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Decide alternative plot allotment, HUDA told
Politics, not development, on MC members’ agenda
Autorickshaw fares fixed in Gurgaon |
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2.75 lakh children to be immunised against measles
Karnal shows the way on gender ratio
Gender justice, equality ‘vital aspects of communal harmony’
(From left) Raj Kumar Siwach, Asghar Ali Engineer, KC Bhardwaj, Lalit Kumar and Manoj Siwach at a seminar held at Chaudhary Devi Lal University at Sirsa. Photo by writer
Convene gram sabha meetings by Dec 15, DCs told
Tourney for Hearing Impaired Children
Four ‘science-on-wheels’ vans soon in state
Bhawan Vidyalaya wins group song, dance contests
HC seeks status report on ‘illegal’ felling of trees in Sirsa village
‘Small retailers won’t be hit by FDI’
Braving odds, Fatehabad girls clear NET
Residents’ help sought to check crime
Case against woman for attempting suicide
KU students shine at media fest
Jubilant IMC&MT, Kurukshetra University, students at Amity University, Jaipur.
A Tribune photograph
Amit Swami meets Bal Thackeray
Hike in sugarcane SAP deceitful: BJP convener
Tourism journal released
Lt-Gen DS Sandhu (retd) , Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, releases the Indian Journal of International Tourism and Hospitality Research in Kurukshetra. Photo: DR Vij
Placement drive at Ambala institute
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Decide alternative plot allotment, HUDA told
Chandigarh, December 8 The assertion came while the Bench was deciding a petition filed by Ram Kumar against the state of Haryana and other respondents. Kumar was seeking issuance of directions to the respondents to deliver the possession of plot number 2249, Sector 57, Gurgaon, or to deliver the possession of an alternative plot of the same size. Surya Parkash submitted that the above plot was re-allotted to the petitioner on April 13, 2006, but the possession was not given. In August 2006, the petitioner was informed that his plot had been omitted on account of alteration in the planning of the sector. He added the petitioner was entitled to the plot's possession; and in case it was not available, he was entitled to the allotment of an alternative plot, in accordance with the policy framed by HUDA. Counsel for HUDA, on the other hand, submitted the possession could not be offered to the petitioner, as the plot has been omitted because of land shortage. But, the petitioner is entitled to an alternative plot, in accordance with the HUDA policy. The matter regarding the allotment of an alternative plot is under the active consideration of the HUDA Chief Administrator, and shall be decided expeditiously. After hearing the arguments, the Bench asserted: "The respondents have accepted the petitioner's claim for allotment of an alternative plot. The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of by directing the respondents/HUDA Chief Administrator to decide the matter with respect to allotment of an alternative plot within three months from receiving the order's certified copy. "It is made clear to the respondents that in case the needful is not done within three months, this court would be constrained to take a serious view of the matter, as a large number of similar cases are flooding the High Court".
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Politics, not development, on MC members’ agenda
Jind, December 8 The issue of dissidence against the current chief of the Municipal Council, Jind, (MCJ) appears to be the main agenda of the proposed meeting. The council, whose financial condition has been ‘pitiable’ in view of no sound internal sources of funding after the abolition of octroi a few years back, has been mainly dependent on the grants released by the state government. Though the annual budget of the body has been Rs 7 crore at present, it has been inadequate in meeting the growing requirement of the funds to carry out development works and depute staff for maintaining cleanliness in the city, which had around 70 residential colonies at present. “Of these, only seven colonies have been authorised at present. The funds available at the disposal hardly meets the salary requirement of the present staff of the civic body and the agency has not been able to provide adequate manpower for the job assigned to it,” Vinod Ashri, present member and a former chairperson of the MCJ, said. Alleging that the present authorities of the civic body had failed to ensure a proper development and cleanliness in the town, he said it was unbelievable that a body, which ought to meet at least once a month, had not met in the past seven months. The body had 31 elected and three nominated members at present. However, some of the senior leaders of the ruling party had been here recently to discuss the issue of dissidence at a meeting held at the local PWD rest house. As many as 27 members attended the meeting which discussed the resentment against the present chief, Sudesh Devi, who had been a supporter of the ruling party. Though the chairperson claimed that there had been a balanced development in all the wards, some of the members blamed the INLD-supported members for the present turmoil in the civic body. The cleanliness in the town had been a victim of the ‘politics’ of the members and there had been no accountability on the part of the authorities to ensure development in the city, Rattan Singh Punia, a local resident, said.
