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Kosli-Bhakli row takes new turn
Non-implementation of RTE in Ambala schools |
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Admn starts Ghaggar flood-control works
No connection between literacy rate and voting percentage in Haryana
Farmers make own arrangements to protect produce from rain
11 persons booked on murder charge
INLD leaders to visit Punjab soon
Govt to seek EC permission to complete works
Incident of bride buying detected
6 bodies found in Mullana in one year
Only 3 wildlife officials for 300 villages
Non-recognition of private schools
3 killed in mishaps
Toll policy to be rationalised
Ex-JWO's murder: 2 sent in police remand
Missing boy's parents stage dharna
Opium seized from Innova: 3 held
Watchman hacked to death
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Kosli-Bhakli row takes new turn
Bhakli (Rewari), April 16 The panchayat, presided over by Rampat Singh, warned the district authorities that the villagers would launch a 'jail bharo andolan' and block traffic outside the village if the police used force on them in connection with the murder case. Sources said the panchayat, that lasted over two hours, issued the threats to the police with the intention of countering the agitation of Kosli residents to mount pressure on the police for ensuring the arrest of the accused in the murder case. Enraged Bhakli villagers earlier said the police should ask Kosli villagers why they tried to enter Bhakli village without official permission during their protest on March 5 before taking further action in the Mahavir case. The panchayat decided to hold a mahapanchayat of 100 villages to find an amicable solution to the ongoing row. Villagers in the panchayat charged the police with negligence while discharging their duty. “Had the police intercepted the protesting residents of Kosli from heading towards Bhakli, the clash between residents of both villages could have been averted. The police did not perform their duty with responsibility,” said villagers. Mahavir (62) was killed and 12 others injured when people of Bhakli village allegedly attacked Kosli villagers, who were taking out a march in protest against mentioning Bhakli village on the inauguration stone of a railway overbridge and a kisan rest house on March 5. The police had registered a case against 17 persons of Bhakli village in this regard, but no arrest had so far been made. Kosli villagers had been demanding the immediate arrest of the accused. |
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Non-implementation of RTE in Ambala schools Manish Sirhindi Tribune News Service
Ambala, April 16 The parents, who assembled at the office of the BEO in the morning, sought an explanation from him as to why the RTE Act was not being implemented in the district. After delaying the protest for a couple of hours, BEO Ravinder Singh called the DEEO, who on arriving at his office asked the parents to disburse immediately. This provoked the parents who then sat on a dharna outside the office and did not allow the two to leave the premises. Other then protesting against the erratic behaviour of Kadiyan, the parents also demanded proper implementation of the Act and asked the officers to update information regarding schools included and exempted from the RTE. They also sought action against schools which had failed to admit students under the Act. The parents said there were around 17 schools in the district which had not implemented the RTE despite repeated pleas made to them. They said it was now for the district administration to get it implemented. As per the RTE Act, 2012, non-aided minority schools had been brought under the RTE. Criticising the administration for their failure to get the Act implemented, the parents stated that there was no transparency in the working of the administration and the students and their parents were suffering. They said the schools were reluctant to provide education to the children as per the provisions of the RTE Act and the administration was doing nothing about it. Meanwhile, the parents continued to lay siege of the office of the BEO for about two hours. The DEEO and the BEO had to be rescued from the office by a team of Ambala police as the parents did not allow them to leave the office till they came up with some concrete measures to ensure proper implementation of the said Act. Later, they filed a complaint with the district administration against the education officers. Private schools not implementing RTE: Satyavir Hooda
