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Yamunanagar poll along with Punjab? CBI court grants bail to BJP MLA Notorious gangster, cop held Doctors call off stir on DC’s assurance Court flays result branch of MDU Globalisation needs more deliberations: experts |
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3 dists to have gas-based plants Cops, farmers clash; 10 injured Special buses for Gita Jayanti
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Yamunanagar poll along with Punjab? Chandigarh, December 21 It is a convention that a byelection in a state is generally held along with the general assembly poll in other states. The Election Commission’s intention of following the convention in case of Haryana was indicated when it announced the programme of revision of electoral rolls in the state. Significantly, the commission has delinked the revision of the electoral rolls in Yamunanagar from the state’s schedule. While the electoral rolls of the entire state are to be revised by January 31, in Yamunanagar this programme is to be completed before mid-January. This is being interpreted as the commission’s intention of holding the Yamunanagar byelection along with the UP and Punjab Assembly elections. Interestingly, the Deputy Commissioner of Yamunanagar, Mr Rajiv Sharma, in his capacity as the Electoral Officer of the district, recently wrote to the commission that the revision of the electoral rolls in the district would not be completed by mid-January as the objection period would be reduced. However, the commission did not agree with the contention of Mr Sharma and did not change the schedule. It advised the Haryana officer to give notices on objections on a day-to-day basis so as to give sufficient time to the persons concerned. Informed sources say that under the rules the commission has the power to curtail the notice period. With the Yamunanagar byelection a near certainty now, the political parties are yet to start the exercise to identify their candidates. The Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, has declared that he would announce the name of his party’s candidate after the announcement of the byelection. The delay in the case of the INLD is understandable. It is still to be decided if the Yamunanagar seat will be contested by the BJP in alliance with the INLD or the two alliance partners will contest the seat, which fell vacant following the death of the Congress MLA, Dr J.P. Sharma, on their own. But one fails to understand why the Congress, which is sure to field a candidate in Yamunanagar, has not yet started the process of identifying its candidate. At least Mr Chautala has virtually started campaigning in the constituency. If the Congress also names its candidate, it can start campaigning. It seems no senior Congress leader in the state is willing to take the responsibility of sponsoring a candidate in Yamunanagar, which is also a sign of lack of self-confidence on the part of Congress leaders. Their reluctance to sponsor any candidate can be attributed to faction fighting in the party. Its leaders are worried that if their sponsored candidate loses the election, it will go to their personal discredit. The sources say that at least two veteran BJP leaders, who had been Ministers in the state on a number of occasions, want to contest from Yamunanagar, provided the election is contested in alliance with the INLD. In the case of the BJP going it alone in Yamunanagar, the veteran leaders are not in the queue for the party ticket, the sources add. |
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CBI court grants bail to BJP MLA
Ambala, December 21 The court ordered Mr Bhatia to furnish a surety bond of Rs 50,000. After the concluding of the argument yesterday the Judge had reserved the order for today. Earlier, Mr Bhatia was granted interim bail by the court twice for getting the treatment in a hospital at Delhi. He remained in judicial custody in the Ambala jail for about two months. During the arguments, the counsel for Mr Bhatia had submitted the treatment record of the hospital in the court where Mr Bhatia was admitted for treatment. The counsel argued that the hospital specialists had diagnosed Mr Bhatia to be suffering from serious liver ailment. He had requested the court to release Mr Bhatia on bail following his serious condition. However, the counsel of the CBI had opposed the bail application. According to prosecution, a criminal case was registered against Mr Bhatia in October 1997 on the complaint of Mamta Arora, the wife of an Editor of a local newspaper at Faridabad. Later in 1998 on the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court the case was handed over to the CBI for investigation. The CBI filed the challan in the court of the special judge at Ambala a year ago. Around two months back Mr Bhatia surrendered before the court and he was sent to judicial custody. Mr Bhatia had allegedly ransacked Arora’s house. PTI
