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Yamuna floods 2 Palwal villages
Rail traffic restored on Ambala-Hardwar track
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Sirsa, Fatehabad residents fear Ghaggar fury
HJC-BJP ‘jail bharo’ from June 23
Haryana’S shame
Minor rape victim’s
parents seek aid for her treatment
Nod to stilt parking in plots above 6 marlas
Additional charge for 4 IAS officers
Breakdown of Unit No. 2 at Yamunanagar Plant
Scheme to mitigate orphans’ plight
Body found was not of Rabbi Shergill’s nephew
Unable to trace 2 Dalit girls, samiti flays police
Retired SDO found murdered in Rohtak
Husband booked for dowry death
Scribes’ assailant not arrested yet
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Yamuna floods 2 Palwal villages
Chandigarh, June 19 He said the water had entered Mewlipur and Indiranagar villages in Palwal district, affecting 350 families which had been shifted to Achhej village. Representatives of ISKCON are helping the district administration in providing food and other essential articles to the marooned people. About 100 recruits have come from Bhondsi to help the administration. About the flood situation in Karnal, Mohan said as a part of the Meerut road had been affected, only light vehicular traffic was being permitted . The approach road to Thakwala village had been breached Also, the breach at Kunda Kalan bundh was being filled up, he said. He said some people were found stranded in three villages of Karnal district as they had climbed the rooftops of their houses yesterday. While two each had been saved at Sabalpur and Balhera villages, seven had been rescued at Garhi Barhal village. In Panipat district, the road leading to neighbouring UP had been damaged. The government was in touch with the UP authorities to get it repaired at the earliest so that traffic could be restored, he said. |
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Rail traffic restored on Ambala-Hardwar track
Yamunanagar, June 19 The repair work undertaken by the railways on a war footing today brought the Ambala-Hardwar track back in operation at 3.30pm. Railway officials said the movement of trains on the track had been restored which had remained suspended since Sunday. The National Highway-73 was also opened for the traffic, but hardly any vehicle passed through it as the flood had completely washed away the road which was already in a bad shape even before the flood. Long queues of trucks and buses could be seem parked on the road as a few trucks overturned on the road due to deep ditches. The rainwater, which had accumulated in various lanes of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri towns, had also started receding. A number of mud houses in the affected villages were also washed away. Deputy Commissioner K M Pandurang said the administration would undertake a detailed survey to assess the losses suffered by residents so that they could be adequately compensated by the state government. He said district officials were still monitoring the weather in the upper reaches of the hills. The number of villages, which were cut off from the district after a bridge on the river at Burdiya village was washed away, still had no access to other parts of the district. The officials maintained that more than 150 villages had been directly or indirectly affected by these floods and efforts were afoot to restore normalcy in the flood-hit areas. |
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Sirsa, Fatehabad residents fear Ghaggar fury
Sirsa, June 19 Though there is no immediate threat as of now, experiences of the part suggest that the Ghaggar has been in spate every time it rained heavily in the hills. “We are worried about our crops, houses and animals. I have been witnessing from my childhood that year after year, our villages have been marooned due to floods, but the government has not been able to find a permanent solution to tame the Ghaggar,” said octogenarian Sukhdev Singh from
Sadhanwas village in Fatehabad district. The Ghaggar wrecks havoc in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur, Mansa, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts of the two states before entering Rajasthan every time it is
in spate. Though both Punjab and Haryana are sufferers of its fury, they have so far been pointing an accusing finger on each other for the miseries of their people, rather than devising a collective strategy to find a permanent solution. Only recently, Punjab Minister Surjeet Singh Rakhra had blamed Haryana for floods in his state, while Haryana too often been seen alleging Punjab for floods from the Ghaggar. Originating from the Shivalik hills of Himachal Pradesh, the Ghaggar makes serpentine way from east to southwest through several districts of Punjab and Haryana to enter Rajasthan and then Pakistan. The Ghaggar has been bringing miseries for people living along its 350-km length in the two states since times immemorial, though magnitude of its fury depends upon the rainfall in its catchment areas. The river enters Fatehabad near Jakhal and makes an exit little to the west of Bira Badi, covering the distance of 70-km in a meandering course. Huge quantities of water spill over from the Ghaggar and starts running into fields, when the river crosses the Bhakhra Main Line (BML) canal through siphons at Khanauri in Punjab and
