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Monday,
August
27,
2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Neglected holy place 60 addicts give up drugs 5 held for killing father, son JD (U) for unanimous
stand on SYL issue 32,136 hectares reclaimed by
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HR records
highest profit President urged to
oust Liberhan Remand for Jail Superintendent Registered 25 yrs ago, still jobless DHBVN employees beaten up 5 die in two mishaps
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Neglected holy place Pharal (Kaithal) The fair is being held here after a decade. The last fair was held in 1991. As per the Hindu mythology texts, three daughters of the king of Gaya were married to Phalgu Rishi. The daughters were always keen on visiting Gaya on auspicious occasions to accrue “Punia” of that land. But the rishi was unable to send them there on every occasion. In order to get the benefic effects of the Gaya teertha Phalgu Rishi prayed incessantly. As a result he got a boon that by offering “pinds” to the departed souls on Somavati Amavas one would derive the same benefit as by performing the ritual at the Gaya Teertha. The Phalgu Teertha is situated at remote village Pharal on the Dhand-Pundri road. Realising the importance of this “teertha” the Kaithal Development Board (KDBI) has taken the responsibility of its upkeep. The KDB has constructed pucca ghats of the tank. This reporter visited the teertha in July and found buildings had mushroomed at the mela site. The dharamshala in which the historic temple of Rishi Phalgu is located was being used as a school building. Teachers of the school said during the mela days the school would be shifted to some other place. In 1991, when the last fair was held, the school was shifted for two months. At present there are about 450 students in the school. The temple remains closed during the day. Pujari Jai Gopal offers morning and evening prayers. There is a statue of the rishi on the southern bank of the holy tank, but it does not attract pilgrims as much as the main temple. The historic tank has almost dried up. Buffaloes, goats and cows graze in it. Pool of water can be seen in it. The authorities plan to fill up the tank during the fair. The road leading to the tank has deep ditches and heaps of dirt on either side. Steps of the ghats are broken. The state government has sanctioned a sum of Rs 32 lakh for conducting the fair. A meeting was held at the village on June 27 to chalkout plans for the fair. About five lakh pilgrims are expected to visit the three-day fair. There is a village committee headed by Mr Purshottam Bhardwaj, an advocate, to look after the affairs of the
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60 addicts give up drugs Fatehabad, August 26 The district police chief, Mr Hanif Qureshi, administrated the oath to the addicts who swore they would never touch drugs. The SDM, Rattia, Mr S.K. Setia, the SDM, Tohana, Mr Shakti Singh, and the DSP, Tohana, Mr Inder Singh, were present on the occasion. A large number of panches and sarpanches were also present. Talking to this correspondent later, most of the addicts confided that they had been taking poppy husk and opium for the past many years. Most of them were farm labourers who started taking drugs as it relieved them of fatigue due to overwork. In most of the cases, landowners offered them poppy husk to extract more work from them by paying a meager amount. Some of the addicts were truck drivers who started taking drugs so that they could cover long distances without a break. The de-addiction camp inaugurated today would continue for 10 days. Doctors working for Paryaas will treat the addicts. Medicines and food will be provided free of cost to the addicts. The Jana Seva Samiti, a Jakhal-based NGO, and the Manav Seva Samiti, a Tohana-based organisation, have been cooperating with Paryaas to organise the camp. Bramha Kumari Ishwarya Vishvavidyala has been organising spiritual discourses at these camps. Yoga teachers have also been engaged for the purpose. The SP, Mr Hanif Qureshi, said the police had launched a massive campaign against drug traffickers. |
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5 held for killing
man, son Panipat, August 26 According to the SHO Sadar police station Sandeep Singh, on that night, all accused armed with swords, knives, lathis, chain and country-made revolver first tried to commit robbery on the Panipat-Shamili National Highway near their village. But they could not succeed. Later they planned to rob people living in the fields and reached the tubewell of a farmer of the same village where two labourers Kadma and Teju — father and son, respectively, belonging to village in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, had temporary stay in the tubewell room. When the accused tried to rob the labourers, one of the accused was reportedly recognised by one of the victims. Fearing disclosure of identity, the criminals murdered both of them with sharp-edged weapons. After that they also looted Ikram in the fields same night. Ikram lodged a complaint with the police giving informations about the alleged criminals. On the basis of Ikram’s information, the police rounded up six history sheeters and during interrogation, two of them confessed their involvement in the double-murder and robbery. In the identification parade these two accused were identified by Ikram also. These accused disclosed the identity of their three other accomplices who later were arrested by the police. |
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JD (U) for unanimous
stand on SYL issue Rewari, August 26 Talking to newsmen here yesterday, he said the INLD’s coalition partner, the BJP, the Congress and the Left parties had already put forth such a demand. He asserted that in the event of a meeting of the Chief Ministers of Haryana and Punjab with the Prime Minister to resolve this long-pending issue, a unanimous stand taken at the proposed all-party meeting would strengthen Mr Chautala’s position. Mr Vidrohi added that in view of the reported statements of the Punjab Chief Minister on the sharing of waters, it was all the more necessary to take a unanimous stand on the issue. |
