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BJP in two minds Chandigarh, June 19 Before the byelections, Haryana BJP leaders were unanimous that they would have no truce with Chautala, who had treated them badly when he was the Chief Minister. Not only many BJP leaders faced humiliation during the INLD regime, several faced criminal proceedings also. The BJP leaders were so upset over the “arrogant” attitude of Chautala that they almost unanimously put pressure on the high command to withdraw support to the INLD government before the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. The Haryana BJP leaders felt vindicated when their party won one seat, while the ruling INLD drew blank. The 2005 Assembly elections were also contested by the two parties independently. The BJP could win only two seats against the nine won by the INLD. Following the elevation of Bhupinder Singh Hooda as Chief Minister, the Haryana BJP hoped to become the sole representative of the non-Jat communities in the state. Its leaders felt the party would emerge as an alternative to the Congress as well as the INLD, because the non-Jat communities in the state would consolidate behind the BJP. Their hopes seemed to be justified for some time when certain leaders, who had been on the fringe of political arena of Haryana for months, joined the BJP. However, things went sour for the BJP with the emergence of Kuldeep Bishnoi, the younger son of former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, who was elected as an MP from Bhiwani on the Congress ticket in 2004. Many of those leaders who had joined the BJP earlier, crossed over the rebel Congress MP. The BJP leaders were shaken, but still they put up a brave face. They continued to claim that their party would not go for an alliance. The party high command was, however, realistic. It knew that despite tall claims being made by prominent leaders of the state unit, the party was not able to cover much ground after the last Assembly elections. However, the state BJP leaders are now open to an alliance. But they still have reservations about Chautala. According to sources, the Haryana BJP leaders are not averse to have an alliance with Bishnoi, though their vote bank is common and there will be many problems in reaching an adjustment on seats. Sources say Bishnoi too is under pressure from his cadre to go for an alliance, either with the BJP or the BSP. Since the BSP is no mood for an alliance, particularly with Bishnoi, the latter has only one option, the BJP. After the poor performance of the BJP in the byelections, Chautala has also adopted a hard line. He openly says what is there in the BJP for the sake of which he should ally with it. The INLD is believed to be keen to have an alliance with the BSP, particularly so after a meeting between BSP supremo Mayawati and former UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh, otherwise arch enemies. Since the stakes of the BJP are higher in the Lok Sabha elections, the need for forming a winning combination is greater for it than the INLD or Bishnoi.
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Area under vegetables shrinks
Sonepat, June 19 With the efforts of the horticulture department, 26,540 hectares of area was used for vegetable cropping and the production touched a record level of 3,36,000 tonnes during 2006-07. But during 2007-08, the area under vegetable crops and crop production reduced to 25,546 hectares and 2,94,557 tonnes respectively. The district witnessed an increase of 1,620 hectares in vegetable cultivating area from 24,920 hectares in 2002-03 to 26,540 hectares during 2007-08. Attributing the decline to the climatic conditions, the farmers said there was hardly any rain during 2007-08 except some scanty showers. Extreme cold with frost during the winter season also hampered the production. District horticulture officer B B Thukral pointed out that Rai area had been a vegetable-growing belt because of its location in the Yamuna belt as well as sweet sub-soil water. But as thousands of acres of land in this area had either been acquired or purchased for housing and industrialisation, the decline in area under cultivation was bound to come. He, however, claimed that despite decline in area and production, the farmers got the remunerative prices of their vegetable crops.
