Efforts to get Mohindergarh and Bhiwani included in NCR

 by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 30

  With the efforts of Haryana Chief Minister Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his MP son Mr Deepender Singh Hooda, Haryana has high hopes from NCR Planning Board meeting scheduled to be held on Monday in which the issue of including districts of Mohindergarh and Bhiwani of Haryana into NCR will be taken up.

This was stated by Haryana Health Minister Rao Narender Singh,     Co-operation Minister Mr Satpal Sangwan and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Rao Dan Singh in a joint statement issued here today.

They all hail from districts of Mohindergarh and Bhiwani. Rao Narender Singh is MLA from Narnaul in district Mahendergarh, Satpal Sangwan is MLA from Charkhi Dadri in district Bhiwani and Rao Dan Singh represents Mahendergarh Assembly constituency in Haryana Assembly.

In a joint statement issued here today, they   said that the people of these two districts have time and again raised the issue of their inclusion into NCR region. In every public meeting organized in the districts of Bhiwani and Mahendergarh, the issue was put before Chief Minister Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda who assured them that he would take up the matter with the  Union Urban Development Minister Mr Kamal Nath. Consequently, the Chief Minister Mr  Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his MP son Deepender Singh Hooda met Mr Kamalnath several times and discussed the issue with him. They strongly advocated for inclusion of these districts into NCR and have succeeded in taking the matter upto NCR Planning Board. These leaders of Bhiwani and Mahendergarh region are hopeful that the efforts of Chief Minister and his MP son would bring positive results.

999 Haryana persons rescued in Uttarkhand

 by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 30

 As many as 999 persons hailing from Haryana  have so far been rescue from the devastation in Uttarakhand and out of them 74 have been rescued today as per the information received from Haryana police control room in Dehradun.

          While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that no person hailing from Haryana has been found stranded as on today. He said that 22 persons were reported missing today thus raising the numbers of such persons to 395.

          He said that Gauri Shanker son of Sukhi Ram, a resident of Ballabhgarh had passed away in the base hospital of Rudra Pryag in Uttarakhand today. Two persons namely Anita wife of Surender and Vandana wife of Sunil of Ambala Cantt. are admitted to the base hospital in Rudra Pryag. Their respective families in Ballabhgarh and Ambala have been informed about them information.

