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Panipat fire exposes illegal units
Panipat, October 11
The recent fire in a textile mill in which 10 workers perished has raised several questions about the safety aspect. It is alleged that at the time of incident the main gate of the factory was locked from outside that blocked the escape route to the workers. The deceased were not even registered under the ESI Act that further proves that how labour laws are not being followed here. The lackadaisical attitude of the authorities can be gauged from the fact that the factory where work was on till late night is located just a few meters away from the court campus that houses the offices of the deputy commissioner, additional deputy commissioners, SDM and others. Investigations made by The Tribune revealed that in blatant violations of the rules the entrepreneurs lure the financially weak workers to reside in the factories. Housed in the dingy areas these haphazardly grown units have no emergency exits, fire fighting equipments, sanitation, ventilation and other amenities. The most stunning factor is that the labour department has no official record about these illegal factories in Panipat. The information furnished by the labour commissioner to a trade union leader, P.P. Kapoor, under RTI Act confirms the lighter view on workers safety. State convener of the Indian federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) Kapoor, who remained instrumental in fighting for the rights of Panipat workers, blamed the obsolete penalty modules of the British era to control the defaulters. “Fines between Rs 50 and Rs 300 are imposed on factory owners who do not abide by the safety norms. These entrepreneurs ‘gladly’ shell out the money as no further action can be taken against them,” he alleged. In a bid to avoid any liability to his workers, the factory owners do not register their factories. Kapoor also alleged most of the units in Panipat did not maintain any record of the employees. Being a traditional handloom hub, hundreds of units have mushroomed here. Majority of the skilled workers and labourers hail from West Bengal, UP and Bihar, but these poverty stricken workers are forced to work in the inhuman working conditions, say the trade union leaders. They said occasional raids and inspections by the officials usually end as a routine affair. No attention is paid to ensure the safety and health of the workers. According to the state secretary of the CPM Inderjit Singh, an unholy nexus of officials and industrialists with politicians led to all problems. “Workers are treated like non-entity when it comes to their safety at workplace. Even our investigations confirmed that at the time of fire incident the main gate of the factory was locked from outside,” said Inderjit Singh. He favoured a judicial inquiry into the incident with a broader perspective to ensure safe workplaces in the state. Demanding a strict action against the unregistered factories, he added that lack of political will often emerged as a big hindrance to put a tab on the industrialists.
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Manesar turns hot spot
Gurgaon, October 11 Sources in the HSIDC informed that there was no land available in Manesar for allocation to new entrepreneurs as most of it had been sold out. He informed that with the coming of more MNCs the demand for land was mainly for developing corporate offices rather than commercial malls. The builders who are investing in Manesar plan to develop infrastructure and lease out to new companies who are converging at this area in large numbers. One of the builder said keeping in view the future demand they had been investing in Manesar, as it was expected to be the next commercial hub of the state. He told that in Manesar developers were focusing on developing trade towers, corporate offices, industrial houses and residential units. He said overburdened infrastructure, rising real estate and operational costs, limited availability of land were the reasons why developers seek alternate locations within its periphery. Kaushik Sengupta, vice-president, Eros Group, said being part of Gurgaon and the NCR, Manesar would become a Mecca of industry specific infrastructure, service ancillaries, commercial services and other essential services.
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Stray cattle menace
Ambala, October 11 According to information, there are around 700 stray cattle in the city. Most of these litter on the streets and cause threat to the life of road users. More than 20 two-wheeler riders and pedestrians have faced serious injuries in accidents caused due to stray cattle during the past six months. Herds of stray cattle can be seen on the Amba Devi road, Nahan House road, near bus stand, grain market, Model Town etc. The residents of these areas have made several complaints with the municipal council, but the latter did not take any affective step to prevent the menace. Last year, the council had launched a campaign against the stray cattle but it could not continue for long. Recently, the council in its meeting has resolved to hand over the work to some private contractors but even this could not be implemented so far. The residents of HUDA sectors have also filed several complaints with the estate officer in this regard, but the problem still persists. Dr D.S.
Jaspal, a resident of Model Town, said the district administration should take this issue on priority basis as it had created a lot of nuisance. Some dairies owners said most of the stray cattle did not belong to them. They disclosed that during late night hours the residents of nearby Punjab area dragged their dry cattle in the city. The city has only two
gaushalas. An office-bearer of a gaushala said they could not accommodate more stray cattle as they had limited resources.
