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State likely to be power surplus
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Chautala misleading people on power generation
Surjewala assures Punjabis of share in
Surjewala seeks action against hoarders
Illegal construction in forest area of Kurukshetra
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Sons missing since 2005; daily wager allege police apathy
Woman killed as revolver goes off
Rs 79,000 looted from trader
Post offices, bank branches to collect bill payment
Demand to name road after Bansi Lal
‘Parallel economy’ for farmers advocated
Tributes paid to Lachhman Singh
Now, test for learner licence
Special train from Jan 25
MBBS student killed in road mishap
Power cuts hit industry, students
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State likely to be power surplus
in 5 years
Chandigarh, January 21 The move follows an increase in demand for power due to rapid industrialisation and projected growth keeping in mind the 68 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that have been proposed to be set up in the state. As per plans, Haryana will make available 5770 MW for use in the state. Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) plans to add 2,000 MW by constructing its own generating plants and will get 3,770 MW from other sources over the next five years. There has been a rapid increase in power generation in Haryana over the years with the present installed capacity pegged at 4,039 MW against 343 MW in 1966-67 when the state came into
being. It is estimated that by the year 2010-2011,the state will have surplus power. To ensure quality and reliable power, an elaborate plan has been prepared by Haryana Power Utilities (HPU) to augment and strengthen the transmission and distribution network. For this, a capital investment of Rs 543 crore was made during 2005-06.During the current financial year, a huge investment of Rs 2,924 crore has been made for the development of infrastructure in the power sector. In Haryana, the average increase in the power requirement is recorded at 5 per cent annually. But it is now projected that with the state inviting a lot of commercial activity in the form of industry, SEZs etc, the power requirement is likely to increase by 14 per cent annually. A senior official said the state was serious about ensuring quality and reliability in the supply of power. |
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Chautala misleading people on power generation
Kaithal, January 21 Mr Vidrohi said the claim of Mr Chautala that his government worked for the installation of 1540 MW power was misleading as Haryana had only 1587 MW generation capacity out of which the power units at
Panipat had 1360 MW generation capacity, Faridabad-based power plant’s generation capacity was 165 MW and WZC hydel project Yamuna Nagar had 62 MW generation capacity. Besides this Haryana had share of 2452 MW in central projects. He said all these projects were in operation before Mr Chautala took over as Chief Minister. He said former Chief Minister Bansi Lal had taken steps to improve power situation and had Mr Chautala continued with those steps the power situation in Haryana would have been different by now. Mr Vidrohi said on the power front Mr Chautala made only one contribution that he renamed Panipat Thermal plant after the name of his father Ch Devi Lal. He said the government led by Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda had initiated steps to add 5665 MW power generation capacity and this target would be achieved in next one to five years. Present power crisis will start vanishing after next 15 months claimed the spokesman. It was strange the INLD was criticising even the Hansi-Butana canal was not to the liking of the INLD and baseless objections were being raised on this issue. The spokesman also took to task INLD leaders for accusing the Congress government for bad law and order situation and said the Chautala government got released hardened criminals from jails as criminals were patronized by the previous government. Now the Chautala family misleading people by organising processions on frivolous issues. He said now farmers were getting Rs 23 lakh per acre for their land from the industrial houses whereas during Chautala’s tenure per acre price received by farmers for their land ranged between Rs 1.5 lakh to 4.6 lakh. Mr Vidrohi objected to the equating the killing of innocent children at Nithari in UP with murders of some people by a gang of criminals at Gurgaon. He said that at Gurgaon FIR in all cases but one were registered and cases were at trial stage. |
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Surjewala assures Punjabis of share in govt jobs
