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Wednesday,
December 11, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Villagers,
20 cops hurt in clash Bansi
tunes up Mahabharata Utsav KU names 7
scientists for Goyal prizes All set
for Utsav today Akali
leaders raise slogans |
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Centre’s assurance on Ghaggar plan Decision
to honour toppers HIGH COURT Students’
protest continues 14 HCS
officers posted as City Magistrates Scribes
threaten dharna Excavation
work begins HPSC
selections
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Villagers, 20 cops hurt in clash Sonepat, December 10 The police opened fire on villagers when the situation went out of control in which several persons were injured. However, the number of villagers hurt in the firing is not known. While three seriously the injured cops have been referred to PGIMS, Rohtak, the other policemen have been admitted to the Civil Hospital in Gohana. There is widespread tension in the area. According to reports trickling in, the problem started when some armed youths laid siege to the mill around 5 pm after a list of new recruits was released. The youths entered the mill premises and locked one gate. The other gate was already closed. They allegedly vandalised the mill, broke furniture and manhandled some staff members. The mill authorities, in the meantime, called in the police who pushed the marauding youths out of the premises. By that time villagers armed with weapons and sticks had assembled outside the mill, set fire to three vehicles of the police and one vehicle of the Tehsildar who had arrived on the scene by the time. Residents also attacked the cops, injuring over 20 of them. Finding the situation getting out of control, the Tehsildar, who is also the Duty Magistrate, ordered the police to open fire. The police fired several rounds in which scores of villages were injured. The exact number of casualties is not known. |
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Bansi tunes up Mahabharata Utsav Kurukshetra, December 10 The Mahabharata is an integral part of the lives of the people of India. People in different regions present it according to their own genus. Each interprets it in his own way. Yet the common strand is that the Mahabharata is the saga of men and women who rise beyond themselves while being the ordinary humans, plagued by jealousies and ambitions. It portrays the beginning of the Jaya Samhita and how Ved Vyasa and Lord Ganesha came to be associated with its creation, it moves on to create the characters of the great knight
Bhishma, the thwarted ambition of Dhritrashtra, the preseverance with dharma by
Yudhishtra, the smouldering humiliation of Draupadi, the courage and fortitude of Arjuna, the chivalry and vanity of Karna and the pride and ambition of
Duryodhana. Not least among them the story of the youthful Abhimanyu and his treachorous slaying. But this is not just another Mahabharata for Bansi Kaul will be presenting a synthesis of the ‘various’ Mahabhartas which are still alive in the folk arts of the people. The result of this integration is the ‘Samar
Manthan’, different in languages yet one in their emotions and message. They string together the story of the Bharatvarsha and the origin of ‘Jaya
Samhita’ which later came to be known as the Mahabharata. The languages might be different yet the message remains unmistakeable that violence begets violence that covetousness and hatred lead only to ruin.
Therukuttu, yakshgan, kathkali, veethinatkam, raas, khayal, pandwani, ankla
nat, thangta, paika and chhau forms which through laya, bhava and
taal, integrate the emotions transcending the barrier of language and geography. The high point of the presentation is that 200 children from Kurukshetra would be presenting the story through the folk songs. They would be playing the sutradhar before the show is taken over by the artistes from the regional cultural centres. Since the Mahabharata is an epic consisting of one lakh
shlokas, only a few have been used in the presentation. The presentation would consist of 36 scenes, of which only eight relate to the battle of
Mahabharta. The ultimate lesson, after all the base emotions of human life are purged, is that of peace. |
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KU names 7 scientists for Goyal prizes Kurukshetra, December 10 The other scientists who will receive the Goyal prizes are Prof Anil Kumar of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and Prof S.K. Brahmachari, Director, Centre for Biochemical Technology, Delhi. The prize comprises Rs 1 lakh besides a gold medal and a citation. The scientists selected for the Rajib Goyal prizes for young scientists are Prof Ramesh Chandra Director, Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, Delhi University; Dr Yogendra Singh of the Centre for Biomedical Technology, Delhi, and Dr T.V. Aravindakshan of Kerala Agricultural University. They will receive a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each, a medal and a citation. Mr Chaudhry said these prizes would be conferred on the recipients at a ceremony to be held shortly on Kurukshetra University campus. The co-chairman of the Organising Committee for Goyal Prizes, Dr S.P. Singh, and its convener, Dr D.K. Chaturvedi, elaborated on the contributions made by the scientists selected. |
