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Wannabe BJP CMs pop up after Modi’s rally
DRIVE TO MAKE TOWN FREE FROM STRAY CATTLE
Women leaders endorse khap’s decision to ban wearing of jeans by girl students
Honour killings |
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State aspirants slug it out for MCI slot
Arya Kanya Mahavidyalaya clinches trophies in Sanskrit competitions
Kaithal police arrests two proclaimed offenders
Team inspects blood bank facilities at govt college
Drug Inspector inspects machinery and equipments at the blood bank at BPS Government women Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, in Sonepat. Photo: BS Malik
Ambala college holds talent-hunt competition
Thirteen get placement
IFFCO to set up unit in Canada
Warm welcome to youth for scaling Mt Everest
Bt COTTON LOSES STEAM
Scrap Police Recruitment Board, demands state CPM
GNI holds placement drive for students
Police drive to make Faridabad city safe for women
Applications for Energy Conservation Awards invited
NDRI gets Agriculture Leadership Awards-2013
Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi gives away the Agriculture Leadership Awards-2013 to NDRI Director Dr AK Srivastava in New Delhi. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was also present on the occasion. A Tribune photograph
Ultramodern machinery for small hosiery manufacturers in Sirsa village
NFL's Panipat unit bags national award for safety
WWICS opens office in Karnal
Speakers Col Sandhu and WWICS Group vice-president Deepak Kochhar address mediapersons in
Karnal. A Tribune photograph
Centenary year of ex-Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal
Language provides much-needed scope for national integration: Satish Kaul
Relief to Alpha International City
Giving healing touch to rape survivors
Khanpur Kalan polytechnic bag kabaddi championship
Vice-Chancellor Dr Pankaj Mittal during the inauguration of the Haryana State Inter-Polytechnic Women Kabaddi Championship at BPS Women University, Khanpur Kalan. Photo: BS Malik
PGIMS starts special clinic to treat patients of wheat allergy
Mohana school clinch basketball trophy
Four-laning of NH-9 from Hisar to Sirsa begins
Course in infant nursing inaugurated
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Wannabe BJP CMs pop up after Modi’s rally
Gurgaon, September 23 Smelling the possibility of the formation of a non-Congress government in the state and buoyed by the rally’s success, the Haryana BJP leaders who had been lying dormant have suddenly sprung up and started staking their claim to the CM’s chair in the event of the party coming to power. Soon after the rally, a group apparently supporting Capt Abhimanyu posted some content on a popular social networking site, suggesting that he would be the Chief Minister if a BJP-led government was formed in Haryana. It led to a war of words, with the Haryana BJP president Ram Bilas Sharma’s camp claiming that Sharma had already been declared the chief ministerial candidate by senior party leader Sushma Swaraj. Sharma, on his part, fuelled the controversy by reportedly stating that people who had money could do anything, apparently referring to Capt Abhimanyu. The entire episode pushed the existing as well as probable alliance partners of the BJP, who were nurturing dreams of occupying the coveted chair, to a corner. Curiously, Modi also did not seem to accord due regard to the party’s allies in the state. Kuldeep Bishnoi, leader of the BJP's alliance partner, Haryana Janhit Congress, did not get a chance to address the gathering at Modi’s rally. In his 65-minute speech, Modi did not utter a word about the party’s alliance in Haryana, nor did he acknowledge the presence of Bishnoi on the dais. Rather adding insult to injury, he fondly recalled his association with late Haryana leaders Ch Devi Lal and Ch Bansi Lal. Political pundits say this high-headed approach may cost the state BJP dear in the coming elections, considering the fact that the party does not have a worthwhile mass support base in Haryana, and does require the backing of a regional party aligned to the grassroots. On the other hand, INLD leader Abhey Chautala instantly offered “unconditional” support to the BJP leadership soon after the rally, though he later clarified that he had extended support to Modi and not to the party. On the whole, the possibility of the saffron party leadership reconsidering its decision of partnering with the Haryana Janhit Congress before or after the Lok Sabha elections cannot be ruled out.
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DRIVE TO MAKE TOWN FREE FROM STRAY CATTLE Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Fatehabad, September 23
Under the drive being carried on jointly by the Municipal Council and the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Department, as many as 250 stray bulls have so far been caught and sent to bull shelter set up in Fatehabad. Fatehabad Deputy Commissioner Saket Kumar had ordered the launching of a special drive to catch stray bulls in view of the hazards associated with them. At a meeting held in the mini-secretariat here recently, the Deputy Commissioner had directed officials of the two departments to take immediate steps to make Fatehabad free from stray cattle. In the recent past, several accidents involving stray bulls have been witnessed on roads in which people have sustained injuries. Saket Kumar had nominated SDM Baljit Singh as nodal officer for the drive. Speaking to The Tribune, Baljit Singh said a shelter for stray bulls had been set up on Hisar road where arrangements had been made for shelter as well as fodder for these animals. He said the district authorities had appealed to panchayats of several villages for making contribution by way of fodder for the animals. He said that Fatehabad town would be soon made free from stray animals.
