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SP Shamli to get fifth gallantry award

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Meerut:

Governor Ram Naik on behalf of President Pranab Mukherjee on April 1 will confer the Shaurya Padak, a gallantry award, to superintendent of police in Shamli district Vijay Bushan.

This will be the fifth gallantry award of Bhushan’s career. He will receive the award for showing “extraordinary courage” during an encounter with five kidnappers who had abducted a businessman’s son. The incident took place in 2007, when Bhushan posted in Lucknow as ASP (Special Forces).

According to SP Bhushan, in February 2007, one Praveen, a student of Class IV had been kidnapped by some miscreants who demanded Rs 50 lakh as ransom to release him. “That time I was ASP in the STF. The news had stunned the entire city and traders kept their shops closed for 10 days in press for the boy’s recovery,” he told TOI.

The STF got a tip-off that the boy was held hostage at Ramnagar of Barabanki district. When Bhushan, a sub inspector and a constable were trying to secure an ebntry into the house through the roof, the kidnappers opened fire at them. However, police countered the attack, rescued the boy after shooting down two of the kidnappers. Three of the kidnappers were nabbed during the encounter.

For showing indomitable courage, the names of Bhushan and a DSP, Shah Raseed Khan, were recommended for gallantry award.

On April 1, he would be honoured by the governor on behalf of the President at a ceremony in Lucknow. Bhushan has bagged the Shaurya Padak four times earlier during his career. He has also led an operation against Naxalites. UP government had sent him to Australia to get training to deal with terrorist attack and similar situations.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Meerut / by Pankul Sharma / TNN / March 26th, 2016

Smriti March to remember first war of independence

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Varanasi :

Volunteers of a social organization carried out ‘1857 Smriti March’ in the city on Tuesday to mark the March 29, 1857 when Mangal Pandey, a native of Ballia district and soldier in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the British East India Company, rebelled at Barrackpore and attacked British officers. It was the first major incident known as sepoy mutiny or the first war of independence.

Displaying the portraits of 1857 war heroes with national flags and raising slogans the volunteers carried out the march from Varunanagaram colony to Cultural Complex, Chowkaghat. Recalling the day as the first war of India’s independence, they remembered Mangal Pandey for the great uprising in the country.

According to records, at Barrackpore on the afternoon of March 29, 1857 Mangal Pandey attacked British officers of BNI. At that time the company had introduced new rifles, which used animal fat for greasing the cartridges. Mangal Panday refused to use the greased cartridges and broke into open mutiny and urged his fellow soldiers comrades to join him. Surrounded by guards and European officers, he tried to commit suicide by shooting himself and was seriously wounded. He was court-martialled, and hanged at Barrackpore on April 8, 1857. Indian Posts & Telegraphs Department issued commemorative stamp on him in 1984.

Later, Ballia became popular as ‘Bagi Ballia’ when it declared itself independent in 1942. To mark the occasion every year on August 19, people assemble at the gate of district jail and carry out a procession across the town. The procession culminates at Bapu Bhawan, Town Hall where a public meeting is held.

Known for rebellious nature, people of Ballia took active part in Quit India movement of August 9,1942. According to district records, during this period local natives and students took out processions, attacked the Bilthara Road Railway Station, Rasra treasury and Bairia police station.

Chittu Pandey headed the national government declared and established on August 19, 1942 for a few days before it was suppressed by the British. The parallel government succeeded in getting the Collector to hand over power and release all the arrested Congress leaders.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Varanasi / by Binay Singh / TNN / March 29th, 2016

Guv felicitates six oldest city schools

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Kanpur :

Virendra Swarup Education Centre (Kidwai Nagar) celebrated its silver jubilee function in the school premises here on Saturday.

Governor Ram Naik, who was the chief guest on the occasion, felicitated six oldest schools of the city for their outstanding services in the field of education.

The principals and representatives of Methodist High School, St Mary’s Convent College, St Aloysius’ School, Huddard High School, Sheiling House and Seth Anandram Jaipuria School received trophies from the governor.

Naik also felicitated teachers and staff of Virendra Swarup Education Centre in recognition of their 25 years of service to the school.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kanpur / TNN / March 28th, 2016

10 kg wood apple attracts all at AgriHorti Tech fair

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Kanpur:

A 10 kg wood apple, popularly known as bel, remained the centre of attraction on the second day of AgriHorti Tech international fair in Saifai, Etawah.

The wood apple has been displayed at the stall of Chandra Shekhar Azad Agriculture university of Kanpur.

The farmers visiting the fair also showed interest in ‘Rabi’ crop seeds, saplings, farming literature, agriculture equipment and new technologies, at various other stalls.

“During ‘Rabi’ season, the farmers should go for maize instead of sowing wheat crop as it’s yield is quite high as compared to latter,” said Dr Athar Husain Warsi, a scientist, Agriculrure department, Etawah.

Chief development officer Anil Kumar Singh said visitors are showing interest in farm machinery developed by various institutes and ‘chukandar’ and wood apple plantation, stalls of which have been put up by the CSA University of Kanpur authorities.

Scientists from the university said the seeds of the 10 kg wood apple are available at the university. Farmers are being trained on cultivating onion and garlic.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kanpur / TNN / March 29th, 2016

Scientists at IVRI develop vitamin-rich ‘chocolates and ladoos’ for cattle

Science & Technology

Bareilly:

As most farmers are unable to provide “nutritious meal to ruminants, including cows, buffaloes, goats and sheep”, scientists at the prestigious Indian veterinary research institute (IVRI) have developed chocolates and ladoos for them which will complete the requirement of proteins, minerals and vitamins.

The scientists have also developed a machine that will make these chocolates, which they say will eventually increase the milk production capacity of animals.

