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Sex ratio gets better in Jind
Tagore Akademi Puruskar for Haryanavi folk artiste
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Haryana to frame State Innovation Policy
Waste management project for Hisar
‘Traffic-rule violators made to pay Rs 4.86 cr’
Kisan panel for long-term policy on water use
Jaspal Bhatti’s film lauded
Placement drive held
Conspiracy to murder members of rival gang unearthed in Jhajjar
Staff development programme held at Mullana institute
Central Bank bails out sugar mill
Prize distribution ceremony held
‘Ignorance basis of Gita row’
Manohar Memorial PG College wins inter-college debate contest
BJP leader flays Cong for ‘anti-farmer’ policies
Kadyan’s photographs showcase Haryana’s culture
Faridabad police focuses on public participation
‘Make fire safety norms a priority’
Staff asked to join Feb 28 strike
‘Distressed persons face risk of heart ailments’
Rashtriya Nav Chetna holds sammelan
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Sex ratio gets better in Jind
Jind, December 22 Claiming this a spokesperson of the district Health Department said the data collected by the department had revealed that there had been a constant rise in the sex ratio since June last. Admitting a sharp drop to just 776 in May, officials said the ratio had touched a high of 891 in November, which had been quite motivating and positive in view of the effort made to improve the number of females in the district. According to details the ratio had been 768 in March, 861 in April and June, 844 in July, 887 in August, 818 in September, 837 in October. Though the CMO claims that the improvement had been mainly due to the efforts and the measures taken by the department and the authorities to implement the PNDT Act in a strict manner and the awareness created among the masses at various levels during the past several months, the fact that there had been a dip in the ratio in the mid of year had been perhaps a cause of concern as it lacked consistency during the period over which the figures have been compiled. “It is perhaps too early to conclude that the sex ratio has improved remarkably as there is marginal improvement and then officials cannot jump to the conclusion that has been claimed, said sources in the department. “The ratio will not show remarkable improvement till the authorities resort to more practical methods to promote the birth of a girl child and schemes launched by the government did not reach the beneficiary, which still has been plagued by lack of proper education and awareness,” said RS Punia, a social activist. He said the government ought to focus on better infrastructure and facilties for the rural people and ensure that the girl child get more attention in various schemes, with incentives to the parents as well.
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Tagore Akademi Puruskar for Haryanavi folk artiste
Panchkula, December 22 “Despite the invasion of the Western and film culture, thousands of spectators, some travelling from miles away, gather at the venue of a saang performance in the villages of Haryana, neigbouring UP and Rajasthan areas,” observed veteran saang artist and devotional singer Ustad Zuhur Meer (78), chosen by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, for the national honour of the Tagore Akademi Pusruskar. The prestigious award will be presented by the President of India carries purse of Rs 1 lakh, citation, memento and shawl. In the city on the invitation of the Balle Momian, a Haryanavi folk artist, Narela-based Ustad Zuhur Meer shared his life experiences. “You may not believe that some decades ago, learning saang under a guru was regarded as a full-time education and I feel proud of being the last disciple of Surya Kavi Pandit Lakhmi Chand, father of the Haryanavi folklore theatre,” he said. “While I was eight years old, my father Bhikhan Khan, a sarangi player, put me under the tutelage of Guru Lakhmi Chand who raised me like other disciples. Guru ji was an institution unto himself. He used to make us do rigorous riyaz and sing in full-throated voice even while dancing on the stage. The knowledge of music, local dialect, devotional serenity, dance and music is necessary,” Zuhoor said. “In the saang tradition, female characters are also portrayed by male actors and the womanly sophistication, special ‘adaas’, andaaz-e-byan are to be imbibed to by us. Being younger, I used to play roles of a child artiste, but as desired by Guru ji, I performed bhajans from 1945 to 1970 before carrying forward his legacy by forming a saang group of mine as Guru ji had expired,” disclosed Zuhoor. “Now with the change in the milieu, few accomplished artistes only perform aalah, chamola, chopai, nihalde, chhota desh, bada desh or behar-e-tabeel in saangs,” adds Zuhoor. “The folk forms are close to the hearts of Haryanavis that all the myths, without having historical authenticity but replete with meaningful didacticism, are treated as real-life stories. All the saang artistes deserve to be complimented for keeping the rich cultural traditions of Haryana alive in the modern mindset,” he said.