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Women leaders endorse khap’s decision to ban wearing of jeans by girl students
Jhajjar, September 23 The Birohar khap of 12 villages in Jhajjar district had, on Sunday, proscribed wearing of jeans by girl students stating that the objectionable dress was the root cause of rising incidents of eve-teasing and molestation in the region. The khap panchayat was of the view that attires like jeans/pants by the girls provoke the boys to eve-tease and encouraging young couples to elope hence ban on wearing such attire is needed to prevent the incidents of eve-teasing and other crime against women. Describing the ‘dress code’ for girl students as ‘appropriate’, Kusum Sharma, chief of the women wing of Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC), said besides extending subjective knowledge, educational institutes should also inculcate moral values among their students and it could be acquired by maintaining discipline. Since dress code was also a part of the educational system hence both girls and boys must follow this without any objection, she added. “Merely banning wearing of jeans by girl students is not an effective solution towards checking eve-teasing, molestation and rape like crimes against women; we shall have to bring change in our mentality to prevent such incidents entirely. Khap panchayats, social and political outfits should make the people aware in this direction to achieve the aim,” said Sharma. Sudesh Kumari, a social activist and office-bearer of a women outfit, said the khap panchayat had taken the right decision to ban the girl students from wearing jeans as this sort of attire spoilt the atmosphere and decorum of the educational institutes. “Since the educational institutes are not a picnic spot hence wearing jeans and t-shirt by the girl students cannot be termed as ‘appropriate’ in any manner because girls go to schools/ colleges to study and gain knowledge hence they should respect the dress code imposed by the institutes but we can not consider this cause fully accountable for a rising trend of eve-teasing, molestation and rapes in the region,” she said, adding that there were also some other reasons responsible for the crime. Urmil Bhardwaj, another women leader, said she respected the decision of the khap panchayat but did not fully agree with the plea that wearing jeans and t-shirt was the root cause for eve-teasing, molestation and rape-like crimes. “How can you hold attires of girls responsible for crime against women when girl children are persistently being raped in the region? Jeans is not the root cause of this problem, the problem is in our mindset which should be changed to prevent crime against women,” said Urmil.
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Amendments to Hindu laws must: Khaps
Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Sirsa, September 23 "In fact, a marriage without the consent of parents should not be allowed under the Hindu laws and such weddings should be considered as a crime and declared null and void," demanded Sube Singh Samain, the state spokesperson of Sarva Jatiye Sarva Khap Panchayat in Haryana. "There should be an amendment to the Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act and a condition should be added that the "sankalp of kanya daan" must be made either by father or mother and if they are not alive, then by brothers, uncles or maternal uncles," he added. Samain said customs and usages had the force of law. While condemning the killings, Sube Singh Samain maintained that it was a case of "grave and sudden provocation" and in such circumstances, no one could have been stopped from committing such crime. Santosh Dahiya, state president of the women wing of the Sarva Jatiye Sarva Khap Panchayat, said that an awareness programme was needed to educate the youth that boys and girls of the same village and same gotra were descendents of the same "dada" (grandfather) and hence their marriage could not be allowed. She said such customs and usages were prevailing in Haryana since ages and the Constitution recognised such customs and usages. She condemned the killings but said khap panchayats had no role in such crimes. Jagmati Sangwan, national vice-president of the All-India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), however, brushed aside khap panchayats' demand of amending the law and said such short-sighted measures would not work. "There are certain communities within Hindu religion who recognise same village and same gotra weddings. How can we force people to follow a law which is against their customs," she asked. "In this globalised world, parents should understand their children's feelings and needs," she added. Jagmati Sangwan said the khap panchayats' demand of amendments to the law was counterproductive as children could start changing their religion to evade the new law. She said there was an urgent need to pass a law against honour killings, which was lying before the Centre since 2007. Lakh of youths have given signatures in its favour but the Haryana Government, had written against the need of this law, she alleged. Social activist DR Chaudhary, a former member of the Haryana Administrative Reforms Commission, said a new law was not an answer to the incidents of honour killings. There are laws against murder and rape but have these laws been able to stop these crimes?" Chaudhary asked. Same gotra and same village marriages are not a general rule in Haryana. Social issues have social answers and killing is certainly not the answer," he said, while adding that parents should try to educate their children on such issues.
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State aspirants slug it out for MCI slot
Gurgaon, September 23 After the scrutiny and withdrawal of nominations, three main candidates are left in the fray for the MCI membership. These include Dr Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Senior Professor and Unit Head at the Department of Orthopaedics at PGIMS, Rohtak, leading Gurgaon surgeon Dr SP Yadav
and Haryana IMP president Dr Rajan Sharma from Yamunanagar. Hectic lobbying as well as an intense state-wide canvassing campaign are on and the electoral process has already started. The Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Haryana, has started dispatching ballot papers to the state medical council members. However, this postal ballot regime has come under sharp criticism from the aspirants, some of whom have registered their protest with the returning authority. Talking to The Tribune, the doctors maintain that the mechanism of voting through postal ballot was susceptible to wrongdoing and there had been cases of mass bogus voting because of the inept regime in the past as well. They allege that the postal ballots could be hijacked by some unscrupulous elements who could strike a bargain with certain candidates by providing them a bulk of ballot papers in return for some monetary or other favour(s). The candidates have demanded that instead of the postal ballot system, a fair and transparent voting procedure like establishment of polling centres at district headquarters should be adopted to ensure that the sanctity of the electoral process remains intact. Moreover, several members of the state medical council had shifted their base elsewhere, due to which a lot of confusion and uncertainty prevails. Though the aspirants as well as other senior members of the state medical council have conveyed their apprehensions to the state returning officer, the volatile situation in view of the postal ballots remains a cause of concern.
