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Rural job scheme for 3 more dists soon
Naresh Yadav plans stir against govt
Renaming issue: INLD plans rallies
Cases of canal breach on rise, crop affected
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Board accepts Jindal panel recommendations
Three held for stealing diesel
Service rules of medical teachers to be amended
Work on Dadupur canal yet to start
Two jailed for life
Dharna for arrest of former sarpanch
SD College students win laurels
Implement programmes honestly: Selja
Communication dept website launched
Health mela on February 11
Delegation seeks separate SGPC
Retrenched Confed staff: Garg to talk to CM
State asks for more wheat
Crushing unit starts
6 booked for illegal mining
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Rural job scheme for 3 more dists soon
Bhiwani, February 8 Two districts of Haryana, Mahindergarh and Sirsa, have been already included among the 200 districts in the country, in which the scheme had been implemented in the first phase recently. This was disclosed by Haryana Chief
Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Dharambir Singh while speaking at a civic reception hosted in his honour by the Citizen Welfare Association in Bhiwani yesterday. He said that employment of 100 days in a year would be provided to each beneficiary under the yojna. While reiterating the commitment of the state government to generate employment opportunities for the youth, he said that many multinational companies were coming to Haryana to set up their units as a result of the prevailing industrial friendly climate. These would generate employment opportunities and revenue. He said that Panchayat Sammelans would soon be organised in the state to discuss implementation of developmental programmes in consultation with elected representatives of Panchayats. He assured that there would not be dearth of funds for developmental works He said that apart from undertaking developmental activities in rural areas, urban areas would also be developed. The highest ever sum of Rs 107 crore has been released for the development of urban areas and these funds would be utilised for completion of schemes of roads, streets, sewerage and sanitation. He said that drains costing Rs. 17 crore would be constructed to check the problem of villages of Mundal, Kungar and other villages situated along the canals in Bhiwani district. A former Chief Minister, Mr Banarsi Dass Gupta and president of Rural Unit of the Congress Party in the district, Mr Sandeep Singh also spoke. |
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Naresh Yadav plans stir against govt
Chandigarh, February 8 Mr Yadav said the agitation would focus on two issues: completion of the SYL canal at the earliest and protest against the acquisition of agricultural land by the state government for handing over to big industrial houses for setting up industries. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Yadav said the water level in the southern part of the state, including Mahendragarh, Rewari and other He said a large number of villages in that area had already gone dry and did not have even drinking water. He said soon there was going to be a situation when without the supply of water through the SYL canal, it would not be possible to irrigate land. Successive state governments in Haryana had done precious little to get the SYL canal completed, Mr Yadav alleged. “Politicians make a hue and cry about the SYL canal when they are in the Opposition camp. When they come to power, they keep quiet”, Mr Yadav said. He added that the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also following this practice. “Congress leaders love to describe Ms Sonia Gandhi as an epitome of sacrifice
(tyagmurti). Let her sacrifice her party’s interests in Punjab and get the SYL canal constructed”, he remarked. The Ateli MLA, however, praised the Hooda-led government’s plan to construct a new canal to improve the supply of water to the southern districts. He criticised the Punjab Government and the INLD of Haryana for opposing the project and said the INLD supremo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, had always made common cause with
the political leadership of Punjab. Mr Yadav also criticised the acquisition of agricultural land for industrial projects. He said while people of at least 15 villages would lose their land due to the setting up of the proposed education city in Sonepat, more than 150 villages would be affected by the proposed 25,000 acre special economic zone of the Reliance Group. He said the displaced villagers would be in dire straits as they knew of no other way to earn their livelihood than farming. He added that local boys and girls would not get employment in such projects as these jobs would go to aspirants from Delhi. Mr Yadav said he would travel throughout Haryana and mobilise youth, farmers and workers for the success of the agitation.
