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Registration fee for cars hiked
Separate SPs in city, rural areas favoured
Project to check AIDS
Abhey Singh elected Zila Parishad chief
Auction of Faridabad quarries tomorrow
Hooda to campaign in
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Project to check monkey population on the anvil
Cultivation
of paddy variety causes concern
Water situation likely to worsen
Power crisis hits normal life
Remand for INLD leader, 4 others
in murder case
Panel on employees constituted
Discretionary grant
increased
Probe sought into X-ray technician’s suicide
Govt policies not conducive for literary climate
Two booked for blackmailing girl
Jats, Sainis hold meetings
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Registration fee for cars hiked
Chandigarh, May 22 Briefing newsmen after the meeting, the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, said the lumpsum one-time tax on cars used for personal purposes would be payable at the time of their registration. It would be Rs 2000 for a car of the value of up to Rs 4 lakh, which is equivalent to the existing rate. For cars of the value between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 10 lakh, the rate of tax would be 1 per cent of the value. In case of the value exceeding Rs 10 lakh, the tax would be 1.5 per cent of the value. Mr Hooda said the tax was still lowest as compared to that in the neighbouring state. For two-wheelers there would be no change. The “car” would include Jeep, van, gypsy and omnibus having seating capacity of up to nine seats, excluding the driver, for personal use. It was also decided to simplify the rates of goods tax under the Punjab Passengers and Goods Taxation Act, 1952, so as to reduce harassment to truck owners. The public or private carriers having gross vehicle weight up to 16.2 tonnes would have to now pay Rs 1000 as quarterly goods tax as against the quarterly rate of Rs 962.50. In case of public or private carrier having gross vehicle weight above 16.2 tonnes to 25 tonnes, the rate of quarterly tax would be Rs 1400 as compared to the present quarterly rate of Rs 1375. Similarly, for those vehicles exceeding 25 tonnes, the rate of quarterly tax would now be Rs 3000 instead of Rs 2750 earlier. The Cabinet also decided to amend the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973, to enable municipalities to impose higher amount of penalty for release of stray cattle. Now in case of buffalo or horse or camel, the municipalities can impose penalty of Rs 1000 for release of each animal. In case of cow or calf or bull or pony, the penalty would be Rs 500. Similarly, in case of goat or sheep or pig and all other animals one would have to pay Rs 300 as penalty for release of each animal. The decision has been taken following the directions given by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to Haryana, Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh in a public interest litigation on stray cattle menace. |
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Separate SPs in city, rural areas favoured
Chandigarh May 22 Addressing a meeting of the district police chiefs and Inspector-Generals of Police of the four ranges here this evening, Mr Hooda said the policemen must be polite and people-friendly. Mr Hooda urged them to instil a sense of confidence among the people and by the time, the present government completed its first 100 days, they should show results. A policy of reward for good work and punishment for laxity would be adopted. He said at his first meeting with them he had urged them to ensure free registration of cases and he was happy that many cases had been solved in the past few days. He directed the police officers to be easily approachable by the common man and fix at least an hour daily to hear public grievances. In case of the non-availability of the SP, because of his other pressing engagements, the Assistant Superintendent of Police should be available to the people for the redress of grievances. He also asked them to hold press conferences whenever they made any
significant achievement. He said they should also be polite with the elected representatives. He directed the SPs to immediately inform their respective Inspector-Generals of Police regarding any major offence or achievement within their jurisdiction. He reiterated that with a view to making Haryana number one state in the field of development, it was necessary to ensure peace and law and order in the state. Assuring his full support to the police officers in discharging their duties diligently, Mr Hooda said he would be at their back to solve their genuine problems but they must deliver results. Earlier, the Home Secretary, Mr Prem Prashant, suggested that the Police Department should have its own website where people could lodge their reports . The Director-General of Police, Mr A.S. Bhatotia, said a special fortnight-long operation would be launched from June 1 to nab proclaimed offenders and bail jumpers. These included improved patrolling, especially during night, and stress was also being laid on training of the force on how to hold nakabandi and conduct raids. |
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Project to check AIDS
