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Pilot’s body taken to Rohtak for last rites
Ambala, May 10
The body of Flying Officer S. Palarwal, who was killed in a Jaguar crash here yesterday, was taken to Bhali, his native village in Rohtak district, today for last rites. Palarwal had died on the spot when his Jaguar crashed on the runway while taking off. The Jaguar belonged to the Squadron 14 of the IAF. The late Flying Officer was given adieu with full honour by the officers and men at the Air Force station here.

Pay power bills to get govt facilities
Hisar, May 10
The Government of Haryana has reintroduced the system of submitting self-assessment certificate of payment of electricity bills or no-dues certificate of the Bijli Nigam for getting routine work done in government departments, a spokesman of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam said here today.

IT Commissioner caught taking bribe
Karnal, May 10
Mr Madan Lal Khichar, Income Tax Commissioner, Karnal, was allegedly caught redhanded by a CBI team last night from his Model Town residence, here, while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh. Mr Khichar was produced in the special CBI court in Ambala today. He was sent in judicial custody by the court till May 23.

Arrest accused in clothes theft case: sabha
Hisar, May 10
Activists of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha staged a dharna in front of the mini-secretariat here today, demanding the immediate arrest of Tilak Raj Narang, who has been accused of embezzling 48 tonnes of clothes sent by an American organisation for distribution among the poor in Hansi, a subdivisional town of the district.



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Ambala
Chandigarh
Hisar
Kurukshetra
Karnal
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BJP President Mr Jana Krishnamurthy during a stop over at Ambala on Friday.
— Photo Neeraj Chopra

HIGH COURT
Ruchika case: orders reserved
Chandigarh, May 10
A Division Bench today reserved orders in a suo motu case against Haryana’s Director-General of Police S.P.S. Rathore. The case pertains to the payment of compensation to Ruchika’s brother, Ashu Girhothra.

MLA, sons summoned in rioting case
Karnal, May 10
Ruling Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Nafe Singh in Haryana and his two sons were among three against whom summons, for May 14, were issued by the additional judicial magistrate here yesterday.

Ex-cop gets 7-year jail in dowry death case
Hisar, May 10
A former constable of the Haryana police has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on the charge of compelling his wife to commit suicide for dowry. Santosh died in mysterious circumstances on September 26, 1997. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 on Mukesh and in case of default of the payment he would further undergo imprisonment for one month.

Forgery case against clerk
Yamunanagar, May 10
A case has been registered against a clerk working in the office of the sub Divisional Magistrate, Jagadhri, for forging the signatures of the SDM for the renewal of arms licences. A case under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 478 of the IPC was registered at Jagadhri police station.

Looters’ gang busted
Ambala, May 10
A three-member gang of looters has been nabbed by the police in Naraingarh. Superintendent of Police Manoj Yadav said that a pistol, a khukari and a knife had been recovered from the gang members. 

Child among two killed in mishaps
Karnal, May 10
Two persons, including a four-year-old child were killed in two separate accidents in this district.

Good results by poor students
Ambala, May 10
Students of Vivekanand School, which is run by the Innerwheel Club of Ambala cantonment to impart education to children from slum areas, have done well in their examinations.

MCA test of KU now on June 10
Kurukshetra, May 10
Kurukshetra University has postponed the combined entrance test for Master of Computer Applications (MCA) for two days.

One fair price shop licence suspended
Ambala, May 10
The licence of a fair price shop has been suspended after irregularities were detected in it.

CM condoles deaths
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Pilot’s body taken to Rohtak for last rites

Ambala, May 10
The body of Flying Officer S. Palarwal, who was killed in a Jaguar crash here yesterday, was taken to Bhali, his native village in Rohtak district, today for last rites.

Palarwal had died on the spot when his Jaguar crashed on the runway while taking off. The Jaguar belonged to the Squadron 14 of the IAF. The late Flying Officer was given adieu with full honour by the officers and men at the Air Force station here.

Palarwal’s mother Susheela Devi cried inconsolably while his father Bajje Singh and other family members were also in tears. A few of Palwarwal’s colleagues and officers were seen consoling the grief-stricken family.

With tears rolling down their cheeks, the father and mother recalled how Parlariwal had visited them last Sunday to discuss a matrimonial proposal with a Bhiwani girl. “When he left for his duty on Monday with a promise to come back soon, little did we realise that that was his last visit,” bemoaned Mrs Susheela Devi a teacher by profession.

She recalled how her 26-year-old son was fond of aeroplanes from the childhood and often played “pilot” with his friends in the village.

