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Five of a family found murdered
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No dearth of Bt cottonseed: Dept
high court
Molestation Bid
Rs 4.60 lakh looted
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Five of a family found murdered
Yamunanagar, April 16 According to police sources, Sat Pal’s brother Gopal, who resides in the neighbourhood, got suspicious when nobody from Sat Pal’s family came out of the house in the morning. He, along with some neighbours, knocked at the doors, but there was no response. They then entered the house after scaling the adjoining wall and found five members of the family murdered. All of them had serious head injuries, the sources added. Gopal informed the police, following which senior officers of the police and the administration reached the spot. A team of forensic experts also arrived at the scene along with sniffer dogs. The sources said nothing seemed to have been stolen from the house. The assailants are believed to have gained entry into the house after scaling the walls of the adhoining house. The victims have been identified as Sat Pal (47), his wife Veena (45), sons Mukesh (25) and Rinku (23) and daughter-in-law Suman (23). Talking to The Tribune, Superintendent of Police Nitesh Jain said the victims were murdered with sharp-edged weapons. The police has registered a case at the Farakpur police station in this connection. The bodies have been sent for postmortem. No arrest has been made so far. The police is investigating the matter from various angles, including personal enmity. |
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Married woman commits suicide
Karnal, April 16 Namita, hailing from Delhi, got married to advocate Harish Kataria about one and a half years ago. The family members of Namita alleged that she was being harassed for dowry and forced to commit suicide. The police booked Harish Kataria, his father, sister and another person Raju on the complaint of Madan Khanna, uncle of the deceased. The parents and family members of Namita immediately rushed to Karnal from Delhi on receiving information. They reached the Civil Hospital here, where the body was brought for a postmortem. The postmortem got delayed as heated arguments took place between the family members of Namita and her in-laws and. The police intervened and pacified the bereaved family members. The suicide note recovered from the room, purportedly to be written by Namita, said she was ending her life as she was upset with the illness of her four-month-old daughter. The police said the authenticity of the suicide note would be verified and proper investigations would be held into the matter. Denying the dowry allegations, Namita’s in-laws said she was disturbed over the illness of her daughter.
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No dearth of Bt cottonseed: Dept
Sirsa, April 16 Sirsa and Fatehabad are the two biggest producers of cotton and with their estimated area under cultivation of cotton at 2.20 lakh and 1 lakh hectares, respectively, they count for more than half of Haryana’s total land under cotton. Irate farmers have been holding demonstrations almost daily ever since the sale of Bt cottonseed started earlier this month and the situation has come to such a pass that sales at most of the outlets are being made under police protection. The Joint Director (Cotton), Agriculture Department, Haryana, Ravi Punia, today claimed that there was no dearth of Bt cottonseed in Haryana and maintained that the problem had arisen because most farmers wanted to purchase one or two particular brands of seeds. “The total consumption of Bt seeds was 23.50 lakh packets for 4.92 hectares of land that was under cultivation of cotton last year. This year, the estimates suggest the sowing of 6 lakh hectares, which will require about 30 lakh packets. However, we have more than 36 lakh packets of Bt cottonseed available at our disposal,” said Punia. He said the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Union Environment Ministry had recommended 116 varieties for North India, of which 28 varieties had been approved in Haryana. He said the problem was that most of the farmers have been running after some varieties of Shriram Bioseeds and Rasi Seeds, while other varieties, which, he claimed, were equally good, were lying sparsely sold with dealers. Punia maintained that it was never advisable for farmers to put their whole stake on one particular variety and they should instead sow different varieties. |
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high court
Chandigarh, April 16 Taking judicial cognisance of the problems faced by residents putting up in different cities and towns of the state, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear to the authorities that they need to initiate appropriate remedial measures. The directions came on a bunch of six public interest litigations underscoring “multifarious problems” faced by Bhiwani residents. Acting on the petitions filed by Puneet Masta and other petitioners, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia asserted: “This group of writ petitions has been filed seeking directions from the court for a solution to the multifarious problems faced by residents of the town of Bhiwani in the state of Haryana. “The problems highlighted are with regard to the water supply, sewerage, traffic conditions, construction of bypass roads, re-carpeting of roads, problems caused by stray animals on public streets and such other related problems.” The Bench asserted: A status report filed in the court indicates that some steps have been taken, though the extent and the stage thereof may not satisfy the petitioners. “However, the court must not lose sight of the fact that almost in all towns of the state of Haryana similar problems may exist and it is for the government to decide as to how the available resources are to be utilised and expended on such problems, in order of priority. “Piecemeal directions to rectify the defects in a particular town and that too within a time frame will not be correct. We, therefore, decline to pass any such order in the present cases. “However, the appropriate authorities of the state government would be expected to redress the grievances highlighted in the writ petitions by adoption of such appropriate measures as may be called for keeping in view the priorities and commitments already made”. Disposing of the petition, the Bench concluded: “In the event, after passing of this order, the petitioners are still of the view that no significant progress has been made to redress their grievances, it will be open for them to draw the attention of the court to any such inaction or apathy on the part of the state government”. |
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Miss India Kanishtha does Jhajjar proud
Jhajjar, April 16 Kanishtha, who is a student of HR College in Mumbai, has earlier clinched many titles in the event. It is for the first time when a girl from Haryana has succeeded to win this prestigious title. Belonging to an Army family, Kanishtha’s father Raj Singh Dhankar is an officer in the Indian Navy while her grandfather, Matu Ram Dhankar, is retired Commander from the armed forces. Kanishta’s mother, Kusum Dhankar, is a lecturer in Delhi whereas grandmother Chawli Devi has remained sarpanch of Kasni village. Kanishtha’s grandparents, who have been living in the village here, are elated over the success of their granddaughter and thank the Almighty for realising her dreams. “Winning the Miss India title was her dream. She told us about it over two months ago when she came to the village along with her parents. At that time, she had also put a proposal before her parents for getting special training to take part in the Miss India contest,” said Matu Ram Dhankar, while interacting with mediapersons at his house. He said it was a matter of immense pleasure not only for residents of Kasni village and Jhajjar district but also for the entire state. He added that their granddaughter had proved that Haryanvi daughters were not behind any one. Being concerned over the declining sex ratio in Haryana, Matu Ram opined that the achievement of his granddaughter would indeed prove instrumental in bringing a significant change in the mindset of Haryanvis in the matter of gender
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Molestation Bid
Hisar, April 16 They were offered juice by a local social activist, Nand Kishore Goenka. They said they broke their fast in view of the death of a villager and would now resume the agitation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi shortly. On April 7, a Jat youth, Kuldeep, his brother Inder Singh and the latter’s wife forcibly entered the house of Phul Kumar and tried to molest his wife. The family members of Phul Kumar caught hold of Kuldeep and manhandled him. He was seriously injured and handed over to the police. He died on the way while being taken to a hospital by policemen. The police had registered a case of murder against 12 persons. Ten of them have been arrested. |
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Rs 4.60 lakh looted
Kaithal, April 16 The incident occurred when an employee of Aruna Filling Station, Ambala Road, was carrying cash on a scooter to be deposited in an HDFC Bank branch situated nearby. His scooter was hit by two motorcycle-borne youths. As he fell down, the miscreants tried to snatch the cash bag from the employee, who reportedly resisted their attempt. The robbers then brandished a pistol and took away the cash. Police officials, including SP Simardeep Singh, inspected the site of the crime. |
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