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Groupism in Cong affects trade
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State to target women in drive against iron deficiency
Ch Devi Lal varsity mulls new promotion rules for students
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Jhajjar awaits better bus service in evenings
Flood relief row: Cong launches tirade against Abhay Chautala
Conservation of black bucks
Rs 76 crore to be spent on housing in Kaithal, says minister
CM denies regional bias in development
Situation tense in Gurgaon as members of 2 communities clash
Police personnel try to diffuse the tension at Hariyahera village in Gurgaon district on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
INLD seeks probe into allotment of industrial plots
Rajasthan cop commits suicide in Ambala
Ludhiana-Delhi Shatabdi to halt at Jind
Four get life term in dowry death case
Sirsa-Ludhiana train will run regularly
Avantika Maken Tanwar flags off the Sirsa-Hisar-Ludhiana train at Sirsa on Sunday.
A Tribune photograph
Two killed in road accident
MCF staffers to meet on August 1
Woman cop sustains bullet injuries Encroachments removed
3 booked for seeking dowry
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Groupism in Cong affects trade
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Chandigarh, July 28 The break-away group, claiming allegiance to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda formed a parallel body, the Haryana Rice Millers Association. The elections were held at Kaithal where Sat Pal Gupta of Ambala was declared president of the new group. Kashmiri Lal of Kaithal was anointed chief patron and Vishnu Bhagwan Mittal, also of Kaithal, was made chairman of the new body, which claims a membership of 454 out of a total of 700 rice mills in the state. Jewel Singla of Kurukshetra was made general secretary of the association. Mittal is considered close to Haryana PWD Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala, who is also the MLA of Kaithal. The parent body had announced elections for August 4. Sat Pal Gupta of Ambala and Rajinder Garg of Yamunangar district were in the fray for the post of president. While Gupta was projected as the candidate of the group owing allegiance to Hooda, Rajinder was considered close to Union Minister Selja. However, after the efforts to reach unanimity failed, the Hooda group broke away from the parent body. The control of the rice millers association becomes important before the arrival of the paddy season because it is the millers who purchase and lift paddy from the mandis, though on record it is the government agencies which perform this role. If the millers decide to boycott the purchase of paddy, it creates an embarrassing situation for the government in an agriculture state. Till a couple of years ago, the millers had been threatening the government before the commencement of the paddy season to go on strike. However, the group which supported Sat Pal Gupta in today’s elections, reached an amicable solution with Hooda, averting embarrassment to the government.
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State to target women in drive against iron deficiency
Chandigarh, July 28 “The National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3) data suggests that anaemia is widely prevalent among all age groups. Nearly 58 per cent of pregnant women, 50 per cent of the women in the reproductive age group, 56 per cent adolescent girls (15-19 years), 30 per cent adolescent boys and around 80 per cent under-three years children have anaemia,” says Additional Secretary and Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission, Anuradha Gupta. In a scenario where 20 to 40 per cent maternal deaths are due to anaemia, the ministry will soon launch its Iron+ Initiative to tackle anaemia among women in the reproductive age group. “There is no other way to tackle iron-deficiency other than the supplementation programme. We have worked out the modalities of administration of the iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation for each target segment. The programme will be launched very soon,” Gupta said. Also the brain behind the IFA programme for adolescents going to government schools, she said, “It is underway in 28 states of the country. Though it began as a pilot project in some districts, the results of the weekly supplementation were remarkable. The drop in anaemia levels was as high as 50 per cent in some districts over a year. With these results as our base, we gradually launched it in other states as well.” Presently, the programme covers 2.87 crore adolescent children of which 44 lakh are in West Bengal, 34 lakh in Karnataka, 24 lakh in Maharashtra, 16 lakh in Haryana, 18 lakh in Delhi and two lakh in Punjab among others. While the programme has proceeded smoothly in most states, including Punjab, it has run into rough weather following a large number of children falling ill. “We have received reports of children suffering from the anticipated side-effects of nausea and stomach ache and vomiting in some cases from Haryan, Delhi and Maharashtra’s Sholapur district. In Haryana, 1,100 of 16 lakh children fell ill while 200 of 18 lakh kids were taken ill in Delhi and 150 of 24 lakh in Maharashtra. Since iron is known to cause gastric discomfort, the number is well within the expected 5 per cent ‘reaction’ range. It takes five to seven weeks for the body to adjust to the IFA supplementation,” she explains. Referring particularly to Haryana, Gupta said the NFHS survey found that nearly 70 per cent adolescents were anaemic, which is higher than the national average. “We have asked the state government to carry out an exhaustive campaign to make people understand the need for such supplementation. We don’t want it to be a forced programme. We want the parents to understand the concern behind the initiative and support it. The children are being administered the tablet with an enteric coating to minimise the side-effects though the manner in which it is administered is of vital importance,” Gupta added. Vulnerable Section
