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Gotra Row
Poor Basic Amenities
9 IAS officers reshuffled
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New Guv to take oath on July 27
Former minister quits INLD
INLD alleges irregularities in job selection
Revised Pay Scales
Swine Flu
39 engineers get appointment letters
Wife, paramour held for man’s death
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Gotra Row
Jhajjar, July 23 However, the Gehlout family is still hopeful of an amicable solution to the controversy. It feels that the panchayat’s diktat is “unethical” and some members of the panchayat admit to it, the panchayat may change its verdict. Earlier, the Kadian Barha khap panchayat, led by its acting president Raj Singh, organised a meeting at Dubaldhan village here to discuss the plea of the Gehlout family for taking a final decision on it. According to information, after a long debate on the issue, the panchayat rejected the plea saying that since the family had not tendered any apology for its “unsocial act”, it would not alter its order of “eviction”. Talking to The Tribune, Raj Singh said, “The language in the application was unpleasant and objectionable. Moreover, neither did the Gehlout family feel sorry for violating social norms of ‘bhaichara’, nor did it express any regret their ‘wrongdoing’. That’s why the application was rejected.” He reiterated that the panchayat was firm on its stand and it would not leave any stone unturned to ensure that its order of “expulsion” was complied with. Meanwhile, the Gehlout family is staying with relatives in Dujana village here under a security cover after the “exile”. Some of the relatives have gone to Dharana village to stay at their house and take care of their cattle and fields. The family had moved an application with the Kadian khap to review the exile orders yesterday, saying that it was not feasible for them to leave the village permanently. HC notice to state
The gotra controversy over the three-month-old marriage of Ravinder and Shilpa Rani from Dharana village in Jhajjar district today saw the Punjab and Haryana High Court issuing a notice of motion to Haryana, the Director-general of Police, Jhajjar, superintendent of police and other respondents. Taking up the matter, Justice KC Puri directed the continuation of the security cover and fixed the case for August 12. In a petition jointly filed by Ravinder and his father Rohtash, directions to the state and other respondents have been sought for the protection of life and liberty. Directions have also been sought from the state authorities concerned to initiate immediate action against autocratic individuals interfering and issuing diktat to break the nuptial knot. |
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Poor Basic Amenities
Dabwali (Sirsa), July 23 Punjab’s Kilianwali town is situated just adjacent to Haryana’s Dabwali town and the new vegetable market, where the traders have shifted their business now, is situated at a distance of 2 km from their old place of business. The move of the traders is a big embarrassment as well as revenue loss for the Haryana Agriculture Marketing Board authorities in Haryana and a corollary gain for Punjab. The vegetable market in Dabwali, which was buzzing with business activities till yesterday, wore a deserted look today, while business activities have started under a shed at Kilianwali from today. The market committee authorities have described the action of the traders as pressure tactics to continue evasion of revenue. The vegetable market in this border town of the district was running for the past almost 50 years. “We, 18 arhtiyas and many other small shopkeepers in the second largest vegetable market of the district after Sirsa, have been paying Rs 20-25 lakh as revenue to the market committee towards market fees and an equal amount towards the HRDF annually, but the authorities have failed to provide any facilities worth the name during the past 50 years. There is no lighting, no drinking water and no toilet facilities in the vegetable market,” alleged Labhu Sethi, a trader of the Dabwali vegetable market. He alleged that the new secretary of the market committee had been pressurising them to increase the payments towards the market fees by 25 per cent, though the business had gone down due to recession and lesser production of vegetables due to poor rains. They said the Punjab authorities had assured them all types of amenities in the Kilianwali vegetable market and had already provided them a big shed to start their business. Babu Ram Verma, secretary of the market committee, Dabwali, maintained that the traders were resorting to pressure tactics. “I have recently joined duty at Dabwali and called a meeting of the traders to increase the revenue payment by 20 to 25 per cent, which is the government norm. But, the traders have been trying to coerce the authorities to agree to the current revenue collection,” he maintained.
