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Price of guar seeds at all-time high
Police station turns junkyard
Insure crops, CM tells farmers
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district watch
Faridabad MC to approach Local Bodies Dept
Mobile legal service van flagged off
Govt failed to check crime: INLD
School holds annual function
Narnaul to be developed as industrial township, says Speaker
Students stress need to conserve water
FTII director urges media to do introspection
Ghazal singer enthrals audience
Call to give recognition to women
Officials told to ensure quality services at sub-health centres
Sonepat varsity holds workshop on counter-terrorism
Undue delay in Transport Nagar project in Kaithal
Chief Secretary underscores plans for better results
Patent granted to ‘urea detection in milk’ technique
Bhukkal focuses on computer education in govt schools
Ultra-small bank branches bring relief to villagers
18 of family pledge to donate bodies
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Price of guar seeds at all-time high
However, the crop has witnessed a steep rise in its prices and was sold for Rs 15,750 per quintal in Sirsa grain market last week. “This is unprecedented as the crop had never observed such a hike. Even after selling for Rs 3,100 per quintal last year, the price of guar seed had dipped again to Rs 1,800 per quintal last year,” said Jasbir Singh, a trader from Ellenabad grain market in Sirsa. Farmers from Rajasthan have been coming to Sirsa grain market with their crop and getting cash payment for their produce. Though guar is not a major crop of this district, yet its production crosses 6 lakh bags in Sirsa. The crop could have been more had a majority of farmers not gone for cotton that fetched over Rs 7,000 per quintal to the farmers last year. nd cotton as kharif crop but guar is also sown in abundance in this semi-arid area situated on the Rajasthan border,” said Jasbir Singh. Guar is an agricultural product grown in arid zones of Rajasthan, some parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and arid and semi-arid zones of Haryana bordering Rajasthan. There are two units in Ellenabad, which procure guar crop and produce guar gum, which is used in the mining, petroleum drilling and textile manufacturing sector. Guar gum is derived from the seeds of guar plant “cyamopsis tetragonalobus” which botanically belongs to the family, Leguminosae. Guar gum powder is a white to yellowish white powder. It is almost odourless and fine powder and is available in different mesh sizes and viscosity. Churi and korma are produced as a byproduct and are used as cattle feed. They are considered highly nutritious due to their high protein contents. “We sell our products to exporters based in Sri Ganganagar, who export them to the US and some other countries,” said a miller, who runs a guar gum mill in Ellenabad town. Millers admit that the rise in the price of crop was meteoric and it was beyond their comprehension. Market sources attribute the rise to a low production and damaged crops in the neighbouring countries sparked heavy buying by exporters in spot markets.
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Police station turns junkyard
Ambala, February 20 The vehicles kept on the enclosed premises of the police station include motorbikes, cars, scooters and three-wheelers. These vehicles were impounded by the police in various cases of accident and theft. Some vehicles were challaned for violating traffic rules. While vehicles that are case property cannot be auctioned until the court arrives at a decision, the others can be disposed of. Shashank Anand, DCP, said earlier the vehicles, which were case property, could not be disposed of, but recently the Supreme Court had ruled that case property vehicles could be auctioned after preparing a “panchnama”; securing the photograph of the vehicle; and getting permission from the court. He said he had sent a copy of the order to the district court. He said the police had prepared a list of vehicles that were challaned and those which were abandoned. The process of auctioning the vehicles would be started, he said.
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Insure crops, CM tells farmers
Chandigarh, February 20 He was addressing a delegation of farmers from southern Haryana, particularly from Bhiwani and Mahendergarh districts, who had come in large numbers at his residence here yesterday to thank the Chief Minister for the state government’s decision to implement slab system on agriculture tube wells. Cooperation Minister Satpal Sangwan and Health Minister Rao Narinder Singh were also present on the occasion. They also thanked the Chief Minister for this decision. The Chief Minister said if a small shopkeeper could get his shop insured so why not the farmers. He said the farmers should make this practice a part of their habit so as to avert any loss caused due to natural calamities. Later, while interacting with mediapersons, Hooda said the farmers would get major relief with the implementation of the slab system. “The system was discontinued by the previous government and as per our commitment we have reintroduced it,” he added.
