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Government committed to promoting sports: Hooda
Activists for thorough implementation of Right To Information Act
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Judge for better facilities to runaway couples
Blood donation camp held
Parboiling
of Rice
Kurukshetra varsity holds induction programme
First robotics lab at Karnal school
World
Mental Health Day
Haryana Excise Department collects Rs 8,500 cr revenue
Rewari college holds law literacy programme
Collecting property tax tough for Gurgaon MC
Protest against transfer of park land in Sonepat
Spate of rape cases rings alarm bells
Seminar marks International Disaster Management Day
Rajasthani drama festival held
Lecture on designing buildings
Yamunanagar girl wins medal
Chamber of commerce gets new office-bearers
HUDA issues eviction notices to 45 marble traders
93rd birth anniversary of folk musician celebrated
Murthal university bag basketball championship
Gangs of vehicle lifters busted
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Government committed to promoting sports: Hooda
Sonepat, October 15 He was addressing the closing ceremony of the second Hockey India Junior Women National Championship, which concluded at Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai. He distributed prizes among the winners.
Hooda said with barely 2 per cent of national population, sportspersons from the state had accounted for around one-third of the international medals won by the country in the recent times. He said hockey in the state had taken rapid strides. “Besides, five-seven players from the state have been finding place in national teams for the past some times,” he said. He said sports and physical aptitude test (SPAT) had not only helped attracting children to the playground in a large number, but also raised the standard of sports at the junior and sub-junior levels. “The state government has been giving incentives to youth to opt for sports as a career,” he added. He assured that the government was committed to promote all kind of sports activities, including games and athletics, and for that purpose, new sports academies were being opened in the state. Infrastructure facilities of sports were being developed in rural areas, he said.
He announced to give cash reward of Rs one lakh to every player of the Haryana team, who won this championship by defeating Chandigarh in the final as well as coaches, Pritam Siwach and Sandeep Sangwan of the team. He also announced opening of a women hockey academy at MNSS, Rai, and Rs 10 lakh for Hockey, Haryana. The Minister of Sports, Haryana, Sukhbir Kataria, President of Hockey, Haryana, ML Tayal and Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary of the Sports Department, SS Prasad, also spoke on the occasion.
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Activists for thorough implementation of Right To Information Act
Panipat/Karnal, October 15 The RTI activists observed the seventh anniversary of the implementation of the RTI Act by holding a demonstration at the mini-secretariat, Panipat, and handed over a memorandum to be submitted to the President of India, Chief Information Commissioner and the Governor of the state through the Deputy Commissioner and rued that a tardy implementation of the Act had defeated the basic purpose of providing unhindered access to all information from the government. Leading the demonstration, RTI activist PP Kapoor stated, “The Act is merely an eye-wash and RTI activists are finding it difficult to extract the information as even after seven years, section 4 of the Act, which mandates timely supply of information to the public has not been implemented in letter and in spirit. The activists also demanded introduction of the RTI Act in the school curriculum to make the future generation aware about the provisions of the Act. The desired information should be provided within 30 days, and in case of default, the officials should be fined and attract punishment under the Citizens Charter also, he added. The memorandum said that names of the information officer and the first appellate authority should be mentioned prominently outside all the government offices, allocation of specific budget be made known for creating awareness on the RTI, appointment of information commissioners should be made in a totally transparent manner and foolproof security should be provided to RTI activists and whistle-blowers. RTI activist advocate Rajesh Sharma from Karnal said since the RTI Act came into force in October 2005, 14,055 applications were filed for getting information. Appeals were filed in 2,134 cases for non-supply of the required information within the stipulated period of 30 days while penalty and fine was imposed only in 358 cases till July 2012. Strict action against the erring Public Information Officers should be taken and they should be made accountable to really empower the people through RTI, Sharma added.
