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Clock Tower row resurfaces in Mussoorie
Effigies of Harak Rawat, MLA burnt
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The first Inter-frontier Rock Climbing Competition, in which more than 90 participants of five frontiers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) are contesting, began at the ITBP Rock climbing wing climbing area in Mussoorie, today. An ITBP jawan displays talent during the first Inter-frontier Rock Climbing Competition in Mussoorie on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Memorandum to DM for disrespect to Tricolour by Karan Johar
The winners of shot put at Oak Grove School in Mussoorie on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Volleyball selection trial on Nov 13
Twenty-20
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Clock Tower row resurfaces in Mussoorie
Dehradun, November 2 As soon as traders came to know about such letter, they shut down their shops and blocked the road at the Clock Tower site in protest against such arbitrary decision of the MC and demanded an explanation on the letter written by the MC to the contractor. The contractor Manohar Lal also arrived at the scene and explained that he was not starting the work as he had not been paid for his previous dues of the Clock Tower demolition as yet and he would not re-construct the clock tower without entering into any formal written agreement. He also said the MC was harassing him by demanding justification for the increase in the amount from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 75 lakh which he had already submitted. In addition to that, a fresh letter directing him to stop the work of digging the foundation had been served showing the nefarious intentions of the council. Disgusted Manohar Lal said he was no more interested in the construction work and was willing to stay away if such conditions prevailed. The annoyed traders raised slogans against MC president OP Uniyal and blocked the road for several hours. The road blockade was removed after the police intervention later. OP Uniyal also arrived at the spot and while giving a clarification on the letter issued yesterday, said that as the site posed a serious threat to pedestrians and commuters, the letter addressed to the contractor was written to fill up the dug-up land with mud till the time the construction work did not begin and not to stop the construction work. The traders were not convinced with the argument and remained adamant at starting the tendering process, afresh for the Clock Tower re-construction. Gauzing the anger of the traders, OP Uniyal and Executive Officer Rohitash Sharma acceded to the demand of re-tender of the project in front of the traders but later retracted from his words. Later speaking to The Tribune, he said that no re-tendering process would be started again as demanded by the traders. He also said that misunderstanding arose after the fresh letter was issued to the contractor in which the MC had demanded from the contractor to fill up the dug up hole near the clock tower construction site. OP Uniyal reiterated that the documents seeking justification for the increase in the amount from Rs 50 to Rs 75 lakh had been sent to the PWD today and there will be no change in the earlier tender issued by the MC. Many residents in the town believe that as MC is in the dock over the issue and in the wake of fresh Public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the High Court a few days back, the MC was compelled to act in such a manner as they had to tender satisfactory reply to the High Court on the next hearing scheduled for November 20.
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Effigies of Harak Rawat, MLA burnt
Dehradun, November 2 Rawat said the way the Congress leaders- Nizammuddin, Rakesh Mohan and Dinesh Aggarwal, allegedly tried to rough up with UKD MLA Om Gopal Rawat on opposing the recommendations of Madan Kaushik, report on the issue of the caste certificate was condemnable. He supported the assertion of Rawat saying: “The Madan Kaushik report permits the caste certificates to people belonging to SC/ST/OBC who lived in the undivided UP (now Uttarakhand) before 2000. If we go by this arrangement, then those who were never part of Uttarakhand will also be included and the interests of the native residents of the state will be affected.” The UKD leaders who were present on the occasion included Latafat Hussain, Shailash Guleri, Anand Silmana, Asha Sharma and Pratap Kunwar.
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Drug Controller caught taking bribe
Dehradun November 2 Taking cognizance of the complaint filed by Devrat Tyagi, managing director of Ambic Ayurchem Limited located at Roorkee, with the Vigilance Department in which he had alleged that he was forced to pay bribe, the Vigilance officials laid a trap for Singh. Tyagi in his complaint to the vigilance had stated that he wanted to start manufacturing of 50 new products at his factory at Roorkee but Singh was seeking Rs 1 lakh in return for issuing him a licence. He also informed the officials about the day and amount that he was to deliver to Singh. A team of the vigilance officials then caught Dharam Singh red-handed while taking bribe at his residence located at Rajpur Road, Dehradun. Singh is booked under Section 7/13 (1) D and Section 13 (2). A huge amount of gold idols, jewellery, silver coins, imported liquors and Rs 1,97,400 cash were also seized from the residence of the drug controller during the investigation.
