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School owners told to install GPS in buses
Haryana against petro products, alcohol under GST
Emu-rearing gaining popularity in state
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Kurukshetra to be developed as international tourist destination
Groundwater Management
Land Acquisition
Ensure water supply according to norms: DC
Drive to remove encroachments launched
Seminar unveils spring collection
Vedic mathematics workshop held
Effective Lokpal
IGMMV governing body takes charge
District-level cricket tourney inaugurated
Wait for international matches far from over
Haryana police team to scale Mt Everest
Jhajjar lad enters India Book of Records
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School owners told to install GPS in buses
Jhajjar, January 12 The school owners have been directed to install Global Positioning System (GPS), along with navigator, in their buses within the next two months so that all sort of information pertaining to bus movement could be received from the school concerned. Interestingly, those owners found failing in complying with the directives will be liable to face the action as per law after the completion of the deadline of two months. Directives in this regard were issued by Ajit Balaji Joshi, Deputy Commissioner, Jhajjar, while addressing a meeting of the school owners at the mini-secretariat here recently. He warned the school owners that any sort of laxity in adopting the security measures in their school buses would not be tolerated and stern action would be taken against those found guilty. “The school owners must pay special attention to the security measures in their buses so as to avoid the recurrence of Ambala-like road mishaps. Maintenance of buses should be done at a regular basis,” said the Deputy Commissioner. Joshi said: “The GPS is also instrumental in holding control and keeping a tab on the bus drivers as it gives accurate information of the speed and location of the buses to the school owners”. Besides the school buses, the authorities have also asked the tractor dealers to install the GPS and navigator device in the tractors at the time of selling the vehicles. Notably, incidents of tractor theft have risen in a significant manner in In this situation, the GPS can play a vital role in preventing the incidents of tractor thefts as owners of the tractors can know the location of their stolen vehicles through the GPS by sitting at their homes.
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Haryana against petro products, alcohol under GST
Chandigarh, January 12 Haryana Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Choudhry says that a sizeable portion of the tax revenue of the state comes from petroleum products, of which the transport and power sectors are the main consumers. If these products are made VAT-able, a large portion of the state revenue will go in giving Input Tax Credit (ITC). Resultantly, the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) will become extremely high leading to huge losses to the state. It will not be possible to impose a tax rate commensurate with the RNR as it put an unnecessary burden on the people. Therefore, the state does not want that petroleum products should be included in the GST regime. Pointing out that the excise revenue is also quite sizeable in comparison to the tax revenue from alcohol, she says the inclusion of alcohol in the GST will unnecessarily disturb the present economics of the trade because a component of GST will also become leviable, which will further complicate the issues. Though the Centre has assured the states that they will be fully compensated for any loss of revenue on account of GST, from its past experience Haryana is not willing to trust this assurance. When VAT was introduced in place of sales tax, it was stipulated that the Central Sales Tax (CST) will be abolished in phases. At that time, the Centre had assured the states that they will be compensated for the loss of CST. Haryana claimed Rs 4,015.23 crore against the loss of CST for 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10, but it received only Rs 2,969.02 crore from the Centre, which was Rs 1,046.21 crore less than the claim submitted by the state government. Choudhry says now the state has been informed by the Centre that compensation claim for three years up to 2009-10 has been finalised. It means that the Centre has rejected the compensation claim of the state to the extent of Rs 1,046.21 crore. Similarly in the last financial year 2010-11, the state had submitted a compensation claim of Rs 2624.68 crore, but it received only Rs 1,136.16 crore. She says the state has been suffering heavy loss on account of these unilateral reductions and under such circumstances it will be difficult for the state to believe the assurance of the Centre regarding the full compensation of revenue loss taking place on account of GST. She hopes that the Centre will release the balance compensation of CST without any further delay and will continue to give CST compensation till GST is introduced to create an atmosphere of better trust and understanding.
