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Jhajjar admn wakes up from slumber
Over 76% accidents caused by speeding, overloading
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New traffic plan launched in Karnal
Demand to close illicit liquor vends grows
Gulzari Lal Nanda’s birth anniversary celebrated
State govt not in favour of launching channel
Pollution control board to set up regional office at Jind
71 Sirsa schools to have digital classrooms
Direct sowing of paddy undertaken as pilot project
MCG works causing massive losses: BSNL
Tourism staff to strike work on July 18
Sirsa village awarded for improvement in sex ratio
ADC presents Rs 5 lakh to Kurukshetra soldier
Sonepat lad bags 6th position in Haryana PMT
14 students get placements
Hotel management institute at Rohtak starts functioning
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Jhajjar admn wakes up from slumber
Jhajjar, July 5 The district authorities have embarked upon a plan to ensure adequate supply of potable water in 25 villages here, along with Jhajjar city, with an estimated cost of Rs 97 crore. As many as 17 of the villages would be provided sufficient supply of drinking water through lift system from NCR channel, whereas the rest of the eight villages of the Macchhrauli area would be linked with Salhavaas channel under the plan. Jhajjar Deputy Commissioner Ajit Balaji Joshi said drinking water would be made available to the selected villages by constructing water works at the cluster level. “NCR channel which runs between Dulhera and Kablana villages on the Jhajjar-Bahadurgarh Road here will be brought into play to supply potable water to 17 villages, along with Jhajjar city, in order to remove the water crisis there,” said the Deputy Commissioner. He said the eight remaining villages, where water supply used to be made through tube wells in the past, would similarly be connected to Salhavaas lift channel to make sure ample supply of drinking water there. Besides all waterworks of Jhajjar city, supply of potable water in Badana, Badani, Surkpur, Kheri Aasra, Beedsunarwall and Kaimal Garh villages would be restored through Badani waterworks, in Jondhi, Rampura and Girawar villages through Girawar waterworks, in Silani Kesho, Silani Jaalim and Silana villages through Silani waterworks and in Baajitpur, Sikandarpur, Kot (Ukhalchana), Bodia and Shekhpura villages would be provided water through Baajitpur waterworks from NCR channel, said Joshi, adding that more waterworks would also be constructed wherever required. Likewise, adequate supply of water would be ensured to Machhrauli, Chandpur, Bhateda, Kahdi, Ghatauli, Dhani Kahadi,
Chhota Jaahidpur and Bada Jaahidpur village from Salhavaas lift channel. Joshi said the NCR channel had been constructed to supply potable water to the villages. Hence, only drinking water supply would be made available to the Public Health, HUDA and HSIIDC departments through this channel. Stern action would be taken against those found indulged in water theft from the channel for other purpose, he added. Meanwhile, this move of the district authorities has evoked a sharp reaction among the villagers who said this step should have been taken two months ago when drinking water crisis begun. “Every time, the authorities wake up when the situation goes out of control. Residents of almost every village here have been crying for drinking water for the past two months but no one is ready to pay any heed to this burning problem,” said Surender, a resident of Jondhi village here. Ramesh Ahlawat of Dighal village said such sort of planning was chalked out every summer season to pacify the furious villagers but most of the time they failed to meet the target. “How efficiently will the plan be executed by the authority, it is yet to be seen,” said the villager. Notably, most of the villages of Jhajjar district have been reeling under acute shortage of drinking water these days. The villagers have to fetch drinking water from distant places in this hot weather.
