A two day National Conference of Indian Political Economy Association was held in CDLU on 29th and 30th October, The Conference was attended by several visiting experts from India’s premier institutes like IIT etc. Students also read their papers. The Conference was organized by Department of Economics CDLU (Ch Devi Lal University Sirsa)
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Sh Sameer Pal Srow (IAS 2002) posted as Deputy Commissioner Sirsa, vice Dr. Yudhbir Singh Khyalia (IAS 1997). Dr Y.S. Khyalia is now Deputy Commissioner Fatehabad. The transfers along with that of several other IAS officers are as per orders of Chief Secretary Haryana on behalf of Governor of Haryana dated 28-010-2011
The complete list can be held from: http://csharyana.gov.in/WriteReadData/Transfers%20and%20Promotions/Services-II/3345.pdf
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An awareness rally urging the citizens of Sirsa to observe a pollution free Diwali this year was taken out in Sirsa. School children and various organizations took placards in their hands carrying slogans for pollution free Diwali this year.
Watch Sirsa News Video: Awareness Rally for Pollution Free Diwali-2011 in Sirsa
Mandis in Sirsa district have so far witnessed arrival of over 1.95 lakh quintals of cotton crop , which is the highest cotton arrival in the Mandis all across the state. While stating this here today, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Yudhbir Singh said that cotton had arrived in all the five Mandis of Sirsa. The highest of over 88,000 quintals of cotton has arrived in local mandi followed by 43,602 quintals in Kallanwali, 30940 quintals in Dabwali, 29914 quintals in Ellenabad and 2978 quintals in Ding Mandi. He said that cotton was cultivated over an area of 2.10 lakh hectares in Sirsa district in view of its remunerative prices and abundant production. Last year cotton was cultivated over an area of 1.89 lakh hectares and this year the area under cotton had increased by 21,000 hectares.Cotton was cultivated over an area of 5.98 lakh hectares all over the state. Sirsa alone had 35 per cent of area under cotton cultivation as compared to total area of cotton cultivation in thestate. The target of cotton productivity had been fixed as 24 quintals per hectare this year as against 19.4 quintals per hectare achieved last year, he added. He said that the target of achieving total production of over 50 lakh quintals of cotton had been fixed in the Sirsa district as compared to over 36 lakh quintals of cotton produced last year. The district had generated revenue of over Rs 32 crore by way of market fee in the last kharif season and cotton crop amounting to Rs 800 crore was sold in various mandis of the district.
Sudden and untimely death of Dr. Gaurav Bishnoi has left the family of eminent Sr. Surgeon of Sirsa Dr. BR Bishnoi shattered with a wave of mourning.
Dr. Gaurav also a surgeon was suffering from fever like symptoms and was in a Medanta Hospital Gurgaon for through investigations and follow up. But his condition suddenly started deteriorating as he complained about difficulty in breathing. He breathed his last the night before today in the intensive care of specialist.
His last rights at Bishnoi Bekunth were attended by hundreds of persons, almost all the IMA members were present at the last rights apart from several lawyers, politicians, members of various organisations, relatives and friends of the Bishnoi family. Ch. Ranjit Singh; newly elected MP from Hisar, Sh. Kuldeep Bishnoi and Sh Jagdish Nehra etc. were also present.
Dr Gaurav is survived by his wife, a young son and daughter. Dr Gaurav had a warm personality and was helpful in nature. He had also worked at civil hospital Sirsa as a surgeon for a short while.
In a recently held program of Punjabi Satkar Sabha, those students who have achieved merit in Punjabi subject were honoured. The program was held at Patwar Bhawan Sirsa. Mr Bhupesh Mehta was chief guest at the program. An unusually designed memento shaped like “Tahktee” amused the audience, the design was brainchild of Punjabi Satkar Sabha president Pardeep Sachdeva.
Vodafone powers the new era of mobile social networking in India with Vodafone Blue.
