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Balkrishna sent to 14-day judicial
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Supporters burn effigies of Congress leaders
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BJP protests cases against ABVP leaders
On the Warpath: BJP MLAs and leaders try to cross a police barricade during a protest march to the Chief Minister’s residence in Dehradun on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Senior citizens seek health insurance policy
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna meets Paripooranand Painuli (wearing cap), a former Lok Sabha MP, in
Dehradun on Saturday.
ICFRE's help sought for giving training to African researchers
Bajrang Club, Doon Valley triumph
A match in progress during the 3rd ONGC BS Negi Memorial Football Tournament in Dehradun on Saturday.
Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Ensure uninterrupted power supply during Ramzan, says CM
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Balkrishna sent to 14-day judicial
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Dehradun, July 21 Meanwhile, Baba Ramdev, who along with hundreds of his supporters started off from Haridwar in several buses to meet Balkrishna in Dehradun today, was not allowed to meet his aide. The police laid barricades on the Haridwar-Dehradun road to prevent them from thronging the Dehradun court. However, hundreds of their supporters reached the court complex and raised slogans in support of Balkrishna and Ramdev. Ramdev later reached the Suddhowala jail near Dehradun in the evening and met Balkrishna. He alleged that the CBI had been acting in a biased manner and Balkrishna is an Indian national and had every right to get a passport. The CBI arrested Balkrishna from Haridwar yesterday after a non-bailable warrant was issued against him by the CBI court here in an alleged fake passport case. It had filed a case against Balkrishna for allegedly submitting fake and forged documents to obtain an
Indian passport. The CBI claimed that Naresh Chand Diweidi, the then principal of Sanskrit Mahavidayala, Khurja in Uttar Pradesh, had conspired to issue fake educational certificates to Balkrishna which the latter used to obtain a passport. The agency has booked the duo under the IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery, and added an additional charge against Balkrishna for the alleged violation of the provisions of the Indian Passport Act. The CBI had registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy against Balkrishna on July 23 last year for allegedly procuring a fake degree and violating Section 12 of Indian Passport Act by furnishing fake documents to get a passport. It had said its investigation had established that Balkrishan in connivance with Naresh Diweidi had furnished false information and submitted fake and forged high school and graduation certificates to obtain a passport. The decision to register the case against Balkrishna was taken after the Sampoorrna Nand Sanskrit University denied that he had ever studied there. Registrar of the university Rajnish Shukla had told the CBI that Balkrishna’s two degrees, ‘Purv Madhyma’, a high school degree issued in 1991, and ‘Shastri’, a Sanskrit degree in 1996, don’t figure in the records of the university. He had said the CBI matched the documents with the records which showed that the enrolment numbers mentioned in the fudged documents belonged to another student. A CBI team arrested Balkrishna from to Patanjali Yogpeeth Ashram in Haridwar and brought him to Dehradun.
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Supporters burn effigies of Congress leaders
Haridwar, July 21 Balkrishna was remanded in judicial custody by a special CBI court in Dehradun today. However, the police stopped them at Doiwala, 30 km from Haridwar, and did not allow them to move further. Thousands of employees of various trusts and factories run by the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust staged a protest and boycotted work today. The two phases of Patanjali Yogpeeth were almost empty. Meanwhile, protests continued in Haridwar against Balkrishna's arrest and the police move to not allow Ramdev to meet him
in Dehradun. Patanjali Yogpeeth employees, Bharat Swabhiman Trust activists and followers of Ramdev held a protest march and demonstrations. They termed the fake passport case against Balkrishan as baseless, which was aimed at weakening the anti-black money campaign that he and Ramdev had launched. Ramdev supporters from Doiwala also burnt effigies of Congress leaders at various places.
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BJP protests cases against ABVP leaders
Dehradun, July 21 Led by Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Ajay Bhatt, Uttarakhand BJP chief BS Chufal, senior leaders Suresh Joshi, MLA Sahdev Pundir, Harbans Kapoor and Dehradun city unit president Puneet Mittal, the protesters started marching from Gandhi Park to submit a memorandum to the Chief Minister demanding the revocation of cases against the ABVP leaders. “Instead of punishing the perpetrators of the crime, the police has lodged cases against the victims (ABVP leaders) allegedly under pressure from the government. The NSUI is responsible for the clash and carrying out attacks on the ABVP cadre. We fear lawlessness will become more pronounced as the college moves into the election gear,” said Mittal. However, the police stopped the BJP leaders from marching towards the Chief Minister’s residence by barricading the road. Later the BJP leaders sat on a dharna and asked the Chief Minister to take a firm stand against unlawful acts of the NSUI. “We have come to seek justice from the Chief Minister. He should show grace and try to resolve the issue without taking sides,” said Bhatt.
