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Altercations over Water
Power Dept cracks down on defaulters |
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Over 100 Doon valley students crack IIT test
Library opens with assistance by ONGC
MAHAR exam ends
Vijay Cantt enter semis after easy win over Cantt Blue
UCA Secretariat XI girls beat UCA President XI
Assn holds practice camp to promote soccer among village kids
Governor’s Cup Golf tourney begins from tomorrow
Soon, Haridwar to get stadium with world-class facilities
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Altercations over Water Pitthoragarh, May 26 “More than five springs in and around Ranikhet are now under police guards,” said Lalit Mohan Rayal, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Ranikhet. “The water supply to Ranikhet town is managed from the Shiv Dhara and Devi Dunga water schemes which have water only to be provided to not more than 40 litres per family per day. But, as people want more water, disputes arise,” said Sanjay Kumar, Executive Engineer, Jal Sansthan, Ranikhet. Not only the town, but also more than 12 villages around the town are facing an acute water problem where the water distribution network of the nigam is alleged to have failed. “The Jal Sansthan could not estimate the gravity of water crisis in these villages resulting in the collapse of water-distribution network here,” said Hem Chaudhari, vice-chairman of the Cantonment Board, Ranikhet. Local villagers are also facing a shortage of essential water at the cremation ground at Binsar Mahadev where water flow is not sufficient to wash away the ashes of the dead. “This is due to drying up of local springs from where water is supplied to this cremation ground,” said Dinesh Tiwari, a local leader.
Nainital joint control room to function soon
Nainital: Kumaon Commissioner Kunal Sharma has asked all District Magistrates (DMs) in the region to set up a joint control room in their respective districts to deal with water and power-related grievances of people. Implementing his orders, District Magistrate Shailesh Bagauli has ordered setting up of a joint control room in Nainital sub-division of the district that will be functional from May 28 to June 16. For effective functioning of the control room, district-level officials will be present in the control room from 10 am to 5 pm. Two wireless sets will be installed in the control room. Bagauli has asked the personnel posted at all police stations, police posts and Forest Department posts to immediately inform the officials present in the control room whenever they come across any water-related problem. Bagauli said the officials deputed in the control room had been asked to maintain a register of complaints and inform the Executive Engineer of the Jal Sansthan. Another entry would be made in the register once the grievance was addressed. The Xen will see to it that the problem is solved on the same day of the registration of the complaint. The register will be inspected on a daily basis by the officer in-charge (Disaster Management) who will then apprise the District Magistrate on the action to redress the complaints. These developments are a fallout of the instructions of Chief Secretary NS Napalchayal to the Commissioners of both Garhwal and Kumaon Divisions to closely monitor the situation and submit a weekly report to the state administration. In a meeting held through video conferencing on Saturday, Napalchayal had asked the Commissioners to ensure that the DMs monitored the power and water situation on a daily basis and ensure the water supply to every area in the state. He had said the DMs should set up joint control rooms in the districts where officials of the power and water departments were present round the clock to address the grievances of people.
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Power Dept cracks down on defaulters Haridwar, May 26 Led by Executive Engineer Gaurav Sharma, raids were carried out in the city during which several complaints were found to be true. One such big unit where the raiding team found irregularity in the meter was Hotel Sachin International. The hotel was not only using a manual meter, but for past five years it had not been giving correct power consumption reading. Hotel managers used to show the meter reader the new connection reading, hiding this connection meter for the past five years. The Executive Engineer on the spot directed to calculate the meter reading of the past years and it was calculated to about Rs 6 lakh. The meter was replaced immediately. Later, many meters in various hotels were found without seal or with broken ones. These are being sent to Dehradun for a detailed investigation. Meanwhile, Sharma said more raids were being
conducted and notices were being served on those found guilty while those hotels which had taken less kilowatt capacity were being directed to up
their capacity as per electricity consumption. Raids have led to fear among those hotel owners who are indulging in electricity theft and today many hotels were seen upgrading their power consumption capacity or putting in order their electricity meters.