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Haryana to frame State Innovation Policy
A decision to this effect was taken at the first meeting of the State Innovation Council held under the chairpersonship of Haryana Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati here recently. However, setting-up of Innovation Councils at the national and state levels in India began with the declaration of ‘2010-20’ as the ‘Decade of Innovation’ by President Pratibha Patil in her Parliamentary Address on June 4, 2009. Subsequently, the Government of India set up the Office of Adviser to Prime Minister on Public Infrastructure and Innovation (PII) in October 2009 and the National Innovation Council (NInC) on August 18. The NInC is headed by Sam Pitroda. The NInC, in its efforts to lay the nation-wide innovation road-map, had requested the state governments to establish their respective State Innovation Councils (SInC). The Haryana Government has already set up an Innovation Council in the state which has its members from various walks of life like academicians and entrepreneurs so as to gain from their expertise and ideas in bringing innovation in delivery of services to the people. Those who attended the meeting included Vice-Chancellors of the Guru Jamabheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Vice-Chancellor, Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, Vice-Chancellor, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishvavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Vice-Chancellor, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa.
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Waste management project for Hisar
Hisar, December 22 However, the residents will have to give a monthly fee to the municipal corporation. Officials said the monthly charges were not a tax but a fee for collecting and disposing of waste in a scientific manner. The fee will be charged from every owner of a building in the city, including houses, shops, hotels, hospitals, clinics, educational institutions, cinema halls, shopping complexes, malls, clubs, banks, guest houses and slaughter houses. The fee will vary from Rs 20 per month for a 100-m residential plot to Rs 2,000 for educational campuses with an area beyond five acres. Presently, house owners in most upmarket residential areas are paying an average of Rs 50 a month to private sweepers who collect garbage and dispose it of in landfills.
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‘Traffic-rule violators made to pay Rs 4.86 cr’
Gurgaon, December 22 The number of challans as well as penalty amount has shown a marked increased from the corresponding period last year, during which Rs 2.77 crore were recovered from 1,35,230 violators. This was stated by the Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Bharti Arora here recently. She said in order to check the increasing cases of traffic rules violations, the Gurgaon traffic police would organise a “Road Safety Week” from January 1 to 7 during which the people would be educated about traffic rules. The traffic police would set up a 24×7 call centre with a dedicated number (1073) for the state to attend to the accident victims with ambulance/crane services and organise first-aid training programmes for policemen and road-construction workers, drivers and volunteers, the Deputy Commissioner of Police said. Arora said the Road Safety Week would focus on various traffic-management activities, like banning parking on arterial and primary roads, restricting use of goods vehicles during the day at crowded places, clearing road encroachments, allowing only one pillion rider on two-wheelers, restricting vehicles like tractor-trailers from carrying passengers, enforcing regulations for vehicles carrying hazardous goods and ensuring strict adherence to prevent overloading. Apart from this, the traffic police personnel would also conduct interactive awareness programmes and urge authorities concerned to take up improvement of road infrastructure, she said. The Gurgaon traffic police had also invited entries for slogans on road safety through newspapers and the best entries would be awarded, she said, adding that public announcements on road safety at important intersections using mobile vans would also be made. Banners, road-signs, and dos and don’ts regarding road safety will be displayed at traffic junctions besides organising exhibitions, seminars and lectures and screening of documentary films etc at public places. Medical check-ups and eyesight-testing camps and free distribution of spectacles to drivers would be taken up and proper road-marking on the national highways, state highways and other major roads would be ensured, Arora said. “Traffic training will be provided to children who visit the traffic training parks as part of practical traffic education campaign run by the Police Department and voluntary agencies,” she added.