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Autorickshaw fares fixed in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, December 8 Deputy Commissioner PC Meena conveyed the decision to the representatives of autorickshaw operators and directed them to charge fares, as per the fixed rates. The committee has also recommended the stopping of the registration of diesel autorickshaws as these pollute the environment more. The autos using clean fuels like petrol and CNG will be registered in Gurgaon. As per the recommendations, the fare for the first 2 km will be Rs 20 and Rs 6.50 per km thereafter. During the night, from 11 pm to 5 am, the charges will be 25 per cent extra of the fare. The waiting charges will be Rs 30 per hour, subject to a minimum of 15 minutes. Luggage charges of Rs 7.50 will be charged for extra luggage but the driver will not charge any money for a shopping bag or a small suitcase. The district administration has made these fares effective with immediate effect. The traffic police has been told to ensure that the autorickshaws charge the fares fixed by the administration. Meena directed the secretary of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA),
Dharmender Singh, to get the fare lists displayed at metro stations, the bus stand and at important road intersections and ensure compliance
thereof. In case any autorickshaw operator charges more than the prescribed rates, a complaint can be made to the police control room at phone number 100. Complaints about excessive charging can also be made to the ACP (Traffic) Ravinder Tomer on 9999980810 or the DCP (Traffic) Bharti Arora on 9999981808.
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2.75 lakh children to be immunised against measles
Sirsa, December 8 Starting from the first week of January 2012, the health authorities will immunise all schoolchildren up to the age of 10 in the first week of the drive, civil surgeon Dayanand said. The teams of the Health Department will then focus on the left-out children and those living in the slums. The civil surgeon said that like polio drops, immunisation against measles is also given simultaneously to all children, as the safety ring breaks even if a single child is left out. "Out of the 400 children that die of measles in the world, 300 are from India. In Haryana, over 1200 children die of measles every year," said Dr Dayanand. He said despite campaigns by the health authorities, over 20 per cent children in Haryana were still not immunised against measles and the state has been placed in the high-risk zone along with 13 other states at the national level.
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Karnal shows the way on gender ratio
Karnal, December 8 Fighting against all odds, Karnal district is continuously and consistently improving the female sex ratio and is close to touching a ratio of 900 girls against 1,000 boys. An intensive campaign launched by the district administration with the active cooperation of NGOs, panchayati raj institutions, anganwadis, mahila mandals and other such bodies have started yielding encouraging results and the female sex ratio has risen from 813 a few months ago to 836. This month, it is set to touch 896. If the efforts were continued with undiminished intensity, the sex ratio would be 1,000 girls against same number of boys, Deputy Commissioner Neelam Pradeep Kasni said. “So far, Kerala is the only state in the country where the female sex ratio is 918 and if Karnal keeps up the tempo, it will catch up with the best in the near future,” she said. Kasni had started the “mass pledge” programme to save the girl child and nearly 6 lakh people from the district had taken pledge to fight female foeticide. The oath is being administrated at schools, offices, panchayats, mahila mandals, offices and other establishments and it is having a sobering effect on people who have been made aware of the adverse fallout of the skewed sex ratio and also the importance of women in society. “If girls are properly educated and made aware that they can contribute like boys in all the fields and allowed to grow, the discrimination will end automatically and the girl child will not be considered a liability,” Kasani said. She added that India ranked 119 among 169 countries in gender discrimination in the latest UNDP report.
