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June 30 blast in Chandigarh Two main suspects tracked down JIND , July 4 — A joint operation by the Haryana Police and the Chandigarh Police is reported to have been successful in tracking down two of the main suspects in the June 30 Chandigarh bomb blast case. Haryana to lay stress on roads BHIWANI, July 4 — The Haryana Government has been trying to give round-the-clock electricity at an estimated cost of Rs 5000 crore during the past three years. These efforts have given a new direction in the development of the state. |
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Paddy revolution on cards KAITHAL — Chinese automatic 'paddy transplanter' is likely to revolutionise paddy plantation in the state. Scientists of Rice Research Institution (RRI) Kaul, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kaithal and officers of the Agricultural gave a demonstration of the functioning of the machine to a large number of farmers at the farm of Lakhi Ram at Teek village recently. Police implicating
innocent : panchayat Power
boards' revamp completed Sink
differences, PM tells party men Decision
on marks criticised Muslims burn Sharif's effigy Spurious
soft drink unit sealed |
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June 30 blast in Chandigarh Two
main suspects tracked down JIND , July 4 — A joint operation by the Haryana Police and the Chandigarh Police is reported to have been successful in tracking down two of the main suspects in the June 30 Chandigarh bomb blast case. The suspects, including a former driver of one of the hardcore militants, have been traced to Jind and a neighbouring district in Haryana. The breakthrough came the police way after the ownership of the Bajaj Chetak scooter, which was used in the blast, was established. The police had to seek help from the Haryana Transport department in identifying the owner of the scooter as it was traced to Panipat district. The police and forensic experts maintain that the bomb was fitted in the boot or "dickey" of the scooter. A powerful blast took place in a parking lot of the Sector 34 City Sub Centre of Chandigarh shortly after mid day on June 30 in which four scooters and two cars, including a Maruti 800, were badly damaged. Four persons received injuries in the blast. Though the scooter was damaged completely in the blast, the investigators were lucky to get the engine number from its wreckage. As the vehicle belonged to Haryana, the police had to seek help from the transport authorities at Panipat before joint combing and tracking down operations were jointly launched by the Haryana and Chandigarh Police. Atleast six persons were identified who were involved in the sale transactions of the scooter. Ultimately, the police is believed to have succeeded in reaching the actual owner of the vehicle. The main suspect in the case is believed to one-time driver of the chief of a major militant group who also headed one of the Panthic committees at the peak of militancy. According to reliable sources, the police party was once fired upon after it conducted raids at one of the hideouts of the suspects. The Chandigarh police party, after making arrests of the suspects, is expected to go back to Chandigarh either this evening or early tomorrow morning. The Inspector-General of
Chandigarh Police , Mr S.K. Singh, was not available to
confirm the breakthrough. |
Haryana to lay stress on roads BHIWANI, July 4 — The Haryana Government has been trying to give round-the-clock electricity at an estimated cost of Rs 5000 crore during the past three years. These efforts have given a new direction in the development of the state. While laying down the foundation stone of a drinking-water scheme to be built at the cost of Rs 20 crore, a former MP, Mr Surinder Singh, stated that the first unit of the Faridabad Thermal Power Plant had started production and gradually it would be working to its full capacity. He added that achieving this after target the government would now concentrate on the roads and efforts were being made to get them repaired and complete the ongoing works before monsoon. Mr Jaswant Singh, Public Health Minister, who presided over the function, said 1.25 lakh people would get 150 litres of drinking water per day with the completion of the scheme. He said two huge water tanks having a capacity of 2082 lakh and 1620 lakh litres respectively, and a filter plant having a capacity of 200 lakh litres would be constructed. He added that a 24,000 metre-long distribution line would also be laid down for the supply of drinking water. Mr R.B. Agarwal,
Minister of State for Home and Tourism, urged the Public
Health authorities to get the projects completed within
the stipulated period of one year. Former Agriculture
Minister, Mr Jagan Nath, Mr D.R. Batra, Chief Engineer,
Public Health Department, also spoke on the occasion. |
