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Haryana shows off flower power

NEW DELHI: It was an example of flower power at its best at the India International Trade Fair here on Wednesday. With the floriculture stall at the Haryana Pavilion drawing huge numbers, it was a chance for the State to show off its prized gladiolus.

The cultivation of gladiolus -- originally a European flower -- in Haryana has been very successful, especially in the National Capital Region areas of Gurgaon, Sonepat and Faridabad. A long-lasting flower, it stays fresh for a week. The flowers have turned the fortunes of marginal farmers who were growing paddy and wheat over and over again. Since there is a large flower market in Delhi, farmers now get up to Rs.1 lakh per acre worth of yield through their cultivation.

NASA winners meet President

NEW DELHI: A team of 13 students and two teachers of Apeejay School Jalandhar, who had won NASA's International Space Settlement Design Competition earlier this year, met President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam here on Wednesday.

Accompanied by the school Principal, the students took a round of Rashtrapati Bhavan that left them "mesmerised" and then Dr. Kalam had a lively interactive session with them. The students had made a 35-minute presentation to a panel of nine judges at NASA and undergone a 15-minute rebuttal round before they won the competition.

Foundation day

NEW DELHI: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), a premier autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, celebrated its foundation day here on Wednesday.

The celebrations started with a seminar on "Nehru Vision-NYKS Mission" where various dignitaries talked about the role of NYKS in nation building.

Aid for the disabled

NEW DELHI: Tarun Mitra Parishad will soon present tricycles and artificial limbs to physically challenged persons, wheelchairs to the aged and sewing machines to widows and needy women to add to their earnings.

Parishad general secretary Ashok Jain said differently-abled students would be given preference in allotment. Needy persons have been called upon to apply at J-88 Laxmi Nagar.

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