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Sunday,
November 3, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Surjewala
may sue UT Administration
‘Rozgar
Aap Ke Dwar soon’ Chautala:
graft not to be tolerated |
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POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS Farmers
block highway Jagmohan
opens Devi Lal park JEs hurt
in attack on HVPN team BSNL
resumes Net connections 
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Surjewala
may sue UT Administration Chandigarh, November 2 They were remanded in judicial custody till November 3 by the
SDM (South) on October 31 at 4.30 p.m. On November 1, the SDM
(Central) issued the release orders of those who had courted arrest at Matka Chowk. In the release order the officer held that since the agitation had ended on October 31 itself, “I don’t see any apprehension of a breach of the peace”. He further wrote that “the accused can be sent to judicial custody only if they fail to furnish interim surety bonds as required under Section 116(3)
CrPC, if directed to do so by the Magistrate. “In the instant case no such direction to furnish interim surety bonds has been issued. Since there is no prima facie case of apprehension of a breach of the peace for future and no direction to furnish surety bonds has been issued, the judicial remand of the accused should not continue. I accordingly order the discharge of the accused. The
Superintendent (Jail), Chandigarh, is directed to release the accused.” If activists of the two organisations, who wanted to stay in jail well beyond Divali, were not directed by the Magistrate to furnish surety bonds, were they held in illegal custody? A court of law may have to soon decide the issue, if the plans of Mr Surjewala are an indication. He is likely to sue the Chandigarh Administration on the issue. He also plans to submit a memorandum to the Haryana Governor. |
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Pak spy remanded in police custody
Ambala, November 2 Sources said that during questioning, Mohammad Salim had said that he had undergone extensive training in Pakistan before he was sent to India. During his training, Mohammad Salim was informed about Indian culture, what problems he was likely to face, besides being directed to maintain a low profile. Police officials said Mohammad Salim had taken photographs of sensitive locations, including the Air Force base. He had gathered information regarding the Army units located within the Ambala Cantonment and was even aware about the distance between the Army units. Sources said they have even detected a trouser on which certain notings had been written in Urdu or
Pushto. Meanwhile, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ambala, Ms Sarita Gupta, today sent Mohammad Salim to police remand till November 14. The police officials today submitted in court that they had recovered a
diary, a camera and a purse from Mohammad Salim. The diary contained notes written in Urdu or Pushto language. The officials said that the translation of the notes, written on 20 pages, in the diary need to be undertaken. They said the photographs in the two reels recovered from the spy also need to be developed. The purse of the spy contained six STD receipts besides a sum of Rs 613. Cases have been registered against the Pakistani agent under the Official Secrets Act and the Foreigners Act. |
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‘Rozgar
Aap Ke Dwar soon’ Yamunanagar, November 2 The youth leader said financial institutions had been advised to provide easy loans to the unemployed youth. The scheme would provide opportunities to the youth to start their own ventures. With the elimination of unemployment, crime rate would automatically go down, he added. Regarding the controversy raised by the opposition over the opening of casinos in Gurgaon, Mr Ajay Singh Chautala said casinos were functioning successfully in Goa. These would generate revenue and provide employment to thousands of people. It had been decided that money generated through the casinos would be utilised for social welfare schemes, he said. The INLD did not believe in the policy of defection, otherwise more than 50 per cent Congress legislators were willing to join the party. He lashed out at former Chief Minister Bansi Lal. During his regime 1.5 lakh persons were booked under the Prohibition Act, he alleged. Later, he flagged off 40 trucks laden with fodder for drought-hit Rajasthan. He said 150 trucks of fodder had been sent to Rajasthan from Sirsa. |
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Chautala: graft not to be tolerated Chandigarh, November 2 Mr Chautala, who was presiding over a meeting of the Deputy Commissioners and the SPs here, said they had been given a free hand to eradicate corruption. The tendency of inaction against the corrupt would bring a bad name to the government which was committed to providing a clean, transparent and efficient administration. He said if any Act had to be amended, the government would not hesitate to do it to dispense with the services of corrupt persons. He also asked the officers not to misuse official vehicles. Mr Chautala said all roads in the state would be repaired by December 31. He directed the departments concerned to ensure that the quality of material being used was good. He directed the Irrigation Department to complete the cleaning of canals at the earliest to ensure that water reached the tail-ends of the water channels. Complimenting the paddy procurement agencies for smooth procurement of paddy, Mr Chautala directed the officers concerned to ensure the sowing of rabi crops in time. About drought relief he said the state government had sent a memorandum to the Centre on September 6, seeking financial assistance of Rs 1895.98 crore and 9.72 lakh metric tonnes of wheat. A Central team had visited the state from September 26 to September 28 to take stock of the situation. He announced that in view of the drought conditions, the surcharge waiver scheme for all categories of electricity consumers in the rural areas had been extended up to November 15. He directed the Chairperson of the power utilities, Mrs Meenaxi Anand Chaudhary and the Financial Commissioner Irrigation, Mr Pradeep Kumar, to ensure adequate power and water during the sowing season. Chief Secretary,
