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Industrial estates developed up to 1963 for HSIIDC
HUDA develops cold feet over launch of 2,300 plots
Vehicles loaded with cane stranded on highway
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Ex-Speaker Ram Singh dies of renal failure
Rohtak IIM to fund girls’ education
Fast held for Kaithal-Delhi train
Five more held for helping jail birds escape
Tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi
Rs 134-cr projects gathering dust
Elaborate security for Surajkund mela
Pharmacists’ online licensing from April 1
Three youths killed in accident
Three booked for fraud
Kidnapped child rescued
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Industrial estates developed up to 1963 for HSIIDC
Chandigarh, January 30 A decision to this effect was taken by the Haryana Cabinet here today . The industrial estates developed by the Industries Department and the erstwhile Colonisation Department up to 1963 included the ones at Sonepat, Nilokheri (Karnal), Narnaul, Narnaul (Mahendragarh), Narnaul, Yamunanagar, Bahadurgarh and Panipat . The industrial estate developed by the Colonisation Department (Mandi Townships) include the ones at Sirsa and Fatehabad. The conversion of industrial plots for non-industrial use in these industrial estates has been allowed subject to the condition that these industrial plots will be used only for commercial, institutional and warehousing. No conversion will be allowed for residential purpose, except in the case of Sonepat Industrial Estate as a one-time measure. The conversion rates in respect of applications received up to December 31,2010, may be charged as per the notification dated September 14, 2006, whereas the conversion rates in respect of applications received on or after January 1,2011, would be Rs.2000 per square meter in the Bahadurgarh, Sonepat and Panipat industrial estates for commercial use and Rs500 per square meter for institutional use. A sum of Rs.1600 per square meter will be charged as the conversion rate for commercial use and Rs.400 per square meter for institutional use in the Yamunanagar/Jagadhari industrial estate . A sum of Rs.500 per square meter for commercial use and Rs125 per square meter for institutional use will be charged in the Nilokheri, Narnaul, Sirsa (MT) and Fatehabad (MT) industrial estates.A sum of Rs.200 per square meter will be charged for residential use as a one-time measure in the Sonepat industrial estate. As much as 75 per cent of the conversion charges would be deposited with the respective municipal committees keeping in view their poor financial condition and the remaining 25 per cent would be deposited with the HSIIDC for partially meeting the cost of upgradation of infrastructure in these estates. The Cabinet also decided to transfer all industrial estates developed by the Industries Department to the HSIIDC to ensure up gradation and proper maintenance of infrastructure in these estates. With a view to giving relief to potato growers, the government has decided to reduce the rural development fee on potatoes from 2 per cent to 1 per cent with effect from December 22, 2011 till March 31, 2012.
Budget session from February 23 Chandigarh, January 30 |
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HUDA develops cold feet over launch of 2,300 plots
Chandigarh, January 30 Almost two months after HUDA had worked out the “modalities” for the allotment of the plots, ranging from four marlas to one kanal, in the already existing sectors in five urbans estates -- Panchkula, Sonepat, Bahadurgarh, Faridabad and Panipat -- there is no trace of the residential scheme. The plots, which were to be offered by HUDA, were the “balance plots” in the already developed sectors in the urban estates and could not be allotted to the general public for a variety of reasons. Since infrastructural facilities already existed in these sectors, these plots are much sought after by the investors and end-users and command high premium in the real estate market. The pricing of the HUDA plots was much less than the market value of the property. In fact, HUDA had worked out the details of the plots to be allotted in different cities. The maximum number of plots (about 927) were to be offered in the largest city of the state, Faridabad, followed by approximately 635 plots in the fast-growing township of Panchkula. As many as 382 plots were to be floated for allotment in Bahadurgarh. There were 278 and 88 plots available for allotment in Panipat and Sonepat, respectively. Sources said the “technical details” regarding the launching of the residential plots scheme, including pricing, number of plots and other aspects relating to the allotments were yet to be finalised at the top level. Now, residential plots are likely to be offered for allotment in the next financial year, the sources said. The ongoing recession in the real estate market can be one of the reasons for the delayed launch of the schemes in the five cities. |
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Vehicles loaded with cane stranded on highway
Rohtak, January 30 While the farmers alleged hiccups and frequent disruptions in the functioning of the sugar mill set up about two years ago, it is claimed that due to breakdowns, the intake and the crushing capacity had got reduced leading to a delay in the purchase of the sugarcane. “We have been waiting for our turn for the past over 12 hours but it appears that the delay may get longer, said Ram
Phal, Jai Veer and Rajvir, hailing from Dohar village. The authorities failed to provide any facility to the farmers who were stranded on the main road,” they said. The functioning of the sugar mill had failed to come up to their expectations due to various problems, said Naseeb and Manjit Singh of Mokhra village. The traffic blockade on this road
