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Winged guests start arriving at Asan
IMA birders visit Sahastradhara
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Govt firm to appoint IAS officer at Health Directorate
State sub-jr v’ball teams selected
Scouts and Guides Flag Day celebrated
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Winged guests start arriving at Asan
"Rudeey shellduck and northern shoveller have started flocking at Asan, marking the arrival of migratory birds season to the wetland," Raju Kasambe, a keen bird watcher, told The Tribune. Kasambe was recently at Asan to conduct a bird count. He said while the migratory birds had started arriving in Asan, their numbers were expected to pick up in the coming months of the winter season. The Asan Conservation Reserve is home to a large population of rudeey shellduck. Significantly, the some winters back, even the golden eye, recorded its presence and that too after many decades. Birds from as far off as Russia, China and Mongolia having been frequenting the Asan in the past. Barheaded goose, grey leg goose, grey heron, purple heron, comman golden eye, painted sthork comman parakit, common myna, Eurasian wigeon, house crow, black kite, rive lapwing, spotted dove, green sand piper, cattle egreate, comman sandpiper, intermediate egreat, pallas's fish eagle, Indian pond heron, little cormorant, great cormorant, little grebe, great crested grebe, comman morhen, gadwall, red-crested pochard, comman pochard, feuguies pochard, comman teal, tufted duck and comman coot are other birds that have recorded their presence in Asan in the last winter census. Meanwhile, the Forest Department is working hard to make the surroundings at the Asan Lake more amicable to the visiting birds. The Forest authorities also plan to deploy a veterinary officer at Asan at the earliest to monitor any possible unwarranted movement of birds. Uttarakhand Yamuna Circle forest officials had some time back constructed as many as four Eco Huts to promote eco tourism. Two hides for bird watchers have also been constructed. Two artificial lakes have been created at the either side of the dam. In order to attract tourists, two camping sites and track routes have been also constructed at a safe distance from the barrage apart from public inconveniences. Significantly, as part of community participation to the conservation plan, the forest authorities have constituted a committee, which has a representation of local Gram Pradhans and wildlife experts. The local villagers too are being hired as guides. The Asan Conservation Reserve that falls along the Uttarakhand-Himachal border holds much importance from both tourism and conservation point of view.
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IMA birders visit Sahastradhara
The main objective of
the trip was to identify local birds found in and around Dehradun and prepare a database. The club was created as part of the curriculum to provide an outlet for additional learning and capability building of gentlemen cadets at the academy. The primary role of the club is to provide exposure in bird watching and photography to the interested cadets. They regularly visit silent nook and corners of the IMA and Forest Research Institute (FRI) to pursue their hobby. Club members have participated in the photography competition held at the Uttarakhand Raj Bhavan and had given an excellent account of their skills. The club then took out the second edition of a book titled ‘Birds of IMA’ in June this year. Members are also involved in a campaign for preservation of house sparrows being conducted by NGO Action and Research for Conservation in Himalayas (ARCH). Four club members participated in the Great Himalayan Bird Count-2010 in Dehradun and Haridwar districts from October 27 to 30. The club was started with encouragement from Lieutenant General RS Sujlana, Commandant, IMA. Presently, 76 gentlemen cadets pursue birdwatching as a hobby.
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Bengal Sappers celebrate 208th Group Day
Dehradun, November 8 The marching contingent was inspected by chief guest Lt General VK Ahluwalia, Army Commander of the Central Command, He later took the salute when the parade, commanded by Brigadier DS Ahuja, Commandant, Bengal Engineer Group and Centre, comprising 14 officers, 29 junior commissioned officers and 520 jawans, came marching towards the saluting dais. The Army Commander recalled the laurels earned by Bengal Sappers in the past 208 years ranging from the storming of the ‘Kabul Gate’ of the Ghuznee Fort in 1839 during the Afghan War which earned the sappers the ‘Indian Order of Merit’ to the heroic sacrifice and valour of the martyrs, veterans and serving sappers in the wars of 1947-48, 1965, 1971, the recent Kargil War to the construction of air strips in high-altitude terrain at 13,500 feet besides other tasks of bridging, mine-laying and infrastructure development. He also complimented the sappers for aiding civil authorities in Kumbh Mela 2010 and the recent flood relief operations in Uttarkhand. The General also paid tributes to martyrs at the Bengal Sappers War Memorial as the buglers sounded the ‘Last Post’, laid a wreath and observed a two-minute silence. Also present on the occasion were the Colonel Commandant of The Bengal Sappers, Lt General Gautam Banerjee, Bengal Sappers veterans and serving soldiers with their families, NCC cadets and school
students.
