Major Achievements of Ambala Police of 2011

1. Desperate criminal Hanish Thakur nabbed: Notorious criminal and one of the key masterminds of the infamous ‘Nishant Singh Gang’ of Ambala Cantt. along-with his two accomplices was arrested from Ambala City on 7^th January, 2011 by Ambala CIA staff. Five illicit weapons and five live rounds were recovered. This desperate criminal was wanted in many heinous cases of Ambala, Panchkula, Mohali, Patiala and Chandigarh. With the arrest of Hanish Thakur, all the members of this gang are now behind bars facing various criminal trials.

2. Haryana’s Most Wanted Gangster Badri killed in encounter with Ambala STF: Haryana’s most wanted gangster Rajesh @ Badri, the gangster was shot dead in cross-firing on 1^st February, 2011 close to the border of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in Dholpur District of Rajasthan. Rajesh @ Badri carried an award of more than Rs. 5 Lakhs on his head. The police recovered a 9mm pistol, 15 bullets, one hand grenade, one motorcycle and four mobile phones from the scene of the encounter. In return, the police had to fire more than 50 rounds to keep the gangster engaged. This dreaded interstate gangster was wanted in more than 30 cases of gruesome murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, robbery, theft and bodily hurt in Panchkula, Ambala, Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Sonepat, Rohtak, Hisar districts of Haryana and also in other states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. He was declared a proclaimed offender by various courts of law. This dreaded gangster had committed the sensational dacoity in Sector 14, Panchkula situated PC Jewellers in 2009 in which his gang had robbed jewellery articles worth crores of rupees while dressed as policemen and had also fired upon the staff. His gang members had been arrested by the police and recovery of robbed articles was also effected however, this top gangster Rajesh @ Badri remained at large and was on the most wanted list. With the death of Rajesh @ Badri in this encounter, Haryana Police has achieved a big success in its efforts of making Haryana safe and secure.

3. Kidnapped 8 year old boy rescued within four hours: Swift and meticulous action on part of Ambala Police resulted in the safe rescue of an eight year old boy, who was kidnapped on 10^th February, 2011 from a little distance away from his house, when he was returning from his school. The boy’s grandfather received a ransom call from the kidnappers of Rs. 80 Lakhs in return for the boy. Within four hours of the incident, the Ambala Police not just rescued the victim alive but also caught one of the accused in the crime after a hot chase and cross-firing. Two other accused were later arrested by the police. Two illicit firearms, one bullet, two empty cartridges and the vehicle used in the incident were also recovered. All of them are now in judicial custody facing criminal trial.

4. Conman Sohan Lal wanted in over 15 cases of cheating nabbed:  Ambala Police cracked 18 cases of cheating-cum-theft with the arrest of swindler Sohan Lal, a resident of Manimajra, Chandigarh. This crook used to dupe house wives and elderly people especially those from the lower strata of the society to extract their valuables and personal belongings by narrating them false stories. He was caught by the police on 11^th August, 2011.

5. Sensational blind murder of a woman and her two minor sons traced: Dead bodies of unidentified woman and her two sons with multiple injuries were found from an isolated area of Village Bara, PS Parao, Ambala on 26^th August, 2011. On 1^st September, 2011, Ambala Police cracked this sensational and daring blind murder with the arrest of accused Balwinder Singh, a resident of Patiala district and recovery of weapon used in the commission of this crime.

6. Major Terrorist Bid Foiled by Police, 5 Kg explosives recovered from Railway Station, Ambala Cantt.: On 12^th October, 2011, in a joint operation of the Haryana and Delhi Police in co-ordination with intelligence agencies, the Ambala Police located a suspected vehicle lying parked in the public parking of Railway Station, Ambala Cantt. The Bomb Disposal Squad of Haryana Police successfully recovered 5 Kg of explosive material, possibly RDX, two timers and five detonators that were concealed within the suspected vehicle thereby foiling a major terrorist bid.