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Scheme to give boost to vegetable production
Chandigarh, December 8 The state government has already allocated Rs 12 crore for the current year to implement the scheme under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna. With focus on cluster vegetable production, the scheme will set in motion a cycle of production and income for the farmers and assured supply to consumers. To begin with, the scheme will be launched in 12 districts having predominantly vegetable growing clusters. These districts are Gurgaon, Mewat, Rewari, Palwal, Faridabad, Jhajjar, Sonepat, Panipat, Rohtak, Karnal and Kurukshetra. In the second phase some more districts will be included. The main activities under the scheme include the formation of farmers’ groups, providing assistance for growing vegetables of hybrid varieties and open pollinated crops in the open as well as in poly houses. As many as 250 groups of farmers, each having 15 to 20 members, have already been formed. Two vegetable seedling productions centres, one at Rohtak and the other at Gurgaon, are being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 2.08 crore to supply good and disease-free hybrid vegetable seedlings to the farmers at 50 per cent assistance. There is a provision of over Rs 2.36 lakh to give subsidy on the construction of polygreen houses at a rate of 65 per cent up to a maximum of 4,000 sq mt per farmer. The farmers’ associations will also be given assistance for the cultivation of vegetables in open pollinated crops as well as for hybrid vegetables over 600 and 500 hectares, respectively. For this Rs 3.03 crore has been provided. Under the scheme, the Horticulture Department will launch motorised and non-motorised vegetable carts equipped with cooling technology for the supply of fresh vegetables in urban areas. These vending carts will be supplied to local Vendor and Farmers’ Interest Groups on 50 per cent subsidy. This will help the farmers’ groups sell their produce direct to consumers and they will get good profits.
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Gender justice, equality ‘vital aspects of communal harmony’
Sirsa, December 8 Delivering his keynote address at a national seminar on “Communal Harmony, Peace and Social Justice” held at Chaudhary Devi Lal University here recently, he said gender justice and gender equality were woefully missing from society. He rued that even the language used by society ignored woman and words like “bhaichara” (brotherhood) used in our language clearly showed the domination of males in society. Dr Asghar Ali said our culture and values were reflected in our
language. Criticising the education system in the country, he said the present system did make careers, but did not provide new ideas to students. He said an education system that did not produce thinkers but only followers, who believed in passing examinations by cramming whatever knowledge was provided to them,was of no use to society. He said education did not merely mean literacy and gaining professional qualifications, but it meant making individuals who had a quest for the new in them. He said due to the lack of awareness, people had reduced their religions as a mark of their identity only and that was why there were conflicts in society. He said no two religions were in conflict with each other, but it were the people who followed these religions, created conflicts, because they used religion for their own interests. Now, sects within religions were also in conflict with each other because persons who followed them used these sects for their own personal interests. Dr Asghar Ali said though religion was faith, it was not blind faith, but a living faith with genuine freedom. He said following the traditions set by one’s forefathers was not religion, but, in religion, one must have the freedom of rethinking a philosophy. Dr Lalit Kumar, secretary of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony, said our education system should be based on values. Earlier, inaugurating the seminar, Vice-Chancellor KC Bhardwaj said the host university had been laying emphasis on research activities from the very beginning. The UGC coaching cell of the university had organised the seminar, said its coordinator, Dr Raj Kumar Siwach.
