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Chautala enjoying Cong infighting
Chautala on a foundation stone-laying spree
Nagendra appointed VC of
Sher-e-Kashmir University
Haryana govt schools cry for attention
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Astrology diploma in KU soon: sabha
VC’s appointment delayed
Allotment of prime land in Hisar challenged
DC’s court disposes of all pending cases
They give words of comfort
to aggrieved families
A peep into Sumo wrestler’s lifestyle
Soulful performance by
visually impaired
Elahi visiting Gurgaon today
Birender meets Sonia
Sonia sandesh yatra begins
Action against cops sought in molestation case
School’s gesture to martyrs’ kids
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Chautala enjoying Cong infighting
Chandigarh, December 6 Rift among the HPCC chief Bhajan Lal and officiating leader of the CLP Ajay Singh Yadav surfaced on the occasion of the vidhan sabha session that took place on Wednesday and Thursday. Mr Yadav wanted to hold a press conference at the PCC office here after a meeting of the CLP on Tuesday. But he was not allowed to address the media at the PCC office, allegedly at the instance of Mr Bhajan Lal. Finally, the briefing had to be held at the MLA hostel. The story did not end here. It was decided in the party meeting that Mr Bhajan Lal and Mr Yadav would pay a
courtesy call on the Governor after the meeting. When Mr Yadav reached Raj Bhavan after the media briefing, he reportedly found that Mr Bhajan Lal was already there and had left no word with the Raj Bhavan staff about Mr Yadav's impending arrival. Mr Yadav, it was learnt, is now in Delhi where he intends to bring the instances of Mr Bhajan Lal's alleged high-handed behaviour to notice of the party's top brass, including Mr Diwedi, who has taken upon himself the task of uniting the feuding Congressmen of Haryana. Mr Diwedi's attempt to prevent Haryana Congress leaders from holding separate rallies has produced somewhat hilarious results. The rallies are being organised all the same but under the garb of felicitation function, rally of unemployed youths and the like. Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala is taking immense pleasure in poking fun at the Congress leaders' attempt to circumvent Mr Diwedi's dictat by giving flimsy names to rallies being organised by individual leaders. |
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Chautala on a foundation stone-laying spree
Chandigarh, December 6 In his effort to claim credit for development works, the CM has started laying foundation stones of projects that are still being finalised. On December 1, Mr Chautala laid the foundation stone of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal express highway project. It was, however, learnt that the state government is yet to fix a company for constructing the highway. The Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation(HSIDC) has shortlisted five companies and negotiations are going on with them about the time period each company will need to recover its expenses plus profit, and hand over the highway to the state government. Bidding for the project is still a long way off but this has not stopped Mr Chautala to lay the foundation stone of the proposed highway. During the next two days, the Chief Minister will lay the foundation stones of as many as 10 works in various places of Haryana. Tomorrow he will lay the foundation stone of a mini secretariat at Palwal and then proceed to Faridabad to lay the foundation stone of a primary school at sector 2 in that city. Same day he will lay the foundation stone of a community centre and polytechnic at Basai village in Gurgaon district. He will also lay the foundation stone of a subdivision level mini secretariat at Pataudi in Gurgaon district tomorrow. The day after the Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone of a girls’ hostel at Sirsa at Fatehabad, followed by laying another foundation stone of an officers’ colony at Fatehabad. Same day he will also lay the foundation stone of a sector under Gram Niyojit Scheme at Bighar village, to be followed by a similar ceremony under the same scheme at Kharar Alipur village. He will then go to Hisar where he is slated to lay the foundation stone of 132 kv power sub station. Eleven inaugurations, one statue unveiling and opening of a roller skating championship are also lined up for the CM for these two days. The Opposition Congress has already aired protests about the sops announced by the Chief Minister and his being on a foundation stone-laying spree. |
