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Cong infighting comes to the fore at CM's rally
Crimes Against Women
Chautalas' 'nyayayudh' meaningless
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IG for strong steps to curb crimes against women
200 disabled children to be treated in surgery camp
'Climatic changes biggest challenge in 21st century'
Government jobs
Initiate measures to augment profitability, managers told
Conclave will 'motivate' youth to inculcate scientific temperament
Principal Mrarinder Gandhi presents a memento to the chief guest during the Science Conclave at GNG College, Yamunanagar, recently. Photo by writer
17 selected in placement drive at engg institute
Selected students in the placement drive of SONA FUZI KIKO company, with its recruiting team members (on chairs) at the Shri Krishan Institute of Engineering and
Technology, Kukshetra. Photo: DR Vij
Girls learn self-defence techniques
Insurance cover for kinnow, potato growers in Sirsa
Rewari ex-SSP comes to the rescue of cows
DC pays surprise visit to Fatehabad villages
Kathak dancer enthrals Hisar audience
A kathak dancer, Dr Malabika, Mitra performs at the Prannath Parnami Universe in Hisar. Tribune Photo: Sushil Manav.
Haryana lead in rural tourney
Man develops world's smallest spinning wheel
Yogesh Barnela with world's smallest spinning wheel at Bhiwani. Photo by writer
Principal Secretary launches web portal
Donation for polio eradication
Policy on outsourcing services
Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh’s statue unveiled
Swami Dharam Dev and others unveil the statue of Bhagat Singh at Genius Public School in Gurgaon. Photo: Nawal Kishore Rastogi
Transformer thieves’ racket busted, 2 held
Accident-prone points to be surveyed
Girl gymnasts bring laurels to school
Students of SD Vidya School, Ambala Cantt, along with school staff in a jubilant mood after receiving medals.
New community radio stations
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Cong infighting comes to the fore at CM's rally
Rewari, February 25 However, the CM cautiously avoided any commitment on the issue of stalling land-acquisition proceedings till the adoption of a national policy in this regard. He also did not talk about redressing the pressing grievances of the entrepreneurs based in this industrial belt. Nor did he accord assent to the proposal to upgrade the Meerpur Regional Centre into a university. The residents had to content themselves with subdivision status for Bawal, reopening of an agricultural college and announcements of a new bus stand, stadium, grain market, women's college and polytechnic. The CM's campaign managers may be going gaga over the "largesse granted to the area", but the fact remains that barring the first two, all announcements are not time-barred. The same applies to various projects the foundations of which were laid yesterday. Nonetheless, the political fireworks witnessed by those who attended the rally gave them enough gossip material for use at their respective chaupals. Hooda not only lambasted
the leadership of opposition parties, but also launched a scathing assault on his political opponents within the party organisation. Not referring to anybody in particular but obviously referring to his bete noire Rao Inderjit Singh, the Chief Minister asserted that he did not need to seek anybody's permission to hold a rally in the area. "Rewari and Bawal are my own areas and I do not need to ask anybody before addressing a public meeting here," Hooda maintained. Rao Inderjit Singh, the Congress MP from Gurgaon, had maintained that he was not consulted/invited for the rally. Needless to say, Rao Inderjit was conspicuous by his absence. Avoiding a direct mention of Rao's name, Hooda stated before the gathering that their representatives in the state Assembly as well as Parliament did not raise the issues of their concern in the respective Houses, which they ought to
have done. For record sake, the Bawal constituency is represented in the state Assembly by an INLD MLA, while Bawal as well as Rewari Assembly segments form part of the Gurgaon parliamentary constituency represented in the Lok Sabha by former Union Minister and sitting Congress MP Rao Inderjit Singh. Meanwhile, former Haryana Congress spokesperson Ved Prakash Vidrohi has contested the Chief Minister's claims regarding the money spent during his tenure on the development of Rewari and Bawal areas. "In order to seek undue credit, Hooda has been including the amount spent on several Central projects, which does not come under the purview of the state government," he maintained.
