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Gram nyayalayas for Rania, Shahbad
PNDT: Private hospitals under scanner
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More peacocks fall prey to electric shocks
Pulses distributed among APL, BPL families
Peripheral arterial disease
Admin starts 40 schools for labourers’ kids
Escorts launches FT-60 tractor
Young scientist award for don
Journalism students to edit DRDA journal
Centre gives Rs 100 cr more for water schemes
Business community terms state Budget inflationary
Rs 1200 crore for land acquisition, infrastructure
Changing lives, the corporate way
Nuclear energy a sunrise sector: Dr Venugopal
Monitor funds under job scheme: Expert
Power crisis aggravates
IGNOU launches ‘on-demand exam‘ for
dropouts
Underpass subway sought on
NH-22
Defence Minister honours KU alumni
Locals want SP’s transfer revoked
Sports Meet: Gunjeeta, Jatinder best athletes
Panipat hosts business show
Award for Dr Khatri
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Gram nyayalayas for Rania, Shahbad
Panchkula, March 15 This was disclosed by Chief Minster Bhupinder Singh Hooda at the inaugural function of International Conference of Jurists on Judicial Reform here recently. Hooda also urged the Chief Justice of India to inaugurate one of these gram nyayalayas in the state. Counting on the efforts made by the state government to strengthen the judicial infrastructure, Hooda said a sum of Rs 109 crore was spent on the development and augmentation of judicial infrastructure in the state during the past five years. The state has already set up 16 fast track courts and more than 28,000 cases have already been disposed of by these courts. In addition to it, family courts were also set up in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar and Bhiwani, he said. While the country’s first mobile court was established in Mewat district in August 2007, the government was now considering setting up of four evening courts on a trial basis, he added. In addition to Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan who spoke on the occasion include Chief Justice of Maldives Abdulla Saeed; Judge of Supreme Court of India Justice RV Raveendran; Judge Supreme Court of Nepal Justice Gauri Dhakal; Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Mukul Mudgal; Ambassador of Iceland Gudmundur Eiriksson; and Upinderjit Kaur Minister of Justice, Punjab. Justice RV Raveendran called upon the members of the Bar to follow three mantras, including speedy justice, inexpensive justice and effective justice, to check delays in the delivery of justice. He said litigation in the country was not expensive, but the charges of the members of the Bar make people think that it is costly. He, therefore, urged them to expedite cases and minimise requests for seeking The Chief Justice of Maldives said his country had a three-tier system of administration of justice and a number of steps had been taken for the advancement of judiciary in Maldives. Justice Gauri Dhakal said the system of delivery of justice in Nepal was similar to that of India. The system of judiciary was being reformed as per the needs of the time and a five-year plan has been implemented to bring in structural reforms. A code of conduct for judges has also been prepared. The Ambassador of Iceland also spoke about the system of delivery of justice in his country and appreciated the efforts made to hold such a conference. Mudgal said with a view to checking delay in the delivery of justice and clear pendency of cases, suggestions were coming to increase the number of courts and improve the infrastructure, but these were long-term measures. Appointment of judges also However, till then we would have to make alternate dispute redressal system more effective. The reforms should be implemented in their true spirit. The judges should not be liberal in granting adjournments. Upinderjit Kaur also expressed her concern over the growing pendency of court cases and said the system needed an overhauling.
