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Political vacuum in Haryana
Govt lowers power tariff for farmers, leaders claim credit
Sirsa to get multi-specialty hospital soon
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Women hockey coach for astro-turf
Cultural performances mark college's annual day
Workshop on new pattern of Civil Services Exam
Cultural values in educational curriculum 'need of hour'
Nutrient-rich milk to cure anaemic patients
Power utilities’ training for redressal of consumer’s grievances
State first to introduce web-based training database software
Haryana cancels 95 licences, forfeits 157 dealers’ security
Police to be sensitised on women issues in Sirsa
Group of 65 women visits Parliament
Gurgaon schools ignore gender education
Develop global markets along with domestic sector: Professor
Freedom fighter RD Somany remembered
Power complaints: SMS scheme big hit among locals
5 GNIT students get placement
Conference focuses on
Punjabi cinema's popularity rising, says Shergill
Six from Sonepat make it to Civil Services
Gurgaon to host state-level legal literacy event
BJP legislator questions govt's move to close ration depots
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Political vacuum in Haryana
Gurgaon, May 6 The conviction and arrest of top INLD commanders Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Singh in the infamous JBT recruitment scam came as a big jolt to the party cadres. The Chautalas facing trials in the case of disproportionate assets and delay in grant of bail to the father-son duo have further eroded the morale of the party workers and supporters. Hence, the INLD, which has been a major political force in the state and constituted substantial Opposition, finds itself in a tough spot in the wake of the worrisome developments involving its leaders. Many of INLD followers may be considering joining the HJC-BJP combine as it seems to be the most viable political alternative to the current Congress government in Haryana. However, according to political pundits, the combine is yet to prove itself as a creditable option before the state electors. The BSP, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and other such regional parties which are set to field their candidates in the ensuing poll battle also have a long way to go before they can make their presence felt on Haryana’s political horizon. In the given situation (read absence of Opposition), the supporters of the second-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda are upbeat as they smell a hat-trick chance for their leader. Nonetheless, the current Congress regime led by Hooda faces a tough challenge from within the party organisation. While prominent Dalit leader and Union Minister Selja, Ahirwal stalwart Rao Inderjit Singh and Jat leader Birender Singh have openly expressed their resentment against the functioning of the Hooda government, there are certain other Congress leaders who seem to be eulogising the Chief Minister as of now, but may desert or even back stab him to serve their vested political interests. As they say, there are no permanent friends or foes in politics.
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Govt lowers power tariff for farmers, leaders claim credit
Bhiwani, May 6 A function was held recently in Badhra, Bhiwani, to felicitate the Haryana Housing and Cooperation Minister, Satpal Sangwan. He was also awarded the title of ‘Kisan Ratna’ by the representatives of farmers associations. Sangwan was effusive in his praise for former Chief Minister (CM) Bansi Lal as well as the present incumbent Bhupinder Singh Hooda. He said that after Bansi Lal if any CM had bothered to understand the problems of farmers, it was Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who had provided a big relief to them by lowering the tariff of slab system. Interestingly, Bansi Lal’s kin, his son and former Badhra MLA Ranbir Singh Mahendra, daughter-in-law Kiran Choudhry, a senior minister in the state Cabinet, and her daughter Shruti Choudhary, member of Lok Sabha from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, have also claimed credit for the concession given to farmers. Mahendra was also felicitated by farmers in a function held in Jhojhu Kalan under Badhra constituency. Shruti Choudhry claimed she had taken up the matter at various forums and had demanded reversal of the old slab system that prevailed during Bansi Lal’s regime. However, Dharampal Badhra, president of the Haryana Kisan Union said when the farmers of Bhiwani were on hunger fast, Satpal Sangwan was the only leader to have visited them and negotiated with the government for their demands. He thanked Sangwan for his support and said the farmers of Bhiwani would always remain indebted to him and Hooda. The Haryana government, through a circular issued on April 8, announced concessional tariff of slab system for agriculture consumers in Bhiwani and Mohindergarh districts. Under the new tariff, the farmers with metered connections have to pay Rs 0.25, Rs 0.20 and Rs 0.15 per unit for motor capacity of less than 12.5 BHP, 12.5 BHP and more than 12.5 BHP, respectively. For farmers paying their electricity bills on flat rates, the tariff is Rs 35, Rs 30 and Rs 20 per BHP for motor capacity of less than 12.5 BHP, 12.5 BHP and more than 12.5 BHP, respectively.
