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Haryana to have new Police Act
Poonia-Sheoran gotra marriage row: villagers refuse to meet SP
Panchayats not exerting themselves: Kidwai
Ajay: CM indulging in property dealing
Norms for schools relaxed
Man denied info on ‘overcharging’
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Nostalgic flight for Air Marshal
Youth's body recovered
Science congress to honour Mehta
Function held at St Paul’s
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Haryana to have new Police Act Chandigarh, December 20 The apex court had asked the Union Government and the states to frame a suitable law for police reforms by the end of this year. The Cabinet Secretary and the Chief Secretaries of the states were asked to file affidavits before the apex court by January 3 to report compliance with its directions. The court had also directed that till the framing of the law, the police would function as per its interim directions. The state Cabinet today approved the draft of the Haryana Police Ordinance, 2006, which will now be sent through the Governor for Presidential assent. The ordinance will be promulgated only after that. The ordinance will replace the Police Act of 1861 and the Punjab Police Rules, 1934, made thereunder. Deviating from the directions of the apex court, which had suggested a minimum two-year tenure for the DGP, range IGs, district SPs and SHOs, the Haryana law prescribes a minimum of one-year tenure for the DGP, range IGs and district SPs. No minimum tenure has been prescribed for officers below the level of district SPs. The new law gives powers to the District Magistrate to coordinate and direct the functioning of the police with other agencies of the district administration. This will strengthen the control of the civil authority over the police. In the recent past, it had been noticed that often District Magistrates and district SPs worked at cross-purposes. A provision has been made for separate intelligence, investigation and law and order wings of the police. The state government will, within six months of the coming into force of this ordinance, establish a state police board to supervise the functioning of the police. The board will comprise the Chief Minister as its chairperson, the Home Minister as vice- chairperson and the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, a retired High Court Judge or Advocate-General of the state, the Chief Secretary and the Home Secretary as members and the DGP as its member-secretary. Three non-political persons of high integrity and competence (to be called independent members) will be nominated by the state government. Out of these, one will be a retired IAS officer, one a retired IPS officer and the third member will be from the field of public service or the legal profession with at least 15 years’ experience in that field. The independent members will be honorary members. No serving government employee will be appointed as independent member. A police establishment committee with the DGP as its chairperson and two other senior officers not below the rank of IGP will look after infrastructural development, the modernisation of the police and the welfare, training, etc, of police personnel. A single-member state-level police complaint authority, who will be either a retired Judge or a retired civil servant not below the rank of Secretary to the state government or a lawyer well versed in criminal law and with a standing of at least 20 years, will inquire into complaints regarding custodial deaths, custodial torture, rape or an attempt to rape in police custody. The authority will communicate its recommendations to the state government which will give due consideration to these and take the appropriate action. A provision has also been made to set up district police complaint authorities.
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Poonia-Sheoran gotra marriage row: villagers refuse to meet SP
Bhiwani, December 20 Zila councillor Baljeet Singh, sarpanch, ex-sarpanch Jaswant Singh, ex-panch Dalip Singh, Leela Ram, Attar Singh nambardar and other villagers were present in the panchayat. Villagers have been keeping vigil on all main and approach roads and streets and are patrolling every road. The panchayat gave an ultimatum to all members of the Poonia family to leave the village and warned of stern action if they did not leave village by 5 o’clock on Thursday. It also said if any of the members of Poonia family did not follow this decision, then the district administration would be responsible for any untoward incident. The controversy worsened when Ombir Singh son of Hawa Singh married Saroj on December 10. Saroj belongs to a family having relations with Sheoran gotra. The villagers urged Hawa Singh on November 28 for not solmenising the marriage who then accepted it but later went on with his decision of marriage. Later, to break this marriage a panchayat was held wherein villagers beat up a relative of Hawa Singh and the police booked eight villagers under Sections 147, 149, 323, 324, 541 and 506 of the IPC.
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Panchayats not exerting themselves: Kidwai
Chandigarh, December 20 This has made people in rural India not only suffer but also made the fulfilling of the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi a distant reality. Expressing these views at a seminar on “Democratic governance: participation of youth and women”, the Haryana Governor, Mr A. R. Kidwai, called upon the elected representatives of the panchayati raj institutions to ensure that growth in rural India kept pace with that in urban areas. Mr Kidwai said the Father of the Nation strongly believed that real freedom would come to the people when those living in villages got their rights and became prosperous. The seminar was organised to mark the silver jubilee of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), an organisation involved in creating awakening among rural people about their rights and participation in development work. “You do not have to run after the district authorities for getting development works approved for villages. Instead plan and sanction them at your own level as laid down in the 73rd Amendment”. He said if the 73 rd Amendment was implemented in letter and in spirit, it would act like a magic wand eliminating the problem of poverty and deprivation. Reinforcing the importance of democratic governance, Mr Dharamveer Singh, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, congratulated the PRlA on its endeavour in socially empowering the rural masses. While sharing the dream of Haryana becoming one of the most developed states in terms of participation of women and youth in panchayati raj, Mrs Samata Kumar, president, Ekta Yuvti Club, Ambala, shared her concern on the inability of the youth to channelise their energies towards development work. Dr Rajesh Tandon, president, PRIA, presented the efforts and issues taken up by the PRlA in the past 25 years. The second session started with a panel discussion. The speakers included Mrs Mamta Rehal, Organised Community Development Services, Arpana Research and Charity Trust, Karnal; Mrs Mahendra Kunwar, Director, Himalayan Action Research Centre, Dehra Dun; Mr Naresh Kaushal, Editor, Dainik Tribune, Chandigarh; and Prof Jitendra Prasad, MD University, Rohtak.
