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Two more political parties are born in state
Former IG floats Rashtriya Lok Swaraj Party
Venod Sharma resigns as MLA
Kanda spits fire on Hooda government
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HC for Rs 5,000 as monthly aid to acid attack victims
Teachers condemn attack on professor
Haryana’s Shame
Villager held for raping minor
Woman consumes poison, dies
Gang rape accused remanded in police custody in Kaithal
Wife held for abetting man's suicide
Rapist gets 10-yr jail
Man commits suicide, wife, in-laws booked
Four get jail for extortion
2 IAF jawans killed in mishap
BKU demands Rs 500 per quintal bonus on wheat
56.77 lakh MT wheat arrives in state mandis
World Veterinary Day
No end to water woes for Faridabad residents
Man burnt alive as wheat straw catches fire
Taxi driver hurt in mishap
Infant dies after falling into sewage pit
Non-teaching staff demand pay hike
Baby's death
Panchkula DC seeks compliance reports on fly menace
Officers told to recover arrears
Forum members to visit UHBVN area
Youth killed in accident in Ambala
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Two more political parties are born in state
Gurgaon, May 2 Though no senior politician from any other political party joined Kanda at the launch of the HLP, Kanda spelt out the agenda in the form of an election manifesto for the impending Vidhan Sabha elections. Kanda reportedly made efforts to involve former Union Minister Venod Sharma, who resigned as an MLA today, who failed to turn up at Kanda's rally thereby delaying the HLP launch. “I could have instrumented the fall of the Hooda Government but then we would have been accused of engineering it. The government would collapse in a few months after the General Election and the HLP would take over reins”, he said to a thunderous applause while projecting himself as the future Chief Minister of Haryana. While promising a series of initiatives “when voted to power”, Kanda said that opposition parties were in a state of panic and would try enter into a conspiracy to prevent the HLP from forming the government. He hinted that there were moves to get his bail cancelled to send him back to jail so that the HLP would not threaten the existing political parties. He, however, announced that soon a “massive rally” would be held where the party would announce its future course. Kanda, who was expected to address his supporters at his defunct MDLR Airlines’ office here at 11 am was three hours behind schedule. But thousands of workers from all over the state sat patiently. A massive langar was arranged to cater to 10,000 supporters. As the blue saree clad women, procured from an event management company in Delhi, doled out membership forms for the HLP and welcomed all potential members, Kanda made a series of announcements from the stage. “From making hawai chapals, I have flown hawai jahaz (airplanes), I know how to get money for all the announcements” Kanda said: “I promise to rise above caste politics or regional biases and will only work for humanity”. He promised to bring the Haryana Police on parity or even ahead of the Punjab Police in terms of salary, build a sports city in Haryana, set up an industrial zone between Sirsa and Hisar, abolish factory raj, make Haryana toll-free, hold elections in colleges, announce a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee (SGPC) for Haryana, raise old age pension to Rs 5,000 per couple (Rs 2500 each), and fight for Haryana’s share of water from Punjab. Film personalities Satish Kaushik and Anil Sharma who came to support the HLP were promised a film city in the state. He also promised to set up embroidery and stitching centres for women and computer centers for youth in every village. Lashing out at the INLD and the Congress, he asked the people to reject the “feudal” and “dynastic” rule in the state and support the party that would work for them. May face disqualification
Chandigarh: Former minister and Independent MLA Gopal Kanda could face disqualification from the House. Sources in the Vidhan Sabha said his action could invite disqualification from the House since he had been elected as an Independent. Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Sharma said, "We will examine the matter once it is brought to my notice." "It is immaterial if I continue as a member of the House or not. This is all they can do to save face and keep themselves busy till the elections. It does not bother me," Kanda said. |
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Former IG floats Rashtriya Lok Swaraj Party
