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Farmer’s daughter gets INSPIRE fellowship
Haryana Roadways charges toll tax on Rohtak-Jhajjar route before it is implemented
India known for ideas, US land of opportunity, says scientist
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Country gets 2nd govt medical college for girls
160 take part in fine arts, quiz contests
111 operated upon at eye check-up camp
DAV holds ‘Blessing & Honour Ceremony’
Blood donation camp
Condition of small, marginal farmers ‘critical’ in state
10 students shine at Olympiad
‘People feel pride in using traditional crafts’
KU bag netball championship
Experts back FDI in organised retail sector
Faridabad admn forms committees to implement housing scheme
18 years on, Ambala grain market yet to be shifted
Campaign reaches rural schools
Experts dwell on advances in basic sciences
Girls get handy tips on self-defence
Introduction of electric train draws mixed response
Office-bearer elected
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Farmer’s daughter gets INSPIRE fellowship
Jhajjar, March 7
She was given the scholarship for pursuing her PhD degree in ‘Reliability modeling and analysis of parallel unit system subject to maximum operation and repair times.’ Prof Suresh Chander Malik, Reetu’s supervisor for her Ph D programme, revealed that INSPIRE fellowship is an innovative programme to attract talented students towards Science. This scholarship is awarded to scholars for accomplishing their research targets in their respective fields in PhD. “She will get the scholarship for a period of five years or on completion of her Ph D degree, whichever is earlier,” said Malik, adding that she was the second scholar of the Statistics Department, who succeeded to get this prestigious fellowship to achieve her research objects. Meanwhile Reetu’s family and friends are all overwhelmed and thrilled by Reetu’s success. “Reetu has proved that there is no difference between a boy and a girl. Girls can also achieve the heights and walk shoulder to shoulder with boys. Reetu has all the support she would need to carry out her higher studies. We will make it possible for her,” said the proud father, Virender Singh.
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Haryana Roadways charges toll tax on Rohtak-Jhajjar route before it is implemented
Rohtak, March 7 Ravinder, one of the commuters who travelled to Rohtak from Jhajjar on Wednesday, claimed that one of the tickets issued to him mentioned that a toll tax of Rs two has been charged. Claiming that while the conductor failed to explain the toll tax as there was no toll tax barrier between Rohtak and Jhajjar town at present, he said it was an issue of both confusion and concern as the Roadways could not
charge toll tax before it was implemented. The national highway between Rohtak and Jhajjar is under the process of widening (to four lane) and this work has been going on BOT basis, which means that the operator would be collecting toll tax once it gets completed and fully operational. The toll tax barrier will be coming up near Deeghal village of Jhajjar district, about 13 km from here. Raj Singh, another commuter, also expressed surprise over the collection of toll tax in the form of bus fare as he said that this had been going on since December. When contacted the station superintendent of the local bus depot (stand) denied the allegation that the department had
started charging toll tax even before the construction of the highway and the barrier. He claimed that the buses were charging Rs 32 per passenger on one way route which does not include any toll tax. He however added that the department had a large number of fare tickets printed with toll tax written on them (for the routes where toll tax was applicable) and such tickets were being issued to commuters on those routes also where there was no toll tax and this perhaps could have caused the confusion. The distance between Rohtak and Jhajjar is around 42 km and the fare according to the rules comes out to be Rs 32 per passenger and there is no extra charge on this,
he added.
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India known for ideas, US land of opportunity, says scientist
Hisar, March 7 He urged the policy makers in the government to make economy-friendly policies and project India worldwide as a land of opportunities that provides young talent with high aspirations to actualise their full potential. Dhindsa expressed concern on the status and delivery of education to the students at different levels in India. Recently, in a survey conducted by the Dell in the US, China and Germany revealed that 90 per cent teachers, students and the parents believe that technology helps to increase learning ability. Fiftythree per cent of Chinese students are using modern technology in their classes while the percentage is only 29 in the USA and 27 in Germany. India is far behind. To embark on a journey of success, one needs the tools of preparedness, foresight and strategy. said Sadanand Maharaj, Chairman, Prannath Parnami Universe, while inaugurating the international conference. Former Vice-Chancellor, BITS, Pilani, LK Maheshwari, said integrated circuits were used in almost all the electronic equipment in use and they had revolutionised the world of electronics. Number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuit had always doubled every year since the integrated circuit was invented. Data density had been doubling in every 18 months. Yogesh Vaish from IAMR College of Engineering, Dharminder Kumar, Dean of Colleges, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Nikhil Garg, Director, Jaipuria institute, Nitin Kathuria, Director-General, Prannath Parnami Universe, Usha Popli, Director-Coordinator, Ravinder Saini, Executive Director, and Senior Manager, Warehouse Flipkart Online Services Pvt Ltd, Deshant Jain, also spoke during the two-day international conference. A panel discussion on the role of teacher and technology in schools was also organised in the conference.