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Notorious gangster, cop held Hisar, December 21 Subhash had recently demanded a ransom of Rs 10 lakh from a local readymade garments dealer and the police had been on his trail for the past several months. He had been evading arrest and indulging in crimes, including murders in the area, with little fear. Mr Rajpal Singh, SP, said Subhash Channi’s arrest followed the arrest of another criminal Mahavir Kanwari and his wife early this morning from Fatehabad. It was on his information that the police laid a trap and nabbed Subhash. He said the police had earlier laid a trap for Subhash at Rohtak. Subhash had asked the garment dealer to come to an STD booth at Rohtak with the money. The police accompanied the dealer. However, Subhash who had been keeping a watch over the booth recognised the cops and escaped. The police kept finding his location from his cellphone and ultimately traced him at Fatehabad. The SP said the police learnt that Subhash Channi’s mentor Mahavir Kanwari was staying with a policeman Ram Parkash posted as Assistant Reader to the DSP of Fatehabad. The police raided the house and nabbed Mahavir and his wife whose interrogation led to the arrest of Channi and others. The police recovered a
foreign made pistol, a revolver, a countrymade pistol and several rounds of ammunition from them. Other members of the gang arrested today have been identified as Subhash
Deva, Surinder Deva, Devender Kukki and Mahender Bishnoi. Subhash Channi had become bolder after the arrest of another most wanted criminal Subhash Fauji about an year ago. Till his arrest Fauji headed the gang of which Subhash Channi was a member. Mr Rajpal Singh, however, said the real gang leader was Mahavir Kanwari and he was the mastermind behind all crimes committed by these criminals. |
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Doctors call off stir on DC’s assurance Karnal, December 21 The doctors who were on strike to protest against the alleged assault on Dr Neha Garg by an SDO of the HVPN withdrew the strike after an assurance was given to a deputation of doctors by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Devender Singh and the SSP, Mr P.K. Aggarwal. The deputation which met two senior district functionaries today was led by Dr Jaspal and Mr Shashi Madan, General Secretary of NIMA. However, the doctors decided to wear black badges till the inquiry by the police was finalised and “justice” was given to them. The Deputy Commissioner and the SSP is reported to have assured the doctors that if the action would be taken against the guilty after a probe. The police has registered an FIR. Dr Jaspal, while addressing a meeting of the general body of the local IMA told the doctors that if justice was not done within one week, the doctors through out the state would observe a one-day token strike. Later on, they would go on indefinite strike if needed. The SSP said an inquiry was under way in the case. The police would arrest the culprit if proved. The SSP maintained that the SDO had denied the assault charge on Dr Neha Garg. He had admitted that a scuffle had ensued between the husband of Dr Neha Garg and the SDO at the St. Theresa Convent School over a case which the SDO had filed against the husband of Dr Neha Garg. |
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Court flays result branch of MDU Rohtak, December 21 Ms Upasana Paul had in her appeal said that she had cleared all papers of B.Sc. (Physiotherapy) first year, including that of anatomy and had appeared in the examination of B.Sc. (second year) but the result of B.Sc. (second year) had been withheld by the university. She had appealed to the court to direct the university to declare her result of B.Sc. (Physiotherapy), second year. She further argued that she had attended the classes of B.Sc. (third year) had had also paid tuition fees and other charges, but the university was not allowing her to appear in the examination without any reason. She had urged the court to direct the university to allow her to appear in the examination. The university said Ms Upasana Paul had not been able to qualify for the anatomy paper (first year) which she had taken along with the annual examination for B.Sc. (Physiotherapy), second year. Therefore, her result of second year was cancelled on May 18, 2001. Therefore, she was not eligible to appear in the third year examination. Ms Paul was declared unsuccessful in the paper for anatomy when she appeared in the first year examination. She again reappeared in January last in the paper along with the annual examination of second year and was again declared unsuccessful in the anatomy paper. She again re-appeared in the supplementary examination in July last. This time she was declared successful. Ms Upasana Paul had alleged that the university had applied a different yardstick for declaring results of similarly placed students. In the case of one Gaurav Sapra, the aggregate marks of theory, practical and internal assessment were taken into account and had this formula been applied to her case, she would have qualified for the anatomy paper in the first as well as second chance availed by her. Delivering the order, the Additional District Judge said: “The functions and functioning of the conduct and result branch of the university was a total mess”. Had the aggregate marks of Ms Upasana Paul been taken into consideration, she would have passed her paper of anatomy earlier. But taking aggregate marks into account was contrary to rules on the point, the order said.
