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September 19, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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CM promises 33 pc party ticket to
women Probe ordered into charges against Mahila Cong
worker Dist admn urged to help banks recover
loans CM misleading people, says Bhajan’s son |
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Project for cultivation
of medicinal plants Police custody for child killer Judicial remand for
Panchayat officer Kurukshetra to have Kalpana memorial medical college KU zonal youth festival begins 570 donate
blood HIGH COURT School board to
honour supervisors Nursing home
raided, equipment seized Stone of pharmaceutical institute laid
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CM promises 33 pc party ticket to
women Kurukshetra, September 18 He said although the Centre had not implemented the 33 per cent reservation policy so far the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats, the INLD would give this prescribed reservation to women in the coming elections. Appreciating the role of women workers during the last elections, Mr Chautala hoped for a similar cooperation in future also. Regarding the birth anniversary celebrations of Chaudhary Devi Lal, a former Deputy Prime Minister of India, slated to be organised at Karnal on September 25, Mr Chautala said he hoped that at least 50 per cent of the women workers would attend the function at Karnal. The Haryana Transport Minister, Mr Ashok Kumar Arora; the INLD state president, Mr Sher Singh Badshami; Member Parliament, Ms Kailasho Saini; and the INLD district president, Mr Maya Ram, were also present on this occasion. |
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Probe ordered into charges against Mahila Cong
worker Kurukshetra, September 18 Confirming this here today, the district police chief, Mr Desraj Singh, said that a few months ago, Mr Sharma, in his complaint, had alleged that Mrs Saini, who fought election in 2000 on the Congress ticket from the Thanesar Assembly constituency, was paid Rs 1,70,000 by Mr Sharma for getting him appointed as the Congress district president. When Mr Sharma could not be appointed to the promised post, he demanded his money back and, according to him, he was threatened with dire consequences. After hearing both sides, Mr Goyal, in his judgement, ordered the police to register a case under Sections 406, 417, 420 and 506 of the IPC against Mrs Saini and investigate into the matter. |
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Dist admn urged to help banks recover
loans Fatehabad, September 18 Dr Langyan said entrepreneurship should be encouraged, but the district administration should also help banks recover of their old loans. The Chief Manager of the PNB complained that as many as 31,824 cases of recovery were pending in the district and banks were not getting the requisite cooperation from the administration. He said various banks in the district had already achieved 93 per cent of their targets for the agricultural loans. Mr G.C. Chandra, Manager, NABARD, urged the banks and financial institutions to extend financial help to self-help groups than giving loans to individuals. He said 128 self-help groups had been constituted in the district, out of which, bank loans had been given to 22. The RBI District Officer, Mr Das said financial help would be given to self-help groups, especially those comprising women, at a function in October. |
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CM misleading people, says Bhajan’s son Hisar, September 18 In a press note here, he said Mr Chautala had promised to create 50,000 jobs at his party workers’ meetings only to ensure the maximum participation of unemployed youths in the rally. He refuted Mr Chautala’s statement that opposition leaders were provoking college students on the disaffiliation issue. He said the government’s decision to affiliate colleges of the area with Devi Lal University, Sirsa, was a setback to the students. He said though Mr Chautala had come to power with the support of farmers, he had taken several anti-farmer decisions. |
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Project for cultivation
of medicinal plants Panchkula, September 18 A total of 750 acres of land in the south-west and north- east regions of the state has been identified for the cultivation of these plants, at a cost of Rs 11.17 crore. As many as 58 farmers have registered themselves with the board for taking up cultivation of these plants on their land. The National Medicinal Plant Board will be providing a 30 per cent grant to each farmer. It is learnt that 48 of these farmers, from the districts of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Sonepat and Rewari in south-west Haryana and Yamunanagar, Panchkula and Ambala in north-east part of the state have submitted their projects to the state board which, in turn, has referred these to the National Medicinal Plant Board. Officials in the State Medicinal Plants Board inform that since there is a wide variety of land habits in the state, it offers a wider scope of cultivating these medicinal plants. The technical committee of the board has identified isabgol, mulethi, ashgandha, sanai, satawar, gurmar , aloe vera, aonla and guggal species of medicinal plants as suitable for the arid and semi-arid areas (in the south-west region) and safed musli, sarapgandha, konch, turmeric, aloe vera, amahaldi, harar, vach, akarkara and bahera for the irrigated and high rainfall receiving north-east part of the state. Some high-value aromatic plants and commercial crop having higher economic value like jatropha can also be cultivated throughout the state. Officials of the board say that the cultivation of medicinal plants in agro-forestry will not only enhance the production of medicinal and aromatic plants but also help in biodiversity conservation in forests and provide diversification of land use in the agricultural sector. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Haryana, Mr J P L Srivastava, informed The Tribune that under the project emphasis had not only been given to cultivation of these plants in agro-forestry but efforts had been made to ensure a regular market for their produce. “The farmers have already signed agreements with buyers and drug manufacturing companies to buy these plants at the existing market price,” he said. When asked about the possible fluctuation of market prices of these plants, officials of the board as well as the Forest department concede that though the price is higher now, it may come down when a large-scale cultivation is undertaken by farmers. However, the officials reason, that the economic returns from the cultivation of these plants will be higher than the traditional agriculture of wheat and paddy. Meanwhle, the State Medicinal Plants Board and the Forest Department are organising a conference on “medicinal plants in agro-forestry” on November 3 and 4. The conference will cover identification of suitable medicinal plant, their cultivation, value addition, utilisation and marketing aspects. The deliberations are expected to recommend strategies for sustainable development of these plants in the country, to be incorporated in world conventions, national policies and legal framework. |
