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Legislation to ban saathi sowing
LS Polls
Mewat lags behind in development
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Gurgaon residents resent high power tariff
Dance is her life
Dutch bodybuilder set for Bollywood debut
Zhang Ping, Roy Brangeest, Amit Swami and Walter Branden in Rewari.
Security of Kalka rly station cause of concern
A trip down memory lane
Groundwater level falls in Gurgaon
Sirsa man builds temple in wife’s memory
A temple constructed by Simran Singh Pruthi in memory of his wife in Sirsa district. Photo: Amit Soni
CISF security for thermal project
Docs hail medicare Bill
Use of polythene bags worries docs
Kurukshetra lad wins laurels in USA
Global
warming
Stress on nanotechnology’s global impact
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Legislation to ban saathi sowing
Chandigarh, March 2 The idea is to wean away farmers from this crop so as to improve soil fertility and also stem the depletion of ground water table caused by its sowing. The state government hopes that they will be able to ensure a complete ban on saathi sowing, through this legislation. The state agriculture department is trying to replace it with dhaincha for green manuring. Though the state agriculture department has been engaged in creating a people’s movement against sowing of summer paddy over the past three years, it was felt that motivational approach was not enough to wean away farmers from this crop. “Farmers fetch an additional Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 per acre by selling saathi. So, they are lured into sowing it for an additional income, regardless of how it will affect the soil health and groundwater table. Thus, we have decided to impose a penalty of Rs 10,000 per hectare in case anyone is found sowing saathi,” said a senior official of agriculture department. It may be noted that four years ago, the area under saathi cultivation in the state was around 40,000 hectares. “When we launched this motivational campaign, we had managed to bring down the area under cultivation to 1,249 hectare within a year. However, last year, the area under its cultivation increased from 488 hectares in 2007 to 1,669 hectare. The maximum increase in area under its cultivation was in the Indri block in Karnal, besides Kurukshetra and Kaithal,” said the official, explaining the need for bringing in legislation against saathi sowing. The official said even now, the agriculture department officials will be involved in motivating farmers against its sowing, by telling them about its ill-effects. “Our officers will be working across Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and parts of Fatehabad and Yamunanagar,” he said, adding that they will ask farmers to replenish their fields with nutrients to prepare it for the paddy crop by planting dhaincha seed. The water requirement of saathi (transplanted in the fields in April and harvested by June-end) is very high. There is hardly any rain during this period and evapo-transpiration rates are high. Thus, underground water is exploited, depleting both the water table and soil nutrients. On the other hand, being leguminous, dhaincha fixes nitrogen from the air into the soil, and its leaves, being rich in nutrient, if buried in the fields also improve soil health. Though sowing dhaincha between the wheat and paddy crop was a traditional practice in the state over the years, but the farmers in favour of saathi discarded it.