the Bhakhra Main Branch (BMB) near Jakhal in Haryana. After flowing in Mansa district of Punjab for some kilometers, the river enters Haryana again near Musahibwala in Sirsa district, where it covers a distance of about 70-km before entering Rajasthan. The river inundates villages along its route in Sirsa due to breaches in its embankment and spilling over of excessive flow
of water. Haryana has constructed Ottu Weir and additional embankment on the Ghaggar from Musahibala till Rajasthan border to save Sirsa district, and Rangoi Kharif channel to save Fatehabad district. Punjab has constructed a huge bandh that starts in Haryana territory near Sadhanwas village to save over 90 villages from the water coming from the spillways on the right side of
the BMB. There is not much method involved in the management and prevention of floods emanating from the Ghaggar. So far, it has been left to local authorities to evolve mechanisms of its mitigation. The last time Ghaggar was in spate was in July 2010. |
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HJC-BJP ‘jail bharo’ from June 23
Hisar, June 19 HJC supremo Kuldeep Bishnoi and state BJP president Ram Bilas Sharma revealed this plan at a joint press conference here today. “In our memorandum, we will demand compensation for the flood-hit farmers after a special gurdawari, Naveen JIndal’s arrest in coalgate and a probe into the appointment of 8,000 teachers by the Haryana government,” said
Bishnoi. He said Ram Bilas Sharma would lead the “jail bharo andolan” of the two parties at Mahendragarh on June 23 while he himself would lead the protesters at Hisar. Senior leaders of the two parties had been assigned duties to lead the protest at various districts of Haryana. Bishnoi alleged that the government was trying to save MP Naveen Jindal, though the CBI has booked him for corruption in the coal scam. Sharma alleged the Haryana police cane-charged peaceful BJP and HJC workers protesting outside Jindal’s house at the behest of the
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Haryana’S shame
Gurgaon, June 19 She came in contact with Sarasjeet Srivastav through the Internet. Srivastav lives in New MHADA Colony, Andheri (West), Mumbai, and runs an event management company there. Srivastav, who is in his 60s, invited the woman to Mumbai, where he employed her in his company and also provided her with a flat. In a complaint lodged with the police, the woman alleged that Srivastav had installed a spy camera in the washroom of the flat provided to her. “He blackmailed me on the basis of the camera footage and raped me for about a year. I somehow managed to return to Gurgaon but he reached here and forced me to return to Mumbai. He also threatened me and my sister with dire consequences in case
|we divulged his misdeeds,” the woman said in her complaint. She alleged Srivastav had exploited several girls after luring them on some pretext or the other. A police team is likely to be sent to Mumbai to arrest Srivastav. Youth held for
raping classmate
Hisar: The police has arrested a youth for raping his classmate and blackmailing her with her obscene videos. The youth, who had gone to the extent of jeopardising the girl’s marriage by showing the videos to her in-laws, was remanded in police custody for the recovery of videos by a local court today. The girl alleged in her complaint that she developed friendship with Sushil from Bahbalpur village during his school days. She alleged that the boy raped her and made an obscene video of the act and started raping her regularly by blackmailing her. On April 29 this year, the girl’s family married her to a boy in a Fatehabad village. However, Sushil allegedly reached her marital home and showed his intimate pictures with the girl to the boy and his family members. Upset at this, the girl’s in-laws sent her to her parents’ home and refused to accept her back. Her statement was recorded before a magistrate and the police registered a case and arrested Sushil yesterday after the girl’s medical examination. Woman raped
Sirsa: A married woman was raped by her brother-in-law (husband’s elder brother), Fauja Singh, at Ghukianwali village in Sirsa. The police has registered a rape case on the the complaint of the victim, a mother of two. The accused has fled after committing the crime. |
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Minor rape victim’s
parents seek aid for her treatment
Gurgaon, June 19 “My child is struggling for her life. She is still in the
ICU and has undergone several surgeries. I had expected that after so
much of hue and cry against rape, somebody will come forward to help us.
But, none from the government or any other social organisations came
forward to help up. Doctors at the civil hospital in Gurgaon referred us
here and now, we are struggling hard to get her treated and earn a
living side-by-side,” said the victThe victim has so far undergone
multiple reconstructive surgeries to repair her private parts and a
surgical procedure to create an artificial opening for passing stool.
