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Maha Kumbh An anti-encroachment drive being conducted at Tibdi Colony in
Haridwar. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaud
145 low-floor buses still not in use
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Youths beat up staff, vandalise restaurant
A match made on the cricket field
Railways to serve with a smile
Mayor selects sites for tube wells
Indian toilets bad for knees: Expert
Dr BKS Sanjay, orthopaedic surgeon, at a press conference in Dehradun on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
NGO out to provide better life to physically challenged youth
Ganga Ram, MP and patron of Manav, an NGO, addreses mediapersons
in Dehradun on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Valmikis hold protest
Members of the Uttarakhand Valmiki Krantikari Morcha hold a demonstration at the Gandhi Park in Dehradun on
Saturday. A Tribune photograph
UKD expands dist-level panel
BD Raturi, ex-president, UKD, felicitates district office-bearers of the party in Dehradun on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Policemen enquire about the health of five PWD workers who are on an indefinite fast in support of their demands in Dehradun on Saturday. A Tribune photograph
Case of fraud filed against Army recruit
Two die of asphyxiation
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Anti-encroachment drive begins on war footing
Tribune News Service
Haridwar, January 2 Illegal dwellers are being informed and then drive is carried on ruthlessly with police force in large numbers manning the drive area to fully thwart any repulsion and protest. The drive is being carried in such a manner that now mostly illegal dwellers are themselves demolishing their establishments and moving away from the site. While earlier major protests used to take place and political parties used to come for help, this time the scenario is totally different. Currently the anti-encroachment drive is being carried in the Tibdi Railway Colony area. The whole market has been fully cleaned off. Nearby slum colony people had raised illegal houses and shops alongside the railway track. The mela police carried out the anti-encroachment drive and with new mela police officers joining in from the state and nearby state of Uttar Pradesh, they carried their new task in a short span of time. SHO Govind Singh Rawat informed that the anti-encroachment was being carried out in view of the Maha Kumbh and encroachers had been given two-day time to raze their establishments themselves. Last month, the drive was carried out at the Bairagi camp area, Laltaura Bridge, Mangalore, GT Road and main market. The administration had earlier given deadline to the encroachers with special mark being put up at the encroached establishments and the area, which exceeded the legal construction.
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145 low-floor buses still not in use
Dehradun, January 2 The buses 60 each for both Dehradun, Haridwar and 25 for Nainital had arrived in November. In view of the Kumbh, the Dehradun share of 60 buses too was sent to Haridwar, but in the absence of any clarity as to who would run them, the buses remain docked at the Haridwar depot. “We are still awaiting written permission from the government for running the buses for the Kumbh fair and routes too have to be designated, though as per the JNNURM guidelines a separate authority has to be created,” said Surinder Singh Rawat MD, Transport Corporation. The Tata low-floor buses have been manufactured as per international guidelines. In all Haridwar will get 40 big and 20 small buses. While Dehradun will get 30 big buses and 30 small buses. The Corporation will undertake the maintenance of the buses and the total cost of the JNNURM project is Rs 27 crore. Besides the Kumbh Mela area, the route on which the buses will run too has to be finalised. To operate the buses in Nainital, a separate route plan is being planned covering suburban areas as well.
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Youths beat up staff, vandalise restaurant
Dehradun, January 2 About six of the employees, including the cashier, got injured. The injured staff members were sent for medical examination at the Doon Hospital. According to the police, the youths had come to the My Wife Palace Restaurant on December 31 to have a party and have food. They didn’t want to pay the bill later and misbehaved with the hotel staff. Following which the hoteliers called up the police and the group of youngsters had to apologise. Raged with this, youths today carrying sticks and rods beat the hotel staff. The police said the group of boys hailed from different states, including Punjab, Haryana and Nepal, and had come to create
ruckus here. Cashier Bhupinder Singh Rawat who was profusely beaten up, had complained to
the police. A case under sections 147, 148, 323, 506 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in the Kotwali police station. |
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A match made on the cricket field