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Emu-rearing gaining popularity in state
Hisar, January 12 A typical emu farm costs Rs 25 lakh, including the cost of 50 pairs of emu, construction cost of shed and arrangement for water. Emu farming was first started in Australia. Being high yielding and zero-risk farming, it was adopted as a profession in America, Europe, China, Japan, Malaysia and Korea. In India, it was first adopted in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra in 1996. Thereafter, farmers of Tamil Nadu, Goa, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh started emu farming and now it has become the first choice of progressive farmers of Haryana. Every part of the body of emu is useful. It can see up to a distance of 10 metres and its eyes are used to replace damaged cornea in human beings. Its meat is nutritious and it contains proteins, vitamin C and high quantity of iron and little cholesterol. One emu sheds 400 grams to 600 grams of feathers in a year, which are used in making caps, costumes and brushes for cleaning computers and cars. Its skin is thin, smooth and strong. One sq ft skin of emu is sold for Rs 700 to Rs 1,000 in the international market. One emu can yield eight to 12 sq ft skin. Its skin is used in manufacturing shoes, bags, belts, purses, jackets and seat covers of luxury cars. Its nails are hard and decorative, which are used for making artificial ornaments and decorative domestic goods. Its oil is sold at Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 per litre and its meat is sold at Rs 300 to Rs 450 per kg. One egg of emu weighs 500 grams to 700 grams and it can fetch Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 in the market. Emu starts laying eggs at the age of two years and it can lay eggs up to the age of 30 years. Sunil Kumar, who runs an emu farm in Dhiktana village, near here, said though it was a profitable preposition, farmers were facing problems in marketing the yield. Most of the firms that deal in emu products were based in south. He said the state government should set up a corporation to popularise emu farming and help farmers market the produce.
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Kurukshetra to be developed as international tourist destination
Kurukshetra is known for pilgrimage and famous discourse of the Bhagwat Gita. But the town lacked an organised campaign to project it as tourist-pilgrims destination. A one-day workshop on “Destination Kurukshetra - ways and means to popularise Kurukshetra as tourist-pilgrims destination” was held here to prepare an exhaustive plan for developing Kurukshetra as tourist-pilgrims destination and the new map was discussed in detail. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra, who presided over the workshop, said the administration would leave no stone unturned to project and develop Kurukshetra as key international tourist destination. He said a national conference of tour operators would be convened for further deliberations on the subject. Calling for suggestions from experts in the field of tourism, heritage, culture and planners, Brar said all suggestions given by the individuals and through institutions would be carefully studied and incorporated in the final document. The district administration was already in the process of launching the website of Kurukshetra, highlighting the importance of the district, he added. Rajendra Rana, curator of Sri Krishna Museum, in his video-audio presentation gave an overview of tourism sites and possible tour packaging of one or two days to Kurukshetra. His views evoked spontaneous response from representative of socio-religious organisations, hoteliers, tour operators, official of Haryana Tourism and the Kurukshetra Development Board participating in the discussion. SS Boora, head of the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, Kurukshetra University, said tourism in Kurukshetra was mainly event-centric like Solar Eclipse Fair or other religious occasions.
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Groundwater Management
Gurgaon, January 12 By doing so, the CGWA has totally prohibited the construction or installation of any new groundwater extraction structure in the entire district. An advisory committee will now be constituted under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner PC Meena to monitor such matters. The other members of the committee will be the executive engineer of the Public Health Department, representatives of municipal bodies and Pollution Control Board, hydrologist, district development and panchayat officials. “Eighteen surveillance teams are already on the job and they have been assigned different areas,” the Deputy Commissioner said and added that on the basis of groundwater resource assessment undertaken by the Central Ground Water Board in consultation with the state government, the CGWA had identified Gurgaon district as over-exploited area where groundwater withdrawal was more than the average annual replenishment of the groundwater resources and the groundwater levels were also declining on long-term basis. Meena said the authority had issued a public notice in leading daily newspapers through which objections and suggestions were invited from all the stakeholders. The authority had considered all the objections and suggestions, he added. Now, in order to protect and preserve the groundwater here, the CGWA had declared the entire Gurgaon district of Haryana state as “notified area”, he said. It has issued directions in which restrictions have been imposed on construction and installation of any new structure for extraction of groundwater resources in the district without prior specific approval of the authorised officer, that is, the Deputy Commissioner. Proper safeguards would be taken and guidelines issued by the authority regarding the extraction of underground water and rainwater harvesting or recharge etc would be considered before giving approval. These instructions would not apply on any owner of a non-energised dug well or borewell fitted with hand pump used solely for drinking and domestic purposes, Meena added.