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Convene gram sabha meetings by Dec 15, DCs told
Chandigarh, December 8 A spokesperson of the Development and Panchayat Department said here that three meetings of gram sabhas in a year were mandatory as per the provisions of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, to ensure transparency in the functioning of gram
panchayats. He said the programme to convene the meeting of the gram sabha of each gram panchayat would be prepared by the block development and panchayat officer concerned and he would ensure that an officer of the block level supervised the meeting of the gram
sabha. The proceedings of the meeting of the gram sabha would be recorded in the prescribed register by the gram
sachiv. He said each block development and panchayat officer would ensure that the meeting of each gram sabha was convened at such a public place where a large number of people could attend it. He would also ensure complete publicity of the programme of the meeting of the gram sabha either by conducting “munadi” in the village or through advertisement in a local newspaper. Videography of the meetings of each gram sabha had been made mandatory. The villagers would be acquainted with their rights so that they might ask relevant questions and give suggestions at the meeting of the gram
sabha, said the spokesperson, adding that instructions had also been issued to ensure the presence of women and members of the Scheduled Castes in sufficient number in these meetings. Instructions had also been issued to the members of Sakshar
Samuh, self-help groups and youth clubs to attend these meetings. The participation of village
chowkidar, nambardar, Anganwadi worker and beneficiaries of various welfare schemes, such as old-age pension scheme or the members of BPL families and village-level officials of the departments concerned had also been made mandatory. He said the meeting of the gram sabha in each village would be organised at pre-fixed place and time and if it was not organised as per the schedule due to some unavoidable reasons, the information regarding postponed meeting would be given to the villagers. The supervisory officers or officials put on duty to organise these meetings would be imparted training as to how these meetings should be organised and what proceedings would be undertaken in these meetings. It would be ensured that the villagers were informed about the action taken on the proposals of the previous meeting of the gram
sabha.
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Tourney for Hearing Impaired Children Our Correspondent
Sonepat, December 8 Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Aggarwal gave away the prizes. As many as 180 children from Sonepat, Gurgaon, Panchkula, Sirsa, Karnal and Hisar participated in 15 events in various age groups. The Deputy Commissioner lauded the efforts of the participants. He said the participation in the tournament was a matter of appreciation for the children. The organising secretary of the tournament, PS Birla, Sonepat SDM Jag Niwas, District Red Cross Society secretary Saroj Bala, Assistant Education Officer (Sports) Jagbir Singh Malik, sports coaches Devender Gulia Ram Mehar Kundu, Vikas Gahlaut and many others were present on the occasion. Results Under-12 age group One-leg race - Boys: 1. Naveen of Hisar, 2. Deepak of Karnal, 3. Rahul of Sonepat Girls: 1. Annu of Sirsa, 2. Shushamita of Gurgaon, 3. Arju of Sonepat Frog Jumping - Boys: 1. Gaurav of Gurgaon, 2. Prem Prakash of Hisar, 3. Vikas of Sonepat Girls: 1. Rubina of Hisar, 2. Archana of Karnal, 3. Dimple of Hisar 50 M race - Boys: 1. Deepak of Karnal, 2. Moti of Gurgaon, 3. Naveen of Hisar Girls: 1. Arjoo of Sonepat, 2. Sonia of Sirsa, 3. Pooja of Gurgaon Under-15 age group 200 m race - Boys: 1. Sunil of Hisar, 2. Ravi of Hisar, 3. Bijender of Gurgaon Girls: 1. Rubi of Sonepat, 2. Priya of Sonepat, 3. Sweety of Sonepat One Leg race - Boys: 1. Rinku of Sonepat, 2. Mustkeen of Gurgaon, 3. Rohit of Karnal Girls: 1. Poonam of Sonepat, 2. Pooja of Karnal, 3. Sakshi of Karnal 100 M race - Girls: 1. Anju of Hisar, 2. Rubi of Sonepat, 3. Pooja of Karnal Under-18 age group 200 M race - Boys: 1. Rohit of Gurgaon, 2. Kuldeep of Karnal, 3. Deepak of Sonepat Girls: 1. Manju of Hisar, 2. Geeta of Gurgaon, 3. Meenu of Hisar Discus Throw - Boys: 1. Deepak of Hisar, 2. Anil of Sonepat, 3. Mangal of Hisar Girls: 1. Meenu of Hisar, 2. Priyanka of Karnal, 3. Priyanka of Sonepat Shot put - Girls: 1. Preeti of Hisar, 2. Dheeraj of Gurgaon, 3. Preeti Sharma of Hisar Under-20 age group (Boys) Shot put - 1. Roshan of Gurgaon, 2. Manoj of Hisar, 3. Kuldeep of Sonepat Long Jump - 1. Pradeep of Sonepat, 2. Ajai of Sonepat, 3. Pawan of Gurgaon
