news paper: May 2018

Crosses Go Up in Public Offices. It’s Culture, Bavaria Says, Not Religion.

By KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2LJoE5a

Trump Meets With Kim. Kim Kardashian West, That Is.

By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2kAvNIs

Stanley Cup Finals: Braden Holtby Bounces Back to Lift the Capitals

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Sanchez Goes the Other Way, and Severino Stays the Course, in a Yankees Win

By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2sjNjoz

The Mets Get Some Help From Jason Vargas and a Few Fresh Arms

By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2IYWipV

Overlooked No More: The Soviet Icon Who Was Hanged for Killing a Czar

By EVA SOHLMAN from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2H3afgB

What You Might Say

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In a First for Germany, Hamburg Bans Diesel Engines. On 2 Roads.

By AMIE TSANG and CHRISTOPHER F. SCHUETZE from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2smgXtv

Italy, Arkady Babchenko, Whales: Your Thursday Briefing

By DAN LEVIN from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2LJq0Ni

‘The Americans,’ at Last, Lets Us Exhale

By JAMES PONIEWOZIK from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2sghj4X

The End of ‘The Americans’: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys on the ‘Devastating’ Finale

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‘The Americans’ Finale: The Damage Done

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कैरेबियाई बल्लेबाज क्रिस गेल ने इयान चैपल को लेकर कह दी ये बड़ी बात

क्रिस गेल ने 2 साल बाद इस मामले पर पूछे जाने पर अपनी प्रतिक्रिया में बहुत नपे-तुले शब्दों में जवाब देकर बहुत बड़ी बात कह दी।

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ICC का एलान, अब पाकिस्तानी दिग्गज शाहिद अफरीदी संभालेंगे विश्व XI की कमान

मोर्गन को आइसीसी ने विश्व एकादश का कप्तान नियुक्त किया था। अब उनकी गैरमौजूदगी में पाकिस्तान के शाहिद अफरीदी टीम की कमान संभालेंगे।

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स्कॉटलैंड और ऑस्ट्रेलियाई सीरीज के लिए इंग्लैंड टीम का एलान, मोर्गन को मिली कमान

इंग्लैंड ने स्कॉटलैंड के खिलाफ 13 सदस्यीय टीम और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के खिलाफ की वनडे सीरीज के लिए 14 सदस्यीय टीम को चुन लिया है।

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मिशेल मार्श को मिली भारत दौरे पर आने वाली ऑस्ट्रेलिया ए टीम की कमान

अब भारत 'ए' के खिलाफ दो सितंबर से विशाखापट्टनम में होने वाले दो मैचों में 26 वर्षीय मार्श के पास अपने नेतृत्व कौशल को दिखाने का बढि़या मौका रहेगा।

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आइपीएल की इस टीम को क्यों हटाना पड़ा अपना ये ट्वीट, क्या हो गई थी गलती

ट्विटर यूजर्स ने राजस्थान रॉयल्स को सोशल मीडिया पर ट्रोल किया इस ट्रोलिंग के बाद राजस्थान रॉयल्स ने इस आपत्तिजनक फोटो को हटा लिया।

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गर्दन की चोट से उबर रहे हैं विराट कोहली, Video शेयर कर फैंस को कही ये बात

इंग्लैंड दौरे से पहले विराट 15 जून को बैंगलुरू में फिटनेस टेस्ट देना होगा।

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IIM-Rohtak head booked for sexual harassment

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, May 30

A case of sexual harassment has been registered against Prof Dheeraj Sharma, Director, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) here, on the basis of a complaint lodged by a former woman assistant professor at the institute.

The former assistant professor, who was terminated from service on May 10, has alleged that she was harassed by the Director continuously after she joined the institute in September 2017.

The complainant has stated that Prof Sharma, who was her reporting authority, subjected her to continuous sexual harassment at workplace ever since her joining.

“During an interaction, he started talking about extra-marital relationship, expressed his openness about the same and asked her views regarding this. He passed objectionable comment and vulgar taunt related to my private sex life. He also proposed to go on night walks,” she alleged, adding that the said proposal was also part of his overtures to coerce her into submission to his lewd desires.

The complainant alleged that she was physically molested by the Director, upon which she pushed him away.

“At this, he said what I had done would not be good for my career…He explicitly threatened to take things against me if I did not listen to him…On March 9, he approached me and explained that I anyway owe him more loyalty also because he had given me the job. He said I would be more open as he wanted to develop a mutually beneficial relationship so that I can advance in my career,” she alleged.

The complainant said as she did not agree to his illicit demands, his behavior changed and he started insulting her and inflicting mental stress whenever he got the slightest opportunity.

