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Karnal to Yamuna Nagar four-lane road to be approved soon.

Plan panel approves R1,367-crore four-lane road project in Haryana.

Chandigarh: Stating this Haryana public works (buildings and roads) minister Surjewala said that the state government took the public private partnership (PPP) route to accelerate the pace of infrastructure development. The project of four-laning of the Yamuna Nagar-Ladwa-Karnal section of state highway number 6 and 7 on BOT basis with a length of 54 kms, and estimated cost of R435 crore, had also been fowarded to the Planning Commission for VGF grant, he added.

Surjewala said that the state government repaired 1,611 km length of roads, damaged due to the unprecedented rains and floods at the cost of R988 crore, up to December 31, 2010. Besides, a number of roads that remained closed to traffic due to floods, were re-opened in record time.

Referring to railway over bridges (ROBs), Surjewala said that while only 16 ROBs had been constructed in 39 years between 1966 and 2005, the state government had constructed...

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"Amma Ji" in Karnal

Meghna Malik along with her mother
Kamlesh Malik during a press conference in Sonepat.

Meghna Malik, better known as Amma ji, the leading character in ''Na Aana Iss Des Laado'' — a TV soap on female foeticide and the problems of women in a male dominated society — is known for her negative character, but she says girls are part of her life. 

The softspoken TV actress was in Karnal to receive the Haryana Institute of Fine Arts (HIFA) 'Karamboomi' award for her contribution towards art and culture. 

Read Here: Times of India

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Paid news undermines democracy: Quraishi 

Meghna Malik, a TV artiste, receives
an award from
Union Minister Farooq Abdullah
 during a HIFA awards
function in Karnal on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar

Expressing concern over the role of black money and paid news in elections, the Chief Election Commissioner, Dr SY Quraishi, today said the twin evils were not only the main impediments to free and fair elections, but also undermined democracy.

Quraishi, who was here to receive the Pt Jasraj Award of HIFA, said there was broad consensus among political parties, the Election Commission, media and other stakeholders on the issue to curb the role of black money in the elections, but there was a dire need to implement measures to end the problem.

Observing that there was a general atmosphere in the country against these evils, he said the Election Commission was planning to organise a national-level seminar on these issues to get valuable suggestions.

However, in spite of all these problems and bottlenecks, India was a vibrant democracy, he added.

He said the media committees would be constituted in all districts to check paid news and notices would be issued to media house for any breach. He also suggested a self-regulatory system in the media to check this unhealthy practice.

The recipient of the “Karambhumi Samman”, Meghna Malik, TV artist of “Na Aana is Desh Meri Ladoo” fame, said serials in regional languages like Haryanvi and Rajasthani were becoming very popular and helped in promoting the culture and language of the state.

Two former journalists of The Tribune - Gobind Thakural and KG Dutt - were among the 21 awardees, who were conferred the Karamyogi Samman and the Karambhumi Samman, respectively, for excellence in media. 

Via: The Tribune

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Rotarians take a passage to India to give polio jabs

Farewell: Sheppey Rotarians,
from left Christina Logue,
Margo Bronger and Ray Seager 

CHARITABLE Sheppey residents have travelled halfway across the world to help protect children from a crippling disease.

Isle of Sheppey Rotary Club member Margo Bronger, vice president Christina Logue and Minster Rotary club president Ray Seager left for India from Minster Working Men's Club on Thursday afternoon.

The rotarians have volunteered to vaccinate youngsters in Karnal in northern India for National Immunisation Day.

It is the first time any of them had taken part in the immunisation drive, which is part of the End Polio Now campaign where 167 million children under 5 will be vaccinated in less than a week.

Thousands of vaccination booths were set up in Agra, Jaipur, Karnal and Dehli.

Christina, 64, who joined the Rotary club two years ago, said: "I felt I wanted to give a little bit extra help rather than just handing over money.

"When I heard about the volunteers helping to vaccinate the children and how much it means to be able to assist in eradicating this dreadful disease I wanted to experience it first-hand."

Christina saw the effects of polio when she was a school girl and another pupil contracted the disease. She said: "She spent what seemed to be an eternity in one of the great iron lungs and when she came back to school it was in callipers. It has always stuck with me, it is such a dreadful thing."

Fellow volunteer Margo, 70, took gifts for the children she vaccinates. Using donations from friends she bought 350 pencils with rubbers and 50 beanie toys.

It is also the first trip to India for National Immunisation Day for Ray, steward at Minster Working Men's Club.

Thanks to Rotary club help, two billion children have been vaccinated against polio, which can lead to paralysis, deformed limbs and a lifetime of pain. The number of countries where the disease is endemic has dropped from 129 to just four – Afghanistan, Northern India, Nigeria and Pakistan.

National Immunisation Days take place every six weeks in the endemic countries and Rotary clubs send members on self-funded trips each February and November.


By: Jim Palmer

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Kuldeep Sharma is new Haryana assembly speaker

Sh. Kuldeep sharma,,MLA from Ganaur (in the Middle)

Congress legislator Kuldeep Sharma was unanimously elected as the 19th speaker of the Haryana assembly here Friday.

Sharma, who has been the working president of the Haryana state Congress committee since July 2007, was declared elected on the first day of the Haryana assembly budget session that started here Friday.

His name was proposed by previous speaker H.S. Chatha and seconded by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala. Chatha had resigned from the post last month. He was inducted as a cabinet minister in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government immediately.

A lawyer by profession from Karnal city, 140 km from here, Sharma, 54, is the son of former minister Chiranji Lal Sharma.<Sorce: Sify >

Mr Kuldeep Sharma Can be contacted at following Address:
House No - 936 Urban Estate, Opp Atal Park Gate Sector - 9 Karnal, Karnal Sector-9, Karnal - 132001
Phone No: +(91)-(184)-2200643, 09416207700


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Rs 8L mare's the best

Today luxury cars may be what people hanker after, while horse-driven vehicles are a thing of the past, but thoroughbred horses are still in great demand and their price is more than a swish set of wheels in some cases. 

The state level animal Mela held here on Saturday saw many thoroughbred horses besides good breeds of cattle, being proudly displayed by their owners. Reshma, a mare, the costliest in Haryana with a price tag of over Rs 8 lakh, was adjudged the best at the Mela. 

Her owner, Munabai, of village Galibkheri informed that Reshma belongs to a breed of horses from Rajasthan. A murrah breed buffalo owned by Hoshiar Singh, a resident of village Singawa Khas, district Hisar was adjudged the best buffalo at the Mela. The Mela was organized by the department of animal husbandry and dairy.

Read more: TOI

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