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Dismissed Maruti staff lathicharged in Kaithal
Speculation rife over Rajnath's meeting with Chautala
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Harsh weather hits wheat arrivals
Rors, Dalits vow to restore peace in Pabnawa village
Parole
to Hardened Criminals
Crime Against Women, Children
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Supreme Court Judge P.Sathasivam discuss a point at the fourth annual function of Students’ Legal Literacy Mission organised at Bhora Kalan Village
(Gurgaon), on Sunday. Tribune photo: Sayeed Ahmed
5 hurt in clash at Hisar village
Political leaders should work for change: Speaker
Students taken ill: BJP moves NHRC
Protest against polluted, erratic water supply
Roadways contractual staff to be insured
2 killed, 2 hurt in road mishap
Cop killed in attack
5 dera followers hurt as bus overturns
152 bottles of cough syrup seized
Fire breaks out in tape factory
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Dismissed Maruti staff lathicharged in Kaithal
Kaithal, May 19 The police had also taken some of the protesters into custody. Hundreds of protesters, including women, who had assembled and were protesting despite the imposition of prohibitory orders, were chased away by the police force on the Kaithal-Kurukshetra road crossing. They were raising slogans and had made an attempt to cross the police barricades near the residence of the minister. Some employees who suffered injuries resorted to stone throwing. The employees had been observing a dharna here for the past couple of weeks, demanding their reinstatement in service. Taking a serious view of the threat given by the employees, the District Magistrate had imposed a ban on the assembly of five or more persons yesterday in the area. Anticipating trouble, substantial police force had been summoned from the Madhu ban police complex and the protestors sitting in dharna on the mini-secretariat premises were reportedly removed from their tents last night and the others had left the dharna site. However, the employees assembled near Peoda village and started marching towards Kaithal this morning. Traffic on the NH remained disrupted partially due to the protest. Later they squatted on the Kaithal-Kurukshetra road crossing leading to the residence of Surjewala. Reports said Narhari Bangar, SDM, among others conveyed to the protestors the intentions of the administration not to allow them to vitiate the atmosphere and proceed towards the minister’s residence But they were adamant and when they made an attempt to cross the police barricade they were chased and dispersed. Trade unions to bring protest back to Manesar
Gurgaon: The ongoing thaw in the city is set to end and labour trouble bound to sizzle with the arrest of protesting Maruti workers at the residence of Industries Minister Randeep Surjewala in Kaithal. Declaring an open war against government’s alleged infringement of right to speech and expression, various labour and trade unions like CITU have decided to bring the protest back to the turf of Manesar where it all started. “Its amazing that the government spends crores to get Maruti a lawyer to voice their lies in court and on the other hand uses its power to curb the voice of protesting workers,” said comrade Kuldeep of CITU.
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Question mark over BJP-HJC alliance Yoginder Gupta Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 19 On Friday, it was JD(U) president Sharad Yadav who called on his ailing friend. Yadav was accompanied by Raj Kamal, his son-in-law, and Kamalvir Singh, Raj Kamal's father. Kamalvir Singh is also president of the state JD(U). Sources said after an exchange of pleasantries, Yadavs' relatives left the two leaders alone. What transpired between them is not known. Though officially both meetings have been described as 'courtesy calls', yet, as Chautala himself often says, whenever two politicians meet, it is but natural that they would discuss politics. While the BJP is in an alliance with the HJC, the JD(U) does not have much presence in Haryana. However, sources say, Sharad wants one Lok Sabha seat for his son-in-law's father in Haryana. Sharad had also met Chautala in Tihar Jail after seeking special permission from the Union Home Minister. Haryana's political circles are speculating that the two meetings have put the BJP-HJC alliance under a cloud. There is no dearth of leaders in the BJP, particularly at the Centre, who strongly feel that their party would gain more if it enters into an alliance with the INLD rather than the HJC. Sources say even Rajnath Singh, when he was not heading the party, had reservations about the alliance with the HJC. However, he kept mum because the then party president, Nitin Gadkari, supported by senior leaders like Sushma Swaraj and the Haryana BJP leadership was in favour of the HJC. The BJP is also reportedly under pressure from Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to have at least some sort of a tie-up with the INLD. The Badals and the Chautalas have close family ties. The JD(U) has already declared that this time it would demand at least one Lok Sabha seat from the BJP in Haryana. In this context, it is believed that Sharad Yadav may seek the support of the Chautalas for his relative. The problem before the BJP is that it cannot be seen aligning itself with a person convicted on corruption charges. Another difficulty being faced by the BJP high command in going with the INLD is the strong opposition from a sizeable section of the Haryana BJP leadership, whom Chautala made every effort to harass when he was in power. The sources say under the circumstances the INLD would be happy if the BJP decides to go alone in Haryana.