Based on the complaint, the police booked Prof Sharma under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman to outrage her modesty) and 354-A (sexual harassment) of the IPC.

The Director could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. Later, an official statement released on behalf of the IIM-Rohtak maintained that the said assistant professor had been terminated from service and was doing this to defame the Director and the institute. “This is all an afterthought,” the statement added.

Women police station SHO Garima said statement of the complainant had been recorded before a Magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC. “We have telephonically contacted the Director, who is out of station. He has been asked to join investigation,” she said.

It may be pertinent to mention that two MPs had recently alleged irregularities in the appointment of the IIM-Rohtak Director and sought an inquiry into the matter.

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Strict action to be taken against HCS officer: Vij

Chandigarh, May 30

Health Minister Anil Vij said that stringent action would be taken against the HCS officer for alleged molestation of a woman officer.

“I will also have a word with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in this regard,” he added.

Interacting with mediapersons here on Wednesday, Vij said if found guilty, he won’t be spared. An FIR would be lodged against him and he would be punished as the law is same for everyone.

Vij said the state government was making efforts to find a way out to bring down the prices of petrol and diesel. A favourable outcome of this effort would be known soon.

He said during the 10-year Congress rule, petrol prices had increased from Rs 36.49 to Rs 73.70 per litre at an average increase of Rs 4 per year. But under the NDA Government, these had increased at an average of 60 paisa per year. “In spite of this, our government is finding ways to reduce it further,” he said. — TNS

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Protest against witness in Asaram case

Panipat, May 30

Residents of Sanoli Khurd village protested against Mahender Chawla, a key witness in the cases against Asaram and his son Narain Sai, at the Mini Secretariat here on Wednesday. They alleged that Mahender Chawla was harassing villagers and creating problems in development.

Protesters also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police against him.

Priyanka Sharma, village sarpanch, alleged that Chawla had threatened a contractor and misbehaved with villagers. She alleged that he was trying to harass her by filing an RTI against her. The sarpanch also alleged that he had demanded money for dissolving the RTIs.

She said a case had also been registered against him on May 21 for harassing her.

On the other hand, Mahender Chawla refuted the allegations and said the sarpanch and her father-in-law had lodged a false case against him. He demanded a CBI inquiry into the property and assets of the sarpanch and her family. — TNS

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HC stays termination of guest teachers’ services

Saurabh Malik

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 30

In a major reprieve to guest teachers working in the state, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the termination of their services. The Bench has also put the state on notice for October.

The order by Sudhir Mittal came on a petition filed against the State of Haryana and other respondents by Kusum and other guest teachers through senior advocate Puneet Bali and Vibhav Jain.

Appearing before the Bench, Bali contended that the petitioners were amongst the 193 guests teachers whose services were initially terminated vide order dated January 1, 2015. But the Supreme Court, vide its order dated July 11, 2016, stayed the operation of the orders passed by the High Court. As a result, all guest teachers had to be taken back in service.

In the meanwhile, the petitioners, unqualified at the time of their appointment as guest teachers, acquired requisite qualifications or subject combination. Taking a note of the developments, a Division Bench of the HC held in May 2016, that such subsequent qualifications were required to be considered, even though the services of the guest teachers were to be replaced by regular employees.

Bali added the petitioners, as such, were entitled to remain in service at least till the time of their consideration for filling up the posts by regular employees. He added the impugned order dated May 16 this year was unsustainable as there was no justification for terminating the services of the petitioners during the currency of the Supreme Court order as well as High Court directions issued in May 2016.

After hearing the submissions, Justice Mittal stayed the operation of the impugned order. No less than 4,073 guest teachers were earlier shown the door. A Bench hearing the matter had asserted that guest teachers were appointed since 2005-06, but their services were not dispensed with even after appointment of regular teachers. Even those guest teachers, whose services were dispensed with, were re-engaged even after two to four months of their removal.

The Bench had added: “It is established that the state circumvented the order passed by this court either by not making the regular appointments and allowing the guest teachers to continue or despite making large number of appointments, adjusted the guest teachers against other vacancies. All the vacancies in any other cadre are never filled up…. The connivance of the appellants and the state as even observed by this court earlier is well established beyond doubt. This court cannot be a party to their design”.

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Everyone should spend time with RSS: Minister

Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 30

Amid the controversy over former President Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to attend an RSS meet, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said it should be mandatory for everyone to spend time with the organisation.

“The RSS is a nationalist organisation. It should be mandatory for all countrymen to go to the Sangh for some time. Many problems of the country will be resolved,” he tweeted.

Later in a statement, Vij welcomed the former President Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to accept invitation to the RSS invitation in Nagpur. “The RSS is a nationalist organisation that develops a person’s character,” he said.