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Sampat to raise the issue in Vidhan Sabha
Bhanu P Lohumi/TNS
Karnal, February 25 He said though there had been a decline in rape cases in Haryana during 2012 as compared to 2011 but there should be zero tolerance against such heinous crimes and suggested a number of measures like increasing the conviction rate, training the police and prosecutors extensively about investigations in sexual assault cases, introduction of rape kits for the collection of physical evidence by the police and setting up of Rape Referral Centres in every police district for providing medical care and forensic examination under one roof. He said the increase in the incidence of rape in Haryana in 2011 as compared to 2010 was just 1.4 per cent against the national figure of 9.2 per cent, 78.5 per cent increase in Kerala, 13.7 per cent in UP, 17.4 per cent in Bihar, 14.6 percent in Rajasthan, 8.5 percent in Karnataka and Orissa, 7.6 per cent in Gujarat while the number of rapes in Haryana declined from 723 in 2011 to 687 in 2012. Prof Sampat Singh dismissed the suggestion by the Leader of Opposition that the marriageable age of girls be lowered to 15 years as "unwarranted" and said the state must not only strengthen the laws but also teach men to treat women as equals. Exemplary punishment to those accused in rapes case would also go a long way towards deterring potential rapists, he added. Taking potshots at the claims made by Abhay Chautala that the graph of party supremo Om Prakash Chautala had gone up after his conviction, Sampat said if that was so, they should send more leaders to jail. Replying to allegations of discrimination in development and infighting in the party, he said if elected representatives failed to present the development requirements of their areas before the Chief Minister, the latter could not be blamed for it.
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Chautalas' 'nyayayudh' meaningless
Chandigarh, February 25 In a statement issued here, he said the INLD had borrowed the term "nyayayudh" from Devi Lal's 1986 political campaign. However, at that time, it had an aim, whereas at the current juncture a "nyayayudh" was only a misnomer. Sampat Singh said in a democracy, people could deliver justice only through the ballot. The people of Haryana had been consistently delivering decisive verdicts against the INLD since 2004 when the party lost all 10 Lok Sabha seats in the poll. Again, the people rejected them soundly in the 2005 Assembly elections and the then Chief Minister himself lost from the the Narwana seat he represented. This was followed by a defeat in the 2009 Lok Sabha as well as Haryana Assembly elections. The INLD had lost the byelections, too, with the exception of the Ellenabad bypoll. Sampat Singh said instead of just blaming the Congress for their present plight, the Chautalas should seek legal recourse and get the conviction reversed by a higher court on the plea that it was influenced by the Congress. Blaming the Congress for all their problems would not bring them any respite. A legal issue could only be resolved by a legal action, he said, adding that such a decision would expose once again why they were sent to jail. He said apparently the Chautala clan's current political campaign was only an exercise to salvage their political existence. It had nothing to do with the court decision sending the father-son duo to prison. The very fact that the campaign was spearheaded by only family members showed that the Chautalas had no faith in the INLD leaders outside their own family. Sampat Singh said by
blaming the Congress for the sentencing of Chautalas, the INLD was only implying that the Chautala clan had no respect for law, the judiciary, legislative and constitutional system in the country. This in turn only meant that they should never be trusted to hold any office in future since they had no faith in the important institutions of a democracy. The former Finance Minister said the Chautalas should not expect differential treatment from the judiciary just because they had a political past.
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IG for strong steps to curb crimes against women
Karnal, February 25 Addressing police personnel at a seminar on "Ways to control crime", the IGP said that cases should be registered immediately in crimes like rape, eve-teasing, etc against women and culprits should be arrested. Underlining the need for a change in the mindset of the police to control the crime, Balbir Singh said maximum information should be gathered about the accused to expose them and a strict vigil should be kept on loafers. Patrolling should be stepped up near schools, colleges and women's educational institutions and women helpline No. 1091 should be boldly displayed near women institutions. "Protection of women is our special responsibility and every policeman should discharge this duty with complete honesty and dedication and ensure that no criminal is allowed to go scot free," he stressed. He said the "primary duty and function of the police is to prevent crime and immediately register an FIR and
arrest the accused in case crime is committed". He added that it would be possible only if sensitive areas are identified and intensive patrolling was conducted in these areas. Further, investigations should be completed speedily and challans should be put in the court to ensure early punishment to the culprits. Singh also reviewed the crime situation during the current year and comparative crime data of last year and directed all police stations in charge to take adequate steps to curb crime. Meanwhile, the police has started a 24-hour helpline for women with toll free number 1091 and the Karnal police has also deployed a women PCR to immediately rush to the spot and take action.
