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NBCC to make Assembly building at Gairsain
DIT students to take part in engineers’ contest
Rajaji's Chilla range reopens to tourists
Tourists at the Chilla range of the Rajaji National Park in Pauri Garhwal on Monday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur |
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Over 20,000 persons to get pension benefits Quality education need of the hour, says Bahuguna
98 species of birds sighted
Govt urged to give Afzal’s belongings to his family
Ancient temples being washed with chemicals
Trade unions to go on strike on Feb 20, 21
Leopard found dead in Nachni town in Kumaon
Rogue tusker kills man near Rishikesh
KV Sangathan, Garhwal Boys winners
Rudra Cricket Club beat Five Stars Club
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NBCC to make Assembly building at Gairsain
Dehradun, February 11 Govind Singh Kunjwal said new Assembly building at Gairsain would fulfil the hopes and aspirations of the statehood agitators who fought for the separate state of Uttarakhand. He said NBCC had been unanimously selected to build the new Assembly building. Instructing NBCC officials to maintain quality of the
construction, he told them to give hill architecture to the Assembly building. Kunjwal said money would not be a constraint in the new Assembly building. Neelesh Shah, senior general manager of the company, assured him that the new building would be completed within two years. He said within a month of laying of foundation stone of the new Assembly, the MOU had been signed. He said the building would be one of the best Assembly buildings in the country. Depaty Speaker Anusuya Parsad Maikhuri, Himesh Kharkwal and Saita Arya, both MLAs, were also present on the occasion. |
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DIT students to take part in engineers’ contest
Dehradun, February 11 The team secured its position in the finals after a tough fight against 262 teams from all parts of the country. The Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology has provided Rs 2.10 lakh for the project. The event commencing on February 15 at Pitampur, near Indore, Madhya Pradesh will be followed by a human resource meet wherein automobile giants will interview candidates as part of their recruitment drive. The sixth edition of ‘BAJA SAEINDIA’ is being sponsored by Mahindra & Mahindra in collaboration with the Society of Automotive Engineers India. The competition will see the participation of 120 teams and more than 6,000 students. The three-day event will be held at the auto testing track spread over 4,000 hectares at Pitampur. It aims at providing an opportunity to the young, enthusiastic and talented engineering students. —TNS
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Rajaji's Chilla range reopens to tourists
Haridwar, February 11 The park was temporary closed in the wake of intense heavy rain that damaged the 40-km tourist safari corridor track falling in the Chilla range. A major portion of this world famous tourist-safari track got submerged in water due to heavy rain. As per the records with the Meteorological Department, Pauri had recorded 65mm while Haridwar had received 36mm of rainfall. DB Uniyal, a Chilla range official, said after the rainfall, roads in the park were in bad shape and it was unsafe for tourists to
move around. “We worked on the war foot level as a result of which the gates of Chilla could be opened for tourists today. The tourist inflow is at peak in this season,” said Uniyal. It is pertinent to mention here that rivulets such as Rawassan, Ghasi Ram, Pili and Chilla Rau flow inside the park territory and are on deluge whenever it rains heavily. The Ghasi Ram rivulet even disconnects the Chilla range falling
in Pauri from Haridwar and Rishikesh. Initially, the park authorities had envisaged at least a two-week break but due to the speedily maintenance work as well as good weather conditions, the park gates were opened today. AS Negi, canteen owner at the Chilla range, said today tourists were seen in the park in a large number. |
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Over 20,000 persons to get pension benefits
Haridwar, February 11 This was informed by Social Welfare and Transport Minister Surendra Rakesh,while talking to TNS here today. Since assuming charge of the ministry 11 months ago, a new identification drive for beneficiaries who come in the ambit of pension was carried out, and in all the 13 districts of the state, 20,000 new persons had added in this short span of time. To check mass discrepancies and some people availing the benefit without fulfilling the norms, steps have been taken. A number of camps have been organised in various tehsils. Due to this more than 1000 people have been blacklisted who were illegally getting the benefits of pension. “While we are inducting thousands who fall in the purview of pension benefit, we are also ensuring that wrong persons do not get this