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Nagendra appointed VC of
Sher-e-Kashmir University
Karnal, December 6 An official spokesman for institute said he would be relinquishing the official charge tomorrow. Dr Rajvir Singh, who presently heads the dairy economics division, would take charge as the officiating Director of the institute for a period of two months as per the directions of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). Meanwhile, the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi, had already advertised the post of Director of the institute last week. The recruitment board had invited applications from eminent scientists in the field of dairy and animal sciences latest by January 19, 2005, for the top post. When asked, a senior official of the board revealed that it would take at least three months to appoint a regular Director of the institute. It may be mentioned that all three posts of Joint Director (Research), Joint Director (Academic), Joint Director (Extension) and four posts of the heads of breeding, microbiology, bio-chemistry and extension divisions were lying vacant for the past many months. The ASRB had advertised only the post of the head of extension division along with the post of Director leaving aside all other top posts lying vacant. Earlier, the Joint Director (Research) of the NDRI, Dr N. Balaraman, was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Animal Sciences and Veterinary University, Chennai, in September this year. He was also the officiating Joint Director (Academic) of the institute. The ASRB had advertised the post of Joint Director (Academic) of the NDRI on June 14, 2003, but could not select the candidate after the interview was conducted on April 15 this year. The selection procedure of the board was mired in controversy following the issuance of new procedures and norms for promotion and fresh selection of scientists as many scientists senior to those called for the interviews from research institutes had resented against the selection procedure. Four scientists of the institute namely Dr S.P. Agarwala, head of the dairy engineering division, Dr B.K. Joshi, head of the dairy cattle breeding division, Dr B.S. Prakash, head of the dairy cattle physiology division, and Dr G.R. Patil, head of the dairy technology division, had appeared in the interview for this post. Now, the ASRB has again revised these norms for the selection of the Director and head of the extension division and had asked the candidates to apply on revised application forms for these two posts to avoid further controversy. Ever since, the NDRI was granted the status of a deemed university in year 1989 the post of the Joint Director (Extension) was not filled up as on date. On many occasions, from time to time, it was recommended to the ICAR by the then directors of the NDRI to fill up this post but the ICAR did not take any steps in this regard. It may be mentioned that the post of Joint Director (Extension) is mandatory as per the norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for a deemed university controlled and financed by the ICAR. The post of Joint Directors (Extension) in all the three other deemed universities of the ICAR were functioning as on date as per the norms and guidelines of the UGC. These institutes include the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi; the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, and the Central Fisheries Research and Education Institute, Mumbai. However, the NDRI, Asia’s premier dairy research institute, was the only institute where the post of Joint Director (Extension) was lying vacant ever since it was accorded the status of a deemed university. |
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Haryana govt schools cry for attention
Kurukshetra, December 6 While Keorak in Kaithal is troubled with excessive desks that lie in the open for want of rooms, Tikri in Kurukshetra has no desks despite availability of two rooms. All along the route, each school has its own story to tell. Then, there are schools where students are forced to study in the open to make arrangements for the stay of marriage parties while others have cramped rooms. At the primary school in Tikri, 184 students of five classes have only two rooms and one teacher against three sanctioned posts. The only teacher assigns work to the children to update official files and carry out office work. The panchayat has arranged for two teachers, one of whom has never shown his face. With dampness seeping into