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Mobilisation for ‘bijli rally’
Hisar, October 11 As it happened, about 12 buses decked up with specially designed banners and hired for transporting party supporters from Hisar to the rally venue kept waiting for coveted passengers till well past noon on that day, but there were no takers. Obviously, either the local Congressmen failed to mobilise enough people or they hired more buses than required. However, considering that every legislator had been given a certain target, it seems highly unlikely that more than required number of buses were hired. It only means that the head count fell short. Jindal’s managers also erred in not moving the buses from the allotted slot for several hours. Had these been moved in time, the lapse might have gone unnoticed by the media at least, although senior party leaders got the buses counted before these reached the venue. A cursory look at the vacant seats, if any, was also reported to be mandatory. Insiders said the incident could be the result of rivalry among various Congress leaders hailing from this district. Jindal and Hisar MP Jai Parkash are not on the best of terms. Likewise, Chhattarpal Singh, MLA from Ghirai, who is heading the rural district unit of the Congress, and Jai Parkash have always made it a point to have a verbal duel before almost every major political show. This had also happened when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited the district a few months ago. Incidentally, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had addressed a meeting of MPs and MLAs at Delhi before the rally and had clearly stated that any of them failing to mobilise the targeted number for the rally would face the music. Later, he repeated this while addressing party workers at Jhajjar. He had said if the numbers were impressive the “bijli” would fall on the opposition, and if the crowd was inadequate “bijli “ would fall on the party men. Although Hooda left for abroad on the day of the rally, he is expected to take stock of the rally and its political ramifications on his return. Till then, the likes of Jindal have ample time to think of credible excuses.
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Mid-term
poll talk
Chandigarh, October 11 Between themselves, each of them has his own area of influence. All of them travelled to Lucknow to join the BSP in the presence of party supremo Mayawati. Sources say the party is in touch with a respected Brahmin leader of the state. This elderly Brahmin leader was reportedly all set to join the BSP but the ongoing “shraadh” delayed the plunge. The sources say the BSP may project this leader as its CM candidate for the state. Gurdial Singh Saini, former MP, is a respected leader of the Saini community, particularly in the Kurukshetra belt. A protégé of former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, Saini became a member of the Lok Sabha on Janata Dal ticket. However, he later parted company with Devi Lal and contested the last Parliamentary election on BJP ticket. With his joining the BSP ranks, the party seems to have got its candidate for the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat from where the Congress is likely to repeat its sitting candidate Naveen Jindal, an industrialist-turned-politician. The INLD, which last time had fielded Abhey Chautala, the younger son of its supremo Om Prakash Chautala, may this time field a Saini candidate because the community has considerable consideration on this seat. Kailasho Saini had been INLD MP from here. That way Gurdial can turn out to be an asset for the BSP while causing some damage to the INLD. In Dev Raj Diwan, former MLA from Sonepat, the BSP has got a Punjabi leader. Former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal and his younger son Kuldeep Bishnoi, suspended Congress MP, had been eyeing Diwan. The sources say Diwan continued to get frantic telephone calls from the Bhajan camp even when he was in Lucknow, in an attempt to persuade him to rethink his decision to join the BSP. However, Diwan, who wants to contest the Lok Sabha election from Sonepat, bluntly told the Bhajan supporters that their unborn party had no place for him because it had already picked Dharam Pal Malik, the present Congress MLA from Gohana, as its candidate. In Anil Rana, son of a former minister Kanwar Ram Pal, the BSP has got a Rajput leader. Anil had been an office-bearer of the Youth Congress and has not contested any election so far. He can be the BSP candidate for Karnal. It has projected a non-Dalit leader, Vijai Singh Mankotia, as its chief ministerial candidate. If the party succeeds in HP to provide an alternative to the Congress and the BJP, the BSP is bound to catch the imagination of the Haryanavis in a big way.
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Case against town planner
Chandigarh, October 11 A resident of Ambala, Trilok Singh, has filed a criminal complaint against district town planner Usha Kiran for allegedly committing offences under Sections 499 and 500. Trilok Singh, an industrialist, said he had planted valuable plants on a piece of agricultural land and constructed a boundary wall around it to protect the plants from stray animals. He also constructed two rooms for storing agricultural produce and implements. On September 14, Kiran accompanied by policemen and two JCB machines allegedly demolished the boundary wall, rooms and damaged the plants and agricultural implements stored in a room. Trilok Singh alleged in his complaint that the officer gave a false report in a number of newspapers, claiming that an unauthorised banquet hall had been demolished and described the complainant as its owner. The DTP had never mentioned the so-called banquet hall in the notice served on him earlier under the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Area (Restriction of Unregulated Development) Act, 1963. He said earlier also the department of town and country planning had lodged two criminal cases against him due to which he had to face the agony of long trials before the court. Ultimately, the courts acquitted him. Trilok Singh alleged that the “intentional and deliberate” action of the officer was “wrongful and defamatory”. The court has fixed the next date of hearing in February next year.