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All set for Utsav today Kurukshetra, December 10 The town, especially Brahm Sarovar, the main venue of the celebrations, is all set for the big day. At least 1500 artistes from five cultural centres will participate. They would perform at Sarsa, Jyotisar, Dyalpura, Amin and Narkatari villages on various themes of the Mahabharata. Last-minute touches are being given to the venues. A cleanliness drive in the entire town, especially, areas around the holy Brahm Sarovar, and Sannihit Sarovar, Sri Krishna Museum and the road from the main
‘dwar’ at Pipli to Kurukshetra, is being carried out on a war footing. From Pipli to the venue of the main functions, banners have been hung on electric poles by the Tourism Department. Sri Krishna Dwar at Pipli has been given a new look at a cost of Rs 5 lakh. Floodlights have been put up at the round-about here. The four-laned road from the old bus stand up to the historic Bhadharkali Temple is being given a fresh coat of tar. The road has been constructed by the Union Ministry of Tourism. A cultural panorama is being organised at Sri Krishna Museum. It will be inaugurated by Babu Parmanand, Governor of Haryana, who is also Chairman of the Kurukshetra Development Board, on December 12. A tourist information centre has started working at the inter-state Pipli bus-stop. The police today held a dress-rehearsal to review the security arrangements. Tight security arrangements have been made on roads leading to the holy Brahm Sarovar, Sri Krishna Museum and the university guest house where the Vice-President of India, Mr Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, and the Haryana Governor, along with the Chief Minister and other dignitaries, would stay. |
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Akali leaders raise slogans Ambala, December 10 The Baba had come here to appear in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate regarding a case against him and 15 others under Sections 452, 380, 295, 295-A, 435, 411, 153-A, 109 and 120-B of the IPC. The case was registered at Morinda in September, 2001, and was later transferred to Ambala Court on the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court around two months ago. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mr Surya Pratap Singh, adjourned the case for December 24. The counsels of Baba, Mr Rohit Mahajan and Ms Gurbinder Kaur, filed an application in the court in which they requested the court to direct the Superintendent of Police, Ambala, to restrict Akali workers from holding demonstration against Baba on the court premises in future. The situation had been tense on the court premises since morning as a number of Baba supporters and leaders of Akali Dal had gathered there. A tight security arrangement was made by the Ambala police to deal with any situation. The Akali leaders were demanding that the police should treat Baba as an accused, not as a VIP, and it should prevent his followers from gathering there on the day of hearing. They threatened if the supporters of the Baba were not stopped from gathering there in future, they would organise a bigger demonstration. Meanwhile, the Baba while talking to mediapersons said some of the persons wanted to defame him. He said he had all regards for all religious books, including Guru Granth Sahib. He said he was being falsely implicated in various cases. |
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Centre’s assurance on Ghaggar plan Chandigarh, December 10 An official press note said here today that the plan, which would be implemented in a phased manner, would aim at checking pollution in the rivers by installing sewage treatment plants, construction of sewers to divert the direction of polluting channels and low-cost toilets, wood-based improved cremation units and projects for solid waste management. The state government had urged the central government to include the project in the National River Conservation Scheme. The towns which would be covered under the scheme are Kalka, Pinjore, Panchkula, Ambala City and
Cantt, Naraingarh, Sadhaura, Barara, Pehowa, Guhla-Cheeka, Kaithal, Kalayat,
Narwana, Tohana, Jakhal, Ratia, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Rania, Ellenabad and Shahabad. Six towns which have the population of more than a lakh each, namely Ambala City and Ambala Cantt, Kaithal,
Narwana, Sirsa and Panchkula would be covered under the first phase. |
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Decision
to honour toppers Chandigarh, December 10 The students are Rajni Dhiman, Priyanka Rani, Rozy Batthla and Priti Makar of Khairpur, Sirsa, Kamapreet Kaur, Rupam Methil, Sunita Rani, Laxmi Narayan, Jaspreet Kaur, Shikha Rani of Mandi Dabwali, Happy Kumar and Sukhjinder Singh of Kalanwali, Kumari Shallu, Navdeep Kaur, Meenakshi Garg and Sulekha Sharma of Sirsa town, Deepak Soni, Sukhbir Kaur of Ellenabad, Mamta Rani, Prabhjot Kaur, Mandeep Kaur, Simranjit Kaur, Kumari Deepika, Monika Kapoor, Kamal Gupta, Hardeep Singh, Aman Deep Kaur and Kuljeet Kaur from Fatehabad district. Quoting Mr A.S. Shergill, Director of the Akademi, an official press note said the students would be honoured on December 15 at Sirsa. |
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HIGH COURT Chandigarh, December 10 In their petitions taken up by the Bench, comprising Mr Justice J.S. Khehar and Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta, Sanjeev Sethi of Gurgaon and others had earlier sought the quashing of show cause notices issued under the provisions of the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Area Act of 1963.
