Madhuban were informed. An Army Captain had visited the site and inspected the bombs. He had assured the district authorities that the bombs would either be defused or collected. The experts from Madhuban also did not take any steps to defuse the bombs. As the days are passing, the villagers are becoming more panicky, says Mr Boota Ram, Sarpanch of the village. Mr Panjeta maintained that the bombs had been safely stored in a tubewell room and it had been locked. Two armed police guards had been put on round the clock duty, besides, there was no population near the bombs. Official sources said some people had tried to sell the bombs to a “kabari” who refused to
buy them. It was only later that the police was informed. The sources said the bombs were not very effective as they had remained under water for several years. But as they contained explosives, it could not be said that they would not explode. Inquiries by this correspondent showed that till 1960-61, the area was used for Army exercises. The bombs must have been left there by some unit. Some people maintain that the stock might have been left by the Army during World War II. People are also fearful about the misuse of the stock as Mohanpur is a faction-ridden village. Two groups have been fighting over shamlat land. Senior, district officials, including the Deputy Commissioner and the SSP (Kurukshetra), have already visited the village to inspect the stock. The SDM admitted that so far there was no intimation when the Army authorities would come to take away the bombs. |
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HUDA demolishes
4000 houses Faridabad, August 22 It is learnt that majority of the houses built in the local Shiv Sharda colony situated behind the general bus stand at Balabgarh had actually been raised on the land belonging to the Roadways Department. Over 10 acres of the ‘bus stand’ land was occupied by the colony residents. The HUDA officials, who carried out the drive in the past two days, demolished over 4,000 houses. At least 25 houses of the colony were spared by the authorities, as their owners had reportedly got a ‘stay order’ from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Meanwhile, the colony residents claimed that they had been living there for the past 20 to 30 years and the colony existed even before the bus stand was constructed. They alleged that not only thousands of residents had been made ‘homeless’ but also their large
investments in the construction of houses had gone waste. The residents charged the HUDA authorities with ‘high-handedness’ as they were not allowed to take out their belongings before the demolition. The authorities on the other hand claimed that prior notices had been served. |
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Basmati issue: Krishak Samaj blames Centre Chandigarh, August 22 In a statement issued here today, the president of the samaj, Mr Shamsher Singh Surjewala, said the grant of patent to the US company had created an alarming situation for Indian farmers in general and for the basmati growers of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in particular. Ridiculing the claim of the Union Government that the grant of patent on basmati would not harm the Indian farmers, Mr Surjewala, who is also a former Agriculture Minister of Haryana, said henceforth the Indian basmati would not be able to compete with the Ricetec strain of basmati in the world market because the US company could market its product at cheaper rates with the help of superior marketing facilities. Mr Surjewala alleged that the US company was successful in getting the patent because the Indian Government had failed to adopt the “geographical indication norms” and the Plant Varieties and Farmer Rights Bill, which afforded protection to anything unique to a region. He expressed the fear that in the coming paddy season, the prices of basmati crop would fall sharply, causing great harm to its growers. He alleged that the Vajpayee government and the parties supporting it had done incalculable harm to the Indian farmers and the Indian trade by this “act of gross negligence”. An emergency meeting of the samaj would be convened soon to discuss the situation arising out of the grant of patent on basmati to the US company.  |
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Private parties respond to FCI scheme Chandigarh, August 22 The state government wanted to have godowns constructed by private parties at 21 centres in 12 districts of Haryana for storing six lakh tonnes of grain. While two attempts made by the state government earlier to attract private investors for the construction of the godowns were unsuccessful, the latest move to receive tenders in the districts saw private investors coming forward to accept the offer. On August 17, the deadline fixed for receiving tenders from private investors, it was found that offers were received for the construction of covered storage space for keeping 2.15 lakh tonnes of grain at 10 centres. Subsequently, two offers were received for Tohana in Fatehabad district