Palarwal, a recipient of the President’s Medal was fond of cricket. He had represented Haryana twice in under 16 and under 19 squads. A Stephenian, Palarwal qualified for the NDA in 1994 and was commissioned in the IAF in 1998. UNI
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Pay power bills to get govt facilities
Our Correspondent

Hisar, May 10
The Government of Haryana has reintroduced the system of submitting self-assessment certificate of payment of electricity bills or no-dues certificate of the Bijli Nigam for getting routine work done in government departments, a spokesman of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam said here today.

He said only those persons would now get cooperative loans who had paid their electricity bills. The government had decided to allow the facilities of the DRDA grants/loans, the issuance and renewal of ration cards, driving licence, arms licences, registration of vehicles, registration of property, mutation of land, purchase of fertilisers and seeds from government offices or government agencies, issuance of domicile certificates, rural or urban area certificates, Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes certificates provided no arrears of electricity bills were outstanding against the applicant or his family. Wife or husband, mother, father, son and dependant daughter would be considered as members of the family.

The application for availing of these facilities would be entertained only if it was accompanied by a self-assessed certificate of payment of power bills and the latest copy of bill and its payment receipt.

In case the applicant did not have the latest electricity bill or payment receipt, he would be required to bring the no-dues certificate from the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam. For this purpose, an authorised official would be available in all sub-divisional offices of the nigam from 3 to 5 p.m. on working days, he added.
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IT Commissioner caught taking bribe
Our Correspondent

Karnal, May 10
Mr Madan Lal Khichar, Income Tax Commissioner, Karnal, was allegedly caught redhanded by a CBI team last night from his Model Town residence, here, while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh. Mr Khichar was produced in the special CBI court in Ambala today. He was sent in judicial custody by the court till May 23.

CBI sources said they received a complaint from Matin Philips Private Limited based in Karnal that a case relating to income tax was pending with the commissioner and he was allegedly demanding Rs 3 lakh for its settlement. The complaint was made by Mr Anil Bhathla and Mr Amarjit Singh, directors of the company. They alleged that a deal of Rs 1 lakh was struck with the commissioner for finalising the case and returning the file. A 15-member CBI team sent Mr Rajesh Behal, advocate for the directors of the company, with Rs 1 lakh as a decoy to make payment to the commissioner last night. After Mr Rajesh Behal handed over the money to the commissioner, the CBI team raided his house around 9.15 pm and recovered the money from him. The CBI raid continued till the early hours of this morning.
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Arrest accused in clothes theft case: sabha
Our Correspondent

Hisar, May 10
Activists of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha staged a dharna in front of the mini-secretariat here today, demanding the immediate arrest of Tilak Raj Narang, who has been accused of embezzling 48 tonnes of clothes sent by an American organisation for distribution among the poor in Hansi, a subdivisional town of the district.

Addressing the protestors, leaders of the mahasabha said despite the registration of a case, the police was not taking any steps to apprehend the accused. They said the mahasabha would submit a memorandum to the President of India if the arrests were not made and the clothes not recovered from the accused within a fortnight.

The Hansi police had registered a case against Mr Narang, Secretary, Guru Nanak Education Society, on the charge of embezzling 48 tonnes of clothing sent to the society by an American organisation, CMC International, for distribution among the poor.
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HIGH COURT
Ruchika case: orders reserved
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 10
A Division Bench today reserved orders in a suo motu case against Haryana’s Director-General of Police S.P.S. Rathore. The case pertains to the payment of compensation to Ruchika’s brother, Ashu Girhothra.

Taking suo motu notice of newspaper reports, Mr Justice Mehtab Singh Gill had earlier asked the state of Haryana and other respondents to show cause why they should not be burdened with compensation to be paid to Ashu who had been falsely implicated in six cases.

In his reply, the Chief Secretary had, however, claimed that the state was not liable to pay compensation to Ashu. He had added that the police had discharged its duty in apprehending Ashu. The state, he had further added, could not be held liable to pay compensation if there were lapses, procedural irregularities, errors or omissions at the level of the executive machinery during the performance of its functions.
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MLA, sons summoned in rioting case

Karnal, May 10
Ruling Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MLA Nafe Singh in Haryana and his two sons were among three against whom summons, for May 14, were issued by the additional judicial magistrate here yesterday.

These summons were issued following a complaint by one Karambir of Narukheri village, in connection with a land dispute. Besides Mr Nafe Singh, MLA from Jundla in this district and his sons Sunil and Rohtash, summons were also issued against Hari Singh. UNI
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Ex-cop gets 7-year jail in dowry death case

Hisar, May 10
A former constable of the Haryana police has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on the charge of compelling his wife to commit suicide for dowry. Santosh died in mysterious circumstances on September 26, 1997. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 on Mukesh and in case of default of the payment he would further undergo imprisonment for one month.

