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Mount Nanda Devi biking expedition cancelled
Paltan Bazaar-Kotwali stretch
gives wide and neat look
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Panwar slams Cong, BJP
Tennis tournament quarterfinal matches
A player in action during a match in the All-India Talent Series Tennis Tournament-2012 in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
DBA felicitates Doon DM, SSP
Class IV employees demand benefits under
6th pay panel recommendations
Football coaching camp from today
Girl students of Unison World School with two British coaches, who have come for an orientation camp to Dehradun.
PNB distributes sweaters to children
Members of Prerna, a voluntary organisation of Punjab National Bank, distribute sweaters to students of Shiv Shiksha School at Deepnagar in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Women of Kunao village, near Rishikesh, stage a dharna on Wednesday.
Carpeting work of four-lane road begins
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Mount Nanda Devi biking expedition cancelled
Dehradun, November 21 This 10-day day event, which was to start from November 23 and encompass many scenic locations from Dehradun up to Auli, was well publicised in several national magazines, and was considered to be a major step to take Uttarakhand on to the international travel map. Over 120 international bikers were participating in it. The cancellation of the event has proved a huge embarrassment for the
GMVN.
Nayak's cheque of Rs 10 lakh deposited with the GMVN bounced, owing to which the officials of the GMVN have sent a legal notice to him. Managing Director, GMVN, Pankaj Kumar Pandey, said:"We will also sue Nayak for backing off in the nick of time and tarnishing the reputation of the department. The GMVN willorganise this event on it's own next year with full preparations." For the last six months the GMVN staff was engaged in conducting a recce of the mountain treks to be used for the expedition, preparing the package for 10 days, booking hotel accommodation, fixing menu and arranging for transportation, besides many other facilities which were to be availed during the expedition, including tents, doctors etc. The duties of the staff were fixed as well. Nayak, Director of Delhi-based Infinite Events, who had a background of organising a similar expedition in Sikkim, gave advertisements in national magazines and tied up with bikers and experts from Spain to judge the contest. The trust deficit between GMVN officials and Nayak became perceptible two months ago. The Tribune had also carried a story about the clouds of uncertainty over the event. Nayak complained about the sluggish pace and unresponsive attitude of the GMVN, whereas the MD blamed Nayak for not meeting him in person. The matter further got stuck over costing. The MD,Pandey, said the GMVN had asked Nayak for Rs 22,000 per person and further reduced it to Rs 17,000 on Nayak's insistence. Thereafter, his cheque of Rs 10 lakh bounced. It was highly unprofessional and illegal on his part to do so. "We wasted so much time and energy and devoted staff for this event. The department has initiated legal action against him,"
he added. Though Nayak did not respond to the call made by The Tribune for his version, he sent a text that he had sent a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to the GMVN but had asked them not to use it now as all the matters with regard to the event were not yet clear and fully agreed upon. He alleged lack of support from the GMVN bureaucracy for the failure of the event.
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Paltan Bazaar-Kotwali stretch
gives wide and neat look
Dehradun, November 21 Several traders created a lot of ruckus over the move as they were not happy on being given paid parking in the MDDA shopping complex and even a free one in Kotwali. The traders were demanded free parking in nearby locations. President of Dehradun Traders Association Umesh Aggarwal said that the traders would lose their customers as people would not come there, dreading long walking and parking at long distances. He said the traders would not be able to do loading and off-loading of their stocks. However, loading and off-loading time has been fixed from 10 at night till 8 in the morning. SSP Khurana tried to comfort their concern by talking to the MDDA, which had agreed to free parking for shopkeepers for the initial few days. The SSP said: "I am trying to provide parking facility in the closeby Tehsil premises at the earliest free of cost. Besides this, the shopkeepers will also avail parking facilities in MDDA complex as well as Kotwali. The customers will also get these parking benefits as well." MLA, Rajpur Road, Rajkumar, also met SSP Khurana and asked him not to include the connecting roads such as Ghosi Gali from the no-parking zone. The traders were divided on the move. They were deliberately raising voices against the orders of no-parking. He said many traders appreciated the step as the road became spacious for commuters to easily walk and shop around. The customers too agreed on these lines. Housewife Sunita said: " I lost my purse a few days ago in the market. It was difficult to trace it in the jampacked crowd. Now it looks like a proper market." Another customer, Ajaydeep, said he always dreaded to come to the intensely-packed Paltan Bazaar and preferred to shop at expensive places on Rajpur Road instead. Meanwhile, the Police conducted intensive checking throughout the city, including the bazaars, after the hanging of 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab today. Dog squads and bomb squads were also engaged.
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Panwar slams Cong, BJP
Dehradun, November 21 Panwar made the statement in view of sacking of BJP-appointed SS Namdhari for the post of Chairman of State Minority Commission in the backdrop of the murder of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother. Panwar said Namdhari, who was involved in several criminal cases, was given a long rope by the Congress. He said the Congress removed others while sparing Namdhari, who was appointed on beneficial positions by the BJP. He said the nexus of mafia and corrupt officials became exposed with this one event. Panwar also announced celebrations on January 14, Makar Sakranti, at Gairsain, when the new Vidhan Sabha bhawan would be inaugurated. He said it was his party which had put its demand of making Gairsain the state capital. While talking about the internal matters of party, he said the tenure of district presidents of the party had been extended for one year as their election could not be held due to the announcement of Tehri Lok Sabha byelection. Shilash Guleri, general secretary, has also been given an additional charge of spokesperson of the party.