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Judge for better facilities to runaway couples
Kurukshetra, October 15 Batra was addressing a meeting organised with by the district administration in his chamber here recently. At the meeting, Mandeep Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, and Rakesh Arya, Superintendent of Police, and other officers were present. Discussing the run-away couples’ problems and challenges before the district administration, Batra advocated that sometimes four or five couples were kept in two rooms provided in the Police Lines, but the couples needed to be more comfortable and arrangements for extra accommodation and food for such couples should be ensured. The District Legal Service Authority had noticed the present condition of accommodation and other arrangements for the rin-away couples. Discussing the problems of senior citizens in old-age homes, the District and Sessions Judge said medical facilities should be provided to the senior citizens by the Health Department. The Civil Surgeon, Vandana Bhatia, clarified that the health authorities were fully prepared to look after the senior citizens in the Civil Hospital. The District Information and Public Relations Officer, Dev Raj Sirohiwall, was asked to publicise the policies and programmes of legal services in the district.
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Blood donation camp held
Jagadhari, October 15 The function was inaugurated by the chief guest, Dr SS Saini, ADC, Yamunanagar, and the programme started with the lighting of a lamp. Some important tips related to blood donation were given to inspire and motivate students. Dr MK Sehgal, the chairman-cum-CEO, formally welcomed the chief guest and other dignitaries. He said his institution was always ready for social work and would also perform such activities in future too. Dr Sehgal donated blood to make an auspicious beginning. Rtn Sushil Gupta, Rtn Raj Kumar Ahuja, Rtn Inder Jee Tikkoo were also present to lend support to this
social cause. He also said that people who had a phobia in their minds about whether donating blood was safe or not, Rotary Club would personally ensure their safety during the camp. He said a person could donate blood once every three months.
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Parboiling
of Rice Bhanu P Lohumi Tribune News Service
Karnal, October 15 The new modified technique has already been validated by the National Dairy Research Institute and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and also lauded by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Setia said. “The modified innovation for paddy-soaking process provides for modification to retrieve the excess soaked water at the end of the soaking process and reuse it for soaking the consequent batches. The water imbibed by the paddy was used as make-up water, the consumption of fresh water is reduced to one-third as compared to the quantity required in the conventional process and the quality of product remains equally good.” The parboiling technique improves the nutritional value of rice, increases overall recovery of head rice, reduces the percentage of broken rice, raises storage stability, increases shelf life and makes the product less prone to insect-pest attacks. However environmental problems and the taxing cost of parboiled rice makes it a very expensive process, but the new technique is much cheaper and totally eliminates water pollution and there is no requirement to put in place an Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). The new technique in practice reduces the cost considerably due to saving of energy, water fuel and damage to environment. Further, the rice bran gets partially stabilised which is very useful for making edible grade healthy rice bran oil. Reports indicate the usefulness of parboiled rice for heart patients.
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Kurukshetra varsity holds induction programme
Kurukshetra, October 15 While addressing the valedictory function, chief guest Prof DD Arora, dean of colleges, Kurukshetra University, called upon the young teachers to aim at improving the art of teaching at the college or university level to achieve the goal of higher education. They should also understand the organisation and management of a college and to perceive the role of teachers in the total system, he added. In his inaugural speech, Professor Girish Chopra, dean academic affairs, KU, said teachers’ induction programmes were working to change the social realities of the day-to-day life of teachers. Professor Promila Batra of MDU Rohtak called upon the participants to understand the problems being faced by the students and provide them an atmosphere of interaction and discussion for creative learning. Confidence, patience, compassion, understanding, uncommitted intelligence, dedication to excellence and pride in students' achievement were some of the qualities to become a good teacher, said Batra. Professor Neera Verma, Chairperson Department of Economics KU said that the teachers should work to develop their skills and knowledge. They must recognise the critical link between student performance and teaching so that both are accountable for their respective responsibilities. Professor Raghuvendra Tanwar, Department of History and former Registrar, KU, said students needed love and attention from their teachers, particularly students who come from rural background and those with special needs. He told the participants about the origin of KU and the exemplary role played by teachers who joined the university at the budding stage. The participants were also made aware of various service rules, career advancement schemes, leave rules and legal responsibilities of a teacher in an organisation by OP Ahuja, deputy registrar, Establishment Branch, KU. Earlier, Professor Shashi Anand, Director, UGC Academic Staff College of KU, welcomed the chief guest. Dr RP Grover and Dr Sucheta Gupta were among those who were present on the occasion, while 40 newly appointed teachers of the university attended the programme.