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PNDT: Private hospitals under scanner
Rewari, March 15 Following such complaints, relevant records of the local Saxena Hospital, Kalawati Hospital, Dr Ashok Arora’s Hospital and Dr Usha Sachdeva’s Hospital as well as Maya Hospital of Kosli were intensively checked recently by a team of doctors headed by PNDT nodal officer Dr OP Dabas. While discrepancies of a grave nature were reportedly detected in the record pertaining to Form-F of pregnant women examinees at Saxena Hospital and Maya Hospital, Kosli, the records of the three other hospitals were also found to contain lesser incompatibilities by the team of inspecting doctors. Consequently, show cause notices were given in the first week of March to the directors of Saxena Hospital and Maya Hospital, requiring them to furnish clarification in respect of the notified irregularities in their relevant records. The replies to the above notices received from the above-mentioned two hospitals as well as the inspection reports of the three other hospitals were put up for due consideration in the meeting of the PNDT Advisory Committee held here on March 12. The committee decided that appropriate action be taken against Saxena Hospital as well as Maya Hospital, while the three other hospitals be kept under constant surveillance. Consequently, the chief medical officer constituted a 3-member board comprising of the PNDT nodal officer, deputy civil surgeon Usha Mathur and a medical officer Vijay Prakash. In compliance of a directive issued by the committee, the board sealed three ultrasound machines, two at Saxena Hospital and one at Maya Hospital, on March 13. Simultaneously, their relevant registration licences were suspended as well. Dr Dabas said it was for the third time during the past sometime that ultrasound machine of Maya Hospital had been sealed for the alleged violation of the Act. Meanwhile, taking an exception to the closure of two ultrasound machines of Saxena Hospital, its director Dr Tara Saxena said the action taken was a sequel to a conspiracy recently hatched by some ill-intentioned elements who were bent upon maligning the fair image of the hospital. She asserted that all essential ethics of medical services were being observed in letter and spirit in their hospital.
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More peacocks fall prey to electric shocks
Rewari, March 15 Besides, seven monkeys have also been reportedly electrocuted in Musepur. One or more peacocks get electrocuted in the district almost every week. Irate elders of Musepur village, holding two dead peacocks, met SDM Roop Singh here and sought insulation of high-tension wires in Musepur and other villages to save peacocks. Carrying a dead peacock, infuriated residents of Bawana Gujjar held a demonstration against the alleged apathy of the DHBVN as well as the district authorities here on March 11. They rued that their repeated requests to DHBVN officials to insulate high-tension cables had remained unheeded. They submitted a memorandum to deputy commissioner A. Sriniwas, seeking appropriate steps for the safety of peacocks.
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Pulses distributed among APL, BPL families
Chandigarh, March 15 An official spokesman said here that 1,200 MT black gram and urad sabut each were distributed in the first two months of this year among APL and BPL families at Rs 27 and Rs 58 per kg, respectively. Besides, 1,300 MT of moong sabut had been distributed among BPL families at Rs 54 per kg. Yellow peas dal is proposed to be lifted for distribution at Rs 20 per kg. The rate of this dal in Delhi is Rs 26 per kg. He said 5,500 MT yellow peas dal would be supplied from this month. He said the government would pay Rs 41 crore as subsidy on the ration to be distributed among BPL families during 2009-10. Besides, the Centre was also giving a subsidy of Rs 847 crore on the commodities to be distributed under the TPDS. To check price rise, the government has set committees at various levels to review the prices of essential commodities. Price monitoring is being carried out daily at two centres (Hisar and Karnal) by the Food and Supplies Department, two centres (Faridabad and Rewari) by Confed and at two centres (Sonepat and Bhiwani) by ESA. He said the Government had decided to release 19,522 MT of wheat under the open market sale scheme (OMSS) to welfare institutions, such as Old age homes, Nari Niketans, leprosy homes, Bal Sudhar Grehs and hostels etc. at Rs 1176 per quintal. The Union Government had decided to sell two to three million tonnes of wheat and rice in the open market over the next two months all over the country, he added.
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Peripheral arterial disease
“The patients generally ignore the warning signals like blackened toes due to lack of awareness and there is dire need to educate the people about the disease and instil confidence in them that it is curable” says leading vascular surgeon Dr Ravul Jindal. “Your arteries carry blood, rich in oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body and when the arteries in your legs become blocked, legs do not receive enough blood or oxygen. This signifies that you may have a condition called peripheral artery disease, sometimes called leg artery disease”, he explains. The symptoms of the disease are discomfort or pain while walking, pain can occur in your hips, buttocks, thighs, knees, shins, or upper feet and one among three persons above 70 years have PAD and @smoking and or diabetes increases your chances of developing the disease sooner. Dr Jindal cautions that besides amputation of foot, PAD could also be a major cause of heart disease, strokes, Gangrene, non-healing ulcer and infection. Due to the indifference of the authorities concerned, there were few specialised vascular surgeons in the country, Dr Jindal said. People living in hill areas were more prone to PAD as besides old age, risk factors like diabetics, hypertension, and high cholesterol, associated with the disease, were more prevalent in them. Dr Jindal who has received advanced training in vascular surgical procedures from St Mary's Hospital, London, said that people suffering from PAD run two to six times greater risk of dying from heart attack or stroke as compared to others. “If not treated on time, patients have to undergo amputation either of foot which involved high risk of mortality risk and immobility,” he said, adding that smokers having associated diabetes were more prone to gangrene. “Though there are no authentic figures for vascular patients in country, the fact that there were over 25 million diabetics in the country was just a pointer to vast numbers of undiagnosed vascular cases and with number of diabetics patients expected to shoot to 70 million by 2025, the situation would be alarming. Dr Jindal suggested that lifestyle should be charted to increase healthy circulation of blood from heart to other body parts and vice versa, besides administration of anti-clogging or anti-platelet drugs and specialised vascular surgery.