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Kisan panel for long-term policy on water use
Hisar, December 22 The panel, headed by farm scientist RS Paroda, in its preliminary report said further progress and sustainability of agriculture would largely depend on a long-term policy on water use. Policies were needed to declare water as a state asset and its efficient use. Also, recharge of ground water should be ensured through different measures. The report added that electricity to farmers should be provided for a minimum 8 to 10 hours continuously, preferably during day time. If power was to be provided in the night, farmers should be informed in advance about the timing of supply. Noting that many schemes on agricultural development were being implemented simultaneously by different ministries and departments, the panel suggested development of a mechanism for convergence of all such schemes. The report said it was essential to set up a high-level state coordination committee to ensure proper integration and effective implementation of all development-related activities for farmers. It suggested suitable modifications to the Agricultural Produce Markets Act (APMC) to allow establishment of private or cooperative markets as well as permission for direct sale by farmers. The report said irrespective of farm size, all farmers be issued kisan credit cards at the earliest. “Distress sale, especially of non-public procurement system commodities, can be avoided to a greater extent if farmers are given short-term credit at low interest rates of 3 to 4 per cent and provision of warehousing facilities at convenient locations”. There was urgent need for specialised modern mandis for fruits, vegetables and flowers, milk and milk products, fishery and poultry products with cold chain and primary processing and packaging facilities supported by IT-driven market intelligence. These needed to be delinked from the APMC Act keeping in view the perishable nature of these commodities. It said farmers bringing their own produce to Kisan Bazaar be provided free marketing space, travel and transportation for a reasonable distance within the state, as was the practice in Andhra Pradesh. The Agriculture Marketing Board could be asked to establish around 100 kisan bazars in the first phase. In future, damage due to frost, cyclones and terminal heat stress at the flowering stage should be considered as components of natural hazards for providing compensation to farmers. Dairy farmers invariably felt that dairying was less profitable due to a low price of milk. Hence, the government needed to fix a minimum support price for milk and also specify the minimum standards of fat and solids-not-fat (SNF) be revised downward from the present levels of 4 per cent and 8.6 per cent to that of 3.2 per cent and 8.2 per cent, respectively, since these contents were always low in the milk of cross-bred cows. The report suggested that the government introduce a levy of minimum of 1 per cent cess on all agricultural commodities being marketed in the state. The revenue thus generated would greatly strengthen agricultural research and development.
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Jaspal Bhatti’s film lauded
Chandigarh, December 22 “Bunty’s Tree” is directed by Jasraj Bhatti, creative director of Mad Arts, Jaspal Bhatti Film School. It is a silent touching story of the bond between a little boy, Bunty, and a tree that grooms in the precincts of his house. The film has won the award for animation in Best Shorts Competition, Los Angeles, US. It was also nominated at the CMS Vatavaran, India’s foremost environmental festival, and Chitrakatha-II, the animation festival of
NID, Ahmadabad.
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Placement drive held
Sonepat, December 22 The company has offered an annual package of Rs 3.52 lakh to the Congratulating the students, Vice-Chancellor of the university HS Chahal said the university was one of the leading engineering institutions in the state in getting placement opportunities from the national and international companies. The university, which came into being about four years ago, had taken rapid strides in equipping its laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities to match the high standards of education, he said. He added that the state government was also proving financial assistance for the development of infrastructural facilities at the university.
