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June 2, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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‘Chalo, Jind
chalo’ is Cong message Panel formed to defuse Jind crisis 10-lakh each sought for slain farmer’s kin Haryana postings, transfers |
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HIGH COURT Victims of violence await relief KU project to preserve manuscripts Female foetus
not safe in Ambala Vouchers scam:
bail plea dismissed Survey on old-age pension from June 3 Vehicle thieves held Rain plummets mercury HAU student gets life term
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‘Chalo, Jind
chalo’ is Cong message Chandigarh, June 1 Realising that the “kisan andolan” is now politically ripe up
to be used as a common platform for consolidating forces opposed to
the Indian National Lok Dal. The Congress looks set to wrest the
initiative by shifting its activities to Jind, the place where action
is taking place .
Going a step further, the HPCC has not only demanded the imposition
of President’s rule in the State to restore normalcy but also wants
a CBI enquiry into the handling of the entire agitation. A similar
demand was made by the Haryana Congress Legislature Party at its
meeting held this morning.
Besides the Congress, the latest to join the anti-INLD campaign in
support of farmers has been the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar). Its
chief and MP, Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, has not only condemned repeated
incidents of police firing on farmers in Jind but also demanded an
inquiry by a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court into the killings of
farmers there. It was unfortunate that Haryana, which has been
contributing a major share to Indian defence forces, was now finding
its farmers falling to bullets of the state police at a time when the
Indian and Pakistan armed forces were in eyeball-to- eyeball contact
on the international border.
“Though Mr Om Parkash Chautala always took pride in projecting
himself as a hero of farmers, actions of his government in resorting
to unprovoked firing upon farmers has come as a rude shock to us. Let
the Central Government invoke Section 355 of the Constitution and take
the necessary remedial action to save the farmers,” Mr Mann said.
On the other hand, the HPCC has decided not only to shift its camp
office to Jind from Monday next but also postponed all its actions
which it had planned for Chandigarh for June 4, including the
presentation of a memorandum to the Governor to demand dismissal of
the INLD Government. The June 4 meeting of the executive committee
members, office-bearers, district presidents and all MLAs will now be
held at Jind. The HPCC chief, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, said there was
widespread resentment among the people of the state against the
repressive, anti-farmer and anti-people policies of the Chautala
government. “The farmers were really feeling sore as the government
was calling them criminal and anti social elements. This was
absolutely absurd and was like rubbing salt into their wounds. On the
one hand Mr Chautala has been liberal in releasing criminals on the
other it was adamant to keep farmers behind the bars.
Earlier, the Congress Legislature Party, which met at the residence
of its leader, Mr Bhajan Lal, not only expressed its deep concern over
the incidents in Jind during the past 13 days but also demanded
immediate dismissal of the INLD Government led by Mr Om Parkash
Chautala.
Mr Bhajan Lal demanded that next of kin of the nine killed farmers should be paid a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each while
those injured in police firing should be given Rs 2 lakh each. |
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Panel formed to defuse Jind crisis Gurgaon, June 1 The other members of the committee are Mr Dhirpal
Singh, minister, Mr Ram Pal Majra, Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the Haryana Vidhan
Sabha, and Mr S.S.Barwala, INLD MP. Meanwhile, the Congress has decided to support the BKU farmers struggling against the government. According to
reports, the state President of the Congress, Mr Bhupinder Singh
Hooda, has decided to stage a dharna at Jind in support of the farmers from June 4. The Congress has also convened a meeting of an extended Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee
(HPCC) on June 4 in Jind. Mr Chautala disclosed that he had received a message from the state CPM, offering a dialogue of the farmers with the state government on June 4. The Chief Minister was here to address the District Grievances and Redressal Committee and to lay the foundation stone of “DLF cyberciti”. Mr Chautala dubbed the agitationists criminals in response to a question from media persons whether the government had any plans to give compensation and succour to the family and kin of the farmers killed in Jind district. Meanwhile, efforts are being made by the opponents of the INLD to stir up the farmers in Faridabad, Rewari, Gurgaon and Mahendergarh districts in support of the agitationists. The Dhakini Haryana Kisan Mazdoor
Union, led by Congress leader, Khazan Singh, today organised a meeting at Jharsa village in Gurgaon district. The meeting condemned the government for firing on the farmers and demanded compensation to the kin of farmers killed and injured in Jind. |