“We are very poor and cannot afford to sit here, as we have two more
children to feed on. Nobody has come to meet us. The police has not yet
arrested anybody in the case. Even my sons are scared of going out. If
they cannot give us money, they should at least allow us to get our
daughter treated at some hospital in Gurgaon,” said the victim’s
mother. The girl was abducted when she had gone to a community feast
with her brother. The police found her hours later near a Metro pillar
covered in mud and blood. The victim was rushed to the civil hospital
and eventually referred to Safadarjung Hospital. |
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Nod to stilt parking in plots above 6 marlas
Chandigarh, June 19 “If the adjoining houses are constructed, the owner shall take care of safety of the adjoining houses,” says a new order of the Department of Town and Country Planning. However, the construction of a stilt can be allowed on such houses where the owner intended to demolish the existing structure. In such houses, the owner would take care of the safety of adjoining houses and submit a structural stability certificate from a structural engineer and an indemnity bond. Earlier, the Haryana Government had allowed stilt parking for all licensed colonies and plots granted change of land use (CLU) except for farmhouses. The decision to allow stilt parking for plots 6 marla (151.75 square metre) and above was apparently taken in the wake of a recent decision by the Department of Town and Country Planning to amend Rule 49 of the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Areas Restriction of Unregulated Development Rules, 1965, which increased the height of residential buildings from 12 metres to 14.5 metres. Under the policy, the stilt height measuring 2.4 metres below the roof beam is allowed in the case of residential plots. New stilt parking rules
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Additional charge for 4 IAS officers
Chandigarh, June 19 Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, Administrator, TFAH, Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation, Director General and Secretary, Tourism and Hospitality Departments has also been given additional charge as Labour Commissioner and Secretary, Labour Department, in place of Arun Kumar Gupta. Mohinder Kumar, Secretary to the Governor, has been given additional charge as Director-General and Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment, against a vacant post. YS Khyalia, Director-General, Consolidation of Holdings, Director- General, Land Records, Special Collector (HQ) and Special LAO and Project Director, Haryana State Aids Control Society, has been given additional charge as Commissioner, Ambala Division, Ambala, against a vacant post. Arun Kumar Gupta has been posted as Secretary, Personnel, Training, Vigilance, Parliamentary Affairs and Administrative Reforms Departments, Director-General, Training, Inquiry Officer, Vigilance and Director General, Science and Technology, against a vacant post. |
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Breakdown of Unit No. 2 at Yamunanagar Plant
Yamunanagar, June 19 Sources said besides transferring the Chief Engineer, the authorities had ordered framing of chargesheets against as many as nine officials, including some senior engineers, while three engineers had already been placed under suspension. The breakdown of the unit number 2 occurred as the lubrication went down below the prescribed limit resulting in overheating of the unit which led to the problem in its bearings and the subsequent breakdown. The same unit had suffered a breakdown on September 25, in 2011, after which it remained out of operation for more than one-and-a-half years. It had only been revived in March this year, after the HPGCL spent Rs 5 crore on its repair which was carried out at the Baroda workshop of the Siemens company. The company, which had installed this turbine, had refused to get it repaired. The sources said the HPGCL had asked Chinese engineers working on various projects in the country to open this unit and assess the damage. These engineers are now expected to reach the thermal plant on June 22. An inquiry conducted after the September 2011 breakdown had established that there were “major lapses” in the design and construction of the two turbines and until these were rectified, the two units would continue to face problems. |
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Scheme to mitigate orphans’ plight
Chandigarh, June 19 She said orphan certificates would be issued by the Revenue Authority or Local Panchayat in rural areas and by the Urban Local Bodies for towns and cities provided the orphan was up to 18 years of age on recommendation or report by the District Child Protection Officer or District Programme Officer. Ophans between 18 and 21 years of age and earning minimum daily wages as prescribed by the state government or below would get orphan certificates on recommendation of the Revenue Authority in rural areas and Urban Local Body concerned in towns or cities. Those orphans who were either released or were residing in the state’s After Care Homes would also be entitled to get orphan certificates. Under the policy, the Education Department would grant fee waiver and waiver of all other charges in government and government-aided schools and colleges to children having orphan certificates. Those having orphan certificates would get waiver of tuition and all other fee for at least one course in state ITIs. Also, children with orphan certificates would get included in state BPL list and be entitled to get all facilities therein by the Food and Supplies Department. |
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Army commander calls on CM
