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Jats reject 10% quota, vow to block entry points to Delhi
Varsities not to open off-campus centres
Govt to promote solar energy
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Forum to deal with power consumers’ grievances
SPAT gets under way on Dec 20
War
against medical intoxicants
BAMS students protest over exam centre, datesheet
SDM holds night camp in
Guldera village
Fresh survey to decide ownership of disputed land
Aadhaar enumeration begins in Sirsa
Plea to shift Apna Ghar inmates
Search on for more bodies
2 more arrested in Gurgaon hospital shooting case
5 caught personating examinees
2 teachers held for making obscene calls to girl
Sex racket: Six held in Rohtak
One killed as car hits motorcycle
Woman booked for bid to snatch jewellery
4 criminals held in Hisar
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Jats reject 10% quota, vow to block entry points to Delhi
Jind, December 13 Describing it as unacceptable, the samiti said it would go ahead with its plan of blocking the entry points to the national capital of Delhi from December 16, in case the demand of 27 per cent quota was not accepted by the government. This was announced at a press conference here this morning by Jat leaders, including samiti president Nafe Singh Nain, Kuldeep Singh Dhanda and its spokesperson Sube Singh. They said the reports that the state Cabinet had accepted the report submitted by the Haryana Backward Classes Commission recommending 10 per cent reservation for five special backward classes, including Jats, was like cheating with the community as the 10 per cent reservation would get divided among the five castes. They said the Jats would come out on the roads from December 16 and block all entry points to Delhi from Haryana as a protest against the non-fulfilment of their demand. They claimed that since the apex court had put a bar on reservation above 50 per cent by and the state had already used the quota up to 47 per cent, it would not be possible for the government to provide the 10 per cent additional quota. They said that as the Jats constitute 27 per cent of the population in the state, they deserved 27 per cent reservation in the jobs and nothing less was acceptable to them. “The government could not absolve itself of its duty by just announcing a move that was impractical and should not take the demand lightly as the community was in the mood to a fight to finish,” said Sube Singh.
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Varsities not to open off-campus centres
Chandigarh, December 13 Stating this here today, a spokesman of the Haryana Education Department said the Acts of the state universities, namely Kurukshetra University, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, and Bhagat Phool Singh Women University, Khanpur Kalan, have been amended vide notification dated October 10. Under the amended Acts, the universities shall not operate or open any off-campus centre and study centre either by itself or through any franchise or agency. However, he made it clear that the amendment in the Acts of the state universities did not affect distance education in any way as distance education is an integral part of the higher education set-up. |
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Govt to promote solar energy
Chandigarh, December 13 A spokesman said here today HAREDA would provide 40 per cent of the project cost as financial assistance on installation of off-grid solar power plants, centralised off-grid solar power plant with LED streetlights for community lighting, besides 30 per cent central financial assistance from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. HAREDA would promote the installation of off-grid solar power plants with aggregate capacity of 1100 KW during the current financial year. The solar power plant of 5 KW and above capacities up to 100 KW with battery bank or without battery bank would be installed in government buildings, semi- government institutions or schools, universities, police stations and working women hostels for their captive use. He said centralised off-grid solar power plants from 5 KW to 100 KW having battery bank with LED streetlights for community lighting would also be installed in government buildings, government or semi-government institutions or schools, universities, civil aerodromes, hospitals, police stations, working women hostels, grams panchayats and municipal committees and councils. Moreover, the standalone LED- based solar streetlights for community lighting would also be provided in government or semi-government institutes or schools, HUDA community centres and group housing societies in Faridabad, which is being developed as a solar city. The spokesman said proposals had been invited from eligible beneficiaries by January 31, 2013. After the sanction of central financial assistance from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, these projects would be implemented in the state.
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Forum to deal with power consumers’ grievances
Hisar, December 13 A spokesperson of DHBVN said here today that sittings of the forum would be held in Operation Circle Hisar on the second Wednesday of each month. In Sirsa, the sitting would be held on the first Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November. The forum would sit in Gurgaon on the third Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December, in Bhiwani on the third Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November and in Rewari on the first Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December. In Narnaul on fourth Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November and in Operation Circle Faridabad the forum will hold its sittings on the fourth Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December. In case of a holiday on these days, the sitting of the forum would be held on the next working day, said the DHBVN spokesperson. He said the forum would take all grievances/complaints of consumers like billing problem, voltage complaints, problems in metering etc.