From door to door for donations HISAR, July 4 — Their day begins early in the morning and ends late at night. Driven by a sense of nationalism, volunteers, including lawyers, industrialists, doctors, teachers, scientists and students wake up early in the morning and move from door to door to collect donations for families of soldiers killed in Kargil. They have come together under the banner of Sahyog, an apolitical social nomination. So far about Rs 2 lakh has been collected which would be distributed among the families of martyrs in Hisar district. Yesterday, Sahyog announced Rs 25,000 for the family of Naib Subedar Madan Singh of Adampur, who was killed while fighting the insurgents in the eastern sector. Sahyog has not been raising money alone. It has also involved thousands of families in and around Hisar for preparing cardigans, gloves and warm clothes for the soldiers. According to Sahyog chairman, Mr Rahul Tayal, 51 volunteers, including 25 women, have offered their services for any emergency. During its fortnight-long campaign, besides mobilising funds, Sahyog organised three demonstrations against Pakistan's intrusion and burnt the effigies of the Pakistan Prime Minister and the Chief of the Army Staff, Gen Karamat. Mr Tayal said the volunteers would visit different hospitals and offer wheelchairs to the injured soldiers. Meanwhile, teachers,
employees and students of Haryana Agricultural University
organised a demonstration here, expressing solidarity
with the brave soldiers. They also offered their services
to fight the enemy. The demonstrators were addressed by
the Vice-Chancellor, Prof J.B. Chowdhury. |
Paddy revolution on cards KAITHAL — Chinese automatic 'paddy transplanter' is likely to revolutionise paddy plantation in the state. Scientists of Rice Research Institution (RRI) Kaul, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kaithal and officers of the Agricultural gave a demonstration of the functioning of the machine to a large number of farmers at the farm of Lakhi Ram at Teek village recently. According to traditional methods, paddy is sown manually which not only raises the cost of the plantation but also creates labour and other problems during the peak season. This leads to delay in the plantation. The demonstration of the transplantor will be held at seven different places in Kaithal district. According to Dr D.P. Nandwal of the RRI and Dr Dharamveer Yadav of the KVK the machine can plant up to 40 plants as against 18 to 20 plants manually in one square metre area. Scientists are hopeful that paddy production will increase between 15 per cent and 20 per cent with the use of this machine. An other important feature of the machine is that it plants paddy at a uniform depth of 1 inch against the plantation at different depths manually, which delays the root development of plants. According to Mr B.S. Saini, DDA the government will provide a subsidy of Rs 30000 for the purchase of the machine costing about Rs 1 lakh. Agricultural Development Officer Ram Kishan who helped Mr Lakhi Ram, disclosed that 15 kg paddy seed was required to prepare nursery of 25 square metre area. It was sufficient for plantation in 1 acre land. The farmer explained that though there were some initially difficulties in preparing the nursery these were overcome with the help of official of the Agricultural Department. The seeds were sown on one inch thick layer prepared of soil, sand and farm manure on a polythene sheet to avoid consumption of more water. It also helped in the uniform growth of the nursery plants. The demonstration of the
machine will soon be held at Siwan, Braut, Deora,
Teontha, Chandlana and Patti. |
Police implicating innocent :
panchayat SOHNA (Gurgaon), July 4 — Traders and business men continued with "bazaar bandh" for the second day on Sunday in protest against the looting of their shops and physical assault on them by a mob following death of three persons after a dumper mowed them down on July 2. In a related development a panchayat of about 40 villages surrounding Sohna town passed a resolution urging the district administration not to make any more arrests till noon tomorrow. The panchayat held in Abheypur village also constituted a committee to initiate talks with the business community of the town in connection with the violent incidents. The panchayat took exception to what it alleged a propaganda to tarnish the image of a particular subcaste. The same committee was authorised to meet the administration to clear certain issues relating to the violent incidents. The three persons killed in the road accident which led to large-scale violence and arson were from Damdama and Abheypur. Damdama and Abheypur and the surrounding villages are dominated by the Gujar subcaste of Hindus. The panchayat also decided to meet Chief Minister Bansi Lal in connection with the role of the district administration in the violence. Significantly, on the third day of the incident the panchayat charged the Deputy Commissioner with provoking the mob to resort to violence. The Deputy Commissioner did not show restraint with the mob, the panchayat alleged. In a separate resolution the panchayat alleged that the administration and the police had implicated innocent persons of the villages in false cases in connection with the violence. It alleged that about 15 persons had so far been rounded up in the case. It urged the authorities to release them forthwith. In another development,
owners of crushers went on a strike today in protest
against the incident of mob setting on fire 20 dumpers
after the road accident. |
Power
boards'
