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Sunday, February 24, 2002,
Chandigarh, India  
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CM against exit poll Panipat cops to crack down on hit-and-run cases DISTRICT DIARY Schools’ academic session to start on May 1 6 pc of GDP sought for education Be eco-friendly, students told |
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Upgrade skill of workforce: seminar Action panel to step up stir Two killed, 25 hurt in mishaps Women for war against terrorism Two killed in tanker blast
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CM against exit poll Jind, February 23 Talking to mediapersons here today, he said the way in which the exit poll have tried to influence the voters, cannot be called proper in a democratic set up. Particularly where the poll are held in a phased manner, the opinion poll try to benefit a particular party by projecting it as a leading party. He pointed out that in Yamunanagar, by-election, it had been predicted that the contest was mainly between the Congress and the Haryana Vikas Party, whereas, he claimed that the Indian National Lok Dal candidate would win and make others lose their deposits. Mr Chautala said if there was a need he would even go to the court against the exit poll. He claimed that the election results would show that the exit poll were mostly incorrect. Mr Chautala said the present Assembly elections would have no impact on the Central Government as no constituent of the National Democratic Alliance was prepared to support the Congress. When asked about INLD’s relations with the BJP after the Yamunanagar by-election, Mr Chautala said the leaders of the state unit of the BJP, in consultation their high command, could take any decision. Earlier, presiding over the District Grievance Redressal Committee, Mr Chautala directed officers of the Transport Department to take strict action against unauthorised vehicles. He said the plying of these vehicles had resulted in great financial losses to the state exchequer. The Chief Minister redressed 10 grievances on the spot. Mr Surender Singh Barwala, MP, Mr Suraj Bhan Kajal, Chairman, Haryana Finance Commission, Mr Bhag Chand Chhar, MLA, and Mr Ram Kumar Katwal, MLA, were also present. |
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Panipat cops to crack down on hit-and-run cases Chandigarh, February 23 The operation has been launched in view of the increasing number of hit-and-run cases on highways in and around Panipat. The Director-General of Police, Mr M.S. Malik, has issued strict instructions for a crackdown on persons involved in these cases. The entire Panipat town has been divided into eight sectors, with each sector under the charge of a non-gazetted officer. The officers have been assigned specific targets for the finalisation of investigation and apprehension of criminals. Their performance will be monitored by the gazetted officers. The Inspector-General of Rohtak range, Mr Resham Singh, has been asked to camp in Panipat so as to ensure the success of "Operation Crackdown". Meanwhile, Mr Malik has condoled the death of Kanwar Randeep Singh, the last Inspector-General of Police of joint Punjab. The Kanwar died here yesterday. |
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DISTRICT DIARY Hisar The centre was inaugurated by Mr John V. George, IG, Hisar Range, recently. He called upon the inmates to take interest in computer education as it had become necessary for everyone today. He said the inmates would realise the importance of computer literacy after their release from the jail. Mr Jagjeet Singh, Jail Superintendent, said that Mr Rajesh David, director of the centre, had provided four computers for the inmates. The centre would run a two-month course with 30 inmates in the first batch, he added. * * * * An exhibition on the country's freedom struggle was organised at the local Dayanand Postgraduate College by the History Department of the institution and the State Archaeological Department on the occasion of Martyrs Day. Both departments provided some historical documents and photographs for the exhibition which showed the contribution of Hisar district to the freedom struggle. Historical papers relating to the auction of Rohnat, Mangali, Hajampur and Jamalpur villages by the British in 1888 were also displayed. Visitors showed keen interest in the documents. Some articles written by Mahatma Gandhi in Sewak Sabha in 1939 were also exhibited. There were also some documents and photographs focusing on Lala Lajpat Rai's connection with Hisar town. Lala Lajpat Rai had worked in Hisar as an advocate for some time before participating in the freedom struggle. * * * * Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has decided to provide fast-dialling facility to subscribers of Hisar town by June-end. Mr Ramesh Arya, General Manager, Hisar Telecom Division, said that the Nigam would adopt a French technique at certain exchanges by June. After