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SPAT gets under way on Dec 20
Chandigarh, December 13 A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting held here today. It was also decided to ensure the participation of every student in the SPAT. The second phase would be organised at the block level at Rajiv Gandhi rural sports complexes of the state between January 28 and February 6. The third phase would be organised between February 10 and 15 at the district headquarters. Under the SPAT, 5,000 players would be given monthly scholarships of Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000. |
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War against medical intoxicants Pradeep Sharma Tribune News Service
Chandigarh,December 13 Sources said 277 samples were taken from 103 shops . While 45 shops were sealed for violating various provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940, FIRS were lodged in seven cases. Hisar zone topped the list with 33 shops being raided and 108 samples taken. While 24 shops were sealed, 25 persons lost their licences. Besides, nine licences were suspended and FIRs were registered in six cases. Gurgaon had the minimum cases with just one shop raided whose licence was cancelled. In Faridabad zone, 20 shops were raided and 28 samples taken. Out of these, only three shops were sealed and two licences were cancalled. One licence was suspended. In Ambala zone, the FDA raided eight shops, took 17 samples and sealed three shops and registered an FIR in one case. Two licences were cancelled and one licence was suspended. Karnal zone accounted for raids on 17 shops of which five were sealed. As many as 50 samples were taken. The department cancelled three licences and suspended the licences of 11 others in this zone. As many as 11 shops were raided in Rohtak zone and 26 samples were taken. While eight shops were sealed in this zone, 10 licences were cancelled. One licence was cancelled in this zone. In Kurukshetra Zone, 13 shops were raided and 48 samples taken.The department cancelled 10 licences and suspended the licence of a chemist.
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BAMS students protest over exam centre, datesheet
Rohtak, December 13 Five ayurvedic (BAMS) colleges across the state are affiliated to this university which is the only health university in Haryana. “A delegation of around 91 students hailing from Ch Devi Lal College of Ayurveda, Jagadhari, met the authorities concerned to seek setting up of an examination centre at the college premises instead of the centre announced at Shri Krishna Government Ayurvedic College, Kurukshetra, as it would be inconvenient for around 100 students enrolled at the college in Jagadhari to appear in the exams,” said Nishant, a student of the final year course. He said no preparatory time had been provided for the papers to be held on January 9, 10 and 11. Sudhir Bhargava, another student, said the students enrolled in Jagadhari would have to travel at least 130 km daily to Kurukshetra to appear in the papers which would start around 8 am. The students who could not meet the VC, Dr. S.S.Sangwan, as he was out of station, submitted the memorandum to the Controller of Examination (COE), Dr Sanjay Kumar.
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SDM holds night camp in
Guldera village
Pehowa (Kurushetra), December 13 Officials of the district, including subdivisional magistrate Kamal Preet Kaur, redressed the problems of the villagers. Kaur told the villagers that the aim of the programme was to enhance the implementation of welfare schemes by bridging the gap between the people and the administration. Deputy commissioner Mandeep Brar will organise the next night stay programme on December 17 at Santokpura village under Thanesar subdivision. |
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Fresh survey to decide ownership of disputed land
Sonepat, December 13 The decision was taken at a meeting held in Rai yesterday between revenue and police officers of the districts in the presence of the Rai (Sonepat) MLA Jai Tirth, Barot (Baghpat) MLA Lokesh Dixit and farmers of the villages from both districts. After deliberating on the revenue records, claims and counter-claims of the farmers from both sides, it was decided that a fresh survey of the disputed land would be carried out from January 1 to February 28 next year by the revenue officials of both the districts. Till the possession of the land was given to the farmers after the survey, a status quo would be maintained on the disputed land as per the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued earlier and there would be neither any mining nor sale of the disputed land. Rai Jai Tirth said after the completion of the survey by February 28, ‘sazra’ papers would be completed by March 21 and the process for giving physical possession of the land would be started in April beginning. The meeting was necessitated after an armed clash was feared between the farmers of Jajal villages in Sonepat district and Niwara in Baghpat over the disputed land in the Yamuna area a week earlier. |
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Aadhaar enumeration begins in Sirsa
Sirsa, December 13 Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan, wife Sangeetha and the parents were among the firsts to be photographed for the Aadhaar cards at Bal Bhawan in Sirsa town. Ganesan said all residents above the age of five would get their Aadhaar cards. The applicant would have to fill in a form and submit his/her identity proof to the officials issuing these cards. Ganesan said the Aadhaar card was an important document for every citizen as benefits under all government schemes, including subsidies, would be given through these cards. |
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Plea to shift Apna Ghar inmates
Chandigarh, December 13 He has also asked for a judicial probe and court-monitored investigation into the case. In his application, Bains suggested Snehalaya in Chandigarh for the purpose. Giving reasons for his prayer, Bains said some of the children had died while some others had gone missing under mysterious circumstances. The High Court has already issued notice on Bains’ application seeking initiation of contempt proceedings in the matter.
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Search on for more bodies
Faridabad, December 13 Amit Kumar, SHO, said the operation was expected to be completed by tomorrow, the possibility of any more dead bodies in the wreckage was bleak. No arrest has been made in the case. Naresh Narwal, Additional Labour Commissioner, NCR, visited the site of tragedy this evening along with a team of officials. The Faridabad District Legal Service Authority has assured free legal aid to the victims’ family members.
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7 years after crime, double murder accused held
Gurgaon, December 13 Ajay, a resident of Rathiwas Thethar village in Gurgaon who was accused of a double murder in 2005 and had a reward of Rs 10,000 to his name, had fled to Chandigarh where he had taken a house on rent. He was living in Chandigarh with his wife and children and working at a local computer shop as a salesman. Following a tip-off about Ajay, a police team led by inspector Rajendra Singh Dalal left for city and arrested the accused from Putela Computer, Kingdom Office, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Ajay had allegedly killed two persons of rival group during Sarpanch elections. According to the compalint lodged in 2005 , Ajay along with his family members had allegedly murdered former sarpanch’s son Parmod and his relative Bhagirath at a wedding. A city court had convicted 14 persons with Ajay and sentenced them to life inprisonment but Ajay managed to flee even as 23 persons were arrested under Sections 107 and151 of the CrPC.
