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ABVP protests against college authorities
Quarrying on Ganga Ghats
Pradhans protest govt decision
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RIMC’s Suraj gets Sword of Honour at naval academy
Suraj Aiyappa
Akhil Garhwal varsity sabha celebrates founder’s day
Gorkha Morcha holds meeting on community rights
Ministerial staff hold meeting with admn
Mauritius Samman conferred on Nishank
SSB gets night-vision devices
Pak spy taken to Meerut to ascertain links
5-year-old charred to death
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ABVP protests against college authorities
Dehradun, February 10 The party workers asked students to leave the college and closed the rooms and offices. They also raised slogans against the college authorities for not agreeing to their demands. Sensing trouble, Principal BL Nautiyal had to call the police to control the situation. Whitewash and other cleanliness work is underway at the college by labourers, while the ABVP wants that a tender should be floated for the work like every year and it should be done by contractor. The party alleged that the Principal was involved in the manipulation of funds. While the Principal said the tender was not an issue with the party. They actually wanted to get admission of their desired candidates done, to which he had refused and they had resorted to such antics. “The work has been underway for the past about 20 days. Why do they have an issue today? How can I give admission to the candidates in February when these are closed since December?” questioned the Principal. He said for the past some years the work was being done by floating tenders through contractors, who seldom worked. “This time, with an expenditure of just Rs 1.3 lakh we have done the work to make the college neat and clean,” added Nautiyal.
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Matra Sadan saints to continue stir
Tribune News Service
Haridwar, February 10 Matra Sadan saints have been agitating for several months to increase the Kumbh area and to make area free of quarrying. In the process, they have had to bear several difficulties including registration of several cases against them. A notification was issued last week by Anoop Badhawan, Chief Secretary, Urban Development, which stated the increase of the mela area in the district. Now, the Kumbh mela area will cover Delhi-Haridwar highway at the 13th milestone on way to Roorkee, Bahadrabad-Haridwar area including Sitapur village, railway bridge on Haridwar-Rishikesh bypass road, Jiopata village and Ganga banks alongside 4 km route of the Haridwar-Najibabad road. Swami Dayanand, Swami Shivanand Maharaj and Swami Yajanand have been on hunger strike for the inclusion of more areas in the Kumbh area and for a ban on quarrying being carried out on the Ganga banks at Ajeetpur, Jiopata and Missirpur villages. While Swami Yajanand and Shivanand Maharaj have broke their fast last weekend with District Magistrate R Meenakshi Sundaram going to Matra Sadan to apprise the saints of the state government’s decision. But Swami Dayanand is still on strike as no assurance from the administration has come regarding the prohibition of quarrying on Ganga ghats at Missirpur, Katarpur, Jiopata and Jagjeetpur. The Kumbh mela area will be in effect till April 30 and with the inclusion of these areas, developmental works will be carried out in these places. Matra Sadan saints are hopeful that the quarrying mafia would also have to bow as it is illegal and harmful for the Ganga. Swami Yajanand said that till the government issued a notification on prohibiting quarrying in the area, their movement would continue.
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Pradhans protest govt decision
Nainital, February 10 They charged that instead of getting the works done through village bodies, the government was promoting their execution by contractors because of which the villagers were not deriving any benefit from these. They underlined that jobs like construction of Bal Vikas Bhawans and Aanganwadi Kendras were being done by contractors. In a memorandum addressed to the CM, they have sought that these works be awarded to the village bodies so that quality construction is done and the villagers get benefit from these. They have threatened to launch an agitation if no step is taken to put an end to the prevalent practice. |
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RIMC’s Suraj gets Sword of Honour at naval academy
Dehradun, February 10 Suraj Aiyappa had also been a cadet in Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) from May 2001 to Nov 2005. During his tenure here, he achieved many milestones of excellence, be it in the field of sports or academics. Always a diligent and sincere cadet, Suraj was good at all sports since his first term. He was extremely disciplined both on and off the fields. He was excellent in swimming, debate, quiz and hockey. Apart from that, he also made it to the college team of squash and represented the college in various squash competitions like district, state or the national level. He took this particular sport to greater heights. He was also born with the streak of adventure in him as he went to all major adventure courses like NIM, HMI and other premier institutes of the country. He has indeed made his alma mater proud and returned something to the college which shaped him.
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Akhil Garhwal varsity sabha celebrates founder’s day
Dehradun, February 10 Chief guest former Chief Minister Major-General Bhuven Chandra Khanduri (retd), Mayor Vinod Chamoli and MLA Ganesh Joshi visited the computer room, library and museum and said historical articles of Garhwal should be preserved for the betterment of the state. Amid cultural programmes, senior leaders of the sabha BPS Bawpal, Harsh Parvartiya, Balwant Singh Negi, Chandramohan Barthwal and Ganesh were felicitated with shawls and mementos. However, the members even showcased their resentment towards the political leaders about the delay in the allocation of land to the sabha.
