APTI Holds National Seminar at Lord Shiva

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APTI Holds National Seminar at Lord Shiva


April 29, 2007

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A NATIONAL seminar on 'Emerging trends in pharmaceutical education and research', organized by Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) was held yesterday at the campus of Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy Sirsa.

Prof S.K. Kulkarni Dean University Instructions Punjab University Chandigarh in his key note address said that the Indian pharmaceutical industry and phrama professionals should gear up for the new global challenges and changes that are on the anvil to the Indian scenario. Mr. Kulkarni said that India should get ready for management of life style diseases that are a reality in the west since last two decades. He said that while India has progressed tremendously in many sectors like IT BPO etc but India’s spending on health care is quiet lackluster and India as of today stands at position 171 in a list of 175 countries. He said that India spends about 5% of the GDP on health care and out of this just 1% comes in the form of Government expenditure. But India is fast becoming a destination for clinical trails and development of Pharma specialties. He urged the pharmaceutical students that a brilliant future is waiting for them but they must work hard and calculate up to date knowledge about the rapid changes to shape their future.

Prof. Kulkarni highlighted global opportunities available for budding pharmacists and narrated the contribution and growth of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry since independence till date. He explained in a lucid manner how Indian economy has improved for the better and the trend of brain drain has reversed. It is now possible for pharmaceutical professionals to earn in dollars on American style staying in India itself while working for multinational firms.

The keynote address was followed by two scientific sessions. The speakers for the scientific sessions were, Prof. Saranjit Singh, Head, Deptt. of Pharmaceutical Analysis, NIPER, Mohali spoke on "Role of Teachers in View of Latest Stringent Regulatory Requirements". Prof. A.K. Madan, Dean, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, MDU, Rohtak delivered a talk on "Role of Graph Theory in Drug Design & Discovery". Dr. Firoz Anwar, Asstt. Director, AICTE, New Delhi, described the importance of continuous upgradation of syllabus and AICTE guidelines for receiving grants by various institutions. This session was chaired by Prof. Emeritus, Dr. J.D. Sharma, Ex. Drug Controller J & K, Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy, Sirsa.

The National Conference that was organized on April 28, 2007 at Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy, Sirsa (Haryana), under the aegis of the Haryana branch of APTI was a big success in view of response received from scientists, academicians and industrialists, who participated actively in the conference from different states. There were 130 research papers presented by young research scholars in the form of posters.
The conference was inaugurated by lighting the lamp in the Seminar Hall of the College at the hands of Prof. S.K. Kulkarni, Director Deshkamal Bishnoi, Secretary Sh. Som Parkash Advocate, and Convener Sh. Yashpal Singla. The scientific abstract book was released and distributed to all the delegates after the inauguration function. The meticulous efforts taken by Mr. Sameer Dhingra and Mr. Dalbir Singh in bringing out the abstract book in time deserve appreciation. The cover page, overall get-up and technical contents were impressive and flawless.

In the post-lunch session Dr. B.S. Bhoop, Reader, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, UIPS, Panjab University, Chandigarh delivered a talk on "Assessing Biopharmaceutical Performance of Oral Drug Delivery Systems", followed by Prof. S.H. Ansari, Head, Dept. of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi on "Wound Healing and Herbal Drugs". Dr. Devender Pathak, Director, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Rajiv Academy for Pharmacy, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh described the significance of "Microwave assisted organic synthesis" in his brief address. The post-lunch session was Chaired by Dr. Milind Parle, Professor of Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar.
It was an herculean task for the judges to evaluate 130 posters of different pharmaceutical disciplines with in stipulated time frame. The quality of all posters had been excellent. The research scholars had taken special pains in view of the best poster contest. The responsibility of inviting, selecting and hosting various posters on the three floors of Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy was performed by Mr. Nitin Bansal and Mr. Ramesh Jangra.
Two prizes were awarded for the best research paper presented on the criteria of originality, quality of presentation and major findings. The poster entitled "Taste Jamun for Positive Brain Test" authored by Ms. Sheetal Chaudhary and Dr. Milind Parle of Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar and poster entitled "A validated stability-indicating HPLC method to study the forced degradation of glibenclamide and characterization of its degradation product" authored by Gulshan Bansal, Manjeet Singh and K. C. Jindal, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala were adjudged as the best posters of the poster contest. The winners of the best posters award were felicitated with momento, cash prize of rupees 1000 each and certificates to all the authors.
The scientific session was followed by entertaining cultural programme organized by the talented students of Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy, Sirsa. Mrs. Amrita Parle, Head, Dept. of Pharmacy, Meerabai Polytechnic, New Delhi recited a classical song during the cultural event, which was appreciated.
Mr. Sameer Dhingra informed Sirsa News that Mr. Desh Kamal Bishnoi, Director, Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy and Mr. Som Parakash Advocate, Secretary, Lord Shiva Charitable Trust welcomed the delegates. The responsibility of catering was of Mr. Jitender Singh and Sanjay Singla. The accommodation and transport arrangements were manned by Mr. Vijay Naresh Dhull. The Reception and Registration committee comprised of Ms. Mamta Dhingra and Ms. Sunayna Jain, the stage management committee consisting of Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh and Ms. Renu Kadian.