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2 more arrested in Gurgaon hospital shooting case
Gurgaon, December 13 While the key accused Basant Raghav, alias Fauji, is still at large along with his brothers and co-accused Mohan and Ramavtar, five others identified as Manoj Pradhan, Manjeet Raghav, Kalu, alias Lakhan, Dinesh and Raju, were arrested for allegedly firing in the intensive care unit of the hospital on Khandsa Road at a father son-duo, claiming the son’s life. All five were presented in the court of Judicial Magistrate (First class) Ashok Mann, who remanded them to two days' police custody. "While Dinesh and Raju were arrested from Khandsa village, Manjeet and Kalu from Kanina of Rewari district Manoj was caught from Rohtak," said Narender Kumar, chief of Kherki Daula police station. More than eight men had opened fire at Satbir Singh Raghav, a transporter, and his son Joginder, alias Jony, in the hospital here.
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5 caught personating examinees
Sonepat, December 13 Examination superintendent at the Government Polytechnic Institute Tez Pal Rawat said he caught the youths red-handed while impersonating other students in the examination. After receiving information, the police reached the Government Polytechnic Institute and took them in custody. The police said the arrested youths were appearing in the examination in place of Jagbir and Sanjay of
Sonepat, Manish of Faridabad, Rahul of Saidpur village and Amit Paul of
Panipat. A case has also been registered against them. |
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2 teachers held for making obscene calls to girl
Hisar, December 13 District Elementary Education Officer (DEEO) Baljit Singh Sahrawat has suspended two of these teachers and written to the higher authorities for initiating departmental action against the third. The police has booked the headmaster Rajesh Kumar, PTI Randhir Singh and Hindi teacher Rajesh Kumar for obscenity and criminal intimidation under Sections 294, 506 and 34 of the IPC. The police has already arrested the headmaster and the PTI, while the Hindi teacher Rajesh Kumar is on the run. Meanwhile, the DEEO today issued orders of suspension for Randhir Singh and Rajesh Kumar (Hindi teacher). He has written to the higher authorities seeking action against headmaster Rajesh Kumar.
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Sex racket: Six held in Rohtak
Rohtak, December 13 A police spokesperson said policemen led by a woman DSP raided a house this morning and found at least five youths in compromising position. The girls rescued by the police said they had been forced into this work by some persons, including a woman, who is reported to be the kingpin of the racket. All accused Babli, Shiv Kumar, Hitesh, Mahavir, Jeet Ram and Parveen Kumar were arrested . The accused were sent in judicial custody by the local court.
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One killed as car hits motorcycle
Sirsa, December 13 Reports said a car hit a motorcycle on Dabwali road last night, killing pillion rider Malkiat Singh on the spot and injuring Deepak, its driver. The car driver later hit against another motorcycle, injuring the riders seriously. Passersby shifted the victims to the General Hospital. The unidentified car driver sped after the accident. The police has registered a case against the car driver. Malkiat Singh’s body has been handed over to his kin after a postmortem examination. |
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Woman booked for bid to snatch jewellery
Sirsa, December 13 Shopkeepers of nearby shops overpowered the woman after Sandeep raised an alarm. The woman was later handed over to the police. The police said Toshi, wife of Makhan Singh, a resident of Kesupura village, had been booked. The police later took the woman to the General Hospital for medical examination. — TNS
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4 criminals held in Hisar
Hisar, December 13 B Satish Balan SP,Hisar, said today the four criminals were nabbed from the Barwala area of the district, where they used to loot vehicle drivers. The police has recovered three pistols, 11 cartridges, two magazines, two motorcycles and a mobile phone from them . The accused were Pramod of Kirmara village, Pradeep of Ghogharia village in Jind district , Sunil of Baropal and Praveen of Balawas. During interrogation they admitted having looted a truck laden with LPG cylinders after gunning down its driver and throwing his body into a canal on Khedar road under Agroha police station, besides demanding Rs 20 lakh as ransom from a trader of Baropal village in Fatehabad district . Balan said Pradeep revealed that he had hidden the looted LPG cylinders in the fields of his accomplice, Pramod, in Kirmara village. He had a plan to distribute these refills free among villagers in his Ghogharia village to win election for the post of sarpanch. |
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The Sarva Jat Khap Arakshan Samiti has rejected the announcement made by the Haryana government of 10 per cent reservation for the Jats and four other castes in the state.
Students
of BAMS staged a demonstration outside the office of the Vice- Chancellor of Pt
BD Sharma Health University here today in protest against the alleged
irregularities in the examination date sheet and the failure of the authorities
to set up examination centres in all districts having BAMS colleges. They
submitted a memorandum seeking a change in the exam centre and the test schedule
of the annual exams starting on December 20.
