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June 18, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Haryana cop’s helping hand to Badal CM ready for probe on SIs’ selection HVP is on populist path Cong plan to strengthen
Panchayati Raj INLD out to woo urban voter |
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Bonus for Haryana Roadways staff announced
Rush for Amarnath yatra registration HVPN arrears Rs 1,450 crore: board chief HCS officer booked under SC/ST Act ‘Suicide’ by Dalit woman, 4 daughters Fourth suspect in FCI case arrested
4 booked at CJM’s instance Ritu tops MSc IT exam Martyrdom day of Udham Singh on July 31
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Haryana cop’s helping hand to Badal Balasar (Sirsa), June 17 The moment the Kharar based court ordered the search of Balasar farmhouse in connection with finding anything objectionable and incriminating against Mr Narottam Singh Dhillon, a nephew of Mr Badal, arrested in a corruption case Vigilance Bureau, a message was flashed to Haryana state police authorities from the quarters concerned to make foolproof arrangements for it. After getting the message, a large number of police personnel of Sirsa district started descending on Balasar farmhouse and erected a fortification around it. Apart from it, ‘nakas’ were laid on various roads, which led this village from Chandigarh side. Such a huge security arrangements were made that a number of policemen slept on the road leading towards the farmhouse while a large section of police personnel kept on patrolling the area. All vehicles, which came to Balasar farmhouse, were thoroughly checked. Mr M.S. Ahlawat, SP, Sirsa, two DSPs and a of number non-gazetted officials along with a large contingent of policemen remained present in and around the farmhouse when the search was going on, Even some police officials also accompanied the officials of Vigilance Bureau in the farmhouse. Mr Ahlawat, when contacted, said that he along with other senior police officials remained present during the search to maintain the law and order. He added that as large number of supporters of Mr Badal had assembled in the farmhouse, any untoward incident could have happened, as they were agitated. The motive behind deployment of police force in adequate number was to maintain peace. He said that no police personnel interfered in the search operation. |
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CM ready for probe on SIs’ selection Karnal, June 17 Mr Chautala was on a visit to Indiri, 25 km from here. Mr Chautala was replying to a question regarding Kandela agitation in Jind district at a press conference after inaugurating a Kisan Bhavan here. Referring to the release of BKU leader Ghasi Ram Nain, the Chief Minister said the matter was in the court and it was not within the purview of the state government. He claimed that all recruitments were made on merit. He held that even his two relatives could not succeed in the Sub Inspectors written test and thus they were not selected. He said only those schools in Haryana which fulfilled the new rules and regulations would be allowed to function from next year. Mr Chautala further said that the base of former Union Minister Ajit Singh had eroded in Haryana as only 700 people participated in Sonepat rally addressed by him. Among those present were Mr Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, Agriculture Minister, Mr Balwant Singh
Mayana, Chairman, HSAMB, Mr Bhimsen Mehta, Mr Ramesh Rana, Mr Dharam Pal Sidhpur
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HVP is on populist path Chandigarh, June 17 The President of the HVP, Mr Bansi Lal, has promised that if his party came to power, it would reduce the electricity charges for domestic and agriculture consumers. He has gone a step further to appease the agricultural sector by promising that his party’s government would introduce a flat rate for even those tubewells which had been given electricity connections under a special scheme by the Chautala Government. The agriculturists opting for the special scheme get a priority for electricity connections but they are not entitled to the benefit of unmetered power supply. Mr Bansi Lal has also promised that his party would amend the cooperative law to delete the provision of arresting those farmers who fail to repay their loans raised from cooperative institutions. These announcements, which were made yesterday by Mr Bansi Lal at a public meeting held in the Badhra constituency, from where his son-in-law, Mr Narpinder Singh, is the prospective party candidate, are ostensibly aimed at wooing the middle class as well as the farming community, which is the mainstay of the ruling party. Earlier, Mr Bansi Lal had announced a package for the youth, which included a monthly unemployment allowance to the educated youth. He had also been promising a reduction in house tax. When asked whether Mr Bansi Lal was following in the footsteps of the Indian National Lok Dal supremo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, by promising a reduction in the electricity charges, HVP general secretary Rajiv Jain reacted sharply. He said while Mr Chautala had been promising free power and water when his party was out of power, Mr Bansi Lal never favoured free power or water. But still the HVP President had reduced the tubewell charges from Rs 65 per horse power to Rs 30 per horse power when he was the Chief Minister of the state. He said the credibility of Mr Bansi Lal was very high as people knew that the former Chief Minister never made false promises. Mr Jain said the party’s performance in the two byelections was very encouraging and had enthused the party workers. The results also proved that the people of Haryana were willing to again repose their confidence in Mr Bansi
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Cong plan to strengthen
Panchayati Raj Karnal, June 17 The plan calls for providing central annual grants worth Rs 31,000 crore directly to the panchayats and the civic bodies to speed up development. The plan also deals with the problems being faced by members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. Addressing the conference, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar said the panchayats were not enjoying the powers that had been envisaged. He said in some states the Panchayati Raj system had been strangulated while in some others the functions and powers had been diluted. Referring to the Fatehabad elections, Mr Bhajan Lal alleged that the state “oppression” kept people from casting their votes. He welcomed Mr Inder Kumar, a BJP councillor, and Mr Bhagwan Dass Gaba, a BJP activist, in the Congress fold. |
