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Meeting Kalam ‘unforgettable’ experience for Sirsa students
Vegetable prices shoot up as rain hits supply
State 2nd in fish production
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170 attend science workshop
‘Implement police reforms to curb crime’
District admn takes steps to improve stadiums in Kaithal
Teachers participate in workshop on 'modern science & sustainability'
Future of talent in media discussed
Kurukshetra residents pay floral tributes to former PM Nanda
Congress has ruined poor farmers, says Abhey Chautala
Hisar-Rohtak railway project to accelerate 'pace of growth' in region
14-year-old saves sibling from drowning
Kaithal to get direct rail link to Delhi
Samiti approaches political parties
NITK gets Outstanding Engineering Institute (North) Award
Indian players win medals, but ‘lose’ nationality
Gurgaon opts for treatment of sewage
CPM questions 'ordinance route' to food security
494 LPG cylinders seized from godown
55-year-old bags 'Double Sprint King' title
Yamunanagar-based forum to promote Buddhist sites in Bhutan
Industrialists to help rebuild Uttarakhand
Murthal varsity begins two new postgraduate courses
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Meeting Kalam ‘unforgettable’ experience for Sirsa students
Sirsa, July 8 About 1,000 students from several schools and CMK National Post Graduate College for Women got the opportunity to interact with Kalam. "My students are feeling inspired and are in a very high spirit after meeting APJ Abdul Kalam," said Ankur Chhabra, a lecturer of English at Government Senior Secondary School, Bappa, in Sirsa. Richa, who received her gold medal and degree in electronics and communication engineering from the former President, said she would never forget the day for the rest of her life. "Despite scaling such a height in his career, he is down-to-earth. He spoke to me and said thanks after I received my degree and medal from him," said Richa. "As I went upto him after the announcement of my name, Kalam sir, who had my gold medal in his hands, asked me in a lighter vein whether I would like to have it. When I said yes, he gave me the medal and the degree with his usual charismatic smile," she added. Dr Gurcharan Dass, Principal of JCDM College of Engineering, said it was a great day in his life to share the stage with the Missile Man. Kalam's simplicity could be gauged from the fact that the moment he ascended the stage of the auditorium at CMK National Post Graduate College for Women, he complemented Virender Chauhan, an associate professor, at Chaudhary Devi Lal University, Sirsa, for his dress. Chauhan, who was coordinating the interaction, was donning a Rajasthani turban with traditional Haryanavi dhoti and shirt. When Kalam was delivering his convocation address, it was hot and humid inside the auditorium. Abhey Singh Chautala, who was on the dais, noticed this and directed the college officials to arrange some pedestal fans for the former President. However, when Kalam noticed some officials coming to the dais with two pedestal fans, he paused for a while, stopped the officials to start the fans and went ahead with his speech.
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Vegetable prices shoot up as rain hits supply
Sirsa, July 8 The usual redness of tomatoes has gone and the ones available these days are pale green with a tinge of redness. Cauliflower that was readily available for Rs 10 to 15 per kg is costing more than Rs 80 per kilo in retail market today. “I purchased 10 kg peas for Rs 20 a kg from a wholesaler in Fatehabad vegetable market last month and placed its seeds in my freezer to preserve it for some days. Today, when I went to a retail shop to purchase some peas, he quoted a price of Rs 100 per kg,” said Mamta, a homemaker. Sudha, a teacher from Sirsa, said a steep rise in the prices of green vegetables has dealt a severe blow on her monthly budget. “Today, vegetables like bell pepper (shimla mirch) that sold for Rs 15 to 20 a kg is available for Rs 60, price of bitter gourd (karela) has reached from Rs 15 to Rs 30 a kg and Indian round gourd (tinda) from Rs 15 to Rs 30,” she said, adding that even onions had started making homemakers shed tears at Rs 25 per kg. “In this part of the year, we procure green vegetables like tomatoes, cauliflower, peas and bell pepper etc from Sundernagar, Bhunter, Bandrol, Kullu and some other parts of Himachal Pradesh, where rain has damaged the crops making vegetables costlier,” said Harsh Chander, a partner in Zamindara Vegetable and Fruit Company, Fatehabad. He said he purchased tomatoes for Rs 30 per kg from Himachal yesterday and with Rs 10 per kg as transportation and other expense, it sold for Rs 55 to 60 per kg in retail. “However, today they (wholesalers in Himachal) have quoted me a price of Rs 40 per kg, which will definitely mirror in the retail prices tomorrow,” he said. Vegetables being costlier, fruits like plums (aloo bukhara) and mangoes are available at relatively cheaper rates owing to the bumper crop of these fruits this year.
