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Hooda to ensure fair canal water distribution
Ministerial hopefuls may have to wait another day
Hooda govt to focus on women’s education
A speed-breaker every 3 km
Army adopts Bhiwani village
Congress worker shot
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Yamunanagar trader kidnapped
2 killed, 3 hurt in mishap
Women’s Day celebrated
Ward panels to be formed soon
Seminar on poultry held
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Hooda to ensure fair canal water distribution
Rohtak, March 8 After the survey, the total availability of water and requirements of different districts will be re-examined and the share of each district fixed. Talking to The Tribune over the telephone today, Mr Hooda said several areas of the state had been discriminated against in the sharing of water. The authorities concerned had been directed to study the past practices minutely and remove regional imbalances. Likewise, the distribution of all natural resources would be examined to ensure their equitable distribution. The results would be there for all to see shortly, he added. Rohtak district and the southern belt of the state had long been complaining that they were being ignored to benefit districts like Sirsa and Hisar. During all these years, Mr Hooda had assured the people of these areas that if he came to power, regional imbalances would be removed and the entire state would be treated as a single entity. During campaigning for the recent Assembly polls, the Congress had taken up the issue in a big way and assured that no district would be deprived of its due. The Bharatiya Kisan Union, which has a soft corner for Mr Hooda, too had been pressing for equitable distribution of water. The Chief Minister said the situation would improve considerably after completion of the SYL Canal. “As soon as legal issues are sorted out, my government will ensure completion of the canal. I am committed to this and I am sure I will succeed”, he said. He disclosed that the government was preparing an ambitious scheme to attract investors to set up industries in Haryana. The investors would be ensured of all possible facilities and minimum governmental interference. “The law and order situation during the past few years had forced industries to shift to other states. This is my major concern. With improved law and order situation, investors will definitely come to us”, he said. He said while he firmly believed the entire state should be treated as a single entity for governance, some areas which had faced neglect would have to be given special attention to bring them on a par with other developed districts. The Chief Minister said he had ordered a special girdwari to compensate farmers for losses due to the hailstorm which had affected large areas. Asked if he would raise the level of compensation, Mr Hooda said: “the previous governments had been doling out peanuts. This will not now happen”. He said while there would be no witchhunt, those who had violated law would have to face the music. |
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Ministerial hopefuls may have to wait another day
Chandigarh, March 8 Mr Hooda is believed to have discussed the list of probable ministers with the AICC President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, when he called on her in Delhi this evening. However, he is keeping the names of the probables a closely guarded secret. The sources say among the probable candidates Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the previous Vidhan Sabha; Mr Randeep Singh Surjewala, working president of the Haryana Congress; and Mr Surender Singh, a son of the former Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal, seem to be certain to make it to the Cabinet. There is a race between Mr O.P. Jindal, industrialist-turned-politician, and Mr Mange Ram Gupta, MLA from Jind and close associate of Mr Bhajan Lal; to represent the Aggarwal community in the Cabinet. Similarly, Mr Venod Sharma, MLA from Ambala city and former Union Minister of State; and Mr Ramesh Kaushik, former minister and MLA from Rai, are vying to represent the Brahmins in the ministry. Among women MLAs, Mrs Kartari Devi and Mrs Prassini Devi, both former ministers, seem ahead of the others. Mr Harmohinder Singh
Chatha, a former Speaker of the Haryana Assembly, is the lone Sikh MLA in the Congress. Mr Azad Mohd is likely to represent the Muslims. Among other probables are Mr Chander Mohan, MLA from Kalka and son of Mr Bhajan Lal, Mr Nirmal Singh (Naggal), Mr Lachhman Dass Arora (Sirsa), Mr Balbir Pal Shah (Panipat), Mr Mahendra Pratap Singh (Mewla
Maharajpur). To represent the Rajputs, Mr Hooda may include either Mr Jai Singh Rana
(Nilokheri) or Mr Satvinder Rana (Rajond). |
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Hooda govt to focus on women’s education
Chandigarh, March 8 In a message issued here on International Women’s Day, Mr Hooda said his government was committed to the empowerment of women. Special programmes for the protection of the girl child would be launched and the education of women would be a central focus of the Congress regime in the state, he added. |
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A speed-breaker every 3 km
Rohtak, March 8 According to Army sources, such costly equipment has to be regularly transported from Delhi to various cantonments in Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab. The Army convoys have to negotiate several stretches of national and state highways to reach their destinations. However, the increasing number of speed-breakers being erected on these roads not only hinder the smooth movement of convoys, but also damage equipment. The sources said the Army brought this to the notice of the civil administration two years ago, but no action had been taken to level the crudely built speed-breakers. They said the then Station Commander of Hisar Cantonment, Brig A. Trehan, had sent a communication to the Commissioner, Hisar Division, on April 28, 2003, pointing out that because of unauthorised speed-breakers on the Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar section, extremely sensitive and sophisticated defence equipment had been severely damaged. The letter sought immediate removal of these structures. It is learnt that the Commissioner, forwarded the communication to the Commissioner, Rohtak Division, who in turn sent it to the Superintending Engineer, National Highway, for action. The Hisar-Delhi section of National Highway No 10 has a record 60 speed-breakers on a 165-km stretch, one