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Admn on alert as Ghaggar swells
NATURE’S FURY: A farmer stands in his waterlogged fields in Chaang village in Bhiwani district on Sunday. Nearly 1,000 acres have been flooded in the village. A Tribune photograph
Separate SGPC
CM pays tributes to martyr Dhingra
‘Shaheedi samagam’ has cops on toes |
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Trader shot dead
Quota sought for Punjabis
BSP wants to see Maya as PM
In-laws booked for dowry death
Salesman robbed of Rs 70,000
Kaithal roads to be widened
Roadways’ staff to go on strike
1 killed, 3 hurt in road mishap
Cop dies of jaundice
Lok adalat held
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Admn on alert as Ghaggar swells
Ratia (Fatehabad), August 17 Sources said the flow of water in the Ghaggar river was 11,000 cusecs today, which was 3,000 cusecs more than yesterday’s level. The water level was 8,100 cusecs yesterday and 6,500 cusecs on Friday. The authorities concerned are, however, relieved over the news that the water level of the Ghaggar river in the upstream at Gulha Cheeka, where the flow of water was 35,000 cusecs on Saturday, has come down by 30 per cent today. This means that in case there are no more rains in the catchments areas, the water level will come down here too. SDM Munish Nagpal said the immediate threat of floods had been averted, as there had been a considerable decrease in the flow of water in the upstream of the Ghaggar river today. He said the authorities concerned were well prepared to meet the eventuality of floods. He said the authorities had more than 15,000 gunny bags ready with them. One JCB machine and two cranes were also available with the authorities, he said. Nagpal said a meeting of officers of all departments concerned, including health, public health, animal husbandry, irrigation and revenue, was convened yesterday to review the preparations. |
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Sikh leaders end relay fast
Suman Bhatnagar
Ambala, August 17 The Sikh leaders were sitting in dharna in front of Mullana’s house in Ambala City for the past more than one month. Mullana, Virender Singh, political adviser to Chief Minister, and MLA from Ambala Cantt Davender Bansal reached the site, where the relay fast was on, and had a closed-door meeting with the Sikh leaders for an hour. Later, talking to mediapersons, Mullana said the demand of the Sikh leaders for a separate SGPC would be accepted soon. He said a bill in this regard would be brought in the forthcoming assembly session. He said he was in favour of giving the donation money collected from various gurdwaras of Haryana to the Sikhs of the state. He disclosed that the party high command in a meeting held in Delhi recently had also justified the demands of the Sikh community of Haryana. On being asked whether the state government had received the report by the Chatha Committee, he said the same would be soon submitted to the government. Welcoming Mullana’s assurance, Jagdish Singh Jhinda, chairman of the proposed separate SGPC for Haryana, he said 40-year-old demand of the Haryana Sikh community had been fulfilled by the Congress. On being asked whether he would support the Congress in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections as the party had almost accepted their demands, he said soon after the separate SGPC would be announced, he would summon a meeting of the Haryana Sikh community to take a final decision in this regard. Virender Singh said the Chief Minister was of the view that the demand of the Sikh community was genuine. The Sikh leaders, who had been raising slogans against the Congress and Mullana for the past one month, raised slogans in favour of the Congress and the HPCC chief today. A number of senior Sikh leaders were also present on the occasion.
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CM pays tributes to martyr Dhingra
Karnal, August 17 Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the vision of martyrs like Madan Lal Dhingra, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru had brought a revolution that ultimately got the nation rid of the British rule. He said the people of joint Punjab had made significant contribution to the nation’s freedom movement and later played a vital role in the development of the state and the nation. He later unveiled a statue of Madan Lal Dhingra. Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of an agro mall at Anaj Mandi, Karnal, which will be constructed at a cost of over Rs 30.02 crore. The air-conditioned mall will provide quality shopping experience to consumers to purchase all kinds of horticulture and food products. Thereafter, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a solid waste treatment plant in Shekhpura village, on which an amount of Rs 16.58 crore will be spent. The plant will facilitate proper disposal of waste in the city and the adjoining areas. The Chief Minster also laid the foundation stone of a railway overbridge on the Delhi-Ambala railway line in the presence of the Haryana PWD (B&R) minister, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, at Taraori in the district. The bridge will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 27 crore. Hooda also inaugurated a newly constructed 220 kV substation in Unispur village in the district that had been set up by the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam at a cost of Rs 58.50 crore. Speaking on the occasion, Hooda said the government had made a comprehensive plan to strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the district for which a sum of Rs 300 crore would be spent during the next two years. He said the substation had been connected with a 220 kV substation in Karnal and would get power supply from the Panipat thermal plant. It would soon be connected with the Yamunanagar thermal plant, he said. The substation would transmit electricity to five 132 kV substations, including Nilokheri, Indri, Bhadson, Ameen and Kirmich. Besides, three substations of 132 kV each were being set up at Nagla Megha, Bhadson and Habri. The capacity of the 220 kV substations at Karnal and Nissing and the 132 kV substation at Sagga was being augmented to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the rural areas, he added. He said it had also been planned to construct a 220 kV substation at Bastara and a 132 kV substation for Staundi, Sitamai, Nidana, Bayana and Ramba villages to improve power supply in the region. The Chief Minister was accompanied by local MP Arvind Sharma, working president of the HPCC Kuldeep Sharma, minister for cooperation Meena Mandal and other senior leaders of the party.