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Kaithal, February 20 “Since we hardly get to sleep on a full stomach everyday, a private college was out of question and the nearest government college was an hour’s run. Had it not been for this college, I would have been at home, thinking of the bus I missed,” she mumbles as tears roll down her cheeks. She may not be the poster girl for a development story unfolding in a district embraced in a circle of paddy fields but she definitely is the “common man” whose life the district’s first government college has touched along with most of the 1,000 other students coming from the “have-not” section of society. Five years ago, her dreams would have crashed even before they took flight. And, many did because successive state governments, including the Congress, failed its people. Kaithal, with more than 10 lakh population, remained on the back burner. Now, as the fruits of development flow in, people feel a wrong is finally being set right by PWD Minister and local MLA Randeep Singh Surjewala. A number of small initiatives at the district headquarters have now made a difference to their lives. The development ball, however, was set rolling after 2005 when Randeep’s father, Shamsher Singh Surjewala, was elected from the seat on a Congress ticket. That is when potholes began to vanish from the roads, streetlights began to light up and most of the projects were approved. Since then, Kaithal has turned a new leaf. “Kaithal was a district long ignored by successive governments sans any primary indices. While ours was the only district in the state without a government college, we did not have a meaningful district hospital. The projects were an outcome of necessity and led to the emergence of the district which now has a private university, too,” said Surjewala. “We are trying to address one thing at a time and doing our best to make life easy for the common man,” he added. He personally reviews the ongoing projects from time to time, which shows that taking initiative is not about being pushy or aggressive but about recognising the responsibility to make things happen. That is probably why Randeep’s rivals, too, credit him for that. “Kaithal district has been deprived for decades. In fact, after the demise of Om Prabha Jain, an MLA in 1960s, nothing came to us. Things are finally beginning to look up now though sewerage and sanitation need to be addressed on a priority and the periphery of the
district could do with better infrastructure. Also, unless industry comes to Kaithal, this will slip with time,” BJP’s Ravi Bhushan said. He contested the 2009 Assembly elections against Randeep as did INLD’s Kailash Bhagat who feels that though investment in infrastructure has happened and small initiatives have changed their way of life in and around the city, their benefits are yet to fully flow to the people and be uniformly spread all over. “Though the hospital is a good initiative, doctors are in short supply. Health services in other parts of the district could be given an overhaul. Though a lot of development has happened in Kaithal over the past few years, it is time now to take it to the rest of the district as well,” he added. Hardeep Singh, an advocate, said while the city had got a facelift, the villages were still in dire need of attention. “Essentially an agrarian district, farming is crucial to its economy. However, the villages lack concrete roads which make it painstaking for the farmers to reach the ‘anaj’ mandi. Some attention needs to be given to this aspect as well because our villages are still in dire need of upliftment,” he said. So, while Kaithal constituency housing the district headquarters has witnessed sustained development, the Assembly seats of Pundri, Gulha and Kalayat in the remaining district are still on the fringes of development and awaiting their due.
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Faridabad MC to approach Local Bodies Dept
Faridabad, February 20 In a related development, the district administration has asked HUDA to expedite construction of a fire station in Sector 24. Rakesh Gupta, Faridabad DC, who is at present holding the additional charge of Commissioner, MCF, said he would approach the Department of Urban Local Bodies on the issue of fire services soon. The administration’s apparent sense of urgency was in the backdrop of the industrial lobby’s taking up the matter with Gupta. The Faridabad Industries Association (FIA) in its two meetings with the DC in the past expressed concern over lack of adequate fire coverage to the industrial sectors. The general perception was that the three fire stations, one each in NIT, Ballabgarh and Sector 15 to cater to Faridabad city were not adequate to cater to the city. According to an office-bearer of the FIA, the matter was also raised by the industry before Haryana’s Chief Secretary six months ago. The FIA’s delegation had demanded setting up of a fire station in Sector 24. Consequently, a decision was taken in favour of it. The building was to be constructed by HUDA and handed over to the MCF to operationalise the fire station. However, the industry is disappointed on follow up action on the project.
