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Waterlogged fields
KU faculty resents out-of-turn allotment of houses
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Energy audit helps Raj Bhawan save 1.20 lakh units of power
Online booking in 8 more tourist resorts soon
Govt wakes up to fall in sugarcane acreage
LTC for pensioners proposed
KU wins northeast zone kho-kho tourney
600 students donate blood
Rewari: Defeated candidates down but not out
First-timers
Drive against foeticide
Students polish creative skills at tech-expo
Playing integral for child’s development: Jadeja
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Waterlogged fields
Jhajjar, November 5 Having already lost their entire flourishing crops of paddy, bajra and arhar, the troubled farmers have no other option but to see the devastation as they keep running from pillar to post to get the stagnant water removed. With disposal pumps installed in the affected villages insufficient in number, the work of dewatering the fields has been going on at a snail’s pace and there seems to be a low possibility of draining out the accumulated water soon. The cultivation of wheat crop, which considered to be a money-making crop for the farmers of the state, has already initiated with the onset of winter. Seeds of wheat crop are presently being sown in other parts of the district and the state. “A serious situation has arisen before farmers of the affected villages as they have already defaulted on loans owed for paddy, bajra and arhar crops. Since they will not be able to cultivate their wheat crop this time owing to flooded fields, they will have to strive hard for survival,” says Bijender Solanki, a farmer of Aachhej village. He maintains that the situation has forced him to think about doing some labour work in Jhajjar. Dilbagh Singh, another distressed farmer of the same village, states, “Our life would be ruined due to the non-cultivation of wheat crops as we don’t have any source of income other than farming. Without having kisan card, we can’t even get more loan”. Krishan of Pahadipur village says this year has come as a major setback for farmers of this region because having lost their entire crop of paddy, now they cannot cultivate their most profitable crop wheat due to stagnant water in their fields. The situation will further worsen if the district administration fails to initiate step in lending a helping hand to the farmers. “The condition of farmers in this region has become deplorable. They don’t have an idea about what they should do to cope with this prevailing situation. The vulnerable farmers are left on the mercy of God,” state Laxman and Ramdhan, both farmers of Pahadipur village. Dayanand Singh, an ex-serviceman, who has 26 acres in Wazirpur village, opines that accumulated water could have been drained out well before the cultivation time of wheat crop had the administration made serious efforts in this regard. Sudhir, Surender Ahlawat, Manish Sharma, Rajender Ahlawat and Ranbir Singh, all farmers of Dujana village, say they are tired of making rounds of the offices of the district administration. Every time they get hollow claims from officers that their fields would be dewatered soon. Nearly 250 acres of agricultural land are still flooded in Dujana village, they inform.
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KU faculty resents out-of-turn allotment of houses
Kurukshetra, November 5 The Kurukshetra University Teachers Association (KUTA) has dubbed “out-of-turn” allotment of houses to staff as great injustice to senior teachers, including professors, who were not getting residential accommodation within the campus. “There is strong resentment among the teachers on out-of-turn allotment of houses on the campus and the university authorities should go strictly by seniority in allotment of houses”, Prof N.S.Kaushal, president of KUTA, said. He said a delegation of KUTA had already met Vice-Chancellor, Lt-Gen Devender Dayal Singh Sandhu(retd), to lodge its protest and submitted a memorandum, urging him to go strictly by seniority in the allotment of houses. The university authorities had allotted another house to an official by-passing others and this unfair practice is depriving senior teachers to their rightful claim to houses as per their entitlement, he added. Such arbitrary actions are a direct attack on the basic rights and dignity of the teachers that could vitiate the academic atmosphere in the university campus. He lashed out at the university authorities for adopting a lackadaisical attitude towards implementation of the revised UGC pay scales for the teachers working under the self-financing scheme, adding that these teachers had not been paid salary as per revised scales in spite of an assurance given by the government and the university who had committed that there would be no discrimination in the grant of revised scales between the regular teachers and their counterparts under the self-financing schemes (SFS). The authorities had promised KUTA to release the salary for October for these teachers as per the revised pay scale but the commitment was not fulfilled, he regretted. There was strong resentment among the teachers over the dilly-delaying tactics of the university administration on this issue and had decided not to accept salaries as per the old scales. Prof Kaushal said the Registrar of the university had made a promise to KUTA members during their agitation in April that all their pending demands would be settled but the genuine demand of two advance increments on promotion and confirmation to teachers under the self-financing schemes (SFS) had not been taken into consideration even after the expiry of more than six months and no positive action had been initiated. Dr Parmesh Kumar, Secretary, KUTA, has cautioned the university authorities to shun its anti-teachers attitude, failing which the teachers would be left with no other option than to adopt the path of agitation.