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Ch Devi Lal varsity mulls new promotion rules for students
Sirsa, July 28 For promotion to the third year of the course, the student must have cleared the first year completely and passed at least 50 per cent of papers in the second year. However, in the new proposal cleared by a committee headed by dean, academic affairs, Prof Vikram Singh, students can be promoted to the next class irrespective of the fact whether they have cleared any paper in the previous classes or not. The only condition is that the student will not get degree if he or she does not clear all papers in a stipulated period. These conditions are already in force in Kurukshetra University. Besides Vikram Singh, dean of colleges Dr SK Gahlawat; Principal of Government National College, Sirsa, Dr Suman Gulab; Principal of MM PG College, Fatehabad, Dr DK Kaushik; and Principal of Government College, Dabwali, Dr Pawan Kumar Garg were present in the meeting. Sources said principals of colleges affiliated to the university were particularly inclined to resorting the same rules for promotion as were application when their colleges were attached to Kurukshetra University two years ago. Private colleges believed that the rules applicable in the CDLU were leading to an increased percentage of dropouts. Prof Vikram Singh confirmed the meeting, but refused to divulge the details. He said the proposal prepared by the committee was confidential till the vice-chancellor approved it. |
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Jhajjar awaits better bus service in evenings
Jhajjar, July 28 The locals have been running from pillar to post
for the betterment of the transport services but the problem remains unsolved in the city, despite it being a major segment
of the Rohtak Parliamentary Constituency, represented by Deepender Hooda in the Lok Sabha
for the last two terms. The daily passengers, travelling to Jhajjar for their jobs and business purposes, have to wait
for long hours every day to reach back to their respective homes. There are few roadway buses
for Sonepat, Bhiwani, Gurgaon and Delhi in the late evening. In the given situation, people have been left with no other option but to hitch a ride on private buses and other vehicles like jeeps. The travellers said the roadways authorities had included several buses in its schedule, but most
of the these did not ply in the evening. The private transporters also add to the woes of
the commuters in the wedding season as they prefer to engage their vehicles
for wedding functions instead of plying them to ferry commuters. The transporters said “Why should we waste
our time and fuel in ferrying commuters in the wedding season when we get much higher daily wages than the routine from wedding parties.”
Raj Kumar, a social activist, said the state government was not paying any heed to redress the
persistent problem while the issue had been raised by the local residents so many times. “Moreover, the government has already made an attempt to divert the attention of the locals from the problem by announcing a new bus stand on the Rohtak road instead of plying more buses for distant places, especially in the evening,” he added.
Om Prakash, an ex-serviceman, said owing to inadequate bus services, people had to think many
a times before going out to other places in an urgent situation. Most of time, they had to either
hire taxis or depend upon private vehicles to reach their destinations, he added. Rajesh, a resident of
Sonepat, said people of Sonepat district, who were working in Jhajjar, had to face hardships in going back to their home town in the evening. “There is hardly any bus for Sonepat in the evening. The passengers have
to hinge on private buses or jeeps to reach back,” he said, adding that the
passengers had to change at least two vehicles to reach their respective destinations.
Pritam Singh, who has been running a business in Jhajjar, said he had to go to his home town Charkhi Dadri in a truck or jeep as there was no bus service for the village in the evening. “I come to Jhajjar from Gurgaon daily for my business, but have to wait for
a long time as there are few buses. The ones which come are jam-packed and one has to jostle to
get into the bus,” said Surender Kumar, a resident of Gurgaon. Meanwhile, the district roadways authorities claimed that there was no lack of roadway buses on the
Sonepat, Gurgaon, Bhiwani and Delhi routes in the evening. Buses were available after every hour, they claimed. |
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Flood relief row: Cong launches tirade against Abhay Chautala
Bhiwani, July 28 Accusing Abhay of spreading misinformation, Haryana Cooperation and Housing Minister Satpal Sangwan described the statement of INLD leader as a political stunt. Sangwan said the compensation ranging from Rs 3,500 to Rs 5,500 per acre, and not Rs 2 and Rs 3 per acre as alleged by the INLD leaders, was given to the farmers for the loss to crop caused due to flood. However, the cheques were issued not on the basis of per acre, but on the basis of farmers' share in per acre of land. Sangwan said due to non-sowing of crop in the Dadri assembly constituency, a sum of Rs. 4.9 crore had been distributed as compensation. Earlier, Prof Virender, political adviser to Hooda, said in Haryana, the compensation was given on the basis of the percentage of damage to the crops. He said the government had given compensation of Rs 2,500, Rs 3500, Rs 4,500 and Rs 5,500 per acre for various crops whereas when the INLD was in power, the amount was only Rs 1,000, Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 per acre. For Satnarayan of Godhri village whose share in Khewat No 2 was 1/1680 in eight kanals, the amount of compensation at the rate of Rs 3,500 per acre worked out to Rs 2.08. Similarly, another stakeholder Tekchand has a share of 1/1260 in the same Khewat, on the basis of which his compensation worked out to Rs 2.77 but he has been given a cheque for Rs 3. Abhay had presented Satyanarayan and Tek Chand's cheques before media to substantiate his charge. Prof Virender alleged that he was spreading a false propaganda. He said on the basis of this formula, farmers Arjun Singh and Satwinder Singh of village Dhor were given cheques for Rs 28,372 and Rs 25,070, respectively. |
