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undertrials released Farmers flout ban, burn paddy husk Fire in bank, no
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Anti-Bhajan Lal leaders
plan show of strength Chandigarh, October 26 Since the party high command has banned the holding of all public meetings by State Congress leaders without the prior approval of either the Pradesh Congress Committee or the District Congress Committee concerned, the anti-Bhajan Lal leaders will make the most of the solemn occasion as they would be able to escape disciplinary action by the party by holding a public meeting on it. Ostensibly these leaders will pay tributes to Mr Dalbir Singh, father of the AICC Secretary and former Union Minister, Ms Selja. However, since the day is to be observed as “Sadachar Divas” by them, they will be indirectly attacking the former Chief Minister by highlighting the need to project honest leadership of the party in the future elections. In the past also, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had been saying that in future no corrupt leader would be allowed to become the Chief Minister of the State. The Bhajan Lal camp took Mr Hooda’s remarks as an attack on its leader. Recently, Mr Krishan Murti Hooda, a staunch supporter of Mr Bhajan Lal, had publicly dared Mr Hooda to name the leader whom he considered to be corrupt in the Congress. According to Dr K.V. Singh, convener of the October 30 function to be held in Nathusari Chaupta village of Sirsa district, among the “prominent leaders” who would attend the function are Ms Selja, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda; a former Haryana Congress President and member of the party’s Central Election Committee, Mr Birender Singh; another former Haryana Congress chief, Mr Harpal Singh; a former MP, Mr Chiranji Lal; Mr O.P. Jindal, Mr Inderjit Singh and Mr Balbir Pal Shah, all MLAs; Mr Nirmal Singh, Dr Ram Prakash and Mr Khurshid, all former Ministers; and Mr Avtar Bhadana, party MP from UP but who hails from Faridabad. Interestingly all these leaders are known to be anti-Mr Bhajan Lal. Dr K.V. Singh did not mention the name of Mr Bhajan Lal among those leaders who would pay tributes to their late colleague at Nathusari Chaupta. He said a campaign would be launched against corruption and criminalisation of politics because Mr Dalbir Singh was “a symbol of purity in public life” spread over 35 years. The function will be held under the aegis of the Sirsa District Congress Committee, which is controlled by supporters of Ms
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Death during abortion Ambala, October 26 Initially the police had registered a case against the doctor couple under Section 304-A of the IPC. Later, Section 304-A was converted into 304 and Sections 201 and the PNDT Act subsections 3, 4, 6, 22, 23 and 25 added to the case. Ajay Madan and Namrata Madan were produced in the court of the Duty Magistrate, Mr Y.S. Rathore, today. Earlier on Saturday, the court had remanded the couple to police custody for one day. Counsels Manprit Singh and Pankaj Sharma, appearing on the behalf of the prosecution, requested the court to grant the police remand for two days more. They said that according to a post-mortem examination report, the foetus was not found in the abdomen of the deceased and the police had to collect information about it from them. Counsels of the doctor couple C.M. Shehgal and Mohit Sehgal said that Section 304 was not applicable as the doctors had no intention to kill Amarjit Kaur. They said the police had no legal right or authority to challan the accused under the PNDT (Pre Natal Diagnositc Technique Test) Act, 1994. He said the Civil Surgeon, as the appropriate authority, should have filed a complaint in the court in this regard. The relatives of the deceased alleged that Amarjit Kaur had died due to the negligence of the doctor couple. Earlier on Saturday, a board of doctors, consisting of Dr Rakesh Chaudhary, Dr B.B. Lala, Dr Vinu Arora and Dr Sangeeta Goel, conducted the post-mortem examination of the deceased. In their report they said, “In our opinion, the cause of death in this case is shock, which is antimortem in nature and is sufficient to cause death in due course of time.” According to information, the Director-General, Health Service, Haryana, Dr B.S. Dhaiya, along with Dr G.P. Saluja, had also visited the Ambala City hospital in this regard on Saturday. He had discussed the matter with the Civil Surgeon and assured the relatives of the deceased, who met him in the hospital, that the Health Department would also take action against the doctor couple for conducting the ultrasound. The department has temporarily suspended the licence of the centre for two months after getting the complaint. Meanwhile, the relatives and neighbours of the deceased raised slogans against doctors outside the court premises, who had come in support of the doctor couple. Senior Akali leaders Kartar Singh Takkar, Ranbir Singh Fauji and Harpal Singh Pali said that the local unit of the Indian Medical Association should condemn the action of the doctor couple. However, the partron of IMA, Haryana unit, Dr D.S. Jaspal, said in such incidents, before any legal action was taken by the police, the Civil Surgeon and two other senior doctors should investigate the matter. He said the police should act on their recommendations and not on the allegations made by relatives of the victim. He said private doctors would not entertain serious cases if criminal cases were registered on allegations. |
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Elections, cricket have bookies busy Hisar, October 26 Cashing in on the Divali gambling fever, bookies are looking forward to carrying over this fever till the end of the elections and cricket matches. They say that the deep interest evinced by Haryana Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala in the Rajasthan and Delhi elections will lead to heavy betting in