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All-out efforts to woo electorate
Sunit Dhawan Tribune News Service
Gurgaon, March 2 All major political parties of the state, including the Congress, the INLD, the BJP, the BSP and the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) have much at stake in these Lok Sabha elections. The poll outcome is also expected to decide the political future of many stalwart leaders, who are, therefore, leaving no stone unturned to tilt the electoral balance in their favour. With Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda recently sounding the poll bugle, battle-lines have been drawn for the ensuing elections. Hooda, who heads the Congress regime in the state, faces a twofold challenge to ensure the absence of an anti-incumbency wave in the state; and to prove his suitability for the CM’s job for a second consecutive term before the party high command. The Chief Minister may have been able to steal the state Opposition’s thunder by announcing the sops for various sections promised by them, but he still has a daunting task of reining in the rival factions within his party at hand. According to political pundits, different Congress factions working at cross purposes pose a potential threat to the state leadership. If the Congress infighting affects the party’s performance in the Lok Sabha poll, it may have a bearing on the next Assembly elections as well as Hooda’s candidature for a second stint as the CM. Having remained out of power for four years, the INLD obviously wants to make a comeback via the LS poll. The INLD leadership also knows that it can’t retain many party cadres and dedicated supporters if it does not fare well in these elections. On the other hand, the BJP, which joined hands with the INLD, is keen to prove that it has gained some ground in the state politics. The HJC, which would be facing the first general elections since its inception, would also like to have its presence felt on the state’s political horizon. The BSP did take the lead by announcing its LS candidates from the state first of all, but whether its vote share in the state gets translated into the LS seats remains to be seen. No wonder, political parties and leaders whose prestige and much more is at stake are making all-out efforts to sway the poll tide in their direction. While INLD general-secretary Ajay Singh Chautala recently completed his ‘Jan-Akrosh Yatra’ covering a number of constituencies on foot; HJC chief Kuldeep Bishnoi is on an electoral drive titled ‘Kuldeep Chale Chaupal’ in a bid to reach maximum rural voters. The INLD-BJP alliance has also been holding a series of rallies. Hooda, on the other hand, has successfully managed to puncture their poll campaigns by robbing them of the issues and leaving them with hardly any plank to cross the electoral stream. Armed with the blessings of AICC president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Hooda is busy unveiling the works accomplished by his government and initiating a host of new developmental projects in the state.
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Mewat lags behind in development
Gurgaon, March 2 What earlier used to be the office of the XEN, Irrigation, and the godown of the Irrigation Department has become the Police Lines now. Similarly, the SDM’s residence has become the deputy commissioner’s house. This is true of offices and residences of other senior officials. Even the construction of a mini-secretariat hasn’t been started. On the whole, it is evident that the state government has not done anything on the ground in Mewat nor does it have any plans to do so apart from making big announcements. People of South Haryana (Mewat and Ahirwal) have been protesting and ensuring the defeat of the incumbents by heavy margins, but the situation remains the same. The Congress, BJP and the INLD have been in power for a sizeable period. Apart from these parties, Kuldeep Bishnoi’s party is also in the fray this time. He had announced Rao Narbir as a candidate from the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat of which Mewat is a sizeable part. Previously, Mewat used to be a part of the Faridabad parliamentary constituency and the winning Lok Sabha member during the past two decades was from Faridabad and not Mewat. With delimitation in place, Mewat is now part of the Gurgaon constituency. With the Lok Sabha elections to be held soon, the BSP is the first to announce its candidate for all 10 Lok Sabha seats. It has given representation to Mewat by fielding Zakir Hussain as its candidate from Gurgaon. Mewat DC Mehtab Singh said they would insure that the infrastructure should be given proper shape. About using Yasin Meo Degree College for all functions, he stated, “If anything is available for use then why should one not avail the facility.” “We are in the process of overall development and it is our primary need,” he added.
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IOC gives 5 lakh for Hali Park’s re-development
Panipat, March 2 The district administration had recently came up with a plan to spruce up the park, which had been lying in an utter state of neglect since long, by roping in business houses to provide money for the purpose. It was in the year 2000 that IOC agreed to adopt the Hali park for its integrated development. However, this failed to yield any positive results. Following the initiative taken by the district administration, the IOC yet again came forward with financial assistance to redevelop the park. The cheque of Rs 5 lakh was presented to Deputy Commissioner Vijay Singh Dahiya by chief manager of Panipat refinery administration Vijay Kumar at a small function organised at the DC’s camp office. While speaking on the occasion, Vijay Kumar said refinery would be offering a total of Rs 10 lakh for the development of the Hali Park and the second installment of the financial assistance would be handed over to the administration soon. He said the refinery would also extend all possible support to the anti-polythene bag campaign launched by the administration. Vijay Singh Dahiya said a plan has been envisaged to plant flower saplings, trees and to repair the jogger's track at the park. Besides, floodlights and other coloured lights would also be installed at the park. Some PCOs would also be set up here. The park would have a 'Bal Vatika' (children's park), fountains, swings and a snacks bar. The administration has also been working on a plan through which funds for the proper upkeep of the park could be generated once it is redeveloped completely. He expressed hope that some private sector companies would also come forward to help the administration for the same.
