School teachers in Jhajjar boycott work

Rohtak: Demanding enhancement in their evaluation remuneration and daily allowance on pattern of CBSE, school teachers in Jhajjar boycotted the evaluation of answer sheets of various school examinations conducted by the Haryana School Education Board. 

The school teachers, under the aegis of Haryana Rajya Adhyapak Sangh, also submitted a memorandum to Secretary of the HSEB in Jhajjar. In the memorandum, the teachers have also demanded "immediate" release of payment of their arrear. 

The teachers have also threatened that they would carry on the boycott of evaluation process till the time their demands are not met by the school board authorities.

IIM-Rohtak organises marathon for girl child

Rohtak (Har): The IIM-Rohtak organised a mini-marathon race under its ongoing campaign 'India for Girl Child' campaign to draw mass support for addressing the issue of gender disparity prevalent in some parts of the country including Haryana, infamous for its adverse sex ratio.
    
Over 2500 participants from various walks of life took part. 

IIM-Rohtak to organise marathon on sensitising gender disparity

Rohtak: In its effort to highlight the issue of gender disparity in Haryana, infamous for its skewed sex ratio, the Indian Institute of Management Rohtak will be organising a marathon on February 19.
   
The Rohtak marathon is a part of a series of initiatives taken by the IIM to tackle social issues, an official of the institute said, adding that it is a part of the ongoing campaign- India for girl child.
    
According to a recent data, released United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ( UN-DESA) for 150 countries over 40 years shows that Indian girl child aged 1-5 years is 75 per cent more likely to die than an Indian boy.
   
The two-year-old institute has been involved extensively in various social welfare initiatives in association with NGOs such as Etasha Society, iCare, India Earth NGO, Srishti Gyaan Kendra, Ch Lakhi Ram Anaathalaya and Jan Seva Sansthaan.
   
"The city marathon will be a mainstream sports event. We are planning to organise a marathon every year and are expecting participation from people of Haryana and Delhi-NCR region.
    
"Rohtak has an enduring sporting culture that can be leveraged to connect people, raise awareness about social issues, and find sustainable solutions through collaborations," said Pritam Agarwal, member of PR cell of the IIM.
    
He said that this year Apollo Tyres and Biowell Natural Health have signed up as the official running and health partner respectively for the two races (5 km and 10 km).
    
"During the event, IIM Rohtak, in partnership with the Sun foundation, will be announcing need based scholarships for 100 girls to cover their educational expenses incurred over twelve years from Class I to Class XII.
    
"This announcement will take the 'India for girl child' campaign one step further and will open up new possibilities," said Pritam.
    
"The marathon will be a defining moment in Haryana's history, as IIM Rohtak attempts to create awareness about a burning issue.
    
"Haryana has a skewed sex ratio of 826:1000," said Priyadarshee, a student of the IIM, adding that the marathon would serve as a platform where all these objectives can be achieved.