The Hindu : Briefly

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Sunday, Feb 08, 2004

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Award for principal

NEW DELHI FEB. 7. The founder- Principal and Director of Manav Sthali School, Mamta V. Bhatnagar, was presented the "Arch Of Excellence Award-2003'' for her commendable work in the field of education. The award comprising a gold medal, trophy and certificate was presented to her by the Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology, Ashok Pradhan, at a function here this past week. The award was conferred on her by the All India Achievers Conference.

Blood donation camp

NEW DELHI FEB. 7. The NSS wing of Mata Sundri College for Women conducted camps for blood donation and free health check-up on Thursday with the support of the National Medical Forum and the Lions Club Rohini. At the camp, around 70 students donated blood while over 50 teaching and non-teaching college staff got tests done for blood sugar and cancer.

The former Chairman of College Governing Body, Swadesh Bahadur Singh, said: "It is the most noble thing to donate blood as it saves the life of somebody .It is the advisable that every young person should donate blood at least once in a year. Blood donation makes the body fit to face any disease."

Birth anniversary

NEW DELHI FEB. 7. The Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Mission celebrated the 110th birth anniversary of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj on Friday. An International Conference on Human Integration was also held to mark the occasion.

As part of this conference, an eye check-up camp was held on Friday and a blood donation camp would be organised on Sunday.

"We are not separate from God, but are a part of God. Each one of us is a human first before we are a part of any group -- social, religious or cultural. A true person is one who loves God and has love, compassion and forgiveness for fellow beings and all creation," said the president of the World Council of Religious, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj.

Media festival

NEW DELHI FEB. 7 . The three-day National Media Festival -- "The Big Picture" -- commenced at the Amity School of Communication in the Capital on Friday. The event was organised by students of Amity School of Communication and Amity Institute of Event Management.

The former Director General of Punjab Police, K.P.S.Gill, inaugurated the festival. Eminent teachers, academicians and subject experts from various universities and colleges attended the festival.

Pilgrim centre status sought

NEW DELHI FEB.7. Representatives of Sree Sabarimala Ayyappa Dharma Parishad this week met the Union Ministers for Forest and Railways as well as Bhuta Singh, MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Sabarimala Development and submitted a memorandum demanding that:

Sabarimala be declared as a National pilgrim centre,

Aa separate board be constituted for Sabarimala Devaswam,

Forest areas be allotted for the sake of pilgrims without damaging the forest and wild life,

Proper space be provided for pilgrims in consultation with the voluntary organisations for better the facilities of devotees.

The memorandum said the Centre had sanctioned crores of rupees for the cleaning of the Pampa river and checking pollution, in a scheme, the Pampa Action Plan, but due to the negligence of the Kerala Government the funds have not been utilised.

The Pampa is being polluted and contagious diseases are prevalent in the valley, which is a clear example of disrespect shown to Sabarimala.

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