Rohtak cyclists pedal to Delhi

Rohtak: Eleven members of the Haryana Riders from Rohtak led by Amarinder Kumar pedalled to Raj Ghat and India Gate in New Delhi on October 2 to mark the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. “The underlying idea behind the exercise was to pay tribute to the great leaders and propagate their ideals of simple living and high thinking,” said Mukesh Kumar, a member of the group. The group of cyclists also included Rajpal Khasa (67), Ramesh Saini (58) and Vinod Gupta (57). The group was accorded a warm welcome on reaching India Gate.

At camp, women’s health in spotlight

Karnal: The women’s wing of the National Integrated Forum of Artists and Activists (NIFAA) organised a women’s only blood donation camp to mark the 20th foundation day of NIFAA. A total of 75 women got themselves registered, but only 16 women were found fit to donate blood. Mayor Renu Bala Gupta exhorted women to keep themselves and member of their families healthy.

Tractor for eco-friendly NGO

Yamunanagar: Forest and Environment Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar made a new tractor available for the Haryana Environmental Society, an NGO, for sapling plantation. Society president SL Saini said they had provided green cover on almost the entire common area available in Yamunanagar and Jagadhri in 30 years. State convener Rahul Bharti said the society’s Kurukshetra chapter got operational in 2016.