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10-lakh each sought for slain farmer’s kin Yamunanagar, June 1 The Sangh demanded that the government should also provide jobs to the family members of the farmers who died in the firing. He condemned the Haryana Government for its alleged non-democratic attitude towards the genuine demands of the farmers. He said there should be a dialogue between BKU leaders and the government. He said a one-day training camp for the workers of the Ambala and Yamunanagar units of the sangh would be convened at Baharampur village. Our Correspondent from Kaithal adds: Mr Tejinder Mann, a former Haryana minister and chairman of the Kisan Majdoor cell of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, in a statement issued here today, has condemned the firing incident at Gulkani in which four farmers were killed in police firing. He said the Chief Minister was behaving like a dictator and not as an elected representative of the people. He lamented that the officials of the district administration, Jind, were issuing statements which provocated the farmers and BKU activists. He demanded a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of the kin of those killed in police firing and suitable compensation to the injured. He criticised Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala for holding the Congress responsible for the ongoing agitation of farmers in the state and said the Chief Minister himself was responsible for the prevailing situation as he, while in the Opposition, had instigated the farmers not to pay power bills. He said Mr Chautala had failed to keep his promise regarding waiving the power bills, which was the real cause of anger among the farmers. |
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Haryana postings, transfers Chandigarh, June 1 Mrs Shakuntla Jakhu, Director and Special Secretary, Information Technology, will also look after the work of Technical Education Commissioner and Special Secretary, Technical Education Department, during the leave period of Mrs Anuradha Gupta. Mr Brijendra Singh, SDO (C), Samalkha, and Mr Rajeev Ranjan, SDO(C), Ferozepur Jhirka, have been posted as ADC-cum-CEO, DRDA, Yamunanagar and Kaithal, respectively. Mr M.L. Sarwan, Additional State Transport Controller, has been posted as OSD in the office of the Advocate-General, Haryana, against a vacant post. Mr M.L. Kaushik, Additional Director, Urban Development, has been posted as Additional Director and Deputy Secretary, Primary Education Department, against a vacant post. Mr A.N. Ichhpujani, awaiting posting, has been made SDO (C), Ferozepore Jhirka. Mr Daveshwar Dayal, awaiting posting, has been made Under Secretary, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission, Panchkula, against a vacant post while Mr S.S. Dalal, on reinstatement, becomes General Manager, Haryana Roadways Rewari, Mr Suraj Bhan, City Magistrate, Panipat, has been given additional charge of SDO (C), Samalkha, Mr K.S. Gill, awaiting posting, becomes Joint State Transport Controller. Mr Sujan Singh, awaiting posting, becomes City Magistrate, Sirsa, relieving Mrs Ritu of the said charge. Mr Pushpender Singh, awaiting posting, becomes Deputy Director, Urban Development, while Mr Pradeep Godara, awaiting posting, becomes City Magistrate, Faridabad, relieving Mr Jitender Kumar of the said charge. Mr Yogender Nehra, DSP on return from UN assignment, becomes District Transport Officer, Narnaul, vice Mr K.D. Sharma, whose posting orders will be issued later. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, June 1 In their petition taken up by the Bench, comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Bakhshish Kaur, the managers had earlier contended that they were selected in 1996 and had been serving continuously. However, with the change in the political scenario, their services were sought to be terminated by the bank. The orders were nevertheless, set aside by a Single Judge of the high court. An appeal, and special leave petition, against the orders were also dismissed, counsel for the petitioners had added. The bank, counsel had claimed, had now proceeded to dispense with the services of these managers after alleging that their appointments were illegal and without jurisdiction despite the fact that the high court had already gone into the merits of the selection. Test fruits A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Punjab Pollution Control Board to collect samples of fruits and vegetables grown by irrigating the field with water discharged by a paper mill in Fatehpur Sialba, near Kurali. The Bench, comprising Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi and Ms Justice Bakhshish Kaur, added that the samples should be tested in laboratories of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, besides the Central Pollution Control Board and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board at Lucknow. The Judges also directed Punjab’s Senior Deputy Advocate-General to instruct Ropar’s Chief Medical Officer “to personally visit villages along Siswan river, choe and the place where the mill was situated to find out whether the villagers were suffering from respiratory and eye problems on account of ash which is dumped by it”. Taking serious note of a news item published in a local daily regarding the pollution being caused by the mill, the Bench had directed the filing of a status report in the matter. According to the newspaper report, the effluents being discharged in the water by the paper mill were causing skin diseases. Not only this, the cattle were either falling sick or dying after consuming the water. |