Faridabad, May 22 This has been observed in a report prepared by the “Red Ribbon Express”, a mega project of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) with the help of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghthan to create an awareness about the disease. The project aims to achieve the national objective of reducing the rate of HIV infections in highly vulnerable states by 2007. The foundation held a workshop in this regard at Surajkund here last evening which was inaugurated by the Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Mr Sunil Dutt. The report says that since the detection of the first HIV infection in commercial sex workers in Tamil Nadu in 1986, there had been a steady increase in the number of AIDS cases in the country and the shift of the infection from high risk behavior groups to general population across the country. Adding that the second highest number of infected persons had been in the age group of 15 to 29 years, it states that it affects the people during their most productive years and when they were responsible for the support and care for others. The disease carried profound social and economic repercussions for communities and societies and besides the health risk such patients face and cultural barriers. It is stated that these barriers often get worsened by the incidence of tuberculosis which could result in a grave situation where the victim hardly get care and attention even from their near and dear ones. It says the proportion of the problem would grow even more acute as the infection continued to rise with poverty, ignorance, poor health system and limited resources for the prevention and cure. Studies have revealed an unfulfilled need for information on four known routes of HIV transmission, prevailing myths and misconceptions, availability of the services for the HIV infection and support for those infected. It was announced at the workshop that the Red Ribbon Express will create awareness in all four corners of the country for which four special trains will start from four different spots which include Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanyakumari and Guwahati. Each of the train will cover a distance of about 6000 km and will hold over 29,000 programmes in 29,000 villages or in urban areas during the period of this special campaign. It is stated that while each of train which will be covering several states will have at least 60 volunteers they will be helped by celebrities in their effort. The trains will move only during the night and will halt for atleast two days at one place. Mr Sunil Dutt hoped that the Red Ribbon Express would soon turn into Green Ribbon Express with its success in this campaign.
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Abhey Singh elected Zila Parishad chief
Gurgaon, May 22 For the post of Vice-President, Mr Virender Singh was declared elected getting 16 votes and the only rival Mr Mahesh
Kumar, securing 14 votes. Mr Abhey Singh defeated Mr Vijay Yadav, by four votes. In a house of 30, he secured 17 votes, Although elections to the panchayat Raj institutions are not contested on political party
symbols, majority of the members elected here owe allegiance to the Congress. In fact contest for the two posts. Congress was versus the Congress. Though the process may seem simple yet mainstream political leaders of the Congress developed interests, including almost all MLAs in the district. The MLAs include the Independents, Mr Suhkvir Jaunapuria and Mr Habibur
Rehman. Election took place amidst hectic lobbying last night. Several elected members especially from
Mewat, switched sides overnight. Dr Kuldeep Watts, who earlier was in the fray for the post President, said that he backed out on account of negative role of money power in the election. According to Dr Watts, many members were paid in the range of Rs 10 lakhs to Rs 15
lakhs to vote in favour of Mr Abhey Singh. Senior Congress leaders holding senior position in the government at the Centre and in the state’s party organisations were part of the murky dealings, they added. It was alleged that Mr Sukhvir
Jaunapuria, an Independent from Sohna, petrol station owner and hotelier and a “part” time leader of the Congress cum property dealer, Mr Madan Lal Grover influenced members in favour of Mr Abhey Singh. While Mr Madan Lal Grover was unsuccessful in getting party ticket from Gurgaon in the last Assembly elections in the state, Mr Jaunapuria is said to be gravitating towards the Congress in the hope of getting ticket from Sohna as sitting MLA in the next elections. However, supporters of Mr Jaunapuria and Mr Grover two leaders also considered to be close to Rao Inderjit Singh-deny having influenced the members. |
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Auction of Faridabad quarries tomorrow
Chandigarh, May 22 Following a ban on mining in Faridabad and Gurgaon districts of Haryana by the Supreme Court, informed sources say, only two quarries are working in the two districts. These quarries have been leased to a person known as the “mining king” of the state. The crusher owners of Faridabad district remained on a month-long strike in protest against what they called as “an arbitrary increase” in the price of stones by the lease-holder after the Hooda Government came into power. The crusher-owners have also moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the “mining king”. The owners met the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, a number of times to complain against the lease-holder, following which the district administration of Faridabad intervened and an agreement was reached between the lease-holder and the crusher-owners. The latter has, however, not withdrawn their petition from the court, which is likely to hear it on May 26. The crusher-owners of Panchkula district have shown the way to their colleagues in the rest of the state. The Panchkula crusher-owners formed a group and bidded for the district quarries which were put on auction recently. While the state fetched about Rs 37 crore, more than double the reserve price, the crusher-owners were able to successfully bid for two of the six zones put to auction, about the transparency of which no one has raised any question. If the Faridabad-Gurgaon crusher-owners follow the suit of their Panchkula colleagues, they can eliminate middle-men. The Faridabad quarries at
