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A recent survey indicates that many villagers still do not know about various welfare and employment schemes of the government
Indiscipline mars Cong’s district units |
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Now, DCs to keep check on power theft
Teachers’ Eligibility Test
29 panchayats apply for sanitation awards
A file photo of traffic jam on the National Highway-10 at Bahadurgarh town in Jhajjar district.
Bypass for Fatehabad town
Need to develop market for parallel cinema: Director
Fortis comes to Bhiwani
Students display innovative skills at science fair
Students explain their projects to visitors at a state-level science fair organised by the
Kurukshetra Panorama and Science Centre in Kurukshetra.
Sonepat to be developed as ‘mega township’
Energy conservation can save 3.27 bn power units
Ruchika Case
HUDA to auction 53 sites
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A recent survey indicates that many villagers still do not know about various welfare and employment schemes of the government
Gurgaon, December 31 The survey of nearly 4,000 households falling in 32 villages of Pataudi and Farrukhnagar blocks of the district was conducted by a research team of JK Business School (JKBS), Sohna Road, Gurgaon, on the advice of the Planning Commission Authorities and with the support of local government officials. “Villagers told the surveyors that while several well-to-do families were enjoying the benefits of BPL cards, many poor families were denied these,” said journalist-turned-academician Prof KS Ramachandran, head of the research and publications division at JKBS, who has also been associated with the country’s 12th finance commission. He said a team of researchers from JKBS had earlier visited Rithoj village to conduct a study based on Gini Co-efficient, which is the yardstick for the assessment of income disparities. The researchers made a presentation of their findings before the Planning Commission, he said, and added that Dr Kirit Parekh, a member of the commission, suggested that a larger survey be undertaken. “While doing the spadework for the survey, our researchers realised that so far, surveys specific to human development indicators as per the guidelines of the 11th plan approach had been carried out only in three districts of the country,” said Dr Reena Ramachandran, director-general, JKBS. The Rithoj survey and the subsequent, larger survey involving 4,000-odd households in 32 villages revealed that many villagers squandered away a good chunk of their household income on liquor and gambling, the women were largely a neglected lot and sarpanches indulged in corrupt practices. The survey points out that in view of the findings, the focus of inclusive development should be more on economic backwardness, rather than social backwardness. It remarks that the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme should focus on creating productive assets. It opines that gram sabhas and the mechanism of ‘jan sunwaai’ should be positively strengthened so that these could spearhead the social uplift and poverty alleviation movements in an attempt to bridge the wide gap between the haves and the have-nots. According to the surveyors, many village women wanted to be economically independent and suggested that they be granted sewing machines to supplement household income. The survey, in turn, suggests that the village panchayats and other local bodies should tie up with garment manufacturers for skill-development and income generation by the rural women through stitching and embroidery. “The village women can also be trained in making and marketing household eatables like pickles, chips, etc, and in undertaking other income-generation ventures like horticulture, animal husbandry, bee-keeping, etc,” it adds. The survey report will soon be submitted to the Planning Commission.
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Indiscipline mars Cong’s district units
Hisar, December 31 Hari Singh has stated that Sampat Singh was Home Minister in 1990 when the Ruchika molestation incident took place and as such he had played a role in favouring SPS Rathore. Hari Singh has also alleged that Sampat Singh played a role in the Meham mayhem in the nineties. However, Hari Singh has failed to mention in his letter that he himself was Chautala’s closest aide when both these notorious incidents took place. Hari Singh was one of Chautala’s senior campaign managers in the infamous byelection from Meham which led to bloodshed in the nineties. He was also a close political aide of former Chief Minister Bansi Lal during whose last tenure Rathore was promoted. It is obvious that there is more to Hari Singh’s ranting than meets the eye. He too nurses political ambitions and is eyeing the Nalwa Assembly seat which is now represented by Sampat Singh. Incidentally, it was Sampat Singh who was instrumental in bringing Hari Singh in politics. Hari Singh owed his closeness to the late Devi Lal and Chautala courtesy Sampat Singh. In Sirsa district too, the Congress remains a house divided with senior party leaders making no effort to curb indiscipline. The goings on during Hooda’s rally in Ellenabad immediately after the poll considerably weakened the party’s chances in the forthcoming bypoll. While, in Sirsa, the induction of independent legislator Gopal Kanda into the Cabinet has naturally upset older Congressmen, yet, realpolitik is not letting party men refrain from pulling each other’s legs to the detriment of the party itself. Likewise, the Bhiwani district Congress continues to be torn asunder. Former minister Kiran Chaudhary and her daughter Congress MP Shruti and other party leaders do not see eye to eye on any political issue debilitating the party’s political health considerably. In other districts too, the situation is almost the same. The party leadership had sought explanations from Congressmen against whom party nominees had leveled charges of sabotage in their campaign for Assembly poll. Months later, the issue of indiscipline remains unaddressed.