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Over 76% accidents caused by speeding, overloading
Karnal, July 5 Analysis of nature of road accidents in 2011 revealed that a maximum number of 45.74 per cent accidents in Haryana were caused due to speeding while 30.44 per cent were attributed to overloading. As many as 4,725 persons lost their lives and 9,727 were injured in 11,128 (31 per day) accidents in 2011 but there has been decline in number of accidents during first six months of 2012 as compared to corresponding period last year. Heavy vehicles like truck/tempo/tractor accounted for 27.72 per cent of the accidents while the number of light vehicles like car/jeep/taxi was 24.98 per cent, buses 5.95 per cent and only 10.54 per cent of two-wheelers were involved in accidents during the same period. Further, only 1.74 per cent occurred on the Express Highways as compared to 38.24 per cent on the national highways, 33.35 per cent
on the state highways and 26.67 per cent on other roads. The data also revealed another interesting fact that maximum number of 39.32 per cent accidents occurred during the daytime from 12 noon to 6 pm, 27.30 per cent from 6 pm to 12 midnight and 25.26 per cent in the morning hours from 6 am to 12 noon. The incidence of accidents during 12 midnight to 6 pm was only 17.82 per cent. Minors below 17 years caused 13.19 per cent accidents, people above 45 years accounted for 18 per cent accidents while young people in age group of 18-44 years were responsible for 68.82 per cent road accidents.
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New traffic plan launched in Karnal
Karnal, July 5 The busy areas like Committee Chowk, Old GT Road, Karan Gate Market, Sadar Bazaar were some of the areas where traffic bottlenecks have added to the woes of the people. A barrier has been erected at Karan Gate to ensure one-way traffic for entry into Karan Gate Market and Old GT Road. Road from Gud mandi to Committee Chowk via novelty would be a one way. Another barrier would ensure one-way traffic from Novelty Road to Municipal Corporation office and the vehicles would not be permitted to enter the market area. Another barrier has been put which would only allow traffic movement towards Committee Chowk and the vehicles would not be allowed to go to Karan Gate Market and Old GT Road. SP Shashank Anand said the move had been taken to reduce traffic congestion. At present, entry of three and four-wheelers had been restricted on these routes and after this two-wheelers would also be banned. “We are also planning to impose a ban on vehicular movement between 5 PM to 8 PM (peak hours) and for this purpose talks are on with the members of market committees,” he added.
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Demand to close illicit liquor vends grows
Jind, July 5 At least half a dozen village panchayats and women residents of some villages have already submitted representation seeking closure or shifting of such points from their village, during the past six months. "The illicit liquor supply in the village had become a menace leading to various kinds of problems to the residents, especially women and girls," claimed Balwan and Ajit, residents of the village who were part of the delegation that met the SDM on Monday. They alleged that due to a nexus between the liquor contractors and the police, the liquor smugglers had become hyperactive in the village. A large number of quarrels and dispute had taken place between families during the past few months. According to the delegation, the cause of the disputes had been liquor as a large number of youths had succumbed to this habit mainly due to easy availability of the liquor which was mainly smuggled through illicit supply network. "Drunkards rule the roost in the evening and they even do not desist from passing objectionable remarks against the women folk,” claimed Mahipal, another village resident. Though the problem of illicit supply has been reported from several villages, the authorities claim that a vend cannot be allowed to run in a village if the village panchayat adopts a resolution and submits its demand ahead of the auction of liquor vends in March each year.
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Sirsa varsity signs MoUs with research institutes
Sirsa, July 5 The memorandums were signed by Dr KC Bhardwaj, vice-chancellor of the university, and Dr RK Sethi, director of the CIRB and Dr RK Singh, director of the NRCE, for their respective organisations. “As per the MoU, CDLU will recognise the two institutions as research centres at par with the academic departments of the university,” said Dr SK Gahlawat, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences of the university. “Students who want to carry out their research at the NRCE or CIRB will be allowed to register for Ph.D degree in the university,” he said. In return, the two organisations will allow their infrastructure and facilities to be used by the students of the university for their PhD course or other research work. The students will be allowed to utilise the scientific material and physical facilities of each other institute with the approval of the head of the department concerned and it will not hinder the natural functioning of the institute/university, said Manoj Siwach, registrar of the university. “The intellectual property, research publications and benefits arising out of the commercialisation of technologies generated out of cooperation under this agreement will be jointly owned by the respective institute and the university,” added Dr Gahlawat. Dr Bhardwaj said the university last month had signed a similar MoU with the Centre for Plant Biotechnology, Hisar, adding that these collaborations would benefit the students immensely.
