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Saturday,
August 30, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Haryana Akalis back Bhajan Lal White paper on revenue,
expenditure demanded Coordination between farm experts, farmers stressed Rs 83.67 lakh given for constructing roads Family consultancy concept gaining ground: police |
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Protest against affiliation of Jind colleges with varsity Special buses for girl students Increments sought for teachers 7-year imprisonment for rapist Bail plea of officer
dismissed Injured were given first aid: Army
Sewing machines, wheat presented
to needy women Defaulting bus operators warned
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Haryana Akalis back Bhajan Lal Chandigarh, August 29 A number of prominent Haryana Akali leaders have come out in defence of Mr Bhajan Lal, whom certain Sikh leaders of Karnal had accused of not visiting Akal Takht. In a joint statement issued here today, Mr Sukhdev Singh Gobindgarh, President of the Haryana Shiromani Akali Dal; Mr Kartar Singh Takkar, Chief General Secretary of the party; and Mr Didar Singh Habri, a prominent Haryana Akali leader, appreciated Mr Bhajan Lal’s gesture, who, they said, visited not only Harmandir Sahib but also Akal Takht. They said the SGPC President, Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, had described Mr Bhajan Lal’s visit to the Golden Temple as “a constructive work”. They said the party high command had condemned the remarks made by certain Karnal-based Sikh leaders against Mr Bhajan Lal. They said the former Chief Minister was neither a Sikh nor an Akali. Hence, he could not be summoned to Akal Takht. Mr Takkar alleged the Karnal-based Sikh leaders had made the remarks for some vested interests. He said on one hand these leaders were critical of the Chautala Government and on the other hand they were not supportive of Mr Bhajan Lal also. He said there was no third leader in the State. |
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White paper on revenue,
expenditure demanded Chandigarh, August 29 Talking to newsmen here, Mr Nirmal Singh said the white paper should also highlight all recruitments made in the state since its inception along with the zone-wise breakdown of the beneficiaries. He alleged that while northern Haryana comprising Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Panchkula and Karnal districts contributed to the state exchequer the most, these areas had always been discriminated against by the successive governments. He said southern as well as central Haryana complained of discrimination because whosoever remained the Chief Minister developed the area to which he belonged. Since most of the time Haryana had been ruled by those belonging to old Hisar district, he was obviously accusing Mr Bansi Lal, Mr Bhajan Lal and Mr Om Prakash Chautala of discriminating against the other parts of the state. Mr Nirmal
Singh said the next elections would be fought on the issues of discrimination and corruption. Power in Haryana had always been centralised in the hands of the Chief Minister and his family. Therefore, an inquiry should be held into the assets of all Chief Ministers. To awaken the people of northern Haryana about discrimination done against them, Mr Nirmal Singh had organised a “Hisaab lagao” rally at Kurukshetra a few months ago. Now he planned to organise a “Hisaab chukao” rally at Kurukshetra soon. Mr Chautala, who had retrenched a large number of employees during the first half of his rule, was now promising 50,000 jobs. These jobs should be equally distributed among people of the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies. |
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Coordination between farm experts, farmers stressed Hisar, August 29 Inaugurating the workshop, the Vice-Chancellor, Mr M. K Miglani, stressed the need for better coordination between farm scientists and field staff and their links with farmers. He said that feedback was an invaluable input for a scientist in his quest for better results. The Vice-Chancellor said agriculture must be made sustainable. At a time when most soils were showing signs of fatigue, land holdings had shrunk and natural resources like water reserves had depleted, scientists should take up the challenge to maintain foodgrains production. He, however, urged farm experts not to overlook fertility status of soils as well as specific needs of the regions while formulating agricultural recommendations. Presiding over the inaugural session, Financial Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Haryana, Mr KS. Bhoria, expressed satisfaction over foodgrain production in the state. He said the average production of wheat, rice and mustard in the state was highest in the country. He, however, expressed concern over the problem of water logging and soil salinity which were affecting the production of crops. |
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Rs 83.67 lakh given for constructing roads Fatehabad, August 29 Ms Chowdhary announced that she along with the municipal president and the local councillor would visit each ward of the town and listen to the grievances of the people. She said the state government had recently sanctioned Rs 83.67 lakh for the construction of roads in the district. She said the complaints about streetlights could be registered through telephones. She said the problem of stray pigs would be solved within a week. Ms Chowdhary said the work on the local auto market had been completed and it would be inaugurated by the Chief Minister in September. |
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Family consultancy concept gaining ground: police Yamunanagar, August 29 Mr Joshi was speaking at a seminar organised on the ‘significance of advice of members of the consultancy organisations in resolving family disputes’ by the police at Yamunanagar yesterday. He said the mediators played a vital role in resolving family disputes and there had been instances where family disputes could not be resolved within the ambit of law. The Chairman of Haryana Women Commission, Mrs Sheela Bhayans said that the state-government had constituted a women commission to safeguard the interests of women. She said the commission had organised seminars in all districts to redress the grievances of women. The Superintendent of Police, Yamunanagar, Mr Rajinder Singh, said the family counselling centre had done a commendable job. The SP Ambala, Mr Hardeep Doon, also expressed his concern over the increase in the number of family disputes. He said at times even small disputes assumed great proportions. |
