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Despite Sirsa bandh, Hooda inaugurates projects
Death Sentence in UAE
Seeking son’s custody, woman threatens suicide
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2 youths die in mishap
Kidney case adjourned till April 29
Ruchika Case
College confers degrees on 600
3 get jail for foeticide
People fed up with govt: Chautala
Green Society launches drive against polythene
2 varieties of Bt cotton seeds launched
Residents against liquor vend in village
Jodh Singh’s kin want hospital renamed after him
HPSC hearing
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Despite Sirsa bandh, Hooda inaugurates projects
Sirsa, April 3 Haryana minister Gopal Kanda got involved in an unsavoury incident during the “bandh” in the main market of the town. He alleged that some INLD activists made an attempt on his life when he was on the way to the airport to receive the Chief Minister. He has also lodged a complaint with the police. However, INLD MLA from Ellenabad Abhey Singh Chautala alleged that his workers were beaten up at the instance of Kanda, who, he alleged, went to the extent of ordering his bodyguards to shoot INLD activists. Chautala alleged that his party’s activists went to the local Civil Hospital for medico legal report and also went to the police station to lodge a complaint, but their voice was unheard. Hooda said: “They have proved to be an irresponsible opposition both inside and outside the state assembly,” without naming the INLD or the Chautalas, at a press briefing in Tara Baba Kutiya here. He added that having lost their ground in Haryana, they had now been trying to divide the people, sometimes in the name of “Bangar” and sometimes in the name of regionalism. “They, who claim to be champions for the cause of Sirsa district, spent Rs 852 crore in their home district in six years of their rule, while my government spent Rs 1,470 crores in four and a half years of my first term,” Hooda claimed. Hooda said politics was a medium to serve people, but alleged that some people believed in misleading those who elected them for their selfish ends. The Chief Minister announced that the lands to the Arora and the Agarwal communities of the town had been allotted for the purpose of constructing dharamshalas and hoped that the foundation stones would be laid soon. Earlier, Hooda inaugurated projects worth Rs 36 crore in Chaudhary Devi Lal University, including that of a library building and shopping complex on the university premises. He also inaugurated a girls’ hostel building in Government Engineering College, Panniwala Mota, that had been constructed at a cost of Rs 5.21 crore, a substation and a generator room on the college premises at a cost of Rs 90 lakh. He laid the foundation stone of a sewage treatment plant costing Rs 62.25 lakh and library-cum-computer centre at a cost of Rs 9.38 crore. The Chief Minister also inaugurated 33 kV substation at Panihari village set up at a cost of Rs 2.92 crore. In Sirsa town, Hooda laid the foundation stone of Trade Tower to be set up by the local Municipal Council on 2.5 acres at a cost of Rs 9.97 crore. HPCC working president Kuldeep Sharma, chief parliamentary secretary Prahlad Singh Gillankhera and Sushil Indora and Atma Singh Gill, both former MPs, were also present. Meanwhile, a majority of shops in the town remained closed throughout the day. The INLD activists roamed in groups in different markets of the town, appealing shopkeepers to keep their business establishments closed. Heavy police deployment was witnessed in the town throughout the day. However, shopkeepers observed an off day, some due to their commitment to the INLD, others fearing damage to their shops. “I don’t have anything to do with politics, but I cannot take the risk of damage to my shop by opening it today,” said an automobile dealer in Arya Samaj Market. Abhey Singh Chautala, meanwhile, thanked people of Sirsa for making the “bandh” a success and claimed that the people had told Hooda that they could not be taken for granted. He warned that the INLD’s protest against “discrimination towards Sirsa” would continue in future. |
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Death Sentence in UAE
Kaithal, April 3 Taranjit is among 17 youths, who have been awarded the death sentence for their alleged involvement in the murder of a Pakistani national in Sharjah. The other 16 youths belong to Punjab. Family members of the convicted youth are running from pillar to post to save his life. Taranjit’s mother Sukhvinder Kaur said today that her son was innocent and he had been framed in the murder case. However, with their meagre resources they could not do much and just pray to God to save her son. She said her husband, younger son and other villagers had gone to meet president of the All-India Kisan Khet Mazdoor Congress Shamsher Singh Surjewala and his son Randeep Singh Surjewala, who were in Kaithal today. They had gone to request these leaders to ensure safe return of their son. Surjewala told the villagers that he had already taken up the matter with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who had in turn talked to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He assured them that the government would make all
efforts to get the death sentence commuted. She further said they had gone to Jalandhar a day before and met families of the other youths. Samaj Bhalai Party leader Balwant Singh Ramuwalia, who was also present in Jalandhar, had assured members of the affected families to take up their case with the
