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Roadways staff on warpath against Delhi Police again
Unite to fight against Chautalas, Congress to party workers
(From left) Senior Congress leader Hoshiari Lal Sharma, MP Ashok Tanwar, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, All-India Congress Committee general secretary and state in-charge Shakeel Ahmed and Pradesh Congress Committee chief Phool Chand Mullana at a Congress workers’ meeting in Sirsa
on Sunday. A Tribune photograph.
Book NPCIL officials, demand activists
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'Inclusion in NCR will bring development to
Bhiwani'
Murder bid foiled, four arrested
The four persons arrested from the MDU campus in Rohtak on Saturday. Photo: Manoj Dhaka
Over 100 school students rounded up, let off
Big projects to boost growth in Bawani Khera
Brass objects found at village in Hisar
Brass objects found at Gangwa village in Hisar district on Saturday. Photo: Manoj Dhaka
60% state population to get food security: Deepender
MP Deepender Singh Hooda addresses a public meeting at Khewra village in Rai on Sunday. Photo by BS Malik
No certified wheat seed for farmers this year
Rs 12 crore sanctioned for horticulture, irrigation
Man found dead under mysterious circumstances
1 held on rape charge
PACS employees to get incentive
Woman withdraws rape complaint
New Deputy Registrar
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Roadways staff on warpath against Delhi Police again
Rohtak, July 14 Earlier on June 15, the Delhi-bound Haryana Roadways buses did not enter the national capital allegedly due to the failure of the authorities to resolve the issue. “Around 1,000 Delhi-bound buses that daily enter the national capital from various cities of the state will remain off road for three days from July 19 and 21 in protest against the non-resolution of the issue,” claimed a spokesperson of the joint action committee (JAC) of the union here today. He said the issue persisted despite the protest by the union on June 15 and the assurance given by the authorities concerned to redress the grievance of the Haryana Roadways’ staff. The union claimed that almost 1,000 challans were being issued every month by the Delhi Police, a majority of them for allegedly not allowing their policemen to travel free in its buses in the national capital. “The major cause of concern and harassment was the financial loss borne by the drivers and conductors of the Haryana Roadways who had to shell out the challan money from their own pocket,” said Subhash Lamba, a senior leader of the Sarva Karamchari Sangh, Haryana. For many drivers and conductors, who were employed on a contract basis against a monthly salary of Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000, the challan amount was sometimes more than their salary itself, he claimed. It is reported that a meeting held between the JAC and Transport Department officials failed to break the ice, as the officials concerned stuck to its decision of plying the buses despite the standoff and due to the fact that it would cause inconvenience to thousands of commuters. Demanding that the Transport Department should bear the cost of all challans issued by the Delhi Police, Dharambir Hooda, general secretary of the Haryana Roadways Workers’ Union, reiterated that the staff was left with no alternative but to boycott Delhi due to the failure of the department to resolve the matter. |
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Unite to fight against Chautalas, Congress to party workers
Sirsa, July 14 To end factionalism and feud among leaders, the party state in-charge Shakeel Ahmed gave a clear message to the party workers that he would not tolerate indiscipline in the organisation. He said he has asked Pradesh Congress Committee chief Phool Chand Mullana to set up a disciplinary committee to make erring leaders fall in line. Hooda and Ahmed, along with Mullana and other senior party leaders, were in Sirsa today to address a meeting of party workers organised by Member of Parliament Ashok Tanwar. Since Sirsa has remained a stronghold of the INLD in the recent past, the chief minister launched a scathing attack on Om Prakash Chautala. He said from 1999 to 2005 Chautala as chief minister spent Rs 749.27 crore on Sirsa whereas he had already spent Rs 3,896.13 in the district since 2005. Hooda alleged that Chautala did not even bother to spend money on Chaudhary Devi Lal University named after his father and rather concentrated on developing Jan Nayak Choudhry Devi Lal Vidyapeeth owned by his family. “No one likes to popularise the name of a person against whom he has contested even a small election like that of a panchayat member. But I contested parliamentary election against Devi Lal thrice and yet spent several crores for the uplift of the university named after him,” he said. Hooda also took a dig at INLD leader Abhey Singh Chautala for making a statement that his father and elder brother went to jail for providing jobs to people. He quipped he, too, had been providing jobs to thousands of youths, but that did not attract any punishment. “They have been punished because they provided jobs to people other than those who were actually selected for the purpose,” he added. Hooda told the party workers that it was not difficult to defeat Chautalas in Sirsa, as it has been witnessed in parliamentary elections in 2004 as well as in 2009, when Congress candidates Atma Singh Gill and Ashok Tanwar won the polls, respectively. “In the assembly elections that followed after Tanwar’s victory, the candidates whom I gave tickets in the district started pulling each other’s legs and in the process all of them lost,” he said. Interestingly, minutes before Hooda’s speech, former Sirsa MP Atma Singh Gill claimed during his speech that when he became MP in 2005, the Congress won four out of the five assembly seats coming under Sirsa parliamentary seat, but when Tanwar won in 2009, the party could manage to win one assembly seat only. Agriculture Minister Paramvir Singh, chief parliamentary secretary Rao Dan Singh, former minister Ranjit Singh, officer on special duty to Chief Minister Dr KV Singh, Ratia MLA Jarnail Singh, former MPs Sushil Indora and Atma Singh Gill and local Congress leaders Malkiat Singh Khosa, Hoshiari Lal Sharma and Bhupesh Mehta also spoke on this occasion. Later, Hooda inaugurated an administrative block in Choudhry Devi Lal University constructed at a cost of Rs 13 crore and a teaching block in the Government National College set up for Rs 1.75 crore.