7. Hard core gang of dacoits and contract killers busted by Ambala STF: On 15^th October, 2011, the Ambala Special Task Force (STF) nabbed five wanted members of an inter-district hard core gang of contract killers and dacoits in the area of PS Baldev Nagar while preparing to commit a dacoity. One 9mm Machine Carbine, two magazines, 5 country-made pistols and 9 bullets were recovered from their possession. It is believed that this gang was to use these firearms for committing various murders in the areas of district Jind.

8. Ambala STF cracks the KU shoot-out case: On 21^st October, 2011, the Ambala STF apprehended two persons while attempting to commit a robbery in the area of PS Ambala Sadar. These persons were the main accused in the sensational Kurukshetra University shoot-out case. One 9mm pistol, four bullets, vehicle with fake RC and fake DL were recovered from their possession.

9. Member of terrorist outfit BTF and accomplice arrested: Ambala Police arrested Gurbaz Singh, a resident of Patiala, a member of the Punjab based terrorist outfit Bhindrawalan Tiger Force (BTF) along with his accomplice on 9^th November, 2011 from the area of PS Naggal, Ambala while attempting to loot passers-by. Two country-made pistols, two bullets, two fake vehicle registration number plates and four stolen trucks were also recovered by the police.

10. Parole Jumper on the run for 10 years nabbed: Parole Jumper Nirmal Singh, a resident of Distt. Sonepat, who was convicted for life imprisonment in a sensational case of year 1993 of distt. Sonepat of a cold-blooded murder of five members of a family and who had jumped parole in 2001 was nabbed by Ambala Police on 18^th December, 2011 from Distt. Saharanpur, UP.
11. Action against female foeticide: In 2011, a total of 9 cases have been registered under various sections of the PNDT Act, MTP Act and IPC against private doctors and their staff who were found indulging in the detestable practice of sex test determination and abortion of fetuses.
12. Action against fake SIM card sales: In 2011, Ambala Police has registered 11 cases against persons found either in possession of SIM cards on fake documents or those retailers/distributors who did not properly verify antecedents of customers before activating new SIM connections.
13. Blind Murders: 9 blind murders have been traced by Ambala Police in 2011. In these cases, 20 accused persons have been arrested and are now facing criminal trials in the courts.
14. Recovery under LSL: Ambala Police has so far registered 375 cases (68 more than 2010) under Gambling Act, in which, 533 persons have been arrested and an amount of Rs. 8, 47,980/- has been recovered. A total of 52 cases under NDPS Act, 1985 have been registered in 2011. Contraband comprising of 4.77 kg opium, 4.48 kg charas, 28 quintal poppy husk, 681 gm smack and 480 gm ‘sulfa’ has been recovered. 67 persons were arrested in these cases. 394 cases were registered under Excise Act and 415 persons were booked under these cases.
15. Action under Arms Act: A total of 38 cases were registered under the Arms Act, 1954. 1 9mm Machine Carbine, 25 country-made illicit firearms, 93 cartridges and 33 knives were recovered. 45 persons were arrested in all.
16. Gangs: 20 criminal gangs of crimes against property were caught by
    Ambala Police in which, 70 habitual criminals were arrested and 72 cases were traced. Stolen case property worth Rs. 19, 36,245/- was recovered.
17. Traffic Violations: Total 94,476 traffic violations have been challaned in 2011. In this, there 11,801 challans of over-speeding and 345 of drunken-driving. 
18. Gang of robbers busted: The Ambala Police arrsted five members of a gang on 29.12.11, while they were preparing to commit a dacoity in the area of Police Station Parao, Police District Ambala. The police has recovered a knife, two iron rods and some tools/weapons which were used by them in their previous criminal acts. With the arrest of this gang, a case of dacoity with an Army personnel, which took place on 09.12.11 has been solved and a couple of other cases are also expected to be traced.