Prime Minister. Taranjit left for Sharjah four years ago to work as a helper in masonry. He came to India about one and a half years ago to meet his parents and went back to the UAE. However, they were shocked when they came to know 14 months ago that he had been jailed along with 16 others on the murder charge. His younger brother Paramjit had also left for the UAE and worked near Dubai and stayed there for two years, but he returned when the company in which he had been working wound up its business six months ago. Paramjit managed to meet his brother in jail following strenuous efforts and his brother told him that they were forced to confess their guilt following police torture. Paramjit, who is now in India, had joined his family to make efforts to save Taranjit. Paramjit said while in UAE he came to know that his brother was in jail for his involvement in some crime but he would be released soon. However, he was awarded a death sentence on March 28. |
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Seeking son’s custody, woman threatens suicide
Yamunanagar, April 3 She said she was the natural guardian of her eight-year-old son, but the Jagadhri SDM handed over her son’s custody to her in-laws in Merrut. Sugandha while talking to mediapersons at her residence said she got married in 1998 and was forced to leave her in-laws’ house two years ago. Since then she had been living with her parents here. She also has a 10-year-old daughter. Her in-laws had disassociated her husband and he had been living somewhere else, she added. “Nearly 20 days ago, my son was taken away by my father-in-law to Merrut, following which I had moved an application in the SDM court on February 22. The police brought my son on February 26 as the Jagadhri SDM was on leave. My son was produced before the Bilaspur SDM, who then handed over my son’s custody to me. As the case was fixed for hearing before the Jagadhri SDM for yesterday, he handed over the custody of my son to my in-laws,” she added. Sugandha’s advocate Ajay Verma said this was probably the first of its kind case where the custody of a son was not handed over to the mother. Therefore, they have decided to file an appeal in the sessions court. Jagadhri SDM Devinder Kaushik said he had passed the order as per the Supreme Court judgment. If the party had any grievances, they could file an appeal in the Sessions court. |
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2 youths die in mishap
Sonepat, April 3 The victims, both working as driver in a rice mill, were returning to Chatia Olia village after their duty. The GRP personnels took the bodies to the civil hospital, which were today handed to their family members after postmortem. In a separate incident, a woman identified as Pinki, resident of Shiv Nagar colony in Bhiwani, died on spot, while her husband Pramod, and two children, Mayank and Sameer, were injured when their motorcycle was hit by a canter on GT Road, near Garhi Kalan village, today. They were going to Panipat from Faridabad. The injured were admitted to a private hospital and the police has registered a case against the unidentified canter driver. — OC |
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Kidney case adjourned till April 29
Ambala, April 3 Arguments on framing charges were to be conducted today. The judge adjourned the hearing in the case till April 29. Two of the accused have already been granted bail while the others are in judicial custody in Ambala Jail. The CBI had filed a chargesheet under various sections of the IPC and the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, around two years ago in this regard. In the chargesheet, the CBI had disclosed that Amit Kumar had been booked in several criminal cases in Mumbai, Jaipur, Delhi and Guntur for conducting illegal kidney transplantation. The CBI had stated that using persuasion, trickery and threats, Amit and his aides allegedly forced poor patients and labourers to part with one of their kidneys for a pittance. The organs were then sold off to wealthy clients from India and abroad at huge profits. Amit had been running a private hospital where he had conducted kidney transplantation operations. |
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State kept Centre in dark, court told
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Chandigarh, April 3 Even the information on dropping of departmental proceedings against former Director-General of Police SPS Rathore was furnished to the Centre two years after the decision was taken by the state government. The meticulously drafted reply submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case also makes it evident that the Centre spun into motion soon after Ruchika’s representation was forwarded to it through different sources. The reply, placed before a Division Bench of Chief Justice Mukul Mudgal and Justice Jasbir Singh, by Union of India counsel Anmol Rattan Sidhu and Ajay Kaushik elaborates that Haryana was asked to furnish details of action taken after the Centre received Ruchika’s representation directly and through the Prime Minister’s office in September 1990. Within a fortnight the Centre requested for the inquiry report’s copy. Despite the Centre’s insistence of keeping it in the loop, the report recommending the registration of a case on Ruchika’s complaint by then DGP RR Singh was not keenly forwarded. In fact, it was handed over to the Centre only after three reminders. In February 1991, Haryana was asked to give details of the action taken. The Centre was informed that Haryana had decided to institute departmental proceedings on April 22, 1991. In August the same year, the Centre sought from Haryana the details of the proceedings and a copy of the chargesheet. After about two months, the Centre was told the reply was under consideration. After a lapse of about five years on May 31, 1996, Haryana was asked to inform the Centre on the current situation. The Centre was told on June 20 the same year that the government, after thoughtful consideration, decided to drop the disciplinary proceedings on July 7, 1994. The details, in the form of a reply, have been given by under-secretary with the Ministry of Home Affairs K Natrajan. After the portions of the reply were read out in the open court, the Bench asked Rathore’s counsel-cum-wife her comments. Abha insisted Rathore was not a party to the decision-making process. But the fact he was promoted twice shows nothing was amiss. The case now stands adjourned to April 26.