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Book NPCIL officials, demand activists
Fatehabad, July 14 “Despite the announcement of removing the fencing, the NPCIL authorities have done an eyewash by dismantling the iron mesh from a limited area,” alleged Vinod Kumar Karwasara, district president of the People for Animals. He alleged that the NPCIL authorities took three days in putting up of the fence, but had not removed even half of it in four days. Radhey Sham Dharnia, district president of the Akhil Bharatiya Bishnoi Jeev Raksha Samiti (ABBJRS), alleged that the organisation submitted complaints in writing to the police and the wildlife authorities, requesting them to book NPCIL officials for criminal negligence over the death of black bucks as they had been maintaining that they had sought guidance from their seniors. Rameshwar Delu, state president of the ABBJRS, said members of the Bishnoi community had been protecting the animals for decades, but black bucks were dying every day due to negligence of the NPCIL authorities. He said the organisation would continue the agitation and dhana till the authorities lodged criminal cases against the NPCIL officials responsible for the deaths. When contacted, TR Arora, NPCIL Project Director, claimed that the fencing had been removed. He asserted that removing the fencing always took more time than putting it up as workers had to remove every bent hook. He alleged that that some villagers had broken NPCIL poles, increasing the danger to black bucks. He said villagers should be liable for the damage if some animals were trapped in fallen poles and fencing.
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'Inclusion in NCR will bring development to
Bhiwani'
Bhiwani, July 14 She was speaking on the occasion of Bhiwani MP Shruti Choudhry's public felicitation in
Bhiwani, which was organised to laud her role for the inclusion of her parliamentary constituency in the NCR. Taking a dig at the ministers and chief parliamentary secretaries from the districts, Kiran Choudhry said,
"Barat mein dulha ek hi hota hai, baaki sab barati hote hai (In a wedding procession, there is only one bridegroom, all others merely attend the wedding)." Pointing to the unprecedented development in the areas falling under the Rohtak parliamentary constituency, which is represented by Deepender Singh
Hooda, Kiran Choudhry said areas like Rohtak and Jhajjar had seen unprecedented development but Bhiwani remained neglected so far. Demanding an airport, a medical college and reconstruction of all roads in
Bhiwani, the minister said Shruti had done her job by getting Bhiwani and Mahendragarh included in the NCR and now it was the state government's duty to start development activities here. Meanwhile, Shruti Choudhry said the inclusion of Bhiwani could become possible only due to UPA president Sonia Gandhi, AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Kamal
Nath. "The move would change the entire scenario in the districts and would open new avenues of employment for the youth. Farmers will get better compensation for their land and Rs 2 lakh crore would be spent on the development of the NCR in the next few years," Shruti said. |
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Murder bid foiled, four arrested
Rohtak, July 14 They had allegedly come to kill a candidate appearing in the entrance exam of a law course in the university. A Head Constable of the Haryana police got injured during the operation. According to the police, the plan got leaked on Friday when a message from the Delhi Police was received. Pravin (25), a resident of Sanghi village, was their target. “The local police swung into action and we prepared an action plan to ensure Pravin's safety and arrest the accused,” claimed SSP Vivek Sharma. He said while the victim was taken under police cover, one person, identified as Raj
Kamal, a local resident, who was acting as an informer for the accused, was also taken into custody last night. He said as per the plan, the accused, identified as
Jagdeep, Anil and Sandeep, were immediately surrounded by policemen in mufti and overpowered before they could open fire. A Head Constable, identified as
Sandeep, got injured during the operation. Sandeep received bullet injuries. The police recovered four loaded pistols, 23 live cartridges a car and a motorcycle. The accused had planned to escape on the motorcycle after the shootout. A team of the Delhi Police and about 100 policemen took part in the operation. “The police has averted a major shootout that could have resulted in several casualties as all the accused were armed with loaded weapons and were desperate to open fire on anyone,” the SSP said. |
