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LS Poll: BJP to launch campaign from Feb 15
Kumbh Mela: Minister warns against poor works
Rotary club honours its former presidents
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Novel protest by Yoga trainers
Yoga teachers stage a protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence in Dehradun. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
Girlfriend, fiance held for warrant officer’s murder
Tatas get 45 acres more for Nano
Fog cripples train services
Office-bearers of Sikh Society installed
The newly installed executive of Doon Sikh Welfare Society with Uttarakhand Speaker Harbans Kapoor. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
Gurukul clinch hockey title
The victorious Gurukul Kangri university team with the general secretary of the Indian Olympic Association Randhir Singh in Haridwar on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar
Arpit stars in CN Club’s victory
CN club batsmen cross over while taking a run in the District Cricket League match against DL Cricket Club in Dehradun on Sunday. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
Football: Bajrang, Gorkha Rifle win
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LS Poll: BJP to launch campaign from Feb 15
Dehradun, December 28 While making an announcement in this regard during the concluding day of the party’s executive committee meeting, BJP state president Bachi Singh Rawat said they will be holding a massive “Vijay Sankalp Rally” on February 15 in Dehradun. Besides the top brass of the party, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate and leader of the opposition in parliament Lal Krishan Advani and party president Rajnath Singh will be addressing the rally. Rawat said in the 2009 general elections, their main poll plan would be “Good Work of BJP government in Uttarakhand and failures of the UPA government.” “We are sure of winning all five Lok Sabha seats in the state. People are extremely happy with the development works undertaken by our government.” The party’s main emphasis would be on highlighting the achievements of the Khanduri government, he added. “Our workers will go door-to-door and expose the failures of the Union government,” he said. State Chief Minister Maj. Gen. (retd) BC Khanduri, who also attended today’s meet, strongly criticised the Centre’s “indifferent” attitude towards Uttarakhand. “The UPA government is simply ignoring Uttarakhand because it is being ruled by the BJP. The industrial package given to the state by the NDA government for a period of ten years was reduced to seven years by the Congress government,” he rued, while adding that the state government is repeatedly making efforts for extension of the package for another three years till March 2013. The CM also pointed out that the Union government is deliberate overlooking the issue of extension of the railway network in Uttarakhand. The CM said the ensuing Lok Sabha elections would not only bring NDA back to power, but also decide in which direction the country has to move in the days to come. “The current situation is very serious. The security mechanism seems to have failed and the UPA government has miserably failed to put a stop to increasing terror attacks. Now, a change of guard at the Centre is the only hope left for the masses,” he said, adding that the electorate is going to vote NDA back to power in a big way. Later, speaking to mediapersons, BJP state chief Bachi Singh Rawat said although their party has won all the elections during the past two years, the Central leadership has instructed the state unit not to be complacent. “Our entire party cadre would be working hard for the elections. Party activists at the panchayat and ward-level will be doing door-to-door canvassing,” he said. Those present during the meeting included BJP state spokesman Vishwas Dabur, state general secretaries Tirath Singh and Ajay Bhatt, among others. |
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Kumbh Mela: Minister warns against poor works
Haridwar, December 28 In the impromptu inspection, Kandari even surprised the Ganga Pollution Control Board and irrigation department officials. He especially took note of the material being used for construction and reviewed the whole process. Kandari visited the sites at Jwalapur, Bhagat Singh Chowk, St. Mary’s Chowk and Shiv Moorti area. At Bhagat Singh Chowk, Kandari ordered the re-opening newly-laid sewer pipes and on finding that the quality was low, ordered officials to use pipes of reputed companies. He warned that such negligence would not be tolerated in future. Kandari also inspected the cement quality at a number of sites. Additional Mela officer Chandresekhar Bhatt and Swami Yatishwaranand accompanied the minister during the inspection, along with officials of the Ganga Pollution Control Board and irrigation department. Kandari stressed upon the need to complete the work in time so that tourists and pilgrims do not face any problem during the Kumbh Mela. |
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Rotary club honours its former presidents
Dehradun, December 28 Vice-president Sameer Berry delivered a speech on the history of the club. He said the club has been at forefront in the conduct of charitable activities in the region. Director Club Services, Bipin Berry spoke on proposed activities of the club. ‘Charter nite’ is a part of the annual celebrations of the Rotary where the club honours its former presidents. |