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Country gets 2nd govt medical college for girls
Sonepat, March 7 He said UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi would be dedicating the hospital to the people on March 8. She laid its foundation stone on March 1, 2009. Dr Siwach said the Chief Minister’s aim is to provide world class health services for the poor and medical education of high standards for the girls. “This college is the second government medical college for girls in the country and the first medical college for girls after the independence,” he said. Dr Siwach said the college hospital has 450 beds, 211 doctors, state of art equipment, modular operation theatres and a world class labour room. The OPD strength has gone up from initial 200-300 to 1,500-2,000. About 20 to 30 major surgeries, with the help of modern technology, are carried out every day in the hospital. — OC
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160 take part in fine arts, quiz contests
Fatehabad, March 7 Deepti Dharmani, Director, Cultural and Youth Affairs of Chaudhary Devi University, artist Shankar, Ravinder Kaur Sidhu and Ramita Batra were the distinguished guests at the competition. Rajiv Batra, president of the Menohar Memorial Education Society and Dr Punam Miglani, principal of Manohar Memorial College of Education welcomed the guests and gave an account of activities, being carried out by the college. Dr Kavita Batra and Lalit Chopra, both assistant professors in the college, acted as quiz masters. Seven teams participated in the quiz competition. The team from Shaheed Baba Deep Singh College of Education stood first in competition. MM PG College, Fatehabad, got the second position while the team from CRM Jat College, Hisar, got the third position. Questions on religion and culture, history, geography, politics and constitution, sports and current affairs were asked during the quiz competition. In the best out of waste contest, the team of MP College for Women, Dabwali, secured the first position while teams from Government College, Hisar and Shri Durga College for Women, Tohana, sealed second and third positions respectively. MP Pandey, Bhim Singh and Ramita Batra acted as judges. Neha Mittal, state president of the women wing of the Agarwal Vaish Samaj was the chief guest while Padamshri Ram Kumar Sutar, an acclaimed artist, was the special guest.
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111 operated upon at eye check-up camp
Kurukshetra, March 7 Kurukshetra Additional Deputy Commissioner Sumedha Kataria inaugurated the camp. Dr Nalini Kooner, an eye surgeon from Mission Hospital, Ambala, with her team, examined as many as 520 patients. As many as 111 patients were operated at the Community Health Centre, Shahabad Markanda. Lenses, medicines and spectacles were provided at free of cost to them. ADC Sumedha Kataria opined that the Rotary Club was doing good deeds for mankind. Shahabad Markanda Rotary Club president Dr RS Ghumman said the Rotary Club, Shahabad Markanda, has been conducting such camps for the past 35 years.
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DAV holds ‘Blessing & Honour Ceremony’
Ballabhgarh, March 7 A havan was performed by the students. Principal VK Chopra blessed the students by offering each a lighted candle to dispel the darkness from society. He exhorted the students to pass on the baton of knowledge to enlighten the world in the process of becoming global citizens.
Blood donation camp
Ambala, March 7 A blood donation awareness rally was also organised on the occasion. Principal Amrit Pal Singh flagged off the rally. The staff member of the college and students took part in the rally. They told people about the importance of blood donation. The principal said this type of camp was a very suitable medium to persuade students for social service. He said blood donation camp has been organised in the college every year.
