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Friday, February
15, 2002,
Chandigarh, India  
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Cong seeks white paper on development in Haryana Scientists for use of renewable energy sources Recovery of royalty irks labour unions Declamation contest |
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Seminar on heritage city Sarpanch, wife held for ‘killing’ daughter Patwari arrested Power board
JE, clerk held ‘India is different from what we had perceived’ 276 students donate blood at SD College Lalji’s lecture today
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Cong seeks white paper on development in Haryana Yamunanagar, February 14 Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, state Congress President, along with Ms Shailja, Secretary, All-India Congress Committee, said at a press conference here on Tuesday that the government should table the white paper on the floor of the House. Both Congress leaders lashed out at the government for not protecting the interests of the Haryanvis. Mr Hooda, welcoming the decision of the Supreme Court regarding the completion of the SYL canal demanded that a meeting of all political parties should be convened by the government to speed up the completion of the project. The government had not taken any initiative in this respect for the past more than a month, he added. He also criticised Mr Parkash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab, for his statement that not even a single drop of water will be given to Haryana but will be diverted to other places. Mr Hooda demanded from the Chief Election Commissioner that on the day of polling ie February 21, more central observers should be deputed here. The Centre should send the CRPF to conduct the election peacefully. He criticised the government for the alleged misbehaviour of officials of the Police Department with the dismissed employees. He said that 46 employees had been sent to judicial lock-up. Mr Hooda demanded that the Dadupur Nalvi canal should be completed immediately. Ms Shailja said no single party could form the government in UP without the help of the Congress. The minorities which include Scheduled Castes and other communities were inclined to work for the Congress there, she added. Giving statistics, she said when the Congress was in power in UP its rating was No 4 whereas it had now come down at No 18. She said in Punjab, the Congress would form the government. Mr Hooda also criticised the BJP for not sticking to its words. He said the BJP had forged alliances four times with different parties in Haryana, but every time the alliance was broken. He appealed to the voters to vote in favour of the Congress nominee Dr Krishna Pandit. Many Congress MLAs, including Mr Jai Parkash, Mr Jitendar Mohan, Mr Sher Singh, Mr Shadi Lal Batra, Ms Shakuntla Bhagwaria and Mr Kuldeep Sharma, President, DCC, Karnal, were also present. |
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Haryana Budget Session from March 4 Chandigarh, February 14 A decision to this effect was taken at a Cabinet meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. |
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Scientists for use of renewable energy sources Hisar, February 14 The participants pointed out that the exploitation of non-conventional sources of energy had become increasingly important in view of the demand for electricity that was rising at the rate of 8 per cent annually in the country. Under such a situation, renewable energy sources alone could provide the basis for sustainable energy development, they said. They also stressed the need for the establishment of energy parks at appropriate locations in urban and rural settings. It was pointed out that since a number of non-conventional energy source-based systems were available in the market, the energy parks would help make people aware of the efficiency of such devices in meeting their energy needs. Lauding the decision of the Haryana Government for making it mandatory for hospitals, hotels, industrial units and residential buildings having an area of 1,000 sq yards or above to install solar water heating systems, they appealed to other states to follow suit. Dr Y. K. Yadav, coordinator of the workshop, said India was in the forefront of international efforts to harness renewable energy sources with its largest programme generating 3165 MW power from renewables. He said the allocation of more funds at the state and Central levels for the promotion of renewable energy sources was also emphasised by the participants. To meet the human resource requirement in renewable energy, the participants suggested the augmentation of facilities at the state-level technical back-up unit by establishing a centre of excellence in renewable energy at the university on the pattern of College of Technology, Udaipur, and School of Energy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Meanwhile, Dr D.N. Garg, a former Dean of the College of Veterinary Sciences and a former Additional Director of Research, Haryana Agricultural University, has been awarded the Dr M.N. Menon Memorial Medal for 2000 by the Indian Veterinary Association in recognition of work done on the diagnosis and prevention of milk-borne diseases. The research findings were published by him, along with Dr Chirjeev Kaur, his co-worker, in the May, 2000 issue of the Indian Veterinary Journal. Dr. Garg has done research on bovine mycoplasmas for 18 years under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) sponsored National Fellow Project in the Department of Veterinary Public Health. According to a university spokesman, the 11 the Sir Chhotu Ram Memorial Lecture would be organised here on February 17. Dr K.C. Banger, Chairman, Haryana Public Service Commission, would deliver the lecture. |