Lord Shiva College is also the first institute in Haryana to have Drug Information Center read related news by clicking on DIC

Last Call for Photography of Voter List

Last Call for Photography of Voter List

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Subsidized Toilets for BPL residents; DHBVNL JanChetna

Subsidized Toilets for BPL residents; DHBVNL JanChetna

April 23, 2007

Sirsa (SIRSA NEWS)

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Sirsa, Mr. V. Umashankar announced that financial subsidy shall be extended to villagers living below poverty line for constructing toilets at their homes. The Deputy Commissioner was addressing the Numberdars of Sirsa Tehsil at Panchayat Bhawan today.

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Mr. V. Umasahnakar said that the Numberdars are vital link between Government functionaries and the people, so they should work for the implementation of the schemes of the Government such as Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan, Prevention of Child marriage, and stoppage of female foeticide etc.

DHBVNL Jan Chetna Rally

IN ANOTHER Government campaign DHBVNL took out Jan Chetna Rally was flagged off at Village Sant Nagar by the MD DHBVNL Mr. D.S. Malhan. He said that if Power Theft is totally checked there won’t be any power scarcity in the 9 districts commanded by DHBVNL. He said the ongoing operation of installing energy meters on the poles outside the premises of the consumers is proving to be very beneficial.

CICR Releases New Variety of Hybrid Cotton-Kalyan

CICR Releases New Variety of Hybrid Cotton-Kalyan

April 18, 2007

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CICR Sirsa releases Kalyan-CSHH 238 - High Yielding Cotton Hybrid for North Zone.

Dr. Dilip Monga Head of Central Institute of Cotton Research ( CICR ) Sirsa told Sirsa News that Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa has developed and recently released the High Yielding Cotton Hybrid KALYAN - CSHH-238 for sowing in the coming cotton season.
He informed that before this, different State Agricultural Universities of North Zone and Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa have in the last decade released some of the conventional hybrids of American cotton viz., Dhanlaxmi, Fateh, Maruvikas and Om Shankar, but despite several desirable traits like high yielding capability, these hybrids could not cover a large area in the North Zone due to their susceptibility to cotton leaf curl virus (CLCV) and non-availability of adequate quantity of hybrid seed.

He said that this new release, KALYAN Hybrid CSHH 238 was identified in 2006 as suitable for the North Zone as this hybrid showed superiority for yield over LHH 144, Om Shankar, KR 13, CCHH 10555 and K 888. In fibre quality parameters, the new hybrid has been found suitable for spinning at 40s counts, which will fulfill the necessary requirement of quality cotton for North zone. For disease reaction the new hybrid has been found resistant to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus and for other pests.
Further he said that the team at CISR has worked very hard and did rigorous testing on the
CSHH 238, it was evaluated under irrigated conditions in 36 locations for four seasons (2001-2004). The hybrid was tested for agronomic requirements at three locations of north zone viz., CCSHAU, Hisar, PAU, Regional Station, Faridkot and ARS, Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) as well as for reaction to pest and diseases at CICR, Regional Station, Sirsa. The hybrid recorded 2134 kg per ha average seed cotton yield against 1754 kg per ha to 1978kh/ha of other varieties. In the zonal performance, the hybrid CSHH 238 recorded the increase of seed cotton yield ranging from 7.9 to 26.7%.


