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Insecure MPs stalling women quota Bill: Najma
Rs 8.22 crore distributed among owners of murrah buffalo
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda gives a cheque to an owner of a murrah buffalo in Jhajjar. Photo by writer
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Jagdeep wants firm check on double-meaning dialogues in films
The IMCMT Director, Prof SS Boora (second from right), presents a memento to comedian Jagdeep (centre) at a function held in the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology (IMCMT), Kurukshtera University. Photo: DR Vij
French students amazed to see cattle on roads
Fashion technology can offer ample employment: VC
Need to generate highly accurate maps on large scale: VC
FESTIVAL SEASON
Murthal varsity gets three laboratories
Vice-Chancellor HS Chahal inaugurates new laboratories at the material science and nano technology department of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology . Photo: BS Malik
Stocks of sweets to be checked
Aarohi Model Schools
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, MP Ashok Tanwar, Surina Rajan, J Ganesan, CPS Gillankhera and others release a souvenir at Aarohi Model School in Sirsa. A Tribune photograph
450 students participate in automotive workshop
Allottees await possession of plots
A view of a part of Sector 21, HUDA, Kaithal, which is submerged under water.
Photo: Satish Seth
Copying goes on unchecked in Haryana Board exams
410 learner's driving licences issued in night camp
Researchers told to put emphasis on experiments
Hooda on mission to poach Chautalas’ vote bank in Sirsa
Congress's Gohana rally an effort to tackle anti-incumbency factor
'Over-the-counter pills may damage kidneys'
Rohtak sees spurt in automobile thefts
Baba Banda Award conferred on VC Sandhu
Bringing transparency to surrogacy
Four village panchayats ban DJ, same-gotra marriages
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Insecure MPs stalling women quota Bill: Najma
Gurgaon, October 21 In response to a query about her experience in disciplining the MPs while conducting the proceedings of the Upper House of Parliament, Dr Heptulla said it had given her high blood pressure and blood sugar. The veteran statesperson, who was the chief guest at a women’s conference organised at a resort near the Delhi-Gurgaon border recently, said this while interacting with the participants. The conference highlighted the role of empowered women in empowering the entire community. It was hosted by the Bird Foundation. A galaxy of top women professionals, leaders, experts and administrators descended to attend the event, which brought them on a common platform to discuss how their personal achievements could guide and inspire women. Simone Menne, member of the executive board and chief financial officer of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, motivated the gathering as she shared her experiences, hurdles and lessons during her roller-coaster journey to the coveted position which had remained a male bastion. Eminent speakers from Fortune 500 companies and thought leaders from varied sectors deliberated on different aspects of ‘The Role of Empowered Women, in Empowering Women’. These included Dr Jyotsna Suri, chairperson and managing director, Bharat Hotels; Shubhalakshmi Panse, chairman and managing director, Allahabad Bank; Alexandra Solovieva, deputy country director, UNDP India; and Meera Shanker, former Indian Ambassador to the USA. Bird Group chairperson Radha Bhatia said organising the conference was the maiden initiative of the Bird Foundation and their humble attempt towards making a positive difference.
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Rs 8.22 crore distributed among owners of murrah buffalo
Jhajjar, October 21 The show was inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Her said Haryana today was one of the leading states in milk production. " The per capita milk availability per day in Haryana is 747 ml as compared to the national average of 285 ml," he added. "Haryana is at second place after Punjab in terms of mild production but we want Haryana to become another Denmark. We have launched a number of schemes to increase milk production in the state," said Hooda. "Murrah buffaloe is a matter of pride for Haryana as it is linked with the economic progress of farmers. For increasing the breed, the government has started a unique scheme besides giving incentives," the Haryana Agriculture and Animal Husbandary Minister Paramveer Singh said the government was taking all necessary steps to increase the milk production in the state and for the protection of livestock by arranging good treatment for them. Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal said the state was progressing in all fields under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda who was not only farmer friendly but also wanted that livestock should be free from any disease to make the state leader in milk production. Earlier, Hooda dedicated four projects worth Rs 16 crore to the people of Jhajjar. HE laid the foundation stone of godown storage of EVM, Vikas Sadan. Former speaker and Beri MLA Dr Raghubir Singh Kadiyan, Badli MLA Naresh Sharma, political adviser to CM Prof Virender Singh, Chairperson of Haryana Cattle Development Board Santosh Sharma were present on the occasion.
