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Over 100 private schools asked to close ‘shops’
Varsity of medical sciences in Haryana soon
Cong rebel’s group to contest MC poll
Jharkhand Governor’s
effigy burnt
Ambala Sadar MC budget passed
Programme to train families of Army men
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Women ‘helping wood smugglers’
Man stabs sister to death
Marriage party case: SHO suspended
Villagers protest against police inaction
Boy shoots mother accidentally
In-laws strangulate woman to death
Life-term in double murder case
13 jaundice cases reported in Naraingarh
Bhaskar Chatterjee reinstated
MDU employees boycott duties
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Over 100 private schools asked to close ‘shops’
Yamunanagar, March 3 This follows an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The District Education Department claims that sufficient seats are available in government schools to accommodate the students of the closed schools. It is to be mentioned here that majority of the schools which have been asked to closeshops are functioning in villages and small towns. Government schools in the areas, too, lack the necessary infrastructure. A significant number of the government schools are being run without proper buildings and benches. A large number of the schools have one or two teachers. The district administration had formed seven committees each consisting of a Principal of a government school and two lecturers to carry out a survey to find out schools, which were not being run as per the government norms (issued in 2003). The committees which surveyed schools in Yamunanagar, Sadhaoura, Chhachhrouli and Buria blocks have submitted their reports, while the committees constituted for Radaour, Mustfabad and Jagadhri are expected to hand over names of such schools in a couple of days. As per the list, which has been submitted to the District Education Department as many as four schools are functioning in Sarawana, a small village and there are as many as 23 schools in the Sadhaoura block. “Parents prefer private schools and it would be interesting to watch if they go for government schools or private schools during the coming session”, said the Principal of a leading private school here. Mr Krishan Gopal Sharma, Deputy District Education Officer, said schools which would be closed down were nothing but ‘money making shops’. There are only 118 recognised schools in the district and 23 schools are aided ones. The district administration has not recognised any school after 2003. It is learnt that 19 applications of primary schools and nine for high and secondary schools for recognisation are pending before the department. Sources in the department said during surveys it was found that owners of such schools told the surveying party that they were running coaching centers and not schools. Mr Pardeep Sareen, President, Haryana Government Teachers Association, has welcomed the order. Ms Veena Handa, Principal of Greenfield Public School, was also of the same opinion. She said such schools were just money-making shops and were not doing anything for the development of a child. “These schools are also causing financial loss to recognized private schools which spend crores on buildings and infrastructure”, said Ms Handa. |
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Varsity of medical sciences in Haryana soon
Rohtak, March 3 Proposal to establish such a university was cleared in principle by the government sometime ago. It constituted a panel comprising the Health Secretary, one representative each of Kurukshetra University and Maharshi Dayanand University, one nominee of the Director, Higher Education, Director, PGIMS, Rohtak, a nominee of the PGI, Chandigarh, and a legal expert to work out the modalities of setting up the university. Sources said Haryana had been lagging behind in this direction since the proposal for separate medical universities in all states was mooted by the Centre way back in 1992. The Centre had mooted the proposal because medical education institutions were controlled by professional bodies like the Medical and Dental Councils of India. Funding agencies were also other than the UGC which handled financial aid to higher education institutions in the country alone. The sources said by 1995, Karnataka and Maharashtra had separated normal higher education from medical education by establishing new universities. Many other states, including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, had followed suit during the past few years. Himachal Pradesh too was planning a similar university. The proposal for a medical university was sent to the government by the local PGIMS. The government cleared the project and set up a panel to work out modalities. However, the government decided that the location of the university would be decided by the Cabinet. The government, it is learnt, while clearing the proposal toyed with the idea of converting the Chaudhry Devi Lal University, Sirsa, into a medical university. The idea did not find favour with the medical fraternity which was of the view that it should be located here since the state’s only PGIMS was here and it had better facilities than any other medical institution in Haryana. This led to delays in nominating representatives to the panel proposed by the government so as to put off the decision on location of the university till after the Assembly poll. With the impending change in the political set up, the files had started moving speedily again in government circles, the sources added. |
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Cong rebel’s group to contest MC poll