Ransika, Uttawar, Begawali, Bajida Pahari and Godawali villages will be put to auction as one group on May 24. With the reserve price fixed at Rs 2.29 crore, the lease period will be three years. About a year ago, these quarries were auctioned for about Rs 3 crore. However, the bidder later preferred to forego his earnest money. Meanwhile, it is learnt that many politicians are interested in bidding for these quarries, which promise to be very profitable in view of the court ban. Delhi is a big market for the grit. The politicians are hoping that officers may oblige them in the auction. However, they may be in for a big disappointment if the government continues with its policy of transparency in public auctions and allotment of tenders. |
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Hooda to campaign in
Tosham, Hisar
Chandigarh, May 22 Responding to a question by newsmen regarding the setting up of a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee for Haryana, Mr Hooda clarified that what he had said earlier in this regard was that some members of the SGPC had met him and he had said that any decision in this regard would be taken keeping in view their sentiments. He said he would not interfere in religious matters of any community. When asked that how much foreign direct investment had been received by the state following the visits of the former Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala and the bureaucrats to several countries during tenure as Chief Minister, Mr Hooda said that although crores of rupees were spent on foreign visits yet it did not yield any benefit for the state. He said that on the other hand, he had started getting good response from investors and entrepreneurs as the atmosphere in the state was turning investment-friendly. Now a new industrial policy would be released on June 6 to create congenial atmosphere for investment in the state. He reiterated that effective steps would be taken to check unemployment and those industries which had shifted from the state would be rehabilitated. When asked to disclose whether he had received any complaint regarding any misdeed of the previous State government, Mr Hooda said that such complaints could be with the State Vigilance Department and the newsmen could themselves enquire from it. When his attention was drawn towards the allegation levelled by the Indian National Lok Dal that the Congress was ignoring the issue of the SYL canal, Mr Hooda pointed out that the INLD, which had changed its name from the earlier Lok Dal, and the BJP were responsible for the delay in the completion of the canal because they opposed the Rajiv-Longowal accord, which had become the basis of the Supreme Court’s decision in favour of Haryana. He said most of the construction work of the canal was taken up only during the tenure of the Congress and it would also be completed by the Congress. He clarified that the proposal to construct a new Rs 250 crore canal to supply water to southern Haryana had nothing to do with the SYL canal. Mr Hooda said he had written to the Central Government to either make the Governors of Punjab and Haryana the Administrator of Chandigarh by rotation or the post of Chief Commissioner should be revived. He said he was waiting for the reply of the Centre, which might be examining his letter.
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Project to check monkey population on the anvil
Panchkula, May 22 Officials in the wildlife wing say that a project for sterilization and rehabilitation of male monkeys all over the state is on the anvil. The Government of India has in principle agreed to finance the project, and it is now being given a final shape by the Wildlife Advisory Board. Though the wildlife census does not include a census of monkey population, rough estimates gathered by officials here suggest that the simian population in the state is roughly around 30,000. Of these, one third of the population is male, which will now be sterilized and released in the wild. A similar project for
sterilisation of male monkeys has been approved for Andhra Pradesh, and the wildlife officials here are examining this project for its implementation in Haryana. In Bhiwani, Yamunanagar, Panchkula and Jind, especially in areas located around the fringes of the forest areas, the monkey menace is increasing by the day. The vanishing fruit trees in forests and easy availability of food outside the forest areas - owing to tradition of feeding monkeys being regarded as sacred - the monkey population around human habitations have increased manifold. As a result, the simian- human conflict too has increased and in many cases, troubled by the monkey menace, humans are mercilessly killing these animals. In August this year, 61 monkeys were clubbed to death in a planned manner at Chand village, near Bhiwani. Wildlife officials say that the monkeys had made their home in the forest area created on the village panchayat land. Since massive plantation has been done on panchayat land for increasing the green cover, there are no fruit trees , and the monkeys would venture into the village for food. Troubled over the monkey menace, the villagers decided to kill the simians. The villagers then lifted all 61 dead monkeys, stuffed them in sacks and discarded them near Kalanaur village in Rohtak district. Officials say that though the number of monkeys killed here was large, incidents of some monkeys being killed are also being reported from other places of the state. The Chief Wildlife Warden, Haryana, Mr K.L. Manhas, says that veterinary doctors in the state will be involved in the project and
sterilisation centres will be set up in all districts. “The alpha males (male monkeys that are commanders of a monkey troop) will be first caught and sterilized, kept at the centre for seven days, before they are released in the wild. We will first run a pilot project in two districts and later replicate this all over the state,” he says. |
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Cultivation
of paddy variety causes concern Karnal, May 22 Having two paddy crops was not a traditional practice in the area as
the recent history of the area indicate that it proliferated only during
the past 10 years. For the past five years the groundwater level has
drastically gone down in these districts so it has become a matter of
debate.