and Jagadhri in Yamunanagar district, bringing the total storage space offered to be built by private parties to over 2.8 lakh tonnes. According to official sources, Ambala (Ambala district), Pehowa (Kurukshetra district), Safidon (Jind district), Taraori (Karnal district), Sonepat (Sonepat district), Sirsa and Ellenabad (Sirsa district) and Jagadhri (Yamunanagar district) are the centres for which offers have been received for the construction of the entire required storage space. Partial offers were received for Cheeka (Kaithal district) and Panipat (Panipat district). There was no offer by the parties for the construction of godowns at Kurukshetra, Shahbad, Kaithal, Dhand, Pai, Palwal, Hodal, Bhuna, Karnal and Rewari. However, official sources said that they were hopeful that private investors would come forward for the construction of the remaining space as well. The Deputy Commissioners as well as district-level officials of HAFED and the Haryana Warehousing Corporation (HWC) had been authorised to finalise contracts with private parties in accordance with the guidelines, the sources said, adding that offers for the construction of covered space for storing 50,000 tonnes at Jagadhri and 16,750 tonnes at Tohana were received through this mechanism. The sources said the offers would be formally approved by the government following which construction would start. Some of the godowns should be ready by January so that these could be used for keeping the kharif crop, the officials said. While private parties had earlier demanded the enhancement of the rates offered by the government — Rs 13.50 for godowns beyond 8 km of a railhead and Rs 14 for godowns within 8 km of a railhead — their realisation that the state government would not yield to pressure on the issue of rates, is stated to have made them finally respond to the seven-year guarantee scheme. The state government also relaxed the specifications on construction — which were changed from the norms fixed by the FCI to the norms followed by the HWC — resulting in cost reduction in the erection of the structure. However, despite the state government finally making a breakthrough in involving private parties in the construction of godowns, the problem of storage space will nevertheless trouble the government during the kharif procurement season. “At least three lakh tonnes of paddy must be shifted out of the state”, an official said. Sources said the problem relating to the movement of grain would be taken up with the Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Mr Shanta Kumar, during his visit to Chandigarh on September 3. |
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Haryana moves SC against CBI probe Faridabad, August 22 According to informed sources, the state government has filed a petition in the apex court to get “stalled” the CBI probe ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. It may be recalled that in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Mr Subhash Sharma, a local journalist, the high court had ordered a CBI probe into the allegations of illegal mining in the region and the resultant financial loss being incurred by the state government. The petitioner had made a Haryana minister and his relatives as parties to the petition. The state government had ordered an inquiry which was conducted by the Home Secretary and the Vigilance Department, but the high court was not “satisfied” with the outcome of the probe. The court ordered an inquiry to be conducted by the CBI and asked it to submit the report within six months. Although the period of six months will be over on October 19, the investigating agency is yet to start the probe, it is learnt. It is reported that the state government has stated in its petition before the Supreme Court that it could not get adequate time to conduct a thorough probe. The government has desired that it should be given another chance for carrying out a probe. On the other hand, sources close to Mr Subhash Sharma, who had filed the PIL in the high court, feel that the move of the state government to approach the apex court was a clear indication of the “humiliation” it could face in case an impartial inquiry is conducted. |
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Officials fail to check PNDT
Act violations Faridabad, August 22 They lodged a complaint against the CMO with the police for allegedly slapping a woman patient. According to the officials, some of the documents and proofs collected by them were also snatched by the supporters of the doctor. Dr Dahiya said no association of the physicians or doctors had come forward to support their cause. The first ever violation of the PNDT Act, was registered by the health authorities here last month. Although the case is pending in the local court and the next date of hearing has been fixed for September 14, it is learnt that the accused have been trying to dissuade the authorities from pursuing it. Some of the district officials have also been threatened. But, the Union Ministry of Health seems to have taken some tough steps to ensure proper implementation of the Act. The ministry has decided to provide its own panel of lawyers for taking up the cases pending in courts of various states, besides ensuring security to the health officials. Over 75 private hospitals and nursing homes in the districts which offer sonographic facilities have offered to register themselves with the authorities. |
