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Mid-day
meal scheme
200-foot Ravana likely to find place in Guinness book
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Bhiwani roads to be repaired soon
BJP no alternative to Congress, says CPM
Spreading knowledge on food processing in a unique way
Rohtak
IIM Conclave
Tale of ‘dabbawalas’ reaches Hisar varsity
Strange, but true, CDLU's outsourcing agency works for Rs 30 a month
World
Day Against Death Penalty
Campaign against drug addiction through cultural programmes
Activists celebrate 8th anniversary of RTI Act
Extend bus fare concession to male senior citizens: Sonepat MLA
DC listens to people's grievances at 'khula darbar'
BJP flays change in slab rates of power bills
Iraq national undergoes corrective surgery
Delhi emperor Hemu remembered
Komal tops MDU commerce exam
Haryana's RDF best in country
Aligarh Muslim University bag tennis title
National
Science Exhibition
Fatehabad woman wins 'Sanjhi' competition
120 donate blood in Ambala
GNI organises freshers' party
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Mid-day meal scheme Gurgaon DM invokes Section 144 of CrPC to ensure good quality Sunit Dhawan Tribune News Service
Gurgaon, October 14 The orders, which come in the wake of dead rats found in mid-day meals at a local school, maintain that the authorities of every school getting cooked food under the mid-day scheme shall ensure that it is of good quality before it is served to students. “The principal shall prepare a roster regarding it, deputing a team of teachers for inspection of food at the time of its delivery. Tasting of food is absolutely critical and should be essentially recorded in a separate register maintained specifically for the purpose. The teachers concerned should be made accountable for any act of omission or commission that can directly or indirectly endanger the health of the students in case of toxic or poor-quality food,” the DM has asserted. The orders further maintain that samples of food-grains and other material used in preparation of the mid-day meals be taken periodically, in addition to the physical checking of the same on a regular basis. Record and reports of such inspections should be maintained properly and corrective measures taken up if need be, the orders add. The DM has directed the agencies supplying cooked food to ensure safe storage and proper supply of ingredients to the schools. He has also ordered the constitution of monitoring committees at the subdivision level as well, in addition to getting social audits conducted as mandated by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development. Reputed institutes may be engaged to undertake such audits and based on their suggestions and recommendations, adherence to specific microbiological as well as chemical parameters must be ensured. Vidyarthi has also directed the school authorities to devise an emergency medical plan in the event of any untoward incident in the school. These orders have come into force with immediate effect and action for violation would be initiated under Section 188 of the IPC.
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200-foot Ravana likely to find place in Guinness book
Barara (Ambala), October 14 The Ravana was erected after six-month labour put in by a six-member Muslim family from Agra. They spend half the year in Barara, to give shape to the massive effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkaran. The effigies had attained the recognition of being the world’s tallest effigies to be burnt. The organisers of the Dasehra festival in the town had already been in touch with the Guinness Book of World Records, after the effigies made it to the Limca Book of records last year, when the 195-foot effigies of the demon god was erected. Tejinder Singh Chauhan, president, Shri Ramlila committee, said this year the committee bore an expenditure of over Rs 1 crore in getting the effigies built along with a six-day programme during which the mega performances were by top musicians, including Gurdas Mann and Sherry Mann. Tanveer Jafari, who looks after the making of the effigy every year, said the height of the effigy was being increased for the last many years. This year, over 100 quintal of paper, 40 quintal of iron pipes and 10 quintal of clothes were used to make the effigy which weighed more than five tonnes (5,000 kg). The sword held by the Ravana itself was around 50 foot long. Tanveer Jafari said burning of the effigy symbolised the end of social evils like terrorism, female foeticide, communalism, casteism, illiteracy, corruption and dowry. The tradition of organising Ramlila in Barara was started in 1986. Initially, the effigies were built only 20-foot tall. But, with the support and encouragement of the committee members, the height of the effigies were increased to 200-feet this year. He said by making it to the Guiness Book of World Records, the effigies would bring Barara on the world stage.