Admitted A Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday admitted a petition filed by 10 students against Maharshi Dayanand University and three other respondents. In their petition taken up by the Bench, comprising Mr Justice J.S. Khehar and Mr Justice Ashutosh Mohunta, Ms Reena Dhawan and nine others had earlier sought the quashing of orders dated September 19 last year vide which they were informed that their Hindi post-graduation examination had been cancelled by the standing committee on unfair means and misconduct. |
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Students’ protest continues Karnal, December 10 A meeting of the Students Federation of India and the Jagruk Morcha, held yesterday, had decided to meet the Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Mr Radhey Shyam Chaudhary, today to press for the withdrawal of the university orders in this context. However the Vice-Chancellor was away on official duty. Meanwhile, students of University College, Kurukshetra, again went on a strike today, demanding the release of students arrested for indulging in hooliganism in front of the office of the Vice-Chancellor three days ago. A group of students not belonging to University College forced the disruption of classes
there. Inquires made by this correspondent showed that at least 6,000 students in various colleges affiliated to Kurukshetra University were affected by the decision. Official sources in the university said the decision not to allow students who had not cleared their plus two compartment examination to appear in the first-year graduation examinations was a policy decision, which could not be revised easily. The sources said students had been given a chance to pass their compartment examination in September. A large number of them had availed of the opportunity and passed their plus two examinations. Only those who could not do so were inciting students to go on strike and disrupt teaching work, the sources added. Reports from Shahbad Markanda said students also disrupted teaching work in Markanda National College. |
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14 HCS officers posted as City Magistrates Chandigarh, December 10 Mr Satpal has been posted at Kurukshetra vice Mrs Hema Sharma, Mrs Veena Hooda at Karnal vice Mr R.C. Verma, Mr Surender Kumar at Ambala vice Mrs Pritama Chaudhry, Mr Jagdeep Singh at Kaithal vice Mr Sanjeev Verma, Mrs Sarita Malik at Panchkula vice Mrs Ritu, Mr Kamlesh Kumar at Sirsa against a vacant post, Mr Munish Nagpal at Jind vice Mr Ashok Kumar Bishnoi, Mr Kuldheer Singh at Panipat, relieving Mr Suraj Bhan-II of the said charge, Mr Vatsal Vashisht at Hisar vice Mrs Geeta Bharti, Mr Jag Niwas at Fatehabad against a vacant post, Mrs Ranjit Kaur at Rohtak vice Mr G.L. Yadav, Mr Mahabir Prasad at Yamunanagar vice Mr Anant Ram Goyal, Mr Mahender Pal at Jhajjar vice Mr Rajpal Singh and Mr Mukesh Kumar at Gurgaon vice Mrs Sunita Verma. The posting orders of Mrs Hema Sharma, Mr R.C. Verma, Mrs Pritama Chaudhry, Mr Sanjeev Verma, Mrs Ritu, Mr Ashok Kumar Bishnoi, Mr Suraj Bhan-II, Mrs Geeta Bharti, Mr G.L. Yadav, Mr Anant Ram Goel, Mr Raj Pal Singh and Mrs Sunita Verma will be issued separately. |
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Scribes
threaten dharna Fatehabad, December 10 The accused had also assaulted newspaper’s editor Madan Bansal and another employee of the paper. The police had registered cases against 50 persons in this regard. Local journalists had met the district police chief, Mr K.K. Rao, in this regard and demanded action against the accused. Mr Bansal had even submitted a list of nine persons, whom he claimed to have identified. |
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Excavation
work begins Yamunanagar, December 10 Dr Jagmohan, Union Tourism Minister, visited these places recently. The Deputy Commissioner said Mr I.D. Divedi of the ASI had reached Add Badri with a team of five officers. He said the team had started digging work near a centuries-old banyan tree. He said statues of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesha of ninth and 10th centuries and a statue of Buddha of the 11-12 century had been excavated from the area forming the bed of the
Sarasvati. Mr Vijayendra Kumar said on the basis of satellite pictures, the excavation of the entire bed of Sarasvati would be undertaken in two phases. In the first phase, digging work from Add Badri to Bhagwanpur had been started. Digging work from Bhagwanpur to Sirsa would be undertaken in the second phase. He said digging work had been completed in 20 of the 39 places. He said two of the sites fell in Yamunanagar. |
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HPSC selections Chandigarh, December 10 Roll No 8 — Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Rinderpest and Control Disease, Roll No. 29 — Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, district-level (BC category) Roll No 51 — Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Intensive Cattle Development Programme Roll No. 31 — Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry Roll No 119 — Credit Planning Officer. Roll Nos 68,58,97 (General category) — Physician (Ayurveda) (Group ‘B’) — Roll Nos. 95 and 71 (SC) — DPRO Roll No. 3 — Director Principal (Group A) in CR College of Engineering,
Murthal. |
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Nain
‘not kept in solitary cell’ Ambala, December 10 The Jail Superintendent in his reply said the relatives of Nain had not approached the jail authorities for meeting him during the time fixed for it. The families of other co-prisoners were meeting them regularly and 26 persons of their families, including advocates had met them so far, he added. The jail authorities denied allegations that Nain was kept in the solitary cell. In fact he had been kept in the security ward No. 1 attached with a toilet and-bathroom along with 26 other accused. All basic amenities of like quilt, blankets, utensils and other necessary articles had been provided to him as per the jail manual, the superintendent said.  |
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new hospitals in Haryana Ambala, December 10 He said Rs 407 crore had been spent during the current financial year on health. He said Rs 203 was spent on each person in each year which was the highest in the country. |
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Fake vigilance official nabbed Ambala, December 10 |
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