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Over 100 Doon valley students crack IIT test Dehradun, May 26 “Determination, focus on the qualitative studies, will power and right approach have brought me this accomplishment. I owe my achievements to Mishra Sir who helped me throughout the session for cracking the IIT-JEE. Nobody in my family is engineer but I aspire to pursue engineering,” said Karn Vohra from Aakash Institute whose rank in the entrance result is 1841st. On the other hand, Pulkit Mittal, a regular student of Dutt and Verma Coaching Classes, was calm for the All-India Entrance Examination. He was a student of St Joseph’s Academy and scored 88.5 per cent in the ISC examination. “I prepared for the IIT test as well as for other competitive examinations with the help of faculty of the coaching. Due to my focus on maths, physics and chemistry, other subjects in my ISC got affected but at this stage the less percentage in class XII is of not much importance. I want to go to the IIT-Delhi and opt for electrical core,” said Pulkit, who loves to play computer games in his pastime. This year, nearly 18.3 per cent more candidates appeared for the JEE-2010 test. More than 100 students from the Doon valley have cracked the JEE. Students of Dutt and Verma Coaching Classes and Aakash Institute have again proven their calibre in the competitive exams. “While only 30 students of my institute cleared the IIT/JEE in the past two years, apparently this time the result is somehow unsatisfactory with only 25 candidates qualifying the entrance exam,” said Dhananjai Kumar Mishra, Aakash Institute. Ranks of the students: Shubham Panchpal (ST)-61, Vivek Singh Firmal (ST)-101, Akanksha Chauhan (ST)-208, Vaibhav Dabaria (SC)-401, Nitin Dhaania (SC)-1482, Aayush Verma (OBC)-1606, Aman Anirudha (SC)-1754, Karn Vohra-1841, Prashant Jha-2178, Shardul Goel-2430, Mohd. Tayyab Adil-3639, Anshul Rawat-3900, Rishi Mehan-4327, Ekaansh Goel-4535, Deepak Madan-5959, ASHISH PANT-6548, Anshul-6868, Pranjal Jain-7470, Utkarsh Tomar-7525, Prayas Mittal-7959 and Abhinav Kashyap-8723. Pulkit Mittal-283, Shekhar Rathore (ST)-329, Akhilesh-2222, Ishan-2645, Shubham Sandeep- 7547, Deepak Singh 2054, Aradhya Saxena-9501, Mannan Bhatia-7154 and Mohinish Joshi-8574, Shivam Mittal-482, Uttkarsh Aggarwal-2271, Arnav Mittal-3224, Shrishti Kumar-9086 and Shubham Tomar.
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Haridwar topper doesn’t believe in coaching Haridwar, May 26 An elated, but down-to-earth Sushant cracked the premier examination surprisingly without any coaching or even school tuitions, making a statement to all those who deem coaching as imperative in competitive examinations. When questioned, he said at any point of time he didn’t feel that he might lag behind as he wasn’t taking coaching. “Self-preparation is the best way and one knows better one’s strengths and the way one can prepare better. Others may benefit from coaching, but it’s not my cup of tea,” he added. Regarding his study regimen, Sushant terms it as a flexible one. “Sometimes I used to study 10 hours a day and sometimes not even more than two hours. If for only hours sake one is studying, then it’s not worthwhile. Quality should overtake quantity in studies, specially at a higher level. If one is regular and concentrates well, then the more fruitful is the study,” opined Sushant, adding that Bollywood movie “3 Idiots” conveys the message better and is a must see for all parents and students. A product of Uddeshwara Public School, Sushant was born and educated in Haridwar. He now sets his eyes on the Bombay-IIT and wants to pursue computer science stream. His parents Nikhil Verma, a noted architect, and Abha He has been active in sports too, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar being his favourite player. On the Central Board of Secondary Education’s
(CBSE) decision to implement grading system instead of the traditional number system for the subject marks from, Sushant finds it quite unnecessary to the laborious and hard-working students. “The grading system is certainly bound to have repercussions as while in the number system one knew where he stood, grading will only lessen the difference between hard-working, intelligent and common students. We used to fight for every single number and work hard, but now even those who have mediocre performers will be equivalent to those who toil day and night,” he said. Verma, a homemaker, were confident that Sushant would see through the premier engineering exam. Sushant had top scored in his school with 85 per cent marks in Class XII and 90 per cent marks in Class X.