Justice Sathasivam for bringing down pendency of cases to zero level

by Haryananewswire CHANDIGARH, JUNE 29 Senior Judge of Supreme Court of India, Mr Justice P. Sathasivam today exhorted the Judicial Officers to take up on priority basis the cases that have been pending in courts for the last five or more years   and added that the pendency of   the cases should be brought down to zero level.           Justice Sathasivam was addressing the  newly recruited Judicial Officers in the  Valedictory Function of year long Induction Training Programme of Judicial Officers of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Judicial Academy here today. These 168 Judicial Officers would  holding their courts from July 1, 2013.           Justice Sathasivam hoped that Punjab and Haryana High Court would issue necessary instructions to the judges at district level regarding disposal of pending cases on priority basis. He said that they should also ensure the speedy trial of cases concerning crime against women and children.      He said that being the largest democratic country, India has the largest judicial system. Fifteen cases were being filed per 1000 population in the country and the national experience shows that the number of new cases filed in  judicial system increases with the increase in literacy and economy. Therefore, with the increasing rate of literacy and per capita income, the number of cases filed per 1000 population is likely to be increased in the next few decades. “Consequently, you must have some managerial skills to cope up with the problem of potential escalation in the cases”, he added. He said that to address the challenges in the judicial system, we required substantial upgradation of proper Court Management System and one such aspect is Information and Communication Technology. He said that all the Judicial Officers must have thorough knowledge to handle  modern technology to increase their efficiency.  While referring to the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Sathasivam said that Supreme Court is fully equipped with this system and anybody could know about the status of the case situation by clicking the button to see whether the case is pending or disposed off.           While giving mantras of success to the Judicial Officers, he said that the integrity of officers plays an important role in administration of justice. The judges should not loose temper in the court.  Also, they should maintain punctuality and utilize full court timings. He said that the Judgment should be clear and free from ambiguity and they must avoid unnecessary delays in announcing judgments. He urged that every Judicial Officer should cultivate the art of Court Management System and also make sure that the law, regulations and policies were followed and administrative task were carried out. Behaviour of Judges in the Court is an important aspect of the Court Management System, he added.           While laying special emphasis on effective implementation of various Acts concerning women and children, Mr Justice Sathasivam said that many welfare legislations are available in our judicial system namely Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, Dowry Prohibition Act, Employment of Children Act, Indian Child Welfare Act, Juvenile Justice Act and Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. He asked them to ensure that the provisions of these legislations are adhered in letter and spirit. He said that recently the Parliament has also passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act under which stalking has been made punishable. However, an imprisonment of 20 years has been recommended in cases of gang rape.           Later, Justice Sathasivam also flagged off a bus and a tempo traveler provided to Chandigarh Judicial Academy by Punjab and Haryana High Court.           Speaking on the occasion, Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who is also the Patron-in-Chief, Chandigarh Judicial Academy congratulated the newly recruited Judicial Officers and urged them to uphold the judicial ethics to ensure clear judgment free from any ambiguity.             Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court Mr. Justice Surya Kant , senior Judges and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion. No. IPRDH/2013 Vinay CHANDIGARH, June 29- Haryana Chief Minister Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged the Central Government to either increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of paddy, maize, Bajra  and cotton or as an alternative, a bonus of an equal amount may be announced in the larger interest of the farming community as the cost of cultivation of these crops has increased considerably.           In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Chief Minister   urged him to increase the MSP of paddy by at least Rs. 200  per quintal, of maize by Rs. 150 per quintal and that of Bajra and cotton by Rs. 100 per quintal so that the farmers get remunerative prices for their produce.           While drawing the attention of the Prime Minister towards the meager increase made in the MSP of paddy by the Government of India, Mr Hooda said, “the Government of India has enhanced the MSP of paddy by Rs 60  per quintal over the last year's MSP and fixed it at Rs 1310  per quintal for common/and made an increase of 65  per quintal for Grade‑A at Rs. 1345  per quintal for Kharif marketing season 2013-14. The MSP announced is not adequate to cover even the cost of cultivation of paddy.” Mr Hooda said that the cost of cultivation of paddy in Haryana is Rs. 1,757  per quintal and the State had recommended to the Government  of India to fix Rs 1,850, Rs 1925  and Rs 2000  per quintal for common, fine and super fine categories. This meager increase is highly inadequate and will discourage the farming community. He further said in his written communication that Bajra is an important crop grown in Haryana both as grain and fodder, which is generally grown in rain-fed areas where the economic condition of the farmers continues to be precarious. The MSP announced by the Government of India at Rs. 1250  per quintal will not even cover the cost of cultivation. The cost of cultivation of Bajra in our state is Rs. 1315  per quintal and the State Government had recommended its price as Rs. 1400  per quintal. Mr Hooda also added that though maize crop is an important cereal and fodder crop, yet its area and production have steadily decreased due to poor MSP. Government of India is giving emphasis on crop diversification in the original green revolution states. The MSP which has been announced by the Government of India for maize at Rs 1310  per quintal will not encourage the farmers to diversify from paddy and sugarcane crops to maize crop. The cost of cultivation of maize in our state is Rs. 1654  per quintal and the State Government had recommended Rs. 1800  per quintal as MSP for maize, he added. He said that likewise, cotton which is grown in an area of about six lakh hectares, its MSP should be fixed at least Rs. 4200  per quintal whereas the Government of India has announced only Rs. 3700  per quintal for medium staple cotton. The cost of cultivation of cotton itself comes to Rs. 3783  per quintal, added Mr Hooda. No.IPRDH/2013 CHANDIGARH, June 29- Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda was presented with a cheque of Rs one crore for Chief Minister’s Relief Fund  by Haryana Cooperation Minister Mr Satpal Sangwan and Chairman, HAFED, Capt. Chhatar Singh , here today. Those present on the occasion included Vice Chairman of HAFED, Mr Jagjit  Singh Sangwan, Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation Department, Mrs Shakuntla Jakhu  and Managing Director, HAFED, Mr Ashok Yadav . No.IPRDH/2013 Click here to Reply, Reply to all, or Forward 8.97 GB (59%) of 15 GB used Manage ©2013 Google - Terms & Privacy Last account activity: 7 hours ago Details

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Chief Minister's Relief Fund

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 29

The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hood,a was presented with a cheque of Rs one crore for Chief Minister’s Relief Fund  by Haryana Cooperation Minister Mr Satpal Sangwan and Chairman, HAFED, Capt. Chhatar Singh , here today.

