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Allowance of physically challenged jobless hiked
Rohtak, December 3
Presiding over a state-level function ‘on the International Day for Disabled’. Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala today announced an increase of Rs 50 per month in the allowances paid to various categories of educated unemployed physically challenged persons in the state.

Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala addresses a state-level programme on International Day for the Disabled at Arpan Institute in Rohtak on Wednesday.
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala addresses a state-level programme on International Day for the Disabled at Arpan Institute in Rohtak on Wednesday.

Cultural extravaganza at Brahm Sarovar
Kurukshetra, December 3
Artistes of various cultural zones converged on Purushotampura Bagh, Brahm Sarovar, here today to perform folk dances and drama based on the epic of Mahabharata depicting cultural traditions of the country.

Punjabi artistes add colour and exuberance to the Gita jayanti celebrations Punjabi artistes add colour and exuberance to the Gita jayanti celebrations in Kurukshetra on Wednesday. — Photo by Neeraj Chopra


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HCS written exam result
Chandigarh, December 3
The candidates bearing the following roll numbers who appeared in the H.C.S.-Main (Written) Examinations, 2003, held in August have qualified for a viva voce test provisionally subject to the fulfilment of all eligibility conditions. Interviews will start on December 10.

Army recruitment from Dec 16
Chandigarh, December 3
Open recruitment to the Army will be made in the Police Lines, Sirsa, from December 16 to 21. Recruitment for general duty for youths of Kaithal and Fatehabad districts will be held on December 16, for youths of Hisar and Jind on December 17 and 18, respectively.

Nain’s release welcomed
Chandigarh, December 3
Various political parties of Haryana have welcomed the bail granted by the Supreme Court to BKU President Ghasi Ram Nain yesterday. Mr Nain was arrested on November 2, 2002, for launching an agitation to demand the dues of sugarcane growers from Naraingarh Sugar Mill. Mr Nain and his associates were booked, among other offences, for sedition.

Nirmal Singh files bail plea
Ambala, December 3
Haryana Former, minister and senior Congress leader Nirmal Singh has filed an anticipatory bail application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge B.M. Bedi on the apprehension that the Vigilance Bureau may implicate him in a false case. The judge has issued a notice to the state for December 5 in this regard.

MLA Barwala granted bail
Kaithal, December 3
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr J.R. Chauhan, here today accepted the regular bail application of Mr Jai Prakash Barwala MLA, who was booked by the Pundri police in a criminal case and under the Arms Act.

Raid on rice mill
Karnal, December 3
A team of marketing board yesterday raided Best Food International, Indri, and found that the firm had tampered with the records to evade tax.


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Allowance of physically challenged jobless hiked
Jatinder Sharma

Rohtak, December 3
Presiding over a state-level function ‘on the International Day for Disabled’. Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala today announced an increase of Rs 50 per month in the allowances paid to various categories of educated unemployed physically challenged persons in the state. He said the enhanced allowances would become effective with immediate effect.

A group of visually-impaired youths waved a black shawl and raised slogans against the INLD government when the Chief Minister was honouring donors at the function. These philanthropists had donated generously towards construction of ‘Shravan’, a centre for the rehabilitation of mentally challenged persons above the age of 18 years. The centre is located on the premises of the Arpan institute for the mentally challenged children.

When Mr Chautala was honouring the donors, a group of visually impaired youths, who were part of the audience, suddenly stood up, waved a black shawl towards the Chief Minister and started shouting “Chautala tere shasan mein, jhoothe waade bhashan mein”. The security persons were taken unawares.

A visibly annoyed Chief Minister waited for a few minutes and then took the mike and said that the demonstrators were either instigated by the Opposition leaders or were not in full knowledge of the welfare schemes introduced by the INLD government. He advised the demonstrators to approach the government for redressal of their grievances.

The Chief Minister said that 3 per cent posts had been reserved for the physically challenged persons in Haryana. The Red Cross Societies and District Child Welfare Centres at Rohtak, Hisar, Sonepat, Sirsa, Gurgaon and Ambala were running schools for mentally challenged children. His government, Mr Chautala said, had earmarked Rs 22.31 crore during the current financial year for the welfare of the physically challenged persons as compared to Rs 19.82 crore last year.

