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Custodial death case: judicial custody for
SHO
Inside Babudom
Hearing on pleas against MLAs
adjourned
Congress plans demonstration
Admn order on illegal sale of
plots
Selja will be ‘next CM’
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Ill-equipped trauma
centre
Hospital needs better facilities
Transfer of teachers being probed by crime
branch
Leaf from History
Army recruitment
Kanyadaan scheme scope expanded
Community centre for
Rohtak
Yamunanagar college girls excel in exams
Child killed, 35 hurt in mishap
Takkar alleges irregularities in use of
party fund 
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Custodial death case: judicial custody for
SHO
Fatehabad, June 14 The cops have been booked under Sections 302, 323, 341, 506 and 34 of the IPC. Residents of Dulet and surrounding villages, from where the victim hailed had blocked the Chandigarh road near Bhuna yesterday demanding action against the erring cop. The blockade was lifted only at 10 PM last night. Meanwhile, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr Nitin Kumar Yadav, last night ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. Mr Bhira Ram, Naib Tehsildar, Bhuna has been entrusted the inquiry. Talking to mediapersons in his office today, Mr Yadav said the inquest on the body of the victim was also performed yesterday in presence of a magistrate. Sheo Chand, a resident of village Dulet under Bhuna police station in this district had died in the police custody on the night intervening Saturday and Sunday. According to some villagers, Sheo Chand had gone to the shop of Pawan and his father Satish in the village to buy liquor on Saturday. The shop does not have a licence but liquor was sold in connivance with the police. Sheo Chand allegedly purchased liquor and consumed it in the shop itself. Later he had an altercation with Pawan and Satish, who tied him with a rope and gave him a severe beating. The shopkeepers later, called the police and handed over Sheo Chand to a police party. An injured Sheo Chand was arrested and taken to Bhuna Police Station. He was taken to the Community Health Centre
(CHC) at Bhuna at about 2 a.m. in the night in a serious condition. He died at 3 p.m. The body was handed over to victim’s kin after a post-mortem examination. Angry villagers sat on a dharna on the Fatehabad-Chandigarh road. The traffic on the road remained blocked till 10 p.m. on Sunday. Villagers agreed to lift the dharna only when senior officers announced that the guilty cops would be booked. The police has already arrested the two shopkeepers yesterday under Sections 302, 323, 341, 506 and 34 of the IPC and produced them before the court. They were remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. Today Umed Singh moved an application before the court that he be sent to the Sirsa jail instead of the Hisar jail as Pawan and Satish, the other accused in this case were lodged in the Hisar jail and he feared danger to his life there. The court acceded to his request and ordered that he be sent to the Sirsa jail during his remand period. |
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Inside Babudom
Chandigarh, June 14 The IAS officer went to Manchester in the UK for six days in October last year to participate in an international conference titled, "Securing the Future Cooperative Approaches to the Sustainability Agenda". Then in January he went to Muscat and Sur in Oman for three days, apparently to follow up on the grain exported to the country by HAFED. He left for the USA last week to take part in a short-term training course at John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. While the training will last for 12 days, Mr Devender Singh has sought an additional two weeks' leave for staying with his brother-in-law at Sanginaw(Michigan) and sister-in-law at Rockhill (South Carolina). The total leave sought by the IAS officer - for doing the training and then staying with his relatives - is one month, and it has been granted by the state government. While Mr Devender Singh is not the only officer from Haryana who has been travelling abroad - a number of his peers are in foreign shores at this very moment - he undoubtedly is going to foreign countries a little more often than he should perhaps ideally do. Mr Devender Singh was earlier involved in a controversy when, during his stint as the Deputy Commissioner of Karnal, his house was raided by the CBI in connection with a gun licence issuing racket. Nothing incriminating apparently came out of the raid except a few bottles of Scotch which is presumably becoming vintage liquor in the custody of the CBI. There was no impact of the CBI raid on Mr Devener Singh's career and he continued as the DC of Karnal even after the incident. After a while he was transferred to Chandigarh and made the Director, Industries, Mines and Geology. That was a decent posting but something even better came his way when he was posted as MD of HAFED, a post which he now holds and makes the most of it. |