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Private bus operators capitalise on govt’s share Jhajjar, August 22 The chaotic situation has not only harassed the passengers it has left the state exchequer in heavy losses in terms of revenue collection as the Transport Department has failed to capitalise on the potential commuters. Instead, the unauthorised maxi cabs, plying on almost all routes in violation of the rules are thriving at their cost. The situation is worst on the approach roads which connect the villages with the district headquarter. At such routes, the government has issued permits to cooperative societies to ply buses there. But, instead of plying buses on the sanctioned routes, these cooperative society owned private bus operators followed more viable and direct routes. Thus, not only the routes sanctioned to them remained completely unattended, they are also eating up the Haryana Government’s share of revenue which is already in dire financial crisis. However, commuters of a number of these bypassed routes complained to the roadways officials about non-availability of any conveyance to them. Such complaints also reached to the Deputy Commissioner and the DTO, following which the Deputy Commissioner directed the roadways officials to provide bus services on two routes, Jhajjar to Dhakla and Gwalison, while as per the rules, the Haryana roadways buses can not embark on the routes sanctioned to the private transporters. Meanwhile, the Haryana Roadways officials has listed out about 31private transporters here which are not plying on sanctioned routes. Some of the routes remained bypassed are as: 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 57, 84. According to official sources, about 45 cooperative societies owned private transporters have been authorised to provide their services on 35 different routes covering more than 100 villages. But given the existing state of affairs most of these villages still depend either on their traditional conveyance like bicycle or unauthorised transporters. When contacted, Mr J.P. Kaushik, DTO, admitted that he had received some complaints about the lack of transport facilities at some routes and asked the General Manager of the roadways, to make alternate arrangements, while adding that “it is common on the part of the roadways officials to be involved in fault-finding with the private bus operators as both are rival transporters.” The situation is no different on state highways. A visit to the bus stand here shows there is a heavy rush on all outlets
including, Bahadurgarh, Dadri, Gurgaon, Rohtak, and Rewari, especially in the evening as the frequency of buses is very less. Mr. S.S. Dalal, General Manager, Roadways, here maintained that despite having been upgraded to depot, they were less number buses and the staff. “The depot has 118 bus in its fleet while the requirement is much higher,” Mr Dalal said, adding that they had written to the higher
authorities to sanction at least 30 more buses but the demand was yet to be accepted. Echoing with the public demand to connect Jhajjar with the rail link, the General Manager emphasised that until a rail project materialises, passengers thrust could not be eased. Despite conducting survey for passing a rail line via Jhajjar a few years ago, the project still hang in fire. |
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2 cr for Safidon water scheme Safidon, August 22 This was disclosed by Mr Ram Phal Kundu, local MLA and Chairman, HARCO Bank, while talking to mediapersons here yesterday. Detailing out the scheme, Mr Kundu stated that in the first phase, 10 villages of the area had been adopted to ensure adequate drinking water supply by establishing one tubewell in each village. These tubewells were likely to be started in December, Mr Kundu added. Highlighting the projects, he said the state government had also approved a scheme of augmentation of the four canal-based water supply scheme of Ludana, Kharak Gagar, Harigarh and Gangoli villages. These would be upgraded by providing new tubewells at a cost of Rs 1.3 crore and completed by December next year. Mr Kundu also revealed that the government had also sanctioned two new tubewells for Safidon city. This would provide adequate drinking water to mandi and city area dwellers. Mr Kundu assured. Under the rural water supply scheme’s augmentation, Rodh, Basini, Didwara, Sighana, Jamni, Bahadurgarh, Bahadurpur, Bhurian, Pilukhera Mandi and Bagru Kalan villages would be benefited. |
