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Dislodge Hooda Govt, Chautala urges Prez
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SI in the dock for false case against NRI
25-yr-old gangraped
Jobs: CPM says women being discriminated against
HJC chief Bishnoi hits out at Sonia on scams
Yadav urges industry to employ locals
4 cops booked for ‘atrocities’ on Dalit women
Fake ration depot holder held
Man gets life term for murder
Coal scarcity hits power plants
Minor saved from wedlock
Protest against toll tax barrier
Farmers’ stir completes
200 days
43 colonies in Sirsa to be regularised: Kanda
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Dislodge Hooda Govt, Chautala urges Prez
New Delhi, March 3 Chautala submitted a memorandum to the President at a rally here at Jantar Mantar where thousands of people had gathered to express their support to the INLD demands. “Haryana is an agriculture-based state that supplies farm products to the entire country. If prime land is acquired and sold for constructing houses, there could be a food crisis in the state soon,” he
warned. Addressing the huge gathering, Chautala alleged that Hooda had been “misusing” the Land Acquisition Act-1894 to benefit corporate houses, builders and industrialists in total disregard of the interest of farmers. In the name of special economic zone, thousands of acres of land had been allotted to the Reliance group in the Gurgaon-Jhajjar region. It was the same story in Sonepat where the government had acquired 885 acres of land for constructing 60 housing complexes for industrial workers. Of this land, only 61 acres was notified and the remaining was sold to Taneja Development Infrastructure Limited at throwaway rates, he said. |
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1984 KILLINGS
Chandigarh, March 3 The intention was to inform the Bench as to when the petitioners had learnt about the incident. The petition filed by the New York-registered Sikhs for Justice and the All-India Sikh Students Federation was, in fact, adjourned twice with the Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Augustine George Masih asking the petitioners as to when they had come to know about the incident. The Bench issued a notice of motion to the State of Haryana and other respondents for April 8. The petitioners are seeking a probe into the killings by a retired High Court Judge. In their petition against the State of Haryana, the then Rewari Superintendent of Police and another respondent, they have also sought CBI assistance for the probing judge. The petitioners say that the victims’ belongings were burnt and a gurdwara was reduced to ashes. But the authorities on January 16, 2006, had pronounced compensation for the next of kin of the deceased and no compensation was paid for other losses. Counsel Navkiran Singh told the court that the FIR dated November 3, 1984, registered under Sections 148, 149, 302, 436 and 34 of the IPC at the Jatusana police station had not been investigated properly. |
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SI in the dock for false case against NRI
Chandigarh, March 3 Also, Justice Satish Kumar Mittal and Justice M. Jeyapaul have asked the High Court Registrar to furnish a complaint against the erring SI. The DGP has been asked to initiate disciplinary proceedings against him. The Bench has also called for better treatment of NRIs. The judgment lays bare the claims of successive governments, both at the Centre and in states, that efforts are being made to woo the NRIs back to their homeland. The case dates back to April 14, 2002, when the body of one Kuldeep Singh was found lying on the road. The brother of the deceased told the police that he suspected the NRI of having illicit ties with his sister-in-law. The police then proceeded against Ajit Singh of London’s Hay Mill Close who was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment by a Gurgaon court. Setting aside the judgment, the Bench asserted: “A false case has virtually pushed the appellant to penury…. We record our prima facie conclusion as to fabrication of evidence by SI Dharampal Singh of the CIA staff…. “A case of accidental death was intentionally converted by the SI into a case of murder, implicating the appellant in order to fleece him… A blood-stained stone was purposely introduced by the SI with a view to book a false case of murder against the appellant”. The Bench said it was clear that the NRI has been shabbily treated, with an eye on his money. “In our opinion, such false implication will send a wrong message to persons living permanently on foreign shores. It is high time such a trend is nipped in the bud before it snowballs into a gigantic problem”. |
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25-yr-old gangraped
Karnal, March 3 The victim alleged that her neighbour, Biro Devi, came to her house on the pretext of asking for tea leaves. She also asked the victim to come to her house. When the victim went to Biro Devi’s house, one person, identified as Pawan of Bohli village, was already there. They allegedly put a handkerchief laced with some intoxicant on her face, following which she fell unconscious. She was taken by car to Sabri village where Babloo and another person, whom she could not identify, were already there. They allegedly raped her. Later, Babloo and the unidentified accused took her to Sirsa, where she was again raped. She was then abandoned on the outskirts of Sitamai village. They threatened her with dire consequences if she narrated the incident to anyone. The victim told her family members about the incident and lodged an FIR in the Nissing police station. The police has registered a case against Biro Devi, Pawan, Babloo and the fourth accused in this connection. |