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Police custody for child killer Ambala, September
18 The Judicial Magistrate, Mr N.K. Singhal, had sent Kunal to judicial custody for one day on Wednesday when he was produced after the arrest. Kunal was produced before the Judicial Magistrate (Senior Division), Mrs Seema Singhal, today. She referred the case to the CJM court, as it is a juvenile court. The public prosecutor requested the court to grant seven day’s police remand of Kunal as the police had to recover stones which were used in murdering Saruabh. He said Kunal had committed a heinous crime and mercilessly killed a innocent child for ransome money. Mr Man Singh, counsel for the accused, said Saurabh was around 14 year old as per the cantonment board records. He said as he was a juvenile he should not be given police remand. The CJM after hearing the arguments remanded Kunal to police custody for two days. The deceased and the accused were the neighbours. Kunal had allegedly kidnapped Saurabh for ransom. Later, he took him to a lonely place behind a car workshop and allegedly killed him by hitting the head with stones and other parts of the body. Later he put the body in a gunny bag and threw it in the bushes. The police recovered the body in mutilated condition. Judicial remand for two Two youths, Rinku and Vikkey, allegedly
involved in the attack on a scribe of the cantonment were sent to
judicial custody for 14 days here today by a local court. Three
youths were produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class
Mr N K Singhal on Wednesday. Two of them were sent to police remand
for a day while Nanak was sent for two days. Three
bodies found Three unidentified bodies were found from different
areas of the cantonment today. According to information, a body was
found on the GT Road near the Kali Paltan bridge. The body was
crushed badly. It secmed the deceased might have met with an accident
last evening and a number of vehicle had crossed over the body. The
second body was found at Platform Number 3 at the cantonment railway
station. According to the railway police, the deceased was a beggar.
The third body was recovered from near Capital Chowk. This, body, too
could not be identified. All three bodies have been sent to Civil
Hospital for post-mortem examination.
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Judicial remand for
Panchayat officer Hisar, September 18 A vigilance team caught him red-handed yesterday when he was receiving Rs 5000 as bribe from Mr Shishpal, a sarpanch of nearby Salemgarh village. The sarpanch had complained to the vigilance that the DDPO was demanding bribe for releasing a grant of Rs 150000 sanctioned under the Panchayati Raj Yojna (PRY) for the village. The vigilance laid a trap and arrested the DDPO. |
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Kurukshetra to have Kalpana memorial Kurukshetra, September 18 Talking to newsmen here last night, the Chief Minister said Kurukshetra was the most ideal place for any outsider, whether a pilgrim or a tourist. —
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KU zonal youth festival begins Ambala, September 18 Addressing
the students, Mr Chautala exhorted the youth to play a decisive role
in building a united and strong nation. About 800 students from 16
colleges will participate in the 25 competitions which will be spread
over three days. “The state government has implemented a new sports
as well as education policy. The government has announced a cash award
of Rs 1 crore for the winner of a gold medal in the Olympics. A total
of 2,078 sportspersons were awarded a sum of Rs 3.5 crore for bringing
laurels to the country and the state in national and international
events,” he said. Mr Chautala said the youth must strive to bring
Haryana on the world map in academics, sports and cultural
activities. Ambala Cantonment MLA Anil Vij said sports and
extra-curricular activities should be made an integral part of the
education system. He observed that these would help students to take
up the challenges of the world. Mr Chautala released a book written
by the Director of the Cultural wing of Kurukshetra University.
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570 donate
blood Kurukshetra, September 18 The Chief Minister was talking to blood donors at a state-level blood donation camp organised by Kurukshetra University in collaboration with the local Sathanu Seva Mandal, Rotary Club, Lions Club, State Bank of India, Kurukshetra University Branch, District Red Cross Society, and Trauma Centre, Karnal, to mark the 90th birth anniversary of Chaudhary Devi Lal which is being celebrated as ‘Samman Divas’ at Karnal on September 25. On the occasion, 570 units of blood were donated by the donors, including MLA Banta Ram, university Registrar Dr J. S. Kadian, university Press Manager M. K. Moudgil, Emeritus Professor Dr Hari Singh, Kurukshetra University Non-Teaching Employees Association’s former president Maan Singh, Dr Ajmer Singh Malik of Public Administration Department, Kurukshetra University, and NSS students of affiliated colleges of Kurukshetra University. |
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HIGH
COURT Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 18 Arguing on his behalf, Mr Mohan Jain argued that Mr Sangwan had not interfered in any manner with the investigation of the case. Moreover, he was cooperating with the investigating agency. |
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School board to
honour supervisors Chandigarh, September 18 However, action would be taken against the supervisor in case five cases of cheating were detected in one room of any examination centre. Similarly, if copying was found to be taking place in every room of a centre, the superintendent concerned will be held responsible, stated a press note issued here today. |
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Nursing home
raided, equipment seized Kurukshetra, September 18 A team of the department raided Suneeta Nursing Home and allegedly found abortion process going on in the nursing home. The officials also seized medicines used during the abortion and the operation theatre of the nursing home was sealed, said the officials. The team found that even the doctor carrying out the abortion was not registered under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. Meanwhile, the relatives of the woman said they never wanted another child as the woman had already two children. —
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Stone of pharmaceutical institute laid Kurukshetra, September 18 Stating this, the Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor, Dr A.K. Chawla, said the building would be constructed at a cost of Rs 3 crore. |
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