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Now choupals for women
Fatehabad, June 19 The rural women will also be able get vocational training from such choupals and start their own profitable ventures. The district authorities in Fatehabad have earmarked 36 villages where the women choupals are to be constructed in the first phase. The Haryana Rural Development Fund Administration Board (HRDFAB), has released funds for the construction of choupals in the villages. Managing director of the HRDFAB has asked all deputy commissioners of the state to send lists of villages, where the choupals are to be constructed in the first phase. “We have chosen three villages from the Fatehabad block, four from the Bhuna block, one from Bhattu block, eleven villages from Ratia block, ten from Jakhal block and seven villages from the Tohana block for setting up these choupals in the first phase,” says O. P. Sheoran, deputy commissioner, Fatehabad. “The villages have been chosen on the basis of their population and number of the schedule castes in the village. The bigger villages, having population of over 1,000 people and those having at least 50 per cent of the schedule castes, have been included in the first phase. Besides these, the model villages have also been included in the list of villages where the scheme is being implemented now,” Sheoran says. The government plans to include several facilities like library and recreational activities in these choupals. Besides these, the government also plans to provide practical training in stitching, embroidery and computer to women who visit these choupals. The rural women are excited on getting their own choupals in villages. “It sounds thrilling that soon we will have a place to gossip with others in the villages,” said Kamla, who is also active in the literacy campaign in the district, Sheoran said that Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had announced that the choupals would be constructed in a phased manner in Haryana and now the implementation of that has been started by the HRDFAB. “The authorities have also started taking undertakings from the gram panchayats that they would be responsible for the future maintenance of such choupals,” Sheoran said. The work on the choupals is to be completed within one year.
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Caring for the needy elders
Kurukshetra, June 19 Kurukshetra was one of the first cities of Haryana to form the senior citizens forum, which was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 on June 14, 1995. It is affiliated to the Haryana state council and the present SCFK, president, S. Jagjit Singh Virk, holds the office of senior vice-president of the state council. At present, the forum is running its activities from a small building allotted to it in the Red Cross Bhavan, Sector 13 here. It also houses a day-care centre with recreational and reading facilities. The forum is now engaged in the project of constructing its own building on the plot allotted to it by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) in Sector 13 here. The members have agreed to contribute a sum of Rs 5,100 each. Many members have, however, come forward with bigger contributions. The building plan has got sanctioned and construction will start soon. The forum is thankful to the Haryana agriculture minister, Harmohinder Singh Chatha, for having sanctioned a grant of rupees one lakh. The forum has, however, been taken aback by HUDA’s decision to enhance the price of the land from Rs l,007 per sq metre to Rs 1,600 per sq metre. It has taken up the matter with HUDA and higher authorities and shall hopefully get justice in due course, adds Virk. Meanwhile, the SCFK has appealed to the government and other philanthropists to come forward and help the forum.
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Commuting to be convenient in city
Sirsa, June 19 A purchase committee has been constituted under an official of the district administration. This committee would select and consult the companies for providing buses for which Rs 40 lakh have been received. The project is a part of the Central government-funded Backward Region Grant scheme. Apart from the city, Mewat is the only other city of Haryana selected under the scheme. Named Local City Transport, it will be managed by the municipal council. Two 42-seat buses and as many number of 32-seat buses would be procured. Elaborating on the routes, a member of the committee said that a bus would start its day operation at six in the morning from the bus stand. It would travel to Hudda chowk, Sector-20, mini secretariat, New Housing Board, Jan Nayak Chowdhary Devi Lal Vidyapeeth, Dabwali road, Civil Hospital, CMK Polytechnic, ITI College and conclude its journey after an hour by returning to the same stand. Another bus would start its day operation at the same time from the same point but commute through a different route. It would travel through Dr Ambedkar Chowk, Parshuram chowk, Agrasen School, Kanganpur, Dera Saccha Sauda and from Beggu turn it would conclude its run at the bus stand, taking an hour. These buses would operate on no profit-no loss basis and its fare would be fixed as per the Central government guidelines. For keeping an update account of the buses and its functioning, an 11-member committee, under the chairmanship of deputy commissioner V. Umashankar, has been constituted. Meanwhile, as many as six mobile vans, equipped with complete gadgets for providing instant delivery facilities, would soon be operational in the district.