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Admin starts 40 schools for labourers’ kids
Yamunanagar, March 15 After doing bridge courses in special schools set up in different areas, poor children would be able to get admission in regular schools. These schools are an important component of education for all children up to the age of 14. Giving details to The Tribune, additional deputy commissioner Narender Singh said: “So far we have enrolled 890 children of labourers working in brick kilns, mining areas and factories. We have set up 40 schools for bridge courses for the children near brick kiln sites, slum areas and mining sites. The students in these schools are also provided mid-day meal. Self-help groups help in the preparation of meal for the students and also serve them properly, he added. Out of the total enrolled kids of labourers, 200 children would be able to join formal schools in July. Stationary and books in these schools are being provided to the students free of cost by the administration. Besides it, volunteers teaching in these schools would also be given Rs 2,500 per month, he said. “This is a unique scheme which is helping children of labourers to join formal schools. The parents of these children will also be taken into confidence and given lecture by self-help groups about the need of education for their wards,” he added.
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Escorts launches FT-60 tractor
Ambala, March 15 Roshan Mal, Executive Director of Escorts Agri Machinery Group, said the new tractor was "our endeavor at providing the farmer with a wide and intelligent choice of products which addresses their requirements for increasing agricultural productivity This is only a part of the slew of products that we plan to offer to farmers".
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Young scientist award for don
Panipat, March 15 Gehlot, a professor in the Biotechnology Department at NC College of engineering, Panipat, was amongst the 150 scientists from all over the country shortlisted by the congress organisers. The award was presented by the Vice-Chancellor of Uttar Pradesh Rajshri Tandon Open University. Earlier, Gehlot was honoured by the regional resources agency of Haryana for the contributions made in the national environment awareness campaign. Chairman of the college management committee Bhushan Gupta and director BR Marwah congratulated Gehlot on his achievement.
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Journalism students to edit DRDA journal
Sirsa, March 15 Virender Singh Chauhan, Chairperson of the department, has been appointed Editor while lecturers Vijeta Chilana, Rachna Saini and Ankita Bansal have been appointed sub-editors. the department will produce the journal for one year. In his message for the revived Gaon Ki Aur, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that the venture would act as a bridge between the development agencies of the government and the actual targets of various development schemes being run by the state and union government. Chauhan said that students of the department would work as reporters for the publication. They would visit villages and interact with people as well as government officials involved in implementation of various schemes and prepare their write-ups. Sumit Virk and Vikrant Rathi, students of journalism who are part of the team that produced the first issue of Gaon Ki Aur said that the publication had provided them a with a very effective tool for hands on training of various aspects of journalism.
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Centre gives Rs 100 cr more for water schemes
Chandigarh, March 15 These funds have been diverted by the Centre from non-performing states. This additional amount would go a long way in accelerating the pace of work on the ongoing schemes, besides enabling the state to take up a large number of new works, where immediate improvement of drinking water supply is required. An official spokesman said here that it was earlier proposed to augment drinking water supply in 750 villages under the State Plan and in another 200 villages under the Central Plan during the current financial year. However, with the additional funds, another 100 villages were likely to be benefited. During the current financial year, the Central Government sanctioned Rs 72.44 crore under the NRDWP and Rs 17.94 crore under the Desert Development Programme (DDP). These allocations were considered inadequate by the state and it urged the Centre to increase these outlays. Subsequently, the allocation under the NRDWP was raised by the Centre to Rs.87.92 crore. He said the government was also taking up new schemes of ground water recharge in water-stressed areas for recharging the ground water reservoir. Implementation of such schemes was the need of the hour and execution of projects costing Rs 28 crore was round the corner. The total funds released by the Centre during the current financial year was over Rs 200 crore as against the total allocation of Rs 117.29 crore last year. This perceptible increase in allocation was indeed a bonanza and a stimulus to the rural drinking water sector in the state.
