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Paddy, bajra lost, their next worry is wheat
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AC coffin service unveiled
Sirsa, Fatehabad Assembly seats
Kaithal councillors back Surjewalas
Delimitation: Ambala sees change in seats
Want to be an MLA? Contact Saakaar Party
MGD to enter poll fray for Gurgaon’s sake
Good response to ‘outburst against official atyachaar’
Stress laid on better hospital management
Grasshoppers add to farmers’ woes
Hollywood stars descend on Gurgaon
Talent hunt draws good response
Career options in aviation industry
Engineers’ Day celebrated
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Paddy, bajra lost, their next worry is wheat
Jhajjar, September 21 The farmers are apprehensive that if the wetness adversely affects the schedule of the crop, their future would be ruined utterly as the wheat crop is now the lone hope for them not only to repay their loans taken for kharif crop, including paddy, bajra, jowar and arhar, but also to subsist and sustain themselves. “Hundreds of acres of agricultural land is still inundated in the village and almost entire standing crops of most of the farmers have been flattened. Notwithstanding all, no serious efforts have so far been made to drain out the water from the fields,” said the villagers while speaking to The Tribune team during its recent visit to the village. “We have to commit suicide if we fail to sow wheat crop following moisture in the land,” says Mahavir Singh, a farmer who has lost his kharif crop cultivated in seven acres. He says sowing of rabi crop will indeed face the problem of increased wetness in the fields as the entire agricultural land is still inundated and it will certainly take a long time in drying on its own as the authorities have failed to find out any way-out for dewatering the fields. “Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dr Raghubir Singh Kadyan had also visited the village nearly a week ago and also assured to get the accumulated water removed at the earliest. But, no step has yet been taken in the direction by the district authorities. Hence, we are not very much hopeful about the immediate relief from the authority side,” says the distressed farmer. He maintains that he has to take more loans to pay the school fee of his son, besides fulfilling the domestic needs. Dharampal, another farmer who has lost his kharif crop in 20 acres, says: “Wheat crop usually gives a good amount of profit to the farmers. Therefore, the farmers eagerly wait for the onset of winter for sowing wheat in their fields. But this time, clouds of uncertainly are looming large over the cultivation of wheat crop due to the stagnant water. If something happens negative, then the farmers will have to face a lot of problems for survival”. “The authorities must come forward to succor the troubled farmers for saving their lives from devastation,” he maintains. Dharampal says he has no other option but to become a defaulter of bank as the entire loan amount was used in sowing paddy, bajra and jowar crops that have totally been flattened due to the rain. Anil Pehlawan and Suresh Kumar, worried farmers, say there is a very low possibility of sowing wheat crop at the scheduled time as the fields are still flooded. Whereas the work of dewatering the agricultural lands has been heading at a snail’s pace as only two disposal pumps have been installed in the village which will take a long time in draining out the accumulated water, they add. Besides Jahajgarh, farmers of Aachhej, Majra and Wazirpur villages have also been facing the same problem. They are praying to God for taking them out from the trouble so that they could efficiently cultivate the next crop of wheat for recovering their losses that have to be suffered due to the damage of their kharif crop.
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Crossing the ‘death’ track
Ambala, September 21 The railway-level crossing is located just adjacent to railway station. Passers have found it difficult to judge whether the arriving train will make a halt on the railway station or not. Generally, this confusion leads to accident. The Ambala-Ludhiana rail section is the busiest route as dozen of passengers and goods trains cross through this route for around half an hour a number of times and no body could wait for so long time. Two wheelers, pedestrians and rickshaw pullers cross the level crossing fearlessly even if it is closed. A number of colonies and the three sectors of HUDA are located on the other side of level crossing. Most of the offices of administration and the courts are also located on the other side. Since it is a short cut to approach those colonies, the local residents prefer to go through this way instead of crossing though the over bridge. Almost all the prominent schools and colleges are located in the old part of city. The students residing in the HUDA sectors have no other way but to cross through this level crossing to reach their schools. A rail subway, which was to be constructed near Aggersain Chowk on this rail section, has been lying pending for the last five years; it could be an alternative way to approach HUDA sectors. The residents of the nearby colonies have been demanding the construction of an over bridge on this level crossing but nothing has been done in this regard. The over bridge now appears to be narrow due to heavy traffic on it. If no alternative arrangement of traffic is made in the near future it could lead to more accidents.