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Experts stress on judicious use of water
Fatehabad, June 19 They reason that if we want our future generations to live in comfort and not face the catastrophe of extinction for want of water, our withdrawal of water from the eco-system must not be more than its natural replacement rate. The Bharat Vikas Parishad and the Navyug Nirman recently organised a seminar on water conservation here. M. S. Sidhpuria, head of the Soil and Water Management Department of the Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, in his keynote address, drove home the point that recharge of the water resources was very important in case we were to save water for our children. Prof Raj Kumar, also from the HAU, Hisar, gave several tips on how to save water on a day-to-day basis. He briefed the gathering on rainwater harvesting and its importance. Mohinder Kateva, sarpanch of Bhakhtavarpura village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, who was awarded by President of India for implementing policies of water conservation and total sanitation in his village, shared his experiences as to how he had been able to ensure recharging of underground water. Presiding over the seminar, Kunal Bhadoo, son-in-law of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, whose NGO Navyug Nirman was also associated with the seminar, emphasised the need for power conservation and said his NGO had been motivating people to switch over to the CFL lamps instead of the traditional incandescent yellow bulbs. Deputy commissioner O. P. Sheoran, who was the chief guest, lauded the role of the Bharat Vikas Parishad and the Navyug Nirman. Vijay Mehta, president of the Bharat Vikas Parishad, said water conservation was a subject that needed everyone’s attention. H. C. Dahiya, a social worker, also spoke on this occasion.
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Inside Babudom
Chandigarh, June 19 The government had reduced the cadre strength of the HCS in 2005. On the basis of the reduced strength, it declined to appoint candidates already selected by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) during the previous government. These people could not be given appointment letters by the INLD government because by that time the model code of conduct had come into force. However, the Chautala government nominated about 20 employees of other categories to the HCS against the newly created posts. Under rules, certain percentage of the HCS posts are to be filled by nominating employees of the state government, which was expanded by the INLD to include employees of the boards and corporations, semi-government organisations. The nominations were illegal because the rules say only after the posts of direct recruitment are filled; the nomination quota can be used. The Hooda government’s decision to reduce the cadre strength of the HCS was challenged in the courts by the candidates who had been selected by the HPSC. The courts upheld the government’s decision. The natural corollary of the court’s decision should have been that those who had been nominated against the “non-existent posts” should have gone automatically. But expecting the obvious, the affected persons went to the high court, which said before their removal, the government should serve notices on them. Going by the court orders, the government issued notices to the nominated HCS officers. Most of them sought personal hearing by the chief secretary(CS). After giving personal hearings to all of them, former CS Promila Issar, dictated speaking orders. But she sent those orders to the Advocate-General for legal vetting. He sent the orders to the Legal Remembrancer for his opinion. Both legal luminaries okayed Issar’s draft orders. But before they could be issued, Issar retired. Her successor Dharam Vir had again given a personal hearing to the affected persons. But he is taking his own time in dictating the orders.
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Governance
However, in the absence of any upgradation all these years and lack of any provision of advanced facility and adequate staff, the fate of the patients is left more or less in God’s hands. Most of the cases are referred to the PGI, Chandigarh.
A visit to the hospital reveals the deteriorating condition of the hospital. The area near the operation theatre is found littered with needles and injection bottles. The pavements in the hospital are broken at many places, with the drains visible down below, making it a death trap. “Power failure is a common phenomenon here and though the hospital has a generator, it is seldom put to use,” rued Prashant, a patient. The matter becomes worse during the rainy season. The rainwater stagnates in the potholes, making it a breeding ground for algae. The hospital has only two ambulances, one run by the Red Cross and another by a private person. Patients complain that the Red Cross ambulance has no helper and in case a patient is referred to the PGI, there is no medical help on the way. The other charges Rs 5 per kilometer, which, for many, is expensive. However, the biggest problem ailing the hospital is the lack of specialist doctors. At present, there are only eight medical officers. The hospital has a full-fledged maternity ward but interestingly there is no gynaecologist or paediatrician. “The hospital takes the help of private doctors when required,” said a senior doctor. The hospital runs a blood bank, which was inaugurated in 2000 by Sushma Swaraj, former communication and health minister. Ironically, the bank is yet to be made functional.