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Business community terms state Budget inflationary
Karnal, March 15 JR Kalra, president, Karnal Chapter of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, criticised the levy of extra surcharge on VAT and said it would further push up prices. The industry was slowly recovering from recession and this disincentive would have negative impact on it. Chander Prakash Kathuria, district BJP president, dubbed the Budget as anti-people and anti-farmer and said the proposal to increase surcharge on VAT would further push up inflation and hit common man already reeling under the impact of price rise. The Budget promised no relief for any section and no measures have been announced to check prices. Krishan Kumar Nirman, state secretary, Haryana Rashtriya Adhyapak Sangh, said the Budget lacked direction and there was no effort to strengthen educational infrastructure. A sum of Rs 6,377.14 crore had been earmarked for education and technical education, but the main stress was on technical education. As many as 22 new industrial training institutes were proposed in the Budget, but the allocation for strengthening and expanding the infrastructure was very low, indicating that the government was tacitly paving way for the privatisation of education. Seva Singh Arya, BKU state general secretary, said the government had ignored the farm sector and no cut in prices of fertilisers had been announced even though the prices of diesel had been raised. The farmers were expecting some relief from the impact on rise in diesel prices and inflation, but they had been left in the cold, he added.
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Rs 1200 crore for land acquisition, infrastructure
Chandigarh, March 15 MD of the corporation Rajiv Arora said a multi-modal logistic hub, an exhibition-cum-convention centre and a mass rapid transport system from Gurgaon to Bawal had been identified as the early bird projects under this mega project. He said under the economic stimulus package special dispensation was being made for creation of housing stock for industrial workers. Arora said Haryana had emerged as a favourite investment destination in northern India for industry and scored amongst the top states in the country on per capita investment performance. The quality infrastructure following the Industrial Model Township (IMT) approach had been a key factor in this performance. He said the future plan included expansion of IMT, Manesar; development of an IMT near Roz-ka-Meo and an IMT near Kharkhauda. The projects for development of an IMT at Faridabad, Phase-II of IMT Rohtak, Phase-IV of Growth Centre Bawal, Manakpur, Barhi and Panipat were under process. The establishment of an IMT in Ambala district was also under consideration, he added. The government was establishing a number of skill development facilities so that the people were equipped to reap the advantage of industrialisation. These facilities included the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) at Kundli, Footwear Development and Design Institute at the IMT, Rohtak, Central Institute for Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) at Murthal and the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs at IMT, Manesar.
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Changing lives, the corporate way
Gurgaon, March 15 The company, which has a considerable presence in the area, has touched the lives of lakhs of local residents through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in infrastructure development, primary education, healthcare and talent promotion. It started its social intervention in the area by setting up a primary health centre at Gajraula in association with the Sarvajanik Medical Trust. As of now, the centre provides medical care to over 1 lakh people in a radius of nearly 10 km from Jubilant’s local manufacturing plant and reaches out to the residents of about 45 neighbouring villages through a mobile dispensary. The company also runs a special primary education project, Muskan, through which it has brought education within the reach of thousands of rural children. Being run with the support of community and administration, the project is currently running in 17 schools. Apart from this, the Jubilant CSR team has also constituted 35 self-help groups of women with 8 to 10 members each, who have been trained in vocational activities like stitching etc. to supplement their family income. The company also organises job-oriented training programs for the youth. “Our initiatives are aimed at helping the local residents, especially the youth, realise their true potential by giving them relevant training, exposure and confidence,” observes Dr M.S.Ray, the chief medical superintendent at Jubilant Organosys, who also heads the CSR wing of the company. Sports have been a key area of Jubilant’s intervention in Gajraula. With a view to encouraging sporting talent in the local community, the company has actively supported various sports events at the grassroots level. Shyam S Bang, executive director (manufacturing and supply chain) at Jubilant Organosys, points out that since its inception in 1995, this cricket tournament has witnessed many exciting moments featuring celebrated Indian cricketers like Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir and Chetan Sharma who have played on this turf.
