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Sunday,
June 16, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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CM’s absence will hinder talks: Nain AirTel service launched in Haryana Bitta against Indo-Pak bus service Haryana gurdwara panel
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Kurukshetra to have tourism, hotel institute Cong ‘indulging’
in petty acts
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CM’s absence will hinder talks: Nain Chandigarh, June 15 Talking to the Tribune from Kandela village, he said during the meeting held between the state government and the BKU yesterday, he felt the official team led by Finance Minister Sampat Singh did not have the power to take any decision regarding the demands raised by the BKU. “They were unsure about how much they could concede and when they would have to obtain clearance from the Chief Minister”, Mr Nain said. The Chief Minister’s tour would not help the negotiations, he said, adding that though he was not averse to holding a dialogue with the government, the Chief Minister’s absence reflected on how serious the government was to resolve the issue. The meeting between the BKU and state government at Jind last night, remained inconclusive due to a disagreement over two major issues — the BKU’s insistence on writing off of electricity arrears and its demand for compensation for the families of BKU supporters killed in police firing. The meeting got over at around 10.30 pm following which Mr Sampat Singh returned to Delhi and met the Chief Minister. The Finance Minister was also slated to accompany Mr Chautala but his visit was cancelled as he had to resolve the deadlock. “Dismissing Mr Nain’s fears that Mr Chautala’s absence would be a hindrance, the Finance Minister said the BKU was told that a 75 per cent waiver scheme could be re-notified for the benefit of farmers but it was unacceptable to the BKU. The BKU delegation, according to Mr Sampat Singh, also demanded withdrawal of the pending cases relating to electricity thefts against the farmers. The government refused to give a blanket assurance but said individual cases might be considered. Delegates led by Mr Nain pointed out that cases against BKU members were yet to be withdrawn in some districts. The government team asked BKU members to bring such instances to the notice of the government so that adequate steps could be taken. Mr Nain maintained that the issue of compensation was crucial for the BKU. Asked about the BKU’s threat to block supplies to Delhi and a 72-hour ultimatum to the government, he said it would be discussed at a meeting tomorrow. Mr Nain also said the BKU was not involved in bringing down a power tower at Khandakheri in Hisar district on Thursday. “We would not have indulged in such the act without prior announcement”, he said. |
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AirTel service
launched in Haryana
Ambala, June 15 Union Minister, Ms Sushma Swaraj, said over the phone on the new AirTel network that she is happy about the AirTel launch taking place in Ambala. “When there is competition, then improvement in services take place”, she said. Mr Bharti, on his part, assured her that they will try to fulfil her vision. Among others, Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Bharti Teletech, Mr I.B. Mehra, Chief Executive Officer, Bhatri Mobile Ltd (Northern Region) and Mr Anil Nayar, President Mobility Leaders Bharti Tele-Ventures were present. Later, addressing a press conference, Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, said “today is an important day for Bharti as we present the first 1800 GSM network to Haryana. Haryana can now look forward to a state-of-the-art world class congestion free network with AirTel.” He said Bharti had bid for a licence for Haryana as it would have helped in covering North India. “We have tested the network in Haryana and it is definitely superior in quality. We have used Ericsson equipment for our network,” he said. Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal said Bharti had brought down the long distance rates which had led to a drop in call rates. “Telecommunication is improving and modern telecommunication had arrived in India,” he said. “We have set up a submarine cable between Singapore and Chennai which will suffice in data transfer for years to come. This will not only help call centres, it will benefit back end services of business houses,” he added. Mr Mittal said Escotel seemed to be the only real competitor while Essar was comparatively weak. “AirTel services will come into commercial use from June 19 and this also happens to be the launch of our new identity,” he said. AirTel’s network will bring to Haryana, better services by a modern mobile network and facilitated by a new mobile switching centre. The switching centre, which was inaugurated today, has a superior processor to handle calls, reduce network congestion and enable better call completion rate and increased operation-maintenance efficiency. The new switch is scaleable with a current capacity of 1.2 lakh customers. Intelligent network of AirTel, which is operating on a 52 strong cell site network, promises to bring better coverage and voice clarity. AirTel announced the launch of its services in 31 towns and cities, which include Ambala, Rohtak, Panipat, Karnal and Sonepat. The roll out in phase II will cover another 34 towns and cities. AirTel will provide the unique EFR (Enhanced Full Rate Coding) facility that is an advance voice processing technology, cutting out environmental noise ensuring crystal clear signal transmission. It has introduced two offers for its customers in Haryana. Number Management Plan is an option to retain the last five digits of the customer’s number on the AirTel series. Add on offer is that all outgoing calls from the primary customers to the Add-on (secondary customer) and from Add-on customer to primary customer will be at 50 per cent discount on the airtime rates of the tariff plan chosen by the customer.  |