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First robotics lab at Karnal school
Karnal, October 15 The launching of the lab was significant as robots have revolutionised the manufacturing industry by increasing the production rate and improving accuracy in production. They are used in a variety of production units, especially automotive units, for carrying out drilling, welding and bolt tightening etc. Robotics was initially used for repetitive functions, such as lifting water and grinding grain. Robotics is a branch of technology and combines the disciplines of electronics, engineering, mechanics and software. Japan has been trying to create robotic nurses to substitute for humans to look after aged and sick. However, Millennium School has made a humble beginning with five different kits, both manual and programmed, which ranges from the basic to higher levels for senior students in its lab. Four faculty members are being trained specifically to run these
programmes. Lata Tejpal, headmistress, TMS, Karnal, said, “Robotics is a creative way to induce children to develop a scientific temperament which also encourages them to develop imagination and problem-solving skills and learn to work in a team”.
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World Mental Health Day Our Correspondent
Kurukshetra, October 15 Batra was addressing a function organised by Ashadeep, an NGO, at Kheri Markanda village near here recently. Ashadeep is a shelter home for mentally challenged people run by the Society for Education and Empowerment of Disadvantaged (SEED). Batra held an interesting conversation session with the inmates and exchanged views regarding their welfare and day-to-day activities. He also inspected the facilities being provided to them like food, safe drinking water, etc, as per norms. JP Kesri, director of the NGO, said a vocational unit would be started soon. RS Dhanda, CJM and secretary, District Legal Services Authorities, Dev Raj Sirohiwall, Avtar Saini and Harman Khubber were also present on the occasion.
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College celebrates ‘Joy of Giving Week’ with orphans
Sonepat, October 15 On the last day of the week, the members, including president of the club Pallavi Sharma and former president Jushila Batra, organised a cultural programme with the participation of the inmates. They also distributed books, stationary, sweets, fruits and woollen clothes among the inmates. The orphanage was included in a project by the club for shaping up the career of its inmates and since then the members have been visiting here from time to time to meet the requirements of the inmates. ”The week was an inspiring event for the inmates and we will organise such programmes in future also,” Pallavi and Jushila said. Appreciating the efforts of the members of the Rotract club, Dr Jyoti Juneja, principal, Rotary Club Mid Town, Sonepat, and Rotract coordinator, Suman Nasac, said the students opted to celebrate the week with the destitute children taking it as their social responsibility.
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City Bus Service fails to flourish in Rohtak
Rohtak, October 15 The much-anticipated public utility service appears to be faced with hurdles even before it could take proper shape. The private transport mafia is against the existence of a good public transport as it threatens to wipe out their business. Better known as City Bus Service, the facility was launched about a month ago. The service is still in skeletal form as the number of buses plying on local routes and its frequency within the city is very thin and unable to meet the demand. Only four buses have been plying on city roads so far, though the response has been overwhelming and the occupancy has been hundred percent. He said “As the bus service plies on a certain route and covers several points in the city, it was expected that more buses and more routes will get opened in due course but it has failed to take proper shape,” claimed Sunil, a local resident. Another commuter Virender said that travelling in a bus was much safer and convenient and a large number of commuters prefer to take a bus. Sparse local buses have forced commuters to travel in auto rickshaws which are costlier. Alleging that a nexus involving political leaders had been working behind the three wheeler auto network in the town, he said this nexus had perhaps been responsible for delay in expansion and smooth operation of the City Bus Service. The three wheeler auto rickshaws union had announced to meet the Chief Minister for his intervention on the issue of facing loss of livelihood with the coming up of the govt transport service. There are over 12, 000 auto rickshaws in the town causing chaos and extreme congestion on city roads. The authorities on other hand claimed that no norm could be adopted to limit the number of such vehicles, though the registration of such vehicles had been limited. Atleast 25 to 30 per cent of the auto rickshaws plying here have no proper registration and majority of them do not follow pollution norms. Any drive launched by the local police to check the problem either had been occasional or gets terminated midway due to political intervention. The city bus service has not been launched here for the first time but, it was a revival of a facility which existed here about a decade back, when a bus plied from the main bus stand to the PGIMS. Each of the bus of the City Bus Service makes several rounds a day covering several important points from the New Bus stand to the Police Complex at Sunarian village. “The fare charged is nominal,” said Joginder Singh, GM Roadways. He said though the plan to expand the bus service was on the anvil, it would depend on the availability of more buses. More buses would be provided by the state Transport Department but the time frame for this has not been fixed, he said.