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Gulzari Lal Nanda’s birth anniversary celebrated
Kurukshetra, July 5 Addressing the gathering, the guest of honour Lt-Gen Dr DDS Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, said: “Gulzari Lal Nanda firmly believed in the service of humanity and lived a life of saint even when he was holding high offices in his life”. “The young generation must learn from his life and works, particularly from his honesty, simplicity, commitment to moral values and his genuine concern for the upliftment of the poorest of the poor,” he said. Chief guest Prof Himmat Singh Sinha, who had been one of the associates of Nanda, said: “Gulzari Lal had set up an example of simple living and high thinking in his life which needs to be emulated by one and all.” Prof Sinha donated 60 rare photographs of Gulzari Lal and a book on his life and works to the Nanda Centre, KU. Deputy Commissioner Mandeep Singh Brar said Gulzari Lal Nanda did a lot for making Kurukshetra city a world renowned holy place. A “yajna” was performed at Nanda Sthal and religious bhajans were presented by the students of the Music Department of Kurukshetra University on the occasion. Floral tributes were paid by the guests at Nanda Sthal. The Nanda Centre for Ethics and Philosophy organised a debate and an essay writing competition for students to mark the occasion. The prizes were given away to the winners of these competitions. Saplings were also planted by the chief guest and the guest of honour on the premises of Nanda Sthal.
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KU prof presents paper in Uzbekistan
Kurukshetra, July 5 Dr Poonia said “Haryanavi Bhasha Ki Sanskriti Aur Sanskriti Ki Bhasha” was the theme of his research paper through which Vedic Haryanavi culture was highlighted at the session chaired by Dr Reshmiram Dhuny, director, Mahatma Gandhi Hindi Institute, Mauritius. As many as 140 delegates drawn from different countries participated in the conference during which the sessions were held on Hindi Criticism, Hindi Poetic Recitation and Hindi Stories. Lt-Gen Dr DDS Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, congratulated Dr Poonia for his achievement.
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State govt not in favour of launching channel
Chandigarh, July 5 This was stated by Pt. Shiv Charan Lal Sharma, Minister of State for Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, after launching haryanasamvad.gov.in <http://haryanasamvad.gov.in/>, website of Samvad Society, a registered body of the Department of Public Relations and Cultural Affairs, Haryana Government, here recently. Speaking to mediapersons after launching the website, Pt Shiv Charan Lal Sharma said the website would prove beneficial not only for the state government but also for the public. He lauded the efforts of Samvad Society in bringing out a beautiful and informative website. Speaking on the occasion, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Information and Public Relations Department, Dr KK Khandelwal, said: “Information is the fundamental right of people and it is our aim to provide more information through this website, including photographs, features and articles which can be used by mediapersons and people.” The website would have editions of all magazines brought out by Samvad since 2008 in their original form. “Haryana Samvad” is being circulated to 70,000 panches, sarpanches and opinion makers. The website of the department would be launched soon, Khandelwal added. Earlier, Anand Mohan Sharan, Director General, Information and Public Relations, briefed the minister about the salient features of the website which would be updated on a regular basis. Also present on the occasion were senior officers of Samvad Society. The innovative, informative and interactive portal of Samvad will not only open for the people of Haryana the cyber gateway to updated information on the progressive and people-centric policies and programmes pursued by the state government, but will also enable them to interact with the authorities. A reservoir of information, the portal will offer a ready platform to pick up useful information for gainful use. Besides opening a window on the character, composition and the wide array of services offered by Samvad, the portal will seek to serve as a bridge between the Internet-savvy people of the state and the government.
