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tribune Special
Tragedy waiting to happen
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Planned areas safer
‘Agriculture alert system must to boost production’
‘Need for dept of translation in varsities’
Adopt sustainable agriculture, says expert
8 law students selected for internship
Student parliament to be held from March 17
Anaemia more common among girls
25 children undergo corrective surgery
Mega job fest held
Jind college wins kabaddi c’ship
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Faridabad, February 27 The irony is that while the residents strongly alleged apathy and negligence on the part of the Electricity Department, the latter expressed helplessness on account of elephantine proportions the problem has assumed and passed the buck to the residents, fly-by-night builders, land mafias and the authorities concerned. Sanjeev Kumar Chopra, Superintending Engineer, Operations, DHBVN, Faridabad, said overhead cable network was laid by the department in open spaces and far away from the habitation areas as per the rule. The rule says that habitation centres cannot come up beneath wires. “Colonies came up in flagrant violation of the rules and the people have raised the level of their houses dangerously in the vicinity of overhead cables”, he said. When asked why wires cannot be shifted, he said: “The areas near these overhead cables are chock-a-block with the human population. The department, however, has discussed this issue”. A spokesperson for the DHBVN said efforts were being made to replace the existing ones with PVC cables. Om Prakash Rakshwal, MC, Faridabad, however, said the complaint of the department was true, but it had also laid new network of overhead cables in the trans-canal areas which account for about 100 colonies in the city. He suggested replacing the existing cables with underground ones. Although the problem pans over the major areas of the two cities, some of the colonies in Faridabad also catch the eye. They include the NIT area, which has five pockets and accounts for the largest number of markets and residential population, Sanjay Colony, Odiya Colony, Parvatia Colony, Jeevan Nagar, Krishna Colony, Rajiv Nagar, Shiv Colony, Deepawali Colony, SGM Nagar, Vinay Nagar, Roshan
Nagar, Panchsheel Enclave, Vedram Colony, Chajjan Nagar, Saraswati Colony, Shyam Colony, Om Enclave, Suraya Vihar and Surya Colony, Vishnu Extension and Daljeet Colony. Those affected in Ballabgarh include Subhash Colony, Adarsh Colony, which has several pockets and accounts for the largest chunk of population in the city, Subedar Colony, Tirkha Colony, Purvi Chawla Colony, Baniwada, Ahirwada, Punjabwada and Brahminwada. Bunches of wires cutting across each other touching houses and shops at NIT in Faridabad are an eye sore. There are allegations that in the extremely urban pockets, including markets, shopkeepers and residents of both the cities collude with the lower staff of the Electricity Department. More than three years ago, four children died of electrocution at SGM Nagar in Faridabad. Two deaths occurred in the Adarshnagar area in Ballabgarh also.
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Tragedy waiting to happen
Jhajjar, February 27 Over a dozen houses are such where the high-tension poles are situated in the middle of the houses, adding to the woes of the house mates. Over a dozen incidents of electrocution have taken place so far in the localities during the past decade wherein two children and a woman have lost their hands due to burn injuries. Besides, many others suffered serious burn injuries all over their bodies after coming into contact with high-tension wires passing over their houses. Recalling an incident of electrocution in which his elder son, Pankaj (15), lost his left arm and fingers of his right foot, Anita Devi, a housewife, living in Subhash Nagar locality, says it was on March 24, 2006, when Pankaj along with his friends was playing with a ball in the street. Suddenly, their ball jumped onto the rooftop of her neighbour’s house. “As Pankaj went to the rooftop, he came into contact with 33 kv high-tension wires passing over the rooftop. He had to struggle for his life for around a month at the PGIMS, Rohtak. Though his life was saved by the doctors, they could not protect his left hand and fingers of the right leg,” says the mother. The family of Shri Bhagwan Rohilla, a resident of Quilla Colony, has also been living under a similar threat for the past decade as two poles of high-voltage are installed in the centre of their house. Ramrati, wife of Shri Bhagwan Rohilla, says the high-tension wires are loose and these have come off