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Sirsa to get multi-specialty hospital soon
Sirsa, May 6 She said the hospital would be run by the trust for the benefit of the poor. Sunita Setia will head the trust. The foundation stone of the hospital is likely to be laid within a month. Lachhman Dass Arora, who reigned supreme in Sirsa’s politics for nearly five decades, had become member of the Haryana Assembly five times in 1967, 1982, 1991, 2000 and 2005 from Sirsa. He held different portfolios in the government at different times. He passed away after a protracted illness on June 5, 2012. Arora had nominated Sunita Setia as his political heir in 2007 and had announced that she would contest from Sirsa seat in future, but he chose to contest the 2009 Assembly poll himself despite illness, but he lost the contest to Gopal Kanda. Sunita Setia had already announced his intention to contest the next Assembly elections to keep her father’s tradition alive. Though Arora’s first death anniversary falls on June 5, the family observed it on May 5 due to a local tradition, under which a person’s first death anniversary is observed a month earlier.
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Women hockey coach for astro-turf
Sonepat, May 6 The team members along with former Indian women hockey Captain, Siwach, reached at Sonepat from Lucknow. Talking to mediapersons, Siwach said contributions by Monika, Sulekha, Sawita and Meena in every match was appreciable in winning the championship for the state. She said, "Haryana's 4-1 win over last year's champion Railways was a convincing one. There is a need for laying of an astro-turf in the hockey
ground at the old industrial area in the town so that the girls could practise and
improve their match skills to give better performances in the national and international tournaments."
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Cultural performances mark college's annual day
Yamunanagar, May 6 The event begin after the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by SS Saini, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Yamunanagar, which was followed by Ganesh Vandana. MK Sehgal, CEO and Chairman of the Sri Siddhivinayak Group of Institutes (SSGI), appreciated the efforts of students. He said students who could not participate and win prizes in 2012-13 should come up next time and participate enthusiastically, as every individual was blessed with some talent. Everyone needs to have introspection to explore their hidden talent and give a try with 100 per cent commitment to achieve success. He said a person must learn from his mistakes and also from the mistakes of others and the same should not be repeated. RP Gupta gave tips to students for achieving success. He said hard work and team effort were the key to success. RP Gupta and Anil Vohra released the new college logo. Dr Vohra told students this century belongs to talent and quality must be acquired at any cost to sustain. It was expected that India would come at the third place after the USA and China. Prof Vipon Chopra, Director (Academics), presented the annual report of the college and highlighted the achievements of students and staff in various fields. Neha Bakshi, college topper, was adjudged as the best student. More than 200 students were awarded as department toppers. College captain Gouri Bajaj, Sourabh, Arunima Saini, Kumud Gupta, Asim Meer & other student council members were also honoured. The highlight of the function was a choreography, 'Lado' based on female foeticide in the present society and a presentation on child labour. Students also took part in various programmes like singing, dance, mimicry, mono acting, mime, poetry symposium and Haryanvi skit. Around 350 students participated in the cultural programmes. The cultural programmes began with a Bhangra performance. Master Simpram's guitar performance was appreciated by the audience. Dr Rajni Sehgal, Director-General thanked the guest, awardees and other dignitaries. She addressed the gathering and applauded the efforts of students, faculty and staff members.
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Workshop on new pattern of Civil Services Exam
Kurukshetra, May 6 It was inaugurated by Dr DDS Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor, KU, at the university's faculty lounge. Dr Sandhu said the university would make efforts to provide all kind of facilities such as qualitative study material, counselling, coaching and guidance to aspirants. Prof MM Goel, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, said "India as a nation was continuously changing and called for change in the mindset of people." Earlier, Prof RS Yadav, Director, MGAIS Coaching Institute, welcomed guests and participants. Prof Ajmer Singh Malik of Department of Public Administration, who is the coordinator of the SAP-UGC, introduced the participants to the new pattern of Civil Services Examination. About 100 faculty members and Civil Services aspirants attended the workshop.