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Pollution control board to set up regional office at Jind
Chandigarh, July 5 He said the district-level committee and the district-level clearance committee would now be headed by the Deputy Commissioner concerned or his representative not below the rank of ADC. It was decided that instead of taking a bank guarantee at the time of consent to establish a unit, only a bank draft would be deposited. It was further decided that the amount could be adjusted for the second unit of the same company if the amount deposited by the earlier company was due for refund or release. The unit would be at liberty to get this amount adjusted against the consent fee if the amount was due for release or refund. A separate corpus would be maintained for the amount forfeited from non-complying units and this money would be utilised for installing common effluent treatment plants (CETPs), sewage treatment plants, among other things. The period of consent for green-category industries might be kept as five years. Gupta said the board had decided to forward the representation of the Haryana Solvent Extractors Association for including solvent extractors plants in the orange category instead of the red category to the Central Pollution Control Board.
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71 Sirsa schools to have digital classrooms
Sirsa, July 5 The district will get Rs 16.52 crore from the government under the BRGF scheme this year. “We are signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the American India Foundation for the purpose of formulating syllabus in Hindi medium online with the requirements of the Board of School Education, Haryana,” Sirsa Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan said. Besides these, digital equaliser software installed computers would be set up in the District Institute of Educational Training (DIET), Sirsa, for providing training in pedagogy and methodology to teachers. Under the BRGF scheme, the authorities have also planned to set up a traffic park near Sirsa’s administrative complex. “We have selected a site opposite the District Rural Development Authority (DRDA) complex for this purpose,” said Ganesan. “The traffic park will have all kinds of road signals and besides being a park, it will be used for conducting skill test of those who apply for driving licence,” he added. From the BRGF scheme, the district authorities have already started 10 special buses for girls, which ferry them from villages to their colleges. Three of these buses have women as their drivers. Reverse osmosis water purification systems have been set up in villages, where people get drinking water supply from tube wells. “We have set up rain harvesting systems in two schools of the district. Under this project, rainwater collected on the roof of the schools is stored in water tanks and then used for drinking purposes after its purification. Now, water harvesting has been made part of the the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and it will be started in 500 schools of the state, including 126 schools in Sirsa,” Ganesan added.
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Free entry, lunch for elderly, differently abled at Pinjore Mango Mela
Chandigarh, July 5 “All senior citizens coming through associations, and differently abled persons will be allowed free entry, a welcome drink and free lunches,” Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Tourism, Vijai Vardhan, said here today. Giving out details of the 21st Mango Mela, jointly being organised by the Haryana Tourism and the Horticulture Department, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department Roshan Lal said the aim of the mela was to encourage the farmers to adopt the latest technologies to increase productivity and quality of mangoes and their product. On the first day, there would be the receipt of entries of mangoes and mango products, rangoli competition, drawing competition, fancy dress competition before the formal inauguration by Agriculture Minister Paramvir Singh in the evening. The second day will see the face painting competition, folk dances by school students, mehandi competition, mango-eating competition and demo for the preparation of mango products for ladies. Education and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Geeta Bhukkal will be the chief guest at the prize distribution and the closing ceremony on July 8. Meanwhile, Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Corporation, Anand M. Sharan, said a food court would offer a variety of food and beverages by various hotel management institutes. Craftspersons or weavers have been invited from Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, HP and Chandigarh for participation in the Crafts Bazaar.
Relish organic mangoes at mela
Even as the debate on organic farming against the backdrop of Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s TV show “Satyamev Jayate” rages on, visitors to the two-day Mango Mela at Yadvindra Garden, Pinjore, from July 7 will be able to relish organic mangoes. Farmers undertaking organic farming of mango from Kalesar village in Yamunanagar have been specially invited to showcase their product, Arjun Singh Saini, Additional Director, Horticulture, said.
