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BJP to field Abhimanyu from Rohtak
Nomination of Hooda’s son sought
Kalayat MC chief voted out
Councillors bent on MC chief’s removal
Councillors object to police notice
Mining allowed without environment plan
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18 jaundice cases in Bhiwani
Protest against handing of college to society
Action sought against PO in rape case
20 injured as bus rams into truck
Youth stoned to death
2 nabbed for stealing water
Escapee undertrial commits murder
Clarification on dependants
Akademi has 9 new
members
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BJP to field Abhimanyu from Rohtak
Rohtak, August 30 Disclosing this, the Haryana BJP chief, Mr Ganeshi Lal, said here today that his name had been approved by the party chief, Mr L. K. Advani. Capt Abhimanyu will file his nomination papers on September 9. Besides Haryana BJP leaders, former Union Ministers, Mr Rajnath Singh, Mr Sahib Singh Verma and Mr I. D. Swami, will accompany the party nominee on that day to the office of the Returning Officer. Mr Ganeshi Lal accused the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government of violating the Model Code of Conduct. He said the government could not have cared less for the code and every day it was making announcements aimed at luring the voters to the Congress. He alleged that on August 20 the government issued advertisements in the media highlighting its so-called achievements on the birth anniversary of the late Mr Rajiv Gandhi. The advertisements were paid for from the public exchequer. The BJP leader accused the Education Minister, Mr Phul Chand Mullana, of announcing creation of posts of vice-principal in colleges with more than 2000 students on August 21. He also accused Mr Hooda of sanctioning a grant of Rs 5 lakh to a girls school run by the Durga Bhawan Mandir in Rohtak on August 27. Mr Ganeshi Lal said the government announced grant of DA to pensioners of privately aided colleges and schools after the code came into force. He said there was an acute shortage of power and water all over the state and the law and order situation was getting out of hand. The police had failed to check crime despite claims to the contrary by the Chief Minister. He said the dismissal of thousands of employees and the incidents of lathi charges by the police on protesters in Gurgaon and Rohtak had exposed the harsh face of the government. He said these were the main issues his party would take up during its campaign. The Rohtak Lok Sabha seat had been vacated by Mr Hooda after he became Chief Minister and was subsequently elected to the Vidhan Sabha from Kiloi assembly segment. |
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Nomination of Hooda’s son sought
Rohtak, August 30 The Haryana Kisan Mazdoor Janhit Manch (HKMJM), the Ambedkar Sudhar Samiti, the Haryana Guru Ravi Das Samaj Manch, the Haryana Brahmin Kalyan Samiti and the Naujawan Yuva Kalyan Sangathan held a joint meeting here under the chairmanship of Mr Muni Ram Ranga, general secretary of the HKMJM. The meeting passed a resolution unanimously asking the high command to nominate a youth leader with a clean image as the party nominee for the forthcoming byelection from the Rohtak parliamentary constituency. The resolution stated that Mr Deepender Hooda would be the ideal choice for the party ticket. Addressing the meeting Mr Ajit Jain, chairman of the municipal corporation said by nominating Deepender the party would enthuse the younger generation. Several prominent Congressmen, including Mr Rajinder Nandal, Mr Pankaj Kaushik and Mr Anil Sharma pleaded with the party leadership to nominate Mr Deepender Hooda as a party candidate for the Rohtak Lok Sabha seat. The meeting decided to send a deputation to the Chief Minister and the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, to plead its demand. |
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Kalayat MC chief voted out
Kaithal, August 30 Nine sitting members and the local MLA, Ms Geeta
Bhukkal, reportedly voted against Ms Rana. Ms Rana lost the battle when nine members voted against her and they were reportedly supported by the local MLA. According to information, nine members had given a memorandum against the Chairperson to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr B.S. Malik, on July 26. They had pointed out some irregularities and levelled allegations against her and demanded a meeting of the councillors to consider a no-confidence motion against the Chairperson. It is learnt that the SDM asked the vice-president, Mr Romesh Singla, to work as acting chief till the regular election for the post was held. |
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Councillors bent on MC chief’s removal