Dehradun, January 2 Though the trend is still to catch on, but the relatives and friends who came here to attend the marriage today were ready to repeat the experience at the time when it would be their wards’ turn to tie the knot taking inspiration from the Pramod Kalani, the bride’s father who organised the event. The enthusiastic crowd in the stands, cheergirls dancing on the dais and the commentary box at the spectacular stadium reminded the spectators of IPL matches. It is said that brides often win battles against their better halves, but here, the groom-led Bang’s XI got the better of his bride’s Kalani’s XI, which was captained by her brother, by seven wickets. Bang’s XI won the toss and chose to field first. Their bowlers proved the decision of Sandeep Bang, the groom and the skipper, right by getting early wickets. The bowlers got good support from the wicket. The batting side was 25 for 6 at one time but Vaibhav (42 not out) played a captain’s knock and managed to take the score to 93 before his team was bundled out. Sandeep’s cousin Ankit scalped the last three batsmen of Kalani’s XI off consecutive balls to claim a hat-trick. This was certainly the day of the groom as he played a fine unbeaten knock of 41 to take his team to an easy victory. He would not only take Chavi Kalani, the bride, home after the marriage ceremony, but also the trophy. His team scored 97 for 3 in only 10 overs. Pramod, the father of the bride and the organiser of the match, said, “This is a new trend and we hope it will become a regular feature. I think we are the first to have it and our relatives and friends are very happy about it.” Pramod, a businessman of Dehradun who is also associated with the Rajasthan Cricket Board, said that this was his wife Rekha Kalani’s idea. “Being a sportsperson, I decided to have a cricket match before the marriage.” Vaibhav Kalani, brother of the bride and skipper of Kalani’s XI, said, “It was great. My friend Monik, who is getting married in 20 days in Ahmedabad, is also organising a match before his marriage.” Both families hail from Rajasthan. Vimal Soni, senior president of the RCA, said that the
stadium was wonderful and if proper efforts were made, even an international match could be held here. He added that this trend of playing matches before marriages would soon pick up. |
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Railways to serve with a smile
Haridwar, January 2 The first thing on the Railway Department’s agenda is to present a friendly image to the passengers who will be thronging the holy city from across the entire country. Special directions are being given to railway personnel to keep a smiling face coupled with friendly and helpful behaviour. This is being done so that tourists take with them happy memories from the Maha Kumbh in Haridwar and enhance the image of the Railways which will play a pivotal role in bringing crores of devotees during the four-month tenure of the mega fair. Display boards will be placed at vantage points to make information easily available to the passengers. A special committee has been formed for this purpose and will be advising and monitoring arrangements and passenger-friendly facilities. Mela Officer (Railways) Manoj Sharma has directed all officers to have a passenger-friendly approach so that apart from the Maha Kumbh, they remember their pleasant journey provided by the divisional railways. Station Superintendent S Goswami said as the crowd pressure would increase, the Railways would try to make sure that more facilities and options are provided to the people. Additional railway coaches and trains will ply during major holy bath days. Meanwhile, additional Government Railway Police (GRP) stations are being opened at railway stations between Laksar and Haridwar. At Lakshar GRP and Roorkee GRP stations, additional police stations are being set up in view of the terror threat perception during Maha Kumbh. ASP, GRP, DS Date said specific stations were being earmarked where these stations have been deemed necessary. Apart from the terror threat, these new stations would be handy in managing the crowds, controlling criminal activities, theft and other criminal activities that might happen at railway stations and in trains.
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Mayor selects sites for tube wells
Dehradun, January 2 He rejected Brahman Wala for creating tube well after surveying the area. He said, “The land of 400 sq m is prime land which can be used to make government offices. We would rather use the land in Mahbooba which is rapidly being encroached for digging tube well”. He also rejected Indira Puram sight, marked for creating tube well. This 40X23m land will be used for creating residential complex
instead. Chamoli sanctioned 6X6 sq ft Adhoi Wala Chuna Bhatta for making overhead tank and tube well. He also sanctioned Jhakhan Doon Vihar for creating overhead tank and tube well, though he had reservation on this land. He said, “There is a beautiful park which we don’t want to destroy. We will try to look land somewhere else in the same area, but if we do not get that, then the proposed project will be built here only by replacing the park”. In Jhakhan Doon
Vihar, corporation will also build a 1,150 sq m sewerage plant and 600 sq m pumping station. The land was sanctioned by the Mayor for these purposes. The MCD plans to build 37 overhead tube wells and seven underground tanks. The land for 30 tube wells has already been approved. Today four more projects were approved. The MCD has got Rs 54.65 crore under Jawaharlal Nehru National Renewal Urban Mission
(JNNRUM) for the purpose and Rs 13 crore for establishing sewage plant at Salawala
Jakhan. The Mayor also informed that places which could be attached with the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) plan would be funded by the ADB and the rest of the small places where mini sewerage treatment plant would be built would be funded under the JNNRUM scheme. He said fund of Rs 55 crore had been released to make the main sewerage plant. |
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Indian toilets bad for knees: Expert
Dehradun, January 2 At a press conference today, Dr BKS Sanjay, orthopaedic and spine surgeon, said five in 10 persons suffered from