Kaithal, January 21 Mr Surjewala was addressing a meeting of the Punjabi Biradari, organised to honour him here today. The minister, while thanking the community members for honouring him by offering a turban and shawl, said he would not let them down as he had respect for all castes and communities which live in the state. Mr Surjewala said he would make efforts for the restoration of the past glory of the town and historical sites would be renovated. While giving details of the ongoing development works in the area, the minister said the construction work of a multispeciality hospital at Sector 18, HUDA, would start shortly. Mr Surjewala accepted a number of demands made through a memorandum. He sanctioned Rs 5 lakh for the construction of a dharamshala and some funds for the Partap Gate cremation ground. He said he would take up the matter of Kaithal-Delhi direct train service with Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. Mr Arjan Gulati, former Chairman of the local municipal council, number of municipal councillors, Mr Lekh Raj Miglani, Mr Shugan Chand Sikka, Mr Som Nath Nagpal, Mr Kavi Raj Sharma, DCC president, Dr A.L. Kwatra , Mr Randhir Rana, HPCC general secretary, Mr Dilbagh Mor, HPCC organising secretary, and Mr Sham Sahney were present. |
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Surjewala seeks action against hoarders
Chandigarh, January 21 In separate letters to the AICC President, Mrs Sonia
Gandhi, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Union Finance Minister, Mr
P.Chidambram, Mr Surjewala, chairman of the Kisan-Khet Mazdoor Congress, a front organisation of the Congress, reminded them that at the party Chief Ministers' conclave held in Nainital last September, it was decided that a countrywide operation against hoarding of foodgrains should be
launched. The Central Government had written to the states to take suitable steps in this direction. However, Mr Surjewala regretted, no state government had taken steps against the hoarding of foodgrains for reasons best known to
them. The senior Congress leader said the sharp increase in the prices of the foodgrains had made them beyond the reach of the common man. He attributed the increase in the prices to hoarding by big players. He also demanded that forward trading in foodgrains should be immediately stopped to check the prices.
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Illegal construction in forest area of Kurukshetra
Chandigarh, January 21 Forest officials at Kurukshetra have alleged that repeated requests were made to top officials of the district administration, asking them not to allow for any construction activity in the protected forests and reserve forest areas. However, top officials of the administration themselves led locals to break land in these areas and go ahead with the illegal construction activity. “Breaking of land for any purpose in protected forest is a cognisable offence under the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Even the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, forbids the diversion of forest land for any non-forestry purpose. However, it was reported to us that construction work was being carried out in the Protected Forest area on the Pehowa-Patiala road and also in the reserve forest area of Nikatpura, without any approval” informed a top forest official. The district administration has, however, denied that any construction was carried out by the locals with the help of the district administration. Mr T K Sharma, Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra, said no construction was carried out in the forest area, and only a passage for waste water was created by the local residents. Forest officials informed TNS that during the second week of December they learnt that an illegal construction work was being carried out in the Protected Forest area without any approval. A criminal case was filed against the guilty in the Environment Court , Kurukshetra, and forest guard concerned was suspended and the forester charge-sheeted. “Later, residents of Saraswati Khera village located near the Protected Forest, met us and asked for permission to construct a nullah. Our officials at Kurukshetra told them that they would have to seek permission from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, for the same and once granted, they could go ahead with the construction. However, they approached the top officials in the district administration, who gave them a go-ahead. Forest officials told the administration that a case was pending in this regard in the Environment Court, but they ignored our pleas and on January 18, the officers led the villagers to construct nullahs - near Saraswati Kheda and near Nikatpura,” alleged a senior official in the Forest Department. Now, the Forest Department has brought the matter to the notice of Chief Secretary, Haryana, and to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner T K Sharma said that no pucca construction was carried out in the area. “Since waste water had accumulated in the villages, the villagers themselves dug a small passage for this water. Otherwise, this accumulated water could have led to break out of some disease,” he added.
