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Hooda lauds PM’s vision
Village sans power for week
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‘HSGPC to take over gurdwaras after poll’
46 more file nomination papers
Deepender’s property worth over Rs 6.5 cr
Notice served on Ajay Chautala
4 HJC leaders join
Congress
Ahirwal-Mewat belt being ignored: Zakir
Notice to Haryana on marriage loan
Supplementary chargesheet filed in Sarita case
Man flings weapon at wife, son dies
13-yr-old raped; youth held
Man kidnapped, murdered
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Hooda lauds PM’s vision
Sirsa, April 16 Hooda was addressing a rally in Nehru Park here after accompanying Congress nominee Ashok Tanwar to the office of the returning officer to file his nomination papers. “Unlike others, I have never done the politics of thana and danda (police station and stick) and have not allowed anyone close to power to intimidate people,” he said, in his effort to strike the right chord with the people in the home district of his arch rival and former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala. He said whatever he had done in the past four years was there for everyone to see and added that all his endeavours had been for the welfare of the common man. “Farmers have been getting remunerative price for their produce and the poor have got their due during my tenure,” he added. Seeking votes for party nominee Ashok Tanwar, Hooda said the party high command had sent a formidable candidate for Sirsa and it was now the duty of the local people to ensure his victory. Claiming that the Congress would win all seats in Haryana, Hooda said the people should bring the UPA back to power at the Centre to defeat communal and divisive forces. Terming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the most suitable choice for the top post, he said it was due to his vision that India did not have to bear the brunt of the global slowdown. Congress campaign committee chief Venod Sharma, HPCC president Phool Chand Mullana and working president Kuldeep Sharma also addressed the meeting. Haryana Industries Minister Lachhman Dass Arora, Ranjit Singh, deputy chairman of the State Planning Board, KV Singh, sitting MP Atma Singh Gill and local Congress president Bhupesh Mehta were present. Congress MLAs and those aspiring to get the party ticket for the forthcoming Assembly elections had brought people from their respective areas in vehicles carrying stickers of their photographs.
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Village sans power for week
Sakras (Nuh), April 16 While the power officials concerned could not be reached for comments despite repeated attempts, the irate residents alleged that the supply had been cut as the bribe demand of certain power employees had not been fulfilled. “The local power staff demand money for replacing a damaged transformer and restoring electricity supply, whereas the senior officials do not pay any heed to our repeated requests,” said the villagers. Total power failure, along with acute water shortage, scorching heat during daytime and massive mosquito attacks during nights, have made life hell for the residents. However, the officials concerned remain shamefully oblivious of the residents’ plight. Every resident has a different tale to tell about the indifferent and callous attitude of the power officials towards their difficulties. “The officials concerned either attribute the week-long power cut to some untraceable fault or simply do not answer our calls,” says Mohammed Suleman, a former member of the panchayat. Mohan Lal, the husband of the village sarpanch, expresses his helplessness in getting the matter resolved. “The power employees posted here spend their time playing cards...many a time, they are found in an inebriated condition,” says Shaad Mohammed, a teacher of the village. The local shopkeepers and other residents, who gather to air their grievances, allege that the power employees have demanded Rs 1,500 for replacing transformer and restoring the power supply. Satish Verma, a local trader, points out that the business of the smalltime traders has been affected by the power failure. “Cashing in on the situation, flour-mill owners have hiked rates for grinding wheat,” says Akhtar, another residents. Many residents have started eating boiled wheat instead of getting it ground to flour at exorbitant rates. Mohammed Illyas, an elderly resident, and Altaf Hussain, a practitioner of law, also allege that the power employees demand bribe for carrying out the duties assigned to them. “It’s a recurring problem which surfaces every now and then,” said Aas Mohammed, an estate officer with the Wakf Board. He maintains that a permanent solution to the nagging issue be found to rid the residents of multifarious difficulties. The irked residents have decided to show black flags to the politicians, especially those belonging to the ruling party, who come to the village to seek votes.
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‘HSGPC to take over gurdwaras after poll’
Panipat, April 16 Speaking to The Tribune, Jhinda said for the past 40 year, Sikhs in the state had not been given their legitimate right to run their own religious places. These places had been under the control of Punjabi Sikhs. He said under the provisions of the Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966, Haryana Sikhs were entitled to form their own committee and take charge of their religious places. He said by doing so, they would not be violating any law. Jhinda said even if the government did not pass a legislation on the issue, the 11-member ad hoc committee of the HSGPC, which is a registered body, would take control of the gurdwaras and would disassociate itself from the SGPC (Amritsar) completely. He said after this, the 11-member committee would be expanded to a 51-member committee. These members would be elected through a proper election process. Jhinda, who is an elected member of the SGPC (Amritsar), said most of the members of the SGPC from Haryana had extended their support to the proposal of taking over of the gurdwaras. Speaking about Didar Singh Nalvi, who had formed his own faction of the HSGPC, Jhinda said 10 of the 11 executive members of the committee were with him and it was for Nalvi to decide whether he wanted to support the cause or have his own issues. Jhinda, who is also planning to contest the Lok Sabha elections, said he would hold a meeting tomorrow at Karnal after which he would finalise his decision.
