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Breach in distributary, crops submerged 3 cops held in mysterious death
case Sale of illegal LPG cylinders on
rise INLD yet to decide on UP poll alliance Census paper three
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BJP nominee elected Panipat MC
chairman KALKA DIARY Seven get life term for murder 15-year-old raped Prof B.S. Malik dead Computerised rly booking soon: MP Attack on police party, 2 cops
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Breach in distributary, crops submerged Sirsa, September 6 According to information received today, the breach occurred near Burji No. 6, about 2 km from Nehrana Head, at 3 a.m. in the morning and till 9 a.m. no official of the Irrigation Department had come to take stock of the situation. The breach was reportedly caused by the release of excess water into the canal. However, the department attributed the breach to yesterday’s dust storm. With this breach, the problems of farmers of the area are likely to increase as they have been struggling for saving the cotton crop from the bollworm. The farmers accuse department of negligence saying that this is the second breach in a month’s period. Farmers say their crops could have been saved had the department swung into action as soon as it was informed of the breach. They say the authorities did not take any step for five hours after having been informed. The Executive Engineer, Nehrana Division, was not available for comment. The Superintending Engineer, Mr A.P. Suhag, said efforts were underway to control the flow of water in the canal. About 100 cusecs of water had been channelised into the Nohar distributary. It is notable that the distributory has been constructed recently and has not been declared functional. There was no official confirmation of the plugging of the breach till this report was filed. Nehrana Division has been in the eye of storm recently for having supplied water, which was not desilted, to water works. |
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3 cops held in mysterious death
case Jind, September 6 According to reports the police had taken Raja, Shamsher, Mahender, Kalia and Virbhan of Daroli village in custody in connection with a land dispute. Somehow Mahender and Shamsher had escaped from police custody. Later, the body of Mahender was found from a field whereas Shamsher is reportedly absconding. The situation has become tense at Uchana and Daroli villages. Police force has been deployed at both places. Mr Nimbra Singh, brother of the deceased, alleged that Mahender had escaped from police custody in connivance with certain police officials. The case against the police officials was registered on the directions of the Superintendent of Police. Meanwhile, five armed youths were arrested while they were planning to loot occupants of vehicles on the Jind-Safidon road. Stating this here today, Mr O.P. Singh, Superintendent of Police, said the arrested youths had been identified as Ram Mehar of Bass Badshah village, Ram Mehar, alias Midha, of Balu village, Naresh of Nidana village, Joginder of Bans village and Randhir of Bhana village. A countrymade pistol, two cartridges, a sharp-edged weapon and an iron rod had been seized from them. The S.P. said on an information that some armed youths were hiding in a deserted dharamshala on the Lohchab-Siwaha road, a police party had raided dharamshala and arrested them. A case under Sections 399 and 402 of the IPC and 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act has been registered. |
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Sale of illegal LPG cylinders on
rise Hisar, September 6 Though there is a ban on storing more than seven cylinders in one premises, there are more than a hundred centres in the town where more than 20 cylinders can be found at any given time. Such centres have mushroomed in every residential colony and market of the town. Most of these centres are being run from STD and PCOs and general merchandise shops. Cooking gas cylinders are sold at these centres on behalf of the agencies. None of the owners of these centres has taken any safety measure. They are not even trained to handle gas cylinders. Moreover, the centre owners place all cylinders in front of their shops on the road. According to residents, these cylinders can potentially convert any minor road accident into a major tragedy. Inquiries by The Tribune reveal that the centres came up after the local gas agency owners were forced to provide home delivery by the Commissioner two years ago. According to norms, an agency is bound to deliver cylinder to its consumer at his home. Though all agencies were charging Rs 4 per cylinder from every consumer for this service but the consumers were forced to take delivery from the godowns. The agency owners then devised this scheme to establish such centres. The agency owners give delivery charges to the centre owners. Cylinders are now easily available without booking at these centres. However, the practice is patently illegal. Residents say they have complained many times to the district authorities but no action has been taken. The District Fire Officer also convened a meeting of the agency owners and centre owners recently. He asked them not to place the cylinders on the road. But there is no taker for his instructions. |
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INLD yet to decide on UP poll alliance Panipat, September 6 He reiterated that his party would continue to support the demand for formation of a separate Harit Pradesh state in UP. Talking to mediapersons here at PWD Rest House, he said the INLD was a national party which could contest elections in any state. Regarding his efforts to establish himself as a leader of
Jats, he said, “One cannot become a leader with the support of the people of a single caste. For me Jats and other castes are equal.” About increasing resentment among consumers over the installation of new electricity meters, the Chief Minister said the issue was related to the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam
(HVPN) and the state government had nothing to do with it. However, he said consumers could approach the consumer forums for redressal of their grievances. Regarding BJP’s opposition to the installation of the meters, he said being the coalition partner, the BJP’s suggestion would be considered. |
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Census paper three