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Condition of small, marginal farmers ‘critical’ in state
Rohtak, March 7 “Growth in the agriculture sector decline to 1.9 per cent despite the state winning the Krishi Karman Award - 2011 for the highest productivity of wheat in the country. The condition of farmers, particularly small and marginal, is critical and data pertaining to them is well concealed in the budget,” he says. Dr Chahar said the budget had again avoided the long-pending issue of crop insurance and the promotion of organic farming. He says while there is no mention of agriculture-based small scale enterprises and no change in the Mandi system with middle men and Ahrtiyas continue to loot the farm produce. He said the problem of the storage of food grain also remained unaddressed. Lamenting the poor fiscal management, lack of accountability and ineffective implementation of policies and programmes, he said the growth rate had declined from 9.3 per cent in 2005-06 to 7.1 per cent in 2013. “Moreover, if we examine the growth of the state on basic parameters of economy, which include revenue receipts, capital receipts, revenue deficit and fiscal deficit, the situation is far from satisfactory except the first one where it has outperformed in mobilising financial resources during the past five years to the extent of 192 per cent,” he said. He has suggested setting up of a state economic council for the effective execution of budgetary policies and programmes. He says there was a need
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10 students shine at Olympiad
Kurukshetra, March 7 Mudit Singla of Class II, Sayandeep of Class III, Kriti Lather of Class IV and Devang Panchal of Class V clinched gold during the meet. Ayushman Singhal of Class II, Aryan Shira of Class III, Gunraj Singh of class IV and Lalit Jindal of Class VI won silver medal while Manan Garg of Class III and Sukhnaj Kaur of class IV bagged bronze medal during the competition. While congratulating the students, DPSK chairman Subhash Jain and directors Anil Jain, Amit Jain and Ravinder Singla said this kind of competitions always enhanced the capability of students.
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‘People feel pride in using traditional crafts’
Dinarpur (Ambala), March 7 The seminar was inaugurated by Dr Om Prakash Arora, Vice-Chancellor, Manav Bharti University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Arora stressed that India had a rich history of crafts and traditions and for upgrading and reviving traditional textiles and crafts of India, education was a must. People felt pride in using traditional textiles and crafts and extemporary work of artisans should be given utmost importance. He also emphasised the need of proper professional design input inspired from traditional motifs, materials etc. and to recreate the textile products for the present-day requirement. He was of the firm view that if Indians imbibe Indian spirit and Indian culture the days are not far away when India would regain the prestigious glory of "Vishava-Guru". Dr Vinti Davar, Chairperson, Department of Home Science, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, was the Guest of Honour. She suggested that a forum should be established where there could be a direct interaction with the craftsmen. She also said there was a need for organising such conferences where great minds come together to discuss the revival of Indian heritage, its preservation and further development. The inaugural session was presided over by Vinod Goel, Chairman, Galaxy Global Group of Institutions, Dr SL Gupta, Director-General, welcomed all dignitaries, resource persons, delegates, research scholars, academicians, research scholars and students for their support and contribution in the seminar. Dr Rajkumar, Director, GGGI, thanked all the delegates, resource persons and participants. Among others present were Parveen Gupta, Director (Adm), Kunal Garg, CEO, Sanjeev Goel and other senior faculty. On the occasion of the valedictory function, Dr GK Kochar, Professor, College of Home Science, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, who was the Guest of Honour, expressed happiness at such an informative and knowledgeable seminar about Indian Traditional Textiles and Crafts. She described the event as a fulfilling experience as it offered an opportunity to meet experts from all over the country. More than 40 papers were presented
during the three technical session of the seminar.
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KU bag netball championship
Kurukshetra, March 7 Prof Anil Vashishath, Dean (Students' Welfare), was the chief guest while Dr JS Kajal, president of the Kurukshetra University Sports Council, was guest of honour on the occasion. Lt Gen (retd) Dr DDS Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, and Prof MK Jain, Registrar of the university, congratulated the teams for their outstanding achievement. Winners: Women's category: Kurukshetra University (6 points); Bangalore University (4 points); Annamalai University (2 points). Men's category: Kurukshetra University (6 points); Punjabi University, Patiala (4 points); Panjab University, Chandigarh, (2 points).
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Experts back FDI in organised retail sector
Kurukshetra, March 7 In his inaugural address, Dhantori clarified many apprehensions regarding FDI in retail. He said it was beneficial to all in the country. He said in the last session of the Indian Parliament MP Dipender Hooda vehemently justified FDI in the organised retail sector of the country. Dhantori also released a book entitled “Organised Retail in India - Problems and Prospects”. The book is edited by Deepali Malhotra Bhatti, a retail consultant in the corporate sector in Gurgaon and college principal Vinay Malhotra. SS Kajal, director of the seminar spoke about the relevance of the topic while Shalini Sharma conducted the proceedings of the seminar. In his keynote address, Prof Narinder Singh of the Department of Commerce, Kurukshetra University, pleaded for the FDI in retail sector. He explained its impact on various sectors of the Indian economy and justified its arrival in India. Prof Ramesh Dalal of Kurukshetra University presided over the first technical session, in which Deepali Malhotra Bhatti gave a power point presentation. She concluded that FDI was not a pill to cure all existing ailments, which include unclear government policies on internal trade and manufacturing support to small and medium enterprises etc. A parallel session was presided over by Dr Sanjay Kaushik from Panjab University and co-chaired by Dr VK Jain, GMN College, Ambala Cantonment. Prof Ajay Suneja was the resource person on the occasion. In this session, 20 research scholars and young faculty members from different universities and colleges presented their papers. The valedictory session was chaired by Professor Sushil Sharma, Kurukshetra University, and resource persons during the session were Dr Vinay Malhotra and Dr Tajinder Sharma of Kurukshetra University. Tajinder Sharma stole the show by his very interesting and informative power point presentation. He said ‘kiranawalas’ and petty shopkeepers had exploited and cheated ordinary consumers by unfair trade practices. They had cheated the government by not paying tax honestly, whereas organised and big retailers never indulge in these unfair practices, he added.