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Farmers in many dists face shortage of migrant labour
Labourers negotiate rates on phone before boarding a train Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Sirsa, October 21 Till a few years ago, farmers could easily get their paddy harvested and threshed for Rs 1,000 to 1,200 per acre, but this year, they have to pay anything between Rs 2,800 to 3,000 for the same work. Even last year, the labour rates were less than Rs 2,400 per month. "Central schemes like MNREGA have led to a decrease in the arrival of labourers from Bihar and Jharkhand to Haryana and Punjab in the past couple of years. Knowing well that they are scarce, labourers dictate terms and the farmers have no choice but to accept their conditions. With mobile phones being common these days, labourers generally negotiate their rates with the farmers on phone before boarding a train from their native states," said Gurcharan Singh, a farmer from Maujukhera village in Sirsa. Gurjeet Singh Mann, a progressive farmer from Kirpal Patti in Sirsa, said that farmers' inclination towards Basmati varieties rather than the traditional Parmal varieties was also responsible for the situation. Farmers get something over Rs 80,000 per acre for their Basmati crop as against nearly Rs 35,000 per acre they got for the Parmal varieties. "In case of Parmal varieties, harvesting as well as threshing can be done through combine harvesters, which practically involves very little manual labour. But in the case of Basmati varieties like PB-1(Muchhal), 1121, 1401 and 1509, the crop has to be harvested manually and threshed in Haramba threshers, as its grains tend to break if harvested in combines," he added. Mann said the scarcity of labour was partially due to shortfall in the arrival of migrant labour, partially due to shift towards Basmati varieties but largely due to a race among farmers to harvest their crops ahead of others. Shiv Lal, who has come to Sirsa with his family from Bihar, however, said that the hike in their rates was nothing when compared with the rise in prices of other commodities.
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Jagdeep wants firm check on double-meaning dialogues in films
Kurukshetra, October 21 Jagdeep recalled not only his roles in films but also lamented about the degeneration which has entered the Indian cinema. He remarked that the movies of old days gave messages to the viewers. The unforgettable directions given to society by such movies regarding socio-economic problems faced by society were still fresh in the minds of the viewers of the old generation. In this regard, he eulogised the roles played by stalwarts of Indian cinema like Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, Dada Saheb Phalke and Prithvi Raj Kapoor. The comedian rued the exhibition of pornographic material and human anatomy in the present-day films. He regretted that most of the films were full of dialogues and stories based on women's sexuality. In fact women were portrayed as sex symbols in most of the present-day films, he added. Jagdeep lamented that the government had taken steps to remove red-light areas from most of the cities, but, unfortunately, very little was being done to check the exhibition of pornographic scenes in the films. He wanted that more films with social messages and on social themes should be shown on the movie screens and the television networks. The present-day directors should take steps to focus on the problems being faced by the Indian society, particularly the youth. He was of the view that cinema played a crucial role in moulding the thought process of society. He admitted that films should be emotive but never misguide the youth of the day. Jagdeep urged the students to learn the latest techniques being used by the film industry these days. The quality of film-making has improved a lot and the new techniques of photography had changed the entire process of film-making. Both graphics and animation are also playing a major role in film-making now, he added. He wanted a firm check on double-meaning dialogues by characters in a film and requested film makers not to enter a mad rush to increase the viewership of a film at the cost of social principles and ethics of society. The IMCMT Director, Prof SS Boora, praised the role played by comedian Jagdeep in Indian cinema to keep the viewers happy and in a mood of ecstasy. He said comedy played a major role in the yesteryear cinema and comedians like Jagdeep fitted the bill in an effective manner. Comedy roles always played a significant role in attracting viewers to the cinema halls. There was a need that more Jagdeeps entered the cine world to keep the viewers happy and tension-free in an otherwise tension-ridden life today, he added.