several times when a gust or heavy winds blow. The wires also start sparking in the rainy season, she adds. Another high-power pole is also situated in the house of Ramesh in Quilla Colony. Anita, Ramesh’s wife, says that they have to do every household work with utmost care due to the power pole. “We cannot walk freely inside the house as well as on the rooftop because these wires are a few feet away from there and even a child could easily come into contact with these,” says she, adding that residents of the locality have been trying since long to get the wires removed from the rooftops, but to no avail. Jai Prakash, whose wife lost her one hand due to electrocution, says that the Power Department is perhaps waiting for a casualty to happen. That’s why it is not paying any heed to the removal of overhead high- tension wires. Other residents, Kuldeep and Prakash, state that during the rainy season, they cannot
even go to the rooftop as the danger of electrocution is always there. Bal Kishan, a resident of Subhash Nagar, also says they have to keep a strict vigil over their children and never allow them to play on the rooftops. Due to this problem, the value of property in the area has also decreased. Hari Singh says residents of the localities have met Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the local MLA and Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal and Jhajjar administrative officers several times to get rid of the high-voltage wires, but no one takes our demand seriously. On the other hand, officers of the Power Department take the plea that the responsibility for these wires does not lie with them because these power lines were laid when no houses had been constructed and now the residents will have to pay a required amount to shift these power lines to other places. The Hanging Danger Negligence on the part of power utilities coupled with the avarice of unscrupulous property developers often lead to accidents where persons and cattle are electrocuted because of improper height of overhead electricity wires. At many places, high-tension electricity wires can be seen passing over the rooftops of houses in the urban areas. Most of such cases are witnessed in unauthorised colonies developed by fly-by-night property developers who dupe people by promising them that the wires would be shifted by the time they would construct the houses. Once the unauthorised colony is sold out, the developers just vanish, leaving the house owners at the mercy of the power utilities, which demand money from them to shift the wires. In most of the cases, official charges for shifting the wires are so high that the house owners, who usually come from lower-middle class, find it hard to pay. They continue living under the threat of electrocution.
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Death traps in the name of power supply
Kurukshetra, February 27 Mainly due to the overhead high-tension electric wires, people have constructed their houses and shops at their own risk and, therefore, the property value has also gone down considerably in the colony. Afraid of the consequences, the residents have confined their buildings to ground floors only.” Workers working at an iron infrastructure manufacturing factory accommodated in a ground-floor building running with a welding set and a spray machine are of the view that they have no problem except a labourer was electrocuted while coming in touch with high-tension wires about three years ago. However, the workers say they work under the fear of electrocution during rainy seasons. “Overloaded trucks find it difficult to move on the Amin Road and the FCI Road due to the electric wires crisscrossing the roads hardly 1-ft to 2-ft high from such vehicles,” said Gaurav, who runs an engineering workshop opposite Patiala Bank Colony Phase - 1. A tea stall is functioning under a transformer adjacent to the main entrance gate of Punjab National Bank, Thanesar, near Ahilya Bai Chowk, on the Railway Road, here. Customers entering the bank, near the front door of which the transformer is installed, generally remain under the grip of fear, but heave a sigh of relief when they come out of its impact area. The residents of Gandhi Nagar, alias Dakka Basti, here are sore over the indifferent attitude of the Electricity Department as they are at their mercy. Lamenting on the lethargic attitude of the Electricity Department, the residents of Jyoti Nagar Colony, a retired school principal, GL Setia, and an advocate, Nawal Kishore “Nawal”, said: “A wire in our colony was hanging around 6 ft above the road and it took almost one year to get an electricity pole installed and fixthe wire at a proper height”.
