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State initiates steps to check illegal mining
Panchayat boycotts six families
Surjewala for law banning auction of farmers’ land
Bishnoi releases flag of proposed party
Hooda promises CFL bulbs, water tank free to Dalits
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One held for looting cash
Chinese delegation to meet Hooda
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State initiates steps to check illegal mining
Chandigarh, September 2 The department has erected barriers and stopped all kutcha roads passing through its land in Yamunanagar district. The mining mafia was using these roads to dig out construction material like stones and sand along the Yamuna river and the forest land. Earlier also the department had closed these kutcha roads by digging trenches, as a result of which a large quantity of construction material collected by the maning mafia could not be taken out of the forest land. However, late the department allowed the use of its roads after the mafia managed bring political pressure on the powers that be. Similarly, informed sources say, land sharks are eyeing valuable forest land in Mewat district. The land, estimated to be worth crores of rupees, is situated at Khoi village in that district. The land belonged to the panchayat and the forest department had planted a large number of saplings on it under the Aravali project. The land sharks, reportedly backed by an influential Congress MP, managed to change the ownership of the land in their names. How it happened? It remains a mystery and needs a thorough inquiry. The land mafia not only felled a large number of trees, it also wanted to convert the land for constructing a colony. To protect this valuable land, the forest department has moved the Environment Court against the land mafia, which has annoyed the influential Congress MP. But at least the time, the case is pending before the court, the mafia will not be able to succeed in its nefarious designs, the sources say. |
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Panchayat boycotts six families
Jind, September 2 The families that have been boycotted include the parents of the boy who had eloped with a girl from Neelam village. The families include those of Ram Kumar, Raj Kumar, Ram Swaroop, Satbir, Hoshiar Singh and Nafe Singh, all residents of Dhowghriya village, in
the district. The decision was taken yesterday at a meeting of the panchayat held in the village school, official sources said here today and about 100 villagers endorsed the meeting. The panchayat in its decision held that the boy’s relatives were aware of the whereabouts of the young couple and that they were not helping in getting them traced. The panchayat said those who would not honour the decision would be dealt with sternly. The boy belongs to the Nain community while the girl is from the Bura community. The couple is currently staying at a village in Moreang district of Nepal, according to the panchayat members. The police had gone to Nepal and had succeeded in locating the two, but due to objections of the Nepali police, returned
empty-handed. District police chief J.S. Lamba confirmed the claims of the panchayat and said the matter was now being referred to the External Affairs Ministry.
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Surjewala for law banning auction of farmers’ land
Narnaund (Hisar), September 2 Addressing ‘Prerna rally’, he said land was the farmers’ only means of earning a livelihood and no financial institution should resort to auctioning of land to recover arrears of loans. He said this black law empowering banks and other financial institutions to auction farmers’ land should be scrapped. He said while a defaulting farmer’s house or other property could be auctioned to recover dues, it was unfair to deprive him of land as it effectively meant depriving him of his livelihood. Lauding the Chief Minister’s recent announcement that farmers whose land was acquired for industrial or other use would be paid royalties for 33 years, Surjewala said this benefit should be extended to farmers concerned for all times to come. Congress working committee member and spokesperson Satyavrat Chaturvedi said the Congress had always looked after the peasantry’s interests right from its inception. Transport minister Randeep Surjewala said the time had come for enacting laws to protect the rights of farmers as the peasantry had suffered a lot all these years. The transport minister said Haryana had taken the lead in ameliorating the lot of the farmers under the Hooda government. |
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Bishnoi releases flag of proposed party