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Four ‘science-on-wheels’ vans soon in state
Chandigarh, December 8 Under the innovative project of the Department of School Education, four such high-tech mobile science exhibition vans would be stationed at the four divisional headquarters of Ambala, Gurgaon, Hisar and Rohtak.” A sum of Rs 17 lakh has been earmarked for each such bus,” according to sources. Each vehicles would have a dual LCD projector with a screen to demonstrate various experiments of science and two computers with an attached printer. Besides, models, charts and VCDs would form an integral part of the vehicles. And to upgrade the knowledge of the students and teachers, encyclopedia of science and mathematics would be added attraction, sources said, adding that these vans would conduct extensive tours of the districts in each division to bring scienfic education to the doorsteps of the students in far-flung areas. And to supplement efforts of the mobile exhibition vans, science parks, four in each district, are also planned. A sum of Rs 10 lakh has been allotted for each park under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(RMSA) for 2011-12.
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Bhawan Vidyalaya wins group song, dance contests
Panchkula, December 8 As many as eleven teams vied for laurels in the group song contest. Displaying perfect synchronisation in the chorus, Bhavan Vidyalaya won the top position and Randeep Memorial running trophy while Valley Public school and Moti Ram Arya School got the second and third place. The consolation prize was given to Satluj Pubic School. Army public school, Doon Public School and few more schools also put up a good show, losing in a close contest. Bhavan Vidyalaya repeated their tradition of excellence in group dance by winning the contest with Moti Ram Arya School and Doon Public school, scoring the second and third place. Earlier, the programme commenced with a melodious recital of Saraswati Vandna by Charu Sharma and a ‘bandish’ by Sangam president Col IJ Ahluwalia, who also welcomed the audience. The panel of judges included musicologist Dr Amrit Mohan and Dr Betty Nangia. Chief guest Anudeep Pundir gave away awards to the winners. Dr Pritam Singh, Principal of Krit Serai, Col BM Talwar, Major RS Verma, SL Dewan and RN Trikha graced the occasion.
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HC seeks status report on ‘illegal’ felling of trees in Sirsa village
Chandigarh, December 8 The directions came after the Bench of Justices MM Kumar and Rajiv Narain Raina was informed about the registration of an FIR in the matter on April 29, 2008, for cheating and other offences in Sirsa. The report has to be filed by April 30, 2012. The directions came on a petition filed by Dharam Pal against the state of Haryana and other respondents. He was seeking directions to the state of Haryana, the Sirsa Deputy Commissioner and other police officers to conduct an inquiry against the Block Development and Panchayat Officer and Parmeshwari Devi, sarpanch of the Bharokhan gram panchayat. The petitioner alleged she had illegally cut the trees from panchayat land and also "committed fraud in execution of the Haryali scheme in which forged muster rolls have been prepared." The Bench asserted: "According to the averments made in the writ petition, a huge fund of Rs 2.97 lakh was allocated for digging a pond in the village under the Haryali scheme. It is alleged labourers were shown to be engaged by the sarpanch to grab public funds by preparing a fabricated list of workers. In fact, the work has not been completed as per the instructions and a complaint was sent to the Haryana Minister of Panchayat on October 7, 2008. The Bench asserted: "We are of the view the grievance by the writ petitioner stands redressed as FIR number 114 dated April 29, 2008, has been registered against Parmeshwari Devi, sarpanch. "The trial is in progress. In respect of cutting of trees, an inquiry has been held and the trees have been returned. In respect of the charges of misappropriation of funds concerning development of the panchayat and construction of a pond, no irregularity has been found. "We are, therefore, satisfied that no further action would be necessary.... A status report in respect of the FIR be filed on or before April 30, 2012.”