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AC coffin service unveiled
Rohtak, September 21 The coffins would be made available free of charge, although transportation cost would be borne by the user. The coffins can help in preserving the dead body for over 72 hours at any place which has the provision of power supply. The coffins have been donated by Man Mohan Goel and Subhash Tayal, both local residents and members of the All India Aggarwal Sabha, Haryana. The coffins would be kept at Parmarth Hospital and would be made available round the clock, said Tayal. He said though no fee or charge would be applicable for the use, the social body would only be charging a nominal fee if the user was not able to get it transported safely to his place and back. This service would be provided where the body is required to be kept for over 12 hours after death. The coffins have been procured from a manufacturing unit in Ambala at a cost of about Rs 60,000.
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Sirsa, Fatehabad Assembly seats
Sirsa/Fatehabad, September 21 The party, which has been striving hard to stage a comeback after humiliating defeats in the last parliamentary elections, will be depending a lot on Sirsa, Dabwali, Kalanwali (reserve), Rania, Ellenabad, Fatehabad, Ratia (reserve) and Tohana, the eight Assembly seats coming under Sirsa and Fatehabad. Sirsa, being the home district of Chautala, was considered the bastion of their party and Fatehabad, too, has given good results to the INLD in the past. The party won eight out of nine Assembly seats in the two districts in 2000 Assembly elections, when the party won Dabwali (reserve), Ellenabad (reserve), Rori, Darba Kalan, Bhattu Kalan, Fatehabad, Ratia (reserve) and Tohana Assembly seats. The party won Fatehabad seat in the 2003 byelection, too, when INLD’s Swatantar Bala Chaudhary defeated Congress’s Dura Ram in the byelection held after the death of the party’s MLA, Leela Krishan Chaudhary. The party lost only Sirsa Assembly seat to the Congress in 2000. However, the INLD could retain only four out of these eight Assembly seats in 2005 Assembly elections. The party lost Sirsa, Darba Kalan, Bhattu Kalan, Tohana and Fatehabad to the Congress, while its candidates emerged winners in Rori, Ellenabad, Dabwali and Ratia. The delimitation changed the names as well as profile of some constituencies in Sirsa, while one Assembly seat, Bhattu Kalan, was abolished. In the May 2009 parliamentary elections, the party lost to the Congress on six out of the eight Assembly segments falling under Sirsa and Fatehabad districts. In Fatehabad district, the INLD lost to the Congress by 8,577 votes in Tohana, by 11,113 votes in Ratia (reserve) and by 10,799 votes in the Fatehabad Assembly segment. While in Sirsa district, the INLD lost to Congress by 3,533 votes in Dabwali, by 5,297 votes in Rania and by 12,930 votes in the Sirsa Assembly seat. The only seats where the INLD could score leads were Ellenabad, where the party defeated Congress by 1,279 votes and Kalanwali, where it defeated the Congress by 318 votes. The party supreme, Om Parkash Chautala, himself will be contesting from Ellenabad this time. The forthcoming Assembly elections are crucial for the INLD as it has been facing defeat from the Congress for the last three consecutive polls - in 2004 parliamentary elections, 2005 Assembly elections and 2009 parliamentary elections, and is keen to improve its position this time. For any recovery, the INLD will be banking heavily on Sirsa and Fatehabad having been its strongholds in the past. Will voters of these two district smile on the party or the party would get the results similar to what it got in the parliamentary elections will be known only after the election results.
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Kaithal councillors back Surjewalas
Kaithal, September 21 As either of the two is likely to get the Congress ticket for the Kaithal Assembly constituency, the support of Punjabi councillors becomes significant as the INLD and the HJC have already announced their candidates and both are Punjabis. These are Surinder Madan of the HJC and Kailash Bhagat of the INLD. Meanwhile, the councilors have said they would extend support to anyone of the father-son duo who gets the Congress ticket. Shamsher Singh Surjewala was elected from Kaithal in the previous Assembly elections while Randeep Singh was elected from Narwana, which has now become a reserve constituency after delimitation. The councillors include Om Parksh Narula, Rakesh Sardana, Asha Gandhi, Harbans Billa, Kulwant Singh, Lalita Malhotra, Dr Pawan Thareja and Bimla Gulati. Another significant gain for the Surjewalas is the entry of Sewa Ram Narang, a Punjabi leader, into the Congress. Narang had supported the INLD in the last Assembly elections. This development is a morale booster for Congress leaders and workers. Randeep Singh said he and his father had taken a lot of initiatives to ensure speedy development in the Kaithal area which had remained neglected. Shamsher Singh Surjewala, too, said he had tried his best to serve the people during his tenure as MLA.