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Land Acquisition
Sonepat, January 12 However, there had been no response from the government so far and now they have planned to appeal to the Punjab and Haryana High Court for the cancellation of Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act. Talking to The Tribune today, Shamsher Singh Rana, convener of the committee, alleged that the land acquisition process was in violation of the rules and against the guidelines of the National Capital Region Planning Board. The state government has also failed to obtain NOC from some of the statutory bodies like Pollution Control Board, soil conservation, etc,
he added. When his attention was drawn that many farmers from the area had submitted memorandum giving their consent for the acquisition of their land, he said it was a political exercise of the Congress. Moreover, most of the farmers were against the acquisition of their most fertile land which, he alleged, had been shown of low category. The government had issued notification under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act to acquire 3,304 acres of land of 10 villages, including Saidpur, Sohati, Nizampur Khurd, Kundal, Rampur, Kiroli, Gopalpur, Pipli and Firozpur Bangar, for setting up the Industrial Model Township.
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Ensure water supply according to norms: DC
Kurukshetra, January 12 Brar was addressing a meeting of the district water and sanitation mission at the mini-secretariat here recently. Reviewing the progress in this context, Brar directed the officials concerned to ensure water supply as per the government parameters. He also stressed on the need of creating awareness among the villagers towards sanitation and better use of water. He said a sum of Rs 516.55 lakh had been allocated by the government for 36 water supply schemes during the current financial year. To maintain the quality of safe drinking water, 1,391 bacteriological and chemical water samples were taken while 90 such samples were conducted during December last, Brar added. The Deputy Commissioner also directed the officials to launch a joint awareness programme with the help of the DRDA, Public Health, Agriculture and DIPRO to raise awareness about the use of groundwater in the district.
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Drive to remove encroachments launched
Jind, January 12 The civic authorities have been directed to confiscate the items displayed by the shopkeepers and showroom owners on the roads. Dozens of such items were impounded by officials on the first day. The shopkeepers have informed the shopkeepers about the rules and anybody failing to comply with the directions regarding the campaign would be penalised. As hundreds of cart vendors operate on various road especially in and around public places like the main bus stand, railway station, civil hospital, main markets and outside government offices, it is has been announced that they would be required to get or renew their licences from the civic body. The police and the auto operators union have been asked to identify the stoppage points in the city so that three wheelers do not create traffic snarls. They have been warned of strict action if found operating without valid documents. Absence of good bus service or a local transport system have led to pliance of three-wheelers in the city, observed Ravi Kumar, a local resident.
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Seminar unveils spring collection
Gurgaon, January 12 Angelia Teo, fashion consultant from WGSN, UK, unveiled the new spring/summer 2013 collection and conducted the Fashion Forecast Seminar for the season. Sudhir Sekhri, chairman, Export Promotion, AEPC, said the seminar exhibited silhouettes of key items and mood boards with textile swatches sourced from India and Hongkong, offering tactile and illustrative examples of WGSN’s trends. He said the seminar offered a great opportunity to all the stakeholders of the Indian fashion industry to create their own collections in line with the global trends. The seminar was a great learning curve for industry professionals, including fashion designers, merchandisers, industry associates market consultants and students from fashion institutes.
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Vedic mathematics workshop held
Ambala, January 12 The purpose of the workshop was to deliberate upon various techniques of ancient Vedic mathematics based on Vedic principles with which any mathematical problem, be it arithmetic, algebra, geometry or trigonometry, can be solved within a few seconds. The workshop was attended by a large number of students from various schools and colleges. The max mentors, Monika Mittal and Nisha Gupta, said Vedic techniques were more beneficial for all those students who were preparing for competition and entrance exams.