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Mobile legal service van flagged off
Kurukshetra, February 20 Speaking on the occasion, Batra said the state Legal Services Authority had started this van so that the facility of free legal opinion could be rendered to the people at their doorsteps in the rural areas. Legal Services Authority district secretary and Chief Judicial Magistrate Ranjna Aggarwal said this van, carrying members of the Legal Services Authority, would cover 15 villages of five blocks in the district during the next 15 days.
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Govt failed to check crime: INLD
Kaithal, February 20 This was stated by Ram Pal Majra, MLA and organising Secretary of the INLD, while talking to mediapersons here Majra said the government had failed to take action against those who were allegedly involved in the big forest scam. He said though the Central Vigilance Commission had asked for a CBI inquiry in the case, the state government was not serious on the issue. The state government, which had entered into an agreement with the Reliance Group through HSIDC to set up SEZs in the state, had “worked against the interests” of farmers whose land were acquired at cheap rates. Majra said the Congress during the past elections had assured to provide sufficient power to consumers, but there were frequent breakdown in all the major power houses run by the power board. The crime graph in the state was going up and murders, lootings and kidnappings were the pointer to the worsening law and order situation in the state, he alleged. The government had made a mistake in constructing the Hansi Butana Link Canal and incurring expenditure of Rs 400 crore on its construction as the canal still remains unutilised due to the objections raised by the Punjab Government.
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School holds annual function
Kaithal, February 20 A large number of students participated in various cultural items on the occasion. Balwan Kotra, president of the society, in his address said cultural programmes provided an opportunity to the students to develop their cultural skills and also helped in building self-confidence among them. He urged parents to motivate their wards to take part in cultural events, sports and other extra-curricular activities, which were essential for their physical and mental development. He said all other institutions, including Jat Polytechnic College and the Jat College of Education, being run by the Jat Education Society were playing an important role in imparting quality education. Sunil Nain, principal of the school, read the annual report and highlighted various achievements by the school during the past year.
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Narnaul to be developed as industrial township, says Speaker
Narnaul, February 20 Addressing civic officers here recently, he said officers, while lending sympathetic view, should give importance to every person coming to them with their grievances as it would strengthen faith towards democracy. He said the future of Mahendergarh district would prove golden and Narnaul was going to develop not as a tourist place but as an important business centre also. The city of ancient Jal Mahal, Tomb of Ibrahim Khan, Birbal Chhatta and Chor Gumbad would be developed as an industrial township soon, he said. The Delhi-Kandla railway freight corridor and south-west road corridor would change the economic fiscal face of this town, he added. He asked the officials to pay attention to the basic facilities like sewerage, water, electricity and roads. He asked them to ensure that mid-day meal and education should be given to students. Earlier, the Speaker was welcomed by the members of the District Bar Association. Addressing lawyers, Sharma said complete transparency was necessary to provide rightful justice to each citizen. He also announced to give Rs 1,01,000 for the library to the Bar Association. Bar Association president Bhawani Sahai, Umrao Singh Kaushik, Lalit Tanwar and ex-MLA Radhey Shyam Sharma were also present on the occasion.
