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Saraswati river turns into drain
Plan to desilt channels
Govt lifts ban on teachers’ recruitment
Haryana seeks separate High Court
HAU to tie up with US varsity
Haryana should follow suit: BJP
Museum awaits martial art weapons
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Police
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Convention on quality milk processing held
Motorcyclist killed
Lok Adalat held
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Saraswati river turns into drain
Karnal, November 20 This river turned into a drain because of discharge of untreated effluents of different industrial units, including paper mills at Pehowa in Kurukshetra and at Kenthali in Kaithal at several places, said Mr Baldev Singh, President of Polar Bachao Sangharsh Samiti while talking to The Tribune. Mr Baldev Singh said that the river was fully clean about a decade ago but gradually it started becoming polluted because of discharging of untreated effluents. Even the pilgrims have stopped visiting the historical Saraswati temple situated on the bank of the river in the village due to the stink emerging from it, he said adding that earlier a large number of devotees used to pay obeisance at the temple during special fairs organised twice a year. Mr Baldev Singh demanded that ASI should make arrangements to clean the river as the villagers were fearing outbreak of disease due to flowing of polluted water. As many as 8500-odd residents of Polarh village, nearly 90 per cent of whom settled here after the Partition, have been living with the fear of displacement for over two weeks after public announcement by ASI forbidding them to construct or repair their houses or to cultivate any agricultural land. Actually, 48 acres of land in and around Polarh village, situated on nearly 11 acres, belonged to ASI. This land had been declared as protected as it had historical background. When contacted Chandigarh-based Superintendent Archaeologist of ASI, Mr KPS Bhadoria, said that his department had nothing to do with the river. In reply to a question, he admitted the land belonged to ASI but the work of conserving river did not fall under his jurisdiction. Yamunanagar-based regional officer of Pollution Control Board, Mr Chand Saini, said that the river had become polluted as besides industrial effluents, sewage waste of a number of towns and villages was being discharged into it at several points without any treatment. He said that the latest sample taken from Sansun paper mill of Pehowa revealed that discharge effluents was within permissible limits, whereas notices had been issued to different MCs to install sewage treatment plants at the earliest.
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Plan to desilt channels
Sonepat, November 20 Mr M.K. Lamba, Superintending Engineer of the department, said here yesterday that there were 47 tails in this circle. The department had ensured maximum supply of water during the kharif season and this had resulted in the growing of record crop by farmers. He also claimed that not a single complaint had been received by the authorities about the shortage of canal water. Referring to the accumulation of flood waters in the agricultural land of farmers, Mr Lamba disclosed that the department had pressed into service 22 pumping sets in addition to eight electric motors for dewatering purposes. The flood waters, would be cleared from the fields by the end of the month so that the farmers could sow rabi crops. Mr Lamba also said the department was ready to meet the requirement of farmers and there should not be any shortage of canal water anywhere in the circle.
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Govt lifts ban on teachers’ recruitment
Bhiwani, November 20 The Chief Minister, who was speaking at the diamond jubilee celebrations of Vaish College here. said that a Rajiv Gandhi scholarship scheme had been introduced under which 50, 000 students would be benefited. The state government was giving priority to job-oriented education and education of women, he added. He indicated that new courses had been introduced in schools and colleges keeping in mind the employment factor and the industrial units that were coming up in the state. These units are expected to provide employment to the youngsters, he added. He said that an education city named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was being set up for which 2,000 acres of land had been identified. As many as 25 per cent seats would be reserved for students hailing from Haryana in this education
city, he added. He pointed out that it was for the first time that the budget for education had been increased by 50 per cent so as to bring about qualitative improvement in the education sector. The Chief Minister announced to give a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh for the construction of a diamond jubilee block of the college. He also inaugurated the computer lab and released the magazine of the college. Speaking on the occasion, Education Minister Phool Chand Mullana said that flying squads had been formed in each district to check the functioning of schools. — UNI |
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Haryana seeks separate High Court
Chandigarh, November 20 The move, which will endear the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, to the lawyer fraternity in the state, is bound to cause consternation in neighbouring Punjab. The issue, slated to figure at the meeting of the Haryana Cabinet here on Wednesday, is also dear to the Haryana Finance Minister, Mr Birender Singh, who has been consistently raising the demand for a separate high court for the state. He had also threatened to launch an agitation on the issue while addressing a meet-the-press programme here sometime back. During the INLD regime in 2002, the state Assembly had passed a unanimous resolution demanding a separate high court for the state. The resolution, however, sought the territorial jurisdiction of the high court over Chandigarh only, besides Haryana. Senior leaders from the Opposition had even at that time suggested that the resolution should incorporate the name of Kharar tehsil, along with Chandigarh, for being included in the territorial jurisdiction of the proposed high court. They pointed out that the exclusion of Kharar would weaken Haryana’s claim on Hindi-speaking areas falling in Punjab. Mr Hooda, who was then the chief of the HPCC and an Opposition MLA, had welcomed the proposal for a separate high court. Explaining why Haryana needed a separate high court , a senior government functionary said despite repeated reminders, no step was being taken to fill up Haryana’s quota of 16 judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A separate high court, according to him, would also expedite the disposal of cases relating to the state. He added that the Shah Commission’s report had recommended the merger of Kharar tehsil of Punjab and the Chandigarh capital project with Haryana. In deference to the report, it had been decided to include these areas also in the territorial jurisdiction of the proposed high court to be set up in Chandigarh, the source said. The government functionary also pointed out that even newly created states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal were having their separate high courts. Earlier, the BJP-led Central Government had cold-shouldered the demand for a separate high court for the state by linking it with the transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab. The NDA government said the move entailed a central legislation which was not feasible at that juncture. The present state government decided to reiterate the demand and sought a further expansion of the territorial jurisdiction of the proposed high court in view of the new Central Government and the new Parliament now being in place in Delhi.
