Pink buses for women on 9 routes

Faridabad: Girls students and women commuters will no longer have to depend on public buses or private transport for travelling to the city for education or other purposes. The local depot of Haryana Roadways has launched pink buses only for women on nine routes in the district for the first time. Equipped with GPS, these pink buses will provide free travel to girls having student passes. Rajiv Nagpal, General Manager, Haryana Roadways, said other women passengers would have to pay normal fare in women-specific buses. He said the buses would ply via various colleges and run from the morning till 2:30 pm. Buses on more routes could be added if the need be, he said.

Film-making skills of students

Ambala: The local INTACH unit led by its convener, Col RD Singh (retd), participated in a webinar on short film-making by schoolchildren. The aim was to share films made by schoolchildren on various topics related to nature and cultural heritage. The webinar was attended by students of Army Public School, Convent of Sacred Heart and Police DAV School. A total of 146 children from across the country participated in the event. The films by Antariksh and Namit Chopra were selected for sharing across the country. Antariksh won the trophy in best screenplay category.

Rally against drug addiction

Kurukshetra: An awareness rally on drug addiction was organised in Ratgal village of Kurukshetra on Sunday. Hariom Das of Vatsalya Vatika said they wanted to send the message that intoxication was a curse for mankind. Ashok Kumar Verma of the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau said awareness campaigns were necessary to end the drug menace.