The outspoken BJP minister is not new to controversies. On Wednesday, he had compared Congress president Rahul Gandhi to Nipah virus that left more than 10 dead in Kerala. “Rahul Gandhi is like Nipah virus. Any political party that comes in contact with him will be destroyed,” he had tweeted.

Earlier this month, he had backed a demand by several groups to ban namaz at public places and in the vicinities where the majority is of Hindus.

On April 24, Vij took to Twitter to attack the Congress. He wrote that the party’s flag should be red in colour as it was soaked in the blood of millions of innocent people.

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Cabinet meeting: House transfer fee fixed at Rs 10,000

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 30

Any housing society in Haryana will not charge more than Rs10,000 as transfer fee in case of change of ownership of the apartment; shall fix charges for maintenance of common area and facilities on the basis of the size of the apartment; and all existing societies will modify their bylaws accordingly and get these approved by the District Registrar.

To pave the way for these, the Haryana Cabinet met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here today.

It approved an amendment to the Haryana Registration and Regulations of Societies Rules, 2012. At present, there is no provision with regard to the amount of transfer fee and maintenance charges.

The amendment also allows for extension of time limit for obtaining new registration number by the existing societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and for fixing transfer fee in respect of transfer of apartment and fixing of maintenance charges charged by governing body of the society formed by apartment owners.

The Cabinet also approved a comprehensive affordable housing policy — Housing For All 2018 — for core areas of municipalities.

Accordingly, an affordable housing policy for core areas, i.e., thickly built-up area of the old town, lal dora or phirni of village included in the municipalities or area shown as existing town in the development plan of the town, would be provided to the identified beneficiaries under Central Government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

To implement the policy, the power under the Haryana Development and Regulations of Urban Area Act, 1975, would be delegated by the Town and Country Planning Department to the Urban Local Bodies Department.

To giving water conservation in the state a shot and the underground water table a steady booster dose, the government decided to issue an ordinance for setting up the Haryana Pond and Waste Water Management Authority.

The Cabinet approved a draft ordinance for setting up the authority which would manage all ponds located outside notified forest areas in the state, excluding those having an area of less than 0.5 acre.

The Cabinet also approved a proposal to enact the Haryana State Commission for Scheduled Castes Act, 2018. The commission will investigate and examine the working of several safeguards provided in the Constitution or under any other law for the time being in force or under any order of the government for the welfare and protection of Scheduled Castes.

Other decisions

Sale of 4 acres of the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram, for a proposed city bus stand
The creation of the post of vice-chairperson in the Haryana State Commission for safai karamcharis approved
Amending the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department (Group B) Service Rules, 1988, Service Rules of Group C of Excise and Taxation Department and Excise and Taxation Commissioner's Office (Group D) Service Rules, 2008, for raising the upper age limit for entry into government service
Amendment and policy guidelines for allotment of land for setting up a free charitable hospital by a registered society, trust or association in a grain market

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25% rise in stubble-burning cases

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, May 30

Stubble-burning incidents during the rabi harvesting season has increased by 25 per cent over last year.

The Haryana Space Application Centre (HARSEC), a nodal agency of the state Department of Science and Technology, said this on Wednesday. It also said 5,925 incidents of active fire locations (AFLs) took place across the state from April 1 to May 30.

The AFLs during the corresponding period of Last year was 4,747.

RS Hooda, Chief Scientist, HARSEC, said: “Karnal district has again earned the dubious distinction of having the maximum number of fire incidents this year followed by Jind and Sonepat districts.”

“The situation in Karnal, Jind, Sonepat, Rohtak, Panipat, Sirsa, Hisar, Fatehabad, Kaithal and Kurukshetra is worrying. Despite the awareness campaign and attempts from district administrations to crack down on violators, the rising number of incidents indicates more efforts are needed to curb the menace,” Hooda said, adding they would resume an exercise of reporting fire incidents from October 1 to keep track of paddy harvesting.

He added accidental fire incidents in Karnal, Panipat and Fatehabad districts could not be differentiated from the stubble-burning. “This could have partially contributed to the increased incidences of stubble-burning this year.”

Hisar DC Ashok Kumar Meena said the administration had taken action in about 35 cases of fire incidents and imposed a fine of about Rs 40,000.

“We are in the process of issuing more challans against those who burn crop residue. However, there are cases of accidental fire as well. Officials will visit the fields to see whether it’s a case of accidental fire or stubble-burning. Action will be taken on the basis of field reports,” he said.

Additional Chief Secretary (Environment) Devender Singh has issued directions to the DCs to take action against violators and launch preventive measures.