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Over 100 school students rounded up, let off
Gurgaon, July 14 The police booked the pub manager under Sections 188 of the Indian Penal Code and wrote to the Excise Department to take strict action against the pub authorities. The police is believed to have demanded the cancellation of
licence. “They are not allowed to serve hookah and serving liquor to minors is a crime,” said Commissioner of Police Alok
Mittal. “The manager should not have allowed the children inside. The pub authorities made no effort to get the children’s age proof despite our clear instructions,” he said. “We have written to the Excise Department to take action against the pub authorities and cancel its licence as they have been served a notice earlier,” he added. The children were let off after their parents were called to the pub. A majority of parents said they were fooled in the name of a birthday party. They blamed the police for the incident, saying the minors got entry into the pub because of police inefficiency. They had an argument with Deputy Commissioner of Police Maheshwar
Dayal. “The children could not be hauled up as consumers, but we called every parent before letting any child leave. The parents claimed ignorance about all this,” said
Mittal. “The police enters the picture when such a party is held. Parents should ensure that children do not indulge in drinking. They blame us for allowing entry, but what brought the children here?” asked
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Big projects to boost growth in Bawani Khera
Bhiwani, July 14 Another big project initiated yesterday was the sewerage scheme for Bawani Khera at a cost of Rs 20 crore. The chief minister then went on to inaugurate the sports stadium and waterworks in Bhaini Jatan village and renovation and repair work of Bhiwani-Hansi and Jind- Bhiwani roads. The chief minister also laid the foundation stones of water works at Mundhal Khurd, Dhani Kushal, Ratera, Kunger and Jatu Luhari villages. Once complete, the waterworks will improve the drinking water supply in these villages. The foundation stones of the re-modeling of sub-minor of Rajpura, Mundhal to Jatai village link drain and Talu-Siwara minor for improving irrigation facilities for farmers of surrounding villages were also laid on Saturday. Hooda also laid the foundation stone of an ITI and 33KV substation at Jamalpur. He also laid the foundation stone of 50-bed hospital at Bawani Khera, Primary Health Center at Talu village and Community Health Center at Jamalpur village in Bawani Khera for improving health services in these villages. He also laid the foundation stone of Rs 10-cr covered shed in sub-yard at Bawani Khera for improving facilities in the grain market. Hooda also laid the foundation stone of road from Sipper-Bohal-Jamalpur, village Pur to village Kheri Daulatpur, village Ghuskani to Jind, village Dhanana to village Talu, Badesara to Meham, village Tigrana to city railway station Bhiwani and village Kunger to village Garhi link roads.
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Brass objects found at village in Hisar
Hisar, July 14 A group of women struck upon the metal objects while digging the water body under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Two women secretly took the pieces of metal home, but the matter came to light after another woman got a whiff of the recovery. She demanded a share, but when she did not get it, she informed the police. A large number of village residents rushed to the house of one of the women when rumours spread that she had found a three-kg gold brick from the pond. The police went to the spot and seized the two pieces of metal from the women. A police spokesperson said the police got the metal tested from an expert, who said it was made of brass. Sadar police station in charge Manisha Chaudhary said the police had seized two pieces of metal. “There are some inscriptions in Urdu on the brick-sized articles, but those do not seem to be of gold.” Archaeological Department Zonal Museum in charge RN Chalia said they had got the pieces of metal, which seemed to be of historical significance. “Archaeological experts will decipher the inscriptions on the pieces of metal to know which era those belong to,” he said.