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Surveillance stepped up as swine flu claims girl’s life
Karnal, November 5 Dr Charanjit Singh, nodal officer for swine flu, convened a meeting of health staff of all Primary Health Centres (PHC) and Community Health Centres (CHC) here and constituted 25 teams to go to every school and conduct medical examination of all students and report immediately to senior doctors even if there was slightest doubt about symptoms of H1N1 virus. Further, all schools have been asked to remain vigilant and immediately report the suspected swine flu cases to health authorities and also take necessary preventive measures. Stating that more than 100 persons with symptoms of swine flu had been administered Tamiflu tablets in the district and till now three persons namely Suman, Sonu and Nevika out of 24 samples sent test to Ram Manohar Lohia hospital had tested positive for H1N1 virus, Charanjit added that the doctors were also screening the people in Hansi road area and Nirmal dham area to know how Shrishti got infected by swine flu. Her disease had gone unnoticed for more than a week and she moved freely, coming in contact with large number of people. This was causing worry to doctors who feared that there might be some more people infected with swine flu but were yet unidentified. Dr Charanjit Singh said that the health officials had been asked to immediately administer Tamiflu tablet even if there was even remote possibility of the student being infected by H1N1 virus. In case more than five students showed symptoms of swine flu, the school would be ordered to be closed for few days, he added.
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No let-up in stubble burning
Rohtak, November 5 Such types of incidents have not only led to air pollution in the areas surrounding the villages or the spots where the activity is carried out, but also act as a threat to the possible outbreak of fire in the adjoining fields. The imposition of the ban seems to have a little affect so far in view of several such incidents reported from the district. A total of over 1,600 tonnes of paddy has been procured by
various agencies in the district so far. The burning of paddy stubble created a black sky over a large area near Sunarian village in the district recently, claimed Surender, a resident of the village. He said it was burnt by a farmer after the crop was taken away by him from the fields. Reports of burning the remains of the crop had also come from some of the villages in the district, admitted an official of the local administration. He said a campaign had been launched to create awareness among the farmers on the harms of burning the stubble in both kharif and rabi season. An appeal had been issued by deputy commissioner PC Meena recently in which farmers had been asked to stop the practice. According to experts, fumes of such fires may not only lead to various types of allergies, but also create a shortage of oxygen level in the air and could prove harmful to asthmatic patients. The burning of stubble in the fields could also result in the loss to the fertility of soil for the next crop, said the deputy commissioner, who admitted that there was a need to create more awareness among the farmers over such issues. However, no action had been initiated so far against anyone in this regard, though violations had been reported in Rohtak, Jind and Jhajjar
districts.
