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Thursday,
September 20, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Net in aid of attack victims’
kin 12 students hurt in
assault Nodal cell helps settle marital discords Girls join hands against
teasing Extend forest
cover, says
Haryana
Governor Chautala govt befooling people:
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House tax policy flaws worry
councillors Hooda asks CM to withdraw ‘false’ cases Hooda decries corruption in govt
offices HUDA begins work on modern
sectors Kalka Diary ‘No Sena, govt differences’ on
economic issues Teachers begin hunger strike Four petrol stations raided Sonia’s husband arrested
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Net in aid of attack victims’
kin Hisar, September 19 The Millennium Cluster at the University of California, Berkeley (http://safe.millennium.berkeley.edu/find.php) has put together a list of 19,000 persons reported safe. Here visitors can also report names of those who they know survived the attack so others seeking information about this particular person can also know about his or her welfare. CNN.com offers a service to visitors through which relatives of missing persons can post photographs of their missing kin. The details needed to be provided include the person’s name, age, employer and hometown in addition to your own name and access number. The site also offers emergency contact numbers where callers can seek help in the aftermath of the disaster. The following are some of the sites that offer the latest information and news about the September 11 attacks with round the clock updation: http://www.nytimes.com, http://www.msnbc.com, http://www.cnn.com, http://www.nypost.com. Some of these sites require a free registration which only takes a minute to complete. For those who wish to contribute to relief funds floated for the purpose, it is best to check out the credibility of the organisation collecting donations. These sites can provide useful information in this regard: http://helping.org, http://www.charitywave.com and http://www.try-nova.org. Thousands of surfers have been trying to access the Taliban’s official and administrative website (www.taliban.com) after the attacks. This site is not accessible to Internet subscribers in India as it has been blocked. |
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12 students hurt in
assault Bhiwani, September 19 Exchange of hot words is said to be the reason behind the assault. A report has been lodged with the police. In another incident, two women of a family sustained injuries in a clash which occurred on a trivial matter regarding water at Birhi Kalan village today. Ram Kaur (32) and Savitri (35) have been admitted to Civil Hospital, Charkhi Dadri, 30 km from here. A mechanic, Makhan Lal (26) of Manpura at Rajgarh in Rajasthan met with an accident and died while working at a stone crusher in Dadam village. The police has booked four persons of Balawal village on a complaint lodged by Balwant of Samaspur village under Badhra police station for allegedly torturing and killing the daughter of the complainant. According to the police, Sunita was married to Ramesh in 1995. The in-laws of Sunita allegedly tortured her for bringing more dowry. A case was later registered on the direction of the court but the defendants compromised by admitting their fault in panchayat. They took the girl with them a month ago but she was again allegedly tortured for dowry and ultimately, she committed suicide. The police told that a case had been registered in this regard. The police has arrested four persons planning to loot a petrol station located at the Loharu road here. The arrested persons have been identified as Prem Sansi of Pabda, Krishan, Chander and Satyavan of Kada village. A case has been registered against the suspects in this regard. |
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Nodal cell helps settle marital discords Fatehabad, September 19 Ms Tosha Devi of Avalki village near here was married to Parkash of Bahalpur village in 1993. The marriage, according to her complaint to the police, proved to be a nightmarish experience for her. Though her father gave sufficient dowry according to his capacity, her in-laws began harassing her for bringing insufficient dowry. The harassment went on increasing and they also started beating her up. She was kicked out of her residence three months earlier. The nodal cell of the police comprises of a sub-inspector, a woman advocate from the district courts, Ms Kiran Sachdeva, president of a Tohana-based NGO, Matra Shakti Ms Shashi Kaushal, and some women cops. The members of the nodal cell summoned both the parties and counselled them to give another chance to the marriage. Both sides had their grievances and the dispute was settled after elders from both the sides persuaded them to sink their differences. Ms Tosha Devi does not have any complaint against any member of her in-law’s family now. The SP, Mr Hanif Qureshi, informed mediapersons yesterday that the nodal cell for women had been able to settle more than 80 cases of marital discord in the current year. In most of the cases, separation and then divorce seemed a near certainty. But the efforts of the nodal cell not only saved these marriages from dissolution but also brought the smiles back on many faces. He said as many as 65 cases under Section 498-A of the IPC had been registered in the district in the current year and the nodal cell had been able to resolve almost half of those cases. In as many as 50 cases in which no formal complaint was registered, the parties were persuaded to make a compromise, he added. |
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Girls join hands against
teasing Hisar, September 19 Students of F.C. College for Women formed a chain from the Nagori Gate to the Aggarsain Chowk market while girls of Dayanand College formed a chain from Telephone Exchange to Old Railway Bridge. Likewise, girl students of Government College lined up from their college to Sir Chhotu Ram Chowk on the Rajgarh road while girls of CRM Jat College formed a chain on the Delhi road. They alleged that anti-social elements usually gathered in front of their institutions and teased them. The district authorities had been informed many times but no action was taken against these elements. They said two taxi stands were situated at the Red Square market and Sir Chhotu Ram Chowk and girl students of all four colleges had to cross these areas to reach their institutions. Taxi drivers passed comments on them while they were crossing these areas. They urged the police to take strict action against such elements. They also demanded deployment of policemen outside their colleges and the taxi stands. |
