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Nomination filing begins today BJP trying to
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Wheat piles up as agents allege corruption Railway
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Nomination filing begins today Ambala, April 15 The filing of nomination papers begins tomorrow. Candidates
want that a large number of supporters turn up in Ambala city when
they file their nomination papers. One of the first candidates, who
is going to file the nomination papers, Ekta Shakti nominee Ranbir
Singh Bumbak. He will file his nomination tomorrow. Sadhaura MLA and
Indian National Lok Dal candidate Balwant Singh Kotkachua is going to
file his nomination papers on April 17. Haryana Chief Minister and
INLD national president Om Prakash Chautala may be present during
filing of nomination. Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Chander Pal will
be filing his nomination papers on April 19. He will file the papers
after the rally to be addressed by BSP supremo Mayawati on April 19 is
over. Former MP and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ratan Lal
Kataria is going to file his nomination papers on April 20. On the
same day, Shiromani Akali Dal, Haryana, candidate Raunaq Singh is also
likely to file his nomination. Congress candidate and former Union
Minister Kumari Selja will file her nomination on April 21. |
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BJP trying to
create tension: Abhay Yamunanagar, April 15 He also attacked the BJP for trying to create communal tension and disharmony. He appealed to voters to beware of their evil designs. He said the first round of campaign of INLD had been completed whereas the Congress and the BJP had not finalised their candidates for all seats. Mr Chautala said the BJP and the Congress were looking for defectors to nominate them in their candidates. Mr Chautala said as their nominee in the Lok Sabha, he would try to make this constituency as a model constituency in the country. Mr Chautala said he would not be able to devote much time in this constituency due to his engagements in other constituencies. He told the party workers to start working day and night to spread the policies and programmes of the party. He said promises made by him for the Yamunanagar constituency had been fulfilled. Mr Sher Singh Badsani state president of the INLD, and Dr Malik Chand Gambhir, MLA from Yamunanagar and Mr Ashok Sherewal, former state BJP president, were also present. |
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Hooda launches campaign from native village Rohtak, April 15 Mr Hooda drove to the village in his specially fabricated vehicle, christened “vikalp rath”. He sought the blessings of Baba Mel Nath at a temple. Later. he proceeded to the village chaupal where he addressed a meeting. “I have chosen to go to Chandigarh via Delhi because the political situation demands that I do so. After the Lok Sabha poll, the Assembly elections will follow within three months. Now is the time to decide whether you want your 11-year-old struggle to come to its logical conclusion”, he said. He said the Rohtak area had been denied its due share in political power ever since Haryana came into being in 1966. He did not mention HPCC chief Bhajan Lal but claimed that he had left the “PhDs of politics” behind in the selection of Congress nominees for the Lok Sabha poll in Haryana. Mr Hooda criticised the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying that “there was not a single measure he had taken for the benefit of farmers or the poor.” All that the NDA government had done was to benefit the creamy layer of society. He also came down heavily on the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, terming him as a “liar and opportunist who deserves no sympathy”. |
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Resentment in Youth Cong on Surjewala issue Sonepat, April 15 The vice-president of the Haryana Youth Congress, Mr Sudesh Sharma, today said that hundreds of activists, including office-bearers of the district, had threatened to resign if the party high command accepted Mr Surejewala’s resignation.” |
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Sanjha Morcha nominee elected MC chief Hisar, April15 According to the returning officer, Mr Vinay Kumar, Mr Goyal defeated Mr Shantnu Malik, INLD candidate, by six votes. Local INLD leaders were claiming the support of 18 councillors but Sanjha Morcha leaders reached the council office with 13 councillors. The election was ordered after the removal of the council chief, Mr Hanuman Parsad, last year for having more than two children. |