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Experts complete survey of acquired land in Fatehabadad
Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Fatehabad, July 28 A team comprising Drs Bilal Habib and Gautam Talukdar, both scientists with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, and two researchers did an elaborate survey of the area, met animal rights activists and interacted with the officials of the Wildlife Department and NPCIL. The team members said they would submit their findings to the WII, which will then prepare a conservation plan for the blackbucks living on the land. The team had come to Fatehabad on the directions of the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment, as the environment clearance applied by the NPCIL has been hanging fire due to the lack of any conservation plan for black bucks. The team also saw a panchayat land lying at Badopal, which could be utilised, if need be. The natural habitat of black bucks at Badopal was bifurcated in to two parts after the NPCIL started setting up metal fencing on the 187 acres of land acquired for its colony. Animal right activists launched an agitation after six black bucks were killed when they were trapped in the fence. NPCIL had removed its fencing. "The black bucks cannot be relocated as they are weak-hearted animals. The moment they are caught, they can die of heart failure," said Shakti Singh, Divisional Forest Officer (wildlife) at Hisar, who also accompanied the team during its survey activities.
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Rs 76 crore to be spent on housing in Kaithal, says minister
Kaithal, July 28 He further said the state government had launched the welfare scheme to provide concrete houses to two lakh poor families throughout the state and a provision of Rs 1,350 crore had been made to achieve the target in the state. With this, Haryana has become the first state to launch the scheme for the benefit the poor families of backward classes, scheduled castes and others.
Surjewala was addressing the beneficiaries of the scheme and the elected representatives of panchayati raj institutions at the local BDPO office after launching the scheme at block level. He said an amount of Rs 4 crore had been transferred to the accounts of 1,600 beneficiaries of Kaithal block as the first installment under Priyadarshni Aawas
Yojna. Surjewala distributed the certificates of financial assistance amounting to Rs 21.50 lakh to 86 beneficiaries of Kaithal block. He added that 2,300 families in the block had been identified which would be benefited from the scheme. He also inaugurated the newly constructed building of BDPO office, which had been constructed for Rs 71.14 lakh. Former minister Ram
Bhaj, Dilbag Mor, Zila Prishad chairman Nazar Singh Deora, chairperson of Block Samiti Bimla
Devi, DDPO Rajesh Khoth, Panchayati Raj XEN Rakesh Goyal and BDPO Shankar Goywere were among those present on the occasion. |
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CM denies regional bias in development
Some Congress leaders, including Birender Singh, Union Minister Kumari Selja, Rajya Sabha MP Ishwar Singh and Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh, have unleashed a verbal assault against the Chief Minister by way of issuing statements about discrimination in development against some areas in the state. Without naming these leaders, Hooda said he was not here to ensure growth of any individual, but he was committed for equal development of all areas and sections of society. “I have all relevant statistics to support my claim. In Hisar district, during 1999 to 2005, only Rs 602.72 crore was spent, while his government has spent Rs 3,165.62 crore since March 2005, for the development of the district,” he said. “I can assure you that I can handle the enemies. But you just take care of these friends,”, Hooda said without making any reference to any of the Congress leaders. Political observers said repeated outbursts of Birender against Hooda had caused much embarrassment to the CM. |
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Situation tense in Gurgaon as members of 2 communities clash
Gurgaon, July 28 There was a free for all with two groups pelting stones and thrashing each other. The Bhondsi police reached the spot and brought the situation under control. The three accused of slaughter were booked and taken into custody along with the beef and a meat cleaver.This enraged their community which accused police of being biased. They blocked the Sohna highway for several hours which lad to huge jam.They alleged that the members of the other community had even fired at them and they should also be arrested. DCP Rahul Sharma reached along with extra force and an investigation has been started against both the groups to verify claims of thrashing and firing. According to Sharma the situation is under control now and 100 policemen were still deputed in the village. |
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INLD seeks probe into allotment of industrial plots