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Gorkha Morcha holds meeting on community rights
Dehradun, February 10 However, the main issue, which was discussed at length, was pertaining to the casual attitude of the state government in issuing OBC certificates to the Gorkha community, indirectly depriving them of the benefits of reservation. “On November 16, 2003, under the government order, the Gorkha community was given the rights to be a part of the OBC. Later the final assurance was given by former Chief Minister ND Tiwari. However, after a few years of benefits under the government orders, for the past 12 months our community is again facing similar problems with an unrealistic demand for property and wealth certificate for the past 50 years in the state of Uttarakhand,” said Karki. Present members condemned the policies of the state government even asserted that the tenure of the OBC certificate from six months should be extended to five years. Furthermore, for the next session of the Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Gorkha Morcha Party, Trepan Singh Rajwar was elected district president for Uttarakhaski district and Chandra Ram Nautiyal vice-president of Dehradun district. |
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Ministerial staff hold meeting with admn
Dehradun, February 10 Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is in Mauritius on a three-day tour. However, the strike went into its 31st day today. The protesters of the Uttaranchal Federation of Ministerial Services Association were hopeful of acceptance of their demands of removal of disparities in their pay scales in the talks with the state government today. They continued with their dharna in support of their demands at the Gandhi Park. The employees are dismayed as the state government has warned the protesters to resume their respective work or face severe legal action. But the association is determined and in no mood to retreat till their demands are met. It is pertinent to mention that the government had promulgated that two of the association’s demands have been agreed by the administration, while the third of pay hike from Rs 4,500-Rs 7,000 to Rs 5,000-Rs 8,000 has been rejected. The administration has also made an appeal to the employees to get back to their respective jobs till February 8, else the administration would invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) while the protesters warned the state government of retaliation. But no such action has come to notice yet. More
support for protesters
Meanwhile, the Student Federation of India and the All-India Democratic Women’s Association yesterday joined hands with the striking employees of the Uttaranchal Federation of Ministerial Services Association here. The duo has come up in support of the protestors’ demands from different departments of the Ministerial Services. The associations have condemned the state government for depriving the ministerial employees of their rights. |
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Mauritius Samman conferred on Nishank
Dehradun, February 10 The award was jointly sponsored by Non-Resident Indian Institute and Global Organisational of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO). This award, besides the highest award of GOPIO International, was conferred on the CM. Praising Dr Nishank, Raamgoolam told the gathering that he was indeed proud to bestow such an honour to the visiting guest for his extraordinary achievements. The PM also launched the French version, “Experences Et Verites”, of the Dr Nishank’s book, “Khade Huye Prashna”. The PM told the audience that he had read the book and found it very interesting. It was a true reflection of the hardship faced by hill folks in the Himalayas, he added. Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister visited Le Morne Brabant where the Minister of Education, Culture, accompanied him and Human Resources of Mauritius V Bunwaree. The CM also offered tributes at Apraavasi Ghat where he was joined by leading digniataries, including the High Commissioner of India in Mauritius and High Commissioner of Mauritius in India. The Chief Minister thanked GOPIO International for awarding him such an honour and hoped that Uttarakhand would contribute a lot towards strengthening Indo-Mauritian ties. The PM of Mauritius thanked Dr Nishank for his short, but a very successful trip. He said Nishank’s book would be taught in universities all over the world. Nishank also met local writers of Mauritius and discussed with them different ways that his state and Mauritius can get involved to promote art and culture.