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Hearing on pleas against MLAs
adjourned
Chandigarh, June 14 The two MLAs were asked to appear before the Speaker today Mr Sangwan sought permission to engage an advocate to appear on his behalf Mr Kadian allowed his request and asked him to appear before him at 2 p.m. along with his advocate. However, when Mr Sangwan went to Mr Kadian’s chamber at 2 p.m., the Speaker was not there. After waiting for about half an hour, Mr Sangwan gave in writing that no senior advocate was available because of the vacations in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Hence, he said, the hearing should be adjourned for four weeks. After talking to Mr Kadian on the telephone, his Secretary wrote on Mr Sangwan’s letter that “the honourable Speaker has been informed telephonically who ordered to ask him to appear before ‘me’ at 12 noon on June 15.” Since the order has been signed by the Secretary, Mr Sangwan said an MLA could not be asked by the Secretary, to the Speaker to appear before him. It is unlikely that Mr Sangwan would appear before Mr Kadian tomorrow. Mr Dalal also sough copies of the record of the Vidhan Sabha which he had inspected earlier. He had also sought adjournment of the hearing till after the Rajya Sabha elections. Mr Kadian turned down his requests and asked him to appear before him tomorrow. Meanwhile, it is learnt that Mr Dalal has also written to the Election Commission that the Speaker was out to disqualify them to ensure the victory of both candidates of the INLD in the Rajya Sabha elections. |
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Congress plans demonstration
Rohtak, June 14 HPCC spokesman Krishan Murti Hooda said in a press note here today that the state’s premier medical institution had fallen victim to corruption and neglect. It was being rocked by one scandal after another. Recently, the institute procured and used sub-standard life-saving drugs. He pointed to the recent case of rape of a minor girl and murder of a man in the canteen of the dental wing and said there was no security for patients, doctors and other residents of the campus. There were fears of bungling in the PMT which had been entrusted to the PGIMS by the government without any reason. Mr Hooda said the town was facing an extreme shortage of power and drinking water. There had been public protests over the issue but the government had not taken any steps to give relief to the town’s harassed residents. Meanwhile, the district Congress (Rural) chief, Prof Virendra, has welcomed the entry of six Independent legislators in the Congress. He said this had strengthened the party. This would make the forthcoming poll for Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana more interesting. He welcomed the government decision to retain the chapter on Sir Chhotu Ram in Class V textbooks and denied that the Congress Lok Sabha member from Rohtak, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had politicised the issue. |
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Admn order on illegal sale of
plots
Karnal, June 14 It may be mentioned that in land deals in Karnal, particularly near the national highway, many property dealers had taken to plotting layouts without approval from the Municipal Council, Haryana Urban Development Authority or the Town and Country Planning Department. A senior official of the Town and Country Planning Department said that on Saturday and Sunday, they had demolished a few roads partially constructed at two illegal sites on the Meerut road behind the MITC complex and on the Ramvar road. Claiming that the plotting layouts of these two sites were illegal, the official said the property dealers had violated The Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Act, 1963. When contacted, the District Magistrate of Karnal, Mr
R.S. Doon, told TNS that many property dealers had come out with plotting layouts during the time of the Lok Sabha elections. “I have asked the Town and Country Planning Department to take stern action against them”, he said. A senior official of the local municipal council said that several other plotting layouts on the Kunjpura road, Moonak road, Phusgarh road, Meerut road, Jind-Kaithal road and Indri road had come out without seeking approval from the authorities concerned. On the other hand, property dealers said there were many hurdles posed by the authorities concerned to get the colonies approved. “Officials of the Town and Country Planning department do not even give the approved plan/map of the controlled areas so that the property dealers can make their plotting layouts accordingly”, alleged a local property dealer. |
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Selja will be ‘next CM’
Sirsa, June 14 He was addressing a gathering at a village in the Darba Vidhan Sabha constituency in connection with the visit of the of Union Minister for Poverty Eradication and Urban Employment, Ms