(Rohtak-Bhiwani) had been common due to the waiting period. Hundreds of vehicles, including tractor-trolleys and trucks carrying sugarcane, had got stranded since last evening, they added. However, the managing director of the Cooperative Sugar Mill, Bir Singh, said the functioning of the sugar mill was smooth though there had been some hiccups due to maintenance of the machinery. Denying the allegation of disposing of the cane juice in a nearby drain, he said it was only the waste products that were disposed of by the mill. The mill, he said, had crushed over 16.25 lakh quintals of sugarcane to produce about 1.20 lakh quintals of sugar so far. The target was to produce about four lakh quintals of sugar by crushing around 50 lakh quintals of cane this season against total crushing of 22 lakh quintals of cane last year. He said the traffic chaos outside the mill was due to some misunderstanding between the farmers and truckers who had been given separate hours for unloading the cane at the mill. The mill has also generated and sold power worth about Rs 4 crore till now, he added. |
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Ex-Speaker Ram Singh dies of renal failure
His mortal remains will be cremated at his farmhouse at nearby Hussainpur village tomorrow at 11 a.m. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will attend the funeral. Col Rama Singh , who was commissioned in the Army on June 20, 1944, served in Arakan Burma ( 1944-45), Malaya (1945-46), Jammu and Kashmir ( 1947-48), Chinese aggression ( 1962) and the Indo- Pak war (1965). He plunged into politics after retiring from the Army on November 18, 1968 and was elected MLA from Rewari as a Janata Party candidate in May, 1977. He was again elected MLA from Rewari in 1982. He remained Education Minister, Speaker and Transport Minister in Haryana from 1977 to 1987. He was elected to Parliament as a Congress candidate from Mahendragarh in 1991 and was made Union Minister of State for Rural Development in July, 1992. He was elected MP again on the BJP ticket in 1996. He was the founder and chief patron of the Rezang La Shauriya Samiti, a prominent voluntary organization of ex-servicemen and civilians. |
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Rohtak IIM to fund girls’ education
Rohtak, January 30 Announcing this, a spokesperson for the institute said that in its quest to become a socially responsible centre of excellence, the IIM would be taking the sex ratio issue head-on. The institute would soon organise a marathon in the city on the theme, “India for Girl Child” in February. It launched the campaign formally during the Republic Day celebrations on January 26. “Circumventing resource constraints, the students of the institute have created a sustainable mechanism to fund the education of needy girls in the Rohtak region,” he claimed. They have facilitated an arrangement between a few corporate houses and auto drivers that will serve both. The corporate houses will fund the education of the girl children of the auto drivers in return for using the auto- rickshaws as a medium of advertisement and publicity. The details of the initiative would be made public soon, he added. He said the IIM, Rohtak, in its two years’ existence, has been involved extensively and actively in various social welfare initiatives through its social development cell, founded and run by its students. By applying their knowledge of management and collective intelligence, the students have partnered with organisations like Etasha Society, I-Care, India Earth NGO, Srishti Gyaan Kendra, Ch Lakhi Ram Anathalaya and Jan Seva Sansthaan to tackle social issues ranging from education to environment. The marathon will underscore the institute’s commitment to address pressing social issues innovatively. The run symbolises the long journey that a girl child has to make in her life. The institute was in the process of holding parleys with the Sun Foundation to introduce a scholarship programme for girl children. |
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Fast held for Kaithal-Delhi train
Kaithal, January 30 He said during the past years many memorandums had been sent to the railway ministers and other officials but to no avail. Gupta said all necessary infrastructure for this service was available as the existing railway track between Narwana-Kurukshatra via Kaithal could be used for running trains. Besides this there was no need to start any new train but some trains running from Punjab to Delhi via Narwana-Jind route could be diverted to Kaithal for their onward journey via Kurukshetra to Delhi and similarly trains coming back from Delhi could be diverted via Kaithal for their onward journey to Narwana and other Punjab towns and Rajasthan. He said thus Kaithal could be linked to Delhi, which would facilitate railway passengers of this area to avail train facility for important destination in the country. Samiti’s secretary Jagroop Dhull said if the railways failed to meet this demand in the coming rail budget they would intensify their agitation and launch ‘rail roko’ agitation and no trains would be allowed to pass via Kaithal from April 1 onwards. They have also urged the local MP Naveen Jindal, Rajya Sabha member Ishwar Singh and local MLA and Haryana minister and Randeep Singh Surjewala to take up this issue with the Prime minister and the Railway Minister. |
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Five more held for helping jail birds escape
Sonepat, January 30 Talking to mediapersons here today, the DSP, Surender Singh, said the number of arrests of the conspirators in this jailbreak incident had gone up to 11. The police had got clues about the escaped criminals, he said and claimed that they would be arrested soon. He also said that after scaling the boundary wall, the criminals used a tractor-trolley arranged by Vijender, alias Ghushu, to escape from the high alert sounded by the police. “Five of them had escaped in UP and the other three at different places and the police has got information about their whereabouts,” he added. In reply to a question about the role of the three jail officials who were arrested soon after the jailbreak and were in judicial custody, the DSP said that so far their connivance with the criminals in escaping from the jail had not been proved in the inquiry. |
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Tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi
