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Irregularities in paddy purchase alleged
Workers hold rally against factory owners
INLD demands Natwar’s sack
Row over auditorium project conversion
Government plans hi-tech bus stands
3 more arrested in student’s murder case
Health drive to be launched in Mewat
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Special Lok Adalat on Nov 11
Lawyer, girl die in mishaps
Jail inmate dies of TB
One killed in road accident
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Irregularities in paddy purchase alleged
Hisar, November 5 Talking to The Tribune here today, sabha spokesperson Dayanand Poonia said large-scale irregularities were taking place in the procurement of paddy at the grain market of Hansi township near here. He said besides cheating innocent farmers with delay tactics, the officials concerned were not even paying them the amount fixed by the government. Mr Poonia said while the purchase was shown at rates fixed by the government, the farmers were paid a lesser amount. To register their protest against these irregularities, the kisan sabha started an indefinite dharna at the Hansi grain market yesterday. Earlier, irate farmers also blocked vehicular traffic in the township, but to no avail. The state president of the sabha, Mr Phool Singh Sheokand, addressed the protesters and assured them that they would continue their struggle till their demand of prompt procurement at government rates was met and the irregularities stopped. While the Hisar Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar Gupta, was out of station, the Hansi SDM, Mr Satish Jain, went to see the protesting farmers, who apprised him of their demands. The protesters complained to the SDM that even the purchased paddy was not being lifted on the pretext of high moisture content. The farmers said they were being harassed by the officials concerned by withholding their payments and adopting delay tactics. They demanded that their produce be procured at the government rate of Rs 600 per quintal and ensure that their purchased paddy was lifted at the earliest. Meanwhile, the kisan sabha has decided to hold a meeting at Hansi tomorrow to chalk out the further course of action. |
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Workers hold rally against factory owners
Panipat, November 5 Labourers threatened to launch an indefinite strike if their demands were not met by November 10. Heavy police force had been deployed at the venue in view of the strike. Though no untoward incident was reported, situation in the industrial township was tense. A number of leaders, including district president of the CPI (ML) P.P. Kapoor, president of the IFTU (Delhi Unit) Aninesh, CITU leader Anand Johara, union leaders Ajay Rana and Naresh Gupta addressed the rally. Workers also started a dharna from today outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner against the administration for its failure to take action in view of the labour problem. Demanding action against those who attacked Mr Kapoor and his associate Jai Bhagwan, workers cautioned the administration of tough time ahead if the accused were not arrested soon. Jai Bhagwan had received serious injuries in an attack on Mr Kapoor carried out allegedly by factory owners in the market near Sanatan Dharam Temple. Mr Kapoor had earlier apprehended threat to his life from pit loom factory owners. Criticising the factory owners, the workers said they had been exploiting workers for some time. The leaders also came down heavily on the administration for not taking any action against the errant factory owners. Situation in the district had been tense ever since workers and factory owners came out openly against each other levelling charges against each other. Sources in the police said they were keeping a vigil on the movement of both parties. Meanwhile, factory owners also observed a strike against the attitude of union leaders. The Blanket Manufacturers’ Association announced to hold a rally on November 7 in this regard. |
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INLD demands Natwar’s sack
Chandigarh, November 5 A resolution to this effect was adopted by the Working Committee of the party, which met here yesterday under the chairmanship of the former Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala. Briefing newsmen after the meeting, the secretary-general of the INLD, Mr Ajay Singh Chautala, and the president of the Haryana unit, Mr Ashok Arora, said criminal cases should be registered against Mr Natwar Singh as well as the Congress President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi. They said the INLD would urge the Election Commission to cancel the recognition of the Congress as a political party as it had allegedly resorted to corrupt practices in taking commission from foreign companies. The INLD leaders said the Volcker committee had prepared its report on the basis of the documents provided to it by various Iraqi Ministries. Therefore, it was difficult to put a question mark on its findings. They alleged said that while on the one hand the report had exposed Mr Natwar Singh, on the other it had put Mrs Gandhi also in the dock. After this “exposure”, the UPA government had no right to remain in power. |
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Row over auditorium project conversion