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Victims of violence await relief Kaithal, June 1 In a memorandum sent to Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala today, the affected families said the district administration should be directed to pay them full compensation for the losses suffered in violent incidents. The families pointed out that a delegation met the Deputy Commissioner here in the first week of May and appealed to him to provide them financial help so that they could restart their business and get their houses repaired to lead a normal life . They had also demanded sufficient compensation for the repair of damaged mosques and other religious places at Kaithal and Kalayat . In a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Phateh Singh Dagar, members of the minority community had pointed out that though their actual losses were to the tune of Rs 16 lakh yet the district administration had given them Rs 34,000 only, which was too meagre. The loss due to damage to residential houses and shops at Kalayat and Kaithal was estimated at Rs 11 lakh and the loss due to damage to mosques and idgahas was estimated at Rs 5 lakh. They lamented that Rs 1.5 lakh provided by the Wakf Board, Ambala, for the repair of religious places was insufficient. It is learnt that the Deputy Commissioner has assured the members of the delegation of financial help and compensation for the actual loss suffered by them. |
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KU project to preserve manuscripts Kurukshetra, June 1 Mr R.S. Choudhry, Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, told The Tribune in an interview that the basic idea was to establish a digital work station so that the printed material and resources could be converted into a digital form. Mr Choudhry stated that at present the old manuscripts were being preserved manually and had all chances of decaying. These could only be saved by digitisation and made available for editing, exploration and research to the scholars at the international as well as national level. Kurukshetra University would ultimately load this knowledge on to its website. Mr Choudhry said as a first step the university had taken up the project at an initial cost of Rs 70 lakh. Later on, it would be expanded to loading of digitised resources on the web, creating portals to the electronic collection available on the web and Integrated Access Interface. The university felt the need for digitisation of this valuable treasure of the nation in electronic form, viz CDs, DVDs etc for longevity and to preserve it to make it available at the national level. It is learnt that the university has developed a rich collection of manuscripts and rare publications in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Indian philosophy, religion, ancient Indian history, archaeology and other aspects of Indology. The Jawaharlal Nehru Library of the university has a rich collection of 5,074 manuscripts and about 10,000 rare publications in different subjects which require immediate digitisation. Mr Chaudhry maintained that these manuscripts were a treasure for any nation as they embodied its heritage. He was of the view that the contribution made by the Indian civilisation to the world which had been lying buried in manuscripts from times immemorial could be resuscitated by the study of these documents. He maintained that it was in the early 18th century that the Europeans were attracted towards ancient Indian wisdom and started collection of Sanskrit manuscripts through all means at their disposal. In fact, at one time, it became a popular hobby with the then civil servants posted in India to study and publish these manuscripts with the help of local Pandits. The collection and preservation of these codices started in 1807 AD. It was then that the world found the hidden wealth of the Indian Hindu thought in the manuscript which were found to be an unmatched heritage of the entire human race. It was with this view that Kurukshetra
University, which was set up in 1956 for studies and research in
Indology, established an Institute of Indic Studies in 1961. Mr Chaudhry said since 1963, the university had been continuously publishing a digest of Indological studies, Praci
Jyoti. The journal is a scientific medium for the publication of objective, non-critical abstracts of research papers drawn from major journals of Indology published the world over. It also provides information about research being carried on at different centres in India and abroad. The university has also published a word-concordance of Harivamsa-Purana which is considered as Upa-Parva of the Mahabharata. It has also prepared a word-concordance of the Mahabharata in 15 volumes which is currently undergoing printing. The university since its inception took over the job to collect manuscripts available in the region and a renowned Sanskrit scholar, the late Pandit Sthanu Dutt Sharma, was appointed for this purpose. A special manuscript section and rare book section have been working in the main library of the university. The subject matter of these codices is as varied as Vedic-Samhitas, Brahmanas, Vedic-Mantra-Sangrahas, Upanishadas, the Gita, Mahatmyas, Laghukavyas, Dutakavyas, Mahakavyas, Jyotisa, Kosa, Mantra-Sastras (Puranic and Tantric), and Chandahsastra. There are also manuscripts in Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit and in the languages descended from them, such as Hindi, Kashmiri, Rajasthani and Gujarati. There are some manuscripts of Arabic, Persian and Urdu. The scripts used in these manuscripts are Devanagari, Gurumukhi, Sharada, Gujarati, Arabic, Persian and Urdu. The basic substance of most of these manuscripts is paper of different varieties and grades. Four catalogues — two descriptive and two normal — of