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Energy audit helps Raj Bhawan save 1.20 lakh units of power
Chandigarh, November 5 Under the plan, energy audit of the buildings, a tool to identify areas where excess energy consumption or wastage of energy is taking place in plants/buildings comparing it with an estimate of the minimum energy required to undertake the process and suggesting best ways to optimize the energy consumption leading to energy and money saving, would be executed. The department has also initiated, for the first time in the country, an energy audit scheme for private, government, semi-government, industrial, commercial and institutional buildings. Under this scheme, the building owners would be provided with financial assistance at the rate of 50 per cent of the investment grade energy audit cost with a maximum limit of Rs. 50,000 provided they implement the energy audit report. Under the scheme, inefficient lighting, airconditioning systems and other equipment in industries, private, government, semi-government, institutional and commercial buildings would be replaced with energy-efficient devices. The investment on implementation of energy audit recommendations would be made by the building owners and the entire investment cost would be recovered within two or three years through saving on electricity bills. The energy audit of Haryana Raj Bhawan had already been conducted under the State Energy Conservation Action Plan and all inefficient features had been replaced with energy-efficient devices at a total cost of Rs. 16.16 lakh, which has resulted in an annual saving of 1.20 lakh units of electricity. This amounts to Rs 4.8 lakh and as such the entire amount incurred on the implementation of the audit report would be recovered in three to four years. Besides this, energy audit in the CM’s residence had also been conducted at a cost of Rs. 6.67 lakh, resulting in an annual energy saving amounting to Rs. 4.16 lakh. The entire amount incurred on the implementation of the audit report would be recovered in one to two years. A spokesman said the department had also conducted the energy audit of 10 government buildings, like HUDA Panchkula; Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd., Panchkula; Hafed , Panchkula, etc, resulting in a potential energy saving of 26,484 KWH per year. The recommendations to install CFLs and T5 28 watt tube lights had also been implemented. Besides, energy audit study of 20 large government buildings, like Rajhans Hotel, Faridabad, Indian Oil(R&D) Centre, Faridabad, Education Board, Bhiwani, Pt. B.D.S PGI, Rohtak, had also been completed at a cost of Rs. 9.84 lakh. These projects would result in saving of 9.8 million units. The department had also initiated the energy audit of 13 more government buildings and six mandis of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board at Karnal, Kaithal Sirsa, Hisar, Kurukshetra and Fatehabad, he added.
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Online booking in 8 more tourist resorts soon
Chandigarh, November 5 Launched in August, bookings worth more than Rs. 4 lakh had been made through On Line Transactions. Off-line booking of all resorts is also being made “online” to make the system more effective and to monitor the tourist resorts. “To make the system of online booking more popular, we have decided to enter into an agreement with Various Travel Web agents. Initially, the agreement has been signed with Make my Trip.com Travel Portal for the booking of rooms through their portals for 13 tourist complexes, namely Hotel Rajhans, Surajkund, Dabchkick, Hodel, Saras, Damdama, Barbet (Sohna), Skylark (Panipat), Blue Jay Samalkha, Parakeet, Pipli, Neelktanhi (Kurukshetra), Pinjore Gardens, Blue Bird and Flamingo (Hisar), Kingfisher (Ambala), Red Bihsop, Panchkula, Morni Hills and Tikkar Tal,” says Keshni Anand Arora, principal secretary, tourism,. Maintaining that with the introduction of this facility, Haryana Tourism has emerged as a trendsetter, Arora said Haryana Tourism had adopted the integrated information system for all resorts and utilised Internet to meet the challenges in the new world. Officials maintain that the system has helped in increasing transparency in booking of rooms and improve efficiency in a time-bound manner by displaying the status on Web. “We will launch inter-state packages in near future and make available information related to the location, mode of transport, facilities to visitors at various resorts in Haryana. Online booking was planned to be started by month-end at Aravali Golf Course(Faridabad), Black Bird (Hansi), Blue Jay(Samalkha), Dabchick (Hodal) Jungler Babbler (Dharuhera,) Raja Nahar Singh Palace (Ballabgarh) and Sandpiper (Rewari).
