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Razia up in arms against Wakf Board chief
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Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank with Assembly Speaker Harbans Kapoor at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of widening of Chakrata Road
in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Policemen doing administration’s job
Information Commissioners yet to declare assets
Vaccination drive against Japanese encephalitis
Parvat Garjana rally held
6 Army jawans sent to 14-day judicial remand
Visually challenged girl goes missing
Rajpur MLA visits ailing scribe
2 super specialists to offer services at Doon Hospital
Visitors throng trade fair
2 cops die in accident
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Razia up in arms against Wakf Board chief
Dehradun February 8 She also blamed the Chief Executive Officer and the Uttarakhand Social Welfare Minister for hobnobbing with the Chairman in flouting provisions of the Wakf Act, leaving board members high and dry. Razia also pointed towards the bad quality of food and filthy condition in which food was being prepared in the mass kitchen of Kaliyar Sharif, expressing concerns about the state of affairs in the shrine that is regarded as the fifth most sacred place in the Uttarakhand and gets crores in donation from followers. Addressing the media along with Bar Council member Yoginder Singh Tomar and Qamar Siddiqui, Mutwali, Dhama Wali Mosque, Razia said ever since the Wakf Board was reinstated on November 25 last year, Sharafat Ali did not call a single meeting. “The Chairman also gave tenders of Kaliyar Sharif project to his own people without consulting the board members, which clearly smells of corruption on a big scale. He is cheating the Muslim community, who have surrendered their properties to the Wakf board for a pious cause,” she said. Razia also slammed Sharafat Ali for favouring Shamim Alam by reinstating his committee. She stated: “The committee was dismissed for Alam’s alleged involvement in an embezzlement case of Rs 25 lakh by the Wakf Board on August 9 last year. The high court, too, had rejected Shamim’s writ plea filed twice for reinstatement, but ironically Ali reinstated the committee on January 24 by superseding legal orders, once again without consulting board members.” Razia pointed out that as per Section 27 of the Wakf Act-27, the chairman has no legal right to take decision on his own without consulting board members. She added that a person who had no knowledge of legal nuances was making a mockery of law in the Wakf Board. Qamar Siddiqui too remarked: “The state government that claims to be the well wisher of the Muslim community has imposed two corrupt persons as heads of important institutions, Sharafat Ali as head of Wakf Board and Shamim Ali, who is also the chairperson of the Haj Committee, on us”. Yoginder Singh averred that the Chairman was blackmailing residents in name of revamping Kanwali burial ground. Razia said she had support of the elected members on the issue. She would soon meet the Governor to apprise her about the matter and also take possible legal action against misconduct and misuse of powers in the Uttarakhand Wakf Board.
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CM launches slew of projects
Dehradun, February 8 He laid the foundation stone of the widening of the road and also urged his ministers to inform the public about the bulk of such developmental projects that his government had introduced. The projects, including public parking, commercial outlets of the MDDA and the construction of shops for traders, who would be displaced due to the widening of the Chakrata Road on the PWD guest house land. The houses of displaced families on MDDA land, near the ISBT, public parking on the land at the dispensary road that was once used as veterinary hospital, commercial shops and Transport Nagar- Phase II, too, were launched. Nishank thanked the traders for showing magnanimity in allowing the possession of their land for the widening of the road. “The interests and respect of the displaced traders will be taken care of by the state government at any cost,” he said. The CM also announced various other projects, such as drinking water project, sewerage project, widening of 16 roundabouts, house scheme for poor, flyover, Himalayan Culture Centre, railway overhead bridge in Mohakampur, four-laning of the Haridwar road, underground passage near the IMA for security reasons and many more. He slammed the Centre for giving them pitiful Rs 500 crore against their demand of Rs 21,000 crore to deal with flood-hit villages. Speaker Harbans Kapoor brought attention to the fact that despite the sporadic rise in the population and commercialisation of the city, the infrastructure had almost been static. He brought the attention of the Municipal Corporation to the pathetic condition of the drainage system and the need for building like a good stadium and convention centre. Mayor Vinod Chamoli, too, called upon people of considerable authority saying that they should be ready to make little sacrifices of their interests to make Dehradun a better and beautiful city. |
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Policemen doing administration’s job
