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Major breach in Fatehabad
SC orders stay on HUDA scheme
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Jats refuse to budge
Chief Minister Hooda makes fresh appeal to end agitation Hisar, March 21 Jats seeking reservation in government jobs have decided to continue their agitation. A meeting of the Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti leaders was held at Ramayan village, near here, this evening which decided to continue blocking rail tracks in the district.
Amarinder meets dera chief
Father, youth drowned as car falls into canal
Man gets life term for raping daughter
Lovers commit suicide
Holi brawl claims youth’s life
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Major breach in Fatehabad
Fatehabad, March 21 Chhotu Ram, a farmer, claimed that standing crops in over 400 acres had been almost totally destroyed. He said though the water had receded, the crops remained covered with sludge. Chhotu Ram said the breach had occurred due to poor maintenance by the irrigation authorities. He demanded demanded urgent dewatering of fields and compensation to the affected farmers. The irrigation authorities are working round the clock to plug the 250 ft-wide breach, which is proving to be a Herculean task. “We have deployed six JCB machines, 25-30 tractor-trailers and a large number of labourers to plug the leak. We hope to block the leakage by tomorrow evening,” said Satish Ginawa, XEN, Irrigation, Fatehabad. Ginawa said his department had acted swiftly, stopping any further supply of water from the Kajalheri head. “There were 600 cusecs of water in the Kishangarh sub-branch, which is otherwise closed during this period. The department has diverted 50 cusecs of additional water to the Sidhmukh branch and 181 cusecs to the Kheri distributory from the Bighar head to slow down the water flow in the Fatehabad branch,” Ginawa said. He said the authorities suspected mischief behind the breach and had lodged a complaint with the police. The XEN maintained that the left embankment of the branch was very strong and a breach could not have occurred without mischief. |
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SC orders stay on HUDA scheme
New Delhi, March 21 A Bench comprising Justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly issued notices to HUDA and the Deputy Commissioner and tehsildar of Rohtak on a contempt petition filed by Haryana Roadways Cooperative House Building Society Limited, Rohtak, through its counsel Rishi Malhotra. The society contended that HUDA had advertised the scheme in newspapers in utter disregard of the status quo order passed by the Supreme Court on May 24, 2010. According to the society, HUDA had in April 1998 purchased land measuring 16 kanals in Pada village in Rohtak district and used it for allotting plots to its 168 members. The mutation was done on June 5, 1999. However, the Rohtak administration acquired this land on December 30, 2002 for developing a commercial area in Sector 6, ignoring the objections filed by the society and its members. Subsequently, the state administration returned 600 of the 800 acres of the acquired land belonging to influential persons, but rejected the pleas of the society and its members. In its May 24, 2010 order passed on an earlier petition filed by the society, the SC had directed status quo, clarifying that “this would necessarily mean that the petitioners and the respondents shall not alienate the land/property to any other person.” HUDA contended that the scheme did not cover the land acquired by the society. Nevertheless, the society maintained that the status quo order was meant for the entire chunk of land acquired by HUDA in Rohtak. The society stated in the contempt petition that HUDA had “deliberately and with mala fide intent misconstrued and misinterpreted the orders” of the apex court to “over-reach the categorical directions of status quo.” |
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Jats refuse to budge
Hisar, March 21 The meeting criticised the Centre and the Haryana Government for failing to accept their demand and “resorting to delaying tactics”. Earlier, the authorities met the Jat leaders at Ramayan. The administration has summoned RAF companies to deal with any eventuality. Personnel of the RAF staged a flag march in the town last night. Chief Minister BS Hooda today appealed to the Jats yet again to end their stir as the “Centre is already considering my letter on the issue.” The decision was taken at a meeting of the representatives of Dahiya, Malik, Joon and Saroha khaps under the banner of the All-India Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti. The district president of the samiti, Mahender Singh Mor, said the dharna would continue till their demand for OBC status to the Jats was not accepted. The next line of action would be decided at a meeting in Sonepat on March 27. Meanwhile, the district police has taken all precautionary measures, including requisition of the paramilitary forces and patrolling of the sensitive areas to tackle any law and order situation. |
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Conserve water, Hooda to farmers