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Planned areas safer
Hisar, February 27 DP Dhull, chief communications officer, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, said: “The planned areas in the city never face the problem as the nigam designs its cable network in such a way that it poses no danger to the public”. In the walled city areas, this problem ended a long time ago as all such cables were gradually moved out of these areas or the cables were replaced with insulated PVC cables to rule out any danger to the residents. Dhull said: “The problem is there only in the areas where residential colonies became populated after high-tension cables had been installed. At the time of installing these overhead cables, all such areas were not populated”. Enquiries reveal that the problem continues in such areas even after the government regularised unauthorised colonies. There is no provision to shift the lines at the cost of the power utility. Dhull said: “Cables are shifted only at the cost of the owner of a building and that, too, if it is technically feasible to do so. However, every possible effort is made to shift the cable when the owner is willing to pay the cost”. In the rural areas, the nigam shifts such cables at its own cost only if the cable passes through the Lal Dora area or around schools in villages. However, the menace is gradually being tackled through installing high-voltage distribution systems using aerial-bunched cables. Even in the low-voltage distribution system areas, aluminium cables are being replaced with insulated cables. These cables are yet to cover the entire network. A visit to the area revealed that the residents have started leaving enough distance between cables and rooftops.
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Living on the edge
Kaithal, February 27 In most of the cases, unauthorised residential colonies have reportedly mushroomed beneath high-voltage power transmission lines which had been erected decades ago when the land was vacant. In most of the cases, private colonisers offered plots beneath transmission lines at discounted rates and the buyers, unmindful of the risks involved when they go for construction in future, purchased such plots. It is a known fact that illegal colonies are regularised in due course of time and those who have constructed their houses pressurise the government to shift power lines. In the recent past, the residents of Friends Colony, adjoining HUDA Sector 18 here, resorted to road blockade following an incident in which some residents received electric shock when they came into contact with overhead electric lines. The residents demanded shifting of electricity lines, but the department said these lines were erected when there was no population and the shifting of the existing lines was cumbersome and involved huge expenses. RS Moar, XEN, Operation, Kaithal, said there was no pending request in his division for the shifting of any power line passing over any residential locality. Sukhvinder Singh, SDO-1 operation, Kaithal, said: “Several residential localities have mushroomed under high-power transmission lines connecting 132-kV Jind Road substation with 33-kV Siwan Gate substation which were installed decades ago”. In some cases, the residents wanted shifting of electric lines, which was not possible in view of the practical difficulties,
he added.
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Bane of Sirsa, Fatehabad residents
Sirsa, February 27 The police attributed the lapse in switching off the power supply to disturbances in telephone lines despite repeated calls from the locals. The incident failed to change the attitude of the DHBVN authorities as the condition of electricity lines continues to be pathetic in the district. The condition is particularly bad in the areas like Khanna Colony, Ram Colony, Rori Bazar, Shakti Nagar, Barnala Road and Housing Board Colony. Overhead electricity wires can be seen hanging at several places in these colonies. FATEHABAD: High-tension wires can be seen passing over the rooftops of several houses in Bima Colony and Chaudhary Colony on the Bighar Road. Similar situation can be witnessed in Jagjiwanpura, Sunder Nagar and DC Colony. These overhead wires have been the bane of the local residents for several years and these had led to accidents on several occasions, some of them fatal.In some incidents, the local courts have asked the DHBVN authorities to pay compensation to victims. All these colonies were initially carved out on the agricultural land, when these overhead wires existed at that time. However, in due course of time, many of these colonies have been regularised by the government with over 80 to 90 per cent constructions. The DHBVN authorities said overhead high-tension wires were there when the colonisers carved out colonies. However, not only the unauthorised colonies, but also a private colony on the Hisar Road has transmission lines passing over the residential houses.