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Students stress need to conserve water
Fatehabad, February 20 Jawahar Lal Thakkar, a former principal of Manohar Memorial Postgraduate College, Fatehabad, was the chief guest of the concluding ceremony, while Dr Vishnu Bhagwan, an associate professor in the Public Administration Department of Chaudhary Devi Lal University, and coordinator of the NSS for the colleges affiliated with the university, presided over. The theme of the camp was “Democratic Structure of India.” Addressing the students, Thakkar said NSS activities inculcated the spirit of selfless service in students. Dr Vishnu assured that Chaudhary Devi Lal University would provide all cooperation needed for encouraging NSS activities in its affiliated colleges. Thakkar and Vishnu gave away awards to the students performing laudable services during the camp. Dr RK Sharma, principal of the college, said during their five-day stay in the camp, girls learnt the finer nuances of politics and the democratic structure of the country. The students formed three political parties - Bhartiya Gaurav Party, Bhartiya Sarvajan Party and Bhartiya Pragtisheel Party - for this purpose and conducted mock elections. The students also constituted an Election Commission for the smooth conduct of the elections and some of them acted as mediapersons. Bhartiya Gaurav Party’s candidate Manju won the election. Dr Meet, in charge of one unit of the NSS, said the girls organised a rally on water conservation to spread the message on the importance of water among the villagers. The students prepared banners and placards giving the message of the need to conserve water resources for the coming generations. Monika Gill and LN Yadav, in charge of the other two units of the NSS, also participated in the rally. During the camp, several resource persons and prominent persons like SDM Baljit Singh, City Magistrate Shalini Chetal, Civil Surgeon Suraj Bhan Kamboj and several others addressed the participants. Shammi Ratti, a local artist and a Congress leader, and Jai Singh, sarpanch of the village, also attended the concluding function of the camp.
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FTII director urges media to do introspection
Kurukshetra, February 20 Addressing trainees of a seven-day Film Appreciation Course being organised by the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology at Kurukshetra University, Dr Narain said media students should develop a sense of social responsibility which was lacking now. Critical of the role of film-makers who have not been able to make movies which act as guides for society, Narain said he was unhappy that so far, India had failed to get even one Oscar or a Grammy even though it was the biggest film producing country in the world. He said small countries like Polland, Cuba and Iran had won Oscars, adding that the reason was that there was a lack of reading of literature among film writers leading to production of films with insipid contents. He said, “Our films basically depended on too much of star culture and were mostly ‘masala’ movies”. He said true prospective was needed if film-making has to be brought to the level of the common man and social ideas. There was a need to discard ‘masala’ movies and film-makers should desist from copying habits and such malpractices should be strictly checked. He said, “The contents of our films lacked social inclusiveness”. Inaugurating the course, Lt-Gen Dr DDS Sandhu (retd), Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, called upon the film-makers and critics to properly assess the merits and demerits of both the old as well as the new wave cinema and observed that there was an increasing trend to assess only the new wave progressive cinema neglecting the value system of the old movies. Dr Sandhu said cinema was a powerful medium of communication between the people, the state and the nations and should address the issues of contemporary social relevance. The movies in olden times had increased the popularity of India, particularly in countries like Egypt and Russia, where the country was better known because of its cinema, he added.
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Ghazal singer enthrals audience
Panchkula, February 20 A disciple of Ustad Hussain Bakash from Pakistan, Dr Hukam is a graded artiste of AIR and Doordarshan. Presently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Music at MD University, Rohtak. He commenced the programme with select ghazals like “dil ki bat labon par lakar ab tak dukh sehte hain”, which was followed by “kya zamana tha ke hum log mila karte thay”. He was lauded for Punjabi ghazals “aven te tenu dasan kiven gujre ne saal ni” and “har roz da ladna changa nahi”. He also performed a Kafi “Bichhad Jande ne Yaar Jinhan De”. On the demand of the audience, Dr Hukam rendered various ghazals of Usdad Ghulam Ali like “chupke chupke”, “awargi” and “hum tere shehar mein aye hain”. He also paid musical tributes to renowned music director late Madan Mohan by singing a ghazal, “rasme ulfat ko nibhayen to nibhayen kaise”. Rajnish Kumar provided tabla accompaniment. Harvinder Sharma, principal of Government College, Kalka, who was also the chief guest on the occasion, presented mementos to the artistes.