osteoarthritis. “This is brought about by wear and tear in the joints and lessening of fluid that is responsible for keeping the joints supple. The fluid ensures that joints do not rub each other and there is less friction,” said Dr Sanjay. He said Indian toilets and other activities that were performed while squatting were detrimental to the health of knee joints. “It has often been seen that the squatting position exerts pressure on the joints and prolonged use of such positions results in pain and distortion in legs incapacitating a patient. In such cases, knee joint realignment is the only answer,” said Dr Singh. Explaining the procedure, he said through a simple operation, misalignment was treated and under and overworked joints were given relief. “The process of redistribution and sharing of weight brings relief to the patient and the procedure costs between Rs 32,000 and Rs 40,000. This lasts up from 5 to 15 years,” said Dr Sanjay. He said the patient could resume active life and even take up sports. Dr Sanjay has undertaken 50 such operations at his clinic Sanjay Orthopaedic and Spine
Centre. Discounting the role of food in exacerbating the problem, Dr Sanjay said a healthy diet enriched with fruits and fibre were adequate cover against wear and tear, but ageing and lifestyle too played |
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NGO out to provide better life to physically challenged youth
Dehradun, January 2 The main aim of this organisation is to encourage youth to participate in various sports, adventure and other creative activities so as to enhance their capacity and personality. Manav has been conducting adventure camps at regional and national levels in different parts of the country. “Our motto is to spread awareness so that physically challenged youth get opportunities to live a decent life. Today, in the name of NGOs, many groups are working, but very few are actually working to change the grassroot problems faced by these children and their families,” said Ganga Ram, patron, Manav. Presently Manav is operating in eight different states, with a strength of more than 250 volunteers, and has witnessed youth growing in confidence, self-esteem and team work skills over a decade. “As we want to establish an institute for the physically challenged, we recently asked the state government to provide us land so that people suffering from any sort of disability can get treatment and awareness is also generated, ” said Pankaj Holkar, general secretary, Manav. However, to continue with the tradition, the NGO plans to organise its
silver jubilee national adventure camp at Rishikesh from January 3 and 8. |
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Valmikis hold protest
Dehradun, January 2 The protestors also accused the state government for not rendering the appropriate salaries or wages to Grade IV employees. The UVKM cautioned the government to stop the petty game on the basis of religion of providing reservations to minorities. They also raised their voice for the rights of the unprivileged people living below poverty line who are in minorities and have requested to implement the schemes for those. Bhagwat Prasad Makwana, founder and the state president, Som Prakash Valmiki, state chief general secretary, Ram Chandra Valmiki, chief patron and other members of the party were present at the protest.
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UKD expands dist-level panel
Dehraudun, January 2 Omi Uniyal, district president, informed that subsequent expansion of women cadre, transportation, health and student wing would be done later. Members of the Uttarakhand Student Wing (USF), student wing of the UKD, were also present on the occasion. Uniyal said USF would henceforth fight college election by fielding its own candidates. He reiterated the stand of his party on shifting capital to Gairsain and condemning inclusion of 184 villages of UP in Uttarakhand. |
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Agitating PWD employees medically examined
Dehradun, January 2 Earlier in the day, the administration tried to thwart the hunger strike, but was prevented from doing so by the other agitating colleagues. Iswar Singh, Ratan Singh, Ram Gopal and Pathiaram were prominent workcharge employees staging the fast. These agitating workcharge employees are seeking regularisation. After from dharna protests, these employees had recently also forced closure of Yamuna Colony, Dehradun office, Uttarakhand PWD . Administration was conducting medical examination on those in hunger strike at the time of filing of news report. Meanwhile, Babu Khan State, President of PWD Employees Union reiterated to continue with the stir till the agitating workcharge employees were absorbed against the vacant available posts in the department. |
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Case of fraud filed against Army recruit
Roorkee, January 2 The name of the accused is Soni Giri, son of Gopal Singh, a resident of Rajpur Mustafabad village. In his complaint, BEG-based Army officer HS Godara alleged that Soni had lodged a fake matriculate certificate to get recruited in the Army four months before. Soni is said have absconded since the matter to light last month. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case under Sections 420, 468, 467 and 471, IPC, at the local police station. |
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Two die of asphyxiation
Nainital, January 2 The deceased were Subodh of Moradabad and Gyandev of Merhkhal in Tehri. Along with another domestic help, the two celebrated the evening and later carried a burning ‘angeethi’ inside their room. In the morning when none of them responded to the knockings, the hotel staff broke into their room and found two of them dead, while the third, Sompal of Moradabad, was taking laborious breaths. He was shifted to a Haldwani hospital. |
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The mela administration has started an anti- encroachment drive on a war footing as pressure mounting with very less time left for the first bath of the Maha Kumbh, began with the New Year day.
Dehradun, January 2
Dehradun, January 2
Dehradun, January 2
Dehraudun, January 2
