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‘Asli’ or ‘naqli’
Congressi? Officials confused
Abhey Chautala asked to contact govt on security cover
Plan to strengthen healthcare in villages
Haryana to set up herbal park in each district
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Haryana plans to export Murrah buffalo to Europe
Chandigarh, June 2 For once a male species is under threat in Haryana and the Animal Husbandry Department is concerned. The fast-depleting numbers of bulls of the Murrah family, considered the best buffalo breed the world over, has prompted the department to draw up an ambitious plan to not only save the buffalo but also market it to milk-deficient states and, ultimately, graduate to cater to overseas’ demand.
Thermal station workers’ petitions admitted
Ambala bank robbery accused held
ASI, 2 more cops booked on rape charge
Commission agent shot dead
Fake CBI official arrested
One held on rape charge
Cousins held for robbery
Toilets at bus stands in poor condition: minister
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‘Asli’ or ‘naqli’
Congressi? Officials confused
Gurgaon, June 2 According to sources, some persons visiting government offices, wearing Congress party badges on their sleeves, however, are virtually feted by some anxious officials as the spectre of transfers looms large. Officers having vested interests are alleged to be on the lookout to curry favour and find a way out to build bridges with influential party leaders in the new dispensation. The problem seems to have increased for the officers as the merger of the Haryana Vikas Party(HVP) with the Congress during the run-up to the last Assembly elections has swelled the ranks of so-called party leaders. Also, a good section of the former INLD workers have mingled in the crowd of the “extended Congress”. The new cant in the bureaucratic circles regarding the description of the Congress leaders in the districts categorises them thus:old “Congressi”, new “Congressi” part timer and “asli” (genuine) and “naqli” (fictitious). According to a senior officer of the state who does not want to be quoted, the larger message has apparently gone down that the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, does not interfere in petty matters. The Chief Minister has been stressing on merit alone. But, in a democratic form of government and electoral system, even small politicians sometimes manage to get away with their own on account of the “amorphous” situation, he added. Some have been approaching the officers, claiming to be having ancestral roots in Rohtak |
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Abhey Chautala asked to contact govt on security cover
Chandigarh, June 2 Disposing of the writ filed by Mr Chautala, who was MLA from the Rori constituency in the previous Assembly, the Bench headed by Mr Justice N.K. Sud also ordered that his representation would be disposed of within seven days after he filed it with the appropriate authority. In his petition, Mr Chautala had cited reports in a section of the media where it was said that he faced threat from the Mumbai mafia. The reports had stated since Mr Chautala had refused to pay crores of rupees that he owed to cricket betting mafia, he faced threat to life. The petitioner had also claimed that he faced threat from a relative against whom a number of cases were instituted during the previous INLD government headed by his father. Mr Chautala’s security cover that consisted of pilot cars and escort vehicles was withdrawn sometime back by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government. The petitioner had alleged that politics was the main reason for the withdrawal of his security cover. |
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Plan to strengthen healthcare in villages
Chandigarh, June 2 A source here said the health needs of people living in the Mewat area would be met through mobile medical units and multispeciality health camps. A mobile unit would comprise two doctors, including one women doctor, and paramedical staff in a fully equipped van. The van would move from one village to another and follow a programme which would be publicised earlier. The multispeciality health camps for treating various diseases would be held once a month at each community health centre. The source said Rs 85 lakh would be spent during the current year on the mobile units and the health camps. The government had also decided to provide all government hospitals and community health centres with independent feeders in a phased manner to ensure uninterrupted power supply. It was learnt that Rs 2.5 crore would be spent on this during the current year. For the supply of potable water round the clock to rural health institutions, a provision of Rs 50 lakh would be made. As many as 300 delivery huts
(prasuti grehs) would be set up in villages for expectant mothers. A sum of Rs 3 crore had been earmarked for the huts. For providing primary and specialist healthcare to those living in the rural areas and urban slums, especially farmers and labourers who were busy during daytime, a scheme of publicprivate partnership would be launched. Under the scheme, poor persons would be able to consult and get treatment from any doctor on a panel of private doctors shortlisted by the government. The source added that all hospitals and community health centres