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Agriculture becomes an expensive affair
Fatehabad, June 19 Fatehabad is among the 14 districts of Haryana where water table has gone down considerably during the last two decades. Farmers of the villages, where water table has gone down considerably, have been forced to discard their old tubewells and go for new submersible tubewells, as the old motors are incapable of lifting water from such a depth.Vijay Mehta, a progressive farmer from the village Alika, said he had installed his tubewell ten years back when water was at a depth of 120 feet from the ground level. After a few years, he had to install a high capacity motor, as the older one was unable to lift sufficient water for irrigation of his fields. Gradually, the electricity bills started increasing and a stage arrived when the tubewell stopped working. Mehta had to install a new submersible tubewell on his fields at a cost of Rs 1.25 lakh. K C Mehta, another farmer, said agriculture has become a costly affair due to depletion in water resources in the area. The fate of most of the farmers of this belt is like Vijay Mehta, who are forced by the circumstances to discard their old tubewells and install new submersible tube wells. But many others, who do not have the wherewithal to spend that extra amount, are facing much difficulty. The depleting ground water is a problem, which has affected many parts of Haryana, besides the neighbouring states. Estimates by the central ground water board (CGWB) are that the reservoir of underground water will dry up entirely by 2025 in as many as 15 states in India if the present level of exploitation and misuse of underground water continues. By 2050, when more than 50 per cent of the Indian population is expected to shift to the cities, fresh drinking water is expected to get very scarce. Surveys in northern India found that water tables are dropping 0.6 to 0.7 metres a year in parts of Haryana State. The central ground water board has declared 45 blocks of Haryana, including parts of Fatehabad district, as “over-exploited” due to declining ground water levels. If timely remedial steps are not taken, harvesting in the area is likely suffer a lot in the coming years.
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Governance
Ambala, June 19 Around five years back, during the regime of the Chautala government, a vital project for shifting around 800 dairies existing in the duo city outside the urban areas was finalised. The government had acquired land in both the cities and a grant of around Rs 2 crore was also allotted to the municipal council for the construction of roads and other infrastructure required for the dairies. The city municipal council, however, constructed the roads at the dairy site but nothing was done in the cantonment in this regard. A subway on an abandoned railway crossing near Aggarsain chowk is one of the important needs of the people of the city as the Ambala-Hisar road overbridge is congested most of the time. A subway can be of immense help to the local people to go to courts and other district offices without much difficulty. With the efforts of the local MLA, Vinod Sharma, the state government had deposited Rs. 1.7 crore with Ambala railway division around three years back for its construction. The tender for the construction could not materialise even in three years. When asked the reason for the delay, the railway authorities gave surprising justification that they had invited the tenders twice but none turned up. The old bus stand was demolished so that a new building could be constructed in place of it. Since then, the bus stand is running under a tin shed where the passengers do not have proper facility of toilet and drinking water.