Chandigarh: A social organisation, 2+5 Mudde Jan Andolan, today alleged connivance between the Haryana government and the private schools in the non-implementation of the Right to Education Act (RTE) in the state. Addressing a press conference here today, Satyavir Hooda, president of the organisation, alleged that the state government was not releasing the list of over 50,000 students, who had applied online for admission to the private schools under the economically weaker sections (EWS) quota under Rule 134-A of the Haryana Education Rules. He alleged that the Haryana government and the private school were acting against the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in not admitting the poor students under the EWS quota which was mandatory under the RTE Act. Coming down heavily on all political parties for their apathetic attitude towards the education system in the state, Hooda said a meeting of the organisation would be held in Rohtak on May 4 to chalk out future course of action. Meanwhile, Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal assured a delegation of the organisation that file regarding admission to the EWS quota would be cleared in two days, Hooda claimed in a statement here today. |
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Probe panel summons former DSP, inquiry officer
Deepender Deswal Tribune News Service
Hisar, April 16 During the hearing in the case here today, the Rewari district administration informed the inquiry commission of Justice TP Garg that the police registered FIR number 91 on November 3, 1984 and closed the case file as untraced on December 9, 1985, about a year after the incident. The administration informed that the police had destroyed the record of the case on January 4, 1994 as per the government rules. The commission then directed the Rewari SP to issue summons to the police officials- DSP Rambhaj, who was posted in Rewari in 1984, investigation officer of the case Ram Kishore and munshi Ram Kumar, who registered the FIR in Jaitpur police post, to seek details of the line of investigation they had pursued after registration of the case. Advocate Rajneet Singh Yadav, who represents the victims, said the commission has also summoned the chief medical officers (CMOs) of the Rewari and Narnaul districts seeking clarification whether the post mortem was conducted on the bodies of those killed in the incident or not. A Gurgaon-based IT professional, Manwinder Singh Giaspura, had exposed the incident in 2011 after which the Haryana Government had instituted the Justice TP Garg inquiry commission into the incident which occurred in the wake of Indira Gandhi assassination in 1984, in which 32 persons were burnt alive by a mob. Giaspura, a member of the Hondh Chillar Talmel Committee (HCTC), said around 26 witnesses had been cross examined by the commission.
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Admn starts Ghaggar flood-control works
Fatehabad, April 16 Ghaggar enters Fatehabad as a deeply incised channel near Jakhal and makes an exit little to the west of Bira Badi. The river maintains a rough parallelism with most of the northern boundary of Fatehabad, deviating from it by a margin of 7 km and at times, delineating the northern limits of the district. 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 during floods. 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. Deputy Commissioner DK Bahera, accompanied by SDM Shalini Chetal and other officers today visited all flood prone areas along the Ghaggar and took stock of the steps taken by the irrigation department. Talking to The Tribune after the visit, Bahera said the capacity of the Rangoi Nullah was a major source of floods during monsoons in Fatehabad district. Rangoi Nullah originates from the Ghaggar near Jakhal in Fatehabad and then merges back into the river near Kanwalgarh, upstream of Ratia in the district. Floods from Rangoi Nullah and Ghaggar have been inundating large areas in Fatehabad during monsoon season. Standing crops on nearly 25,000 hectares of land in Fatehabad had been submerged under water due to floods in 2010. Earlier, floods had damaged crops and inundated villages in 1992 and 1996. Bahera said there were 46 ring bandhs in the district and the concerned officials had been told to check all bandhs before June 30 and strengthen them wherever necessary. The DC said the authorities would make foolproof arrangements for the floods this time and no loss of life or property would be allowed to happen in Fatehabad.