Hisar, September 2 The meeting was the first of a series of such meetings he plans to hold throughout the state in preparation of his father former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal’s proposed ‘janhit’ rally scheduled to be held at Rohtak on December 2. What the light yellow flag symbolised, however, remained a secret as he said he would disclose why he had chosen a yellow flag at the Rohtak rally only. He said his supporters had been consistently demanding that he choose a flag so that they could display it atop their houses. He was, therefore, fulfilling a popular demand by releasing the flag. Bishnoi came down heavily on Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Indian National Lok Dal chief Om Prakash Chautala alleging that both did not hesitate to use muscle power in politics. Citing the removal of former MP Ramji Lal’s removal from post of chief of Hisar District Congress (Rural) by Hooda supporters he said his father had never used such tactics in his long political career. Referring to the Gohana violence he said there was no law and order in Haryana and the government’s writ had ceased to run. Former HPCC chief Dharampal Malik and former MP Ramji Lal were among those present on the occasion. Even as Bishnoi released the flag, a group of members of his community organised a havan at the Chhotu Ram Chowk alleging that the Bhajan Lal family had illegally occupied land in Talwandi Rana village near here and at Mukam in Rajasthan. They said under the circumstances Kuldeep Bishnoi should quit as chief of the Bishnoi Sabha. Reacting to the charges Bishnoi said if the allegations were proved true he would quit as Bishnoi Sabha chief. |
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Hooda promises CFL bulbs, water tank free to Dalits
Ambala, September 2 Hooda addressed a public rally at Mulana after laying the foundation stones of a grain market to be constructed at a cost of Rs 8 crore in Mulana, a bridge over the Tangri river on the Jagadhri-Ambala road and a bridge over the Markanda river on the Mulana-Jharumajra-Naraingarh road. He also inaugurated a rail over bridge constructed at a cost of Rs 12.45 crore on the Saha-Shahbad road over the Ambala-Saharanpur railway line. He said the Hathni Kund-Naraingarh canal, which is to be constructed, would now irrigate the areas of Nauhoni and an estimated project cost is Rs 400 crore. Hooda said it had been decided to construct chaupals for women in all villages in the state so as to provide them a common platform. He said it had been decided to give two CFL bulbs free of cost to each of the estimated eight lakh Dalit families living in the state. The government had already implemented a scheme to provide a 200 litres water storage tank, a tap and drinking water connection free of cost along with a stand post in the households of Dalit families. He said his government had been focusing on the implementation of policies and programmes. He said 5,000 MW of additional power would be generated during the current term of the present government. He assured that after its generation consumers in urban and rural areas would get uninterrupted power supply for at least 20-22 hours a day. The Chief Minister said the state government had been purchasing power even at a high rate to ensure that consumers, especially farmers, get adequate electricity for irrigation purposes. While referring to the water issue, he said the Dadupur Nalvi canal would be completed within its scheduled period and work was on to construct the Hansi-Butana multi-purpose link canal. Also, the Mewat canal was being constructed to provide water to the areas of Mewat. The Chief Minister announced to construct a bus stand at Mulana, a primary health centre at Kesari and a dispensary at Gokalgarh. He also announced to upgrade the Primay Health Centre, Barara, as a community health centre and set up a 66 KV sub-station at Ugala village. Earlier, president of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee Phool Chand Mulana said the Chief Minister had implemented a number of schemes for the socio-economic uplift of all sections of society and a new era of development with peace had been ushered in. The working president of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Kuldeep Sharma, said those who used to describe the Congress as anti-farmer had now no issue to speak ill of the party as Hooda had implemented various programmes. |
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One held for looting cash
Kaithal, September 2 The police also recovered the looted cash and the knife used in the crime. The accused was produced in a local court, which sent him to judicial custody. SP Hani Qureshi said Rakesh, a resident of Mahavir Colony, looted the cash and also injured Joginder, a local resident, who tried to intervene. In another case, the police has again arrested a bail jumper after seven years. The accused, Rakam Singh of Geong village, and six others were arrested by the police on the charge of illegally cutting and stealing safeda trees of the Forest Department in 2000.
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Chinese delegation to meet Hooda
Chandigarh, September 2 Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker Raghuvir Singh Kadiyan, agriculture minister H.S. Chatha, financial commissioner and agriculture secretary Rajkumar will be present during the meet. The meeting would also be attended by financial commissioner industries secretary P.K. Chaudhary, an official spokesman said here today. — PTI
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New FCR
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Medical camp
Rewari, September 2 The patients were given free medicines and
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