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Library opens with assistance by ONGC Dehradun May 26 Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Sundar Lal said the construction of the library in itself was a big achievement as eminent people such as Bisht and many other important people had given their valuable help as well as support. Lal said Dr Ambedkar gave the slogan ‘Educate, Agitate, Organise,’ which the library was trying to follow by informing as well as educating people. He also asserted that the library would be of great help for people to gain knowledge and education. While addressing the gathering, Hira Sigh Bisht appreciated the ONGC for the financial aid for making the library. He said the ONGC had always been ahead in their efforts to work for the betterment of society. Also present on the occasion were Baij Nath, guest of honour, SP Toppo, Deputy General Manager (HR), ONGC, Deepak Kumar, President, ONGC SC/ST Employees Welfare Association, Sukhram, President of Tapovan Enclave Anusuchit Jati Kalyan Samiti, Daulat Ram, Secretary BR Sagar and ML Kanaujia of the Anusuchit Jati Kalyan Samiti.
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MAHAR exam ends Dehradun, May 26 While informing the media, Hemant Kocchar, Director of the institute, said the examination went off successfully and the applicants as well as the institute were waiting for the results of the examinations. For further queries applicants could visit the official website of the institute at www. Maharedu.com. The aspirants would be given certification.
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Vijay Cantt enter semis after easy win over Cantt Blue Dehradun, May 26 With this goal the first half ended on 1-0 in Vijay Cantt’s favour. The Cantt Blue that was down with one goal entered the second half after coming from the break with intention
scoring its first goal as early as possible. But on the contrary Nitin Gurung of Vijay Cantt scored two goals- 46th and 58th minutes to dash all hopes of the rival team. While to enter semifinals, Garhwal Sporting had to face a tough battle to knock out Doon United 4-2 in tiebreaker in a quarterfinal. The two teams failed to score even a single goal in the stipulated time as the match got draw at 0-0. Later the tiebreaker round was played to decide the winner. Prashant, Shivam, Paras and Abhishek scored in the win of Garhwal Sporting. For Doon United, Sugandh and Sumodh scored. Tomorrow’s quarterfinals will be played between 2/3rd GR and Doon Valley. The second quarterfinal of the day will see Doon Star and Gypsy Young to fight for the semifinal birth.
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UCA Secretariat XI girls beat UCA President XI Dehradun, May 26 After being invited to bat first by its rival team, the Secretariat XI set a big total of 159 runs for the loss of one wicket in the allotted 20 overs. Opening batsmen Neelam Bisht (43 off 28) and Senh Rana (79* off 63) laid a strong foundation. And after the departure of Neelam who got run out, first down batsman Rekha Dhondiyal (21*) complemented his innings. She ably supported the top scorer Sneh who hit 14 fours during her half-century. While none of the President XI bowlers could get even a wicket. Batting second, the batsmen of President XI couldn’t face the bowling attack of its rival team and lost wickets easily. Anchal (22) was the top scorer for the side. The batting team was packed off for 62 runs in 10 overs only. For the winning team, Siksha Uniyal scalped four wickets, the highest in the match. Neelam Bisht, Rekha Dhondiyal and Sneh Rana took three, two and one wicket respectively.
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Assn holds practice camp to promote soccer among village kids Dehradun, May 26 At least 60 kids under the age group of 10 to 16 years are being trained with the basic skills of the game. The camp started yesterday and four coaches have been appointed to train the budding footballers. Besides this, efforts are also on to invite experts and international football players to the camp. Kids from Nehrugram and other adjoining villages are participating in the practice camp. The basic facilities are being provided by the association during the camp. “To give exposure and awareness to the kids of villages, this camp has been organised because lots of good players come from villages only. These kids are the future of the game,” said DFA secretary Devender Bisht. “We wanted to organise the practice camps at four centres of ours, but due to the time constraints we are organising it in Nehrugram only this time. From June 2 we will get occupied with football league,” added Bisht. Jitender Mohan Sai who is the coordinator of the camp said there was a tremendous response from children. “Had we promoted it in other villages also, we would have got at least 200 kids, but that would have been unmanageable,” Sai said.
