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Tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi
Haridwar remembers Bapuji
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Max India hospital to be operational early next year: Analjit Singh
Final round of ‘Prince, Princess of North’ on Feb 6
Sukna Land Scam
Power Blues
Residential colony launches website
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Tributes paid to Mahatma Gandhi
Dehradun, January 30 He struggled all his life to get freedom for the people of the country and never cared for anything else in life. Even the British followed his ideals during the pre-Independence era and respected him for the same, Virmani added. Members of the Uttarakhand Jan Sena paid obeisance to the great soul on his death anniversary. Another organisation, Jila Sarvdoya Mandal, Dehradun, also paid tributes to the Gandhiji. They remembered the struggle and hardships faced by the great man to get freedom to the nation. Cong men pay homage to Gandhiji Mussoorie: Congressmen from Mussoorie paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 63rd death anniversary. The day is observed as Martyrs Day. They offered petals on the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the Congress Bhawan and remembered the great leader and his sacrifice to the nation. Congress state General Secretary Manmohan Singh Mall said on the occasion that on January 30, 1948, Bapuji fell to the bullet of Nathuram Godse. He further said it was due to the supreme sacrifice of the man that India could gain independence without the use of arms. Gandhiji was not just the leader of India, but of humanity due to his principles of peace and non-vilolence. He advised all the workers to incorporate the principles of Gandhiji in their political life. Congress president Bhagwan Singh Dhanai, BS Negi and others were also present on the occasion. |
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Haridwar remembers Bapuji
Haridwar: In Haridwar, Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was remembered on his death anniversary with various commemorative functions being held. Irrespective of party affiliations, apart from political parties, social organisations, activists, schools, colleges, educational institutions and common people took part to pay tributes to the legendary person.
While on Bapu’s death anniversary, a nationwide anti-corruption drive was started in Roshanabad, a meeting was held at the Subash Ghat-situated Congress city office where party leaders took part in a yagna. Speaking at the occasion, City Congress chief OP Chauhan pointed on the vital role of Mahatma Gandhi in shaping the Indian independence struggle to its culmination and that too with non-violence, satyagraha and non-cooperation as its three tools. “His contribution is known worldwide as he also waged war against racism. People from around the world took inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi to chalk out social and national movements in their countries,” remarked Chauhan. Gandhi Vadi Ekta Manch activists carried out a peace march saluting the great leader. Historians at Gurukul Kangri University pointed on Gandhiji’s visit to the pilgrim city during the Maha Kumbh in the early part of last century when he visited the city as well as the university. Baba Ramdev’s
followers take out rally
On the 64th death anniversary of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi today, Haridwar began a drive to make a strong India by urging people to fight against the social evil of corruption, and by taking the mantle of yoga in their hand to make for a free-fair-healthy India. A similar rally was also taken out in Dehradun on the occasion by followers of yoga guru Ramdev. Accompanied by hundreds of renowned saints, Bharat Swabhiman Trust activists and people from varied sections of the society, the rally saw a definite resentment to the current sorry state of affairs the country is witnessing. Be it corruption, scandals, scams involving politicians both in power and in the Opposition, bureaucrats, police, Army and even judiciary, the movement tried to bring concerned citizens on one platform to fight against the evils that have crept into our democratic setup. Addressing the gathering, Swami Ramdev’s protégé Acharya Balakrishan spoke of a revolution which was peaceful, but created feelings of nationalism, socialism, secularism and health, making the nation prosper culturally and morally worldwide. Taking a strong dig at politicians, industrialists, bureaucrats and others who have foreign bank accounts, Balakrishan said the need of the hour was to bring back the money put in Swiss banks. It was black money taken from India and belonged to people here. Later a memorandum was also submitted to District Magistrate, Haridwar, R Meenakshi Sundaram at the district headquarters in
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Rajat Agarwal elected Traders Association chief
Mussoorie, January 30 In the polling that began at around 10 am today, the traders came out in a large numbers to cast their vote. The polling went on till 3 pm and the counting began around 4 pm. Election officer Dhan Prakash announced the results. Out of a total of 678 votes, Rajat received 615 votes, whereas the rival candidate got only 42 votes. For the post of general secretary, Javed Khan received 516 votes, whereas Bharat got only 148 votes. Newly elected president Rajat Agarwal said he would fight for the cause of the traders. This was for the first time that the Traders Association elections witnessed involvement of the people from outside the trading fraternity. Several MC ward members and politicians were seen lurking around at the site of the elections. The Traders Association elections have been seen as the focal point of the politics of the town. |