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Rs 70 crore transactions hit in Karnal

Karnal, May 30

Customers were harassed as more than 500 bank officials of the district went on a two-day bank strike on Wednesday. Banking transactions worth 70 crore were affected on the first day of the strike, said a bank official. The district has 307 branches of 33 banks.

Protesting employees led by Lalit Arora, state general secretary, All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), Haryana, staged a dharna in front of Punjab National Bank in Sector 12 here. He said resentment prevailed among bank staff and officials on account of delay in wage revision, due since November 1, 2017.

He said that Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) offered a meager hike of 2 per cent only, which was rejected by the association. The bank officials are reportedly demanding pay parity with the Union Government Grade A officials as both had the same pay scale in 1979 after the implementation of the Pillai Committee report. — TNS

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Bank strike affects services in state

Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 30

Banking services were paralysed on Wednesday as staff went on a two-day strike demanding immediate wage revision settlement. They held a protest in front of the Central Bank of India in Ambala Cantonment in support of their demands.

PC Chauhan, treasurer, Haryana Bank Employees Federation, said, “After submission of the wage revision and related demands 15 meetings have taken place between the Indian Bank Association and the United Forum of Bank Unions. The bank management offered a meager 2 per cent increase in the wage structure of bank employees and officers which is an insult. If our demands are not met we will intensify our protest.”

The bank employees’ demands include early wage settlement, adequate increase in salary, improvement in service conditions and wage revision settlement to include all officers up to scale VII.

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DHBVN engineer guilty of not depositing PF dues

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, May 30

An executive engineer (XEN) of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), Narwana division in Jind, has been found guilty of not depositing the provident and family pension fund contribution of its 167 part-time employees up to seven years from 2008 to 2015.

A judicial inquiry was conducted by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). On the basis of its inquiry report, the EPFO has now served a notice on the XEN asking him to deposit the due amount of Rs 1.38 crore in the PF account of the employees within the next seven days.

The inquiry was conducted following a complaint filed by an employee. Sources said the complainant accused the XEN of not extending benefit of social security to him and several other part-time employees since 2008 under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act 1952.

“Prima facie, we found the employees eligible to avail the benefit of the provident, family pension and insurance fund as per rules, hence a judicial inquiry was initiated against the division authority to determine the quantum of due payment of 167 part-time employees,” said Subarta Bhaumik, Assistant Commissioner (PF), Rohtak division.

Bhaumik said the authority was asked to submit its reply about non-remittance of provident, family pension and insurance funds of the employees up to seven years, but it failed to give satisfactory reply.

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Regular power outages affect life in Faridabad

Bijendra Ahlawat

Tribune News Service

Faridabad, May 30

Frequent power outages during peak summer season are affecting normal life in various parts of the district. As power supply falls short of demand, residents are facing a hard time putting up with power cuts lasting over several hours.

“We hardly get power for 10 to 12 hours a day, which affects our daily chores. The invertors have become a necessity,” said Rajender of Bhainsrawali village

Claiming that power supply was inadequate, Subhash Dagar of Sagarpur village said people had to bear the brunt of searing heat due to frequent power cuts.

Satvir Dagar of Jharsentli village said there was hardly any improvement in power supply, which continued to be unreliable despite claims by officials concerned.

Complaints of erratic power supply have surfaced from Sahupura, Malerna, Mohna, Digh Chhainsa Sotai and Prahaldpur Majra Digh villages of the district.

Urban areas too have been affected by power shortage.

Rajesh Das of Parvatiya Colony said that four to five-hour cut was common, which also affected the water supply. “Residents are buying water from private water suppliers,” he said.

Power shortage is also affecting industries. Claiming that daily power supply was 20 percent short of demand, Col S Kapoor (retd), Director, Faridabad Industries Association (FIA), said the diesel bill of entrepreneurs had risen dramatically.

“The claims of improvement in supply are false,” said Ramneek Prabhakar, General Secretary, Manufacturers Association Faridabad (MAF), adding that four-hour power cut had become a routine.

However, PK Chauhan, Superintending Engineer, DHBVN, claimed that power supply was robust and the duration of the cuts was not more than one to two hours daily.

“We supplied power for 22 hours and 51 minutes on Tuesday,” he said adding that a record 1.73 crore units were supplied in the district yesterday. Power outages could be due to technical faults, he said.

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Karnal villagers say no to power bills

Tribune News Service

Karnal, May 30

Infuriated over a raid by UHBVN employees two days ago and registration of an FIR against residents of Shekhpura village, they decided against paying electricity bills.

They said UHBVN officials had assured them of holding a “khula darbar” on Wednesday to resolve their electricity-bill-related problems, but none of them turned up, forcing them to take the decision.