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Cultural values in educational curriculum 'need of hour'
Sonepat, May 6 He said the inclusion of morality and cultural values in the educational curriculum was the need of modern times. Such education could help in preparing responsible citizens to contribute in the development of society as well as the nation. The modern era belongs to technical education, but technical knowledge alone is not enough to make a student discharge his social obligations, he said. Dr Shastri also asked the students to create awareness among the people towards water conservation, environment protection and help in eradicating social evils like dowry, female foeticide and domestic violence. Dr Pankaj Mittal, Vice-Chancellor of the university, in her presidential address, said the university was committed to the all-round development of students, adding that sincere efforts were also being made to bring positive changes in the mindset of people in nearby villages. She said the university’s Centre for Society-University Interface and Research was doing an excellent job in encouraging women from villages to adopt methods of self-employment. The occasion was marked by distribution of prizes among talented students.
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Nutrient-rich milk to cure anaemic patients
Karnal, May 6 Dr AK Srivastava, Director, NDRI, said a team of scientists at the NDRI had developed multiple micro-nutrients-rich milk which would ensure food and nutritional security as deficiency of micro-nutrients had devastating impacts on the health of a person. Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health issue and despite spectacular achievements in ensuring food security, nutritional security remained a daunting task, he added. As per surveys, India has highest number of under-weights and low birth rate of children. 51 per cent children and 74 per cent women are anaemic while 57 per cent suffer from sub-clinical Vitamin A deficiency. Two variants of milk were formulated, one contained iron in combination with vitamin A and the second variant was fortified with calcium and vitamin D.
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Power utilities’ training for redressal of consumer’s grievances
Chandigarh, May 6 Inspecting training of the employees, Devender Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of the DHBVN and the UHBVN, said the utilities had decided to make their grievance redressal system more efficient and reliable by making the mechanism paperless. All other officials engaged in the operations wing were also being trained in the system for prompt redressal of grievances put up on the CGRS. Officers and employees of Bhiwani, Hisar and Sirsa operation circles have already been given the training. All employees will be trained by the end of this month. Singh said consumers could get their complaints filed on the system after visiting any nearby office of the utilities and they were not bound to go to the subdivisional office. The facility will be made available in all the offices of the operations wing of the nigams, including the offices of superintending engineers and executive engineers.
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State first to introduce web-based training database software
Chandigarh, May 6 This was stated by Principal Secretary, Health Department, Haryana, Navraj Sandhu while launching the TMIS here recently. Sandhu said the TMIS software helps in collating the state, district, regional and national-level human resource and training data. The data entry would be done at the district level. The TMIS has two parts - dynamic and static. The dynamic section automates the data related to human resource, trainers, participants, training centres and health facilities. The real-time trainings are captured with respect to details like participants name, department, training attended and location (placement after training). She said the static section includes all documents related to training like training guidelines, training manuals, course content, training calendars, circulars and other relevant online material. She said the TMIS would strengthen the public sector health delivery system and would help to plan and manage trainings under the National Rural Health Mission and other vertical programmes, rationalise deployment of trained personnel in different health facilities. Also, it would strengthen monitoring of quality of training using the application as a tool. While elaborating the benefits of TMIS, Mission Director, NRHM, Haryana, Rakesh Gupta, said the TMIS provides individual level training information about each health personnel as well as health facility level information about availability of trained health personnel. He said the TMIS acts as a monitoring and decision-making tool for policy- makers at all levels. In long run, the TMIS would facilitate tracking of the resource pool of trainers and of trained personnel through GIS mapping. Visualisation of spatial distribution of trainers and trainees would facilitate monitoring, better planning and resource optimisation, Dr Rakesh Gupta said. Principal, State Institute of Health and Family Welfare, Haryana, Usha Gupta said major prerequisite for providing quality health care service was upgrading the skills and knowledge of health personnel. However, trainings had been taken lightly by trained personnel and, moreover, the problem of inappropriate nominations has been a major challenge in providing quality training and linking trainings with service delivery. She said a tool was required to facilitate the gap analysis of human resource and skills that could, in turn, help stakeholders in measuring, tracking and monitoring skilled human resources at grass-roots level. This would enable effective implementation of rational placement policy so as to establish effective linkage between training and service delivery, Dr Usha Gupta added.
