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IIT-JEE topper does Faridabad proud
Free grain for poor in
Sirsa, Mohindergarh
Rape likely, says medical report of shelter inmate
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NGO blacklisted in 2007, no records of govt funding
Another foreigner assaulted in Karnal
Kurukshetra to miss solar eclipse fair
Students block road against gang rape
Rescue operation on at textile unit
Register child care homes,
DCs told
10,850 cops to be recruited
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IIT-JEE topper does Faridabad proud
Faridabad, May 18 Soon after the results were out this morning, neighbours and relatives started thronging Arpit’s house to congratulate the family. Choked with emotion, Arpit’s father, OP Aggarwal, welcomed the guests with open arms. He was at a loss of words at his son’s success. Ecstatic, Arpit went to his school to join his teachers and schoolmates for the celebrations. He said: “I am truly a proud product of MVN School since I have been here since my primary classes. I have no words to express my feelings at this hour of success.” He gushed, “This could not have been possible without the guidance and inspiration of my revered schoolteachers who always encouraged and mentored me to be successful.” He said although he was not expecting to top the exam, he was optimistic of clearing it with high grades. However, he said, he was not surprised at scoring 385/401. Staff members of the school say they had high expectations of Arpit who had always topped in the school’s exams. He has been an NTSE rank holder and a KVPY scholarship holder. Also, he stood first in the NCR in the Indian National Chemistry Olympiad and the Indian National Mathematics Olympiad. He had been invited to a one-month mathematics camp at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai. Varun Sharma, president of the MVN Society, which runs MVN School, said earlier Nitin Jain and now Arpit Aggarwal had brought Faridabad on the educational map of the country.
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Free grain for poor in
Sirsa, Mohindergarh
Sirsa, May 18 The step comes up on the suggestions of the Central Vigilance Committee (CVC) on the Public Distribution System (PDS) set up by the Supreme Court in a PIL on starvation due to lack of food. “Under guidelines from the state government, 10 food cards will be given to each panchayat of the district to meet any emergency situation. The panchayats will issue a food card to such persons entitling them to purchase 10-kg foodgrain per card per month free of cost from the PDS chain,” said Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan. Consequently, the authorities will provide one-quintal wheat per village over and above its existing requirement under the PDS. The cards utilised and wheat consumed will be replenished at the end of every month so that the basic needs of the vulnerable and poorer sections of society are taken care of and no one starves for lack of foodgrains. Earlier, the CVC had suggested foodgrains at subsidised rates to vulnerable sections of society in 174 most backward districts of the country, including Sirsa and Mohindergarh districts. Beneficiaries were to be in addition to those poor families, who have already been getting subsidised foodgrains under the Antodaya Ann Yojna (AAY) for the poorest of poor or those having below poverty line (BPL) and above poverty line (APL) cards. Asking the DCs of the two districts to identify beneficiaries based on the 2011 census, the Director-General of Food and Supplies, Haryana, had in March directed them to ensure that all disabled persons, single women-headed households, people with debilitating illness, homeless, destitute, elderly etc, who are the most-vulnerable classes were not left out.
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Rape likely, says medical report of shelter inmate
Rohtak, May 18 Sources in the PGIMS claimed that the report confirmed the possibility of a sexual intercourse as the victim had been found sexually active with some injury and bite marks on her body. Teeth bites and signs of struggle by the victim were also found. “She was not a virgin but it was not sure when such an assault (sexual) had taken place,” it is claimed in the report. The victim was about 21 years old.
“The authorities concerned had referred one victim for medical examination to the PGIMS recently. Her report was released today and handed over to the police,’’ said Dr Ashok Chauhan, Medical Superintendent of the PGIMS. The claim of the PGIMS officials that only one girl inmate had been sent for medical examination is contrary to the reports earlier that four or five girls had been recommended for such an examination as the inmates had alleged that several girls could have been victims of sexual abuse at the shelter home. This charge had surfaced on the first day itself when the four-member team of the NCPCR had raided Apna Ghar after complaints of child abuse were lodged with it. The district police chief, Vivek Sharma, was unavailable for his version. A case under various sections of the IPC, the Immoral Trafficking Act and the Labour Bonding Act has been registered against the accused. Meanwhile, the district court extended the police custody of Jaswanti and her driver, Satish, to May 24. The other five accused have been sent into judicial custody. They were arrested soon after the raid. |
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NGO blacklisted in 2007, no records of govt funding