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Extend forest
cover, says Haryana Governor Chandigarh, September 19 The Governor was presiding over the 11th meeting of the Haryana State Environment Protection Council here today. The Governor, who is also the Chairman of the council, urged all members of the council to plant at least one sapling in their houses and motivate farmers to plant more saplings, especially in Jind and Kaithal districts. The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, who is also the vice-chairman of the council, suggested that a joint meeting of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh should be convened to control pollution in rivers being caused due to sewage discharge from various towns and cities. He also asked environmentalists to work out a scheme to control the menace of congress grass. It was decided at the meeting that all dyeing units which were being run in the residential and non-conforming zones should be shifted to conforming industrial areas outside the cities to avoid pollution. |
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Chautala govt befooling people:
Congress Chandigarh, September 19 In a statement issued here today the president of the party, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, said the INLD government was boasting of introducing English as well as computer education in schools. But the fact was that teachers were not fully trained to teach English. As regards computer education, a large number of schools in the state had neither electricity nor the computers. He said the Congress was exposing the government’s falsehood at its public meetings being organised in various villages under the “chaupal ki ore” programme. He said such public meetings would be organised at Sandher, Hatheera, Shyamgarh, Nighdu and Butana villages in the Nilokheri Assembly constituency on September 21. The next day a “Dalit ekta sammelan” would be organised in Bhiwani to highlight the plight of the weaker sections under the Chautala regime. |
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House tax policy flaws worry
councillors Ambala, September 19 The councillors demanded that the new house tax policy should not be implemented till these discrepancies were removed. They were critical of the significant increase in house tax in certain pockets which are not considered to be posh areas. A major discussion on granting approval to several colonies also took place. Congress councillor Bharat Ratan wanted to know why several colonies which were being granted civic facilities by the Municipal Council were still termed as unapproved colonies. A Municipal Councillor pointed out that even a colony which had come up after partition not been approved till now. Other instances cited during the debate over the unapproved colonies were of Jain Nagar which came up in 1962, Goverdhan Nagar where the land was allotted to backward classes and Mahavir Nagar which came up in 1969. The councillors suggested that a sub-committee should be formed to look into the matter. They demanded that the process of granting recognition to the old colonies should be started at the earliest. During discussion on the new house tax, an example was cited in which the collectorate rate was on a par with that of posh colonies. In some instances, the collectorate rate within the bylanes was on a par with that of the main road. The councillors demanded that they should be given discretionary powers so that faults can be suitably rectified in genuine cases. The Executive Officer, Mr Arvind Bishnoi, informed the House that there were 34,915 units in Ambala City out of which house tax has not been imposed on 13,000 units. He said 6,500 house tax notices were sent and only 175 persons have objected. “In some areas, the house tax has considerably come down,” he said. |
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Hooda asks CM to withdraw ‘false’ cases Rohtak, September 19 Addressing a gathering from the historical “chabutara” of Meham Chaubisi today, Mr Hooda asked the government to withdraw “false” cases registered against its political rivals or be prepared to face a mass agitation. At the meeting organised by the Congress, Mr Hooda lashed out at the government and said such governments could not continue for long. Later, the party activists, led by Mr
Hooda, and former HPCC president Shamsher Singh Surjewala, marched through the town, raising anti-government slogans and submitted a memorandum to the Governor through the
SDM, Meham. Mr Surjewala alleged that the government had failed to take any decision for the welfare of farmers of the region so far. He claimed over 5,000 youths in the state had been forced to commit suicide because of unemployment. Meanwhile, it is reported that the demonstrators pelted stones at the official Gypsy of an SHO and damaged the vehicle. The police registered a case against six persons under Sections 332, 353, 147, 149, 506, 341 and 427 of the IPC in this connection this
evening. Mr Balram Dangi, general secretary, Haryana Youth Congress, said the vehicle of Mr Ajay Chautala, MP and son of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, was also intercepted by the agitated mob at
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Hooda decries corruption in govt
offices Rohtak, September 19 In a statement here yesterday, Mr Hooda alleged that corruption was rampant in almost government offices . A common person could not get any work done without greasing the palms of government employees and officials. The Congress leader alleged that the Chief Minister was not serious in eliminating the evil of corruption and the said government decision was nothing but only a publicity stunt. Commenting on the frequent statement of the Chief Minister that he was the son of a farmer, he said it was surprising that the farmers of the region were facing starvation while the Chief Minister and his sons had gained enormous wealth from the same profession. He challenged the Chief Minister to make public his property along with that of his sons if he was really interested in eradicating corruption from the society. |
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HUDA begins work on modern
