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Minorities cell seeks 2 Cong tickets
Fatehabad, February 7 Ms Sneh Lata, wife of Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala here today distributed cheques among women at the “Swalamban Ki Aur Badhte Mahilaon Ke Kadam” function, organised by the Haryana Mahila Vikas Nigam. Mathematician invited to Italy |
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Hoodas, relative get bail in
dowry case
Rs 319-cr scheme
to brickline water channels Gang
trafficking in women busted AMBALA DIARY Fatehabad to be beautified Supplementary exams from August 11 Health project for slum dwellers this month
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Minorities cell seeks 2 Cong tickets Chandigarh, February 7 In a seven-point resolution passed at the convention held at a hotel here, it was demanded that the Kurukshetra seat may be allotted to a Sikh candidate while the Faridabad seat be given to a Congress member from the Muslim community. The convention also sought allotment of 10 seats to minority representatives at the time of the Vidhan Sabha elections. It also demanded the setting up of a State Minority Commission, a Minority Finance Commission and a Minority Land Development Corporation and proportionate representation in state government vacancies in case the Congress forms the next government in the state. Lastly, it was demanded that a future Congress government in Haryana should curb the activities of Hindu rightwing outfits and make the minorities feel secure. The convention attended by about 300 delegates, a majority of them Sikhs, was addressed by Mr Bhajan Lal, President HPCC, Mr Harcharan Singh Josh, Secretary, Department of Minority Affairs in the AICC, Mr Zakir Hussain, Congress MLA, Ms Sumita Singh, President, Haryana Pradesh Mahila Congress, Ms Sunita Dhariwal, Chairperson of the Cultural Cell of the HPCC, and others. While speaking on the occasion, Mr Bhajan Lal assured the gathering that if the Congress formed the next government in the state, it would set up a State Minority Commission to safeguard the interests of members of minority religious groups. Mr Josh said the views expressed at the convention would be conveyed by him to the AICC. Mr Hussain said people of the minority communities would give an overwhelming support to the Congress in the coming elections and put the party in the saddle at the Centre as well as in the state. While welcoming delegates and guests at the convention, Mr Jagdeep Singh Cheema, Chairman, Department of Minority Affairs, HPCC, urged the participants to not to get confused by the false promises made by communal organisations. The Congress is the only party which should be trusted by the minorities, he added. |
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DCC sends four
names for ticket Hisar, February 7 Congress leader Shamsher Singh Surjewala, said here today that names of Mr Randeep Singh Surjewala, president, Indian National Youth Congress, Mr Birender Singh, former president of the HPCC, Mr Jai Parkash, a former Deputy Union Minister and MLA from Barwala, and his own name had been sent to the HPCC for recommending to the party high command. |
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Cheques for Rs 26 lakh distributed Fatehabad, February 7 Ms Sneh Lala distributed cheques worth Rs 26.61 lakh among 131 women for starting their own ventures. She also distributed cheques worth Rs 15.60 lakh to three self-help groups of women under the District Rural Development Agency and 19 sewing machines to poor women on behalf of the District Red Cross. She distributed cheques under the Devi Rakshak Yojna among three widows and cheques worth Rs 6.17 lakh to nine schools under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan. Ms Bimla Sangwan, chairperson of the Haryana Mahila Vikas Nigam, said the Nigam had been working to improve the economic status of women. She said that over 8,000 women had benefited from the schemes of the nigam during the past one year. She said that Swa-Shakti groups of women were being run in three districts of the state. These groups, were aimed at the empowerment of women, she added. |
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Mathematician invited to Italy Ambala, February 7 The conference is being organised at Centro di Ricera Matemaical Ennio De Giorgi in Pisa, Italy. At least 36 noted mathematicians from world over are expected to take part in the conference. Rahul Jain, who arrived in Ambala to meet his parents before leaving for Italy, told Chandigarh Tribune that he was looking forward to extensive interaction with noted mathematicians. “I feel honoured to have been invited to the conference,” he said. He said mathematicians from the USA, Japan, France and Italy would attend the conference. “I am pursuing my doctorate in ‘Regularity and wave front propagation in linear and non-linear partial differential equations’ from IIS and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Centre, Bangalore,” he said. Mr Rahul Jain (24) said his chosen field was a difficult one and only a limited number of mathematicians worked in that area world over. “In India, my supervisor, Dr