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Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, in its endeavour to provide differentiated experience to its customers today is introducing a revolutionary phone –Vodafone Blue in Haryana. Specifically designed to put the Facebook experience into the heart of the handset, Vodafone Blue will allow users to easily share and connect with their friends anytime, anywhere. The phone is designed specifically to bring an ‘outstanding and affordable integrated mobile Facebook experience’ to pay-as-you-go customers. The Vodafone Blue, developed in collaboration with Facebook, brings the qualities of a classic Smartphone together with popular social networking functions – from status updates to sharing a photo – into the hands of millions of people in an attractive, intuitive mobile phone. Vodafone Blue has a designated F button that lets the user upload pictures, visit profiles; update status at a single click. The phone takes Facebook integration to a different stage by providing all kinds of updates as counters, notifications, and displays Facebook posts regularly in the background. Additionally, Vodafone Blue will be launched in India, with unlimited access to Facebook for a year from the date of its purchase. The phone is available in sub 5K rupees price. The product was launched in Haryana at Karnal recently.
A Blood Donation Camp and Havan followed by Langar was held yesterday on the occasion of Birthday of Sh Bhupesh Mehta, Distt Congress President (URBAN)
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In Sirsa Effigy of Ravana was Ravana was burnt in witness of a very large gathering of spectators. See pictures. Video at the end of Text
In Ellenabad Effigy of Ravana is not burnt since almost last 50 years.
Interestingly in Ellenabad a township and Sub division of Sirsa, the effigy of Ravana is not burnt since almost last 50 years barring a few attempts and that too at a very low scale. The breaking of this tradition was probably linked to bringing ill fate if the effigies of Ravana and Meghnaad were burnt, but now the newer generations are also in favour of not burning of the effigies in the name of protecting the environment from smoke and noise pollution. This new found love for environment in new generation has the same insecurity of historical bad luck linked to it. Rationalists say that it is good to not to burn the effigies whatever may be the reasons behind it. Now only the symbolic Ravana Wadh is enacted in Ramlila on the eve of Vijayadashmi.
Watch Sirsa News Video: Ravan Dehan at SIRSA 06 October 2011
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Hisar Superintendent of Police Vivek Sharma is believed to have been transferred following last week's complaint by the main opposition, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD). The complaint says that Sharma was a close relative of Haryana assembly speaker and Congress legislator Kuldeep Sharma. The Haryana government had to send a list of three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the Election Commission after the complaint. Rewari's Superintendent of Police Vikas Kumar Arora has been posted as the new Hisar police chief. Sharma has been posted to back Fatehabad.
Mr Vikas Arora was SP Sirsa from 2006 to 2008. He was very popular during his posting at Sirsa for various initiatives he took during his tenure especially about Traffic Control and issue of Stray Cattle.
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Mr Ajay Chautala sitting MLA from Dabwali (Sirsa) is contesting election for Lok Sabha seat in Hisar. He is pitted against Kuldeep Bishnoi of HJC-BJP alliance and Jai Parkash of Congress.
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My First Blood Donation
It was exactly 49 years ago on 01 October 1972. I was attending my class in DAV College, Chandigarh. Suddenly, a team of ladies and gentlemen, led by Mrs Saroop Krishen, Secretary, Blood Bank Society, Chandigarh, entered. She said “today is blood donation day.”Would you young boys not like to make a gift of life”? That spurred me & I said yes. That was the beginning of a beautiful journey. I joined Mrs Saroop Krishen in this noble cause. As members of NSS, we went around various colleges and institutions spreading the message of ‘voluntary blood donation’. And lo and behold! Chandigarh youth was most forthcoming. We students helped in organizing various blood donation camps. The experience of doing something for others was exhilarating. It helped us in all-round development and positive thinking. Mr Triloki Nath, our beloved late Principal, specially used to invite us blood donors to his house for tea. I still remember how Mr I K Gujral, then our Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, honoured us volunteers at Tagore theatre in 1973. I was awarded a Bronze medal by the Blood Bank Society. Later, I was awarded by the Vice President of India in 2004, as distinguished alumni of my college at Chandigarh.