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French students amazed to see cattle on roads
Gurgaon, October 21 Seeing stray cattle on Indian roads was particularly amazing for the high-school students from Lycee l’Oiselet, Académie de Grenoble located near Lyon, the second-largest city of France. The delegation comprised 17 students, including
10 girls, besides two teachers, Nathalie Meron and Christine. “They arrived on October 13 and saw the Dasehra ceremony featuring the burning of Ravana’s effigy. They are garnering varied experiences by visiting places and interacting with people. Our students and teachers will also get a glimpse of the French Revolution through their presentation,” said Rupa Chakravarty, the Principal of Suncity World School in Gurgaon, on whose invitation the students have come. The students and their teachers met Gurgaon Police Commissioner Alok Mittal and learnt about various aspects of policing, crime and traffic control. They were astonished to know that even a basic knowledge of the country’s law is not required to join the police service in India, unlike France. During their interaction with Mittal, the students got to know about police recruitment process and the kind of weapons, vehicles and communication gadgets used by the police personnel. They also asked the Police Commissioner about the steps being taken to ensure the safety of women in Gurgaon.
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Fashion technology can offer ample employment: VC
Sonepat, October 21 Speaking as the chief guest in the concluding programme, the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Dr Pankaj Mittal, said there were ample opportunities of employment and progress for the technical experts in the field of fashion technology. “There is need to improve skill and expertise in this new emerging field,” she said and exhorted the students to achieve communication efficiency, personality and skill development by getting in depth knowledge of fashion technology and expertise in creativity. The university’s Registrar, Prof Asha Kadian said that the training programme would be very useful for the students in gaining access in this field of worldwide importance. She opined for organizing more such training programmes so that the students were equipped the latest informations and techniques of the field. The chairman of the department, Dr Lalit Jajpura said that with the help of Lectra software, the students were provided latest information on garment pattern making, grading, marker planning, cutting and its applications by
the experts during the training programme.
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Need to generate highly accurate maps on large scale: VC
Kurukshetra, October 21 Nag said that there was a need of mapping at 1:2,000 scale to address issues like urban flooding, utilities management and facilities development. He stressed upon the applications of recent tools like LiDAR, large-scale aerial photography to address not only the issues of detailed mapping in terms of horizontal accuracy or positional accuracy but also to take third dimension into consideration i.e. accurate measurement of heights. In his keynote address, Dr Arun K Saraf, Prof and head of the Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of technology, Roorkee, shared views on the topic “Fog; As a Menace or Disaster”. He also talked about various aspects of fog formation, mapping through satellite technology and inconveniences caused by this specifically in south-east Asia region. He deliberated upon various issues of converting this for the benefit of mankind. While deliberating upon the scope of the conference, APG President Kanwar Surjit stressed upon the need of spatial planning for addressing the sustainable facet of natural resources management. Presiding over the inaugural session, Dr Girish Chopra, Dean Academic Affairs of KU, said there was a need of optimal use of natural resources for sustainable development. The water was a vital component for human civilisation so there was an urgent need of developing strategies both at global and local level for sustained development, he added. Prof MS Jaglan, organising secretary of the conference, said all the former teachers of the Department of Geography were felicitated on this occasion. A three-member team of budding geographers that achieved third position in the Global Geographers competition at Russia was also felicitated.
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Notices to Gurgaon malls to get CCTV cameras installed
Tribune News Service
Gurgaon, October 21 Surprisingly, the malls which spend lakhs of rupees in beautification of the premises, do not get CCTV cameras installed, which are the basic requisite security. "There are fixed guidelines pertaining to the number of CCTV cameras to be installed and their positions. The mall owners have time and again been apprised and guided about this and several reminders have been sent, but there is no compliance. "We have issued them notices setting a deadline for the installation of these cameras, as it is vital for security in the coming festive season. If there are any doubts, we can guide them but they cannot get exemption from this," said DCP Naazneen Bhasin. The police has also asked the malls to submit their floor plans and blueprints so that the police can carry out an effective operatiosn in case of any emergency. Specially trained Swat commandos, who are trained to handle different weapons and deal with emergencies, have been posted at alls sensitive points. "Given the footfalls and rush, we are taking all precautions that we can. Especially trained commandos have already been posted at the malls and their plans have been sought to ensure that we deal with any emergency most effectively," added Bhasin.