The construction of chambers for the lawyers in the court complex is also pending for the past several years. The president of HPCC, Phool Chand Mulana, MLA Ambala Cantt, Devender Bansal and Ashok Mehta commissioner, state information commission are the members of this bar, still the matter is in
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Men in khaki in
the dock
Faridabad, June 19 In what appears to be a knee-jerk reaction, the government has decided to allocate two companies of police force on a permanent basis for Faridabad district, especially in view of the rise of serious crimes like murder and looting of money. Two companies of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) have been enlisted in Faridabad to strengthen the law enforcement mechanism Although the police’s image as an effective organisation with regard to crime detection, prevention and follow was being eroded with each passing day with its repeated failure to solve some serious crimes, the twin murder of Ajay Sharma, nephew of former Congress MP and party stalwart, Chiranji Lal Sharma, and his business managers and subsequent taking away of a sum of about Rs 18 lakh by the criminals, has put it on the back foot. The deceased was also a cousin of the incumbent working president of the ruling Congress in Haryana, Kuldip Sharma. The incident continues to stir up wide-ranging public reaction as it occurred in broad daylight and a busy section in Sector 3. The in charge of police post of Sector 3,who was standing nearby in a civil dress, ignored an urge from a person to chase the fleeing three criminals when they fell from their motorcycle when challenged. The ASI refused to oblige on ground that he was not in uniform. It is a small consolation that the errant cop has been suspended. However, according to many, the damage done to the police force on the whole was irreparable. Even after more than a week of the incident, the police has not been able to find any major clue about the criminals. Even the motive of the murders appears to be in dark. According to many, the state’s director general of police, R.S.Dalal, who visited the site of the murder, made a statement that a new gang appeared to have surfaced. The reason why the police top brass’ statement has come in question was its timing when the police was still clueless on the criminals who are still at large. The relatives of Ajay Sharma are not convinced on the police tackling the possible “conspiracy” and “murder” theory. Just a week before the incident, two youths looted Rs 22 lakh from an employee of private firm at gunpoint. As in Ajay Sharma’s case, the criminals escaped. The police’s failure in investigation and follow-ups was exposed in twin-murder of college-going sisters in Ballabgarh area in this district. The two sisters were brutally murdered and till date, the local police failed to solve the case. On account of public pressure, the state government had to refer the case to the CBI for investigation. There were insinuation of a senior Congress leader behind shielding the criminals in the case and putting pressure on the police in their favour.
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Grow mushroom for good returns, farmers advised
Rohtak, June 19 He maintained that under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM), 50 per cent grant was provided to the farmers growing mushroom. “Haryana produces nearly 6,000 tonnes of mushroom every year,” Meena said, adding that about half of this was grown in Sonepat district alone. The DC disclosed that a plan had been prepared to encourage the farmers of Rohtak district for mushroom cultivation. A farmer or unemployed youth taking up mushroom cultivation would get financial assistance of Rs 25,250, while those already engaged in mushroom farming would get a cheque or compost manure worth Rs 15,000, he added. Meena asserted that the persons willing to grow mushroom would also be provided relevant training and technical know-how regarding its cultivation. He said the interested persons could contact the district horticulture officer for further details regarding the matter. The deputy commissioner revealed that the Union government had implemented the NHM in the entire country. The scheme is being run in 17 districts of the state. He pointed out that progressive farmers of Mokhra, Aasan and Meham areas in Rohtak district had been getting good returns with mushroom cultivation.
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Hooda’s bid to storm Bhajan’s bastion
Hisar, June 19 Though Hooda did not accord sub-division status to Adampur as was widely expected, he has kept the carrot dangling by promising to consider elevating Adampur tehsil to a sub- division. Hooda kept his promise of looking after the interests of the people of Adampur himself irrespective of whether Congress won or lost the byelection. He returned to thank the voters and hosted a rally at Adampur for the purpose. It was here that the demand for the elevation of Adampur as a sub-division was raised. After Indri was made a sub-division in the aftermath of the poll, it was speculated that Adampur would get similar treatment despite defeat of the Congress nominee, especially as the margin of Bhajan Lal’s victory had come down from 70,000 to 26,000 votes in the byelection. However, the cunning politician that he is, Hooda merely promised to consider the demand. The indication is clear-Adampur voters did a lot for him and the Congress but it was still not enough. And by keeping options open, he is indirectly asking them to vote for Congress nominee in the next Lok Sabha poll. Sources close to Hooda say he might elevate Adampur as a sub-division before the parliamentary polls to gather more support for his party in the constituency. While addressing the rally, Hooda had stated that Bhajan Lal had practiced selfish politics for forty-odd-years and had not allowed any one else to emerge as an alternative to him. This was a clear indication of the fact that all said and done, Congress did not have a suitable candidate to match Bhajan Lal. Hooda is now also looking for a candidate for Adampur for the 2010 Assembly poll. But till now he has a limited choice. All those who at some stage left the Bhajan Lal camp in Adampur to try and carve a niche for themselves, were browbeaten and forced to return to his fold. Thus, there is a complete vacuum. The Chief Minister’s men in Adampur are political weaklings who cannot hope to poll votes outside their families. But Hooda appears determined to snatch Adampur the next time round. Till he finds a suitable man, he will continue to keep in touch with Adampur through frequent visits and doling out moolah.
