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  • Farmers block highway in Sirsa; demand release of protesters, withdrawal of sedition charges 

    By PTI
    SIRSA: Farmers on Wednesday blocked a national highway here at three different points to demand the release of five protesters who were arrested last week following an attack on Haryana Assembly Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa’s car.

    The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of various farmers’ unions, spearheading stir against the farm laws, has also demanded the withdrawal of cases including sedition charges against over 100 protesters booked in connection with the incident involving the attack on Gangwa’s car on July 11.

    Meanwhile, the indefinite fast of farmer leader Baldev Singh Sirsa as a protest against the arrests and registration of cases entered the fourth day on Wednesday.

    A team of the health department conducted Sirsa’s medical checkup at the protest site.

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    The protesters blocked the highway for two hours at different points, including Khuian Malana toll plaza and Panjuana village.

    While emergency vehicles were allowed to pass, the blockade, however, resulted in traffic jams on both sides of the road.

    Police in strength had been deployed to prevent any untoward incident.

    Many passengers, including some students, were seen getting down from the buses and walking on foot and using other means to reach their destinations.

    The police have booked over 100 people, mostly unidentified, for sedition, obstructing public servants in discharge of their duty, murderous attempt on an elected representative and damaging public property after the attack on the deputy speaker’s vehicle.

    The protesting farmers had earlier claimed that the administration has not been able to show any video or other evidence to prove that the farmers indulged in violence on July 11.

  • Child scientists of Chhattisgarh made the state proud

    The State Level Children’s Science Congress was organized by the Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology from 21 to 23 January 2021 at the Biotechnology Studies School, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University Raipur. This program took place in collaboration with National Council of Science and Technology Communication, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
    The names of selected child scientists at the state level were announced at the webinar by the state educational coordinator, National Children’s Science Congress. Ku in selected child scientists Ganika Kumbhakara, Govt.U.M.V.Jeevara Sirsa, Dist-Durg, Aryan Haralalaka, N.H.World School, Raipur, Shrishti Soni, Swami Atmanand Shas. Excellence School, Surguja, Ku. Sanjana Yadav, Govt. Pauwara District-Durg, Shruti Som, Learner English Medium, Bilaspur, Muskan Pandey, Govt. Kanya U.M.V. Uma. V, Rampur Dharmesh, DAV Public School, Bhal, Raigad, Leena Yadav, Government Adarsh ​​Middle School, Mahasamund, Aneesh Suri, Govt. OFM, Bunagaon, Kondagaon, Sarvagna Singh, DPS School, Jamnipali, Korba, Savita, Government of Uttar Pradesh V., Gokulpur. Dhamtari, Ayush Sahu, Govt. Boys, UM, Ramanujganj, Surajpur, Akanksha Sahu, Govt. Of UM, Pataud, Kanker, Vijay Kumar Dhruv, Govt. UM, Bhakharpara, Narayanpur and Nirmala Yadav, Govt. Bunagaon, Kondagaon included. These child scientists have made the state of Chhattisgarh proud.
    The main topics of National Children’s Science Congress in the year 2020 and 2021 – Science for Sustainable Living and five sub-topics, including ‘Ecology for Sustainable Life’, ‘Appropriate Technology’, Social Innovation, Formulation, Development And modeling and traditional knowledge systems. In the concluding session of the 28th state level Children’s Science Congress program, Vice Chancellor Prof. K. L. Verma said that with a view to develop scientific interest in children, this program is organized in the year of India under the aegis of National Council of Science and Technology Communication, Department of Knowledge and Technology, Government of India, which is very commendable. Director General of Chhattisgarh Science and Technology, Mr. Moodit Kumar Singh said that the National Children’s Science Congress provides a platform to children, where they identify and solve local problems through their creativity and innovation thinking, experiment, data compilation, research-analysis And are motivated to reach the result through innovative process. He requested the district coordinators and mentor teachers to motivate the children to advance in the field of research.