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Arya Kanya Mahavidyalaya clinches trophies in Sanskrit competitions
Kurukshetra September 23 The event was organised by Sanskrit Department of Arya Kanya Mahavidyalya Shahabad (M), on its premises recently. The Department of Sanskrit, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK), bagged the trophy in song competition, while Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research annexed trophy in sukti-writing competition. Dr Sudhir Kumar, director, Haryana Sanskrit Academy, Panchkula, was the chief guest while Dr Des Raj Sapra Director Urdu Sahitya Academy Panchkula was guest of honour. The competitions in declamation, Sanskrit shaloka recitation, song and sukti writing were organised on the Sanskrit Day celebrations function, which was inaugurated by the chief guest, Dr Kumar, by lighting the traditional lamp. In his inaugural address, Dr Kumar said today our young generation is lacking moral values due to neglect of Sanskrit language. He opined that if we run after western civilization, we can achieve materialistic progress, but we can’t have moral values. To realise the significance of Sanskrit and to adopt moral values from it was the need of the hour, he added. Dr Kumar also congratulated college principal Dr Bharti Bandhu and Dr Jyoti Sharma of Sanskrit Department of the college for organising this function. Dr Nand Kishore, former associate Prof SD College, Ambala Cantonment, said the condition of Sanskrit language in our society should be improved. There should be more opportunities of jobs in this language and this can be possible only with our efforts. Dr Kamlesh Sandhu, Principal, RKSD College of Education, Kaithal; Dr Nand Kishore (retd), Associate Prof from SD College Ambala Cantonment; Dr CDS Kaushal, programme coordinator, NSS, and associate prof, Sanskrit Department, Kurukshetra University and Uttam Prasad Shastri, former Teacher (retd) DAV Senior Secondary School, Shahabad (M), acted as judges for these competitions. The college managing committee members were present on this occasion. As many as 72 students drawn from KUK; MDU Rohtak and CDL University Sirsa participated in the competitions. The Results: Declamation Contest: 1. Menka, Arya Kanya Mahavidyalya, Shahabad (M); 2.Vijay Sharma, Shri Jai Ram Vidya Peeth Kurukshetra 3. Tanvi , Arya Kanya Mahavidyalya, Shahabad(M) and 4. Praveen, Shri Jai Ram Vidya Peeth, Kurukshetra. Shaloka Recitation Competition: 1. Priyanka Arora, Arya Kanya Mahavidyalya, Shahabad(M); 2. Haridutt Sharma, KUK; 3. Karamveer, KUK and 4. Vishal Kumar, Shri Vidya Dharam Pracharak Sanskrit Hindi Mahavidyalya Julana, Jind. Song Competition: 1. Ravidutt , Sanskrit Department KUK; 2. Pallavi, DAV Kanya Mahavidyalya, Yamunanagar; 3. Deepak, Shri Jai Ram Vidya Peeth, Kurukshetra and 4. Meenakshi, Govt. Girls College, Karnal. Sukti-writing Competition: 1. Meenakshi Verma , Govt. Girls College, Karnal 2. Sanchit Kaliya, Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research 3. Sakshi, Arya Kanya Mahavidyalya Shahabad (M) and 4. Gaurav Garg, Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research.
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Kaithal police arrests two proclaimed offenders
Kaithal, September 23 He had allegedly stolen gold ornaments from two ladies on the pretext of helping them while they alighted from a bus in Cheeka. Despite arrest warrants by court, he evaded arrest. When arrested in January last year, he jumped the bail and went into hiding, following which he was declared a PO. In the second case, Balbir Singh of Bishangarh, Kurukshetra, was wanted by the police in a case of stealing a truck from Anaj Mandi, Cheeka, in August 2007. He evaded arrest and was declared a PO. After his arrest, he took bail from a court and then went into hiding. He was again arrested in February 2012, following which he again obtained the bail from a court and went underground. He was also booked for jumping bail. After his arrest, he was sent to a 14-day judicial custody.
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Team inspects blood bank facilities at govt college
Sonepat, September 23 The team members comprising drug inspector Dharmendra Pande from drug controller’s office in Gaziabad and senior drug inspector Padam Singh Rathi from Karnal Zone inspected the quality and quantity of the equipments being provided at the blood bank. The team inspected the academic and experience records of the doctors and para-medical staff of the blood bank. The team also visited emergency, ICU, operation theatre and medical college library to assess the standard of facilities being provided in this rural medi-city. Director of the medical college, Dr RC Siwach said the team was satisfied with the facilities being provided at the blood bank and hoped that the Drug Controller’s necessary sanction would be received soon. Dr Siwach said the team had appreciated the efforts of the college administration for making the hospital operational within two years after laying of its foundation stone by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in 2009 and the commencement of MBBS classes in 2012. Dr Siwach informed that the institute was established with the twin objectives - arranging medical and para-medical education to the women and to provide the best possible treatment to the patients from the rural areas.