Chandigarh, July 28 He demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter and immediate cancellation of the allotment. On the appointment of HPSC member Harinder Pal Singh, Abhay said Harinder Pal was allegedly involved in a murder and an attempt to murder cases and he should immediately resign from his post. He said Hooda was not only protecting criminals but also appointing them to high posts. Meanwhile, the INLD said the last phase of the Janjagran Abhiyan of the party was in its final stages in all the state assembly constituencies and the party had been able to bring every section of society in its fold. Party state president Ashok Arora said the INLD was the only alternative to the Hooda government and the public had prepared its mind to hand over power to the INLD in the next elections in the state. He said during the Janjagran Abhiyan, the party had organised conferences at around 59 assembly constituencies so far and the reaming 31 constituencies would be covered by August 25. |
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Rajasthan cop commits suicide in Ambala
Ambala, July 28 The Government Railway Police, after ascertaining his identity, got in touch with his parent department in Jaipur. The bodies of the family members were recovered by the Jaipur police after the neighbourers reported that some foul smell was emanating from his quarter. The deceased were identified as Asha Devi, Khushi (11) and Annu (7) and whose bodies were found in Jaipur on Saturday. Sukhwinder Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) GRP Ambala Cantt said the police had initiated legal proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC and after getting a postmortem of the body conducted at the local civil hospital it would be handed over to the next of the kin. How truth came to light The Government Railway Police, after ascertaining his identity, got in touch with his parent department in Jaipur. The bodies of the family members were recovered by the Jaipur police after the neighbourers reported that some foul smell was emanating from his quarter.
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Ludhiana-Delhi Shatabdi to halt at Jind
Rohtak, July 28 Kharge, who was here to lay the foundation stone of Hansi-Rohtak rail line in the city today, said the new rail line would replace the Rohtak-Makrauli section of the Rohtak-Panipat rail line, which passes through Rohtak, and facilitate a direct route to Panipat and end traffic problems as well. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the new projects worth several crores would further boost the development in the state. Member of Parliament Deepender Hooda said the number of railway projects sanctioned for the state in the past three to four years were more than the ones announced in the past 40 years. He said three rail lines and a rail coach factory had been earmarked for the state. Bharat Bushan Batra local MLA and senior officials of the Indian Railways including General Manager Northern Railway and Railway Board Chairman Arunendra Kumar were also among others who were present at the occasion. |
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Four get life term in dowry death case
Sonepat, July 28 After receiving a complaint from the victim’s father Jagat Singh, a resident of Humayunpur village in Rohtak district, a case of murder was registered against nine persons at the Sadar police station,
Gohana, on October 19, 2011. Jagat alleged that soon after Mukesh’s marriage with Naveen in 2007, she was harassed for dowry by her husband and in-laws. Mukesh gave birth to a son and a daughter after their wedding. Mukesh was forced to stay with her parents many times for not bringing dowry. He said after receiving a phone call from Naveen that Mukesh was admitted to the
PGIMS, Rohtak, in a serious condition, he reached there and found Mukesh dead. He alleged that Mukesh was beaten to death. |
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Sirsa-Ludhiana train will run regularly
Sirsa, July 28 Bhupesh Mehta, Sirsa urban unit president of the Congress, was also present on the occasion. Avantika offered sweets to the driver, guard and other staff members of the train. The train will halt on both ways at Jakhod Kheda, Mandi Adampur, Bhathu, Ding, Suchan Kotli and Bajekan stations. The special train would have seven compartments, including six of general category and one for the guards. Various social, religious and political organisations of Sirsa have expressed their gratitude for running the train on a regular basis. |
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Two killed in road accident
Sonepat, July 28 The driver of the vehicle sped away after hitting
the car. The police has registered a case against the driver in the matter. After receiving information, the highway safety police reached the spot and took the victims to the civil hospital here. Doctors declared Ranjan and Aditya brought dead and Vikrant was referred to the PGIMS, Rohtak, in a serious condition. Sources said the victims had come to Murthal to have food. |
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MCF staffers to meet on August 1
Faridabad, July 28 The decision was taken at a meeting of the Faridabad unit of Nagar Palika Karamchaari Sangh, Haryana, which was presided over by the state president of the body, Naresh Shastri.Giving details of the meeting, Shastri said the safai karamcharis were being forced to resort to warpath for redressal of their grievances related to delay in regularisation of their
jobs. There were about 1,000 safai karamcharis whose regularisations were long due, he added.
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Sirsa MP Ashok Tanwar’s wife Avantika Maken Tanwar today flagged off the Sirsa-Hisar-Ludhiana train from Sirsa railway station.
The Railways had announced to regularise the train from today. Running between Hisar and Ludhiana earlier, the train was extended up to Sirsa for a trial run two months ago.
Hansi (Hisar), July 28