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INLD out to woo urban voter Chandigarh, June 17 While the state government has stopped the yearly revision of house tax in a bid to soothe the ruffled feathers of the urban voter, the state government in another populist move has done away with the necessary submission of no-objection certificates (NOCs) for transfer of plots. Mr Subhash Goel, Haryana Minister of State for Urban Development, however, said the state government rescinded its earlier order on the submission on NOCs as it was making the sale and purchase of land a cumbersome process. While admitting that NOCs were introduced to check the growth of unauthorised colonies, Mr Goel said the government would continue taking steps against the proliferation of unauthorised colonies. In 35 towns of the state, NOCs were issued by their respective municipal committees while in the remaining 33 towns, these were issued by the Town and Country Planning Department. Such a certificate was needed for the registration of any plot measuring less than 2.5 acres. NOCs were also needed for obtaining a power connection and drinking water and sewerage facilities. Government sources said that the system was introduced primarily to check operations by unscrupulous persons who were erecting new colonies in the state without paying the necessary licence fees. |
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Bonus for Haryana Roadways staff announced Kurukshetra, June 17 The Chief Minister said a 360 MW power generation plant was being set up by Panipat Refinery, besides a 500 MW gas-based plant was being set up at Yamunanagar. Mr Chautala said inspite of severe drought in the state, the foodgrain production would be equal to that of last year. He said it was possible due to the 53 per cent power supply to the agriculture sector. He said water courses were being bricklined to harness water for irrigation purposes. Referring the concessions given by the government to traders, he said that octroi had been abolished and a self-assessment scheme up to Rs 5 crore had been introduced in the state for the benefit of the traders. The Chief Minister assured the employees of the Haryana Roadways that their genuine demands would be accepted and the proposal put forward by the Transport Minister would be accepted in toto. He invited the employees to Chandigarh on June 19 in this regard. Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of an augmentation water supply scheme at Ladwa. He also flagged off 52 truckload of husk for drought-affected areas of Churu district in Rajasthan. |
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Rush for Amarnath yatra registration Ambala, June 17 There has been a heavy rush of devotees who are keen to undertake the treacherous trek to pay obeisance at the holy cave for the past two days. More than 1000 persons have already got themselves registered in the past 48 hours. The process for registration is being carried out at the Jammu & Kashmir Bank in Ambala Sadar. The bank is handling the registration process for the devotees residing in Haryana and Uttaranchal. The bank manager, Mr RK Talwar, said they were currently having a quota of 1,536 pilgrims which included 352 pilgrims via Baltal route and 1184 pilgrims via Chandanwari route. “We have already issued 1200 forms,” he said. He said the entire process was based on “first come, first served” basis. “We handled the maximum rush yesterday and today too, a number of people
turned up. Earlier we were carrying out this work after 2 pm but now, we are undertaking the process even during the banking hours for the convenience of people,” he said. Mr Talwar said the forms were allotted date-wise. A change of date or route would not be allowed and a devotee would have to undertake the yatra during the specified date and route mentioned on the form. About 48 forms were being considered for each date of the yatra. “We have already requested the authorities concerned to increase our quota so that more yatris can be accommodated. We are hopeful that quota may be increased,” he said. “The cards are being issued from here and they can be deposited in the same branch,” he added. While many devotees were satisfied with the process, some were not. Many devotees had come from far to get themselves registered. Mr Kuldeep Singh had come from Dehra Dun for the registration. “I am keen to undertake Amarnath yatra and have come here for the registration. We are going to travel in a group of six persons. Till now, we have faced no problems,” he said. |
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HVPN arrears Rs 1,450 crore: board chief Kaithal, June 17 Mr Rathi, who was accompanied by Mr Alok Nigam, managing director, HVPN, and Mr J.P. Singh, Chief Engineer, said due to line losses during transmission and as a result of power theft by a large number of consumers, the board was incurring huge financial losses. So now the priority of the board management was to check power theft and improve the transmission system as well. He said the multiple wire system may be replaced by single cables in the near future depending on the financial health of the board. Mr Rathi said in Kaithal district alone the outstanding arrears towards consumers were to the tune of Rs 61 crore and Rs 16 crore in the rural areas and urban areas, respectively. The power subsidy by the state government for tubewells amounted to Rs 800 crore to Rs 900 crore. |
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HCS officer booked under SC/ST Act Rohtak, June 17 Those booked have been identified as HCS officer B.D. Kaushik, advocate Virender Poonia and five members of a family of Kheri Meham village — Hukam Singh, Chatar Singh, Kamal Singh, Jogi Ram and Kamlesh. According to police sources, a case under Section 3 of the Prevention of Atrocities against SC/STs Act was registered at Meham police station on Sunday on the direction of Meham court against the afore -mentioned seven persons. The court had issued directions for the registration of a case against the accused on the application filed in the Meham court by Kanshi Ram, a SC resident of Kheri Meham village. The petitioner alleged that the accused insulted him by using derogatory language about his caste and they tried to forcibly take possession of a plot allocated to him. The court directed the police to register a case against the accused. The Meham police registered a case against the seven persons and started further investigation into the case. However, there were no reports of any arrest in this connection.