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Globalisation needs more deliberations: experts Kurukshetra, December 21 In all, seven sessions were held in which 30 eminent Punjabi and scholars of other languages presented papers. The scholars came to the conclusion that the topic of globalisation required constant deliberation to create awareness among the masses relating to vital issues concerning globalisation. In the first session of the seminar, a retired eminent professor of the English Department of Punjabi University, Patiala, Prof Gurbhagat Singh, pointed out that the globalisation problem had arisen due to the progress made in information and technology. Eminent Punjabi poet of Switzerland Dev observed that the responsibility of the writer had increased in the present scenario. A retired professor of English from G.N.D.U., Amritsar, Prof Tejwant Singh Gill, and Mr Sukhinder Singh of Canada also delivered lectures. On the second day, eminent English Professor of Rajasthan University, Jaipur, Prof Jasbir Jain, Professor of English, Punjabi University, Patiala, Mr Manjit Inder Singh, and Punjabi poet Rajwinder of Germany presented their papers. Prof Jasbir Singh, Prof Raghubir Singh Sarjana, Dr Gulzar Singh Sandhu, Mr Swaran Chandan of the UK, Prof Ranjit Singh Bajwa and Dr Surjit Singh of Muktsar presented their papers. On the concluding day of the seminar, Chairperson, Punjabi Depart-ment, Punjabi University, Patiala, Prof (Mrs) Balwinder Kaur Brar, Dr Gurmail Singh of Amritsar and Dr Satish Kumar Verma presented their papers. The sessions were presided over by Prof Jasbir Jain of Rajasthan University, Prof N.K. Oberoi, Prof Gurbhagat Singh, Prof Gulzar Singh Sandhu, poet Surjit Patra and Prof Dr Waryam Singh Sandhu. The concluding session was presided over by Dr Darshan Gill of Canada. He hoped the seminar would prove meaningful to the participants. The director of the seminar, Prof A.S. Kang, while proposing a vote of thanks, said Kurukshetra University would hold more such seminars in future. |
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3 dists to have gas-based plants Yamunanagar, December 21 Reviewing the implementation of already announced development works during the “sarkar aap ke dwar” programme (phase-II), Mr Chautala visited 13 wards here. Mr Chautala also acceded to various demands of people of wards 7, 9, 18, 23 and 24, including the construction and repair of roads, pavement of streets, maintenance of streetlights and improvement of drainage system. Mr Chautala said steps were also being taken to provide adequate electricity to the industrial sector. The state was also considering to establish 500-MW gas-based plants at Yamunanagar, Hisar and Faridabad. The Chief Minister said he had himself led a high-powered delegation to several foreign countries to invite NRIs and others to invest in the industrial sector in Haryana. He said dairies would be shifted out of the residential areas . |
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Cops, farmers clash; 10 injured Jind, December 21 The farmers were protesting against the imposition of power cuts and were demanding immediate restoration of electricity to their villages. According to reports, a large number of activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union and residents of Kandela and Shahpur villages blocked the traffic on the Jind-Kaithal roads near the village. The farmers stopped a Haryana Roadways bus and set it on fire. They also broke the windowpanes of the bus. When the police tried to intervene the farmers allegedly pelted it with stones, injuring a Sub-Inspector and two other police officials. The farmers also damaged two vehicles of the fire brigade when they reached the spot to extinguish fire. The police fired in the air to disperse the crowd. The injured person have been admitted to the General Hospital, Jind, for treatment. Mr John V. George, Inspector-General of Police, Hisar Range, Mr Hawa Singh Dhankhar, Deputy Commissioner, Jind, and Mr O.P. Singh, Superintendent of Police, Jind, rushed to the spot. |
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Special buses for Gita Jayanti Kurukshetra, December 21 Giving this information here today, the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Abhilaksh Likhi, said the buses would start plying at 8.30 a.m. and continue plying throughout the day at an interval of half an hour. He said the first route was from Pipli through Sectors 2, 3, 5, 7 and 13 to the Brahmsarovar. The bus would return by the same way, he added. He said the second route was from Kurukshetra University through the Engineering College to the Brahmsarovar and the third from the old bus stand Thanesar to the Brahmsarovar via the Krishna Museum and Panorama. He said special buses would also be plied from the neighbouring districts. |
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Hearing-aid reimbursement Chandigarh, December 21 Now it has been decided to reimburse the cost of the hearing aid even on its replacement after five years provided that an expert has declared that it cannot serve the purpose any longer and an ENT specialist has certified it. The amount to be reimbursed for replacement will not exceed Rs 3,000. |
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Ultrasound centres being registered Ambala, December 21 The Civil Surgeon, Dr S.L. Kaushik, said that out of 51 ultrasound centres in the district, 42 had been registered. The owners of the remaining nine ultrasound centres had given an assurance of registering their centres within one week. He said that surprise checks would be conducted at the ultrasound centres. The owners of ultrasound centres had been directed to maintain a register in which they were required to enter the reason for carrying out ultrasound of the patient. Dr Kaushik said that to prevent female foeticide, the PNDT Act entails that a person found guilty can be sentenced to five years.
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Youth kidnapped, beaten up Ambala, December 21 According to the police, the youth, Satpal, works in a private factory at Rajpura. He stated that on Thursday when he was going to his house, some unidentified persons stopped him near Viswakarma Mandir and forcibly took him away in a vehicle. He said later he was dropped near the residence of his uncle at Rattangarh. He told the police that he was taken to some unidentified place at Rajpura where he was beaten up. The Ambala police has informed the Rajpura police in this regard.
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Relief for kin of cops killed in Delhi Yamunanagar, December 21 The Chief Minister told mediapersons here that another police personnel of Haryana was injured while fighting the terrorists in the Parliament. PTI
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Term extended Ambala, December 21 Dr N.C. Jain of the Haryana Exporters Association, who is a non-official member of the
HEPB, said that his term has been extended from March 25, 2001, to March 24, 2004.
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