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World Cup Tournament
Jhajjar, February 27 This is perhaps the first time when three Haryanavi girls have altogether secured their places in the 12-member Indian Kabaddi Team for an international event. The team selection was done by the national selectors keeping in mind the performance showed by the kabaddi players in the recently held national and international tournaments, besides their form and technical skills, which are imperative for any international game. Sunil Dabas, coach of the Indian Women Kabaddi Team, who also belongs to Haryana, said this after the selection for the Indian Kabaddi Team for the World Cup - 2012. This was the first instance when the World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for Women was being organised by the International Kabaddi Federation to promote women kabaddi at the international level, she added. “Kavita of Jind, Priyanka of Bhiwani and Promila of Sonepat districts are the players who have succeeded to get place in the World Cup squad. All the players are technically sound and have given marvellous performances in various tournaments held in the past,” said Dabas. She said it was a matter of immense pleasures for Haryanavis that three girls from the state were going to represent the country in the first World Cup Kabaddi Tournament. She said Kavita was the member of the Indian Kabaddi Team which won gold in the Beach SAF Games - 2011, besides grabbing the title of the ‘Best Catcher’ in the Super National Women Kabaddi Tournament held last month in Mumbai. Similarly, Priyanka had performed well in the Beach Asian Games - 2010 and the Beach SAF Games - 2011, besides clinching the title of the ‘Best Raider’ in the Super National Kabaddi Tournament, while Promila had represented India in the 2nd Asian Championship - 2007 held in Iran, the coach said. “Indian Kabaddi Team is the strong contender to win the first World Cup on its home soil,” claimed the coach.
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Realistic cinema ‘can change society’
Kurukshetra, February 27 Dr Sandhu was addressing the trainees of a seven-day film appreciation course organised by the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology (IMCMT), Kurukshetra University, in RK Sadan, which concluded here recently.
He said cinema was a powerful medium and it had an amazing impact on society. There was a need to imbibe gainful and meaningful value system among youth both at school and college levels and this could be better achieved through good and meaningful cinema, he added. The Vice-Chancellor said such courses should be made a permanent feature of the courses of the mass communication. He invited suggestions from the students to make such courses more practicable. Prof Rajbir Singh, IMCMT director, said initially, the course was planned for 100 students only, but it received an overwhelming response and 188 students got registered for it. He emphasised that the efforts of the institute would be to make the short-duration course more purposeful and profession-oriented for the participants. Dr Surinder Singh Deswal, registrar of the university, said both the Haryana Government and Kurukshetra University were committed for the growth and development of cinema industry as a whole and Haryanavi cinema in particular. The IMCMT was engaged in spreading the culture of innovation on the campus which was a very positive sign for the growth of academic activities there, he added. He said films always diluted a social change in society. Meanwhile, Manoj Srivastava, CEO of the Entertainment Society of Goa and a noted film director and film maker, while addressing the trainees said it was only realistic cinema which could change society. Srivastava called upon the media trainees to help in the revival of the realistic cinema which provided meaningful thought process and direction to society. He told the trainees that as they were the torchbearers of the future, they should patronise the realistic cinema and not fall whole heartedly for the escapist cinema. He said he was not against the mainstream cinema as he wanted that both should co-exist for the entertainment of society, but the realistic cinema was more purposeful for the development
of the country and society. He admitted even art existed in the mainstream cinema and directors like Madhur Bhandarkar and Vishal Bhardwaj were making movies on art, but packed it differently. Talking about the rise and fall of the Indian art house cinema, he said it grew from 1970 to 1980 when actors like Nassiruddin Shah, Sabana Azmi and Om Puri took it to new heights. He said it was after the release of film ‘Mughal-E-Azam’ that grand cinema made a forceful entry and took the audience far away from reality. Meanwhile, addressing the students on the fourth day of the course, Atul Tiwari, a renowned scriptwriter for the Indian movies, said the media had failed to critically evaluate the performance of the Indian cinema as it had been doing in case of political happenings. He regretted that the importance of cinema in the newspapers was being over-emphasised. “In fact it seems that cinema and cricket have become the first love of the media,” he added. He said the popularity of the cinema was due to its projection by the media but still the later had failed to become a beacon light for the cinema in the country. Castigating the media for adopting a “happy to help” role for the projection of cinema among the common masses, he said there was a “fixed price” for getting publicity in media, which was allegedly being paid by movie makers. Even the ratings were being bought. “It is regrettable that art films were not given as much attention and publicity as the commercial cinema. In fact, it has become a moot question whether media was playing its true role in projecting the cinema in its true colours,” he added.