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Relief for juvenile home inmates
Sonepat, October 11 As many as 10 inmates have been shifted to Faridabad recently and many more are also likely to be shifted in the days to come, said deputy assistant superintendent of the jail. Still around 140 inmates are left in this observation home against the existing capacity of 50, he said. With the provision to accommodate around 50 juvenile, the observation home was opened in 1991. However, with the passage of time, the number of inmates continued to rise and during the past 7-8 years, its strength remained at around 160. Under these circumstances, the living conditions become miserable particularly for the younger
inmates who always remained at the mercy of elders and were forced to pass sleepless nights for the want of space. Irrespective of the age factor, all inmates are lodged in same barracks. This also led to a number of incidents of jailbreak, clashes among inmates, attack on jail staff and even murder within the premises. As many as 61 inmates had managed to escape on different occasions and a major jailbreak happened on March 30 this year when 21 inmates managed to escape after attacking the jail staff. Though most of them were nabbed, it clearly reflected the overall atmosphere of the jail. In an incident of group rivalry among the prisoners, an inmate, Manoj, was found murdered on December 10, 2005. A significant number of inmates are allegedly involved in crimes like murders, attempt to murder, rape etc and many of them have allegedly managed to get fake birth certificates to get the benefit of a juvenile from the court. Many of them are reported to be the father of one or two children and they dictate terms to the younger inmates for their comforts. They even do not hesitate to manhandle the jail staff. It is worth mentioning that when the plight of the inmates was highlighted in newspapers, justice Tapan Sen of the Punjab and Haryana High Court inspected the jail in September 2005 and was pained to see the pathetic conditions prevailing here. He then directed the authorities to construct new observation homes at different places in the state. According to a senior official of the department, the accommodation capacity in Faridabad home is 25. However, there is a provision to increase it up to 30-35. He also informed that the project to construct homes at Ambala and Hisar with a capacity of 50 inmates each and the process of building plan approval for Ambala home had already been completed.
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Sirsa safe haven for drug smugglers
Sirsa, October 11 The district is spread over 4,277 sq km and is sharing 150 km long border with Rajasthan, which is the main supplier of drugs. Besides, the district is being used as a corridor for drug smuggling in the Malwa region of Punjab that carries the distinction of having highest number of addicts. Since 2002, as many as 1,881 cases have been registered under the NDPS Act in the district. Most of the drug peddlers in these cases belonged either to Punjab or Rajasthan. The cultivation of opium is permitted to licence holders in Rajasthan. Two of its districts Hanumangarh and Sri Gangaganger are the main suppliers of narcotics to the district. In the past, landlords used to give poppy husk to labourers to obtain higher productivity. Gradually, it became part of their life to consume poppy husk even for domestic works. The maximum number of addicts constitutes marginal farmers and daily wage labourers. Realising the seriousness of the menace, the district administration and the police had launched a campaign in 83 villages to spread awareness and be familiar with the gravity of the situation. It was found that in case of non-availability of poppy husk or rise in its prices, addicts start consuming cheaper drugs easily available at chemist shops. These new cheaper drugs available in the form of tablets are more health hazardous and are consumed in unbelievable quantities. An addict who can consume 2 to 3 kg of poppy husk in a month can consume 200 to 250 tablets per day.
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Triple murder case
Sirsa, October 11 The three, comprising two minors, aged 11 and 12, and a 45-year-old woman were raped in September 2002 at Keshupura by un-identified persons and then murdered. The bodies of the three were found in a nearby canal. The postmortem report confirmed that they had been raped and then murdered. The incident had led to widespread protest by the villagers on several occasions. The family members of the deceased have been running from pillar to post, pleading their case to politicians and the authorities, but to no avail. “The need for a proper inquiry was raised in the Assembly by a local MLA. Thereafter, the IG, Hisar range, was entrusted with the task of inquiring the matter. Later, the case was handed over to the Crime Branch, Hisar, which has not yielded any results so far,” complained the affected family members, including Devi Lal and Kartara Ram, fathers of the two minors and Kala Ram whose wife was raped and subsequently murdered. They said as they belonged to poor families, the police considered it a normal case and did not make any serious efforts to identify the accused or arrest them. Officials at the Crime Branch revealed that a case after an enquiry had been sent back to concerned police station, as untraced, as no accused could be identified.