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State 2nd in fish production
Chandigarh, July 8 To promote fish farming in the state, electricity tariff for the fisheries sector has been substantially reduced to 25 paisa per unit in the financial year 2009-10 so as to bring it on a par with that of the agricultural sector. The government had also waived the Value Added Tax on fish meal for the benefit of the farmers engaged in fish farming. Besides a government fish seed farm has been set up at Ottu in Sirsa district which has a capacity to produce 30 lakh fish seeds per year. — TNS
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170 attend science workshop
Ambala, July 8 The workshop was inaugurated by Dr Vishal Garg, Minaxi Garg and the office bearer of the MM Education Trust. Around 170 people from the school-level institutions of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh participated in the workshop. Dr Rohtas Raghuvanshi, general secretary, NCSTC-Network, while addressing on the occasion said a country could only
develop if it had scientific development. He said students should be aware of the latest discoveries in the filed
of science. Dr Chander Shekher Sharma, programme organiser, said the workshop was being organised for the first time in Haryana. Prof SG Damle, Vice-Chancellor the university, said such programmes were inspired by the ideals of progress and perfection for the benefit of the youth of
the country.
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‘Implement police reforms to curb crime’
Karnal, July 8 Dabas has been recently included in the National Police Mission. He said the growing awareness and sensitivity of the society against crime was a major challenge and unless police reforms were carried out aggressively, it would be difficult to deal with prevailing crime situation in the country. "Police is the main and the primary wing who is responsible for maintaining law and order and investigation of crime. In order to enable the police to effectively discharge its duty, police reforms should be speedily implemented in the entire country, " said Dabas. The commissions and the committees constituted by the government for police reforms from time to time after independence had given valuable recommendations. The High Court and the Supreme Court had also issued directions on the basis of recommendations of the commissions and the state government was taking action to implement the directions. "The work and sphere of police activities had expanded manifold due to rapid modernisation, industrialisation and urbanisation and accordingly the expectation level of the people from police had also gone up," Dabas said. "New methods, techniques and police reforms were imperative to meet the expectations of the people," he added. He further stated that in order to provide a congenial environment to police personnel to work sincerely without any pressure on mind, the salary and allowances of police force should be enhanced and more facilities should be provided to them and their families. "Since, the police personnel remain engaged in their duties, they have little time to look after their families. Therefore, the government should pay special attention to their welfare," said Dabas, pointing out that some states had taken initiative in this regard. Accommodation to families of policemen, subsidised food grains, preference in government jobs and other incentives would be a laudable initiative to boost the morale of police force, he observed.
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District admn takes steps to improve stadiums in Kaithal
Kaithal, July 8 The district sports council president cum Deputy Commissioner, Chander Shekhar, while presiding over a meeting with officials said special plantation campaign would also be launched in which fruit plants would be planted in every stadium. He said sports ground would be levelled properly so that the players don't find it difficult to play. Chander Shekhar directed the officials to look after the basic amenities in various stadiums. The district sports officer will look after the Patti Afgan district sports stadium; the SDO, panchayati raj, will look after Pabnawa village mini stadium; the executive engineer, marketing board, will look after the Sakra stadium; the executive engineer, panchayati raj, in Pharal village will look after the stadium; the executive engineer, public health, will look after Rohera village stadium; the SDO, panchayati raj Gulha, will look after Bhunna village stadium; the SDO, panchayati raj, in Rajound village will look after Kheri Raiwali stadium; the executive engineer, public health, will look after Kaul village mini stadium; the executive engineer, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), will look after Batta and Bhana village stadium; the executive engineer, PWD, B&R will look after the Bhagal and Malikpur sports stadium; the district education officer will look after Keorak village stadium; the executive engineer, municipal council, Kaithal, will look after the Phatehpur Pundri sports stadium. The Deputy Commissioner also directed the UHBVN officials to remove the electricity poles from Bhana village stadium.