BR Nagaraj, and I are the only ones pursuing this field,” he said. “Our research will have several applications, including finding out mineral in earth’s crust as well as in medical equipment,” he added. Having studied in different schools of Ambala Cantonment, including Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, DAV Public School and Army School, Rahul passed out from SD College here. “I developed an interest in mathematics after Class XII. My college professors encouraged me and I got hooked to pure mathematics,” he said. He observed that only persistence and a consistent approach were the key to mathematics. “Maths is not difficult. A student should never give up. Correct advice helps a student learn mathematics,” he said. After his doctorate, Rahul is keen to pursue further research and delve into applied mathematics with reference to the Indian scenario. And mathematician Rahul Jain unwinds not by solving one more problem but by listening to Hindustani classical music and playing badminton. |
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Hoodas, relative get bail in
dowry case Ambala, February 7 Earlier, the bail application was filed in the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Panchkula, Mr H.S. Bhangoo, who forwarded it to the District and Sessions Judge when Geeta submitted a representation to the Chief Justice of the High Court seeking the transfer of the application to some other court. While arguing on the bail application, Mr Ashwani Talwar, counsel of Geeta Grewal, said Geeta got married to Depender Hooda on December 28, 2002. The parents of Geeta had spent about Rs 25 lakh in the marriage but Depender told her that her parents did not perform the marriage according to their status and she wanted to live with him she had to fulfil their demands. Cash and gift worth lakhs of rupees were given to Geeta by the invitees on the reception. These were taken away by her mother-in-law. The counsel stated that Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his wife had told Geeta to bring her ATM, credit cards, balance sheet, papers of flat, car and immovable property of her father for obtaining a visa. They also told her that they expected a ‘Mercedes’ and ‘Esteem’ would not do. Mrs Asha Hooda also made a demand for Rs 60 lakh from her. Geeta was asked to bear half of the honeymoon expenses totalling Rs 20,000. It was also submitted that Geeta was subjected to physical and mental torture because of which she could not appear for an examination for going abroad. They also stated that the dowry articles were still in the possession of petitioner and their custodial interrogation was necessary for the recovery of these articles. Mr Hooda’s counsels stated during the argument on the bail application that the list of dowry was not furnished at the time of lodging an FIR. In the FIR there were only allegations of demand of Mercedes or cash but it was not mentioned that these had been given actually. There were further allegations against the petitioners that they had caused harassment to Geeta without actually specifying what harassment was caused. While countering the allegations in the FIR, the
counsel submitted that the allegations were made after one year of the marriage to counter a report lodged by Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda against Geeta in a police station in New Delhi, and a divorce petition filed by Depender Hooda. |
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Rs 319-cr scheme
to brickline water channels Rohtak, February 7 He was addressing public meetings at several villages of the district where he inaugurated irrigation projects. Mr Chautala said the saline-affected land would be reclaimed under this scheme which also envisaged digging of new tubewells to augment irrigation water supply. He said the capacity of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Lift Irrigation project had been raised to 1,500 cusecs from 1200 cusecs. The Chief Minister said efforts were being made to complete the Punjab portion of the SYL canal and hoped that the project would be completed soon. He also inaugurated the fourth phase of the CADA project on the Jind road here. This phase of the project has cost Rs 18 crore. The project would make available irrigation facilities for 30,000 hectares of land in 30 villages of Rohtak, Sonipat and Jhajjar districts. |
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Gang
trafficking in women busted Sirsa, February 7 The district police chief, Ms Mamta Singh, said today that the district police interrogated Dharan Singh of Jhoradnali village after receiving a tip off. His interrogation revealed shocking facts, which included the sale of a Bengali girl belonging to Piraspur under Kumarganj police station of West Bengal. The said girl named Badri Mahanto was brought three months ago and sold by Dharan Singh to Lal Singh of Shamshahbadpatti village for Rs 15000. Lal Singh further sold her to Mohan Lal. Mohan Lal reportedly purchased her for Rs 17000 for his dumb son Satish. In
a raid the police arrested Dharan Singh, Lal Singh, Mohan Lal and
Satish under various sections of the IPC and recovered Badri Mohanto.