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Nuclear energy a sunrise sector: Dr Venugopal
Kurukshetra, March 15 The symposium is being organised jointly by the Department of Physics, Kurukshetra University, and the Indian Thermal Analysis Society (ITAS), Mumbai. An expert in the field of radiation safety and nuclear fuel management, Dr Venugopal emphasised the importance of thermal analysis techniques in the development of nuclear fuel required in nuclear power stations. The universities may act as ambassadors between the atomic energy establishments and the public at large by spreading awareness among masses on the prevailing unnecessary fear of radiation hazards on human health. Lt Gen DDS Sandhu, vice-chancellor, maintained that such academic events would go a long way in boosting the students and researchers on the campus. Dr Sandhu said he was happy to see students and faculty from other institutions of the state. The five-day conference is being judiciously coupled with a workshop aimed at providing training to freshers in the specialised technique of thermal analysis. Another added attraction of the symposium is a science exhibition highlighting multidimensional activities of the Department of Atomic Energy, including those in health, food and agriculture. The symposium is being attended by 150 researchers from different parts of the country.
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Monitor funds under job scheme: Expert
Yamunanagar, March 15 This was stated by the chairman of the Department of Economics, Kurukshetra University, Dr MM Goel, while addressing postgraduate students at Maharaja Aggarsain College on "Academic assessment of the Union Budget 2010-11" here recently. He said: "The Union Finance Minister deserves a pat on the back for accepting the challenge of weakness in government systems, structure and institutions at various levels of governance to ensure inclusive growth of the common populace of India with new agenda which is necessary but not sufficient." He said to evaluate the impact of flagship programmes, the independent evaluation of office was welcome but it was not in good taste to be chaired by the deputy chairman, Planning Commission, who is otherwise a part and parcel of the government. "The financial inclusion through augmentation of Rs 100 crore each for the financial inclusion fund (FIF) and financial inclusion technology fund (FITF) contributed by the government, RBI and the NABARD is a very good thought but requires economy in execution with cost effective approach," he added.
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Power crisis aggravates
Yamunanagar, March 15 Power problems will continue to trouble the residents as two out of the four non-functional units will become functional in two months. The state had been suffering a loss of 125 lakh units with the closure of four units, said official sources. Sources revealed that the power situation in the state would continue to remain grim as unit 2 of the Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant, Yamunanagar, has been shut down since February 22 due to excessive collection of ash. Besides, the situation is worse at the super thermal plant, Panipat. Three units of the super thermal plant, Panipat, including unit Nos 6, 1 and 3, have been shut down following technical faults. While power consumption in the state has increased up to 900 lakh units per day, power availability from all sources is 775 lakh units, sources say. Sources said unscheduled power cuts would continue to haunt the residents as power shortage had been extended to 125 lakh units per day.
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IGNOU launches ‘on-demand exam‘ for
dropouts
Karnal, March 15 This golden opportunity has been provided to dropouts by IGNOU, which has come out with an innovative scheme “On-Demand Examination” for such students who could not clear the examinations in the first attempt to reduce the waiting period of examinations. The scheme provides a chance to students to appear in compartment examinations, but they would not have to wait till the next semester to appear in the examinations. This facility was being provided by IGNOU in all 62 regional centres. But to start with, the facility would be made available at seven centres at Regional Centre, Delhi-I, Regional Centre, Delhi-II, Regional Centre, Jaipur, Regional Centre, Karnal, Regional Centre, Madurai, Regional Centre, Chennai, and Regional Centre, Cochin. Students from any part of the country can apply through IGNOU website by logging in “On-Demand Examination” and appear anywhere in these regional centres. In the first phase, launched three months ago, the facility was available in just four programmes namely Certificate in Guidance (CIG), Certificate in Organic Farming (COF), Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BOP) and Certificate in Teaching of English (CTE). In the second phase, six more programmes were added through a notification issued on February 9 enabling students of Certificate of HIV and Family Education (CAFE), Diploma in HIV and Family Education (DAFE), Certificate in Tourism Studies (CTS), Diploma in Tourism Studies (DTS), Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Studies (BTS) and Bachelor’s Degree Programmes (BDP) to appear in the examination. Ashok Sharma, director, Regional IGNOU centre, Karnal, informed that the university was charging a nominal examination fee of Rs 50 and the test is being held on all Fridays at the regional centres. Bhup Singh, a resident of Dhodpur village in Panipat, working as an accountant in Delhi, who was here to appear in Preparatory Course in General Mathematics through “On-Demand Examination”, said it has saved his time and relieved him of anxiety and tension of waiting for another six months.