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60% state population to get food security: Deepender
Sonepat, July 14 He was addressing a public meeting at Khewra village in the Rai assembly constituency. Besides the BPL families, other families that of poor farmers, petty shopkeepers, etc., would also be covered under the programme, he said. Hooda explained that the government would purchase wheat and other foodgrains at remunerative prices and supplied them at very nominal prices to the beneficiaries in the state. “The programme reflects the commitment of the Congress-led UPA government towards the welfare of the common man in the country,” he added. He further said the Indian National Lok Dal government in the state during 2000 to 2005 had not opened a single government college in Sonepat district whereas the Congress government had already opened three universities and two government college in the district after coming to power in 2005. Announcing that the construction of a campus of the Indian Institute of Information Technology will start from the next month, the MP said Sonepat had emerged as an educational hub of higher learning. Sonepat MP Jitender Singh Malik and Rai MLA Jai Tirth Dahiya also addressed the public meeting. |
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No certified wheat seed for farmers this year
Kurukshetra, July 14 Dhaliwal said in another unanimously passed resolution, the association condemned the increase in accidental charges being paid by association members for getting their respective seed certified from the Haryana State Seed Certification Agency. He said due to the wrong decision of the Haryana Agriculture Department for not allowing the sale of certified seed to other states for the last three years and over-five-time increase in the rate of accidental charges, the association members were compelled to take this step for not processing the certified seed this year. The non-availability of certified seed to the farmers in Haryana will adversely affect the wheat production in the state, Dhaliwal added. In another resolution, it was decided that the raw seed procured from the seed growers would be returned to them. |
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Rs 12 crore sanctioned for horticulture, irrigation
Panipat, July 14 The ADC said under the National Horticulture Mission, a subsidy of Rs 10.17 lakh would be given to farmers for raising guava orchards and maintenance of orchards, Rs 4.58 lakh for floriculture and Rs 7.21 crore for subsidy on conservation horticulture activities. He said the subsidy component was Rs 4.5 lakh for bee-keeping, Rs 18.12 lakh for purchase of horticulture implements and machines and Rs 34.5 lakh for construction of 34 packing houses. Verma said under the minor irrigation programme, farmers would get Rs 26 lakh for open farming, Rs 1.92 crore for sprinkle irrigation and Rs 1.34 crore for poly-houses as subsidy to give boost to horticulture and vegetable cultivation. |
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Man found dead under mysterious circumstances
Panipat, July 14 The body of the deceased, who was the nephew of village sarpanch Shanti
Devi, bore marks of multiple injuries, suggesting that he was repeatedly stabbed with some sharp-edged weapon. The body was sent for post-mortem and a case of murder was registered. Shanti Devi said her nephew Naresh left the shop at 11 pm on Friday night on his motorcycle, but did not return. "In the morning, we were informed that his body was lying near the bypass. We suspect foul play as I have been elected sarpanch for the third time and my adversaries are not reconciled to it," Shanti Devi said. His motorcycle was lying on the road near his body. A bottle of liquor and some eatables were recovered from a nearby farm where prints of the movement
of the motorcycle had been traced. |
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1 held on rape charge
Rewari, July 14 The 20-year-old victim submitted her complaint to Superintendent of Police Pankaj
Nain. She stated that she had separated from her husband and was living at her parental house at Buroli since January. She alleged that her neighbour Ajit entered the house on March 21 and raped her. She further said she told her family about the incident recently after she became pregnant and her family took up the matter with Ajit's family. She added that her family returned when they were abused. The Kosli Deputy Superintendent of Police investigated the matter, following which a case of rape and criminal intimidation and under the SC/ST Act was registered. Ajit was arrested and the victim was medically examined. |
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PACS employees to get incentive
Chandigarh, July 14 An incentive of Rs 500 per month will be given to the employees whose recovery is above 80 per cent. Similarly, Rs 200 per month will be given to the employees whose recovery is 70 to 80 per cent. The Chief Minister has also given approval for one-time enhancement of Rs 1,000 per month in the consolidated pay of employees with effect from June 1. These benefits will be applicable to those employees who are drawing their salary as per Registrar, Cooperative Societies (RCS) instructions and were appointed before February 22, 2006, as per rules and regulations of
the RCS. — TNS |
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Woman withdraws rape complaint
Hisar, July 14 A police spokesperson today said the woman had given in writing to the IGP office that she had lodged the complaint after being coaxed by some persons and also apologised for the incident. She had levelled the allegation of rape against her husband, a policeman and five other persons in her complaint on July 9 and even sat on dharna at the Chhotu Ram chowk on Friday, demanding registration of a case against the accused. |
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Singh Hooda and All-India Congress Committee general secretary and state in-charge Shakeel Ahmed gave a clarion call to the party workers to put up a united front to fight against Chautalas.
Rohtak, July 14
The police has seized two brick-sized metal objects recovered while digging a pond at Gangwa village in the district yesterday.
Village residents termed those as gold bricks, but the police said those had archaeological significance and handed those over to archaeological officials today.
A group of women struck upon the metal objects while digging the water body under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The Congress MP from Rohtak, Deepender Singh Hooda, today claimed that around 60 per cent of the state population will benefit from the food security programme that would be launched for the poor section of society from August 20.
He was addressing a public meeting at Khewra village in the Rai assembly constituency.
With her appointment as Deputy Registrar (legal cell) of Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi, Dr Abha Yadav has brought laurels to the Kosli region and the Ahirwal region. She is the granddaughter of late Subedar Jai Karan Singh of Kosli, a Kirti Chakra winner.
— OC
