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Election process gains momentum in colleges
Three held for beating up jeep driver, freed on bail
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Chief Secy for total ban on manual scavenging
Today is Teachers' Day
Col Brown School, Cambrian Hall, St Jude's win football matches
Himalaya Day on Sept 9
KV wins 55 medals in sports meet
Two thieves arrested
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Election process gains momentum in colleges
Haridwar, September 4 The public relation officer of the university, Dr Pradeep Joshi, said the nomination process would continue for the next two days. The candidates who filed their nominations today for the post of college union chief are Simaranjit Singh, Harendra Malik and Himanshu Chaudhari. For the post of vice chief, Ravindra Kumar and Varun Kumar filed their nominations. Mayank Pokhriyal and Ritesh Kumar filed nominations for the post of secretary, while for the post of joint secretary, it was Brijmohan Singh, Shubham Kamboj and Himanshu Chaudhari who filed their nomination. A lone nomination was filed for the post of treasurer by
Vipul Kumar. At Uttarakhand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, the nomination process got completed today for the Students’ Welfare Union. Kuldeep Kumar, Amandeep Dhyani, Prakash Chand Pandey and Anil Dhaundiyal are in the fray for the post of union chief, Dheeraj Singh and Bhuwan Chand Joshi for secretary, Anil Lakheda and Lalit Mohan Pandey for university representatives and Ashutosh Pandey and Ravish Chandra Bhatt
for union executive body member. Administrative officer of Uttarakhand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Lokesh Kumar said September 5 would be the last date for withdrawing the nomination. He added that counting would be done on September 7, on the day of elections. The police administration has already been informed about the election process.
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Three held for beating up jeep driver, freed on bail
Mussoorie, September 4 Jeep Owners Association members had gheraoed the police station yesterday and warned the administration of dire consequences if the perpetrators were not arrested within 48 hours. The jeep driver Sunil was beaten up by a member of Mussoorie Car Taxi Association for picking a tourist bound for Kempty Falls. The brawl had resulted in serious injuries to the jeep driver Sunil. The three accused, Bhim Singh of Kohlukhet, Rajesh of Spring Road and Ratan Singh Pundir of Hathipaon, all from Mussoorie, were taken into custody by the police, today. Sub-Inspector Manoj Rawat said a case was registered against the perpetrators who had been taken into custody and presented to the court. President of the Jeep Owners Association Vijay Bhandari said he was satisfied by the arrest of the three accused in the case but said more persons were involved in beating up their member and they should also be arrested soon. He said the association members were demanding a solution to the problem as many time the members were at the receiving end due to highhandedness of the Mussoorie Car Taxi Association. Vijay warned the administration that if an amicable solution was not found soon, they would be forced to stop the entry of vehicles. Meanwhile, Mussoorie Car-Taxi Association president Hukum Singh Rawat said the incident was blown out of proportion and if jeep association members try to stop them from entering their district then they would fight back.
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Basement parking on Rajpur Road being used to build shops
Dehradun, September 4 The lack of a sufficient parking area has resulted in traffic chaos on the road. Moreover, there is no security system in place in the basement parking areas. Customers are being forced to park their vehicles on the road, constricting the space for other vehicles. SP (Traffic) Ajay Joshi said: “Many shops have come up in the basement of shopping complexes such as Sushil Departmental Store, Vinayak Property Complex and Raj Plaza on Rajpur Road. This basement is actually meant for parking. Not only this, builders have constructed a number of shopping complexes without allocating space for parking in the basement which is against the rules. There is no parking space at Uttaranchal Wills Centre, Meadow Arcade and International Trade Centre. Customers park their vehicles on the road, leading to traffic jams in the morning and the evening. It has become a headache for the traffic department.” On the other hand, Secretary of the MDDA Banshidhar Tiwari said: "I cannot take any action against those who have not provided parking space at their shopping complexes. But I will take action against those who despite having parking space in the basement have built shops there. Ironically, people are also not using the basement parking facility and prefer to park their vehicles outside." The parking lot at the MDDA Shopping Complex, Clock Tower, which was inaugurated a few days ago, is also not being utilised. The ground and first floors of the parking area are partially submerged in rain water. There is no security system in place in the basement parking. SP Joshi said: “In cities like Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon, cars are screened with bomb detector equipment before being allowed to be parked in the basement. No such security checks are in place in Dehradun. A bomb in a car in the basement can damage multi-story buildings. It is a very sensitive issue.”
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Chief Secy for total ban on manual scavenging
Dehradun, September 4 He said manual scavenging was against the law. Jain directed the District Magistrates to ensure the strict implementation of The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Constructions of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act-1993. He asked them to submit a report whether the manual scavenging still existed in their districts and what measures were being taken to check it. Jain said manual scavenging was not only a social evil but also not fit in regard to environment and health. Secretary, Urban Development, Umakant Panwar said the dry latrines were being removed under the Insanitary Latrine Conversion Scheme. The manual scavenging had been banned and making somebody do this was punishable offence. He said an awareness campaign would also be launched. District Magistrate Haridwar Sachin Kurve said there were 2,506 dry latrines in Haridwar and the manual scavenging was not in practice here.
SDO Udham Singh Nagar Dheeraj Gabrayal said dry latrines were found at Jaspur, Kichha and Gadarpur which had been removed through State Urban Development Agency. District Magistrate Pauri Chandresh said some dry latrines in Dugadda had been removed and conversion work was in progress in remaining dry latrines. The Dehradun DM said there were 15 dry latrines in Dehradun district and all had been removed. The meeting was attended by Staff Officer to Chief Secretary MC Joshi, Additional Secretary Urban Development Radhika Jha, Additional Secretary Social Welfare BR Tamta and other senior officers.