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Haryana cancels 95 licences, forfeits 157 dealers’ security
Chandigarh, May 6 A spokesman of the department said four persons had been arrested in this connection. He said essential commodities were being provided to people through 9,226 fair price shops across the state. While 6,561 such shops were located in rural areas, 2,666 shops were located in urban areas. He said 77 fair price shops were located near industrial units and 22 were located near schools and hostels. He said the Central Government has under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) allocated 27,616 tonne food grain to Haryana from April 2013 to March 2014. A total of 32,533 MT wheat was allotted to Below Poverty Line (BPL) beneficiaries while 9,982 MT wheat was given to beneficiaries under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) in February. As per the Planning Commission, there were 7.89 lakh BPL families, including AAY, in the state. The spokesman said village-level committees of panchayat members had been constituted to ensure effective check on fair price shops and supervise the distribution of controlled commodities. Giving district wise-details of fair price shops, the spokesman said there were 386 fair price shops in Ambala, 665 in Bhiwani, 668 in Faridabad, 344 in Fatehabad, 195 in Gurgaon, 695 in Hisar, 321 in Jhajjar, 555 in Jind, 508 in Kaithal, 570 in Karnal, 434 in Kurukshetra, 359 in Mewat, 314 in Narnaul, 413 in Palwal, 158 in Panchkula, 472 in Panipat, 311 in Rewari, 280 in Rohtak, 599 in Sirsa, 412 in Sonepat and 567 in Yamunanagar.
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Police to be sensitised on women issues in Sirsa
Sirsa, May 6 "The police should observe zero tolerance while dealing with the cases of crimes against women and the police should behave with the victims of rape and other crimes in a polite and decent manner," Ganesan said during the meeting that was attended by Senior Superintendent of Police Raj Shri Singh. Incidentally, the Sirsa police has been found to be "insensitive" to the victims in the recent past and has been accused of high-handedness in some cases. The Deputy Commissioner told the police to increase patrolling near educational institutions at the time of their opening and closure, so that eve-teasers could not harass girls. "The police should attend the complaints of women regarding crimes against them and register their complaints without losing any time," Ganesan said. He said the government was implementing a scheme "Swadhar Greh", under which financial assistance would be provided to NGOs, involved in building shelter homes for women survivors of calamities as well as for the women who had been exploited and had no support from their families. SSP Raj Shri Singh said a special cell for listening the complaints of women had been set up in Sirsa and a women officer had been made in charge of the cell.
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Group of 65 women visits Parliament
Kurukshetra, May 6 Shivani, Manmit, Suman, Sushma, Asha, Rupali, Simaran, Kavita and Mahak expressed their opinion unequivocally. The group also learnt about the great women, who contributed to the freedom struggle and later, in the development of India. Divya from Jhansa enjoyed the trip because before it, she was never allowed to move freely out of the house by her parents. Same experience was shared by other women. This was an historical visit for them as they returned home with with an aim of contributing for the betterment of society.
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Gurgaon schools ignore gender education
Gurgaon, May 6 Ironically, even the top schools of the Millennium City, which are known to experiment with subjects, claim ignorance about any such course. The elective course was to be offered for Classes XI and XII at the pilot stage for CBSE-affiliated schools in the 2013-14 session and as a regular elective from 2014-15 session. The subject is proposed to strengthen students’ knowledge of human rights, gender and fundamental freedom and development of human personality. It is an elective paper with 70 marks' theory and 30 marks' practical. RJ Khanderao, Regional Director, CBSE, said it was not just Gurgaon or Haryana but even schools in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh had not shown any interest in the course. What adds to the irony is the poor state of sex education imparted in schools. The directives issued by the state and the CBSE from time to time mandate introduction of special sex education curriculum in all schools, in addition to regular workshops by counsellors and doctors to sensitise students on issues ranging from puberty to dealing with adolescent infatuations. However, many schools especially government schools have not only failed to lay any special emphasis on sex education but they also skip the chapters pertaining to human reproduction. The District Education Department which is supposed to check the progress of sex education in government schools has failed to make regular inspections. Even if they do not introduce any new subjects but go by the directives and already laid-out curriculum, a lot can be achieved, Khanderao added.