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Police officers directed to update records of wanted criminals
Jhajjar, December 8 Directions to this effect were issued by the IGP while addressing a meeting of the police officers at the Beri Police Station here on Wednesday evening. “Special attention is required to nab the most wanted criminals, as they not only have become high-tech nowadays with ultramodern weapons, multi-functional mobile phones and luxury vehicles, but also adopt different modus operandi to perpetrate heinous crimes and to give the police a slip. Therefore, the DSPs and SHOs must chalk out novel plans to apprehend these notorious criminals after going through their modus operandi intensely,” said
Mittal. The IGP also asked them to announce attractive cash reward on all wanted criminals so that the people could come forward to assist the police by giving vital information about the criminals. Reprimanding the police officers for not having the pictures of some of the most wanted criminals in the records of the police stations, he directed them to ensure the latest pictures of the criminals at the earliest so that the police and the people could recognise the faces of these notorious criminals. “Computer sketches of those criminals be prepared and released, whose pictures are not found despite all efforts. These pictures along with the crime history of the criminals should be pasted on the notice board of every police station and all the police posts, besides SP office of the district,” said the
IGP. He added that flexes giving information about the criminals and their crime history could also be put up at public places so that the people could know about them. All cases related to heinous crimes should be investigated by the SHO of the police station concerned so that all those points could be added in the investigation process, which were essential to examine for nabbing the criminals, said
Mittal. The IGP also sought a reply from the SHO concerned for failing to arrest the remaining accused in the Dulhera killing case wherein four persons were gunned down in broad day light on August 3. He also gave some vital tips to nab the accused after getting information about the investigation in the case. Patram Singh, SP,
Jhajjar, all DSPs, SHOs and in charges of all the police posts in the district were present in the meeting.
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‘Small retailers won’t be hit by FDI’
Fatehabad, December 8 This is what precisely came out of a panel discussion on “FDI in Retail Sector” organised by Government PG College for Women, Bhodia Khera, here recently. Dr Sanjiv Trikha, Head of the Commerce Department, and Dr Vanita Vashisht, lecturer in the Economics Department of MM PG College, Fatehabad, Dr Ashok Bhatia, former principal, Dr SK Jyani, lecture in the Commerce Department and Dr LN Yadav, lecturer in the Economics Department of the host college, were the panelists. Dr Meet, an English lecturer of Government PG College for Women, acted as the anchor in the panel discussion and posed questions that often hogged the minds of the common people on the issue. Dr Ashok Bhatia, who opened the discussion, said out of 8,000 odd towns of the country, only 53 cities having a population of one million or more had been selected for the purpose of FDI. “And if the Opposition parties have any reservations, they are at liberty to deny FDI in the 28 cities, where they have their governments,” he said. He said it was strange that those opposing the FDI had no objection to the FII (Foreign Institutional Investment), which was more volatile, where the investor could fly by night, while in the FDI, they would have a lot of infrastructural investment. Dr Sanjiv Trikha said the same opposition was witnessed when India started economic reforms for the first time in 1991. “Today, we are witnessing the results of economic reforms. The Indian retail market is a multi-layered and, hence, the small retailers are not going to be affected by the FDI,” he said. “What we need is a cautious optimism while welcoming the FDI and we need not fear it,” he added. He said those who compared the FDI with the East India Company forget that there were no parallels between the circumstances that existed in 1612 and those prevalent at this time. He said the East India Company was united in 1612, while India was fragmented, but in 2011, India was united while the companies were fragmented. Dr Vanita Vashisht said if India was witnessing 8 per cent GDP today, it was only due to the economic reforms made in 1991. However, Dr SK Jyani was apprehensive of the negative effects of the FDI on small retailers and producers. He laid emphasis on cautious approach on the issue. Dr LN Yadav said before allowing the FDI in the retail sector, it was necessary to make producers and retailers ready for it. Summing up the discussion, Dr RK Sharma, principal of the host college said the FDI was inevitable. He added, “What we need is to develop a good education system that can ensure employment opportunities to our youths in the new milieu”.