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Novel protest by Yoga trainers
Dehradun, December 28 The protesters threatened to intensify their agitation from tomorrow by staging hunger stir at Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha. Adopting novel method of protest, the youth also performed yogic exercises to convey their message. Spearheading the movement under the aegis of Yog Prakishit Society, the state vice-president of the society, Arvind Rana said from the last two years the youth trained in yoga are demanding jobs but their demands have been ignored. He said our demands are justified as in 2008-09 a government order was released which stated that Yoga and Health Education should be included as compulsory subjects for classes IX to XII under CBSE pattern. “We are unable to understand the government’s rigid stand on the issue. There is a demand for teachers in the state and we have still not been given appointments,” said Arvind Rana. The state vice-president of the society said the states of Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana have provided several job opportunities to the yoga-trained youth in schools and colleges but our government has not taken a cue from them. There are a total of 2,924 yoga trainers who are demanding employment. For the last two-and-a-half years they have been agitating but have got nothing except empty assurances from the government. |
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Girlfriend, fiance held for warrant officer’s murder
Dehradun, December 28 Yesterday, the Mussoorie police had found the body of Sunder near the Basagad Lambidhar quarry on Hathipaon Road in Mussoorie. He had several stab wounds on his head. According to Dehradun SP city Pushpak Jyoti, the victim was in love with Aparna Shahi, a resident of Sainik Basti, Kaulagarh Cantt area. “On being interrogated, Aparna told the entire story.” “Aparna and Himanshu were in love in the past. Later, Aparna got engaged to Ankit, a resident of Ghangoda Cantt. Aparna wanted to get rid of Himanshu who was insisting on continuing their relationship,” said Jyoti. SP city added that yesterday Aparna had called Himanshu to Hathipaon, where she was already present with Ankit. “When Himanshu reached there, a scuffle broke out between Ankit and Himanshu. Ankit stabbed Himanshu in the head with a knife a number of times following which he died on the spot,” SP city added. Both accused will be produced before a district court on Monday. |
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Tatas get 45 acres more for Nano
Dehradun, December 28 "The state government has taken a decision to provide 45 acres of land to the Tata Group at Pantnagar, where it is already manufacturing Ace (mini) trucks and parts of Nano," chief secretary IK Pandey said. The decision was taken at a high-powered meeting chaired recently by the Chief Minister BC Khanduri.Tata Motors was given 955 acres for its Ace truck plant at Pantnagar by the previous Congress government.The company was promised a total of 1,000 acres but has been allotted only 955 acres. The allotment is expected to help the company in rolling out the world's least priced car at Rs 1 lakh after delays due to the Singur imbroglio. The company had to shift the mother plant to Sanand in Gujarat from Singur, where it was originally planned, due to opposition from the Trinamool Congress over land acquisition. It had planned to invest Rs 1,500 crore at Singur but the investment was increased to Rs 2,000 crore, when it shifted to Sanand. Nano was originally planned to be commercially launched around Durga Puja this year but has been postponed to the last quarter of this fiscal.The company plans to produce Nano from its various locations, including Pune and Pantnagar, till the mother plant at Sanand is ready. — PTI |
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Fog cripples train services
Dehradun, December 28 Due to heavy fog, the Howrah-Dehradun Express reached the city after a delay of nine hours, while Link Express from Allahabad reached here after a delay of eight hours. The situation is expected to remain unchanged in the next few days, sources said. Road traffiic was also hit in the wee hours.Office-goers had a tough time making their way to work — PTI |
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Office-bearers of Sikh Society installed
Dehradun, December 28 Installing new executives for the year 2009, Uttarakhand Speaker Harbans Kapoor said the Doon Sikh Welfare Society has a long history of service to the poor and needy. The outgoing president Jasbir Singh said the number of the charitable works were undertaken by his executive in the region. Founder president of DSWS, Kirpal Singh Chawla welcomed the new executive and also felicitated the life members of the society. The Speaker also distributed woolens to at least 400 students from unprivileged sections of the society. The society also bestowed the title of Garhwal Gaurav to Sushila Baloni. The new executives for 2009 includes Manmohan Kapoor as president, Shanti Swaroop as secretary, Harjit Singh Sachdeva as treasurer, GS Dang, SL Pahwa, Satendra Pal Singh and KS Kambo as vice presidents, NP Singh and VK Vohra as joint secretary, Amarjeet Singh Bhatia as publicity in charge and Pradeep Kukreti has been appointed as legal advisor of the society. KS Chawla, JS Madan, Surjit Singh, GS Bindra, Amarjeet Bhatia, BS Chabbra, JC Sharma, HMS Kohli, KC Gupta, Gurjit Singh and Jasbir Singh have been made board of governors. |