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Rohtak NGO to train farmers
Rohtak, June 19 The voluntary organisation recently got a contract-farmers assignment from Hafed, in which it will be training farmers of Kaithal, Karnal and Kurukshetra districts. Kurukshetra district manager of Hafed, R.P.Sahni, is the nodal officer of the project. The NGO had successfully completed a similar contract-farming task regarding C-306 wheat variety in Mahendergarh, Rewari, Jhajjar and Mewat districts. It has also been running “kisan schools” in villages to educate the farmers. In the new assignment, it will now be working on CSR-30 basmati variety. Farming area spread over 4,000 acres and falling in Kaithal, Karnal and Kurukshetra districts has been identified for the purpose and the NGO volunteers, led by project manager Umed Singh, are already on the job. The assignment involves motivating the farmers to use CSR-30 basmati variety, equipping them with the latest scientific know-how in growing it, providing crop solutions and facilitating the sale of their produce to Hafed. “We are educating farmers about issues like farm ecology and bio-control of common disease-causing organisms, besides judicious use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides,” says Kamal Jeet, executive officer of Sristi Gyan Kendra. After putting the project on the track, the NGO plans to provide an agri-clinic for the farmers. The mobile clinic will have facilities of soil and water testing and conception diagnostic kits at working costs, besides useful literature on farming methods and limited quantities of Hafed products. The farmers, who came in contact with the NGO volunteers during the running of “kisan schools” in the area, are now enthusiastically working for the success of the present project.
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Hindi-isation of revenue terms
Panchkula, June 19 The compilation of Shart Wajib-ul-Arz in one copy has its significance as it would help in avoiding the harassment to the people who require a copy pertaining to the record of their village from patwari, said Amrohi. Moreover, it was a step towards solving the problem being faced by the department, as there were few people in the department who knew Urdu language in which the major portion of the Shart Wajib-ul-Arz was found. Now those who even find interest in the customs and administration of their village prevailing since nineteenth century, would be able to know it, he added. In fact, it is a compilation of Shart Wajib-ul-Arz written in 1815 and onwards. “After the treaty between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the Britshers, the land was classified on the basis of fertility and land revenue was assessed on this basis from the villages. The greater part of the tract in the region was occupied by the British government in 1809 and the first settlement took place for them in 1815 by Brown, the then Ambala settlement officer,” said the DRO. “Ambala distrct comprises detached blocks of country lying between the Jamuna and the Sutlej. These two blocks are divided by Ghaggar stream and by a large tract of native state territory. The district has built up gradually from the estate, which was confiscated by the British government during 1809-1851.” The district, as it stood at the time of revised settlement, comprised as many as 2,311 villages covering an area of 2,607 square miles,” said Amrohi. Later, in 1853, the whole record of villages was prepared for settlement purpose and the final settlement of the area was completed between 1881 and 1885. Shart Wajib-ul-Arz was prepared in consultation with the village residents. It contains the record of the existing customs regarding rights and liabilities in estate at the time of settlement. Shart Wajib ul Arz defines the rights of landless in the forest area as they are entitled to collect the firewood. The barbers, washer men and sweepers in the village were entitled to one pav (a quarter of one seer) of grain against every 40 kg of crop from every household. They were also entitled to same quantity of pulses. Similarly, the carpenter and iron man (lohar), who was responsible to repair the agriculture implement of the villagers, had the right of 20 seer of grain and one lot of husk during kharif crop and 20 seer of grain with and five lots of husk from the rabi crop from every household, said the district revenue officer.