The agitation would be carried out under the banner of the Haryana Yuva Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Mr Yadav said. |
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Renaming issue: INLD plans rallies
Kurukshetra, February 8 The INLD would hold demonstrations in each district
on February 15 to warn the Congress government to rename the thermal
station and IMT after Tau Devi Lal. If Congress did not restore the name
of even after holding district-level demonstrations, then INLD would
intensify its movement, he added. Mr Ajay Chautala said that meetings of
workers would be held on February 11 and 12 for mobilising them for the
demonstrations. The Cabinet had decided on January 27 to remove the name
of Deputy Prime Minister from Thermal and IMT. The INLD also passed
five other resolutions in its state executive meeting held under
chairmanship of its supermo, Mr Om Prakash Chautala. In one of its
resolutions, INLD criticised Finance Minister, Mr Birender Singh for
inviting the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr Amarinder Singh, to attend a
function at Narwana a few days ago. The invitation to Mr Amarinder
Singh was an insult of the residents of Haryana as he had tried to
create a biggest hurdle in the construction of SYL canal by passing a
Bill in Punjab Assembly. Congress Government should make sincere efforts
to get its share of water from Punjab, INLD demanded. Flaying the UPA
and state governments for steep hike in the price of essential
commodities, the INLD demanded to reduce the rates. A former finance
minister, Prof Sampat Singh, the INLD state president, Mr Ashok Arora,
former Speaker, Mr Satbir Singh Kadian and former Agriculture Minister,
Mr Jaswinder Sandhu were also present in the meeting. |
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Cases of canal breach on rise, crop affected
Sonepat, February 8 Sources revealed that whenever canal cuts are made by influential farmers, backed by ruling party legislators or politicians, these are hushed up by showing the mishap during the government and public funds by preparing bogus muster rolls in connection with repair and pocket the money in this way. Farmers alleged that they had not received canal water for the past six months even during rotation period and this had hit standing crops. Farmers of many villages blamed officials of the Irrigation Department for not cleaning the canals, distributaries and minors properly despite government instructions. Farmers whose fields are on the tail-end demanded a high-level probe into their complaints of water. Maintenance of the canals, distributaries and minors continues to remain neglected despite heavy expenditure incurred on them in this district. The government spent crores on the clearance of the canals and other distributaries, but water does not reach the tail-end fields of farmers. Farmers alleged embankments of canals and distributaries faced sitting resulting in waterlogging of fields. Sonepat district consists of Sonepat, Rai and Gohana water service divisions of the Irrigation Department and the officials of these divisions do not attend complaints of farmers, they alleged. A probe into affairs of these divisions is needed, said farmers. |
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Board accepts Jindal panel recommendations
Chandigarh, February 8 The decision was taken at the 22nd meeting of the board, held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, after a gap of 10 years, here last evening. It was also decided to formulate an action plan for the implementation of these recommendations. The last meeting of the board was held on January 5, 1996. Stressing the need for improving the quality of technical education Mr Hooda suggested that Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, should be consulted on improving the quality of the faculty. He said effective steps should be taken to encourage students in the rural areas to join polytechnics. The board decided to set up a placement cell in Gurgaon to help students. It also decided to set up a data cell for information on students in various trades at polytechnics, the opportunities available to them in various industries and their future prospects. The recommendations of the Jindal committee included stress on developing skilled technicians of world standard, the inclusion of competence and performance standards for different occupations and the adoption of a competence-based approach in polytechnics and industrial training institutes. It also recommended third party inspection of the institutions and effective rapport with industries. Among its other recommendations were the formulation of a plan for a staff development programme, upgradation of machines, equipment and tools to match the training requirements for developing new practical skills specified by the job market and need for the institutes to simulate the environment of industry in respect of discipline, time keeping and safety precautions. |
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Three held for stealing diesel
Sonepat, February 8 The police said, the owner Mr Ravinder of Rohtak complained to the police alleging stealing of the diesel from the drums and selling it without his consent. Both driver and cleaner left Rohtak for Sonepat to deliver the diesel to its purchaser but they did not reach there. Thereupon, Mr Ravinder suspected some foul play and he reached the site at Sonepat but failed to find the canter there. Thereupon he started search for the canter and found it along the G.T. Road near Dhaturi village. He also spotted person Jai Bhagwan who was unloading the drum of the diesel. When Mr Ravinder inquired from him he said that he had purchased the diesel from the driver and the cleaner. Thereupon, Mr Ravinder complained the police and all three were arrested. They were identified as Kishan a canter driver of Kiloard village, Shri Bhagwan cleaner of Butana village and the purchaser Jai Bhagwan. |
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Service rules of medical teachers to be amended