Nainital, February 8 Over the past one week, the police personnel are touring one village after another and the problems that the villagers have raised before them leave much to be said about the steps the administration has taken for them. During a visit to Silmaudiya village on the Nainital-Kaladhungi stretch, villagers came up with a request pertaining to the implementation of the mid-day meal programme in their village. They said children were being served only “khichdi” on a daily basis, whereas the scheme provided for serving different food to the children on rotational basis. The residents also pointed out that there was only one “bhojan mata” in the village, who was over worked. They also referred to the problem of drinking water and said they were being forced to drink contaminated water as the authorities in the Water Supplies Department had failed to address the issue. Sources disclosed that the villagers pointed to the nuisance created by drunkards who had even resorted to breaking water pipes in the village. They said those coming to Nainital to supply milk and vegetables often returned with liquor which they sold at a premium in the village. The police claimed to have intervened on these two issues and was now carrying out checking at different places to discourage people from indulging in such practices. Jagyuda residents raised the issue of new claimants of land emerging as soon as the village was connected with a road. They alleged that some revenue officials had connived with certain elements to help the latter usurp land. The police was investigating the matter. At Ghatgarh village, the demand raised by people was for a police post in their village and pointed to the paucity of basic facilities. They also raised the issue of damage being caused to their crops by animals and the failure of the Forest Department to provide them with a solution. At Nalini village people wanted better mobile connectivity and night patrolling by the police. The villagers on the Nainital-Kaladhuingi stretch complained of owners of private vehicles, which served as the main mode of transport, charging unreasonable rates. On Sunday, police personnel intervened and got the rates fixed for various destinations on the route. Official sources said the exercise was being carried out on the directions of DGP JS Pandey. The police personnel would convey to the Senior Superintendent of Police regarding the problems of the villagers, who in turn would convey the same to the District Magistrate for redressal of the problems being faced by the people. When asked what the police stood to gain from the exercise, Inspector BS Dhoni of Mallital police station said: “It will help in gaining the confidence of the people and bringing the police and the public together. This will also help us in strengthening our local intelligence gathering apparatus as very often these are the people who inform us on various aspects”. |
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Information Commissioners yet to declare assets
Dehradun, February 8 It has been five months since CIC NS Napalchayal and the other two ICs took oath of office, but none have made their assets public. Significantly, the State Information Office is having trouble following its own diktat. Raising the bar, former CIC Dr RS Tolia had voluntarily disclosed his assets. The gesture had led to Information Commissioner Vinod Nautiyal declaring his assets. But since then, the information has not been updated. However, ICs Anil Kumar Sharma and Prabhat Dabral, who were appointed in October, are yet to declare their assets. “The decision was voluntary and taken to usher in greater transparency,” said former CIC Dr RS Tolia. No one has sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) so far, though a query pertaining to qualification and eligibility of the CIC and the IC was pending. “The decision to declare assets is voluntary, we will be following in the foot steps of our predecessors,” said CIC NS Napalchayal. The RTI activists pointed out that the CIC and the ICs should declare their assets on their own discretion. “Though most of the ICs privately recognise that the government officials must declare their wealth, other commissioners have been reluctant to follow suit. In fact, most see this disclosure as invasion of privacy,” said RTI activist and general secretary, Uttarakhand RTI Club, Amar Singh. |
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Vaccination drive against Japanese encephalitis
Nainital, February 8 He said 90 teams had been constituted for the purpose and the same would be visiting the villages and administer the vaccine to the children. The administration plans to inoculate 5,14,354 children in the district and it is in possession of 5.5 lakh vaccines for the purpose. Dr Aswal stated that more vaccines would be procured, if required. According to the information available, 65,280 children were injected with the vaccine on the first three days of the drive. The CMO has appealed to people to help them in making the programme a success and also expressed hope that all children in the target age group would be covered under the drive. The administration is aiming for a complete participation of private schools. District Magistrate BVRV Purshottam had earlier made it clear that aanganwadi workers, ASHA workers and principals of various schools would be responsible for ensuring that all children attending schools and aanganwadi centres were covered under the drive. For the programme, booths are being set up on the lines of the Pulse Polio Drive and one ASHA worker, one aanganwadi worker, a teacher and two ANMs will deployed at every booth.
