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Chautala
cautions regional leaders CBI
ex-chief Sharma vies for Cong ticket Few
takers of INLD, BJP flags Varsity
award in memory of Kalpana Chawla Chautala
govt ‘exploiting’ owners of private schools |
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Eunuch,
accomplice get remand in castration case Accused
refused anticipatory bail Retrenched
staff threaten stir Workshop
lays stress on coop farming Hisar
to have Patent Information Centre Inter-college
management festival organised
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Chautala cautions regional leaders
against BJP Chandigarh, March 13 In a statement issued here today, Mr Chautala told the regional parties to be “beware of the sinister designs of the BJP in general and Mr Advani in particular.” He reminded the leaders of the regional parties that “the arrogance and desire to appropriate all political space by the so-called claimants to the tag of national parties had always led to the suppression of regional aspirations. “In fact, the unwillingness of the bigger parties to appreciate and accommodate the aspirations of the sub-regional parties has been the stumbling block in the faster progress of the country,” he added. Mr Chautala has also written letters to leaders like Mr George Fernandes, Mr Nitish Kumar, Ms Mamata Banerjee, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, Mr Navin Patnaik, Mr Farooq Abdullah, Mr P.K. Mohanta, Mr Parkash Singh Badal and Ms Jayalalithaa. He has pointed out that the regional parties had played a vital role in the formation of the National Democratic Alliance “to give the country the much-needed political stability after the country had to undergo three General Elections between 1996 and 1999... After having ruled at the Centre with the support of the regional allies, Mr Advani did not hesitate to ask the voters to vote for the Congress...This makes me wonder if the sole objective of Mr Advani and the BJP was to cling to power even if it had to join hands with the Congress. “Such opportunistic planning and blatant disregard for voters whose aspirations are met only by the regional parties, needs to be exposed. I, therefore, urge you to appropriately react in the media and other foras so that the monolithic parties realise that the regional parties and their voters have a right to exist... and that anyone who denigrates their voting rights needs to be condemned.” It is not known if any these leaders has responded to Mr Chautala’s letter. However, Mr Badal, president of the Shiromani Akali Dal who has close ties with the Chautala family, only recently overruled his son Sukhbir and declared that his party would support the BJP in Haryana and not the INLD. |
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CBI ex-chief Sharma
vies for Cong ticket Chandigarh, March 13 A 1963-batch IPS officer, Mr Sharma has served in the Karnal area for several years in various capacities. He was first posted as SP, Karnal, in 1969, when Kaithal, Kurukshetra and Panipat were a part of the district. He again became the SP of Karnal in 1979 after Kurukshetra was carved out as a separate district. After his promotion as DIG, Mr Sharma became the Principal of the Police Training College, Madhuban, near Karnal. He was shifted as DIG, Haryana Armed Police, Madhuban, after he played a crucial role in defusing the tense situation following a strike by a section of the HAP in 1982. Mr Sharma continued to maintain his ties with Karnal even after retirement. He is the honorary secretary of the Dyal Singh Trust which runs a college and two schools in Karnal. He is also the honorary secretary of the Dyal Singh Library Trust, Delhi. After the Emergency, he was posted as the Staff Officer of the Shah Commission which inquired into the excesses allegedly committed during that period. Mr Sharma has many friends among the Sikhs, who have a considerable population in the constituency. He played a significant role as the DIG, Ambala range, to curb the anti-Sikh riots which rocked the area before Operation Bluestar in 1984. |
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Few takers of INLD, BJP flags
Ambala, March 13 With the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, shops dealing in election related material like party flags have replenished their stocks. Mr Gurdeep Singh, who runs a shop at Ambala Sadar, said that there is an increasing demand for political party flags. “While the demand for Indian National Lok Dal and Haryana Vikas Party flags has already picked up, Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress flags are finding comparatively fewer takers,” he said. There is good demand for flags displayed on cars. There are three types of car flags on sale. While the expensive one made of woollen material with embroidery is priced at Rs 100, car flag made of terrycot is available for Rs 50. The cheapest variety is the simple printed variety which is available for Rs 30. The range of ‘normal sized’ party flags starts