this it would be able to provide the fast-dialling and other facilities. He said the Telecom Division comprising Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts had successfully launched the phone-on-demand scheme in areas covered by 18 exchanges in the three districts. Five of these exchanges were in Hisar district and the rest in Fatehabad and Sirsa districts. The Nigam had decided to set up 27 telephone exchanges with a capacity of 26,000 lines in different villages of these districts. It had already set up eight exchanges in Dharmpura, Kothkalan, Sandlana, Darewala, Khokhar, Karamsana, Alimohammed and Jhandwala Jatan villages. He said to meet the increasing demand for new telephone connections, the nigam had increased the capacity of the Hisar exchange from 38,000 to 48,000 lines. * * * * Hisar is turning into a heavily polluted town thanks to the increasing number of diesel vehicles and generators. Though pollution has reached dangerous levels, the authorities concerned are yet to take effective measures to check it. Autorickshaws are the main source of pollution. According to an estimate, there are more than 700
autorickshaws. Most of these are old and run on diesel. Power cuts are also playing a role in spreading pollution. The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam imposes long power cuts frequently. During such periods shopkeepers use generators, which are often placed on the main roads of the markets. There are more then two dozen centres in the town for issuing pollution control certificates for vehicles. However, almost all of them are issuing the certificates without proper checking. Doctors say that chest and eye diseases are on the rise, mainly due to pollution. Residents have demanded that the administration should launch a special drive against vehicles causing pollution. |
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Schools’ academic session to start on May 1 Chandigarh, February 23 A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Education Department presided over by the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, here today. It was informed at the meeting that a plan was being formulated to create a separate Directorate of Elementary Education in the state besides linking performance of teachers with promotion for which the formats of the Annual Confidential Reports had been suitably revised. The Parent-Teacher Association and village education committees are being empowered to ensure involvement of the community. The Chief Minister said education had been identified as a major thrust area by the government. Mr Chautala directed the Commissioner and the Secretary, Education, to check the menace of copying and ensure that the transfer policy of the teachers was followed strictly. It was decided that monthly tests be introduced in addition to half yearly and final tests besides the teacher’s diary for effective monitoring of coverage syllabi and systematic evaluation. |
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6 pc of GDP sought for education Panipat, February 23 This demand was raised on the second day of the three-day council meeting here today. Immediate elections to the students' bodies in the state were also demanded. The resolution on farmers’ problems demanded the announcement of the minimum support price for wheat, compensation for damaged cotton crop and reduction in bank loans to the farm sector to 6 per cent. Another resolution condemned the economic policies of the NDA government, which it alleged had wrecked havoc on the labour class. It also demanded an end to alleged corruption in the ESI and Provident Fund Department. |
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Be eco-friendly, students told Karnal, February 23 Mr Nehru said to keep the environment clean and pollution-free, one had to develop love for it. He highlighted the ill-effects of the air and water pollutions and said vehicular pollution and industrialisation had affected the environment adversely. Polluted water and variations in electrical supply were also responsible for hazardous effects on environment, he said. Mr Nehru advocated the use of (Compressed Natural Gas) CNG and planting trees for controlling air pollution. |
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Upgrade skill of workforce: seminar Gurgaon, February 23 At a seminar organised on the issue “skill building for decent work:role of employers’ organisation” by the Gurgaon Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(GCCI) in collaboration with a Germany-based voluntary organisation, Konrad Adenauer
Stiffung, the Director of the
ILO, Mr J.F. Retournard, said high-skilled labour had become a bottom line for any unit to be viable in terms of productivity and quality standards at a global scale. The employers’ organisations could play a vital pro-active role. Joint Secretary of the Union Labour Ministry, Asha Murthy said the private sector must come forward to initiate measures to upgrade the skill of the workforce. It was not possible for the government to accomplish the task alone. In the days of privatisation, the industry and other private organisations would be well-advised to take the lead in this direction. The government should be now left to play the role of a facilitator. However, Ms