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Protest against affiliation of Jind colleges with varsity Jind, August 29 Agitating students alleged that when they were going to submit the memorandum to the Governor the police resorted to lathi charge to disperse them in which some students were injured. They alleged that when the injured students went to the local General Hospital for treatment the doctors refused to examine them and told them that the administration had directed them not to do so. The students alleged that about 12 agitating students, including Som Dutt Siwaha, president, district unit of the Students Federation of India, had been taken into custody. The students said their agitation would continue till their demand was accepted. The students had been agitating for the past 10 days in protest against the affiliation of colleges to the university. The students had formed a joint action committee to carry on their agitation. |
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Special buses for girl students Karnal, August 29 Disclosing this to TNS, Mr R.S. Doon, Deputy Commissioner of Karnal, said the district administration has received several complaints by the parents of women students and heads of educational institutes that the women students faced harassment by male counterparts and others at bus stops and on the way to schools and colleges and back home. He said these buses would start at 7.45 am from Nilokheri, Nissing and Jundla to go to Karnal and at 8.00 am from Gharaunda to go to Karnal. “The timings of the return journey of the buses from Karnal to these towns will be decided later in consultation with the educational institutes where the students are studying”, said the DC. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner has asked the police to keep a special vigil on eve-teasers and other elements to protect the girl students and women from harassment. Police personnel have been deployed near schools and colleges and the bus stand during the morning hours and in the afternoon to check eve-teasing. |
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Increments sought for teachers Hisar, August 29 In a press note issued here, the association chief, Dr Narsi Ram Bishnoi, said such increments were granted routinely to all teachers including college teachers in Haryana, but the GJU authorities were denying these to their teachers for no logical reason. He said teachers going to foreign universities on fellowship were being asked to furnish service bonds of up to five years. This had hindered interaction between this university’s faculty and other internationally known varsities. He said while no efforts were being made to provide basic facilities like Internet, intercom, stationery and laboratory to teachers, the authorities expected them to meet unjustified conditions for promotion. He said the association had given the authorities one-month time to fulfil its demands. |
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7-year imprisonment for rapist Kurukshetra, August 29 According to the statement given to the police by the minor girl’s father, the accused Varun Kumar used to visit their house regularly. Getting the benefit of this familiarity, Varun Kumar visited his house on October 21, 2001, and finding his daughter alone, he abducted her to a house at Kachagher mohalla here. He said that after threatening her that he would eliminate her as well as her brother, he forcibly raped her. Later, he and his accomplice Mukesh took the girl to their native village in Bihar and there too Varun raped her. Varun confined her at the residence of his another friend Girish Pandey. It was on November 21, 2001, when the minor girl’s parents along with the police reached the village and restored the girl to her parents. The police had registered a case against Varun, Mukesh and Girish Pandey. |
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Bail plea of officer
dismissed Ambala, August 29 Counsel of Mr Sharan said in the application that the Vigilance Bureau had failed to submit a challan in the case within the prescribed period of 60 days. Public prosecutor I.P. Gautam, opposing the bail application, said Section 467 was included in the FIR registered against Mr Sharan, which had the provision for life imprisonment. In this case the challan could be put up during the time period of 90 days. Moreover the state had to bear a loss of Rs 97 crore in the scam. The judge dismissed the bail application of Mr
Sharan. This court had dismissed the bail application of Mr Sharan also on July 17. |
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Injured were given first aid: Army Ambala, August 29 The Commandant, Military Hospital, Ambala Cantonment, Brig
Y.V. Sharma, told Chandigarh Tribune that the seven injured persons were brought to the hospital. “While six persons were brought by an Army vehicle, a seriously injured arrived on an
autorickshaw,” he said. Brigadier Sharma said, “They were given first aid in the MI room. The doctor on duty had advised against the seriously injured being brought here as the facilities for treating such patients are not available at the Military Hospital here. We refer such cases to
Chandimandir,” he added. “The injured persons were shifted to the Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt in an army ambulance,” Brigadier Sharma said. |
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Cultural show found
wanting Ambala, August 29 The variety programme was presented by Song and Drama Division Shimla Centre but it failed to draw much attention of the audience. Lt General B.S. Thakur was the chief guest. Dances devoid of rhythm, an out-of-note singer and giggling backstage persons marred the programme. Performers of a Santhal dance lacked rhythm and Rajasthani as well as Haryanvi dance left much to be desired. The only saving grace, however, for the evening was the compere of the show. |
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Sewing machines, wheat presented
to needy women Jind, August 29 The Governor was speaking at a function organised by the District Red Cross Society at the local Jat Dharamshala today. He presented 450 sewing machines and 600 50-kg wheat bags to poor and needy women. His wife was also present. The Governor was concerned at the plight of women and said women were not getting the respect they deserved. |
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Defaulting bus operators warned Chandigarh, August 29 This decision was taken at a meeting of Commercial Officers held under the chairmanship of Transport Minister, Ashok Arora here today to review the performance of Haryana Roadways. Mr Arora said despite a steep increase in the prices of diesel, insurance premiums, salaries and other inputs, the profit before tax of Haryana Roadways during the first four months of the current financial year was Rs 40.35 crore and the net tentative loss after tax had been limited to about Rs 19 crore as compared to a loss of Rs 11.63 crore during the corresponding period last year despite an increase in expenditure by more than Rs 16 crore. |
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Lawyers go
on indefinite strike Kaithal, August 29 |
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Collection centres to remain open Chandigarh, August 29 |
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