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Direct sowing of paddy undertaken as pilot project
Jind, July 5 “The sowing of paddy with the traditional method of preparing seed beds in the fields has already been started and is likely to be over in the next couple of weeks,’’ claimed a spokesperson of the Agriculture Department. He said the plantation process has developed as the main means of sowing the crop over the years. The Agriculture Department and experts have advised the farmers to adopt the traditional method of sowing as it not only requires less amount of water but it could be done without waiting for adequate rainfall. He said the direct sowing method is new and the farmers are yet to exhibit adequate interest. A majority of the crop would be sown with the plantation method only. The direct sowing method was undertaken in Rohtak, Jind and Jhajjar. While it had been around 250 acres in Jind, the area under this type of sowing in Jhajjar would be 1,400 hectares. The sowing of paddy would be taken up when there is adequate water and moisture in the air, he added. The department has launched a drive to create awareness and motivate the farmers to go for direct sowing method which could help them get better production with less input cost and time. The total savings through this method could be between Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,000 per acre, claimed an official. Paddy has been an important crop and it was sown over around 39,000 hectares of land in the district this year, claimed Ram Pratap, Deputy Director, Agriculture. It is reported that ‘basmati’ type of rice was grown by the direct method this year as it requires lower quantity of water. The farmers adopting such a technique were being given seeds, fertiliser and pesticides free of cost as part of the project.
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MCG works causing massive losses: BSNL
Gurgaon, July 5 In a press statement issued on behalf of the senior general manager, Telecom, here recently, it has been alleged that the MCG authorities had not even informed the BSNL authorities prior to undertaking digging/construction works, which had caused heavy losses to the department. The BSNL authorities have maintained that apart from damaging underground cables, digging operations in Patel Nagar, Jacobpura, Om Nagar, Shanti Nagar, Housing Board (Jharsa Road), Jyoti Park, Krishna Colony, Subhash Nagar, Mianwali Colony, Lakshman Vihar, Dayanand Colony and Sector 4 had adversely affected the prospects of providing new connections in these areas, thereby causing heavy financial losses to the nigam. In the statement, the BSNL authorities have asked the MCG, HUDA and other government agencies to duly inform the nigam officials before beginning such exercises so that appropriate preventive measures can be taken.
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Tourism staff to strike work on July 18
Rohtak, July 5 A spokesperson of the union said the decision to go for a statewide strike had been taken after the meeting held at Chandigarh which failed to find a solution to the problem. “The meeting held between the representatives of the union and the general manager of the department on June 22 was convened to discuss various issues, including removing anomalies in salaries, payment of EPF, finalisation of service rules, regularisation of part time or ad-hoc employees who had completed a certain period of service, ending policy of victimisation and recruitment against a large number of posts lying vacant in the department for past several years. Alleging corruption and irregularities in the functioning of the department, the union president Mittar Pal Rana said transfer orders of 55 employees handling counters at various tourist complexes had been withdrawn due to reasons known to them over the past few months. Claiming that several tourist complexes had been doing extremely well, he said wrong policies and decisions at the higher level coupled with political interference had resulted in loss to the department and some of the spots faced the danger of privatisation to serve vested interests. Lack of proper policy regarding promotions, transfers and medical allowance and duty hours had resulted in various problems and been a cause of resentment among the staff. “Encroachment on the land belonging to the department and an inability to take measures to strengthen the required infrastructure which includes setting up of new facilities at various tourist complexes had resulted in stagnation and decrease in the number of visitors and guests, sources claim. “There are 42 complexes in the state with a staff strength of 1,700,” said a spokesperson of the union. He claimed that the number of employees ought to be double of the present figure, but no recruitment had been done over the past 20 years. The department had been earning profit and this could be improved if proper measures were taken, he added.
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Sirsa village awarded for improvement in sex ratio
Sirsa, July 5 Similarly, Abubshahr from Sirsa and Jhalnian from Fatehabad were also rewarded for the birth of 1,272 and 1,227 girl child respectively, against 1,000 males. There are several other panchayats in Haryana who have taken measures to check female foeticide in their respective villages and shown positive results. Looking into the potentials of panchayats to improve the sex ratio in their respective villages, the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj has decided to document the process followed by these panchayats for its wider dissemination so that others can take a cue from them. The ministry has recently written to the state for supplying list of such panchayats who have worked towards improving the sex ratio in their respective villages. Haryana has a child sex ratio (between the age of 0 to 6 years) of 830 as per the Census of 2011. It is slightly better than the figures of 2001 that stood at 819, but still the ratio is far less than the national figures in this regard.