A.N. Mathur asked various departments to take speedy action on the announcements made by the Chief Minister under the “Sarkar Aapke Dwar” programmes. |
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POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS Chandigarh, November 2 At least two SPs are well connected. Mr Ranbir Singh Sharma has been shifted from Faridabad to Panchkula vice Mrs Charu Bali who goes as SP, women cell, Police Headquarters, Panchkula. While Mr Sharma is a son-in-law of the Union Minister of State for Home, Mr I.D. Swami, Mrs Bali is a daughter of Mr Justice V.K. Bali of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Mr Attar Singh, Commandant, Ist
Battalion, Haryana Armed Police, Ambala, and Mr Sanjay Kumar, SP, Sirsa, swap their places of posting. Mr P.S. Ranga, SP, Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban, has been posted as SP, Regional Training Centre, Bhondsi. Mr Sandeep Khirwar, SP, State Vigilance Bureau, has been posted as SP, Telecom, Panchkula, against a vacant post. Mr Ravi Kumar, on appointment to the IPS, has been posted as Additional SP, Rohtak, against a vacant post. Mr Ram Singh, on appointment to the IPS, has been posted as SP, Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban. Mr Sukhdev Singh, on appointment to IPS, has been posted as Additional SP, Bhiwani, against a vacant post. Mr Mohinder Singh and Mr Sultan Singh, on appointment to the IPS, have been posted as Additional Commandants in the Indian Reserve
Battalion, Bhondsi. Mr Hardeep Singh Doon, on appointment to the IPS, has been posted as SP, Ambala, vice Mr Manoj Yadav, whose posting orders would be issued separately. Mr Rajinder Kumar, on appointment to the IPS, has been posted as SP, Faridabad. He was till now the Personal Security Officer of the Chief Minister. Mr Yoginder Singh Nehra, on appointment to the IPS, has been posted SP in the State Vigilance Bureau. Mr Sahib Ram Nehra, DSP, First
Battalion, HAP, Ambala, has been posted as DSP, headquarters, Jind, vice Mr Ram
Kishore, who goes as DSP, Narwana. Mr Om Parkash Narwal, DSP, Headquarters Karnal has been posted as DSP, headquarters, Panipat. Mr A.S. Chawla, SP, Kaithal, would hold additional charge as SP, Jind, during the leave period of Mr M S Ahlawat from November 5 to
November 15. |
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Farmers
block highway Hisar, November 2 They alleged that though farmers of Haryana were facing a drought-like situation, the state government had not released any compensation. They said the NDA government at the Centre and the state government were working against the interests of farmers. The leaders alleged that the Chautala government had failed to provide sufficient power and water to the agriculture sector. They demanded that the government should waive loans and release drought compensation immediately. They said farmers would stage dharnas at all district headquarters on December 17. A kisan mahapanchayat would be organised at Mundhal on November 26 on this issue. |
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Jagmohan
opens Devi Lal park Kurukshetra, November 2 Haryana Chief Minister Mr Om Prakash Chautala presided over the function. Floral tributes were paid to the former Deputy Prime Minister. Mr Jagmohan apprised the Chief Minister the grant sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism for the development of holy city had been released and funds would be made available for the upkeep of historical, religious and cultural heritage of city. Mr Jagmohan praised the Haryana government for completing the project on schedule. The park has facilities, like fountains. The Union Tourism Ministry sanctioned Rs 6 crore under the Integrated Development Small and Medium Town Scheme (IDSMT) for all-round development of Kurukshetra to boost tourism. The Tourism Ministry has chosen 35 cities in the country for historical and cultural importance and Kurukshetra was one. Earlier, the minister visited the historical places of Kurukshetra including Jyotisar Tirth, Tapowan Park, Saraswati Memorial, Kaleshwar temple, Harsh Ka Teela, Harswardhan Park, Sekh Chehli ka Makbra and also inspected work on four-laning of the Jhansa road. He sanctioned Rs 40.98 lakh additional grant power equipments at Jyotisar Tirth including.
D. J. set lighting, AC sets and transformer. He ordered that work be completed by December 14. He said that Rs 3.20 crore had been sanctioned for Jhansa road four-laning and Tapowan park. He also ordered work on Tapowan park be completed by December end. Mr Dhanedar Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Director Archaeology Survey of India, Mr Bhaskar Chatterji Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning. Mr Abhilaksh Likhi, and SP Desh Raj Singh accompanied the minister. The Chief Minister also flagged-off 50 trucks of fodder for draught-hit-in Rajasthan. The
fodder was arranged by the district administration and INLD workers. |
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JEs hurt
in attack on HVPN team Bhiwani, November 2 According to reports, received here, a task force comprising SDO, JEs and a few employees of the HVPN conducted a raid in Balwant Singh Street after reports of power theft. As the team attempted to check a meter it was attacked by the owners of the house. They also damaged a camera of the team. The employees admitted the victims to the Civil Hospital and held a dharna in front of the complaint centre in protest against the attack. They threatened to suspend the checking work till the accused were not arrested. The Executive Engineer assured the employees that they would be provided protection. They resumed their duties following this. A case has been registered. |
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BSNL resumes Net connections Karnal, November 2 He stated that consumers of Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra and Kaithal could get the connections booked at the respective places. He further said Internet services were free on working days from 11 p.m. to 8 p.m. There are no charges on Sunday and national holidays. Mr Paliwal added that booking for BSNL mobile services in Kurukshetra would start from November 6. |
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Manohar
college first in group song contest Fatehabad, November 2 |
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Kamboj
Sabha office-bearers Kurukshetra, November 2 |
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