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114th birth anniversary of Netaji celebrated
18 centenarian voters to be honoured in Nainital
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CM skips unveiling of Bose’s statue
BJYM burns effigy of UPA Govt
Onion prices plunge, courtesy sale at PDS outlets
Implement Forest Rights Act: DM
Women protest illegal liquor sale
Bullets fired in barat injures two brass band players
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114th birth anniversary of Netaji celebrated
Dehradun, January 23 Addressing people at the camp, Anshul Chawla, president of the student council, DAV PG College, said, “Bose is an inspiration for us. Our party yearns to live the ideologies of the great leader and will always try to bring honour as well as work for the development of humanity”. Patients given blankets
To mark the birth anniversary of leader Subhas Chandra Bose and Bal Thackeray, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, members of the Shiv Sena distributed blankets at the Doon Hospital here today. Talking to the media, Gaurav Kumar, state head of the Shiv Sena, said both the leaders had worked hard for the country. “Bose fought to get us independence, while Thackeray helped in building the nation strong. It is a coincidence that both are born on the same day. Besides, Bose is Thackeray’s idol,” he said. Gaurav urged people to walk on the ways shown by both the leaders so that they could help in the development of the nation. Sweets
distributed
To commemorate the 114th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, members of Mahanagar Congress Committee celebrated the occasion by distributing sweets here today. Addressing people at the celebration, Harish Virmani, senior Congress leader said Netaji had struggled for the freedom of India and helped in building a strong nation. He appealed the masses to follow the path of Bose so that the country could flourish. While remembering the great freedom fighter, Netaji, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party-Ambedkar Nagar Mandal Mahila Morcha here remembered his favourite slogan "Give me blood and I will give you freedom". Members of the mahila morcha assembled at the office early in the morning and garlanded the photograph of Netaji. Meanwhile, members of Netaji Yuva Sansthan, paid tributes to the great leader and garlanded his statue at the Netaji Chowk (Bhandari Chowk). |
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18 centenarian voters to be honoured in Nainital
Nainital, January 23 According to Nainital District Magistrate Shailesh Bagauli, arrangements have been made to honour the veteran voters. These voters will be honoured either at a public function or the officials will go to their place. There are 18 such voters living across the district with Zainab Begum of Haldwani being the eldest at the age of 138 years. The lady is a proud citizen and has been exercising her right to vote for the last six decades. Most of these centenarians, eight to be precise, are residents of Haldwani, six of them live in Ramnagar, three in Kaladhungi and one in Nainital. In Almora, too, the administration will honour 20 centenarian voters. Besides, a series of debate and essay-writing competitions are being held to mark the occasion. The administration had recently carried out a voter enrolment drive in the district and the officials, who encouraged 100 per cent registration and issuing of voter identity cards in their respective areas of responsibility, will also be honoured. The newly enlisted voters will be given their voter identity cards at public functions. Besides organising similar events in Udham Singh Nagar district, District Magistrate BVRC Purshottam has asked his subordinates to inspect all the polling booths in the district and take stock of the proper maintenance of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and other infrastructure. He has further stated that if the buildings, where the polling booths were set up requires repairs, the proposals for the same must be prepared at the earliest. The District Magistrate has also ordered the officials to update the Election Commission, if the names of the buildings and schools housing polling booths have been changed. |
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CM skips unveiling of Bose’s statue
Haridwar, January 23 While on the one hand people remembered Netaji for playing a pivotal role in India’s freedom struggle, they also referred to how little respect today’s politicians had for such legendary freedom fighters. Chief Minister Nishank had given his confirmation to be chief guest at the unveiling of a statue in the memory of Bose by the Rashtriya Sainik Organisation in Roshanabad. The ceremony time was fixed as 11 am, but after waiting for almost three hours, the CM didn’t arrive nor was any cancellation information sent to the
organisers on time. People, particularly former Army men, freedom fighters and intellectuals, termed the CM’s step as uncalled for and which had hurt their sentiments. Later in the evening, the statue was inaugurated by organising committee members only with freedom fighters present at the occasion terming it as a dip in the level of Independence era politicians, who had high morals and valued time, with today’s politicians who are marred in corruption and rarely are on time at any function. “Netaji’s contribution in the Indian freedom struggle is immense and it’s a matter of pride that such a huge turnout of people was present at his 114th birth anniversary function. It would have been better if the CM had been here,” said Col Tejendra Pal Tyagi, a Veer Chakra awardee and central chief of the host Army Organising Committee. |
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Ex-BJP MLC Naveen Tiwari joins Congress
