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2,226 constables pass out
READY TO SERVE: The passing-out parade under way at the Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban, on Sunday. Tribune
photo by Ravi Kumar
Cabinet reshuffle soon
TB camp for babas on June 12
HSIIDC clarifies on land acquisition
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BJP leader returns Rs 35 lakh to widow
MP’s security staff ‘beat up’ youth
3 held for taxi driver’s murder
461 cases settled in rural lok adalats
Man held for bid to outrage woman’s modesty
State not to raise bus fare
‘Suicide’ Case Plan to recharge groundwater
‘Power crisis to be over soon’
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2,226 constables pass out
Madhuban (Karnal), June 8 Besides imparting rigorous training for mob control, the recruits for the first time were made computer savvy. As a mark of the upcoming techno-savvy force, the constable who topped the police training, Ankush Kumar, was awarded a laptop whereas the runners-up, Surender Kumar and Anil Kumar, were presented digital cameras. After inspecting the passing-out parade, DGP Ranjiv Dalal lauded the role of the HPA, Madhuban. He said the state had planned several welfare, modernisation plans and housing facilities to make the Haryana police ready to serve the public with a more humane force. Director, HAP, V.N. Rai said efforts were being made to bring a qualitative change in the force. Later, Dalal revealed that in order to strengthen the police system, the Haryana authorities had proposed to employ an additional force of nearly 20,000 fresh recruits in the next five years. At present, there are 45,000 sanctioned posts. The DGP admitted that the force was overburdened with multiple duties from law and order to traffic to VIP visits. He said the entire force might soon be equipped with mobile phones by the state for better communication. Dalal revealed that in view of future recruitment and training programmes, the third police academy, after Madhuban and Bhondsi, would soon be raised in Rohtak district. Nearly 200 acres at Sunarian village, 10 km from Rohtak, had already been acquired whereas project of acquisition of another 200 acres was underway. “It is really heartening to see that the educated youth had shown interest in joining the force. It should be considered as a step towards improvement in the image of the state police,” he added. Dalal showed his keen interest in holding the next passing-out parade outside the HPA at district level for image building of the force. |
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Cabinet reshuffle soon
Faridabad, June 8 Hooda, who was in the district in connection with a slew of official programmes, addressed Congress workers in the office of the District Congress (Urban) Committee. He said chairpersons of various boards and bodies in the state would be nominated after the proposed reshuffle. However, he did not specify whether some incumbent ministers would be dropped in the reshuffle. Sources said Lakshman Das Arora and Karar Devi might be dropped on health grounds and Deputy Chief Minister Chandra Mohan, son of former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, could be deprived of his post even if he was allowed to continue as a Cabinet minister. Portfolios of present ministers would also be changed. Referring to development works, he said all decks had been cleared for starting construction works on metro in Faridabad from YMCA, Delhi. The project would be completed by 2010. He said all roadblocks had been removed for starting the construction works on Badarpur flyover. He asserted that the government was taking all measures to restore the glory of Faridabad. He further said there was plan to set up 4,056 houses in the category of low income group so that jhuggi dwellers could be rehabilitated. Earlier addressing a gathering on the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti, the Chief Minister urged upon the people to follow ideals of the great warrior king. The function was organised by local Congress MLA and parliamentary secretary of Haryana Vidhan Sabha Sharda Rathore. He accepted a demand for setting up an ITI in Mohana village and 400-kV power sub-station in Faridabad and 66 kV station in Ballabgarh area. He also laid the foundation stone of a railway overbridge in Malirnaw village, which would connect the proposed new bypass along the Agra canal and several HUDA sectors of Faridabad with the Delhi-Agra national highway. |
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TB camp for babas on June 12
Kurukshetra, June 8 A random survey has shown that most of the self-styled babas, thronging the tirtha, are afflicted with chronic cough and blood in the sputum, indicative of tuberculosis (TB), without knowing it. Doctors, however, do not rule out severe bronchitis or even cancer since most of these babas are addicts also. Sources in the Kurukshetra Development Board (KDB) said the fact came to light during the on-going kar seva to clean the ghats of the sarovars and its suspected prevalence was first noticed by one of their own officials. During the clean-up operation, an officer, during one of his rounds on the ghats, noticed one of the many babas spitting blood. Alarmed, he asked his staff to carry out a random check by interacting with these babas, who have made the ghats and open grounds their home. “With as many as 2,000 such babas in the entire area and a mammoth task on hand, the staff interacted with only a few of them and realised that there were others suffering from the same symptoms,” says deputy director, KDB, Rajesh Purohit. Realising that the babas would be unwilling to be ferried to hospital, the KDB urged the health authorities to hold a camp at the Brahm Sarovar, where the babas usually spend their time. KDB chief executive officer Sanjeev Verma confirmed that a camp to assess the extent of spread of TB was being organised outside the KDB office. “We made a chance discovery and are investigating the matter. The TB officer will shortly hold a camp to arrive at the real figures,” he said. The first-ever camp for these babas is slated to be held on June 12. |
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HSIIDC clarifies on land acquisition
Rohtak, June 8 The Tribune had recently published a news report pointing out that the corporation had acquired farmers’ land at nearly Rs 22 lakh per acre and allotted the same to a Japanese multinational company at around Rs 70 lakh per acre. In a communiqué sent to The Tribune in response to the said report, general manager (PR), HSIIDC, Jeevan Bhardwaj maintained that the corporation had recently acquired about 177 acres in Bahadurgarh. “In the given case, the cost of land compensation paid to the farmers, including government charges, surveys and demarcation, comes to nearly Rs 50 crore,” he said, adding that on this land, the cost of internal and external development had been projected at Rs 67.26 crore (approximately). “Internal and external development costs include creating a road network, electrification, sewer, water supply, CETP drainage, social infrastructure, fire station and other infrastructure required for an industrial estate,” the communiqué stated. “After adding the indirect expenses like administrative charges and interest capitalised etc, the total cost will come to Rs 129.46 crore. The aforesaid cost is to be incurred on 177 acres, of which the saleable area as per the norms is only 62 per cent, i.e. 109.74 acres,” it added. |
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BJP leader returns Rs 35 lakh to widow
Gurgaon, June 8 In May, Shakuntla Goyal of Delhi had complained before the district grievances redressal committee that Gurgaon-based state BJP publicity secretary Umesh Aggarwal had entered into an agreement with her husband and took the amount by fabricating general power of attorney. The BJP leader was accused of neither returning the amount nor executing the agreement. The case was referred to the police, who had reportedly given Aggarwal a clean chit. Dissatisfied with this, the complainant approached the committee again. Taking a serious view, state finance minister and chairman of the committee Birender Singh ordered an inquiry to be conducted by additional deputy commissioner Abhe Singh Yadav. At the meeting of the committee yesterday, Yadav said the dispute was resolved as the complainant gave an affidavit that the money was returned to her.