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Haryana Excise Department collects Rs 8,500 cr revenue
Chandigarh, October 15 This was disclosed at a review meeting of the Haryana Excise and Taxation Department held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here recently. Reviewing the achievements of the department, Hooda expressed satisfaction that tax collection of the state was much better as compared to other states. Hooda, while issuing directions to the officials concerned, said the department should be restructured in such a manner that revenue achievements could be increased. He also issued directions to the officials to computerise the department as early as possible so that the present system of revenue collection could be further improved. It was informed at the meeting that during the past three years, continuous increase in VAT collection had been recorded. Similarly, in excise collection, commendable increase had been recorded as it had doubled during the past three years. Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Choudhry apprised the Chief Minister that up to August 2012, Rs 6,130.45 crore had been collected as VAT, which was 19.66 per cent more as against Rs 5,123.31 crore collected up to August 2011-12. Similarly, as compared to the previous year, the Central Sales Tax (CST) had increased up to 5.26 per cent whereas an increase of 11.94 per cent had been recorded in excise tax collection. Regarding CST compensation claim made by the state to the Central government, Hooda directed Chief Secretary PK Chaudhery to take up this matter with the Central Revenue Secretary. Chief Secretary PK Chaudhery, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Chhatar Singh, Deputy Principal Secretary RS Doon, Principal Secretary, Finance, Sanjeev Kaushal, Principal Secretary, Excise and Taxation Department, Rajan Gupta, and Commissioner, Excise and Taxation Department, Anurag Rastogi, were also present at the meeting.
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Rewari college holds law literacy programme
Rewari, October 15 While Rachna Gupta, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, was the chief guest, octogenarian Shanti Devi, mother of the local minister, Capt Ajay Singh Yadav, graced the occasion as well.Dilating upon essential aspects of legal services, which could be availed of by needy citizens to combat their legal tussles, Rachna Gupta specifically spoke about a sizeable section of the citizenry, which lived in remote rural areas and lacked legal awareness. She, therefore, exhorted prospective lawyers of the college to devote some of their time in creating legal awareness among this section of the rural population while strictly adhering to legal morality. Samultaniously Shanti Devi counselled the students that after finishing their education here, when they entered into wedlock they should eschew approaching courts with their trivial conjugal discords, whereas Dr Raj Kumar Yadav, head of the LAC, highlighted the accomplishments of the LAC. He said the LAC was at the disposal of needy persons. College students, Shilpa Jain, Tarun Kumar, Lokesh Goyal and Shubhamraj Shrivastav spoke about key aspects of domestic violence, lok adalats, the RTI Act and compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, respectively. Besides, the organisers voiced their demand regarding the establishment of a Gram Nyayalaya under the Gram Nyayalaya Act, 2009, here to enable villagers to avail of its services for the settlement of their petty disputes.
