Karnal, September 29 Sainik School Kunjpura (SSK), located on the outskirts of Karnal has rightly acquired sobriquet of modern gurukul. One of the pioneer institute established in 1961, the school is keeping pace with modernisation and yet maintaining its glorious traditions. Tribune photo by Ravi Kumar

Once majestic, Rani Talab loses charm

Jind, September 29 Rani Talaab known as the most prominent place of this historical town is fast losing its identity. Thanks to the indifferent attitude towards its upkeep and maintenance by the authorities. The place has a temple named Bhuteshwar Mandir, and a pond built in 1884.                  Photo by Dilbag Singh

NGO redefines service to elders

Chandigarh, September 29 In a world where non-government organisations are aplenty, some working towards a better society and others just living off society, but when Dr Sanjiv Trehan of Panchkula was searching the internet for NGOs serving the cause of senior citizens, he could find only a few names. A medical camp, organised by the Senior Medical Services, in progress in a village near Panchkula.

Fatehabad girl sails through tough times Fatehabad, September 29 Sonu, a local girl, has braved all deprivations and poverty to carve a niche for herself in water sports. She has won a bronze medal in the inter-varsity canoeing championship held in Karnal recently. She also represented India in the world dragon boating championship held at Pennang in Malaysia this year.                                                                                   Sonu with her bronze medal.

Flood threat in villages along Yamuna
Admn steps up precautionary measures
Faridabad, September 29
With the discharge of additional water from Okhla barrage into the Yamuna, the authorities have intensified precautionary measures to meet the possible challenge of flood in the villages along the river.

Farmers to get more relief
Land for education city
Sonepat, September 29
Good news for those whose land has been acquired for setting up Rajiv Gandhi Education City near Rai in Sonepat district. The beneficiaries of this new initiative of the state government and the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) would be farmers of Sewli, Asawarpur, Patla, Orangabad, Khewra and Bahalgarh villages in the Rai region.

Kalka-Shimla Rail Section
A peep into the past
Kalka, September 29
Rail motorcars plying on the Kalka–Shimla rail section since more than 80 years are the first choice of tourists from India and abroad.

The Kalka railcar shed where the overhauling work of rail motorcars is undertaken and (right) an old rail engine

Turning Rao Lal’s vision into reality

Rewari, September 29 With achievements in academics, sports and other allied activities, Rao Lal Singh Public School, Sidhrawali, has emerged as a premier educational institution of south Haryana. Established in April 1980 amid sylvan surroundings at Sidhrawali, 24 km from Rewari, in the memory of late Rao Lal Singh, an educationist of the Ahirwal region.
Rao Lal Singh Public School in Sidhrawali, Rewari (inset Rao Lal Singh) — Photos by the writer

Inside Babudom
All set for administrative reshuffle
Chandigarh, September 29
With the embargo imposed by the Election Commission ends tomorrow, the deck will be cleared for an over-due administrative reshuffle in Haryana.

Rs 130 cr to light up Gurgaon
Chandigarh, September 29
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has chalked out a Rs 130-crore plan to strengthen the power distribution system in Gurgaon. The project will be funded by World Bank.

Kalka MC in dire straits
Kalka, September 29
The Municipal Committee, Kalka, which is one of the oldest committees of the state, is going through tough times these days, states Mohini Nanda, president of the committee.

Politics of alliance grips BJP
Hisar, September 29
Having informally finalised an alliance with the INLD in the next Lok Sabha elections, the BJP leadership finds itself stranded at the crossroads.

Seminar on role of women writers

Sirsa, September 29 A two-day seminar on feminist perspective in Indian English novel organised at C.M.K. National P.G. Girls College here recently provided an opportunity to teachers of the region to share a platform with leading industrialists like Dr Bhim Singh Dahiya and Dr R.W. Desai. A seminar on feminist perspective in Indian English novel in progress at CMK National PG College, Sirsa.