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A Hooda hoopla
Hooda to contest from Kiloi
6 file poll papers for Hisar seat
Heat wave hits milk yield
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Jawan cremated with honours
300 ticketless passengers fined
Man done to death with scissors
Prostitution racket busted
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A Hooda hoopla
Jind, May 14 The Haryana Congress working president, Mr Randeep Singh Surjewala, acknowledged the unassailable position of Mr Hooda, at least for the present, when he assured Mrs Gandhi that the Congress would again form the government in the state after five years “under the leadership of Mr Hooda”. The Finance Minister, Mr Birender Singh, who sat behind Mrs Gandhi, could not get time to address the rally, though Jind is his home district. The uncountable crowd was so enthusiastic that if reduced the bandobast of the organisers literally to ashes. It was not interested in listening to any leader. It just pressed ahead towards the dais to have a look at Mrs Gandhi. After trying to restore order initially, the police thought it prudent to retreat. The unmanageable crowd broke the wooden barriers and entered the press enclosure. Newsmen could not make head or tail of what the leaders said. They were busy in saving themselves from a near-certain stampede. They and others sitting in the special enclosures were pushed by the mob to the last barrier, separating the crowd from the VVIPs. The newsmen had to listen to the recorded speeches in the media centre to write their copy. All roads leading to Jind were blocked, with many vehicles carrying party men unable to reach the rally venue. Old-timers were reminded of an INLD rally organised at the same venue two years ago. The INLD show was much more disciplined and better organised. However, the Haryana Congress secretary, Mr Sat Pal Kaushik, said the INLD rally had a captive audience, which sat wooden-faced and was not responsive. On the other hand, he said, the Congress audience was spontaneous as it considered the government as its own. |
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Hooda to contest from Kiloi
New Delhi, May 14 Mrs Kiran Chaudhary, former Delhi legislator, has been named for the Tosham constituency, which was held by her late husband Surinder Singh. Similarly, Mrs Savitri Jindal has been fielded from Jind, the constituency represented by her late husband O. P. Jindal. |
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6 file poll papers for Hisar seat
Chandigarh, May 14 Mr Ram Bhaj and Mr Azad Singh filed their nomination papers for the Kiloi seat as BJP and INLD candidates respectively. Ms Gyatri Devi, Ms Bimla Devi, Naveen, Mr Ram Niwas, Mr Mahesh Kumar and Mr Surender Singh filed their nomination papers as Independent candidates for the Hisar seat. No candidate filed his papers from the Tosham Assembly constituency. Today was the sixth day of filing of nomination papers for these constituencies. |
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Heat wave hits milk yield
Karnal, May 14 Karnal recorded 40ºC today, the highest temperature of the season, while the adjoining industrial town of Panipat recorded a high of 40.5ºC. In Kurukshetra, the temperature was 39.8ºC. Most people preferred to stay indoors during the daytime. The Met Department has forecast an increase in the temperature for the next week throughout the region. The rise in the temperature has led to various diseases among people. Hundreds of cases of viral fever, diarrhoea and water-borne diseases are pouring in daily at hospitals. Doctors are having a hard time attending to the large number of patients. In Karnal district alone, more than 200 cases of malaria have been detected during the past couple of weeks. Ms Renuka Khanna, a housewife, told The Tribune: “The heat is getting unbearable. It is difficult to go out during the daytime”. She demanded that the respective district administrations should ask the managements of kindergartens and primary schools to close down for a few days so as to avoid any health risks to children. Dr J.C. Markanday, a fisheries expert and head of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Karnal, said that the oxygen level in ponds had started decreasing with the rise in the temperature, affecting the growth of small fish that was bred through the induced breeding system three months prior to the normal breeding season of August-September. He feared that the fish production might go down in the region this year if the weather continued to play havoc for some more time. The dry weather has started affecting the milk production in the region. A local dairy owner said the average milk arrival at his dairy had reduced by 20 to 30 per cent for the past few days. Dr P.S. Oberoi and Mr Dalip K. Gosain both senior scientists at the KVK here, are of the view that the production of milk may even decline further if the temperature continues to rise and the dry weather conditions prevail for a few more weeks. “This will result in scarcity of green fodder, affecting the milk yield of animals”, they said. |
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Jawan cremated with honours
Kaithal, May 14 His elder brother lit the pyre. A contingent of the Haryana Police saluted the martyr with reverse arms. A contingent
of the Army offered floral tributes on behalf of the GOC, Western Command. M Satinder Rana, MLA, Rajound, Mr Ashok Garg, SDM, and DSP Rampal Singh also paid tributes to the martyr. Jaiveer along with other jawans was on patrol duty when they were attacked by a group of terrorists. The soldiers faced the attack bravely and killed nine terrorists, but Jaiveer and one of his colleagues were killed during the fighting. Jaiveer who joined Rajputana Rifles three years ago, was working with Rashtriya Rifles. Thandiya Ram, father
of Jaiveer said he was proud of his son who had sacrificed his life for the country. |
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300 ticketless passengers fined
Sonepat, May 14
The ticketless passengers were produced before the Railway Magistrate who imposed a fine on them. Those who failed to make payment were sent to the jail. It is alleged that an aged ticketless passenger was thrown out of a train by the checking staff at the railway station but he escaped unhurt. He was identified as Mewa Singh (60) of Ludhiana. Irate passengers staged a demonstration and shouted slogans to register their protest against this incident. |
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Man done to death with scissors
Rewari, May 14 Hans Raj, who was in a critical condition, was rushed to the local Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The Kosli police, which registered a case of murder under Section 302 of the IPC, has arrested the accused Harish Kumar Yadav, son of Jag Ram Yadav of Kosli. The police also seized the pair of scissors which were reportedly picked up from the barber’s shop. |
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Prostitution racket busted
Hisar, May 14 After registering a case against them, the police produced them before a Duty Magistrate, who remanded them in judicial custody. Meanwhile, the Hansi police has arrested Naresh of Arya Nagar, Hansi, and Sultan Singh of Barwala on the charge of demanding Rs 5 lakh as extortion. |
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4-year-old girl raped, murdered
Sonepat, May 14
The youth also tried to commit suicide by taking celphos tablets, but he was saved. The police has registered a case against him.
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Illegal colonies razed
Karnal, May 14 |
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Suicide attempt by couple; woman dies
Ambala, May 14 |
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