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Collecting property tax tough for Gurgaon MC
Gurgaon, October 15 All thanks to the prevalent discrepancy in tax assessments and confusion over right of collection in private societies, the civic agency has so far managed to collect only Rs 50 crore, while the target for the financial year stands at Rs 500 crore. The sorry state of affairs came to the fore at a recent meeting of the zonal taxation officers (ZTOs), who expressed inability to meet the target of collecting Rs 10 crore per month. The ZTOs blamed poor or virtually non-existent assessment issue redressal system for the same. According to them, a majority of people refused to pay taxes saying they had sent complaints to the MC pertaining to property assessment and unless the issue is resolved, they will not pay a penny. According to sources, the MC has 60,000 such complaints pending with it. “Every second property owner has filed a complaint to the MC pertaining to property assessment and a few complaints have been pending for a long time. When we ask for tax, they show us complaints and refuse to pay it till the assessment is finalised or settled. This comes as a huge roadblock,” said one of the ZTOs. The officials also blamed the ever-increasing number of private-owned societies as a key reason behind the ‘losses’. “The biggest problem area in new Gurgaon, where people though highly educated, are completely unaware and unwilling to pay tax. Most of them who live here are already paying similar tax to their society or builders and refuse to pay us saying that as all amenities are being provided by builders, therefore the MC has no right to claim tax,” an official said. The ZTOs have now apparently asked the
MC to work out an assessment complaint redressal system and initiate an awareness campaign to deal with the crisis.
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Protest against transfer of park land in Sonepat
Sonepat, October 15 The residents alleged that it was one of the oldest parks of the town and had been a hub of morning-evening activities of the children, adults and others. The park is provided with 14 flood lights, swings for children, benches and walking tracks for the convenience of the people, including women and children.They said hundreds of people from Sector 14 and other adjoining residential localities had been enjoying the park facility for the past many decades. It was astonishing
that instead of adding to the facilities, HUDA had decided to deprive the people from the
existing facility. “We will approach the higher authorities against this decision and will urge that the required land can be provided at some other place in the public interest,” they remarked.
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Spate of rape cases rings alarm bells
Rohtak, October 15 The shameful incidents over the past four weeks have overshadowed every other development in the state and even the top functionaries of the state government feel embarrassed and speechless at various functions and have nothing much to say than to claim that law would take its own course to tackle the issue, claimed sources in the state government machinery. The police on the other hand appears to be complacent though the police officials claim to be vigilant and alert to take prompt action on any complaint concerning the safety and security of women and the weaker sections of society. Though any new strategy regarding the steps to prevent such a crime is still to come, the cops have been told to step up patrolling and tap their sources to keep a check on the activities of the suspected elements in their local beats in the district, said a senior police official in Jind where four cases of rape have taken place in the past about six weeks. The police officials at Rohtak claimed that patrolling and police presence near women
colleges and educational institutions had been increased. The district has recorded two cases of rape in the past one week. The total number of rapes in the state has reached 13 with the first case coming to light at Dabra in Hisar on September 9, while the latest incident got reported in Kaithal. Various social organisations and individuals have asked the authorities concerned to work on a long term strategy and plan preventive measures. “We cannot expect and accept such incidents to continue like this as these are a blot on any civilised society and especially in a state which claims to on the top of ladder of development,” said Jagmati Sangwan, a social activist and an officer bearer of the All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA). The chain of such incidents in the state has not only left the various sections of society shocked but had also brought a bad name to the state as well. It has sent a wrong message across the country during the past few days, she said adding that not only the vulnerable sections were required to be given some kind of training and education on the issue but the police machinery also needs to be sensitised on the grave issue. Professor Jitender Prasad, Head of Department of Sociology at the MD University however stated that the rape cases could not be compared in figures. “The incidents of rape have nothing to do with the figures. These are disturbing incidents which ruin the life of a victim as their entire attitude changes towards society for life. Besides, the incidents also trigger a sense of insecurity among others,” he said. Justifying the media spotlight and coverage of incidents, he said the misery of Dabra rape victim drew the attention of media towards rape incidents which are being reported and followed up in greater detail. The role of the media is to expose the failure of the authorities and awaken and alert the society, ” the sociologist said. The National Commission for Women and Children has expressed anger over the incidents and has directed the state government to take stern measures to punish the culprits and prevent such incidents in the state.