Hisar, March 21 Hooda said the future of the planet depended on availability of water, but water was becoming an increasingly scarce natural resource the world over. The world was waking up to the problem and it was time the Indian farming community and farm scientists followed suit before it was too late. He said drip irrigation was one solution to conserve water and more new technologies suited to different regions needed to be evolved expeditiously. The Chief Minister said a second Green Revolution was also required for India to be able to feed its teeming billions. Organic farming without the use of insecticides and pesticides should be encouraged. He said to make farmers prosperous, the MRP of crops needed to be calculated by adding 50 per cent profit margin to their actual cost. Hooda called upon farmers not to remain stuck on two crops in a year. Diversification according to location of holdings must be done to boost incomes. Agriculture in India had still lots of potential provided farmers were trained to do so by farm scientists. The Chief Minister inspected the university’s research farm. He complimented the scientists for developing many new promising varieties. He visited the stalls put up by various companies and gave away prizes to farmers. He also tried his hands at a tractor much to the amusement of visiting farmers and farm scientists. He said farming was his first love since childhood. |
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Amarinder meets dera chief
Sirsa, March 21 The Congress leader was closeted with the dera head for about an hour. The meeting is being linked with the impending elections in Punjab. Dera Sacha Sauda wields considerable influence in Punjab, particularly in the Malwa belt, where its followers have a decisive presence in several assembly constituencies. The dera has its political wing that announces support to individuals or parties contesting the elections. |
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Father, youth drowned as car falls into canal
Jind, March 21 According to the police, the victims identified as Prem (55) and his son Om Prakash (20), residents of the local Chhotu Ram Colony, had gone to the banks of the Sirsa-Hansi branch canal for a morning walk today. They were also accompanied by Sandip and Gulshan, cousins of Om Prakash. While they parked their car near the canal and decided to take a stroll, it is reported that Om Prakash asked his father, who did not know how to drive, to try driving the car. However, according to a report lodged with the police, the car started with a jerk and ran into the canal. Prem was on the driving seat while Om Prakash was sitting by his side. Listening to the sound, Sandip and Gulshan rushed to the spot, but before they could raise the alarm and seek help of the locals and the police, the duo had drowned. The bodies and the vehicle were pulled out with the help of a crane about an hour later. Om Prakash was a student of BTech at an engineering college in Faridabad and had come here on the occasion of Holi. |
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Man gets life term for raping daughter
Karnal, March 21 He said the accused could be considered for release on the basis of good conduct only after 20 years of imprisonment. In her complaint lodged on November 7, 2010, 14-year-old daughter of Arun Kumar, a resident of Sandher village in Bhutana, had said that after her mother’s death, her father had been molesting repeatedly. She said she was raped and beaten up on November 2, 2010, when her brother was not at home. Her father again tried to molest her on November 5 but was rescued by her paternal uncle and aunt. Public prosecutor Babu Ram Dhaiya said there were as many as 11 witnesses in the case. |
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Lovers commit suicide
Sirsa, March 21 Family members of the two cremated them in the village cremation ground without informing the police. The youth, according to village sources, was a student of a polytechnic, while the girl lived in Bajekan with her maternal grandparents. The two, according to sources, were dating each other for the past two years and wanted to marry. However, their kin were opposed to their relationship. The boy reportedly consumed celphos in the morning and died at a private hospital. As the family members were taking his body for cremation in the afternoon, the girl too consumed poison at her residence. She died soon after and was cremated late in the evening yesterday. The family members of the two have been telling villagers that the two died due to sudden deterioration of health. The police maintained that it had no information about the deaths. |
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Holi brawl claims youth’s life
Karnal, March 21 A group of Holi revellers armed with sharp-edged weapons attacked the other group when they stopped them from applying colour on them. Mohan Lal, who sustained serious injuries, died on the way to a hospital while a finger of Roop Lal was chopped and Kripal sustained grievous injuries. Irate family members of Mohan Lal gheraoed the Sadar Bazaar police station along with the body and later held a protest demonstration at Committee Chowk leading to blockade of the road. SHO Gorakh Pal Rana pacified the protesters and assured that prompt action would be taken against the accused. A case was registered on the complaint of Sonu, brother of the deceased, against seven persons, including Lovely, Mitra, Ashok Kumar, Chiman, Deepak and Rikku .
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