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Bhiwani roads to be repaired soon
Bhiwani, October 14 Most of the roads in the town are in a shambles for a long time, causing inconvenience to the residents and commuters. The residents have been demanding repair of roads, but, hardly any work has begun to even fill the potholes. The residents alleged that the Chief Minister too had announced to issue grant to repair all the roads last year but nothing was done so far. Reviving hopes of better roads, Choudhry informed here recently that the administration would soon draw up the DPR which would be submitted to the NCR planning board for release of funds for relaying road infrastructure in the town. She was here to inaugurate the Sewerage Treatment Plant constructed at a cost of Rs 15.88 lakh in Bhiwani. She said Bhiwani has got two mega projects of the Sewerage Treatment Plant and the Solid Waste Management Plant. She said 15 MLD plant had been completed with modern technique within a period of 15 months. It would provide clean water and the plant could also be utilised for irrigation purposes. She said four Sewerage Treatment Plants were being set up in Bhiwani, out of which, two have already been dedicated to people and the remaining two would be completed in next four months.
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BJP no alternative to Congress, says CPM
Hisar, October 14 He said the BJP was no alternative to Congress as it also subscribed to the same neoliberal policies responsible for price rise, unemployment and corruption. He criticised the UPA government for enacting a targeted Food Security Act instead of universal one. "Why they cannot spend Rs 70,000 crore for 35 kg of foodgrains to all when more than 5 lakh crore in concession is being given to the corporate sector," he asks. Projection of Narender Modi as the PM was the plan of the corporate sector because of his services to them through unbridled concessions, he said. The speakers at the party convention condemned the Hooda government for promoting corruption in recruitments. They accused the successive governments for playing with the lives of unemployed youth in Haryana. The party has decided to launch a campaign all over the state to raise the real issues pertaining to livelihood and social justice by organising meetings at
villages.
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Spreading knowledge on food processing in a unique way
Karnal, October 14 The students were being given global exposure and acquainted with the best scenarios prevailing in food processing for establishing micro units and building entrepreneurs at village level, said Dr Ajit Kumar, Vice Chancellor of NIFTEM. He added, “It is the first institute in the country to introduce a unique blend of technology and management in its curriculum for BTech, MTech and PhD courses”. “Field training has been made mandatory for BTech students to enable them gain from practical experience and knowledge of farmers. It has been made compulsory for every student to adopt a village anywhere in India and stay there for 34 days four times a year. The initiative of adoption of villages has started yielding results and 25 villages in 13 states have been adopted by the students who work in a group of 5-7 under the guidance of a faculty member. The students are also being sent to the best universities of the world to see the "best in the world in food processing area” and every year. A MoU has been signed with four international universities, including Saskachenuel and Cancus universities, while signing of MOU with 10 other universities is in the pipeline. However, research remains the main agenda and the university is also working on increasing the shelf life of perishable items and improvement in warehousing.
Social issues raised
Social issues like sending girls to schools, stopping child marriages through counselling, the practice of community studying in the evening under a solar lamps where the electricity is not available are also being taken up by the students during their stay in villages.
Success story
The students have educated farmers to earn more by selling value added and finished goods rather than raw material. A village producing coriander and selling it for Rs 13 to Rs 15 was told that 100 grams dhaniya powder fetches Rs 18 and taught to dry the coriander leaves and make it into powder packed in ploythene to increase their income.