I left Chandigarh to join Army in 1973 but did not leave behind blood donation. I continued doing my bit even in olive greens. In my unit, where ever posted, we volunteered to donate blood for the needy peoples. During World Health Day, which is religiously celebrated every year by the Station Health Organization (SHO), an army establishment in every cantonment, we conducted voluntary donation camps. I still remember how passionately I addressed a gathering in Jodhpur in 1991, giving my personal example of health and happiness, even after donating blood for 42 times at that time. That led to spurt of voluntary donors, on the spot. Even newly married couples; some of whom had misconceptions that giving blood leads to weakness, came forward.
By now my wife, Madhu, had also joined me. She made her first donation at Happy House School, Jodhpur, where she was teaching. She saved the life of a school maid who was undergoing a major surgery. She found a new respectability after that. My daughter celebrated her 18th birthday with blood donation at PGI Chandigarh, nine years ago, as student of the Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi. Today, as a practicing Delhi high court lawyer, she proudly wears the ‘Donate Blood’ T shirt, motivating her colleagues, during morning walks. Our son Aniket could not wait even for 4th September (his 18th birthday) to make his first voluntary blood donation. He made his maiden ‘gift of life’ on 29 August 2007 when the Rotary and Blood Bank Society, Sector – 37, Chandigarh, organised a camp at Army Institute of Law (AIL) Mohali. Now that completed the family picture of voluntary blood donors (self 83 times, wife – 24 times, daughter 06 times, and son, now a young Lieut, roaring for a fourth donation).
While posted at Jammu, we organised a camp for Jammu Medical College and donated 205 units of blood. Being a B (-ve), I keep answering the distress calls. We help anyone who approaches us to save a life. At Leh, where I was there two years back, we went around the villages to motivate the people to save a life. At my own village, Pillimandori (Fatehabad earlier part of Sirsa), my wife and self donated blood in a camp organized by the Youth Club, with renowned musician Pt Jasraj as the Chief Guest, and the villagers willingly followed suit. It was a great success. May I please make a request? Each one of us is healthy and between 18 to 65 years of age, can save one life every three months. Then why are we shy or afraid of donating blood? Some people have misconception about donating blood. They think it will make them weak. Newly married are particularly prone to this feeling. It is not so. Donating blood is absolutely safe, healthy, and soul enriching. So, think. If we can make voluntary blood donation a habit, will it not unite the whole nation in one red thread? Will it not save hundreds of lives every day who die due to contaminated or lack of blood? Will it not save poor people from running from pillar to post or paying through their nose? Let’s stop fighting in the name of religion and shedding blood of hatred. Let’s spread love and brotherhood. Let’s lead a life of purpose. What better way than giving a gift of life!
Colonel R D Singh is posted at Ambala these days and is a regular contributor to SirsaNews.com
Gurjeet S. Mann, Advocate, Ex-President Electronic News Media Association SIRSA; S/o Late Sh. TS Mann [HPS-I Retd. Supdt. Jail] Photography; Video: Color/B&W, Film based Movie & Still photography, Video editing. Experienced in handling of professional & consumer video equipment, HD & DV-Cams, miniDV, SVHS, Hi8, VHS, Betamax, DSC etc. Life Member FIP. Journalism: Launched First online news for Sirsa in English www.SirsaNews.com in 2005, member HUJ SIRSA, voice reporting for KRPI Radio Canada. Music & Radio Anchor: Approved artist (1976) of AIR Rohtak for Spanish Guitar. Coordinated YUVA Sansar aired on AIR every Thursday in seventies decade Produced and released a short Video film on JESUS for Pilar Society GOA; Farming: doing conventional as well as modern farming. Contacts: Mbl: +91-9416046307 E-mail: sirsanews@gmail.com Website: www.SirsaNews.com Also watch https://www.youtube.com/user/sirsanews