blot on society — Prof Jitender Prasad,
Head, Department of Sociology, MDU
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Seminar marks International Disaster Management Day
Sonepat, October 15 This was stated by Vice-Chancellor of the university HS Chahal while inaugurating a seminar on the occasion of International Disaster Management Day recently. The seminar was organised by the university’s Chhotu Ram Chair for Sustainable Development on the premises of the
university. “We cannot escape from natural calamities, but certainly we can minimise the ill-effects by taking care of safety factor while constructing the houses,” he said. He added that the houses with perfect joining of the walls could bear the impact of earthquake to a greater extent. He said care should be taken while constructing roads, installing fire safety arrangements in multi-storey buildings, etc, so that there were minimum chances of fatal incidents. RK Arora, registrar of the university, said with rapid infrastructure development, construction of multi-storey residential and commercial complexes, expansion of road and rail network and manifold increase in number of vehicles, it had become the need of the hour to educate the people about disaster management. Prof Jagbir Singh, chairman of the Chair, screened a documentary on disaster management to show how natural calamities took place and how to minimise the losses caused by them.
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Rajasthani drama festival held
Kurukshetra, October 15 Addressing the audience and artistes, he said cultural festivals always helped society to be updated about the changing social values and challenges for building a more understanding society. On the last day, Rajasthani folk drama “Tin Tappar”, the concept of a temporary home on public land, was staged. The continuous process of a shelterless community’s sufferings was welcomed by the audience. The drama was scripted by Nag Bodas and was directed by Sabir Khan. It was based on a real picture of today’s society. The Sarthak Theatre Group, Jaipur, presented healthy entertainment. Vishav Deepak Trikha, deputy director of the centre, welcomed the guests. During the festival, “In Rishton Ko Kya Naam Diya Jaye”, “Pawsi” and “Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi” were also staged.
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Lecture on designing buildings
Ambala, October 15 In the lecture, his main thrust was on designing buildings with respect to orientation of sun in different climatic zones of the country. He stressed on reducing energy consumption, costs and environmental impacts by applying solar passive control features and renewable sources of energy conservation in building design. He stated that managing energy flows within a building to meet the needs of the occupants when and where required, was essential for obtaining optimal performance.
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Yamunanagar girl wins medal
Yamunanagar, October 15 The Principal said Shivani Sharma had earlier won the Gold Medal in Health and Hygeine in the Pre TSC-I Camp held at Ropar and also won the Gold Medal in firing at the NCC camp held at Karnal from August 17, 2012, to August 26, 2012. Dr Kapoor went on to add that Shivani had won Gold Medals in firing and dancing as well besides a Bronze Medal in Kho-Kho at the NCC Camp held at Kapal Mochan from July 23, 2012, to August 2, 2012.
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Chamber of commerce gets new office-bearers
Yamunanagar, October 15 On the occasion, Rajinder Gupta, president of the chamber, presented the annual report for 2011-12 following which Satish Saluja, returning officer, announced the new executive committee of the Yamuna Nagar-Jagadhri Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the next term and also administered oath to the new office-bearers. While speaking on the occasion, newly elected president of the body Sudhir Chandra presented his plan for the session in which he highlighted the issues being faced by the local industry and the measures required to enable the local industry to keep pace with the growth in the sector concerned. The newly appointed general secretary, MK Sehgal, said the leading industrial houses, commercial institutions and service organisations of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri were closely associated with the chamber, working for the past 40 years for the development of industry in the district. Sehgal said under the prevailing economic growth, it was necessary that the chamber continued to organise various workshops, conferences and symposia so that the industry and the service sector could acquaint themselves with the changing scenario to boost growth. He stated that efforts would continue to have cordial relations with the local administration, the pollution board and other government officials. Other than Sudhir Chandra and MK Sehgal, Vinod Gupta was elected vice- president of the body.
