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It’s time for another Green Revolution, says Guv
Pahadia’s aircraft nearly hit by bird
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Town planners’ congress begins
HC: Habeas corpus can’t be misused
NREGA workers lock up bank staff
3 of family die as car hits electric pole
Girl dies of shock
Road blocked over lawyer’s murder
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It’s time for another Green Revolution, says Guv
Karnal, February 9 Observing that globalisation had thrown up new challenges for scientists, farmers and rural communities, the Governor said there was a need to move from primary agriculture to secondary agriculture and then to health and nutrition because a vast population lived below the poverty line and there was “no food security which means nutritionally adequate diet both in terms of quality and quantity”. Attributing the fall in production of foodgrain to climate change and stagnation of cultivable area, Pahadia said diversification was a must. He identified reproductive healthcare as another area of concern. He said that biotechnology held significant promise and research in the field must continue inspite of some degree of risk associated with it. This could be done by“careful regulation” as the future of world food supply depended on how well scientists, the governments and the food industry were able to communicate to consumers about the benefits of the technology. More than 350 delegates form India and countries like the USA, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Japan and Sweden are attending the three-day conference. Dr SL Goswami, Joint Director (Research), NDRI, said India would need 170 million tonnes of milk by 2020 and the target could be achieved by utilising reproductive biotechnological tools. |
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Pahadia’s aircraft nearly hit by bird
Karnal, February 9 The governor had come here to inaugurate an international Conference at the NDRI. Six persons, including two crew members and ADC Jagpravesh Dahiya were accompanying the Governor in the state-owned eight-seater B 200 aircraft, an eyewitness said. However, the chief instructor at the Karnal Flying club Kamal Kishore denied that there was any abnormality in
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New technology must uplift the poor
Kurukshetra, February 9 Without rapid development in science, there could be no rapid development of economy. Hooda was addressing a gathering of 2,000 students drawn from various schools of Haryana and eminent scientists as chief guest at a two-day state-level Science Conference on the role of basic sciences at Kurukshetra University here. The challenge before students opting for science would be to create new technologies that improved the lives of the poor and did not disturb the ecological balance, said Hooda. Delivering the keynote address, Padma Bhushan Prof SK Joshi said: “Young students must understand that there is no alternative to hard work and patience, particularly if they opt for research in science.” Welcoming the guests, Lt Gen (Dr) DDS Sandhu, VC, said: “Kurukshetra University provides the ideal platform to students on new ways of thinking. |
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Expert allays fears on male contraceptive
Karnal, February 9 Dr Guha was bestowed with the life-time achievement award for research in the field of reproductive bio-technology by The Indian Society for the Study of Reproduction and Fertility (ISSRF) at a conference organised by the National Dairy Research Institute here. He said anyone over 40 years of age and with children could make use of this drug-an injectable compound that partially blocks the tubes that carry the sperms, providing effective contraception for at least 10 years. The drug had no major side-effects. Dr Guha said during trials it was found that at least 65 subjects developed temporary scrotal enlargement after the injection, but things turned normal within a period of two weeks. Production of the drug had been started and an industry set up at the IIT, Kharagpur (Icubedg Ideas). No other pharmaceutical company in India or abroad was manufacturing this drug, which was cheap with low maintenance and the procedure took just five minutes, Dr Guha explained. |
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Town planners’ congress begins
Chandigarh, February 9 Addressing mediapersons here today, Dr AN Sachithanandan, president of the Institute of Town Planners, India, said though land was critical to urban planning and development, it was a finite resource and had a limited supply. So, issues related to vertical development and its consequences on other resources would also be discussed. The recommendations of the congress would be sent to the government for its consideration. The conclave will be inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and would focus on issues such as land as a resource for urban development, land for housing the urban poor and public-private partnership in urban development. |
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HC: Habeas corpus can’t be misused