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Underpass subway sought on
NH-22
Kalka, March 15 Informing this, SK Manocha, principal of the college, said the matter was discussed with the Panchkula DC in the recent monthly meeting at the Civil Secretariat, Panchkula, regarding the construction of the subway near the college campus and he had acknowledged the need for the same and desired for its construction. He said the matter was also brought to the knowledge of Yadav during his visit to Kalka College in the annual sports meet as chief guest, who had agreed to it. The college administration has also sent a copy of the letter to executive engineer in the context. According to a government survey, more than 30,000 vehicles pass through this highway on a daily basis, which have claimed several lives in the past couple of years. Parents have also demanded from the state government to construct the subway soon as the heavy traffic endangers the life of students while crossing the highway. They opine that the government should take a serious note of the heavy rush on the particular stretch of the highway.
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Defence Minister honours KU alumni
Kurukshetra February 15 The award includes a citation and a cash reward of Rs 2 lakh for the team. He has been felicitated for rendering yeoman's service in popularising military psychology. The team has published two books viz. Recent Developments in Psychology (edited by Updesh kumar, Swati Mukherjee and Vijay Prakash) and Suicidal Behavior: Assessment of People-At-Risk (edited by Updesh Kumar and Manas K.
Mandal).
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Locals want SP’s transfer revoked
Yamunananagar, March 15 Irked over the transfer of SP Vikas Arora to Bhiwani, the locals, who are appreciative of his dedication and honesty, urged the government to revoke the transfer. Representatives of various social organisations and a large number of local residents carried out a peaceful candlelight march from railway station to fountain chowk, requesting Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to cancel the transfer. Earlier, similar situation arose in the case of V.Kamraj, who was the SP of Kaithal in 90s. Residents are of the view that in a little more than one year, Arora had done various important tasks to reform the system and also launched a series of campaigns against anti-social elements. The most important campaign was to check trafficking of cows in the district and in UP from different parts of Haryana and Punjab. A number of criminals involved in such activities were arrested. The police also achieved success in arresting the kingpin of the mafia. Besides, he has worked to streamline the traffic and also identified 28 “killer points” in the district. He also used to involve local people in various works to get firsthand information of problems being faced by them at grassroots level. He had also punished several police officials involved in corruption and wrong doings.
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Sports Meet: Gunjeeta, Jatinder best athletes
Sirsa, March 15 Gunjeeta from the dental sciences college was adjudged the best athlete (female) while Jatinder Dalal from the JCD Polytechnic was declared as the best athlete (male). In the girl’s events, Jyoti (dental) got the first position in javelin throw, while Mukesh Dalal (engineering) and Sharandeep (dental) came second and third, respectively. In the 400 m girls event, Sharmila (engineering), Kavita (dental) and Khushbo (engineering) got the first three positions, respectively. In the 200 m girls event, Gunjeeta (dental), Poonam (dental) and Reeta (engineering) got the first three positions, respectively. In the 800 m girls event, Gunjeeta again emerged the winner, while Sharmila and Kavita got second and third position, respectively. Ojjasvi (dental) threw the farthest discuss to bag the first prize, while Mukesh (engineering) and Mamta (dental) stood second and third, respectively. In the shotput girls event, Meenal (dental) stood first while Rajwant (education) and Meghna (engineering) bagged the next two positions. Gunjeeta also won the long jump event while the second and the third position went to Jyoti (dental) and Megha (engineering), respectively. Jatinder Dalal (polytechnic), who became the best athlete (male), won the 3,000 m and 800 m events, while he remained second in the 200 meters race. Sachin (engineering), Ravinder (pharmacy) and Hardeep (engineering) bagged the first three positions, respectively, in the 400 m event for boys. Charanjit (engineering), Parkash (dental) and Jagtar (education) got the first three positions in the Jatinder (polytechnic), Raj Kumar (education) and Satyawan (polytechnic) received the first three positions in the 3,000-m event. Parkash (dental), Jitender (engineering) and Sangeet (dental) got the first three positions, respectively, in the 200-m race. In the 800-m (boys), Jitender Dalal (polytechnic) got the first position while Raj Kumar (education) and Satyawan (polytechnic) got the second and third positions, respectively. In the 1,500-m (boys), Raj Kumar, Jatinder and Gulab Singh got the first three positions while Sambhav, Pranav and Parveen got the first three positions in shot-put event. In the long jump, Anil Kumar, Sajjan Singh and Jatinder got the first three positions. Amit Dhanda, Mandeep and Navdeep got the first three positions, respectively, in javelin throw (boys). Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, former Union Sports Minister, who was the chief guest at the closing ceremonies, gave away prizes to the winners.