Those present on the occasion included Vice Chairman of HAFED, Mr Jagjit  Singh Sangwan, Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation Department, Mrs Shakuntla Jakhu  and Managing Director, HAFED, Mr Ashok Yadav .

Master plan for development of all 'Tiraths' in Kurukshetra

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 28

  Haryana will prepare a master plan for the development of all the Tiraths situated in the holy city of Kurukshetra where Lord Krishna delivered the celestial message of Gita to Arjuna.   

          A decision to this effect was taken in the 79^th meeting of Kurukshetra Development Board (KDB) held under the Chairmanship of Governor Mr. Jagannath Pahadia here today. Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Finance Minister, Mr Harmohinder Singh Chattha and Member of Parliament, Mr Naveen Jindal also attended the meeting.

The other important decisions taken in the meeting included starting the facility of battery driven vehicles at all the Tiraths for the convenience of the pilgrims and handing over the work to upkeep the Tiraths situated in the villages to the Gram Panchayts.  It was also decided that Municipal Council, Pehowa would maintain Saraswati Tirath in Pehowa.

          It was decided that a sum of Rs. one crore would be separately earmarked in the budget of the Board for the world famous annual Geeta Jayanti Utasav. The meeting also decided to install a grand statue of Lord Krishna in the premises of Brahma Sarovar in the next two years. A sum of Rs. six crore would be incurred on it out of which Rs. one crore has been approved by the Tourism Department. Mr. Hooda gave his consent for contributing the remaining Rs five crore.

          Mr. Pahadia said that Kurukshetra has a separate identity of its own in the map of the world. Due to the efforts of the State Government during the last few years, extensive work has been undertaken to rejuvenate and develop pilgrimages situated over an area of 48 kosas in Kurukshetra. The development of religious places of   Som Tirath, Pandu Pindara, Kapil Muni Tirath, Kalayat, Rinmochan Tirat etc has already been completed.

          While appreciating the Chief Minister for his interest in  the development of Kurukshetra, Mr. Pahadia said that due to his generous assistance, rejuvenation and development of all pilgrimages of Kurukshetra have become possible. He also expressed his gratitude to Mr. Hooda for providing a sum of Rs. eight crore to the KDB for the development of pilgrimages. He said that all those pilgrimages have been taken on priority which has been decided by the Chief Minister to be rejuvenated.

          In the meeting Finance Minister Mr. Harmohinder Singh Chatha urged to give special attention on the development of pilgrimages in Pehowa. Mr. Hooda assured that there would be no scarcity of fund for the development of Kurukshetra.

          Mr. Hooda gave his consent to the demand of MLA Kurukshetra Mr. Ashok Arora for extending the drain to be constructed from Sultanpur road to Sanhit Sarovar to Basti. This drain would be constructed by the end of this year. Mr. Arora also demanded the construction of theme park in the Mela area. Member of Parliament Mr. Naveen Jindal also supported the demand. Mr. Hooda said that this park would be constructed and directed the concerned officers to identity land for the same.    Annual financial statement of the KDB for the year 2011-12 was also approved in the meeting.

          Earlier, a two minute silence was observed in the memory of those who have lost their lives during devastation in Uttarkhand.

          Vice Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra Lt. Gen. Dr. DDS Sandhu, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Mr. Samir Mathur, Secretary, Governor and Member Secretary Kurukshetra Development Board Mr. Mahender Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Kurukshetra Mr. Mandeep Singh Brar and other senior officers were also present in the meeting.

Details of registered applicants for flats uploaded

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 28

Haryana Housing Board has uploaded details of all the registered applicants for triple storeyed flats for BPL families, showing complete particulars of each district on its website www.hbh.nic.in. The registration for these flats has been floated from December 7, 2012 to January 7, 2013 which was further extended up to January 22, 2013 and the draw of lot would begin from July 9 and would last upto July 18, 2013.