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Develop global markets along with domestic sector: Professor
Kurukshetra, May 6 In his inaugural address, Professor Arora said the latest developments in the management of business were passing through a stage of positive transformation, changing the entire system and techniques thereof. The key speaker, Dr MS Turan, from the Haryana School of Business, the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, emphasised on developing global markets along with development in domestic sector. Import-export, forex trade and employment opportunities could grow in abundance, he added. Another key speaker, Prof Harbhajan Bansal, from the Haryana School of Business, the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, suggested that the youth should stopping looking for jobs but grasp the opportunities for entrepreneurship. On this occasion, the book of abstracts containing important articles on themes of the seminar written by research scholars and academicians from different universities and institutions, including Delhi Technical Campus, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, MM University, Mullana, University of Kashmir, the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, and the University School of Management, Kurukshetra University, was released by the chief guest. Dr BS Bodla, Professor, University School of Management, Kurukshetra University, and Dr Manjit Singh, Professor, Department of Applied Management, Punjabi University, Patiala, shared their experiences with the students and the delegates. They focused on skill development, acquisition of the latest knowledge and employment-generation activities. Sixty delegates from various states participated in the seminar and presented their research papers. Earlier, KITM Chairman Satyapal Aggarwal and the Director-cum-Principal, Prof PJ George, welcomed the guests and delegates. Managing Director Sudarshan Aggarwal and Executive Director Neeraj Aggarwal were also present on the occasion.
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Freedom fighter RD Somany remembered
Rewari, May 6 While the festivities commenced with a havan, in which members of RD Somany’s family took part, the memorial conference was the second phase of the programme. OP Singh, Inspector General of Police, south Haryana, was the chief guest on the occasion. Shyam Jajoo, national general secretary of the BJP, presided over its proceedings. IG OP Singh, Shyam Jajoo, Rewari Zila Parishad councillor Kumari Geeta and others paid homage to RD Somany. they also spoke on his contribution in the freedom struggle. A ragini (folk music) concert was also held, in which, prominent haryanavi fok artistes Rajender Singh Kharkia , Surender Bhati and Preeti Chaudhary regaled the gathering with their patriotic compositions. The final session of the programme witnessed the holding of comprehensive wrestling competitions, in which nearly 200 wrestlers from various parts of Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh displayed their skills. Prominent wrestler Praveen Kumar of Jhajjar district, who is presently holding the post of the DSP in the Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF), bagged the highest cash award of Rs 21, 000 after beating Rajbir of Hanuman Akhada, Delhi. The second prize of Rs 11,000 went to Amit Kumar of Bhiwani district. Amit defeated Naresh Kumar of Jhajjar. Vijay Somany, national convener of the Rashtriya Nav Chetna, an NGO of Haryana, distributed prizes among the wrestlers. He said his NGO would make all possible efforts for the re-inclusion of wrestling in the Olympics.
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Power complaints: SMS scheme big hit among locals
Yamunanagar, May 6 A spokesman said a member of an SMS, Poonam Kamboj, registered 115 complaints of electricity in Naya Gaon under a sub-urban sub-division, Jagadhri, followed by 99 by Pushpa Bhatia in Kachhwa (Karnal), 51 by Sneh Lata in Damla (Yamunanagar), 49 by Charanjeet in Kheri Sohita (Kurukshetra), 32 by Kiran Bala in Mandebari (Yamunanagar) and 31 by Rajni Rani in Kheri Lakha Singhun (Radaur). He said,"The SMS is functional at Raogarh, Khanpur Roran, Partap Garh, Dudhi and Bhore villages in Kurukshetra district, Nangal Kheri in Panipat district, Mandore in Ambala district and Kultana in Rohtak district. Besides, a member of an SMS, Balwinder Kaur of Naguran (Jind), has been assigned the responsibility of meter reading and bill distribution." The spokesman further said that the complaints registered by SMSs were being attended timely by the staff. On an average, the complaints were being attended in less than one hour. The nigam had provided the facility of mobile telephones and stationery to the members of the SMSs. The provision of paying Rs 500 per month on account of honorarium had also been made for registered complaints. The payment of meter reading and bill distribution had been made applicable in the case of the Haryana Ex- Services League (HESL) members. The facility of complaint registration through the SMSs in these villages had helped consumers in saving their precious time and minimising their journey from two to 8 km in these areas.