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Govt wakes up to fall in sugarcane acreage
Chandigarh, November 5 Besides an increased in the SAP of sugarcane, the cooperative sugar mills in the state have announced a bonus of Rs 25 per quintal to the farmers. As a result, the farmers in the state will now get the highest price for sugarcane in the country at Rs 210 per quintal for early maturing, Rs 205 per quintal for mid variety and Rs 200 per quintal for late varieties of cane. Last year, the SAP in Haryana was Rs 168 per quintal for early maturing, Rs 158 per quintal for mid maturing and Rs 156 per quintal for late maturing varieties. Before last crushing season, the SAP offered to cane growers in Haryana had remained static for almost two years and it was only last year that a hike of Rs 30 per quintal was announced by the government. The move follows a drastic reduction in area under sugarcane during the past two years. As against an area of 2.21 lakh acres under sugarcane in 2007-08, the area under this crop has fallen to just 82,000 acres this year, a decline of 63 per cent. However, the department has set a target of increasing the area to 1.25 lakh hectares in 2010-11. Officials in the agriculture department said besides the economic factors, a number of cane growers were diverting to other crops because cane growing was very labour intensive. “We are now trying to bring more mechanisation in sugarcane cropping. The department is planning to purchase two sugarcane harvesters for demonstration and training purpose. Tenders for the supply of these harvesters will be floated soon,” said a senior officer. The officials said these harvesters could be imported. Each sugarcane harvester is worth Rs 1.25 crore and these will be used to demonstrate crop techniques to the farmers. However the department has set a target of increasing the area to 1.25 lakh hectares in 2010-11 season. Presently, only 10-15 per cent of farmers in the state are using machines to grow sugarcane and the government is giving 25 per cent subsidy to farmers for the purchase of machines. Once more and more farmers turn to mechanisation, the area under the crop is set to rise. Major sugarcane growing districts include Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Sonepat, Rohtak and Panipat. Various other techniques are also being promoted to boost cane production like inter-cropping, ring-pit method, wide row spacing method etc. Under inter-cropping technique, the farmers grow sugarcane along with other crops like wheat, gram, mustard etc. Besides these methods, the agriculture department organises regular training camps and field schools for the farmers.
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LTC for pensioners proposed
Chandigarh, November 5 The pensioners shall be entitled to draw one-month pension once in the block of four years. The current block happens to be from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2011, and the subsequent blocks shall be 2012-2015; 2016-2019; 2020-2023; and so on. Those pensioners, who had retired during the current block of four years (2008-2011) and had availed the LTC before their retirement in this block under the scheme of LTC available to the serving employees, shall not be entitled to this benefit in the current block. The LTC being a family allowance, when both spouses are pensioners or one of the spouse is working in an organisation offering the facility of LTC, only one of the spouses shall be entitled to draw the LTC. The one-month pension to the pensioners in the age group of 90 years and above shall be disbursed along with the regular pension for January in the first year of the block of four years; the one month pension to the pensioners in the 80-90 age group shall be disbursed along with the regular pension for January in the second year of the block of four years; the one month pension to the pensioners in 70-80 age group shall be disbursed along with the regular pension for January in the third year of the block of four years and the one-month pension to the pensioners below 70 years shall be disbursed along with the regular pension for January in the fourth year of the block. During the current block of four years, the one-month pension in the age group of 80 years and above shall be disbursed in the current year ending on December 31. The pensioners above 70 but below 80 years would be disbursed the travel allowance along with the pension for January, 2010, and those below 70 years, the travel allowance would be paid along with their pension for January, 2011.
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DAV school focuses on teachings of vedas
Panipat, November 5 The festival was inaugurated by chief guest Mohan Lal, secretary of the DAV College Managing Committee and VN Rai, DGP, Haryana police. While speaking on the occasion they remarked that DAV institutions were a tribute to founder and great social reformer Swami Dayanand who devoted his life to create political, social and educational awareness. They said DAV institutions, besides imparting moral education, were keeping pace with the western education. Guest of honour of the occasion, Manju Mehta, examination controller, DAV Education Board, said today’s society should not discard the teachings of the vedas. At the closing ceremony of the festival, chief guest Mohinder Kumar, commissioner, Ambala division, exhorted the students to take part in cultural and sports activities, which were necessary for harmonious development of their personality. He also praised the daily yazna ceremony performed on the campus, which he said purified the atmosphere and inculcate the qualities of a good human being among students. The closing ceremony was presided over by Dr C. Parkesh, vice-president of the DAV Managing Committee. He stated that Arya Samaj was not a religious institution but a community of learned persons. He also added that education should be based on the moral values so that the evil of corruption could be eliminated from society. Dr D. Vidyarthi, regional director of DAV Public Schools, Panipat Zone, said Arya Samaj was the mother of DAV institutions. He said every year DAV institutions were organising such cultural programmes to bring out the hidden talent of children. He said the purpose behind such events was to spread the values of Vedas among all sections of society. Finally, the chief guest gave away prizes to the winners. The overall trophy was won by the host school.