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Now, DCs to keep check on power theft
Jhajjar, December 31 A communiqué in this regard has recently been shot off to DCs of all districts of the state from the office of the Chief Secretary, wherein they have been directed to take some concrete steps for preventing electricity theft so that line losses could be reduced. The communiqué has directed the DCs that they not only launch a special campaign in their respective areas to detect the power theft, but also slap financial penalty on those consumers who found guilty of stealing power. Besides, disconnection of power connection, complaints of power theft should be lodged with the police against those consumers who don’t deposit fine within the stipulated period, the communiqué said. Nitin Yadav, Jhajjar deputy commissioner said following the directive, a special campaign had been launched to detect power theft in the district. “A sufficient number of teams headed by the power corporation’s officials have been constituted, which have started carrying out simultaneous raid to detect power theft in rural as well as urban areas,” said Yadav, adding that stealing of power was a crime in the eye of law and no person would be spared who found perpetrating the crime. Meanwhile, an official of the power corporation informed that target had been given to every circle office of the power corporation with a view to implementing the drive efficiently. The power officials had been carrying out raids in their respective areas in order to achieve the target within the stipulated time, he added. Manender Kadian, subdivisional officer (urban circle) of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), disclosed that as many as 29 cases of power theft had been detected within a couple of days. The drive would be continued till further order.
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Candidates seek grace marks
Tribune News Service
Hisar, December 31 Candidates for English Teachers Test say most of the questions were out of syllabus. For instance, they say, the prospectus clearly stated that the question paper would be based on the syllabi prescribed for senior secondary and post-graduate level classes. However, most of the questions in the examination pertained to poetry and prose syllabus for sixth and seventh class. They say they had prepared for the test keeping in mind the syllabus prescribed in the prospectus. Had it been stated therein that questions could be from other levels also, they would have prepared accordingly. The candidates say although the prospectus stated that the HBSE would increase the pass percentage if it remained below 20 per cent mark. However, so far, the board has not given any indication of awarding grace marks to improve the pass percentage. They say in the past, the HBSE had given up to nine grace marks to raise the pass percentage. However, this time, hundreds have failed to qualify by just five or six marks. The aggrieved candidates are demanding that the HBSE should award grace marks to raise the pass percentage, especially as the question papers were not in conformity with the syllabus prescribed in the prospectus.