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UKD stops trains to protest closure of hydel projects
Dehradun, November 8 The party activists, led by party president Trivender Singh Panwar, held back the Dehradun Express for 35 minutes and finally gave in on the request of passengers and the administration. The party is also planning to close the three gates of the Jim Corbett National Park for the same reasons. Panwar reiterated his party’s stand on hydropower projects saying that it was grossly erroneous to close the hydropower projects, especially the Pala Maneri that had already incurred an expenditure to the tune of more than Rs 600 crore. He said the decision would further lead to exodus of youth from the hills in pursuit of employment and hit the economy of the state, which had a big potential to emerge as the power state of the country. Panwar laid stress on opting Gairsain as the capital of the state stating that the capital of the hill state should be made only in the hill region. The party is also observing a dharna at the Gandhi Park here on Tuesday where it will also fix the date to close the gates of the Jim Corbett National Park and main offices of government departments to further activate their movement.
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RSS to stage dharna in state on Nov 10
Dehradun, November 8 Addressing a press conference in Dehradun, RSS Pranth Karyawah, Shashikant Dixit said Uttarakhand would participate in RSS protest programmes across the country aimed at opposing Centre’s persecution of the RSS and backing decisive forces instead. He said it was not proper to link a nationalist and patriotic organisation like the RSS with terror. “It is wrong to blame Hindu organisations for Malegaon, Hyderabad, Samjohta Express and Ajmer Sharif blasts,” Dixit pointed out adding that probe agencies had amply hinted at the involvement of the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and other terror organisations like Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed in these incidents. “But there have been malicious attempts to link the RSS with these incidents. Certain members of Hindu organisations have been arrested and they continue to languish in jail even when no charge sheets have been filed in these cases,” Dixit argued. He referred to Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi’s recent statement linking the RSS to SIMI. He criticised Congress attempts to link the RSS with terror. “There seems to be a gameplan to defame the RSS and the ‘Hindu terror’ word coined by some was only part of this gameplan,” he observed.
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Govt firm to appoint IAS officer at Health Directorate
Dehradun, November 8 The government medical officers have been vociferous opponents of the decision in the past. They had opposed the appointment of IAS officer Piyush Kumar as Director (Administration). They had even lodged protest from time to time but the government now seems unmoved. It has been learnt that the government is contemplating following in the footsteps of the Uttar Pradesh government that has appointed an IAS officer at the directorate. But, office-bearers of the Provincial Medical Services (government doctors’ body) view it as a ploy to clip the wings of the Director General (Health) who is a medico and overseas the administrative needs of the directorate. Surprised at the government’s move to appoint a non-medical professional as Director (Administration), Director General, Health and Family Welfare, DP Joshi, also secretary of the Provincial Medical Services (PMS), said it was a deliberate ploy to undermine the medical profession and foist IAS officers in key positions. “We have been fighting for promotions as per the Tickoo Committee Recommendations, which came our way only after a long fight. Earlier, we were forced to take back our agitation on the assurance that the Director (Administration) will not be appointed, now once again there is a move to do so,” charged Dr Joshi. Earlier Piyush Singh, who is Project Director, National Rural Health Mission, was appointed Director (Administration).
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Amarkant fashions Everwins triumph
Dehradun, November 8 NICS invited their rivals to bat first. Everwins set a target of 102 runs in 20 overs. Amarkant topscored for his side with 35 runs to help Everwins set up a fighting total. Batting second, NICS were all out for 98
runs. Shubham was the mainstay with his knock of 32 runs. He and Rahul were also instrumental in taking two wickets each for NICS.
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SAF Winter Games
Dehradun, November 8 He directed the officers to speed up the remaining work. He asked sports secretary Rakesh Sharma to make committees as soon as possible and allot them work. He spoke to the officers about the arrangements related to the Games. Elaborate security arrangements are also to be made ahead of the event. State Sports Council president, secretary sports Rakesh Sharma, sports consultant Surender Singh Pangti and Narayan Singh Rana accompanied the minister.
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State sub-jr v’ball teams selected
Dehradun, November 8 The teams will leave for the National Volleyball Championship tomorrow. Boys’ team: Gaurav Lakhera, Shadav, Shantam, M Faraz, Ranjit Singh, Chandan Singh, Ranvir Singh, Vinay, Rajat Choudhary, Vikrant, Vishal and Nitin. Chandan Singh and Girish Bisht will be the coach and the assistant coach, respectively. Nitin will accompany the team as manager. Girls’ team: Neha Prajapati, Meghna Thapa, Garima Tiwari, Rajani Varolia, Poonum Bisht, Manshi Tiwari, Sikha Arya, Priyanka Chouhan, Srestha Sinha, Rakshit Choudhary, Asha Bharati and Harpreet Kaur. Sunita and S Singh will be the coach and the assistant coach, respectively, of the girls.
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Scouts and Guides Flag Day celebrated
Dehradun, November 8 SP Sharma, RI Singh, Anita Rawat, HS Bisht, Anju Singh, RR Sinha and all students and teachers attended the function. On Flag Day, scouts collect cash and pass it on to the national headquarters
in Delhi.
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Dehradun, November 8
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Dehradun, November 8