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‘Agriculture alert system must to boost production’
Karnal, February 27 The ‘farmers first and agriculture alert system’ is a concept for according first priority to farmers under the agriculture policy and alerting them to the latest practices and developments. Addressing farmers and rural youth from across the country after inaugurating a three-day National Dairy Mela-2012 organised by the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Dr Kokate said it was a matter of pride that the country had produced 113 million tonnes of milk in 2011, but there was an urgent need to develop crossbreed models and fodder production model systems in order to meet the increasing demand. Stressing that Murrah buffalo was rightly called as the “black gold” of the country with higher potential to produce milk and having more nutrients than cow milk, Dr Kokate urged the Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Haryana to concentrate on establishing different dairy farming models, with technical backing from the NDRI and the Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar. Speaking on the occasion, Dr AK Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor, NDRI deemed university, said 60 per cent of agriculture in the country was in the rain-fed area and 70 per cent of the total milk production was obtained from this area by farmers having two to four dairy animals. Stressing that the technology pertaining to dairy farming be disseminated effectively among the dairy farmers, he said the country had 305 million cattle and buffaloes out of which 122 are breedable dairy animals which required 116 million doses of semen per year for breed improvement through artificial insemination. A special thrust had to be given for producing larger number of doses of semen from proven bulls and improving the artificial insemination services in the country, he added. Progressive dairy farmers from different states, including Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, had brought their animals for display in the mela.
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‘Need for dept of translation in varsities’
Yamunanagar, February 27 Speaking on the occasion, professor SK Sharma from Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, said: “Translation needs an in-depth knowledge of two languages”. Presiding over the inaugural function, Additional Deputy Commissioner Geeta Bharti said: “Languages are the greatest blessings we use for communicating with each other”. She said the Haryana Government was taking steps to promote Indian culture in all the languages at the village level. In his keynote address, Professor Bhim Singh Dahiya, a former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, said: “We seem to be so much habituated to English education that even after 65 years of Independence, we never seriously attempted to develop our own knowledge system”. He said: “The need of the present era, especially in India, is to set up the department of translation in universities and colleges with the help of the HRD and the UGC and encourage our teachers and scholars to produce books in our own languages”. Dr Verinder Kaur, principal of the college, welcomed the guests and the scholars. Experts from across the country such as Dr Sheena Krishnan, Dr Deepti Laroia, Dr Lekha Roy, Dr Sudhir Kumar, Dr Ashutosh Mohan, Dr Vivek Sachdeva, Dr Geeta Phogat, Dr Ram Niwas, Dr Dineh Kumar, Dr Anupama Vohra, Dr Daisy Nehra, Dr Loveleen and several others presented their research papers on the occasion.
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Students display skills at science exhibition
Sirsa, February 27 Dr Suman Gulab, principal of the college, said students from various science departments participated with their models and entries in the exhibition. “Radiation Quanta Sweepers”, a model on the use of radiation energy from cellphones for the production of electricity made by Aakriti, was adjudged first in the physics section. “Industrial Preparation of Silica Gel” by Sandhya was declared best in the Chemistry Department. A model on the life cycle of Malarial Parasite prepared by Inderjeet was ranked first in the Zoology Department of the college. In the Botany Department, model on “Transgenic Plants” prepared by Dharamveer was adjudged best by the judges. “Encryptus”, a model by Sunil Kumar, was declared first in the Computer Sciences Department. “Wind Energy”, a model prepared by Maya Devi, was the best in the Geography Department, while Navdeep Virk’s model on “Stress” was adjudged best in the Psychology Department.
