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Zile Ram Sharma,MLA elected from Assandh Constituency of Haryana,moved Punjab and Haryana High Court against a judgment of the Single Judge of High Court.

Defector MLA challenges HC order
Chandigarh: Zile Ram Sharma,MLA elected from Assandh Constituency of Haryana,today moved Punjab and Haryana High Court against a judgment of the Single Judge of High Court wherein directions were given to the Speaker to decide the petitions pending before him seeking their disqualification filed by Kuldeep Bishnoi,President,Haryana Janhit Congress Party,within four months on the ground of their alleged defection from HJC (BL) to the Indian National Congress. Sharma has challenged the judgment on the ground that at the stage when the cases are at a preliminary stage,the High Court cannot take cognisance of the matter in view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court. He has contended that fixing of time limit for adjudication of 14 separate petitions pending before the Speaker will abridge his right to lead evidence. To prove the merger of two parties,lot of oral evidence has to be led,which will take time, reads the petition.

Chaos at election of SAD womens wing district chief
Jalandhar: Chaos reigned at the meeting of Istri Akali Dal the women wing of SAD where a new district president was elected on Friday. After Simarjeets name was announced as the new president,several workers walked out. Former president of the wing,Balwinder Kaur Luthra,demanded proper election as the workers had never heard of the new chief. We have been working with the party for the last 15 years. What is the contribution of the newly appointed president? she asked. When asked,Chariperson and General Secretary Gurdev Kaur Sangha admitted that Simarjeet was not a member of the wing but her husband was very active in the party.

Haryana adds 4.91 lakh more voters
Chandigarh: Haryana now has 4,91,443 new voters. According to the final voters list published on January 5,the state has a total of 1,32,49,421 voters. Among these,60,38,267 are women.

As per directions of the Election Commission of India,the photo electoral rolls of all the 90 Assembly constituencies in the state have been prepared with reference to January 1,2011 as the qualifying date,said Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Sumita Misra.

Industrial Expo in Uttarakhand
Chandigarh: Realising Uttarakhands potential as a leading investment destination,the Confederation of Indian Industry is organising an Industrial Expo 2010 at Haridwar from 29-31 January,2011. It is a first time initiative for medium and small industries and will provide a key business platform for stakeholders. The Industrial Expo will be spread over 3,500 sqm exhibition area and with a participation of around 130 exhibitors it would bring together manufacturers,service providers and end users,a release of CII said.

Solution in sight for cadre transfer problem of Himachal power engineers
Shimla: The Power Engineers Association (PEA) of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) is hopeful to find a solution into the problems that have surfaced after engineer cadres were shifted to the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) a new power generation PSU of the state government. In a statement issued on Friday by PEA,Press Secretary P M Nanda said that in a recent meeting between the HPSEBL,HPPCL management and the engineers association,the issue of shifting civil and mechanical engineer cadres including assistant engineers and above to HPPCL has been discussed. Managements of HPPCL and HPSEBL have agreed in principle that a tripartite agreement will be signed before the decision of shifting cadres is implemented,for which,the state government shall stand guarantee, said Nanda.

New VC for Baddi university
Shimla: Former professor and senator at Panjab University Dr AK Saijhpal has been appointed ad Vice-Chancellor of Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology,in Solan district.

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