Selja, on June 20 at Sirsa. Dr K.V. Singh claimed that the Congress would form the next government in Haryana and the party President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, would entrust an educated young leader with a clean image to lead the government. During the public contact programme in the Rori legislative constituency, the state Youth Congress vice-president, Mr Surinder Nehra, said the INLD had lost faith of the people because of their wrong and “anti-people” policies. |
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Shortage of clay for ‘kulhars’ worries
potters
Panipat, June 14 An average one lakh earthen cups are being daily used at about 22 railway stations in Haryana to serve tea and coffee to rail passengers. Among the stations, the railway stations at Ambala, Gurgaon, Sonepat, Panipat, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Faridabad are the places where consumption of cups is 7,000 higher than other stations. Traditional potters in various districts are selling earthen cups at different prices ranging from 50 paise to 70 paise per cup to the contractors. However, the cost of a cup is 35 paise in Kerana district of Uttar Pradesh, which is about 25 km from Haryana. Due to shortage in the supply of the earthen cups and the higher cost in Haryana, canteen contractors at the railway station here have started procuring cups from potters in Uttar Pradesh. Potters say in 1991 then Chief Minister Bhajan Lal had passed a resolution in the Vidhan Sabha that the villages where traditional potters did not have land to run their profession, they would get 5 acres of land from the panchayats. But the resolution was implemented in a few villages and most of the potters still do not have land to get clay. They said although the traditional potters were hopeful, youngsters were not looking it as an employment opportunity. Prajapati (Kumhars) Sabha president Lakhi Ram said most of the potters had been purchasing clay from other villages. The cost per cup was high. He added that if the resolution was implemented, “kumhars” of the state would get benefit of the Railway Ministry decision. Optimistic about the decision traditional kumhars, Lal Ram (Ambala), Kabir Das (Karnal), Joginder Kumar (Sonepat) and Ram Kishan (Jind) told The Tribune that with the introduction of “kulhars” in trains and at stations their source of income had increased. But the government should take initiative to get land for “kumhars” so that they would not face shortage of clay. A contractor at the Panipat railway station canteen, Mr Mohan Lal, said the consumption of the earthen cups had increased manifold this weak. He said he was not getting the required supply of earthen cups. Moreover, the cost of a cup was higher in the state, therefore, he was also getting cups from Uttar Pradesh. |
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Ill-equipped trauma
centre
Karnal, June 15 The trauma centre started functioning in January, 2003, after closing the
emergency ward of the Civil Hospital to pave the way for a super speciality
hospital, but patients suffer as it has over the months practically turned into
a referral centre. The doctors called from the Civil Hospital in shifts for duty in the trauma centre feel relieved by getting rid of serious cases by referring them to the PGI, Chandigarh, for treatment. The basic reason for this attitude of the doctors is that the in charge of the trauma centre does not have the supervisory powers to control them. Doctors come from the Civil Hospital for temporary duty on rotation. Interestingly, the Civil Surgeon or the Chief Medical Officer of Karnal is not empowered to interfere in the administrative affairs of the trauma centre. The
trauma centre is under the supervision of the Principal Medical
Officer (PMO) who is answerable to the Director-General of Health
Services, Haryana. Since the PMO is not empowered to monitor the work
of doctors, the basic attitude of the doctors has changed. “There
is not even a single post right from Class IV to specialist medical
officer sanctioned specially for the trauma centre,” disclosed Dr
S.K. Kulshresth, Principal Medical Officer of the trauma centre. Answering
a question he said that posts of the basic staff required in a super
speciality hospital like that of a neuro-surgeon, psychologist,
cardio-thoracic surgeon, anesthetist and radiologist had not been
sanctioned by the government. The general physician who comes from
the Civil Hospital handled all critical cases, he said. Moreover,
there is no CT scan or MRI facility available in the trauma centre. Commenting
upon the state of trauma centre a senior medical officer said: “It
is not a trauma centre in real sense.” People allege that the
patients are also advised by the doctors to get themselves treated at
private nursing homes. In March and April this year, as many as 589
patients were admitted to the trauma centre, of which 65 were referred
to the PGI, Chandigarh, 42 died during treatment and the remaining