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Sons missing since 2005; daily wager allege police apathy
Yamunanagar, January 21 The parents had also visited tantriks in hope that they would provide some clue about the whereabouts of the children. However, they were sure that their children were safe. “I believe in God and I am sure both my kids are safe where ever they are,” said Madhuri, mother of the missing two. She hopes that one day both her sons would return. On the morning of December 5, Kanhiya and Gobind did not go to school and were playing near the house. “They were playing and I went inside my house to wash clothes. When the children did not return home till evening we started searching for them,” said Madhuri. After two days a missing report was lodged with the police. Mr Shambhu Verma, father of the children, alleged that they got no help from the police. “When ever we go to police to enquire they do not tell us anything and send us back,” he alleged. Mr Verma is a daily wage labourer in a factory. The parents had also met the Superintendent of Police in this regard in December but till date they have not heard about their children. |
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Woman killed as revolver goes off
Panipat, January 21 Similarly, the body of Anita (22) was found at her residence located in a factory at Noltha village near here. Mr Bhagat Singh, SHO, Noltha, said Anita’s house was locked from outside. Her husband, Nanhe Singh, had left for his native village at Shahjahanpur yesterday. Another factory worker of the same village had also left for his village 10 days ago. When he saw, Nanhe Ram, returning to the village alone he got suspicious and reported the matter to the police. According to the Panipat’s DSP, the body of a migrant labourer hailing from Uttar Pradesh was found in the fields of Kabri village today morning. The labourer has been identified as Atal Behari (30), a daily wager in a factory at
Kabri. In another incident a 20-year-old labourer, identified as Suraj of Hisar, died when his clothes got entangled in a lathe machine while he was working in a factory. |
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Rs 79,000 looted from trader
Sonepat, January 21 According to information, Mr Sukhdev Singh, works as a supplier of iron and he came to Gohana to make collections. As reported by him, he had collected Rs 79,000 from two Gohana dealers. When the trader asked his driver to stop the car on Baroda road, three armed youths came from Baroda side on a motor cycle (HR-10C-2381) and looted Rs 79,000, a mobile phone and two gold rings from the trader. After the incident, the trader went to an adjacent saw-mill and informed the police.
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383 get degrees at NIT convocation
Kurukshetra, January 21 Mr Yechury said that a healthy and trained youth workforce was an asset for nation building. He said, “Let us truly hasten India’s transition into a knowledge society as India already produces more skilled manpower annually than the entire European Union put together.” Mr Yechury also emphasized on quality education. In his presidential address, the Board of Governors’ chairman, Er. C.B. Mathur, appealed to the alumni to impart quality education as needed to succeed in today’s time by sharing their real-time brass-tack experiences. The NIT director, Dr M.N. Bandyopadhyay, in his annual report, presented NIT’s achievements, including increase in intake of students from 327 to 540 at undergraduate level, introduction of new courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, addition in infrastructure and facilities, MoUs with industrial organisations, outstanding placements, research and academic activities, and community services. He also informed some salient features of the 20 year roadmap of the institute. Three hundred and twelve degrees in B.Tech (undergraduate) and 71 degrees in M.Tech (postgraduate) were given away at the function while the meritorious students in various areas were also given medals and prizes. |
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Post offices, bank branches to collect bill payment
Chandigarh, January 21 A spokesman for the UHBVN said here yesterday that with the provision of this additional service, the consumers would not have to wait in long queues. He said the branches of post offices located at Panchkula, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak and in Jhajjar districts would cover consumers in 86 operation sub-divisions and the branches of Syndicate Bank would cover consumers in 12 operation sub-divisions of the nigam. The bank has also been authorised to collect cash as well as cheques. He said while the post offices had decided to collect payments of bills with immediate effect, the branches of the bank at Panchkula would start collection of payment from Monday. The branches of the bank at Panipat, Radour, Ambala City, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Pipli, Yamunanagar and Jagadhri would start this service from Thursday.