Dr. D. Monga highlighted that
Hybrid CSHH 238 represents medium to superior medium staple group (27.2mm) and fibre properties, like 2.5 % span length, micronaire value, uniformity ratio and bundle strength.
Because of its early maturity (160 days), it fits well into cotton-wheat rotation system, the most prevalent system in North Zone. Also it would save at least one spray of insecticide owing to short duration of the crop.

Some of the Special features of CSHH 238 are:
(i) high yield over comparable local hybrids and varieties, (ii) resistant to cotton leaf curl virus, (iii) early maturity by two weeks in comparison with local cultivars and hybrids, (iv) It can be spun into 40s of good strength (21.8g/tex) suitable for textile industry, (v) big bolls size facilitates easy picking, (vi) fluffy and synchronous opening of bolls in hybrid.
In view of its superiority in yield, ginning out turn, early maturity, big boll size, and better fibre quality traits especially the length, strength and its ratio will benefit the growers of North Zone as well as textile industry.

He said that farmers of this region shall get remunerative benefits by adopting this variety.

HUDA Sector 20, Gurdwara Sahib Foundation Stone and HSGPC

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HUDA Sector 20, Gurdwara Sahib Foundation Stone and HSGPC

April 16, 2007

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THE FOUNDATION stone of Gurdwara Sahib, HUDA Sector 20 was laid yesterday by Sant Baba Pritam Singh yesterday, near the community center. The ceremony was attended by a large numbers Sikhs from the city as well as adjoining villages and many residents of sector 20 HUDA.

After Bhog & Ardaas of Path Sri Gurugranth Sahib Langar (Free Meals) was served at the venue.

HSGPC Very soon- Jhinda
The long standing demand of a separate Gurdwara management committee for Haryana shall be reality very soon, Mr. Jagdish Singh Jhinda, President HSGPC (Adhoc) said at the house warming ceremony of Mr. Malkiat Singh Khosa Gen Secretary HSGPC and a prominent congress leader of Ellenabad region. Mr. Jhinda said that Badal faction of Punjab is trying to create hurdles in the legitimate demand of the Sikhs of Haryana by seeing the PM and staging protests in Haryana by harnessing man power from Punjab, his tactics are understood by Sikhs of Haryana.

Mr. Jhinda said that he and Mr. Didar Singh Gen Secretary also met Ms. Sonia Gandhi in delhi on 23rd March, 2007 she gave them a keen ear and agreed that the demand is justified, on the same very had they were to meet PM Manmohan Singh but due to his pressing appointments they could not get appointment with him that day. Mr. Jhinda said to question by the scribes who quoted Mr. Badal’s statement that the formation of a separate committee will result into a turmoil in Haryana by the way of protests, Mr Jhinda said that Haryana Sikhs are peace loving as well as law abiding and Mr. Badal is trying to create phobia by such statements.

Haryana’s First Drug Information Center at SIRSA

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Haryana’s First Drug Information Center at SIRSA

April 14, 2007

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Haryana’s First Drug Information Center was inaugurate recently by Dr P.R. Kaysath C.M.O. Sirsa, at Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy,

Mr. Desh Kamal Bishnoi Principal Lord Shiva College of Pharmacy and Mr. Dhingra told Sirsa News that The state of the art Drug Information Center has been set up in assistance with WHO-KSPC.

Mr. Sameer Dhingra said that the centre is registered with IRDIS, an International Register of Drug Information Services. The aim of DIC is to help all health care professionals & general public in getting in-depth and focused drug information and it would also help in monitoring and reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The objective of DIC is to promote the concept of rational drug use to enhance better patient outcome.
With rapid advancement in medical and biological science, huge information about drugs & diseases has emerged out. Access & authenticity of this vast information being limited, rational use of drugs has been more complex. The conventional method of obtaining drug Information is through the medical representatives & product literature provided by the manufacturers, which may be incomplete or biased.
Our Centre is first Drug Information Centre in Haryana State and probably the first one in North Zone of our country. DIC would also serve to the poor people, to bring down the burden of health problem on our society through continuous education. Our DIC would also be assisting doctors & hospital pharmacists in updating on new drugs emerging at international level, in different therapeutic areas.