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200 disabled children to be treated in surgery camp
Kaithal, February 25 The programme was presided over by All-India Kisan Khet Mazdoor Congress president Shamsher Singh Surjewala. The minister disclosed that Haryana was the first state to implement the Indira Bal Swashthya Yojna under which physically challenged children upto 18 years were operated upon and necessary equipments were provided free of cost. He said more than 200 physically challenged children would be operated under the Indira Bal Swashthya Yojna during
the camp. He said the physically challenged people were facing a number of difficulties during their day-to-day activities. He thanked America-based Indian origin social worker Raj Aggarwal for providing artificial limbs to 465 handicapped people free of cost. He informed that tricycles would be provided to physically handicapped people under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan in the district and the beneficiaries had already been identified. Vice-Chancellor of Health University Rohtak Prof SS Sangwan, Deputy Commissioner Chander Shekar, DG Health Dr Bharat Singh, Director NRHM Dr Inushi Sharma, Indira Bal Swashthya Yojna director Dr Dipika Gupta, Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Yadav, ADC Dinesh Yadav, SDM Hawa Singh, DSP Tekan Raj Sharma, Raj Aggarwal, Sushma Aggarwal, CMO Dr Surender Nain, Diptanshu, Dilbag Mor, Ram Niwas Mittal, Bhadur Saini and others administrative officers were present on the occasion.
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'Climatic changes biggest challenge in 21st century'
Sonepat, February 25 Political Advisor to Haryana Chief Minister Prof Virender made this statement at the inauguration function of three-day international seminar on “effects of climatic changes on agriculture production and water resources.” The event was organised by the Chhotu Ram chair for sustainable development at DCR University of Science and Technology, Murthal, yesterday. “Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and a large section of the society is dependant upon this sector to sustain their living,” he said. He stated that according to a report of the Water Resources Ministry, 90 per cent of the quantity of water generally used in producing rice had already been utilised. Stressing the need for tree plantation, diversification of the cropping pattern, proper utilisation of paddy husk and wheat stubbles, use of organic fertilisers and to stop the wastage of water, Prof Virender said the climatic changes could reduce the food grains production by 10 to 40
per cent. In his presidential address, Vice-Chancellor of the university HS Chahal paid his tributes to Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram. He appreciated the efforts made by the Chhotu Ram Chair for disseminating the information about the ideals, policies and programmes of Chhotu Ram for sustainable development of the society. “The water level has gone down considerably because of excessive use and climatic changes. If it is not checked, it is feared to bring down the wheat
and rice production by 4-5 million tones in next 100 years,” said Dr N Sudhakar, Advisor in the Union Ministry of Water Resources.
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Organisation duping youth exposed
Bhanu P Lohumi Tribune News Service
Karnal, February 25 The organisation, All India Organic Farming Society and its associate Organic Farming Associates, published advertisements in three newspapers for 885 jobs with attractive salaries on September 21, 2011 and asked applicants to send a fee of Rs 400 for general category and Rs 200 for Scheduled Caste and backward classes and claimed that it was implementing the Participatory Guarantee scheme (PGS) of the National Organic Farming Project in Haryana. Applicants were under the impression that the society was functioning on behalf of the government and total amount of salaries of the posts advertised was about Rs 97 lakh. PP Kapoor, an RTI activist, raised suspicion on how the society would meet the expenditure as it was not doing any business. He went deep into the matter and not only exposed the society but also urged the Director General of Police to order thorough probe into the matter, take action against those, who committed the fraud, and refund the money of applicants. Information procured through RTI revealed that neither the Regional Organic Farming Centre at Hisar nor the National Organic Farming Centre at Gaziabad had issued any letter to the society and there was no application from the society for associating with the programme. When the matter came to the notice of Hisar Regional Centre, a complaint was lodged with the police for taking appropriate action against the guilty. Kapoor alleged that the organisation had collected crore of rupees from innocent youth and no jobs had been given to any person. The money is lying with the society and it must be refunded and all those involved in the scam should be booked and brought to justice.