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Harsh weather hits wheat arrivals
Chandigarh, May 19 Sirsa, Karnal and Fatehabad have obtained the first three ranks in terms of procurement with Sirsa getting 8.31 lakh MT, Karnal 6.53 lakh MT and Fatehabad 6.03 lakh MT. A district like Amabala that was targeting 2.80 lakh MT has so far managed only 2.10 lakh MT, a drop of 25 per cent from the estimated arrival. Much to the dismay of the administration in Karnal, the agencies were able to target only 6.55 lakh MT whereas last year the district had procured 9 lakh MT, a drop of 28 per cent. The lower procurement has been attributed to shortfall in production on account of adverse weather conditions, especially, at the end of the season that received rains at a time when the crop needs heat for ripening. According to the government agencies, the per hectare yield had dropped across the
state. Faridabad has seen about 40 per cent drop in arrival of wheat to the mandis as compared to last year. The authorities had expected about 1. 6 lakh MT, but received only 91,000 MT. Despite lower yields, farmers across the mandis have had to face problems of delayed payment and lack of civic amenities at the mandis where some farmers have to camp to sell their
produce. Similalry, reports from Jind district indicated a drop of 25 per cent in overall procurement and yield for this year rabi crop. The total procurement done through 34 mandis and purchase centres has touched 5.48 lakh MT against a 7.25 lakh MT last year. Due to unexpected bad weather the average yield has slipped to 18 quintals per acre against 24 quintals to 26 quintals last year in both Jind and
Rohtak. Rohtak, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's home district, is the worst affected in terms of lowering yields. The district has seen a huge drop of 48 per cent in comparison to last year. The total procurement in Rohtak has been recorded at 1.50 lakh MT as against 2.89 lakh MT last year. The yield per acre has dipped to 18 quintals per acre against the standard yield of 24 quintals per acre last season. Besides lowering yields, some farmers have withheld their produce in the hope that the state may announce some bonus on the pattern of neighboring
Rajasthan. The procurement season has nearly come to an end with some mandis receiving just a trickle in the past few days. According to agriculture experts, long spell of cold weather delayed the maturing of the grain and delayed summer has prevented the ripening of the grain leading to lower production and per acre yield. |
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Rors, Dalits vow to restore peace in Pabnawa village
Chandigarh, May 19 The committee decided that all accused would deposit a Rs 50,000 guarantee with the committee and submit an affidavit that they would not indulge in any kind of mischief to disrupt village peace, village sarpanch Ushan Singh said. Also, since the Dalit settlement within the village is located at three places, the village elders among the Rors will ensure that no trouble brews in and around the Dalit pockets Ram
kumar, a member of the committee, said. Two 21-member committees of Rors and Dalits formed to coordinate and deal with day-to-day issues. A former
sarpanch, Om Prakash, said: “The Dalits explained that security was the only issue which was compelling them to seek re-location and consolidation of their three settlements in the village. Elders of the Ror community immediately responded to this by saying that they will take guarantee for everybody. Once that was settled, the rest was easy,” he said. The two communities also decided that while all precaution would be taken to ensure the safety of
Dalits, any incident that threatens to disrupt peace would be viewed seriously. “We have left the fate of any mischief-monger from either side to the committee which will not only hand him over to the police and initiate criminal proceedings but even fine him,” Dalit leader Lakhmi Chand said. The committee also summoned the brother of a local leader who was named as a “suspect” by the Dalits yesterday. He is learnt to have assured the committee that the family has no such intention and there will be no complaints. He said the apprehension of a few
Dalits, of his brother being behind the attack, were unfounded. “Our families are away and will come back after tomorrow. We will write out this compromise tomorrow after which the process of taking affidavits and guarantees from the accused will begin. The withdrawal of cases will also get under way simultaneously. PWD minister Randeep Singh Surjerwala was instrumental in helping us arrive at a settlement but categorically told us that ultimately we have to take onus for re-establishing peace in the village,” Ram Kumar said. Rors-Dalit agreement
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Keep conviction history in mind, orders HC
Saurabh Malik Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 19 The development is significant as an amendment carried out in the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Temporary Release), Act, 2012, makes it tough for a “hardened criminal” to get bail. The ruling came on a petition filed by Pawan Kumar, alias Ponda, against Haryana and other respondents. In his petition placed before Acting Chief Justice Jasbir Singh and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, Ponda had sought temporary release on parole. The relief was sought for the purpose of house repairs. But, his prayer was declined by vide an order dated February 12 on the ground that the petitioner fell in the category of harden criminals. The Bench asserted: “We have gone through the order passed. The competent authority has not given any reason as to how the case of the petitioner is covered by the provision, without referring to the facts of his case in which he was convicted. “Under the circumstances, we allow this petition, quash the February 12 order , and remit the matter to Commissioner, Hisar Division, for fresh decision on merits. The needful shall be done within 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order”.