DIC furnishes free queries on:

Drug or its Product Information/Identification
Contraindications/Safety
Adverse Drug Reactions/Drug Interactions
Efficacy/Treatment/Choice of drug
Pregnancy/Lactation
Pediatrics
Drug Profile/Indications/Dosage
Toxicology

Mr. Dhingra informed that Information furnished by DIC has been fully authentic and retrieved mostly from internationally reputed database (Micromedex's USA) and it is delivered through any desired mode of communication. Drugs related queries are sent to us by email, phone or post or in person and we will respond to it immediately. Drug
Information Centre has started a series of lectures to promote the concept of rational drug use among health care professionals.
Dr. OP Bansal, Dr GK Aggarwal, Dr. PL Verma, Dr. RK Mehta, Dr Manisha Mehta, Mr. Som Parkash Bishnoi general secretary Lord Shiva Trust, Dr Vinod Mehipal, Dr Anjani Aggarwal, Dr MM Talwar etc were present on the occasion.

Dr. Sangwan’s Quinquagenary Wedding Anniversary

Dr. R.S. Sangwan’s Quinquagenary Wedding Anniversary

April 06, 2007

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Mrs. Savitri & Dr. R.S. Sangwan celebrated their Golden Jubilee Wedding Anniversary at a ‘la-page-3’ party at Club City Resorts Sirsa. The party was attended by Political Stars, socialites, journos and medical fraternity. At the party a power point photo presentation on the memories of Dr. Sangwan since his childhood till now specially prepared by Mr. Ravinder Puri and Dr Yogesh Sangwan was shown. The PPS and rest of the program was anchored ably by Mr. Puri, however the erratic sound system marred the show and the back benchers like this editor could not comprehend much. Dr Sangwan went nostalgic and interrupted Mr. Puri to put in more interesting details about the pictures as they were being flashed by the DLP projector on the vinyl screen. Mr. Ajay Chautala, Mr Ranjeet Singh, Mr Bharat Singh Beniwal, Dr. MM Talwar, Mr. Rajkumar Nijat. Mr S.S. Bhandari, Mr. Bhupesh Mehta, Mr. Rai Singh Saharan etc also spoke about Dr. Sangwan, at the celebrations. The party had elaborate arrangements for dinner and many choicest variants of C2H6O for those who loved it. Children of the Sangwan couple, Dr. Yogesh Sangwan his wife Dr. Rachna Sangwan, Dr. Meenakshi Singh, Smt. Shobna, Smt. Sunita, Smt Sarita Shokeen and their extended families were also present.

Seminar on Bhagat Singh’s Letter Journalism

aSeminar on Bhagat Singh’s Letter Journalism

April 06, 2007

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A SEMINAR on the letter journalism of Shaheed Bhagat Singh was held at Panchayat Bhawan today. Bhagat Singh’s Nephew (BHANJA) Prof. Jagmohan said that Sardar Bhagt Singh was not just an individual but was a personality of a complete school of thought. He said that Sardar Bhagat Singh was not a day dreamer he did not dream much about the future even but always worked on ground realities he always belived in doing something substantial and worth while in his own life time, he worked for independence & eradication of social evils via letter journalism.

Mr. V Umashankar, DC Sirsa, Mr. Vikas Kumar Arora, SP Sirsa, Mr. K.B. Pandit, Mr Surender Bhatia, Mr. Sanjay Arora, Mr. Bhupinder Panniwalia Mr. Prabhu Dayal and many people connected with the thoughts of Sardar Bhagat Singh attended the seminar. (See pictures)

Mr. Laaj Pushp anchored the seminar.