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Initiate measures to augment profitability, managers told
Rewari, February 25 Ravi Chatterjee, executive director, Syndicate Bank, Bangalore, was the chief guest whereas GGB chairman S Indrajith presided over the proceedings. Highlighting the decisions taken in a meeting held with the Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram at Delhi on January 17, Ravi Chatterjee urged the branch managers to initiate requisite measures to augment profitability of their branches. Complimenting the GGB on its successful implementation of financial inclusion in the Mewat district, he stressed the need of boosting CD ratio, securing better non-performing assets management and improving credit portfolio, especially the Kisan Credit Cards. Besides, pleading for imparting regular training to the staff to hone their skills, he counselled the functionaries to bring all villagers in the banking fold and meet their credit requirements as well. While launching a Kisan Krishi Panchang (a calendar for peasants), comprising GGB's schemes and monthwise details of crops, he also honoured GGB achievers in key business parameters. He also held an interactive session with the branch managers to address problems raised by them. Earlier welcoming the chief guest, Chairman S Indrajith highlighted GGB's achievements in various spheres.
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Conclave will 'motivate' youth to inculcate scientific temperament
Yamunanagar, February 25 The eminent resource persons of the day were Dr Joshi, Deputy Director,
DHE, Chandigarh, Dr Naveen Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, and Dr NK
Goel, co-coordinator, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Damla. They emphasised on the importance of learning basic sciences. Highlighting the need for recycling waste and soil conservation, they said these were indispensable "if we want to save our lives on the earth, we can achieve this objective if the youth of today inculcate a scientific temperament." Students were also given career guidance in the science stream. In her vote of thanks, Principal Mrarinder Gandhi said, "To develop interest in the world of science by way of live demonstrations was one of the objectives of the Science Conclave and to meet this objective, we have specially invited school students from all over Haryana for it is at this stage that young minds can be motivated." She also expressed her gratitude to Dr Singh for gracing the occasion. Dr Singh gave away prizes to the winners of the science exhibition in which 43 colleges from 11 districts of Haryana
participated.
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14 beneficiaries get financial aid
Bhiwani, February 25 In a function organised by the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board, the minister gave away cheques worth Rs 6.50 lakh to 14 beneficiaries. Kiran Choudhary said the Haryana Government was implementing several welfare schemes for the poor and needy. She said the government provided financial assistance to those, who either died or were injured while performing agriculture-related works. Choudhary gave away cheques worth Rs 2 lakh to Harpal from Jatu Lohari village and Rs 1 lakh to Radhey Sham from Badhesara village. She also gave cheques worth Rs 50,000 each to Sandeep from Badhesara village, Rattan from Sai, Resham Singh from Sipar and Krishna Devi from Riwasa villages, respectively. The minister gave away cheques worth Rs 30,000 each to Manoj from Dhanana and Krishan from Nangal. Cheques worth Rs 15,000 each were given away to Pradeep Kumar of Dhani Kirawar, Rain from Siwara, Veer Bhan from Kirawar and Bhagat Ram from Naggaon. Sham Sunder, secretary of the Bhiwani Market Committee said the authorities had so far distributed cheques worth Rs 1.50 crore to the beneficiaries. Under this scheme, compensation was given to all farmers, farm labourers, poultry farmers, dairy farmers, and those working in horticulture in the event of accidents. Several prominent persons like Chhatar Singh Chauhan, a former speaker of the Vidhan Sabha, Ram Pratap Sharma, assistant secretary of the committee were present.
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17 selected in placement drive at engg institute
Kurukshetra, February 25 SKIET Chairman Sanjay Bansal congratulated the selected students and hoped that drives would be held in future also. He said it was important for students to participate in seminars, conferences and they should even study research papers to know about the latest developments in different disciplines. The SKIET Director, Brig (retd) VK Pandey, said such drives generated a lot of knowledge among students, who were attracted towards research. Students must use social and other media to update themselves on the latest economic knowledge. Media in charge Sudhanshu Sharma and Dr DD Sharma said such drives improved the skills of budding engineers. To build awareness among students, they encouraged interactions with corporates on a regular basis, they added. More than 100 students of Diploma in Mechanical Engineering of different institutes from Haryana and the NCR participated in the placement drive.