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Governor’s Cup Golf tourney begins from tomorrow Nainital, May 26 The tournament will be inaugurated by Governor of Uttarakhand Margaret Alva on May 28 and the prize distribution ceremony will be held on May 30. Vice-president of the Raj Bhawan Golf Course (RBGC) Ashok told mediapersons that the main aim of this tournament is to generate awareness of this unique golf course and enable its access to golfers from across the country. In addition to this, the event aims to encourage golf-related tourism in the state. Ashok said, “As compared to last year, this year there is a 30 per cent increase in participation. Golfers from states like Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and the Union Territory of Chandigarh etc are participating in the event". The Uttarakhand Tourism Department will be the main sponsor of the tournament. It was informed that a large number of golfers with single handicap will be taking part in the tournament. The tournament will be played over 27 holes with three fourth handicap. It will include 18 holes the first day on stable ford and nine holes stroke play by selected golfers on the second day. Ashok said, “Due to ground constraints, all golfers can not participate on the first day and, hence, have been divided in two groups. Each group will play 18 holes on the first day and after cut-off, the selected golfers will play nine holes on the last day. Women and children below 18 years have been placed in separate categories”. To promote golf among children, Alva has kept separate golf sets for them. A special coaching session will be organised for them after this tournament. More than 160 golfers are expected to participate in the event.
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Soon, Haridwar to get stadium with world-class facilities Haridwar, May 26 The new sports stadium is being built by the Haridwar Development Authority (HDA) at the Bhalla College grounds near Rishikul and will be one of its kind in the region. This was informed by Vice-Chairman HAD, Anand Vardhan, at a felicitation function in Haridwar late evening here. A gala felicitation ceremony was organised by the District Olympic Association of Haridwar in recognition of works being carried by HAD regarding sporting infrastructure in the city. President of the District Olympic Association Pradeep Chaudhary lauded the efforts of HAD in making a world-class sports complex which has already hosted the National Junior Badminton Championship and is considered the best among the sports complexes in the entire North India. Thanking for recognising the contribution of the development authority, Vardhan assured that the new stadium would be as per international norms and sought help from all sporting associations for their inputs for the upcoming stadium. DIG, Mela Police, Alok Sharma, a sports enthusiast who takes keen
interest in the organisation of police sports events, stressed on taking on sports as a career option. He pointed that now becoming a sporting success not merely depended on individual talent, but also on varied factors. Giving his input on the sport stadium, the DIG said a 400-metre synthetic track should be made while a multi-event sports complex should also be made in the stadium so that apart from outdoor sports, indoor events could also be promoted. “We should promote all kinds of sports and who knows we find an international sporting icon star from
Haridwar,” said Sharma. At the function, apart from general secretary Mahesh Joshi, Inder Mohan Barthwal, Yogesh Pandey, AA Khan, CB Ojha, AS Rawat, Omkar Sharma, Amjad Usmani and Jasbeer Singh, others present were renowned national and state-level players from the district, members of various sporting associations, eminent citizens and administrative officials.
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Pitthoragarh,
May 26
Haridwar, May 26
Dehradun, May 26
Group General Manager-Chief (ER), Oil and Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Sundar Lal inaugurated the Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar Pustakalya Evam Vachnalaya at Tapovan Enclave here today.
The library has been made with the financial assistance provided by the
ONGC. Former Uttarakhand minister Hira Singh Bisht chaired the function. The Tapovan Enclave Anusuchit Jati Kalyan
Samiti, Dehradun, organised the programme.
Dehradun, May 26
Dehradun, May 26
A total of 13,104 candidates have cleared the prestigious IIT examination while 4.72 lakh had taken the exam. Pulkit Mittal of the general category and Shubham Panchal of the ST are the toppers of the capital with 283rd and 61st rank, respectively. The exam was conducted by all IITs in April.
“We teach our students on the CBSE pattern and provide them with study materials. Regular tests and exercises followed on a regular basis. Instead of regular five-day classes, we are conducting classes for three days and on the basis of demand, helping our students to clear their doubts and perform well in their boards. In three days, we conduct tests as well as revisions,” said Atul Verma from Dutt and Verma Coaching. 