Ambala, March 3 Mr Yadav said we were planning to field candidates from all 31 wards of the Municipal Committee, Ambala Sadar. “However, we are yet to take a final decision with regard to forging pre-poll alliances. We are open to alliance suggestions,” he said. Mr Yadav had contested the Assembly elections as a rebel Congress candidate from the Ambala Cantonment constituency. He had stood third with more than 13,000 votes. He had been the leader of the Congress in the Municipal Committee before he quit the Congress to fight the Assembly elections. Mr Yadav said if there was a proposal from the Congress to return to the party fold, then he would discuss it with other members of the group. “Although I have received no such proposal, any decision will be taken after due consultation with the General House of the Sangharsh Vahini,” he said. Mr Yadav said after the Assembly elections, their next political objective was the President’s post in the Municipal Committee Ambala Sadar. He said he could have performed better in the Assembly elections if he had got more time. “We got only 13 days for reaching out to the people. My decision to contest the election was taken very late. But despite the handicap of not having a well-oiled organisation, I have performed well. I have got good response from the poor and the middle-class,” he said. Mr Yadav said even though he had failed to win the Assembly elections, he would continue to serve the people. “I have proved my detractors wrong by getting votes in each and every booth in the Ambala Cantonment Assembly segment,” he said. He said two Congress councillors and some former ones had extended support to the Sangarsh Vahini. |
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Jharkhand Governor’s
effigy burnt
Ambala, March 3 The BJP activists were led by district president Ravinder Dhawan. Among others, Mr Shish Pal Bhola, Mr Shubhadesh Mittal, Mr Surendra Bindra, Ms Banto Kataria, Mr Ravi Sehgal, Pandit Shankar Dass, Mr Harish Budhiraja and Mr Bimal Prakash were present. The demonstrators raised slogans against Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi. Former Ambala MP Ratan Lal Kataria said the decision of the Jharkhand Governor to ignore the NDA and to invite Mr Shibu Soren is a mockery of democracy. He said the NDA had already paraded the MLAs in front of the Governor but the Governor still decided to show favouritism. Mr Kataria demanded that the Jharkhand Governor must be recalled and President Kalam must intervene in the situation. |
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Ambala Sadar MC budget passed
Ambala, March 3 While the income has been shown to be Rs 9.42
crores, the expenditure is Rs 9.29 crore. There is a saving of Rs 13 lakhs for the municipal committee. Under income, house tax is Rs 1.75
crore, rent Rs 1 crore, Tehbazari Rs 15 lakh and miscellaneous Rs 6.52
crore. Under expenditure, Establishment Rs 4.40 crore, contingency Rs 1.44
crore, Development Rs 2.15 crore, miscellaneous Rs 1.30 crore. As soon as the meeting started, Mr Sudhir Jaiswal pointed out that since model code of conduct was in force, budget meeting could not be held. However, the Executive Officer Mr Sihag said budget meetings had already been held in municipal committees of Faridabad, Hisar and Ambala city. BJP MC K.K. Jain said the house tax target of Rs 1.75 crore would place an unnecessary burden on people, especially those living in the Mahesh Nagar area. Municipal Councillor Hira Lal Yadav said the house tax target was too high. Also, the money earmarked for development is not properly
utilised. He said the municipal committee must lay stress on cleanliness. |
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Programme to train families of Army men
Rohtak, March 3 A spokesperson said here today that the mission had been undertaken to make the Army fraternity self-reliant and economically prosperous. Several experts had been engaged for the purpose and
three-day training capsules would be conducted at various Army establishments. A four-member team of experts headed by Ms Namrita Karale from Kohlapur conducted one such camp at the headquarters of a mechanised division near here last week during which family members of the Army personnel were trained in making artificial jewellery and ayurvedic cosmetic packs. They were also given tips on naturopathy. The DOT Army Wives Welfare Association president, Ms Anita Loomba, said these training camps would also help improve lifestyles of Army families. The Kohlapur team is currently conducting similar camps in the Rajasthan sector. More such camps would be organised in the near future and more vocation would be included in the training schedule to benefit the maximum number of Army families depending upon individual talent and interests, the spokesperson added. |
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Women ‘helping wood smugglers’
Yamunanagar, March 3 These women also smuggle out small bundles of khair wood themselves. Meanwhile, officials of the Forest Department today seized a tractor-trailer near Shahzadpur village with khair wood valued at Rs 1 lakh. On February 28, another trailer with wood valued at more than Rs 1 lakh was seized from the Kalesar range. Sources in the Forest Department here said Nepalese labourers working in private forests were helping khair smugglers in felling trees. The Forest Department has blacklisted 10 villages along the forests. However, women folk of these villages go to jungles to collect bhambhar grass (used to make cots). As these women are not under suspicion, these women allegedly help the smugglers. According to the sources, a group of three to four women easily chops down two quintals of wood and takes it to the targeted places in one day. By doing this, a woman easily makes anything between Rs 250 and Rs 350. The forests, which are a no-entry zone, are ‘open’ for anybody to walk in. Forest officials are fighting the hi-tech smugglers of khair wood and poachers with outdated weapons. In the name of weapons, the department has only one modern revolver and two outdated guns, while poachers and smugglers are often armed with sophisticated weapons. The DFO, Mr Jagmohan Sharma said the involvement of women in khair wood smuggling could not be ruled out. |
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Man stabs sister to death