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More funds for social welfare
Chandigarh, October 11 The previous government had started with an allocation of Rs 354 crore on this front in 2000-01. When its term came to an end in 2004-05, the allocation on social welfare was Rs 470 crore. The Hooda government started with Rs 725 crore (2005-06) and in two years enhanced the allocation to Rs 986 crore. In the power sector, the expenditure allocated for 2007-08 is more than twice the maximum expenditure ever incurred by the previous government. It was in 2004-05, the election year, that the previous regime spent Rs 333 crore on power sector. It was the largest allocation in this sector by them during the five-year term. The present government started modestly with an allocation of Rs 294 crore for power sector and then jumped to Rs 786 crore the very next year. Allocation for the ongoing year (2007-08) stands at Rs 842 crore. The allocation on education sector, including technical education, has also made an impressive leap in the Hooda regime and stands at Rs 777 crore for 2007-08. It is nearly four times the expenditure incurred in 2004-05. Allocations on water supply and sanitation (known earlier as public health) and irrigation for the year 2007- 08 also cut healthy figures. The first is Rs 721 crore while the second Rs 789 crore. The amounts are more than twice the respective expenditures in these two sectors in 2004-05.
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Welfare schemes galore for children
Chandigarh, October 11 Boys up to 21 years and girls up to 18 years of age are now entitled to receive Rs 100 per month from the Directorate of Social Justice and Empowerment under its child welfare scheme. According to officials, the state has identified over 35,000 such children. Initially, the scheme was providing assistance to only those children who had been deprived of parental support. Now, the government has extended the scheme to even those children whose parents’ or guardian’s annual income is less than Rs 10,000. To make the disbursement of money easy, the government has passed instructions to disburse the money by 7th of each month on the doorsteps of the beneficiary through the panchayati raj institutions or municipal committees as the case may be. Further to safeguard the interest of the children who lose their parents or breadwinners, the department has reviewed the national family benefit scheme for people living below the poverty line. During the current year, Rs 450 lakh has been earmarked for disbursement among all such families who lost their bread earners aged between 18 and 65 years. Each family is given Rs 10,000 through the district social welfare officer. The sources say Rs 143 lakh has been allocated for the protection and rehabilitation of neglected and delinquent children as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2001. With this assistance, juveniles are kept in special homes and provided with free boarding, lodging, education, clothing and training. This is done with a view that these children can grow up and integrate with the normal society. Such special homes are being run at Sonepat, Karnal, Faridabad, Rewari, Chhachhrouli (Yamunanagar), etc. Under yet another scheme, the government has involved voluntary organisations to take care of such children. These organisations are paid Rs 600 per month per child and the organisations in exchange provides for boarding lodging, clothing, education through schools to orphan/destitute children living in these homes.
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Reality
music shows
Fatehabad, October 11 He said a very few people remembered who was the first “Indian idol” and even fewer remembered the name of the second winner. Rubbishing the suggestions that remix and popular music were fast surpassing the Indian classical music, the maestro said neither remix nor the popular music had a long shelf life. Classical music on the contrary was being heard and adored for centuries and would continue to command respect forever. He said even the West was taking to Indian classical music. The running of the Pt Jasraj School of Music from six places in the US was sufficient to gauge the fact. He blamed media, particularly the electronic media, for popularising the pop and remix music amongst youths. The maestro said it was not that today’s generation did not want to listen to good music, but they simply listen what was provided to them. He said pop music was based on rhythm that made youths dance but classical music made the listener dive deep into the ocean of music. Pandit Jasraj also disproved the common perception that the number of exponents of Indian classical music was declining and claimed that never in the history of the country had there been more than 10 to 12 top ranked artists. He also refuted the common view that “guru-shishya parampara”, which had been very strong in the past, was weakening now. Born in 1930 to a family from Pilimandori village of Fatehabad district, pandit Jasraj was initiated into vocal music by his father pandit Motiram. After his father’s death, pandit Jasraj opted for the tabla under the training of his brother pandit Pratapnarayan. At the age of 14 as a rebellion against the humiliating treatment given to accompanying artists, young Jasraj vowed never to be an accompanist, and decided to sing. He took vocal training under the guidance of his elder brother pandit Muniram and Maharaja Jaywant Singh Waghela. The maestro is the recipient of several awards, including Padma Bhushan, Surer Guru, Sangeet Martand, Sangeet Kala Ratna, Sangeet Natak Academy Award, Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar, and Dinanath Mangeshkar Award. Pandit Jasraj is married to Madhura, daughter of legendary V. Shantaram. His son Sarangdev is a music director while daughter Durga Jasraj is a television personality.