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17 injured in bus accident
Karnal, March 3 The ill-fated bus was on its way from Panipat to Assandh. “The driver failed to control the bus as the steering appeared to have got locked and the bus dashed against a tree, injuring 17 persons,” passengers said. “We are fortunate to have survived as the bus rammed against a tree along the roadside and did not fall into a ditch or collide with some speeding vehicle,” said a passenger. Three seriously injured persons, including the driver, were rushed to the trauma centre in Karnal and are stated to be out
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Jobs: CPM says women being discriminated against
Rohtak, March 3 In a press communique issued here today the party’s state secretariat recalled that it was not only for the recruitment to the posts of school lecturer alone that women had been discriminated against. But it said surprisingly no female candidate was selected for the posts of physical training instructor in the general category last year. The party said it had raised this issue through a letter to the Chief Minister on December 19, but to no avail. The party has described the claim of the Haryana Education Minister of being sensitive to women as highly ridiculous. It said the minister had herself admitted that the aggrieved female candidates had met her and complained of the discrimination meted out to them. But she failed to take any corrective action. The party has also strongly criticised the functioning of the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC), which, it said, had been flagrantly violating the Constitution. A memorandum had been submitted to the state government through the Governor on January 30, but according to the party sources, no cognisance was taken of the matter. |
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HJC chief Bishnoi hits out at Sonia on scams
He alleged that the scale of scams was unprecedented and never before had any other government at the Centre been found involved in looting so much of public money. Bishnoi also accused Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of “breaking all records” of corruption in Haryana. Claiming credit for exposing the involvement of the Hooda government in land scams, he said the rule of law existed in Haryana only on paper. He said the law and order situation had been constantly deteriorating and the state’s resources were not being distributed equitably. The HJC leader alleged that Hooda and former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala were hand in glove with each other. He said before the Congress came to power in 2005, it had given a memorandum against Chautala to the then Governor levelling charges of corruption against the INLD leader. However, after coming to power the Hooda government had not ordered any probe into those allegations. He said he was overwhelmed by the public response to his tractor tour. The yatra is scheduled to end in Delhi on March 9. |
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Yadav urges industry to employ locals
The Finance Minister assured the representatives of the CII that their suggestions for the promotion of trade and industries in the state would be considered. He said all their suggestions and demands were being forwarded to the departments concerned for seeking their opinion. The next meeting with the representatives of the CII will be held on April 22. The major suggestions submitted by the representatives include the reduction of VAT on CNG and LPG kits, setting up a VAT help centre on the pattern of excise and income tax help centres set up by the Government of India and to explore the possibility of introducing electronic payment mechanism for VAT. The CII has demanded giving high priority to the KMP expressway project and the DMIC project, expediting work on solid waste management and sewage treatment plant in the cities included under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), inclusion of more districts, such as Rewari, Bhiwani and Hisar under the JNNURM, streamlining the work under the convention centre project to be set up jointly by the Government of Haryana, Ministry of Commerce and Industries and the CII in Gurgaon, providing suitable locations to the pedestrians across all the highways in the state, and ensuring sufficient power supply to the industries. |
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Work on Yamunanagar-UT rail link soon: Selja
Yamunanagar, March 3 Criticising the ongoing mining operations upstream of the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh, she said sand mining posed a serious environmental hazard. Earlier, the minister inaugurated a Rs 84 lakh Yamuna Ghat at a function organised by the Kalesar Mahadev Math. Selja said the ghat would be developed on the lines of the Ganga Ghat in Haridwar to attract tourists. She said a large number of pilgrims visited Kapal Mochan, Aad Badri, Kalesar and Chaneti. The road network around these places would be strengthened, streetlights installed and public conveniences provided. The minister said she would ensure that there was no paucity of funds in the execution of these project.his would bring Yamunanagar on the tourist map of the country. Rajpal Bhukhri, Sadhaura MLA, Satbir Singh Mann, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bilaspur, and officers of the local administration were present on the