On Monday, six UHBVN employees were reportedly assaulted and held hostage for more than two hours by the residents after they went to the village to check power theft. The police later rescued them from a chaupal.

Surinder Sangwan, a village resident, said UHBVN employees entered the houses by scaling walls.

He said the UHBVN should get the FIR cancelled.

AK Raheja, UHBVN Superintending Engineer, admitted that “khula darbar” was scheduled in Shekhpura but, in view of the tense situation, it was decided to resolve problems related to electricity bills from the power utility’s office.

“The decision against paying bills is an attempt to mount pressure on the UHBVN,” he added.

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New land acquisition Act shot in arm for state govt

Pradeep Sharma

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 30

The amended Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Haryana Amendment) Act, 2017, has come as a shot in the arm for the Haryana Government vis-à-vis denotification of land acquired for the projects which could not take off over the years.

The Act, which was accorded assent by the President recently, would provide an upper hand to the state government against farmers who had been delaying the execution of several major projects across the state.

Sources said the amended Act would go a long way in removing certain lacunae in the existing laws which were exploited by people with “vested interests” to derail the development projects.

Land acquisition is a very sensitive issue in Haryana with several violent protests reported in the past over acquisition of land.

The Section 101-A of the new Act would especially provide much relief to the state government. It said: “When any public purpose, for which the land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, become unviable or non-essential, the state government shall be at liberty to denotify such land, on such terms, as considered expedient by the state government, including the payment of compensation on account of damages, if any, sustained by the land owners due to such acquisition.”

Similarly, it said: “Where a part of the acquired land has been utilised or any encumbrances have been created, the landowner may be compensated by providing alternative land along with payment of damages, if any, as determined by the state government”.

The existing laws did not provide for return of land to farmers, whose land was acquired for the project several years back.

By notifying the new Act, the state government has set the denotification process for the 1,019 acres acquired by the state government the Dadupur-Nalvi canal in motion.

Congress cries foul

Condemning the denotification of Dadupur Nalwi canal project, AICC communications in charge Randeep Surjewala has described the government move as "injustice and deception with farmers." Referring to the farmers' delegation meeting on January 5 with President Ram Nath Kovind for not giving his assent to the Bill related to cancellation of the project in Haryana, Surjewala claimed the President had assured the delegation that the farmers' perspective would be considered before taking a decision on the issue.

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Land registration: Ambala DC seeks action against tehsildar

Nitish Sharma

Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 30

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sharandeep Kaur has recommended disciplinary proceedings against Ambala City tehsildar TR Gautam for violating norms and registering properties of unapproved areas in Ambala Cantonment.

The tehsildar had registered 206 sale deeds between November 8 and 10, 2017, of unapproved area showing as residential area and no photograph of the houses was taken before registering the deeds.

Following complaints, the DC constituted a committee to inquire into the allegations levelled against the officer. The committee found that there was no evidence that the tehsildar had informed the sellers as well as the buyers that the plots were in the unauthorised area.

Despite giving enough opportunities, including personal hearing, the official failed to clear his position.

As per the report, the officer had wrongly registered the deeds of the unapproved area for which no NDC (no dues certificate) and NOC (no objection certificate) were issued by the competent authority.

During the period, the Ambala Cantonment tehsildar was on leave and the City tehsildar was the link officer.

The DC said, “The committee has recommended that disciplinary proceedings against the erring officer be initiated as he was link officer to the tehsildar, Ambala Cantonment. The findings of the committee have been forwarded to the Commissioner, Ambala Division.”

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Row over ‘non-compliance’ of UGC norms in teachers’ selection

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, May 30

Eyebrows are being raised over the alleged violation of UGC guidelines in the criteria laid down for the appointment of assistant professors at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) here.

As per the advertisement, applications have been invited from eligible and interested candidates for the posts of assistant professor and associate professor in the departments of botany, biochemistry, computer science and applications, environmental science, food technology, genetics, microbiology and pharmaceutical sciences etc.

The National Eligibility Test (NET) or PhD have been mentioned as the minimum eligibility condition for the posts of assistant professor in all teaching departments of the university, but it is not so in case of the Department of Computer Science and Applications.

On the other hand, the eligibility criteria for the four posts of assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Applications are: “Good academic record with at least 60 per cent marks or an equivalent grade at Master’s degree in computer science/engineering/technology or an equivalent degree from an Indian/foreign university.”

While NET/SLET has been laid down as the essential qualification for the posts of assistant professor in other teaching departments, it has been mentioned as a desirable qualification in case of the Department of Computer Science and Applications.

Sources maintain that the relaxation in eligibility criteria had been made in violation of the UGC norms in order to accommodate certain candidate(s).

