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Awareness rallies mark World AIDS Day
Roads cleared of encroachments
WB-funded road project on anvil
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BJP removes Gautam as legislature party leader
Show of strength by Ranjit Singh
PM’s wife visits Yamunanagar
Kargil martyr’s statue damaged
Protests against Mumbai terror attacks
Cops to be trained in terror management
MC staff made to clean roads
Special kids’ date with Luxembourg envoy
Land Deal
CBI probe sought
Student shot at with silencer-fitted firearm in KU
3 killed in accidents
Stereos, woofers stolen from cars
Bodies of 2 youths found
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Awareness rallies mark World AIDS Day
Chandigarh, December 1 In a message issued on the occasion of World AIDS Day, the Chief Minister said 84 integrated counselling and testing centres (ICTCs), including four in medical colleges, 20 in district hospitals and 60 in community health centres, and other health institutions like primary health centres had been established in the state. Besides, Red Ribbon Clubs had been formed in all government colleges and aided private colleges to create awareness about HIV and AIDS among students. These clubs were being further strengthened, he added. Haryana health minister Kartar Devi said the Haryana AIDS Control Society had expanded the network of its helpline services by increasing their number from 20 to 64. SIRSA: Awareness rallies were organised at several places in the district on the occasion of World AIDS Day on Monday. Dr S.K. Sharma, civil surgeon, Sirsa, flagged off an AIDS awareness rally from the local general hospital on Monday morning. Students of pharmacy, nursing and other schools participated in the rally. The rally after passing through Balmiki Chowk, Shiv Chowk, Jagdev Singh Chowk, Sangwan Chowk and Anaj Mandi concluded at the general hospital. Addressing the rally, the civil surgeon said the number of AIDS patients had been increasing in the country due to lack of awareness among people regarding the disease. Later, addressing a function organised on the occasion, deputy commissioner S.K. Goyal said 40,000 persons in the state were suffering from HIV/AIDS, while the number had crossed 25 lakh in the country. Goyal said HIV/AIDS counselling centres had been set up in all general hospitals and community health centres of the district. The facility of free of cost blood test had been provided at these centres. Dr G.S. Somani, district health officer; Dr Narender Chaudhary, district medical officer; Dr S.N. Agarwal, medical superintendent, and Dr Santosh Bishnoi, senior medical officer, also spoke on the occasion. Students of HPS Senior Secondary School, Shergarh, in Dabwali also organised an awareness rally. SONEPAT: The District Red Cross Society, education department, health department, Inner Wheel Club, Saien Janseva Samiti and Satya Kiran Para-medical Institute took out rallies in the town on the occasion of World AIDS Day on Monday. They also set up awareness stalls at the bus stand and railway station. Carrying placards and banners to create awareness against AIDS, students took out three rallies in the town. Secretary of the Red Cross Society Subhash Vashisht said condoms and publicity literature were provided free of cost at the stalls. He said a blood donation camp was also organised at local Panchayat Bhawan and as many as 116 persons donated blood to mark the occasion.
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Roads cleared of encroachments
Panipat, December 1 The HC had recently issued directions asking the administration to remove encroachments along important roads, including the NH-1, in the district. District town planner Dilbagh Singh said as per the orders, no construction of any kind could be allowed on either side of the important roads. He said any construction within a distance of 30 metres from the road would be treated as illegal and would be removed. However, as per the orders, the buildings that had been constructed before 1963 would not be pulled down, he said. He said violators had been issued notices and those who had failed to remove the encroachments were now facing action. The administration has so far carried out demolition drives along the NH-1, the Sanoli road and the Assandh road. As per an official report, a copy of which is available with The Tribune, there are hardly any shops in the city which have not encroached upon government land.
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WB-funded road project on anvil
Karnal, December 1 The consultation process to take care of various aspects of the project and work out minor details for the development of 4,000 km of roads has been set in motion and it will be proposed for WB funding after preparing the detailed project report. A consultancy firm, Consulting Engineering Services, has been engaged to study the impact of the project on the people likely to be affected by it by discussing various issues with local people and social and community groups. The aspects include the identification of roadside settlements and the presence of vulnerable communities, cultural and community property and a broad profile of settlements and land ownership pattern. The study also covers the collection of information regarding road safety, child labour and poverty and gender issues besides studying the availability of suitable land to limit the acquisition of private land to the minimum. The impact on the livelihood of the affected people will also be given high priority. A relief and rehabilitation matrix will be prepared as per World Bank guidelines and the National Relief and Rehabilitation Policy 2007, chief engineer Manavir Singh told TNS here today. The firm would also identify the areas of high economic activity and growth which benefited the entire state for improved road connectivity, identify such roads and conduct a detailed study with regard to engineering, transport economics and social and environmental concerns and pay special attention to vulnerable sections like women, children and socially backward classes in the rehabilitation framework. The first phase of the project would cover the improvement, upgradation and widening of 26 roads (1,070 km) passing through Haryana. The roads under municipal areas, the National Capital Region, improvement trusts and other agencies would be excluded from the project while 350 km of roads would be taken up for detailed engineering design.