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Today is Teachers' Day
Dehradun, September 4 Specially congratulating teachers of Uttarakhand honoured by the President’s Award for their outstanding contribution to the sphere of teaching, the Governor said that in this age of information technology, the role of teachers had become more challenging as now it was a teacher’s responsibility to encourage students to follow their creativity and original ideas. “Inculcating values like patience, discipline, sensitivity and compassion in their students is a very important part of a teacher’s
work,” he said. On the occasion, the Governor quoted Radhakrishnan, who had said: "You cannot make or build the nation by just bricks. You have to establish the minds of young people, and then alone can the nation building take place." The Governor said: " This day was the occasion for all of us to remember the teachers who have contributed to making our lives better and focused, and also an occasion for students to be grateful for the presence of teachers in their lives." Meanwhile, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has also extended his greetings to the teachers on Teachers’ Day celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. He also congratulated recipients of National Teachers' Award from Uttarakhand. In his message, Bahuguna said that teachers were the guides of society and the onus to provide new direction to youths rested on them. He said that development of the country depended on quality education, and only through it the future of the country could be set. He said that teachers could play a crucial role in this direction. Bahuguna said that the state had great expectations from teachers as it was only through them that the state could prosper and become powerful. Chief Minister Bahuguna said that teachers had to put up special efforts to execute modern education system. He said that the education should be such that it not only educate the children but also develop their character, mental ability and instil moral values in them. Bahuguna appealed to the teachers to help the state in attaining cent per cent literacy target. He said that efforts were on to develop Uttarakhand as an education hub. He said that the government had taken important initiatives to connect minorities to the mainstream of the education. The Chief Minister said that the state government had decided to establish polytechnic and engineering colleges and also establish schools on the CBSE pattern on PPP mode. He said that girls' hostels would be constructed in 28 development blocks. A project for encouragement of girls’ education would also be launched. A decision had been taken to provide free school uniforms to the students belonging to APL families studying in class 1 to 8. A total of five new Rajiv Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalayas would be opened in the state. He said that fresh recruitment of teachers for primary school would be made on the basis on block cadre. This would improve the standard of education,
he claimed. Meamwhile, former Chief Minister BC Khanduri in his message also greeted the teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day.
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Dehradun to have special home for special kids
Dehradun, September 4 Bahuguna said the disable children had a hidden talent in them and if given opportunities, they could do wonders in the fields of education, sports and arts. Chief Minister Bahuguna in his inaugural address of a welfare camp organised for the disabled persons by the Social Welfare Department here today said the disabled persons needed no pity but support. He said officers had been directed to ensure that all welfare programmes launched by the Social Welfare Department reached all beneficiaries. Bahuguna said efforts were on to make the programmes more transparent. Stating that the government belonged to no particular caste, section or area, he said its aim was to help every person. He said the comprehensive development of the state was possible only through cohesive efforts of all. He said several welfare programmes had been effectively launched by the Social Welfare Department. Bahuguna said looking at the delay in pension payment to the elderly, disabled and widows, provision of e-payment had been made. Also present on the occasion were Uttarakhand Social Welfare Minister Surendra Rakesh, MLA Rajkumar, Secretary, Social Welfare, MH Khan, District Magistrate Ravinath Raman among others.
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Col Brown School, Cambrian Hall, St Jude's win football matches
Dehradun, September 4 On the second day of
the tournament, in a match played between Col Brown School and Shiwalik International School, Col Brown won the match by 4-0. Surasek scored 2 goals while Yash and Deepak scored one goal each. In the match of Pool
B, Cambrian Hall defeated Indian Cambridge School by 10-0. Aman Singh, Saurabh Rawat and
Saraj scored 3 goals each, while Shubham scored one goal. In pool C , St. Jude's School defeated North Point School 3-0. Bhavik Gurung scored 2
goals while Aditya Jalal scored one goal. In the match for Pool D, Presidency International School won 1-0 against Carman School (Prem Nagar). The goal was scored by Ankit Chaudhary. The teams will have to go through another set of qualifying rounds to secure their spot in the quarter finals.
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Himalaya Day on Sept 9
Dehradun, September 4 The exercise is being undertaken for the past few years in an attempt to launch a campaign to protect the ecologically-sensitive Himalayan region. It is an effort to involve planners and policy makers, concerned citizens, media and civil society groups to invoke environmental awareness and consolidate opinions on the need to push for specific developmental policies for the Himalayan region. Delhi Chief Minister Sheela Dixit has agreed to grace the occasion as the chief guest at the function to be held at the national capital. A number of environmental and social activists, civil society leaders, lawyers and concerned citizens have given their consent to participate in the programme.
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St Thomas College beat St Joseph's Academy 22-12
Dehradun, September 4 In the second match, Convent of Jesus and Mary beat St Mary's School 40-10. St Jude's School defeated DAV Public School 27-21. In the last match, Summer Valley School beat Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy 21-09.
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KV wins 55 medals in sports meet
Mussoorie, September 4 The sports instructor of the school, Rashmi Bisht, told mediapersons that in the regional meet the school won 22 gold, 22 silver and 11 bronze medals. The kabaddi team stood second. The students selected for the National School Games are Amit Mehra and Naresh Sajwan in cricket; Sheetal Nath, Kritika, Neetu and Shikha Jayant in kabaddi and Sahil and Shubham in athletics.
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Akranta and Chandrabadni teams victorious
Dehradun, September 4 In another match, the Chandrabadni team beat Doon Star 2-0. Subham and Lucky scored the goals for the Chandrabadni team.
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Two thieves arrested
Dehradun, September 4 The police has recovered a few decorative items, wrist watches and other household items from their possession.
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