benefit, for which stringent verification drive is being carried out," said Surendra Rakesh. Similary, on educational scholarships, the minister said that in Haridwar district Rs 1,400 crore had been spent on scholarships for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe students in the past 11months. Efforts are being made to provide scholarship benefit to backward classes in the state as the Central government has been providing Rs 5 crore to every state government for giving scholarships to backward class students in addition to the state’s assistance. The Social Welfare Minister added that supplementary state budget to the tune of Rs 35 crore had been earmarked, with a special backward scheme project having an annual budget fund providing Rs 7,800 to every such student. “Since the creation of a separate Uttarakhand, we had been lagging behind in catering to SC-ST-OBC sections, to which our state government led by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna is committed. Both budget and it's expenditure is being looked into and penalty will also be levied on the offenders,” remarked Rakesh, who is a Bahujan Samaj Party legislator from Bhagwanpur. The Minister refuted the charge that a gap existed between the plain and hill regions as far as expenditure was concerned. He added that the state ensured overall development of all 13 districts.The results are there for everyone to see in the districts of Pithoragarh, Pauri, Nainital or Udham Singh Nagar and Dehradun. |
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Quality education need of the hour, says Bahuguna
Dehradun, February 11 Bahuguna said the state government was making all efforts to bring the state to the national and international levels in higher education. “The approval of four universities is a step in this direction,” he said. He said migration from hill areas was a matter of concern for the security of the country and the development of the state. He added polytechnics and ITIs were being established in the hill areas to check migration. The Chief Minister stressed on connecting education to employment and said vocational education and skill development was the need of the hour. He added to encourage industry a single window system was introduced and an industrial policy was being framed, while the SIDCUL Phase-2 was being established. “Tourism and power can be instrumental as GDP drivers in the state,” he said. The state had great potential in the hydropower sector, he added. He hoped that the Centre would take into consideration the sentiments of the people and the needs of the state to decide on stalled power projects. Bahuguna gave away awards to outstanding students in various categories. MLAs Subodh Uniyal and Rajkumar, Vice-Chancellor of Uttarakhand Technical University Prof DS Chauhan, president of the CMAI NK Goyal, Secretary, Science and Technology, RC Pathak, vice-president of the Uttarakhand Congress Suryakant Dhasmana, SP Gupta and RS Rathore were also present on the occasion. |
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98 species of birds sighted
“To promote bird watching as part of eco tourism in the state, we have started training camps for nature guides and forest employees so that they could explain in detail to bird watchers who come to the Corbett tiger reserve and other locations to watch migratory birds,” said Rajiv Baratari, Conservator of Forests (eco tourism). According to Bharatari, the eco tourism wing of the Forest Department is promoting bird watching programmes for tourists for which it has selected 60 locations in the state. “The trainees are being shown local as well as migratory birds sitting on treetops, bushes and on riverside. Bird specialists from an NGO are explaining to the trainees the behaviour of birds, special signs to identify different species of birds, variety of natural habitations and the relation of human beings to these birds from the ancient times and the presence of birds in the human culture,” said Bharatari. According to Forest Department sources, for the next three years bird watching training camps will be organised at all 60 locations in the state beginning with the programme at Kulluchaura in the Corbett tiger reserve region. |
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Govt urged to give Afzal’s belongings to his family
Dehradun, February 11 “We have no objection to the hanging of Afzal Guru as all due constitutional processes were followed. But we do not believe that members of his family were informed, who are living in Kashmir, by speed post on February 8. How can speed post reach Kashmir in a day, as he was then hanged in the morning the next day, on February 9. This is unbelievable,” he said. The RLEK has urged the Government of India to hand over all personal belongings of Afzal Guru to his family without any further delay. The RLEK also feels that the family's request to offer prayers at his grave at Tihar should be addressed by the Central Government without any further delay.