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Max India hospital to be operational early next year: Analjit Singh
Dehradun, January 30 He said Dehradun was picked up because it’s proximity to Delhi. “Though we have spread our wings as far as Ladakh, it is a good idea to work in our backyard. Besides, people of the state will benefit immensely from this facility. We might even think of converting it into a medical college, perhaps later. Under government norms, medical colleges can be set up only within a functioning hospital,” he said. He was speaking today with The Tribune while on a visit to Raphael Home. “Healthcare, insurance, education and hospitality are the four areas that I am interested in and want to be in,” Singh said. “Max Healthcare has been awarded land by the Punjab Government to build two hospitals in Bathinda and Mohali with 300 beds each. These hospitals are expected to be functional by next year. In all, the company plans to add around 1,000 beds in its hospitals in the next two years from the existing capacity of 800 beds,” he said. Professing deep gratitude, Singh said he felt humbled and honoured for being conferred the Padma Shri award by the Indian Government. “I would not like to say more, except that it is indeed a humbling experience,” he added. Happy with the way things were shaping in the country, Singh said the Indian society was slowly learning how to behave and be responsible. “We have entered a robust phase. Suddenly people are taking note of things and demanding accountability. These are pains of growing up and one should not feel disillusioned as acts of corruption do not go unreported or unnoticed. They are suddenly being ‘escalated’ and it is a sign of progress,” pointed out Analjit Singh. |
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Cong Chakrata legislator felicitated
Dehradun, January 30 Lok Sabha MP from Tehri Garhwal Vijay Bahuguna, who was the chief guest, praised the legislative acumen of Pritam and wished him luck. Congress legislator Tilak Raj Behad and Dehradun Congress president Harish Virmani were present on the occasion. Meanwhile, at a separate function, vice-president of the minority cell of the state Congress Harpal Singh Sethi also felicitated
Pritam. |
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‘Pension disbursal through banks posing hurdles’
Dehradun, January 30 “As most of the beneficiaries are poor, pension accounts with post offices that are opened by depositing Rs 50 is a viable option,” he said. It may be mentioned that the Social Welfare Department will now be disbursing pensions through banks beginning this month. |
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Curb misuse of PCPNDT Act: Director-General, Health
Dehradun, January 30 She was speaking at a workshop held to spread awareness about the PCPNDT Act at Graphic University here yesterday. Dr Mathur said the rules and provision under the Act should be implemented forcefully. The widening gap in the male and female sex ratio could be considerably reduced if checks were maintained on the diagnostic centres, she added. More than 30 educational institutions from Dehradun participated in the seminar. |
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Final round of ‘Prince, Princess of North’ on Feb 6
Dehradun, January 30 A boy and a girl will be selected from the show and given a chance to work in a film which will be made under the banner of Yograj Film Production. Speaking at a press conference today, Chief of the organisation Yograj said about 50 to 60 participants from Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh had taken part in the competition. The 10 boys and girls selected out of them will perform on the ramp in the final round on February 6. Yograj said judges would include the likes of actor Neelima Azmi, mother of Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor, and another actor Tarun, who is currently playing a main role in TV serial “Swaran
Prakash”. |
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Sukna Land Scam
Dehradun, January 30 Ex-servicemen during the protest submitted a memoradum of their demand addressed to Union Defence Minister AK Antony through the District Magistrate, Dehradun, demanding heavy punishment to higher officials, including the former Army chief, involved in various scams, including the Adarsh housing and Sukna land scams. According to the members, lakhs of ex-servicemen in Uttarakhand are peeved at the mild punishment given to Lt Gen PK Rath in the land scam worth crores of rupees, while junior officers and ex-servicemen are given much harsher punishment for milder crimes. Such mild punishments by Army courts are discouraging junior officers and servicemen. |
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Power Blues
Dehradun, January 30 The workers of the samiti, under the leadership of state president Megha Goyal and state secretary Vivek Mohan Shrivastav, met the DM and apprised him about the transformer in the Sawra area that was burnt on January 25. “We are forced to live in darkness as the department is not paying heed to our repeated demands of repairing it,” he said. Goyal said, “Schoolchildren are facing problems due to this problem, especially those who have their board exams that are going to start from March 6”. |
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Residential colony launches website
Dehradun, January 30 The idea of the website was envisaged primarily to reach out to all those who had their roots in this colony, but professional or personal compulsions had drifted them afar.
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