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Friday,
August 16, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Haryana
industrial growth rate 5.2 pc
Speaker
rejects Hooda’s request All-time-high
export order for Hafed Breach in
Tangri, Naggal inundated |
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Official
suspended for taking bribe Ration
depot holder’s licence cancelled Death
sentence for 2 in murder case BJP for action in Chibber assault case
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Haryana industrial growth rate 5.2 pc Rewari, August 15 The Chief Minister paid tributes to martyrs who had died for the freedom of the nation. He highlighted Haryana’s role in the freedom struggle and the contributions of Naki Ram Sharma, Ram Sharma and Devi Lal. The Chief Minister said the state had been declared as drought-affected and a financial assistance of Rs 1,100 crore, besides 7 lakh metric tonnes of wheat had been sought from the Union Government. He said the installed capacity of power generation had increased by 621 MW and the government had initiated work on 250 MW each seventh and eighth units at the thermal power plant at Panipat, the foundation of which would be laid by the Union Energy Minister, Mr Suresh Prabhu, on August 17. He said his government was making efforts for the completion of the SYL canal by January 15, as per the verdict of the apex court. He said 120 large and medium scale industrial units and 4000 small scale units involving an investment of Rs 2200 crore had been set up while new industrial projects worth Rs 27,000 crore were in the pipeline. The performance of students and police commandos was commendable. The Chief Minister gave away prizes to officials, employees and students and distributed 41 tricycles and 110 hearing aids among the disabled. He paid floral tributes at the Rezangla War Memorial, the war
memorial at Pragati Chowk and the martyrs memorial at Rao Tula Ram Park. YAMUNANAGAR: Mr Satbir Singh Kadiyan, Speaker, Haryana Vidhan Sabha, unfurled the national flag and took salute from the police contingent and NCC cadets at Tejli Sports Complex here. He paid tributes to freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the country. The state had been declared drought-hit and water cess and revenue had been remissioned. Short-term cooperative loans had been changed into mid-term loans and special girdawari was being undertaken to assess the loss to crops, he said. He said as a result of the recently concluded foreign tour of the Chief Minister, investment proposals for Rs 3000 crore had been received. Presently, the industrial growth rate of the state was 5.7 per cent as against the national growth rate of 2.7 per cent. Schoolchildren presented a cultural programme on the occasion. The chief guest distributed hearing aids and tricycles provided by the District Red Cross Society among 61 persons and honoured 14 persons of the district for their contribution in various fields. FATEHABAD: The Haryana Minister of State for Education, Mr Bahadur Singh, unfurled the Tricolour here on Thursday on the occasion of the Independence Day. He said sportspersons from Haryana had excelled during the recently concluded Manchester Commonwealth Games. He said even during the Kargil conflict, the maximum number of soldiers who laid down their lives were from Haryana. Earlier, he inspected a parade and took salute from contingents of the Haryana police, Home Guards and the NCC. Students presented various cultural items on the occasion. The district administration honoured several government functionaries. The kin of Kargil martyrs were also felicitated. KAITHAL: Mr Mohammad Illiyas, Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, hoisted the national flag at a function here. He took salute from the contingents of the police, Home Guards, and NCC. A cultural programme was presented by students. About two dozen officials, employees and social workers were honoured on the occasion. SIRSA: The Commissioner of Hisar Division, Mr R.R. Jovel, unfurled the national flag and took salute at a district-level function organised here. He honoured various persons for their distinguished services and achievements. Those honoured included police constable Satbir Singh, Raman Deep Kaur, District Education Officer A.K. Chawla and teacher Puran Chand. A cultural programme was also presented by students. Government Senior
Secondary School was given the first prize, St. Bhudha School the second prize and Government Senior Secondary School and Maharaja Agarsain School the third prize. JIND: Mr Gopi Chand Gahlot, Haryana Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker, unfurling the national flag here, recalled the contributions of Netaji Subhas Chander Bose, Bhagat Singh, Lala Lajpat Rai and others who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country. He appealed to peoples to promote communal harmony. An impressive cultural programme was organised on the occasion. He announced a cash prize of Rs 31,000 to students who participated in the cultural programme. He also honoured social workers and officers. AMBALA: Various functions were held to observe Independence Day in Ambala City and Ambala cantonment. Haryana Local Bodies Minister Subhash Goel unfurled the national flag at new Anaj Mandi in Ambala City. A march past ceremony was held by different contingents. The march past was led by DSP Uday Shankar Sharma. While the Haryana Armed Police contingent was first, the scouts contingent was second and the police contingent was third. A cultural programme was presented by school students. Dua National Model School students stood first, St Joseph school, Ambala City, second and GRSD Ambala City third. The minister gave away 10 sewing machines to the widows of 10 martyrs. Independence Day was also celebrated with enthusiasm at SD College, Ambala cantonment. Dr C.R.