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Newborn dies as doctors spar
Fatehabad, April 16 The baby died four hours after the delivery allegedly due to medical negligence. Overlooking the critical condition of the newborn, a paediatrician and the in charge of the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of the hospital continued to exchange blows and hurl abuses at each other rather than attending to him or shifting him to a better medical facility. Rajesh Kumar, a motorcycle mechanic, said he had taken his wife, Riya (25), to the General Hospital, Fatehabad, for her first delivery yesterday. “Around 7 pm, she delivered a baby boy. At 10.30 pm, I noticed two doctors of the hospital exchanging blows over some issue. I was told that our newborn was serious and will have to be shifted to Hisar. We were on our way to Hisar when an attendant told us that the baby was dead and the ambulance brought us back to Fatehabad,” Rajesh alleged. Dr Varun Munjal, paediatrician in the hospital, and Dr Rahul Midha, the doctor on duty in the SNCU from 2 pm to 8 pm yesterday, who were involved in the altercation, blamed each other for the lapse. “I was in the operation theatre with a gynaecologist and an anaesthetist for another caesarian section when Dr Munjal entered the SNCU in my absence, without caring to attend to this neonate who was on oxygen,” Dr Midha alleged. Dr Munjal, however, alleged that the child died entirely due to Dr Midha’s negligence, who first did not resuscitate it properly and then put a pipe into the baby’s foodpipe instead of his windpipe and even administered him injections which were clearly contraindicated in such cases. He alleged that Dr Midha did not inform him even when it was his duty to do so. He alleged that Dr Midha hit him when he was attending to the neonate after coming to the hospital. Dr Suraj Bhan Kamboj, Civil Surgeon, said he had told the Medical Superintendent (MS), Dr Vinod Sharma, to hold an inquiry. Dr Sharma, while confirming the spat between the two doctors, said the newborn died due to a complication and not due to negligence of the doctors. He added that he would be able to know the case better after the inquiry. |
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No connection between literacy rate and voting percentage in Haryana
Chandigarh, April 16 With the lowest literacy rate of merely 56.1%, Mewat recorded a whopping voting percentage of 76.16. On the other hand, Gurgaon having the highest literacy rate of 84.4% reported only 70.4% voting. Similarly, Fatehabad with a literacy level of 69% recorded a voting percentage of 74.36%, data collected by The Tribune showed. Sirsa, which recorded the highest voting of 77.83%, has the literacy rate of only 70.4% while Kaithal, with a literacy level of 70.6%, recorded a respectable voting percentage of 73.77. Jind, which has a literacy rate of 72.7%, recorded a voting percentage of 73.82%. Hisar, with a literacy rate of 73.2%, reported a voting of 76.29%.The other districts, where the voting percentage was higher than their literacy rates included Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar. Bhiwani, which has a literacy rate of 76.7%, recorded only 72.74% voting while Karnal with a literacy rate of 76.4% reported 72.13% voting. In Ambala, which has one of the highest literacy rate of 82.9%, the voting percentage was a 70%. Sonepat was also similarly placed as only 69.43% voting was reported in the district against its literacy rate of 80.8%. Data showed that the voting percentage in Mahendragarh was 69.25% against its literacy rate of 78.9%. Rewari with an impressive literacy rate of 82.2% polled only 69.63% votes. In CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s home district of Rohtak, the voting percentage was 69.26% against a literacy rate of 80.4%. Panchkula has a literacy rate of 83.4% but only 68.57 voting was reported from the district. As far as Panipat was concerned, the voting percentage was 69.71% while t he literacy rate was 77.5%. Women show the way
Women voters defied the literacy barrier in all districts. Mewat women voters polled 73% votes against
a dismal literacy rate of 36% while Palwal women polled an impressive 65% though the literacy rate for women in the district was merely 54%. The highest
voting percentage for women voters was reported from Kurukshetra district (77%) as against the literacy rate of 69%. Sirsa women recorded 77% voting as
compared to the literacy level of 60%. Simiarly, in Yamunanagar, 77% women cast their votes against
the literacy rate of 71%. In Fatehabad where women's literacy is merely 59%, the voting percentage was 75% while in Hisar 75% voters exercised their franchise though only 62% were literate. |
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Farmers make own arrangements to protect produce from rain
Jind, April 16 Since the administration did not have any plan to help farmers in protecting their hard-earned crop before its purchase, farmers had to make temporary arrangements to protect their crop. They covered their crop with self-made 'pallis' (big sheets made of empty urea bags). They alleged that officials concerned appeared to be more interested in rejecting the purchase of their crop rather than helping them. “We all knew that it would rain and came prepared with our own covers. But no arrangement has been made by the administration to protect our crop from rain,” said Narinder, a farmer at the grain market. Though after the farmers’ protest yesterday, the administration has accelerated the purchase of wheat, farmers are still not satisfied with the pace of purchase. As per the official figure, the district had received 58,210 Metric Tonne (MT) of wheat till last evening. Out of this, the Food and Civil Supplies Department has purchased 17,515 MT, HAFED 16,864 MT, FCI 3,035 MT, Haryana State Warehousing Corporation 10,662 MT and Agro 10,074 MT in all grain markets of the district. Jind Deputy Commissioner Rajiv Rattan said they had been taking required steps for the fast purchase of wheat, but high moisture content in the crop was the main problem. “High moisture content in wheat is delaying the purchase. Farmers must take required steps to reduce it,” he added.