The demonstrators belonging to the “Netarheen Jagrit Sangh” told newsmen later that they wanted to register their protest against the anti-disabled policies of the Chautala government. They said graduate and postgraduate visually impaired youths had been without jobs for years. The unemployed visually impaired persons had been sitting in dharna outside the Chief Minister’s residence in Chandigarh for the past two months seeking employment, they said.

Earlier, he layed the foundation stone of the improved National Highway No 16-A connecting Gohana with Bhiwani via Lakhanmajra.
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Cultural extravaganza at Brahm Sarovar

An artiste from Rajasthan performs folk dance kalbelia
Displaying a total balance of mind and body, an artiste from Rajasthan performs folk dance kalbelia during Kurukshetra Utsav-Gita Jayanti Samaroh at Kurukshetra on Wednesday. — Photo Neeraj Chopra

Kurukshetra,
December 3
Artistes of various cultural zones converged on Purushotampura Bagh, Brahm Sarovar, here today to perform folk dances and drama based on the epic of Mahabharata depicting cultural traditions of the country.

Haryana Governor Babu Parmanand was the chief guest at the function while Mr M.K. Miglani, Vice-Chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh Agriculture University, Hisar, presided over the function. The Governor later took a round of the sarovar to see arrangements. Later he mingled with the artistes and inquired about their profession.

The programme began with the playing of folk instrument “Been”, followed by an exuberant Haryanavi folk dance “Dhamal”. Artistes from Orissa executed a brilliant dance performance depicting the famous episode from the epic “Mahabharata” where Abhimanayu, the valiant son of Arjun, broke the “Chakravyuh” formed by the Kauravas during the war with Pandvas.

Other colourful performance which stood out in the presentation were “kal belia” dance by artistes from Rajasthan and “Barsana ki Holi” by the North Central Zonal Cultural Centre, Allahabad. “kal belia” is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The serpentine and extremely versatile movements of dancers, captured the attention of the audience. The Holi dance, too, brought a touch of fragrance and devotion to the occasion.

Artistes from Rajasthan presented “kichak-vadh”. A Ragni describing the theme of exile of the Pandvas by Prem Singh Dehati and other artistes of the Haryana Cultural Affairs Department cast a spell over the audience while a devotional song entitled ‘Gita ma ka vandan’ by Goga Singh and the pulsating “bhangra” from the North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, were also appreciated.

The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Abhilaksh Likhi, North Zone Cultural Centre Director, Mr T.R. Jindal, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mrs Sukriti Likhi, were prominent among those present.

Meanwhile it was a memorable moment for Shakali of the Commerce Development of Kurukshetra University when she got the first prize at a state level declamation contest on Srimadbhagwadgita which was organised as part of the national-level Kurukshetra Utsav Gita Jayanti celebration.

While Urvashi of Dayanand Mahila Mahavidyalya stood second, Prachi of University College, Kurukshetra, came third and Rashmi of Seth Nav Rang Rai, Lohia Girls College, was adjudged fourth in the competition.

As many as 24 students from various educational institutions of the state look part in the contest and the winners were presented the awards by the Registrar of the university, Dr J.S. Kadian.
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HCS written exam result
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 3
The candidates bearing the following roll numbers who appeared in the H.C.S.-Main (Written) Examinations, 2003, held in August have qualified for a viva voce test provisionally subject to the fulfilment of all eligibility conditions. Interviews will start on December 10.

The qualified candidates between 21 and 27 years of ago as on 1.1.2003 and have opted for Dy S.P. must report for physical measurements on December 9 at Haryana Tourism, Red Bishop, Sector-1, Panchkula at 9 a.m.

The roll numbers are not in order of merit.

9,28 ,31 ,32, 58 ,61, 68, 73, 75, 76, 82, 87, 90, 92, 94, 102, 104, 107, 110, 115, 121, 127,148, 157, 160, 161, 167, 169, 170, 180,182,187, 192,194,199.