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Delimitation: Ambala sees change in seats
Ambala, September 21 The constituency before the delimitation had 10 Assembly constituencies. After the delimitation, it has nine. While two constituencies of Naggal in Ambala district and Chachrauli in Yamunanagar have been abolished. Panchkula has been carved out. Kalka, Panchkula, Sadhaura, Yamunanagar, Jagadhri, Naraingarh, Mullana, Ambla Cantt and Ambala City are the nine Assembly segments. Chachrauli, which has a dominant Muslim belt and vote bank, has now a majority of its area almost 2/3rd merged with Jagadhri. The rest of the villages have been equally merged into the Assembly segments of Sadhura and Yamunanagar. Naggal, which was a Congress stronghold with sitting MLA Nirmal Singh having won the elections from here four times, has maximum of its villages merged with Ambala City. 92 villages have been merged with Ambala City from Naggal, thus increasing the rural vote bank considerably. Ambala Cantonment Assembly segment till now boasted of an urban vote bank with only 31 wards now after delimitation also has a rural vote bank. 10 villages from the Ambala City constituency and 19 villages from the Naggal constituency have been added to it. Mullana also has its fare share and is an all-out rural Assembly seat. It already had 136 villages and after delimitation 36 more have been added from the Naggal constituency. Naraingarh, which boasts of a prominent Gujjar population, has seen minor changes after delimitation; 13 villages from Naggal and 43 from Sadhura have been included in this Assembly segment now. Sadhura which falls in Yamunanagar district may prove a weak point for the candidates. In Panchkula district, Kalka, which also included Panchkula, was a complete Assembly segment. After delimitation, Panchkula has been separated out. Raipur Rani, which was earlier a part of Naraingarh, has been merged with Kalka. Kalka earlier boasted of being a rural and urban seat. It is now an all out rural seat with 171 villages. Pinjore also forms a part of Kalka. Panchkula, on the other hand, has 71 villages and is more of an urban segment. The Yamunagar Assembly constituency which was earlier a part of the Kurukshetra Parliamentary constituency has been added to the Ambala constituency.
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Want to be an MLA? Contact Saakaar Party
Rohtak, September 21 The party is known as Rashtriya Saakaar Party (RSP). Dr JS Narwal, a local dentist who formed the party in 2004, has claimed this is the first time anyone has raised basic and fundamental issues that have been ignored so far. Claiming that his party would like to field its candidates on all 90 seats, he admitted that finding and selecting candidates was an important job and it was decided to write in the manifesto that those interested for candidature should contact him on his telephone numbers given on the pamphlet. Regarding the criteria and qualification of the candidates, he said the only merit would be the willpower and the ability to bring about a change in this field. While the manifesto contains 17 points, the main focus is on farmers’ land ownership. The party has claimed that farmers have been reduced to landless labourers due to the wrong policies of the government. It says the party would like to end the corrupt practice of acquiring land and transferring it to private companies after providing CLU. “If the party comes to power, the whole state would be declared as SEZ where anyone could set up any industry or enterprise with no tax”, it says. The party has promised to wrap up the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), as it claims that this department is a burden and has been “looting” farmers of their land in the name of providing housing and other infrastructure. It says, the state would be made a hub of international trade by making it a tax-free zone on the pattern of Dubai and Singapore. The party has also promised 50 per cent reservation to women and provision of industry status to agriculture. Measures would be taken to wipe out corruption from public life and the allotment of all development works would be given on lottery system, it adds.