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29 panchayats apply for sanitation awards
Rewari, December 31 They include Narsinghpur Garhi, Nangal Teju, Bolni, Banipur, Khushpura, Jiwara, Berli Kalan, Musepur, Palhawas, Kanwali, Melawas, Gumina, Dhani Santo, Bhandor, Punsika, Zenabad, Natheda, Khurshid Nagar, Bhoorthala, Naya Gaon, Loola Ahir, Bisoha, Tatarpur Khalsa, Chandawas, Kapriwas, Gokal Garh and Nandrampur Bas village panchayats of the district. This information was given by additional deputy commissioner A. Mona Sriniwas at a meeting of members of the panchayat samitis, village sarpanches and the officials concerned held in the conference hall of the district secretariat here recently. She said out of these 29 villages, the names of the selected 14 village panchayats, which conformed to the prerequisites laid down in this regard, would be forwarded to the state government for the grant of block-level awards. She further explained that while a village panchayat having a population of above 4,000 would be entitled to Rs 1 lakh award, the panchayats with a population of 1,501-4,000 and a population up to 1,500 would be given cash awards of Rs 75,000 and Rs 50,000, respectively, at the block level under the above scheme. She went on to say that conditions laid down for the purpose include the provision of flush toilets in all residential houses, separate toilets for boys and girls in co-educational schools, lavatories in anganwaris, appropriate arrangement for the disposal of garbage and all-round sanitation in the villages. She further said the awards of heftier amounts would be given under the scheme at the district and the state level as well. Simultaneously, Sriniwas has also initiated specific steps for the purposeful implementation of the NREGA in the district. Furnishing details in this regard, she said a campaign to register aspiring male and female workers for the provision of employment under the NREGA would be launched in all villages of the district from January 5. She also said while they have decided to observe January as the NREGA month, registration of aspiring workers would be accomplished in the first instance. Simultaneously, they would be provided with job cards as well. The ADC further said job card holders would be given employment within 15 days and in case of any delay or default, they would be paid unemployment allowance. Exhorting workers to take the due advantage of the scheme, she said while the NREGA provides 100-day employment each to jobless workers, it was going to be instrumental in accelerated development in the district as well.
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Drive to smoothen traffic on NH-10
Responding to notices served by the traffic police, a significant number of shopkeepers in Bahadurgarh have cleared the space in front of their shops Bahadurgarh (Jhajjar), December 31 Responding to the notices served by the traffic police, not only a significant number of shopkeepers have cleared the space in front of their shops by placing their stuffs inside, but also vendors have shifted themselves to nearby spaces leaving the passage open for passersby. Keeping in view such sort of positive response from shopkeepers and vendors, the traffic police has now decided to play “wait and watch” game in spite of carrying out anti-encroachment campaign against those some of the shopkeepers who are not paying any heed to the warnings issued for removing the encroachment upon the highway. The police is also of the view that these shopkeepers and vendors are not a major problem for them as they would not take much time in clearing their encroachments when the police would announce the date for the launching of anti-encroachment drive and initiating stern official action against erring shopkeepers/vendors. Speaking to The Tribune, Bahadurgarh traffic police inspector Rakesh Malik informed that the traffic police had served notices to over 100 shopkeepers and vendors who have been running their business around Railway Station Chowk on the highway and have extended their shops over the highway, leaving little space for pedestrians and smooth passage of vehicles. This action had been taken following the directives of the DGP (law and order), Haryana, who had issued order to the Bahadugarh police to launch anti-encroachment drive after serving notices to encroachers in this regard. Notably, most of the shopkeepers have covered 3-4 ft portion of the highway which makes the movement of vehicles difficult and leads to perpetual traffic jam during rush hours. The situation is aggravated by scores of vendors who keep moving up and down the road. Though, a pavement for shoppers was constructed a few years ago after removing encroachments on both sides of the road, but it did not work for long. Significantly, the local MC has carried out anti-encroachment drive several times to ease out traffic congestion on the highway, every time the drive fizzled out within a couple of days following the non-seriousness of the officials concerned and intervention of politicians. On the other hand, local residents term the move just as an ‘eyewash’ pleading that anti-encroachment drive is a incessant process; the authorities halt the drive after some days. Thereafter, erring shopkeepers gradually start re-encroaching the road and later the traffic problem on the highway gets worsened owing to the non-serious approach of the authorities. Now, it is to be seen that the move, similar to earlier ones, turns out to be merely an eyewash or puts its effect on shopkeepers for a long time.