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Gurgaon residents resent high power tariff
Gurgaon, March 2 In a letter to the chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), GURM chairman Col Rattan Singh (retd), co-chairman Dharam Sagar and general secretary RS Rathee have urged him to take suitable action in the regard. “We, the residents of Gurgaon, feel aggrieved, not only by the erratic and unpredictable nature of power supply, but also for having to pay a higher tariff for the same as compared to residents of neighbouring Delhi, or bordering cities such as Noida and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh,” they said in a letter written to the HERC chief. GURM has pointed out in the communiqué that even though coal prices have come down substantially in the recent past, the power tariff for residents of the millennium city had not been reduced. They have demanded that the power tariff be reduced by 20 per cent. In another letter written to the Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, the residents’ body has demanded that a flyover or an underpass be constructed at the busy Hero Honda Chowk in the city. “We would like to point out that flyovers have been constructed on all crossings of the NH-8 to facilitate smooth movement of traffic on both sides of the road. However, no flyover was constructed at the Chowk, which is one of the most important crossings on the NH-8 bearing heavy traffic flow. Closure of this crossing is causing serious inconvenience to residents and visitors of this area,” the letter states, demanding that a flyover or an underpass be constructed there as soon as possible.
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Dance is her life
Gurgaon, March 2 Legendary Kiran Kalonoria has trained Kundu. Her world relies on dance. She has been practicing dance for the past 10 years. Kundu got a setback when she was diagnosed with a disease, which rendered her bedridden and she was told that she could never dance again. But she fought back and today she is living her dream of teaching dance. “It was the most gruelling phase of my life when I was told that I could never dance because of my medical condition. I felt as if my life had come to a standstill, for dance was just not a hobby for me, it was a reason to live,” she said. She believes her miraculous recovery happened after she met Kiran Kalanoria. "Kiran, who himself had two kidney transplants, had an immense faith in the form of art. He inspired me to fight back," says Nanda. Kundu established Kiran's Dance in Rhythm Academy (KDRA) in 2004 after the demise of Kiran Kalonoria. She has a professional dance group which is promoting dance, culture, music and carnival in Delhi. "An hour spent in dance after office goes a long way in de-stressing people and helping them to shake off their worries," Kundu explains. "Salsa is a fantastic way of keeping fit because the movements of the dance require the use of various muscles in the body. You will also find that your stamina increases and gets better the more you dance, which is perfect if you hate exercise or going to the gym," she clarifies. "The motto of the academy is to build up a big family united and bonded with the love for dance. We at KDRA are constantly pushing the boundaries and spreading our wings," Kundu says. She has learnt modern jazz from Ashely Lobo. Sai Babu of Bharatiya Kala Kendra taught her chaau, contemporary she learnt from Anil Panchal and Rashid Ansari from Natya Kala Kendra. Kundu has performed numerous shows organised by various art academies. She has also done workshops with NRAI, Infosys, Management School - IILM, GD Goenka School, etc. "Dance is my life and nothing can stop me in fulfilling my dreams," she signs off.
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Dutch bodybuilder set for Bollywood debut
Rewari, March 2 While the 30-year-old Roy grew from strength to strength during the past one decade, he also carved out a niche for himself as a successful model in Holland, England, France and other European countries in the past six years. After his audition held in Mumbai recently, film producer Vijay Galani gave Roy a crucial character to play in Salman Khan starrer “Veer”. “Veer” is the portrayal of a drama set for the period from 1852 to 1900. It is going to be Salman’s first period film. Roy has been entrusted with the role of a gladiator that is in opposition to Salman Khan. The shooting of this big budget film, which is expected to be released by August next, is presently going on in the historic Amber Fort in Jaipur. On Amit Swami’s invitation, Roy along with Walter Branden, president of the Dutch Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation, visited Rewari recently. Elated at his role in “Veer”, Roy said while his debut in Bollywood could well be a stepping stone to his celluloid career in the years to come, he hoped it would provide a fitting exposure to bodybuilding sports as well.