(CHCs) would be computerised and connected through dial-up networking with the district headquarters and the state capital in a phased manner. For the computerisation of health centres and
CHCs, Rs 2 crore would be spent in the current year. To ensure better delivery of primary healthcare in the rural areas, the mobility of doctors of primary health centres would be enhanced by providing them with the transport facility by hiring private transport. The source said Rs 1 crore would be spent for this purpose. |
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Haryana to set up herbal park in each district
Panchkula, June 2 Besides, the government has decided to set up a herbal park in every district of the state for plantation of various medicinal plants, especially Jatropha. This was disclosed by Mr Ramendra Jakhu, Commissioner and Secretary, Forests Department, while inaugurating a one-day workshop on Jatropha, a bio-diesel plant, organised by the Forests Department yesterday. He said a sum of Rs 3.60 crore had been earmarked for setting up an herbal education centre during the current financial year. The first tractor running on the Jatropha oil, developed by Escorts Tractor Limited and IIT, New Delhi, was also exhibited here. Mr Jakhu said Jatropha could be grown in wide variety of wastelands as this was not affected by droughts and grazing. He said most of the part of our budget was being spent on import of petroleum products, so introduction and utilisation of the non-conventional sources of fuel had become the need of the hour not only at the national, but also at the international level. Mr J.P.L.Srivastva, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, said Jatropha curcas did not have any special requirements with regards to climate and soil, it had adapted itself to different climate conditions and its water requirement was extremely low. Mr Jai Uppal from the Winrock International India, New Delhi, apprised the participants on global perspective of bio-diesel. He described the present status of use of Jatropha oil in developed and developing countries. Mr Parveen Mitra from the Planning Commission, New Delhi, said that the Planning Commission of India had set up a task force, whose recommendations resulted in policy initiative and a mission mode approach for research, development and extension of Jatropha in the country. Dr. Naresh Kaushik, CCS Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar's extension centre at Bawal (Rewari) also made a presentation on the techniques of raising, seedlings from seeds and cutting in nursery. |
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Haryana plans to export Murrah buffalo to Europe
Chandigarh, June 2 The pride of Haryana and often referred to as “Black Gold” in the state, Murrah, will leap over to the east, west and south of the country for the upgradation of local breeds, enabling a shift from ‘milk-deficient’ to ‘at least milk sufficient’. While the department is already doing that at a micro level, large-scale “export” to different states will begin if approval for a 554-crore project, submitted by Haryana to the Government of India, comes through. The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food and Supplies, Mr Sharad Pawar, has given positive feelers to the department’s proposal since depleting livestock is a national concern, Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Mr H.C. Disodia, said. A hardy animal which can survive in all kinds of weather conditions, the five-year Murrah project envisages identifying top quality 1.5 lakh young buffaloes and giving incentives to the farmer to rear them. It would be concentrated in “Murrah-centric” villages of Hisar, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Sonepat, Jind and Fatehabad where the buffalo is traditionally found. “While the female Murrahs, the heifers, are cared for and reared well by the farmers for the milk, the bulls usually find their way to slaughter houses. This means that the best germ plasm is being lost forever. Our single line objective through this project is to procure, multiply and propagate the breed of the Murrah,” says the Director, Animal Husbandry, Dr K.S. Dangi. Officials maintain that the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, took personal interest in the project and is particularly enthused about the direct employment to 26,000 people and indirect jobs to 37.5 lakh households in the five years. However, under this project, the rearing of the Murrah would be undertaken under government supervision which would provide for its upkeep and maintenance. Once this new breed “comes of age”, it would be sent to different corners of the country for breeding with the local buffaloes to increase the milk yield. Distinguished as Murrah Diamond and Murrah Elite among other categories based on the milk produce, this buffalo can produce milk between 12 and 20 litres a day depending on the quality. While increased milk is incentive enough to protect the buffalo, its hide and meat is as precious and in great demand, coming as an added advantage. “Once we have met our national needs, it will take nearly five years for results to show, we will market the Murrah germ plasm to countries like Israel and those of Europe and America. Though they have approached us for exporting the Murrah, we will address the country’s need of enhanced milk production before crossing the border,” Dr Dangi maintains. There are 1600 lakh buffaloes in the whole world of which 900 lakh are in India alone. Out of this livestock population which comprises local buffalo breeds, cows, goats and sheep, 60 lakh are Murrahs and 30 lakh of them alone are found in Haryana. |