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Rohtak
IIM Conclave Bijendra Ahlawat Tribune News Service
Rohtak, October 14 Eminent dignitaries from well-known business houses including Goodyear, Barclay's, Vedanta, ITC and Tech Mahindra came together at a common platform to discuss the key principles of management during constrained growth. The two-day long flagship event was inaugurated recently. The theme for the third edition of the event this year is, "Finding the SilverLining: Growth during Business Uncertainty," which is very relevant considering the current economic state in the country. Elaborating the benefits of the Public-Private Partnership Model for financing infrastructure development, Tushar Pandey, Senior President and Country Head, Yes Bank, mentioned the benefits of the Public-Private Partnership Model for financing infrastructure development. He said that currently the PPP model was growing at a sluggish pace because of the underlying structural complexities in its implementation. But the idea should not be overruled merely because of this, as it was important that both the corporates and the government came together to contribute towards the progress of the nation. He also added that the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor was going to be a centre for major economic activity in future. Sudipta Ghosh, Tata Capital, said the PPP model could be highly successful in building mega projects in the areas of power generation and transmission and also in the renewable energy sector. As the infrastructure sector, he said, had been hit the hardest by the current slowdown, the PPP model could be efficiently used inresurrecting the growth of this sector.The other technical session of the day focused on the "HR practices in leading business organisations during constrained growth.
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Tale of ‘dabbawalas’ reaches Hisar varsity
Hisar, October 14 “Without much technological backup and logistical support, the dabbawalas perform with utmost precision. The organisation is the only one in India and the second in the world to have got the elusive ‘6 Sigma’ rating. The dabbawalas work eight to nine hours everyday. They carry a load of upto 50-70 kg and travel around 70 km everyday while achieving their target of zero-error," said Dr Aggarwal. The dabbawala of Mumbai is a 124-year-old organisation of men, who pick up lunch boxes (dabbas or tiffins) from the homes of people every working day of the week and deliver them at their workplaces. After lunch they pick up the empty dabbas and carry them back to the homes of customers. "Supplying dabbas to the people of Mumbai from their home to workplace, schools, offices will still be carried on without any technology or IT support and now Mumbai dabbawalas will use Internet to provide value added services to their customers," Dr Aggarwal said. "The service remains uninterrupted in monsoon. The local dabbawalas at the receiving and the sending ends know customers personally and they are well accustomed to the local areas they cater to, which allows them to access any destination with ease. Sometimes, people communicate between home and workplace by putting messages or cinema tickets inside the boxes," said Dr Aggarwal. There are approximately 5,000 illiterate and semi-literate men in the organisation. They deal with close to 2.50 lakh tiffins daily. Mumbai dabbawalas received ISO 9001 accreditation in 2000. The organisation claims to make only one error in 16 million transactions. They earned the '6 Sigma' certification from Forbes Magazine in 1998. Everyday 5,000 foot soldiers deliver home-cooked food in corporate offices and institutions all over Mumbai. A typical day for a dabbawala starts at around 8 AM when cylindrical metal tiffin boxes are collected from homes and taken to the nearest railway station where they are loaded onto crates and transported by train to downtown Mumbai. “The majority of the dabbawalas are illiterate and the sorting is done mostly by a system of colour coding handles and tiffin box covers that has hardly changed since the first tiffin delivered in 1890,” said Dr Aggarwal. Prof Sanjeev Kumar of Haryana School of Business said Mumbai dabbawalas belonged to small villages and come to the big city in search of livelihood, mostly to support agrarian income dependent families in the rural India. In a way they typify the migrant spirit of the city.