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Campaign against malaria, dengue
Gurgaon, October 15 MSIL, in partnership with the District Malaria Office, interacted with the residents of Sirhaul, Dundaheda, Maulaheda and Carterpuri villages located in the vicinity of MSIL’s Gurgaon plant and counselled them about health and hygiene. Dr Mahender, district malaria officer, said, “The success of these programmes can be gauged from the fact that the awareness level in the people of these villages is higher than those of other adjoining villages of the district. Naturally less malaria cases have been reported from these villages compared with rest of Gurgaon”. Young entrants to the Maruti plant were especially enthusiastic about the joint anti-malaria initiative. MSIL employees Ejaj Akhter, U Rashmi, Ambrish, Deepti Mahra, Manoj Kumar Mishra, Lal Bhandari and Abhishek Kumar Jha said the field visit and philanthropic exercise gave them a lot of satisfaction and reminded them of their own villages. For large-scale awareness generation in the community, informative communication material was developed and distributed in these villages. Special calendars with anti-malaria messages, posters and banners were also given to villagers. Public announcements were also made at the temple, anganwari centres and other common community places. On-ground mosquito breeding check and anti-larvicide activities were also undertaken by the teams. ASHA workers and 24 senior students from Sirhaul Government School voluntarily participated towards the cause. Street plays on seasonal and water-borne diseases were performed by a team from the Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department of the state government. Household mosquito-breeding check, anti-larvicide spray and fogging were also undertaken.
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HUDA issues eviction notices to 45 marble traders
Gurgaon, October 15 The department has threatened the traders that in case of non-compliance, they shall lose plots allotted to them in Sector 34 as a trade-off for the current location immediately. A statement issued by the department said the Sikandarpur market land belongs to the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG), which had leased it to marble dealers for five years. The lease agreement expired in 2005. Although the owners were given alternative plots in Sector 34, developed by HUDA, many of the shops did not move and obtained a stay from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, alleging mismanagement in allotments of HUDA plots. The MCG, on the other hand, has sealed four shops of traders who did not get the court stay, but were still occupying plots in the Sikandarpur market. “They are misinterpreting the court’s order and taking undue advantage. The order nowhere allows them to have plots on both sites. The MC has been writing to us for long and now it is high time that these traders decide for them,” said HUDA Administrator Praveen Kumar. The MCG in the past one year has written three times to the administrator, urging him to issue plot cancellation
letters. — TNS
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VC inaugurates book exhibition
Sonepat, October 15 This was stated by the Vice-Chancellor of Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Khanpur Kalan, Dr Pankaj Mittal, while inaugurating a
two-day book exhibition on the university premises on Tuesday. Dr Mittal said in the present era of competition,
students should spare time for reading books other than those in their curriculum to have an additional knowledge of science, society, cultures, global activities etc. The university’s Registrar, Dr Asha Kadiyan, said that a person was judged by the books he had read and exhorted the students to read more and more books to develop an all-round personality. Dr Kadiyan hoped that the exhibition would provide an opportunity to the students
to have a large stock of books on their bookshelves to choose the literature of their interest. The Head Librarian, Dr OP Hooda, said that around 400 publishers from India and other countries had displayed more than 15,000 books in the exhibition.