the concrete, the roofs of the two dingy rooms are on the verge of collapse. The high school at Butmajra has been functioning without the Principal for the past few months. However, the primary concern is the shortage of rooms, forcing the taking of classes in the open under the shade of trees. Both schools have one bulb in each room to light up dark days. “We have space for only for 10 dual desks and 70 students to adjust. The summer is a nightmare for us as it is impossible to teach in the cramped rooms,” explains a teacher. In the adjoining primary school, classes are clubbed together to make up for the lack of staff. Dusty and ill-kept, the few rooms at the disposal of the school make studying an arduous task. Students have to make do with mats as a seating arrangement. In Keorak village of Kaithal, two adjacent schools have their own unique problems. While the primary school has brand new dual desks placed in the open for lack of rooms, in the high school, a wedding in the house of a local leader means studying in the open for students. When visited by this correspondent, the students were being taught in the school compound while the rooms were being readied for the night-stay of a marriage party. The authorities of the primary school complained that the roof of one room in the school could collapse anytime. Sans doors and windows, the other rooms exposed the children to the vagaries of weather. The shortage of rooms has led to the holding of classes in the open. Mr M.L. Tayal, Secretary, Education, said they were trying their best to provide infrastructure with limited funds at their disposal. “We are focussing on providing rooms in primary schools since funds come to us under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). While mats have been made available to all schools for seating students, we are working for providing desks in these schools,” he added. |
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Astrology diploma in KU soon: sabha
Kurukshetra, December 6 Stating this here today, Mr Jai Narain Sharma, president, Shri Brahman Aivam Teerathodhaar Sabha, Kurukshetra, said that an assurance to this effect was given by Dr A.K. Chawla, Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, after laying the foundation stone of Kurukshetra Ved Vidyalaya in the memory of freedom fighter Lala Phagguram Sewak of Kaithal, near Braham sarover here yesterday. Mr Sharma said that on the demand of the Sabha’s former president, Mr K.K. Kaushik, and a prominent Brahmin leader, Mr R.K. Vats, Dr Chawla assured them that the University had no objection in granting permission to the local Bhagwan Parshuram College for introducing such a diploma in the college. Dr D.L. Sharma, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Vardhmaan Spinning and General Mills, Ludhiana, in his presidential address, said that the introduction of this course would help eradicate unemployment from among unemployed youths of the Brahmin community. The son of Lala Phagguram Sewak, Mr R.D. Goel, donated Rs 1 lakh to Ved Vidyalaya, while a Municipal Councillor, Mrs Sumitra Devi, donated Rs 31,000. The Principal of Ved Vidyalaya, Mr Balram, donated Rs 11,000, while Mr Shashi Bhushan Premi and Mr Dina Nath Arora, Secretary, District Congress Committee, Rs 5,100 each. Mr D.L. Sharma also donated Rs 31,000. |
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VC’s appointment delayed Sirsa, December 6 Sources in the university said appointment of the non-teaching staff was the worst affected on the campus. The university had advertised an unspecified number of posts for the administrative staff but had to stall the process after the removal of the former Vice-Chancellor, Dr R.P. Dahiya. At the meeting held on November 5, the executive council had constituted a three-member committee in which two members were nominated by the council and one member was nominated by the Chancellor, sources say. According to insiders, the council was expected to finalise the names and submit three names for the post, but nothing has happened so far. At present, the university is dependent on the staff on deputation from Guru Jambeshwar University and Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. To lure the staff for deputation, the university has offered them one additional post higher than they are currently holding in their respective establishments. But officials say that a further delay in the appointment of the non-teaching staff will further complicate the situation as already the university is facing a severe shortage of staff.