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Adopt sustainable agriculture, says expert
Sonepat, February 27 Paying his homage to the founding father, Dr Paroda in his lecture titled “Emerging Concerns of Indian Agriculture” outlined the agricultural developments of the country. He said finding innovative techniques of farming to replenish soil, preserve water levels and produce more with less input was the need of the hour. He added that sustainable agriculture needed to be adopted and wastage of food products should
be avoided. Pankaj Mittal, Vice-Chancellor of the university, outlined the history of the university. The occasion was marked by a cultural programme where the students of Kanya Gurukul and Degree College gave an insight into the life of Bhagat Phool Singh through plays and a peep into the Haryanavi culture through group dance. The day started with a ‘havan’ at the ‘Balidan Sthala’ in which the Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, registrar, deans and faculties of various departments of the university participated.
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Conference on engineering, environment issues held
Sirsa, February 27
The more obvious effects include the depletion of non-renewable natural resources (such as petroleum, coal and ores) and the added pollution of air, water and land.
The more subtle effects include long-term effects (eg global warming, deforestation, natural habitat destruction and coastal wetland loss.) Each wave of technology creates a set of waste previously unknown by humans — toxic waste, radioactive waste and electronic waste. However, recent advances in engineering technologies have not only accelerated the pace of development but also addressed the issue of environment. Application of the principles of engineering to environment challenges has yielded promising results in the comprehensive understanding of complex environment issues and providing efficient and effective solutions. In the backdrop of this situation, Jan Nayak Chaudhary Devi Lal College of Engineering, Sirsa, organised a three-day national conference on “Recent Advances in Engineering Technology and Environmental Issues” here recently. Manjinder Singh Sirsa, councillor in the Municipal Corporation, Delhi, who was the chief guest at the concluding ceremonies, said the environmental issue was a global concern and it was good that the host college had thought of organising a national conference on this issue. He said India could have progressed much faster had the mindset of its people not been self-centric. Satish Satti, Head, Strategic Marketing, Tata Consultancy Services, said India’s position as a service industry was fast declining, which was a cause of concern. Satti exhorted the students of engineering to develop skills so that they did not have to run after jobs; rather jobs ran after them. Dr Shamim Sharma, Managing Director of Jan Nayak Chaudhary Devi Lal Vidyapeeth, lauded the role of the college in organising such a useful conference. ND Bhal, chief coordinator of the college, also addressed the valedictory function while Smriti Monga compeered. Dr Gurcharan Dass, Principal of the college,said 189 papers were presented, which were published as a book by the college. The current edition of JCD Times, a newsletter of the JCD Vidyapeeth, was also released on the occasion.
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8 law students selected for internship
Kurukshetra, February 27 Prof Agarwal said, “Women should be made aware of their rights. Our interns will get to know the intricacies and working of the women commission. Such internship programmes offer an opportunity to students to experience the practical working of laws”. He said the selected students included Urvashi Choudhary, Ritu, Soni Kumari, Mukesh Kumari, Anshu Chouhan, Preetish, Sonam and Jyotsna Rao. “We are making efforts to get our students trained at various commissions at the national and state level,” he added. Lt-Gen Dr DDS Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, had congratulated the students and the members of the teaching faculty for their achievement, Prof Agarwal said.
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Student parliament to be held from March 17
Chandigarh, February 27 This was stated by Speaker Kuldeep Sharma while addressing a press conference here. He said Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia would be the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony on March 17. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would be the chief guest at the closing ceremony on March 18. He said that 1,500 students and union leaders from all colleges of Haryana would be participating and deliberating with socio-political leaders on issues of national and international importance. Detailing the purpose behind organising the chhatra sansad he said that it was to sensitise the youth for entering public life and assuming political leadership roles to tackle various problems facing the country and the states. The student leaders and other politically conscious students who would be a part of this parliament would be guided by eminent persons on various issues.
