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Kiran for electric crematoriums in state
Chicago Killings
5 info commissioners sworn in
Radio taxi service for Gurgaon
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Rs 65,000 looted from petrol station
Jind, January 3 Three unidentified armed youths allegedly looted Rs 65,000 from the staff of a petrol station on the Jind-Rohtak highway at gunpoint today. Three employees of the petrol station - Rajender, Sandeep and Rajesh - were locked in a room by the accused.
4 booked for bid to kill girl
Cow Slaughter
Woman dies of burns
Farmers gherao powerhouse
Villagers want case withdrawn
Administrative reshuffle in Haryana
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Kiran for electric crematoriums in state
Chandigarh, January 3 Though the union ministry of environment had been advocating for a long time that all state government and UT administrations should go for electric crematoriums and encourage people to use the modern eco-friendly methods for disposing off their dead, a little has been done in the states in general and Haryana in particular. On an average, six to eight quintals of fuel wood is used for cremating one body. It is not only the wood but also the resultant air pollution of cremating the dead, which can be avoided by increased use of electric crematoriums. “It is a good idea. Some awareness campaigns and construction of electric crematoriums will help in reducing the pressure on our woods,” remarked a senior official of the department of forests and environment. Since Kiran Chaudhary is also the minister for tourism, environment and forests and the idea to celebrate 2008 as eco-friendly year is her own, action on provision of electric crematoriums in the state as a part of the celebrations is likely to be initiated soon, sources said. “As of today, the focus of the entire world is on environment. Greenhouse effect has been worrying every one. We must take notice of hazardous effects of global warming,” said Kiran Chaudhary revealing that the state would double the number of eco clubs in the state from present 2,800. “Once a child is made aware of the environmental degradation because of ecological imbalances, half the battle is won,” she said, adding that competitions in poster making, slogan writing and painting competitions would be organised by all eco clubs. She said ban on polythene bags below the thickness of 30 microns was the beginning. Optimum use of plastic, especially in furniture, was good as it reduced burden on forests. “But polythene bags are not only an environmental horror but are also choking drains, rivers and nullahs and is becoming a major obstruction in recharging of underground water. Talking about the new tourism policy of the state, she said Haryana had become the first state to have such a policy. The tourism sector would get all benefits, which were normally extended to industry as a whole in general, and in backward areas in particular. “Rs 1 lakh spent in tourism generates more jobs than in any other area. Further, tourism and travel industry had been contributing more to the overall GDP growth than any other segment,” she said. Some of the loss bearing complexes, she said, would be handed back to the government. The role of private sector in tourism had been recognised and accepted in the new policy, which promises several incentives, concessions and subsidies at par with the industry for new investments in tourism and travel sector. Benefits like interest free loans, lower rates of change of land use and other such benefits would also be given to those investing in the tourism sector. The government proposes to start a land bank in Gurgaon to start with where probable investors from private sector will be given land on lease on short-term basis, term of which can subsequently be extended. Thanesar, Pehowa, Jagadhri, Panipat, Bhiwani, Hisar and Rewari have been identified as backward areas under the new policy. Since tourism is a multifold engine of growth, it needs money for future plans. |
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Chicago Killings
Ambala, January 3 Subhash had allegedly set fire to their apartment as he was not happy with the marriage of his daughter into a lower caste. Om Prakash, father of Rajesh who runs a sewing machine shop in Ambala City, was in state of shock and mourning today as he did not have any means to bring the bodies of his beloved son and grandson to Ambala. He has asked his niece Sunita, who resides there, to make arrangements for sending the bodies to India. He has, however, told his niece that in case it was not possible to transport the charred bodies, these should be cremated there itself. He alleged that Subhash used to extort money from his son and when the latter refused to oblige him, he was eliminated in a cruel way. He said, “We had cordial relations with Rajesh and Monika and they used to call us on the telephone. He said the mother-in-law of Monika had also visited their house a few months ago. Om Prakash said Rajesh did his matriculation from GRSD School in Ambala City and went to Chicago on a tourist visa after getting a diploma in computers. He said on October 3, 2004, his son married Monika there. He said he and his wife could not attend the marriage, but had seen photographs of their daughter-in-law when they received an album of the marriage. He said he was happy with the decision of his son. Moreover, the parents of Monika also did not raise any objection to the marriage. Aan angry Sudesh Rani, mother of Rajesh, said she would request the US government to cancel the visa of Subhash, who was responsible for the deaths. He should be prosecuted in an Indian court, she added. |
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5 info commissioners sworn in
Chandigarh, January 3 Those sworn in are Asha Sharma, a retired bureaucrat, Lt Gen J.B.S. Yadav (retired), Ashok Mehta, M.R. Ranga and Prem Vir Singh. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Speaker Raghuvir Singh Qadian, chief information commissioner G. Madhavan, information commissioner Meenaxi Anand Chaudhary and chief secretary Promila Isaar attended the function. In Haryana, the Information Commission had ordered serving of chargesheets on as many as 50 officials for violating various provisions of the RTI Act. Some 20-odd officials had been penalised and asked to pay fine varying between Rs 250 and Rs 19,250. The fine is payable to the Information Commission. The number of cases coming up before the commission had been on the rise. After swearing in of five new members, the total strength of the commission has gone up to seven. In all, the commission can have 10 members besides the chief information commissioner. |
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Radio taxi service for Gurgaon