Dehradun, January 23 Tiwari, a Kumaon strongman, is considered close to former Chief Minister and BJP Rajya Sabha MP Bhagat Singh Koshiyari. His departure is being considered as a big jolt for the BJP. Welcoming him into the party at a function held at the Uttarakhand Congress headquarters in Dehradun, Uttarakhand Congress president Yashpal Arya said Tiwari’s entry into the Congress would strengthen the party poll prospects in Kumaon. He said Tiwari kept a long association with the Congress and his joining the BJP some time back was just an aberration. Arya also categorically held that Tiwari has joined the Congress on his own and has not set any precondition. Taking a dig at the BJP, Yashpal said the people of the state were fed up with the BJP Government as it had failed to fulfill even the poll promises. In his address, Naveen described his entry into the Congress as a homecoming. He accused the BJP of doing little for the deprived and poor sections. A Haldwani resident, Naveen was accompanied by several of his supporters who too joined the Congress. Tiwari, while asserting that he had not sought an MLA ticket for himself from the Congress, held that rejoining the Congress was like re-uniting with the family. |
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BJYM burns effigy of UPA Govt
Dehradun, January 23 Describing the Rastriya Ekta Yatra as a nationalist event, BJYM Uttarakhand president Vinod Kandari ridiculed the Prime Minister for his statement in which he termed those taking out the yatra as the forces against peace. “It is strange that the PM never reacts when separatist elements host the Pakistani flag in Kashmir,”
said Kandari. The BJYM leader questioned the intention of the UPA Government behind preventing Indians from unfurling the National Flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar, and asserted that the BJYM would certainly hoist the flag at the
Lal Chowk. |
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Onion prices plunge, courtesy sale at PDS outlets
Nainital, January 23 In Udham Singh Nagar, at a meeting convened by District Magistrate BVRC Purshottam on January 20, it was decided to ensure the sale of onions and tomatoes from the PDS outlets from January 22. The District Supplies Officer had been asked to make proper arrangements for the sales. Dr Purshottam had also asked the officials to maintain a vigil over the traders indulging in the hoarding of onions and initiate relevant action against them. The mandi secretaries had also been asked to supply the PDS outlets with these commodities at the wholesale rates and the latter would not sell them at a premium of more than Rs 4 per kg. This would also include the carriage and labour costs. It was decided that every ration card-holder would be given at least 2 kg of onion and the entry of the sale would be made on the last page of the ration card. In Nainital, the sale of the onions from the rationalised outlets began from Saturday at the various PDS outlets marked for the purpose. However, the district to take lead in ensuring the interests and rights of the consumers was Bageshwar, where the Sub Divisional Magistrate had ensured that the onions were sold at proper rates to the consumers. Ironically, despite the fact that traders were indulging in hoarding, no action has been initiated against them till now. |
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11 women painters join hands to generate funds for accident victims
Haridwar, January 23 The 4-day exhibition titled ‘Shraddhanjali’ will be inaugurated on January 28 at the Nehru Yuva Kendra from 11 am till 7 pm. “The half of the funds generated from this art exhibition will go directly to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund,” they said. These artists said despite Haridwar being a world-renowned city, there was no major scope for the artists, which could be gauged from the fact that the city does not have a single art gallery. Dr Pooja Panwar, a painter, said, “Despite doing a doctorate, she could not depend on it as a profession, as no college in the district had painting as a separate subject.” “There is limited scope in the district and the state, as despite the formation of Uttarakhand as a separate state in 2000, it does not have a Lalit Kala Academy, which could have provided a thrust to the artists and the art lovers. The government should do something in this regard, as despite having talent we do not have any platform to hone, display and teach our skill,” said Pooja. Archana Gupta, a professional artist, said, “All the city-based artists try to spread the art of painting to the younger generation by teaching them free of cost, but no promotion from the side of the government hampers their enthusiasm.” Noted literati Kamal Kant Budhkar urged the people to visit the exhibition and buy the paintings, as this would encourage these artists and would contribute to the social cause. |
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i-CARE celebrates first anniversary
