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Chances of shifting dyeing units bleak
Kalayat gets bus stand
New assignments for 3 officers
Need to promote Haryanavi culture, says Fuliya
Teenager raped
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3 killed, 10 hurt in road accident
Chetna yatra reaches Brahamsarovar
Kirpan case: Sikh
writes to SGPC
Asia’s first vulture care centre at Pinjore
LPG customer service cells set up
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Chances of shifting dyeing units bleak
Panipat, October 26 To accommodate 676 industrial units, including 511 dye houses, plots were carved out in Sector 29 Part II years ago. A total of 239 industrialists were offered plots to shift their units from the residential area to the new industrial sector but nobody bothered about the proposal. This year 65 other industrialists were offered the plots but nobody came forward to accept the offer, informed HUDA officials who were responsible for developing the sector and providing basic infrastructure to industrialists. More than 500 dyeing units functioning from the residential areas in the city have been playing havoc with the lives of residents in the absence of arrangements to treat effluents. On an average, over 1 crore litres of polluted water is discharged into the open by these units daily, endangering the lives of the residents and contaminating the underground water. Not only that, smoke from the chimneys of the units add to the already-polluted air of the city. It is hard to find any open space in the areas where the dye houses are situated as the colured water after use is disposed of in the open on the roads or adjoining plots. Residents of Sondha village had alleged two months back that their crops were destroyed when the water released by dye houses situated on Jatal Road entered their fields. "Though the Pollution Department initiated action against the offenders, most of dye house owners fled the scene after locking the factories as soon as the Pollution Control Board team reached the spot," said Mr S K Mittal, Xen, Haryana Pollution Control Board, Panipat. "We had to take the help of the police a few days ago to seal six dye units at Jatal Road as the owners locked the factories from inside when the pollution team reached there,” added the Xen. The authorities at HUDA said even as the basic infrastructure to instal the dye units in Sector 29 Part II was provided, the industrialists refused to shift there on one pretext or the other. Water supply arrangements were complete, claimed Mr Anil Makin, Xen, HUDA, Panipat. Raw water supply arrangements were almost complete and the raw water treatment plant under construction was scheduled to be commissioned by January next, informed the Xen adding that the sewerage network was also almost complete. The plot holders were supposed to bear 25 per cent of the cost of the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) being built at a cost of Rs 16.56 crore but the department was desperate to complete it in the stipulated time by September next even as only a few lakh of rupees were deposited by industrialists with HUDA till now, said Mr Makin. Denying the claims of HUDA, Mr Yashpal Malik, president of the Dye-House Owners’ Association, said the district administration could not provide basic infrastructure like water, and electricity besides effluent treatment plants even after four years of the proposal. The plot allotment process was also very slow as 13 applications were pending with the Pollution Department for months which were supposed to be cleared by them and sent to HUDA, Chandigarh, for further action, alleged Mr Malik. |
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Kalayat gets bus stand
Kaithal, October 26 The Chief Minister was addressing a “vikas rally” at Kalayat, 20 km from here, today after laying the foundation stone of a bus stand, a 33-KV substation at Sanghan village and Rajiv Gandhi Sports Stadium at Batta village. The Chief Minister said that special thrust would be on the development of this constituency as it had been remained neglected since long. He said a number of minors were being constructed at a cost of Rs 18.50 crore. He reminded the people that the struggle against the previous government was started at the adjoining Shimla village and a farmer, Ram Sawroop, was killed during the police firing. He said the Congress had removed the misconception of the people that its leaders were doing politics only by sitting in airconditioned rooms. Mr Hooda said the UPA government had taken a number of decisions under the guidance of Mrs Sonia Gandhi, including formation of a national health mission, horticulture mission and implemented the employment guarantee scheme. He assured the people that sufficient power would be made available to the agricultural sector and their crops would not be allowed to be withered away. He said the state had provided power to the agricultural sector even by puchasing it at Rs 7 to Rs 8 per unit from other states. He said that during next three years 5000 additional MW of power would be generated and it would be added in the power kitty so that power could be made available for 20 to 22 hours daily. He said to ensure the equal distribution of water, the BML Hansi-Bhutana multipurpose canal costing Rs 260 crore was being constructed. Similarly, the Dadupur-Nalvi canal was also being constructed at a cost of Rs 267 crore. The Chief Minister acceded a number of demands put up by the local MLA, Mrs Geeta Bhukkal. He accepted the demand of opening an ITI at Kalayat. The capacity of the 33-KV substation at Kalayat would be enhanced to 132 KV. He also ordered to construct the Kapilmuni minor. He sanctioned a road from Dubbal to Sajuma and Kolekhan to Kheri. He sanctioned a sports stadium at Batan village. Mr Hooda announced to make Balu as a model village. He sanctioned a purchase centre at Batan. A memento and a turban were presented to the Chief Minister by the MP, Mr Jai Parkash, and local MLA, Mrs Geeta Bhukkal. |
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New assignments for 3 officers
Chandigarh, October 26 Mrs Keshni Anand Arora, Commissioner and Secretary, Tourism Department, has been given additional charge of Special Secretary, Home-I Department. Till yesterday, she was holding the same charge. Mr