          While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Board said that all lists had also been made available for inspection in the office of Haryana Housing Board, Panchkula. List of Gurgaon had been made available with Estate Manager, Housing Board, Gurgaon and lists of Dharuhera and Rewari had been made available with Estate Manager, Housing Board, Rewari. Similarly, list of Faridabad had been made available with Estate Manager, Housing Board, Faridabad and lists of Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Ratia had been made available with Estate Manager, Housing Board, Hisar.

He said that the lists of Kaithal and Kurukshetra had been made available with Estate Manager, Housing Board, Kurukshetra and lists of Panipat and Narwana with Estate Manager, Housing Board, Panipat. Similarly, Lists of Karnal, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat and Amrawati had been made available with Estate Managers of Housing Boards of Karnal, Rohtak, Sonipat and Panchkula respectively.      

          The spokesman said that discrepancies and objections, if any, with reference to information given in the application form would only be submitted in writing to the Secretary, Haryana Housing Board, Panchkula on or before July 5, 2013 thereafter Housing Board would not be responsible for any error or omission. No objection would be entertained after July 5, he added.

          He said that lists of successful applicants would be prepared by draw of lots subject to eligibility in the office of Housing Board, Panchkula. He said that for Panipat the draw would be held at Sector 39, Panipat on July 9. He said that all other districts the draw would be held at Awas Bhawan, Sector 6, Panchkula. Draw of lots for Sirsa, Fatehabad and Karnal would be held on July 10, for Rohtak, Hisar and Jhajjar on July 11, for Kaithal and Rewari the draw would be held on July 12, for Kurukshetra, Dharuhera, Ratia, Narwana and Amrawati (Pinjore) the draw would be held on July 15, for Sonipat Phase-III the draw would be held on July 16 and for Faridabad and Gurgaon the draw would be held on July 17 and 18 respectively.  All the successful applicants could participate in the draw, he added.

 

Veteran Journalist Devbrat Vashistha dies

By Haryananewswire

BHIWANI, JUNE 27

Veteran journalist Dev Brat Vashisth passed away after brief illness in Bhiwani on Wednesday. His final rites were performed at local cremation ground and funeral pyre was lit by his son. He was 80. With his demise an era in Haryana journalism ended. He was committed to his writings .

After holding editorship of renowned weekly newspaper ‘Chetna’, he launched ‘Dainik Chetna’ in 1981 from Bhiwani. His inspirations were behind launching of daily Hindi daily ‘Evening Mail’, English daily ‘The homepages’. During emergency period (during 1975 to 1977) he along with his father remained political prisoner in Haryana.

He was a staunch follower of ethical journalism and established great discipline in writings. He was a fearless journalist and always published articles  in support of common men. Several social organisations passed grief resolution on his death and paid tribute to him. He was awarded with ‘Babu Banarsi Dass Gupt Bhiwani Gaurav Puruskar’ for journalism by the Bhiwani Parivar Maitri Sangh, Delhi. He was founder general secretary of  the Haryana Shramjivi Patrakar Sangh.

He remained associated with English dailies The Tribune, Hindustan Times and Hindi dailies Hindustan, Navbharat Times for a long period as correspondent from Bhiwani district.

Ex Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha Dr. Vasudev Sharma, former MLA and DCC president Dr. Shankar Bhardwaj, HPCC spokesman Ashok Buwaniwala, Cong leader Ram Pratap Sharma, Tosham sarpach Dev Raj Toshamia, HJC Youth wing state president Virender Kaushik, INLD leaders Vikram Singh Tanwar, Ramesh Bansal, Dr V B Dixit, Dr. K D Sharma, Dr. Roshan Lal, Dr. Swasti, Praveen Kokra, ex-municipal councilors Ramesh Hetampuria, Pawan Kedia and Haryana Pragtisheel Patrakar Sangh state president Narottam Bagri, journalists Ram Niwas Sharma,Ajay Malhotra,  Rajender Chauhan, Anuj Rana,Ashok Dhikav,  BJP district president Tara Chand Agarwal, Bhiwani Petroleum Dealers Association office bearer Maman Chand Agarwal, Gig Raj jain, Balmiki Sabha president Ramesh Dhikav, Shyam Milan Mandal body members Ghanshyam Bagri, Sanjay Sharma, Praveen Singhal, Vijay Goyal, were among others who joined funeral.