Murthy said the government was taking a number of measures to improve the overall skill of the workforce. She said at present only 5 per cent of the total workforce had vocational skills. The Commissioner, Labour, Haryana, Mr K.K. Khandelwal, said there was a lot of corruption in his department. He lamented that neither employers nor employees were happy with the Labour Department in the state. The vice president of the PHDCCI P.K. Jain said the industry and the government could not afford to be complacent in the age of globalisation where the products had to compete at international level. |
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Action panel to step up stir Chandigarh, February 23 This was stated by Mr Jai Narain Kaushik, president of the committee, in a statement issued immediately after his release from the Ambala Central Jail today. Mr Kaushik said the agitation would continue till all retrenched employees were given back their employment. To intensify the agitation, the committee would shortly burn an effigy of the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, in Jind, he added. He said the Yamunanagar police arrested 48 members of the committee on February 10 when they tried to burn an effigy of the Chief Minister in protest against the anti-employee policies of the government. |
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Two killed, 25 hurt in mishaps Jind, February 23 In an another accident on the Jind-Narwana road a tractor driver Mukesh was killed when a loaded tractor trailer trolley which he was driving hit a tree and overturned. The trailer trolly fell on him and reportedly he was killed on the spot. In the third accident on the Jind-Kaithal road 25 members of a marriage party were injured when the canter in which they were travelling overturned near Naguran village. The injured were brought to the local general hospital for treatment. |
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Women for war against terrorism Rohtak, February 23 Delivering a keynote address at a seminar organised here today by the state unit of the AIDWA, Prof Indu Agnihotri said the common people, especially women and children, have to bear the brunt of war and terrorism. A poet from Maharshi Dayanand University, Prof Manmohan elaborated upon intensification of arms race in the sub-continent and the world. Ms Shubha, vice-president of the state unit, and the president of state unit of AIDWA, Ms Jagmati Sangwan, also spoke at the seminar. |
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Two killed in tanker blast Rohtak, February 23 Four others who were injured in the incident have been admitted to the PGIMS. The deceased have been identified as Anil of Singhpura village and Ram Niwas of Basana village. The victims, in the age group of 18 to 20 years were painting the rear of the tanker. According to eyewitnesses, the blast was so powerful that the rear of the tanker fell on the rooftop of a shop located nearly 100 yards from the site of the incident. The shutters and windowpanes of several shops and windscreens of some vehicles were also damaged. The victims were employed as painters at a local shop. Kishan Lal who was welding the tanker is stated to be in a serious condition. |
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47 cows saved from abattoir Hisar, February 23 The arrested person has been identified as Chhota of Rampur (UP) who was apprehended with the help of local person of the nearby Kharia village. The cows have been sent to a goshala.
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Ambulance flagged off Ambala, February 23 The ambulance will be stationed at the Civil Hospital, Ambala City, and it is costing about Rs 5 lakh. Mr Gautam said for the ambulance, Rs 1 lakh was paid by the Haryana St John ambulance unit, Rs 1.15 lakh was paid by the Rotary Club of Ambala and the rest of the money was spent by the Red Cross Society, Ambala. He said the Red Cross Society was already running four ambulances in the district. The ambulances are currently stationed at the Civil Hospitals, Ambala City, Ambala Cantonment and
Naraingarh. |
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Excise clerk booked Ambala, February 23 |
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66 KV substation to be set up Ambala, February 23 The UHVPN, Superintending Engineer, Ambala Circle, Mr C.L. Adlakha, said the substation would improve power supply to Sectors 8, 9, 10, Sondha village, Ratangarh, Manav Chowk, Kaulan, Jandli, Prem Nagar and Model Town. He said that a 11-KV Kaula Jandli feeder had been started. |
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