at Rs 60. At the base price, a printed party flag measuring two feet by three feet is available. At the higher end is the political party flag costing Rs 100, which has embroidery work on it. Mr Gurdeep Singh stated that besides political party flags, they have an expertise in preparing flags for the defence forces, police and administration. “We had supplied National Flags during the Kargil war,” he said. “Besides the order for National Flags during the Kargil war, I had also sent additional National Flags free of cost with the promise that they would only be used at the forward posts which had been won by our soldiers after defeating the enemy,” Mr Gurdeep Singh stated. He said that Brig P.C. Katoch of 102 Inf Bde had written a letter to him following his gesture. “I just did my duty in honour of those who made the supreme sacrifice while defending the nation’s territorial integrity,” he said. |
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Varsity award in memory of Kalpana Chawla Kurukshetra, March 13 A University spokesman said yesterday that the scholarship would be open to the students of all streams including Science, Arts, Commerce and Management etc. All-round performance in academic and extra curricular activities would be taken into consideration and the scholarship would be awarded to the full time post-graduate student of this university. The amount of scholarship would be Rs 10,000 per annum and the Foundation would consider enhancing the scholarship by rupees 1000. each year for the next 10 years. A silver medal weighing 100 gram carrying the joint logo of Kurukshetra University and the Foundation will be given with scholarship money. |
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Chautala govt ‘exploiting’ owners of private schools Hisar, March 13 In a press note issued here, he said the government’s decision to implement Education Guidelines-2003 from the next session would result in the closure of thousands of private schools in the state. These schools were providing employment to thousands of youths, he pointed out. Mr Bishnoi said after the implementation of the guidelines, a large number of school owners would be forced to close their institutions as they were not in a position to fulfil the norms laid by the Chautala government. The government’s decision would not only render thousands of teachers jobless, but also make it difficult for parents to educate their wards, he maintained. He said it was unfortunate that examinations were going on in Haryana while school owners were on roads to protest against the decision. He held the government responsible for this situation. He alleged that the future of teachers as well as poor students, whose parents could not afford high fees of recognised schools, was at stake due to Mr Chautala’s adamant attitude over the issue. Mr Bishnoi demanded that instead of implementing impractical guidelines, the government should encourage the school owners by providing facilities. |
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Eunuch, accomplice get remand in castration case Hisar, March 13 The local police had produced Jhanjhar and Jaggi, residents of Budhladha town in Punjab, in the court today after arresting both from Punjab. The court also issued arrest warrants against another eunuch, Chameli, a resident of Faridkot in Punjab, Darshan Singh of Budhlada and Dr K.K. Shrivastva, a resident of Farukhabad in Uttar Pardesh, in this connection. A local youth, Bal Krishan of nearby Mangali village, had alleged that Jhanjhar, Darshan and Jaggi had castrated him with the help of Dr K.K. Shrivastva after kidnapping him from his village last year. After this they sold him to another eunuch, Chameli, for Rs 85,000. Later, the youth escaped from the house of Chameli on the night of February 9 and reached here. He met the local Sub-Divisional Magistrate in this regard, who sent him to the local Civil Surgeon for medical examination, which confirmed the alleged castration. He has also written to the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Director-Generals of Police of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pardesh in this regard. |
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Accused refused anticipatory bail Chandigarh, March 13 The accused had allegedly hired assassins to kill Daulat Ram for avenging his father’s death. The prosecution had claimed that Daulat Ram was initially blamed for killing the father of the accused, but was acquitted in the murder case by Karnal’s Additional Sessions Judge on April 5, 1997. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was asked to look into the murder case by Mr Justice K.S. Garewal of the High Court in December, 2001, after Daulat Ram’s wife Haridevi had alleged police inaction. In an attempt to solve the case, the premier investigation agency had taken into possession several unclaimed bodies. The CBI had also questioned Daulat Ram’s “servant” Bahadur, missing soon after the incident. According to the CBI, Bahadur, in a statement before a Magistrate, had revealed that three persons had carried out the killing in his presence. Claiming to have been implicated in the case, the accused, on the other hand, had alleged the hatching of a conspiracy to frame him. The accused had asserted that Bahadur was planted by the prosecution. His real servant Vinod’s name was mentioned in the first information report lodged by Daulat Ram’s wife. But Bahadur’s name was not in it. |