202, 208, 209, 222, 230, 234, 244, 250, 252 262, 269, 290, 294, 295, 296, 305, 308, 313, 316, 321, 322, 330, 342, 344, 355, 363, 368, 380 388, 389, 415, 422, 444, 445, 449, 462, 463, 465, 468, 470, 477, 486.

504, 508, 510, 527, 530 533, 545, 548, 557, 558, 559, 565, 570, 571, 574, 598, 606, 617, 638, 641, 645, 646, 657, 660 680, 691, 693, 697.

715, 716, 717, 718, 725, 729, 737, 761, 770, 773, 774, 778, 790, 799, 808, 820, 821, 823, 826, 829, 835, 838, 839, 846, 847, 848, 857, 858, 861, 871, 875, 907, 910, 923, 924, 927, 929, 939, 943, 949, 952, 953, 956, 958, 964, 977, 978, 984, 989, 991.

1000, 1003, 1019, 1022, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1042, 1043, 1050, 1077, 1081, 1083, 1097, 1098, 1102, 1105, 1110, 1117, 1123, 1124, 1130, 1136, 1146, 1148, 1156, 1162, 1171, 1178, 1179, 1182, 1184, 1186, 1193, 1199.

1204, 1206, 1207, 1214, 1217, 1222, 1226, 1228, 1229, 1235, 1241, 1244, 1251, 1252, 1265, 1267, 1269, 1278, 1282, 1296, 1304, 1308, 1309, 1320, 1324, 1335, 1339, 1341, 1342, 1353, 1356, 1357, 1359, 1363, 1374, 1379, 1381, 1383, 1389, 1390, 1391.

1400, 1402, 1407, 1408, 1414, 1415, 1421, 1433, 1434, 1435, 1443.
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Army recruitment from Dec 16
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 3
Open recruitment to the Army will be made in the Police Lines, Sirsa, from December 16 to 21.

Recruitment for general duty for youths of Kaithal and Fatehabad districts will be held on December 16, for youths of Hisar and Jind on December 17 and 18, respectively. Sons of ex-servicemen and widows of deceased soldiers and NCC cadets and youths of Sirsa district will be recruited on December 19. Recruitment for technical duty for these five districts will be held on December 20, with medical examination on December 21. Recruitment will commence at 6.30 a.m. and end at 8.30 a.m.

Those desirous for general duty recruitment should be matriculates with 45 per cent marks or should be 10+2 pass. They should be born between April 1, 1983, and December 10, 1987. For technical posts, the essential qualification is 10+2 pass with 50 per cent marks and at least 40 per cent marks in each subject.

The candidates should be born between April 1, 1981, and December 10, 1987. Those less than 18 years should bring a certificate from their parents that they have no objection to their wards being recruited in the Army.

The candidates should bring with them the original matriculation certificates. The residence certificates should be issued by SDMs and those of caste and character by sarpanches. Those belonging to the Sikh, Gujjar, Gorkha and Dogra communities should have castes certificate issued by SDMs.

Outstanding sportspersons should bring with them a certificate issued by the Sports Authority of India for achieving a position in national-level events.
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Nain’s release welcomed
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 3
Various political parties of Haryana have welcomed the bail granted by the Supreme Court to BKU President Ghasi Ram Nain yesterday. Mr Nain was arrested on November 2, 2002, for launching an agitation to demand the dues of sugarcane growers from Naraingarh Sugar Mill. Mr Nain and his associates were booked, among other offences, for sedition.

Indian Youth Congress President Randeep Singh Surjewala said here today that the Chautala Government had implicated Mr Nain and his associates in false cases in order to suppress the voice of agitating farmers. He said the Chautala Government should tender a public apology for lodging false cases against the farmer leaders. He also demanded a special commission to investigate the registration of false cases and the role of those civil and police officers who had acted on the “unjustified dictates of the Chief Minister”.

The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, also hailed the SC order. Mr Hooda also welcomed the release of Mr Jai Prakash Barwala, Congress MLA from Barwala, on bail. He also announced the postponement of the party workers’ meeting at Kaithal on December 5.
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Nirmal Singh files bail plea
Our Correspondent

Ambala, December 3
Haryana Former, minister and senior Congress leader Nirmal Singh has filed an anticipatory bail application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge B.M. Bedi on the apprehension that the Vigilance Bureau may implicate him in a false case. The judge has issued a notice to the state for December 5 in this regard.