Dehradun, January 23 The chief guest for the occasion was Bremley Wanbantei Lyngdoh, founder and CEO of Worldview Impact, who was the first youth ambassador from India to be recognised and appointed by the Prime Minister to represent India as part of the government’s delegation to the historic United Nations Millennium Summit that brought together 189 heads of states and governments. Lyngdoh addressed the 55th United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the Indian youth on the September 28, 2000. Speaking on this occasion live from Shillong through videoconferencing, Lyngdoh stated: “Youngsters have a major role to play towards environmental conservation. Addressing the concerns of young people worldwide is critical to the success of sustainable development programmes because they are the current and future leaders of Encouraging civic involvement and investing in youth’s key concerns must be an urgent priority of the governments and the society. Recent major international conferences have addressed issues pertaining to creating livelihood opportunities for the youth. However, the resolutions that emerged from these conferences have, in some areas, failed to be sufficiently acted upon. Therefore, it is up to us, the youth, to take actions consistent with the commitment made by the governments in these world conferences”. Meanwhile, a video conference took place among various members during which all the members took a pledge to ensure that they were able to carry forward the good work with the same zeal and fervour. i-CARE is a pro-active organisation of youngsters who work to create a beautiful and sustainable tomorrow by community involvement. It was officially launched on January 23, 2010. The team then comprised only a handful of students from Dehradun Hills Academy and a few members, but today it is notable that iCARE has a member base of over 1,000 youth operating across the country. Since last year, iCARE has collaborated with various schools and colleges acrossDehradun, including Doon International, Touchwood School, Beverly Hills, KV Bhel, Carman, UPES and Grpahic Era University. Their ‘GREEN’ initiatives in the past year included campaigns, seminars, plantation drives, exhibitions and conferences, which had received a tremendous response, mostly from the youth of Doon. Yudhishter Puran Singh, Tushar Goel and Nupur Dobhal of the organisation also spoke. |
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Movie based on Mayawati’s life on the cards
Dehradun, January 23 Though
Yograj, producer of the film, says that the story was motivated by the life of CM of UP
Mayawati, it was not her story actually. Declaring the story of the film here today, chief assistant director Kanta Prasad said the film was based on the life of a Dalit girl, who faced tremendous struggle in her life, right from the time she wanted to get education, to how she finally became the CM. “The script may be inspired by her, but it is not her story as there are many ups and down that take place in the movie,” he said. On being asked why he had decided to get into filmmaking,
Yograj, who has fought and lost an MLA election on a BSP ticket in the past, said his friends in the industry had been asking him to do something along these lines. “My story will surprise the audience, as it includes lots of angles other than the story of the Dalit girl,” he
said. Manisha Koirala plays the protagonist in the film, while Ulka Gupta will play her younger self. Other than them, Shakti
Kapoor, Aryaman and Zakir Hussain will be playing important roles. Navneet
Kaushik, who also belongs to Dehradun, will direct the film. The shooting of the same is expected to start by next month, said
Prasad. |
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Implement Forest Rights Act: DM
Nainital, January 23 At a meeting held at Rudrapur today, Dr Purshottam asked the officials to identify gram sabhas and convene meetings to make people aware of the Act. He said emphasis needed to be laid on promoting collective use of resources and ensuring that genuine beneficiaries got the benefit of the Act. He has called for a list of the villages that stand to benefit under the Act and ordered that the list be provided to him in the next 10 days. |
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Early symptoms should not be ignored: Cardiologist
Dehradun, January 23 Cardiologist Chetan Sharma today said people usually ignored these early symptoms and this negligence could prove fatal with coronary disease setting in. “Most of the patients think they are suffering from gas or other minor problem, thus delaying visit to the cardiologist,” he said. While interacting with mediapersons today, Dr Sharma said though heart disease was preventable, in North India only 8 per cent of the patients who suffered heart attack managed to access timely care. “Most of the time the distance between the home and the heart-care centre may be too far away,” said Dr Sharma of the Bharat Heart Institute that has completed 500 cardiac interventions within a span of eight months. He said the incidence of heart disease in Uttarakhand was on the rise. “Especially in the hills because of the use of tobacco and consumption of saturated fat, used in making food,” Dr Sharma said. Besides, he said, while undertaking surgeries he also found that most of the patients in this region had narrow and highly calcified vessels. “So the size of a stent is also small, usually 2.5 mm which is very small as compared western countries,” he said. Taking regular exercise and eating low-calorie food can prevent the onset of heart disease. |
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Women protest illegal liquor sale
Nainital, January 23 The agitators blocked the Chorgaliya-Sitargarj road for about an hour and protested against the rampant illegal sale of liquor from eating joints and even grocery stores. The agitators have warned the administration to take action against the guilty within a week, failing which they will launch a mass agitation, which
will be marked by protests against individual officers. |
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Bullets fired in barat injures two brass band players
Dehradun, January 23 The bullet from the gun hit the ground first and then ricocheted back on the band players. Out of the two injured, one is in a critical state. A complaint has been lodged in Patel Nagar police station where further investigation will be carried out.
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