Dr BK Punia, Vice-Chancellor, MDU, stated that the posts of assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Applications were meant for MTech course in the department, which was governed by AICTE norms and not the UGC guidelines.

He further maintained that the qualifications for the posts of assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Applications given in the advertisement had been recommended by a four-member committee and approved by the university’s Academic Council and Executive Council.

However, a perusal of MDU advertisements for the posts of assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Applications given in 2013 and 2015 had specifically mentioned that “NET/SLET shall remain the minimum eligibility condition for recruitment and appointment”.

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Kaithal students shine in CBSE Class X results

Our Correspondent

Kaithal, May 30

Ridhi Garg of OSDAV Public School emerged as the district topper by securing 98.6 per cent marks in the Class X exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Examination, results of which were declared on Tuesday. Ishika Bansal got the second position by securing 98.2 per cent marks while Sanya secured the third position by getting 98 per cent marks.

According to school sources, a total of 367 students appeared in the Class X examination, out of which 125 students got more than 90 per cent marks.

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NHM workers call off proposed strike

Sushil Manav

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 30

The National Health Mission (NHM) workers on Wednesday announced to call off their proposed strike following the acceptance of their demands by the state government.

Over 13,500 workers decided to protest from Friday.

Amneet P Kumar, mission director of the NHM, said a meeting of protesting workers with the additional chief secretary of the Health Department, RR Jowel, had been positive and the workers had agreed to call off their strike.

Rihan Raza, state president of the NHM Workers’ Association, said the authorities concerned had agreed to stop the process of outsourcing RTS employees that affected NHM workers and had also agreed upon constituting a committee, including two representatives from the NHM workers, to amend the service rules.

Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said the Haryana Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) would be enforced if the NHM workers proceeded on strike and they could lose their jobs in that event.

Over 13,500 workers of the NHM, which includes doctors, nurses, paramedics, office clerks and class four employees, had threatened to proceed on strike from May 31 against failure of the state government in accepting their demands.

The workers were agitated over the government’s recent move to fill various posts in the referral transport service (RTS), also called ambulance services, through outsourcing.

The NHM workers were also angry over the government’s unwillingness to remove anomalies left out in their service rules framed in January this year after their prolonged strike.

Committee to amend service rules

Over 13,500 workers had decided to protest on Thursday
The authorities concerned agreed to stop the process of outsourcing RTS employees
A committee will be constituted to amend the service rules

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Doctor couple booked on murder charge

Yamunanagar, May 30

The police have booked a doctor couple of a private hospital here on murder charge after an employee was found dead in the hospital on Tuesday night.

The deceased Nisha (18) worked as a maid (caretaker) at the house of the accused Meenakshi and her husband Ajay. In her police complaint, the victim’s mother Sushila of Hamida Colony in Yamunanagar claimed her daughter was employed by the accused in August 2017. She alleged that Nisha was harassed, beaten and killed by the couple.

Sources said the body of the girl was found hanging with a ceiling fan in a room of the house, which was situated on the first floor of the hospital building at Kamani Chowk in Yamunanagar.

The body was handed over to the kin of the deceased after a post-mortem examination.

The couple has been booked under Section 302 of the IPC. — TNS

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Youth arrested for ‘stabbing’ minor

Tribune News Service

Panipat, May 30

A day after a 16-year-old girl was stabbed when she was returning home from a computer coaching class here, the police on Wednesday arrested a youth in connection with the incident. The accused, Gurmeet (23) of Jawa Colony, was produced in court that sent him to judicial custody.

The victim, Khushi alias Jaya, of Vijay Nagar was admitted to General Hospital. She was referred to PGIMS, Rohtak. Her condition was said to be serious. She is a student of Class X in Bal Vidya Mandir School.

She and her brother Nikhil (12) were returning from the class when a youth accosted them. The youth attacked Khushi with a weapon.

As the people saw the youth attacking the girl, they rushed towards her but he managed to escape. The police said Khushi was injured on the neck, hands, face and eyes.

Khushi’s father Bijender said, “My daughter is unconscious. I don’t know why she was stabbed. It will become clear when she gains consciousness.” Sub-inspector Rajesh Kumar said the accused told the police he had a financial dispute with Bijender. Bijender, however, had denied this, the SI said.

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HC seeks details of 5 challans in each dist

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 30

Just about a week after the Haryana Police were censured for their failure to apply brakes on the menace of helmet-less driving, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed it to place before the Bench supporting evidence such as photographs, along with five challans issued in each district.

With this, the Bench made clear its intent to summon offenders.

The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal and Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa also directed the police to place before it a fresh status report on its drive to check traffic violations for a month from June 1.

