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Fiji ex-PM not misused: CM 6 foreign
varsities keen on signing MoU with KU Urmila
case: cops sent to Rewari, Gujarat Chautala
mourns Harivanshrai Bachchan’s death Engg
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launches ‘operation search’ Ambala, January 19 The Ambala police today launched ‘Operation search’ in the district, which will continue till January 31. The Superintendent of Police, Mr Hardeep Singh Doon, said during the operation the police would start a drive against illegal-immigrants, especially Bangladeshi, Afghani and Pakistani residing in the district. 
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Funds for Fiji ex-PM not misused: CM Karnal, January 19 Talking to newspersons here, Mr Chautala said a committee comprising representatives of Fijians and Haryanvis had been formed to spend these funds on the suggestions of the then HPCC chief, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The funds were deposited in a bank. Mr Chautala said it was up to the committee to spend the funds the way it liked. Not even a single penny collected for Mr Chaudhary had been spent anywhere else, he said. On the SYL issue, Mr Chautala asserted that the Union Government and the Punjab Government were bound to implement the decision of the apex court. He said he would again meet the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, along with Opposition leaders of the state, in this regard. He accused the Congress of deriving political mileage out of the issue. To a question regarding the opening of a medical college in Karnal, Mr Chautala said efforts in this direction were on. Meanwhile, Mr Chautala, announced here today that three more trauma centres for treating accident victims would be set up in Haryana. These would be set up at Sirsa, Rewari and Palwal. The Chief Minister made this announcement while dedicating a Rs 2.35 crore trauma centre to the people here. The trauma centre is equipped with latest medical equipments and an ambulance to deal with emergency cases. The centre has also been provided with facilities such as x-ray machine, CT scan, ultrasound, laboratory, trauma ward for six beds, a burn ward for eight beds, an injection room, an operating theatre and rooms for doctors and nurses. Mr Chautala disclosed that the Haryana Government had decided that its employees, pensioners, and their dependants could avail healthcare facilities at a number of hospitals in Delhi after having their cases referred by the competent authority. The Chief Minister urged the people to adopt the Devirupak Scheme. He said the scheme would check the declining sex ratio. Mr M.L. Ranga, Minister of State for Health, Mr Bhagwad Parsad, Financial Commissioner, Health Department, Dr J.L. Chaudhary, Director-General, Health Services, Haryana, Mr R.S. Doon, Deputy Commissioner, and Mr Parshant Aggarwal, SSP, were also present on the occasion. Earlier, Mr Chautala inaugurated the building of a primary school in Sector 6, constructed at a cost of Rs 26.50 lakh by the Haryana Urban Development Authority. He also laid the foundation stone of a community centre in Sector 5 and of a primary school building in Sector 14. |
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6 foreign varsities keen on signing MoU with KU Kurukshetra, January 19 Mr R.S. Chaudhry, Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, told The Tribune in an exclusive interview that Kurukshetra University was the only or amongst the universities in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh which has been selected for collaboration by Egerton University of Kenya in the fields of education, engineering, environmental studies and natural resources. The other universities in northern India for which Egerton University is envisaging entering into collaboration are University of Delhi, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Roorkee University. Egerton University, which offers courses in agricultural education and extension and other areas, has approached Kurukshetra University through the High Commission of India in Nairobi through a letter dated October 28, 2002. Egerton University is specially interested in distance education courses run by Kurukshetra University which has already achieved a high degree of excellence in its programmes. The university has sought the cooperation and opinion of Kurukshetra University for collaboration. Mr Chaudhry said James Cook University of Australia had already signed a memorandum of understanding with Kurukshetra University. The memorandum was signed between the Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor, Mr Chaudhry, and Prof T. Norman Palmer, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of James Cook University, in the presence of the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, during a visit to Australia on September 6, 2001. Mr Palmer had expressed a desire to work together to expand cooperation in education and carry out research programmes. As per the memorandum of understanding, the two universities will undertake a collaborative programme for under-graduate and post-graduate education, staff and students’ exchanges, joint research, organisation of academic and technical meetings concerning matters of mutual interests. The MoU further stated that the two universities would appoint a co-ordination each to develop and manage the joint activities. The MoU will remain in force for a period of three years. Both universities have identified their areas of interest in ancient Indian history, archaeology and culture, bio-technology, commerce, computer science, information technology, electronic science, management, psychology and tourism. Of late, the University of Plymouth (UK) has expressed keenness to start some collaborative educational programmes with Kurukshetra University. According to Mr Chaudhry, representatives of Plymouth University have expressed their desire to visit Kurukshetra University for active contacts in the fields of education. Another university which has made exploratory inquiries for collaboration is San Joes State University (USA). Basically the university is interested in running collaboration courses with Kurukshetra University in the field of business management. Dr