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BJP removes Gautam as legislature party leader
Chandigarh, December 1 President of the Haryana unit of the party Atam Prakash Manchanda, along with V.K. Sood, vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Krishak Morcha, a front organisation of the party, submitted a letter to Kuldip Singh, secretary to the Speaker, this afternoon as Kadian was away to Dumar Khan in Jind district to attend the cremation of Rajender Prasad, a close associate of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The letter informed the Speaker that the party had removed Gautam from the leadership of its legislative wing and had appointed Naresh Malik in his place. Therefore, it urged the Speaker to accord the status of the leader of the BJP legislature party to Malik. The BJP executive committee had decided at its meeting held in Karnal on November 15 to remove Gautam from this post for his “anti-party” activities. The party had sent a notice to Gautam on November 18, informing him of the decision. The notice reportedly said that since he had been criticising the BJP’s alliance with the INLD in the state as well as senior party leaders, it had been decided to remove him from the post of the leader of the legislature party. The notice also said that despite an invitation, Gautam had not cared to attend the meeting of the executive committee. He was asked to explain his position within a week, after which the party would communicate its decision to the speaker. Gautam, who has been vocal in criticising the BJP-INLD alliance, is believed to have not replied to the notice. Interestingly, though the party has removed him from the post of leader of the legislature party, it is yet to take any other action against him. Gautam has been unsparing in criticising the party leadership for, what he calls, letting down the party workers in the state by entering into an alliance with the INLD. Sources in the Haryana BJP say that since Gautam is a member of the national executive of the party, any other disciplinary action against him, like suspension or expulsion from the party, can be taken only by the central leadership.
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Show of strength by Ranjit Singh
Sirsa, December 1 Moti Lal Vohra, in charge of Congress affairs in Haryana; Rahman Khan, deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha; and HPCC president Phool Chand Mulana are among those scheduled to address the rally. The rally is being viewed as a show of strength by Ranjit Singh, deputy chairman of the Haryana Planning Board, who has been nursing the Rania assembly constituency after delimitation. Interestingly, Jagdish Nehra, former Haryana Minister, has also been nursing this constituency for some time.Both Nehra and Ranjit Singh have not been hiding their intention to seek the Congress ticket from the newly carved out constituency. Ranjit Singh organised a meeting of his workers here today to mobilise support for the Rania rally, which has been named as the "kisan rally". Talking to mediapersons, Ranjit Singh said the state government had started a number of development activities in the Rania constituency in particular and Sirsa district in general. He said the Ottu Lake was being developed as the biggest manmade lake of the country and Rs 70 crore was being spent on the project.The lake, he said, would be developed as the biggest bird sanctuary of the country. He said a railway overbridge had been started at Sirsa at a cost of Rs 36 crore and a grant of Rs 40 crore had been given to Chaudhary Devi Lal University for development activities. He said Hooda would announce several development projects for the district on December 14. Bharat Singh Beniwal, MLA from Darban Kalan, and Hoshiari Lal Sharma, district president of the Congress, also addressed the Congress workers. Earlier, the Congress workers observed silence to mourn the death of the terrorist victims in Mumbai.
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PM’s wife visits Yamunanagar
Yamunanagar, December 1 Accompanied by the NSG commandos, Gursharan Kaur reached here last evening and stayed in the canal rest house. Sources said the visit was kept confidential and as it was private, no intimation was given to the administration in this regard. Moreover, no official was allowed to meet the PM’s wife. While NSG commandos took care of the internal security of the canal rest house, the local police looked after the security outside the rest house. Besides traffic cops on all roundabouts of the city, police force was deployed along roads leading to the rest house. Gursharan Kaur attended the marriage ceremonies at Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Model Town in the morning. She would stay in the canal rest house here tonight and leave the district tomorrow, sources said. |
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Kargil martyr’s statue damaged
Jhajjar, December 1 Family members of the martyr have lodged a complaint in this regard. They have also demanded that the district administration should ensure the safekeeping of the martyr’s statue. The incident came to light this morning when some villagers found the statue of the Kargil martyr, Dharamvir Singh, vandalised. They immediately brought the matter to the notice of the family members of the martyr. The family members, along with other villagers, reached the spot and informed the police about the incident. Deputy superintendent of police Abhey Singh rushed to the spot and inspected the situation. Later, it registered a case in this regard. This is not the first instance of its kind in the district. The statue of Sir Chhotu Ram at Ahir village here had been vandalised twice. Inquiries revealed that idols of Hindu deities, including Shiva, Hanuman and Ganesha, had been damage in the past. Idols of Lord Shiva, Ganesha and some other gods were found desecrated in the Shiv temple at Noona Majra village here on August 8. Villagers had blocked the road for several hours in protest against the incident. Thereafter, on August 18, miscreants damaged a six-feet idol of lord Hanuman in Sikanderpur village here. A senior police officer is of the view that most of these incidents were the handiwork of drunkards and drug addicts. Most of the statues are not properly illuminated at night, which gives these elements an additional reason to flock there in the evenings. He said such incidents could only be ruled out if social organisations joined hands with the administration in maintaining these places properly.