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Retrenched staff threaten stir Sirsa, March 13 While lambasting the state government, he alleged that they had ditched the employees. They said they would expose the government’s policies of divide and rule. |
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Workshop lays stress on coop farming Hisar, March 13 Presiding over the inaugural function of the two-day agricultural officer’s workshop at Haryana Agricultural University here, he said farmers of Israel were earning more by adopting cooperative farming and latest techniques. The farmers in India could also earn more with less cost and efforts by using cooperative farming and such techniques. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Mr M.K. Miglani, who was the chief guest, said the problem of pollution and irrigation water had become prominent due to irrational use of pesticides and other agro-chemicals. Nearly 300 farm experts are attending the workshop. Two books on soil management and dry-land agriculture were also released on the occasion. |
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Hisar to have Patent Information Centre Sirsa, March 13 The Centre, meant for creating awareness about the patent laws among the people, would be set up by the Technology Information Forecast and Evaluation Council functioning under the Science and Technology Department of the Union government. This was stated by Dr B.S. Beniwal, Technical Director of the Haryana Science and Technology Department, at a one-day Patent Awareness Workshop here. Dr Beniwal said that 15 Patent Information Centres had, so far, been set up in the country. He said that there was little awareness among the Indian people of the patent of intellectual assets till 1995 when India became the member of WTO. Patent Information Centres, he said, were trying to create awareness about the patent laws among the people, especially the scientists, researchers and universities.
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Inter-college
management festival organised Ambala, March 13 On the occasion, Mr Bajpai stressed the importance of extra-curricular activities in technical institutions. He applauded the efforts of MM group for developing technical and medical education qualitatively. He asked the students to utilise all available facilities and library resources to the full extent and learn self management for a successful professional career. While addressing the students, Mr Garg asked them to work hard to achieve their goals. He presented a memento to the chief guest. The director of the institute, Mr Mukesh Aggarwal, said with the advent of globalisation the norms of recruitment had gone a sea change. Besides academic brilliance, soft skills and the spirit of competitiveness were also considered for recruitment. The
faculty coordinator, Mr Harpreet Singh, spoke about the objectives of
Josh-2004. The students presented impressive dance, one act play and
other performances. |
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EC guidelines on hoardings flouted Karnal, March
13 Huge hoardings on the achievements of the Haryana government with Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala’s photographs can be seen in and around the city and other towns of the district. All hoardings by various State corporations and boards highlight achievements of various departments of the state Government with slogans like “Nek Irade - Nibhai
Vayede” etc. |
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7-year RI for rape Hisar, March 13 According to the prosecution, the accused, Parveen Kumar, a resident of Khera Kala village in Delhi, had eloped with a girl of the local Mahabir Colony two years ago and raped her. |
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Youths celebrate win with
crackers Ambala, March 13 In the Mahavir Jain Marg market in Ambala city, the youths raised slogans in favour of Indian cricketers and
distributed sweets to shopkeepers. Students, however, could not enjoy the match as the matriculation examination started today. In one of the temples here, a pujari conducted a special puja to celebrate the victory. |
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The Haryana Chief Minister and
president of the Indian National Lok Dal, Mr Om Prakash Chautala,
today came down heavily on the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani,
for urging the electorate to vote for either the BJP-led alliance or
the Congress-led alliance and not the regional parties which were not
aligned with these alliances.