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Strange, but true, CDLU's outsourcing agency works for Rs 30 a month
Sirsa, October 14 Friends Security Services, an agency, has been providing 337-odd outsourced employees to Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, for paltry service charges of nearly Rs 30 per month. According to its agreement with the university, the agency will get 0.001 per cent of the total monthly salary bill of the outsourced employees - Rs 1 for every Rs 1 lakh of the salary bills. Presently, the university has employed 337-odd outsourced employees through the agency and it pays nearly Rs 30 lakh per month to it as salaries for these
employees. This number 337 is the maximum and it can go down in any given month. And for managing all this, the agency has set up an office in a rented accommodation outside the university campus and has employed a couple of employees for its office, all for rupees 30 a month. Further, the agency has to make payments to the employees from its own sources first and the university reimburses its salary bill later and the agency has to pay an earnest money of Rs 8.5 lakh to the university. Sources in the university said that out of the six agencies that applied, four did not qualify while the fifth had quoted a fee of 3.5 per cent of the monthly salary bill, but the contract was bagged by Friends Security Services by quoting 0.001 per cent as service charges. Eyebrows were raised because some of the outsourcing agencies employed by the university in the past did not have a clean track record. A Jalandhar-based outsourcing agency had allegedly misappropriated the employees' as well as the university’s share of provident fund to the tune of Rs 70 lakh for the years 2007 to 2010 did not deposit it with the PF Commissioner. Though the university lodged an FIR against the agency, neither the employees have been able to get back their hard-earned money, nor has any concrete action been taken against its directors. Some other agencies left without paying the salaries of the outsourced employees even though the university paid it. The Friends Security Services had barely started its operations in the university in the beginning of September this year, when the outsourced employees went on strike accusing the agency managers of demanding Rs 10,000 per employee as security deposit -- a charge which was later denied by the agency. After an unsavoury spat at the dharna site, the agency lodged an FIR against some employees and students and also the university Registrar Manoj Siwach, only to withdraw their case later giving an affidavit to the police on September 29 that their dispute has been resolved
amicably. Vice-Chancellor Radhe Sham Sharma maintained that the agency got the contract since it gave the lowest bid.Sharma said every precaution had been taken to ensure that the financial interests of the employees were not jeopardised. Ajay Sandhu of the Friends Security Services maintained that he did not see any problem in providing services for Rs 30 per month to the
university.
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World Day Against Death Penalty BS Malik
Sonepat, October 14 Students of OP Jindal Global University Gavin Pereira and Darshan Datar won the Best Team award and also won the prize of a seven-day trip to the institutions of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, fully funded by the European Union. It was a well- won victory with a clear margin of over 10 points from the runner’s-up team. The Runner's Up for the Best Team award was won by Anupama Sabu of Gargi College, Delhi, and Abhishek Sharma of Ambedkar University, Delhi, while Aaditya Gambhir of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi, won the Best Speaker award, Siddhant of the Law Department of Hansraj College won the Runner Up for the Best Speaker award and Pranjal Dhaka of Hansraj College and Anusha Ramanathan of RMLNLU won certificates for the Best Interjectors at the event. The esteemed judges of the event were Prof Upendra Baxi, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, and Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Warwick and Delhi, Anne Marchal, Charge d'Affairs, delegation of the European Union, Robert Wank, First Secretary, Austrian embassy, Suhas Chakma, Director, Asian Centre for Human Rights, and Manu Sundaram. The debate was conducted in two rounds. The first round required all participating teams to speak on one of the five topics given to them, related to death penalty. Each team had one member speaking ‘for’ the motion and one speak ‘against’ it. Each speech was followed by a round of interjections by the judges and then the audience. From this round, the top three teams were chosen to progress to the second and final round of the debate which was on the motion, "This House believes that there is no place for death penalty in the 21st Century." Prof C Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor,OP Jindal Global University, in his welcome remarks observed that the debate on the eve of 'World Day Against Death Penalty' had given an opportunity to the youth of India to reflect upon the social, legal and philosophical issues relating to punishment and to what extent death penalty as a form of punishment shapes the future of humanity in the 21st century.