Kurukshetra, May 2 Ranbir said: “We don’t want to give all power to one man known as the party supremo. It would be a party with a difference and democracy is our prime agenda. There will be no post of president in the party. All decisions in the party would be made by the working committee through secret voting.” Ranbir Sharma took voluntary retirement (VRS) as Inspector-General of Police, joined the Aam Aadmi Party earlier this year but left it within three months, alleging that there was a huge difference between what AAP said and did. The party is the political avtar of a social organisation (Lok Swaraj Jagran Manch). About transforming a social organisation into a political party, Sharma said: “We have been executing many social works under the banner of the Lok Swaraj Jagran Manch and we would continue to execute our social responsibilities. We are now a political party also which will fight for democracy.” Sharma contested the recent Lok Sabha elections as an Independent candidate from Kurukshetra. About getting into any alliance or supporting any other political party, Sharma said: “There is no inter-party democracy in other political parties. Hence, we will contest all seats alone. The party will soon approach the Election Commission of India for registration.” |
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Venod Sharma resigns as MLA
With his resignation, the Ambala City seat has fallen vacant and strength of the House has been reduced from 90 to 87. The number of Congress MLAs is down to 44. Sohna MLA Dharambir had quit the Congress to contest the Lok Sahba elections on the BJP ticket. Despite this, the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government faces no immediate threat in the House. The Congress government has the support of six Independents and the lone Bahujan Samaj Party MLA. Independent MLA Gopal Kanda withdrew support from the government earlier this week, ahead of floating his own outfit, the Haryana Lokhit Party. Confirming that he had resigned from the House, Sharma said he had decided to do so since he had been elected to the House on the Congress ticket. "I quit the party in March and saw no reason to continue as an MLA since I didn't represent the Congress," he said. The former MLA is also likely to float his own party ahead of the Assembly elections in October to encash on the non-Jat sentiment in Haryana. Also, sources close to Sharma said he felt his constituency was being given step-motherly treatment after he parted ways with the Congress and even on-going development works had been stalled on flimsy grounds.
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Kanda spits fire on Hooda government
Gurgaon, May 2 Though all eyes were set on the gate for the arrival of some MLAs or estranged Congressmen, especially Venod Sharma, nobody turned up. While Kanda was supposed to address the gathering at 11 am, he was late by almost three hours. His supporters, however, braved the scorching sun and waited for him. Announcing the launch of the new party, Kanda spit fire on the Hooda government, accusing it of tapping phones of all its ministers and MLAs. “I will not divulge any names. Please ask Hooda for this clarification,” Kanda said. About the Geetika Sharma suicide case, Kanda retorted: “I have no criminal charge. It was a conspiracy. Please speak to the judge concerned for the details.” Mum on women's security Former minister Gopal Kanda, the key accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case, remained silent on women’s security at the launch of his party today. Kanda, who launched the Haryana Lokhit Party amid fanfare today, made promises ranging from getting a film city to saving cows, but did not utter a word on the security to women in the state. “I have seven pronged policy for women, children and farmers. I will give them benefits that nobody has ever given. Everything cannot be said in a single go," he said. The issue has given Kanda opponents a chance to mar his party. “Does he have a face to talk about women security when he himself has been accused of harassing one?” said a local Congress leader. Kanda has been insisting on being framed for Geetika Sharma’s suicide. Meanwhile, social activists led by Sumer Singh Tanwar burnt Kanda's effigy, saying it was the darkest day in the history of the state politics to have allowed Kanda to launch a party even as Geetika Sharma was yet to get justice. |
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HC for Rs 5,000 as monthly aid to acid attack victims
Chandigarh, May 2 The direction is significant as the state had earlier filed an affidavit, rejecting this demand by petitioner HC Arora. As the case came up for resumed hearing this morning, Arora protested that the committee of administrative secretaries, headed by the Chief Secretary, Haryana, at a meeting on March 21 accepted the proposal. But the competent authority, or the Chief Minister, rejected the recommendation. At this stage, the Bench observed that problems faced by acid attack victims could not be solved by one-time compensation, as their problems continue for a long period. The HC further observed that Arora's suggestion for a monthly financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to each acid attack victim "deserves acceptance." The Bench, therefore, asked the Haryana Government to re-consider its decision on this issue. The High Court also directed Punjab and the Chandigarh Administration to replicate the Haryana policy on facilities and compensation to the acid attack victims. For the purpose, it gave Punjab and the UT Administration time till