Ambala, August 30 Efforts to placate the rebel councillors is not yielding the desired result as they are persisting with their demand for the removal of Ms Sharma from the post of MC president. Although Ambala Cantt MLA Devender Bansal is playing the role of peace-maker, there seems to be little elbow room for Mr Bansal to broker peace since on one hand the rebel councillors are determined to get Ms Sharma removed and on the other hand, Ms Sharma seems to have the blessings of Ambala MP Kumari Selja. Union Minister Kumari Selja has ‘directed’ Mr Bansal to sort out the matter. After Mr Bansal held discussions with the rebel councillors, it has become increasingly clear that the rebels are not willing to scale down their demand for the removal of Ms Sharma. The confrontation between the rebel councillors and Ms Sharma clearly shows that all is not well within the Congress. While the murmurs of dissent were heard as soon as Ms Sharma was chosen as the Congress nominee for the post of president three months back, unhappiness among the rebel councillors came out in the open last week. It is believed that the rebel councillors will intensify their protests in the coming days if Ms Sharma is not removed as the MC president. They state that if Ms Sharma is replaced by some other Congress councillor, it will not have any adverse impact on the party’s image. A group of residents of the ward in the Mahesh Nagar area from where Ms Sharma was elected have expressed faith in the working of the MC president. They have said that Ms Neelam is working for overall development of Ambala Cantt. She has brought about improvement in the functioning in the Ambala Sadar council, they add. |
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Councillors object to police notice
Ambala, August 30 On Sunday night, Dr Vikas Bhateja objected to helmet checking by the police. Heated arguments took place between the Municipal Councillor and the police personnel. He asked the police to desist from checking for helmets. Following the incident, the Superintendent of Police, Ambala, Mr Rajbir Deswal, had called the Municipal Councillor concerned to his office. Mr Deswal said today that two-wheeler drivers must wear helmets of their own safety. |
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Mining allowed without environment plan
Panchkula, August 30 The Estimates Committee of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, headed by MLA Karan Singh Dalal, has pulled up the Environment Department, for this alleged “irregularity”. The mining contract for six zones in Panchkula and one zone in Faridabad district was allotted in May this year. Almost three months after the contract was awarded, the Department of Environment has yet to approve the EMP. But mining in the two districts is going on, allegedly causing a threat to the fragile ecology of the lower Shivalik ranges in Panchkula and near the Aravalis in Faridabad. In 1996 the apex court had made it mandatory to have an EMP for carrying out mining activity, in order to ensure that there is no violation of environment. The EMP is to be formulated after Environment Impact Assessment Data is prepared. The mining contractors in Panchkula and Faridabad have reportedly submitted their EMP plan, but this has not been approved. The Directorate of Environment, in a letter (5/ 1202, dated May 24, 2005) , while citing a civil writ petition (CWP 20134 OF 2003 with title”Vijay Bansal and others V/s State of Haryana), says that the matter regarding allowing mining without approval of the EMP has been considered . “... mining is allowed as per the decision taken by the Chief Secretary held on November 22, 2001, that all highest bidders who have submitted EMP be allowed to commence mining operation, pending approval of their EMP by the designate authority.” The Estimates Committee has objected that mining has been allowed, based on a decision taken four years ago, by the then Om Prakash Chautala government. The Committee has raised fears of a possible collusion between government officials and the mining contractors, for allowing mining without approving the EMP. The EMP includes reclaiming / rehabilitating the mined out areas as per proposed EMP; planting sapling during mining activity, over burden and other waste be dumped properly and using scientific techniques. It may be mentioned that the mining is big business in Haryana. |
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18 jaundice cases in Bhiwani
Bhiwani, August 30 Residents of these colonies have repeatedly made complaints in this regard but the department has yet not been able to detect the point from where the water is getting contaminated. Though there are number of patients of jaundice in above colonies but the administration claims that there are only 18 in the town. Meanwhile, lack of coordination between the Public Health and Public Works Departments has led to delay in he repair of main roads of he town which had been dug up in connection with the sewerage supply. In October, last year, the Public Health Department had dug up the old bus stand road for laying new drain pipes. But the pace of work on this road is very slow that it is getting more damaged. Recently, the PWD authorities started rebuilding the Rohtak-Hisar road. But the work has been stopped. On condition of anonymity, a junior engineer disclosed that the department had started construction work on this road, but public health authorities had asked them to stop construction as their sewerage work had not been completed. The PWD authorities say that the public health authorities start digging work anywhere in the city without prior permission.
