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Haryana Cong to seek Sonia’s help Treat ISI like
Al-Qaida, says Advani HARTRON develops crucial MiG-27 part Railways’ plan to strengthen tracks Traders hold march against robbery |
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Haryana
Cong to seek Sonia’s help Chandigarh, November 7 Addressing a press conference here today after a meeting of the newly constituted executive committee of the Haryana Congress, Mr Bhajan Lal, PCC chief, said they would do their utmost for solving the vexed SYL issue. “If necessary the HPCC would file a petition in the court charging the Punjab Government with contempt for not obeying the Supreme Court order asking Punjab to complete the canal in a year’s time”, Mr Bhajan Lal said, adding that they would also request Ms Sonia Gandhi to intervene in the matter. The PCC chief said that the executive committee expressed concern over the flight of industries from Haryana. They also accused the government of arbitrarily retrenching a large number of employees. Mr Bhajan Lal said it was also decided to oppose the Chautala Government for harassing industrialists in the name of pollution control. The state government was also instituting false cases by the Vigilance Department against rival politicians, he alleged. The PCC chief alleged that huge chunks of land were being appropriated by Mr Om Prakash Chautala, Chief Minister, and member of his family in the name of setting up parks after late Mr Devi Lal.
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Congress
may admit Dalal Chandigarh, November 7 “The Congress is considering admitting Mr Dalal into the party who has expressed the desire to join the party”, Mr Bhajan Lal told reporters after chairing the first meeting of the reconstituted executive committee and office-bearers of the PCC here. |
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Treat ISI like Al-Qaida, says Advani Bhiwani, November 7 Addressing officers and jawans of the Haryana police at the inauguration of the 51st All India Police Games here, Mr Advani said, “I want to tell the international community that if you consider the Taliban and Al-Qaida as the source of terrorism in the world, you must also consider the ISI as another source of terrorism.” He said that no country should support terrorism, irrespective of its individual foreign policies, anywhere and in any form. “Ignoring the ISI can prove dangerous. I am saying this because we have faced that (the danger). The world must realise that terrorism knows no boundaries and can endanger the entire humanity.” The USA did not believe India when it told the international community about the dangers of terrorism as their main interest was national. However, after the September 11 attack, the USA understood the message but by then the damage had been done. He said earlier the nation’s security was the responsibility of the armed forces alone. But after the start of the proxy war by Pakistan, all security agencies, including the police, paramilitary forces and the Army, had to guard national security. Keeping these tasks in view, the Centre had increased the allocation for police modernisation from Rs 200 crore annually to Rs 1,000 crore with an equal amount as the state’s contribution, Mr Advani said. Referring to a suggestion about raising India reserve battalions (IRBs), Mr Advani said a state government would have to make its own recruitment as central paramilitary forces were stretched on various duties in many parts of the country. Mr Advani presented shields and cash awards to the 14 winners of medals from Haryana at the recent Busan Asian Games. |
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HARTRON
develops crucial MiG-27 part Chandigarh, November 7 The Managing Director of the corporation, Mrs Keshni Anand Arora, told TNS here today that the IDDC had developed optical window glass of KLEN-PM used in MiG-27, which had been approved by the Regional Centre for Military Air-worthiness (RCMA), Ministry of Defence, for use in the aircraft now being upgraded by the HAL, Bangalore. The component was also tested for its airworthiness by a French company, Thales Optronique, which reported that while the component developed by the IDDC was suitable for the laser system LRMTS/TMV-632, the original Russian glass could not meet the requirement. The LRMTS/TMV-632 system, being supplied by the French company, will replace the existing laser system KLEN-PM in the aircraft. Mrs Arora said the HAL had issued an indent to the IDDC for supply of 40 pieces of component which would cost about Rs 30,000. The component imported from Russia cost about Rs 2 lakh, resulting in a huge saving of foreign exchange. She said the component was developed after rigorous efforts over one and a half years. It was used in the nose section of the aircraft in order to facilitate the transmission of beams radiating from the laser system to the ground target and reception of reflected laser signal from the ground target to laser system of the aircraft. The IDDC had set up an in-house testing facilities as per the RCMA test schedules, including solar radiation, mist fog, sand dust, salt spray, rain test as well as optical testing. HARTRON is already engaged in designing and developing various opto-electronic components for the defence forces such as rear view prism, gun sight, reflector, elliptical mirror, beam splitters and filters. Mrs Arora said the RCMA had extended the validity of provisional clearance of rear view prism developed by HARTRON for another two years. |
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Railways’ plan to strengthen tracks Yamunanagar, November 7 Mr Rana said while number of accidents on road due to heavy traffic had increased, there had been a decrease in rail accidents. While giving statistics, Mr Rana said in 1960 2,183 rail accidents were reported whereas this number had now come down to 40 a year. A number of remedial steps had been taken to prevent the accidents. He said by December 2002 setting up of automatic flash lights on railway tracks would be completed. Mr Rana said Rs 17,000 crore has been allocated for improving rail safety and of which Rs 1,440 crore had already been spent. He said the Railway Board had seriously considered the inquiry report of the agencies on causes of rail accidents. The Chairman said 50 per cent of the expenditure on the construction of an overbridge was borne by the state government and the remaining 50 per cent of the expenditure by the board. Speaking at the golden jubilee function of the carriage and wagon workshop here, he said the Indian Railways was the biggest in the world. There were 15.5 lakh employees on its roll and 1.3 crore passengers travelled by trains daily, he added. Mr Rana also announced a group award scheme of Rs 5 lakh on the occasion. He also inaugurated a computer room.
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Traders
hold march against robbery Karnal, November 7 Nearly 300 traders, led by Mr Shashi Pal Mehta, former Haryana minister, marched to the house of the Deputy Commissioner from the Committee Chowk and handed over to him a memorandum listing the incidents of robbery and theft which took place during the past fortnight. The processionists, including office-bearers of the Sabzi Mandi Association, Nehru Palace Market Association and the Karan Gate Traders Association, expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the city. The memorandum pointed out that there had been four incidents of robbery and a number of theft cases during the past fortnight in various local markets. The Traders also held meetings yesterday to express resentment against looting of Rs 7 lakh from Mr Sarvan Kumar, a trader of Janta market, on the evening of October 31 at gun-point. The SSP, Mr P.K. Aggarwal was away to Bhiwani today.
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Traffic
jam on highway Karnal, November 7 The police has registered a case against the private bus operators. Consequently, private bus operators protested against the police action.
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