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Guv honoured at Kumbh
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Probe into irregularities in medical camp at Doiwala
Dehradun District Magistrate BVRC Purushottam inspects the widening of the Raipur road
in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Shivaji section lifts RIMC English debate trophy
Procession against use of polybags
Team Ignis of Ecole Globale wins Hindi debate trophy
DM inspects widening of Raipur Road
St Thomas College win cricket tourney
The St Thomas College team that won the Inter-council School Junior Cricket Tournament in Dehradun on Friday.
Swine flu alert in hospitals
MP announces polytechnic at Ramnagar
ITM drub Doon University by 119 runs
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Guv honoured at Kumbh
Dehradun, February 8 The Governor had also visited the Kumbh earlier too, accepting the special invitation of saints. In his address at the function, he said the Ganga and the Yamuna were the great heritage of India and the culture they represented was above all divisions of caste, religion and the economic status. He gave assured the gathering that all efforts would be made to clean the Ganga in keeping with the sentiments of the people and the dharmacharyas. The Governor also expressed his views on the need for hydropower generation in the state saying that he personally believed that these projects, on which crores of rupees had already been spent, should be completed. He humbly requested all saints and religious leaders that they should consider the issue magnanimously and give their support in creating public opinion for the completion of these projects in the interest of the state. He thanked the dharmacharyas for honouring him and said their confidence in him and their invitations had made his visit to the Kumbh memorable. The Governor said anyone who was against the law prohibiting “Gau Hatya” had no right to live in the country. He said he would organise a ‘virat sammelan’ to enhance public awareness about the issue. Those who had been accused of cow slaughter would be invited to the sammelan and made to take a pledge to give up the illegal activity, he said. Swami Swarupanandji appreciated the Governor’s erudition, sincerity and secular views and said people like Qureshi were serving the country in the true sense. He honoured him with a shawl, a Rudraksh and other samagri and blessed him for continuing his service to the country on a high post.
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Probe into irregularities in medical camp at Doiwala
Dehradun, February 8 In order to provide speciality care to villagers, the Uttarakhand Government had planned around 40 surgical camps in the state to be sponsored under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The cost of each camps is around Rs 8 lakh which was to be borne by the Central Government's National Rural Health Mission. The Health Department had tied up Jain Video on wheels (New Delhi) for running camps in the Garhwal region and Rajbhara in Kumaon. During one such camp at Doiwala, the patients complained of mismanagement and unavailability of doctors where only 20 operations were conducted at the Doiwala Community Health Centre. Now, the health authorities are dithering from conducting similar camps in Vikas Nagar and Prem Nagar. "The camp organisers were not able to bring the required manpower which resulted in the mismanagement. Our intentions to organize such camps was to provide best facilities to the patients. So far we have not decided the date for other camps to be held in Dehradun," said Dr RP Bhatt, CMO (Dehradun District).
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DM goes strict on RTE Act
Dehradun February 8 He instructed the District Education Officer to furnish a list of the seats allocated under the Act against the respective schools in the next one week. Some 20 seats are filled in private schools with those children whose parent has annual salary of Rs 55,000. The DM also distributed gifts to the children. Purushottam got miffed with the performance of the RTE in charge Tripta Sharma where she had facilitated admission of mere four children of the poor section in Bright Land School, despite the provision of 25 children in that school. He was also unhappy with the authority of Bright Land School saying, "The school has put a board outside the school premises reading that the admission for new children had been stopped because of admission of children under the RTE Act. The school has shown as if all seats have been filled by poor children whereas only four children under the Act had been given admission there." Tripta Sharma assured him that the board would be removed tomorrow. The DM was also surprised to know that some schools were refusing admission to children in class I, and sending them to other junior schools. He said the admission of children from Class I at the age 6 was mandatory under the Act. He passed instructions to officials to ensure this. The DM had called guardians along with those children who were studying in private schools of the city under the RTE Act to know about the problems they might be facing in the school. All parents were agreed that their children were treated with equanimity in the schools, however, it was seen that where Bright Land School did not take any fee from the children in their schools, Scholar Home was taking the fee till October last year for the first year of such admissions, which it had now begun refunding to the parents. Some other schools are doing the same. The parents also complained that they had to buy costly books and uniforms on their own whereas they were entitled only Rs 400 for uniform and Rs 150 for the books under the Act. However, anomaly in the refund was found as the process of opening bank accounts on the schools premises for the purpose had been slow. Purushottam had shown keen interest in this matter as under his supervision, these admissions witnessed a jump of 67 pc since November last year. Earlier, it was 38 pc of the target. Last year, some 1,938 children got admission out of 5,770 seats allotted for the purpose. This year there had been 3,010 admissions against 4,465 seats.
