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Lets work to regain power: Chautala
Deepender says he has done a lot for Rohtak
Policy changes farmers’ fortune
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CPM to press UPA govt to cut petro prices
7 students fall ill
IAS officers’ exodus causes worry
Congress leader thrashed
Challaning centre opens
Tripura farmers visit
Ambala
Seminar on trends in service sector
Free dental camp organised
Relief for part-time
consumer fora member
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Lets work to regain power: Chautala
Sampla (Rohtak), November 24 Addressing a rally organised to mark the birth anniversary of Sir Chhotu Ram, he said raising slogans in his support would not sweep the INLD back to power. It could be achieved only through a sustained struggle and all party workers should pledge to struggle for the party. Replying to criticism regarding his repeated rallies in the Rohtak area, he said if Congress leadership could celebrate the birth anniversaries of Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, the INLD leadership had every right to remember leaders of the stature of Sir Chhotu Ram. He said although his father Devi Lal had ideological differences with Sir Chhotu Ram, both of them had great mutual respect and regard for each other. Following the INLD’s defeat, he had promised to provide issue-based support to the new government. “Now people ask me how the Hooda government is performing. My reply is there is hardly a government in Haryana,” he said. The Congress government had done nothing that could merit his support, he added. Former Finance Minister Sampat Singh, INLD chief Ashok Arora, former Governor Sultan Singh and Rajya Sabha member Ajay Singh Chautala also addressed the rally.
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Deepender says he has done a lot for Rohtak
Rohtak, November 24 Talking to The Tribune, he said a major project that he had got approved was the six-laning of the Delhi-Rohtak section of NH-10 at a cost of Rs 498 crore. The project also included the construction of the Rohtak bypass. The Panipat-Bawal road would also be completed at a cost of Rs 900 crore. The Railways Ministry had approved the laying of the Rohtak-Rewari rail line via Jhajjar. The Central contribution to the project would be Rs 215 crore. Eleven rail overbridges were under construction and three of these were in Rohtak. The widening of the Rohtak-Jhajjar and Badli-Jhajjar section of the highway had been completed while work was in progress on the Bahadurgarh-Jhajjar and Jhajjar-Rewari sections. Deepender Hooda said the proposal for the electrification of the Rohtak-Delhi rail line had been accepted and the project had been forwarded to the Planning Commission for the release of funds.
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Policy changes farmers’ fortune
Fatehabad, November 24 Deviating from its long-standing policy, the government had allowed purchase of wheat by private traders from the current year. The government had also given certain relaxations in the quantity of wheat a private trader could store. The move had come as a welcome change for the farmers. Though the government had kept the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat at Rs 650 per quintal and allowed a further sum of Rs 50 per quintal as bonus, the crop fetched much more price to the farmers as the private traders vied with each other to purchase wheat. Some farmers delayed the sale of their wheat crop and the same crop was now selling for Rs 1,050 per quintal. The government now announced Rs 750 per quintal as wheat MSP for the next year, but the farmers hope they would get much better price for their produce from private traders. It is not that only wheat had changed the fortune of farmers for the better. The prices of some other crops have also witnessed a good hike during the past one year. Grams that sold for Rs 1,500 per quintal last year are now fetching Rs 3,200 per quintal. Maize witnessed a hike from Rs 800 per quintal last year to Rs 1,700 per quintal this year. Bajra jumped from Rs 400 per quintal to Rs 800 per quintal, Muchhal paddy, also called duplicate basmati, is being sold for Rs 1,350 per quintal against Rs 1,000 per quintal last year. Mr Manohar Gera, a progressive farmer from nearby Bhirdana village, said the hike in the prices of common crops had brought prosperity to farmers. They were now getting an income of around Rs 7,500 per acre which was more than what they got earlier. Earlier, they used to get around Rs 12,000 per acre per year, but now they were getting Rs 18,000 per acre or more as lease amount for their land.
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Haryana cotton growers a happy lot Chandigarh, November 23 According to the Agriculture Minister, Mr Harmohinder Singh Chatha, the highest ever yield of 20.75 lakh bales was achieved in 2004-2005. Mr Chatha attributes the bumper production to increase in area under hybrid varieties and Bt cotton, favourable weather conditions coupled with low incidence of pests and diseases. About 5,500 bales of American cotton and 500 bales of “desi” cotton are arriving daily in the markets. Over 4 lakh bales of American and 24,500 bales of “desi” cotton have been procured by November 17.