were asked to get themselves treated at private hospitals. They also allege that the doctors posted in the community health centres or the primary health centres refer such patients to the Civil Hospital or the trauma centre which further refer most of them to private hospitals and the PGI, Chandigarh. While the authorities of the Health Department say that they have shortage of funds and specialist doctors, people suspect a nexus between the government doctors and the owners of private nursing homes. |
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Hospital needs better facilities
KAITHAL: The district-level hospital situated here which was upgraded from 50 to 100 bedded about 20 years ago is yet to see any addition in its exiting building. In case of emergencies the wards remain over crowded as extra patients have to be accommodated in the available space. The private ward too has very limited rooms which are dark and where air and sunlight never enter. Only two official residences are available for about 12 doctors and most of the medical officers stay outside the hospital premises. Thus, in case of emergencies it is not easy to call them. The only one operation theatre is not sufficient because when it is being used for family planning operations, emergency operations have to wait. The cardiac monitor which was damaged during the 1993 floods has not been replaced even after so many years.
This hospital has been without a skin specialist for the past many years. The post of paediatrician has been lying vacant for the past more than one and a half years. The health department has not taken any effective steps to address the problems of the TB patients and in the absence of any chest specialist and other staff the patients have to rush to private doctors and get costly medical treatment. A number of community health centres (CHCs) remain without SMOs. The post of District Medical Officer has been lying vacant for the past three years, the post of District School Medical Officer for the past more than 10 years and that of the District Family Planning Officer for the past about four years. According to sources the post of SMO has been lying vacant at Kalayat CHC for the past more than five years except for a short interval. The DTO, Kaithal, has been working as drawing and disbursing officer. The lady doctor posted there has been on maternity leave for the post few months and the patients have to rush to the private doctors there or to Kaithal for treatment. At Rajound PHC and Kaul CHC the post of SMO had been lying vacant for the past many years. A number of out-of-use vehicles have not been disposed of by the health department for the past many years. The matter had been brought to the notice of the Health Minister and successive Deputy Commissioners but no efforts have been made to auction these vehicles. The market value of these vehicles has come down considerably but the prevailing red tapism has caused loss to the tune of lakhs of rupees to the state exchequer. However, things have improved a bit of late. The concessional ultra-sound and X-ray facilities have been introduced in the recent past and provided much relief to the poor patients. Dr N.K. Dhawan, CMO, claimed that sufficient medicines were being provided to the patients from the hospital as per government policy and doctors were always ready to attend to the patients. The residents of this town and the people coming to this hospital from nearby villages demand that the government should immediately make addition to the existing hospital building and make arrangements to provide ultra-modern and latest equipment and instruments in the operation theatre so that the people do not have to rush to big towns and medical colleges for treatment. |
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Transfer of teachers being probed by crime
branch
Madhuban (Karnal), June 14 Revealing this to TNS, the investigating officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch), Madhuban Mr Devinder Singh Yadav, said that records from respective District Education Officers of these districts had been summoned for further investigation. The role of respective Directors of higher secondary and senior secondary during this period of 11 years was also being probed by the crime branch to know whether there was any link between the main accused and these officials. It may be mentioned that from the preliminary investigation conducted during the interrogation of the mastermind behind the whole racket, Kanwar Singh Yadav, son of Balbir Singh Yadav, a resident of Jainabad (Rewari), 22 fake transfers had been confirmed. At least, 50 more transfers during this period are still under the scanner of the crime branch, he said. Kanwar Singh was presently in judicial custody at Ambala. He said that 12 male teachers had been arrested and departmental action was being sought against 10 female teachers who manipulated with the main accused for getting the fake orders of their transfers. Those already arrested include Parmanand, Balwant Singh (both co-accused), Singh Ram, Parampal, Manjit Singh, Sarv Singh, Naresh Singh, Darshan Singh, Thakur Das, Darshan Lal, Harinder Singh and Baldev Singh. The records of teachers Parmanand, Inder Kumar, Karan Singh, Om Prakash, Ram Kumar, Sheela Devi, Krishna Yadav, Sunita Devi and Urmila alias Munni Devi, had been summoned from the DEO of Rewari district. The crime branch official further revealed that there were a few fake appointments of teachers on fake names also that came across during the course of investigation. Since the whole episode was spread over a period of more than one decade, the complete investigation would take sometime to know the whole truth. |