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Teachers participate in workshop on 'modern science & sustainability'
Ambala, July 8 Prof VP Singh from NCERT, Ajmer, gave a brief introduction on the sub-theme of the workshop "Modern Science and Sustainability" while Usha Bhaskar, Resource Person from New Delhi, explained natural resources in detail. All participants actively participated in the discussions and interacted with resource persons. Dr Madhuphul, Adviser, DST, discussed the role of science teachers in sustainable development. Ved Priya, President, and Satbir Nagal, treasurer of the NCSTC-Network said they would continue with these activities in future also. Dr Rohtas Raghuvanshi, general secretary of the NCSTC-Network, said sustainable development was a matter of concern and all should contribute their bit in ensuring that enough resources were left for the generations to come. Dr RS Dahiya, Professor, Surgery, Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, and Ajmer Chauhan from Haryana Vigyan Manch, conveyed thanks to the participants and requested delegates to attend similar workshops and programmes in future. During the valedictory function, Tarsem Garg, Chancellor, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, said the university was working dedicatedly to promote research and education in the region and was committed to organising various programmes and workshops for the development of society. Dr Chander Shekher Sharma, Programme Organiser, proposed a vote of thanks. A spokesman of the university said that the delegates from the states of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh had participated in the DST-sponsored workshop on “Science Education for Sustainable Development” at the university.
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Future of talent in media discussed
Gurgaon, July 8 The participants expressed their views during panel discussions on “Talent Gaps in Media and Entertainment Industry”, “Making Media Education Relevant to the Industry” and “Need for Talent in Television”. The sessions examined the need for media schools to refresh their curriculum and methods of teaching from time to time to make their courses relevant to the fast changing world. The Director-General, IIMC, Sunit Tandon, the Governance Now Editor, BV Rao, the executive president, Bennet, Coleman and Company, Rahul Kansal, the head of digital wing of Indian Express, Anant Goenka and others from the sector highlighted the issue of preparing the next-generation journalists to become more industry-ready. They stressed the need to reduce the gap between academic education and professional reality. The event organiser and exchange4media chairman, Anurag Batra, said, “There is a war for talent in the media, advertising and communication space. The industry is in flux and what constitutes talent is now changing in this fast-paced industry which is seeing convergence. The conference was an attempt to look at various issues of concern in this realm and get these addressed with active involvement of all stakeholders.”
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Kurukshetra residents pay floral tributes to former PM Nanda
Kurukshetra, July 8 Sandhu said Nanda was a true Gandhian, ardent freedom fighter, a leader of the labour class and a philosopher. He was known for his simplicity and honesty. “He is one of those extraordinary leaders of our country who devoted his entire lifetime in the service of the people especially in fighting corruption and social evils prevailing in society. The KU is committed to disseminate the teachings and philosophy of Nanda,” he added. He also gave away prizes to the winners of a declamation contest and essay-writing competitions which were organised for schoolchildren to mark the occasion. A 'yajna' was organised in the morning and students of the Music Department of the university presented 'bhajans' on the occasion. The KU registrar, Dr KC Relhan, the Director, Nanda Centre, Prof Ranvir Singh, and several officials from the district administration were present on
the occasion.
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Congress has ruined poor farmers, says Abhey Chautala
Jhajjar, July 8 While addressing a public meeting at Jahangirpur village here recently, Chautala said the Congress government was fully accountable for the woeful plight of the farmers in the state, which had pushed them to the verge of destruction. He promised the farmers present at the meeting that if voted to power in the poll, the INLD would get back their costly land that was acquired by the Congress government on nominal prices in the name of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). "The farmers in this time of crisis are recalling the policies of the INLD government, which had turned out to be instrumental not only in giving a philip to the agriculture industry in the state but also to give them a special recognition at national level," said Chautala. He maintained that the Congress in Haryana was afraid of the INLD instead of the Modi cadre as it knew that the INLD was the only strong party in the state which could oust it from power in the coming Assembly elections. "Poor governance of the Hooda government in the state has entirely exposed it and the people are eagerly waiting for their turn to teach it a lesson by exercising their franchise against the Congress in the Assembly elections," said Chautala. He questioned that how could a government satisfy the common man with its governance when it had failed to satisfy its leaders who were not only engaging in scuffling on a public platform in the presence of their MPs but also blaming CM Bhupinder Hooda for ignoring them.