Chandigarh, February 9 The ruling came on an appeal filed by a husband for the production of his wife to record her statement whether she wants to stay with him or go to her parents. The judgment is significant as a large number of habeas corpus petitions are filed by separated pairs just with the intent of getting the statements recorded as a less complicated way of getting reunited. Another intention sometimes is to use the statements as instruments to get out of legal tangle they often find themselves in. In his appeal against the State of Haryana and others, Uttam Kumar and another appellant had earlier challenged the Single Judge’s order declining the writ of habeas corpus. Taking up the matter, Acting Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Augustine George Masih asserted that: “The writ petitioner, Uttam Kumar, is the husband of a woman, whom he claims to have married on December 1, 2010. A criminal case was instituted by the legal guardian of the young woman, contending that she was a minor. “The petitioner and his wife were recovered from the state of Bihar and sent on a transit remand to the court in Sonepat, which sent the petitioner to custody and the wife went away with her father. “What is stated in the writ petition is that the custody of the wife, who is presently with her father, is illegal and furthermore that the father is planning to arrange for her second marriage.” Referring to the legal position, the Bench asserted: “A writ of habeas corpus is to be issued by the court in exercise of its extraordinary jurisdiction. Such a writ is primarily issued for production of a person in court whose whereabouts are not known, but who may appear to be in illegal detention and that too under the state authorities. “In the present case, what the petitioner prays for is the production of the girl before this court for the purpose of recording her statement as to where she would like to go and with whom. Such an exercise must not be performed while exercising the highly prerogative and discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.” |
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Minister hurt as stage collapses in Panipat
Panipat, February 9 The minister, who was already suffering from back problems for the last several months, had to be admitted to a private hospital following the incident. Doctors attending on him at a private hospital said Jain had been advised bed rest for a few days. According to an eye-witness, the foundation of the stage gave in after a large number of party workers got on it and a portion of it crumbled under excessive weight. Meanwhile, all except Jai Singh, a policeman and a few others at the meeting, escaped unhurt. Jai Singh sustained injuries on his leg and was taken to hospital. |
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NREGA workers lock up bank staff
Jind, February 9 The bank staff got locked inside the building for an hour this afternoon. The lock was opened following intervention of senior officials, who assured of a proper action regarding their grievance. A large number of residents of Hadwa, Gangoli, Bhagkhera and Daroli villages assembled at the bank to get their zero-balance account opened in the branch today. However, according to the complaint lodged by the agitated workers, the bank staff made them wait for two hours and when they again asked them to do the needful they were told to come again another day as their duty time was over and it was not possible today. They told the tehsildar, who had to intervene in the matter, that the bank staff did not cooperate and failed to provide them the application forms despite several requests. This made the workers agitated and they locked the bank in protest, claimed Balwan and Satywan of Hadwa village. A bank account is required to be opened by a worker in order to get the payment under the scheme implemented by the union government to provide a guaranteed employment of 100 days in a year in rural parts. The bank officials, however, claimed that due to rush of a large number of applicants, it was not possible to open all accounts in a single day and the applicants were advised to apply in turn. |
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3 of family die as car hits electric pole
Panipat, February 9 Prem Nath Kapoor (70), his wife Santosh (60) and grandson Rahul (25), all residents of Daulatpur in Una district, died on the spot, while Kapoor’s son-in-law Prem Prakash and daughter Krishna sustained serious injuries in the accident. They were rushed to a local private hospital, where their condition was stated to be critical. The police said preliminary investigations had revealed that one of the tyres of the car busted sending the vehicle out of the driver’s control, due to which it hit the electric pole. The family was on its way to Delhi. |
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Girl dies of shock
Rewari, February 9 Devki Nandan, a member of the girl’s family, said Kanchan was to be married to Saurabh, a resident of Hathras town of Uttar Pradesh, on February 7. He further said while a sum of Rs 7.27 lakh and a motorcycle had already been given as dowry, the bridegroom’s family further demanded a car. However, when the bride’s family expressed its inability to meet the demand, the marriage was cancelled. Following the cancellation, the girl was under depression and when her condition worsened, she was admitted to the trauma centre here yesterday where she passed away. After the postmortem examination, her viscera was sent yesterday to the FSL, Madhuban, for chemical examination. Holding the bridegroom’s family responsible for Kanchan’s demise, Devki Nandan said a complaint would be filed against them at the police station here. |
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Road blocked over lawyer’s murder
Sonepat, February 9 SSP KK Rao reached the spot and assured them that the assailants would be arrested soon. Malik went missing on January 22 from his room in the local Malik Colony after returning from Delhi. A case was registered by his father Satbir Singh Malik on January 27. However, during investigations, it was found that Malik had been kidnapped. His body, wrapped in a gunny bag, was recovered from the Delhi branch of Western Yamuna Canal at Haiderpur water treatment plant in Delhi after 18 days yesterday. The body was identified from the identity card found in the pocket of the deceased and the postmortem report confirmed that he was strangled to death about 15 days ago. The family members and members of the Bar Association reached Delhi and brought the body to the village late last night. |
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