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Protests against Mumbai terror attacks
Karnal, December 1 The procession started from the Sanatan Dharam temple on the Kunjpura road and culminated into at rally at Community Chowk, where a lamp was lighted to pay homage to the martyrs. Swami Divyanand, a member of the Kendriya Margdarshan Committee of the VHP, lashed out at the government for its soft attitude towards terrorists. He said the UPA government had been using the policy of divide and rule to remain in power, but the people had become aware of the conspiracy being hatched against the nationalist Hindus and would give a befitting reply to all these forces in the coming Lok Sabha poll. District president of the VHP Ishwar Chand Gupta said terrorism was on the rise and there was no corner of the country, which had not witnessed bomb blasts. SIRSA: The Nagarik Parishad organised a meeting to pay tributes to martyrs and victims of Mumbai terrorist attacks at the local Subhash Chowk on Monday. Senior vice-president of the parishad Ramesh Goyal and secretary Surinder Bhatia organised the meeting. Rich tributes were paid to the martyrs of the Mumbai police and the National Security Guards, who laid down their lives fighting terrorists in Mumbai. The participants lit candles to pay tributes to those who lost their lives in attacks. SONEPAT: A Quami Ekta Sammelan was organised in protest against the Mumbai terrorist strikes in Idgah Colony here on Monday. It was organised under the aegis of Piam-e-Insaniyat. Condemning the incident, Ali Sher Khan Pathan said such elements tried to create communal hatred among people. “Some terrorists bring insult to the community and it must be condemned by every one,” he said, adding that all Muslim brethren wished to live in communal harmony and brotherhood. Mohammad Jamshed Ali Nadavi said brave soldiers of armed forces gunned down the terrorists and rescued the people without caring for their own lives.
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Cops to be trained in terror management
Hisar, December 1 He said the training courses would be organised at the local police lines. The training would be given in batches of 50 jawans. This, he said, had become necessary as the jawans needed to be trained in handling situations created by possible terror attacks. Dhull said the police would launch a campaign against drunken driving in the district. Alcometers had been provided to various units. Thus far such checks were being done at the Hisar cantonment police post. Henceforth, special checks would be conducted outside marriage palaces as a large number of guests drove cars recklessly after attending parties. He said special checks would be conducted at random on different routes on which illegal taxis were operating and drivers were usually drunk at night.
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MC staff made to clean roads
Fatehabad, December 1 Executive officer Vijender Dahiya, secretary Jai Singh and fire officer Richpal Singh were made to clean the roads. Ahlawat, who had launched a sanitation campaign in the district on October 2, has been personally supervising the cleanliness drive. He was shocked to see heaps of garbage in Lajpat Park and DSP road area, where the municipal authorities were supposed to have completed the sanitation work. Ahlawat had issued specific orders for the cleanliness in view of the spread of chikungunia and viral fever in the town. |
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Special kids’ date with Luxembourg envoy
Rohtak, December 1 Addressing officials and children on the occasion, Curt stressed the need for creating a harmonious atmosphere in order to make the special children smarter and able. Admitting that bringing up such children was a “rather arduous task and needed people with sharper skills and patience”, he said the desired results could be obtained with sustained and sincere efforts. He said trained people and resources should be involved in developing the required infrastructure and facilities. The staff and members of the institute were taken by surprise when the ambassador took up a racket to play a game with some children. His gesture of helping the kids fly kites was well appreciated. Curt reportedly expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the local institute, but said such kids should get attention and care from all sections of society. He also visited the blood bank cell of the PGIMS here and stressed the need for adopting latest technology to keep blood samples safe.