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Girls learn self-defence techniques
Kurukshetra, February 25 Sumedha Kataria, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra, was the chief guest on the occasion while Patricia Hilton, associate member, Inner Wheel Club, Dehradun, was the guest of honour. Swinder Kaur, president of Inner Wheel Club, Ladwa, was also present on the occasion. The main motive behind organising the event was to make girls self-dependent in case of any urgency at public places. The girls were trained to counter attack by any anti-social element without the use of any weapon. The training camp was held under the watchful eye of Kulwant Verma, a tae Kwon do expert. The girls, who received training, felt a change in their attitude. Most of them were of the opinion that the camp had removed the fear of insecurity and made them bold and courageous. While speaking on the occasion, chief guest Sumedha Kataria said nothing was impossible in life and we should face obstacles boldly with positive attitude. She also launched the website of the school (www.sugnidevischool.com), designed by Neha Gupta, one of the old students of the school. Neha is a software developer, working in the US-based company in Chandigarh.
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Insurance cover for kinnow, potato growers in Sirsa
Sirsa, February 25 Earlier, only the traditional crops were being covered under the scheme. “From the current year, the Haryana Government has decided to cover potato, onion, peas, tomatoes and kinnow crops under the WBCIS in some selected blocks of the state. In Sirsa, the insurance cover has been approved for kinnows and potatoes,” said Sirsa Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan recently. He said a risk upto Rs 12,000 per acre had been covered under the scheme. He said farmers could get a risk cover of Rs 25,000 per acre for kinnows. Sirsa is the leading producer of kinnows in Haryana. In Haryana, kinnows are grown over 10,000 acres and out of which 7,000 acres fall in Sirsa alone. Initially, the government will cover only 300 acres, on which Kinnows are cultivated, in Sirsa. Under the scheme, which is introduced by the state government as a pilot project, the government will pay 50 per cent of the premium money while the rest will be borne by the farmer. For the kinnow crop, the total premium is Rs 3,000 per acre while for potatoes it is Rs 1,440 per acre. During the kharif season (2012-13), the government has selected administrative blocks of Sirsa, Ambala, Gohana, Bilaspur, Palwal, Babain, Beri, Barwala, Tohana, Jakhal, Nadloda, Narnaund and Ballabgarh for the implementation
the scheme. Insurance cover for kinnow, potato growers in Sirsa.
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Rewari ex-SSP comes to the rescue of cows
Rewari, February 25 During the past few weeks, while the SSP took up cudgels against the pro-active cow smugglers of Mewat (Haryana) and the Moradabad region of Uttar Pradesh, police personnel of the Rewari region, at her behest, got scores of cows liberated from their clutches at great risk to their lives. Further confronted with the tedious problem pertaining to the proper upkeep of these liberated cows, Arora became instrumental in the recent constitution of Baba Mohan Das Public-Police Gau Sewa Samiti. Accordingly the samiti held a conference here recently in which Mahant Mahavir Das, presiding saint of the historical temple of the legendary saint Baba Mohan Das at the nearby Bharawas village, gifted a 10-acre piece of land for the establishment of a Gau Shala. Similarly the samiti chief Mahender Chhabra presented a donation of Rs 2.51 lakh while many other functionaries and distinguished citizens offered donations to the tune of about Rs 15 lakh for the construction of the Gau Shala. Simultaneously while Arora and DSP Anoop Dahiya donated Rs 70,000 (her one month's pay) and Rs 1 lakh ( his two months' salary) respectively for the purpose, over 300 citizens adopted membership of the samiti by paying a fee of Rs 1,100 each. Besides, the new SSP Pankaj Nain assured the samiti that the police administration here would continue to support the Gau Sewa campaign as before.
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DC pays surprise visit to Fatehabad villages
Fatehabad, February 25 Saket Kumar, who has recently joined as DC here after his transfer from Mohindergarh, redressed many of the grievances of villagers by issuing directions to the officers concerned on the spot. It is uncommon to see senior officers, who often refuse to lend ears to villagers in their offices even, come among us and listen to our woes. Otherwise, on occasions, we have to return without meeting senior officers in their offices, as we are told that they are busy in a meeting, said a villager, Ran Singh. Meanwhile, the DC was at his wits end when during his visit to Pilimandori village yesterday, an elderly woman offered him Rs 10. Dhapo Devi, a septuagenarian woman, came forward and after removing her veil a little, raised her hands offering her blessings for the officer and took out a Rs 10 currency note and offered it to the DC. When the DC declined to accept the offering, the woman said it was their village tradition, whereby elderly people offered their blessings to the younger ones, particularly, the guests. The DC, however, told her politely that as a public servant, he was not in a position to accept any monetary gift from people.