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SSB gets night-vision devices
Pitthoragarh, February 10 “The 125-km-long India-Nepal border from Kala Pani to Jhoolaghat is guarded by the 11th Battalion which has 18 border observation posts and four international bridges. “Our unit has been equipped with 12 night-vision devices out of which some can be fitted to rifles. Some of these have been given to teams guarding the bridges and others will be used by patrolling parties,” said BS Tolia, Commandant of 11th Battalion. He claimed that after being equipped with motor boats and night-vision devices, the SSB jawans could seize goods worth Rs 3 lakh from the smugglers operating at the India-Nepal border. “We stopped and seized rice and other grains being smuggled to Nepal and also caught a big haul of Nepali cigarettes being smuggled to India,” he said. Out of 270-km India-Nepal border that falls in Uttarakhand, nearly 100 km lies in Champawat district. “All 12 border observation posts have now been equipped with night-vision devices and our jawans are now equipped with modern instruments to guard the border. We could recover leopard organs from smugglers in the area,” said SS Negi, Commandant of 3rd Battalion SSB. According to sources close to SSB DIG (Kumaon), the Union government is contemplating raising the strength of the SSB by deploying one more battalion at the India-Nepal border along Uttarakhand to control smuggling across the border. It will help check not only unwanted elements from across Nepal, but also check the inflow of counterfeit currency. |
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Pak spy taken to Meerut to ascertain links
Roorkee, February 10 SP (Rural) Roshan Lal Sharma said Abid was taken on seven days’ remand by the local police. The police had recovered Abid’s fake passport and ration card after his arrest from here last month. “We will investigate about the persons who were responsible in preparing the fake documents and how he (Abid) had opened his bank account there”, said the SP. Abid, who was trained by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Pakistan’s intelligence agencies, was arrested on January 25 from BSM Chowk here when he was going to courier some “confidential” documents relating to the Indian Army to Pakistan. Four booked for stealing power
The local police today registered a case here against four persons of Mohanpura village on the charge of power theft. The names of the accused are Dara Singh, village head of Mohanpura, Tej Pal, Shiksha Devi and Amit. “The accused were found stealing power through ‘kundi’ connections last night during a raid by Electricity Department officials,” said JE Sunil Kumar, complainant in the case. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case under Section 135 of the Electricity Act at Civil Lines police station here. Media associate nabbed taking bribe
DEHRADUN: The Vigilance Department, Dehradun, nabbed a media assistant of UPCL Urja Bhawan while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000 in his office here today. As per information, Shivam Agarwal of Sharad Advertising Agency, Gobindgarh in Dehradun, lodged a written complaint to the Vigilance yesterday. In his compliant he alleged that the advertising agency had carried an advertisement of the UPCL Urja Bhawan in newspapers for which Rs 1,25,000 was left to be paid by it. But when the complainant went to receive his payment, media assistant Indervir Singh Negi demanded 3 per cent of the amount as a bribe to release his amount. A sum of Rs 4,000 was agreed to be paid as bribe. However, Agarwal approached the Vigilance that laid a trap and caught Negi red-handed while accepting Rs 4,000 as bribe. SP Vijender Kumar Juyal has announced to give a reward of Rs 2,000 to the trap team. American tourist’s bag stolen
An American tourist’s bag containing cash and other important documents, including visa and passport, was stolen from the ISBT here this morning. Victim Elizabeth told the police that she had boarded a roadways bus from Delhi to Dehradun and inbetween stopped at a dhaba at the ISBT to have tea. But later she realised that her purple coloured bag was missing. She added in her complaint that her bag contained US $500, Rs 500, passport, visa, and identification card. The police said the victim was not sure whether she lost the bag during the journey from Delhi or at the ISBT or while she was in a Vikram auto. Meanwhile, a case under Section 379, IPC, has been registered in the Patel Nagar police station. Man found dead
NAINITAL: Ajit Kumar, a resident of Lal Kuan, was found dead hanging by a nylon rope two days before he was to get married. The reason why he took the extreme step continues to be a mystery. According to information, Ajit was to get married to a girl from Bareilley on February 10. On February 8, while all relatives proceeded to sleep after the “haldi” ritual, Ajit went to his room only to be found dead the next morning. Before retiring to his room he had given his ATM card and pin number to his brother. The police said he had a long talk with someone after going to his room. Before sleeping, he broke one SIM card and deleted all numbers from the second card possessed by him. |
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5-year-old charred to death
Nainital, February 10 In the early hours of Tuesday, Bhajanlal, father of the deceased, had lit a kerosene lamp to help his daughter go out and relieve herself. Just when his daughter re-entered, the hut and he prepared to sleep, the lamp fell down because of the strong wind and the hut caught the fire. His wife Virvati sustained burn injuries while his children were also trapped in it. Bhajanlal retrieved his family members from the burning hut with the help of neighbours, but his son Kamal succumbed to burn injuries. Bhajanlal originally belongs to Rampur in Uttar Pradesh.
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Monica Nagalia is Basant Queen
Dehradun, February 10 Organised on the premises of Tussat wedding hall, the past presidents of the club were honoured. Following the honouring ceremony, members danced to foot-tapping numbers and equally enjoyed a game of housie. In the later hours of the function, two categories above 35-years and below 35-years were selected for the proceedings of Basant Queen. Beautifully dressed in bright yellow saris, the first position in the below-35 category was bagged by Monica Nagalia, second by Shweta Kansiyal and third by Reshu Bhatta and Ritu Agarwal. In the above-35 category, the first position was bagged by Kanchan Rastogi, second by Bupender Bartari and third by Ritu Gupta. The function concluded with prize distribution ceremony.
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In yet another autocrat move, the Akhil Bhartiya Vidya Parishad (ABVP) of DAV (PG) College today closed the college for an indefinite period for not releasing tenders for
whitewashing the college buildings.
Midshipman Suraj Aiyappa recently bagged the Sword of Honour and the CNS gold medal at the Graduating Midshipman Course of the naval academy.
Suraj Aiyappa had also been a cadet in Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) from May 2001 to Nov 2005. During his tenure here, he achieved many milestones of excellence, be it in the field of sports or academics.
On the 59th Founders Day, members of the Akhil Garhwal University Sabha did tilling of plants here today. The president of the association encouraged the sabha members to continue with such noble
endeavours.