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Hisar-Rohtak railway project to accelerate 'pace of growth' in region
Hisar, July 8 He also flaunted the comparative figures of government funds spent in Hisar. He stated that the 1998-2005 INLD government allocated Rs 593 crore while the Hooda government during its eight year term had granted a sum of Rs 2,654 crore for development projects in Hisar. Besides, 1,200 MW Khedar power plant amounting to Rs 4,300 crore and the proposed rail and road projects amounting to Rs 1,500 crore were another major infrastructural projects set up in the district. After attending a Congress workers meeting in the Congress bhavan here today, Hooda said Hisar-Delhi industrial corridor would be developed on the pattern of Delhi-Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal corridor. The projects would draw huge investments and would open up large number of job opportunities. He also informed that the foundation stone laying ceremony which was scheduled on July 21 was postponed to July 28. "Union Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, Union Minister for Transport, Roads and Highways Oscar Fernandes and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda would come for the ceremony," added Hooda. Savitri Jindal from Hisar, Sampat Singh from Nalwa, Vinod Bhayana from Hansi and Ramniwas Ghorela from Barwala were also present in the meeting along with Congress chief Jai Prakash newly elected city mayor Shakuntala Rajliwal.
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14-year-old saves sibling from drowning
Kaithal, July 8 Both the siblings panicked and ran towards the sarovar stairs and fell into the pond. Meanwhile, after hearing their cries, Rahul rushed towards the spot and managed to help the two come out of the pond. —
OC
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Kaithal to get direct rail link to Delhi
Kaithal, July 8 The train would halt at the Kaithal railway station for 11 minutes. The train would reach Delhi via Narwana, Jind and Rohtak. The arrival time of the train in old Delhi railway station would be 11:45 am. The train would leave from old Delhi railway station at 4:45 pm and reach Kaithal at 10:15 pm. The one side fare of the train would be Rs 35. The train would run six days a week. Keeping in view the public demand, MP Naveen Jindal and Kaithal MLA and Haryana minister Randeep Singh Surjewala played a very important role and persuaded the railway ministers to start the train. The then Railway minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal, had announced to start the train in the last
railway budget. The residents of Kaithal and surrounding areas have expressed their happiness over the announcement. The president, Railway Kalyan Samiti, Sat parkash Gupta, the samiti members Karam Chand Jindal, Anurag Sikka, Brij Lal Gupta and others who had been pursuing this
demand for the last many years also appreciated the anouncement.
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Samiti approaches political parties
Rewari, July 8 It may here be mentioned that identical letters in this regard have been dispatched to the above dignitaries by the Samiti chief Lala Ram in accordance with a recent decision of the Samiti. Notably while 7-year old Parul daughter of Rajesh Kumar of the nearby Cheemnawas village, was kidnapped from the Rewari Railway station on May 4, the abduction of 5-year old Divya daughter of Sonu Balmiki of Bhiwani district, from the station premises here took place on
May 20. It is deplorable that while shopkeepers and traders of Rewari, in response to a call given by the Samiti, observed a total bandh here on June 14, the police had failed miserably to trace the two minor girls even after a passage of weeks together. A spokesman of the Samiti Rajender Singh advocate recalled that the Samiti, in its meeting at Cheemnawas on June 19, had given a one-month
ultimatum to the district administration and the government while clearly stating that if the failure of the police
to trace the two minor girls persisted as before, they would again hold a panchayat on July 21
to chalk out their future course of action.
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NITK gets Outstanding Engineering Institute (North) Award
Kurukshetra, July 8 The highlight of the celebrations will be the convocation which will be presided over by the President of India. The NITK is one of the 30 national institutes of technology in the country with the status of an institution of national importance. The institute is generally considered among the top five NITs of the country. Besides, the institute was awarded the ABP News National Award, Outstanding Engineering Institute (North), by ABP (Aanand Bazar Patrika) news channel, formerly STAR News (Hindi), at a gala function at a premier hotel in Mumbai recently. Stating this, the NITK Director, Prof Anand Mohan, said while giving the award, the Project Director, Dr RL Bhatia, said the ABP News National Award recognised institutes that were innovative, modern and industry-related, both in their curriculum and in their practises. — OC
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Indian players win medals, but ‘lose’ nationality
Gurgaon, July 8 However, thanks to a technicality, the members of Team India could not celebrate their grand victories in the prestigious international sporting event with the usual patriotic fervour. The reason: This time, the Indian sportspersons were allowed to participate in the event not as representatives of their country, but as Independent Olympic Athletes. This was due to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) being placed under suspension. Hence, the players from India were not allowed to carry their national flag on the field, nor pose with the Tricolour even as they received their medals or got group photographs clicked. India’s national anthem was also not played during the award ceremonies. “Our emotions at that time cannot be explained in words…We had won the gold medal, but still didn’t feel on top of the world as something very important was missing…we had a lacking feeling deep inside, and we missed our Tricolour and Jana Gana Mana…” recounts Gurgaon-based Sunil Dabas, the coach of the Indian Women Kabaddi Team who steered her squad to victory for the seventh time in an international event. The Indian players, who participated in different sporting events as Independent Olympic Athletes, carried the International Olympic Committee (IOC) flag and posed with it during the award ceremonies. Dronacharya awardee Dabas, who returned to India along with her victorious team, hopes that the issue (of IOA suspension) is resolved promptly so that the Indian sportspersons can hold their heads high once again as they go ahead to participate in the 2014 Asian Games to be held at the same venue. Sportspersons from nearly 60 Asian countries participated in the event, which saw a 93-member contingent from India. The sporting events at the Indoor Asian Games included billiards, bowling, chess, e-sports, dance sport, futsal, indoor kabaddi, kickboxing and short-course swimming etc.