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Campaign against drug addiction through cultural programmes
Sirsa, October 14 A special campaign on Drug De-addiction is being organised in Sirsa district of Haryana, adjoining Punjab and Rajasthan, to dissuade people who are consuming narcotics and other habit-forming drugs. With the efforts of the Sirsa district administration, artistes from Smita Patil Street Theatre group from Mumbai have been creating awareness among people on the ill effects
of drugs. In this series, the group recently organised street plays in Sawan Khera village of Dabwali subdivision of Sirsa to make villagers aware through plays, bhajans and ragnis against drug addiction. The play portrays how a family is ruined due to the family head's addiction
to liquor. The character not only falls in the eyes of society but also lands his family in soup due to a financial crisis. Sirsa Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan said the drug de-addiction centre in Kalanwali, Sirsa district, had been renovated at a cost of Rs 8 lakh and all medical facilities had been provided at this
centre. He said drug addicts were admitted for de-addiction and 15 beds had been made for this
purpose. This Drug De-Addiction Treatment-cum-Rehabilitation Centre would be run under the Drug-Free Society and staff of eight people had been recruited for this centre. Also, arrangement of a physiotherapist and a counsellor in the centre has been made, he added. The spokesman said the District Administration, Sirsa, had taken various steps to curb social evils like drugs and female foeticide. As many as 59 ultrasound machines had been connected with the tracking system to check female foeticide.
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Activists celebrate 8th anniversary of RTI Act
Panipat, October 14 The seminar adopted fifteen resolutions urging the government to stop persecution of senior bureaucrat, Askok Khemka, IAS, and order CBI enquiry into Vadra-DLF land deals, cover all parties under the Act, incorporate the RTI Act in curriculum in schools, disposal of all application within 30 days and adequate security to whistle blowers and RTI activists. PP Kapoor, a RTI activist, said the participants also demanded increase in the amount of fine, information to be provided in Hindi also, strict implementation of citizen charter, transparency in appointment of Information Commissioners and facility of video conferencing for hearing the appeals. Kapoor said the political parties and the bureaucrats were keen to dilute and scuttle the RTI Act and appointments of the superannuated “blue-eyed” bureaucrats. The total budget of the RTI was meagre Rs 2.67 crore, but, the government was spending only Rs 35,700 annually on an average, to create awareness about the Act. During the past seven years, 15,622 complaints/appeals were received by the Information Commission, but the commission imposed penalty only in 393 cases on SPIOs for not giving the desired information.
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'We should change our conservative thinking towards fair sex'
Sonepat,October 14 This was stated by Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Sharma while inaugurating a two-day seminar on “Building Gender Sensitivity in Universities” organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of Bhagat Phool Singh Women University, Khanpur Kalan, on the university premises yesterday. In order to ensure equal participation of women in society, he said, “We have to educate girls and to change our conservative thinking towards the fair sex.” He exhorted the teachers to shoulder this responsibility of ensuring the all-round development of the nation and society. He claimed that besides extending various incentives for the promotion of girls' education, the Haryana Government had opened a women university and a women medical college at Khanpur Kalan. In her presidential address, the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Dr Pankaj Mittal, said the women were also required to bring positive changes in their thinking for creating a healthy atmosphere in the family and society. She expressed her serious concern over the imbalanced sex ratio in the state and remarked that its ill effects were clearly visible in society, “It had even forced the people to bring brides from other states,” she quipped. The seminar’s resource person, Prof Nasreen of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, the university’ Registrar, Prof Asha Kadian, and seminar’s coordinator, Pro Ipsita Bansal, also spoke on the occasion.
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Extend bus fare concession to male senior citizens: Sonepat MLA
Sonepat, October 14 In a press statement, Jain pointed out that the state government had already extended the concession to female citizens aged 60. There should not be any gender discrimination in this matter, she added. She pointed out that after the age of 65, a few senior citizens used the Haryana Roadways buses for undertaking any journey because of various health problems Moreover, the government had fixed 60 years as the age to recognise a person as senior citizen,
she added. Terming the concession a politically motivated move , she questioned, “Why it has been made effective from January 1 next year when the Lok Sabha elections will be round the corner?” She said when during 2011 the Assembly session she requested the government to extend the benefit of concession to male senior citizens, the then Transport Minister, Om Prakash Jain, had replied in negative. Commenting on the authenticity of the implementations of the announcements, she recalled that the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government had announced to waive off house tax in municipal towns and increase the of monthly old-age pension by Rs 200 before the 2009 Assembly elections, but the house tax had been imposed again with effect from 2010 and the government had recovered the monthly increase of Rs 200 of a period of 14 months from the beneficiaries.