these manuscripts have been published and the latest volume is a descriptive catalogue having vivid descriptions of 1,300 manuscripts and the third descriptive catalogue is ready for publication. About 10 manuscripts so far, have been critically edited by the internationally-renowned faculty members of the Institute of Indology. The Vice-Chancellor was of the view that still many more valuable manuscripts were available which stood unnoticed and unpublished. The scholars were being invited to adopt these for M.Phil degrees. Students were being given smaller works for editing and introducing some manuscript for their M.Phil. dissertations. This way efforts are on to bring these manuscripts to light. The university has also appealed to the public in Haryana to make available such manuscripts lying with them to the university library. Mr Chaudhry admitted that the university had not been able to collect a large number of such ancient manuscripts because of financial constraints. The Vice-Chancellor has also discussed this matter with the Union Minister for Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Mr Jagmohan, seeking more funds from his ministry to procure and preserve these rare documents. |
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Female foetus
not safe in Ambala Ambala, June 1 Although efforts are being made to educate the people by the district administration, the incident reflects that more needs to be done to ensure that the female foetus is not aborted at a major risk to the mother’s well-being. The Civil Surgeon, Dr S.L. Kaushik, said that awareness campaign is already on in the district and it will be further geared up. “We motivate the people and inform them about the importance of the girl child,” he said. He added that posters regarding the same have been put up at different health centres. Incidentally, the 2001 census has already highlighted the fact that with regard to the male-female ratio, Ambala district does not have a good track record. The census statistics speak volumes about the prevailing mindset of the people, the unscrupulous “doctors” and the alarming sex ratio in the district. In Ambala in the latest census, the drop in the male-female ratio was of 34 points since the sex ratio in 1991 of 903 points drastically went down to 869 points. Comparatively in Haryana, the male-female ratio in 1991 of 865 dipped by four points to 861. Ambala is the worst affected district in Haryana in terms of sex ratio of children in the 0 to 6 age group. In 1991 the sex ratio was of 888 points which came down to 784 points in 2001 census. In 0 to 6 years age group, in Naraingarh, the sex ratio was 780 points, in Ambala tehsil it was 786 points and in Barara tehsil it was 781 points. The president of Haryana unit of Indian Medical Association, Dr D.S. Jaspal, while strongly condemning female foeticide, observed that the PNDT Act needs to be effectively implemented. “In this particular case, if it is found that an IMA member carried out female infanticide, strict action will be taken against the doctor,” he said. Dr Jaspal pointed out that medical termination of pregnancy can be carried out only under certain specified conditions. The foetus may be terminated upto 10 weeks and after that the opinion of atleast two consultants is necessary, he said. According to the latest code of conduct of Medical Council of India, a member will be deregistered and the doctor will lose right to practice if he carries out sex determination test or female foeticide. “The IMA is carrying out a campaign against female foeticide for the implementation of the PNDT Act and fight against female foeticide,” he said. “There are four actors in the evil practice of female infanticide — the parents under social pressure, sonologist doing the sex-determination tests, gynaecologists doing the abortion and the foetus having no say in the matter. We have to fight for the right of the female foetus,” Dr D.S. Jaspal said. He said that problem of female foeticide can be fought at the societal level by sensitising doctors, NGOs, government machinery and panchayat leaders on the need to protect the unborn girl child. “Equal treatment, dignity and respect for girl child in family, community and providing equal opportunities for self-development. Also fight against social evil and protect the girl child from them,” he said. A government doctor suggested that when a pregnant woman and her relatives approach a doctor regarding abortion, he should take time to counsel them and try to dispel myths. The counselling should explain how medical termination of pregnancy may effect the health of the woman concerned. It should be stressed that with repeated abortions, the woman’s health will be adversely affected.  |
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Vouchers scam:
bail plea dismissed Ambala, June 1 Mr Davender Bansal, counsel for Neena Gupta, stated that her client had nothing to do with the vouchers scam. She is a financier and she arranges money from various sources in routine. The police said as a huge amount of the scam was deposited in the account of Neena Gupta, her involvement in the scam could not be ruled out. Neena Gupta is a resident of Mahesh Nagar area, Ambala cantonment. The main accused in the scam, Joginder Pal, a clerk in the Taxation Department had allegedly deposited around Rs 95 lakh in the account of Neena Gupta through Ansari and Sons, a fake firm floated by him. Joginder had drawn Rs 2.27 crore from the treasury through fake refund vouchers. The scam came into light on February 20 when the Joint Commissioner, Excise and Taxation Department, Mr D. P.