M.K. Midha, Special Secretary, Home-II, and Joint Commissioner, Gurdwara Elections, has been posted as Commissioner, Hisar division, vice Mr S.P. Gupta, who was posted on this post only yesterday. Mr Gupta will now continue to work as Administrator, HUDA, Gurgaon; Coordinator, Investment Promotion Centre, New Delhi; and MD, Haryana Minerals. Mr S.K. Goyal, who had replaced Mr Gupta in yesterday’s orders, will continue to work as Director, Consolidation of Holdings; Director, Land Records; Special Collector (Headquarters) and Special Land Acquisition Officer and Joint Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management and Consolidation Department. |
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Need to promote Haryanavi culture, says Fuliya
Hisar, October 26 Mr Fuliya lamented that the Haryanavi culture had not got due recognition despite its richness and a sense of social concern, which was a matter of contemplation. Exhorting the mediapersons to contribute their mite in the conservation and promotion of the Haryanavi culture, Mr Fuliya said most art forms of the state conveyed a message, apart from entertaining the masses. On being asked about the campaign initiated by him towards water harvesting and conservation, the Commissioner maintained that the drive had evinced a positive response from various schools, youth organistations and Panchayati Raj Institutions. In response to a question on the cases disposed of during his tenure, Mr Fuliya asserted that he had settled 788 cases as against 374 cases registered in the current year, which meant 211 per cent of the cases, including a number of pending ones, had been disposed of. The Commissioner claimed that this was the highest rate of disposal in the past decade, adding that the number of pending cases had been reduced from 2,418 to 1,630. |
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Teenager raped
Rewari, October 26 On the complaint of the victim’s family, the police registered a case of rape and trespass under Sections 376 and 452 of the IPC against Monu, who was absconding. In another case of alleged rape, the police sent the blood sample of the accused as well as the victim’s swab to the Forensic State Laboratory at Madhuban for a DNA test. The police had booked and arrested Bir Singh Yadav on the basis of the complaint of a young woman of Shahbazpur Khalsa village, near here, on October 19.
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3 killed, 10 hurt in road accident
Panipat, October 26 While Rajender was referred to the PGI, Rohtak, Vinod, Hira Lal, Mohit and Sanjay were admitted to different local hospitals. The others were discharged after first-aid. According to information, a Maxi Cab collided with a truck coming from Safidon side while the cab was going to Safidon. The police has registered a case. |
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Chetna yatra reaches Brahamsarovar
Kurukshetra, October 26 The yatra, led by its president, Mr Pritpal Singh Pannu, which had started from Karnal on October 22 last, reached here today after passing through Panipat, Sonipat, Delhi, Faridabad, Mewat, Gurgaon, Rewari, Narnaul, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind and Kaithal. The members of the yatra were garlanded by Mr Mukesh Rishi, a local officer of the Haryana Sports and Youth Programme Department, Haryana, Mr L.N. Sharma, Regional Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kedra Sangthan and Mr Kuljeet Singh. Mr Pannu told mediapersons that the yatra had been organized under the patronage of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangthan, Sports and Youth Programme Department, Haryana, and the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin to create awareness among the youth against the social evils. |
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Kirpan case: Sikh
writes to SGPC
Ambala, October 26 Mr Bajwa, in his letter addressed to the president, SGPC, has sought the introduction of “some system in the US Embassy to avoid inconvenience to the Amrit Dhari Sikhs”. He has opined that the feelings of Sikhs should not be hurt and they should not be deprived from their legitimate right in a democractic country. He has stated that his close friend, Mr Gurtej Singh Dhaliwal, an Olympian, had sent his sponsorship papers for visiting California. He had sought visa under B 1/B 2 category. Mr Dhaliwal had participated in the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Mr Bajwa narrated the sequence of events at the US Embassy. He stated that the security staff checked him with mechanised system and asked him to remove his “kirpan” before going in for visa. “I tried to convince them and put forward my justification as per religious `maryada’. They were adamant and told me to remove the kirpan,” he said. In the letter he has asked the SGPC president to raise his voice against the incident. |
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Asia’s first vulture care centre at Pinjore
Ambala, October 26 Dr Mahavir Singh said the first captive care centre for vultures along with a laboratory for disease diagnosis, had been developed. The poultry diagnostic centre, Pune, Venkateshwara Hatcheries was providing veterinary care till now. He said an action plan had been developed for saving vultures from extinction. The plan involved methods of treating sick birds and the prevention of the spread of diseases. Dr Singh said vultures were the most efficient scavengers. Eight species of vultures were found in India, out of which four belonged to genus Gyps. The carcass of livestock formed the principle food for vultures. |
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LPG customer service cells set up
Ambala, October 26 In Ambala Cantt, the customer service cell will work under Mr Kewal Singh Chhatwal of Kewal Gas Service and Capt Baldev Singh. In Ambala City, the customer service will work under Capt KJS Buttar of Buttar Gas Service and Major Manchanda of Hindustan Gas Service.
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Station Master suspended
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