The groundwater level in Kurukshetra and Karnal has gone down by 12
to 15 feet in the past two decades.
Mr Dalip K. Gosain, a senior scientist in Krishi Vigyan Kendra of
Karnal,said:“Apart from the decline in groundwater level, the
fertility of the soil has also decreased.” For him, it was the biggest
challenge before the scientific community to keep the production level
high without disturbing the natural mineral balance of the soil and the
groundwater level.
Normally, the agro-scientists recommend the growing of paddy
generally in the months of June and July after the pre-monsoon showers
so that the groundwater level does not get disturbed. But the desire to
earn more profits has forced a section of the farmers to go in for
cultivation of saathi- the sort duration paddy varieties.
The biggest drawback of cultivating saathi during the months of April
and May apart from disturbing the natural level of groundwater is that
it is harvested during monsoon that leaves higher moisture content in
the grain. The quality of rice is thus poor, causing higher breakage of
grain during milling. Rajinder Singh, a farmer of Indri told The Tribune
that the flawed procurement policy of the state government during the
past one decade had compelled the small and marginal farmers to
cultivate saathi paddy. He alleged that government agencies do not
purchase the entire produce from the farmers in these districts leaving
an opportunity for the hundreds of private millers to exploit the
farming community by purchasing their produce at comparatively lesser
rate than the minimum support price. To compensate this loss, a section
of the farmers had begun the practice of cultivating two paddy crops,
besides, the winter wheat crop, he revealed.
A campaign is in progress to convince the farmers to abandon the
cultivation of short duration varieties of paddy but the results does
not seem to be satisfying. Mr Shyamal Mishra, District Magistrate, said
there was a need for legislation banning the cultivation of saathi.
Otherwise, the efforts of administration could not yield results as one
cannot force anybody to stop this practice in a democratic set-up.
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Water situation likely to worsen
Yamunanagar, May 22 According to sources in the Haryana Irrigation Department, the discharge at the Hathnikund barrage, from where water is divided among the share-holder states, was 4,000 cusecs this morning. Yesterday, the discharge was above 6,000 cusecs. The authorities today received a canal wire (communication) from Delhi that the demand for water in the Capital had increased to 1,172 cusecs. Till yesterday, Delhi was getting 1,059 cusecs of water from the river. As per a court order and agreement between the share-holder states regarding the Yamuna waters, if the demand for water increases in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pardesh would have to contribute for the increased demand. This was stated by Mr Ved Parkash Hooda, a Junior Engineer at the barrage. Uttar Pardesh is getting 800 cusecs of water from three channels — Hathnikund barrage, Kata Pathar and Doon canal — while Haryana is getting about 2,000 cusecs. The sources said the water was not enough to cater to the tail-end of the WYC in the southern part of the state. Less water in the river has affected the power generation to the four hydel units. The generation was reduced to 42 MW only on Saturday. Meanwhile, the power supply from the northern grid improved today and the district was subjected to only a 1.15 hour power cut. |
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Power crisis hits normal life
Karnal, May 22 Local residents said complaint centres of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) did not respond to their calls. Moreover, those manning the complaint centres were ignorant about the reasons for the cuts or when the supply would be restored. There was almost a total blackout in the city on Friday night. Even yesterday, almost entire town reeled under acute power failure. When contacted, Mr S.K. Chawla, Superintending Engineer (Operations), Karnal circle, admitted that there was an acute shortage of power in the circle. “There is a total demand of at least 78 lakh units of power per day in the circle which never gets fulfilled through all possible sources of supply,” he said. Mr Surinder Singh, a resident of Urban Estate, said on Friday night the electricity came hardly for three hours. “Power cuts have almost become a matter of routine this summer. Everyday there are unscheduled power cuts five to six times daily,” said Mr Harvinder Singh, another resident. On the other hand, farmers of the nearby villages said they were finding it difficult to run tubewells due to power shortage. “The required load to run the water pumps is not coming,” said Mr Surjit Singh, a resident of Darar village. It has come to the notice that villages are getting power only three to four hours during the day. However, during the night most of the villages go without power. Mr S.P. Gupta, president, Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has demanded that unscheduled cuts should be stopped and the state government should ensure a regular supply for certain fixed period. Mr Arun Dewan, Superintending Engineer (Power Houses), said the crisis would be solved in the next couple of days.