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Recovery of royalty irks labour unions Bhiwani, February 14 Leaders of labour unions maintained that resentment prevailed among them over the illegal recovery of royalty from owners of tractor-trailers. They suggested that the royalty should be charged on a monthly basis. The union leaders demanded that the minimum transportation rates for tractor-trailors be fixed at Rs 350, besides compensation for next of kin of labourers killed during work on mines. The crusher owners’ delegation, in a separate meeting, apprised the DC of problems being faced by workers. Earlier, the Nigana (Dulheri) Pahad Kamgar Union submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner. The president of the union, Mr Zile Singh, said it demanded the start of work on the Nigana Kalan mine and the withdrawal of police cases registered against villagers of Nigana and
Dulheri. |
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Declamation contest Kaithal, February 14 Giving this information Mr R.R. Malik, Head of Sanskrit Department of the college, said Dr Ranbir Singh, Reader, Kurukshetra University, was the chief guest and Mr P.C. Bhardwaj, officiating Principal of the college, presided over the function. Dr Ranbir Singh called upon the students to come forward to safeguard the Indian culture which was facing danger from the western culture. Following were the results of the competition; declamation contest; Randhir Bhardwaj, Pandu Pandara (first); Punit Pandit, Kaithal (second); Surender Kumar, Kurukshetra (third); Jyoti Sharma, Kurukshetra (consolation); shalok recital contest: Rajiv Verma Vidyapeeth, Kurukshetra (first); Varun Gautam, University College, Kurukshetra (second); Dulichand, Pandu Pandara (third); Vandana Sharma, Kurukshetra (consolation); poem recital contest; Jyoti Sharma, Kurukshetra (first); Mamta Sharma, Kurukshetra (second); Geeta Ram, Kurukshetra (third); and Gagandeep, Kaithal (consolation). |
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Seminar on heritage city Kurukshetra, February 14 Stating this at a seminar on ‘Efforts to make Kurukshetra famous as an international tourist spot’, organised by the district administration at Panchayat Bhavan here last evening, the Haryana Transport Minister, Mr Ashok Kumar Arora, said that
efforts would be made to develop Kurukshetra as an international tourist spot. He said that all religious places around the town would be linked with a bus service to be started from March 1. He said that he would meet the Railway Minister and request him to ensure mail trains halt at the holy city. Addressing the gathering, the Kurukshetra University, Vice-Chancellor, Mr R.S. Chaudhry said “pooja-archna” could be started in boats floating on Sannihit Sarovar and organising religious competitions on the banks of sacred sarovars. The Ambala Division, Commissioner, Mr Maha Singh appreciated the steps of the district administration. |
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Sarpanch, wife held for ‘killing’ daughter Hisar, February 14 According to the police, 20-year-old Suman, daughter of Indraj Singh, sarpanch of Agroha village, was studying at a college at Bhattu. She had an affair with one of her classmates. She had eloped with him last month. Both were found in Bhattu by her family members after a week. Later, she was brought to Agroha. It was alleged that her father and mother Bedo Devi, along with five other relatives, forcibly administered insecticides to her on February 11. She died later. They cremated her body in the cremation ground of the village in a hurry. The police registered a case of murder against the Sarpanch, his wife, his father-in-law Chhaju Ram and four others. The police has arrested the Sarpanch, his wife and Chhaju Ram while the others are at large. The police has also collected the ashes from the cremation ground for examination. |
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Patwari arrested Fatehabad, February 14 The farmer Mr Malkiat Singh, a resident of Bhodi village had given a statement to the SP, Vigilance, Hisar, alleging that the patwari had been demanding Rs 1,100 as a bribe from him for some official work. The SP deputed an inspector for this purpose. The Inspector sought the permission of the Deputy Commissioner who deputed the BDO Mr Dharamveer as Duty Magistrate in this case. The team handed over specially-coloured currency notes of Rs 100 denomination to the complainant who gave these notes to the accused. The accused was arrested red-handed by the vigilance party. |