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35 subdivisions identified for electronic meters Rohtak, August 22 The task for the replacement of meters has reportedly been entrusted to EMCO, a Pune based company engaged in manufacturing electronic meters. The process is likely to be completed by October end. Interestingly, the 35 subdivisions cover only the urban areas in the state. The nigam appears to have planned to replace such meters in the rural areas after completing the process in cities and towns. The nigam in a circular to its subordinate offices has said that all new single-phase and three-phase domestic and non-domestic connections would be released by installing electronic meters only. All defective electro-mechanical meters will henceforth be replaced by the electronic meters. The nigam said it
would provide electronic meters for new connections and for the replacement of defective meters. However, in the event of the non-availability of meters with the nigam, the consumer could purchase it from the empanelled firms. |
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19 hurt as vehicle
overturns Fatehabad, August 22 According to reports, Mani Ram (70) and members of his family were going to attend the last rites of the father-in-law of Mani Ram’s daughter who had died recently. As they reached near Chablamauri turn, the driver lost control over the vehicle and it overturned. The injured have been identified as Sunita (20), Rachna (25), Sanjana (60), Giana (70), Darshana (28), Sarjeeto (62), Krishana (25), Rajbir (3), Kanta (25), Saraswati (60), and Jaggo (60). The seriously injured are Mani Ram (70), Banwari (60), Mahabir (40), Ami Lal (60), Bhagi Ram (55), Indu (50), Bhup Singh (40) and driver Har Chand. |
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New pay scales for
MDU assistants Rohtak, August 22 The Senior Lecturer Assistants (SLAs) and the Junior Lecturer Assistants (JLAs) in the university will be given enhanced pay scale on the pattern of Kurukshetra University and the state government. Besides, a new post of Deputy Superintendent will be created in the non-teaching department of the university. All these proposals made by the university administration were approved by the Executive Council, apex body of the university, at its meeting held today. The meeting was chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, Major-Gen Bhim Singh Suhag (retd). Divulging details, the Registrar, Dr Satpal Dahiya, told mediapersons that the proposal of formulating a self-appraisal proforma required for the promotion of the university teachers under the new Career Advancement Scheme was approved by the council. He said the university students of regular stream, who could not appear in or pass the house tests or whose attendance fell short, would now be able to continue their courses through the Directorate of Distance Education of the university. Mr Dahiya said the SC and ST candidates would not be able to get admission to M.Phil course just by securing 40 per cent marks. He said a new faculty of dental sciences had been set up by the university. The Registrar said a non-refundable registration fee of Rs 20,000 would now be charged by the university from a study centre. Earlier, an amount of Rs 10,000 was being charged from a centre as refundable security. |
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AMBALA DIARY Ambala Ms Chanchal Kumari is the widow of Sanjeev Kumar whose death in an accident had caused this by-election. She asked for votes, promising to complete the work planned by her husband and was able to sway the electorate in her favour. Now that Ms Chanchal Kumari has won, the electorate is looking forward to what she does for the ward. * * * High speed breakers, which had been nick-named vehicle-breakers by motorists, are finally being levelled off. These speed breakers were so high that they often damaged the cars that went over them. A number of residents including a past president of the Rotary Club, Capt Baldev Singh (Retd), and chairman of the Citizens Council, Mr N.C. Jain, had voiced concern about the height of these speed breakers. The Inspector General of Police, Ambala Range, Mr H.S. Ahlawat, is believed to have intervened in the matter and asked the authorities concerned to reduce the height of the speed breakers. His intervention seems to have had the desired effect and the height of the speed breakers is now being reduced. * * * Honda Motorcycle and Scooter Indian Private Limited (HMSI), a subsidiary of Honda Motor Company of Japan has opened its showroom in Ambala, known as Auto World, which is the second in Haryana. Mr Hideo Abe, Adviser and Manager, Sales and Marketing, HMSI, said at the inauguration that initially they would have two dealers in Haryana, one in Ambala and the other in Gurgaon. Mr A.D. Gandhi of Auto World observed that Honda Activa had a higher ground clearance, its silencer was higher and the suspension had been improved. ‘‘The Honda Activa offers a combination of power, performance, environment friendliness, style and comfort,’’ he said. * * * The Bharat Vikas Parishad, Ambala Cantonment, organised a lecture on fighting the Ageing process. Heart specialist, Dr Ravi Garg, said that there should be minimal intake of maida, salt and sugar. Besides avoiding deep fried food, one should eat fruit and vegetables. Dr Garg advised regular walks. Even while waiting for someone at the railway station, one should walk around instead of sitting at one place, he said. A suggestion that he made to the aged as well as to the young was to always remain cheerful and hopeful. |