Ambala, November 5 The auditorium was supposed to be constructed on land adjoining the Fire Brigade on the Jagadhari road. The then Chief Minister Mr Om Prakash Chautala, had laid the foundation for the project. The auditorium, however, could not see the light of the day. Now, a project for a shopping complex has been sanctioned under the Integrated Development of Small & Medium Towns. The proposed shopping complex is going to be constructed on the same land which was earlier earmarked for the Guru Gobind Singh auditorium. The change from an auditorium to a shopping complex has irked the local Sikh community. Kendriya Gurudwara Prabhandhak Committee general secretary B.S. Bindra strongly condemned the move to change the project. He demanded that the auditorium in Ambala Sadar should be constructed as per the announcement of the previous Chautala government. Former Ambala Cantonment MLA Anil Vij said they would strongly oppose the shopping complex project. “To mark the Guru Gobind Singh centenary celebrations, the auditorium was named after Shri Guru Gobind Singh,” he said. Mr Anil Vij said a model of the auditorium had been prepared by an architect. “To mobilise resources for the auditorium project, it was decided that the Municipal Council, Ambala Sadar, will sell land in the Housing Board and the money will be used for capital investment. At that time, the Municipal Council was headed by the BJP which refused to sell land and the matter was ultimately taken up with the then CM,” he said. He said it was at that juncture that the local Sikh community came forward and expressed willingness to manage the Shri Guru Gobind Singh auditorium from its own resources. “Thereafter, Mr Chautala had announced a sum of Rs 5 lakh for the project. Although the cheque for Rs 5 lakh was prepared, the money could not be released as the code of conduct was in force,” he said. Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Ambala Sadar, K.K. Jain said that even though the foundation stone for the auditorium had been laid, the Municipal Council had not received any payment under the Sarkar Apke Dwar programme of the previous government. “In November, 2004, a fresh proposal was prepared for a shopping complex under the Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns scheme. A sum of Rs 1.09 crore is required for the shopping complex of which Rs 71 lakh has already been received. Soil testing of the land has been carried out and tenders have been invited from architects,” he said. Mr K.K. Jain said the shopping complex was going to be called the Guru Gobind Singh shopping complex. He said that about 30-32 shops were likely to be constructed at the shopping complex which would be constructed adjoining the Fire Brigade. |
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Government plans hi-tech bus stands
Chandigarh, November 5 A spokesman of the Transport Department said expression of interest had been invited from consultants for establishing modern bus stands in the state. The proposed bus stands would be at Karnal, Pipli, Gurgaon, Kundli,
Manesar, Palwal and Panchkula. The bus stands would have top-class infrastructure to provide comfortable and efficient services to passengers. He said the facilities at these bus stands would include computerised entry and exit systems, closed-circuit TV, AC and non-AC waiting lounges, hotels, dormitories, lockers, cloak rooms, digital display boards, ATMs, cyber cafes, web information, computerised booking counters and multi-level car parking. |
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3 more arrested in student’s murder case
Sonepat, November 5 According to a report, the arrested suspects have been identified as Pawan of Housing Board Colony, Sector 14, Raju of Jatwara Mohalla area and Krishan of Delhi Camp Colony, Sonepat. The police had already arrested one suspect Ram of Janata Colony in this connection. The number of arrests made so far in this murder has now risen to four. The main suspect Parvesh of Janata Colony is still at large and the police has launched a massive hunt to apprehend him. The arrested suspects, during the course of interrogation, told the police that Parvesh had developed a love affair with a girl of the Janata Colony and the deceased too had an affair with the same girl. This had led to a number of quarrels in the past between the deceased and Parvesh. This could be the main cause of the murder of Charanjit. It is also alleged that the suspect Raju had beaten up the deceased one month before the murder and given Rs 2,000 to another suspect Ram for arranging a country-made pistol for killing Charanjit. Ram had purchased the pistol from UP which was used in the murder. |
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Health drive to be launched in Mewat
Chandigarh, November 5 While stating this here today, the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Health, Ms Urvashi Gulati, said the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, would inaugurate one such health camp at Nagina on Monday to launch the campaign. Ms Gulati said the campaign would continue till next
March. Treatment would be given free of cost. |
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Special Lok Adalat on Nov 11
Chandigarh, November 5 While stating this here today, Member-Secretary of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Mr Shekhar Dhawan, said 2356 Lok Adalats had so far been held in the state in which over 5.64 lakh cases had been settled by mutual consent. He added that about 19,000 persons had so far been provided free legal services and that 1457 legal literacy seminar had been organised to educate the people about the working of lok adalats. |
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Lawyer, girl die in mishaps
Karnal, November 5 Advocate Vidya Prakash Sahni was killed while four other advocates, including his son, Anil Kumar, Kasturi Lal, Chandan Veer and Maan Singh were injured when their car was hit by another car near Mini Secretariat here today. Vidya Prakash Sahni died on his way to PGI, Chandigarh. Besides, three-and-a-half-year-old Ria of Ashok Vihar Colony, Madhuban, died when she was hit by a vehicle when she was trying to cross the GT Road near PTC Madhuban yesterday. |
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Jail inmate dies of TB
Karnal, November 5 According to jail sources, deceased Jaipal of Kaithal district was a convict and lodged in Karnal district jail. He was referred to the Civil Hospital in the morning where he died after a few minutes. Earlier also, a number of jail inmates died under similar conditions. |
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One killed in road accident
Ambala, November 5 According to the police Gurmeet, a resident of Handesra village died on the spot when his tractor was hit by a heavy vehicle on the Ambala-Naraingarh road. The police registered a case in this regard. In another accident, Som Nath sustained serious injuries when a Haryana roadways bus hit his cycle on the Ambala-Chandigarh road near here.
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