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Gurukul clinch hockey title
Haridwar, December 28 The match was closely contested with both teams relying on fast paced moves and attacks from both the wings but in the end, Gurukul romped home with a 6-4 margin. The sheer pace of the game can be gauged by the fact that within 15 seconds, the Gurukul forwards gained a penalty corner and striker Sachin nearly missed the goal post. In the 20th minute, Gurukul on a smart move from the midfield strikers dribbled past the Panjab defenders and scored the first goal of the match. This resulted in success as in the 25th minute Gurukul got another penalty corner. And due to some loose defensive play, Rajendra utilised this chance and scored brilliantly edging pass the goalkeeper to keep Gurukul stay ahead with a 2-0 margin. This goal made the Panjab change the tactics and they resumed to play defensive. Abhishek and Vinay of Gurukul played a one on one and in the 30th minute Manish scored a goal keeping Gurukul ahead by 3-0. Though Panjab varsity earned penalty corners but couldn’t earn any goal out of them. In the 34h minute on a counter attack, Chandigarh forwards closed in the defence but failed to score a goal. But with the continued attacks, Chandigarh got a reward as Satnam Singh scored a goal for the team. Soon the referee whistled with the score card 3-1 in favour of Gurukul Kangri University. In the second half, Gurukul Kangri University players changed their game plan. They resorted to attacking play with both the right and left wings with central forward attacked the Panjab circle. This resulted in two back to back goals within seven minutes of the game. This intensified the pace of the match with counter attacks from both the teams. On one such move, Chandigarh scored a goal but soon Devendra stroked a beautiful goal by the mid fielders to make Gurukul score ahead 6-2. Chandigarh team netted two more goals in the process taking the scoreline to 6-4 taking the benefit of a relaxed Gurukul team. But with the time running out, Gurukul played defensive in the last five minutes and as the final whistled blew, Gurukul became the National Champions in University hockey for the first time. In the post match ceremony, chief guest Randhir Singh the General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association, Rajiv Mehra, head Uttaranchal Hockey Association urged the players to play with team spirit and inculcate new techniques in fitness and their skills. Gurukul Kangri University Vice Chancellor, Swatantra Kumar gave a cheque of Rs 1,51,000 to the Gurukul team and Rs 21,000 to the Panjab University. Notably, the International Inter-University Hockey Championship is slated to be held in Australia for which the preparatory camp will be held in Rajandagaon. Earlier, in the day for the third place, Kurukshetra University defeated Jaunpur University by a solitary goal margin of 1-0. |
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Arpit stars in CN Club’s victory
Dehradun, December 28 Winning the toss and electing to bat, CN Club made 218 runs in the allotted 40 overs. The openers had a partnership of 51 runs. Tarun was the first to go having made 12 runs off 33 balls. Apporva fell at the same score having scored 24 runs from 28 balls. Thereafter, it was Arpit’s strokeplay that entertained one and all. Arpit’s innings of 74 runs in just 40 balls included nine fours and three sixes. Towards the end of the innings, Bhagat’s quickfire innings of 35 runs off 25 balls helped CN Club set a victory target of 219 runs for DL Club. In reply, DL Cricket Club lost both openers at the score of 15 runs. The first to go was Vinod who made
one run. The other opener, Sanjay, was dismissed after scoring three runs. Pramod was the only batsman who offered some resistance and made 24 runs. For the CN Cricket Club, Deepak and Arpit were the pick of the bowlers. Deepak took four wickets and Arpit scalped three. |
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Football: Bajrang, Gorkha Rifle win
Dehradun, December 28 The match between 2/3 Gorkha Rifle and Navada team was one-sided with the former winning the match with two goals. There were no goals in the first half of the game. The Gorkha Rifle dominated the first half but they could not convert their good start into scores. In the second half, Gorkha Rifle made a strong come back striking in 51st minute through the Jai Bahadur Gurung. Gorkha Rifle striked again in the 69th minute of the game to make the score 2-0 in its favour. Narandar Thapa was declared man of the match. In the second match, Bajrang team beating Vijay Cantt in a tiebreaker. First half saw both the teams coming close to scoring on many occasions, but failed to score. The score was no different in the second half, as both the halves went with goals. Finally, in the tiebreaker it was an exceptional skills of goalkeeper Praveen Yadav which helped Bajrang team win the match by 4-3. Praveen made two brilliant saves in the tiebreaker to help his team win. Praveen was adjudged the man of the match for his exceptional performance under the bar. |
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