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Security of Kalka rly station cause of concern
Kalka, March 2 The first fire broke out on March 28, 2006, during the day in which a narrow gauge coach was destroyed.The second incident took place recently in which another narrow gauge compartment was burnt. The reason behind the 2006 incident could not be traced till date. Official sources said the area from the northern railway diesel shed to the over-bridge adjacent to the NH-22 has been in dire need of a boundary wall. This area, including the diesel shed, the carriage and wagon dept, the broad gauge, the washing line, the old broad gauge loco shed and the cabin for the past more than five decades, has been used as a throughfare. Valuable assets worth crores have been lying here. Company commander of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Kalka, Ajay Jyoti Sharma revealed that anti-social elements freely entered the rail premises. He said the Kalka-Delhi Shatabdi express that arrived at 9 pm, remained on platform 3 throughout the night.Sharma said due to the open area and darkness, there was dire need of installing a tower light adjacent to platform 3. Security experts also opine that there is also danger of an IED being planted in the Shatabdi Express during night. The RPF and government railway police had written to the higher authorities regarding the installation of tower lights, keeping in view the security of the Shatabdi Express and other trains that remain in the washing line throughout the night.
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A trip down memory lane
Chandigarh, March 2 Hooda said his father was a firm believer in the philosophy of the Gita that a person should do his duty without hoping for its fruits and did not believe in self-promotion. It was Ranbir Singh who had first conceived the Kishau and Renuka dams on the Yamuna, when he was speaking on the Damodar Valley Corporation Bill in 1948. He had advocated for a similar law for the Yamuna waters also. Again as early as 1948, Ranbir Singh had talked about separating the Hindi-speaking areas of the then Punjab to merge them with Delhi to form a separate state, Haryana that came into existence 18 years later, but without Delhi. Now people appreciate why the veteran leader had demanded the merger of Delhi with the areas, which constitute Haryana. Surrounded by the state on three sides, Delhi’s development is dependent upon that of the national capital region. Similarly, Hooda said, Ranbir Singh was the first to raise his voice for fixation of minimum support price for agricultural produce when he told the Constituent Assembly on November 23, 1948, “So long as we don’t fix some economic price of the produce, farmers will continue to suffer from a grave injustice. Without fixing the economic price of agricultural products, there can be no stability in the economic life of the agriculturist. The peasant could obtain economic independence only if the principle could be accepted that he should not be forced to sell his produce below cost.” Ranbir Singh, who was the Irrigation Minister in joint Punjab, had immense attachment with the Bhakra dam. About six months before his death, he asked his grandson, Deepender Singh Hooda, MP, to get a copy of the photograph of dedication ceremony of the dam by Jawaharlal Nehru and display it in his room. Hooda recalled, how despite being deputy leader of the Congress legislature party in the Rajya Sabha, Ranbir Singh vouched for the character of Saheb Ram, elder brother of former deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, in a court during the emergency. This enabled Saheb Ram to get bail from the court. Earlier, noted historian KC Yadav said when the first draft of the Constitution was prepared, there was no mention of villages, farmers and the freedom struggle of the country. He said he was surprised to read the first speech of Ranbir Singh made on November 4, 1948, which he delivered like an ace statesman, suggesting that “raj bhasha” be decided so that people start learning it. He also said in case villages were ignored, the country would lag behind. “Ranbir Singh had suggested that Directive Principles should be kept above the Fundamental Rights and should be enforceable by the court,” Yadav said.