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CPM nominee doesn’t own house, land
Sirsa, April 16 He does not have any car or two-wheeler or bicycle for his transportation. All that he owns is a mobile phone set worth Rs 2,000 and a gas cylinder of Bharat Gas in his name. His wife Vidya possesses one tola of gold, which was given to her by parents at the time of marriage. Bahbalpuria lives in the CPM office at Fatehabad town, where he is district secretary of the party. The CPM, meanwhile, organised a rally after filing of nomination by Bahbalpuria. Sumit Chopra, a member of central committee, Inderjit Singh, state secretary of the CPM, and Shakuntala
Jakhar, state secretary of the All-India Democratic Women’s Association, addressed the rally. |
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46 more file nomination papers
Chandigarh, April 16 A maximum of seven candidates filed their nomination papers from the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh parliamentary constituency. Vikram Singh and Samar Vijay filed their papers as candidates of the BSP, Narender Singh filed his nomination papers as the candidate of the Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) and Anil Kaushik filed as a candidate of the NCP. The three Independents who filed their nomination papers from this constituency are Jai Mal Singh, Shri Chand and Harish Kumar. Seven candidates filed their nomination papers from the Faridabad seat. Five of them were Independents — Dr KP Singh, Sahi Ram, Rajesh Devi, Sukhbir Singh and Yash Pal Nagar. Devinder filed his nomination papers as a candidate of the Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congress Party whereas Gajender Singh filed his papers as a candidate of the All-India Forward Bloc. Six candidates filed their nomination papers from the Hisar seat. They included five Independents — Rajbir, Chhotu Ram, Krishan Kumar, Sunil Kumar and Rajesh. Satpal filed his nomination papers as a candidate of the Samast Bharatiya Party. Similarly, an equal number of candidates filed their nomination papers from the Sonepat constituency. They included Gajender of the Krantikari Jai Hind Sena, Kishan Singh Sangwan and Pardeep Singh of the BJP, Birender and Dharambir as Independents and Raj Pal as a candidate of the Bharatiya Communist Party. As many as five candidates filed their nomination papers from the Rohtak parliamentary constituency and they included two candidates of the Congress — Deepender Singh Hooda and Inder Singh. Sudesh Kumar Aggarwal filed his nomination papers as a candidate of the Samast Bharatiya Party. Rajbir Singh of the Indian Justice Party and Manjeet Singh of the Proutist Block India Party also filed their nomination papers. The four candidates who filed their nomination papers from the Kurukshetra parliamentary constituency included two of the BSP - Gurdial Singh and Rajender Singh — and two Independents — Sunita Dhariwal and Subhash. From the Sirsa parliamentary constituency, the four candidates who filed their nomination papers included two candidates of the Congress - Ashok Tanwar and Dharminder Singh. Ram Kumar of the CPM and Vajir Singh, an Independent, also filed their nomination papers. The three candidates who filed their nomination papers from Gurgaon were an Independent, Balwant Singh Aggarwal, Sunil Yadav of the Samajwadi Party and Prabhulal Batra of the Rashtriya Sahara Party. Two candidates — Ratan Lal Kataria of the BJP and Dalvir Singh of the Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) — filed their nomination papers from the Ambala (reserved) parliamentary constituency. Also, only two Independents filed their nomination papers from the Karnal parliamentary constituency — Ashok Kumar and Balwan Singh.
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Deepender’s property worth over Rs 6.5 cr
Rohtak, April
16 He paid over Rs 19 lakh as income tax for the assessment year 2008-09 and is free from other
liabilities/overdues to public financial institutions and government dues. He has approximately Rs 2 lakh in cash, around Rs 1.51 crore as deposits in banks/financial institutions. He also has bonds debentures and shares in companies worth Rs 12
lakh. Son of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, he possesses 850-gram gold ornaments worth of Rs 20
lakh. He also has life insurance cover with Rs 46 lakh as total sum assured. He owns a Tata safari car valued at Rs five
lakh. As far as immovable assets owned by Deepender are concerned, he has total asset value of around Rs five
crore, including 3.642 hectares of agriculture land at Bazpur in
Uttarakhand, a residential plot in New Delhi, commercial/residential property in New Delhi and in the industrial area,
Okhla. |
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BJP women workers hold protest
Karnal, April 16 The protesters, led by Seema Khanna Kashyap, head of the Local Bodies Cell, assembled at Ram Bhawan and marched to Community Chowk, where they raised slogans and demanded immediate steps to bring billions of rupees deposited in Swiss banks back to India. Seema said only the NDA, headed by Lal Krishan Advani, was capable of bringing the money deposited in Swiss banks back to India, adding that problems of poverty and unemployment would be solved if crores of rupees illegally deposited in Swiss banks were brought back. She alleged that the UPA had only given hunger, fear, immorality and insecurity to the people and the time had come to oust the government. Claiming that the NDA alone could solve the problems of terrorism, unemployment and poverty and ensure safety and security of the country and the people. She said the Congress had failed miserably to tackle terrorism due its soft approach and the security of the country was under threat. She said Pakistan was aiding and abetting terrorism and growing of influence of the Taliban in the region posed a potent threat. |
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Notice served on Ajay Chautala
Narnaul, April