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paddy
woes Shekhar Singh Tribune News Service
Kurukshetra, October 15 The farmers, who had taken land on lease at the rates of Rs 25,000 to Rs 35,000 per acre, were in for a rude shock. The paddy price announced by the government this year was much below their expectations. However, the farmers, who sowed PR and other varieties, were in a better position as compared to others who sowed 1121, ‘muchhal’, ‘sarbati’ and similar other varieties. The market price of the fine varieties of paddy was much below last year’s price. Though basmati is yet to arrive in the markets, the price of the 1121 variety ranged between Rs 2,000 and Rs 2,100, which was between Rs 2,200 and Rs 2,500 per quintal last year. Similarly, the price of ‘mucchal’ prevailed at Rs 2,100-2,400 and ‘sarbati’ at Rs 2,100-Rs 2,300 per quintal, which were also much below the last year’s price. However, the exporters and other local buyers, who used to purchase the fine variety of paddy from the markets, were ‘hesitant’ this time due to the ‘prevailing’ government policies. Moreover, many of them had huge stocks of rice from the last year’s crop, therefore, they did not go for more purchases, which resulted in low paddy price. Ram Mehar Singh, a farmer from Mathana village, said he had taken land on lease at various places and he had expected a good return from the fine variety, but his hopes were dashed due to a low per acre yield and the prevailing low price of paddy. A few other farmers, including Lela Ram, Jagdish Singh and Dilbag Singh, said they were quite upset due to the prevailing market price and the low yield per acre. However, some other farmers, who had sown the PR variety, expressed satisfaction over the price of Rs 1,200 per quintal, but demanded bonus at the rate of Rs 200 per quintal for their crop.
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93rd birth anniversary of folk musician celebrated
Rewari, October 15 Parishad’s patron octogenarian Jeewani Devi, wife of late Master Neki Ram, his sons and grand sons were also present on the occasion. The parishad chief, Dr Shivtaj Singh, its vice-president and noted satirist Halchal Haryanvi, district president of the Sewa Samiti Gautam Allahabadi and others paid floral tributes at the samadhi (shrine) of Master Neki Ram while offering veneration to him. Paying tributes to the eminent bard, Halchal Haryanvi said Master Neki Ram was a celebrated son of the rich soil of the region whose self- composed and self-staged musical operas skillfully depicted folk life and lore. He further said that there was a time when this consummate sangi virtually strode like a colossus in the rural areas of various states of India and Pakistan, where he gave performances for over 50 years (1934 to 1985) to the delight and entertainment of huge audiences. It is a matter of great satisfaction that the parishad as well as the Haryana Shaitya Akademi were now ardently engaged in the task to restore the vanished glories of this great sangi, he added.
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Murthal university bag basketball championship
Sonepat, October 15 The girls’ team of Murthal University bagged third position in the championship after defeating the girls of Sant Longowal Institute of Technology, Sangrur, by 23-15. The members of the teams were accorded warm welcome on their arrival at the university. The Vice-Chancellor, HS Chahal, congratulates the teams and said the sports activities should be adopted as a routine activity to remain physically and mentally fit. The sports had also become a field for job opportunities in various fields, he added. “The latest sports policy of the Haryana government had proved result oriented if the achievements of Haryana sports persons in national and international sports events of the recent past are taken into account,” he said and added even the Union Minister of Sports, Ajai Makan had acknowledged and appreciated the various programmes included in the sports policy of Haryana. The University’s Registrar, RK Arora, sports director, Dr Virender Hooda, Prof Dheerander Singhal and DPE, Santosh Sandhu, were also present on the occasion.
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Gangs of vehicle lifters busted
Karnal, October 15 Announcing a cash reward for the anti-vehicle theft staff, headed by Rohtash Kumar, ASI, for doing commendable work in recovering the lost/stolen vehicles, Anand said 110 accused had been arrested. He said acting on a tip off, the anti-auto theft staff, Karnal, nabbed Karmbir and Davender, both residents of Laxmipura district, Prabhut Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, along with a stolen motorcycle. During interrogations, the accused confessed to stealing nine more motorcycles from various other places. On September 28 last, another accused Sonu from Laxmipura district and Shiv Kumar of Indri, Karnal, were nabbed from Meerut Road, Karnal, along with a stolen motorcycle. The police recovered 10 motorcycles from the accused. Besides, Bal Singh of Kalsora along with a stolen motorcycle was arrested from Karnal, Meerut Road, on October 3 last and he confessed that he and his associates were involved in a number of theft cases. Rohtash Kumar said it was a big challenge to catch the gang, but the SP, Karnal, guided them and they were successful in recovering 25 motorcycles within a week.
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