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MGD to enter poll fray for Gurgaon’s sake
Chandigarh, September 21 And, this time, they are not confining themselves to just organising peace marches and dharnas but are also raring to take the bull by the horns in the coming assembly elections. Nearly 240 residents welfare associations under the Federation of Residents Welfare Association and the Gurgaon Citizens Council have joined hands to form Mission Gurgaon Development (MGD). Disappointed with political parties, the MGD has decided to field its own candidate from Gurgaon. “We realise that boycotting an election serves no purpose and it makes little impact in terms of redressing public grievances. So, we have decided to contest the assembly elections this time and elect a candidate who will work for Gurgaon, which has virtually become a slum. Gurgaon contributes 48 per cent of the revenue to the state but gets only 2 per cent to spend for its upkeep. This is unacceptable,” says Shammi Ahlawat, vice-president of the Sector 10 association. While the initial plan was to field candidates from Gurgaon as well as Badshahpur which has been carved out after delimitation, the MGD will only contest from Gurgaon for want of an “honest and committed” candidate from Badshahpur. The choice of candidate, too, has been made by the core committee which has zeroed in on RS Rathee, president of the DLF association and the Gurgaon Citizens Council. “I have been actively involved with the cause of the people for the past 10 years. We have knocked at every possible door but nothing moves in the government. We are moving from bad to worse and this is why I have agreed to contest the election,” Rathee says. Various members of the core committee maintain that the residents are fed up with the way Gurgaon is progressing and have pledged their support. While planning a strategy for contesting the elections is in full swing and residents groups are being mobilised to garner support, Rathee says they will fund the entire campaigning on their own. “We need money but we are not scouting for money-lenders. We have the capacity to contest the elections on our own. There is always a first time and, I think, it is high time we wake up to the fact that politicians will be politicians and their promises will not be kept. We have to take charge of our lives now,”
he insists.
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Good response to ‘outburst against official atyachaar’
Gurgaon, September 21 The event was held at an especially constructed office at The Epicentre. It provided a platform for attendees to vent their anger against exploitation at workplace in a fun environment. From a long-term perspective, MakeMyTrip expects such forums to encourage discussions about the need for maintaining healthy work-life balance. “Official outburst” provided an opportunity to office-goers to connect with likeminded people and share common concerns. The event also provided a platform for people to interact with those who have achieved the perfect work-life balance, serving as an inspiration to their tribe. These included corporate rock bands, “Rusted Strings” and “The Airborne”, a bikers’ club, “Bulls on Parade” and a group of amateur theatre artistes. The event was conceptualised as a stress-buster for employees who find themselves unable to balance their professional deliverables and personal aspirations. Reflecting on this occasion, Mohit Gupta, chief marketing officer, MakeMyTrip, said, “We are excited to see such an enthusiastic response. We are also happy to have been responsible for initiating healthy discussions around work-life balance - an area that concerns the lives of most working professionals”. “We represent the travel industry and believe that holidays are healthy. We are, therefore, encouraging professionals to strike a better balance between work and personal life by taking more weekend breaks to refresh and rejuvenate”. Gupta said, “The campaign has been driven by social media and we are overwhelmed by the popular support it has received. Besides the turnout today, we have over 1,700 fans on Facebook, and have received numerous requests to take the event to other cities”. The evening also saw games and contests revolving around the theme of “sick boss” and “official atyachaar”, besides the popular “outburst” that involved breaking down the office machinery and furniture.
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Stress laid on better hospital management
Sonepat, September 21 Inaugurating the workshop, vice-chancellor of the university HS Chahal said though Haryana had healthcare facilities at every level, there were no managers to handle them. “We are planning to start courses in healthcare planning and design, and hospital engineering. In his keynote address, Dr OP Yadav, CEO of the National Heart Institute, New Delhi, focused on the importance of healthcare and education. He was of the opinion that increasing population was a major hindrance in healthcare and pointed out that India’s budget allocation for healthcare was very low in comparison to other developing countries. He said there were ample opportunities for students in the health sector. Dr Sanjay Arya, professor, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), mentioned that there was enough infrastructure available in the country, but it was underutilised. “We need expert managers to ensure the best utilisation of the available facilities,” he said.