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‘Shaheedi samagam’ has cops on toes
Sirsa, August 17 The “shaheedi samagam” is being organised by Sikh organisations exactly a month after Harminder Singh, a Sikh, was killed at Dabwali after an altercation over “naam charcha”. Sardulgarh is about 30 km from Sirsa and any development there can have its repercussion in the district, where the situation is already unpredictable. Although the Sikh organisations have been projecting the programme as a religious congregation, they have also announced that they will honour the families of Kamaljit Singh, who was killed in a dera-Sikh clash at Sunam, Balkar Singh, who was killed at Mulund (Mumbai), and Harminder Singh, who died recently at Dabwali, at a samagam after the religious congregation. Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh, Jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, Sant Harnam Singh Ghumman of Damdami Taksal, Sant Baljit Singh Daduwal of the Khalsa Action Committee, Sant Sukhwinder Singh Khalsa of the Shri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Sabha and Sant Daler Singh Kherwal are among prominent Sikh leaders who will participate in the samagam. Due to its proximity to the venue of the congregation, the organisers of the function are expecting a good turnout from this district. Sikh leaders, who have been spearheading a tirade against the dera, have been actively campaigning in villages for mobilising support from this district. Though the police deployment in the district has never been relaxed after the Dabwali incident, tomorrow’s convention has put the authorities on an alert. The police has intensified barricading of roads and checking at these barriers have also been strengthened. Police sources said they had been taking all precautions in view of the congregation and though there would be no restriction on the movement of people, the checking on barricades for weapons and other objectionable items would be intensified.
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Trader shot dead
Jind, August 17 The deceased identified as Mahavir Mittal was the owner of a franchisee of a soft drink company in the town. Mittal (35), who was hit in the chest, died on the spot. The police has registered a case, but no arrest has been made so
far. Mittal’s murder took place in the vicinity of the city police station as the spot is just 100 m away from the police post. The police said a youth came to Mittal’s shop-cum-office around 8.25 pm and shot at him from a close distance. The assailant fled after committing the crime. Sources said the victim had been associated with several social activities. The cause of the crime could not be ascertained. The development has led to severe resentment among traders of the town. They have demanded the immediate arrest of the culprit and security for the trading community. This is the third such incident in the district in the past three weeks. In another incident, a resident of Dumarkha village of the district got critically injured after he was shot at by some persons in the village last night. The victim identified as Suresh (34) has been admitted to the PGIMS in Rohtak for treatment. The cause behind the attack could not be ascertained. The police suspects that the accused, may be from the same village, has a criminal past. The police is still to solve the case of murder of one Shamsher, a farmer of Sandil village of the district, which took place 20 days ago. Shamsher had been shot dead by four persons, who are still to be identified and arrested. |
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Rohtak prays for Akhil
Rohtak, August 17 It may be pertinent to mention here that Akhil’s victory in tomorrow’s fight will ensure a medal for him in the ongoing Olympic Games. “We are praying to god for Akhil’s success in the crucial game going to be held tomorrow... He has the blessings and good wishes of the entire nation and we hope that he brings home an Olympic gold,” said Akhil’s parents here today. Akhil’s father Shiv Narayan said his elder son Shailender, who is a practicing doctor in Gurgaon, encouraged Akhil to adopt boxing as a career. “Shailander, too, was vary keen on boxing and has played at college level,” he added. Asked about their feelings ahead of the crucial bout in quarterfinal, a confident Narayan said he felt that his son would definitely add one more gold to India’s kitty of individual medals. “Apart from upsetting reigning world champion Russian Vodopyanov in the pre-quarters, Akhil has also defeated the world’s second best Ali Hallab of France in the first round,” he said, adding that his son had also beaten 2004 Olympic silver medallist Worapoj Pitchkoom of Thailand in February to qualify for the Olympics. Akhil’s mother Shyama Devi said she would also pray for the success of Jitender and Bijender as “they are also our sons”. “We are very close to their families and remain in touch with each other,” she said. |
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Quota sought for Punjabis
Hisar, August 17 The sammelan had been organised in memory of martyr Madan Lal Dhingra. The organiser, Subhash Malhotra, moved a resolution seeking adequate reservation in government jobs for Punjabis “in interest of social justice”. However, Mookhy in his speech said Punjabis did not need reservation in jobs. “What we need is to seek and create a respectable place for us in the national polity,” he said, adding that, Punjabis were not job seekers but employers. He said he firmly believed that reservations must only be on the basis of economic status and nothing
else. Mookhy regretted that even though the country was celebrating Dhingra’s centenary, the government had not established even a single national level institution in his memory. Punjab health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla said there was an urgent need for keeping the new generation tied to their cultural roots. She said it was sad that even though institutions were named after martyrs but their names were abbreviated for official use. She cited the example of Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s name abbreviated as SBS in officially named institutions. Former athlete-turned-TV actor Parveen Kumar also attended the sammelan. |
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BSP wants to see Maya as PM
Yamunanagar, August 17 Saying that the government lacks pro-poor policies, he said to strengthen the poor section of every caste, the party’s main motto was to make BSP president Mayawati the Prime Minister. Addressing a gathering in Thapar grounds here, he said the BSP after being voted to power in UP, had been getting support from every section of society. Similarly, the party had also been getting support in Haryana. In the coming Lok Sabha elections, the party will would prove its strength, he added. State president of the party Prakash Bharti said the law and order situation has deteriorated under the present regime. The state government had failed to control the rising crime in the state. There was no one in the state to hear grievances of poor persons, he added.