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Protest against handing of college to society
Sonepat, August 30 Carrying placards and raising anti-government slogans they marched through the main bazaars of the city and reached mini-secretariat where they held a demonstration in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner and submitted a memorandum. They demanded immediate control of the college by the state government. Earlier, the government employees and the workers of various trade and bank employees union assembled at Ambedkar Chowk near the Devi Lal Chowk of the bus stand and held a massive rally. It was addressed by Mr S.N. Solanki, president of Haryana committee of the CITU and CPM leader and others. They strongly opposed the handing over of the college to a society and warned that if the decision was implemented, a massive agitation would be launched. Employees of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), HUDA and LIC also joined the protest. |
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Action sought against PO in rape case
Chandigarh, August 30 In a letter written to Mr Nirmal Singh, Director-General of Haryana Police, Mr Pratap Singh said he had repeatedly written to the then SPs of Sirsa on February 19, 2002, December 2, 2004, April 15, 2005 and June 8, 2005, against the alleged proclaimed offender with documentary evidence. However, he regretted that no action was taken on his letters. Mr Pratap Singh alleged that the proclaimed offender had obtained an arms licence and a passport on the basis of false documents procured with the help of certain officials posted in Sirsa. He said it was unfortunate that even under the new regime the Sirsa police was not paying any attention to this grave matter and was not taking action against a known criminal. He said his complaints about the proclaimed offender were a “test case” for the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, “who is an exceptionally honest, upright and straightforward man”, and Mr Nirmal Singh. “If no action is taken even now the people will be constrained to think that there is no difference between the Chautala regime and the present Congress government.” Mr Pratap Singh has sent copies of his letter to the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary, the Home Secretary and the Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh. According to informed sources, Mr Nirmal Singh has sought a report from the Sirsa police on Mr Pratap Singh’s letter. |
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20 injured as bus rams into truck
Sonepat, August 30 According to a report, the injured persons, including Ms Sunita of Delhi, Ms Seema and Ritik of Chandigarh were immediately hospitalised and were stated to be out of danger. They were sent to Delhi by another bus. The Kundli police has registered a case against the driver of the truck who escaped. The bus was on its way from Jalandhar to Delhi. When it reached near Rasoi village, the truck driver going ahead suddenly applied brakes and the driver of the bus lost control over the bus which was rammed into the truck. According to another report, a cyclist was killed when he was hit by a car on the G.T. Road near Rai village today. The deceased was identified as Mr Surinder Negi, an employee of the Minda factory. He was going on his bicycle towards Bahalgarh village. When he reached near Rai village he was hit by the car and he fell down on the road and sustained serious injuries. He was rushed to the local Civil Hospital for treatment and then shifted to a Delhi hospital where he died. The police has registered a case. |
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Youth stoned to death
Rewari, August 30 Simultaneously, the killers decamped with his motor cycle (HR-36F-6864) which they later abandoned at a deserted spot on the Rewari-Narnaul road, near Govindpuri village, 12 km from here. It is stated that when Sunil Kumar, after performing his duty in a factory at Bhiwadi, 4 km from Dharuhera, left for
home at about 6.45 p.m., he was intercepted en route by the assailants who then took him to a lonely spot near the Sahibi barrage where he was done to death. The Dharuhera police has registered a case of murder under Sections 302 and 34 of the IPC against the suspects. |
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2 nabbed for stealing water
Bhiwani, August 30 According to information, five villages, including Ratera, Khanak, Bohal and Rohnat had constituted a committee to prevent the irrigation water from stealing, which had become a public menace in these areas and farmers were suffering. The committee, held a meeting at Ratera village yesterday and decided to impose a fine of Rs 5,100 against defaulters. Sources said members of the committee caught red handed Balwan of Rohnat and Inder of Bohal village while stealing water from the Khanak minor. |
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Escapee undertrial commits murder
Rewari, August 30 The deceased, who ran a cycle stand at the bus stand on contractual basis, was targeted on inimical ground by the miscreant, who has been identified by some relatives of the deceased as Jeet Ram, alias Jeeta, an undertrial prisoner, who recently escaped from the District Jail here. On a complaint lodged by Amit, a relative of the deceased, the city police has registered a case of murder under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC. |
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Clarification on dependants
Chandigarh, August 30 An official spokesman said here today that a three-member committee was constituted with the Transport Minister, Mr Randeep Singh Surjewala as its chairman and the Education Minister, Mr Phool Chand Mullana, and the Revenue Minister, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, as its members, to review the assistance and other facilities being extended to state government employees. |
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Akademi has 9 new
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Chandigarh, August 30
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