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Groundwater level falls in Gurgaon
Gurgaon March 2 Better known as the cousin of Delhi, this cyber city has witnessed massive urbanisation, which is also considered to be one of the main reasons of water shortage. The administration accepts that the water level is going down and it is looking for ways to overcome this problem. The administration is blaming less rain and carelessness on the part of residents. Additional commissioner Praveen Kumar agrees with the report. “We had put up harvesting system at many places so that we could improve the water level, but we are not in working condition at many places and groundwater is the only source left.” He added, “We have made arrangements to gather rainwater at empty places in the surrounding area. Various government departments have been involved in the matter. They have been suggested to differ storm and sewer water as with this we will be able to re-circulate clean water,” he clarifies. Kumar said the administration must install rainwater-harvesting system in this area. Small plots covering around 40-50 houses must have one harvesting system. RS Rathi, president, DLF Association, said, “The city is getting water from the Basai canal which can only fulfill the need of the old area that too up to certain limit. The new city is getting 70 per cent of water from groundwater and due to this the water level is going down by one metre every year about which they have apprised to the administration many times.” “The administration is planning to get a canal to the city from the Yamuna by December this year,” the ADC said.
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Sirsa man builds temple in wife’s memory
Sirsa, March 2 But since Pruthi is not an emperor and does not have the resources of Shahjahan, he could not construct Taj Mahal for Gurbachan Kaur. But he has spent his life's earnings on the construction of a state-of-the-art temple on a sprawling piece of land situated on the national highway 10 at the Ding Road. Pruthi has been spending whatever he has been earning from the petrol pump on its construction. Pruthi's wife Gurbachan Kaur had died on January 13, 2003. Gurbachan Kaur was a pious lady, who believed in equal respect for all the religions. "She often talked of constructing a temple, where devotees coming from Hardwar with “kawars” of the Ganges water on their shoulders, could take rest for a while. I have constructed this temple to fulfill the wish of my late wife," said Pruthi. Built on an area of two kanals, he plans to install the idols of Shiva, Hanuman, Mahavir Jain and Gautam Buddha in the temple. It has ample accommodation, where “kawarias” could take rest and remove their tiredness. The “kawarias” would also be served eatables during their stay here. Pruthi has also been organising community lunch for poor and beggars in the temple every month, as the temple is situated on the Delhi-Fazilka road and attracts passersby. "I have two sons and four daughters. All are married and well settled in life. I have decided to devote whole of my life in the service of the temple now," says Pruthi. "I have transferred the agricultural land I owned, to both of my sons. I have also bequeathed two shops each, situated on the national highway, to my sons so that they could have a decent living," he adds. He owns a petrol pump too and has decided to devote the income from the pump for the temple. Pruthi's case has been perhaps the first of its kind in the area, where a person has constructed a temple in the memory of his late wife.
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CISF security for thermal project
Hisar, March 2 A CISF survey team comprising commandant BK Sharma and assistant commandant VK Avasthi visited the RGTPP site to assess the requirement of personnel for security of the plant and the colony area. The CISF will also provide fire protection facility. The team will submit its report within a month after which necessary steps will be initiated by the HPGCL for deploying CISF security personnel at all critical installations of the project. Sources said around 250 CISF security personnel would be deputed for the security of plant and colony and around 70 for firefighting and protection. For housing the CISF personnel, construction of a CISF complex comprising two barracks (44 rooms), 25 houses and an armoury were in full swing. The construction of the complex is likely to be completed by June at an estimated cost of Rs 2.40 crore. The CISF security is likely to be deployed at the project site by August. The CISF has already been deployed by HPGCL at the Panipat Thermal Power Station and Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station (DCRTPP), Yamunanagar. A senior officer of the RGTPP said power plants were capital-intensive establishments and the total estimated cost of the plant was Rs 4,338 crore. Therefore, HPGCL was giving top priority to the security of costly machinery installed in the plant. Meanwhile, the construction work of the prestigious project is proceeding on schedule. According to Sanjeev Kaushal, managing director of HPGCL, about 64 per cent of the work had already been completed. He said the project had achieved a record by completing the hydraulic test of the boiler of Unit-1 in 24 months and 29 days, which was the fastest hydraulic test in India. He said the land acquisition collector, Ambala, had announced the award of land measuring 16.5 acres for the railway siding of the project on February 25. With this, the work of construction of railway siding for the project would now progress at an accelerated pace to ensure timely availability of coal, to match with the synchronisation schedule of the generating units. Kaushal said the first unit of the project would be commissioned before December, 2009, and second before March next year. About 1,650 crore had so far been spent on the project which was more than 44 per cent of the total engineering, procurement and construction estimated cost of Rs 3,775.42 crore. The cooling towers of the project were the tallest in the country with a height of 173 m, out of which casting of more than 172.8 m had already been completed in case of Unit-1 and 110 m in case of Unit-2. The height of the chimney of the project was 275 m and it was the tallest structure of the project. The chimney was almost complete, he added.