CM Milk Production Incentive Scheme

by Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 27

The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, today announced to give an additional Rs four per litre on purchase of milk to the milk producers. This additional amount would be given from today to September 2013 under Chief Minister Milk Production Incentive Scheme.

          Mr Hooda made this announcement while interacting with those farmers who had called on him in Jind today to thank him for giving Rs 100 crore to the cooperative sugarmills to pay the arrears of sugarcane producers.

Schedule of Lok Adalats released

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 27

Haryana State Legal Services Authority has released the schedule for the Lok Adalats to be held in the state from the months of July to September 2013.  

While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Authority said that special Lok Adalats for settling cases of senior citizens would be held in all the district  and sub divisional courts on July 20. Lok Adalat  would also  be held at Siwani on July 29.  

He said that in the month of August, the Lok Adalats would be held at Hodal on 3rd, Naraingarh on 10th, at Kaithal, Pehowa, Panchkula, Sirsa, Ellenabad, Yamunanagar and Bilaspur on 17th, at Bhiwani, Loharu, Fatehabad, Tohana, Ratia, Hissar, Hansi, Narnaul, Rohtak, Meham and Rewari on 24^th and at Bahadurgarh on 31st. He said that special Lok Adalats for petty criminal cases in all the district  and sub-divisional courts would be held on August 17.

He said that similarly, on September 7, the Lok Adalats would be held at Faridabad, Jind, Safidon, Narwana, Jhajjar and Palwal. On September 21 these would be held at Guhla, Kurukshetra, Assandh, Mohindergarh, Panipat, Hathin and Kosli. On September 28 the Lok Adalats would be held at Ambala, Gurgaon, Karnal, Nuh, Sonipat, Gohana and Ganour.

He said that special Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalats would also be held on September 28 in all   district  and subordinate courts in the State.

Haryana Education Minister suggests centralised testing system

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JUNE 27

The Haryana Education Minister, Mrs. Geeta Bhukkal ,today suggested to introduce a centralised testing system at least at two stages up to class VIII where a non- performer could be detained till he or she attains the required level of learning up to that stage. 

            Mrs Bhukkal was presiding over the 4th meeting of Sub-Committee of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) to review the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) and No Detention provision under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act in Bengaluru today. Three such meetings have sofar been  held   where responses have been received from 15 states and UTs on CCE and no-detention provision.

          Mrs Bhukkal said that she personally observed that “no detention” is generally not supportive. She said that it has been felt that this provision is taking away the pressure to perform from minds of both the children and the teachers. Hence, there is a lot of apprehensions and anxiety among the parents with regard to certification of their children at different stages which was there in existence earlier.  Similarly, it is also correct that children should not suffer from fear of examination but at the same time the incentive to perform should not be taken away. High performance as well as no performance needs to be brought on record in some manner which incentivizes achievement motivation among children, she added.

            Mrs. Bhukkal said that there is a need to have a mechanism to put in place to uniformly assess the level of learning at a certain stage through an independent testing or examining body rather than leaving it entirely to the teachers who will be assessing according to their own perceptions and parameters leading to promotions to next classes automatically up to class VIII.  

She said that as in case of other professions like those of doctors and engineers, one should have an aptitude to become a teacher. A 4-year integrated course would be introduced in Haryana at teacher training institutes so as to improve the quality of teachers.

            The Minister said that Haryana has taken a slew of initiatives on CCE. The government had started a programme called ‘Pravesh Utsav’ to create awareness among the parents and teachers about the outcomes of curricular and co-curricular activities of each class. The programme was launched with a view to create conducive environment for children to visit the schools, along with their parents, for admission.

            Those present on this occasion included Education Minister of Chattishgarh, Mr Brij Mohan Aggrawal, Education Minister of Bihar Mr. Prashant Kumar Shahi, Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Haryana Mrs Surina Rajan and a number of senior officers from Central and State Governments.