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Ambala college holds talent-hunt competition
Ambala, September 23 The programme began with a lamp lighting ceremony. Principal Dr Desh Bandhu paid obeisance to Goddess Saraswati. On the occasion, Dr Desh Bandhu gave an inaugural address to the students and encouraged them to take part in such competitions. He also congratulated the winners of different contests. Dr Rajinder Singh Rana, coordinator of the programme, said the talent shows were organised on the recommendation of Kurukshetra University to recognise the budding talent in students. Students get an exposure to competitive environment through this effort and set stage for further success. As many as 95 students took part in various competitions. In speech competition, Urvashi (B.Tech) Mehak (B.Sc non-medical), Rakesh (PGDCA) and Mehak (eng honours) were given first, second and third prize respectively. Vipul (B.Sc), Pritpal (BA), Nupur Gupta (B.Com) won prizes. In quiz competition Manisha (B.Sc non-medical), Akash Yadav (B.com), Kartik Sharma (MA english) won the first, second and third prize respectively. In music instrumental, Gourav (BA), Ekansh, Nikunj (B.Com), Utkarsh (BA) and in vocal music, Nanak Singh (BA), Deeksha Rathi (B.Com), Balwinder Kaur (B.Sc), Komal (B.Com) were awarded the first, second and third prize respectively. Ruksar (B.Com), Harsimran (BBA), Palak (B.Sc), Navisha (BA) were awarded first, second and third prize. In dance contest, Mehak (B.Sc), Jarnail (BA), Kiran (BA), Komal (BBA), Himanshi (B.Com) won first, second and third prize respectively. The principal gave cash prizes to the students.
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Thirteen get placement
Ambala, September 23 Rajeshwar, HR Manager, was the leading representative of the Videocon company team. They selected 10 B.Tech students and three MBA students. — OC
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IFFCO to set up unit in Canada
Fatehabad, September 23 Speaking during a workshop and agriculture exhibition at Bhuna in Fatehabad, Gillankhera said IFFCO was the world's largest cooperative having over 40,000 farmers'. He said presently, IFFCO had five fertiliser manufacturing units in India and one in Oman. He said the new plant would prove to be a boon for farmers as they would be able to get improved supply of fertilisers. Gillankhera said all the profits earned by IFFCO were being spent on the welfare of farmers. ADC Raj Narain Kaushik who presided over the function, exhorted farmers to adopt new technique to increase their production and to take go for other vocations like animal rearing.
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Warm welcome to youth for scaling Mt Everest
Rewari, September 23 Notably Sandeep, who lost his father Bhagat Singh Rai in a tragic accident in the Darjeeling area of West Bengal, has been living with the family of Savita Devi, a married sister of his late father, here at present. Amit Swami, national president of the Young Men’s Association of India, honoured Sandeep by presenting him a cash reward of Rs 11,000 and a shawl. — OC
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Agricultural experts see better future for American, desi varieties
Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Sirsa, September 23 After the genetically modified Bt (Bacillus thrungiensis) cotton crop was introduced in 2002-03 in Central and South India and in 2005-06 in North India, farmers adopted it eagerly due to the increase in productivity it brought. However, after reaching a peak yield of 554 kilogram lint per hectare in 2007-08, the productivity started witnessing a downslide and now, for the past four years since 2009-10, it is showing stagnation on or about 500 kilogram lint per hectare. Scientists from the Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), who have set up 2,600 demonstration plots of normal varieties of cotton sown under the “High-Density Plantation” by closer spacing of plants across the country, foresee a bright future for these varieties again. “Rain-fed states like Maharasthra, which has almost one-third of India’s area under cotton (40 lakh hectares), Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh are likely to adopt normal varieties first, as productivity of cotton has gone down to 300 to 350 kilogram lint per hectare there. Canal and tube well-irrigated northern states, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, where the yield is still about 625 kilogram lint per hectare, may continue to go with Bt cotton for a few more years,” said Dr Dalip Monga, Head of the Regional Station (Northern India) of the CICR at Sirsa. He said when Bt cotton replaced American cotton, its main reason was that American Bollworm that used to cause extensive damage to crops had become resistance to pesticides. “But now, we have the insecticides that can manage the threat of Bollworm very well and hence these varieties have a bright future once again,” he added. Monga added that though the CICR was holding trials on both the varieties, the main focus of farmers would remain towards American varieties, which had softer cotton with better staple length (25 to 30 mm) than Desi cotton which was coarse and had lesser staple length (18 to 20 mm).