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Remembering Bhagat Singh on the 75th Anniversary of His Martyrdom
Bhagat Singh was 23 years of age when hanged by the British on 23rd March 1931, remains to this day a model for the youth of India and the world. The accomplishments and heroism of his short life are worthy not only of our remembrance, but of our homage. In 1926 Bhagat Singh was already a leader in forming the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, a mass organization of youth that aimed to expose the exploitative character of British colonialism. Muzaffar Ahmed, one of the founders of the communist movement and party in India, recalled meeting with the eighteen year old Bhagat Singh in that year. The communist party had come into existence at Kanpur in 1925, and Abdul Majid of Peshawar and Muzaffar Ahmed had been imprisoned in the ensuing Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case. Bhagat Singh had come to pay his regards to Muzaffar Ahmed at the house of his co-prisoner and comrade Abdul Majid. Thus from the very beginning of Bhagat Singh's active political life, there is evidence of his inclination towards the communist movement. Bhagat Singh, in jail and facing certain execution, wrote in 1930 the much reprinted pamphlet Why I Am an Atheist. In his introduction to a 1970s edition of Why I Am an Atheist, the eminent historian Bipan Chandra wrote that "from 1925 to 1928, Bhagat Singh read voraciously, devouring in particular books on the Russian revolution and the Soviet Union, even though getting hold of such books was in itself at the time a revolutionary and difficult task. He also tried to inculcate the reading and thinking habit among his fellow revolutionaries and younger comrades." In 1924, the sixteen year old Bhagat Singh joined the newly organized Hindustan Republican Association, which aimed to end colonial rule through armed resistance. By 1927 much of the leadership of the HRA had been arrested, and several hanged. Leadership devolved upon Chandershekhar Azad and some extraordinary youths, among them Bhagat Singh. By the end of 1928, he and his comrades had accepted socialism as the final object of their activities and changed the name of their organization from HRA to HSRA (the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association). Adding the word "socialist" was immediately recognized to be of great significance, and the main motivation to add the word came from Bhagat Singh. And it was not a vague kind of socialism that Bhagat Singh was carrying in his mind. Bhagat Singh accepted socialism as a concept by going through books on Marxism and the experiences of the Soviet Union. Bhagat Singh had studied the tradition of violent resistance to British colonial rule and, in his 1928 writings, added the element of a Marxist understanding. On 8th April 1929, Bhagat Singh landed in jail with B. K. Dutt after throwing a bomb into the Delhi Assembly. They had not sought to flee. We have a full record of his thought while jailed. His reading became even more organized and mature, despite the fact that, in the little less than two years before his execution on 23rd March 1931, Bhagat Singh repeatedly fought against the atrocities of the jail authorities by resorting to hunger strikes for weeks at a time. His reading was to prepare to present the revolutionary viewpoint in the course of the two trials he faced: the Lahore conspiracy case, which resulted in his execution along with Sukhdev and Rajguru, and the prior Delhi Assembly bomb case, in which he and B. K. Dutt were sentenced to be transported for life. He was treated with extraordinary cruelty, but the British could not crush his spirit. Sri Rajyam Sinha, in her memoir of her husband Bejoy Kumar Sinha (a comrade of Bhagat Singh) entitled A Revolutionary's Quest for Sacrifice, has given graphic details. The revolutionaries had refused to come handcuffed into court. The court had agreed, but did not honor its word. A scuffle began and hell broke out. With police prestige pricked, a special force of Pathan policemen (known for their brutality) was requisitioned and merciless beating began. Bhagat Singh was singled out. Eight ferocious Pathans pounced on him and, with their regulation boots, kicked him viciously and beat him with lathis. Mr. Roberts, a European officer, pointed at Sardar Bhagat Singh and said, "This is the man, give him more beating." They were dragged on the ground and carried like logs of wood and thrown on the benches. All this happened right in the presence of the visitors in the court compound. The Magistrate too was watching, later to claim that he had no jurisdiction as he was not formally presiding over the court.
Sheo (Shiv) Verma (later in the CPM) and Ajoy Kumar Ghose (who rose to be General Secretary of CPI) became unconscious. Bhagat Singh then raised his voice and told the court: "I want to congratulate you on this. Sheo Verma is lying unconscious and if he dies, you will be responsible." Bhagat Singh, just 22 years old at that time, by his towering personality terrorized the British colonial power. They had learned how to deal with "terrorist groups" that had relied on confused religious and nationalist ideologies. The British were confident they could deal with that kind of threat. But British colonialism became really terrorized when HRA turned into HSRA, Bhagat Singh became its chief ideologue, and by his statements and mature political conduct in jail and court rallied the masses of the country. Frequent hunger strikes for human and political rights for political prisoners were resorted to. Jatin Dass, one of their dearest comrades, sacrificed his life on 13th September 1929 inside Lahore jail, and millions gathered at railway stations when his mortal remains were being taken by train from Lahore to Calcutta on their final journey. The admission that the popularity of Bhagat Singh and his comrades reached the level of Mahatma Gandhi among the Indian masses was made by none other than B. Pattabhirammaya, who wrote the history of the Congress Party. In these last years Bhagat Singh read voraciously inside the jail, despite the certainty that he would be hanged for his political actions. Even minutes before being taken to the gallows, he was reading a book by Lenin, obtained through his