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HAU to tie up with US varsity
Hisar, November 20 This was disclosed by the HAU Vice-Chancellor, Ms Asha Sharma, who is also the Haryana Financial Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary (Agriculture), while attending a meeting of the university’s academic council here yesterday. The Vice-Chancellor has entrusted the task of finalising the draft of the MoU to Dr R.S.Dalal, Director, Human Resource Management of the university. Dr Dalal told The Tribune here today that the pact would be beneficial for both universities as the agro-climatic conditions of Maryland were similar to that in Haryana. Like in Haryana, wheat is the stock crop there as well. Apart from holding training programmes through exchange of faculty members as well as students, emerging areas like advanced bio-technological research would also be covered. A delegation from Maryland, comprising university officials, had signed a bilateral agreement with the Haryana Government in Chandigarh. The issue of fixing the consultation fees was also discussed at the academic council meeting. Ms Sharma formed a sub-committee under the headship of Dr R.K.Malik, Director of Research and Extension Education, at the university. The committee, which will comprise of all deans of HAU, will lay down the rules for providing consultation by university experts to external agencies. In another decision, all cultural and sports activities were brought under the ambit of the Directorate of Students Welfare. Meanwhile, the 44-day old dharna of the HAU Non-Teaching Employees Association has also ended following a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor.
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Haryana should follow suit: BJP
Panchkula, November 20 He said now that the Punjab Government had allowed many changes in the periphery area, Haryana Government, too, should take up the matter. He said a three-member committee of BJP leaders, led by Ravi Sharma, would come up with certain recommendations that will be forwarded to the Haryana Governor. Mr Sharma also said the Section 4 of the Forest Act should be repealed as farmers in Panchkula were not allowed to cut trees. The BJP leader also accused the Congress government in the state of promoting hooliganism. He alleged that a prime piece of land in Gurgaon was allotted by the government for Rs 10 lakh to persons close to the top brass in state Congress. “These men, who bought the land, claimed to be close to Chief Minister and they resold the land for Rs 15 crore. A lawyer who opposed this was brutally assaulted,” he alleged. He said ever since the Congress had come to power, the prices of all essential commodities had been rising. “The LPG, sugar, onion, potato, petrol... the prices are skyrocketing, but the government has refused to act,” he alleged. |
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Museum awaits martial art weapons
Kapal Mochan (Yamunanagar), November 20 In a communication sent on May 26, 2003, to his Haryana counterpart, the Punjab Chief Minister had promised to loan traditional weapons and other instruments used in attack and self-defence for the museum, said sources in the Haryana Government. The Haryana Government has been making requests for the weapons for the past more than two years now but the Punjab Government has not taken any decision in the regard, claimed the sources. A fresh “reminder” for the weapons was sent to the Punjab Government in the first week of November. The Principal Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Punjab, Mr D.S. Kala, said his department had received a request from Haryana for the weapons. “The request letter is not specific as there is no mention which weapons they want and for how long”, informed Mr Kala, adding that the department will consider the request. Mr Rajeev Sharma, Director, Cultural Department, Haryana, said the government was pursuing the matter with its Punjab counterpart. “We have been sending DO letters to the Punjab Cultural Department and the delay is on part of Punjab”, claimed Mr Sharma. He said the Haryana Government had requested to all the chief ministers of the country to provide such weapons (if any) for the museum. “Earlier, the Punjab Government had identified about 400 weapons which were to be loaned to us for five years but I do not know why we have not got the weapons yet”, said Mr Sharma. The Union Government had provided funds for the museum during the Khalsa tercentenary celebrations. The Central Government has also provided an additional Rs 70 lakh for the museum, which is lying unused with the Haryana Government. The three-domed white colour museum building has been constructed by the Central Public Works Department. Lighting arrangements and exhibit windows are already in place. Besides the museum, an amphitheatre and a residential complex for the visitors have also been set up.
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Police
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for erring SHO
Ambala, November 20 The DSP of Chief Minister’s Flying Squad, Mr Rajesh Duggal, produced the SHO in the court and filed an application for seeking his police remand. On the complaint of Omkar Singh, the DGP Haryana, Mr Nirmal Singh raided Parao police station and caught the SHO red-handed. Omkar had personally met the DGP at Chandigarh and complained that the SHO had been demanding Rs 20,000 from him for arresting four persons against whom a forgery case was registered on his complaint on the direction of a court around two months ago.
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Convention on quality milk processing held
Karnal, November 20 Addressing more than 150 delegates from various milk plants, dairy equipment manufacturing industries and dairy engineering scientists from different academic institutions of the country, the NDRI Director, Dr Sushil Kumar, appreciated the role of dairy engineers in process mechanisation of Indian dairy products. In his address, the vice-chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Technology, Jammu, Dr Nagendra Sharma, said that those equipment should be developed which might be used at the rural level to enhance the quality of milk and milk products. The Joint Director (Research), NDRI, Dr S.L. Goswami, the President, Indian Dairy Engineers Association (IDEA), Dr S.P. Agarwal, and the convener of the seminar, Prof I.K. Sawhney, also spoke on the occasion.
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Motorcyclist killed
Fatehabad, November 20 His body was found in a pool of blood with the motor cycle lying on the highway. The police said it was a hit-and-run case.
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Lok Adalat held
Rewari, November 20 |
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