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Faridabad admn forms committees to implement housing scheme
Faridabad, March 7 As per the government's schedule, the "Priyadarshini Awaas Yojna" comes into effect from April 1. Faridabad Deputy Commissioner Balraj Singh, who announced the formation of the committees, said the government had earmarked Rs 1350 crore for the implementation of the ambitious scheme. An applicant will be provided Rs 81,000 under the scheme besides Rs 10,100 under the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan- a scheme of the Central Government- on non-refundable basis. The Haryana Rural Development Fund will finance the scheme. Singh said as per the scheme, help to the applicants will be "need-based". “The two committees, each at village and block level, will ensure implementation of the scheme transparently. The committee at the village level will consist of secretary of a panchayat, and sarpanch/ panches/ Numberdar and patwari,” Singh added. In case an applicant does not get his application ratified by the sarpanch of the village, the applicant can approach any of the panches or numberdar for the consideration of the case. Singh said, "The two-tier committees have been envisaged to ensure that everyone gets benefit of the scheme and nobody is deprived of benefits due to the local party politics." After approval at the village level, the application will be considered by the block- level committee and in the third stage the application would be disposed off by the Faridabad Additional Deputy Commissioner, who is the nodal authority of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA).
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18 years on, Ambala grain market yet to be shifted
Ambala, March 7 Earlier, It was proposed to shift the vegetable and fruit markets from the thickly-populated residential area to a less congested place. Again, the project came to limelight when Om Parkash Chautala laid the foundation stone for the same project at Ghasitpur village but this time also the project could not take off as the Chautala government went out of power With the deteriorating sanitary conditions and traffic chaos, the shifting of grain market became a major issue and prior to the Assembly elections of 2005, Bhupinder Singh Hooda had promised to take up the project on priority, if voted to power. Soon after taking over as the Chief Minister of the state, Hooda even ordered to acquire a piece of land near Shahpur village in the district and the market was to be shifted there. However, the project again got caught in the red tapism and never saw the light of the day. Local legislator and leader of the BJP, Anil Vij, said it had been a major problem, which the local people had been facing for long. He said the matter had been raised at various levels and even during the current Assembly session he had sought a reply from the government in this context. Following which the Minister for Agriculture, Paramvir Singh, had said that the project would be completed in three years, he added.
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Campaign reaches rural schools
Karnal, March 7 Explaining the disasterous fall out of skewed sex ratio, Phulia said it was an irony that on one hand the males are not getting girls for marriage in Haryana and brides are being brought from other states, the girl child is “unwanted and unacceptable” in
the state. There was a dire need to change the mindset and erase the discrimination between male and female children in upbringing, nutrition, education and occupation to have a balanced society, she stressed. Asserting that it was not a government but a social programme, she exhorted the teachers to give lectures on moral education to the students in the morning assembly and imbibe moral values in them. She said the female sex ratio in the 0-6 age group was abysmally low at 830 per 1000 males while in Karnal the ratio was 846 and asked how this gap of about 150 would be bridged if girl child is
not saved. She said a programme to connect all panchayats with this campaign was launched in January and till date 300 panchayats have been connected.