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Murthal varsity gets three laboratories
Sonepat, October 21 The new labs were inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor HS Chahal yesterday. The university’s registrar, RK Arora, HoD of the material science and nano technology department Prof Ashok Sharma and other faculty members were present on the occasion. According to the VC, there had been a significant role of material in the development and progress of society since the Stone Age. "The use of iron, steel, bronze is the examples of researches in material science," he added. The scientists were always engaged in improving the qualities of material as its properties at the micro and nano stages became different and the most useful, he said and added that every effort was being made to extend research facilities to various departments of the university.
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Stocks of sweets to be checked
Sirsa, October 21 Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan recently addressed a meeting on the issue in his office, which was attended among others by SDM Sant Lal Pachar, SDM, Dabwali, Satish Kumar, City Magistrate Prem Chand, Civil Surgeon Dr Surender Nain and Food Safety Officer Mahabir Singh. “Teams have been set up at the subdivisional level under the respective SDMs to visit shops and check stocks of sweets. Senior Medical Officers appointed at the Community Health Centres and the Primary Health Centre have already been empowered to take samples of eatables within the area of their jurisdiction,” Ganesan said after the meeting. He said the teams would take samples and if the eatables were found contaminated prima facie, the teams would have powers to destroy it.
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Towards improving education in Sirsa
Sushil Manav Tribune News Service
Sirsa, October 21 Though all six schools - one each in the six administrative blocks of Sirsa - have already become functional, the work on the construction of their own buildings is in progress except one, which has already been completed. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurated Haryana’s first Aarohi School’s state-of-the-art building at Nathusari Kalan village in Sirsa on Saturday. Sirsa MP Ashok Tanwar, whose efforts brought six out of the 36 Aarohi Model Schools of Haryana to Sirsa, said these schools would go a long way in ensuring quality education among deserving rural poor. Designed by Aman Agarwal, an architect from Panchkula, the school building at Nathusari Kalan has been constructed at a cost of Rs 3.71 crore and has a covered area of 17,150 square feet. The school has seven class rooms, a reception area, a school office, a dispensary, an activity room, a computer room, a mathematics room, a canteen, toilet units and amphitheatre. Deputy Commissioner J Ganesan said that spread over an area of about 10 acres, the Aarohi Model School had a campus that included a school building, girls’ hostel building and ample open space for playground. Speaking in the function to inaugurate the school, Hooda said his government had been laying special emphasis on improving standards of education. He said he would soon develop Haryana as an international hub in the field of education. MP Ashok Tanwar, Surina Rajan and Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary in the Education Department also spoke on the occasion and lauded the Haryana Government’s efforts in improving the standards of education. Asha Kumari, a secretary in the AICC, Prahlad Singh Gillankhera, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, DC J Ganesan, SSP Saurabh Singh, SDM Sant Lal Pachar, City Magistrate Prem Chand and Youth Congress leader Anandveer Gillankhera were among those present during the inauguration.
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450 students participate in automotive workshop
Kurukshetra, October 21 The workshop was inaugurated by the NIT Dean (Planning and Development), Prof VK Arora. He congratulated the SAE Club for organising workshop. More such workshops and activities should be organised in the institute so that students get more exposure to the practical aspects of engineering, he added. He also praised SAE Club Professors in charge Angra and JD Gupta of the Mechanical Engineering Department. The organisers claim this to be the biggest automotive workshop of North India. The club has been successfully organising such workshops for the last four years. The fifth version of the workshop received an overwhelming response. Around 450 students from all over North India attended the workshop. The focus of the workshop was on diesel cars and smart engines. The workshop consisted of three technical sessions with Dhananjay Sharma of TATA Motors and Sachin Kamboj of Technip India Ltd as the resource persons, who explained the theory and the practices involved. They also encouraged students to have hands-on experience.