The activities of the Bharat Vikas Sangh (BVS), an NGO running several government-funded schemes for the destitute, have been going on here for the past over 17 years. Apna Ghar is a known place for orphaned children and women, though reports of child abuse have been trickling out for the past few years. While the main functionaries of the shelter home have been put behind the bars, the police deputed here has banned mediapersons from having any interaction with the inmates. “The NGO used to receive at least Rs 1,000 per child per month, but there is no record of the use of such funds. The authorities have also been paying funds separately for the lodging of runaway couples here for the past couple of years, but it has been alleged that the couples were asked to arrange their food themselves. A district child helpline was also started by the NGO last year for which funds to the tune of Rs 4.5 lakh were released. “We are amazed that the NGO running several projects funded by the government has not been maintaining proper records,” says Vinod Tikko, a member of the NCPCR team that raided the shelter home. As the president and the treasurer of the NGO, Jaswanti Narwal, are based in Rajasthan, the secretary of the body has been the caretaker residing in the same building. “We often heard cries and screams of children,” said DS Ranga, a resident of the colony. Jaswanti had high connections with officials. Therefore no one dared to lodge any complaint against the NGO, said another senior citizen residing nearby. The NGO was blacklisted by the authorities concerned in 2007 after complaints of irregularities were received, but it got a clean chit after about four months due to legal intervention. — TNS
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Another foreigner assaulted in Karnal
Karnal, May 18 Narayani Mudraigrejbiji Narayan Kumar (42), a resident student from Sri Lanka at National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) pursuing her Ph.D in dairy technology, was attacked by two motorcycle-borne snatchers while she was on her way to the NDRI on a rickshaw. As she resisted the attempt made by the miscreants to grab her purse, she was pulled down from the rickshaw by the attackers. She landed on her head on the road which resulted in a serious head injury. She had gone to the local market to buy some groceries and was retuning to her hostel when the incident took place. She was rushed to the Civil Hospital by some passersby, from where she was shifted to a private hospital on the Dayal Singh College road. Her condition is stated to be critical. The doctor attending to Narayani said she had sustained a serious head injury and received 10 stitches. She was unconscious, the doctor said. It is learnt that Narayani was to leave for Sri Lanka on Saturday to meet her husband and 10-year-old son after one and a half years for a week. The Director of NDRI, A.K.Srivastava, said the warden of the hostel had filed a complaint with the police. He said her family in Sri Lanka had also been informed about the incident, District police chief Sushank Anand said a case of snatching and causing hurt had been registered against unidentified persons and the matter was being investigated.
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Kurukshetra to miss solar eclipse fair
Chandigarh, May 18 The religious organisations have objected to the holding of the fair on the ground that according to the “shastras” this particular does not hold much importance. Moreover, the timings of the solar eclipse on May 21 are from 2.26 am to 5.17 am, which are much before even the sunrise timings (5.29 am). A communication from Kurukshetra DC Mandeep Singh Brar to the state government said the preparations for the fair had been cancelled. Instead, the “somavati amavasya” celebrations on May 20 and 21 would be held as usual. A committee has been formed for smooth conduct of the “somavati amavasya” celebrations at the historic town. It would collaborate with the Kurukshetra Development Board so that pilgrims thronging the town for solar eclipse and “somavati amavasya” celebrations are not inconvenienced |
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Students block road against gang rape
Sonepat, May 18 The agitated students raised slogans against the Vice-Chancellor, chief warden of the hostel and burnt effigies of the chief warden and the main accused of the rape, Amit of Khanpur Kalan. Despite assurances from the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Pankaj Mittal, and DSP, Gohana, Yash Pal Khtana that the accused would be arrested soon, the agitating girls did not lift the blockade. Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Aggarwal and SP Arun Nehra also held a meeting with the VC to take stock of the situation. The SP also held a meeting with some of the representatives of the students Meantime, the college authorities have obtained the resignation of the chief warden and the police has also cordoned off the area by putting up nakas on the road crossing through the university. |
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Rescue operation on at textile unit
Bhiwani, May 18 Three of the injured have been admitted to the PGIMS, Rohtak. A report said at least 20 labourers were working when the incident took place. The roof collapsed due to storage of raw and finished goods. However, the administrative team has yet to ascertain the cause of the shed’s collapse. As the tin shed collapsed, one of the sheets fell upon a labourer and sliced his neck. The deceased is yet to be identified. The injured have been identified as Jagsahai (30) of Kapdola Chhattisgarh, Tulsi Ram (28) and Parsera and Bhaiya Lal (25) of Uttar Pradesh. They were rushed to the local Civil Hospital but the doctor referred them to Rohtak. District officials led by Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Meena today visited the industrial area and took stock of the situation. Besides administration, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and followers of Dera Sachcha Sauda were engaged in removing debris from the industrial unit. Deputy Commissioner Meena said a team comprising 12 policemen and an inspector of the NDRF had been pressed into service to remove debris with modern equipment.
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Register child care homes,
DCs told
Chandigarh, May 18 Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Dheera Khandelwal said here today that the specified application proforma could be
obtained from the office of the Programme Officer, ICDS, of the district or downloaded from the website of the Women
and Child Development Department — www.wcdhry.gov.in. |
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10,850 cops to be recruited
Panchkula, May 18 Stating this in a press note issued to the media here, a spokesman of the Haryana Police said a decision had been taken to recruit 10,000 males, 250 females and 600 IRB personnel against the existing vacancies that occurred during the past few years. Advertisements in this regard would be published within the three weeks. |
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