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Conspiracy to murder members of rival gang unearthed in Jhajjar
Jhajjar, December 22 Devinder Dangi, Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Jhajjar police, disclosed this while interacting with the mediapersons at his office here yesterday. He said the accused had been sent behind the bars after registering a criminal case at the Sadar Police Station in Bahadurgarh town. “The arrested youths include Mohanbeer alias Monu, Madan, Ranbir Singh and Pardeep, all residents of the Badli police station area here, while another member of the gang managed to flee from the spot,” said the PRO, adding that the raids were being conducted at the possible hideouts to nab the absconding accused as well. The accused had been arrested from the Badli-Bupania road by two separate police teams led by SI Ramphal and ASI Dinesh Kumar separately, following a secrete information about the accused, said Dangi, adding that Bahadurgarh DSP Rajeev Deswal was investigating into the case. “The accused, during the police interrogation, have revealed that they had hatched the conspiracy to murder kingpin of their rival gang, Mainpal, his assistants- Ajit alias Kala and Ashok Lapra- and the preparation was being made to execute the plotting efficiently,” said the PRO, adding that Sohanbeer alias Sonu, Rajbeer alias Chini and Rohit of Astal, other members of the Bulla gang, who are lodged in the Rohtak jail these days on charge of murders, were also assisting the accused in hatching the plot from the jail through mobile phones. He maintained that Babita alias Chander Kiran, sister-in-law of Bulla, is also an accomplice in the conspiracy as she had taken the responsibility of providing funds to the accused for getting weapons to perpetrate the crime. Dangi said they were trying to get Sonu, Chini and Rohit on the production warrant so that more information about the gang and their crime could be gathered.
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Staff development programme held at Mullana institute
Ambala, December 22 GS Batra, professor at the Punjabi University, Patiala, visited the insitute. He congratulated the institute for organising such a programme for the budding teaching faculty. He discussed the various aspects in reviewing of literature, preparing synopsis and writing good research articles and thesis. He said it is an irony that in spite of the remarkable intellectual capabilities of Indian researchers, they are not able to publish in good international journals. He elucidated the common mistakes that researchers need to avoid. He emphasised the need for quality research work having practical implications for the industry. BC Sharma, professor at The Business School, University of Jammu, also attended the programme. He explained the intricacies of hypothesis testing. He focused on striving hard to achieve success in the field of research. Amit Mittal, principal, MM Institute of Management, extended a floral welcome to the guests. Anil Chandhok, convener of the staff development programme, was also present on the occasion.
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Central Bank bails out sugar mill
Panipat, December 22 The loan was approved by the Central Co-operative Bank after the board of directors gave a go-ahead to the release of the amount to the sugar mill. The state farmers are already finding it too tempting to sell their produce in the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh where the mills are offering Rs 20 more per quintal. The state advisory price in Haryana, which was raised to Rs 11 per quintal this year, is Rs 231 per quintal for earl variety, Rs 226 for mid variety and Rs 221 for general variety. In Uttar Pradesh, it is Rs 250 per quintal for early variety and Rs 240 for general variety. Highly placed sources in the Panipat sugar mill said that prompt payment of the produce was the only way to retain farmers in the state, for which the mill needed funds. The mill had recently sought a loan from the bank to make payments to the farmers.
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Prize distribution ceremony held
Ambala, December 22 Students performed drills, yoga and martial arts after the Ganesh vandna. The theme of sports meet was patriotism. Parents and guests enjoyed all the performances.They were amazed on seeing the fiery act of martial art and yoga tricks. Vasundhra Dalal Anand, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, was the chief guest on the occasion. She appreciated the performances presented by children. She said sports are necessary for all-round development of the child. The youngachievers were rewarded by the chief guest. School principal Vikas Kohli welcomed the guests and explained the games and sports system. Senior functionaries of the DAV management Reena Nagrath and JS Nain also gave their blessing to the students.
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‘Ignorance basis of Gita row’
Kaithal, December 22 The fact that the Gita has been challenged in the court of law is appalling, he said. “Having read the translation by Swami Prabhupada, I can say with confidence that there are no portions that are objectionable or extremist,” he added. The press release stated that the government had taken immediate initiative on the issue concerning the faith of millions of
the Indians.