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From agrarian state to IT destination
Chandigarh, October 11 As an agrarian state, today Haryana boats of an IT-driven economy, its e-governance, extensive percolation of IT literacy and massive IT related employment opportunities, besides promotion of investment. This has drastically changed the profile of the people, who rank among the top in terms of per capita income in the country. As per the e-governance roadmap, the state will be ready to launch the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) by March 2008, and is ahead of most states in implementation of statewide area network (SWAN). The NeGP vision aims at making all government offices accessible to the common man in his locality through common service delivery outlets and ensuring efficiency, transparency and reliability of such services at an affordable cost. According to the estimates released by the government, the earnings from software development, IT-enabled services and BPO had increased from Rs 400 crore in 1998-99 to Rs 10,700 crore till the end of 2006. On the basis of the e-readiness assessment report of the government of India, Haryana ranks among the aspiring leaders among Indian states. Among the integrated services projects, Haryana’s e-Disha Ekal Sewa Kendra set up at Kaithal is awarded for excellence at a national competition at Pune. The state has set up such e-disha kendras in 19 districts, providing a single window concept for most services like driving licence, vehicle registration, etc. Among major projects, state’s workflow based justice delivery and judicial information system for subordinate courts implemented at Panchkula and Ambala has received commendation. Under the project, 138 subordinate courts at 40 locations have been networked. A website for each district court is being developed that would eventually provide online e-certified copies of orders and judgements, video conferencing among jails and courts and finally linkages between the districts and legal officials at the state headquarters.
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Dr Vidyarthi honoured
Chandigarh, October 11 The award was presented by Union Minister of State for Law K. Venkatpati at a seminar held at India International Centre, Delhi, last week. The seminar was organised by Avantika, an organisation of educationists and artists. This award is given every year. The seminar was presided over by former election commissioner Dr G.V.G. Krishnamurthy. Others who participated in the seminar included former Governor Bhisham Narayan Singh. President of the DAV College Management Committee G.P. Chopra and DAV regional director K.L. Khurana felicitated Dr
Vidyarthi.
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Morni comes alive with adventure camp
Morni, October 11 The participants at the camp, drawn from schools of various districts, swear by the picture-perfect destination and are very much at home in tents which dot the grounds around the lake. “It is a great learning experience for the girls. We have zeroed in for on toppers of various disciplines to attend the camp and it’s been three days of unlimited fun and frolic,” says Neetu Kaushik, a teacher accompanying her group of girls from Faridabad district. The enthusiasm with which the girls take to learning the tricks of adventure sports is clearly reflective of the “good times” they are sharing together. “Trekking in these hills is the best part of the camp. Though a lot of the participants prefer kayaking and boating, long, quiet nature walks have been my personal favorite. It these times of cut-throat competition where everyone wants to outdo the rest, the camp is a welcome break helping us relax and unwind,” says Neha Kumar, a student of Swami Vivekanand School, Mahendargarh. While the participants learn the ropes of adventure activities from coaches, they are also forging new friendships while learning the values of caring and sharing with each other. “We are cut-off from the rest of the world at this camp with no phones and no communication. We have only each other for any support. As a result, we have made new friends and are hoping to keep up with each other even after the camp is over,” explains Neetu Kaushik, a student of BD Public School, Faridabad. While the mornings begin with setting their own houses in order by organising their tents and wandering off on treks, each day comes packed with polishing skills of river-crossing, boating, rock-climbing and lots more. The evenings are quiet in a lively way with the participants sitting around bonfires, cracking jokes, singing songs and having a good time. A camp senior, Sarla from Narnaul adds, “We faced no difficulty here though it is away from the main town. Good food, lots of sporty activities and the forest and police guards added to our comfort levels. After all, one doesn’t get to sleep beside a lake under the moon every night.” Good times don’t last and this camp, too, ended at Morni, today. Tomorrow, here, means not just another day but also another group of students and this will continue all of October through November.