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32,136 hectares reclaimed by
corpn Sirsa, August 26 He said medicines, fertilisers and seeds were being provided at subsidised rates to farmers. As many as 750 spray pumps had been made available to them under the Sabax plan. Under the integrated pest management programme, the corporation had distributed 1,600 pieces of equipment to farmers, he said. Mr Verma said the corporation had about 1,400 acre seed farms near Hisar. Of this, about 1200 acres were fertile on which high-quality seeds of wheat, rice, cotton, etc were being produced. These seeds were being provided to farmers through the Haryana Seeds Development Corporation, he added. |
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HR records
highest profit Chandigarh, August 26 It recorded 152 per cent growth in its profit before tax in 2000-2001, an official release said. The achievement of Haryana Roadways, the release said, was disclosed in the review report on the performance of state transport undertakings, published by the Transport Research Wing of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. Haryana Roadways made a profit of Rs 65.80 crore before tax in 2000-2001 which was the highest among all 61 state transport undertakings in the country. In 1999-2000, it made a profit of Rs 26.13 crore which, too, was the highest in the country that year. |
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President urged to
oust Liberhan Ambala, August 26 He said the state government had already ordered a vigilance inquriy into the matter. Mr Liberhan should submit his resignation on moral grounds from the post of the commission so that the inquiry may be conducted in an impartial and effective manner. Mr Vij alleged that some influential men with connivance of some officials had been disposing of several pieces of valuable land and making a lot of money. He said the government could gain Rs 300 crore if it acquired its land encroached upon by some influential people. He said Ambala Sadar Municipal Council was formed in 1977 after the bifurcation of the Ambala Cantonment Board. Since then no land policy had been formed for the residents of the Sadar area. He said the Additional Director, Urban Development Department, had also stressed the need for a land policy for Ambala Sadar in his report submitted to the state government recently. |
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Remand for Jail Superintendent Bhiwani, August 26 Gupta’s name has also figured in the case of the murder of Jail Warden Manphool Singh. Manphool Singh was shot dead by some unidentified assailants three days ago at his house in Leghan village. Manphool was recently transferred to the Jind jail and had served on the same post in the Bhiwani jail. The son of the deceased, Prem, lodged an FIR naming Gupta as suspect. A case under Sections 302, 120-B and 452, IPC, against Gupta has been registered. The suspect was remanded in police custody for one day. The court fixed the next date of hearing as September 6 in the case. |
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Registered 25 yrs ago, still jobless Bhiwani, August 26 Her name is still there though she is no longer eligible for a job through the Staff Selection Commission. Thousands of persons like Santosh, whose names were registered in the employment office 25 years ago, have been rendered ineligible. As many as 43,446 names are registered in the exchange. |
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DHBVN employees beaten up Faridabad, August 26 The officials led by a junior engineer had gone to Nehru Colony here on complaints that some residents had been drawing power directly from the lines. It is learnt that the staff was thrashed as they started disconnecting power supply. A case under Sections 353, 332, 186 and 204 of the IPC was registered against Sonu, Fakir Singh and Dhan Singh. Those booked, however, alleged that power supply was cut as they had failed to pay ‘monthly fees’ to the employees. |
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5 die in two mishaps Jhajjar, August 26 According to information Kamla (25) wife of Hariom consumed some poisonous substance along with her two-year-old daughter in Line Par area of Bahadurgarh last night. Both were rushed to the PGIMS, Rohtak, where they died later. A family strife is stated to be the reason behind the tragic incident. In another incident three persons were crushed to death by train on the Delhi-Rohtak section line near Parnala village of Bahadurgarh subdivision here today. They were run over killed by in 3483 UP Farakka Express when they were crossing the track in the morning. The deceased have not been identified. The GRP has sent the bodies to community health centre here for autopsy. |
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503 cases settled at Lok Adalat Yamunanagar, August 26 |
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Prof Verma appointed VC Kurukshetra, August 26 According to a communication received here yesterday, Prof Verma joined his duties in Gwalior on August 23. |
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Minor raped Faridabad, August 26 According to police sources, the maternal grandfather of the victim took her to a secuded place and allegedly raped her at Jassana village. The girl has been referred for medical examination. In another case, a person was arrested allegedly for raping a 16-year-old girl at Krishna Colony of Palwal town in the district. |
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250
saplings planted Kalka, August 26 The
SDM while addressing the gathering said that the government had set up
a target to plant about five lakh trees in the area in the next two
months. The SDM said that a programme had been chalked out to hold
khula darbars on Mondays at Kalka, Pinjore and adjoining villages of
this subdivision respectively to redress the grievances of the public
of this subdivision. |
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