to be out by Dec-end Chandigarh, September 6 “The Registrar-General of India has approved the data the Haryana Census Directorate sent and it has to be forwarded for printing within a few days,’’ sources told Tribune News Service here today. One thousand copies of the 250-page paper two had to be published, an exercise which would not take much time and might even be ready by September 11, they said. But, paper three which would bring out the hidden GDP, goods and services produced in the country, would have to wait at least till December this year, they said. Paper three is keenly awaited as it had especially made attempts to dig out hidden economic contribution of women in the year of their empowerment. The attempt is likely to correct undervaluation of the Indian economy due to the absence of data on women’s contribution to the economy through their traditional domestic efforts. Paper two will have features like population of the National Capital Region (NCR) areas of the state and the Chandigarh Capital Region like Panchkula, Chandigarh and SAS Nagar. The paper will also have a mention of doubling time population, literacy gaps and relation of sex ratio amongst children and those literate and otherwise. The Census exercise this time had been fast as computerisation had facilitated speedy data processing, the sources said. The final census report that had been taking years earlier might be available by the next year, the sources said. The computerisation of the 2001 Census was tedious as software was to be prepared for processing data of around 20 crore forms filled by enumerators. The software also had to take into account that it was to accept all 14 official languages of the country in which the data was available, the sources said. |
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BJP nominee elected Panipat MC
chairman Panipat, September 6 Besides 31 municipal councillors, the local MP and Union Minister of State for Home, Mr I.D. Swami, as well as the local Congress MLA, Mr Balbir Pal Shah, also cast their votes. The SDM, Mr Satbir Singh, was the presiding officer. The poll to elect 31 municipal councillors was held on April 2, 2000, with no party getting an absolute majority. The BJP and the Congress won 11 seats each whereas the INLD got nine seats. There was an understanding between the INLD and the BJP during election time that the chairman would be from the BJP and the vice-chairman from the INLD. However, differences cropped up between the two parties and three previous attempts to hold elections for these posts proved futile. A compromise was reportedly reached today in the presence of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and Mr I.D. Swami who arrived together at the local PWD rest house this morning. |
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KALKA DIARY Harjit Singh Jaggi Kalka The school which has classes up to the twelfth standard, is in a pitiable condition. There is neither sufficient furniture nor mats for the students. The furniture is old and mostly damaged. Some junk furniture is stored in the school. If this is deposed of, the space can be utilised for holding classes. At present, the shortage of space puts the students to considerable difficulty, particularly in the rainy season. The school has 450 students on its rolls, and a staff of 22 teachers. The posts of History, Hindi and JBT teachers have been vacant for a long time. * * * Milk consumers continue to be overcharged in this area. The general complaint is that the shopkeepers charge 50 paise extra for every packet of milk. The Tehsildar of Kalka in a surprise raid about two weeks ago, had caught four shopkeepers, two in Kalka and two in Pinjore, overcharging their customers. They were, however, let off when they promised to sell milk packets at the prescribed rates. But still there is a complaint from the people that they are being overcharged by shopkeepers. * * * The residents of Bargodam village are facing problems because of the illegal trade in liquor in the village. Women feel insecure as they have to face the nuisance of drunken men in the village streets. According to the president of the Lok Bhalai Samiti, they have made a number of complaints to the authorities but in vain.
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Seven get life term for murder Panipat, September 6 Maniram and Surjeet of Nara village along with their father Dhupa were working in the fields of August 18, 1997, when they were attacked with sharp-edged weapons by Satish, Kartar, Sunder, Baljeet, Dalbir, Anita, Roshni and Indra of the same village. Both brothers and their father were seriously injured and were admitted to the Civil Hospital here. When the condition of Maniram deteriorated, he was shifted to PGI Rohtak where he succumbed to his injuries. On the complaint of Dhupa, a case under Section 302, 148, 149, 323, and 506, IPC, was registered. Pronouncing the judgement, the judge acquitted Satish but sentenced seven of others to life imprisonment. |
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15-year-old raped Faridabad, September 6 According to a complaint lodged with the police, the victim was alone in her house when the accused, identified as Omman Singh and Jugli of the same village, forcibly came in and raped her. The accused fled after the crime. A case under Section 376 of the IPC has been registered. Meanwhile, tension gripped the nearby Prithla village over the beating up of a teenaged girl on the school premises by a student, reported to be the son of the Sarpanch of the village. Residents have demanded the registration of a case against the accused. |
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Prof B.S. Malik dead Rohtak, September 6 Prof Malik was born at Rewara village in Sonepat and had played a prominent role in establishing the office of the CPM here. He had been president of the Haryana College Teachers Union and was founder of the Democratic Forum and Janwadi Sanskritak Andolan. Later, he became publisher of “Jatin” magazine. He retired in 1995 and was acting principal of the college then. Even after retirement, he continued to teach without remuneration. Prof Malik is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. Academicians, intellectuals and persons associated with various social and cultural organisations participated in large numbers at his funeral today. |
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Computerised rly booking soon: MP Yamunanagar, September 6 She said the much awaited 500 MW thermal plant to be set up here had been cleared by the Central government and the work on it would start soon. Ms Saini visited 10 villages and five wards in the district. Earlier, she addressed members of the District Bar Association. She announced a grant of Rs 1,50,000 from her discretionary quota for the bar association. |
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Attack on police party, 2 cops
hurt Kaithal, September 6 A police party headed by Mr Karan Singh, ASI, brought Teja of Daryawali (Jind), lodged at Jind Jail, to the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge. Azad Singh Teja’s brother made an attempt to get him freed by attacking the police party. In the ensuing scuffle, two constables including Prem Singh were injured and their uniforms were torn. The assailant was overpowered by other policemen who were present on the court premises. Azad Singh was arrested and booked under Sections 186, 332, 353, 224, 225 and 506 of the IPC
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