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Gurgaon opts for treatment of sewage
Gurgaon, July 8 The city had switched over to the treated water for construction purposes when the High Court barred builders from extracting water for it. Since then, a little quantity of treated water is being used by some builders in Gurgaon. "We now have an effluent treatment plant, and packaged sewage to meet the demand of water. We can now give this treated water to everybody through proper channels of pipeline. This is an answer to all the apprehensions about the massive construction projects, which are supposed to dry up the groundwater. We are working out on the modalities of the supply," said a HUDA official. The residents have welcomed the move but have put forward a request that in the first phase the entire quantity of water should be tertiary treated. "The HUDA, Gurgaon, has taken the help of some experts in this project .The experts have suggested secondary treatment. We know our need, but outsider can only give tailor-made suggestions. After the secondary treatment we can't use water for general purpose as it may contain some microbes. After the tertiary, water can be used for general purpose," said Raman Sharma, president, Gurgaon Progressive Forum.
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CPM questions 'ordinance route' to food security
Rohtak, July 8 In a statement issued here, the state secretary of the party, Inderjit Singh, criticised the Congress for allegedly withholding the vital measure for over four years even as the Left parties had been campaigning for it and now the party was taking the ordinance route bypassing Parliament which amounted to contempt of parliamentary democracy. "The CPM is in favour of universal food security, which means at least 35 kg of foodgrains per month at Rs 2 per kg to all needy families," Singh said, adding that the party was totally opposed to any dilution of the
proposed bill. He further emphasised that a strong universal PDS was imperative not only for food security but also for a sound procurement policy favouring the farmers.
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494 LPG cylinders seized from godown
Rewari, July 8 The police registered a case of retention of stolen property, criminal conspiracy and under the Essential Commodities Act as well as the Explosives Act against Prem Swarup Agarwal, proprietor of the godown. Agarwal managed to flee from the godown. SP Pankaj Nain said out of the 494 cooking gas cylinders, nearly 350 carried the Bharat Petroleum Corporation's mark whereas the remaining 144 LPG cylinders were of the Indane. He also said the nexus between the godown owner and directors of local cooking gas agencies as well as unscrupulous elements in the Food and Supplies Department was being probed. Mukesh Kumar, an Inspector of the Food and Supplies Department, said the records of various depot holders would be scrutinised to detect malpractices, if any. Meanwhile, the police has apprehended Santosh and Pramod, employees of the godown.
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55-year-old bags 'Double Sprint King' title
Rewari, July 8 He won two gold medals- one each in 100 metre sprint race and 200 metre sprint race in the recent 34th National Masters Athletics Championships in Bangalore, Karnataka. Yadav has won laurels for Rewari as well as the Haryana state. He won the singular distinction after competing with 31 other contestants from various other states in the country. Besides, he also won two bronze medals- one each in long jump and 4x100 metre relay race as well. Similarly, two other master athletes of Rewari district- septuagenarian Magan Singh Chauhan (70) and sexagenarian Gurdayal Singh (60) too acquired bronze medals in 4x100 metre relay race. Notably, nearly 5,000 master athletes, including about 1,500 women athletes from various states in the country participated in the championship that was held under the auspices of the Masters Athletics Federation of India ( MAFI) in Bangalore from June 27 to July 1.