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Call to give recognition to women
Kurukshetra, February 20 Sharma cautioned the Brahmin Samaj to beware of those who are engaged in doing their politics on the basis of corruption and caste system. He said the honest people amongst them should be brought on the fore front so that they could lead the samaj to better direction. The Haryana Government, led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, was carrying the representatives of all sections of society and to further strengthen it, all of us should fully support his leadership, he added. Sharma urged them to give recognition to women empowerment because by doing so “we can further strengthen ourselves by empowering the female section of our society”. He also announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh to the sabha from his discretionary fund. Jai Bhawan Sharma, president, District Congress Committee, Kurukshetra, highlighted the developmental works being carried out by the sabha and announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh to the sabha. Jai Narain Sharma, president of the Sabha, thanked all, including the chief guest. Sahil Gautam, a local resident, who saluted the President at the Republic Day parade at Janpath, on January 26, 2012; assistant information and public relations officer Randheer Sharma; municipal commissioner Narender Sharma; and Prithvi Raj Gautam, an advocate, were among those who were honoured by the Speaker for rendering commendable service to society.
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Officials told to ensure quality services at sub-health centres
Faridabad, February 20 In a meeting with heads of the department, Gupta said strict action would be taken against officials found wanting in their duties. He said he would make surprise checks at the centres. The Deputy Commissioner also asked the authorities to furnish details of the functioning of the health care units. He put in place a mechanism to review and monitor the activities of the units on a regular basis. He reminded the officials of the monetary concessions provided by the government to ensure safe deliveries. The government had also set up a toll free number 102. Free-of-cost transportation facility would be provided for taking pregnant women to hospitals for deliveries, he added. Besides, he asked the department to ensure that the health centres were fully equipped with medicines and other logistics. The government was focused on upgrading the standards of health care in the state, he added.
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Sonepat varsity holds workshop on counter-terrorism
Sonepat, February 20 The workshop was attended by senior officials of the National Investigative Agency, Army, Air Force, Navy, CRPF, BSF, Enforcement Directorate, Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, CBI, National Security Guard and counter-terrorism officials from the state police services of Punjab, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Representatives from private sectors, including hotels, banking and defence manufacturing companies, also participated in the workshop. While inaugurating the workshop, Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, Governor of Meghalaya, said, “The public should become the eyes and ears in the campaign against terrorism and it is the duty of the agencies concerned to bring awareness in the civil society against the evils of terrorism”. The Governor recalled the recent use of sticky bombs in Delhi, Georgia and Singapore attacks and said innovative methods were used by the terrorists in all such attacks. “Terrorism is the biggest threat to society at present and the involvement of He added that the detection of crime was also important for the investigating agencies. Course introduction of the workshop was made by Dr Arbinda Acharya, research fellow of S Rajaram School of International Studies, Singapore, and Dr Ashwani Kumar, former Director-General of CBI and associate professor in Jindal Global University. Dr C Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, OP Jindal Global University, said, the workshop was the first of its kind being conducted by an Indian university. “It is delivering a holistic perspective aimed at building knowledge and capacity of practitioners, analysts and scholars specialising in counter-terrorism which has become a great threat to our nation in the recent years,” he added. During the workshop, experts from various fields deliberated on terrorism-related issues including combating international terrorism -- legal issues and challenges, Naxalism and national security, proactive strategy to counter-terrorism, maritime terrorism and piracy, VIP security -- challenges in present day environment, terrorist threat to hospitality, fighting terror in Mumbai, global terrorism and threat to south and southeast Asia and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, CBRN terrorism -- prevention, mitigation, response and recovery.
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Undue delay in Transport Nagar project in Kaithal
Kaithal, February 20 HUDA wanted to auction the commercial sites of Transport Nagar in 2008. The auction was cancelled after prospective buyers, who already owned shops there, wanted to buy the allotted shops and booths on reserve price. Recently, HUDA held talks with over 300 shopkeepers. SDM Hawa Singh, holding additional charge of Estate Officer, HUDA, said a survey of existing auto workshops and spare part shops had been completed. He said the allotment process would be completed soon after receiving a nod from the higher authorities. A committee of officials headed by the City Magistrate had been monitoring allotment process, he added. The delay in the shifting of automobile workshops has put a question mark on the efficiency of the officials at the helm of affairs. The foundation stone of the project was laid in 1999. The workshops are a major irritant for the residents as they not only pollute the atmosphere but also cause congestion on many roads. The workshop owners carryout repair work on roads.