Jhajjar, March 3 According to police sources, deceased Bimla was married to Dharampal of Pudar village in Panipat district about 15 years ago. However, fed up with the alcoholic husband, she started staying with her sister, Kamla, in Bahadurgarh about five years ago. However, Rohtas, her brother, arrived here last night and asked her to return to her husband. As she refused to go there, infuriated Rohtas attacked her with a knife. She died on the spot, while the accused brother fled. In another case, an aged man, Ram Chander, was killed by three brothers at Bhurawas village in Salhawas block last night. According to information, Satte, son of the deceased, a former sarpanch of the village, and Anil were having drinks last night. Soon a scuffle ensued between them. However, the two brothers of Anil and the father of Satte reached there. The three brothers hit and pushed the father of Satte, who died on the way to hospital. |
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Marriage party case: SHO suspended
Hisar, March 3 In his place, Inspector Ram Mehar has been given the charge of Civil Lines police station. The police has arrested three more persons in connection with the attack. While Bhag Singh, Shami and Bhupender have been arrested, seven suspects in the case are still at large. Three persons, Amit, Gulshan and Kranti, are in police custody in this regard. The district police chief said in view of the sensitive nature of the issue, special patrol parties of the police had been deployed in the Mahabir Colony area to keep a close watch on the situation. Meanwhile, the police has also arrested Samundar of Urban Estate and Kamal Singh of DC Colony on charges of intimidating and looting people. Mr Ahlawat said efforts were on to nab some accomplices of the arrested persons who were still at large. |
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Villagers protest against police inaction
Rohtak, March 3 The villagers have named three persons – Ashok, Jaibir and Baljit – in this case. Ashok is serving a sentence and is currently on parole. They said despite reporting the matter to the police, it took no action because of which the trio escaped. They said Ashok had a personal grouse against a villager and the animals were burnt because of this enmity. The villagers gathered at the Lakhanmajra crossing and blocked traffic. The blockade was lifted several hours later on intervention of senior officers. The police has registered a case against the three accused. They all are absconding. |
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Boy shoots mother accidentally
Sonepat, March 3 According to a report, the injured woman was immediately hospitalised and stated to be out of danger. However, no case has been registered by the police in this connection. It is stated that the licence holder of this revolver has kept it after cleaning when the boy took it away. On seeing the boy taking away the revolver, her mother rushed towards him. In the meantime, the revolver went off and the woman was hit by bullet and sustained injuries. According to another report, a student was seriously injured when two rival groups clashed with each other on the Sonepat-Rohtak road near a girls college here today. He was immediately hospitalised and stated to be out of danger. Swords and knives were used in this clash. |
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In-laws strangulate woman to death
Panipat, March 3 The cause of Savita’s murder is reported to be the unfulfilment of the demand of her in-laws for more dowry. Savita was married to Nutan in 2001 and her in-laws were demanding more dowry since then. They were reportedly demanding a car from Savita’s parents in the recent past. A daughter, Isha, also born last year. Meanwhile, her body was sent to Bhim Sen Sachar hospital for a post-mortem examination. |
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Life-term in double murder case
Ambala, March 3 According to the prosecution the accused Rajesh, alias Ravan, made a murderous attack with iron rod on Rajiv Kumar and his friend Harish when they sitting in a shop at Mithapur. He continued to strike at them till they became unconscious. The injured were rush to Civil Hospital at Ambala Cantonment where they died. They had sustained serious injuries on their head. The police had registered a case of murder against Rajesh on the complaint of the brother of a deceased. It could not established exactly what had provoked Rajesh to kill the two. It is learnt that during the undertrial period in Ambala jail, Rajesh had also attacked an inmate there.
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13 jaundice cases reported in Naraingarh
Ambala, March 3 These are in addition to 12 cases reported earlier in the Baldev Nagar area of Ambala city. SDM of Naraingarh Jagdeep Dhanda said six persons suffering from jaundice had been admitted to the Civil Hospital while seven were getting treatment in private nursing homes. Mr Dhanda today held a meeting of officials of the Health and Public Health Department. He said contaminated water was the most likely source of jaundice. He expressed displeasure with the officials over lack of chlorination in water samples collected from various places. He directed the officials to check out for leakage in pipes and take action against employees responsible for maintenance of water supply pipes. |
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Bhaskar Chatterjee reinstated
Chandigarh, March 3 Mr Chatterjee has been posted as Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, relieving Mr H.C. Disodia of the charge. Mr Chatterjee was suspended on February 14 on the orders of the Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, on a charge of wilfully not implementing the orders passed by the competent authority. Mr Chatterjee had refused to clear licences to certain colonisers after the elections had been announced in the state. |
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MDU employees boycott duties
Rohtak, March 3 The VC had appointed a teacher to the prestigious assignment since the last regular incumbent, Dr K.C. Bhardwaj, had retired on January 31. |
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