for every 2.7 km. Over the years, the average journey time on this section has increased by more than 45 minutes. Fuel consumption and engine damage have also shown an upward graph. Criminals exploit the slow speed of vehicles at night to rob motorists. Speed-breakers are also erected by the villagers to force buses to stop since most long-route buses stop only at bus stands of major towns. School and college students find it easy to board long-route buses as they slow down at the speed-breakers. Incidentally, Section 8(b) of the National Highway Act, 1956, makes any kind of damage to a national highway a criminal offence punishable with five years of imprisonment. Yet, the authorities have failed to remove these. An activist of the Public Grievances Committee, Mr Shiv Raj Malik, has taken up the issue and filed a PIL petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on this issue. A bench headed by Mr Justice H. S. Bedi, acting Chief Justice, and Mr Justice Vimay Mittal has issued notice of motion to the Central and state governments, including the Deputy Commissioner of Rohtak. Mr Malik pointed out that on an average, there was a speed-breaker every 3 km in Haryana on every major road. He stated that after the Army sent a communication to the Commissioner, Hisar, he sent legal notices to the Haryana Government, seeking the removal of the speed-breakers. However, he said the officers kept shifting the responsibility to one another. |
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Army adopts Bhiwani village
Achina (Bhiwani), March 8 The Army authorities organised a rally at the village on Sunday, which was attended by Major-Gen R.K. Loomba, General Officer Commanding the division. Lieut-Gen Jai Bhagwan Singh Yadav, who retired as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff on February 28, was honoured at the function. Talking to The Tribune, General Loomba said earlier the usual practice with the Army authorities was to adopt villages for a period of three to four years. But lately, they had decided to reduce this period to one year to cover more villages, thus reaching out to a greater number of people. He said during the one-year period, various development works ranging from strengthening the infrastructure, betterment of health and education services and generating awareness among the common masses would be carried out in the village. General Loomba said the main emphasis of the Army would be on the promotion of self-help programmes with the cooperation of the civil administration. Achina is the native village of General Yadav who has decided to take to social service following his retirement. He explained that high concentration of ex-servicemen and the area being backward were the main criteria behind choosing the village for the purpose. |
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Congress worker shot
Bhiwani, March 8
They reportedly locked his room from inside and started firing at him indiscriminately.
The wife and children of the deceased, after hearing the sound of shots, ran towards his bedroom but the assailants managed to escape. The SP, DSP, and the SHO visited their house soon after receiving the information. Pahadi’s wife, however, identified two of the assailants when they were fleeing, who were believed to be relatives of the deceased.
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Yamunanagar trader kidnapped
Panipat, March 8
According to information, they had stopped near Radhika hotel in Jhatipur village on the national highway to have some refreshment when some persons came in a car and took him forcibly along with them. An FIR has been registered on the basis of Sheena's statement under Sections 365 and 341 of the IPC at the concerned Samalkha police division. According to Ms Sheena Devi, Tarun and Pawan of Yamunanagar were among the kidnappers and their names had been included in the FIR. Some financial dispute is reported to be a cause behind the kidnapping. The police has constituted various teams to raid at the possible hideouts of the alleged kidnappers. |
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2 killed, 3 hurt in mishap
Sonepat, March 8 The truck driver, however, managed to escape. The police has
registered a case. In another accident, a physically challenged man was killed when he was hit by a truck near Shekhupura village, about 80 km from here, yesterday. The victim was identified as Momin of Jalalpur village in Uttar Pradesh. He was employed in a brick-kiln. The police has registered a case against the truck driver, who fled from the scene. The body was sent for a post mortem examination. Meanwhile, a three-year-old girl Sobana and a youth Gora Natu were seriously injured in separate road accidents. Both of them were rushed to the local Civil Hospital from where they were referred to the PGIMS, Rohtak. |
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Women’s Day celebrated
Ambala, March 8 Piyush Aggarwal of Sanatan Dharam Sanskrit College, Ambala cantonment got the first prize while Sukh Versha and Anju Saini, both of SA Jain College, Ambala city, got second and third prize respectively. SA Jain College, Ambala City won the trophy. Meanwhile, Shivratri was observed with fervour in Ambala cantonment and Ambala city. Brahma Kumaris organised a function on the occasion of Shivratri. While Dr R.P. Aggarwal, principal MM Medical College, presided over the function in Mullana, at Ambala Cantonment, the function was presided over by AOC L.K. Malhotra. |
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Ward panels to be formed soon
Ambala, March 8 Mr Yadav was authorised to appoint the office-bearers and working committee members. A decision was taken at the meeting to turn the Sangharsh Vahini into a political outfit. Mr Kamlesh Gupta had moved the resolution for entering into political activities and it was accepted by the Vahini members. |
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Seminar on poultry held
Ambala, March 8 Speaking on the occasion, Dr Dangi said that there was need to make poultry farming commercially more viable. He said that efforts must be undertaken to not only improve the quality of poultry, steps should also be taken to check the pollution caused by the poultry feed and the waste products of poultry farm. Dr Dangi said that farmers could benefit by carrying out mixed farming of poultry, fishery and piggery. Among others, Dr S.K. Khanna, Dr M.K. Mahajan, Dr Amit Purohit, Dr D.N. Prasad, Dr Venu Gopal and Dr Subodh Sharma spoke on the occasion. |
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