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Chief Secretary underscores plans for better results
Chandigarh, February 20 Citing an example of innovative ideas to achieve better outcomes, she said the idea of giving gifts to children during routine immunisation camps could lead to better attendance in these camps. The improvement in attendance would definitely yield positive results in reducing the infant mortality rate. Gulati directed the department concerned to draw the amount of 13th Finance Commission released by the Union Ministry of Finance within the same year so as to avoid burden on next year’s budget. The Department of Local Bodies and Panchayats and Development should also keep regularly in touch with the ministry to know the release schedule of the forthcoming instalments. The utilisation certificates should be submitted in the first week of June and December for the grants released in the months of January and July, respectively. The 13th Finance Commission had recommended a grant of Rs 1 crore per district as a district innovation fund (DIF), which would be released in two installments during 2011-15. The DIF aimed at increasing the efficiency of capital assets already created and provide immediate benefits.
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Patent granted to ‘urea detection in milk’ technique
Chandigarh, February 20 The technology had been granted patent number 250500 dated January 6 this year for commercial production on non-exclusive basis. This milk-testing kit had been available for public use since last year by the department. In this technique, a drop of reagent is put on filter paper and then a drop of milk is also put on the reagent. If the milk contains urea, a yellow-coloured ring develops within 2-3 minutes surrounding the milk pot. This technique is simple and does not require any costly equipment. This test can be performed by anyone and at the site of the collection of milk. The kit is available at the Farmer Service Centre of the university and at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karnal. Since urea is very harmful for health, therefore, the usage of this kit assumes greater importance. There had been enquiries from some foreign countries regarding the availability of the kit.
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Bhukkal focuses on computer education in govt schools
Jhajjar, February 20 This was stated by Education, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Geeta Bhukkal while addressing a gathering during the annual function of Government Senior Secondary School in Sehlanga village here recently. She said generator sets and batteries were being provided to the schools for sorting out power crisis so that the students could be imparted computer education without any hurdle. “Junior engineers posted at the government schools under the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and the EDUSAT programme have also been directed to inspect the computer labs at a regular interval so that students should not face any difficulty in getting education,” the minister said. She said the state government had launched the Chief Minister Beautification Scheme under which government school buildings were being done up with attractive colour, besides developing environment-friendly campuses by sowing various sort of flowers and plants there. Commenting on the issue of private school owners protesting against the decision of the state government to implement Rule 134-A of the Haryana School Education Rules, the minister said stern action would be taken against private school owners if they do not comply with the Rule 134-A which made it mandatory to make available free education to 25 per cent “The Rule 134-A has been enforced to ensure an effective implementation of the provisions of the Right to Education Act. The process to identify neighbourhood schools in the areas where there are no government schools has been initiated. The expenses incurred by such identified private schools will be reimbursed by the government. Besides the government, it is also the responsibility of private schools to provide education to poor students,” said Bhukkal. She added that besides free education, text-books and uniforms were being given free of cost to the students in government schools.
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Ultra-small bank branches bring relief to villagers
Mewat, February 20 Villagers maintain that now they do not have to travel to the regular bank branches for routine transactions, which saves their time and money. Buoyed by the encouraging response, Gurgaon Gramin Bank has opened 52 ultra-small branches and seven regular branches in compliance with specific directions of the Union Finance Ministry under the Financial Inclusion Programme (FIP). In a novel concept, nationalised banks appoint a permanent resident of a village as business correspondent (BC). Fellow-villagers can deposit money with the BC and also withdraw money from their bank accounts through him, even at odd hours. These BCs operate from the ultra-small branches by using biometric smart card with the help of portable equipment. A bank officer also visits every village regularly to cater to other banking needs of the villagers. Gurgaon Gramin Bank, a sponsored bank of Syndicate Bank in the district, has established five new e-banking branches using green technology (solar power) in FIP villages of Mewat. Five more existing e-banking branches are under conversion from grid power to solar power. “There were complaints of banking transactions being held up due to long and unscheduled power cuts in the rural areas. In order to render uninterrupted banking service, we have set up solar based branches at Salamba, Sudaka, Mewli, Akeda and Doha villages,” said S Indirajith, chairman of Gurgaon Gramin Bank. “We have already achieved 100 per cent coverage of willing and non-defaulter farmers under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme in Mewat district. The bank has formed 165 new self-help groups during the current year, taking the total such groups promoted by the bank to 3,631 in the district,” he said. It has also formed 13 new farmers’ clubs and financed 156 new joint liability group during the current fiscal. The chairman said they had also introduced a new saving bank-cum-overdraft account facility for the benefit of landless villagers. “The bank has been promoting the solar home light system through bank finance and has achieved 100 per cent coverage in six villages of the district by financing as many as 1,402 solar home light systems,” he said .