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Shivaji section lifts RIMC English debate trophy
Dehradun, February 8 The preliminary round for the seniors was conducted in the morning with the Shivaji section outclassing the Pratap section and the Chandragupta section getting the better of the Ranjit section. The evening began with a heated debate among the juniors on the topic "Billions Should Not Be Spent on Space Exploration". It was a well-contested debate with many relevant points coming from participants who were debating for the first time. The seniors showcased their mettle and debated on the topic "Multi-national companies are destroying Indian businesses". New speakers emerged and a keenly contested debate was seen. It was a tough time for the judges deciding who were the best. Eventually the Shivaji section emerged victorious with a narrow margin. Ranjit, Chandragupta and Pratap sections shared the second spot, showing the quality of the debate. The individual prizes were as follows: Preliminary rounds: Best Speaker: Cadet Amit Kumar Rai Juniors: Second Best Speaker: Cadet Arunabha Chakrobarty Best Speaker: Cadet Aman Vashist Finals: Second Best Speaker: Cadet Kaushal Kumar Best Speaker: Cadet Amit Kumar Rai Chief Guest for the evening was Col HS Bainsla, SM, Commandant, RIMC. He was pleased with the oratory skills of the cadets and encouraged them to increase their vocabulary and keep continuing the same way. The judges for the evening were Annie Singh, Sanjay Kumar and Anamika Ghosh. Other dignitaries present were Lt Col Ambarish Tiwari, Administrative Officer RIMC, CS Vishwakarma, vice-principle, RIMC, Wing Commander SK Thapliyal, Maj R Richardson, Assistant Adminstrative Officer, RIMC, Lt Pinku Heikham and PK Sharma.
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Procession against use of polybags
Dehradun, February 8 He asked the people to completely shun the usage of polythenes in any form. The procession that started from Dharampur passed through Ajabpur Khurd and the Mothorowala road route before returning to Dharampur where a public meeting was organised at
Saraswati Shishu Mandir to sensitise people about the ill-effects of polythene. The Dehradun Municipal Corporation's Ward 37 councillor Bhupendra Farasi, Deputy Post Warden Civil Defence Rajeev Sharma and Mahesh Sachdeva apart from a large number of schoolchildren were present on the occasion.
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Team Ignis of Ecole Globale wins Hindi debate trophy
Dehradun, February 8 The craze for size zero and steroid-induced six-pack abs which is fast catching up among the youth is playing a havoc with the healthy eating habits of the young,” said Aditi Dixit, one of the speakers. Those speaking against the motion maintained that dressing according to the trend is the key to cracking the corporate interviewer’s code and it is the mantra to success. The blossoming of a new set of professionals, the image consultants and stylists was cited as a case in point. “The first impression is the lasting impression and everything has to be done to create this impression,” said Swati Baliyan. Shraddha Sawhney of Team Ignis and Aastha Soi of Team Aqua were adjudged the best speakers and Team Ignis won the Debating Trophy for 2013-14 . Principal Brinda Ghosh commended the speakers on their ideas and arguments and congratulated the winners. — TNS
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DM inspects widening of Raipur Road
Dehradun February 8 In the new map, the lanes will now be slightly curved, instead of straight. The DM asked the officials to prepare the map once again, describing the houses and shops in detail. The DM, who also visited Rajpur Road, found that that the road near Hotel Great Value has narrowed. He asked the officials to increase one lane on each side and prepare the map in this regard. The expenditure of widening up would be incurred by the Mussoorrie Dehradun Development Authority.
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St Thomas College win cricket tourney
Dehradun, February 8 The Raja Ram Mohan academy team was all out for 73 runs losing the final match by 44 runs. Pawan took three wickets and was declared the man of the match. He also won the best batsman of the tournament
award. Afrid Ahmed of the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy was adjudged the best bowler of the tournament. Dr Preeti
Saxena, officiating principal of the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy, gave away the prizes.
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Swine flu alert in hospitals
Dehradun, February 8 "The CMS of all hospitals have been asked to keep the isolation wards ready so that there is prompt action in dealing with the cases," said Director Dr BC Pathak, who is looking after the DG office in the absence of DG Dr YC Sharma In Doon Hospital, Dr Mahabir Singh and a staff nurse would be in charge of the isolation of the ward. "The isolation ward is equipped with a ventilator and other
facilities," said Dr RS Aswal, Principal Superintendent, Doon Hospital.
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MP announces polytechnic at Ramnagar
Dehradun, February 8 Addressing a public gathering at Ramnagar today, Maharaj said after much of efforts, a notification for opening of a polytechnic at Ramnagar had been issued by the state government. He said he, along with Ramnagar MLA Amrita Rawat, had been for long trying to get a polytechnic for Ramangar, as it would provide ample employment opportunities to youth of the region. Maharaj said he was committed to the development of his Garhwal parliamentary constituency, which includes Ramnagar. — TNS
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ITM drub Doon University by 119 runs
Dehradun, February 8 The ITM team won the toss and after electing to bat first scored 269 runs all out in 30 overs. Harsh and Shivam scored 84 and 74 runs, respectively, for the team. Ajay and Pankaj Rawat took three wickets each. In reply, the Doon University team was all out on 150 runs losing the match by 119 runs. Mandev scored 32 runs while Tehzeeb scored 25 runs. Amar took three wickets and Vivek claimed two wickets.
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Dehradun, February 8