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Voluntary disclosure scheme to cover
Karnal, June 2 Earlier, the facility under the scheme was available to those tubewell consumers only who were making payment of electricity bills
regularly. A senior official of the nigam claimed that the scheme for voluntary disclosure of unauthorised load was launched on May 1 for domestic, non-domestic and tubewell consumers. The scheme evoked good response from consumers and a section of farmers though defaulters demanded to extend the scheme for non-paying consumers also. Facility for the declaration of unauthorised load to the non-paying consumers would be available on the condition that they make the payment of their last month’s bill and submit an affidavit that they will pay the outstanding dues as decision of the Nigam. Willing applicants would have to give an undertaking that they will pay dues regularly in future. They are also required to submit the test report for the extended load, which shall be verified by local officials of the nigam before approving the extended load. The applicants shall have to submit revised application and agreement
form. Over 19,800 consumers of domestic, non-domestic and tubewell categories of the UHBVN alone in Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kuruksheta, Kaithal,
Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Jind, Rohtak and Jhajjar districts had already voluntarily disclosed unauthorised load. The nigam has regularised 58.5 MW load of these applicants. Meanwhile, nigam has extended the last date of voluntary disclosure scheme up to June 30, this year. |
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high court Our High Court Correspondent
Chandigarh, June 2 The petitioners had prayed for directions to the respondents to consider their service as daily wage workers in the organisation towards the qualifying service for pensionary benefits. The petitioners, Mr K.P. Singh and others, had put in eight to 10 years as daily wage workers before they were regularised. They had stated since they were doing the same work as regular workers before they were regularised, the period when they were daily wage workers should also be counted when their pensionary benefits are settled. After hearing their counsel as well as counsel for the respondents, the Bench of Mr Justice H.S. Bedi and Mr Justice Viney Mittal allowed the petitions. Notice issued The High Court has issued notice of motion on a petition filed by Dr M.C. Garg and others, seeking declaration of the result of interviews of various posts on the faculty of Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar. The interviews were held on December 17, 2004, but results were not declared as the model code of conduct was imposed due to Assembly elections in Haryana. Referring to a news item published in these columns some days ago, which said that over 50 per cent faculty posts in the university were vacant, the petitioners have stated that by not filling the posts, the university authorities and others are playing with the future of the students and affecting the academic atmosphere. The executive council of the university had decided not to release the results on the pretext that the model code of conduct was in force. After hearing counsel for the petitioner, the Bench issued notice of motion for July 14.
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Ambala bank robbery accused held
Ambala, June 2 According to a police press note, Atarjeet Singh, a resident Jammu, involved in a number of criminal cases and having close relations with extremists, was arrested by the police here
today. Atarjeet had visited Pakistan and smuggled sophisticated arms to India, the police added. The police said Atarjeet had admitted his involvement in a number of cases, including the Ambala bank robbery. During interrogation, he revealed that he had close relations with Ranjeet Singh, alias Neeta, who had been declared a proclaimed offender by the Jammu and Kashmir police. He said Neeta had settled in Bombay, where he organised a gang. In 1996, Neeta along with Barkat Singh, Balbir Singh Sukhdev Singh, Channan Singh and Basu was arrested by the Bombay police in a case. But they escaped from police custody when they were being taken to the
court. Atarjeet said later three of the escapees were arrested but Balbir and Nita fled to Nepal. When Neeta returned from Nepal, he handed over Atarjeet an AK-47, a mouser, some grenades and magazines. Later, Neeta went to Pakistan via Nepal. From Pakistan, Neeta rang him up asking him to hand over the arms and ammunition to Bachhan Lal, a furniture manufacturer of Jammu. The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested Bachhan Lal in a case and he divulged about Atarjeet’s activities. He said he fled to Nepal to avoid arrest and stayed with a relative of Neeta there. Meanwhile, Neeta asked him to come to Pakistan. Atarjeet managed a visa for Bangkok with the help of Balbir Singh. He left for Karachi from Bangkok. Two of the associates of Neeta picked Atarjeet up from Karachi airport and took him to a commander of Babbar Khalsa, Mahal Singh