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DC listens to people's grievances at 'khula darbar'
Kurukshetra, October 14 He said following war-footing efforts and time-bound actions for improving sex ratio, the district attained eighth position in the state by ensuring average 888 female per 1,000 male.Earlier, the sex ratio of the district was 751 female per 1,000 male. Gajraj said to achieve the mission of improving sex ratio and saving girl child, the society should come forward with healthy mindset for further progress in this direction. He directed the health authorities to keep a close watch on all 58 ultrasound centres functioning in the district. During the night halt, the district administration disposed off 51 public grievances and in addition to this 51 driving licenses. About 25 Aadhar cards were also released. For adequate and smooth supply of power, Bodhala village will be connected with 33 kV power station. ADC Dr Yash Garg, SDM Ashok Bansal and other district officers were also present.
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BJP flays change in slab rates of power bills
Sonepat, October 14 He said earlier there was a slab rate for 41 to 300 units, but it had now been changed to 41 to 100 units. This silent change had increased the per unit rate of electricity from Rs 4 to Rs 6.25. The small time non- domestic consumers had to bear the burden of Rs 8 per unit from the earlier charges of Rs 4.50 per unit, he added. Jain alleged that by increasing the fuel charges in the past one year several times, the Nigam had put Rs 6000 crore burden on consumers. There was resentment among non-domestic consumers against the increased charges, he added. Alleging that the Nigam had flouted all rules and regulations in making these changes, Jain demanded the old slab system be brought again. He threatened that if the demand was not accepted, BJP would come on streets in support of the demand.
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Iraq national undergoes corrective surgery
Gurgaon, October 14 The doctors said Salman had a “severe protrusion of acetabulum”, a condition where the hip bone is pushed back into the pelvic cavity. In his case, a car accident in 2007 and prior incidents of trauma/suspected disorder led to it. Due to deformity, his right leg was almost 6 cm shorter than his left leg, which led to complications in the spine as well. As his country was at war, Salman, a native of Deyala, about 60 km from Baghdad, did not have an option of being shifted to a sound healthcare facility. Salman was admitted to the Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) here on October 8 and underwent a joint reconstructive surgery (total hip replacement) on the next day. His shorter leg was also corrected to size. Salman has already started walking with support and his shorter leg has regained normal size with the help of bone graft (from the patient himself) as well as artificial bone grafts. He looks forward to being with his family after his discharge on Sunday. Dr Hemant Sharma, a senior orthopaedic consultant at the hospital, said the case was rare since the patient’s deformity was “extremely severe”. “The hip bone was almost pressing onto to soft tissues in the bladder,” he maintained, adding that though it was difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of the condition, it was likely that the patient had soft bones due to the incidence of “osteogenisis imperfecta” during childhood. Several instances of trauma only made the situation worst.
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Delhi emperor Hemu remembered
Rewari, October 14 While Mahender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Mirpur, Rewari, was the chief guest, Prof Ravinder Kumar, a renowned historian and a member of the Indian History Records Commission and UGC committee of Ministry of Education, and Dr Pushpa Sharma, head of the Department of Persian, Kurukshetra University, were the principal speakers. It is noteworthy that Hemu ascended the throne of Delhi on October 7, 1556. Hemu fought the Afghan rebels in north India from Punjab to Bengal as well as the Mughal forces of Humayun and Akbar in Agra and Delhi, winning 22 battles without a single setback. He established a Hindu kingdom, although for a short duration, in north India after over 350 years of foreign rule. Thus, he was the last Hindu emperor in north India in the medieval period. Delivering his key note address, Mahender Kumar asserted that Hemu's phenomenal achievements as a seasoned executive of public affairs and a legendary fighter virtually needed no formal recognition. In the same vein, Prof. Ravinder Kumar said the medieval history, which was mostly written by Mughal chroniclers needed sn urgent scanning which could put things in a right perspective regarding Hemu's background as well as the gamut of his eventful career. He went on to say that Hemu was held in a high esteem till date in various parts of the country like Malwa, Bihar, Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Similarly, Dr Pushpa Sharma narrated that a number of Persian writers too had acclaimed Hemu as a fine administrator, a seasoned warrior and an astute army commander who never compromised on his religious and cultural beliefs. Highlighting the multifarious activities of the HVF, its convener Sudhir Bhargav informed about the creation of a new page "Battle of Delhi-1556" on wikipedia.
