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August 24, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Rs 3565 crore to improve
education State to buy 100 MW from
HP Bhajan must seek pardon, say
Sikhs Ruchika case hearing on
September 13 Patrolling along canals to curb water
theft Woman kills husband
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Varsity to start
courses in tourism, catering Drugs prices under WTO regime to
go up: seminar Police to pick Suraksha Sathis from villagers Board to act against abetment to
copying
Talent search contest
held
AWWA holds blood donation camp Strike days as leave
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Rs 3565 crore to improve
education Hisar, August 23 He was here in connection with a seminar said he had asked the Vice-Chancellors of all universities in the country to identify the best courses to participate in the planned education fairs before the beginning of the next academic session. Presently, Indian universities attracted 20000 students mainly from the South Asian , Middle Eastern and Gulf countries. It was planned to take this figure to one lakh at the earliest. He said India was still the cheapest place for higher education in many disciplines and an MBA degree from a foreign university cost anything between Rs 7 to Rs 10 lakh, the same could be obtained from noted Indian institutions for a mere Rs 80000 to Rs 1.5 lakh. He said, India had made a name for itself in the computer and IT fields. Indian IT experts were in great demand the world over. It was now planned to aggressively market Indian courses abroad. Dr Nigvekar said the Centre had earmarked Rs 3565 crore for educational infrastructure development during the 10th plan period. The money would be utilised for improving academic excellence in colleges and universities. As many as 150 selected colleges in remote areas and recently established colleges would be given Rs 10 lakh each for the purpose. Besides colleges which are neither affiliated to NAAC nor were autonomous would get a one time grant of Rs 35 lakh for improving academic excellence. If a college was either autonomous or affiliated to NAAC, it would get Rs 60 lakh. Those colleges which were both affiliated to NAAC and were also autonomous would be given Rs 1 crore. The UGC chief said all 309 universities in the country would be networked shortly. Besides, all colleges would be provided dial up access to this network at the cost of the UGC. |
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State to buy 100 MW from
HP Jind, August 23 It was disclosed by Maj-Gen (retd) B.S. Rathee, Chairman, of the corporations, while addressing public meetings at Gatauli, Behabalpur and Bibipur villages, near here, today. General Rathee said about 650 lakh units of electricity were being supplied in the state daily. Due to paddy season and increase in demand of power for tubewells, it was necessary to supply more power to consumers. He said the power corporations would ensure regular power supply in the villages during night. He would direct the power controller to regulate the power accordingly for the purpose. While referring to the payment of pending electricity bills, General Rathee said the consumers should pay their current bills immediately. The UHBVN and DHBVN would send the current bills to the defaulting consumers. He said no introduction of any surcharge waiver scheme was not possible as the matter is sub-judice. |
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Bhajan must seek pardon, say
Sikhs Karnal, August 23 He said, “There is no point in joining hands with the Congress in the state under Mr Bhajan Lal’s leadership as it is not easy to forget the atrocities on Sikhs during his rule in the state”. Jathedar Balihar Singh, general secretary of the managing committee of Manji Sahib here, said, “The Sikhs of Haryana cannot forget the days of ‘terror’ that claimed many lives”. Earlier, a meeting of the gurdwara committee was held under his leadership to discuss the politico-religious situation following Mr Bhajan Lal’s appeal to the Sikhs. A resolution was passed, to bury the past. Demanding the withdrawal of Z-plus security for the Congress leader. Jathedar Harjinder Singh, an Akali activist, said, “The Congress leader should not have Z-plus security if he really had a place for the Sikhs in his heart. He should help save public money that could be utilised for welfare schemes”. A senior Akali leader said, “The INLD has not given us political representation even though we helped it win the Assembly elections”. |
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Ruchika case hearing on
September 13 Ambala, August 23 The application filed by counsel of Mr Rathore to hold the proceeding of the case on the day to day basis was along argued in the court. Mr Ajay Jain, the counsel of Mr Rathore said that the Punjab and Haryana High Court had directed the Ambala court to conclude the proceeding of the case within six months. He said the case has been pending for the past three and half years. The argument on the application would also be heard on September 13, Magistrate ordered. The application filed by Mr Rathore under Section 340 also came for hearing in the court. In this application Mr Rathore has alleged that Ms Madhu Parkash and others had tampered with some documents while filing a petition in this regard in the high court. The Magistrate fixed September 13 for the argument on the application.