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Leaf from History Ambala, June 14 Golf was popular among officers in the pre-Partition era. However, after India gained Independence, the course remained out of use for a while. Former District Governor of Rotary International District 3080, Mr Y.P. Das, said the course was revived in the mid fifties. He said the club had witnessed changes over a period of time. There used to be an old barrack which used to serve as the club house but now, the area was being utilised as car park. In the olden days, the tall monsoon grass used to be removed by grazing of cattle. “Another interesting aspect was that labradors used to retrieve golf balls. The golfers used to bring them along. Labradors would fetch the balls from within the tall grass,” he said. In 1972, the management of the club was handed over to the Army. It was then that the club was renamed as the Golden Lion Club. The putting surface was made up of a mixture of sand and oil, called browns. There were nine browns which were replaced by greens and a new club house -The 19th - was constructed. When the headquarters of Kharga Corps was moved to the cantonment in the early 80s, the club was renamed as the Kharga Golf Club. In 2000, the course was extended to 12 greens and thereafter in 2001 to 18 greens. |
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Army recruitment
Rohtak, June 14 For soldier (technical) eligible candidates will be recruited on August 7. For technical entry, youths from other parts of the state except Faridabad and Gurgaon districts, can also report on this day. The last rally on August 8 is meant for sons of ex-servicemen, serving soldiers and widows of servicemen. According to the spokesperson, the written test for candidates selected at these rallies will be conducted on August 29 at the same venue. |
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Kanyadaan scheme scope expanded
Chandigarh, June 14 Earlier, only girls belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Vimukt Jatis were given a financial assistance of Rs 5,100 at the time of their marriage under the scheme. A family can avail the marriage grant for only two girls. |
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Community centre for
Rohtak
Rohtak, June 14 He said the basement of the new building would be utilised for providing the parking facility. This would end traffic congestion on the busy road. The community centre would be built on the ground floor to meet a long-standing demand of residents of the area. Mr Sethi said the land of the old bus stand would be divided into two parts. One part would be used for constructing a multi-storeyed shopping complex while the other would be developed into a park. He said there was no park in the area. He said plans would be prepared shortly to develop long-neglected areas of the town. Every part of the town would be covered under the new schemes. There would be no shortage of funds for the purpose. |
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Yamunanagar college girls excel in exams
Yamunanagar, June 14 In B.Com (final) Neeli Dhingra secured the fifth position in the university. The chairman of the Khalsa Educational Institutions, Mr Bhupinder Singh Jauhar, congratulated the students and parents and appreciated the hard work put in by the teachers of the college.
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Child killed, 35 hurt in mishap
Sirsa, June 14 The 14-year-old child, Ishwar, died on the spot. Two of the seriously injured were referred to the PGI hospital, Rohtak. While some passengers held the driver of the bus responsible for the accident, saying that he was driving at a very high speed, the driver maintained that he lost control of the bus because of a buffalo that appeared suddenly in front of the vehicle. — UNI |
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Takkar alleges irregularities in use of
party fund Ambala, June 14 Talking to mediapersons here, Mr Takkar alleged that there were irregularities in the utilisation of the money collected for the party fund. “Mr Gobindgarh must clarify how the money for the party fund has been utilised,” he demanded. Among others, Mr Harpal Singh Pali, Mr Raunaq Singh, Mr Ranvir Singh Fauji, Mr Surjit Singh Chauhan, Mr Bhupinder Singh Bindra, Mr Pyara Singh and Mr Harbhajan Singh were present. |
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