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Hooda reaching out to villagers
Sale of building material; villagers lock school
Redress public grievances, says Surjewala
23 proclaimed offenders held in June
BJP going for cheap publicity, says Selja
Lovers commit suicide
Man kills ‘beloved’, ends life
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back from deputation pose problems One found guilty in Bhaniarawala case Power official held hostage, freed
Vocational courses in govt colleges
3 children drowned
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Hooda reaching out to villagers
Chiri (Rohtak), July 12 The Chief Minister who is visiting an average of 10 villages a day does his home work early in the morning before leaving his private residence here. His personal staff prepares dossiers on every village on his itinerary. The dossier lists every possible demand the residents of a particular village are likely to raise. He queries the officials concerned and discusses various issues. He jots down the reasons why he would have to turn down a demand. Before the caravan departs, senior officers of various departments get copies of the dossiers in which they are supposed to mark the demands which the Chief Minister would approve or reject during his interaction with the villagers. No further directives are issued to them and they are supposed to start work at the earliest on every project announced by the chief minister from the stage. In this dusty hamlet, Mr Hooda arrived to a warm welcome by the villagers. The venue is a school building. As soon as the Chief Minister is seated on the dais, a nominee of the villagers reads out a charter of demands. The Chief Minister kept jotting down on the village’s dossier he carried with him. Whenever he had any queries, he summoned the officer concerned and briefly discussed it before making up his mind. As soon as the demand charter rigmarole is over, Mr Hooda makes his speech. He repeats whatever he has been saying since yesterday when the whistle-stop tour began. He explains to them how difficult it was to approve the waiver of power bills and that now it was the villagers turn to pay their bills regularly in future. He asks for their opinion about his functioning and so on. Then comes the administrative part. He picks up the dossier and takes up the demands one by one. The village has sought a Primary Health Centre. “Na bhaiyo yeh nahin ho sakta”, he is quick to admit. He explains that the Centre has prescribed norms for setting up PHCs and the village does not fulfil that criteria because its population is far below the required figure of 50,000. “Jhooth nahin boloonga. Jo kar sakta hoon, woh hajir hai. Jo rules allow nahin karte, uske liye maafi”, he says and moves to the next demand. The villagers want a boundary wall for their cremation ground. “What purpose will it serve”, he asks and suggests that instead if they agree, he would sanction construction of sheds both for cremation purposes and for the mourners to sit. The villagers agree and he says “Okay. Done”. The officer concerned quickly ticks on his dossier. Then comes paving of a village road. Mr Hooda tells them that the width of the land the village has provided is less than that prescribed. “You give a little more land and the road is yours”, he says and waits for the crowd to respond. The sarpanch nods and the paving is sanctioned there and then. All other demands are accepted in toto. In the next village he accepts almost all but one of the demands listed in the charter. The villagers want five rooms added to the school. “Make do with three this fiscal. In the next you get three more instead of the remaining two. I need funds for the school in your neighbouring village. Do I have your approval ?, he asks and the villagers readily agree. The story is repeated in village after village. At the end of the day, the Chief Minister summons the Deputy Commissioner to his study. There he hands over his copies of the dossiers and tells him to ensure that work on sanctioned projects should begin immediately and he be kept informed of the progress on a weekly basis. This happens around midnight and Mr Hooda retires to his bedroom.
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Sale of building material; villagers lock school
Sonepat, July 12 However, the issue was resolved at a meeting of the village panchayat in the presence of the district education authorities and the police and school was reopened in the afternoon. According to information, some people were caught red-handed by villagers carrying building material which was stored for construction of two additional rooms in the school. The incident was reported to the district education and police authorities and it was locked. This development led to convening of the village panchayat in which school headmaster Balwan Singh and other teachers were also present. In the panchayat, the headmaster reportedly admitted lapse on his part and assured the villagers that such incidents would not happen. Thereafter, the panchayat decided to open the locks and allowed the teachers to enter the school. District Education Officer Rajinder Singh Dahiya admitted the incident and said the school head master would be transferred from there.
