Awareness camp organised by DlSA
Gurgaon: An awareness camp was organised by District legal Services Authority (DlSA) Gurgaon, in Government Senior Secondary School Sector-4 Gurgaon on ‘Protection of Women and Girl Children from Sexual Harassment’. The activities of legal literacy Clubs of schools were also coordinated which were being undertaken on the directions of DlSA Gurgaon. Girl students gave presentation of self defence as to how a girl should protect herself in case of any unwanted attack. Charu Gupta, advocate and Sh Baldev Bhardwaj, Advocate of DlSA Gurgaon, deliberated on sexual harassment and what steps should be taken by the children in order to protect themselves as well as the people surrounding them and how to seek a redressal.
City boy third in Maths scholarship exam
Chandigarh: Bringing laurels to the region, Raghav Nauhria, a student of Hansraj Public School, achieved third position in Class X in All India Maths scholarship examination conducted by Dreamworld India. More than 73,000 students across the country had participated in this exam. This success entitles Raghav to Bronze Shield as well as an award of Rs 5 lakhs. He is an NTSE scholar and was also selected by Infosys in their “Catch Them Young” programme. A well groomed all rounder with demonstrated leadership capabilities; he had been a keen debater and dramatist. He has earlier been recipient of Bhaskar Genius Scholarship Award.
Women’s savings day celebrated
Chandigarh: National Savings Institute (NSI), Chandigarh Regional Centre, in association with Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Chandigarh and Directorate of Small Savings, Haryana, celebrated women’s savings day at a function held at Prajapati Bhawan on Thursday. Around 100 women-trainees of Jan Shikshan Sansthan participated in the programme. Padam Singh, Regional Director, NSI, informed that NSI was playing a very effective role in promoting the cause of women empowerment in our country, as it has structured its policies and schemes in such a way that of the total commission paid by the NSI, around 70 per cent goes to women.
Dozens attend Max Hospital health talk
Chandigarh: “About 15 to 20 per cent of pregnancies in tricity ended in miscarriages, which was defined as a pregnancy loss before 20 completed weeks. The actual number was probably higher because many miscarriages occurred so early in pregnancy even when a woman did not know yet that she was pregnant,” said Dr Seema Wadhwa, senior consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali while speaking on “Pregnancy after miscarriage” which was attended by around 100 members of the Panchkula ladies Club here. The good news was that miscarriage was usually a one-time occurrence. Most women who miscarry would go on to have a healthy pregnancy after that. less than 5 per cent of women have two consecutive miscarriages and only 1 percent has three or more consecutive miscarriages, she pointed out.
Residents organise rally on labour day
Chandigarh: The residents of various labour colonies on Thursday commemorated the labour Day. More than 700 people of Pandit colony, Kuldeep colony, Nehru colony, Mazdoor colony, Kajherhi colony and Transit colony (Sector-52), lal Bhadur Shastri colony here gathered and organised a rally in the morning. Just after elections, the Administration had issued a 21-day notice to residents to evacuate the Pandit colony, Kuldeep colony, Nehru colony, Mazdoor colony as they are going to be demolished afterwards. The residents protested against this unjust action to destroy their livelihood. later on, a panel of representatives from various colonies and Ghar Adhikar Sangarsh Morcha (GASM) submitted to Deputy Commissioner a memorandum regarding the quashing of illegal notice. The panel has put forth the demands in the memorandum that that there should be no further evictions in the name of development, conditions under the rehabilitation scheme should be relaxed and steps should be taken towards the in-situ developments of these colonies.