advocate. The Punjabi revolutionary poet Paash, himself martyred by Khalistani terrorists on 23rd March, his hero's martyrdom day, paid apt tribute to Bhagat Singh in one of his prose pieces by saying: "Indian youth have to read the next page of Lenin's book, left unread by Bhagat Singh at his death." Letters written from jail by Bhagat Singh invariably list the books he asked his visitors to bring from the Dwarka Dass Library in Lahore. These books were primarily on Marxism, economics, history, and creative literature. Thus in a letter to his friend Jaidev Gupta, on 24th July 1930, Bhagat Singh asked for the following books to be sent him through his younger brother Kulbir: (i) Militarism by Karl Liebknecht; (ii) Why Men Fight by Bertrand Russell; (iii) Soviets at Work; (iv) Collapse of the Second International; (v) Leftwing Communism by Lenin; (vi) Mutual Aid by Prince Kroptokin; (vii) Field, Factories and Workshops; (viii) The Civil War in France by Marx; (ix) Land Revolution in Russia; (x) The Punjab Peasant in Prosperity and Debt by Darling; (xi) Historical Materialism by Bukharin; and (xii) the novel The Spy by Upton Sinclair. Bhagat Singh had command of four languages, without much formal training or education. He wrote in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, and English. His jail notebooks collect excerpts from one hundred and eight authors and 43 books, including prominently Marx and Engels, but also Thomas Paine, Descartes, Machiavelli, Spinoza, Lord Byron, Mark Twain, Epicurus, Francis Bacon, Madan Mohan Malviya, Bipan Chander Pal, and many others. The only extensive original comments in the jail notebook are on the subject "The Science of State." Bhagat Singh seems to have been planning an essay or book on the history of the political development of society from primitive communism to modern socialism.
For today's youth, the only name that compares is that of Che Guevera, who was as committed and who faced death with as much courage as Bhagat Singh. Leaving behind the security of being a Minister in revolutionary Cuba and the boundaries of narrow nationalism, Che Guevera took to the jungles of Bolivia to fight U.S
imperialism to liberate the whole of Latin America. Che Guevara with his wide experience was of course far more advanced in thought than Bhagat Singh, yet the qualities of spirit, commitment for revolution, and sincerity bring these young revolutionaries close to each other. Both fought imperialism and capitalist exploitation of mankind ferociously, and each died for a cause dearer to him than his own life.
In a letter to the Governor of the Punjab on 20th March 1931, three
days before his execution, Bhagat Singh wrote: "Let us declare that
the state of war does exist and shall exist so long as the Indian toiling masses and the natural resources are being exploited by a handful of parasites. They may be purely British capitalist or mixed British and Indian or even purely Indian. They may be carrying on their insidious exploitation through a mixed or even purely Indian bureaucratic apparatus. All these things make no difference. No matter, if your government tries and succeeds in winning over the leaders of the Indian society through petty concessions and compromises and thereby cause a temporary demoralization in the main body of forces. No matter, if once again the Indian movement, the revolutionary party, finds itself deserted in the thick of the war. . . . The war shall continue. It shall be waged ever with new vigor, greater audacity, and unflinching determination till the Socialist Republic is established and the present social order is completely replaced by a new social order,
based on social prosperity and thus every sort of exploitation is put an end to and the humanity is ushered into the era of genuine and permanent peace. . . . The days of capitalist and imperialist exploitation are numbered. The war neither began with us nor is going to end with our lives. It is the inevitable consequence of historical events and the existing environments. Our humble sacrifices shall only be a link in the chain that has very accurately been beautified by the unparalleled sacrifice of Mr. Das and the most tragic but noblest sacrifice of Comrade Bhagwati Charn and the glorious death of our warrior Azad." Netaji Subhash Bose in a big public meeting in Delhi on the same day (20th March) said, "Bhagat Singh is today not a person, but a symbol. He symbolizes the spirit of revolt, which has taken possession of country." The Free Press Journal in its issue of 24th March 1931 wrote: "S. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev live no longer. In their death lies their victory let there be no mistaking it. The bureaucracy has annihilated the mortal frame. The nation has assimilated the immortal spirit. Thus shall Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev live eternally to the dismay of the bureaucracy. . . . To the nation, S. Bhagat Singh and colleagues will ever remain the symbols of martyrdom in the cause of freedom." And indeed the supremos and sahibs of the 1931 Raj are wholly forgotten, while millions and millions today recall and honor the twenty three year old they hanged. Reading Bhagat Singh's jail notebook and court statements, replace the word "British" with "American" and today's reality is not far away. Bhagat Singh was clear that what mattered was not whether the leaders were British or Indian. The Indian rulers of today fit into the category of those "pure Indians" won through "petty concessions" by U.S. imperialism; but in the words of Bhagat Singh -- "The war shall continue." Che Guevera and Allende haunt the United States in today’s Bolivia just as Bhagat Singh remains to haunt the Bushs and Blairs and those who do their bidding in India. Bipan Chandra has rightly concluded that "it is one of the greatest tragedies of our people that this giant of a brain was brought to a stop so early by the colonial authorities." It is the nature of colonialism and imperialism to cause such tragedies, be it in India or Vietnam, in Iraq, Palestine, or Latin America. But the people do avenge these crimes by yet more ferocious struggles against imperialism, if not today, then tomorrow. Our task is to keep the memory of our martyrs fresh, and by doing so we prepare the victories of tomorrow.