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4 cops booked for ‘atrocities’ on Dalit women
Panipat, March 2 The police has registered a case against the in charge of the Baholi police post, SI Balbir Singh, and three other constables, one of whom has been identified as Reena. The complainant in the theft case, Jaswinder, has also been booked. Rohtak Range IG V Kamaraj said it was unfortunate that despite clear orders from the Supreme Court that forbid the police from summoning women to police stations for investigations, the Panipat police had violated the rules. He said in view of the gravity of the situation, a probe had been ordered into the incident and strict action would be taken against anyone found guilty. Meanwhile, the cops who have been booked in the case have been asked to report at the Police Lines, pending inquiry. The Panipat police had landed itself in trouble after two Dalit women accused it of torturing them to extract information while investigating a theft case. |
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Fake ration depot holder held
Jind, March 3 The authorities have also suspended supplies to seven other depots on charges of various irregularities. The fake depot holder was caught during an inquiry conducted by the department. It is learnt that the District Food and Supply Controller checked the records and found that the photograph and signatures of the person claiming to be the owner of the depot located in Narwana town did not match with the details provided in the original papers lying with the office. The accused, identified as Mahender Pal, had allegedly submitted fake papers to run the ration depot. The accused failed to prove that he was the original owner of the depot, said the DFSC, Anita Kharab. She said a campaign was under way to check irregularities in the PDS system in the district under which officials had suspended supplies to seven depots on charges of several irregularities. |
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Man gets life term for murder
Sonepat, March 3 Of the 10 who accompanied Zile Singh during the murder, eight were sentenced to five years imprisonment and two got a prison term of three years. According to sources, as a result of an old enmity, Zile Singh along with Dhyan Singh, Surat Singh, Satish, Jagdish, Suraj Mal, Shyam Sunder, Satbir, Attar Singh, Surender and Anand allegedly attacked Pawan and his family with arms. In the attack, Pawan died and other family members were injured. |
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Coal scarcity hits power plants
Panipat, March 3 According to the website of the Central Electricity Authority, the coal stock at 1,360 MW Panipat Thermal Plant on Monday was 28,000 MT as against a daily requirement of 19,500 MT. The stock was just sufficient to last for one and half day. In Panipat, unit 2 is under maintenance, while unit 1 and 4 have had to shut down. Similarly, at 1,200 MW Khedar Thermal Plant, the stock was shown as nil. Both the units of the plant are running on the basis of daily receipt of coal. |
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Minor saved from wedlock
Sirsa, March 3 She brought the matter to the notice of the authorities and reached the banquet hall along with the police. When she reached there, many rituals had already been performed and the bridegroom from Jehangirpuri (Delhi) was about to take away his bride. “We asked the girl’s family members to show her age proof, but they were evasive in their replies. Though the girl was to appear in her Class XI examinations this year, her parents failed to show her matriculation certificate to substantiate their claims about she being a major. However, they later admitted that the girl was a little over 16 years of age,” Sadhna Mittal told The Tribune. Incidents of child marriage are rampant in this area and the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer has already stopped seven marriages since January this year. |
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Protest against toll tax barrier
Sonepat, March 3 The villagers alleged that the staff at the toll tax barrier had started harassing the villagers to pay tax for tractor-trailers and it had caused resentment among the villagers. Demanding immediate shifting of the barrier from the present site, the villagers threatened that if their demand was not accepted, they would be forced to block the road. |
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Farmers’ stir completes
200 days
Fatehabad, March 3 The farmers have been sitting on dharna against the proposed plant since August last year. The agitating farmers have lost two of their colleagues who died due to illness while sitting in biting cold. While a group of farmers is agitating against the acquisition of their land for the plant, another group has come openly in support of the project. The government had issued notification for the acquisition of 1,313 acres of land for the project. |
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43 colonies in Sirsa to be regularised: Kanda
Sirsa, March 3 The minister said over 1,000 unauthorised colonies in the state, 43 in Sirsa were being regularised to mitigate the suffering of those living in these localities and to provide impetus to development. Kanda said more than 12 fire tenders and two hydraulic platforms had been purchased for rescue operations in high-rise buildings in case of fire. The minister listened to the grievances of the people at his MDLR office here. |
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