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Effective Lokpal
Fatehabad, January 12 The BJP workers, led by Molu Ram Rulania, their district president, recently marched to the mini-secretariat and gave a memorandum to the SDM Baljit Singh. The memorandum said rampant corruption in the country warranted an effective Lokpal Bill. However, the Lokpal Bill drafted by the UPA government was merely an eyewash, as the powers to appoint the Lokpal and suspend him, when the conditions were unfavourable, would remain with the government, the memorandum said. Bharat Bhushan Mehta, district secretary of the BJP, Parveen Jorra, Gulshan Rukhaya and several other BJP leaders were present on the occasion.
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Reflective tapes put on bicycles
Faridabad, January 12 Speaking at a public function here recently, SK Goel, president of FIA, said: “As many as 10,000 more workers will put reflective tapes on their bicycles soon. A core group of about 20 industrial units in the city have joined hands to accomplish the task”. SS Kapur, Police Commissioner, Faridabad, Goel and several prominent persons of the city pasted reflective tapes on the bicycles of factory workers as symbolic gesture during the function. The police has made it mandatory for the cyclists to fit their vehicle with the tapes to prevent road accidents. The authorities have urged industrialists to motivate their workers in this regard. Kapur also made out a strong case for the use of reflective jackets by industrial workers to ensure their safety. He urged the industrialists to help the workers in this regard. MK Gupta, MD of Star Wire (India) Ltd, lauded the “pro-active role” of the police.
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IGMMV governing body takes charge
Kaithal, January 12 The cultural programme began with a ‘bhajan’ by a group of college students. Rekha, Rashmi and Poonam, students of the college, presented religious songs and dance. The students who participated in the cultural events were given cash rewards by Surjit Bahadur Khurania, president of the governing body of the IGMMV, and DR Miglani, general secretary of the governing body of the IGMMV. Sadhana Thukral, principal of the college, highlighted the achievements of the college and thanked the management for introducing new courses for the benefit of the students. Jagdish Bahadur Khurania, president, IGMMV Samiti, said the IGMMV and Modern School was started at the initiative of late Om Prabha Jain, who was a great visionary and had realised decades ago that a college for girls was needed at that time to provide education to the girls of the area. He said despite a few hurdles, the institute had made a remarkable progress during the past few decades and had provided quality education to girls. He appreciated the faculty of the college for their contribution to the progress of the college.
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Book on ‘Elements-A Compilation’ released
Yamunanagar, January 12 The book is a summary compilation of the nomenclature, symbols, properties, sources in nature, uses, name of the discoverer, year and place of discovery and isotopes of every element in the periodic table of chemistry. His father and renowned dental surgeon Dr Nageshwar Iyer and mother Dr Meenakshi said they came to know about the book only after the manuscript was released in his school assembly in 2002. The book-release function was held at Jyoti Hotels, Yamunanagar, in the presence of various academic luminaries, including Dr KL Johar, former Vice-Chancellor of Guru Jambeshwar University, Hisar, Dr MK Sehgal, CEO and chairman of Shree Siddhivinayak Engineering and Management Institutions, Bilaspur, Dr Harish Sharma, registrar of Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Dr AK Mishra, professor of chemistry and president of College Teachers Association, UP, Dr Niranjan Lal, professor of chemistry, Meerut University. Thereafter, it was shelved till Dr Ashok Mishra from Meerut explained the knowledge asset value and helped in getting it published along with Dr Niranjan Lal, also from Meerut University. Professor Ramesh Chandra said the contents of the book made it a valuable possession of school and college libraries and for students, especially those pursuing competition studies. Dr Niranjan Lal said the compilation of the book was unique in its style and approach. Dr MK Sehgal said knowledge was a never-ending process and if one started learning and its implementation at an early age, it was easy to understand the complex scientific world.
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District-level cricket tourney inaugurated
Rewari, January 12 As many as 12 teams from various parts of the district are participating in this Makar Sankranti Cricket Tourney which will conclude on January 15. Besides functionaries of the organising committee, players of the cricket elevens and distinguished residents of Dharuhera, Masani, Rasgan and other surrounding villages joined the inaugural session which was prominently addressed by Satish Yadav. While stating that sports was no less important than academics in the present-day education, Satish said: “Many of our talented young sportspersons have gained global eminence with their stellar performance at the international competitions”. Similarly, exhorting youths to shun drugs, which, he said, was proving detrimental to their rise in life, Yadav presented a financial assistance of Rs 11,000 to the organising committee.