August 8. The High Court also clarified that the updated policies for grant of benefits to the victims would apply to sufferers not yet cured. Haryana had earlier accepted the suggestion for allotment of fair price shops to acid attack victims. It had, in fact, filed an affidavit by Chief Secretary PK Chaudhary, claiming that the Haryana Government's policy now included a clause that "victims of acid attack would be given preference for allotment of shops." Already, the High Court has made it clear that it intends to put on the fast track acid attack cases pending in the courts. The court has even directed the Punjab Government to expedite monetary compensation and ensure adequate treatment for acid attack victims of Moga. The case hovers around the acid attack on Mandeep Kaur and father Shamsher Singh on July 11last year. They were on their way to the Moga District Courts to attend the hearing of a case when the attack took place. |
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LeT bomb-maker Karim Tunda produced in Rohtak court
Rohtak, May 2 Tunda was produced in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajesh Sharma . A witness of the blast also gave his statement before the court. The next date for he aring has been fixed on July 2. Kuldeep, who had witnessed the blast, told the court that he had gone to the market on the day of the blast. He was passing through the Old Sabzi Mandi area when the blast took place and he found himself in a hospital when he regained consciousness. Tunda, who was brought here by the Delhi police amidst tight security, was involved in the twin blasts at Quilla Road and the Old Sabzi Mandi area here in 1997. Cases against him are pending in Sonepat and Panipat courts in similar bomb blasts in 1996. Tunda was arrested by the special cell of the Delhi Police from the Indo-Nepal border in August last year. He is lodged in Tihar jail. Tunda is accused of masterminding over 40 bomb blasts in New Delhi, Panipat, Sonepat, Ludhiana, Kanpur and Varanasi. He is also accused of involvement in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. |
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Teachers condemn attack on professor
Karnal, May 2 They also alleged that anti-social elements had been roaming free and the police had failed to catch them. Ram Partap, general secretary, HGCTA, said the incident occurred on April 30 in the evening. A student got enraged at Anil Kumar, an assistant professor, after he prevented the student from cheating. The student punched the teacher in the face. President Sandeep Kandhwal said the matter did not stop here as he continued to thrash the teacher. The whole incident was recorded on the CCTV cameras. A complaint was lodged with the police but no FIR has been registered against the student yet. The student was to appear for his next exam today, but he did not turn up. The association has demanded arrest of the accused. Nigdhu school principal sent on leave
The agitation launched by parents and staff members of MRP DAV Public School, Nigdhu, ended today. The parents and staff members had been demanding transfer of the school principal. A team led by the Regional Director, DAV Public Schools, Panipat Zone, visited the school and sent the principal on leave. Regional Director Dharmdev Vidyarthi, school manager Reeta Sehgal and other team members held a talk with the parents and staff members. The parents alleged the principal was very rude with students as well as with them. The team assured them a fair probe into their allegations. Vidyarthi said, “The principal has been sent on leave till completion of the inquiry. The principal of Nilokehri DAV School will look after the school.” |
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Minor girls raped in Panipat, Karnal
Tribune Reporters
Panipat, May 2 Talking to The Tribune, the 13-year-old victim’s mother said, “I came to know about the incident when I was released after about six-month imprisonment on April 5.” Hailing from Kolkata, she said “I noticed my daughter was frightened. On repeatedly asking, she told me that our landlord’s relative Hasin alias Nasrin had taken my three minor children to her house as we had asked them to take care of them during our imprisonment.” “My elder daughter was raped by our landlord Mehboob, Nasrin’s relative Shabbu and a neighbour Feroze at Nasrin’s house for several months during our captivity. They threatened my daughter that if she disclosed the incident to anyone they will send her mother to jail again.” The mother reported the matter and an FIR was registered under Sections 376-D and 506 of the IPC and 6 of the POSCO Act at the city police station. Karnal: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a youth at her home in Faridpur village of Gharaunda block on April 30. She was also threatened by two other accused. All three are yet to be arrested. The police sources said the 15-year-old victim was alone at home when a youth of the village entered her home and raped her. A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered, said Gurvinder Singh, Gharaunda SHO.