The police also found itself at the receiving end during the course of hearing, after amicus curiae or the friend of the court Namit Kumar told the Bench that affidavits were not filed with responsibility.

He said the total number of challans for traffic violations in Narnaul was mentioned as 630 in a previous status report. Out of that, 626 challans were for violating rules related zebra crossing.

Kumar added there were no zebra crossings in the area. To support his contentions, Kumar also placed before the Bench photographs.

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Bizman’s BMW looted at gunpoint

Panipat, May 30

Two miscreants looted a BMW car of a Panchkula-based businessman at gunpoint from near a toll plaza on the NH-1 in the district on Tuesday night.

The complainant, Jia Lal of Chaman Colony in Dhanas village of Chandigarh, who works as a driver for Sandeep Vij of Panchkula, said he was on his way to Panchkula from Delhi when he stopped at a roadside stall to purchase a water bottle. He said as soon as he sat in the car, two persons approached him seeking directions to Pundri. As he started giving them directions, one of the youths sat on the front seat and the other on the rear seat.

He alleged the accused pointed a gun at him and asked him to drive and later threw him out of the car. They fled with the car, an ATM card, Rs800 and a mobile phone battery, said Jia Lal. He said the accused were of 25 to 28 years of age and spoke Haryanavi.

The police have registered a case against unknown persons.

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Inmate commits suicide in Karnal jail

Tribune News Service

Karnal, May 30

An inmate committed suicide in Karnal jail on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Avtar Singh (55), a resident of Gurdaspur in Punjab.

His family members alleged negligence on part of the jail authorities and demanded inquiry.

As per information, Avtar Singh was a truck driver and was arrested by Panipat police on May 25 with poppy husk. He was shifted to Karnal jail on May 28.

“He was a drug addict and after shifting him to Karnal jail, was sent to the rehabilitation centre on May 29, where he committed suicide by hanging himself with his turban cloth in the corridor,” said Sher Singh, jail superintendent.

He, however, refuted allegations of negligence on part of the jail employees and said a judicial inquiry had already been started.

Guljar Singh, brother of the deceased, said the jail authorities had admitted that he was a drug addict, then why was he not given proper care and allowed to roam freely.

He also alleged that the Panipat jail authorities did not allow him to meet his brother despite visiting the jail several times.

Surinder Singh Bhoria, Superintendent of Police (SP), said an inquiry was being conducted under the supervision of a judge.

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Man duped of Rs 54.6 lakh

Tribune News Service

Ambala, May 30

The Ambala police have registered a case against an assistant manager of a private bank and his wife for allegedly duping a man of Rs54.6 lakh.

Shivish Vasishth, a resident of Naraingarh, alleged that he had collected Rs 65 lakh for his liver transplant. He used to visit HDFC bank regularly and came in contact with the assistant manager, Sachin, who lured him of higher rate of interest following which he gave the assistant manager and his wife Rs54.6 lakh.

The complainant asked Sachin to return his money, but to no avail. Later in April 2018, the accused assured him of making direct payment through cheques, but all the cheques got bounced.

SHO Naraingarh said: “A case has been registered against the assistant manager and his wife, and the matter is being investigated.”

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Patwari held taking bribe

Rewari, May 30

A Vigilance Bureau team on Wednesday nabbed a patwari posted at the local tehsil office red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000 from a plot holder in lieu of making entry of his plot in the revenue record.

Pankaj Kumar, a resident of Mandola village, said he had bought a plot at Durga Colony in the city and got it registered on March 20 last. “I had handed over the papers to patwari Vikram Singh for making entry of the plot in the revenue record but the latter sought bribe of Rs2,000 for the same,” he alleged.

Acting on the complaint, a Vigilance Bureau team laid a trap and nabbed the accused. — TNS

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Man sustains burn injuries

Tribune News Service

Yamunanagar, May 30

A person sustained serious burn injuries when the compressor of a refrigerator exploded in a furniture factory at Dayalgarh village in Yamunanagar district on Wednesday.

The injured has been identified as Arshad (35) of Dayalgarh village. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Jagadhri, from where he was referred to PGI, Chandigarh, due to his critical condition.

As per information, the compressor of the factory exploded at 2:30 pm. Arshad was alone in the factory when the compressor exploded and got engulfed in the fire.

The factory is situated on the Dayalgarh-Amadalpur road. One of the villagers informed the police.

Hardepender Singh, SHO, Buria police station, said he immediately informed the ambulance after he was informed about the incident and reached on the spot.

He said the factory used to make firecrackers in the past. But, its owner, Arshad, stopped manufacturing firecrackers several years ago and started making furniture.

“The reason behind the blast is yet to be ascertained. The refrigerator is damaged, but we have also recovered explosives used in making firecrackers from the spot,” said the Station House Officer.