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CPM to press UPA govt to cut petro prices
Hisar, November 24 This was stated by Mr Neelotpal Basu, former Rajya Sabha MP and member of the Central Secretariat of the CPM, at a news conference organised here today. "What is the point in raising an issue in Parliament which is not in its domain?" he said. He said their party would press the UPA government to slash the prices of petrol and diesel in view of the decline in crude oil rate. "The CPM would also raise the demand to review the Union Government's policy on the development of special economic zones (SEZs) in various parts of the country," he maintained. Later, a meeting of the CPM workers was also organised. The meeting was also addressed by CPM state secretary Inderjit and other party leaders. |
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7 students fall ill
Yamunanagar, November 24 Yesterday also four labourers in Mustfabad were taken ill after they ate seeds of the plant. They were also taken to a hospital and discharged in the evening. The state government is promoting plantation of jatropha under its “rural business hub” programme. Children consumed seeds from jatropha plants grown along a road. Soon they started vomiting. Local residents rushed them to the government hospital of Radaur and from there they were shifted to the civil hospital of Yamunanagar. A doctor attending on them said that all children were out of danger. Those taken ill are, Vikram Nagal, Satnam, Ankush, Rakesh, Monty, Jitender and Sohan. Parents had reached hospital when the reports came in.
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IAS officers’ exodus causes worry
Chandigarh, November 24 They say about 25 IAS officers of the Maharashtra cadre have quit the service. Similarly, about 35 officers of the Indian Revenue Service, who were based in Mumbai, also joined the private sector. The sources say what has caused anxiety in the DoP is the fact that most officers who have quit enjoyed a good reputation. Certain IAS officers have started thinking of quitting the government jobs to take up assignments in the private sector or to start own enterprises. These officers have not been able to withstand political interference, according to the sources.
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Congress leader thrashed
Sirsa, November 24 The Congress leader’s son had been allegedly teasing a girl of the street, sources said. Peeved at his activity Girl’s kin and residents thrashed the eve-teaser and the crowd that had assembled on the spot called his mother Raj Rani Jindal there. Instead of showing regrets over the activities of her son, she allegedly used unsavoury language and slapped a street resident, which further provoked the crowd and she was also beaten up, sources said. Later, the matter was resolved when both the sides relentd and apologised.
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Challaning centre opens
Ambala, November 24 The challaning centre will be useful for the payment of vehicle challans, online checking of old records of vehicles and other traffic related matters. The IG, Mr S.S. Deswal said that they were generating awareness among the people to follow the traffic rules. He said two-wheeler drivers must wear helmets while car drivers must wear their seat belts. He said that motorists must drive carefully. In the last two months, Rs 15,76,300 has been recovered as challan amount. The total number of challans was 3850.
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Tripura farmers visit
Ambala
Ambala, November 24 Dr P. Saha, Assistant Director, Agriculture, Government of Tripura, said their aim to visit Haryana was to review the progress in agriculture sector and to obtain knowledge about the advanced techniques being adopted by agriculturists of Haryana, a press note stated. He said the farmers from Tripura would also gain knowledge about Rotavator and zero tilling. He said they had already visited Hissar, Karnal, Sonepat and Kurukshetra. They would be visiting Panchkula, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Amritsar soon.
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Seminar on trends in service sector
Ambala, November 24 Mr. H.S Sidhu, Executive Director, Ludhiana Stock Exchange, was the chief guest while Prof. P.K Sharma, Director, Vardhman Mahavir Open University, Kota, was the keynote speaker. Scholars from various institutions took part in the seminar. The principal of the college, Dr. Y.P. Mehta, and secretary of the Management Committee, Mr. Kamlapat Jain, also spoke on the occasion. A Souvenir was also released.
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Free dental camp organised
Ambala, November 24
The secretary of the club, Mr. Subash Manocha, said similar camps would be organised in other schools too. The president of the club, Rakesh Makkar, Rotarians R.K. Kapoor and Raman Duggal were also present.
The principal of the School Mr. Yogender Kaushik, said such camps were beneficial for the students. He appreciated the roll of the NGOs like Rotary Club.
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Relief for part-time
consumer fora member Chandigarh, November 24 The government had nominated 26 members of various fora in September and October. However, it put a condition that the part-time members would not be permitted to do private practice. Since a part-time member gets about Rs 300 per sitting, the new part-time members, many of whom were practicing advocates, were facing difficulty. On an average a part-time member gets about Rs 6,000 per month.
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