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5 GNIT students get placement
Ambala, May 6 The placement drive was conducted for BTech (Mechanical) students. A written test and personal interview was conducted and on the basis of that five students were selected as graduate trainee with the highest package of up to Rs 2.80 lakhs per anum. Dr Sachin Chawla, Dean, GNI, congratulated the successful candidates and wished them a bright future.
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Conference focuses on
freedom of expression
Gurgaon/Mewat, May 6 According to the organisers, the event was organised with the objective of promoting voices of communities having limited space in the mainstream media. It highlighted the importance of media freedom to development and rural empowerment, and reflected on the ways in which the media could help transform lives in the country's rural and less accessible areas. The Press Freedom Report for South Asia 2012-13, produced by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), was also launched on the occasion by Sukumar Muralidharan, programme manager for South Asia at the federation. This annual report monitors and reviews developments in the South Asian region that have a bearing on Press freedom and quality journalism. The conference included two panel discussions with a number of leading journalists, development practitioners and media experts. Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharti, was the chief guest at the conference held in New Delhi. He outlined some of the challenges faced by the Press, including cross-media ownership, sensation of news paid for and convergent discourses. He maintained that these threats were warning bells which needed to be addressed at the earliest. The first panel discussion, on the theme "Media Responsibilities for Public Interest", focused on the mainstream media's social responsibilities in view of its role as an agent of social change and a watchdog of democracy. The second panel, on the theme, "Community Media: Our World, Our Voice, Our Media" paid attention to the power and importance of alternative media such as community radio, community video, grassroots newspapers etc, and explored how these have been used effectively and innovatively in local contexts. The common opinion that came across was that there was internal censorship in media houses which prevented a reporter to do his/her job efficiently and that he/she needs to be empowered. The participants observed that if robbed of its authenticity, reliability and credibility, the media would cease to matter to large numbers of people except as a source of entertainment and titillation. It would no longer be worthy and socially relevant as an honest, investigative, analytical, public-oriented and ethical pursuit. Shigeru Aoyagi, the director of Unesco in New Delhi, remarked: "The most critical role of free media is to protect public interest and uphold democracy. The media's function as a watchdog is fundamental, as is the belief that it is the only institution that can fulfill such a function. The media are not just the anointed representative of the public; their practices must be intrinsically bound up with the fostering of public trust and accountability." Jane Schukoske, the CEO of IRRAD, maintained: "On World Press Freedom Day, we realise how many rural people in the country still lack access to the media in order to voice their concerns. We hope that mainstream media will address the need for greater attention to the realities of rural India, and that the alternative media will grow in its important role of creating spaces for rural voices."
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Punjabi cinema's popularity rising, says Shergill
Karnal, May 6 Interacting with mediapersons, the actor, who has acted in over 50 Hindi and Punjabi films, said 10 per cent viewership implies that Punjabi cinema had a long way to go as it had still a wide audience to cover. Talking about “Rangeelay”, Shergill said it was Neha Dhupia’s first Punjabi film and was a complete package of entertainment. It is a love story, backed by action, drama and comedy, shot in Karnal, Ambala and Patiala. Shergill, who started his acting career with the critically acclaimed film ‘Maachis’ and shot to fame with movies like ‘Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi’, ‘Tanu weds Manu’ and ‘Sahib Biwi and Gangster’, is eagerly looking for audience response to ‘Rangeelay’ that is produced by him and Sunil Lulla and directed by Navaneet Singh. There is no dearth of accomplished film stars from Punjab in Hindi cinema but a few of them have ventured to foray into Punjabi cinema but now, there is slight change in the trend, he observed.
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Six from Sonepat make it to Civil Services
Sonepat, May 6 Nidhi, a resident of Tihar Malik village, and a law graduate from National Law College, Hyderabad, secured 108th rank in her first attempt. “I am happy; but not satisfied. I will join the service and prepare for the next year’s Civil Services Examination,” she remarked. Komal Mittal, a resident of Gur Mandi, Sonepat, and MBA from Murthal University, got 125th rank and her success was a matter of pride for her family. She has been a very brilliant student since childhood. “I am excited about my success and I would like to give all the credit to my parents and family members. I have pledged to work hard and help society,” she said. Another candidate Pradeep Dahiya, an engineer by profession and a resident of Garhi Brahmanan, secured 142nd rank in the examination in his second attempt. Before getting selected, he was selected in SSC and ICAR services also. His father is a retired senior section engineer of the Railway Department. Swati Bhanwala, a resident of Kasandi village and a dental surgeon by profession, got 425th ranking in the examination. Similarly, Devender Ahlawat, a resident of Mohan Nagar, Sonepat, and a naib tehsildar (Accounts) at Panipat secured 838th rank in the examination. Notably, seven candidates in 2009, seven candidates in 2010 and six candidates in 2011 had succeeded in the Civil Services Examination from the district.