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Scrap Police Recruitment Board, demands state CPM
Rohtak, September 23 In a statement here recently, Inderjit Singh, the secretary of the party, claimed that the move to create a board having political workers belonging to the ruling party was not only highly objectionable, but also a violation of the constitutional norms as such a body would not be able to discharge its job in an independent and fair manner. Expressing astonishment over the development he said it was totally unjustified in the court. He said the government could not handover the sensitive matter of recruitment to the political supporters of the ruling party and the Chief Minister. He said the move assumes more importance in view of the fact that the state would be facing its next assembly elections in about a year and the CM has already announced to recruit around 11,000 police personnel during the period. Demanding an immediate dissolution of the recruitment board, the party said the work of the recruitment could not be allowed to be politicised. According to CPI (M), all the state governments in Haryana had appointed or had been appointing their favorites as heads of various bodies and corporations so far. They said this move seems to have surpassed all the limits as far as the norms are concerned and if it was allowed, it would result in a serious damage to the concept of the free and fair recruitment of the force that was supposed to maintain law and order and help the government in dispensing its work in a proper and justified manner. The party demanded that the merit and ability of the incumbents was most important if the sanctity of the system and the governance was to be ensured.
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GNI holds placement drive for students
Ambala, September 23 The company conducted a three-stage recruitment drive which started with a written examination, followed by group discussion. The last stage was of personal interviews in which around seven MBA students were finalised by the recruitment team of the company. Offer letters for the position of a management trainee were received by the successful students at the end of the drive.— TNS
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Police drive to make Faridabad city safe for women
Faridabad, September 23 Seminars and workshops are the main components of the campaign to increase public awareness on safety of women. Assistant Commissioner of Police Poonam Dalal, who is the nodal officer for the campaign, said although gender inequity and atrocities against women were social evils not confined to particular locus, the initiative here was Faridabad-specific. Although she is unhappy at lack of public awareness on a gamut of issues pertaining to safety of women in Faridabad, she feels the populace here is receptive to ushering a change in the traditional mindset. The five areas the campaign will focus on include assessing existing policies and programmes which contribute to safety/non- safety of women, creating partnership with stake holders, interventions and monitoring and evaluation of the reformative measures. Academic institutes are one of the main focus areas of the campaign. In a related development, at a campaign in the local Saint Columbus School recently, its students were vocal in their support to the police initiative in favour of women. Taking part in a seminar on five kindred topics relating to safety of women, many of them spoke against fetters like dress code and suggestions of the moral guardian of society to curb movement of women. They were of the firm view that the shibboleths against the fairer sex be stopped. They favoured change in the mindset of society. They took keen interest in the knowledge of laws meant to protect women shared with them by Dalal, who was the chief guest at the seminar.
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Applications for Energy Conservation Awards invited
Chandigarh, September 23 While stating this here, Renewable Energy Minister Harmohinder Singh Chattha said these awards would be given to the consumers of various categories who had made a significant contribution in saving energy by adopting various energy conservation measures in their units and buildings during 2012. Chattha said in the large-scale industries category, three prizes of Rs 2 lakh, Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 would be given and in the small-scale industry category two prizes of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 would be given. Similarly, in government or semi-government buildings category two prizes of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 1 lakh would be given. Three prizes of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 would be given in each of the categories of educational institute (schools) as well as educational institute (vocational and colleges). Similar will be the amount of cash prizes for category of commercial buildings (hotels, shopping malls and plazas), he added. Similarly, two prizes of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 would be given to municipal committees and municipal corporations. Three prizes each of Rs 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 would be given to hospitals (private and charitable) and hospitals (government). He said a prize for an individual person carried Rs 1 lakh.
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NDRI gets Agriculture Leadership Awards-2013
Karnal, September 23 The award was presented to Dr AK Srivastava, Director, NDRI, by Uttar Pradesh Governor BL Joshi and the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Prof MS Swaminathan, architect of the India's green revolution, at a function in New Delhi. NDRI was selected for the award by a jury headed by Prof MS Swaminathan. "The institute has been actively working on genetic improvement of cattle and Murrah buffaloes and developed nutritional technologies for augmentation of milk productivity," Dr Srivastav who reached here today said. "Recognising its strength, the centre has been included in the Buffalo Gene Mapping initiative of the department of biotechnology and niche area of research on buffalo production and reproduction genomics by the ICAR," he added. Dr Srivastav said the Institute had also developed research methodologies for economic evaluation of dairy production and processing systems, which had been recognised as empirical tools by researchers. Referring to the aggressive steps taken for the transfer of technologies of the Institute to the industry and dairy farmers in the country, he said recently the industry had picked up some of the prominent innovations and technologies of the Institute such as a new test for detection of detergent in milk, a kit for antibiotic residues, mineral mixture for animals and the technology for iron fortified biscuits. Dr Srivastav congratulated his team of scientists for the award and said it was the result of their efforts.