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Anaemia more common among girls
The department conducted a survey in 416 schools among the students between the age group of 12 and 17 years. Around 2,400 students were found suffering from anaemia, in which 60 per cent were girls. During a blood donation camp three months ago, doctors denied taking blood of around 200 girl students as their hemoglobin level was below normal. It was also revealed in the survey that low socio-economic status was also one of the reasons for anaemia in rural girls. Dr VK Dogra, a pathologist from Ambala, said during the past few years, the deficiency of iron had increased among women, especially those residing in the rural areas, due to a low iron diet during their pregnancy. Dr Veenu Arora, a gynaecologist from Ambala City Civil Hospital, said iron deficiency among pregnant rural women was common these days. Every month around 700 deliveries were conducted in
the hospital out of which around 70 women were found to be anaemic, she added.
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25 children undergo corrective surgery
Kaithal, February 27 A team of surgeons led by Dr Sangwan operated upon 25 children to remove various deformities. Dr Jile Singh and Raj Singh, senior orthopaedic surgeons, Dr Karam Pal, Dr Harpreet, Dr Tarun Goyal, Dr Arya Karnal, Dr Ranjit Ahlawat, Dr Subhash Jindal, Dr Rajesh Goyal, Dr Devinder Singh and other local surgeons performed the operations. After inaugurating the camp, Dr Sangwan said in most of the cases, physical defects could be corrected after surgery. He said Kaithal was the first district in the state which had been chosen for this kind of special surgery by Navraj Sandhu, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Health. A Mona Srinivas, Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal, who was also present on the occasion, said government’s efforts were on to provide the best medical facilities to the people. Dr Surendra Nain, civil surgeon, Kaithal, said during a routine medical check-up 43 children were identified who needed corrective surgery, but only 25 turned up for the operations. He said all the children would be provided post-operation care and all other necessary medical facilities and aids. He said the corrective surgery would bring changes in the life of such children and they would be able to lead a normal life. Simardeep Singh, SP, Dr Neelam Kakkar deputy CMO, Dr AK Mittal, president, IMA, and other local doctors were present on
the occasion.
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Complaint cell inaugurated in Kaithal
Kaithal, February 27 The complaints would be fed into computer and later information such as complaint number and the name of the official appointed for its redressal would be sent to the complainants through cellphones. Gupta fed the first two complaints in the computer and an employee of the cell passed the information concerned on Gupta’s cellphone. Gupta said the cell was aimed at doing away with the inconveniences which some people faced when they lodged a complaint against a government department. The cell would also have an enquiry counter. The grievance branch of the office of the Deputy Commissioner said similar centres would soon come up in Yamunanagar and Panchkula. Deputy Commissioner Mona A Sreenivas, who was present on the occasion, said the administration had provided a toll-free number (1800-180-1332) where a complainant would be able to know the status of his complaints. She said the services with which the cell would deal included the Food and Supplies, Public Health, Transport Electricity and Revenue Departments.
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Mega job fest held
Yamunanagar, February 27 The institutes which participated in the fest included Government Polytechnic, Ambala, Government Polytechnic, Nilokheri, AIMT, Karnal, Hindu Institute, Sonepat, Ch Devi Lal Institute, Sirsa, SIET, Saharanpur, Shivalik Group of Institutions, Ambala, Ganpati Institute, Bilaspur, ISTK, Kalawar, Regional Institute of Management and Technology, Mandi Gobindgarh, Thapar University, Skiet Kurukshetra, GNIT, Sohana, Jai Polytechnic, Agarsen Institute, Hindu Girls college, Yamunanagar, Asian Institute, Galaxy group of Institutions, Karnal, HEC, Jagadhri and MMU, Mullana. After group discussions and personnel interviews, 300 students were
shortlisted.
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Jind college wins kabaddi c’ship
Yamunanagar, February 27 Addressing the students at the prize distribution ceremony, Dr Sushma Arya, principal of the host college, said participation was more important than winning or losing a game. She congratulated the winning team. Dr Vibha Gupta, head of the Sports Department of the college, said players from the World Cup Kabaddi squad and the national squad also took part in the tournament. She appreciated the efforts of the host team.
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