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Gurgaon to host state-level legal literacy event
Gurgaon, May 6 This was stated by Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge SK Mittal, who is also the executive chairman of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA), while addressing a press conference here recently. Justice Mittal said though the mission was started in Haryana in 2006, it would be its fourth annual programme. The venue would be Om Shanti Retreat Centre in Bhoda Kalan village of the district. He pointed out that Haryana was the only state in the country where the Student Legal Literacy Mission was being executed with an objective to make the students aware about their legal rights and duties. "The programme is being appreciated throughout the country and several other states are considering to implement it," he said, adding that so far, all 1,600 Government High and Senior Secondary Schools of the state had been covered under the programme, apart from more than 600 private schools. The judge further maintained that Student Legal Literacy Clubs had been opened in all these schools. Replying to a question, Justice Mittal said from July onwards, every district of the state would have a dedicated Secretary for the District Legal Services Authority. Gurgaon District and Sessions Judge Dr BB Parsoon said lessons on basic legal aspects would be included in curriculum of schools. Secretary of Haryana State Legal Services Authority Deepak Gupta also explained the aims of mission and legal literacy programme.
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BJP legislator questions govt's move to close ration depots
Sonepat, May 6 In letters to the Chief Minister and the Food and Supplies Minister, she pointed out that on the one hand, the Central Government was contemplating to fix a monthly remuneration of Rs 15,000 of a depot holder according to the recommendation of the Vadhwa Commission; on the other hand the Haryana Government was planning to render the poor depot holders jobless. Stating that corruption was the watch word in municipalities, the Sonepat MLA alleged that the ratio of the commission paid to the officials had increased up to 27 per cent. Similarly, there were frequent complaints of bogus bills being raised by the panchayats in the name of development works, she added. In the letters, the BJP legislator has mentioned that according to the website of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, the monthly saving of a depot holder in urban areas was Rs 2,271 and Rs 2,671 in villages. "How can a family sustain its living in such a meagre income?" she questioned. The BJP MLA mentioned that in most of the cases, the depot holders were being supplied lesser quantity of kerosene than the fixed quota by officials of the department. "Sometimes, the quota for the villages does not reach the depot holders and it is sold outside in the black," she alleged. Jain added that on her two complaints about the irregularities in the distribution of kerosene, an inquiry was conducted by the Commissioner and the Secretary of the department, but there was neither any information of the report nor had an action been taken against any official. The BJP MLA also stressed that there was no logic to close the depots on the pretext of minimising corruption. "There are complaints of corruption in every department of the government.
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Siddhivinayak College organised its sixth annual day and prize distribution function. The event was presided over by RP Gupta
(IAS), Commissioner, Ambala Division, who was the chief guest, while Anil Vohra, Dean of Sciences and Engineering, Kurukshetra University, was the guest of
honour.
A one-day workshop on the "New Pattern of Civil Services Examination’ was organised jointly by the Special Assistance Programme of University Grants Commission (SAP-UGC), Department of Public Administration, Kurukshetra University (KU), and Mahatma Gandhi All-India Services (MGAIS) Coaching Institute, recently.
Thousands of people from various parts of the Ahirwal region and varied walks of life participated in the 93rd birth anniversary celebrations of freedom fighter RD Somany recently. The celebrations were held held under the auspices of the Freedom Fighter RD Somany Memorial Committee at the Apna Farmhouse Complex near the Somany Postgraduate Institute of Technology and Management.
Anjali Sehrawat, a resident of Tharu village in the district and a NET-qualified English teacher in Delhi has secured the 64th rank in the list. Anjali, married and mother of a child, succeeded in her second attempt. Her father Dharambir Singh is a section officer in Ministry of Commerce, Government of india.