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Haryana failed to discharge its duty: HC
Directs registration of case Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 1 The matter had brought under the judicial scanner, among others, the functioning of a “naib tehsildar” and his reader. It was alleged that the date and time was deleted from the computer at the time of registry. Pronouncing the orders on the petition filed by non-resident Indian Dr Narender Dutt Sharma, Justice Ajai Lamba asserted: “The facts and the circumstances of the case manifestly required the respondents to have registered an FIR and investigate the matter….” Justice Lamba added: On account of the delay that has already occurred, the investigating agency is directed to conclude the investigation within 90 days of the registration of the FIR. Sharma, in his petition, had sought directions to the respondents to register a case in the matter. His counsel had added that the FIR had not been registered, even though a detailed inquiry was carried out by the state vigilance bureau. Even the district attorney attached with the bureau and the state legal remembrancer had recommended the registration of a case. In his detailed order, Justice Lamba quoted the inquiry report, which said Bal Krishan Raghav, Bijender Singh and Dilbagh Singh had entered into an agreement to purchase 31 acres from the owners. The three further entered into an agreement with Sharma and took advance. On May 25, 2006, Sharma met the persons concerned for getting the registry done, but they were reluctant. Sharma met the naib tehsildar, who did not take any action. Again, the same day, Sharma met the officer, who marked his application to the registry clerk and “after 5 pm, got the date and the time deleted from the computer and made the registries in favour of Bal Krishan, Bijender Singh and Dilbagh Singh”. The three defrauded Sharma by not “giving money back to the tune of Rs 1.20 crore and got the registry done in favour of their relatives”. Referring to the inquiry report, Justice Lamba asserted: From the facts and circumstance of the case, and from the inquiry report submitted by deputy superintendent, state vigilance bureau, Kurukshetra, as accepted by the district attorney and the legal remembrancer, it stands established that prima-facie cognizable offences have been committed”.
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CBI probe sought
Chandigarh, December 1 The police, the petitioner had alleged, had coined a false story and had tried to cover up the matter. It had alleged that there was firing from both the sides. Jhajjar subdivisional magistrate, appointed the investigating officer in the case, had recorded the statements of a number of villagers, who had stated that a shot was fired and had hit Jasbir on his forehead. The incident had led to widespread protests in the case, which came to be known as the Dhakla encounter. Seeking action against the guilty, the residents of Dhakla village, along with representatives of social and political outfits, had blocked roads for around two hours. The windowpanes of a roadways bus and a car were also smashed on November 20.
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Student shot at with silencer-fitted firearm in KU
Kurukshetra, December 1 Rakesh Kumar, an MPhil student, was having an academic discussion with his friends in the central canteen of the University when all of a sudden, he collapsed. His friends, who tried to lift him, found that his arm was bleeding profusely and to their horror they found that the chair bore a bullet mark. Rakesh was immediately rushed to the university health centre, and later shifted to the LNJP Civil Hospital where he is stated to be out of danger as the bullet had pierced the flesh of his arm. Campus security personnel could not spot the assailant and later SP K.V. Ramana visited the site of the crime and took the chair and the bullet in possession for forensic tests. Meanwhile, some of the students’ organisations have decided to hold protest marches and demonstrations outside the VC office tomorrow against the security lapse.
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3 killed in accidents
Karnal, December 1 Ramakant (48) was killed when he was hit by an autorickshaw near Sugar Mill late last night. In another case, an unknown vehicle knocked down an unidentified person in Dera Darad near here today and fled the spot. In yet another case, a person was killed when the autorickshaw he was travelling in was hit by a car near a crossing in Gharaunda, 20 km from here, today. The deceased was identified as Narender, son of Chander. One of the occupants of the autorickshaw, Satish, a resident of Kachhwa, said the driver of the car fled away after the accident. |
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Stereos, woofers stolen from cars
Gurgaon, December 1 President of the Resident Welfare Association Narinder Chiller said such kind of incidents happen here due to lack of police patrolling. He further said though they had employed a security guard, the police should take action in this regard. |
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Bodies of 2 youths found
Sonepat, December 1 The police said the youths had been stabbed to death before throwing their bodies into the well. A case has been registered in this regard. Sources said Anil and Joginder along with another youth went from the village in a car to attend a marriage last evening. In the night, the other youth came to the village and handed over the car to the family members of Anil and Joginder and left the village saying that both would come tomorrow. However, they did not return in the morning. The family member received a call in the morning that bodies of Anil and Joginder were found lying in the fields of Badmalik village. The bodies of the victims were handed over to the family members after a postmortem. |
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Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today stressed on the need to launch a mass movement to create awakening about preventive measures of AIDS.
Tributes paid to martyrs, victims