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MP’s security staff ‘beat up’ youth
Faridabad, June 8 The MP was returning to Mathura after presiding over a public function in connection with the celebrations of Maharana Pratap Jayanti at Ballabgarh in this district. The youth, a native of Seekri village, allegedly came in the way of the MP’s car, following which the security staff of the MP beat him up. The villagers of the area staged a dharna and blocked the highway in protest against the alleged highhandedness of the MP’s security personnel. The blockade continued till the time of filing this report. The irate villagers were demanding the arrest of the security personnel of the MP.
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3 held for taxi driver’s murder
Rewari, June 8 The three arrested have been identified as Paras, a resident of Alawalpur village, Vickey, a resident of Milakpur village of Rajasthan and Surender Singh of Kasauli village, near here. The accused were today produced before the Duty Magistrate, who remanded them in police custody till June 11. The police said it had not yet recovered the taxi, which the trio had hired from the taxi stand of Dharuhera on May 21 for Lakhuwas-Baloda village of Sohna area of Gurgaon district. The accused reportedly confessed to the crime during interrogation. Birender Singh was allegedly strangled to death by the trio, following which they threw the body into a gutter. |
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461 cases settled in rural lok adalats
Chandigarh, June 8 A spokesman of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority said if any person was interested in getting his or her case settled in the lok adalats, he or she might move an application to the concerned District and Sessions Judge or Chief Judicial Magistrate or Additional Civil Judge (senior division) or senior most Civil Judge.
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Man held for bid to outrage woman’s modesty
Bhiwani, June 8 Kamlesh, a resident of Nimriwali village, lodged a report that Laxman, a driver with the the B&R branch of the Public Works Department here, tried to outrage her modesty when she went to him for the treatment. Laxman used to claim that he treated rheumatic ailments without any medicine. The complainant said when she came to Laxman for the treatment, he tried to make her unconscious. He lured her to have sex with him to get rid of all ailments. When he tried to take undue advantage of her, she slapped him and ran away. Later, she narrated the tale to her husband, who brought her to the police station and lodged a complaint against the driver. The police registered a case under Sections 354 and 342 of the IPC against the driver. It arrested Laxman and produced him before the court yesterday that granted him bail. |
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State not to raise bus fare
Chandigarh, June 8 Referring to certain reports, Gupta said there was no proposal for recruiting drivers through a private agency. The drivers in the Haryana Roadways would be appointed from among those who had qualified their driving tests and interviews conducted recently by a departmental selection committee. The list of the selected drivers would be issued within two or three days. Gupta said similarly conductors were being recruited through the Haryana Staff Selection Commission, which had already conducted the written test and interviews. He said 1,400 new buses, including replacement of old buses, would be added to the roadways fleet by the end of December. The fleet strength would go up to 3,900 buses from 3,500 at present. |
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Woman, 4 daughters cremated; kin held
Tribune News Service
Hisar, June 8 They have been identified as Shanti Devi (55) and her four daughters Bohti Devi (22), Manjit (18), Laxmi Devi (12) and Poonam (12). The bodies were identified by Shanti Devi’s married daughter Rampati. She told the police that they were being harassed by her father’s younger brother because of which her mother was very perturbed. The police said the driver of the train saw them stand on the track holding hands, but before he could react, the train ran them over. The post-mortem examination was conducted here this morning after which the bodies were handed over to the relatives. The GRP has taken Rampati’s uncle into custody.
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Plan to recharge groundwater Chandigarh, June 8 He said the proposed reservoir would help in the future for solving the scarcity of water in the area and the stored water would also be used for irrigation through the sprinkler system. The storage capacity of the tank would be 150 lakh cusec feet and the discharge capacity of the Mohindergarh canal would be 250 cusecs. He said the water required to be stored would be 150 lakh cusec feet. The depth excavation proposed in tank below the NSL would be 10.19 feet.
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‘Power crisis to be over soon’
Fatehabad, June 8 Talking to mediapersons here yesterday, Singh said two units at Yamunanagar had already started producing 600 MW per day for the past 15 days and the situation had improved since then. He said several steps taken to increase power production in the state by the Chief Minister would soon start showing results. Singh said Hooda had taken a “brave step” by waiving off VAT on LPG and reducing it on diesel. |
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The 69th batch of constables today passed out of the Haryana Police Academy (HPA) to join the force.
Of the total recruits, 23 are postgradu- ates and 431 graduates.