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CWC summons record in sexual assault case

Ambala, May 30

In a case related to sexual assault of a seven-year-old minor boy, the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) has summoned medical records and FIR from Naraingarh police on Wednesday.

The boy was admitted to the Civil Hospital Ambala City for treatment on Thursday. He revealed during counseling that three children, including a minor girl, had sexually assaulted him. Gurdev Singh, member CWC, said: “During counseling, the boy, a student of Class II of a government school, told that one of his classmates and two students of Class V, including a girl, had sexually assaulted him in the fields on May 28.”— TNS

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Three get 7-year jail for murder bid

Tribune News Service

Kurukshetra, May 30

A district court has sentenced three persons to seven years’ imprisonment in an attempt-to-murder case.

The additional district and sessions judge Gurvinder Kaur has also imposed a penalty of Rs53,000 each on the convicts Avtar, Harshdeep and Ashish of Shahabad Markanda.

Their accomplice, Manmohan Singh, had died during trial in January.

On September 21, 2016, they had attacked Sukhwinder Singh with swords at the grain market in Shahabad Markanda. It was alleged that the assailants were agitated over a frivolous matter.

Sukhwinder was admitted to a hospital in Chandigarh in a serious condition.

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Jind village records best sex ratio

Tribune News Service

Kurukshetra, May 30

With 1,481 girls, the sex ratio in Bibipur village of Jind district has been recorded the best in the district.

Deputy Commissioner Amit Khatri said it was an outcome of the constant social awareness drive and strict implementation of the PNDT Act against gender determination. He said the administration would give a cash reward to three girl students in recognition of their academic achievements.

Dr Sanjay Dahiya, Civil Surgeon, said every year, the authorities identify a village with the highest sex ratio in each district. He said social organisations played an important in supporting the Health Department in sensitising villagers about the girl child.

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VC: Arab countries adopting Hindi

Our Correspondent

Sonepat, May 30

Prof Rajendra Kumar Anayath, Vice-Chancellor of the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology(DCRUST), Murthal, on Wednesday said, “Hindi has made inroads even in Arab countries.”

He was addressing a programme organised by the District Press Association on the occasion of Hindi Patrakarita Diwas in the university’s conference hall. Deepak Verma, association’s president, presided over the programme.

He highlighted the importance of print media and claimed that the future of print journalism was 100 per cent secure. “It was one of the most effective means of satisfaction as the reader gets the benefits of reading a news, analysing and registering it in his mind simultaneously,” he explained.

He also explained that most of the stock of the published news papers was being recycled and printing of the news papers had hardly any negative impact on the environment. “Like sugarcane, every year new green crops are grown by millions of the people for their livelihood,” he added.

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IIM-Rohtak director booked for sexual harassment

Sunit Dhawan

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, May 30

A case of sexual harassment has been registered against the Director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Rohtak, Dheeraj Sharma, on the basis of a complaint lodged by a former woman assistant professor at the institute.

The former assistant professor, who was terminated from service on May 10, has alleged that she was harassed by the director continuously after she joined the institute in September, 2017.

The complainant has stated that Prof Dheeraj Sharma, who was her reporting authority, subjected her to continuous sexual harassment at workplace ever since her joining.

"During an interaction, he started talking about extra-marital relationship, expressed his openness about the same and asked her views regarding this. He passed objectionable comment and vulgar taunts related to my private life. He also proposed to go on night walks," she alleged.

The complainant alleged that she was molested by the director, upon which she pushed him away.

"At this, he said what I had done would not be good for my careerHe explicitly threatened to take things against me if I did not listen to himOn March 9, he approached me and explained that I anyway owe him more loyalty also because he had given me the job. He said I would be more open as he wanted to develop a mutually beneficial relationship so that I can advance in my career," she alleged.

The complainant said as she did not agree to his illicit demands, his behavior changed and he started insulting her and inflicting mental stress whenever he got the slightest opportunity.

On the basis of the complaint, the police have booked Dheeraj Sharma under Sections 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman to outrage her modesty) and 354-A (Sexual harassment) of the IPC.

The Director could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. He did not pick up his phone, nor did he respond to messages.

Later, an official statement released on behalf of IIM-Rohtak maintained that the said assistant professor had been terminated from service and was doing this to defame the director and the institute. "This is all an afterthought," the statement added.

Inspector Garima, SHO of Women Police Station, said statement of the complainant had been recorded before a magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC.

"We have telephonically contacted the director, who is out of station. He has been asked to join investigation," she said.

It may be pertinent to mention that two MPs had recently alleged irregularities in the appointment of the IIM-Rohtak director and sought an inquiry into the matter.

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