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Manohar Memorial PG College wins inter-college debate contest
Sirsa, December 22 The host college bagged second position, while the Manohar Memorial College of Education remained third in the competition sponsored by the Youth Welfare Department of Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa. Nine teams from Sirsa and Fatehabad districts participated in the declamation contest on the topic - “There is no effective and meaningful role of youth and female voters in Indian democracy.” Nine teams from different colleges of Sirsa and Fatehabad districts participated in the competition. A panel of judges comprising Roop Devgun, Puran Mudgal and Usha Sethi, all eminent littérateurs of the area, adjudicated the contest. The consolation prize went to the SBS College of Education, Kalanwali. Dr Suresh Gahlawat, Dean of Colleges, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, who was also the chief guest, said youth should not be underestimated. He said if people were allowed to exercise their franchise through the internet, polling percentage could increase further. Supporting the demands of right to recall and right to reject, as raised by Team Anna, Dr Gahlawat said democracy would be established in its true spirits, if this was implemented. Dr RS Sangwan, chief patron of the Sirsa Education Society, Sirsa, said this was the age of youth. Welcoming the guests, college principal SB Sharma said such programmes ensured an all round development of personality of the students.
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BJP leader flays Cong for ‘anti-farmer’ policies
Rewari, December 22 Stating that while over two lakh farmers in the country had committed suicide during the past one decade owing to “indebtedness caused by injudicious policies of the government”, he held the Agriculture, Finance, Commerce and the Food Ministries responsible for formulating and implementing such policies. Asserting that the Swaminathan Commission had made some useful recommendations for the resolution of farmers’ problems, the BJP leader said the present government initiated no concrete measures for implementing the recommendations of the commission during the past five years. Stating that the contribution of agriculture which once stood at 47. 6 per cent in 1960-61 in the domestic circle production had now been reduced to 14. 4 per cent, he criticised the UPA Government which, he said, was still pursuing its “pro-rich policies” to the chagrin of the peasantry. While seeking a 50 per cent cut in the prices of fertilisers and seeds, he said the situation in the state was no different. He demanded provision of cheaper loans to hapless farmers.
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Kadyan’s photographs showcase Haryana’s culture
Hisar, December 22 Khokhar said a good photograph left an indelible imprint on the mind. Kadyan’s photographs truly represented this genre of photography. Khokhar said Kadyan’s works are focused on the culture of Haryana, adding that he was rendering a great service to the state by promoting its culture, especially the rural lifestyle. The VC said it was important to promote one’s culture so that the younger generations could understand their roots. He also underlined the need for promoting photography. Sunil Lamba, chairman of the Jat Educational Institutions, said Kadyan’s photographs reflected the philosophy of “satyam, shivam, sundaram”. He said Kadyan’s stress on the rural lifestyle was indeed laudable. He said the Jat educational institutions would strive to assist artists like him to promote the state’s culture. Kadyan, born in a remote village, began handling the camera while still at school. He has won several awards from professional organisations and the state government. Kadyan does not believe in buying expensive cameras. “It is the composition in the mind of the man behind the lens that matters more than a state-of-the-art camera,” he says.He said the government should give special grants to educational institutions to estalish photography clubs.
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Faridabad police focuses on public participation
Faridabad, December 22 SS Kapoor, Police Commissioner, Faridabad, said, “Efforts will be made to rope in more public participation to ensure better law and order.” The authorities gave thrust to the concept of community policing in Faridabad since Kapoor took charge about two months ago. The number of volunteers enrolled with the Road Safety Organisation, a state-level NGO with the support of the Haryana police to ensure better traffic management, in Faridabad has risen from less than 100 to 250 in more than a month. The authorities aim to raise the number to 500. According to the police, 90 students of DAV College in Ballabgarh, falling in the jurisdiction of the Faridabad Police Commissionerate, have volunteered to help the department towards general policing. MBA students of Manav Rachna University are also keen on it. The police is hopeful of increase in the number of volunteer in the coming months. The police commissioner has held a number of meetings with school principals in Faridabad on the issue of community policing. He plans to hold a meeting with principals of colleges soon. Dwelling on his philosophy behind the drive, Kapoor said, “Modern society has become complex and the idea of traditional policing should also change. Besides, public participation will keep the field personnel on their toes. The pool of the volunteers would also expand the source of feedback on the police force.”