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KU wins northeast zone kho-kho tourney
Sirsa, November 5 Four winning teams each from the northeast zone and southwest zone would vie with each other for the all-India title. More than 36 universities participated in the northeast zone tournament and out of which, four teams have been selected for the all-India tournament. In the northeast zone tournament, Kururkshetra University won the first position while Maharshi Dayanand University bagged the second position. Guru Nanak Dev University and Panjab University got the third and fourth position, respectively. In last matches, Kurukshetra University defeated Panjab University (19-11) while Maharishi Dayanand University defeated Guru Nanak Dev University (18-7). In earlier matches, Kurukshetra University defeated Maharishi Dayanand University (14-11); Guru Nanak Dev University defeated Panjab University (12-10); and Maharishi Dayanand University defeated Panjab University (12-10).
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600 students donate blood
Kaithal, November 5 Deputy commissioner Amneet P. Kumar, who was the chief guest on the occasion, inaugurated the camp in which 600 students of the HCTM and the Haryana Institute of Engineering, Kaithal, and teachers donated blood. ADC Ramesh Verma, principal, HCTM, Dr DP Gupta, CMO Dr Saini, were among those present on the occasion. Gupta informed that this was the seventh blood donation camp on the college campus. The chief guest said besides blood donation, students should also participate in other social welfare activities. Ramesh appreciated the college management for motivating the students to participate in public welfare activities. The principal thanked the administration and the District Red Cross Society secretary for extending help in organising the camp.
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Rewari: Defeated candidates down but not out
Rewari, November 5 A large number of party activists participated in a convention convened here on November 1 by senior BJP leader Randhir Singh Kapriwas, who bagged the third position by securing 24,374 votes in the Rewari segment this time. Owning the responsibility himself for his below-expectation performance at the hustings, Kapriwas said that the sad demise of former Chief Minister Rao Birender Singh, who was also the founder of Rampura House (a prestigious political house of the Ahirwal region), affected his poll prospects adversely. He went on to explain that Rao Birender Singh, when he was alive, had given him his blessings and had also assured that he would openly exhort followers of the Rampura House at the appropriate time to support him at the hustings. However the Rao’s abrupt death on September 30, unfortunately upset his apple cart, regretted Kapriwas. He, however, told the workers that there was no place either for despondency or for complacency and they should all gear up for a fresh innings. Later, he told mediapersons that workers’ committees had been constituted which would visit villages as well as city wards on the last Sunday of every month and to hear and redress citizens’ grievances. Similarly, a former district INLD chief and former minister Jagdish Yadav, who contested the poll from the newly created Kosli segment of the district as an Independent candidate and who lost to his Congress rival by a slim margin of 3323 votes, also held his supporters’ sammelan at Berli village, near Jatusana, on November 1. Thanking the people for their huge support which enabled him to give a tough fight to his winning Congress rival, he said his politics was always focused on their welfare and speedy development of the area. Asserting that his crusade for amelioration of their lot would continue, he sought the people’s unstinted support for the commencement of a new innings in the Kosli region. He said the Congress candidate, who had managed to secure a win this time by dint of a ‘sympathy wave’ (generated by his father Rao Birender Singh’s sudden demise) and whose performance during his previous term was not very promising, could not be expected to deliver the goods this time as well. The re-installation of a Hooda-led Congress government in the state has virtually enlivened the ‘drooping’spirits of Congress nominee Shakuntala Bhagwaria, who was trounced in the Bawal (reserve) constituency of the district this time by her INLD rival, Rameshwar Dayal, who wrested the seat with a hefty margin of 22,028 votes. Addressing a workers’ meeting at Kund, 22 km from Rewari, on Monday (November 1), Bhagwaria exuded confidence, saying that under the Hooda regime the pace of development in Bawal would be accelerated. She went on to say that that the Hooda government would hopefully give priority to execution of development works in backward areas.