Rohtak, February 8 It is learnt that the government has decided in principle to redesignate lecturer as assistant professor, reader as associate professor, associate professors as professor and professor as senior professor. Besides, the quota for promotion of associate professors to the post of professor and professor to senior professor is likely to be raised from the present 50 per cent of posts to 80 per cent. The sources said the government had agreed to amend the two-decade-old Haryana State Medical Education Service Rules. After the amendments are formally approved by the departments concerned, the draft would be approved by the Cabinet before it is sent to the Vidhan Sabha. The sources said on a representation submitted by the Haryana State Medical Teachers Association (HSMTA), the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had appointed a committee headed by the Health Commissioner, Ms Urvashi Gulati, to consider the demands. The Gulati panel has finalised its report and it was discussed at a meeting held in Chandigarh recently. It was attended among others by the Special Secretary (Health), Mr S.R. Gaur, Director, PGIMS, Rohtak, Dr K.S. Sangwan, Joint Director of PGIMS, Mr P.D. Verma, HSMTA chief Dr R.S. Dahiya, and Secretary, Dr
R.B. Jain. The sources said after the amendments, the lower age limit for the post of Director, PGIMS, would be brought down to 40 years from 45 at present. The upper age limit would, however, remain unchanged at 50 years. In the case of dental colleges, the posts of deans would be abolished and it would be redesiganted as principal. The post of principal was created in 1994 but since the service rules were not amended appropriately, the designation remained that of dean only. Among the proposals rejected by the government are — raising the retirement age of medical teachers from 60 to 62 years and appointment of a doctor only as Director of the PGIMS. The HSMTA had contended that to encourage super speciality departments, the age should be raised. The government did not consider these proposals. |
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Work on Dadupur canal yet to start
Yamunanagar, February 8 Former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala had laid the foundation stone of the canal near Barara in Ambala district in November 2004. The 380-km long canal will benefit three districts, Yamunanagar, Ambala and Kurukshetra. It was conceived in July, 1983, at a cost of Rs 15.37 crore. But the project never took off and the cost of the canal has now shot up to whopping Rs 267 crore. Source in the Irrigation Ddepartment said more delay in the project would significantly enhance the cost further. The government had acquired 190 acres in 1987 and again 267 acres a few years ago for the project. The source said the funds for the canal was yet to be sanctioned from the Nabard. Mr B.L Mishra, General Manager, Nabard said no decision had been taken as the matter was still lying with the head office. Capt Ajay Yadav, Haryana Minister for Irrigation said the government was serious about the project and the work would start soon. When asked about the delay in funding from Nabard, he said: “We are even considering to finance the project from the state plans”. The canal was an election promise of the new government and tender for a stretch of the canal (from Dadupur to Darajpur railway crossings in the district) was floated in April last and it was awarded to seven contractors. Contractor Surinder Mehta complained that because of the delay in the project, contractors were suffering as they have already deposited the security money and had also hired machinery and labourers for the work. “I have written to the government to either start the work at the prevailing rates or return the security amount”, informed Mehta. On the other hand, Mr R.K Garg, Chief Engineer, Irrigation
Departmetn, Haryana, however, claimed that the project was on the priority list of the government. “Just a few days ago a review meeting was held with the minister”. He said the project would start soon. |
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Two jailed for life
Bhiwani, February 8 Om Prakash of Sohasara village of Loharu sub division had reported to the police on January 6, 2001 that he noticed noise of walking steps from the roof of the house and went up to find out. As he opened the door, an unidentified person caught him and threatend. He got furious and returned. Meanwhile, his father came out of the room and several miscreants entered the house and attacked him with iron rods. The assailants hit his mother also and fired shots in the air. The accused decamped with a colour TV, CD player, jewellery and cash. The police recovered an iron pipe, and fired cartridges of. 12 bore from the site. Police later found empty jewellery box and a purse from near a field. Injured father succumbed to his injuries on January 14 in a hospital. The police has registered a case under Sections 412, 460, 458, 380 of the Indian Penal Code and 120 B of the Arms Act against Krishan of Mamaria village, Ramji Lal, Jagdish of Loharu, Hawa Singh of Ladot (Alwar) village, Kalu of Ghirwai, Rajasthan and Krishna of Ujena village. The police had arrested the accused on January 16. |
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Dharna for arrest of former sarpanch
Fatehabad, February 8 Addressing activists of the ‘Nyaye Sangharsh Samiti’, constituted for getting justice to the victim, Ms Jatinder Paul Kaur, District president of the All-India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) said that it was strange that the police had not been able to arrest Joginder Singh, former sarpanch of Raipur village, who had been accused of raping a village girl, though an FIR had been registered against him 15 days back. |
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SD College students win laurels