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Wait for international matches far from over
Rohtak, January 12 The stadium built at a cost of several crores had been thrown open about six years back. “Though over a hundred matches have been held here and youngsters play lot of cricket here, the place has been waiting for the day when an international match will be played,” commented Anil Gulati, well-known cricketer and sports commentator. He said Haryana has always been at the forefront and has contributed many topnotch cricketers. This is the first stadium in the state to be owned by the HCA. According to Ranbir Singh Mahendra, Secretary, HCA, the stadium covers over 12 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities. It houses an Academy catering to the needs of 30 trainees at a time. He admitted that lack of airport or a five-star hotel had been the main hurdle in enabling it to host international matches. He added that the HCA was considering another such stadium in or around a metropolitan city like Gurgaon. Mahendra added that the stadium has a seating capacity of about 25,000 spectators, which he said would be enhanced to 45,000 later. It may be recalled that Nahar Singh Stadium at Faridabad is the only stadium in the state to have hosted international level cricket matches. Various controversies developed over the past few years which resulted in a ban on hosting of international matches, claimed sources in the Sports Department. This stadium is owned by the District Cricket Association of Faridabad but allegations of misuse of the facilities led to blacklisting of the stadium, it is claimed. The Lahli stadium is the eighth in the country to be owned by any affiliated unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
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Haryana police team to scale Mt Everest
Karnal, January 12 The expedition comprising Amit Kumar, Indubala, Anita, Amandeep, Praveen Kumar, Ashiq Khan, Kapil Kumar (all head constables), constable Vinod Kumar and assistant police sub-inspector Jitendra Kumar was flagged off by Mohammad Akil, Inspector-General (law and order) and Director, Haryana Police Academy, from Madhuban. All team members would undergo training at Mountaineering and Skiing Institute, (Auli), and join the pre-Everest expedition with the members of the ITBP team for acclimatisation. The team members would straight away leave for the Everest after acclimatisation, Mohammad Akil said. He said the head constables Indubala and Anita were among those brave mountaineers who always competed with their male counterparts. They have passed the basic and advance courses with “A” grade in mountaineering and successfully scaled the 21,197-ft high Laddakh peak along with the ITBP team on October 21, 2011. Born in Barsana village of Bhiwani in 1986, Indubala was recruited in the Haryana police in 2007, while Anita, born in 1986 in Faridpur village in Hisar, was inducted in the police in 2008. Team member Amit Kumar had earned the distinction of becoming the first police personnel of the Haryana police to scale the Hillary point of the Mount Everest on May 19, 2011, while the youngest member of the team Jitinder Kumar had already scaled 18,300-ft high Kuber peak. Head constable Aman Deep and Praveen Kumar had scaled the 7075-m-high Satopanth peak and constables Vinod kumar and Head Constable Ashiq Khan had conquered the 6153-m high Kangste peak. Constable Kapil Kumar also figured among conquerors of 18,300-ft Kuber peak.
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Jhajjar lad enters India Book of Records
Jhajjar, January 12 The 34-year-old has so far collected 480 coins made of gold, silver, bronze, zinc, nickel, aluminum and other metals dating back from 1888 to 2004. Neeraj says: “I took over 15 years to get this achievement. Though it seemed to be a tough task to create new record in the beginning, I made it on the basis of persistent efforts along with devotion. Every coin, which had been released during the reign of Christian 9 to Margaret 2, has been included in my unique collection”. Enthused over his achievement, Neeraj said he had started collecting Denmark’s coin over 15 years ago when the communication system was not so modern. “Though I have never gone to Denmark, all the coins have been collected by my near and dear ones who visited Denmark and took various sorts of coins to assist me in achieving my goal,” said Neeraj. Notably, a function namely “Record Breakers Festival” will be organised by the India Book of Records in Gurgaon on January 12 to honour 120 personalities belonging to 12 states of the country who have made national records in their fields concerned. Neeraj is also one of them who will be felicitated on the occasion. Significantly, representatives of the Vietnam Book of Records, Thailand Book of Records, Russia Book of Records, Canada Book of Records and Italy Book of Records will also attend the function and share their experiences. Neeraj said the India Book of Records had also given him an opportunity to organise an exhibition of his unique collection of Denmark coins in the function.