Haryana Government notifies public holidays in 2012

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, DEC 30
The Haryana Government has notified public holidays in its offices for the calendar year 2012.
         The birth and death anniversaries of the noted personalities and festivals which have been declared as public holidays include Republic Day (January 26), Guru Ravidas Birthday (February 7), Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti (February16), Mahashivaratri (February 20), Holi (March 8), Shaheedi Diwas of Sardar Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev (March 23), Mahavir Jayanti (April 5), Vaisakhi
(April 13), Lord Parshu Ram Jayanti (April 23), Maharana Partap Jayanti (May 24), Sant Kabir Jayanti (June 4), Janamashtmi (August 10), Independence Day (August 15), Id-ul-Fitr (August 20), Mahatma
Gandhi Birthday (October 2), Maharaja Aggarsain Jayanti (October 16), Dussehra (October 24), Maharshi Balmiki's Birthday (October 29), Haryana Day (November 1), Diwali (November 13), Vishwakarma Day (November 14), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 28), Christmas Day (December 25) and Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday (December 26).
         The festivals and occasions which fall on closed days have been excluded from the above list. These are Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti (January 28), Basant Panchmi (January 28), Ram Navmi (April 1), Dr B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14), Teej (July 22), Haryana's Heroes and Martyrdom Day (September 23) and Id-ul-Juha (Bakrid) (October 27).
         The employees would also be allowed any two holidays to be chosen out of the Restricted Holidays, which are Id-e-Milad or Milad ul-Nabi (Birth of Prophet Mohammad) (February 5), Good Friday (April 6), Budh Purnima (May 6), Guru Arjan Dev's Martyrdom Day (May 25), Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day (July 31), Raksha Bandhan (August 2), Karva Chauth (November 2), Govardhan Puja (November 14) and Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day (November 24) and Muharram (November 25).
         As per a notification to this effect issued by  Chief Secretary Haryana  Urvashi Gulati, all Saturdays and Sundays will also be observed as public holidays in the Government offices.

MDU B Ed, M Ed and D Ed exams on January 5

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, DEC 29

Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) will hold the B.Ed., M.Ed. and D.Ed. examination from January 5, 2012.

          The MDU Controller of Examinations , Dr. B.S. Sindhu said that examination would be held from 2  to 5 p.m.  Examination date sheet, and admit cards of all eligible candidates have been uploaded on the University website www.mdurohtak.ac.in .  In case of any examination related problem, candidates might contact R-IV branch for M.Ed. R-I branch for D.Ed.  and NYSA for B.Ed. examination.

Haryana Open School (Ist and 2nd semester) re-appear results

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, DEC 28

The result of  Secondary or  Senior Secondary re-appear(First and Second  semester) and CTP/STC( without semester) of Haryana Open School  would be declared on December 29,2011.

                   Disclosing this, Mr. Chander Parkash, Secretary, Board of School Education Haryana said that 4841 candidates appeared in open secondary  re-appear examination and 1046 were declared successful giving a pass percentage  of 21.60. He said that 12632 candidates appeared in CTP/STC examination and 4440 candidates got through it showing a pass percentage of 35.14.

                   He said that 3394 candidates appeared in Senior Secondary re-appear examination and 1062 were declared as pass giving a pass percentage of 31.29 per cent. He said 12110 candidates appeared in CTP/STC examination  and 5498 candidates were successful obtaining a pass percentage of 45.40.The performance report would be available on December 29 on BSNL mobile through SMS by typing HOSrollno>send to 56666,CTProllno>send to 56666 and  on Helpline number 01664-254000 from 8 a.m. on wards December 29. Candidates could also log   on from 8 a.m. onwards on December 29 for performance reports at Websites: http://bseh.gov.in , http://hbse.nic.in ,www.educationgateway.co.in , www.indiaresults.com ,www.schools9.com , www.examresults.net, www.amarujala.com for performance reports .

                   He said that the candidates who want to apply for re-appear in semester  and CTP or STC without semester examinations in March,2012 could send their examination forms upto January 18,2012 with an examination fee of Rs. 750. After this date a late fee of Rs. 100 would be payable upto January 25,2012 and the late fee of Rs. 300 would be charged upto February 1,2012 and a late fee of Rs. 1000 would be payable upto February 8,2012. In case of a holiday, the next working day would be considered as the last date. Candidates could deposit their examination forms at concerned District Co-ordination Centres or  Board Headquarters, Bhiwani byhand or could send by Registered or Speed Post. Forms would be not acceptable by courier, he added. 