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Komal tops MDU commerce exam
Sonepat, October 14 The college Principal, Dr Jyoti Juneja, said 12 college girls had been placed in first 15 merit positions of the university. The second, third and fourth merit placings were awarded to Veena, Sonia Mittal and Meenu with 80.46 per cent, 78.54 per cent and 77.54 per cent marks respectively.
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Haryana's RDF best in country
Chandigarh, October 14 He said Haryana was one of the few states in the country which introduced the RFD last year. The RFD is a tool of New Public Management (NPM) which emphasises on the performance of departments against the targets agreed to between the Minister and the Principal Secretary in the beginning of the year. He said they were reviewed in the mid and end of the year.
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Aligarh Muslim University bag tennis title
Sonepat, October 14 Aligarh Muslim University won the North Zone Inter-University Lawn Tennis (Men) Championship title by defeating Delhi University by 3-1 in the final match. Punjabi University, Patiala, won the third position after their win over Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar by 3-0. In the semi final matches, Delhi University defeated PTU, Jalandhar, by 3-0 and Aligarh Muslim University defeated Punjabi University, Patiala, by 3-1. HS Chahal, Vice-Chancellor, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal, said sports created the spirit of discipline, hard working, team spirit cooperation and healthy compettion among the youths. “Outstanding sports persons are assets of the nation and the society and they are being fully compensated by giving them jobs and other financial incentives by the governments and other agencies,” he said. He listed various benefits being given to the sports persons by the Haryana Government under its new sports policy. RK Arora, Registrar, Virender Singh Hooda, sports director, and coaches of different university teams were present on the occasion.
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National
Science Exhibition Tribune News Service
Gurgaon, October 14 Many young scientists brought their wonderful models from all over the country. There was a hovercraft, a drone and numerous other devices, underlining their scientific prowess and genius. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been organising annual exhibitions to encourage innovative ideas in the area of science and technology in the affiliated schools all over the country. This multi-layered exercise begins at intra-school level and then the competitors have to cross three more barriers to make their mark at the national level. Abhimanyu and Rohan felt impelled to devise something to clean the sea-surface of oil slicks, particularly when they saw marine creatures bathed in brownish oil and gasping for breath on the television. Their teacher Deepti Bhatnagar goaded them to go ahead with what they had in their mind. Soon they were able to fabricate a contraption, ‘Sagar Manthan’, to remove oil slicks efficiently and economically. The model was displayed at an intra-school competition and was selected to represent the school at a forthcoming inter-school competition. In the contest featuring 160 schools, the project was sent to the regional level. From there it went on to represent the Panchkula region in the 10th National Science Exhibition, where it was bagged the top honours along with a cash reward.
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Stress becoming major problem in society, says prof
Sonepat, October 14 In his inaugural address, Dr Siwach said mental stress was a hindrance in achieving success in life. The ill effects of mental stress cast their shadow on the health and living of the people, he said, adding that the medical community was also not free from this. As special invitee, Dr Neera Dhar, Professor in the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, said mental stress was gradually becoming a major problem in society and people in every walk of life were affected by it. "Person free from mental stress can live their lives happily," she said, adding that sports, music, exercises, laughing and most importantly positive thinking could play an important role in remaining free from mental stress, she stressed. Dhar delved at length on reasons that give rise to mental stress and suggested precautions to be undertaken. The doctors, faculty members and other staff of the college and the hospital attended the seminar.