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Remand for INLD leader,
4 others in murder case
Hisar, May 22 Duty magistrate Hansi Lal Chand remanded INLD youth wing president Umed Singh Lohan and four others on the charge of killing Kulbir Singh during a clash between supporters of Congress candidate Randhir Singh and Lohan at Mirachpur village in the district on February 3, the day of polling in the Assembly elections. Lohan along with Satbir, Kuldeep, Dharambir Singh and Amit, had surrendered before the crime branch of the police here last night in the presence of INLD MP Ajay Chautala and a large number of party workers. The accused were taken to Hansi court under heavy security, the police said. Meanwhile, Lohan alleged that the case had been registered against him for political reasons and claimed he was innocent. He had applied for anticipatory bail in the Sessions Court here as well as in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, but both the courts have rejected his applications.
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Panel on employees constituted
Chandigarh, May 22 The party in its manifesto for the Assembly elections had promised that the retrenched employees would be taken back in government service if it came to power. The sub-committee would be headed by the Finance Minister, Mr Birender Singh. The other members will be the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, and the Excise and Taxation Minister, Mr Venod Sharma. Mr Birender Singh, who is junior to the two Ministers in the order of seniority, is also dealing with another ticklish matter. He is heading a sub-committee which has been entrusted the task of finding way to deal with the problem of electricity arrears of the agriculture sector, which is a politically sensitive issue. The Cabinet also constituted another sub-committee to review of the policy of ex-gratia, which ensures employment to one member of the family of an employee who dies in harness. So far the policy has been implemented arbitrarily and hundreds of ex-gratia cases are pending. It will be headed by the Transport Minister, Mr Randeep Singh
Surjewala, and have the Irrigation Minister, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, and the Education Minister, Mr Phool Chand Mullana, as its members. |
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Discretionary grant
increased
Chandigarh, May 22 Now the discretionary grant of the Governor will be Rs 50 lakh instead of Rs 17.50 lakh earlier. The grant of the Chief Minister has been enhanced from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 1 crore per annum and in case of Cabinet Ministers, it would be Rs 35 lakh instead of Rs 15 lakh each. Similarly, in case of the Ministers of State, it would be Rs 15 lakh each per annum instead of Rs 12 lakh earlier. The discretionary grant of the Speaker has been raised from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 35 lakh and that of Deputy Speaker from Rs 12 lakh to Rs 15 lakh per annum. The Cabinet decided to convene the Budget session of the Assembly from June 9. The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, told newsmen that the Budget would be presented on the opening day of the session, which would have seven working days. The Cabinet decided to take the post of Director, Pt.
B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, out of the purview of the Haryana Public Service Commission. A three-member committee headed by the Chief Secretary would be set up to select an appropriate candidate for the post. The other two members of the committee would be the Secretary, Health, and the Director, PGI, Chandigarh.
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Probe sought into X-ray technician’s suicide
Rewari, May 22 His body was reportedly found hanging from a ceiling fan and was recovered by the Bilaspur police from the X-ray room of the hospital the next morning. The police had also reportedly seized a suicidal note from the pocket of the deceased. The post-mortem examination was conducted at the Civil Hospital, Gurgaon. Mr Chahal has also urged the NHRC to issue a directive to the hospital authorities to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the dependants of the deceased. Making a specific mention of the “shoddy” state of affairs prevailing in the hospital, Mr Chahal demanded a CBI probe into the so-called voluntary resignations of five doctors, Dr Ravi Ranjan, Dr Manuj Sodhi, Dr Mahesh Malhotra, Dr Vijay Verma and Dr Puneet Singh, recently.