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US delegation visits Khanpur Kalan varsity
Sonepat, January 12 The first day comprised a meeting with the faculty of the university. Presentations were made by Dr Ravi Bhushan for the Department of English, Dr Shweta for the School of Management Studies, Dr AP Naik for the Institute of Ayurveda, Manju Pawar for the Department of Social Work and by Prof Kapil Kapoor for CSUIR. Dr Ravi also acquainted the delegation with the Centre for Indic and Asian Studies and its
website www.sthaneshwaranidhi.com. Thereafter, Dr Deep Gupta made a presentation on St. Catherine University highlighting the salient features of the university. This was followed by a session of student interaction where the students of the delegation communicated and talked with the students of BPS. The session was marked by a rich cultural and intellectual exchange wherein the delegation was acquainted with the Indian cultural and knowledge system, while the students of BPS were exposed to the life and educational system of the US. The delegation also visited Khanpur village and experienced the rural life of Haryana. For the delegation, it was a unique experience and an insight into the life and culture of the state and the country. The delegation met Vice-Chancellor Pankaj Mittal who convincingly satisfied their queries regarding the university and the education system in the country. Addressing the students, the Vice-Chancellor said: “Our education system is all set to impart the highest quality education and students from abroad are welcome to be a part of it”. Mittal said: “The visit of the delegation from St. Catherine speaks volumes of the success of the university in moving towards its much-cherished goal of “Empowering Women with Education” and giving the university a global name in quality education. She said such exercises with foreign universities were a regular activity in BPS. Video-conferencing of law students with the students of Baltimore students in the US was another example. The spokesperson of the delegation said BPS Mahila Vishwavidyalaya was successfully carrying the baton of an educational approach that was not only job-oriented and modern, but also rooted in the Indian system of knowledge and education. The spokesperson added that St Catherine University had learned a lot and had much more to imbibe
from BPS.
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Chaalis Chaurasi
Director: Hriday Shetty The associate director of “Kaante”, “Aatish” and “Kuch Na Kaho” and director of “Plan” and “Pyar Mein Twist” has come up with a thriller which stars Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni and Ravi Kissen in lead roles. The film revolves around four ambitious cops who hope to make the best out of every situation. Things take a twist when they set out to nab a gangster. Manoj Pahwa, Zakir Hussain and Shweta Bhardwaj also star in this cop story. The film opens today at PVR MGF, PVR Sahara, PVR Ambience, DTCC, DTMM, DT Mega Mall, SRS Omaxe, SRS Wedding (Gurgaon), SRS Sec 12, SRS Pristine, SRS Eldeco, PVR Crown Plaza, INOX, Q Cinema (Faridabad), Fame
Shalimar-Panchkula.
Ghost
Director: Puja Jatinder Bedi The film marks Puja Jatinder Bedi’s directorial debut in Bollywood. Shiney Ahuja makes a comeback to Bollywood after three years with “Ghost”. The film revolves around the life of a detective who investigates a series of murders. He tracks the case and finds that there is a supernatural force behind the murders. Julia Bliss plays a ghost in this horror movie which will hit the screens today at Suraj- Panchkula, BMG-Rewari, PVR Ambience, PVR MGF, PVR Sahara, DTCC, DTMM, DT Star Mall (Gurgaon), PVR Crown Plaza, INOX (Faridabad), Fun, Cinemax (Panipat), Sheila, Satyam Bangar (Rohtak). — Dharam Pal
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Learning a lesson from the Ambala road mishap wherein as many as 15 school kids were killed owing to head-on collision of the bus with a speedy truck recently, the district authorities have directed all the owners of private schools located in the district to adopt all security measures which have been made mandatory in the rules for the transportation service to ferry schoolchildren.
Emu-rearing is gradually gaining popularity in Haryana. About 100 farms of this bird of Australian origin have already come up in various parts of the state. Hisar district has eight emu farms.
Kurukshetra, January 12