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Ultramodern machinery for small hosiery manufacturers in Sirsa village
Sirsa, September 23 Nearly 120 villagers from the village, who were earlier running small hosiery manufacturing businesses in their village, will now be able to improve their production on ultramodern machinery under a common roof in the hall. “Under the Cluster Development Programme of the Ministry of Micro, SmQall and Medium Enterprises (MSME), the authorities will provide them ultramodern machinery and other facilities in the village,” said Tanwar. Under the cluster development scheme, the cluster members will pool funds for the purchase of land and the district administration will spend Rs 60 lakh on the construction of a building at Darbi from the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), a scheme for correcting regional disparities in backward districts. “Once, the building is constructed, the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Industries of the Central Government will spend Rs 4 to 5 crore on the state-of-the-art machinery in the building,” Tanwar said. This hall, also called “Common Facility Centre”, would be constructed very soon, the MP said. Earlier, Sirsa Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan recently distributed cheques worth Rs 1 crore to as many as 15 entrepreneurs from the village as loan sanctioned by a nationalised bank. Ganesan said other entrepreneurs would also join the cluster in due course.
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NFL's Panipat unit bags national award for safety
Panipat, September 23 Since its inception, the unit has consistently been awarded for adhering to the safety parameters. Recently, the unit bagged the prestigious national-level safety award. The award was given by the National Safety Council, Mumbai. The unit bagged this award for the fourth time in a row and had been nominated for the fifth time, which was a commendable achievement. In the past also, NFL had won various awards at the international, national and state levels and till date it has won more than 50 awards. Notably, since its incorporation in 1974, a Mini-Ratna Category-I company under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has grown to the stature of the largest urea manufacturing PSU in the country with the share of 14.22 per cent in the total urea production.
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WWICS opens office in Karnal
Karnal, September 22 A seminar was held to appraise the gathering about various immigration options. Keynote speakers Col Sandhu and WWICS Group vice-president Deepak Kochhar informed the audience about various immigration opportunities of working, studying or doing business and thereafter, settling permanently in the country of their choice. They also spoke about various skilled worker categories and explained extensively about all major professions in demand in countries like Canada and Australia. Col
Sandhu said, "Business category is the most comprehensive and the
quickest when it comes to get a permanent resident status. High visa
success rate, low educational requirements, reasonable investment,
enormous returns on investment and IELTS not mandatory are the benefits
being attached to business programs.”
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Centenary year of ex-Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Sirsa, September 23
The society has been set up by some girl students of management studies.Dr Kuldeep Singh, Principal of the institute, formally launched the society. “To celebrate the birth century year of former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhary Devi Lal (1914-2001), various events will be organised by JCD Vidyapeeth this year. In this series, the JCD Institute of Business Management has taken the lead by launching HR Society-HRdiya. The objective of this HR Society-HRdiya is to provide an opportunity to study and discuss current issues and areas of human resource function in business and industry today and the practical skills needed to contribute as an HR leader in a company, non-profit organisation or government agency,” said Niyati Chaudhary, a spokesperson of the institute and Convener of HRdiya. “HRidya - Society of Human Resource Management is an association devoted to human resource management. The society aims to serve the needs of HR professionals as well as budding HR managers by providing the most essential and comprehensive set of resources available. It will provide a platform to budding HR Professionals to interact and learn about the emerging trends in this domain. This is the first time that such a society has been launched in this region. The forte of this society is that all 18 members are girls of HR specialisation. The society aims at addressing the challenges faced by HR professionals, mainly technology and talent management by meeting fortnightly,” said Dr Kuldeep Singh. Under this society, a management event Gyan Manthan, a programme to unravel the hidden talent of the students was organised. Various activities like Shastarth-Quiz (Dare to Compete), Smaran Shakti- Management Game (Ready, Study, memorise), Nukkad Natak-Dramatics (Don’t be calm, be dramatic were the attractions of this event). In Shastarth-Quiz a total of 23 teams participated, and the first winning team was Winning Wave (Sourabh, Shivan, Ashutosh) and Dare Dreamers (Suraksha, Diljot, Sonam), The Trojans ( Amit, Aman, Karan) were on the second and the third position. In the memory game, out of 125 participants - Piyush (College of Engineering), Shubham Jain (MBA Ist), Mahesh MBA (3rd) secured 1st, 2nd and 3rd position. In Nukkad Natak the total participation was of 17 teams in which the team which was adjudged first was MBA Ist “ Yaar Kammine” (Neeraj, Aakash, Satnam, Manish, Yatin) while “Parliamentary Discussion” (Gourav, Dharmendar,Tej pal, Lovish,Diksha) of Pharmacy College and “Bad Comedian”( Sukhman, Neelam, sandeep, Gurvatar, Rubal) of MBA 1st bagged 2nd and 3rd position. Dr. Kuldeep Singh, congratulated all the 18 female co-ordinators and bestowed mementos on them, and he also honoured the winners. Ravi, Jitender and Manish performed songs on the theme of college life and touched the heart of the audience. Diljot quizzed the audience by posing brain-teasers. At the end, Convener Niyati Chaudhary, AP, JCDIBM, extended the vote of thanks.