Gurgaon, January 3 The air-conditioned Ambassador taxis equipped with radiophones will be on the doorstep of city travellers on call for commuting to Delhi, Faridabad or Dharuhera. Dr G. Prasanna Kumar, principal secretary, transport and civil aviation, said that round-the-clock services would be provided in Gurgaon by a call centre. The passenger would be billed from the point of pick up till the drop point and the billing would be on a per kilometre basis fixed by the state government. The current rate for taxis in the state is Rs 15 per km. While talking to The Tribune transport commissioner M. Ramsekhar said that the aim was to support the mission of the Delhi government to provide safe, eco-friendly, cost effective and efficient mode of transport to residents and travellers to the National Capital Region. The service would be much more economical than the ordinary taxi service or the illegal taxi service currently operating in Gurgaon. Under the agreement it was mandatory for each taxi company to have a minimum of 50 cabs and this would add around 400 taxis for the people of Gurgaon. |
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Rs 65,000 looted from petrol station
Jind, January 3 Three employees of the petrol station - Rajender, Sandeep and Rajesh - were locked in a room by the accused. The incident took place at Shiv Filling Station,
15 km from here. It is reported that the accused, aged between 20 and 28 years, came on a Pulsar motorcycle sans a numberplate and
asked one of the attendants to fill fuel worth Rs 500. The three youths allegedly pulled out four revolvers soon after and asked the employees to take them them to the cash room and hand over the cash. While an amount of Rs 52,000 was found lying there, the accused also allegedly snatched the purses of
the three employees and took away their mobile phones and other valuables, including a gold chain and wrist watches. The robbers locked the staff in a room before fleeing the spot. The incident came to light when a private school bus came there to get fuel. The police later reached the spot. Meanwhile, the driver of a gas tanker. identified as Gobind Bahadur
hailing from Nepal, died after his tanker overturned near Barah village on the Jind-Gohana road this
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Wanted man in
police net Panipat, January 3 Karnal DSP Surinder Singh Bhoria said here today that Rinku, a resident of Bhudh Khalsa village in Indri area of the district, was involved in several cases, including attempt to murder, ransom and vehicle thefts. The 26-year-old criminal had a gang comprising his brothers, cousins and village youths. As many as 32 cases were registered against him by the police in Karnal, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar districts and parts of UP. Meanwhile, he was remanded in police custody today till January 7. In 2004, Rinku, along with others, had allegedly demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh from Virender Kumar, a arhtiya at Ladwa, Kurukshetra district. The arrested criminal had also robbed the cooperative bank at Indri in Karnal . Sources said Rinku’s elder brother Karamveer was undergoing life imprisonment for murder while a case had been registered against his younger brother Dharamveer under the NDPS Act by the Kurukshetra district police.
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Trader commits suicide
Yamunanagar, January 3 The body was found hanging from a plastic rope in the shed. He was a resident of Shashtri Colony here and father of two children. In the five-page suicide note, he wrote that the two financiers, Kamal and Prem, from whom he had taken a loan, were harassing him. However, there was no mention of amount of the loan. He also wrote that his brother-in-law, Inderpal Singh, had encroached upon a piece of land. He further wrote that his body parts might be given to needy persons. The police has registered a case under Section 306 of the IPC against the financiers and brother-in-law. |
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4 booked for bid to kill girl
Sirsa, January 3 The booked included the girl’s father and her relatives. Poonam, a student of class XII, alleged that her father and relatives had hatched a conspiracy and thrown her into a canal with an intention to kill her, as she wanted to marry a Dalit boy. The police has registered a case under Sections 364, 307 and 120-B of the IPC. The police said the relatives of the girl took her in a jeep and threw her into Rajasthan canal, which passes through Rania town, late last night. However, Poonam swam to safety and managed to reach Khersahida village, where she took shelter at the residence of Jarnail Singh. Later, sarpanch of the village Malkit Singh informed the police. The police said the girl had eloped with her beloved for a few days in September 2007. Later, the police had arrested the two and they were released on bail. Since then, the parents of the girl have been keeping her at different places in Rajasthan and Sirsa. |
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Cow Slaughter
Faridabad, January 3 The police managed to nab three of the accused. A member of the gang, Fazar, died while escaping from the police. He jumped from a railway crossing overbridge and later succumbed to his injuries. Two policemen, including head constable Pradeep Kumar, received head injuries. The nine members of the gang included Abid, Asloo, Alil, Sahoon, Iliyas, Hyder, Arsood, Akbar and Fazhar, all residents of Sirohi village in Mewat. According to information, the police on a tip off laid a naka at Elson Cotton Mill near Jharsetli railway crossing overbridge in Ballabgarh area. Seeing the naka, the accused, who were in a car, opened fire at the police. They rammed their car into a jeep, which was set as a blockade, damaging it in a big way. It also banged into a truck parked nearby. The police held Alil, Sahoon and Iliyas, while the rest escaped. However, one of them died. President of the Gauraksha Sangarsh Seva Samiti, a voluntary organisation, Ashok Malik said the organisation would honour the two police personnel who showed courage against anti-social elements. Sources said a large numbers of cows were slaughtered, skinned and supplied to various centres, including Delhi. |
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Woman dies of burns
Sirsa, January 3 The incident took place when she was preparing tea in the kitchen. She was admitted to the Civil Hospital here with 80 per cent burn injures. Later, she succumbed to her injuries, said the police. |
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Farmers gherao powerhouse
Bhiwani, January 3 Villages under Badhra and Loharu areas are facing an acute shortage of power for the past one month. Badhra said the electricity department was making no schedule for power supply and farmers were facing problem as wheat, mustard and gram crops were on ripening stage and fields were without water in the wake of short supply of irrigation water. Sub-divisional officer Hari Chand Saini went to the spot and assured the agitators of uninterrupted power supply. |
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Villagers want case withdrawn
Sirsa, January 3 Demanding withdrawal of case against the six villagers, the villagers submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner. |
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Administrative reshuffle in Haryana Chandigarh, January 3
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