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NDRI trains women in dairy farming
Karnal, June 19 Srivastva also emphasised that the training obtained in the NDRI on paneer, khoya and cheese making should be utilised to increase the income of rural women. He cited the example of Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh where the folk women were preparing paneer and selling in the market regularly and now that had become a means of their bred earning after getting training. He said the farmers and farm-women should attend training programmes organized by various developmental agencies to attain the latest skills in agriculture and allied sectors under ATMA. Dalip K. Gosain, head of the KVK, explained the merits of cross-bred cattle as compared to the native cattle and buffaloes to this group from five villages of Rupnagar district.
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Movie of the week
‘Khushboo’ will be released today at Fun-Panipat, Cinemax-Panipat, Fun-Ambala City, SRS-Faridabad, SRS Pristine-Faridabad, SRS Shubham Tower-Faridabad, INOX-Faridabad, Pyramid Tower-Faridabad, PVR-MGF-Gurgaon, PVR Ambience-Gurgaon, DT City Centre-Gurgaon, DT Mega Mall-Gurgaon. What to watch out for: Bright new faces Avantikaa, Rishi Rehan. Rajesh Ram Singh’s direction, a beautiful love story and Adnan Sami’s melodious compositions. De Taali
Producer: Ravi Walia ‘De Taali’, a comedy caper directed by E.Niwas, will be released today at Fun-Panipat, Cinemax-Panipat, PVR Crown Plaza-Faridabad, SRS Cinemax-Faridabad, SRS Prestine-Faridabad, SRS Shubham Tower-Faridabad, INOX-Faridabad, Pyramid-Faridabad, PVR-MGF-Gurgaon, PVR-Ambience-Gurgaon, PVR Sahara-Gurgaon, SRS OMAXE-Gurgaon, DTCC-Gurgaon, DTMM-Gurgaon, Suncity-Hissar, Movietime-Faridabad, Moviecity Mall-Faridabad, Pyramid-Faridabad. What to watch out for: A laugh riot, foot-tapping score plus E. Niwas’s direction. Haal-e-Dil
Producer: Kumar Mangat ‘Haal-e-Dil’ a romantic love story will be released today at Fun-Panipat, Fun Ambala, SRS-Faridabad, SRS Prestine-Faridabad, SRS Shumbam Tower-Faridabad, INOX-Faridabad, Pyramid-Faridabad, PVR MGF-Gurgaon, PVR Ambience-Gurgaon, DTCC-Gurgaon, DTMM-Gurgaon. What to watch out for: A heart-winning love story and Anil Devgan’s direction. — Dharam Pal
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Citizens’ Grievances
Haryana has the dubious distinction of being the only state in North India without a state human rights commission. The contention of the state government, even before the High Court, which is hearing a petition for directing the state for constituting such a commission, is as it has adequate mechanisms to deal with complaints and grievances relating to human rights violations, there is no need to have a state human rights panel. It does not seem logical and pragmatic. The recent instances of caste or honour killings, atrocities on weaker sections of society and most recently the shameful instance of a hapless rape victim committing suicide at the police headquarters warrant immediate constitution of such an independent commission for a free and fair probe into the gruesome incidents. One cannot expect fair justice at the hands of state authorities. Hemant Kumar, Ambala City Govt. Degree College need of hour Though the two private degree colleges, Markanda National College and Arya Kanya Mahavidyalya, provide excellent services in the field of education here, yet the need of a government degree college is being felt. Many parents cannot afford the high fee and other funds of private colleges. It is an irony that the Shahabad constituency, which comprises two big towns like Shahabad Markanda and Ismailabad and about 100 villages, has not been provided the facility of a government degree college. The demand had been raised during several political rallies but nothing had been done so far. Surinder Pal Singh Wadhawan, Shahabad Markanda
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Ambala, June 19
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