Sarohi, checked some of the refund vouchers of the Ambala office. He found that in some cases the amount of the refund vouchers had been drawn from the treasury but the entry had not been made in the office register. Later, detailed checking of the refund vouchers revealed that through 27 fake vouchers around Rs 2.27 crore were drawn from the department account through treasury. The police had also arrested one of the employees of the treasury for his alleged involvement in the scam. |
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Survey on old-age pension
from June 3 Yamunanagar, June 1 Mr Sharma said for smooth conduct of the survey, 12 teams of district officials comprising the Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar, Civil Surgeon, District Social Welfare Officer and others had been constituted. These teams would go to the villages and various wards of the towns so that beneficiaries could take full advantage of verifying their claims of continuation or starting new old-age pensions. He appealed the persons concerned to derive full benefit from the opportunity by reaching the appointed place at the right time. Mr Sharma said the state government had started a Kanyadan Yojna according to which Rs 51,00 were given by the government to the members of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes on the occasion of marriages of their daughters. |
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Vehicle thieves held Chandigarh, June 1 A police spokesman said here today that all three were nabbed when they were travelling in a lifted car and tried to escape after the police signalled them to stop near Jhundpur village in Sonepat. On interrogation they revealed that they were involved in the lifting of around 30 vehicles from Delhi and the adjoining areas. They used to change the engine and chasis numbers of the lifted cars with those of accidental ones and then sold these in the market. The police has also recovered a country-made pistol and cartridges from their possession. The Sonepat police also succeeded in solving a Rs 10-lakh robbery case by arresting all three accused — Yogesh of Sobli village, Somvir of Munsala Kalan and Ajay of Sanghi. They had robbed Mr Vijay Kumar on May 6. The police recovered Rs 3 lakh, a country-made pistol and a lifted car. |
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Rain plummets mercury Chandigarh, June 1 While Chandigarh remained overcast most of the day, Ludhiana recorded 4 mm of rainfall, Amritsar 1mm and Ambala 0.2 mm. The mercury dipped to 32.4°C in Patiala, 9°C below normal while it was recorded at 32.3°C in Ludhiana, 10°C below normal. In Haryana, Ambala recorded 35.4°C. The MET office has predicted light-to-moderate rains fall at a few places in Punjab and Haryana in the next 24 hours. It has warned of a thundersquall with speed exceeding 45 km per hour at isolated places in the twin states.
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HAU student gets
life term Hisar, June 1 District and Sessions Judge Nawab Singh also fined him Rs 6,000 and his six accomplices — Balwant Singh, Kuldeep, Raj Kumar, Surender, Ravi and Kapil. According to the prosecution, Manav Marwah of Jalandhar and Ashok Mann were the students of College of Veterinary Sciences of HAU. On the night of October 1, 1999, Ashok Mann and his friends went to the room of Manav Marwah in the hostel and shot him over some old enmity. Marwah was taken to Rohtak Medical College in a serious condition where he died.
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Minor raped,
commits suicide Hisar, May 31 The girl had gone to a cattle shed to provide water to animals where she was allegedly raped by Mukesh. Following the incident, the girl consumed some poisonous substance yesterday, the police said here today. She was taken to Agroha Medical College where she died at night. The police has registered a case.
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3 Nepalese held for hunting Hisar, June 1 The three — Rameshwar, Ramu and Deepak — were arrested by people while hunting partridge on the Kishangarh road and were handed over to the police. A partridge, which was recovered from their possession, was freed, the police said.
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