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First-timers
A graduate from Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, Chaudhary has held different posts, including chairman, Confed; member, HPSC; and chairman, Tourism; during the INLD regime. The first-time MLA, who has promised to initiate development works in the area, is aware of the fact that things would not be as easy when his party is in the opposition. “I worked for the area even when I was not representing the constituency during the INLD government,” says Chaudhary. The Congress government during the last five years did not put even a single brick in the name of development in the area while road and electrification works taken up during the INLD regime have paid good dividends in the shape of my victory, he claims. Even Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had confessed while campaigning in Kalka that the area did not get proper attention, says the MLA, substantiating his allegations. The problems in the area are numerous and the expectations of residents from the new MLA are also high. “I know that the state government would again ignore my constituency as my party in the opposition, but development of the area is my priority and I would not leave any chance to raise the voice of my people,” he adds. While there were numerous villages in the Morni area where even basic necessities including water, electricity and health facilities are yet to reach, people in Kalka and Pinjore also feel the pinch of getting step-motherly treatment as compared to Panchkula. “I would take up the issue in Assembly that people of my constituency should also get the same facilities,” says Chaudhary, adding that they should not be made to suffer just because VIPs do not live there. “Residents can approach me any time for their problems. I will also try to ensure regular supply of electricity in areas under Kalka on the pattern of Panchkula,” Chaudhary says. Claiming that the Congress government with no clear majority would not last long, Chaudhary says he would live up to the expectations of his people when his party comes to power.
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Paddy farmers await purchasers
Sirsa, November 5 Paddy farmers have been waiting for the purchase of their produce for several days. Some of them allege that they have to sit in the market for over a week before they find customers for their produce. “I have been sitting in the grain market with my paddy crop for the past three days but I am not getting suitable price for my produce,” said Darshan Singh, a farmer from Dhani Neem Wali, near Rania. He said many farmers had been sitting in the market for the past seven days but the price that was being offered for their crop was too less to meet even the input costs. Gurdev Singh, another farmer from Bajekan, alleged that he had been awaiting a purchaser for my crop in the grain market for the past four days. “Good-quality muchhal paddy is fetching up to Rs 1700 per quintal while PUSA 1121 variety is fetching somewhere near Rs 1850 per quintal,” said Gurdial Mehta, a trader in the local grain market. “The price is much less than the price of over Rs 3400 being offered last year for PUSA 1121 variety,” Mehta added. Karan Sharma, a purchaser from local Saria Rice Industries, said paddy purchased last year by millers had still been lying with them. “No orders are forthcoming from the exporters. Unless the exporters start getting good orders from abroad, there can be no improvement in the situation,” he said, adding the phenomenon was similar everywhere in the paddy-producing belts of Punjab, Haryana and other parts of the country. He said there were over 20 millers purchasing paddy in the local grain market this year with the auctions being held everyday. However, many farmers were not willing to sell their produce at the prices being offered because the prevailing prices were much lower than those offered last year, he added.
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Drive against foeticide
Hisar, November 5 Chaudhary says the current sex ratio in Hisar district is heavily skewed with 874 females for 1000 males. “This cannot be corrected only by legal response. The society at large has to be convinced to shed this bias against the female child. And this must begin with women themselves,” she says, adding that as a woman she finds that she can connect with rural women better. Every week, the ADC visits several villages where she interacts directly with women. She focuses not only on the skewed sex ratio but also on the fact that females must not only be allowed to take birth but they need to be educated also if society has to become a better place to live. The ADC has adopted a novel approach to do this job. In a few villages, she sought the help of women to organise the marriage of a tulsi plant to Saligram, which is considered as an avatar of Lord Krishna. During the marriage, she asks men and women to take oath against female foeticide and to educate their daughters. In other villages, she participates in a havan and during the course of it, she narrates the effects of a skewed sex ratio on society and the oath follows. She says her efforts have evinced good response in the area. Women in the villages are setting up self-help groups to carry forward the campaign. Chaudhary says she lays equal stress on girls’ education. She cites her own example saying had her parents not educated her, she would have become a senior bureaucrat. This she says makes a good impact on women in the villages. She plans to involve other organisations in her campaign. “I have shortlisted many NGOs and women groups. Soon their members will join the campaign”, she says.