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Allotment of prime land in Hisar challenged
Chandigarh, December 6 The petitioner, Mr Ram Kumar Sharma of Hansi, has questioned the allotment of the land to the sabha on October 29. He has stated that the land, which is situated on the highway, has been given to the sabha free of cost. The petitioner has also stated that there has been a long-standing demand of the local public for construction of a primary school on the spot. Incidentally, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is the son of the late Mr Devi Lal, has been named as respondent in the case. When the petition came up for hearing today before a Division Bench headed by the Chief Justice, Mr Justice B.K. Roy, one of the Judges withdrew himself from the matter. Thereafter, the Bench referred the petition to another Bench. |
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DC’s court disposes of all pending cases
Hisar, December 6 Talking to The Tribune, Mr Malik said the last bunch of cases was disposed of today, after which there was no pending case. The Deputy Commissioner said there were 105 pending cases at the time of his appointment in May this year. Following this, 40 more cases were instituted, taking the total number of cases to 145. Interestingly, one of the cases had been lying pending for the past 26 years. As of now, all cases have been cleared. On being asked about the reasons which delayed the decisions in such cases, Mr Malik said there were many factors responsible for delay. These included lack of proper scrutiny at the time of institution of cases, intention to prolong hearing and lack of personal interest on behalf of the officials concerned, he said. The Deputy Commissioner advised the people to enter litigation only as the last resort. He said the majority of cases pertained to revenue issues, panchayat appeals, partition, house tax appeals, cancellation of licences of fair price shops and jumping of bail by undertrials. He maintained that several frivolous cases had come to his notice, adding that it was better if both parties reached a compromise with the help of some respectable persons of their area. |
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They give words of comfort
to aggrieved families
Yamunanagar, December 6 These senior citizens till date have written and posted hundreds of such letters. It is a different thing that none of these families have written back a word of thanks to them. The council members neither expect one. “If the addresses are complete in the obituary notices, we write a post card to the families requesting them to ensure love and respect for the departed soul and also love their parents,” informed 66-year-old Lt-Col Jaswant Singh (retd). “We do not expect a reply or word of thanks from the aggrieved families. We are not sure if the families even bother to go through our letters but we get a sense of satisfaction in writing those letters,” said Mr R.K Jain, president of the council. The council members are engaged in a campaign —respect your parents and love them — for the last five years. “Senior citizens are not getting the due love and care from their children. It is important to inculcate the feeling of love and care for the aged persons in the younger generation,” said Mr D.N. Chandiok, 64, who retired as a lecturer from a college. To spread the message the council members even attend funeral rites of persons not known to them. “We have been attending funerals of unknown persons for many years now. During the funeral rites we visit the families and try to help them in their times of grief,” said Mr A.K Malik, a retired government official. When asked how they convey their message of ‘respect your parents and love them’ while attending funeral rites, Mr R.C. Nanda said: “We mix in the gathering and slowly and gradually we communicate our message.” Mr R.K Janin told The Tribune that the council members even keep track of news stories related to the plight of senior citizens. “If we come to know about a senior citizen in distress, we try to help him by writing to the authorities concerned or taking help for them from persons (known to us) in influential
positions,” informed Mr Jain. This is not all. These senior citizens have made it a point to greet any senior citizen (whether known or unknown to them) if he or she comes across their way. “The idea is to make the senior citizen feel that he or she has friends,” said 86-year-old K.L. Nayyar. Another interesting point to be noted about these 60 years plus residents of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri is that they keep collecting audio cassettes containing songs related to love and affection for parents. Such cassettes are played during the meetings of the council. |
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A peep into Sumo wrestler’s lifestyle
Panipat, December 6 This was stated by them while talking to The Tribune here before a demonstration of different techniques of Sumo at the Shivaji Stadium here on Sunday afternoon. The Sumo wrestlers said they would not have any hesitation in fighting with Indian wrestlers but for that some common rules should be framed as different rules were applicable at Sumo and Indian wrestling. In reply to a question, they said they did not face much difficulty in finding their life partners due to their huge weight, however, they kept in their mind that their wives should be those who could look after their diet for maintaining their bodies. The weight of both of them is above 145 kg. Tachibana said that his weight was 90 kg when he was studying in a high school and the size of his head was also very big as compared to other students. At the same time, he said that even slim persons could become Sumo wrestlers but for that proper training was required. Motohashi said that the lifestyle of a Sumo wrestler revolved around three things: training, eating