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Villager held for raping minor
Sonepat, May 2 In her complaint to the Mohana police, the victim alleged that she was raped by the accused in the house of Rohit of the same village yesterday. After her medical examination and recording her statement before a magistrate, Sub-Inspector Kavita Rani arrested the accused. In two other cases, the police arrested Dinesh of Dhurana village for allegedly molesting a married woman of the same village on April 29. Similarly, Ajai of Malikpur village was arrested on molestation charge yesterday. |
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Merchant, son robbed, beaten up
Fatehabad, May 2 The trader, Prem Sagar Mehta, and his son Deepak Mehta, returned home after an ordeal that lasted more than two hours during which they were beaten up several times. They were also asked to get Rs 10 lakh as ransom and were taken to several unknown places. “We were near Meham at about 2.45 am, when a car stopped ahead of us near a narrow bridge. A youth came out of the car and inquired about the way to Jhajjar. As my son, who was driving the car, opened the window glass, the youth took away the car’s keys. Deepak protested and came out to seek help after he noticed another vehicle coming from behind. However, that vehicle too belonged to the gang,” said Mehta, narrating the nightmare. “In no time, four youths entered our car. One of them took control of the wheel and started moving towards a link road. The other two vehicles disappeared. We were taken to some fields after travelling along a canal for some time, where they threw away our mobile phones and started beating us with sugar canes that they uprooted from the field. They wanted me to arrange for Rs 10 lakh as ransom,” he added. When Mehta expressed his helplessness to arrange the money, the miscreants drove them in their car from one place to the other for nearly two hours, pressurising him to arrange money or be prepared for death. “We do not know of the places we were taken to, but we saw milestones of Bawani Khera and Hansi on two different occasions,” he said. Finally, the youths let them off near Jamalpur village in Hisar after finding Mehta’s condition worsening. While leaving them, the miscreant gave them Rs 1,000, out of the nearly Rs 26,000 Mehta had with him then, and also gave him a bottle of mineral water. The miscreants also took away his new Maruti Ritz car with them. Mehta and Deepak remained in the fields for over an hour and then hired a taxi with the help of a villager and reached home. Meanwhile, on Rohtak SP Rajesh Duggal’s orders, the SHO of Meham police station Narender Singh went to Fatehabad to record statements of Mehta and his son. |
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Woman dies after delivering baby
Karnal, May 2 Sanjeev, the husband of deceased Jaswinder of Mall Road, said his wife was admitted to the hospital yesterday. She had no history of medical illness and appeared to be fine before the delivery. He alleged that before the delivery the doctor had said that they had to do another surgery along with the delivery as there was some problem in her abdomen. "She delivered a baby but after the second operation she could not survive,” he added. He alleged that there was some medical negligence in this case and demanded a fair enquiry. He also demanded action against the responsible person. “Doctors had clearly told us that she was quite healthy throughout her pregnancy. There may be some lapse during the operation that led to her death," Sanjeev said. An official from the Civil Lines police station said the statements of the family members would be recorded and a board would be formed to conduct the post-mortem. |
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Woman consumes poison, dies
Yamunanagar, May 2 Family members of the deceased, who belonged to a village of district Devriya of UP reached here in the evening. Alok, brother of the deceased said his sister was administered poison for dowry. He said she had called them two days ago and told them that she was beaten by her husband and other family members. He demanded that Suman’s husband, her father-in-law and her maternal grandmother-in-law be arrested. On the other hand, the city police said they were waiting of a complaint from the parental side of the deceased to take any further step. |
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Gang rape accused remanded in police custody in Kaithal