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Braving odds, Fatehabad girls clear NET
Fatehabad, December 8 The girls, Bhateri and Rekha, have recently cleared national eligibility test (NET) conducted by the UGC for appointment as lecturer after completing their masters degree in Hindi literature. Incidentally, both girls come from a milieu where providing higher education to girls is not in vogue. Bhateri’s parents were not in favour of providing college education to the girls. Notwithstanding all odds, Bhateri used to walk 3 km from Mehuwala to Bhattu road from where she caught bus for her college in Bhodia Khera throughout the five years of her study in the bachelors and masters degree. She is pursuing her M Phil after completing her MA and clearing the NET examination. Rekha, who came from Mohammedpur Rohi, had to change buses twice to reach her college. Even after clearing NET examination, she is
working as a teacher in a village school on a paltry salary of Rs 2,000 per month.
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Residents’ help sought to check crime
Rewari, December 8 SDM Avind Sharma, senior police officials, functionaries of the Beopar Mandal and other distinguished citizens participated in the conference. Officials of five security-providing companies, along with their specific devices, also joined the deliberations. The residents pointed towards the chaotic congestion frequently caused by private bus operators and auto rickshaw drivers on the outer premises of the bus stand. The SSP directed the in charge of the bus stand police post to challan all such vehicles and impound unauthorised vehicles. On the issue of inadequacy of “chowkidars” at the market areas of Kath Mandi, Railway Road Market, Gokal Bazar, Old Sabzi Mandi and Bharawas Gate Market, the district police chief urged the shopkeepers to engage a chowkidar each for a cluster of 30 to 40 shops. The functionaries of the security-providing companies furnished a graphic description of their respective security systems comprising a security panel, a censor, CCTV camera, DVR, devised suitcase and LCD. The SSP advised the residents to get
security-oriented gadgets installed at their shops and houses at the earliest for safety purpose.
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Surjewala launches rural development projects
Kaithal, December 8 He announced a grant of Rs 3.16 crore for construction of chaupals and some other development schemes in Mundri village. He inaugurated a newly-built health centre and an anganwadi built at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore. The minister laid down the foundation stone for a link road between Naina-Dhos-Mundri and Kathwad. He said the government would spend Rs 60 lakh on renovation and beautification of the Lav-Kush pilgrim centre. He announced development schemes worth Rs 54.42 lakh in Deodh Kheri village. The schemes include construction of chaupals, rooms in primary schools and a fence around the cemetery. In Sampan Kheri village, he inaugurated an anganwadi building built at a cost of Rs 4.89 lakh. Surjewla also announced a grant of Rs 44.50 lakh for construction of chaupals and streets in Naina village. He addressed public meetings at Deodh Kheri,Sampan Kheri, Mundri, Naina, Dhons and Khanoda.
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Sirsa lad lands Rs 65 lakh job with Google
Sirsa, December 8 Social networking site Google selected Nikhil during a campus placement and his result was announced two days back. Nikhil’s final semester is to begin from January 2012 and he will join his job in the US after the completion of his course in May next. “It is like a dream come true for me,” said Nikhil, when contacted on his mobile. He added that he had never thought he would get such a good start to his career. Nikhil lost his mother in 2007. However, overcoming his personal loss, Nikhil worked hard to get the sixth rank in India in the IIT admission test in 2008. He said his father got emotional on hearing about his selection and immediately rushed to Delhi to congratulate him. His friends and relatives were also elated
at the news.