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Union Minister asks govt to check feasibility
Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Fatehabad, December 31 An official spokesperson informed that the Union Minister has agreed for making a new Kaithal bypass in the widening project of Ambala-Kaithal. It would also include road over-bridge (ROB) and flyover with termination point at Titram More. He also agreed to sanction a bypass for Lakhanmajra and Julana Toll on the NH-71. Apart from this, request for a bypass at Sorkhi was also agreed to, which will be funded by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). This decision was taken at a meeting which was held between Union The main purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the arteries keeping in view the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The spokesperson said Hooda has urged the minister to declare some state highways as national highways. The state highways are Ambala-Saha, Saha-Sahabad, Uklana Tohana Patran, Gurgaon-Jhajjar-Beri-Kalanaur- Meham, Rohtak-Bhiwani-Loharu-Pilani-Rajgarh, Sonepat-Gohana-Jind, Kaithal-Jind and Kaithal-Guhla-Punjab Border. “Kamal assured to consider the proposals and asked Hooda to take up the matter with the Planning Commission also,” said the spokesperson. On the issue of widening of the Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road linking Gurgaon to Delhi, it was spelt out by the concerned officers that from Andheria More to Delhi-Gurgaon border, the portion of the Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road could be broadened and made six-lane road just by shifting the central line without any problem of additional land acquisition. On the question of making the road six-lane beyond the border, Haryana expressed the opinion that the road can be widened into six lane from Sikanderpur to Rajiv Chowk via Sector 55 & 56, which is a stretch of about 15 km. The land for broadening the road is available and there will be no need for additional acquisition of land. While referring the underpasses on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway for catering to the need of Haryana as per their future plan projects, Kamal asked NHAI officers to discuss the matter with Haryana officers and accommodate their viewpoint. Regarding finalisation of proposal for providing elevated highway from Rajiv Chowk to Kherki Daula near Hero-Honda Chowk, which is a strech of nine km, the Union Minister asked the officers to sit together and make a comparative study of different proposals and take decision within a month. Regarding the proposal of providing access to the camping site for the Commonwealth Games at Dundahera, it was suggested that a modified proposal in this regard may be submitted. This project is being developed under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, which is required to be completed by August 2010. Hooda also requested to the Union Minister to enhance the Central Road Fund (CRF) from Rs 57 crore to Rs 87 crore. The Union Road Transport Minister agreed to continue CRF access Rs 87 crore per year for the next five years. The Union Minister also agreed to consider four laning of the Jhajjar-Badli Road under CRF scheme.
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Need to develop market for parallel cinema: Director
Yamunanagar, December 31 “I wanted to make a film on a 10-year-old boy, but due to financial constraint could not do so. Finally, one of my students came out with the idea that he would finance my film and in the process, he could learn direction as well. This is how I managed to direct the film which last month won four awards at the Osian Film Festival, Delhi,” he said while talking to The Tribune, after screening of his film during the Second Haryana International Film Festival at DAV College for Girls, here. The movie has won four different awards: Special Jury, Audience , NETPAC and FIPRESCI Award, and has also been appreciated at various international film festivals in India and abroad. The film, based on a short story by renowned writer Priyamvad, attempts to depict the journey of a 10-year-old small town boy as he stumbles into the world of passion. The film depicts the story mostly through visuals and has fewer dialogues. Paresh Kamdar, who has also won National Award in 1994 for “Rasayatra” a non-fiction film about the life and music of classical singer Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, said, “In the present scenario, we have to develop our own market for the parallel cinema as Bollywood distributors do not find our movies commercially viable. So through film festivals, we have to spread awareness and also develop special audiences,” he asserted. “I am hopeful that soon like-minded directors of parallel cinemas, and also those making movies for social cause, will form one body, and create a market and distribution network for them,” he said. Besides “Khargosh”, I have also directed “Tinnu Ki Tina” which has participated in the Berlin International Film Festival and several other film festivals across the globe, and a short film “Sirf Tumhari,” produced by the Film and Television Institute of India in 1998” he added.