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Adulterated food, lifestyle add to cancer cases: Experts
Rohtak, September 21 The number of patients reporting cancer-related disorders of various types has gone up almost three times in the past about five to six years. The government has upgraded the Department of Cancer to a full-fledged regional centre for providing the latest and up-to-date treatment to cancer patients. According to details and data of the patients reporting and being treated at the PGIMS here, there had been a surge in various types of disorders. The number of patients who had come in the OPD of the department for the treatment of mouth-related cancerous development had gone up to 4,638 in 2008 from 1,226 cases in 2003. The cases of problem in food pipe, which were around 589 in 2003, also went up to 1,432 in 2008. Similarly, cases connected with diseases related to breast cancer among women and who reported in the OPD here had also gone up to 2,292 in 2008 against the figure of 986 in 2003. The cases of lung/voice box cancer, which had been around 295, had also gone up to 1,235. The number of patients who had the problem of leukaemia (blood cancer) was also up from 226 to 1,084 in just five years, it is stated. The cancerous development of female genitals, which include malignant neoplasm of uterus, cervix and uterine adnexa, have also increased slightly. The number of deaths, however, has been lower due to the care and treatment facilities. Almost 250 deaths had been reported due to various types of cancer among the patients who had reported here in 2003, but it went down to around 185 deaths in 2008, states the data maintained by the hospital authorities. Dr Rajender Karwasra, professor and head of the Department of Cancer Surgery, PGIMS, said it could be lifestyle, pesticides, artificial colours and spurious eatables in the urban areas which could have been contributing to the genetic defects and incidence of the negative affect on human being. He said pollution, unhealthy foods and tobacco could be the main reasons behind the disorders among the patients hailing from the rural pockets. Dr Ashok Chauhan, a senior professor in Regional Cancer Institute of the PGIMS, said lack of awareness, pollution and dependence on unhealthy food had perhaps been the factors that had been contributing to such problems. Use of pesticides in crops and artificial ripening of fruits and vegetables had been adding to the problem. The adulteration in food items could also be a cause to make the things worse, he added.
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Grasshoppers add to farmers’ woes
Sonepat, September 21 This has not only added to the problems of the farmers, but also forced the Agriculture Department to revive its last year’s efforts to control the breeding of these insects. According to available reports, green fodder crops in around 3,000 acres have been damaged. However, the farmers put this figure up to 5,000 acres. During a visit to some fields near Badwasni village, the foliage of the jowar crops were found eaten up by the insects and only the stems were standing in the fields. The farmers said: “We have been facing this problem for the past four years and the government had so far not taken any steps to control these insects”. Agriculture scientists informed that during July and August these insects were at their peak before laying eggs under grass covers in September. These eggs grow into full insects by May and fly out with the first rain of the monsoon. The vacant land with green cover is used by these insects for laying eggs and without fogging the vacant areas of panchayat land, areas adjacent to canals and roads, these insects cannot be eliminated completely. Keeping this life circle in mind, the department last year planned to carry out fogging during May with active participation of the Gram Panchayat, PWD (B&R), Forest and Irrigation Departments. However, because of the lack of coordination, the Agriculture Department could not get the desired results. Interestingly, swarms of these insects, which had made their presence felt even in the outer residential areas of the towns in the district last year, had so far remained confined in the cropped areas only and it was mostly because of the dry monsoon during July and August.
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Rainwater harvesting projects get major fillip
Rangala Rajpur (Nuh), September 21 Several such projects are functioning in the rural areas of the district, in which most parts have brackish water. A visit to some villages revealed that the water reservoirs dug in the Aravali foothills were filled with water as a result of the recent rains. The villagers as well as the workers manning the reservoirs are upbeat over this turn of events. “The collected rainwater will help recharge the underground reserve of fresh water, which has been depleting fast otherwise,” said Lalit Sharma of the Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD), who looks after the project. The project is being run under the Integrated Watershed Development Programme (IWDP) implemented by IRRAD with financial support from the Mewat Development Agency (MDA). The institute constructed a 1.5 km earthen bandh nearly four years ago and recently five ponds were linked to the structure. “The project has a potential of irrigating up to 300 acres of land with an efficient micro-sprinkler system,” Sharma said, adding that activities like pisiculture, establishment of horticulture nursery and deep-rooted tree plantations could also help in improving the recharging of groundwater as well as economic condition of local residents. The IRRAD has constructed as many as 30 check-dams and 17 rooftop water-harvesting units, besides digging recharge wells and building other supporting structures, he maintained. “The basic approach is to collect the run-off rainwater within the fresh water pockets and recharge the fresh water aquifers. This way, the run-off rainwater can be restricted from going to saline water zones, restricting their advancement,” Sharma pointed out. In 2007, the MDA granted a premier organisation status to IRRAD, an initiative of the SM Sehgal Foundation, to undertake all water resource management projects in the district. Mosaic Fertilisers Ltd also joined hands with it in accelerating the projects.