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18 of family pledge to donate bodies
Ambala, February 20 The remaining four members of the family have also decided to fill the pledge form of PGIMER for donating their bodies after completing the age of 18. Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadiahad honoured Harbilas Singh, the head of this family, on the Independence Day in Ambala City, for setting an example of social service. Harbilas and his brothers are progressive farmers. Harbilas said the kin of his six brothers, 90-year-old father and 85-year-old mother had filled the pledge form for body donation. Harbilas said he had persuaded dozens of villagers to enrol them for this noble cause. He said the death of his wife in a road accident had motivated him and his family members to donate their bodies after death. Harbilas said after the death of his wife around five years ago, he contacted the PGI, Chandigarh, to donate her body, but neither he nor his wife had filled the pledge forms of the PGIMER. He said the PGI refused to take the body but suggested him to donate her eyes to some local eye bank. Harbilas said since then he had engaged himself in this missionary work.
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MC seeks welfare bodies’ help
Ravi S. Singh Tribune News Service
Faridabad, February 20 The municipal body’s move comes in the backdrop of alleged resistance by the residents in various colonies against the construction of the bins. Brijesh Khari, medical officer (Health), Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, said the district administration would be approached on the issue. “If the RWAs fail to help finalise the sites, the use of force to construct the bins could not be ruled out,” he added. He said although 30 sites had been identified to set up bins in the area of the MCF, the construction could be completed at one site only. “Besides, 400 other points have been identified to construct an elevated platform to keep readymade bins, but the construction works on them have also been thwarted,” he said. Under a new three-tier scheme of the MCF for garbage disposal, the proposed bins are to be used at ‘primary’ collection centres from the houses in the areas concerned. The garbage will be shifted to a common ‘transfer station’ already set up in Dabua. In the final leg, it will be transported to a solid waste treatment plant in Bandhwari.
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Hundreds of two-wheelers and dozens of vehicles have been lying in the open for long at the Old Sadar police station in Ambala City.
Kaithal, February 20
Kurukshetra, February 20
A three-day workshop on ‘Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building’, jointly organised by the Jindal School of International Affairs and the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research of Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, concluded at OP Jindal Global University, Sonepat, recently.
HUDA’s Transport Nagar project has been hanging fire for the past about
12 years. Nothing has happened on the ground level, despite the acquisition of land and laying of roads, installation of electric poles, streetlights, etc, on the earmarked site.A petrol station, a
dharamshala, dhabas, a fire station and a police post had been proposed at the site.
Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati has stressed the need for drafting better perspective plans for achieving better results than solely utilising the funds for infrastructure building. Gulati was presiding over a meeting of a high-level monitoring committee to review and monitor the implementation of schemes under the 13th Finance Commission grants.
Sirsa, February 20
The eldest of six siblings, Ritu, pursuing her BBA at the college, explains how. Despite a score of 79 per cent in class XII, her parents were against her decision to pursue studies. Their family’s financial position did not permit “wasteful expenditure”.
Ask any of the 400-odd residents who religiously head to a new park for their morning walks or the farmers who have direct access to the new ‘anaj mandi’, courtesy a flyover, or the patients getting quality health care at the multi-speciality hospital and they all vouch for the development “their MLA” has ushered in over the past nearly two years to change the map of his constituency. 