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Efforts on to ensure speedy justice to victims: SC Judge
Tribune News Service
Gurgaon, May 19 Justice Sathasivam was in city today to preside over the fourth annual function of Students’ Legal Literacy Mission, organised by the Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA). He asked students to abjure violence against women. Asserting that legal literacy is the foundation of liberty, Justice Sathasivam said the Legal Literacy Mission sought to dispel the ignorance of laws and legal system by utilising the potential of young students as messengers of legal awareness and harbingers of social change. “Youngsters can play a reformatory role by pinpointing the violations of law and coaxing their elders to abide by the law of the land,” he said. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurated the function that was attended by Justice Jasbir Singh, acting Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court and patron-in-chief of HALSA, and Justice SK Mittal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, among others. Hooda also appreciated the work done by HALSA in creating legal awareness. “HALSA has established 2,348 legal literacy clubs in schools and colleges, including 1,544 government senior secondary/secondary schools. A booklet titled ‘Empowering Women’ written by Rachna Gupta, CJM and Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Jhajjar, was also released.
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5 hurt in clash at Hisar village
Hisar, May 19 His bother, Shamsher Singh, and Karambir Singh, his mother Sukhna Devi and sister-in-law
(bhabi) Kamlesh have been admitted to the General Hospital, Hisar. Villagers said Karamvir’s brother,
Mahinder, had beaten Shamsher’s elder brother Ishwar’s son two days ago after an altercation between two children over a petty issue. “I was sitting with my brother and some others outside our house in the morning today when
Karambir, his brothers, mother and sister-in-law attacked us with firearms and sharp-edged weapons,” alleged
Shamsher, who is admitted to the General Hospital, Hisar. “Karambir’s brother shot at my brother Balbir Singh, injuring the stomach,” he
alleged. Shamsher alleged he too was attacked with sharp-edged weapons. On the other hand, Karambir alleged that he was going to fetch milk in the morning today when Balbir and Shamsher tried to stop him outside their house. “When I did not stop and tried to run to safety, they chased me. I took shelter in a house and raised the alarm. In the meantime, my mother and sister-in-law also reached there to rescue me. However, Balbir and Shamsher attacked us with sharp-edged weapons,” Karambir maintained. The police recorded the statements of both parties. |
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Political leaders should work for change: Speaker
Kaithal, May 19 Kuldeep Sharma said time had come for leaders of political parties to work for changing the political scenario so that people did not get frustrated or disappointed in the prevailing political system. If there was no change in the present political scenario, people might stand up against the political class and force it to bring political stability to achieve bigger
national goals. Earlier, addressing a meeting organised to celebrate Bhagwan Parshu Ram Jayanti in Kaithal, Kuldeep Sharma called upon the people of the state to fight corruption, rape and prevailing menace in society. Speaking on the occasion, PWD and Industries Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala appreciated the Brahmin community for its outstanding contribution in the development of the state. PWD Minister Surjewala granted substantial funds for the construction of
a Brahmin dharamshala in Kaithal. |
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Students taken ill: BJP moves NHRC
Fatehabad, May 19 RP Malhotra, state convener of the BJP human rights cell, has written to the NHRC Chairman requesting him to take suo motu notice of the news reports published in this regard in The Tribune. Malhotra has attached clippings of news reports published in The Tribune on May 15, 16, 18 and 19. "It is sheer negligence on the part of the department concerned and needs to be probed threadbare as this is related with precious human lives. It is also reported that the said tablets were procured from a little known company based at Haridwar. The
material ought to have been tested by the Health Department for its quality before being issued to schools for human consumption," said Malhotra in his letter written to the NHRC today. Over 100 schoolchildren were taken ill at Bhunderwas, Burj and Hamzapur villages of Fatehabad after consuming IFA tablets. |
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Protest against polluted, erratic water supply
Sonepat, May 19 They also raised slogans against the government. The INLD leader said several colonies and villages were not being supplied safe drinking water. The supply of polluted water was due to breakage in the water pipelines and the problem had continued unabated. She said the government had claimed to have provided a huge amount for augmenting drinking water supply in the town, but on ground level the situation was totally different. "The amount might be going in the pockets of the people with vested interests," she added. |
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Roadways contractual staff to be insured
Chandigarh, May 19 Arun Kumar. Director-General. Transport Department. said in the event of death, the insurance cover would provide Rs 5 lakh while on the loss of two limbs or one limb and one eye, it would also give Rs 5 lakh. However, on the loss of one limb or one eye, it would provide Rs.2.5 lakh and Rs 5 lakh on permanent disability . Arun Kumar made it clear that this scheme would cover all other employees except those who were regular and getting the benefits of various financial assistance schemes of the
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“Following the Delhi gang rape, the Indian judiciary is now identifying and prioritising cases related to women and children to ensure speedy justice to victims,” said Justice P Sathasivam, Judge, Supreme Court, and Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