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Case against woman for attempting suicide
Faridabad, December 8 It had earlier booked only her husband and two in-laws for their alleged cruelties to her, which abetted the crime. The police has now registered a case against her in the wake of her contradictory statement before a judicial magistrate, weakening the prospect of prosecution of the relatives in the process. Dhani (name changed) doused herself with kerosense oil and set herself on fire. She received about 50 per cent burns and her condition was stated to be critical. She was married to Mukesh about two years back. In a statement to the police, she had attributed her suicide attempt to constant torture and threats of physical harm to her by her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Consequently, the relatives were booked under Sections 498A and 506 of the IPC. Hemant Kumar, SHO concerned, said the woman contradicted her stand before the judicial magistrate, stating that she had tried to kill herself due to an objection of her sister-in-law to sit on the bed along with her child. As per her version the sister-in-law intervened to avoid the possibility of the child soiling the bed, he added. Meanwhile, the accused relatives have allegedly been absconding to evade arrests.
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KU students shine at media fest
Kurukshetra, December 8 Congratulating the students on their success in the media events, Kurukshetra University Vice-Chancellor DDS Sandhu stressed the importance of participating in such events which not only gave a boost to one’s confidence but also filled one with the competitive spirit. Prof Rajbir Singh, Director, IMC & MT, said 50 IMC &MT students participated in various solo and group events like news anchoring, graffiti, radio jockeying(RJ), video jockeying (VJ), group dance and nukkad play. Arvinder Singh got the first prize in the VJ event and the 2nd position in the RJ event while the street play or nukkad natak by Kanwaljeet and the group on the theme of corruption and unemployment got the 2nd position. The group dance by Gauri and the group won the 2nd prize. Harish Sangwan secured the 2nd prize as a news reader. Events like graffiti and toggle, which tested the creative quotient of the students, were won by IMC & MT students. As many as 10 media and management institutions and universities participated in the mega event.
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Amit Swami meets Bal Thackeray
Rewari, December 8 They had a special meeting with Shiv Sena supremo Bala Saheb Thackeray. Felicitating Swami and Khali for winning laurels for the country at the international level, Shiv Sena Chief hoped they would continue their bright performance in future as well. His son Udhav Thackeray, working president of the Shiv Sena, and other members of the family were also present on the occasion.
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Hike in sugarcane SAP deceitful: BJP convener
Kurukshetra, December 8 Kirmach allegedly that such a small price increase was a deceit with the farmers of Haryana. “The state government has declared Rs 231 per quintal of the advanced variety of sugarcane, which is not sown by most of the farmers and Rs 226 per quintal of the late variety, which is sown by at least 90 per cent of the farmers. The UP has announced our late variety as advanced and its price has been fixed at Rs 250 per quintal. Thus, the state government has already decided to finish the farmers who feel betrayed in our state,” he alleged.
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Tourism journal released
Kurukshetra, December 8 The Vice-Chancellor said the department was identified distinctly in industry and the academia for its contribution through placements and research activities. The journal, which is published annually,is supported financially by the UGC (SAP), offers theoretical insights into the practical problems faced by industry. Since Kurukshetra University was the first university in India to start a master’s programme in tourism, the role and responsibilities of the department as a leader in tourism education had increased manifold. The launching of the journal in 2007 was an exercise to honour that academic obligation, he added.
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Placement drive at Ambala institute
Ambala, December 8 Final year students participated in the drive. The process started with a pre-placement talk by the officials of the company. PS Rana, general manager of the company, appreciated the modern facilities being provided to the students by the college management. Pradeep Aggarwal, general secretary of the college, congratulated the students and motivated them to do best in their respective jobs. He said the process of making E-max students better employed was progressing very well. “Many companies have visited the campus and many more are expected to come for campus placements in the near future,” he added. — OC
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The female sex ratio in Karnal has risen from 813 a few months ago to 836. This month, it is set to touch 896