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9 IAS officers reshuffled
Chandigarh, July 23 Manik B Sonawane has been posted as Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Housing Department and Renewable Energy Sources Department. KK Jalan, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Public Works (B &R) and Architecture Department, will also look after the work of the Public Works and Engineering Department during the leave period of Naresh Gulati. SS Dhillon becomes Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Cooperation Department. Anurag Rastogi, Director and Special Secretary, Secondary Education Department, has been posted as Excise and Taxation Commissioner and Special Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department, in place of AK Singh who will be new Secretary to the Governor relieving Alok Nigam of the said charge. HS Malik, Special Secretary, Renewable Energy Sources Department and Health Department, becomes Administrator, HUDA, Hisar, in place of BS Malik who will be Commissioner, Hisar Division, in place of Vimal Chandra who has been posted as Director, Rural Development vice Ashok Yadav. Yadav has been posted as Director and Special Secretary, Secondary Education Department. The government has also promoted 16 Deputy Superintendents as Superintendents in the Haryana Civil Secretariat with immediate effect. |
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New Guv to take oath on July 27
Chandigarh, July
23 Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his Cabinet colleagues will receive him. |
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Former minister quits INLD
Rewari, July 23 He made the announcement at a meeting of his supporters in Belri Kalan village, near here. Asserting that he was under pressure from his supporters to sever ties with the INLD, he publicly “apologised” for such a drastic step to party supremo Om Prakash Chautala, whom, he said, he held in high esteem. Citing the reasons behind his leaving the INLD, Yadav said he and his supporters had been opposing the politics of Rampura House, the political bastion of former Union Minister Rao Birender Singh and his sons - Rao Inderjit Singh, Rao Ajit Singh and Rao Yadvender Singh, for the past two decades. He said while Rao Ajit Singh’s recent induction into the INLD was “unpalatable” to them, the overt and covert support provided at the behest Chautala to boost the electoral fortunes of Congress candidate Rao Inderjit Singh, a scion of Rampura House, in the recent Lok Sabha elections finally forced him and his supporters to take the decision. Jagdish Yadav announced that he would contest the coming Assembly elections from the newly carved out Kosli constituency in Rewari district. He praised the “pro-people” policies of the Hooda government, allowing enough room for speculations about his future political move. Rewari city INLD chief Harish Arora and other office-bearers of its district unit also announced to quit the INLD on the occasion.
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INLD alleges irregularities in job selection
Chandigarh, July 23 In a statement issued here yesterday, secretary-general of the INLD Ajay Singh Chautala said a close relative of a Congress MLA was recently appointed to a senior post in the Vidhan Sabha without following the rules and regulations. So much so, he said, the post was not even advertised though the Supreme Court had ruled that no post could be filled without it being advertised. Chautala also alleged that the relative of the Congress MLA did not even possess the requisite experience of six years as an advocate but was still given the post. He claimed that the post was created in a day though ordinarily it took a long time to do this. The file for the creation of the post in the Vidhan Sabha was cleared by the Finance Department, the Chief Secretary’s office and the Chief Minister’s office the same day i.e. on July 17. He said the INLD was committed to exposing such unfair practices. |
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Revised Pay Scales
Kurukshetra, July 23 It also threatened relay fast at Kurukshetra University and Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, simultaneously from August 7, if the government failed to accept the demand of the teachers. Announcing an action programme at a joint press conference here, Prof UV Singh, vice-president of the HFUCTO, Dr Parmesh Kumar and Dr Kamraj Sandhu, secretary and vice-president, respectively, of the Kurukshetra University Teachers’ Association (KUTA), alleged that even after a notification of the revised UGC scales by the Union HRD Ministry, the government was bent on testing patience of teachers. Condemning the delay in the implementation of revised scales and non-payment of interim relief equivalent to 40 per cent of arrears to teachers of government-aided colleges, UV Singh alleged that it was a deliberate attempt to divide the teaching community. Reiterating the demand for the implementation of recommendations of the UGC in toto, Kamraj Sandhu said the HFUCTO had given a call to university and college teachers to wear black badges as a mark of protest from July 27 to July 30. HFUCTO members would hold a dharna in front of the office of the Commissioner, Higher Education, Panchkula, on July 31.
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Swine Flu
Gurgaon, July 23 The schools will now re-open on July 27 due to official holidays on Saturday and Sunday. The school administration has taken the decision to ensure that the disease does not spread further. A spokesperson for Shri Ram School, Aravali, said three students were reported to be suffering from the disease. They had gone abroad and might have contracted the virus during their visit, the spokesperson added. Besides, one case each from Amity International School and Scottish High International School has also been confirmed. Deputy Commissioner Rajender Kumar Kataria said: “We have instructed all schools to take precautions. Sri Ram School has already declared holidays for two days and others are also following the order.” He said they had asked the schools to adhere to WHO guidelines and a team of health officials was working along with the school authorities. The district education officer said the decision to close the schools was not taken at the district level. “These schools have not been asked by the government, it is their own decision,” he said. |
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39 engineers get appointment letters
Sonepat, July 23 He was addressing an appointment letter distribution function at the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal. Listing achievements of the university in the past two years, vice- chancellor of the university Dr HS Chahal said the university got the UGC recognition and attained 12-D status. He also congratulated 39 engineers of the university who got appointment in Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited and received appointment letters from Prof Virender. |
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Wife, paramour held for man’s death
Jind, July 23 The body of her husband was recovered from the Sunder branch canal near Narwana two days ago. The victim was reportedly missing from his house at Hari Nagar here since July 15. According to the police, the woman, identified as Pushpa, allegedly hatched a conspiracy with the help of her brother-in-law, Subhash, to eliminate her husband, Rakesh, who was reportedly proving a hurdle in her affair with Subhash. The woman was allegedly having an affair with Subhash for the past few years and had got married to Rakesh about eight months ago. According to the police, during interrogation, the woman said Rakesh, who was with Subhash on the fateful night, was pushed into in the canal after he became unconscious on being given a poisonous substance allegedly by Subhash. The police has registered a case of murder against Pushpa and Subhash, both of whom have been arrested.
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