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Panipat hosts business show
Panipat, March 15 A number of leading brands from the country participated in the event, which had already been hosted in six other cities in North India, was aimed at introducing new business opportunities that could be tapped by businessmen in tier II and tier III cities. Around 500 entrepreneurs were introduced to over 100 business opportunities. According to the organisers, the seminar was aimed at boosting local business by making investors aware of new opportunities. It was also organised to create an economical and efficient way for companies to develop business by giving a wider reach to smaller towns. They said the programme after being held in Jammu, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Ambala, concluded at Panipat. Sachin Marya, CEO of Franchise India, said the initiative had been taken to explore business potential of local markets. Various companies that participated included Reebok, Next, Gitanjali, Club Laptop, Coffee Nu, Asmi, Sangini, D’damas, Hauck, Nirvana, Nakshatra, Jetking, Veta, Eurokids, ICICI Securities, and Angel Broking.
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Award for Dr Khatri
Gurgaon, March 15
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Letter
The ongoing Budget session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha would merely last eight days if gazetted holidays are excluded. It has been witnessed over the past few years that the number of days on which the State Assembly functions are on the decline for the reasons best known to the ruling elite. Also, the adoption of continued disruptive tactics by opposition parties may also be somewhat responsible for the short sessions. Much worse, there has not been any winter session in Haryana.
It seems three or so sessions are held in a year only to fulfil the constitutional requirement to hold a session within six months. In the current session, a number of new as well as appropriation Bills are slated to be passed. Given the paucity of time, one may easily predict how much time would be devoted to each one. Adding to it is the unscheduled and sometimes unwarranted walkouts by opposition members which further reduces the precious legislative time. Unfortunately, there is no provision in rules regulating the functioning of the Haryana Assembly for referring an introduced Bill to a select legislative committee for due examination and report on the lines of Parliament. Legislations here are passed here without debate within minutes and sometimes even during a boycott/absence of opposition.
This hitherto prevalent practice merits substitution by earmarking certain specified time period for thorough discussion on Bills, particularly those that affect the interests of public at large. A Bill introduced in a session may be taken up for passage in the next one. It would be wise if a mechanism for constituting special committees for examining new legislations is also put in place which include members from both Treasury Benches as well as opposition parties.
The Bills to be introduced in the upcoming session must be uploaded on the official website of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha for public scrutiny and inviting comments and objections. The Hooda Government must work out such modalities so that parliamentary democracy functions in a broader and true sense with active involvement of civil society. At the same time, it is also the duty of the principal opposition party, INLD, to play the role of a constructive opposition given the fact that the electorate has given it a respectable number of seats.
Hemant Kumar 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,The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh-160030.
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Notwithstanding a concerted campaign being relentlessly launched by NGOs and others against prenatal sex determination tests vis-à-vis foeticide, complaints regarding alleged violations of the PNDT Act
by private hospitals of the district.
Rewari, March 15
Recognising the contributions made by Manvinder Singh Gehlot in the field of agricultural studies, he was awarded the Young Associate Scientist Award at the three-day 12th Indian Agricultural Scientist and Farmers Congress held at Allahabad recently.
The Best Popular Science Communication Award for 2008-09 was conferred on Kurukshetra University alumni Dr Updesh Kumar, Scientist 'F' and Head, Mental Health Division at the Defence Institute of Psychological Research, Ministry of
Defence, along with his team of scientists by Defence Minister AK Antony during the 34th Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) Directors' Conference held in New Delhi.
Karnal, March 15