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Yamunanagar-based forum to promote Buddhist sites in Bhutan
Yamunanagar, July 8 Sidhartha Gauri, president of the forum, said that the forum would develop a database on the ancient Buddhist sites in Bhutan. Gauri said the forum was committed toward the development of pilgrimage centres and enhancing peace and cultural ties among the Asian countries. He said the Home and Cultural Minister of Bhutan, Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, had appreciated the concept proposed by the forum and assured all logistic support to them. Dasho Dorjee Tsering, Director-General, Bhutan Cultural Ministry, also appreciated the efforts of the forum in bridging the Asian countries through the ancient Buddhist sites. The Buddhist Forum has also sought the support from Jee Khenpo, supreme patriarch of the Council for the Religious Affairs, Bhutan, for the cause. The forum president also met Karma Penjor, secretary of the Council for Religious Affairs, which is the supreme body in Bhutan to take decisions on religious matters, and discussed the plan.One of the leading NGO of Bhutan, Loden Foundation, has also decided to support the forum in their effort. Lopen Karma Phuntsho, founding director of the Loden Foundation, also joined the Buddhist Forum as its patron. Gauri said the main objective of the forum was to promote the ancient Buddhist heritage sites and culture of Bhutan through its official website, which had received about 9 lakh visitors worldwide in 2012.
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Industrialists to help rebuild Uttarakhand
Gurgaon, July 8 A team comprising volunteers from the DLF group is presently working in the upper reaches of Uttarkashi sector. The team members are supervising and coordinating medical camps established by the DLF Foundation in some of the worst-hit areas in Uttarkashi sector. The DLF group has sent 5.5 tonnes of food and relief material to the flood-hit areas. The company’s employees have voluntarily contributed one day’s basic salary towards the relief effort, which, along with a matching grant from the organisation, has been donated to the PM Relief Fund. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has constituted a special task force to contribute towards the rebuilding the flood-devastated state. A CII team is already camping in Rudraprayag district. The CII has identified three clusters for relief and rehabilitation purposes. These include the Augustamuni-Tilawara cluster (Rudraprayag), Guptkashi cluster (Rudraprayag) and Pindar valley (Chamoli). “The relief and rehabilitation operation will be carried out in two phases,” said Jayant Davar, chairman, CII (northern region). He added that in the first phase, relief camps would be set up to distribute necessary items like disaster kits, water purifiers, solar lanterns, medicines, blankets, shoes, chlorine tablets and toiletries etc. Health camps will also be organised in association with Fortis. “The second phase will comprise rehabilitation work. Under this, focus will be on building low-cost houses for those whose houses have been destroyed in floods,”
he added. As per the local administration, there is a requirement of hundreds of houses in Rudraprayag district alone. The CII is also exploring interventions based on the ground assessment towards clean drinking water facility, building schools and community centres and exploring livelihood opportunities for the locals, said the confederation.
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Murthal varsity begins two new postgraduate courses
Sonepat, July 8 According to Vice-Chancellor HS Chahal, as the construction industry in India is valued at Rs 2.1 trillion and witnessing a phenomenal growth, there has been rising interest in specialised construction and real estate management programmes. The MCRM will be the first two-year postgraduate degree programme in India for architects and civil engineers. The University Grants Commission had accorded a grant of 78 lakh for this innovative and interdisciplinary programme, he said. The VC added that this kind of programme was being offered only in developed nations. The Council of Architecture and the All-India Council of Technical Education had accorded approval to the programme, he claimed.The VC said the Murthal varsity had been offering Bachelor of Architecture programme since 1991 and it was approved by the Council of Architecture. —OC
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The students of various schools and colleges in Sirsa, who got the opportunity of meeting former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam recently, are still in a state of fascination due to his intellect and simple style of living.
Accusing the Hooda government in the state of executing "anti-farmers" policies, Indian National Lokdal
(INLD) MLA from Ellenabad Abhey Singh Chautala said the Hooda government has worked for ruining the lives of poor farmers by acquiring their fertile land at a much lower rate than the market price.
In a rare feat, Indian men as well as women kabaddi teams have bagged gold medals at the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held at Incheon in South Korea recently. Sportspersons from India also won a few other medals in other sporting events.
The Yamunagar-based Buddhist Forum, which has been working form the past three years in finding and identifying Buddhist sites in different Asian countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan , Afghanistan,Sri Lanka, Nepal and India, has been roped in by the Bhutan government to promote the ancient Buddhist sites in the country.