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90 ITBP jawans take part in rock climbing competition
Mussoorie, November 2 Chief guest on the occasion IG Kabul Singh Bajwa, Director, the ITBP Academy, inaugurated the four-day event by declaring the games open. The ITBP jawans, popularly known as “Himveers” from Five frontiers- North West, North west, North, East and special frontier, will be showcasing their talent in the event. The event began with balance climbing on natural rock, followed by jumar climbing, prusic knot climbing, seat rappelling, piton climbing and cat crawl. Other events scheduled for the competition are stomach rappelling, crevasse rescue left and right method (Bilgri), piggyback etc. The chief guest while addressing the participants on the occasion said: “ITBP has carved out a name for itself by excelling in the field of mountaineering, both at national and international levels. The sport has revealed hidden strengths of the soldiers.” Bajwa further said: “The operation in the mountains is a challenging task, especially when it is supplemented to rugged terrain and inclement weather and the Kargil conflict is a testimony to that. Keeping this as a backdrop, the ITBP Academy has endeavoured to impart rock climbing training and instilling quantum of confidence among the trainees and the event is a part of the effort.” Deputy Director of the academy and DIG PK Dhasmana, Commandant, Administration, Satyendar Kumar and Commandant, Training, Sunil Kumar, also addressed the jawans on the occasion. The finals of the competition will be held on November 5. — OC
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Memorandum to DM for disrespect to Tricolour by Karan Johar
Dehradun, November 2 Johar while shooting his film at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) and damaging the environment by smoking on the premises. Biru Bisht, spokesperson of the organisation, said Johar insulted the national flag by replacing it with a college flag while shooting his film, “Student of the Year” at the FRI. Bisht also took the management of the FRI at task saying that they had kept all rules and regulations of the FRI meant for outsiders at stake by allowing the crew members to smoke liberally on the premises. He demanded a heavy penalty on Johar to avoid repetition of any such incident in future.
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Athletics meet begins in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, November 2 The event was inaugurated by the chief guest, former Mandi Parishad president Upendar Thapli, and the Principal of the school. The finals of several events such as high jump (junior boys), long jump (senior girls) and shot put were also conducted on the first day. Shivam Chaudhry and Vivek Deda from Mussoorie Modern School were declared the first and second winners, respectively, in high jump (junior division boys). Ankit from Guru Nanak Fifth Centenary School won the third position. In long jump (senior girls), Bhavya and Naina from Oak Grove School won a gold and silver medals, respectively, and Anshila from Manav Bharti won a bronze medal. In shot put (final-junior girls), Anshila from Manav Bharti won a gold medal while Nishita and Shaira Mona from Oak Grove School won a silver and bronze medals, respectively. Qualifiers rounds for of 100, 200 and 400 m race were also held today. The finals will be held tomorrow.
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Volleyball selection trial on Nov 13
Dehradun November 2 He further said, “The selection will start from 11 in the morning at the volleyball court located at Parade Ground where both girls and boys can participate. The selected candidates will participate in the state sub-junior volleyball championship, which is scheduled on November 19 and 20, 2011.”
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Twenty-20
Dehradun, November 2 In the second match, Ghaziabad beat
Tamil Nadu. Ghaziabad made a total of 129 runs while Tamil Nadu made 125 runs. In the third match, Garhwal Sports defeated Andhra Pradesh by 28 runs. Batting first, Garhwal Sports set a target of 106 runs with Ravjot scoring the highest of 40 runs for the winning team. Andhra
Pradesh had to face a tough challenge before achieving the target of 78 runs.
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