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Students polish creative skills at tech-expo
Kurukshetra, November 5 The highlights of the fest included Ideaz, a competition for testing
technical, managerial and presentation skills of students; Technomania, a quiz; an online hunt; debates and group discussions etc. Around 34 innovative projects were put on display by students of various colleges. These included a digital lock security system by JMIT Radur; security and counter system by NCCE, Israna; security rover by GIMT, Kanipla; temperature control fan by HCTM, Kaithal; and a unique project of switching on and off lights and water taps with the help of a mobile phone from anywhere by the KITM. A door with automatic opening and closing with sensory effects was also prepared by students of the KITM. In Ideaz, the first prize went to Rashmi Kumar of ACB, Mithapur; while the second prize was won by Tarun Jain and Pawan Kumar of JMIT and ACE, Mithapur, respectively. In Technomania, Utkarsh Bansal and Kusum Kumar got the first prize and second prize went to Kuldip Dhiman and KJ George of the KITM. In debate, the first prize went to Nitin and Abhishek of the HCTIM, Kaithal; while the second prize was won by Ritika and Madan of NC College, Israna. In group discussion, Himanshu and Baljeet of the KITM got the first and second prize, respectively. Project display prizes went to Dargesh and Parveen of NC College for automatic toll system. Second prize was won by Vinkal and Varinder of DVIET, Karnal, for robot, and Ravinder and Summit of the KITM got the third prize for 3D system. Proof of concept first prize went to Vikas and Vikash and second to Harsh and Honey of the KITM. As many as 457 students from 26 institutes of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh participated in the festival, the objective of which was to create a spirit of creativity and attitude for research and innovations among students. Earlier, while inaugurating the event, Dr MN Bandyopadhyay, director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra, exhorted the students to devote their time and energy in enhancing their knowledge and skills and become a precious asset for the nation. In his valedictory address, Dr KS Chari, Chairman, IEEE, India SSCS and CASS chapters, and senior director, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, called upon the students to attain great heights in their career which is possible only by hard work, proper planning and focused vision. He also gave away prizes to the winners. Dr PJ George, director-principal of the KITM, thanked the visiting dignitaries and participants and informed that the institute was committed to impart high quality education to its students.
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Playing integral for child’s development: Jadeja
Gurgaon, November 5 “I believe that play is the need of the hour. I am all set to support this revolutionary movement,” he affirmed. “Being a sportsman, I understand the need and the importance of physical activity for kids as well as adults. ‘Let’s Just Play’ is a pioneering initiative that I truly support. Playing is an integral part for the holistic development of a child. In an Internet and PSP-struck world of today, play has become even more important. In my contribution to this movement, I appeal to parents and kids to ensure that they spend at least an hour playing outdoors everyday”. Jadeja said: “Sachin Tendulkar is the master blaster and no one can match him ever”. On being asked that Sachin missed the opportunity of completing his 17,000 runs, Jadeja said: “Reaching to such a stage is the biggest achievement in itself and this is the reason that whole country wants him to play for the next World Cup. He has been playing cricket for the past 20 years and has much more cricket left in his career”. On being asked who will be the winner in the ongoing one-day series between India and Australia, Jadeja said: “I am not Bejan Daruwala who can predict the winner. The pitch of all grounds is different, thus both teams are at similar situation. The Indian team is capable enough to win the series”. It is a six-week initiative that will culminate into a nationwide Play-a-thon. Massive 10-hour Play-a-thons will be organised in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad on November 7.
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Do we still live in stone age?
Whenever I read about a young couple murdered or forced to commit suicide for daring to choose their life partners, I feel as if we Haryanavis are still living in the brutal, uncivilised world, where one can be killed for both marrying in one's 'own gotra' or out of one's 'own gotra'. Will anyone tell me where does this highly illogical and limited 'Gotra xonstitution' exist? Will outdated, obselete social laws prevail over the young, vibrant, educated Haryanavi youth on whose shoulders lie the government's dream of making Haryana No.1 state?. By the way what is the government doing to protect the younger generation, and prevent the older from bloodshed in the name of honour. While we are reaching new cultural heights by exploring Haryanavi ghazal and pop, is it not the right time to go for an introspection on the 'gotra' front too. I shudder with fear and disgust whenever I feel that this Talibani fiefdom flourishes unchecked and unabated just around 50 km away from my house. Do I really belong to the 21st century ? Amrit Kaur Readers are invited to write to us. Send your mail, in not more than 200 words, at haryana@tribuneindia.com or write in at: Letters, Haryana Plus,
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Panchkula, November 5