Aryan era remains found in Rohtak Madina (Rohtak), March 27 Significant remnants of the rural Aryan culture supposedly belonging to 1,200-800 BC period have been unearthed during a joint excavation operation being carried out in the fields of the village. Excavation work in progress in Madina village in Rohtak district.

CAG report cites crisis in HAU
Chandigarh, March 27
Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, is ailing if comptroller and auditor general’s (CAG’s) report is any indication. The paucity of staff, failure of crop varieties, production of seed varieties below norms and falling contribution of developed crop varieties in seed is all happening at the university.

Separate high court remains a distant dream
Hisar, March 27
A separate high court for Haryana continues to be a distant dream for the average Haryanavi with politicians of all hues first raising the demand, then hope and finally throttling the moves.

On road to traffic safety Kurukshetra, March 27 The Ashok Puri Public Road Safety Association, Kurukshetra, as is obvious from its name, is a social organisation engaged in public road safety activities. This association was established in January 2005, with its basic aim to ensure the safety of road users on the national as well as state highways by making them aware of traffic rules and regulations, besides providing information about rescue operations and provision of first aid to accident victims.

H.S. Puri, general secretary, Ashok Puri Public Road Safety Association, and other members assist the district traffic police in challaning traffic offenders and creating awareness about rules among road users, near Khanpur Kohlia village. — Photo by writer

Roadways’ drivers say no to Samalkha passengers

Samalkha (Panipat), March 27 There seems to be no end to the miseries of the residents of this township located on the New Delhi-Ambala road. Samalkha with a population of nearly 35,000 is facing a typical problem in using the state-owned transport services. The Samalkha bus stand, which has not been used as a regular bus stand for the past four years, has turned into a parking lot for commercial vehicles. — Tribune photo by Ravi Kumar

Yamunanagar timber market project revived Yamunanagar, March 27 Work on developing a modern timber market over 24.64 acres in Manakpur, located on the Jagadhri-Chhachrauli road, has finally began. In 2004, then chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala had laid foundation stone of the market, but the work could not be started as the model code of conduct came into force for the assembly elections.
Haryana agriculture minister Harmohinder Singh Chatha addresses timber merchants after bhumi pujan for setting up a modern timber market in Yamunanagar. — A Tribune photograph

Japanese co to invest Rs 1,000 cr in Jhajjar
Jhajjar, March 27
With the proposed investment of Rs 1,000 crore by Japanese tyre manufacturing firm Yokohama Rubber Co. for setting up its plant near Bahadurgarh in the district, the region is likely to get a major boost in the industrialisation process. The company has finalised the project and has requested Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to lay the foundation stone of the project at a future date.

Inside Babudom
Assembly bypoll to trigger reshuffle
Chandigarh, March 27
The Haryana bureaucracy, which has earned kudos from its political masters at least twice during the ongoing budget session in the state assembly, is in for a reshuffle. First, it was Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda who congratulated the administration led by Chief Secretary Dharamvir for the manner in which it tackled the severe water shortage in Gurgaon caused by a breach in the channel bringing water to the city.

Nigam fixes power supply hours
Chandigarh, March 27
The Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam will ensure power supply from 5 am to 7 am and 7 pm to 11 pm in rural areas for domestic and non-domestic category consumers of Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Jind districts. Tubewell consumers will get power for a minimum of five hours daily.

Championing the cause of poor Fatehabad, March 27 Of many social organisations active in Fatehabad, the Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) is one such group, which has been working relentlessly for the cause of the poor. The local unit of the BVP recently organised a function at local Panchayat Bhawan to distribute scholarship money among poor and deserving students.
Kunal Bhadoo distributes scholarships among poor students at a function organised by the Bharat Vikas Parishad in Fatehabad. — Photo by writer

Dropout cases common in rural areas
Sirsa, March 27
School dropout cases, particularly in rural areas of the state, are quite common. This is more so in case of girls, as many parents in rural areas prefer their girls to have “just a workable knowledge” before they are married.

DAV Board Exam
Priya tops in Panipat
Chandigarh, March 27
Priya, a student of DAV Public School, Thermal Colony, Panipat, brought laurels to her school when she emerged as the topper of the Panipat zone by securing 96.2 per cent marks in the class VIII examination conducted by the DAV Board recently.

Citizens’ Grievances
Poor bus service
Students of the town often complain that the functioning of the Haryana Roadways is totally mismanaged and also the behavior of its drivers and conductors is not good. Between 8 am and 9 am, the drivers do not stop buses much to the harassment of the students.