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Docs hail medicare Bill
Ambala, March 2 The Bill provides that any one who endangers the life or causes any damage to medicare service institutions would be committing an act of violence which would be an offence. The doctors in the state have been demanding such a provision for the past several years. The deputations of the IMA had met the Chief Minister and other officers of the Health Department a number of times in this regard. Dr DS Jaspal, national vice-president (elect), IMA, while welcoming the Bill said this Bill would protect the medical professionals from public violence. He said Andhra Pradesh was the first state to enact such a law followed by Punjab, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. He said the doctors of various nursing homes had been working under threat of violence and were doing defensive practice as a number of incidents of assaulting doctors and ransacking the nursing home had taken place in the state. Dr Venod Tayal, president, IMA, Haryana, said the doctors always worked to the best of their knowledge and sincerity, but some time death did occur and the doctors could not be blamed for every death. Dr Ved Beniwal, patron, IMA, Haryana, informed that they had been fighting on this issue since 1993, when a senior doctor of Ambala was assaulted following the death of a road accident victim on the way to the PGI, Chandigarh. Dr Ashok Sarwal, president, local unit, said other states should also enact this Bill to provide better medical aid to patients. Meanwhile, the patients welfare committee is of the view that the Bill may harm the interests of the patients as now the doctors will not bother about the patients. He said the government should bring another Bill in the favour of patients too to protect their lives.
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Use of polythene bags worries docs
Panipat, March 2 The IMA organised a seminar here to discuss the problems being created by the polythene bags where a number of prominent doctors of the city stated that the plastic bags had been causing irreparable damage to their surroundings. Appreciating the initiative taken by the administration to rid the city of plastic bags, the doctors said being an industrial hub, the environmental conditions in the city had already attained alarming proportions and it was the need of the hour that effective measures were taken to prevent any further harm to the environment. President of the district unit of the IMA V. K. Bhatia said that the doctors would contribute their bit in generating awareness amongst the local populace against the ill- effects of polythene carry bags by highlighting health issues related to plastic bags. While lauding the initiative taken by the administration, Dr Bhatia said that positive results of the campaign were visible in most parts of the city. He said that the strategy chalked out to end the plastic bag menace had kindled new hopes amongst the locals of having a clean and beautiful city. He said the association would distribute around 5000 cloth bags in the district as an effort to further curtail the use of plastic bags. Expressing optimism, the doctor said that given the pace at which the people were giving up use of plastic bags, the city would soon become polythene free. The doctors who attended the seminar pledged to participate in the campaign by highlighting anti-polythene bag messages on the OPD slips that they issued to the patients at their private clinics and hospital. On the occasion, a number of doctors read out poems against the use of plastic bags and participated in poster making and slogan competitions. Speaking on the occasion, deputy commissioner Vijay Singh Dahiya said in the beginning the campaign was just an idea but with the support offered by various sections of society, it had almost become a moment which had been endorsed by a large number of people.