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Ch. Devi Lal Remembered

Ch. Devi Lal Remembered

April 06, 2007

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EX. DEPUTY Prime Minister of India Ch Devi Lal was remembered today at by holding a ‘Sarv Dharma Prarthna Sabha’ and Tau Devi Lal Town Park Sirsa. Hindu, Muslim & Christian priests said prayers and Sikh Raagi Jatha performed Shabd Kirtan, Pandit Vijender Sharma conducted the Havan early in the morning. Christian priest also said that today is also Good Friday the day Jesus Christ passed away (The day Jesus was crucified) and on this very day peasants lost one of their great leaders Ch Devi Lal. The Bust of the Late ex DPM was given a bath with holy waters and was garlanded by INLD district president Mr. Padam Jain. Arun Beniwal, Mr. Babu Ram Goyal Advocare, Mr Surindre Singh Vaidwala, Mr. Mahabir Bagree, Mr. Aulakh, Ms. Krishna Phogat, MrAmir Chawla, Mr. Ashok Verma, Ch Bhagi Ram, Ms. Promila Sharma etc were present, none from the family of Ch Devilal was present on the memoriam service.

Ch. Devi Lal’s death anniversary was also observed at Ch. Devilal Engineering College, Panniwala Mota, Mr. Jasbir Singh Jassa, Mr. Bharat Singh Odhan, Hardayal Singh Gadrana, Mr Malhan etc attended.

Sirsa hit by spate of crimes

Sirsa hit by spate of crimes

April 06, 2007

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Sirsa Hit by a spate of crimes in past 48 hours. Details soon……..

Journalist Brothers Bereaved

Journalists: Vinod Mehta & Arun Mehta Bereaved

April 04, 2007

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Mrs. PARKASH mother of Mr. Vinod Mehta & Arun Mehta journalists died of sudden cardiac arrest yesterday, Her cremation was attended by large number of people today at Shivpuri Sirsa. Mr Vinod Mehta is director TOTAL TV. Mr. Arun Mehta is managing editor of ‘Samarghosh’ a local evening news paper. (Click to know about Total TV and Mr. Vinod Mehta on their names.)

The family informed that Mrs. Parkash was a philanthropic teacher, posted for quiet a long time at Village Natar, she often paid the fees of students of many poor children, who could not pay the school fees from her own salary so that the poor children may get educated.