Mr Satish Jain, the counsel for Mr Nirmal Singh, stated in the application that a false case had been registered against his petitioner at the behest of the Chief Minister. The counsel said in the application that the petitioner was a senior Congress leader and had been elected MLA from Naggal thrice.

The counsel stated that the petitioner had been criticising Mr Om Prakash Chautala for his failure as Chief Minister. He added that a false case had been registered against Mr Nirmal Singh in Ambala Cantt, in which connection the court had granted him anticipatory bail.

Mr Jain stated in the application that the Vigilance Bureau had called the petitioner a number of times to explain the possession of his assets, which the petitioner had fully explained. He said when the bureau failed to get any substantial proof against the petitioner, the investigation had been entrusted to a police Inspector who had been given extension in service.

It was stated in the bail application that the petitioner had come to know that the Inspector had been procuring affidavits of several persons under pressure for deposing the property in the name of others as belonging to the petitioner. The counsel said Mr Nirmal Singh had been making preparations for a big rally of the party at Kurukshetra in the last week of December and the bureau wanted to arrest him to ensure that the rally was a failure.

The counsel requested the court to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. He added that the arrest of the petitioner be stayed till the final decision in the case was taken.
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MLA Barwala granted bail
Our Correspondent

Kaithal, December 3
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr J.R. Chauhan, here today accepted the regular bail application of Mr Jai Prakash Barwala MLA, who was booked by the Pundri police in a criminal case and under the Arms Act. While accepting the bail application the Judge directed Mr Barwala to furnish two sureties of Rs 30,000 each.

Mr Tejinder Mann, state president, Kisan-Khet Mazdoor Congress, Mr Ishwar Singh, DCC president, Mr Randhir Rana, secretary HPCC, Mr Sudhir Mehta member HPCC executive, Mr Dharampal Jindal, vice-president DCC and other Congress leaders welcomed the court orders granting bail.
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Raid on rice mill
Tribune News Service

Karnal, December 3
A team of marketing board yesterday raided Best Food International, Indri, and found that the firm had tampered with the records to evade tax.

Mr R.S. Doon, Deputy Commissioner of Karnal, said a team of officials from the marketing board, led by regional administrator Ramesh Verma, raided Best Food International and realised Rs 92,194 on the spot on account of the market fee and fine.

After verification of the stock and entries in the record registers of the mill, it was found that 2,015 quintal of paddy was deficient.
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Councillor joins  Congress
Our Correspondent

Panchkula, December 3
Annoyed with the policies of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Mrs Anjala Kataria, a Municipal Councillor of the Panchkula Municipal Council, today joined the Congress and expressed her solidarity with Mr Chander Mohan, MLA from to Kalka Assembly constituency.

Mr Kataria said she had quit the Dal for its anti public activities and assured to follow all rules of the Congress and maintain discipline in the new party.
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2 tricycles given to handicapped
Our Correspondent

Ambala, December 3
The Red Cross Society organised a function on World Handicap Day. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr M.L. Kaushik, presided over the function. On this occasion, two tricycles were given to two handicapped and swing machines to five poor women.

Mr Kaushik said the society have a sympathetic attitude towards the handicapped. The secretary of the Red Cross Society, Ms Alka Gahai, also spoke on this occasion.
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Order on dependents

Chandigarh, December 3
The Haryana Government has decided that the dependent sons and daughters of ex-servicemen who have income from agriculture, trade, property and bank balance up to Rs 6,000 per month would be considered dependents of ex-servicemen for employment. — TNS
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Motorcycle, car stolen

Ambala, December 3
A motorcycle was stolen at Ambala cantonment last evening. A resident of Kabari Bazaar Abhishek has registered a case that his motorcycle was stolen from the Kabari Bazaar. Similarly, Vimal Gupta, a resident of Mall Road, stated in his complaint that his white Maruti car was stolen which was parked before his residence. The police registered two separate cases in this regard.

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