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ADC presents Rs 5 lakh to Kurukshetra soldier
Kurukshetra, July 5 The Indian Army had already awarded Sena Medal to havildar Jaswant Singh on January 26 for the act of sustained tracking of terrorists despite adverse weather and killing of a hardcore terrorist in Rationpura, Kupwara district of Jammu
and Kashmir on August 21, 2009. In this operation, two terrorists, including the hardcore terrorist, were killed while havildar Jaswant Singh was leading a small team of soldiers. The ADC lauded the role of brave soldiers of the state, including Jaswant Singh, who had maintained the glory of Haryana and India as such.
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Sonepat lad bags 6th position in Haryana PMT
Having brilliant academic record in his school studies, he also secured 1st position in the Haryana veterinary entrance test conducted by the Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary Sciences, Hisar, on June 4 and 140th rank in the All-India Medical entrance test result declared on June 2. Other tests he qualified included AFMC entrance test, 2012, All-India BHU entrance test, 2012, Delhi PMT, 2012, and All-India IP University Delhi Medical entrance test, 2012. Yogesh wishes to be a renowned cardiologist for helping society, especially the rural people who are always in need of special medical care.
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14 students get placements
Ambala, July 5 Finally, 14 students were selected during the drive. The selected candidates will join as management trainee with salary packages of Rs 2.20 lakh to 3.40 lakh per annum. Bharat Verma, HR manager, officials of the company and the team expressed satisfaction over the quality of students and wished them a bright future ahead. Chairman Om Parkash Aggarwal also congratulated the selected students.
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Hotel management institute at Rohtak starts functioning
Rohtak, July 5 Operated by Haryana Tourism, the classes are likely to begin shortly in the newly constructed building near the Tilyar Lake Tourist Complex, said a spokesperson of the department. The courses offered included the three-year degree course of B.Sc in Hotel Management, post-graduate diploma in accommodation operation and management, diploma in food production and diploma in food and beverage services. While the admission in the three-year degree course of B.Sc in Hospitality and Hotel administration will be done on the basis of scores of candidates in the national-level joint entrance exam of the hotel management, the admission to the PG diploma and other courses will be done on the performance of candidates at the graduation or Class XII level. The three state-level institutes run by Haryana Tourism are functioning at Panipat, Kurukshetra and Faridabad, where similar number of seats are available. The institute is affiliated to the National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology.
— TNS
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Movie This Week
Bollywood’s biggest and keenly anticipated laugh riot “Bol Bachchan” presented by Fox Star Studios and produced by Shree Asthavinayak LFS Infra Ltd and Ajay Devgn is slated for all India release today.
The number one combination of Bollywood Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn promises
good entertainment with their new comic caper “Bol Bachchan”. This one is an ode to the 1979 Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Amol Palekar starrer “Golmaal”. Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai coupled with a magnificent cast is ready to tickle your funny bones with this action-oriented comic film. The film has a typical trademark of Rohit Shetty’s commercial cinema. The movie has foot-tapping music by Himesh Reshammiya and
Ajay-Atul. Catch this comedy from today at Fame Shalimar-Panchkula, Hind-Kaithal, Fun, Minerva (Ambala), Fun, Cinemax (Panipat), Glitz-Kurukshetra, BMG-Rewari, Movie Time, Fun (Karnal), Dimple-Jagadhri, PVR MGF, PVR Sahara, PVR Ambience, SRS Omaxe, SRS Wedding, Big Cinemas, DTCC, DTMM (Gurgaon), SRS Pristine, Q Cinema, INOX, SRS Eldeco, SRS Shubham, Parsavnath City Mall (Faridabad),
Satyam-Rohtak. — Dharam Pal
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