Jagat Jasuja is Zonal director of Jagat Kranti

Jagat Jasuja is Zonal director of Jagat Kranti

April 04, 2007

Sirsa (SIRSA NEWS)
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A NATIONAL newspaper scheduled to be launched on this Baisakhi, (13th April, 2007) has appointed Mr. Jagat Jasuja of Sirsa as its zonal director. The Hindi daily, now to be published from NOIDA, is already in print as a local paper since 1979. Mr. Jasuja before this had been working for Rashtriya Sahara, correspondent for Sirsa. Mr. Jasuja had also been reporting to a medical fortnightly printed from Haryana. Soft spoken Mr. Jasuja has wide experience as he had worked in pharmaceuticals, seeds marketing and had has also been a keen farmers once.

Mr Rajender Dhaban has been appointed as bureau chief for Sirsa, Mr. Rajender is known for his elaborate reporting, coverage of rural problems and country side of Sirsa especially the Nathusari Chopta area. Mr. Dhaban is from agriculture background but is also running a successful petro products retail business. Talking to Sirsa News Mr. Rajender said that this new news paper shall have the same pages all over Haryana, from ‘Chautala to Palwal’ and has the slogan: 1 Pardesh; 1 Rupee; 1 Paper.

Mr. Naresh Arora who has been appointed as Staff Correspondent for Sirsa, shall take care of news gathering and reportage for this paper, Mr. Naresh had been working with Samarghosh a paper run by the director of Total TV, Sirsa Kesri, Dainik Hindustan: a national Hindi Paper and few other local papers before this.

Saraswati River can be revived

Saraswati River can be revived; Ghagger is Sarsawati!

April 01, 2007

Sirsa (SIRSA NEWS)

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A SEMINAR under the joint aegis of Saraswati Nadi Shodh Sanshthan, Haryana and Sirsa Education Society (SES) was held at CMK College auditorium today. Irrigation and revenue minister Haryana Captain Ajay Singh Yadav was the chief guest, Mr. V. Umashankar Deputy Commissioner Sirsa presided over. The impressive seminar enriched by the use of OHP and power point presentations was attended by many social workers, academicians, environmentalists, farmers and persons concerned with fast depleting water table in the region.

Dr. A.K. Gupta, Scientist Engineer ISRO Jodhpur; Dr. A.R. Chaudhary, Reader Deptt. Of Geology KUK; Dr. S. Kalyanaraman, president Saraswti Nadi Shodh Prakalp, Chennai and Mr. V.K.M. Puri Dir. Retd. Geological Survey of India read papers and proved beyong doubt that the Saraswti Nadi is not a mythology and it did exist in this region. The experts used imagery from IMARSAT, Google Earth, and other satellites as well used pictures of the excavations done at various sites along the path indicated by satellite imagery and mentioned in religious scriptures. The findings not only confirmed the existence of the River Saraswti but also that it was not a rivulet but a gigantic river perhaps even greater the Yamuna and The Ganges. It was also established by the experts that the Ghagger (click on Ghagger) flowing through Sirsa is also actually Saraswti.

Captain Ajay Singh Yaday addressed the audience and said that every effort shall be made and help extended to the Nadi Shodh for the revival of the river which can perhaps permanently put an end to water scarcity in Haryana. He also advised to the people doing politics over water that be prudent and instead of making water a personal prestige issue respect it like national property. Capt. Yadav announced the that the chief engineer of Yamuna Water Services would be the Nodal officer for the project for revival of Saraswti River.

Former Irrigation minister Mr. Jagdish Nehra, Mr. Hoshiarilal Sharma, Mr S.S. Goyal, Mr. Jaynarayan Tayal, Mr B.S. Dhaliwal an NRI from British Columbia, Dr. R.S. Sangwan, Dr. T.N. Chugh, Dr. B.R. Bhardwaj, Mr. Darshan Lal Jain State President Saraswati Nadi Shodh, Mr. Rai Singh Saharan, Dr Gulab Singh, Mr. Surinder Bhatia, Dr. OP Bansal, Mr. Pawar Advocate, Mr. Uttam Singh Grover, Mr Jagdish Chopra, Jaimal Singh Advocate, Ms. Anupam Ahluwalia, principal LHP Law College etc. were present some of these also addressed the seminar.

Ms. Kumud R. Bansal, Gen Secretary (SES), anchored the seminar and also inputted information about the delegates, the Ghagger and the Sirsa region.

More Details soon.......This article shall carry more text.........and inputs from third party sources as well.