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Kurukshetra lad wins laurels in USA
Chandigarh, March 2 The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, formerly known as the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and Chicago GSB is one of the leading business schools in the world and is currently ranked as number one business school in the global Business Week rankings. Chicago Booth is the only business school in the world with six Nobel laureates as faculty members and it was the first business school in the world to initiate the PhD programme in business. Getting admission in Chicago Booth is extremely competitive and each year around 550 full-time MBA students, representing 60 different nationalities, are admitted. Bhavya is the one of the very few students selected from the entire student body to receive this inaugural award for his excellent academic performance and his outstanding contribution in building a strong Chicago Booth brand. He was particularly effective in building new relationships between the school and many prospective employers. He is also one of the key representatives of the South Asian Business Group (student body representing South Asian students at the school) at Chicago Booth. Talking to The Tribune on the phone, he said the award was a huge honour and as an ambassador his priorities would be to work actively with the school to enhance its global reputation and facilitate its new relationships. He planned to take initiatives to further enhance the school’s visibility in India and arrange events to educate prospective Indian applicants about this “incredible” institution and what it meant to get a degree of Chicago Booth MBA. A lot of talented Indian students were not aware of the amazing opportunities that a top global MBA school could provide. Prior to joining Chicago Booth in 2007, Bhavya worked for five years after receiving engineering degree in computer science from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka (NITK). He was the only student from Haryana to be selected for the coveted seat at NITK that year.
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Global
warming
Karnal, March 2 The burning issue of global warming and climate change was highlighted in the paintings and sketches drawn by about 100 students from local schools and even the team of artists of Tellus was surprised to see the response. A team of 20 artists, 15 Swedish and five Indian, inspected and inspired the budding talent and gave them true guidance to enable them to understand the phenomenon of global warming and its adverse affect on our resources and the quality of life of human beings, vegetation, animals and birds. The students showcased the impending perils and disasters which could spell doom if we did not wake up and made amends. Tellus Art has been organising exhibitions, workshops and projects related to art to provide a global platform to outstanding and upcoming artists from all over the world. Its motives include building a network of talented artists who want to make a difference and raise issues of global concern effectively and collectively. The Tellus team is currently touring the subcontinent and organising workshops to focus on the issue of climate change in collaboration with local institutions. Speaking on the occasion, members of Tellus revealed the modus operandi in using children, who were the future policy makers, to achieve their objective.
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Stress on nanotechnology’s global impact
Yamunanagar, March 2 These views were expressed by scientists and experts at a national conference on “Nano Science and Technology” held at Ganpati College of Engineering for Girls at Shahpur here. Speaking on the occasion, Dr HS Bhatti of Punjabi University, Patiala, emphasised on the control of matter on an atomic and molecular scale through nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has a great potential and wider impact on medical science, environmental, engineering, biochemistry, and military application.
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Plethora of problems in Panchkula
The tall claims of developing Panchkula as a model city by the state government fall flat as the city lacks even basic amenities. Roads, particularly in the interior of sectors, are full of potholes, and it is difficult to walk without hurting one’s ankles. The stormwater drainage system is clogged and light showers flood the roads. The pride of the city, Tau Devi Lal Stadium, is in bad shape. Foul smell emanating from an overflowing sewer has made life hell for morning walkers. Stray animals are in abundance. A number of children and elderly people have become victims of dog bites and attack by stray cows. Besides this, encroachments, the parking problem, poor health facilities etc have made the life difficult for residents. Surprisingly, the administration is sleeping over all the issues.
JM Dhingra, Panchkula
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Rewari, March 2
When Mughal emperor Shahjahan's wife Mumtaj Mahal died, he got Taj Mahal constructed to perpetuate her memory for all times to come. When Simran Singh Pruthi (65), a petrol pump owner at Ding Road village in this district, lost his wife Gurbachan
Kaur, he too decided to do something to carry forward her memories. But since Pruthi is not an emperor and does not have the resources of
Shahjahan, he could not construct Taj Mahal for Gurbachan Kaur. But he has spent his life's earnings on the construction of a state-of-the-art temple on a sprawling piece of land situated on the national highway 10 at the Ding Road. Pruthi has been spending whatever he has been earning from the petrol pump on its construction.