All four confessed to their involvement in the sale-purchase of the
girl. Dharan Singh also disclosed that he had been in the business
with his wife Rani who belongs to Bengal. On the basis of his
confession the police conducted raids and recovered Meena Rani from
Kala Ram of Ahamadpur village, Parveen Kumari from Bhagwaan Chand and
Reena from Shayam Sunder of the same village. These three were also
arrested while another person involved in the trafficking has
absconded. But a woman sold by him has been recovered. |
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AMBALA
DIARY Ambala, February 7 Recently, Mr Kataria was an invitee to a function hosted by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The card number printed on the invitation card read “111”. Mr Kataria is delighted over receiving the invitation for more than one reason. He feels that “111” is a sign that reflects triumph. Interacting with mediapersons in Ambala, Mr Kataria seemed to be in good mood over the invitation card. “The numbers is surely a sign of success,” he interpreted. Whether the number is actually lucky for him or not will become clear only after the counting of the ballot papers is over. Flower arrangement
competition A flower arrangement competition was organised at SA Jain Senior Model School. According to the school Principal, Dr Anima Jain, the adjudicators were Ms Reena Nagrath, Ms Shabnam Nath and Ms Archana Jain. In the senior group, the first prize was bagged by Sonakshi, second prize went to Bharti, while the third prize was won by Mohit Sharma. In the middle group, Bhumika bagged the first prize, Damanpreet second and Ravneet third. Shuttlers excel Badminton players of the city have done well in different tournaments. In the inter-college badminton competition of Kurukshetra University, MDSD Girls College, Ambala City, bagged the bronze medal. The competition was held at DAV College for women in Yamuna Nagar. Declamation contest An inter-school Hindi declamation competition was organised by DAV Public School, Model Town, Ambala City. The competition was held under the guidance of the regional director, Dr R.K. Chauhan, and school chairman, Dr Dev Raj Gupta, to celebrate Rishi Bodh Utsav. Twenty students from different schools took part in it. According to the school Principal, Ms Meenakshi Dogra, Prerna Gupta of KPAK School came first, Vishal of Sohan Lal Girls Senior Secondary School second, while Kanika Sharma of DAV School, Barara, finished third. Consolation prizes went to Pankaj and Shikha. |
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Fatehabad to be beautified Fatehabad, February 7 Deputy Commissioner Mehtab Singh Sehrawat said today that DSP road would be widened, and a road divider constructed. Streetlights with underground wiring would be installed, he added. Congested Jawahar Chowk would be widened. The Thana Road and the other roads would also be widened, the DC added. The DC said that old Sabji Mandi area would be cleared of garbage and stagnant water. Sewerage and drainage systems would also be improved, he said. Chowk at the Bhuna turn in the town would also be developed into a park. Beautification of Rattia and Tohana towns of the district was also on the cards, he added. He said that departments concerned had been asked to prepare estimate for the projects. |
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Supplementary exams from August 11 Chandigarh, February 7 While stating this here today, an official statement said the Board also decided to withdraw the practice of registering teachers as examiners and sub-examiners for doing evaluation. The examiners and sub-examiners would be appointed through computerised records about their experience as mentioned in the staff system received from schools. It was also decided that examination centres for the students of government vocational educational institutes would be set up within the institutes from the current year. |
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Health project for slum dwellers this month Ambala, February 7 A pilot project is likely to be launched in four districts of Haryana later this month. These are Ambala, Panipat, Hisar and Rewari. A former president of the Haryana unit of the IMA, Dr D.S. Jaspal, said the health project would be run by the state government with financial assistance from the Central Government. “A survey has already been carried out in this regard,” he said. Dr Jaspal said nursing homes would be given responsibilities of 1000 to 1500 families. “Hospitals having maternity home and child health services will be chosen for the project. The private hospitals will provide primary health care, emergency obstetrics and neo-natal care,” he said. A nominal sum of Rs 100 per family member a year will be given to the private practitioner. “Two auxiliary nurse midwife will have to be provided for the project by the nursing home. Nurses will regularly visit the families and medical consultants will also visit them,” he said. Families living in slums will be provided medicines in case of any ailment. “We will give them generic medicines. Medical tests will be carried out on subsidised rates,” he stated. The slum dwellers eligible for the health project would be issued health cards. Dr Jaspal said special emphasis would be laid on adolescent girls as it had been observed that most of them have poor health. “Early marriage coupled with additional responsibilities has an adverse affect on young girls,” he said. He said primary health care service package, including referral support at fixed costs would also be provided later. The project would provide good quality and low-cost diagnostic services and essential medicines, contraceptives, vaccines and other supplies. The services for mothers include immunisation, ante-natal care and identification maternal complications, delivery by trained personnel and management of obstetric emergencies. For children, there will be vaccination, vitamin A prophylaxis and integrated management of childhood illness. |
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Ambala, February 7