and sleeping. Usually Sumo wrestlers skipped their breakfast and ate only twice a day but their meals were huge, equivalent to five to 10 meals for a normal person. The traditional meal for a Sumo wrestler is ‘called chanko-nabe’ and it consists of some type of protein (fish, seafood, chicken, pork or beef) in a fish with rice and vegetables, they said, adding that they even have special massages to move the intestines around to enable them to consume more food. A sumo wrestler generally wakes up at 6 in the morning, trains hard for four to five hours on an empty stomach, takes a relaxing hot bath, eats his first meal of the day. He then takes a nap for three to four hours, does his personal errands, eats his second and final meal, and retires for the night, they said. The show continued for over three hours and a considerable number of spectators gathered there to watch their fight but they enjoyed the dance of Ms Mohini Singh and her team more than their fighting techniques. |
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Soulful performance by
visually impaired
Hisar, December 6 Professor Sampat Singh was addressing a function organised by the Haryana Blind Employees Association here yesterday. He announced a grant of Rs 31,000 for the association. Dr Usha Malik, Principal of Government Postgraduate College here, presided over the function. Mr M.L. Goel, convenor of the association, detailed the gathering on the aims and objectives of the association. Around 270 members of the association participated in the programme. Social activist Bishanswaroop Dalwala and Dr Kantamani Gupta were honoured for their services to visually impaired persons on the occasion. The association sought vehicle allowance on the Central pattern and two salary increments for national and state awardees, among several other demands. The minister assured them of prompt action in this regard. Earlier, visually impaired artistes touched the audience with their soulful recitation of ghazals. Pushpendra and Sushma won the first prize, Sanjeev got the second position and Rajesh was third in the ghazal contest. |
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Elahi visiting Gurgaon today
Chandigarh, December 6 While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that he would attend a function at Gymkhana Club in Sector 29, Gurgaon. He would also be taken to some of the prominent industrial units of the area, including Convergys Limited, Oriental Craft Limited, Hero Honda and Metropolitan Mall at Mehrauli road. Thereafter, he would visit the DLF Golf Course in Gurgaon. Mr Elahi would be accompanied by the Chief Secretary, Punjab, Mr Kamran Rasool, Chairman, Planning and Development, Mr Salman Ghani, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr G M Sikandar, Finance Secretary, Mr Salman Siddique, and Information Secretary, Mr Taimur Azmat Osman. |
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Birender meets Sonia
Chandigarh, December 6 When Mr Birender Singh was contacted, he said he talked to Ms Gandhi "primarily about the necessity of mass mobilisation on the eve of the Assembly elections". He added that he also urged Ms Gandhi to make a representation to the Election Commission of India about the sops being distributed to people by Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala to lure them for the elections. "I also told her that Mr Chautala was writing letters to the recipients of old age pensions saying if he was elected again, the pension would be further increased", Mr Birender Singh said. |
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Sonia sandesh yatra begins Ambala, December 6 The Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee Deputy Spokesperson, Dr Pradeep Chauhan, said they would be visiting each house and give the message of the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi. Dr Chauhan said the Congress-led UPA government under the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, was tackling the issues of poverty, unemployment, education, health, women empowerment, power, water and road. He said residents of Gulab Mandi had been ignored by the administration. After hearing the grievances of the people, Dr Chauhan said even drinking water was not available to colony residents and bad smell was emanating from the water which was being supplied. He stated that despite poverty in the area, below-poverty line ration cards had not been prepared.
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Action against cops sought in molestation case
Panipat, December 6 State convener of the sabha P.P. Kapoor said a letter was sent to the Chairman of the commission to mark at least a judicial inquiry into the incident as the sabha had lost faith in the Haryana police. He alleged that instead of providing justice to the victim, the Samalkha police had registered a counter-FIR of rape against the husband of the victim to pressurise him to withdraw his wife's complaint. They would start an indefinite dharna outside the office of the Samalkha SDM to seeking the cancellation of 'false' FIR against the husband of the victim, registration of cases against erring police personnel and immediate arrest of the persons involved in the molestation of the woman.
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School’s gesture to martyrs’ kids
Karnal, December 6 Col Sunhara Singh (retd), director of the Trust, said a decision regarding this was taken at a meeting of the Trust yesterday on the eve of the annual convocation of the school. He said the Trust would also honour the widows or other dependants of the martyrs every year at the annual convocation of the school. He said the Trust also honour the widows or other dependants of the martyrs every year at the annual convocation of the school.
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NSS cadets donate blood
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