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Allottees await possession of plots
Kaithal, October 21 The waterlogged part is located on the south-west direction of Sector 21 of the HUDA colony. The accumulated stinking water has also become a health hazard for residents of colonies in the vicinity. YM Mehra, XEN, HUDA, Karnal, having jurisdiction over this area, said he and AK Magoo, SE, were aware of the matter and they were planning to start de-watering of this area. The water would be pumped into the adjoining Manas drain, he added. He said once the land dried up after de-watering, the department would start construction of roads and other public facilities including a park, cruch. Mehra said the department would handover the possession of plots in due course of time to allottees.
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Copying goes on unchecked in Haryana Board exams
Jind, October 21 “Though Section 144 has been imposed in and around all centres, yet official concerned seem to have failed to check the movement and presence of outside elements. This has assisted examinees in getting help in copying easily,’’ said a teacher of a government school in the district on condition of anonymity. He said despite the presence of some policemen at the main entrance of centres, youth carrying copying material were noticed moving around centres till the examination was over. The first paper was of English subject. The second paper (Home Science) was held on Thursday. As many as 16,150 candidates from the district are appearing in the examinations, which will be over by November 8. While the X+II English paper (first semester) was held in the evening shift, the morning shift was meant for the students appearing in re-appear examination (second semester) held in April, said an official of the education board. He said one case of copying was booked at one of the centres on the first day. However, sources in the department said a large number of kin and friends of the examinees turned up at centres as English was considered a tough paper for majority of students. Outsiders outnumbered the staff on duty. It was nearly impossible to check the crowd despite the prohibitory orders. Though officials concerned claimed that the paper went off without any disturbance, yet many outsiders were noticed supplying copying material from windows and toilets of the examination halls at most of the places. The education board had set up several flying squads to check copying in these examinations. Several cases were registered against those indulging in copying in the last examinations, said board officials.
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410 learner's driving licences issued in night camp
Kaithal, October 21 the 29th night camp held at Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Siwan village, here recently. She stated that the legal services authority was holding lok adalats at various intervals in which cases were decided according to the consensus of the concerned parties. "The Lok Adalats help a lot to strengthen a sense of brotherhood among the villagers," she said. She said the night camps were proving to be platforms to create awareness among villagers and the legal services authority was quite successful in educating the people about their legal rights. Deputy Commissioner NK Solanki said that the administration had registered a record by regularising 100 per cent drinking water connections for achieving the goal of water conservation. He said during the night camp, 410 learner driving licences were issued. He urged the people to check female foeticide. — OC
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Jindal pitches for direct Kaithal-Delhi train
Kaithal, October 21 The MP told the minister that former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had announced to start the train service but since then the department had not taken any step to implement the announcement . It was also brought to the notice of Kharge that this was a long-standing demand of the people of this area and in July the Railways had issued a time table for the train and the people had expected that train would run from August 15 but they were left disappointed.
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Researchers told to put emphasis on experiments
Rewari, October 21 While Dr Satyender Pal Khatker, director of MD University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rohtak, was the chief guest, Dr Nasib Singh Gill, director of Distance Education in MD University, Rohtak, Dr MN Hoda, director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Institute of Technology and Management, Delhi, Dr Akash Gupta from Gurgaon, Col BB Sharma from Gurgaon, Dr Vikas Bharti from Delhi and Dr Abhishek from Poona were the guests of honour. The programme commenced with the lighting of the traditional lamp by Dr Satyender Pal Khatker who exhorted researchers to put optimum emphasis on experimental assignments. Similarly Dr MN Hoda gave the researchers valuable tips on technical aspects pertaining to experimentation whereas Dr. Nasib Singh Gill counselled them to go in for a deeper involvement in the domain of Information Technology. As many as 78 researchers in the twin faculties of Computer Science and Electronics presented their treatises at the seminar. Dr YP Singh, Principal of SITM, thanked the guests and the researchers for their lively participation in the day-long conference.