revamp completed CHANDIGARH, July 4 — The Haryana Government has issued the second transfer scheme under the Haryana Electricity Reform Act, 1997, to segregate the assets, liabilities and personnel of the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN), the Uttari Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN). Giving details of the scheme, Mr Attar Singh Saini said here today that this would complete the process of restructuring that was started with the first transfer scheme issued on August 14, 1998, under which the assets, liabilities and personnel of the Haryana State Electricity Board were divided between the HVPN and the Haryana Power Generation Company. Earlier in March last the state government had created two distribution companies. The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission had given temporary distribution powers to these two companies. The segregation of the staff among the three companies would be on 'as is where is basis' from the effective date, which is July 1, 1999. There would be a division of the head office cadre and the common cadre of engineer and accounts executives between the three companies. The other staff were recruited mostly on a circle cadre and would remain within the circle of allocation. Explaining the provision of representation, the minister said officers and officials of the common and head office cadre who are aggrieved by the allocation could represent to a committee consisting of the managing directors of the four power sector companies. If the employee was aggrieved still he could represent to the state government. The transfer of the employees to the three companies is final from the effective date. The Haryana Electricity Reform Act protects the rights of the personnel working in these companies. Their terms of service would in no way be less favourable to the employees than exists at the present. All pays, perks and other pensionary and gratuity benefits would be the same. The state government has
decided to entrust the HVPN with the task of discharging
the pension liabilities and repayment of PF of the
employees. |
Sink
differences, PM tells party men KURUKSHETRA, July 4 — The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, today called upon the BJP workers to desist from indulging in petty politics. He was addressing the workers at Bhagwad Gita Sadan at the conclusion of the birth centenary celebrations of the late Gulzari Lal Nanda. It is for the first time that the sadan was used for addressing a party workers' meeting by any Prime Minister. Earlier, during the Prime Ministership of Mr Chandra Shekhar, the then Vice-Chancellor, Gen K. Balaram had refused to allow the workers' meeting to be addressed by Mr Chandra Shekhar. Mr Vajpayee called upon the BJP workers to express solidarity with jawans fighting at the borders. This was the time for unity to preserve the territorial integrity of the country. He said his government took all major decisions by taking the Opposition into confidence. He asked the party
workers to go to the homes of the jawans to console their
families. They should raise funds for their welfare and
organise blood donation camps. He told them not to worry
about the coming elections. |
Decision on marks criticised FATEHABAD, July 4 — The Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Sabha and different Dalit organisations have criticised the recent decision of the government to raise the minimum percentage of marks required for appearing in the entrance examination for admission to JBT, OT and B.Ed from 40 per cent to 50 per cent. In a memorandum to the
state government through the Deputy Commissioner, they
termed the step as anti-constitutional and contrary to
the interests of the Dalits. They alleged the decision
had deprived thousands of students of an appearance in
the entrance test. They said it was ironical that the
government was trying to treat these students on a par
with those who had studied in public schools. They
threatened that the Dalits would be forced to launch an
agitation if the government failed to withdraw this
decision. |
Muslims burn Sharif's effigy SONEPAT, July 4 — Hundreds of Muslims hailing from this city and the adjoining areas staged a demonstration and burnt the effigy of the Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr Nawaz Sharif, on Gita Bhawan Chowk here yesterday. The members of the Muslim community prior to burning the effigy held a procession which passed through the main bazars. The processionists, carrying banners and placards raised anti-Pakistan and pro-India slogans. The members of the Bharatiya Gramin Anchal Samiti, including its national president, Mr Bhagat Singh Balhara, also joined the procession. Earlier, addressing a large crowd of Muslims at the local Idgah here, the leaders of the community lambasted Pakistan and the Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, for sending the infiltrators. They offered prayers at
the Idgah. |
Spurious soft drink unit sealed ROHTAK, July 4 — A team of district officials today raided and sealed a factory at Chandi village on Jind road which was allegedly manufacturing soft drinks of various popular brands. According to information, a team comprising Mr Sanjay Rai, District Revenue Officer, Mr. Virender Dahiya, District Food and Supply Controller and Mr Aggarwal, District Health Officer, raided the factory located at Tigri farm at the village and recovered a huge stock of empty bottles of popular brands, lids and gas cylinders. The raiding party has
taken samples of spurious soft drinks. Owner of the
factory, Daljit Singh, however, has not been arrested so
far. |
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