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Power board JE, clerk held Kaithal, February 14 Giving this information the SP, Mr A.S. Chawla, said the arrests were made on a complaint made by Kiran Pal, resident of Faral village, supported by an affidavit, stating that he applied for a domestic power connection on December 19 in an open darbar organised by the power board to regularise illegal connections. He paid Rs 900 to a clerk, Subhas, who gave him a receipt for Rs 640. In spite of repeated requests by the complainant the concerned clerk did not refund the balance amount. The SP said the complainant contacted the SDO at the Dhand office and
complained against the clerk but it in vain. |
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‘India is different from what we had perceived’ Ambala, February 14 The team from Argentina visited different parts of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh as part of its four-week programme in the Rotary International District 3080 India. Headed by Mr Nelso Antonio Brandoni, the other members of the team were Gullermo Lopez, Gloria Beatriz Guzman, Camila Iturrioz and Maria Silvina Paladini. Referring to the present economic crisis in Argentina, they suggested that India must learn a lesson from Argentina. “We don’t want Indians to suffer. You must learn from the problems being faced by us. Unlike India where the economy is gradually being opened up, our economy was opened at a faster rate and that has adversely affected our economy,” they said. Mr Brandoni said that contrary to the general perception in Argentina about India, the visit has provided them better appreciation of the ground realities. “Like India, we are also a developing nation. However, India’s population is 30 times more than Argentina’s population,” he said. “People here are friendly,” he added. He observed that although latest technology and better services are available in Argentina, it has taken its toll on the economy. “What is now required in our country is a good direction towards better economy,” he said. Mr Guillermo Lopez pointed out that while in India, the middle-class is gradually growing, it is not so in Argentina. “In fact, it is the other way round there with those persons who were earlier in the middle-class gradually becoming poor. Right now, the middle-class there is in a state of shock, particularly since it was used to a comfortable style of living,” he said. He stated that two things must be stressed for developing nations like Argentina and India. “The first is that neo-liberal capitalist system does not work for developing countries and the second is that each country must have freedom to choose the model of development,” he said. The team members enjoyed Indian food but they found it too hot and spicy. Ms Gloria said “We had dal, paneer, parantha, roti, gulab jamun and a host of other food items. It is different.” She said that compared to Indian women, women in Argentina are more independent and career-minded. “In Argentina, we have education, career and then we think of marriage. In India, girls get married soon after their education is complete. Also, the outfits worn by the women here are nice,” she said. “Incidentally, we found the concept of arranged marriage unique,” she added. Mr Y.P. Das said that the Argentinian team was visiting India on a cultural and study exchange programme of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. “The group study exchange programme is a unique cultural and vocational opportunity that promotes international understanding through organised travel, personal contacts and home stays,” he said. He added that the programme also provides world community service opportunity to establish humanitarian projects between the hosts and sending countries which may address specific needs for health care, education or other humanitarian concerns. In Ambala, the team had the opportunity to visit projects sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ambala and also an opportunity to visit scientific instruments industries here,” he said. |
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276 students donate blood at SD College Ambala, February 14 The camp was organised under the supervision of Dr S.P. Sharma, Dr S.K. Sharma and Prof Harroop Virk. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Ambala, Mr Mahinder Kumar, inaugurated the camp. The college principal, Dr Desh Bandhu, said that a new record seemed to have been set in the university with the largest number of students who donated blood at a single camp. "Incidentally, there were more students who were keen to donate blood but they had to return disheartened due to fewer kits available," he said. He said that a team of medical experts from the PGI enabled blood donation and they were assisted by the NSS team. |
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Lalji’s lecture today Kurukshetra, February 14 According to a university spokesperson, the lecture is open for all and will be delivered in the faculty lounge of the university at 4.30 p.m. on Friday. |
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