Babbar. Atarjeet told the police that Neeta and Purushottam used to visit Mahal Singh. On the eve of Baisakhi in 1997, Mahal Singh gave him an AK-47, 8 packets of RDX, a detonator, a time device, nine loaded magazines and a battery and asked him to carry it to Jammu. He cross over the boarder with the help of two of his associates and buried the arms near a canal in Jammu. After some days, Neeta sent some more arms and Rs 2 lakh in currency to him, which he handed over to Trilochan Singh as per his direction. In August, 1997, the Punjab police arrested him for two bomb blasts, which occurred in Pathankot. On his identification, the police seized the arms and ammunition which he had brought from Pakistan. He said the GRP, Ambala, had also brought him to Ambala in another blast case. Later, the court had discharged him in the case. The police said some more cases would be solved after the interrogation of
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ASI, 2 more cops booked on rape charge
Ambala, June 2 According to the police report, the girl is a resident of Barara and her father drives three-wheeler. The girl said in her complaint that in January she was going to market along with a woman residing close to her colony. On the way to market the ASI, who was then posted in GRP
Barara, met them and offered them tea at his house located just behind to the GRP post. The girl alleged that the ASI mixed some tranquilizer in the tea and then raped her. Two other constables also came there and raped her. She said that later when she became pregnant, she wanted to tell the matter to her parents but the ASI threatened her with the dire consequences if she disclosed it to any one. Later, she told about her pregnancy to the neighbourer woman who took her to a local private doctor who demanded Rs 1000 for the abortion. When the girl did not find any way out of the problem she reported the matter to her parent. The parents informed the Barara police in this regard. The DSP, Ambala, rushed to Barara after getting this information. The police is investigating the matter. |
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Commission agent shot dead
Jind, June 2 Meanwhile, resentment prevailed among residents of Narwana over the murder of Jaipal. Today, shopkeepers in several markets of the town pulled down shutters of their shop and took out a procession in protest against the murder. They blocked traffic on the Jind-Narwana road at Harial Chowk. They were demanding immediate arrest of the culprits. The angry mob set on fire a Haryana Roadways bus and pelted stones at two vehicles. When the police intervened, a clash between the police and the agitating members took place in which one person was injured. The Jind-Narwana road remained blocked for two hours. The Subdivisional Magistrate, Narwana, assured the agitators that culprits would be arrested soon. On the assurance of the SDM, they lifted the blockade. |
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Fake CBI official arrested
Sonepat, June 2 It is alleged that he approached Dr Ramesh Sehgal of Navjeevan Hospital and demanded money from him. He left the hospital by telling the doctor that he would collect the money from him. Dr Sehgal immediately informed the police which laid a trap to apprehend the culprit. In the meantime, the “official” approached two doctors of other private nursing homes and hospitals in Sector 14 and demanded money from them. When the culprit reached Navjeevan Hospital to collect the money from Dr Sehgal, he was asked to wait for some time. Soon police officials arrested him on the spot. A case has been registered against him. |
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One held on rape charge
Rewari, June 2 It is reported that the woman, alongwith her husband Resham Singh, had been living in a field at Khatavali village which they had been cultivating as tenants. Yesterday when she was going to Dharuhera to seek treatment for her indisposition, Rambir, who was going on his scooter, offered her a lift. However, instead of being dropped at the dispensary, she was taken to a room in the factory where she was raped. |
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Cousins held for robbery
Panipat, June 2 Panipat SP Anil Kumar told mediapersons here today that a revolver with four cartridges were seized from the duo. Two motor cycle-borne robbers had looted Rs 3 lakh from two petrol station employees at gunpoint, near the Haldana border in Samalkha in Panipat district, on March 28.
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Four killed in mishap
Rohtak, June 2 |
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Cop arrested
Rohtak, June 2 |
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Toilets at bus stands in poor condition: minister
Chandigarh, June 2 He said the department had earmarked Rs 88 crore to improve its services, including Rs 10 crore for the maintenance of bus stands, during the current financial year. Mr Surjewala directed them to find ways and means to generate additional resources and improve the passenger services without increasing the bus fares. Therefore, efforts should be made to reduce the operational cost of the state roadways. He also stressed the need for setting up small shopping complexes at all bus stands. While pointing out that the policy of auction of shops at bus stands was irrational, he said a comprehensive policy should be formulated on a-year-to-year basis. Also, the goods being sold at bus stands should have rational rates. |
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