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11 persons booked on murder charge
Yamunanagar, April 16 The self-proclaimed 'gau rakshaks' chased them as they reportedly got information that some persons were taking cows for slaughtering to Uttar Pradesh. The police said the accused stopped Alisher, Fakiriya and Gurumukh near Jatpura village under the Bilaspur police station and thrashed them. Fakiriya managed to flee, but Alisher was later found dead on the spot. The self-proclaimed 'gau rakshaks' bundled Gurumukh in their vehicle and handed him over to the Bilaspur police. In his complaint to the police, deceased's brother Balidin reported that his brother was beaten to death. He said his brother had bought the bullocks for the purpose of cultivating agricultural land. Sources said the deceased's relatives refused to take away the body from the spot. They demanded that the accused should booked on the charge of murder and arrested first. Police officials reached on the spot and assured the agitators that stringent action would be taken against the persons involved in the crime. Following the assurance, the agitators agreed to take away the body. The Bilaspur police booked Subhash, Het Ram, Daljit, Monti, Rajesh, Shalender, Sachin, Mange Ram, Punnu, Happy and Shiv Charn. DSP Ajay Rana confirmed that 11 persons were booked for murder by name and names of others were not mentioned. He said the body was handed over to the deceased's kin after postmortem examination. |
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INLD leaders to visit Punjab soon
Kurukshetra, April 16 “All
MLAs, ex-MLAs, ex-MPs and members of the state executive committee of the INLD will reach Punjab in connection with the election campaign duties assigned to them,” said state INLD chief Ashok
Arora. He said, “The party is grateful to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal for their support and campaigning for INLD candidates. Now it is our turn to express our gratitude. Duties have been assigned and INLD workers will reach the constituencies assigned within the next couple of days.” Some party workers might go to Punjab later, he
added. Arora said, “The party will score a comprehensive win. Most of our candidates are confident, but I think that it is not the right time to disclose the seats.” The INLD would win the maximum number of seats in Haryana, he claimed. While senior party leaders would canvass in Punjab, party workers would continue to prepare the ground for Assembly elections in Haryana, due later this year, he
said. Arora said, “The General Election is the semifinal and the Assembly poll, which will be the final, is yet to begin. We have told party workers to enlist the maximum number of people in the membership drive in order to strengthen the base of the party. Our workers have already started holding meetings at the ward level in their respective constituencies.” |
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Govt to seek EC permission to complete works
Chandigarh, April 16 However, despite polling getting over in Haryana on April 10, the code of conduct will continue to be in force till the results are announced on May 16. With over a month between polling and the counting of votes and work suspended since the announcement of elections, the government is keen to get moving on regular projects. The Chief Secretary, SC Chaudhry, said the repair of roads was urgently required throughout
the state. “This is the only time that such repairs can be carried out. We will get just about two months before the monsoon arrives. We will approach the EC with reference from a report the PWD (B and R) is preparing and seek permission to go ahead with this work. Since polling is already over, there is absolutely no question of trying to influence the voting patterns in any way. However, the only benefit is that we will be able to finish our work in time,” Chaudhry said. Given the imposition of the model code of conduct, the Department
cannot invite tenders or open already received tenders for road repairs.