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Redress public grievances, says Surjewala
Kaithal, July 12 He also asked officials to know priorities of the MLAs under the HRDF Schemes and get constructed, roads, streets, women latrines and Chaupals in the shortest possible time. The minister also directed the Civil Surgeon to ensure proper cleanliness in the civil hospital and check the quality of medicines. Mr Shamsher Singh Surjewala MLA Kaithal, Mr Tejinder Mann MLA Pai., Mr Dillu Ram MLA Guhla and Mr Dinesh Kaushik MLA Pundri also participated the meeting and raised Public Interest related issues. Mr Tejinder Mann expressed concern over the shortage of power transformers and demanded action on this issue as farmers were facing lot of problems due to shortage of Transformers. Mr B.S. Malik appointed Deputy Commissioner, Mr M.S. Sheroan S.P., Mr R.C. Verma ADC, Mr Ashok Garg SDM Kaithal, Mr Jeet Singh SDM Guhla, Mr J.S. Cheema SE Irrigation and other district officials were also present in this meeting. |
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23 proclaimed offenders held in June
Hisar, July 12 This was stated by Mr Arshinder Singh Chawla, SSP, here today he said there had been a marked fall in the crime rate, with no incident of looting, vehicle, cash or chain snatching being registered during the period. Besides, two factories of illicit liquor and a unit manufacturing fake ammunition were also detected. The SSP said 9,000 litres of fake black oil was seized and 15 persons planning dacoity were arrested. As many as 21 pistols and 95 cartridges were seized, he added. Three wanted criminals Jogender, Vinod and Rohtas were killed in an encounter with the police on the bank of Sidhmukh canal in Kaliravan village on June 21, while another notorious criminal Kunty was shot dead in another encounter on June 24. The anti-eve teasing staff of the local police nabbed 32 youths, who were later released after calling their parents. Mr Chawla said if any of the youths was arrested again, a case would be registered against him. The crime against women cell of the police helped compromise in 40 cases of marital dispute. The district police chief said 27 murder cases had been registered in the district in the past six months, of which 23 had been worked out. Mr Chawla said that the next move was to nab the absconding criminals and a special strategy had been planned for the purpose.
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BJP going for cheap publicity, says Selja
Ambala, July 12 She said at present, terrorism had become a major problem not only for India but also for the whole world. She suggested that all nations must come together in the fight against global terror. She said that India had raised the issue of terrorism in international forum and India had got support from other countries in this matter. In reply to query, Kumari Selja said before the onset of monsoon, drains in Ambala had been cleaned by the district administration. She said in order to solve the problem of drainage, the common people must also cooperate and they should not put polythene bags in drains which leads to the drains getting choked. She observed that illegal encroachments on the drains also could blockage. A group of villagers from Saha had today submitted a memorandum to Kumari Selja against land being acquired for Saha growth centre. Kumari Selja said no farmer would be unnecessarily harassed but it must kept in mind that land is required for development process. She said that she would talk to the officials concerned and try to find out a solution. Later, Kumari Selja visited the family members of martyr Lance Naik Harjinder Singh in Tepla village. Among others, the Haryana Education Minister Mr Phool Chand Mullana, MLAs, Mr Ram Kishan, Mr DK Bansal, the DC, Mr JP Kaushik, SP Rajendra Singh, Additional DC Renu Phulia and Zila Parishad Chairman Mr Brahm Pal Rana were present on the occasion.
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Lovers commit suicide
Jind, July 12 According to reports, residents saw two bodies floating in the tank and they informed the police. The police took the bodies in custody and sent these to the local General Hospital for post mortem. Residents of Budha Baba Basti said Sandeep and Babli loved each other and wanted to get married, but they could not get its permission from the society. Disappointed, they left their homes and allegedly ended their lives by jumping into the tank. The police handed over their bodies to their respective families after post mortem. |
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Man kills ‘beloved’, ends life
Yamunanagar, July 12 According to police sources, Suresh Kumar (30), a daily wage worker, used a dupatta to strangulate Suresh Kali (35) at her house and later committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance. Suresh Kumar reportedly ended his life as he was seen fleeing from the house of Kali by Pinki (16), a daughter of the deceased. The police is yet to establish the sequence of events. Preliminary investigations reveal that after committing the alleged murder, Suresh Kumar went to the nearby fields and ended his own life. The body of Kali was found lying on a cot. Ms Santosh, wife of Suresh Kumar, reportedly told the police that her husband appeared to be normal in the morning. Sources said the two had an affair for the past 15 years and there had been numerous altercations and arguments between the two families ever since. At one time both Suresh and Kali had left the village and started living in Yamunanagar town. However, the two later returned to the village. About a month ago, a panchayat of the village forbade them from meeting each other.