sectors Faridabad, September 19 The HUDA, which has already developed nearly 60 residential and industrial sectors in the district, has now come up with this project. As many as 501 plots 500-sq yard and 1000-sq yard have been proposed to be cut in Sectors 44 and 47, lying between Surajkund and Bhadkhal, about 25 km from the national Capital. Mr Vijayender Kumar, Administrator, HUDA, said it was a novel scheme. He said the “Leisure Valley” would provide an artificial lake, an art gallery, a library and a museum. One of the important features of the “Leisure Valley” is that Sector 44 is based on vaastu. The Administrator said the work on the project would take another two to three years. |
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Kalka Diary Kalka Mr Satish Singla, a resident of the colony says that the Mata Naina Devi temple and Baba Balak Nath temple on the hill near the colony, also attract a large number of devotees who cross this rail track every day. The residents of the colony have been demanding a manned railway crossing at this point. * * * Telephones in the town have developed the habit of going dead too often. Sometimes it happens when one is in the middle of a conversation. According to the officers and technicians at the telephone exchange, they have tried their best to locate the fault but have failed to find it. A subscriber has to waste a considerable amount of time to get the telephone working again, once it goes dead. Even when it comes back to life, there is no guarantee how long it will remain functional. Recently, the Director, BSNL (operations), Mr Prithipal Singh, visited the town in connection with the opening of a cash counter at the telephone exchange. He promised to equip the telephone system of the town with several facilities. But so far the subscribers are not even sure of an uninterrupted service, not to speak of new facilities. * * * A transformer on Railway Road near the civil hospital can cause a serious mishap because of the naked wires hanging from it. Moreover, the main switch of this transformer is at a height only of about five feet. The naked wires also hang haphazardly at a low height are a constant danger to the passers-by. The department concerned has not shown any concern for this danger. * * * A gang of thieves is active in the town these days, stealing manhole covers in the darkness of night. Four manhole covers were stolen from Kurari Mohalla in a single night, and these have not been replaced so far. Consequently, the foul smell emanating from the sewer has made life miserable for the residents of the mohalla. Moreover, uncovered manholes are a constant danger to children who play in the streets. Incidents of manhole cover theft have also been reported from other parts of the town. * * * The district unit of the Anti-Terrorist Front held a procession in Kalka on Saturday to protest against terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. The procession which started from Gandhi Chowk and terminated near Government College, was led by the district president of the Front, Mr Satish
Sittoo. Effigies of Osama Bin Laden and Gen. Parvez Musharraf were burnt. |
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‘No Sena, govt differences’ on
economic issues Pinjore, September 19 Mr Joshi, who was here to launch a new tractor model(4922) developed by
HMT, said he was not against disinvestment which, at times, was necessary in the larger interests of the country. Referring to the threats issued by the Shiv Sena supremo to the NDA government from time to time, Mr Joshi, a senior leader of the party, said the NDA was a coalition and its members sometimes expressed their views. But the Shiv Sena was of the firm view that this government must continue. |
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Teachers begin hunger strike Rohtak, September 19 Mr Bhim Singh Ruhil, president, Mr Umed Singh, vice-president, and Mr Dilbag Singh, treasurer of the sangh, started the strike at 3 p.m. today. Mr Phool Kumar Patwar and Mr Satyaveer Shastri, state president and former state president of the sangh garlanded them before starting the agitation. The teachers demanded an immediate withdrawal of the scheme of handing over the government primary schools to Zila Parishads, regularisation of services of teachers on ad hoc and contract basis, removal of pay anomalies, rank of gazetted officer with a pay scale of Rs 7,500 to school lecturers, master grade to PTIs and Art teachers and free bus pass facility to teachers. |
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Four petrol stations raided Fatehabad, September 19 According to official sources the team raided M/s Guru Jambeshwar Service Staion, M/s Mani Ram and Bros, M/s Khushi Ram Parma Nand and M/s Chopra Filling Station. The officials said the samples would be sent to government authorised labs for testing. The team also tested the measurement in the dispensing units of these stations. |
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Sonia’s husband arrested Chandigarh, September 19 A spokesman of the bureau said here today that a special investigation team headed by the DSP, Mr M.S. Malik, had arrested Sanjeev Kumar, husband of Sonia, who is accused of murdering the former MLA of Barwala in Hisar district and seven other members of the family. Sanjeev Kumar had been absconding. The spokesman said the accused was arrested after the team had raided several places in UP and Uttaranchal. The investigation of the case was handed over to the bureau by the Chief Minister recently. Sonia had claimed to have committed the crime without the involvement of anybody else. She is already in custody. However, people of the area did not believe her confession, saying that she alone could not have committed so many murders with an iron rod. |
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Plea to arrest attackers of scribe Rewari, September 19 Members of the committee met the district police chief, Mr Manjit Singh Ahlawat, here today and urged him to trace and apprehend the culprits. Earlier, on Tuesday, a delegation of the local journalists had met the Chief Minister, who had directed the SP to take prompt action in the matter. |
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Youth Cong to gherao
Haryana Sectt Yamunanagar, September 19 Mr Surejewala said 120 lakh members had been enrolled by the IYC throughout the country. |
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