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KALKA
DIARY Kalka The district administration has already forwarded this project to the State Government which will further send it to the Central Government. The ADC further disclosed that the State Government had also approved a project which will supply solar energy to the villages in Morni block. * * * For more than seven years, the residents of Friends Colony have been demanding proper sewerage and have met various authorities without any success. Their hopes rose when they met two Member of Parliament, Mr Lachhman Singh and Mr Rattan Lal Kataria, but even that proved fruitless. The colony is located next to Kurari Mohalla, and consists of about 75 fully constructed houses. It falls within the municipal limits, and the municipality has also collected sewerage connection charges of Rs 165 per unit from the residents. The main problem is that next to the colony lies railway land and the railway authorities are unwilling to allow their land to be used for this purpose. The residents of the colony have brought this problem to the notice of successive Deputy Commissioners at Open Durbars held by them. At the recent Open Darbar held by Ms Jyoti Arora, Deputy Commissioner of Panchkula, this problem was again brought to her notice. * * * A section of the boundary wall of the Civil Hospital caved in last week, following heavy rain in this area. The debris of the wall fell inside the hospital premises. Fortunately, it took place at night when no one was near the wall. Had it happened in day time, there was every chance of some persons getting injured. There are benches along the wall on which patients often sit during day time. * * * The Rotary Club of Kalka held a tree plantation function at St Thomas School. The SDM of Kalka, Mr Sushil Sarwan, inaugurated the function. He said their responsibility did not end with the planting of the saplings and these should be taken care of till they grew into trees. He also said that the Forest Department had been asked to provide 300 saplings to the school. The president of the Rotary Club, Mr Rajnish Behal, planted a sapling on this occasion. He said that club would plant saplings in large numbers at different places in the town to give it a green look. The Principal of the School, Mr Lee Edrin, and the Tehsildar, Mr Suresh Kumar, also planted saplings. |
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CPM demands release of Editor Rohtak, August 22 Mr Satish Kumar was arrested by the Faridabad police on August 18 under Sections 384, 420, 190 and 91 of the IPC on a charge of fraudulently getting advertisements from HUDA. Mr Inderjit Singh, state secretary of the CPM, has described the Editor’s arrest as disturbing and termed it as an attack on the freedom of the press. He said the manner in which the Editor was taken away by the police was a clearcut infringement of the fundamental rights of a citizen. The CPM has called upon all parties, trade unions, press and media unions and individuals to condemn the repressive act of the police. The CPM has advised the police to stop interfering with the publication of the newspaper and withdraw the case registered against Mr Satish Kumar as determining the circulation figures of newspaper was the duty of the Registrar Newspapers of India (RNI) and not of the police. |
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Consumer forum convicts three HVPN SDOs Yamunanagar, August 22 The forum has also issued a notice to the chairperson of the nigam to appear before it on October 4, 2001. The complainant, Mr Jaswant Singh of Bhogpur village of the district filed a complaint on July 24, 1998, that the nigam officials were not serious in installing the feeder, the forum had directed it to install within one month from the date of order of the forum. The complainant filed an application on November 17, 1999, under Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act alleging non-compliance of the forum’s order. After giving several opportunities for compliance of the orders to the nigam, a notice was served on three SDOs on July 9 under Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act. The SDOs had been posted at the
sub divisional office, Mustfabad, during the period. Mr S.K. Gupta, president of the forum, in a judgement delivered on August 21, found the respondents guilty of non-compliance of the orders of the forum. The forum also heard the SDOs, Mr S.S. Dhanju, Mr R.K. Gupta, and Mr B.S. Arora and recorded their statements and of their counsel. Mr Dhanju and Mr B.S. Arora were also fined Rs 1000 each. |
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HERC vacancy: panel