The father of the deceased, Mr Dalal Singh of Payal village had lodged a complaint against Mukesh, father-in-law Randhir, mother-in-law Chhano Devi and sister-in-law Manju.

The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr Dharampal Chauhan, handed down the sentence to Mukesh while acquitting others. PTI
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Forgery case against clerk
Our Correspondent

Yamunanagar, May 10
A case has been registered against a clerk working in the office of the sub Divisional Magistrate, Jagadhri, for forging the signatures of the SDM for the renewal of arms licences.

A case under Sections 420, 467, 468 and 478 of the IPC was registered at Jagadhri police station.

Mr Braham Parkash, arms licence clerk, was working in the office of the SDM Mrs Renu Phulia. She had complained to the Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar, Mr Rajiv Sharma, that Braham Parkash renewed arms licences himself by forging her signatures.

It so happened that when Mrs Phulia was signing arms licence register of the district she suspected that her signatures on the arms licences number 2844 of Mr Harbhajan Singh son of Gurditta Ram of Jagadhri were at variance with her usual signatures. She checked five more licence numbers 2496, 2532, 2574 and 2834 which confirmed her suspicion that some one had renewed those licences by forging signature on them.

She summoned Braham Parkash who initially denied having any knowledge but later on interrogation admitted that he had forged her signatures and had renewed the licences himself. His statement to this affect was recorded before Tehsildar, Jagadhri, wherein he sought pardon.

In a press release by the district Public Relation Department here it was revealed that it was essential to get the antecedents of licences verified by Braham Parkash.
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Looters’ gang busted 
Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 10
A three-member gang of looters has been nabbed by the police in Naraingarh.

Superintendent of Police Manoj Yadav said that a pistol, a khukari and a knife had been recovered from the gang members. He said that last night, policemen were patrolling when they received a tip -off that three youths were planning to loot passers-by on the Naraingarh-Kala Amb road near Shahpur jungle.

The policemen then went to the spot after putting off their vehicle lights and nabbed the gang members. The inter-district gang members have been identified as Rajbir, Sukhbir Singh and Subhash. A case has been registered.
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Child among two killed in mishaps

Karnal, May 10
Two persons, including a four-year-old child were killed in two separate accidents in this district.

Tarun (four) returning, as a pillion rider, after attending a marriage along with his father Narender Kumar, was injured grievously when hit by a tractor trolly.

He was rushed to a hospital and from there to the PGI but died on way. In another accident, an unidentified youth was run over by a hit and run vehicle near Nagla chowk on the Karnal-Meerut road yesterday. UNI
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Good results by poor students
Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 10
Students of Vivekanand School, which is run by the Innerwheel Club of Ambala cantonment to impart education to children from slum areas, have done well in their examinations.

This year the results were 100 per cent. Pooja Rani of Class V stood first with 92.5 per cent marks, Mamta stood second with 91.5 per cent, Akash stood third with 90.5 per cent and Sonia stood fourth with 90 per cent marks.

The school was started with 20 children from slums in two rooms about 15 years ago. With the efforts of the Innerwheel Club of Ambala cantonment members and particularly the initiative of Ms Krishna Sagar, today 325 children are studying in 13 classrooms.

The president, Innerwheel Club, Ms Shashi Bajoria, said that all the children in the school were from the neighbouring slum colonies. Students were provided with books and school uniform.
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MCA test of KU now on June 10
Our Correspondent

Kurukshetra, May 10
Kurukshetra University has postponed the combined entrance test for Master of Computer Applications (MCA) for two days.

Informing mediapersons here today, the chairperson, Computer Science and Applications Department of the university, Dr P.K. Suri, said the test which was earlier scheduled to be held on June 8 would now be held on June 10.

Dr Suri said it was done due to the clash of dates with the MCA, combined entrance tests of some of the neighbouring universities.
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One fair price shop licence suspended
Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 10
The licence of a fair price shop has been suspended after irregularities were detected in it.

Deputy Commissioner D.D. Gautam said that inspections were carried out by the Food and Supplies Department and during April irregularities were detected in one shop. He said that there were 362 fair price shop in Ambala, out of which 226 FPS were in rural areas, while the remaining were in urban areas, a release said.
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CM condoles deaths
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 10
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has condoled the death of Mrs Gayatri Devi, wife of the late Charan Singh, who died today after a prolonged illness.

In a separate message, Mr Chautala expressed grief over the demise of noted Urdu Poet Kaifi Azmi.
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