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Fortis comes to Bhiwani
Chandigarh, December 31 According to a spokesman for the company, Amardeep Singh, the new hospital, Fortis MK Hospital, is a
super-speciality hospital, spread over 7.5 acre, and shall focus on high-end care in the areas of cardiac sciences, neuro sciences,
orthopaedics, along with a full range of multi-speciality services. The hospital complex also houses residential quarters for key doctors and staff. It is located on the
Delhi-Bhiwani Highway. It also has a provision for a helipad in order to fly in and fly out emergency patients. The hospital will be fully equipped with advanced radiology machines and a cath lab. With five hi-tech operation theatres, the hospital is well poised to cater to the emergency and critical care needs of residents of the surrounding areas, including the districts of
Rohtak, Jhajjar, Hisar, Rewari, Mahendergarh in Haryana and Churu, Jhunjhunu and Pilani in
Rajasthan. The hospital has been set up by the Sri Hari Health and Education Foundation
(SHHEF) and shall commence IPD services by March next. Fortis will leverage its experience to ensure deployment of the best suited technology in the hospital and set up quality systems and processes. With its well established brand equity and distinctive patient centric operating system, Fortis will ensure high-quality compassionate care at affordable costs, he added. In a statement issued here today, Shivinder Mohan Singh, MD, Fortis Healthcare, said: “We are pleased to bring high quality healthcare to the people of Bhiwani and the surrounding areas. This tie-up further reinforces our commitment to provide quality services at affordable cost in smaller
cities”. Anand Kumar, Chairman, SHHEF, said the changing healthcare scenario required modern and professional management by a group with domain expertise in the sector.
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Students display innovative skills at science fair
Kurukshetra, December 31 The fair was inaugurated by Dr MN Bandopadhayay, Director, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, and prizes were given away by Prof Nand Lal, chairman, Geophysics Department, Kurukshetra University, on the concluding day. Dr Bandopadhayay, in his inaugural address, laid stress on organising such fairs as they make a contribution in the field of science. He appreciated the role of students for presenting high-class exhibits and the KPSC for organising science fairs and forwarding the first winners to the National Science Centre for further participating in higher competitions. He also inspected the exhibits. On the occasion, the KPSC organised a small exhibition on swine flu, which was praised by the visitors, including teachers, students and parents. The exhibited projects included preparation of medicine to combat swine flu, conversion of sea water to potable water, easy understanding of mathematic formulae, time period fixation of fossils, easy ways to save electricity, disaster management, eco-friendly refrigerator, helping aids for blinds, fire alarm, climate change, global warming, green energy, etc. After taking a round of the exhibited projects on the concluding day, Prof Nand Lal praised the projects as well as guide teachers for their respective contribution. Dr Raj Mehrotra, project coordinator, KPSC, said the projects exhibited had given a glimpse from past to present progress of science. Pramod Jain, education officer, KPSC, informed that as many as 3,000 persons visited the fair in which 125 participants presented their 54 projects which were adjudged by scientists drawn from different departments of KU. Results Individual Project: 1. Ganga Singh, Government Sr. Sec. School, Sirsa 2. Prannoy, New Convent School, Kurukshetra 3. Minakshi, Gita Niketan Residential School, Kurukshetra Team Project: 1. Ayush and Akhil, Gita Niketan Residential School, Kurukshetra 2. Hitesh and Bharat Bhushan, Government Sr. Sec. Model School, Kurukshetra Teaching Aid Project: 1. Pramod Kumari, Government Sr. Sec. School Chiri, Rohtak
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Sonepat to be developed as ‘mega township’
Sonepat, December 31 The objective of the scheme is to develop urban infrastructure facilities like solid waste management, water supply and sewerage to channelise future growth in these cities and ameliorate pressure on mega cities. Besides, implementation of reforms such as e-governance, property tax, double entry accounting and creation of better environment, energy and water audit will be done. Sonepat has been chosen as one of the cities that would see unprecedented development under the scheme. The other cities identified for the implementation of the scheme are Vikarabad (Andhra Pradesh), Sanand (Gujarat), Hoskote (Karnataka), Vasai-Virar (Maharashtra), Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu), Pilkhua (UP) and New Town (West Bengal). While replaying to a question in the Lok Sabha recently, Saugata Roy, Minister of State, Urban Development, had stated that the Union government had allocated Rs 500 crore in the 11th Plan outlay for the scheme. He had stated that the scheme was already operational and efforts were on to implement it as early as possible in all townships. The Union government would be spending 80 per cent of the total expenditure, while the rest would be arranged by the state governments. A team of experts from various departments of the district administration was working along with the National Buildings Construction Corporation to prepare a detailed report on the project. The team would also be undertaking a survey of the local areas on the basis of which the report would be prepared. Once implemented, the project would solve the problems of sewage, water and other basic amenities even if the population increases manifold for years to come which would make Sonepat a better place to live.