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Ajay: CM indulging in property dealing
Hisar, December 20 "The Hooda government has given away prime pieces of HUDA land to real estate developers and colonisers in Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Ambala and Gurgaon areas," Mr Chautala alleged while addressing a press conference here today. Terming the Congress regime in the state as a "government of announcements," the INLD leader asserted that no groundwork had been done to realise the promises made to the people. He claimed that not even a single resident of the state had benefited from the much-hyped power bill arrear waiver scheme.
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Norms for schools relaxed
Chandigarh, December 20 It amended the Haryana School Education Rules, 2003, to regulate education in all non-government schools, provide better organisation, development of school education and a uniform code of service conditions for employees and adequate infrastructure facilities. Now, the Director, Secondary Education, will be empowered to take action against any school management which acts contrary to the rules. A company registered under the Companies Act, 1956, has also been allowed to establish a new school. Salaries to the teachers will be paid at rates not lower than those specified under the Wages Act or prescribed by the department. The norms for land to establish a new school have also been
relaxed. A new primary school can be established on 0.5 acre, middle on one acre and secondary and senior secondary on two acres. Schools in existence prior to these rules have been allowed lower land norms as well as more liberal norms regarding buildings. All private aided schools will only charge the Red Cross Fund, the Child Welfare Fund and the Sports Fund. The salary grant payable to the aided schools will be paid by the Directorate direct to them quarterly, instead of the existing system of paying through district education officers. The Amended School Rules will be enforced from April 1, 2007. The Cabinet raised the licence fee for stone crushers from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh. It also decided to frame the Haryana Superior Judicial Service Rules, 2006, to regulate the service conditions of District and Sessions Judges and Additional District and Sessions Judges. Relaxing its policy on giving jobs to those employees who were retrenched by the then Chautala government, the Cabinet made A and B category of employees also eligible for re-employment. The Cabinet amended the Punjab Industrial Establishments(National and Festival Holidays and Casual and Sick Leave) Act, 1965, to enhance the quantum of fine from the existing range of Rs 100 to Rs 500 to Rs 1,000-5,000. |
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Man denied info on ‘overcharging’
Yamunanagar, December 20 The office concerned (SDO -Civil office) could not provide the information to Mr Man Pal Ramawat of Industrial Colony, Jagadhri. He has moved the State Information Commission. Mr Ramawat also asked for details of the government fee for new, renewal and duplicate driving licence and registration certificate (RC). He also asked for a copy of the government order by which application for license and RC could be made only on forms sold by the Red Cross Society for the license and RCs. His application by the department concerned was received on November 3 and as per the RTI Act information should have been provided in 30-days to the applicant. Mr Ramawat, in his application to the State Information Commission has requested the authorities concerned should be directed to provide him the requisite information and a fine imposed on the authority concerned for not ‘providing the information sought’ in the stipulated time.
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Nostalgic flight for Air Marshal Ambala, December 20 It will be a flight to remember for the AOC-in-C Western Air Command, Air Marshal A.K. Singh, who has flown innumerable sorties in Jaguar aircraft. As he stepped out of the cockpit, the wistfully looked at the aircraft. He is retiring on January 31. Air Marshal Singh began his farewell visits within the Western Air Command from Ambala airbase today. He has a special attachment for Ambala as he came here in 1980 as a young Air Force officer. Wing Commander Rajesh Purohit, CO 5 Squadron, flew with Air Marshal Singh in the Jaguar aircraft. Incidentally, Air Marshal Singh too has commanded 5 Squadron. Not only that, he also been Air Officer Commanding Air Force Station Ambala. He was commissioned in the Air Force in 1963. Air Marshal Singh said that the IAF is one of the best air forces in the world. Besides, Air Marshal Singh, General Officer Commanding Kharga Corps Lt General V.K. Singh also flew in the Jaguar fighter aircraft today. Group Capt Rakesh Anand along with Lt General V.K. Singh flew the Jaguar aircraft.
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Youth's body recovered
Rewari, December 20 The body was today sent for a post-mortem examination to the PGIMS, Rohtak. Some assailants had thrown the body into the canal after the youth was done to death by them. Meanwhile the Khol police has registered a case of murder and destruction of evidence under Sections 302, 201, 34 of the IPC in this regard. Child labourers freed
As many as six children, working at various hotels and dhabas, were liberated by officials of the Labour Department during raids conducted under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act at hotels, dhabas and tea stalls in the town yesterday. A spokesman pf the Labour Department informed that the freed children had been restored to their parents while the defaulting employers had been let off with a strict warning. Pistol seized
Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid and seized an unlicensed country made pistol from the house of Saroj Devi, wife of late Virender Singh, at Meerpur village near here yesterday. The police has registered a case against the woman. |
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Science congress to honour Mehta
Kurukshetra, December 20 |
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Ambala, December 20 The students mesmerised the audience by not only performing folk dances from various states but from other countries as well. — TNS
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