shortlists 2 names Chandigarh, August 22 The new member is to be appointed following the retirement of the Chairman of the HERC, Mr V.S. Ailawadi. According to informed sources, the selection committee has recommended the names of Lt-Col Raghbir Singh of Bhiwani district and Mr K.K. Malik, an advocate of Sonepat. The sources say the final choice, to be made by the government (read the Chief Minister), will fall on the ex-serviceman. A meeting of the selection committee was held here last evening under the chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Mr R.S. Chaudhry. It was attended, among others, by the Chairman of the Haryana Public Service Commission, Dr K.C. Bangar; the Financial Commissioner and Secretary, Finance, Mr A.N. Mathur; the Financial Commissioner and Secretary, Power, Mrs Meenaxi Anand Chaudhry; and a representative of the Central Electricity Authority. The sources said the committee had received personal details of five persons, out of which it found two persons suitable for the job. |
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POSTING/TRANSFERS Chandigarh, August 22 Mr K.K. Khandelwal, Director and Special Secretary, Non-Conventional Energy Sources and Member-Secretary and Chief Administrator, Morni Development Authority, has been given additional charge of Director and Special Secretary, Rural Development. His wife, Dheera, who is at present Director and Joint Secretary, Women and Child Development, has been given additional charge of Managing Director, Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam vice Mrs Sumita Mishra Singh, who goes as Secretary, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission, Panchkula. Mr J.D. Arora, General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Faridabad, and Mr H.C. Sharma, Joint Director in the Directorate of Secondary Education, will swap their places of posting. Mr Jitender Kumar, SDM, Faridabad, will also look after the work of City Magistrate of that town. |
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Villagers block road over supply of water Jhajjar, August 22 According to information, around 500 villagers blocked the road for two hours starting from 12 noon. They were protesting against the inadequate and erratic supply of water and power. They said they were facing hardship due to lack of these essential services. However, officials of the district administration, including the SDM, the DSP and SDO’s of the Public Health and Electricity Departments reached the spot. They tried of pacify the villagers by assuring that supply of water and power would be made regular. They also asked the villagers to clear their power dues. The villagers lifted the blockade after an assurance was given to them that the authorities would look into the matter. |
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Sept 5 to be observed as ‘black day’ Rewari, August 22 Their demands include payment of compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the principal and a lecturer of Government Sr. Secondary School, Kund, who were shot by robbers, grant of a government job to members each from the bereaved families and arrest of the culprits. Meanwhile, the dharna of the teachers, launched here on August 20, entered its third day today. A delegation of the teachers had earlier met the State Education Minister, Mr Bahadur Singh, and pleaded for the acceptance of their demands. But when they did not get a positive assurance in this regard, they decided to launch an agitation. Mr Satish Yadav, a spokesman for the action committee, said the dharna would continue till August 24. A relay fast would be started from August 25 which would continue till September 4. A district-level rally would be held at Rao Tula Park on September 5. |
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KDB approves projects worth Rs 4.39 crore Chandigarh, August 22 The projects were approved at the 72nd meeting of the board held here today under the chairmanship of the Governor, Babu Parmanand. The meeting was also attended by the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala. The Chief Minister directed the board to work out the modalities of starting a sound and light show of Mahabharata in a month’s time to attract tourists. Ms Sukriti Likhi, CEO of the board, said every month around 40,000 persons from outside Kurukshetra were visiting the panorama inaugurated by the Prime Minister. |
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Ex
gratia for HR staff Chandigarh, August 22 An announcement to this effect was made by Mr Chautala when a delegation of the Haryana Roadways Karamchari Union led by its president, Mr Baldev Singh, called on him. All roadways employees eligible under the Bonus Act, numbering over 19,000 will get ex-gratia payment at the rate of 8.33 per cent for 1998-99. They will get Rs 2,000 each for 1999-2000, and Rs 2,500 each for 2000-2001. |
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Technical board examination Chandigarh, August 22 While stating this here today, a spokesman of the board said that the question paper would be set as per the revised syllabi. |
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