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Hooda on mission to poach Chautalas’ vote bank in Sirsa
Sirsa, October 21 Though the Indian National Lok Dal’s base does not seem to be depleting after the conviction of Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala, the Congress and the Haryana Janhit Congress - Bhartiya Janata Party alliance are trying to make a cut into the INLD vote bank. Hooda addressed a rally at Kharia in the Rania Assembly segment on September 29 and then another rally at Nathusari Chopta on October 19. The Chief Minister is scheduled to address another rally at Dabwali, the assembly segment represented by Ajay Singh Chautala, in December this year. Knowing that the locals respect former Deputy Prime Minister Devi Lal, the father-son duo recalled his association with Hooda’s late father Ranbir Singh. Hooda also mentioned in his speeches that though he contested and defeated Devi Lal thrice, he respected him as an elderly person and that was the reason he issued grants generously for Chaudhary Devi Lal University. Hooda and other senior Congress leader did not forget to tell people the sequence of the events that led to the sentencing of Chautalas. Hooda has been rubbishing Chautalas’ allegations that he was responsible for their conviction. While on one hand Hooda is countering the allegations of Chautalas, on the other he has released grants worth Rs 11 crore for Rania, Rs 13 crore for Ellenabad and Rs 1.11 crore for Chautala village alone. “He is coming again and again to see whether we are alive even after his efforts to finish us,” Ellenabad MLA Abhay Singh Chautala quipped when media ersons sought his comments on Hooda’s visits. The INLD, meanwhile, has decided to hold a function at Rohtak on December 2 when the Yuva Jan Chetna Yatra started by Digvijay Singh Chautala concludes.
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Congress's Gohana rally an effort to tackle anti-incumbency factor
Faridabad, October 21 A large turnout at the BJP rally has encouraged the Opposition, especially the INLD, to focus on the anti-incumbency issue. Neeraj Sharma, president, Block Congress Committee, NIT(Faridabad), said the Gohana rally would create a record in the state politics. "The Congress is the biggest political player in Haryana and the same will be demonstrated at Gohana ," he said. A section of leaders in the Congress is of the view that though Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's leadership was comparatively better than the leaders of other parties, the Congress would like to strengthen its hold in the state. According to them, the Gohana rally will not silence the critics, but will also help the Congress to broaden its base. Senior Congress leaders claim that there would be about five to six lakh strong gathering at the rally. According to them, it would be bigger than the Kranti Rally in Jind, which was addressed by Hooda, before the Congress came to power. The party's top brass in Haryana is said to be directly monitoring the preparations of the rally. Party functionaries from various districts have already been given assignments. Meanwhile, the Opposition alleged that Hooda was luring the public with government jobs to make the Gohana rally a success.
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'Over-the-counter pills may damage kidneys'
Kurukshetra, October 21 She said,“ The prevalence of kidney diseases is increasing dramatically and the cost of treating these puts an enormous burden on individuals and the healthcare systems. About 8 to 10 per cent of the adult population has kidney-related problems and every year lakhs of people die prematurely because of kidney-related complications.’’ —OC
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Rohtak sees spurt in automobile thefts
Rohtak, October 21 "While most of the stolen vehicles are motorcycles, a large number of of stolen vehicles remain untraceable even after months," claimed sources in the Police Department. The sources added that it was impossible for the police to keep a watch on all public spots and it was carelessness on part o owners who park their vehicles without adopting necessary precautions. "The absence of CCTV cameras at public places and the unauthorised He said while owners of a majority of commercial and business buildings and complexes in the city have failed to provide parking places to visitors, there was no CCTV camera at such points, making thieves' work quite easy and they were having a field day in the area. Alleging that corruption and political intervention rules the roost in the offices of the agencies responsible for the implementation of the parking and safety rules, he said it was the common man who was suffering. " Almost all main roads, including the leading markets, face traffic chaos in absence of proper parking facility," claimed Naresh Kumar, a shopkeeper at D- Park here. The police recently recovered an SUV from a gang of criminals by the sheer chance. They confessed that they were using the vehicle for the past one year and it was lifted from a parking in Faridabad last year. Around 400 vehicles have been reportedly stolen in the past six months despite the tall claims of the police in the area.