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Rohtak docs gets Best Paper Award at national conference
Rohtak, December 22 Dr Gupta based her research work on the use of clove oil in case of toothache, which had been a century-old homemade remedy. She presented the work with comparative evaluation of the anti-microbial activity of various herbal plant extracts against the traditional vitro study. The clove, which is known as cinnamon (dalchini), was found to be most effective against the micro-organism. Indian herbal plant of the Tulsi was, however, found to be least effective. It has been scientifically proved that even though these herbs were used as homemade remedies, they were indeed quite effective in containing the root canal infection, says the study. According to Dr Sanjay Tiwari, principal of the dental college, the research work had the support and guidance of some of senior doctors and professors of the college, including Dr Jigyasa Duhan, Dr Pankaj Sangwan, Dr Gajender Singh and Dr Aparna of the Microbiology department of the PGIMS. Dr Naina Garg, who presented paper on “Effect of different extracellular matrices on revascularisation of immature permanent teeth with apical periodontitis”, was also awarded with the best paper presentation. According to Dr Naina, the children who were at risk of their teeth broken resulting in root infections, required special dental care. She said in such cases conservative method of fixing the broken teeth with the help of some foreign material was adopted, but the results varied from case to case. Keeping this in mind, research on treating decayed teeth with regenerative techniques, she conducted research on 20 patients and gave blood and platelet plasma, which later resulted in regeneration of the root canals. The principal of the college and the Vice-Chancellor of the Health University Dr SS Sangwan commended the achievement of the two doctors.
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‘Make fire safety norms a priority’
Yamunanagar, December 22 Dr Rajan stated that doctors and members of IMA were facing a big challenge in today’s scenario as the proposed Clinical Establishment Bill has become a threat to the functioning of private health centres in Haryana. He also stressed on the need for involving IMA in all health care delivery systems of the government. The members unanimously passed a resolution condemning female foeticide and vowed not to support any IMA member found guilty.
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‘Rural development need of the hour’
Yamunanagar, December 22 He was speaking at a recently concluded seminar on “FDI in Retail Sector in India” organised by the Research and Consultancy Cell of Maharaja Agrasen College, Jagadhri. He said prosperity means peace, happiness and harmony, but the policies were not giving the desired result as there was a
widespread discontentment among the people. “In order to take advantage of the FDI, we should do our own homework better and strengthen our own capacity and develop better indigenous system of distribution,” he added. The retailers in the country should be trained in retail management and a credit of Rs 50 lakh to 1 crore in the urban areas and Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in the rural areas be issued to strengthen the existing retailing in the country, he said. Dr Karuna, in charge, Research and Consultancy Cell, and Head of the Department of Economics of the college, said there was enough space for everyone to survive and sustain in the growing economy, yet improvement in infrastructure for agriculture sector and rural development was the need of the hour. “Along with this, it is also important to undertake proactive programme for upgrading small retailers and improving their efficiency so that foreign companies may not dislocate indigenous system of distribution and provide just additional markets,”
Karuna said. Prof SC Dhingra, Head of Commerce Department, favoured FDI in the retail sector. He said due to the policy of liberalisation, jobs had increased which had
benefited youth. Similar were the views of Dr GB Gupta, Head of the Hindi Department. Dr RS Wadhawan, academic coordinator of the college, discussed the problems being faced by MNCs in the country and emphasised on creating favourable conditions for them so that they could help in accelerating the pace of economy. Giving examples of how the Chinese economy had benefited a lot from the FDI, Dr Anita of the Department of Commerce, laid stress on welcoming FDI in
India also. Prof Punam Garg of the Department of Economics also favoured the entry of foreign companies in the retail sector. “Foreign companies in the retail sector will not only give larger choice to consumers but also help in improving the efficiency of small retailers through competition,” she said.