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Hollywood stars descend on Gurgaon
Pataudi (Gurgaon), September 21 This time it is none other than Hollywood actress Julia Roberts, who is here for the shooting of her movie, “Eat, Pray, Love”. The 41-year-old actress, winner of the Academy Award for her role in “Erin Brockovich”, along with her three kids, two-year-old Henry and twins Hazel and Phinnaeus and their nannies, landed here recently. Other members of the cast include Oscar winner Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup and Richard Jenkins. She will be staying in the city for a few days. After completing a shooting stint in Italy, she straight away came here and preferred to relax for two days at Nafees Manzil room at Nawab Pataudi’s palace before starting the next shooting schedule. The shooting started on Sunday at an ashram, Hari Mandir, on the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway-8. Some scenes will also be filmed at Pataudi Palace. Directed by Ryan Murphy and produced by Columbia Pictures and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Julia Roberts’ Red Om Films, the film is based on the international bestseller memoir, “Eat, Pray, and Love”. The film explores a woman's journey, who leaves her pretty home, a comfortable life and husband when she realises that she is not happy with her life and moves on in the search of the restoration of her body and soul, and in the quest for love. The movie features Roberts in the role of Elizabeth Gilbert, whose quest for peace and love takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia. Some of the Indian crew of “Slumdog Millionaire” will also help in the Indian leg of the shooting. The team has also hired many local people for some scenes.
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Reduction of carbon dioxide emission stressed
Kurukshetra, September 21 The occasion was the 2nd Engineers’ Day, wherein the theme of celebrations was “Engineering Solutions to Combat Climate Change.” While addressing the gathering, Dr Parijat De, Director, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, said, “The earth is the most wonderful creation of God and engineers have a great responsibility to save this planet while taking socio-economic developmental initiatives.” He warned that the climate change has become a serious threat to society, affecting environment, terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity. Mankind’s relentless and ever-increasing consumption of fossil fuels is the major cause behind climate change. Our dependency on carbon-based fuels has resulted in increased emission of green house gases (GHG), resulting global warming, severe weather conditions and damage to many natural ecosystems. He mentioned that the engineering fraternity has a special role to play to neutralise the adverse effects on the climate. He suggested that efforts should continue for producing power using solar photo voltaic, second-generation biofuels, fourth generation nuclear fuels and developing smarter grid capacity for transmission. Agreeing with Dr De, Dr RP Bajpai, former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, who was the chief guest on the occasion, stressed on the application of green technologies, phasing out GHG producing sources and combating the existing effects on climate. He also emphasised on adopting strategies for reducing, reusing, recycling and applying engineering solutions for combating emission of GHG. Er DK Gupta, Additional Director, Technical Education, Haryana, highlighted the initiatives taken by the state for opening the portals of technical education for the youth. He emphasised on quality improvement in technical education for facing the challenges of global economy and taking steps to combat climate changes. On this occasion, 12 corporate houses put up the exhibition of their products/services for the benefit of academics. These corporate houses included AIMIL, HCL Info systems, IATC; KC Engineers, KK Technologies, Organic India, Ocean Technologies, Pinaki Networks, Recorders and Medicare Systems, Sphinx Worldbiz and We-excel.