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Baba Banda Award conferred on VC Sandhu
Kurukshetra, October 21 Speaking on the occasion, Baba Jatinder Pal said, “Dr Sandhu is the first recipient of this award and the sampradya is happy to honour a person who has attained remarkable achievements in his life as an Army officer and as an educationist.”
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CM inaugurates women’s hostel at agricultural varsity
Hisar, October 21 The Chief Minister accompanied by Vice-Chancellor KS Khokhar went around the hostel and interacted with foreign students of theuniversity.The VC also presented a cheque of Rs 35.84 lakh for the Chief Minister Relief Fund for the Uttarakhand disaster victims. The faculty and staff of the university had donated one day salary for the disaster fund. The VC said his top priority was to provide best facilities to students. He said there were already 12 hostels, including one international hostel for boys. With the construction of new hostel, foreign female students would also have independent boarding and lodging facility on the campus, he added. He said the hostel had been built with the financial assistance provided by the ICAR.
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Bringing transparency to surrogacy
Gurgaon, October 21 Prem Kumar, director, Vansh Healthcare, said: “Surrogacy continues to be an unregulated sector with no stringent laws to monitor it. With this dedicated centre, we seek to bring about transparency in surrogacy. We will be a bridge between the surrogate mother, childless couples and IVF centre/hospital to ensure that the woman is paid the promised money.” In the absence of regulation, many poor and uneducated women are lured by agents and hired by clinics into signing contracts which they do not fully understand, he said, adding that surrogacy is a sensitive and complex issue and the focus of the government should be on protecting the women who rent their womb. For a woman to become a surrogate mother, a series of medical tests are done and the legal status is verified according to the ICMR guidelines. When a surrogate mother enters into an agreement, the financial details are explained and documented.
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Four village panchayats ban DJ, same-gotra marriages
Sonepat, October 21 Besides the prominent citizens of Malik Gotra, sarpanches Praveen Kumar of Rewara, Ram Diya of Anwali, Jai Bhagwan of Bilbilan and Suresh Devi of Jasrana, participated in a day-long meeting, which was presided over by the Mohinder Singh, a retired headmaster. The main resolution adopted included ban on playing of DJ during “Ghurchadhi”, no ban on inter-caste marriage, ban on same gotra and same village marriages, awareness campaign against the female foeticide, liquor consumption and other social evils. The panchayats also formed a 15-member committee for each village to supervise the implementation of the decisions. The committees were also authorised to impose a fine of Rs 15,000 if anyone was found violating the resolutions.
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About Rs 8.22 crore were distributed among the owners of 10,985 murrah buffaloes at the State Live Stock Show organised at Government Polytechnic Institute on Sunday.
Comedian Jagdeep, known for his role as Surma Bhopali in "Sholay" movie, entertained students of the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Technology
(IMCMT), Kurukshtera University, with his witty remarks about his role in various films at a function held in the institute here recently.
To promote research and innovation in material science and nano technology, three new laboratories have been opened at a cost
of Rs 50 lakh in Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology,
Murthal. The new labs were inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor HS Chahal yesterday. The university’s registrar, RK
Arora, HoD of the material science and nano technology department Prof Ashok Sharma and other faculty members were present on the occasion.
The six Aarohi Model Schools set up in Sirsa are expected to help in improving the status of school education in the district, particularly for the poor and those living in rural areas, who do not have access to quality private school.
While hundreds of allottees of the Sector 21 of the Haryana Urban Development Authority in the town are eagerly awaiting to get possession of their plots and construct their dream houses, a huge chunk of land in this sector is under two to three feet rain water, which had resulted in delay in granting possession.