Ambala, February 8 Dr Desh Bandhu said the science convention was held at RKSD College, Kaithal, in association with the Electronic Science Teacher’s Association and the Department of Electronic Science, Kurukshetra University. Ajay Malhotra, Sandeep Kumer and Anubhav Jain of BSc (Electronics Final Year) won the first prize for their project ‘Automatic train signalling system’. Kanupriya Sharma of B Com (III) and Roshan Lal of B.Sc (Comp Sc-III) won the second prize in power point presentation on video-conferencing. Neeraj Bhushan of BCA (I) won the second prize in the chart display section for ‘How call centres work’. Zaheer Ahmed of BSc (Hons-IT) won the third prize for his essay “Telephone surveillance security of the nation or violation of human rights”. |
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Implement programmes honestly: Selja
Ambala, February 8 She said there could not be any compromise with the quality of work and strict action would be initiated against officials whose work was found to be sub-standard. She stated that officials must carry out surprise checks and the officials should consult the MLAs, panchayat samiti members and other people’s representatives. Kumari Selja said her priority is to provide drinking water and sulabh shauchalyas in villages and financial assistance will be provided by the state government and the Zila Parishad. She said that
incomplete works should be completed. She stated that works relating to flood control must be completed before the onset of monsoon so that people do not have to face any problems then. |
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Communication dept website launched
Ambala, February 8 The website has useful and pertinent information for DOT
licencees, subsidy claimants, BSNL employees and DOT pensioners of Haryana circle. “The website provides information from the users perspective. Wherever possible, tables have been provided for easy reference to required information. The site provides online feedback and grievance pages apart from all relevant forms and circulars,” Ms Gulati said. An innovative feature of the website is the personalised pension roadmap. A government servant can enter his name and date of birth which will generate a virtual road map showing him all the relevant dates specific to his case. “We want to create awareness in the serving employees so that while in service itself, the employee can ensure timely completion of all necessary steps leading to timely pension payment,” she said. The website also has a notice board which alerts the BSNL employees, pensioners, DOT licencees and subsidy claimants about important letters and circulars issued by the CCA office. If the letters are of a confidential nature, then they can be accessed by
registration on the mailbox page of the website. |
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Health mela on February 11
Sonepat, February 8 A free medical camp will be organised on February 10 on the premises of Maharaja Aggarsein Charitable Hospital at Ganaur town in this district. Doctors and ENT specialists will examine the patients. |
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Delegation seeks separate SGPC
Chandigarh, February 8 The delegation said a separate SGPC was mandatory under Section 72 of the Reorganisation of Punjab Act, 1966. It also pointed out that the Congress election manifesto had made a promise to Haryana Sikhs in this regard. It urged the Chief Minister that a Bill in this regard should be moved during coming Budget session of the Assembly. Mr Hooda reportedly assured the delegation that he agreed to the demand for the creation of a separate SGPC for Haryana but he did not spell out the time frame. |
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Retrenched Confed staff: Garg to talk to CM
Chandigarh, February 8 “I joined only today and have not got the time to go through the relevant files. Only after I read the files will I know if anything can be done for the retrenched employees”, he said. He added that a delegation of the retrenched employees had met him after his appointment as Chairman. Mr Garg said he would try to revive the retail outlets operated by Confed earlier. The outlets were shut down under the Chautala regime as part of its drive to downsize loss-making cooperative sector and public sector undertakings. |
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State asks for more wheat
Chandigarh, February 8 This was stated by the Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohan, while reviewing the prices of wheat and atta with officers of the Food and Supplies Department here today. Mr Chander Mohan said Haryana had received 60,000 quintals of wheat in January under the OMSSD from the Union Government. He said all Food and Supplies controllers had been asked to take special measures to ensure the supply of wheat to consumers through the public distribution system. |
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Crushing unit starts
Karnal, February 8 He claimed that during the past six days, several thousands quintal of cane has been hold to other sugar mills. But the mill management claimed that farmers were selling cane to the mill and all its centers were functioning. However, a senior official of the mill admitted that the supply of cane was significantly less
—TNS
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6 booked for illegal mining
Yamunanagar, February 8 As per police sources, on the complaint of the district mining officer, Mahipal, Yashpal, Sukhdev and Jaswant (of Gulbabhgarh village here) and Inderpal and Dilbag (of Yamunanagar town) were. |
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Karnal, February 8 Mr Ved Pal said that the session of Parliament was likely to be held on February 22 when the programme of his visit had been fixed but now the session was being held a week earlier. Besides there would be a question-hour regarding the Agriculture Ministry in the Lok Sabha on February 17, he said adding, that was why the programme of his visit was postponed and next date of his visit would be fixed later on. —TNS
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2 die in accident
Hisar, February 8 |
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Yoga camp for prisoners
Ambala. February 8 |
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