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Ancient temples being washed with chemicals
Pithoragarh, February 11 “Out of 26 ancient temple complexes under the purview of the Archaeological Department in the region, we have chosen four temples constructed during 14th century. We have already started washing Mundeshwar temple complex near Almora town with chemicals,” said
Dr Chandra Singh Chauhan, research assistant at the regional archeological unit at Almora. According to Chauhan, the temples complexes constructed by Katyuri kings in 14th century are unique symbols of fine stone crafts done in big single stones, but due to negligence, these architecture hubs are out of vision of common man and even the archaeology students. “The temples, whose architectural work has gone dim in sunlight due to use of mud and lime in its decoration, will be given their original shape so that the architecture and crafts prevalent during that era could be visible by tourists,” said Chauhan. According to the department, Rs 6 lakh will be spent on chemical wash of four main temples of Bagnath temple group, Bageshwar, Mundeshwar temple at Pithuni, Naudeval temple at Banthok and Mahdev temple complex at
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Trade unions to go on strike on Feb 20, 21
Pithoragarh, February 11 “By demanding the assured minimum wages, vanishing of contract system in the industry and pension for the unorganised labourers, the proposed nationwide strike will enhance the social role of labourers in our society," said Bahuguna. Addressing a meeting of workers of all-India central council of trade unions, the CPI (ML) leader said besides the demand of taking care of unorganised labourers, the proposed strike aimed at taking up the demands of honorarium-based workers like Anganwari, Asha, Bhojanmata, Urjamitra and Shiksha Mitra cadres active in the state and elsewhere in the nation. “We are also including the demand to implement the Justice Verma committee on sexual abuse and apposeing FDI in the retail business sector in the country,” said
Bahuguna.
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Leopard found dead in Nachni town in Kumaon
“The stomach of the 18-month-old leopard was empty, as she had not eaten anything for the past 15 days. This caused infection in its intestine which ultimately led to death,” said Dr Varun Aggrawal, veterinary surgeon who conducted a postmortem examination on the body. Forest officials said it was second such incident in which the leopard had died due to hunger and pneumonia. “In another case, a leopard had died of hunger and pneumonia in the Agron village of the Gangolihat area last month,” said Mahesh Chandra Pathak, a forest officer. |
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Rogue tusker kills man near Rishikesh
Dehradun, February 11 In the past one month, the rogue elephant has killed five persons near
Rishikesh. Forest Department officials had stopped traffic on the Dehradun-Rishikesh highway due to the movement and aggressive behaviour of the lone tusker. Commuters were asked to move in a convoy after sunset on the road. |
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KV Sangathan, Garhwal Boys winners
Dehradun, February 11 In the first match, the KV team defeated Doon Football Club 3-1. Kuldeep (46th minute), Shubham (55th and 67th minutes) scored for the KV team while Rohan Rai scored the lone goal for the Doon Football Club in the 69th minute. In the second match, Garhwal Star beat Garhwal Boys by a solitary gal. The lone goal was scored by Vikram in the 48th minute of the match. |
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Rudra Cricket Club beat Five Stars Club
Dehradun, February 11 In reply, Five Star Cricket Club scored 137 all out in 24.1 overs, losing the match by 24 runs. Openers Ravi with 40 runs and Christ with 30 runs gave a solid start to the team. Pradeep took 5 wickets for 24 runs. Dehradun XI win cricket match Dehradun XI beat Hari Singh Cricket Academy, Ghaziabad, by 38 runs in a match during the 5th All-India Shaheed Girish Bhadri Memorial Cricket Tournament played at the Rangers’ College ground here today. The Dehradun team, after winning the toss, decided to bat first. The team scored 162 runs all out in 36.1 overs. Vipin Kashyap was the top scorer with 46 runs. Ankit Chaudhary took 6 wickets for 30 runs for the Ghaziabad team. In reply, Hari Singh Cricket Academy was all out for 124 runs in 32.2 overs, losing the match by 38 runs. Atul Chandna was the top scorer with 35 runs. Arvind Sajwan took 4 wickets for 29 runs while Vaibhav Panwar took 4 wickets for 16 runs. |
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Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with senior officials of National Building Construction Company for the construction of new Assembly building at Gairsain in Chamoli district here today.
The Chilla range of the Rajaji National Park falling in Pauri Garhwal district has been opened today for the tourists after a brief hiatus of one week. The tourists have already started heading to the park and more than 10 foreigner and 50 domestic tourists enjoyed the wild gypsy safari today.
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today laid emphasis on giving more thrust on quality higher education, vocational education and skill development.
The Chief Minister was speaking at the function of the CMAI National Uttarakhand Educational Award 2013 at the Survey of India Auditorium at Hathibarkala here. He said positivism, an effective machinery and confident youth could only take the country forward.
Pithoragarh, February 11
Pithoragarh, February 11