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Wheat piles up as agents allege corruption Sirsa, April 15 Some of the agents have accused contractors of various procurement agencies of deliberately slowing down the procurement process, which has resulted in road blocks. They have also accused contractors of demanding money for lifting wheat. One commission agent, on the condition of anonymity, told this correspondent that though wheat had been sold by him several days ago, the contractors had not cleared the space in front of his shop because he had not paid the money demanded by way of “labour fee” by them in addition to the Rs 150 and 250 for the trailer and truck, respectively. He said the big heaps of wheat lying in the mandi area had led to all roads being jammed and no fire engine could enter in case of an emergency. District convener of the state Vyapar Mandal Rajkaran Bhatia also made similar allegations against the contractors. The slow lifting of wheat had created such a situation that people had started stacking wheat in the residential area around the
mandi. The Manager of the Sirsa Cooperative Marketing-cum-Processing Society, Mr Sultan Singh, admitted that the lifting of wheat had become a problem because of the heavy arrivals. He said about 70,000 quintals of wheat was being lifted from the mandi whereas about 1 lakh quintals of wheat was arriving daily. However, he said the procurement agencies had been informed of the situation so that the lifting process could be accelerated. The secretary of the Sirsa Market Committee, Mr Lalchand
Bhambu, said he had requested the officials concerned to speed up procurement. The problem was likely to persist for a few more days, he said. |
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Meeting to review wheat procurement Fatehabad, April 15 The Deputy Commissioner informed Mr Dhesi that 2.29 metric tons of wheat had so far been procured in this district. The district authorities were expecting 4.50 metric tons of wheat this season, he added. The total arrival of wheat last year was 4.88 lakh metric tons, he informed. Mr Dhesi also visited the local grain market to see the procurement operations for himself. He also talked to some farmers and traders. He also visited the Rattia grain market in this district. The traders at Rattia complained of slow lifting of the procured wheat. |
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Railway Division wins laurels Ambala, April 15 The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Mr Aneet Dulat, said besides the best performance shield, the division had also won the newly instituted shield for most economical functioning. He said for outstanding performance in different fields, the division had been awarded 12 shields. Twelve officers and staff members had been awarded for individual performance for 2003-04. “This has been achieved under the guidance of the Divisional Railway Manager, Mr Keshav Chandra,” he said. Mr Dulat said shields had been awarded for accounts, personnel, signal and telecommunications, bridges, engineering, track, electrical, safety, carriage and wagon, electrical (general) and railway hospital. Those who have been given individual awards include Mr M.S. Meena, Mr B.D. Dungriyal, Mr R.K. Arora, Mr Rajiv Bajaj, Mr Amit Kumar Jain, Ms Suman Bala, Mr Babu Lal, Mr Prem, Mr Vijay Kumar, Ms Praveen Kumar, Ms Seema, Mr Balkwan Singh and Mr Ram Karan. The shields and awards were presented by the General Manager, Mr R.R. Jaruhar, at a function held in New Delhi today. Mr Aneet Dulat said during the financial year 2003-4, the division not only excelled in works related to the Railway but also hosted the all-India Salahakar Samiti at Shimla. |
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HIGH COURT The public interest petition filed by Mr Subhash Sharma, a journalist, seeking a CBI inquiry into the alleged violation of mining contract by the company owned by former Haryana minister Kartar Singh Bhadana which was carrying out mining activity in Faridabad district of Haryana was today referred to another Bench. In his petition, Mr Sharma had claimed that the company owned by Mr Bhadana had carried out mining in excess of the stipulations of the agreement. He has also claimed that due to this action of the mining company, the ecology of the area had suffered. Earlier, a Bench of this High Court had ordered CBI investigations into the matter. The time granted to the CBI had been extended once the court after the CBI sought more time. |
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Teachers attend
workshop Ambala, April
15 Nearly 60 teachers from different Army schools attended.
It was organised by Oxford University Press. Sachi Madhavan and Sheba
Victor of the Central Institute of English and Foreign Language,
Hyderabad, conducted the workshop. During the interactive workshop,
emphasis was laid on effective teaching of English. It was stressed
that all subject teachers play an important role in improving English
of the learner. |
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Man killed while changing ‘chola’ Sirsa, April 15 |
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Goods destroyed in factory fire Hisar, April 15 According to the factory owner, Mr Yag Datt Setia, the fire broke out in the yarn storage area of the factory around 9 a.m. According to reports, the fire brigade brought the flames under control after three hours. |
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