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Energy conservation can save 3.27 bn power units
Chandigarh, December 31 Stating this here recently, Sumita Misra, Director, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency, said energy conservation was a matter of national importance and the activities under the Energy Conservation Act -2001 were not limited to one particular department. The HAREDA had been focusing on commercial buildings, municipal demand side and clusters of either plywood or rice mills, keeping in view the large energy saving potential of these sectors. Presently, 149 buildings with connected load of 500 KW or above had been identified in the state to comply with the Energy Conservation Act-2001 and the Energy Conservation Building Codes, she added. Misra said the HAREDA had a proposal to create State Energy Conservation Fund (SECF) to support energy conservation initiatives in the state. The Chief Minister had approved this proposal with an initial outlay of Rs 1 crore for the current financial
year. — PTI
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Award for Sirsa surgeon
Sirsa, December 31 The award was bestowed upon him by the CEGR in a function organised in Mumbai recently. Dr Sangwan (80), a former civil surgeon, did his MBBS from Punjab and MS from the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences. He founded the local chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the Private Medical
Practitioners Association at Sirsa. The IMA has in fact constructed Dr RS Sangwan Conference Hall to laud his contribution towards
the welfare of the medical fraternity. A philanthropist, Dr Sangwan is patron of the Helen Keeler School for visually challenged run by Red Cross in Sirsa. He is also president of the Kasturba Gandhi Home for Senior Citizens and the Sirsa Social Welfare Society. He is also associated with the Rotary Club,
Sirsa, and the Sirsa Education Society. Dr Sangwan is patron of the English Promotion Forum that has been promoting the language in educational institutions. A main crossing of the Sirsa town is named after him for decades and “Sangwan Chowk” is a well-known address in the town now.
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Seeking justice, teacher launches website
Tribune News Service
Sirsa, December 31 Dr Arya is a media teacher in the Guru Jambheswhar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, and has launched a website/blog, www.justice4ruchika.blogspot.com “The website has been started to highlight the corrupt system and inadequate laws. Any common man can now get his voice heard by writing himself directly to this website just by sending e-mail at umesharya.ruchika@blogger.com,” said Dr Arya. He said the message would be published immediately without editing and the website would be promoted vigorously and messages posted on it would get a wide converge and eyeballs which would project a “unified public voice” to be heard before politicians and policy makers. Dr Arya mentioned that an online public relation campaign e-petition has also been started where people can sign the petition online at www.ruchila.epetition.net which will be presented to the President of India, Prime Minister and the judiciary in order to ensure the justice for Ruchika and her family.
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Chandigarh, December 31 The auction would take place in Faridabad on January 6, a HUDA spokesman said recently. The bidders would have to register with the Estate Officer, HUDA, Faridabad, by submitting a written request. The request for registration should be accompanied with the security amount equal to 2 per cent of the reserve price in the shape of demand draft drawn in favour of the Estate Officer, HUDA, Faridabad. — PTI
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Applying for passport a tough task
Claims of the government to make the process of issuing a passport hassle-free seem to have fallen flat. The process has a lot of hurdles that a common man is left to fend for himself. First of all, the Chandigarh office which caters to Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh, opens for just three hours i.e. 9 am to 12 pm. After which you are not allowed to go to even the enquiry counter. The gatekeeper treats you like a criminal. I had a bitter experience when I decided to get my passport made under the “tatkal” scheme. For four consecutive days, I was sent home on one pretext or the other. One can see people coming from as far as Mansa and Kaithal districts daily and going back home to get the formalities fulfilled. And the irony is that despite such a cumbersome process of verification, every other day, anti-social elements get their passports made through fraudulent means. With such problems being faced by its citizens, how can India claim to compete with Western countries where your time is valued as the most precious thing. Amrit Kaur, Yamunanagar 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, The Tribune, Sector 29, Chandigarh-160030.
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A two-day state-level science fair was organised by the Kurukshetra Panorama and Science Centre
(KPSC) at its premises here recently. The fair was inaugurated by Dr MN
Bandopadhayay, Director, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, and prizes were given away by Prof Nand
Lal, chairman, Geophysics Department, Kurukshetra University, on the concluding day.