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College confers degrees on 600
Karnal, April 3 Speaking on the occasion, the president formally welcomed and introduced the chief guest. He acknowledged Dua’s contribution to society as a seasoned journalist. Principal of the college RS Khanchi presented the annual report of the college and highlighted the achievements of the students and the staff. In his convocation address, Dua spoke about the days when visionaries like Dyal Singh Majithia dedicated themselves to the service of the nation. He said the farsightedness of Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia in establishing The Tribune, Dyal Singh College and Dyal Singh Public Library had proved beneficial for society. He highlighted the emerging challenges before the nation, society and individuals. He said unemployment and corruption posed threat to society. He said terrorism was the result of unemployment and social unrest. According to him, education was the only way out of these problems and he regretted that 33 crore people in India were still illiterate. Among those awarded degrees were 160 students who graduated in the science stream, 174 of commerce and 177 of arts. As many as 35 students were given prizes for their academic achievements. SC Jain, convener of the function, presented a vote of thanks. |
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3 get jail for foeticide
Narnaul, April 3 A team of the Health Department had conducted a raid on Jansewa Hospital situated on the Mahendragarh road, on a tip off, on June 18, 2008, and caught Reshma Yadav committing foeticide of Sunita, wife of Anil Kumar of Begpur village, Narnaul tehsil. The team had lodged an FIR against the owner, Sunita and her husband for violating the PNDT Act and the MTP Act 1971. The court of Judicial Magistrate Satish Kumar, after finding Reshma Yadav to be an unqualified medical practitioner, her hospital unregistered under the MTP Act and for violating the PNDT Act, sentenced her to three years’ of rigorous imprisonment. A fine of Rs 3,000 was also imposed on her, while Sunita and her husband Anil Kumar will have to undergo imprisonment of 3 years and were fined Rs 5,000. |
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People fed up with govt: Chautala
Rewari, April 3 Addressing a press conference here, he said the Hooda government, which was facing a severe financial crunch and which had miserably failed to discharge even its basic responsibilities, was under a debt of Rs 44,000 crore. To a question regarding the five HJC legislators’ merger with the Congress, whose case was pending before the Speaker, Chautala asserted that if the provisions of the anti-defection law were any indication, their disqualification was a certainty. He said if the Speaker dilly-dallied on the matter, the INLD would soon approach the High Court to seek a time limit for
the Speaker to pronounce his verdict. He describing the appointments of over 10 Congress MLAs as chief parliamentary secretaries by the Chief Minister
as “unconstitutional and illegal”. Later at a rally of INLD workers here, Rewari Zila Parishad chief Satish Yadav, along with his supporters, joined the INLD with much fanfare. Welcoming them into the party fold, Chautala asserted that Satish Yadav’s entry had given a big boost to the INLD in the Ahirwal region. |
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Green Society launches drive against polythene
Bhiwani, April 3 Members of the society started their drive from chemist shops located near Ch Bansi Lal General Hospital. Dr Ajit Singh Gulia, president, and Dr PK Anand, patron of the society said the aim of the society was to educate people about its adverse effects. ”Polythene is damaging our earth and it has become a major threat to our environment,” said Anand, adding that Bhiwani city was the worst example of polythene menace, where sewerage problem had collapsed due to it. Members of the society would form a human chain with children from various schools of the city on Earth Day on April 22. |
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2 varieties of Bt cotton seeds launched
Sirsa, April 3 Chief Parliamentary Secretary Prahlad Singh Gillankhera launched the two varieties named Kribhco Ajay and
Kribhco Raja at Odhan in this district. Terming this as a “good step” of the cooperative, Gillankhera suggested that Kribhco should come out with more and better
varieties of fertilisers and seeds. Addressing farmers on this occasion, Gillankhera said adopting modern means of agriculture was the only answer to
the ever-depleting landholdings. “With the increasing population and resultant decreasing landholdings, providing foodgrains to the entire population has become a big challenge,” he said and added that farming was becoming a costlier affair by the day. Chander Pal Singh Yadav, Chairman of Kribhco, claimed that the new hybrid seeds would help improve cotton crop. |
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Residents against liquor vend in village
Jind, April 3 This is second village in the district whose residents have made such a representation to the authorities regarding the liquor sale in the past one week. While 150 vends have been functioning in 304 villages of the district, churning out revenue of several crores for the government, the easy availability and supply of liquor has, however, been a cause of concern for several families, said an official of the Excise and Taxation Department. The increasing sale of liquor might have improved the financial health of the state, but it had also its adverse affects, including the overall addiction that had risen in the rural and urban areas, said Rattan Singh, a local resident. The problem of liquor and drug addiction had been on rise in the region, said a doctor of a local de-addiction centre run by the Red Cross Society. |
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Jodh Singh’s kin want hospital renamed after him
Ambala, April 3 Tarlochan Singh, son of freedom fighter Jodh Singh, has taken up the matter with Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. He has also approached former Punjab Pradesh Congress chief HS Hanspal who has endorsed the proposal. Tarlochan Singh said his father lived in Ambala for 50 years after he moved here from Rawalpindi in Pakistan. During the freedom struggle, Jodh Singh was arrested several times and remained behind bars for more than 25 years. He was an eyewitness to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919. Among those killed in the massacre was Sohan Singh, a brother of Jodh Singh. Jodh Singh also participated in Guru Ka Morcha. |
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