Nagpal, former Principal of the college, unfurled the national flag and took salute. A guard of honour was presented by NCC cadets of the college. A programme of patriotic songs and poems was presented by students. The Sanskritik and Samaj Kalyan Sabha observed Independence Day with zeal at Lal
Kurti. A library, which will be run by the sabha, was inaugurated. |
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Speaker
rejects Hooda’s request Chandigarh, August 15 Mr Hooda had written to the Speaker in this regard after the Congress high command appointed him as the leader of the CLP in place of Mr Bhajan Lal. Sources in the Vidhan Sabha say Mr Kadian rejected Mr Hooda’s plea to be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition, who enjoys the status and perks of a Cabinet minister, on the ground that the leader of a legislature party could not be appointed but he had to be elected. Moreover, Mr Hooda’s letter was not accompanied by any resolution adopted by the CLP regarding the election of Mr Hooda as its leader. Mr Hooda’s letter, they say, was not even accompanied by any letter issued by the Congress high command appointing Mr Hooda as the CLP leader. However, the Speaker has accepted Mr Bhajan Lal’s resignation as the Leader of the Opposition after the former Chief Minister a couple of days ago verified his resignation faxed earlier to Mr Kadian. |
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All-time-high export order for Hafed Chandigarh, August 15 A spokesman of Hafed said here today that for the first time, the federation had received an export order of about 5,000 metric tonnes of wheat from Oman. This order would be executed by the end of this month. He said that Hafed had so far exported 26,500 metric tonnes of non-basmati rice this year to the east African countries against the order of 60,000 metric tonnes. He said that the Central Government had declared Hafed as a public sector undertaking for export of wheat and rice, supplied by Food Corporation of India, on subsidised rates. He further disclosed that Hafed had decided to expand its marketing network by opening sale points in the cities including Shimla, Kolkata and Jaipur.
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Breach in
Tangri, Naggal inundated Ambala, August 15 The incident reportedly took place near Gorsiyan village, when a small breach occured on the
bundh. A few hours later, the breach expanded, leading to the water entering the villages. The villages which were affected included
Gorsiyan, Niharsi and Jansua besides a few villages in the neighbouring Punjab. Senior district administration officials, including the Deputy Commissioner and the
SDM, rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. The Naggal MLA, Mr Jasbir
Mallour, said the situation was now under control. “Steps are being taken to fill the breach so that the villages are not inundated,” he said. He said a number of villages were affected in his area due to excess water flowing in from the Punjab side. These included
Naggal, Hassanpur, Nadiali, Amipur, Ismailpur, Sainimajra, Dangerian and
Badingara. Budangpur, Daudpur, Qarbanpur, Khurchanpur, Nonta and Panjel were also affected. |
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Official
suspended for taking bribe Kaithal, August 15 Lather was caught by a raiding parting
comprising the City Magistrate, Mr Sanjeev Verma, and the DSP, Mr Amir Singh, while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from a labour contractor four days ago and booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The contractor had complained to the SP that the official was demanding bribe from him for clearing his payment. He has been sent in judicial custody for 14 days. |
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Ration depot holder’s licence cancelled Kaithal, August 15 Some consumers had complained to the Deputy Commissioner of grave irregularities being committed by the depot holder. They said the depot holder had collected their ration cards on the pretext of issuing them yellow and pink cards meant for people below the poverty line. Records of the depot holder revealed that he had made fictitious entries and forged signatures of consumers. According to reports, depot holders had been procuring essential commodities from various sources as per the allocation of the Food and Civil Supplies Department. Many of them did not issue ration items to rationcard holders and manipulated their records to sell the items on the black market. |
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Death sentence for 2 in murder case Hisar, August 15 The death sentence was awarded to Wazir and Jora Singh, both residents of Pakhari Khera village in Jind district, for murdering Mahant Krishan. Sessions Judge P.K. Sharma yesterday also awarded life imprisonment to two persons — Balraj, a resident of Kagsar village in Jind district, and Laxman, a resident of Pinju Khera village in Kaithal district, in the case while their seven accomplices were acquitted. According to the prosecution, Mahant Krishan and his disciple Sewa Nand were shot dead at Rampura Bari village in Rajgarh (Rajasthan) on July 23, 2000, where they had gone to take part in a religious function. A dispute over 104 acres of land at Pakhari Khera village was stated to be the reason behind the crime.
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BJP for action in Chibber assault case Ambala, August 15 Talking to mediapersons here, Mr Yadav while expressing dissatisfaction with the police action, stated that the guilty persons must be brought to book at the earliest. “ A delegation will go to the spot where the incident took place,” he said. Mr Yadav alleged that it was a deep-rooted conspiracy. Assaulting an elected representative and that too a lady is strongly condemned by us. There is no place for such an incident in democracy,” he said. Emergency meetings of the Ambala Cantonment and Ambala city mandals were held today. “We will decide the next course of action at a meeting to be held in Kaithal,” he said. |
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Police medal for RPF officer Ambala, August 15 Mr Nirmal Singh has passed out from Panjab University, Chandigarh, and is a 1986 IAS (Allied) officer. He hails from Ludhiana. |
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