If the EC grants permission, the process can be set in motion. Sources said the government wanted to get into work mode quickly as Assembly elections are slated for later this year. The government will have over three months not only to wrap up all the on-going projects but also to initiate new projects. The announcement of elections is likely in the first week of September, implying thereby that the model code, which will be lifted post-May 16, will come into force once again. The government is keen on using the intervening time to dole out sops, roll out welfare initiatives and strengthen existing ones without wasting time. |
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Incident of bride buying detected
Sirsa, April 16 Hailing from Bihar, her parents said their daughter was missing for the last several days. They said they had come to know that she was in Sirsa when she called them
up. Panchayat members accompanied them to the police station for lodging a complaint in the case. The police reportedly made them shuttle from one police station to the other in the name of jurisdiction. Activists of the Aam Aadmi Party led by Prahlad Singh Bharukhera later held a demonstration. SSP Saurabh Singh ordered the registration of a case when the matter came to his
notice. Bharukhera later told The Tribune that a case had been registered and the police would take the girl to a magistrate for recording her statement. The 16-year-old victim informed the police that Vishnu lured her and another girl from a village near Noida in the name of better employment. She reported that she was sold to Vinod of Darba Kalan village and the other girl was sold in
Rajasthan. The police said relevant sections of the IPC would be incorporated in the FIR. |
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6 bodies found in Mullana in one year
Ambala, April 16 In June last year, the police recovered the bodies of a young couple from a burnt-up heap of dried cowdung cakes outside Alliaspur village . These bodied had been charred beyond recognition. Their identity had not been established till date. Another body was recovered from an isolated place near Dhanora village in the district. The police are still struggling to identify the body. The decomposed body of a girl was found on the Khuda-Dhukeri road near Sambalkha village. The girl was wearing a jeans and a T-shirt. As the body had not been identified so far, the police continued to be grope in the dark in this case. The Government Railway Police found the beheaded body of a person near Ambala Cantonment. This case too has not yet been solved. The police last week found the half-burnt body of a man from Bita village. The police are yet find clues to this case. The commissioner of Police, Ambala Division, who reviewed the crime situation today, said investigators were putting all-out efforts to identify these bodies. |
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Only 3 wildlife officials for 300 villages
Jind, April 16 The district has over 300 villages. Despite a number of reports of villagers being attacked by wild animals such as leopard, the department has not failed to increase the manpower. There is one Inspector, one Sub Inspector and one guard to protect the district. Since the department does not even have a single tranquiliser gun, the officials have to call a team from Hisar every time they get any complaint. “We have written to the authorities for an official car, wireless sets and more manpower,” said Rajvir Singh, Inspector of the Wildlife Department posted in Jind. |
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Non-recognition of private schools BS Malik
Sonepat, April 16 Keeping in view the interests of students and staff members, the government has relaxed the conditions required for the recognition till April 2014. The state body of the private schools had approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court to seek relief for continuing the admissions in these schools. Many schools have failed to meet government conditions required for the recognition. On the other hand, many parents prefer to select these schools for their children due to its proximity to their residences, less expenses, no bus fees etc. Anand Kumar, president of the private schools’ association, said it was difficult for school owners to seek recognition due to stringent conditions. “We are seeking more time from the government to fulfil the conditions required for the recognition,” he said. He said most of these schools had been running for more than a decade and the sudden closure of the schools would create problems for parents, students and school management.
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3 killed in mishaps
Sirsa, April 16 The Innova driver sped away after the accident. The accident was so severe that the motorcycle as well as the two victims fell at some distance from the mishap site. Both died on the spot. The police reached the spot and sent the bodies for a postmortem. In another accident, three-year-old Labh Singh was killed and his father, Kaka Singh, was seriously injured when a tempo was hit by a tractor-trailer near Daulatpur village in Fatehabad.
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vehicle in the village if the police buckled under pressure of Kosli residents, seeking immediate arrest of the accused in the Mahavir murder case.