Hisar, January 30 Congress activists garlanded the statute of the Father of the Nation at Gandhi Chowk here this morning. A meeting was held at the Congress Bhawan here to pay tributes to the Mahatma. KURUKSHETRA: The district administration organised a condolence meeting in front of the mini-secretariat here on Monday in the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the freedom struggle. Deputy Commissioner Mandip Singh Brar, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sumedha Kataria and City Magistrate Ashok Bansal, among others, paid tributes to the martyrs by observing a two-minute silence. KAITHAL: Rich tributes were paid to the Father of the Nation here on Monday. At a function held in the mini- secretariat here, Deputy Commissioner A Mona Sreeniwas, SP Simardeep Singh, ADC Dinesh Singh Yadav, SDM Hawa Singh and other officials paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi. A two-minute silence was observed on the occasion. In another function held in the local Congress Bhawan, Congress workers paid tributes to Gandhi. |
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Rs 134-cr projects gathering dust
Sirsa, January 30 Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had announced all these projects on December 25, 2010, during a rally here . However, work has not yet begun on any of these projects so far. Owing to the indifference of the authorities concerned , the condition of roads in Sirsa and other parts of the district is pitiable. Even main roads like the Sirsa-Ellenabad and Sirsa-Chopta roads are in bad shape. These delays had earned Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s ire during his recent visit to Sirsa. Rai Singh, Executive Engineer of PWD (B&R), said the delays had been caused at various levels. He said the administrative approval for the bypass was still awaited. Similarly, other projects were also awaiting completion of designs or some other formalties. Meanwhile, the department has received nearly Rs 1 crore for the construction of Begu road. |
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Science conclave at Hisar
Hisar, January 30 The chief guest, Dr K. Kasturirangan, a member of the Planning Commission and noted space scientist, said basic sciences offered young students myriad career opportunities which would help them come up with innovative ideas for social uplift in the country. He said a developing economy like India faced serious challenges and it was up to the future scientists to take up these challenges and help their nation become a world player. The noted scientist said it was necessary to sensitise budding scientists towards exciting frontiers of science so that they could choose their careers at an early stage. He was of the view that imagination was more important than knowledge as it helped spur scientists to innovate. He gave the students a broad perspective of the Indian space programme. Randeep Singh Surjewala, Minister for Science, Technology and Electronics & Information Technology, Haryana, said the state government was committed to promoting quality education in general and science education in particular. This commitment reflected in the government’s decision to set up many new universities in Haryana. Agriculture Minister Paramveer Singh said the presence of eminent scientists like Dr Kasturirangan would help motivate young students. He said more such interactions with scientists would surely encourage school students to take up basic sciences as a career. Around 1000 students from various schools of the district attended the conclave. |
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Elaborate security for Surajkund mela
Surajkund (Faridabad), January 30 The mela will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. Chief Ministers of Haryana and Assam and the Union Minister for Tourism will be present on the occasion. Assam is the “theme” state for this year’s mela. Official sources said 800 personnel, including a “platoon” of commandos of the Haryana Police, had been requisitioned from outside Faridabad to beef up the security apparatus. Eight pickets and ‘machaans’ have been erected at the mela ground. Personnel from police training centres and several districts, including two Additional Superintendents of Police and a DSP, will be roped in. |
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Pharmacists’ online licensing from April 1
Hisar, January 30 He said after the introduction of the online licensing and renewal system, pharmacists would no longer have to wait to get their licences. Senior officials of the Drug Control Department apprised pharmacists of the legal requirements regarding maintenance of records. More than 900 pharmacists participated in the conference. |
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Three youths killed in accident
Jind, January 30 The victims riding a motorcycle were hit by a speeding vehicle coming from the opposite direction near the Brahmanwas crossing on the highway connecting Jind with Rohtak around 5.30 pm today. Identified as Rajesh (28), Azad (27) and Sheelu, the victims died on the spot. Rajesh belonged to Gatauli village while Azad and Sheelu were residents of Buddhakhera and Julana villages, respectively. The vehicle speeded on before anyone could rush for the help of the victims, said the police. The police shifted the bodies for a post-mortem examination at the local Civil Hospital. The youths were coming towards Julana from Lakhanmajra town when they were hit by the vehicle. The relatives of the victims have been informed, said the officials concerned. |
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Three booked for fraud
Faridabad, January 30 Angered over the development they opened fire. When given chase by the residents they crossed over to Delhi after firing four more rounds on them. A case has been
registered. — TNS |
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Kidnapped child rescued
Faridabad, January 30 The child was kidnapped on January 21. The kidnappers demanded Rs 1 crore from the family for his release. He was rescued last night from a rented house in Sector 55 where he was kept in detention. The two culprits were arrested from the place. The police suspects two more persons to be involved in the case. |
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