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‘Suicide’ by Dalit woman, 4 daughters Fatehabad, June 17 According to reports, the Raj Bala was living with her husband Subhash and four daughters Sunita (15), Sushila (13), Kavita (8) and Suman (5) at Dhand village and the family eked out a living by doing labour. Subhash, according to reports was a habitual drinker and this was a cause of discord between the couple. Raj Bala, reportedly, left the house with her daughters on the morning of June 13 to collect firewood. She went towards the Fatehabad canal. Since then there was no trace of the mother and daughters. When the family members went towards the canal, they found clothes of Raj Bala lying near the bank. When they enquired about them from near the canal, some villagers told them that they saw bodies of two girls floating in the canal. A villager of Gigorani village also claimed that he saw the body of a girl floating in the canal. None of the bodies could be recovered till this report was filed. |
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Fourth suspect in FCI case arrested Sirsa, June 17 The district police chief said today that the CIA had arrested Subhash Kumar at 8.30 pm yesterday, while he was wandering in the local Devi Lal park, under Sections 419/420/467/468/471/ 120B of the IPC. During the investigation Subhash disclosed that Rs 9 lakh had fallen in his share out of which he had already spent Rs 30,000. The district police chief said so far four persons had been rounded up and Rs 40 lakh (including the amount spent by them) recovered. The police made a major breakthrough on June 9 with the arrest of the main accused Jaswant Singh from Chatergarh Patti. Baljinder Singh was arrested on June 11 and Rs 8.7 lakh was recovered from him while the third accused Surinder Sharma was arrested on June 15. This led to the recovery of Rs 14.3 lakh. |
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Sanitation workers given shoes, socks Ambala, June 17 He said, “The workers need to be encouraged so that they keep on doing work with enthusiasm.” Mr Anil Vij, Ambala Cantonment MLA, said the drains in the area were being cleaned after nearly three decades. “It is a massive effort that has been undertaken, perhaps, for the first time in the region. We are determined to get all drains cleaned so that there is no blockage,” he said. He said they were receiving cooperation from local residents. “It is only because of the local residents that we have been able to smoothly carry out the sanitation drive. The drive will come to an end only after each and every drain in the area has been cleaned up,” he said. |
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4 booked at CJM’s instance
Ambala, June 17 According to the FIR, the girl in her complaint said Gaurav had been her classmate a few years ago. In spite of opposition by her parent, Gaurav continued to visit her house. On May 3, Gaurav met her at the Ambala city bus stop. He asked her to accompany him to his house on the pretext that her parents had come to his house regarding their matrimonial proposal. She alleged that on reaching his house she did not find her parents there. Gaurav, in the presence of his parents, then took her into a room and raped her. Later, he threatened her of dire consequences. The girl filed an application in the court of the CJM requesting to direct the police to register a case against Gaurav and others.
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Ritu tops MSc IT exam Ambala, June 17 She graduated from GMN College and did her schooling from DAV School, Ambala City. “I am now planning to undertake PhD in Information Technology,” she said. Ritu’s husband Dinesh Sharma who also belongs to the IT field said: “I am happy that my wife has topped in MSc IT.” Ritu gave credit to her teachers, husband, parents and in-laws for the success. The college Principal, Dr R.R. Malik, said the college had shown 100 per cent result in MSc IT examination. Dr Malik said they were going to get latest equipment for students pursuing Information Technology. Meanwhile, Nitasha Sharma, a private student, has stood fifth in Kurukshetra University in BA III final examination. She is a resident of Rani Bagh in Ambala Cantt. Nitasha’s father Desh Raj Sharma said: “She is hardworking and sincere in her studies. Two years back she had also secured top position in Diploma in Education.
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Martyrdom day of Udham Singh on July 31 Fatehabad, June 17 He said the sabha also decided to purchase land for the construction of a Kamboj dharamshala at Kurukshetra. Former minister Lachhman Singh Kamboj and several prominent leaders from the Kamboj community participated in the meeting.
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Exemption for
private schools Karnal, June 17 The Chief Minister, who was talking to mediapersons at Indri in Karnal district, said the decision had been taken to safeguard the interests of the students studying in these schools so that they might not lose a year. He said those private schools would be closed from next year which would not fulfil the norms prescribed by the government.
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