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In-laws booked for dowry death
Sonepat, August 17 In his four-page complaint, Satbir has stated that his daughter got married to Bijender in March 2007 and soon after the marriage his daughter was being allegedly tortured for dowry. “My daughter has not died in a train accident. She has been murdered for dowry by her husband and in-laws. I want justice,” he alleged in his complaint. Last month, the body of a woman was found struck under a wagon of a goods train by the station master at the Rathdhana railway station in the district. The train was stopped at the Narela railway station in Delhi, where the GRP recovered the body and after a post-mortem cremated it in Delhi. It took around a month for the identification of the victim by her parents and after receiving all details of the incident, the victim’s father lodged a complaint with the police. |
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Salesman robbed of Rs 70,000
Yamunanagar, August 17 Vinod sustained bullet injuries on his shoulder and was admitted to the Civil Hospital, Jagadhri. His condition is stated to be out of danger. The incident took place near Hanauli village when after collecting cash from customers, Vinod, who hails from Balkana village, was on his way back to the factory to deposit the amount. The motorcycle-borne miscreants snatched a bag containing Rs 70,000 from Vinod. When he
retailiated, the assailants opened fire on him and fled from the spot. A passerby shifted the injured to hospital, said police sources. SP
C.S. Rao said the assailants were not wearing any mask. “We have launched a search operation to arrest the assailants,” he added. |
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Kaithal roads to be widened
Kaithal, August 17 Water supply and sanitation minister Randeep Singh Surjewala said this while talking to mediapersons during his tour to different localities here today. He said the rehabilitation of historical Bidhikiyar Tank here was also in progress at a cost of Rs 12 crore. He said development works amounting to Rs 350 crore had been completed or were near completion stage in the district. Touring Radhaswami Colony and Bishangarh Gamri, the minister heard public grievances and directed the officers concerned to take steps to address public complaints. Local MLA S.S. Surjewala said his aim was to complete maximum development works in the area by getting funds from the government. SDM Hawa Singh, other local officials and party functionaries accompanied the minister on this tour.
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Roadways’ staff to go on strike
Chandigarh, August 17 In a statement issued here today, president of the union Hari Narayan Sharma alleged that the government was paying Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,500 to drivers and conductors, respectively, which was in violation of the minimum wages of Rs 3,510 per month fixed by the government. Describing the report of the Sixth Pay Commission as anti-low paid employees, Sharma said its implementation would benefit only senior officers. He said members of the union would wear black badges tomorrow and day after tomorrow and would participate in the nationwide strike on August 20, the call for which had been given by the Left parties. |
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1 killed, 3 hurt in road mishap
Jhajjar, August 17 Harpal Kaur, along with her family members, was going to Hisar from Gurgaon by a Bolero jeep this afternoon. As they reached Aaurangapur village, an LPG tanker coming from the opposite side collided with the jeep. While Harpal Kaur died on the spot, three other jeep occupants, including Saakshi and Pappu, sustained serious injuries. |
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Cop dies of jaundice
Fatehabad, August 17 The head constable, Om Parkash, a resident of Panniwala Mota in Sirsa district, was posted at the Simbal road police post. He complained of fever and jaundice while on duty on Friday and was admitted to a local hospital. But he died later. Two fresh cases of suspected dengue, including a local doctor, have been detected in the town. Meanwhile, the teams of insect survey that had come from Chandigarh and Hisar have left after finding larvae of aedes mosquitoes from several places in the town, confirming that the mosquitoes responsible for dengue were active in the town. |
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Lok adalat held
Kaithal, August 17 Additional District and Sessions Judge Naresh Katyal presided over the adalat and CJM Ajay Parasher supervised the proceedings. Katyal provided detailed information about the availability of free of cost legal aid for certain categories of population. The public relations department showed a documentary on the prevailing social evils. |
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The rising water level of the Ghaggar river that flows on the outskirts of the town has put the administration on alert.