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Patrolling along canals to curb water theft Bhiwani, August 23 Mr Chautala stated this while addressing a public meeting at Alakhpura village in the district. He said the canals should have a regular flow of water as in many areas their water was also being utilised for drinking water supply schemes. |
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Woman kills husband
with axe Yamunanagar, August 23 It is learnt that it was the second marriage of the deceased. From his first wife, he had four children of whom two daughters are married. After the death of his first wife, Garibu had got married to Rajo about 12 years ago. He also had two daughters from his second wife. According to information, there was quarrel between the husband and the wife on Thursday morning which aggravated and Rajo attacked her husband with an axe lying in the house. Garibu was seriously injured and shifted to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The local Sadar police has registered a case of murder and arrested the wife of the deceased. |
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Varsity to start
courses in tourism, catering Yamunanagar, August 23 He added that the university had introduced courses in B. Pharma and
M.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry). He further said the state government had sanctioned the post of placement officer. The Vice-Chancellor said Dr
J.S. Kadian, who had visited the UK to attend an advanced course in administration, had apprised the university authorities of certain innovative schemes to boost research. |
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Drugs prices under WTO regime to
go up: seminar Hisar, August 23 Addressing a seminar on Alzheimer’s disease at Guru Jambheshwar University on the inaugural day yesterday, several speakers said under the provisions of the WTO regime applicable from January 2005, cost of pharmaceuticals would rise very much since Indian companies producing medicines users which were in other countries would have to pay huge royalties. The main speaker Dr Vijay Singh said the country would have to be self reliant in pharmaceuticals if the cost of medicines were to be kept within the purchasing power of consumers. |
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Police to pick Suraksha Sathis from villagers Sirsa, August 23 Every village with a population of upto 5,000 would have a ‘Suraksha Sathi’ for better police-public cooperation. This way, not only 7,500 young men would get employment, but also the state would be able to check criminal activities. Mr Malik said Rs 154 crore had already been spent on this project. Presiding over the function, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr D. Suresh, said the new police station was the first in a district headquarter to be linked with the computerised information centre.
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Board to act against abetment to
copying Yamunanagar, August 23 The Chiarman said the board had transferred 176 employees in the recent past. He refused to comment when mediapersons pointed out that in the previous middle, matricluation and plus two examination cases of copying and paper leakages were brought to the notice of the board. He said such cases would be not repeated in future. In future, question papers would be kept at secret locations.
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Talent search contest held Ambala, August 23 A two-day competition was organised by the Youth Welfare Department of Kurukshetra University at Gandhi Memorial National College. A number of students participated in eight different competitions. In dance competition, Sumit Manchanda stood first and Shashi Kala second. Special prizes went to Gurpreet, Mandeep and Ashwini. In poetry, Vatan Singh stood first, Amandeep Singh second while Shashi Lala got the special prize. In speech, Gunchi Midha was first, Asha Singh second and the special prize went to Frenny Oberoi. In quiz, the team of Amit Kumar Misra and Simran Sandhi stood first while the team of Ragini Sharma and Pratibha got the second position. In mono acting, Gagandeep stood first and Vivek Arora second. In mimicry, Amit Kumar Singh was first and Sumit Manchanda second. In painting, Vivek Arora stood first and Rajinder Kumar second while Ajay Yadav won special prize. In singing, Vivek Arora stood first, Saurabh stood second and special prizes went to Mohit Gupta, Asha Singh and Shrenik. At Government College, Cantonment the Naggal MLA Mr Jasbir Mallour was the chief guest. XEN Panchayati Raj, Mr Ram Phal, who was a special invitee, donated Rs 11,000 for the construction of benches in memory of his wife. In speech, Manu Lakhotra stood first while Deepak Chaswal second. In painting, Manish Kumar was first while Kaptan Singh Dhillon second. In singing, Leena stood first while the second spot was shared by Ram Pal and Neeru. In poetry, Ram Bhagat was first and Pradeep Chaswal second. In mono acting, Manu Lakhotra stood first and Yogesh second. In quiz, the team comprising Vikas Sharma, Kamaldeep Singh and Neeraj Sharma stood first while the second prize went to the team comprising Manish Kumar, Abhishek and Sarvjeet Singh. In dance, Parasmani stood first while Nidhi second. |
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AWWA holds blood donation camp Ambala, August 23 The blood supply unit under the command of Lt-Col Anil Kaushik carried out a blood grouping camp in which 363 families of Army personnel participated. A Kharga AWWA health record card was also released. An awareness campaign was held on August 18, the opening day of the AWWA week, at Kharga auditorium where a lecture was delivered by Brig Ashwani Kumar. A painting competition for schoolchildren was organised from August 18 to 21. A cultural programme was presented by special children of Asha school and prizes were given to winners.
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Strike days as leave Chandigarh, August 23 |
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Bank officer held for graft
Karnal, August 23
Karnal, August 23 The MLA assured them that he would take up the matter with the Chief Minister. —
UNI
Kurukshetra, August 23 Another six, who were also travelling in three-wheeler, were injured seriously late last night and were admitted to hospitals in Kurukshetra and Pehowa. All victims belonged to Murtzapur village. —
PTI
Ambala, August 23 The encroachments were brought to the notice of Deputy Commissioner D.D. Gautam during a khula darbar held earlier this month.
TNS
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