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Improving roads is top priority: Bahuguna
Dehradun, July 21 “I am serious about giving an impetus to development activities in the state and my top priority will be to improve roads,” he said, while talking to mediapersons here today. Bahuguna alleged that development activities had come to nought in the state during the past five years
of the BJP rule and he would be trying to reverse the trend. “We had to face an embarrassing situation during the Planning Commission meeting to discuss the plan size, since we could not even spend the planned budget in the past five years. How you can ask for more money when you cannot spend the existing budget?” he asked. On getting Rs 1,500 crore as a special assistance from the Centre, he said out of this amount, Rs 800 crore was project-linked and the priority of his government would be to spend the amount on road connectivity and flood control. “During the 2010 floods, several roads were damaged. The BJP government, despite getting Rs 600 crore as Central assistance, failed to do anything. My priority throughout will be to improve roads in the state, as tourism, the mainstay of the state economy, depends upon better roads and connectivity,” he added. Bahuguna said for better road infrastructure, he had already invited five top companies, including the Central Public Works Department, which has the credential and the wherewithal to do better road works. “ I will be interested to monitor the works of the urban development schemes funded by Asian Development Bank in the state,” he said. The Chief Minister announced that he would be personally monitoring the spendings of each department every month. “From July 26, I will also be supervising the progress of various departments in the first four months of the state till August 8. I am not a headmaster to monitor the works of the ministers, but it will be the review of the work of various departments,” he
added. Asked about the Tehri bypoll, Bahuguna said he would resign from his Lok Sabha seat on July 23 in New Delhi and the party high command would decided about the party candidate . “As part of the process, it has been agreed that we will not invite applications but all 14 Congress candidates from the Assembly segments falling under the Tehri Lok Sabha seats, the District Congress Presidents of Dehradun, Uttarkashi and Tehri districts will give their opinion to the party high command. We are hopeful of selecting party candidate by August 15,” he added. With regard to important positions to senior party leaders, the Chief Minister said he would be doing targeted appointments with senior party functionaries who had done work for the party and were capable of getting such positions. “ Apart from the statutory positions, I will be giving maximum of 30 to 40 positions over a period of three years unlike hundreds as was the precedent in the state,” he said. When asked about his reported heated argument with Ganesh Godial, Congress MLA, on the issue of the transfer of the District Magistrate, Pauri Garhwal, which he wanted, Bahuguna replied that the issue had been resolved amicably. “The genuine demands are welcome, but I cannot be bullied,” he added. The Chief Minister also welcomed the decision of the party to give greater responsibility to Rahul Gandhi. “ He is the trump card of the party for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and should lead us into the battle,” said Bahuguna. He further said Rahul Gandhi should be given greater responsibilities in both government as well as in the party.
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Face of the week Jotirmay Thapliyal Tribune News Service
Dehradun, July 21 Riding on the wave of the Green Revolution of sixtees, farmers in the state also started taking to high yielding varieties of seeds. But after some time, the yields at the fields began to decline and the villagers realised that so-called modern agriculture supported by pesticides and fertilisers did give quick gains but were not in their long-term interests. This was also taking traditional seeds on its way out from routine cultivation.
Vijay Jardhari, on advice of elders of the village, decided to work for the conservation of traditional farming and thus, started the Beej Bachao Andolan. We started the movement as a sensitization campaign in 1989, urging the farmers to discontinue growing cash crops and rather adopt indigenous practices like cultivation of the ‘satanaja’ and ‘baranaja’. The ‘baranaja’ (twelve grains) and ‘satanaja’ (seven grains) is a traditional system of mixed farming, intercropping of number of species that is done traditionally in the state hills. Jardhari has even launched a campaign for documentation of seeds. He is visiting village to village for the cause. He has even intiated setting up of seed banks in villages. He said the Beej Bachao Andolan had also come out with a comparative chart between high-yielding varieties of seeds and traditional seeds so as to make farmers understand the importance of indigenous seeds. People like Jardari are today an inspiration for farmers in the state and other parts of the country. The Beej Bachao Andolan activists now hold regular meetings to reinforce their efforts to protect fast dissipating indigenous seeds.
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Senior citizens seek health insurance policy
Dehradun, July 21 A delegation of Federation of Senior Citizens of Uttarakhand demanded 50 per cent rebate for senior citizens in state government buses, tourist hotels and house tax. They also sought health insurance policy and constitution of senior citizens’ council. Former MP Paripurnanand Penyuli also called on him and requested him to spare his time for the programme organised to commemorate birth anniversary of Sri Dev Suman at Tehri. He also apprised Bahuguna of various problems of the people displaced due to the Tehri Dam. He wished for the success of the programme and said Suman had struggled for the rights of the people for which he was tortured but he never bowed down. Representatives of the Akhil Bharatiya Garhwal Sabha requested the Chief Minister for rebate in stamp fee of land provided by the state government to the Garhwal Sabha. Bahuguna also planted saplings of Chinar on the premises of CM’s residence.
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ICFRE's help sought for giving training to African researchers
Dehradun, July 21 The programme is proposed to be funded by the Department of Science & Technology at
the Centre. The programme aims to promote capacity development, research, sustainable development for African researchers and to advance their research, transfer knowledge and share experience while contributing to the progress of research in India. The training programme will be for a duration of about three weeks and about 35 African researchers and executives of African universities are expected to participate in the training at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. The Director General,
ICFRE, agreed to the cooperation desired by the university from ICFRE to impart training to African researchers.
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Bajrang Club, Doon Valley triumph
Dehradun, July
21 In the second match, Doon Valley beat Balaji Football Club 5-3. Gursagar scored 3 goals for Doon Valley, whereas Narendra and Rahul scored 1 goal each. For Balaji Football Club, Nitin scored 2 goals while Sanjeev scored 1 goal. The third match of the day between 6 Garhwal Rifles and Chandrabadni Football Club was also decided by a tie-breaker with a score of 6-4 in Garhwal Rifles
favour. Tomorrow, Gypsy Club will clash with Uttarakhand Tiger, Adhoiwala will taken on JA Boys club and Vijay Cantt will play against Dehra XI.
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Ensure uninterrupted power supply during Ramzan, says CM
Dehradun, July 21
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Dehradun, July 21
Dehradun, July 21
Bajrang Club, Doon Valley and 6th Garhwal Rifles won their respective matches in the 3rd
ONGC-BS Negi Memorial Football Tournament being played at Ambedkar Stadium here today.
The first match between Bajrang Club and Shivalik Club was earlier decided by a tie-breaker with a score of 9-8 in Bajrang Club's
favour. Both the teams were tied up at 1-1 after the end of stipulated time of the match. However, in a tie-breaker, Bajrang Dal won.