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Lecturers’ selection criteria ‘flawed’
Rohtak, October 11 While the aspirants have welcomed the move to recruit lecturers on a regular basis after a long time, they maintain that the eligibility criteria laid down by the authorities is flawed and needs to be reviewed. Airing their concern in this regard, many candidates point out that “excessive and undue” weightage has been given to the marks obtained at the postgraduate level while there is no consideration for research publications. “Similarly, while the marks obtained in matriculation, 10+2 and graduation have been accorded considerable weight in the selection criteria, comparatively lesser emphasis has been laid on the possession of M.Phil and Ph.D degrees,” they said, while talking to The Tribune here. Another significant aspect that has been overlooked is that the marking pattern in state universities is stricter as compared to those situated in other states. Still 40 out of the 100 selection points have been given to the marks obtained by the applicant at the postgraduate level. This, according to the aspirants, will benefit the candidates who have done their postgraduation from states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, where universities are known for lenient marking. “All this despite the claims by the government regarding provision of jobs for the educated youth of the state,” says an aspirant. It may be pertinent to mention that as per the selection criteria, 40 out of 100 points have been accorded to the PG score, 25 for performance in interview, 10 for first division in matriculation, 10+2 and graduation, 10 for M.Phil and Ph.D, 5 for teaching experience and 10 for extracurricular activities. As is clear from the aforesaid selection norms, unlike in other states, no consideration has been given to research publications of an aspirant. Moreover, as the marks obtained at the postgraduate level are highly subjective, excess weightage should not be given to these to maintain objectivity. The aspirants as well as educationists assert that these be reviewed in the larger interest to ensure fair selection of the candidates.
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Inside
Babudom
Chandigarh, October 11 It is mentioned here that the charge of finance secretary was given Dharam Vir, revenue secretary, the very next day. Prashar reportedly pointed out that his heavy responsibilities in the irrigation sector, including the numerous court cases the job entails, and asked to be relieved of the additional charge. His request was heeded and the charge of finance secretary was diverted to the revenue secretary. The first order that covered transfers and postings of various other civil servants besides Prashar was issued late in the evening and kept press reporters engaged well past midnight. As chance would have it, only in the recent past senior journalist N.S. Parwana requested Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at a press conference to avoid issuing transfer orders late at night. The CM’s quick retort was if press people could work in odd hours, why not government functionaries? Transfer orders would continue to be issued late as the order that followed soon after (the one in which additional charge of finance secretary was given to the irrigation secretary) showed. But, why orders affecting large-scale transfers are inevitably issued late? Apart from the government top brass drawing up the list and hacks doing this uninteresting but necessary story, the timing also affects small-time government employees who manage the distribution of the order. One reason for the late hours of such orders is that the Chief Minister and others assisting him in taking decisions regarding transfers and postings can apparently apply their minds on the subject only at night when they are relatively free from other official responsibilities. But then the list could be prepared at night and given the official seal in the morning. Instead of doing that the orders are issued in the night itself. This practice is apparently followed because it offers the top brass temporary respite from the adversely affected people rushing to them for changing their new postings.
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CITIZEN FIRST
The youth, particularly girls, working in and around Gurgaon is suffering due to the acute paucity of residential accommodation at affordable rates in Gurgaon. With a salary of about Rs 6,000-10,000 per month, they cannot pay high rents or travel daily long distances from their hometowns. Like us many girls are using bed accommodation provided at affordable rates at basements of shops by some owners who are now being hauled up by the HUDA authorities for its misuse for commercial purposes. The authorities are even threatening to seal their premises. In case the threat is carried out, the girls will be thrown on the road and may have to lose their jobs ultimately.
In view of the above, we request the government to provide hostel accommodation on urgent basis and till such time, the basement of buildings in Gurgaon may not be sealed. Monica, Shweta, Shilpa,
Smriti, Encroachments under
flyover The whole area under flyover in Ambala Cantt is illegally encroached upon and occupied by migrant labourers. Full-fledged shops, including dhabas, have been established under the flyover. Besides several rehris and rickshaws keep standing on the road making the movement of traffic and even pedestrians difficult. Traffic jams are a routine here as huge traffic from Jagadhari and UP side going towards Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and J&K pass through the flyover. There seems to be no administration worth the name in this area. Politicians instead of caring about these few hundred votes should worry about lakhs of voters who suffer while crossing this area. Kooks Daniel,
Ambala
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