L.C. Gupta, Director, Correspondence Courses, Kurukshetra University, has already written to the First Secretary, High Commission of India, Nairobi, detailing and identifying the areas where collaboration between Egerton University in Kenya and Kurukshetra University will be feasible. Dr Gupta has informed the India High Commission that over 34,000 students are getting education every year in 57 different under-graduate and post-graduate courses run by Kurukshetra University. These courses include computer science, information technology, management and humanities. The Directorate of Correspondence Courses has tried to bind together the conventional education system and the distance education for the benefit of those who are keen to learn without joining any university, Dr Gupta has asked the Nairobi administration to identify the further areas of linkage with Kurukshetra University in the field of distance education courses. Mr Chaudhry maintained that the project of Kurukshetra University in the field of education in foreign countries had provided new confidence to the administration and impetus to achieve excellence in running difference courses. He expressed the view that such foreign collaboration would provide new openings and vistas of progress, both to the faculty and students of Kurukshetra University. |
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Urmila case: cops sent to Rewari, Gujarat Kaithal, January
19 She had been missing for the past two years since the earthquake and was reunited with her father here due to the efforts of a local BJP leader, Mr Romesh Gupta. The case took a new turn when the SP, Mr
A.S. Chawla, dispatched two police parties to Rewari and Gujarat to investigate about the circumstances under which the girl was allegedly abducted from Gujarat and brought to Rewari town in Haryana and later sold or handed over to a woman at Kaithal, Deepa, after receiving money by Banwari Lal of Rewari . It is learnt that this step was taken following receipt of information that Banwari Lal of Rewari had handed over the girl to a woman of Kaithal after preparing papers of adoption and he received some monetary consideration from the woman. That Banwari Lal was booked by the Rewari police two years ago for his alleged involvement in the sale has further complicated the matter and alerted the local police. The girl’s father reached here two days ago on receiving information about the presence of his daughter at Kaithal town. The girl was medically examined here yesterday on the directions of the SP, which proved that she was not sexually exploited. It is not yet known why the Kaithal woman Deepa adopted this girl and paid money to Banwari Lal. According to information, Banwari Lal and his accomplice Laxmi Devi had tried to get the girl back from Deepa about eight months back on some pretext and the matter had reached the local police. But the matter was settled and they agreed to leave the girl with Deepa when she again paid some more money to Banwari Lal. According to police sources, the police team which has left for Gujarat will inquire about the mother of Urmila Ben and why Phool Chand Net Ram lodged the complaint about his missing daughter after two years, on January 13, 2003. Urmila Ben, in the presence of some mediapersons, narrated here yesterday that the woman who brought her from Gujarat told her that her father had expired in the earthquake and she would look after her. Later, the woman brought her to Rewari and handed her over to Banwari Lal. The police is also trying to establish contact with the petition writer who prepared documents of adoption of the girl. Urmila Ben was left at the residence of Mr Romesh Gupta, an advocate and BJP worker here, by a woman to work as a domestic servant here recently. Mr Gupta and his wife inquired from the girl about her antecedents who told that she was brought from Gujarat by a woman after the devastating earthquake and her father expired in that earthquake. She also told them that some of her
relatives were at Rajkot and her father was an ASI. |
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Chautala
mourns Harivanshrai Bachchan’s death Chandigarh, January 19 While describing Dr Bachchan as a doyen of Hindi literature, Mr Chautala said he had captured the imagination of readers with his thought-provoking works. The Haryana Hindi Sahitya Akademi organised a special symposium to mourn the death of Dr Bachchan here today. Noted critic Ramesh Kuntal Megh analysed the multi-faceted personality of Dr Bachchan whom he described as the most popular writer after Munshi Prem Chand. Among others who spoke were Dr Yash Gulati, Mr Radhey Shyam Sharma, Mr Madhav Kaushik, Mr Arun Aditya and Mr Pradeep Bhatnagar. |
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Engg college to start this year Sirsa, January 19 Mr Dharamvir was here to review the construction of the college. He also addressed senior officers of the district connected with the construction. He added that Sirsa district earlier was ignored in technical and vocational education. This college would meet the required need. In the college 50 per cent seats would be reserved for Haryana students. There would be 60 seats in each of these disciplines, he added. The college on 33 acres would have laboratory with the latest equipments, classrooms, computer centre, library and hostel facility for the students. |
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Police
launches ‘operation search’ Ambala, January 19 The Superintendent of Police, Mr Hardeep Singh Doon, said during the operation the police would start a drive against illegal-immigrants, especially Bangladeshi, Afghani and Pakistani residing in the district. He said on the direction of the DGP, Haryana, this operation was being conducted throughout the state. Mr
Doon said he had directed all SHOs of the police stations in the
district to keep a close eye on the unwanted elements and extremist
activities following the forthcoming Republic Day. He said he had also
directed them to check the Delhi - bound vehicles, especially on the
National Highways. A special search drive would also be conducted at
bus stands, cinema houses and other prominent public places during the
operation, he added. |
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