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Officers
back from deputation pose problems Chandigarh, July 12 Mr D. Suresh, Joint Secretary in the Department of Home, is leaving the state to become PS to Ms Renuka Choudhary, Union Minister of Tourism. While the state government is yet to clear the proposal, it is learnt that Ms Choudhary has already spoken to the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on the subject and there should not be any barrier to Mr Suresh joining his assignment in Delhi. The exit of Mr Suresh means the creation of a vacancy where another officer can be accommodated. The Congress regime, which has become known for delay in the posting of officers, is right now saddled with the problem of arranging the postings of two IAS officers. One of them is Mr Mahavir Singh, an IAS officer of the 1989 batch, who rejoined the Haryana Government on May 25 after the completion of his stint at the Centre. For some mysterious reason, Mr Mahabir Singh has not been given any posting till date even as one and a half months have passed since his return to the parent state. It was learnt yesterday that Mr Mahabir Singh left for a short training course abroad from where he was expected to return in about 20 days. A few other IAS officers had returned to Haryana after Mr Mahabir Singh and all of of them, barring one, had been given fresh postings. Mr V. Umashankar and his wife, Ms Deepti Umashankar, both IAS officers, however, had to wait for a considerable time before they could be accommodated. Like Mr Mahavir Singh, another officer who is still without any assignment is Mr Abhilash Likhi. Mr Likhi and his wife, Ms Sukriti Likhi, both IAS officers, had rejoined the state government on July 4 on their return from abroad. Ms Sukriti Likhi was later appointed the DC of Yamunanagar while Mr Likhi is still awaiting his posting orders. Incidentally, Yamunanagar district remained without a DC for more than a month after Mr R.K. Rao was posted as the DC of Chandigarh. Mr D.P.S. Nagal, another IAS officer, too, is reportedly slated to return to Haryana soon from the Centre. Official sources, when asked about the delay in the posting of Mr Mahavir Singh and other IAS officers, said it took place because the government was interested in accommodating all officers by carrying out a single reshuffle. The sources added that the Chief Minister would be returning to Chandigarh tomorrow and by Thursday both Mr Likhi and Mr Mahavir Singh would be given their postings. Mr Mahavir Singh would be joining his new assignment on his return from abroad, the sources said. The
prevailing scenario has naturally given rise to a question: Is the
bureaucracy in the state oversized? Senior Congress leader and MLA from
Kaithal Shamsher Singh Surjewala thinks that it is oversized. He said so
during the last session of the Assembly. |
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One found guilty in Bhaniarawala case Chandigarh, July 12 According to prosecution a murderous attack was made on Baba Bhaniarawala on September 24, 2003 outside the court premises of Chief Judicial Magistrate at Ambala City. He had come to appear in a case in CJM court. Baba Bhaniarawala was sitting in his car outside the court premises at the time of attack. Baba had sustained injuries in the attack and was rushed to a local civil hospital. Later the police had arrested Dilip Singh Vikkar and an other youth Sukhwinder in this regard. The prosecution had submitted the list of 34 witnesses but only 18 witnesses, including the doctor of the hospital appeared in the court to record their statements. |
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Power official held hostage, freed Ambala, July 12 The villagers of Hassanpur and Nagla Rajputan have been demanding that they should be provided power supply through the Jolly feeder line. Currently, these two villages are getting power from the Naraingarh feeder line. At about 5 pm yesterday, SDO Sanjeev Gupta had gone to Nagla Rajputan village to look into the villagers’ complaint. The villagers got infuriated over the lack of power supply. They held SDO Sanjeev Gupta hostage in their village from 6 pm till 11 pm. On receiving information, a posse of police personnel reached Nagla Rajputan village. However, the villagers were not ready to relent. Thereafter, the villagers let go SDO Sanjeev Gupta on the assurance that their demand for shifting the feeder line from Naraingarh to the Jolly line would be met. Late at night, the power supply to the two villages was shifted from the Naraingarh line to the Jolly line. But this morning, the power supply was reverted to the original system. The villagers then marched to the SDM’s office and lodged their protest. They have been assured that their problem will be taken up for consideration tomorrow.
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Vocational courses in govt colleges
Chandigarh, July 12 The spokesman said the Bachelor in Computer Application, Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Application, Bachelor in Tourism and Travel Management and Bachelor in Business Management courses were being introduced in all government colleges affiliated to Maharshi Dayanand University. The state government had made a provision of Rs 1 crore for creating the infrastructure to run these courses.
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3 children drowned
Rewari, July 12 The bodies, which were fished out by the villagers late in the night yesterday, were brought to the Community Health Centre at Bawal for post-mortem examination which was conducted this morning. Three children were simultaneously cremated at Kheri Dalu Singh village today. |
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Victims’ kin seek relief
Hisar, July 12 The labour union and Communist leaders alleged that the construction work was illegal as the owners had not obtained permission from the authorities concerned. Stating that such mishaps had been occurring in the past as well, CPM leader Prabhat Singh demanded the formation of a labour welfare fund as a permanent solution for relief work. A delegation of labourers, led by some local Communist leaders, met the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar Gupta, and apprised him of their demands. He expressed his inability in providing the desired amount, but agreed to get a case registered against the shop owners. |
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Woman ends life after attempt to rape
Hisar, July 12 The woman’s husband, Mr Rajender, has lodged a report at the Hisar (sadar) police station, alleging that Rajbir, a youth of his village, had tried to rape his wife. They also lodged a complaint with the police in this regard. The police has registered a case.
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