Senior Secondary (Ist semester) performance report

 by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, DEC 28

The performance reports of  regular candidates of  senior  secondary first semester examination conducted by Board of School Education  Haryana in October will be declared on December 29,2011.  The  result of private or re-appear candidates of Senior Secondary will also be declared on the same day.

                  While disclosing this  today, the Secretary of the Board, Mr. Chander Parkash said  that 257788 candidates appeared in Senior Secondary first semester examination at 1646 centres.Only performance reports of these candidates would be declared and the whole result of these candidates  would be declared  after adding the results of second semester examination  scheduled to be conducted in March 2012.Those candidates who have got re-appear in their performance report could apply for March-2012 examinations with an examination fee of Rs. 375.

                   He said that the result of private or re-appear or additional subject  or improvement candidates of Senior Secondary   would also be declared on December 29. A total of 65200 candidates appeared in thise examination and 32963 candidates were declared as pass  giving the pass percentage of 50.55.He said that the performance  report or Hindi version of check list would be available to concerned schools or Heads of institutions in the offices of District Education Officers on December 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on December 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

                   He said that the performance report would be available on December 29 on BSNL mobile through SMS by typing HR12rollno>send to 56666 and  on Helpline number 01664-254000 from 8 a.m. on wards on December 29. The candidates could also log  on Websites: http://bseh.gov.in ,http://hbse.nic.in , www.educationgateway.co.in ,www.indiaresults.com , www.schools9.com ,www.examresults.net, www.amarujala.com  for performance reports from 8 a.m. onwards on December 29.

                   He said that the candidates who want to apply for re-appear or  compartment or fail or full subjects examinations in March,2012 could send their examination forms upto January 18,2012 with an examination fee of Rs. 640. After this date, a late fee of Rs. 100 would be payable upto January 25,2012 and the late fee of Rs. 300 would be charged upto February 1,2012 and a late fee of Rs. 1000 would be payable upto February 8,2012. In case of a holiday, the next working day would be considered as the last date. Forms would not be acceptable by courier, he added.

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Applications invited for SC Post Matric Scholarships

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, DEC 26

The Department of Technical Education, Haryana has invited applications from Haryana resident students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) for Post Matric Scholarship Scheme,which is a 100 per cent Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) Scheme of Haryana Government for the session 2011-12.

While stating this here today a spokesman of the Department said that the students studying in various technical institutions situated in Haryana and undertaking AICTE-approved courses such as Pre-Engineering Polytechnic Diploma, D. Pharmacy, B. Pharmacy, M. Pharmacy, BHMCT, DHMCT, B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech/Ph.D only in engineering subjects, MBA/MCA (running only in technical institutions through regular mode and  approved by Technical Education Department, Haryana) were eligible to apply for these schemes.

Giving details, he said that all SC Students having annual parental income less than Rs. two lakh from all sources could apply for the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme (100 per cent Centrally Sponsored Scheme) and all       SC students having annual        parental       income between Rs two lakh to Rs.2.40        lakh   and    admitted through Centralized counseling could apply for the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) Scheme of Haryana Government.

He further said that the eligible SC students could obtain free application forms from the concerned Institutes or District Welfare Officer. The filled-in application forms with all the required documents were to be submitted with the concerned institutions positively  by January 15, 2012. Applications received after the due date would not be entertained. All other conditions issued by the Government from time to time and available on Department website: www.techeduhry.nic.in would be applicable, he clarified.He said that all the Heads of the Technical Institutions were requested to submit the consolidated lists in the prescribed proformas  which was available on the Department’s website www.techeduhry.nic.in alongwith complete application forms and documents on or beforeJanuary 15, 2012 as per the instructions already conveyed and available on the Department’s website. He added that claims received after January 15, 2012 would not be entertained.