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Language provides much-needed scope for national integration: Satish Kaul
Kurukshetra, September 23 Sharing his experiences with students, Kaul told them about the difficult days passed by actors like Naseerudeen Shah, Om Puri and he himself while preparing to gain entry into the film world. He maintained that mother tongue provided a new perspective and personality to an actor. He said Hindi language provided opportunities to many voices to express themselves about various literary activities in various regions and states of India. Hindi could easily become a tool of national integration, opined Kaul, who has worked in over 300 movies in various languages. In his presidential address, the IMCMT Director, Dr SS Boora, said that language was the basis of creativity and literature. It provided voice to millions of people for expression of their grievances and thought process. Dr Boora while stressing the need for further development of Hindi language expressed the view that the nation should not forget the role and development of English in daily life. He maintained that English had become an international language and for exploring new avenues of employment, students needed to learn English in its entirety. Dr Boora said language was very essential for national cohesion and integration. All such nations which had adopted a uniform language for administration and other works had progressed very fast. He desired radical steps to be taken for further growth of Hindi literature and Hindi language. Explaining about the importance of the day for the people of the country, Hindi Diwas organiser Dr Bansi Lal said that it was the only language which helped in proper communication of ideas and thoughts amongst different states. He wanted all-out efforts to be made for the growth of Hindi as a national language to bring the Indian nation on one platform and total unification of the country. Dr Madhudeep Singh, Assistant Professor, exhorted the participants to take part in such recitation competitions as their personalities enlivened in such celebrations. A Hindi poetical recitation competition was also organised to mark the occasion in which over 26 students of the institute participated. Rajesh Kumar, a student of MA (final) MC was adjudged first while Vidisha, a student of BSc (1st semester) Graphics and Animation won the second prize and Amit Kumar of BA (Mass Communication) was given the third prize for poetical recitation. Sheenam Sharma and Manu were given consolation prizes on the occasion. Devraj Sarohiwal, former District Information and Public Relations Officer, gave away prizes to the winners.
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Relief to Alpha International City Tribune News Service
Fatehabad, September 23 The suit pertained to a piece of land measuring 77 kanals 19 marlas that forms a part of AICF. The said land was purchased by M/s Elegent Realtech Private Limited (‘Elegent’) and M/s Ambrose Realtech Private Limited (Ambrose), both subsidiaries of Alpha International City, Fatehabad, on January 3, 2007. In December 2009, a suit was filed by Vijay Kumar and Neelam Kumari seeking the cancellation of the registered sale deed that had been executed by six people- Bhagirath, Om Prakash, Leela Ram, Maan Singh, Ramanand and Raj Kumar. The plaintiffs claimed that the vendors never had any title of the land and that it was they who were the actual owners of the land. The defendants, Elegant and Ambrose, took the stand that they were ‘bona fide' purchasers for value of the land and ought to be granted the protection that is provided by law to such purchasers under the provisions of Section 41 of the Transfer of Property Act. The defendants further stated that the transfer of a part of the land by Ram Devi to Neelam Kumari vide gifts and transfer of another part of the land by way of a will to Vijay Kumar were wrong and illegal since she was not the owner of the land at the relevant time. Moreover, these transfers were malafide endeavours by her to save the said land from being acquired from her by the state since she had by then already been declared as a surplus land holder or a big land owner by the competent revenue authorities, said the defendants. The Additional Civil Judge dismissed the suit on the grounds that the suit was not maintainable. Accordingly, the ad-interim stay granted by Additional Civil Judge (senior division) in the case stands revoked paving the way for the development of the township.
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Giving healing touch to rape survivors
Gurgaon, September 23 The KD Singh Foundation, floated by noted industrialist-cum-Rajya Sabha MP Dr KD Singh, is one such organisation supporting diverse philanthropic initiatives like women empowerment, education, healthcare and counselling of youth. The foundation provides comprehensive three-tiered medical, legal and rehabilitation support to rape survivors. It also operates a 24x7 toll-free helpline (No 1800-200-2056) to support rape victims and their families in Haryana and Delhi. Recently, it played an instrumental role in ensuring prompt justice for a physically challenged rape victim of a Gurgaon village. The victim, who is about 70 per cent physically challenged, told the police that she was raped on May 3, 2013. An FIR was lodged at the Kherki Daula police station in this regard on May 13. The foundation team met the victim and her family on May 24. On May 31, they engaged a lawyer to pursue her case. The foundation’s support cell for rape victims provided medical, legal as well as rehabilitation support to the woman and her family. The complainant maintained that Devender, a bus conductor, was a friend of her husband and used to visit their house frequently. After having raped her, he also allegedly abused and thrashed her mother-in-law who had gone to his house to take up the matter. After hearing the arguments, a fast-track court of Gurgaon convicted the accused for rape and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. A fine of Rs 31,000 was also imposed on him. Dr KD Singh, who is also the Head (North India) of the All-India Trinamool Congress, has welcomed the decision and the “exemplary and exceptionally quick trial and conviction” in the case. His social initiatives were lauded at the Asian Brand and Leadership Summit-2013 held at Dubai in August. He was also felicitated with Asia’s Most Influential Leader award there. The award was presented to Dr KD Singh by Prof Malcolm McDonald, Emeritus Professor of Marketing at Cranfield University School of Management and Priti Patel, a British Member of Parliament (House of Commons) from Witham constituency in Essex, UK.