16 Shyin said the tehsildar and the BDO filed a written complaint that four vehicles carrying Ajay Chautala’s photos, including a private school bus, were proceeding on the Dadri-Narnaul road on April 15. According to
DEO, the authorities concerned when asked about the drivers of the vehicles and occupants, they informed that they were going to Bhiwani on the occasion of nomination ceremony of the INLD nominee. On the complaint of the said officer, a notice has been served on Ajay Singh Chautala under the Public Representative Act asking to file reply within next three days. It has been asked in the notice that why not the entire expenditure of these vehicles be added in his election expenditure. |
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4 HJC leaders join
Congress
Bhiwani, April 16 Former MLAs Shashi Panwar and Dhirpal (the Badli assembly constituency), Om Prakash Behalwala and Jintender Nath, a son of late minister Jagan Nath, went to Rohtak and announced to join the Congress in presence of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and party candidate from Rohtak Deepender Singh Hooda. They also attended the nomination-filing event at Rohtak today. Later, Shashi Panwar and Behalwala said the HJC had no future in Haryana. Party supremo Kuldeep Bishnoi betrayed them and no one could rely on his leadership, said Panwar, adding that Bishnoi had assured them of giving a ticket to a Rajput in Lok Sabha elections but later he refused. He said the immature leadership of Bishnoi would damage the party network as he had never stood with his words. Behalwala said the Congress would win all ten seats in the state.
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Ahirwal-Mewat belt being ignored: Zakir
Rewari, April
16 Addressing a party workers’ rally at Rajesh Pilot Chowk here, he criticised Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for his alleged failure in implementing his much-hyped promise of equitable distribution of available canal water. Lashing out at the Chief Minister for his “Rohtak-oriented centrality”, Zakir alleged that recently the Chief Minister provided governmental jobs to 15,000 youth of the Rohtak and Jhajjar areas here while the interests of the local youth were ignored. He also had a dig at Congress nominee and Union Minister of State for Defence Production Rao Inderjeet Singh who, he alleged, was now going from village to village to seek the blessings of people whose problems were never cared for by him during the past four years of his
tenure. Zakir said the Ahirwal-Mewat region would start getting preferential treatment in the matter of development the day Mayawati assumed the reins of the government at the
Centre. Man Singh Manhera, national general secretary of the BSP and in charge of the party affairs in Haryana, also spoke. |
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Notice to Haryana on marriage loan
Chandigarh, April 16 The rules governing financial concession do not favour such loans from the state exchequer. Aggrieved by such provisions, Karnal-based Sonu Verma has moved the high court to quash rules and instructions denying facility of loan to state government employees for self-marriage. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar and Justice Uma Nath Singh issued notice for July 6 to the state of Haryana.
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Supplementary chargesheet filed in Sarita case
Ambala, April 16 The CBI has filed the chargesheet against five police officials of the CIA staff, Rohtak, for keeping the husband of Sarita in illegal detention and forging documents. The police officials, who have been made accused in the chargesheet are Silak Ram, Balraj, Ramphal, Ram Dhari and Randhir Singh. She committed suicide in front of the police headquarters in Panchkula on June 9 last year. |
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Man flings weapon at wife, son dies
Sonepat, April 16 According to Anita, Rajesh returned home around mid night from and knocked at the door. There was some delay in opening the door which angered Rajesh, who suspected the character of his wife, and he threw a sharp-edged weapon at her from a close range. However, she managed to escape, but it hit the boy who was injured seriously. The boy was brought to civil hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. A case under Section 302 has been registered against the accused. The body was handed over to his family members after the postmortem here in civil hospital today. |
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13-yr-old raped; youth held
Yamunanagar, April 16 Police sources said the victim had gone to school in the morning. Later, the accused went near the school and called up the victim on the mobile to meet him. Pinka of Buria, who was the victim’s neighbour, then persuaded her to accompany him to the city. They then took an auto-rickshaw and reached here. Later, the accused took the minor to the City Centre Park and allegedly raped her.
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Man kidnapped, murdered
Panipat, April 16 According to sources, Sushil was allegedly kidnapped by Sunara, who, along with his accomplices, barged into his house and forcibly took him away. The incident took place at 11 pm. As the family members raised the alarm, a number of villagers gathered there and started to trace Sushil and the kidnappers. However, their attempts proved . The sources said around 1 am the residents received information that a body of a man was found near the petrol pump in Matlodha village. As they reached the spot they found that the body was of Sushil who had been killed. The sources said after committing the crime the accused and their families went absconding. The police has registered a case against Sunara, Naveen, Partap, Mahesh and Rajinder under Sections 148, 323, 452, 364, 302 and 120 b of the IPC. The police said the matter was being investigated and teams had been dispatched to track down the accused.
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