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Tennis tournament quarterfinal matches
Dehradun, November 21 In the U-14 boys' quarterfinal matches, Manik Dabar
(Uttarakhand) beat Sagar Bains (Punjab) 3-6, 6-2 and 6-1; Mohit Sahrawat (Delhi) beat Sankat Tomar (Delhi) 7-6 and 6-4; Rishab (Chandigarh) beat Devashish Singh
(Manipur) 6-2 and 6-2 and Sabrang (Chandigarh) beat Paramjeet Singh Deol (Delhi) 6-0 and 7-3. In the U-14 girls' quarterfinal matches, Komaljeet Kaur (Chandigarh) defeated Etika Sharma
(Rajasthan) 6-2 and 6-1; Misha Sood (Delhi) defeated Jahanvi (Haryana) 6-2 and 6-0; Harleen Kaur (Punjab) defeated Priya Thapliyal
(Uttarakhand) 6-2 and 6-1 and Neelanchal Gupta (Delhi) defeated Vedika Anand (Delhi) 7-6 and 6-3. In the U-16 girls, Sanchi Belwal
(Uttarakhand) beat Harleen Kaur (Punjab) 4-0 and 4-0; Jahanvi Shivran
(Haryana) beat Vriti Panwar (Haryana) 5-3 and 7-4; Komaljeet Kaur (Chandigarh) beat Asifa Khan
(Uttarakhand) 4-0 and 4-1 and Neelanchal Gupta (Delhi) beat Priya (Uttarakhand) 4-1 and 4-1. In the U-16 boys, Eklavya Singh
(Jharkhand) beat Manik Dabar (Uttarakhand) 6-3, 3-6 and 6-2; Kelvin (Manipur) beat Rohit
(Haryana) 7-5 and 6-4; Nirvan Sahani (Delhi) beat Atishay Jain (Uttarakhand) 6-3 and 6-1 and Risabh (Chandigarh) beat Arnav (Uttar
Pradesh).
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DBA felicitates Doon DM, SSP
Dehradun, November 21 He said there was only one window in the Tehsil to receive property documents. He said one more window should be set up for the purpose. Pundir complained that the Nayab Tehsildar and the Tehsildar were not attending to the grievances of the public related to land issues and this was the reason that many such cases were pending. He alleged that officials demand a bribe to make the entry of property-related letters in the record. Purushottam gave him his cellphone number and said he would always remain available to the public. Kewal Khurana advised advocates to bring only facts to him and not the exaggerated stories.
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Class IV employees demand benefits under
6th pay panel recommendations
Dehradun, November 21 The dharnites accused the state government of deliberately ignoring class IV employees in the state. The protesters held that despite their repeated protests, the state government had failed to address their demand. Addressing the gathering, general secretary of the employees' federation Surendra Singh Bhandari said the class IV employees would continue with their agitation till their demand was fulfilled. He asserted that class IV employees could not be taken
for granted. Bhagwan Singh Negi, Govind Singh Panwar, Ramchandra Bhatt, RK Dhanai and Govind Ballabh Updhayay were prominent among the protesters.
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Football coaching camp from today
Dehradun, November 21 A traditional warm welcome was given to two coaches from England in the morning school assembly today. The coaches were introduced to the students by Principal Veena Singh. Coaches Tony Kinchen and Vlad Cintic are from Coventry, UK, and are involved in youth football development in the UK. Both are level 2 coaches. Tony is currently involved with football development in schools in Coventry and Vlad is managing an under-16 girls’ team. Tejesh Sharma has been involved with the PIFA for the past six years. He will be representing the PIFA during the camp. Students from class V to XI will be attending the camp. The orientation course for the trainees will be held tomorrow in the school.
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PNB distributes sweaters to children
Dehradun, November 21 Chairman of Prerna, a voluntary organisation of PNB, Pushpa Kamat, said PNB had been engaged in a number of charitable works as part of its corporate social responsibility.
She said many government schools in Dehradun had been provided with furnitures, fans, school uniforms and other items. She reminded that PNB earlier had constructed a toilet in the school. Principal of the school Neelam thanked PNB for its support to the school. Ila Pangtey, Sadhna Jain, Nisha Sharma and Anju Nagpal were present on
the occasion.
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Dharna by Kunao villagers continues
Dehradun, November 21 A participant of the dharna, Draupadi Devi, said after the creation of Rajaji National Park, Kunao villagers had suffered the most. She said now despite with UPA government at the Centre bringing in Forest Rights Act, Kunao villagers were still being deprived of the benefits of the Act. Alam Singh Rawat, Kuldeep Payal, Shakuntala Devi and Rekha Rawat were prominent participants of the dharna today.
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Carpeting work of four-lane road begins
Dehradun, November 21
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Tournament-2012 (U-14 and U-16 boys and girls) being held at Shanti Tennis Academy here.
In the U-14 boys' quarterfinal matches, Manik Dabar (Uttarakhand) beat Sagar
Bains (Punjab) 3-6, 6-2 and 6-1; Mohit Sahrawat (Delhi) beat Sankat Tomar
(Delhi) 7-6 and 6-4; Rishab (Chandigarh) beat Devashish Singh (Manipur) 6-2 and
6-2 and Sabrang (Chandigarh) beat Paramjeet Singh Deol (Delhi) 6-0 and 7-3.
Dehradun, November 21
Unison World School will be organising its 6th International Football Coaching Camp in collaboration with Premier India Football Academy
(PIFA), Mumbai, from November 22 to 25. A traditional warm welcome was given to two coaches from England in the morning school assembly today.
Punjab National Bank today distributed sweaters to students of Primary School,
Deepnagar, here. Chairman of Prerna, a voluntary organisation of PNB, Pushpa
Kamat, said PNB had been engaged in a number of charitable works as part of its
corporate social responsibility. She said many government schools in Dehradun
had been provided with furnitures, fans, school uniforms and other items.