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Khanpur Kalan polytechnic bag kabaddi championship
Sonepat, September 23 After securing a win over Government Women Polytechnic, Hisar, Government Women Polytechnic, Sirsa, bagged the third position in the championship. The Championship concluded at BPS Women University, Khanpur Kalan, recently. In the semifinals, Khanpur Kalan girls outclassed Hisar by huge margin of 44-14 and Ambala managed a win over Sirsa
43-35. As many as six teams from different polytechnics participated in the championship. While inaugurating the championship, Dr Pankaj Mittal, Vice-Chancellor of the university, said the sports played an important role in the all-round development of a person. “Sports not only bring physical and mental growth but also develop the qualities of cooperation, discipline, leadership, patience and team work,” she added. The university Registrar, Prof Asha Kadian, distributed prizes among the
winners. Prof Kadian exhorted the students to make sports a routine activity of their life.
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PGIMS starts special clinic to treat patients of wheat allergy
Rohtak, September 23 According to Dr. Parveen Malhotra, head of the department of Gastroenterology, an alarming rise in number of patients has been noticed with the department treating over 100 patients in the past two months here. He said a decision in this regard was taken by the authorities recently. He said while the OPD would initially be available on every Friday, the number of days could be raised as per the need. The main symptoms of the disease include anemia, vitamin deficiencies, abdomen pain, diarrhoea and constipation, patients could also develop blood sugar, thyroid disorders and other autoimmune diseases, he said. According to him, the figures could just be a tip to iceberg. More efforts and research need to be done to unravel both the causes and the measures through which the disease could be curbed effectively. Claiming that wheat is a major staple diet in Haryana, as compared to other parts of the country, the incidence of wheat allergy has shot up sharply over the years, though many of the patients and the doctors initially rejected the concept due to lack of related evidence. Revealing that it was more prevalent in children than adults, but it could affect anyone. The only treatment is strict gluten free diet, otherwise it may remain incurable and the patient may develop colonic malignancy. He said his department was providing diagnosis and treatment free of cost. The new OPD will provide the latest treatment to the patients of wheat allergy, who were so far had either been ignorant or
had to depend on the diagnosis and treatment in the normal Medicine OPD’s so far, claimed the Vice-Chancellor.
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Mohana school clinch basketball trophy
Sonepat, September 23 The team was accorded a warm welcome by school students, school Principal Deepak Malik and management committee of the school after the arrival of the team on the school premises. The Principal said the school was doing well not only in sports activities but also in raising the level of academic performance of the school students. Sonia, a Class XII student, got the second position in the110-metre hurdle race in the 26th All-India Junior National Athletic Champiomship at Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh in August this year. He also claimed that 518 students from the village school appeared in the 10th and 12th classes annual examination -- 2013 and the result was cent per cent.
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Four-laning of NH-9 from Hisar to Sirsa begins
Sirsa, September 23 He said the approval had also been sought for the construction of the Rs 65 crore railway over bridge (ROB) at Dabwali and all procedures regarding the opening of tenders would be completed by November. The ROB would be completed within a period of 18 months. He said with the construction of this ROB, the long-standing demands of the people would be fulfilled and it would connect Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. He said the Chief Minister would lay the foundation stone of the ROB in December. He said the Public Works (Building and Roads) Department and Haryana Agricultural Marketing Board would complete the work of repair of roads in Sirsa district. The work to repair Dabwali Sangriya road costing Rs 39 crore is in its last phase.
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Course in infant nursing inaugurated
Kurukshetra, September 23 "The course would enhance the comprehensive and need-based care therapy among the qualified nursing personnel," Dr Goyal added. Dr Shiv Kumar, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Kurukshetra, Dr Pity Kaul, programme coordinator of IGNOU, Dr Manoj Mishra, Rajan Gupta, Rajesh Singla and Ajay Goyal were also present on the occasion.
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Gurgaon, September 23
A two-member team of the Drugs Controller of India visited the newly-incepted BPS Government Women Medical College, Khanpur
Kalan, to assess blood bank facilities available at the institute and give Drug Controller’s certification.
National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, has been given the Agriculture Leadership Awards-2013 for its contribution in the research to increase milk productivity, value addition, quality and safety of milk.
Achieving another milestone, the Panipat unit of National Fertiliser Limited (NFL) won the prestigious National Safety Award-Runners-Up for its outstanding performance in the industrial safety during 2011.
World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services (WWICS) inaugurated its
office in Karnal recently. Inaugurating the office, former Governor of
Punjab and Administrator Lt Gen BKN Chhibber said the WWICS Group had
entered Haryana with an aim to help people and realise their immigration
dreams in a hassle-free manner.
It has been rightly said that it is better to light a candle than to curse darkness. While various social, political and religious groups across the country are crying hoarse over the failure of the authorities concerned in ensuring safety of women, justice for victims of sexual abuse, stringent law against rape and exemplary punishment to rapists, there are some organisations which have initiated effective steps in this regard.
BPS Women Polytechnic, Khanpur Kalan, won the two-day Haryana State Inter-Polytechnic Women Kabaddi Championship after defeating Government Women Polytechnic,
Ambala, by a convincing margin of 41-20.