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Personality development workshop held at Ladwa school
Kurukshetra, October 14 Trainers from Gurukul trained children during these days. The students participated in the workshop with zest and zeal. Whatever they learnt during these days was presented by them on the concluding day. While speaking on the occasion, chief guest Dr Dev Vrat Acharya from Gurukul, Kuruksehtra, laid emphasis on utilising the unlimited energy in children in a positive direction to build a corruption-free
society. He was of the view that every child was unique. "We have to nurture the present of children for making a better future for them. For this, they should be kept away from bad habits like intake of liquor, drugs and smoking. No nation can progress until and unless its citizens are morally and spiritually sound," he added. "India has a long history of producing geniuses in every field who earned a name in the country and abroad. The need of the hour is that we train school-going children in a right direction," he advised parents. School principal Meenakshi Chhabra thanked all the guests and assured the parents to arrange such programmes in future for the holistic development of their
children.
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Fatehabad woman wins 'Sanjhi' competition
Fatehabad, October 14 Payal Bansal, Chief Judicial Magistrate - cum - Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Fatehabad, Usha Dahiya, president of Mahila Kalyan Samiti, and Suvarsha Mehta, a social activist, were judges during the competition. Dr Sahib Godara, District Information and Public Relations Officer, Fatehabad, said a cash prize of Rs 2,500 was given to the winner while the first and second runners- up received Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,500 respectively. As many as 18 entries were received for the completion. “Sanjhi’ is a traditional art that is immensely popular in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and western Uttar Pradesh. This involves women, especially girls, creating a replica of Goddess “Sanjhi” with mud and decorating it with colours on the wall of their houses. The mural is then decorated with images of stars, moon, trees, sun, and cow dung is applied to the wall to cleanse the area. In rural Haryana, “Sanjhi” is created on the last "shradha" (“amavas”) and is worshiped on all Navratras during evening. After Navratras, “Sanjhi” is removed from the wall and immersed in a pond on Dasehra evening. To popularise the art among rural women, the Information and Public Relation department organises a competition regarding this at the district level every year.
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120 donate blood in Ambala
Ambala, October 14 Dalip Chawla, former media coordinator to Chief Minister, Haryana, was the chief guest on the occasion. He interacted with the donors and appreciated their initiative toward service of humanity. He shared his experiences as a donor and made an appeal to everyone to continue this practise. He said nothing in this world gives more satisfaction than donating blood. He also mentioned that blood cannot be manufactured - it can only come from generous donors. Dr Shakti Singh, Director, Surya World, also enlightened the students with his valuable words. He said every three seconds someone needs blood. Dr Pamela Chawla, Dean, Academics, Surya World, boosted the morale of the donors and congratulated the staff and students for organising
the camp.
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GNI organises freshers' party
Ambala, October 14 It was followed by a solo song with guitar by students Aman, Gautaum and Purnima. It was continued by a Punjabi dance performance by Amarinder and Sanampreet. Then there was a group-dance performance by Rohit, Aditya and Vinod. They were wearing t-shirts that wore the logo GNI on these. A couple dance was performed by Manmohan and Megha followed by Mr and Ms Fresher contest. Aman Chaudhary and Sanampreet won the contest.
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mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The Ravana was erected after six-month labour put in by a six-member Muslim
family from Agra. They spend half the year in Barara, to give shape to the
massive effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkaran.
of the authorities as Haryana Public Health Engineering Minister Kiran Choudhry directed the district administration to prepare a detailed project report
(DPR) of roads for getting funds under the National Capital Region Fund from Central Government for relaying and repair.
Hisar, October 14
Rewari, October 14
