Tuesday, July 31, 2018
  • Chandigarh, July 31–The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, has said that since first group of Kawad Yatris is expected to  enter Haryana soon, senior officers in the districts should complete all arrangements so that the kawads may not face any inconvenience.
  • He was presiding over a meeting with deputy commissioners and superintendents of police in the state through video-conferencing here today to review the arrangements for the Kawad Yatra.
  • The Chief Minister directed the officers to make arrangements regarding law and order, medical facility, availability of water and toilets besides ensuring smooth traffic while deciding the routes for kawads.
  • He desired that a nodal officer each should be appointed for the purpose from the Police, Civil and Health Departments in every district. Proper lighting arrangements should be made during the night time.
  • Speaking on the occasion, the Education Minister, Prof. Ram Bilas Sharma, said since Panipat witnessed large footfall of kawads, welcome arrangements should be made for them. Also, a patrolling unit of the Police Department and medical van should be stationed.
  • The Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Mohd Akil, said a meeting was held with officers of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on the Kawad Yatra and several decisions were taken to ensure its smooth completion.
  • He said that he would himself review the arrangements with SHOs and DSPs of their respective areas. Additional police force would be made available in the districts. All deputy commissioners and superintendents of police should ensure installation of boards at significant places to guide the kawads about the route.
  • In view of the Kawad Yatra, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat and Sonipat are sensitive districts as the number of kawads there remains high. Similarly, the districts of Rohtak, Gurugram, Faridabad, Mewat and Palwal are sensitive from the standpoint of law-and-order. Officers of these districts would have to remain alert. They can even divert the routes if required.  
  • Mohd. Akil said special steps should be taken for the safety of female kawads and mobile toilets should be set up at different locations.
  • Chandigarh, July 31–The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, has said that students’ union elections would be held in colleges and universities of the state in the last week of September, or, in the first week of October. 
  • Issuing directions in this regard to all deputy commissioners and superintendents of police through video-conferencing here today, he told them to make all arrangements to ensure that the elections could be held in a peaceful manner.
  • He said since the additional water released from Yamuna river would reach Delhi by tomorrow and move towards Faridabad and Palwal, the district administrations of Faridabad and Palwal would have to remain alert and make all necessary arrangements.
  • Others present at the meeting included the Education Minister, Mr. Ram Bilas Sharma, Chief Secretary, Mr. D.S. Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Mrs. Keshni Anand Arora, Director General of Police, Mr. B.S. Sandhu, Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Mohd. Akil, Inspector General of Police (CID), Mr. Anil Kumar Rao, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr. Mandeep Singh Brar, Director General, Information, Public Relations and Languages Department, Mr. Sameer Pal Srow, and other senior officers. 
  • Chandigarh, July 31– Haryana Government has decided to organize the State Level Independence Day function at Yamunanagar on August 15, 2018 where the Governor, Prof Kaptan Singh Solanki will unfurl the National Flag. The Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal will hoist the National Flag at Hisar. The ‘At Home’ function would be organized on the same day at Haryana Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh.
  • While giving this information here today, an official spokesperson said that the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Speaker, Mr Kanwar Pal will unfurl the National Flag on Independence Day at Jhajjar and Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Santosh Yadav at Rohtak.
  • The Education Minister, Mr Ram Bilas Sharma will unfurl the National Flag on Independence Day at Palwal, Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu will unfurl the National Flag at Sonipat, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr. Om Parkash Dhankar at Jind, Health Minister, Mr Anil Vij at Charkhi Dadri, Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh at Kurukshetra, Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs Kavita Jain at Gurugram, Transport Minister, Mr. Krishan Lal Panwar at Faridabad and Industries Minister, Mr. Vipul Goel at Kaithal.
  • Similarly, Minister of State for Cooperation, Mr Manish Kumar Grover will unfurl the National Flag at Panchkula, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr. Krishan Kumar at Panipat, Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Mr Karan Dev Kamboj at Mahendragarh (Narnaul), Minister of State for Public Health Engineering, Dr. Banwari Lal at Fatehabad and Minister of State for Mines and Geology, Mr. Nayab Singh at Bhiwani.
  • He said that MLA (Government Chief Whip) Mr. Gian Chand Gupta will unfurl the National Flag at Karnal, Divisional Commissioner, Ambala, Mr. Vivek Joshi at Ambala, Divisional Commissioner, Faridabad, Mrs. G. Anupama at Nuh, Divisional Commissioner, Gurugram, Mr. D. Suresh at Rewari and Divisional Commissioner, Hisar, Mr. Rajiv Ranjan at Sirsa.
  • The spokesman said that if any Minister or Minister of State could not attend the function due to personal reasons then the concerned Deputy Commissioner of the area would unfurl the National Flag. Also, it has been mentioned that in the remaining districts, the concerned Deputy Commissioners would unfurl the National Flag. The concerned Sub Divisional Officers (Civil) and Tehsildars would unfurl the National Flag at Sub Division and Tehsil headquarters, he added.