Chandigarh, June 19 During the meeting, the Chief Minister appreciated the Army for rescuing the marooned farmers and children from the villages of Lakra and Gunthan in Yamunanagar district on June 17 and 18. Lt-General Chachra requested the Chief Minister for more jobs for ex-servicemen, particularly in the upcoming infrastructural development projects. Hooda assured the Army Commander in this connection. The Army Commander highlighted the problems being faced by defence personnel belonging to Haryana in their rehabilitation due to the exorbitant cost of land. Hooda said that the township of Jhajjar was under large-scale development and the administration was willing to provide land there for Jai Jawan Awas Yojna and AWHO flats. |
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Ex-serviceman crushed to death, residents block road
Gurgaon, June 19 The police and eyewitnesses said retired Subedar Keshu Ram Yadav, a resident of Rajendra Park locality of Gurgaon, was going to pay his electricity bill on his Activa scooter when he was crushed to death by a dumper-truck near the Panjiri plant. The residents, who were enraged over the slack digging work for laying sewerage pipelines and traffic policemen’s failure to check the movement of heavy and overloaded vehicles during “no-entry” hours, blocked vehicular traffic on the Railway Road near the Sector 4-7 roundabout in the old city. The protesters raised slogans against the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) authorities for the slack work on laying sewerage pipelines, due to which a narrow passage is left for the movement of vehicles on the road. They also raised slogans against the local police authorities for inefficient traffic control. The residents lifted the blockade after they were pacified by the police officials and repeated assurances given by Joint Municipal Commissioner Veena Hooda. The driver of the dumper, who had fled the spot , surrendered before the police. A case has been registered against the truck driver. |
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Body found was not of Rabbi Shergill’s nephew
Sirsa, June 19 Sirsa’s SSP Saurabh Singh said the DNA samples of Mohini Singh and those of the body had not matched. This had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the body Rabbi Shergill and his sister had taken to Delhi for cremation on May 12 was not Chetan’s. Chetan Shergill (20), a singer and composer, was a teacher at Sharda University in Delhi. Rabbi Shergill, who identified Chetan’s body along with his sister Mohini Singh (Chetan’s mother), on May 12, had told the police that the victim had been missing for the past eight days. Chetan was doing his masters in mass communication through the distance education programme of Punjabi University, Patiala. He left for Patiala from his residence in Rohini, Delhi, on May 4. The family had informed the police that Chetan was to get down from the bus near the university but he went up to Patiala bus stand by mistake. When he took another bus for Punjabi University in Patiala, he forgot his bag as well as the wallet in the earlier bus. Chetan called his mother to tell but after that his mobile did not respond. Based on the location of Chetan’s mobile, the police went to the Bhakhra main branch and found his blue jeans, white shirt and mobile phone lying on the bank. Efforts by private divers hired by the family failed to find Chetan's body in thethe canal. Later, the divers recovered a body near Jhiri village in Sirsa on May 12, which Rabbi Shergill and his sister identified as Chetan's. |
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Unable to trace 2 Dalit girls, samiti flays police
Rewari, June 19 Parul (7), daughter of Rajesh Kumar of Cheemnawas village, and Divya (5), daughter of Sonu Balmiki of Bhiwani district, were kidnapped on May 4 and May 20, respectively. Recently, a senior police official here announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for a person providing information leading to the recovery of the two kidnapped girls. The Samiti gave an ultimatum to the state government as well as the police with a warning that if the two minor girls were not recovered within a month, they would again hold a convention at Cheemnawas village on July 21. Samiti spokesman Rajender Singh said they would intensify their agitation with an active cooperation of citizens of four districts- Rewari, Mahendergarh, Gurgaon and Jhajjar. He said letters for support would also be sent to various political and other organisations to make it a statewide agitation. |
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Retired SDO found murdered in Rohtak
Rohtak, June 19 Sushila immediately informed the neighbours who rushed to the house and called the police. Rohtak DSP Anil Kumar reached the spot and informed Lal’s kin. Lal’s son, Vikas, who resides in Faridabad, told the police that no costly item was missing from the house. Thereafter, the police sent the body bearing strangulation marks to the PGIMS for a postmortem examination. Later, a team of forensic experts lifted fingerprints from the spot. The police said the killers were known to Chaman Lal as prima facie no evidence of forceful entry into the house had been found. The victim’s mobile phone call details would be probed to get a clue to the killers. |
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Husband booked for dowry death
Rewari, June 19 On a complaint filed by the deceased’s father Pohap Singh Yadav, a resident of Gurgaon, the Khol police has registered a case of dowry death against Sangeeta’s husband Vikas Yadav, her father-in-law Bharat Singh Yadav, mother-in-law and two others. Pohap Singh Yadav alleged that his daughter, who got married to Vikas in November, 2012, she was strangulated to death by her in-laws when he failed to meet their dowry demand. A senior police official said efforts were on to arrest the accused persons. The deceased’s father said the accused
family pressed her to bring more dowry and also tortured her since her marriage. The police the accused who absconded after Sangeeta committed suicide would be arrested at the earliest. |
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Scribes’ assailant not arrested yet
Rohtak, June 19 Deepender Deswal, a reporter with an English daily, was also attacked when he intervened. Dhaka, who was injured in the head, was undergoing treatment in the PGIMS, Rohtak. |
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