Kaithal, May 2 The police had sought their police remand for the recovery of the car used in the abduction of the victim. The 30-year-old victim of Alewa village in Jind district had complained that she had been abducted by two persons from outside the Kaithal bus stand on April 26 evening and was later gangraped by them in Pundri. When she went to lodge a complaint with the Kaithal Civil Lines police, the police allegedly ill treated her and did not register a case against the accused. The woman also tried to commit suicide and gave a statement before the JMIC of Rohtak, after which the Kaithal police registered a case and arrested the accused. The SHO of Civil Lines here said during the two-day police remand, the police will try to recover the car, take the accused to the site of crime in Pundri and interrogate them to get to the bottom of the case. |
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Wife held for abetting man's suicide
Sonepat, May 2 According to Ram Phal, GRP chowki in-charge at Gannaur, the GRP recovered the body of the deceased from the railway track near Gannaur on April 27. Narender's brother Surender lodged a complaint stating that the former was a labourer and had married Nisha about five years back. Narender used to suspect that she had illicit relations with Satish and Monu. On the evening of April 26, Narender saw Nisha in an objectionable position with them. When he opposed this, he was allegedly beaten up by the three. Upset over this humiliation, Narender left the village and committed suicide. On his complaint, GRP registered a case against all the three accused and arrested Nisha yesterday. During preliminary investigation, she confessed to her involvement in the crime. She was produced in the court today which sent her in judicial custody. |
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Villagers block road against power shortage for 6 hours
Jhajjar, May 2 The protesters lifted the blockade following assurances by power officials that the power supply would be improved soon. The protesters also threatened to block the road again if the assurances were not fulfilled soon. “Our daily routine has been badly disrupted due to shortage of power which is being supplied merely for 6 to 8 hours in this scorching heat for over a month. We have so many times urged the power officials to restore normal power supply but to no avail,” said a protester. “We have been struggling to arrange potable water as the power shortage has also disrupted the supply of drinking water in the village,” said a woman protester, alleging that the authorities were deliberately not paying any heed towards their troubles. The villagers blocked the road in the morning by sitting there. Bahadurgarh DSP Sumit Kumar along with other administrative officials rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the villagers assuring that the issue would be resolved after discussing it with power officials. But the protesters did not relent stating that they would not clear the road until a written promise for restoration of adequate supply of power was not made. On the other hand, commuters had to face a tough time as their vehicles got stuck in serpentine queues. The long queues were seen on both sides of the road. Many commuters had to choose various approach roads to reach their destination. The protesters lifted the blockade after higher officials of the power department and district authorities reached the spot and assured them of ample supply of power soon. |
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Rapist gets 10-yr jail
Hisar, May 2 The court directed the convict to give Rs 40,000 of the fine to the victim as compensation. Sources said the victim, hailing from Alwar district of Rajasthan, had come to the town with her father and sister on October 20 last year. She got separated from her father in the Railway Colony. The accused took her to a secluded place and sexually assaulted her. Hearing her cries, the victim's father raised the alarm and the youth was overpowered by the people.
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Man commits suicide, wife, in-laws booked
Panipat, May 2 The victim’s brother Amit Singla alleged that his brother had been harassed by his wife Reena of Jahangirpuri in Delhi and in-laws since their marriage. Reena, her mother Roshni, her father Rajendra Prasad, brother Manoj, sister-in-law Jyoti and two other family members have been named in the FIR. |
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Four get jail for extortion
Kuruksehtra, May 2 Asha Rani of Thanesar, Asha Rani of Kurukshetra, Rajni Bala of Thanesar and Megh Raj of Pehowa were held guilty. Sources said Narang Singh from Bakhli had registered a complaint on November 18 last year alleging that a woman drugged him and took objectionable pictures of him after calling him at a house on the Railway road. The Superintendent of Police ordered a probe and handed it over to the crime branch. |
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2 IAF jawans killed in mishap