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Bitta against Indo-Pak bus service Ambala, June 15 Talking to mediapersons, Mr Bitta said the permission for Pakistan planes to fly over Indian territory was due to US pressure. “It is not a wise decision. We must resist US pressure and under no condition should US be allowed to deploy troops on the border,” he said. Mr Bitta said the families of victims of Kaluchak massacre should be provided facilities similar to those provided during the Kargil conflict. “We welcome the decision to make missile man A.P.J. Abdul Kalam the presidential candidate. He is not only an apolitical man, but also has a secular image. This is a significant step and respectable people like retired Chief Justices and scientists should be bestowed suitable opportunities,” he said. Mr Bitta opined that the President should have more powers. “A President should not be a rubber stamp. He should be effective in curbing the misuse of power by others,” he said. Mr Bitta said the Defence Ministry had expressed willingness to impart arms training to the youth so that their services could be utilised in times of need. “The number of youths has swollen from 1800 to 3000. They are prepared to fight for their country,” he said.
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Haryana
gurdwara panel
opposes proposed Act Kurukshetra, June 15 According to them, the HSGPC against the framing of the proposed All-India Sikh Gurdwara Act in its present form, which proposed to bring all historic gurdwaras all over the country under the direct control of the Amritsar-based SGPC. They said, it required redrafting with the involvement of Sikh leaders all over India. It was not the prerogative of the Sikhs in Punjab to decide about matters concerning Sikhs settled all over India and consent of all those who were proposed to be governed was a necessity, they added. They said SGPC lost de-facto control over Sikh gurdwaras in Pakistan in 1947 and de-jure control in 2001. With the creation of Haryana in 1966, the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925, became redundant as its jurisdiction was limited to the historic gurdwaras within Punjab. They
further said fed up with the ‘dictatorial attitude’ of the Punjabi
Sikh leadership towards Sikhs in other states, Sikhs in Delhi had
decided to part company with the Amritsar-based SGPC and had formed
the ‘Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. The Akalis, who had
been fighting for more powers to states, were now denying the same to
their Sikh brethren in Haryana by not recognising their right to
administer their gurdwaras, they rued. |
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Kurukshetra to have tourism, hotel institute
Kurukshetra, June 15 The institute would be established at a cost of Rs 15 crore and cover an area of 30 acres, an official spokesman said here today. Besides providing management courses in various streams of tourism promotion, it would help generate employment opportunities in the district. He said that five significant points had been identified along the course of the Saraswati river near Kurukshetra town which would be developed as protected sites with a small park and suitable signages depicting the history of the river. He said that a massive project had also been taken up to illuminate the holy water bodies of Brahamsarovar, Sannehit sarovar and Sheikh Chaheli tomb. PTI
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Cong ‘indulging’
in petty acts Chandigarh, June 15 In a statement here today, they alleged that since the “padyatra” by the Congress had flopped, it was indulging in petty acts. They also alleged that former HPCC chief Birender Singh had sent some persons with sharp-edged weapons to the Narwana railway station to cause destruction but they were prevented by an alert police force. |
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Board invites applications Fatehabad, June 15 |
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Police Training College upgraded Chandigarh, June 15 Stating this here today, Mr M. S. Malik, DGP, said the HPA would have specialised training courses, promotion courses and basic training courses for ASIs, DSPs and ASPs. It would also run special courses for checking cyber crime. |
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Ram Niwas new Project Director Chandigarh, June 15 |
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Four-laning
of road sought Ambala, June 15 Talking to mediapersons here recently, Mr Anil Vij said following the inauguration of industrial growth centre at Saha, the four-laning of Ambala-Jagadhari road had become important. He said the IOC depot in Ambala Cantt must be shifted.
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Catering
institute on anvil Chandigarh, June 15 |
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Man falls from roof, dies Kalka, June 15
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