Principal scientist, animal nutrition division, Dr Putan Singh told TOI, “Most of the famers are not in a position to feed nutritious meals to ruminants and provide them just straw. Though wheat or paddy straw is rich in energy, other nutrients, like protein, vitamins and minerals, are missing from their diet.”

The scientists have developed these chocolates and ladoos after four years of extensive research. The power-packed meal, rich in protein, vitamin and minerals, contains molasses, wheat bran, oil cakes, minerals and non-protein nitrogen.

Explaining how these chocolates and ladoos will work, Singh said, “These animals have four parts in their stomach. In one of the parts, animals do not digest food, but it is microbes which digest the fibre and remaining products like volatile fatty acids and ammonia are used by animals.” The scientist added, “The chocolates and ladoos have been prepared considering the requirement of both microbes and animals. When animals will lick these chocolates or eat ladoos, it will increase the digestion of fibres among microbes and hence, animals will feel hungrier and eat more straw.”

According to the scientists, consumption of this superfood will also increase the milk production capacity of the animals. “If a cattle is given 500 gram of these chocolates or ladoos daily in two meals, it will increase the milk production capacity of the animal by 0.5 to 1 litre. However, this increase depends on the breed and capacity of cow,” Singh added.

The scientist, however, warned against the overuse of this superfood. “In greed of increasing milk production, people should refrain from giving excess amount of these chocolates or ladoos as it will cause harm to animal,” he said.

The scientists have also developed a machine that will make these chocolates. The ladoos, however, can be prepared manually. The shelf life of these chocolates or ladoos is one year. It will approximately cost Rs 20/kg each.

Even farmers can learn the process of making these chocolates or ladoos at IVRI for a nominal fee. However, for selling these products commercially, people can enter into an agreement with IVRI for training and technology.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bareilly / Priyangi Agarwal / TNN / March 30th, 2016

City biker becomes first solo woman to cross Mana Pass

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Agra :

She did not stop after scaling eight Himalayan mountain passes, all above 5,000 metre, last year.

Pallavi Fauzdar, 35, from Agra became the first woman solo biker in the Limca Book of Records to reach the tip of Mana pass in Uttarakhand, arguably the world’s highest motorable mountain pass.

Mana rises to a staggering altitude of 5,638 m (18,497 ft) above sea level, on the border between India and Tibet, and is reckoned as one of the most difficult biking trails.

“I received the acknowledgement and a certificate from Limca earlier this week”, said an elated Pallavi.

Mother of two kids, Pallavi is married to Parikshit Mishra, an Army officer, who has been extremely supportive of her passion for biking. “My family do have apprehensions whenever I set off for my expeditions alone but they also have confidence in my abilities,” she said.

Pallavi rides an Avenger and said she had been passionate about biking for several years and the travel bug had bitten her early. Packed with a pepper spray to ward off miscreants and a GPS device to ensure she is not lost, Pallavi set off for her Himalayan journey of seven days.

Describing the expedition as ‘arduous’ involving inclined boulder tracks, numerous water crossings, snow-covered roads and low oxygen levels, Pallavi said biking has always given her an adrenaline rush.

“As a child, I was passionate about motorcycling and I’m lucky to be married to Parikshit who has been always supportive of my endeavours”, she said, while adding that the toughest part of the long and tiring road trips was leaving her kids and family. She also attributes a ‘divine intervention’ in her success.

Pallavi is also the first female rider to reach Deo Tal Lake, located at 17,950 ft, one of the world’s highest.

When not biking, this adventure lover is also an accomplished fashion designer, a social worker and a Rekki practitioner.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Agra / Anju Jaswal / TNN / March 27th, 2016

Lucknow: Bureaucrat makes Bollywood debut

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Hari Om, 40, currently serving as commissioner consolidation, has made an entry into Bollywood with his first composition. (HT Photo)
Hari Om, 40, currently serving as commissioner consolidation, has made an entry into Bollywood with his first composition. (HT Photo)

His position in office and the workload of the designation don’t deter him from living his passion. And that’s what made him a singer, lyricist and composer in addition to being a bureaucrat.

Hari Om, 40, currently serving as commissioner consolidation, has made an entry into Bollywood with his first composition. The song has already been recorded in Mumbai and the film would be released soon.

“I would not tell much about the song and the film is yet to be named. But the song has been written, composed and sung by me,” said Hari Om.

An IAS of 1997 batch, Hari started learning music after being selected for the services. “Wherever I got posted, I learnt music. But each time due to transfers, my teachers kept changing. However, my passion continued and I made it a point to continue learning music,” he said.

He has been district magistrate of 11 districts, including Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Moradabad, Allahabad, Saharanpur etc.

Already into performances and compositions, Hari Om feels that this is just the beginning. “Film music is a big platform. But this is just the beginning. There are bigger things to come,” he said.

Hari Om has written three books and the fourth one would soon be released. These include ‘Bhoot Ka Parcham’ (a collection of ghazals released in 2002), ‘Amrica Meri Jaan’ (collection of stories released in 2009), ‘Kapaas ke Agley Mausam Mein’ (a collection of poetry released in 2011). The upcoming book is a collection of ghazals.

Om has also sung two songs for Moxx Music Company – ‘Yaara Ve’ and ‘Socha Na Tha Zindagi’. Even in the busy office schedules, the officer makes it a point to do his ‘riyaz’ for at least two hours every day. The rest of the free time is spent in writing and compositions, he added.

A PhD in Hindi, Hari Om isn’t the lone music lover and singer at home. His wife, Malvika is also a singer and their two daughters – students of Class 10 and 6 respectively, also sing

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Lucknow / HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times,Lucknow / March 14th, 2016