5 M’garh villages oppose merger with Charkhi Dadri

Mahendragarh: After Bhiwani’s Loharu subdivision, residents of five villages under Kanina subdivision have refused to become a part of newly formed Charkhi-Dadri district. The sarpanches and panches of Nautana, Syana, Pota, Baghot and Sehlanga villages have threatened to launch an agitation if the state government merges their villages with Charkhi Dadri.

“It is learnt that the government is contemplating to separate our village from Mahendragarh district without taking consent from the gram panchayat . Since Charkhi-Dadri does not have better education, health and other facilities as compared to Mahendragarh, we don’t want to become a part of this new district,” said Gajender, sarpanch of Nautana village.

Residents of these villages today submitted a memorandum to Deputy Speaker Santosh Yadav in Narnaul and made it clear that the gram panchayats of all five villages were opposed to merger with Charkhi Dadri.

The Deputy Speaker assured the villagers of taking up their case with Chief Minister Manohar Lal.

Sonepat jail turns educational centre for inmates

SONEPAT : The District Jail here has emerged as a leading educational centre in the state for jail inmates as regular classes are being conducted for them by educated inmates and jail staff. This exercise was started in 2014.

Jail Superintendent JK Chhillar, designated as coordinator by Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi and the National Institute of Open Schooling, Chandigarh, said these institutions had approved the District Jail as their centre for imparting education .

As many as 82 inmates are attending the graduation, secondary and matriculation classes this year. Besides, 38 inmates are receiving computer training started by the India Vision Foundation. The ST Foundation had donated six computers and providing teachers for computer training.

Singer India Ltd has donated 30 sewing machines to train 35 inmates in tailoring and sewing under the Rural Self-Employment Training Programme started by PNB, lead bank in the district.

Besides, 160 inmates have been enrolled for 6-month training courses in welding and moulding, electrician, plumber and carpentry. The teachers, implements and equipment for the courses are being provided by the local Government Polytechnic .

MLA promises memorial to Karnal martyr

Karnal: Gharaunda MLA and HAFED chairman Harvinder Kalyan has said that a memorial to Manoj Kumar, who was killed in a terror attack in Srinagar in 2008, would be set up in the martyr's native village of Dinger Majra.

Kalyan visited the martyr’s residence and met his parents, Karam Singh and Kusum Devi, and assured them all kind of assistance in this connection.

Kalyan promised Manoj’s father financial help for his heart surgery operation by renowned doctors.

“I have asked the villagers to identify a place where a majestic memorial can be established in the village ,” the MLA said.

The martyr's wife who married again was duly compensated by the Army while Manoj's parents were not awarded any relief. Kalyan said he would approach the government and try his best to get them financial assistance.

(Contributed by Ravinder Saini, BS Malik and Parveen Arora)