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Talent hunt draws good response
Kalka, September 21 Harpreet, convener, public relations of the college, said on the first day of the talent hunt, a quiz, elocution events and a painting contest were organised. Inderjeet Ranga hosted the quiz as quiz master while Dr Bindu and Harpreet took charge of elocution events. In the declamation contest, the first prize was won by Sunaina, of BA-I, the second prize was bagged by Manoj of BA-III and the third prize
was grabbed by Himanshi of BA-III. In the poetry recitation contest, the first prize went to Sunaina of BA-I, second to Manoj of BA-III and the third prize went to Jyoti of BA-I. In the quiz contest, the first prize went to Rajat Roy of
BCom-III, second to Mohit of BA-III and third to Gambhir of BA-III. The winners of painting contest are: 1. Neha of BA-I B; 2. Gurpal of BA-III; and 3. Aman of BA-I. On the second day of the talent hunt, students showed an active participation in all events like singing, playing instruments and dance organised by Neena Sharma, Sushil and TN Saini, respectively. In solo song contest, Manisha Verma of BCom-I was adjudged first, Parveen of BA-II second and Ranjeet of BA-II was adjudged third. In the solo instrument category, the winners are: 1. Ranjit of BA-II; 2. Jatin Kumar of BCom-I. Dance contest winners are: 1. Varinder Verma of BA-III; 2. Navjeet Kaur of BA-II; and 3. Pooja of BCom-I.
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Mexican music enthralls
Gurgaon, September 21 Eblen presented guitar recital while his son Kabalan presented rocking music on electronic percussion. The duo also presented Son Jarocho, a traditional musical style of Veracruz, Mexico. It represented a fusion of indigenous, Spanish, and African musical elements, reflecting the population that evolved in the
region from Spanish colonial times. The lyrics included humorous verses and
subjects such as love, nature, sailors, and cattle breeding. Harboring the knowledge of two generations of musicians with diverse and distinctive styles and formative backgrounds, Eblén and Kabalan have toured throughout Mexico and have given performances in several countries.
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Career options in aviation industry
Ambala, September 21 The winners of various competitions are. Declamation contest: 1. Vibha; 2. Anupma; and 3. Ritu Verma, Singing: 1. Neha; 2. Anupma; and 3. Aman, Quiz: 1. Hement; 2. Shiv Shankar and Saakshi; and 3. Madhu and Monika, Mimicry: 1. Neelam; 2. Neeru; and 3. Manisha, Mono acting: 1. Neelam; 2. Poonam; and 3. Mamta, Poem recitation: 1. Anupma; 2. Rajshri; and 3. Mamta, Dance: 1. Rajni; 2. Megha; and 3. Isha, Painting: 1. Kanchan; 2. Inderpreet; and 3. Anu. A seminar on career in aviation, hospitality and travel industry was also organised in MDSD Girls College, Ambala City.
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Engineers’ Day celebrated
Panipat, September 21 A number of events were organised to mark the day on behalf of the IETE in which over 500 students participated. Dr RK Choudhary, director of the institute, said students should follow the footsteps of prominent personalities and seek inspiration from them to make a difference in their communities, cities, and countries around the globe. Students of different streams like, software, computing and multimedia, participated in a quiz competition organised on the day. Rohit Mishra and Sandeep Gupta bagged the top slot in the competition. The event concluded with a message from Ravi Sachdeva, IETE Student chapter, professor-in charge. He inspired the students to become members of the chapter to enhance their technical skills.
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Why deny undertrials voting right ?
It is indeed unfortunate that in our country, the world's largest democracy, although an undertrial is allowed to contest an election even while in custody, he is not permitted to cast vote, thanks to section 62 (5) of the Representation of People's Act, 1951, which provides that no person shall vote at any election, if he is confined in a prison, whether under a sentence of imprisonment or otherwise, or is in lawful custody of the police. Though a relaxation in this regard is provided to a person subjected to preventive detention under any law for the time being in force, is it fair and reasonable to deny the other undertrials the fundamental "right to vote". When it is a settled law that the persons in lawful custody of the state are only deprived of liberty and nothing else, including every human right, I think this anomaly needs to be corrected immediately. Sadly, even the Supreme Court in its couple of verdicts in 1983 and 1999 has upheld this provision of disenfranchising a person during the period of incarceration on the ground that it is in the public interest to maintain purity in electing people's representatives and to prevent criminalisation of politics. But if that is so, why are the undertrials accorded the right to contest ? Would the election authorities in Haryana take note of this?
Hemant Kumar, Ambala City Readers are invited to write to us. Send your mail, in not more than 200 words, at haryana@tribuneindia.com or write in at: Letters, Haryana Plus,
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