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Parvat Garjana rally held
Dehradun, February 8 The rally started from the Gandhi Park here and criss-crossing various parts of the city culminated at the Dehradun district headquarters. The rallyists alleged that development in the hill districts was little, whereas plain areas of the state were flourishing in all respects. They accused both the BJP and Congress governments of taking little interest in the development of hill areas. Lakhiram Bijalwan said, “The Uttarakhand Janmanch will continue to raise its voice against the injustice meted out to the hill districts as people there are today a neglected lot”. He added that the Uttarakhand Janmanch would be forced to start another agitation if the parties in power did not bring a change in their attitude.
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6 Army jawans sent to 14-day judicial remand
Dehradun, February 8 Inspector AS Rawat, Station House Officer of the Cantt police station, said the six jawans had fled from their unit to attend a marriage party of one of their friends. While coming back, fully drunk, they created high drama near the Premnagar chowki. When the police reached there, they misbehaved with them and also beat them. Even after being brought to the chowki, they abused the cops and vandalised the property there. All six, who were from 501 Field Survey Engineers Chir Bagh. According to Pradip Rana, chowki in charge of Premnagar, the six jawans had been identified as Pritam Rana, Avinash Upadhay, Sandeep Pundir, Sandeep Rawat, Harish Bahuguna and his brother Satish Bahuguna. All are in the age group of 23 to 30 years. A case under Sections 147, 323, 504, 332, 353 and 427, IPC, has been registered at the Cantt police station.
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Visually challenged girl goes missing
Dehradun, February 8 It is believed that the school principal reprimanded Kiran for stealing money on a complaint by a fellow student. “Hurt and angry, 15-year-old Kiran left the hostel premises leaving behind a note that she did not want to stay in the hostel after being labelled a thief,” said her brother Sanjay Kumar, who is a student of Class X. The school authorities and the girl’s brother have lodged a complaint with the police. However, Director of NIVH Anuradha Mohit said the girl was asked to stand out for 15 minutes, as she had missed classes and not informed the principal. “Though the matter of theft was brought before the principal, he expressed his inability to do anything and instead questioned Kiran for missing out on classes without informing anybody. There is a thin line between discipline and sensitivity, but we have also ordered an internal inquiry and sought help of the police,” she said. Meanwhile, the police has been deputed at the school premises and a hunt has been launched to trace the missing girl. Last year, a speech-impaired girl, too, had disappeared from a school and has still not been traced.
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CBI Director visits Guv
Dehradun, February 8 AP Singh, who is a 1974 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre, had earlier worked with Margaret Alva during 1993-1996, when she was Minister of State for Personnel and Public Grievances/Pensions with the additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs.
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Rajpur MLA visits ailing scribe
Mussoorie, February 8 Joshi also said the Chief Minister and the Sports Minister had clearly stated that they would provide an account of every penny spent on recently held SAF Games.
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2 super specialists to offer services at Doon Hospital
Dehradun, February 8 Bowing to popular demand, Directorate-General of Health and Family Welfare, has once asked Dr Vikrant Pathak (urologist), Dr Mohit Goyal, plastic surgeon, to give their services at the Doon Hospital. “Dr Pathak will be available for consultations on Mondays and Thursdays and Dr Mohit Goyal on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Already two more super specialists, comprising Dr Naveen Ahuja and Dr Pankaj Arora, are giving their services at the OPD,” said Dr BC Pathak, CMS, Doon Hospital. It may be mentioned that Dr Goyal and Dr Pathak were shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Coronation Hospital where specialty units have been set up.
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Visitors throng trade fair
Dehradun, February 8 Informing about the trade fair, organiser Ajay Agnihotri said handicraft, handloom and other consumer goods had been displayed in the fair, while artisans from all over the country had participated to showcase their finesse at the national level. “Apart from this, stalls related to entertainment, handloom and handicrafts, agriculture, education, environment and industries are also captivating the visitors,” he said. The local artistes also performed folk songs and folk dances in the fair.
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2 cops die in accident
Dehradun, February 8 “The deceased have been identified as Constables Diwan Singh and Ajab Singh,” said the police. The former was posted at Herbutpur Chowki and the latter was posted at Vikasnagar police station. The police is looking for the driver who fled the spot leaving the truck behind.
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Badrinath to open doors on May 9
Dehradun: The portals of famous Hindu temple of Badrinath Dham in the Garhwal Himalayas will open on May 9. The announcement was made by Maharaja of erstwhile Tehri state, Manujendra Shah at Narandra Nagar in Tehri district on Tuesday. The Maharaja of Tehri is considered Bolanda
Badri, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu.
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