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Demand to name road after Bansi Lal
Chandigarh, January 21 In a letter to the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mrs Choudhary, who is a daughter-in-law of Mr Bansi Lal, said during the second tenure of Mr Bansi Lal as Chief Minister, Punjab had stopped Haryana vehicles from reaching Chandigarh through its territory. Taking it as a challenge, Mr Bansi Lal got this road constructed in a record time of less than a year. The 75-km-long road, Mrs Choudhary said, was already popularly known as the "Bansi Lal
highway". It would be appropriate if the road was officially named the Bansi Lal highway to mark the first death anniversary of the former Chief
Minister, she added. |
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‘Parallel economy’ for farmers advocated
Chandigarh, January 21 Haryana’s Finance Minister Birender Singh, who was the chief guest, said farmers should get royalty for their land acquired, irrespective of the purpose, till a farmer adopted a new profession. He also advocated a ‘parallel economy’ for farmers in lieu of insufficient price of the produce. He gave Rs 5 lakh to the sabha and assured help for procuring land for a Deen Bandhu ‘smarak’. Mr Birender Singh distributed prizes to winners of Bhai Surender Singh memorial essay-writing and poster-making competitions, meritorious students and sportspersons. He conferred Jat Gaurav awards to Dr Harb Dhaliwal, Mr Aamndeep, Mr R.K. Malik, Prof Veer Singh, Dr Rajwanti Maan, Ms Urmil Beniwal and Ms Savitri Deswal. Mr Birender Singh also laid the foundation of the sabha building in Sector 6, Panchkula. Mr Malik said it would be built at a cost of Rs 2 crore and would have 50 rooms and two halls. Mr Birender Singh laid the second foundation stone of the building, the first having been laid by Mr M.S. Malik on July 28, 1998. When contacted, office-bearers of the sabha justified today’s ceremony by stating that the formal construction of the building was beginning now and the function was organised to mark it. |
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Tributes paid to Lachhman Singh
Panchkula, January 21 He was speaking at the first death anniversary of former MP at Patiala House in Kalka here today. Mr Chander Mohan said that Lachhman Singh was not only committed to the development of the Kalka constituency but also to the all-round development of the state. He lived a simple life and was a great source of inspiration for people of the area. He added that people should derive inspiration from his life and works, and efforts should be made to make Haryana the number one state in the country. He said the Haryana Government had launched a number of welfare schemes for the people of all sections of society. Mr Chander Mohan said that a gate would be constructed at Karanpur, the native village of the leader. A sum of Rs 5 lakh would be spent for the construction of the gate. The Sub Divisional Officer, Kalka, Mr Maheshwar Sharma, District Congress president, Panchkula, Mr Om Parkash Devinagar, senior Congress leaders Mr Vijay Bansal and Ravinder Rawal, president of municipal council, Ms Manvir Kaur Gill, were among those who paid homage to the late leader. |
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Now, test for learner licence
Ambala, January 21 Ambala SDM Mukesh Ahuja said today that the test for learning licence would start from January 22. He said police officials would ask questions from the candidates seeking learning driver’s licence and if they answer six out of 10 questions, they would be given the learning licence. He said for illiterate persons, an employee will read out the question and the answer given by the candidate would be entered into a computer. He said the police officials would conduct free training for the persons desirous of driver’s licence at police grounds. Mr Mukesh Ahuja said this step would bring about transparency and the district administration was determined to bring to an end the problem of agents. |
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Special train from Jan 25
Hisar, January 21 Mr Ajay Gautam, Station Master, said here today Dera Sacha Sauda special train will depart from Rewari junction on January 25 at 6.30 am and reach Sirsa at 12.50 pm. Similarly, this train will depart Sirsa on January 26 at 10.50 am for Rewari on the same route.
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MBBS student killed in road mishap
Yamunanagar, January 21 As per police sources, Ravinder Singh, a native of Nagla Jagir village here, was going to Chandigarh to participate in a marriage function when he lost control over his Scorpio vehicle. The vehicle fell into a pit after hitting a tree. He died on the spot, said police sources. |
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Power cuts hit industry, students
Ambala, January 21 Arora said frequent power cuts had become common these days and it was causing inconvenience to the common people. He said the industrial production, studies of students, and agricultural production were adversely affected. |
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