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Kathak dancer enthrals Hisar audience
Hisar, February 25 The SP’s wife Anita Balan, herself a student of Kathak, was also
present. Malabika Mitra, not only mesmerised the audience through her performance, she also provided tips on finer nuances of the dance form to the students. Going in tothe history of Kathak dance, she said this was one of the finest dance forms of North and Northwest India. “Etymologically, the word Kathak is derived from
Katha, which means story and the word Kathak means a story-teller. In the older times, Kathaks used to communicate with people to tell the moral and religious truths through this form of dance in temples,” Dr Malabiika Mitra said. She said she learnt the nuances of Kathak in Jaipur Gharana from Late Pandit Ramgopal Mishra for more than 14 years. She has been studying the dance forms of the Lucknow Gharana and the old traditional form of story telling of Ayodhya under Pandit Om Prakash
Maharaj, Sitara Devi and Pandit Vijay Shankar. Nitin Kathuria, Director General and Garima
Kathuria, Managing Director of the PPU were among those present on this occasion.
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Haryana lead in rural tourney
Sonepat, February 25 The tournament which was organised under the 'Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan' was inaugurated by Amit Jha, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary of the Sports Department of Haryana. It concluded on February 19 at Deenbandhu Chotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal. The Vice-Chancellor of Murthal University, HS Chahal and Deputy Commissioner, Sonepat, Pankaj Aggarwal distributed prizes among the winners. In the basket ball final of boys, Haryana defeated Punjab by a convincing margin of 79-46, whereas the Haryana girls struggled to beat Karnataka by 48-42. The winners in wrestling (girls) were Manju Kumari (Haryana) in 56 kg, Shushma (MP) in 60 kg and Pooja (Haryana) in 65 kg. The winners in boys’ category included Rohit (MP) in 46 kg, Krishan (Haryana) in 63 kg, Aman (Haryana) in 76 kg, Lavpreet (Punjab) in 85 kg and Amit (Delhi) in above 85 kg category. The tournament was jointly organised by the Department Of Sports, Haryana; Sports Authority of India and Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Over 600 youths from 18 states participated in the tournament.
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Man develops world's smallest spinning wheel
Bhiwani, February 25 Yogesh Barnela's spinning wheel is 6 mm in length, 7 mm in width and 5.5 mm in height. The spinning wheel developed by Barnela weighs 60 mg and has been made by using pieces of matchsticks, broomsticks, steel wire and thread. The spinning wheel is a little smaller than an average grain of wheat. It took him four days to develop the spinning wheel. Yogesh Barnela (30) broke his own record of developing a 10.5 mm-long spinning wheel. The earlier record of making a 17 mm spinning wheel was held by a person from Gujarat, he said. A commerce graduate and an arts and crafts teacher, Yogesh Barnela quit his job to work on developing a four-feet high Taj Mehal of
thermocol. Barnela started making of the Taj Mahal project in August 2011 but has not completed yet. "It will be a wonderful creation made from 25,000 tiny tiles of
thermocol," he said.
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Principal Secretary launches web portal
Chandigarh, February 25 While speaking on the occasion, he said with the launch of this portal, all municipal corporations and municipal councils in the state would be made online within four weeks. The people would be able to get their grievances redressed through this portal. Necessary civic services like registration of births and deaths and issuing of certificates, transfer of property, information regarding property tax or house tax and information of area wise development activities would be available on this portal. The people would also be able to get information related to Acts, policies and notifications related to the municipalities. He said under the online complaint registration system, both the complainant and the officer concerned would receive an SMS regarding the submission of
complaint. Rao said with the e-complaint system becoming functional, there would be more transparency and enhanced efficiency in functioning of the
municipal bodies.
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Donation for polio eradication
Ambala, February 25 Addressing the gathering, school principal Ramesh Bansal said the world was very close to the eradication of polio except in three countries-- Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria. "It is a matter of great satisfaction that India has been taken off the list of polio endemic countries and it will have to maintain its polio-free status till December 2013 to be declared as polio-free country," Bansal said. He said In India it took 2.5 million vaccinators, 1.17 million vaccination teams, 1,55,000 supervisors, two million vaccination carrier bags, 6.3 million ice packets to conduct a single national immunisation day for immunising 172 million children. KK Jain said it was a noble cause to save children from polio.