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Govt policies not conducive for literary climate
Chandigarh, May 22 Dismissing the cliché that there is no literature in Haryana, Gupta while talking to TNS says, "Haryana has had a long tradition of literary creativity. Most people may not know that
Birbal, the prized wit of Emperor Akbar's court was a Haryanvi hailing from Narnaul. Besides, we have had
well-known writers like Balmukand Gupt, Chandra Bardai, Prithvi Raj Baso and Bhai Santokh Singh." Former chairman of the Haryana Sahitya
Akademi, Gupta says that much needs to be done to revitalise the state literary akademis so that these can play a meaningful role in promoting literature and litterateurs. "It is sad indeed that the chairman of the Sahitya Akademi be the Chief Minister. The posts within these akademis should go to writers and scholars who can play an active role," he says. In his opinion these should be under one parent body so that expense on administration and staff can be saved and devoted to the promotion of the languages.
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Two booked for blackmailing girl
Panipat, May 22 A FIR under Sections 294 and 506 of the IPC was registered at City police station against the youths —Gurpreet of Sanauli road and Nitin of Insar Bazar on Friday on the complaint of the girl’s father. However, both of them have absconded. According to the SHO of the police station, Mr Jai Bhagwan, the father of the girl in his complaint said the two had been issuing threats to her daughter for the last five-six days that they had taken her indecent pictures through their mobiles and if she did not oblige them sexually they would make public these photographs public. The girl and one of the accused reportedly have been working in a finance company on the GT Road for past some time. The SHO said that they had been trying their best to nab the accused and had raided their possible hideouts but both of them were still absconding. Meanwhile, some of the prominent persons of Insar Bazar held meetings to reach a compromise to “resolve” the matter.
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Jats, Sainis hold meetings
Jhajjar, May 22 According to information, a panchayat of 40 villages was held in Bahadurgarh at the behest of the Jat Sabha. Pradhan of the Sabha Uday Singh Mann, presided over the meeting, which decided
to reassemble on June 12 in Naya Gaon for a solution to the controversy. The meeting also demanded that the report of the Sub divisional Magistrate (SDM) on the violence be made public. They also demanded removal of the elected sarpanch. On the other hand, The All-India Saini Samaj held a demonstration at Anaj Mandi in Jhajjar. It demanded immediate release of the Saini
boys arrested by the police and maintained that certain anti-social elements were trying to vitiate atmosphere of the village by dividing the two communities. |
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Shopkeeper murdered
Rewari, May 22 The assailants threw his body at a deserted spot from where it was recovered by the police this morning, which has registered a case of murder. It is stated that the victim had gone to see his ailing brother at a private hospital. He was coming out of the hospital when he was whisked away by the assailants. |
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Cong members’ meeting today
Hisar, May 22 Meanwhile, the District Congress Committee paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at the local Congress Bhavan.
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Jaspal Bhatti’s show
Ambala, May 22 Jaspal Bhatti put across the travails of the common man and lack of basic amenities through jokes. He was accompanied by Mrs Savita Bhatti. The songs sung by different artistes were appreciated by the audience. GM Thomas Varghese also sang old Hindi songs. The programme was coordinated by Mr Ashok Sharma.
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No separate SGPC, says SAD (Badal)
Ambala, May 22
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Award for Ambala telephone dist
Ambala, May 22 A press note said that Union Minister Mr Dayanidhi Maran conferred the award to Mr BR Kashyap, General Manager, Telephones, Ambala, at a ceremony held in New Delhi to mark World Telecommunication Day. The award was conferred as per the survey conducted by M/s SM Telesys Ltd New Delhi. The survey highlighted a credible improvement in the quality of services to the subscribers of Ambala.
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Villagers block road
Jhajjar, May 22 The demonstration of the villagers led to road blockade at two points on the Beri-Jahajgarh road. Later, DSP Teeka Ram, reached the spot and assured action against the guilty and persuaded the villagers to lift the blockade. The villagers also gave a memorandum to the Additional Deputy Commissioner yesterday.
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Bir Singh Dhaka nominated
Hisar, May 22 |
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Robbery accused arrested
Kaithal, May 22 The police also seized 200 kg of lahan each from Sarjit, Jagir and Chatru of Khari Raiwali village, 405 kg lahan from Anil of Jakholi and 306 kg from Azmer Singh of
Jakholi. |
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Panchkula, May 22