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Experts dwell on advances in basic sciences
Kurukshetra, March 7 Prof Amalendu Pal, Chairman, Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, spoke about “green chemistry” and its utility in saving environment and protecting humans from the harmful effects of chemicals. Laboratories in schools and colleges should slowly adopt green chemistry, he added. College Principal Dr Vinay Malhotra talked about advances in basic sciences and technology and their impact on the working the of government and politics, while Dr Jawahar Lal, director of the seminar, highlighted relevance of the topic and objectives of the seminar. In the next technical session, Prof RC Verma of Punjabi University, Patiala, presented a review of remarkable achievements, which have taken place in the area of elementary particle physics and resulted in the development of the standard model. — OC
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Girls get handy tips on self-defence
Fatehabad, March 7 Neha Mittal, state vice president of Agarwal Vaish Samaj and Dr Anjana Dawra, a local gynecologist, are both chairperson and president of the Karate Association at Fatehabad. The association organised a camp to train girls about the techniques of karate at Manohar Memorial Post Graduate College here recently. More than 100 girls participated in the camp and learnt techniques of self-defence. “The camp was a confidence booster for me. We learned many techniques during the camp, which will prove beneficial for us,” said a participant. Addressing the students, Neha Mittal said after the Delhi gang-rape, it had become imperative for women should learn martial arts as it helps them face all kind of challenges. Dr Anjana Dawra said the association planned to hold training camps in all educational institutions. Association coach Hawa Singh also provided free training at a centre set up in the town.
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Introduction of electric train draws mixed response
Rohtak, March 7 ‘’The new service is fine as there was no electric shuttle (Mobile Electrical Multiple Unit or MEMU) between Rohtak and Delhi and commuters were mainly dependent on the express and passenger trains,” observed Raj Singh Hooda, a local resident. Hooda said that the newly-introduced service had its limitations as it would be making only a single trip to Delhi in 24 hours and the speed of the MEMU would also be aveage. The travel time advertised by officials was not a cause of any enthusiasm as it would be covering a distance of around 65 kms in around two hours and twenty minutes, while an express train took around 1.45 to two hours to reach Delhi, Hooda added. Virender Singh, another resident, said electrification of the rail track would be beneficial only when there were at least four to six trips on daily basis as there were thousands of commuters from Rohtak, Bhiwani and Jind districts who go to Delhi and NCR daily. Echoing similar views, Deepak, a local trader, said the frequency of such trains to Delhi was inadequate and the time taken was also more than an express train. He said the MEMU was expected to travel faster and cover the distance in less time than other trains. However, Deepak admitted that the fare was much lower in comparison to bus fares. Suggesting that the Railways should improve the frequency of the electric train, Prakash, another resident, said it appeared that such a facility, which was at the introduction stage, would improve.
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Office-bearer elected
Kurukshetra, March 7 Garg has already represented these colleges as an elected member of the court. He is also the president of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Senior Secondary Public School, Ladwa (Dhanora). He is associated with several other social, religious and educational institutions.
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Movies This Week
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
Directed by: Tigmanshu Dhulia After 'Murder 3", the first sequel of 2013, audience will see another sequel this week. Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns, a sequel to Tigmansha Dhulia's Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, hit the screens today all over Haryana. The film stars Jimmy Shergill, Irfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Soha Ali Khan and Raj Babbar. Essaying the role of a biwi in the sequel, Mahie Gill plays a politician. Her role has many shades. Randeep Hooda gives way to Irfan Khan in the sequel. He plays the gangster and is cast opposite Soha Ali Khan, who plays Khan's tormented wife. Saare Jahan Se Mehangaa Directed by: Anshul Sharma The makers of 'Phas Gaye Re Obama' are back with yet another different movie 'Saare Jahan Se Mehangaa?', a take on price rise. The story of a middle class family burdened with the spiraling price rise tries to deal with the situation through an ingenious idea, not foreseeing the problems that would arise as a result of the brain wave. Produced by Ashok Pandey and directed by Anshul Sharma. Sanjay Mishra plays the lead role along with Zakir Hussain and many theatre actors. Watch this comedy at theatres all over Haryana. — Dharam Pal
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A farmer’s daughter at Bhaproda village, Reetu Rathi, has been bestowed the prestigious ‘Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) fellowship’ by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
Kurukshetra University annexed the All-India Inter-University Netball (Men and Women Championship) 2012-13, which concluded at Kurukshetra University here recently. Kurukshetra University created a history by winning the championship for the third time.
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), North-West Centre, Chandigarh, sponsored a national seminar on “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Organised Retail Sector in India” recently. The seminar was organised by Markanda National College, Shahabad-Markanda, and inaugurated by Anil Dhantori, MLA, Shahabad (M).
Even after 18 years the state government gave a go ahead to shift the the local grain market to a less congested place, the wait is still getting longer.
The project has been hanging fire from August 13, 1995. It was Chief Minister Bhajan Lal who had laid the foundation stone of the grain market, covering an area of more than 33 acre. However, the project failed to take off.