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Policy on outsourcing services
Chandigarh, February 25 He said such persons will be engaged purely on contractual basis, initially for a period not exceeding six months or till the regularly selected candidates were appointed, whichever was earlier. He said they would be paid 50 per cent of the initial pay of the fresh entrant regular employee after January 1, 2006 or on the wages fixed by the Deputy Commissioner under the Minimum Wages Act, whichever was higher.
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Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh’s statue unveiled
Rewari, February 25 Mahamandaleshwar Swami Dharamdev, director of Hari Mandir Ashram-cum-Sanskrit College, Pataudi, unveiled the statue recently. In his inaugural address, he said Bhagat Singh’s cheerful going to the gallows at a young age of 23 years had now become synonymous with a countrywide patriotism. He said the nation would ever remain indebted to sacrifices made by Bhagat Singh and other martyrs. Chief guest Raj Kumar Kataria and guest of honour Vikram Singh asserted, “The independence we are enjoying is because of sacrifices made by these martyrs.” NYS convener Ombir Thakran said statues of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh would be installed in various educational institutions of the state as part of the campaign.
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Transformer thieves’ racket busted, 2 held
Karnal, February 25 The accused who were arrested on February 8, 2013, and sent to nine days' police remand allegedly confessed their involvement in 24 cases of theft of transformer coils from Buddanpur, Bijna, Jundla, Janni, Tikkri, Kheri Naru and Dadupur villages in Karnal, Virender Singh, sub-Inspector, in charge,CIA-1 said. Twelve cases had already been registered in Sadar police station, Karnal, in this regard and the accused stole all these coils in December 2012 and January 2013. During remand, the police recovered all the stolen copper coils worth Rs 6 lakh. — TNS
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Accident-prone points to be surveyed
Chandigarh, February 25 While stating this, Transport Commissioner Sumita Misra said in 2010 a joint survey was conducted by the traffic police and Public Works Department (Building and Roads), in which 1,170 accident-prone points were identified. "About 800 of these points have already been rectified," she added. She said a written
communication had been sent to the Inspector General Police (Traffic), Engineer-in-Chief Public Works (Building and Roads) Department and all Deputy Commissioners in the state, urging them to get a fresh survey conducted to identify accident-prone points and to send a detailed report.
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Girl gymnasts bring laurels to school
Ambala, February 25 About 150 students participated in the trials held in Rohtak on February 13 and 400 gymnasts participated in the nationals. Shefali Sachdeva won a gold medal each in team championship, ribbon event and club event. She also won a silver medal in the rhythmic gymnastics category. Parul Paroch also bagged a gold medal in team championship. SD Vidya School principal Rupinder Saini congratulated the students. Their success is the result of efforts and hard work of the students and teachers of the school, she said.
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New community radio stations
Hisar, February 25 This was revealed by Dr JS Dhankar, Director, Extensive Education, HAU, while speaking in a workshop of horticulture officers, organised in the university recently. More than 300 scientists, officers and extension workers of the Horticulture Department are participating in the workshop.
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The local residents who attended yesterday's "vikas rally" organised in Bawal block of the district may have expected more significant announcements addressing their concerns like land acquisition and industrial development, especially due to the hype created by the stooges of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
A veteran Haryana Congress leader and MLA from Nalwa, Prof Sampat Singh, has expressed serious concern over "crime against women" and suggested a number of measures for the safety of women. Talking to The Tribune here, Sampat Singh said he would raise the matter in the Vidhan Sabha and had given a notice for calling attention motion on the issue.
Yamunanagar, February 25
Kurukshetra, February 25
Dr Malabika Mitra, an eminent exponent of Kathak dance, enthralled the audience through her wonderful performance recently at the Prannath Parnami Universe, an educational institution providing technical education in various fields in
Hisar. Hisar SP B Satheesh Balan inaugurated the show organised under the Society for Promotion of India Classical Music and Culture among Youths.
Bhiwani, February 25
Rewari, February 25
Ambala, February 25