Rewari, May 2 The injured, Arun and Parveen of Rajasthan, were admitted to a private hospital in Rewari. They were later shifted to Delhi as their condition was stated to be critical. The incident occurred when the jawans were returning from Noorpur village in Gurgaon in an Alto car after attending the wedding of a fellow jawan. As they reached Berali village, their car collided with a Scorpio SUV coming from the opposite direction. Gaurav and Anil reportedly died on the spot while the other two jawans suffered injuries. The police took the injured to the Trauma Centre. Later, the kin of the deceased and the injured were informed. |
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BKU demands Rs 500 per quintal bonus on wheat
Karnal, May 2 Sewa Singh Arya, state party president, pointed out that the rates of crops had not increased much after the Independence while the rates of other agriculture inputs had been increased. Strongly advocating the Rs 500 bonus per quintal of wheat, Arya said, “The MSP of wheat should be maintained at par with the price index as the production rate of wheat is increasing regularly. Due to hike in the cost of diesel and labour prices, the cost of production is increasing,” he said. "We are requesting the government to immediately sanction bonus to partially compensate farmers for the loss,” he demanded. He said the government had launched a policy named the Rashtriya Krishi Beema Yojna, which is not fit for farmers. “A farmer would be compensated only when the entire area is affected,” he rued. |
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56.77 lakh MT wheat arrives in state mandis
Chandigarh, May 2 He said Hafed had purchased highest 21.05 lakh MT of wheat followed by 16.19 lakh MT purchased by the Food and Civil Supplies Department. Similarly, the Haryana Agro Industries Corporation has purchased 5.15 lakh MT, the Haryana Warehousing Corporation 5.69 lakh MT, CONFED 1.38 lakh MT and the Food Corporation of India 7.27 lakh MT during the current procurement season. He said Sirsa district was leading in the wheat arrival, where 7.42 lakh MT had arrived in the mandis, followed by Karnal with 6.20 lakh MT. Similarly, 5.88 lakh MT wheat arrived in Fatehabad, 5.75 lakh MT in Kaithal district, 5.61 lakh MT in Jind, 4.20 lakh MT in Kurukshetra, 3.78 lakh MT of wheat in Hisar, 2.83 lakh MT in Sonepat, 2.44 lakh MT in Panipat, 1.96 lakh MT in Palwal, 1.95 lakh MT in Rohtak, 1.86 lakh MT in Ambala, 1.79 lakh MT in Bhiwani, 1.53 lakh MT in Yamunanagar, 1.08 lakh MT in Jhajjar, 88,854 MT in Faridabad, 42,570 MT in Mewat,42,519 MT in Gurgaon,27,255 MT in Rewari , 21,833 MT in Panchkula and 16,547 MT in various mandis of Narnaul. |
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Gaushala Sangh against leasing out 'gaucharan’ land
Panipat, May 2 Elaborating, Arya and Tayal said, “About three lakh cows are facing acute shortage of fodder in 400 odd gaushalas of the state.” Tayal, who is also the vice-chairman of the Cow Service Commission (Gau Sewa Aayog), said, “I have raised the issue of providing financial help to the Haryana Rajya Gaushala Sangh on the lines of Rajasthan, Delhi and other states at a meeting of the commission. Rajasthan is providing Rs 116 crore for the welfare of the cows, whereas Delhi is giving Rs 40 per cow daily.” “On the contrary, the Haryana Government is paying not even a single paisa on the cows. We demand at least Rs 15 per cow per day. Instead of providing any financial aid, plans are being made to give 70,000 odd ‘gaucharan’ land on lease.” Arya and Tayal also demanded more land for building more gaushalas or extending the existing gaushalas for accommodating more stray cows. Later, several activists of the Gaushala Sangh took out a procession to the mini secretariat, where they submitted a memorandum to DC Ajit Balaji Joshi. |
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Preserve indigenous breeds of cow, expert tells farmers
Tribune News Service
Karnal, May 2 He was at National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) today to attend World Veterinary Day as the chief guest. The theme of the programme was ‘Animal welfare’. He stressed the importance of veterinarians in improving animal welfare. He said the individual animal productivity and overall production status in the state was good and it is high time farmers were educated on the importance of animal welfare. Dr AK Srivastava, Director, NDRI, called upon the veterinarian to be alert while doing reproductive activity of the animal and said, “There are many zoonotic diseases, such as brucellosis, which transmit from animals to humans. It could be transferred through milk to humans. He advised the students to always drink boiled milk.” He asked the scientists and the students to take care of animals and take them for regular vaccination.