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Staff asked to join Feb 28 strike
Hisar, December 22 Addressing the concluding function of the 14th annual conference of the Federation here, he
said there were five main issues against which the employees wanted to protest. The first was the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, which was against the employees’ interests. Other issues included price rise, filling of 50 lakh vacant posts on a permanent basis, corruption, a liberal economic policy, regularisation of part time, contractual, daily-wage and outsourced employees, scrapping of futures trading and FDI in retail trade. Earlier, the conference elected RG Karnik, R. Muthu Sundram, Sukomal Sen, and Ajay Mukhoupadhyay as president, general secretary, vice-chairman and honorary acting chairman, respectively. Besides, Subhash Lamba and S.Shri Kumar were elected as assistant general secretaries.
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Don 2
Directed by: Farhan Akhtar
Shah Rukh Khan teams up with Farhan Akhtar as a producer and director for “Don 2” and Ritesh Sidhwani is the main producer. Set five years after the 2006 prequel, Don 2 stars Priyanka Chopra. Lara Dutta makes a special appearance. The movie, available in 2D and 3D versions, marks the return of Farhan Akhtar with a bang. Shah Rukh Khan sport long locks styled by Dilshad Pastakia. Om Puri, Kunal Kapoor, Aly Khan and Nawab Khan support the lead stars. The movie opens today at KC, Fame Shalimar (Panchkula), Suncity (Hisar), Fun, Minerva, Nigar (Ambala), Harsha, Movie Time (Karnal), Sheila, Bangar (Rohtak), SRS Omaxe, DT Star Mall, PVR MGF, PVR Ambience Mall, PVR Sahara, SRS celebration Mall, DTCC, DTMM (Gurgaon), Q Cinema, SRS Eldeco, SRS Pristine, PM Mathan Mall, PM City Mall, PVR Crown Plaza, SRS Sec 12, (Faridabad), Glitz-Kurukshera. — Dharam Pal
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‘Distressed persons face risk of heart ailments’
Rohtak, December 22 An analysis of previous reports involving more than 6,000 patients found an association between the Type D personality and future cardiovascular issues among heart patients. According to Dr Chanana scientists have noted that the alphabetic personality classification scheme dates to the recognition of the Type- A behaviour pattern decades ago, but other types followed. The ‘Type D’ framework arose in the 1990s. He says the traits that define Type A include competitiveness, a focus on achievement, a sense of urgency and hostility. Type D personality is marked by chronic negative emotions, pessimism and social inhibition. Researchers have noted a three-fold increase of risk in Type D personalities of developing cardiovascular diseases such as peripheral artery disease, heart attack or death. They may have to undergo angioplasty, bypass procedures or heart transplantation. He said patients tend to experience increased levels of anxiety, irritation and depression through different situations and time, while not sharing their emotions with others because of fear of disapproval. Dr Chanana said that the Type D personality and depression were distinct symptoms of psychological distress with independent cardiovascular effects. Type-D personality is associated with difference in cortisol level, a stress hormone that can temporarily increase blood pressure and could be related to elevated levels of inflammation. In addition, heart patients with Type D personality may be less likely to get regular medical checkups done or communicate effectively with their physicians, adds
Dr Chanana.
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Rashtriya Nav Chetna holds sammelan
Rewari, December 22 Delivering his keynote address, Vijay Somany, national convener of the RNC, flayed the then Irrigation Minister of the state for spending Rs 400 crore on the construction of the Hansi-Butana link canal which had been lying non-functional for a long time to the chagrin of the Ahirwal peasantry.
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After taking a dangerous dive to 776 per thousand in May this year, the sex ratio in the district has been on an improving trend since then. It has touched the figure of 891 in November this year against the number of 875 girls per 1,000 boys in the district and is likely to further improve in view of the measures taken up by the department concerned.
The real makers of the Haryanavi folk theatre, especially its Saang genre, are the audience as the actor cannot exist without the spectator and their relationship gives the saang a special delight.
With the arrest of four members of the notorious Bulla gang active in this region, the local police has unearthed a conspiracy to murder some members of a rival gang within next couple of days. The police has also recovered a country-made pistol and eight live cartridges from the possession of the accused.
Chandigarh, December 22