Hansi. Already bets have been placed on the number of seats Mr Chautala’s INLD will contest in the two states. As the elections near, the number of bets and the amount involved is likely to rise sharply. Bookies say the cricket series could not have begun at a more opportune time for them. With the gambling fever at its peak just before Divali, there was heavy betting for the opener last week. However, the business was abruptly interrupted as the match was washed out. After the Hansie Crojne episode three years ago, Hansi had witnessed a slump in the betting business. The police had initiated several steps to curb betting and many bookies had quit business. However, the bookies have since changed their operating style and become more techno-savvy. Inquiries by ‘The Tribune’ reveal that the bookies’ control room is now located in an airconditioned vehicle equipped with a laptop computer which has access to the Net through WLL mobile phones. The vehicle is parked at random in villages on the outskirts of the town. Bets are accepted in code language through email and SMS from those who have already registered with the bookies. However, the main business is still done in the conventional manner. Hansi and its surrounding areas and parts of Bhiwani district are known for their compulsive betting. Here people bet on anything — from how much it will rain on a cloudy day to whether a pedestrian in a market will enter a shop on the left or the right. Such impulsive betting is the favourite pastime of people of the area. One can find groups of people huddled on roadsides placing bets on whether the registration number of an approaching vehicle will be an odd number or an even number. Elections and cricket just provide another excuse for betters. |
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Cut in number of polling booths Kaithal, October 26 In the Pai constituency, the number of polling booths will be 108 in place of 131 and in Pundri from 138 to118. He said the list of rationalised booths is available for the public in the District Election Office at the Mini Secretariat here. |
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Residents block highway Saha (Ambala), October 26 Mahinder Singh, a resident of Bazigar Basti at Saha, was picked up by the police following an altercation between two groups over panchayati land. Mahinder Singh was taken to the Saha police chowki. Later, he died in police custody. While the local people allege that Mahinder Singh died due to police high-handedness, the police claim that he suffered a ‘heart attack’ which led to his death. The family of Mahinder Singh alleged that he was manhandled by the police on the instigation of those who wanted to usurp panchayati land. “The manhandling by the police led to his death. We demand the arrest of all those who are involved in the incident. It is a shame that the custodians of justice have committed a crime,” they said. But the police maintains that when Mahinder Singh complained of uneasiness he was offered tea. They claimed that he collapsed while taking tea. He was first taken to a private hospital at Saha from where he was taken to the PGI, Chandigarh. Then he was taken to another private hospital in Ambala Cantt. Following his death, the body was brought to Saha and placed outside the police chowki, leading to the blockade. The residents said the body would be removed only after the culprits were brought to book. DSP Raj Gopal, who reached the spot, said an FIR had been lodged in this regard. It was only after the assurance given by the DSP that the blockade was lifted. |
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undertrials released Yamunanagar, October 26 The prisoners who have been released are Surinder Singh, resident of Hamida, Saney Jaidi of Bihar, Shamia of Chhota Bans village, Amrik Singh of Gumthala Rao village and Jai Singh of Sub Ki Majari. All five were booked for offences relating to smuggling of liquor. Irfan of Uttar Pradesh, Chander Bhan of Saharanpur, Jagmal Singh of Harijan Majari, Khizrabad and Amit of Yamunanagar were booked under the Arms Act. Jas
Pal Singh of Punjab who was in prison for theft has also been
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Farmers flout ban, burn paddy husk Kaithal, October 26 Deputy Commissioner Anurag Agarwal said today that though there was a considerable fall in the paddy husk burning cases this season, some farmers continued to burn it due to ignorance of its affect on environment. He said the administration had launched a campaign to spread awareness among the farmers. The administration would take action against the erring farmers. |
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Fire in bank, no loss suffered Sirsa, October 26 The fire was first noticed by a person who informed Mr Aadeshwar Jain, landlord of the building, who intimated the Fire Brigade and Mr V.K. Arora, Manager of the bank. The fire brigade arrived immediately and extinguished the fire. Mr Arora told reporters that the fire destroyed some unusable stationery and the bank suffered no loss. He said the fire was caused by some firecrackers, which entered through a ventilator. —
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2 killed in cracker factory explosion
Sirsa, October 26 YAMUNANAGAR: Divali was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the district. Mr Raj Kumar, Jail Superintendent of Jagadhri, Sub-jail, said fruits and sweets were distributed to prisoners by Mrs Anita Dahiya, Chief Judicial Magistrate.
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UGC recognises
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