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No end to water woes for Faridabad residents
Faridabad, May 2 This has resulted not only rise in number of demonstrations but also supply of drinking water in large number to residential colonies by tanker and water bottle mafia. At least, four protests were held in the city in the past two weeks over the issue. “We are not getting water for the past nearly a week and are forced to buy water from private tankers at a cost of nearly 1,800 per tanker to meet the daily water requirement,” said Prakash of Trikha colony, Ballabgarh. He said residents of the colony protested outside the Municipal Corporation (MC) office, but the problem remained the same. He said it had been a common problem over the years. Prem, a resident of Jawahar Colony in the NIT area, said water and power supply had started troubling them with onset of the summer season and protest was the only option left for the residents. Raju, a resident of Shiv colony in Ballabgarh, said they were forced to buy water from private suppliers. An MC official said the city was getting around 240 MLD of water against the demand of 387 MLD daily. The Ranneywell project was to make available 398 MLD of water daily, but it could not be competed this summer due to various hurdles, including non-receipt of funds. |
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Man burnt alive as wheat straw catches fire
Sirsa, May 2 Passersby noticed smoke emanating from the wheat straw and informed the fire brigade. Ten fire tenders were pressed into service. The firemen later found the victim’s charred body.
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Taxi driver hurt in mishap
Sirsa, May 2 The taxi was going towards Fatehabad to supply the newspapers after delivering copies to Sirsa around 4.30 am. Bhupesh Goyal, a close aide of former minister Gopal Kanda, who was
on his way to Gurgaon with his supporters, informed the police and called an ambulance. Goyal and his supporters took the driver out from the car and sent him to the local General Hospital in an ambulance. |
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Infant dies after falling into sewage pit
Sirsa, May 2 Balwant Singh’s daughter Lakshmi was playing outside her home when she accidentally fell in an uncovered sewage pit. The police have completed formalities under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code. |
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Non-teaching staff demand pay hike
Kurukhsetra, May 2 Maan Singh, KUNTEA president, said, “We have been forced to take this step. There are about
250 employees who were regularised in 2003, but they have neither got the annual increment in their salaries, nor has the ACP implemented. We have met the KU VC and other officials many times in this regard but to no avail.” They also threatened to start a stir from Monday if the university administration failed to accept their demands. |
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Post-mortem confirms death due to injury
Our Correspondent
Ambala, May 2 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Surender Pal Singh said no rape was confirmed in the post-mortem report. However, the cause of the death was serious injuries on the head and the lower part of her body. The Deputy Commissioner of Police said the victim’s father had admitted that the girl was crushed by his auto-rickshaw. The inquiry had been entrusted to Assistant Commssioner of Police Hitesh Yadav, the DCP added.
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Panchkula DC seeks compliance reports on fly menace
Chandigarh, May 2 In his communication to the Regional Officer of the board, the DC asked him to take action against the defaulting poultry farm owners under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Earlier, Vijay Bansal, president of the Shivalik Vikas Manch, had served a contempt-of-court notice on the government for not implementing the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The board had issued orders on the directions of the High Court on a petition filed by Bansal. — TNS |
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Officers told to recover arrears
Chandigarh, May 2 Reviewing the passenger and goods tax, Choudhry directed the officers to increase checking of transport vehicles, especially tourist buses, so that evasion could be reduced. Those found involved in bad practices while collecting passenger and goods tax would face stern action, beside
FIRs. — TNS |
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Forum members to visit UHBVN area
Chandigarh, May 2 A spokesman said the CGRF proceedings would be held at Sonepat (May 5), Panipat (May 7), Kaithal (May 9), Karnal (May13), Rohtak (May 15, 19 and 29), Jhajjar (May 21), Yamunanagar (May 23), Kurukshetra (May 26) and Ambala (May 28). The consumers from distant places will not be required to go to the forum office at Panchkula for the redress of their grievances. |
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Youth killed in accident in Ambala
Ambala, May 2 Gurtej and his friend Lovepreet were going to Lakhnour Sahib village. Gurtej died on the spot. Lovepreet was taken to civil hospital in Ambala where the doctors referred him to PGI, Chandigarh. The police have registered a case against the driver of the
vehicle. — OC
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