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BJP leader Rawat may not chart new course of action
Plan in place to make Mussoorie clean, green
IITs are top-class institutions, says education expert
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Kashipur IIM to evolve into centre of excellence
Face of the week
Murder case solved; policemen rewarded
Action plan for Nanda Devi reserve approved
Women Help Cell workshop in inter-college
500 Gayatri Parivar followers on Gujarat tour
5-member team to visit Gairsain
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BJP leader Rawat may not chart new course of action
Dehradun, February 23 Propped by former Chief Ministers BC Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Tirath Singh's elevation has only managed to bring to the fore an old alignment that has dominated the party politics in Uttarakhand. Such has been the influence of the three leaders comprising, BC Khanduri, Ramesh Pokhriyal and Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, that it is indeed difficult to envisage the future of the BJP sans these three leaders. During the recent BJP party president's election, the will of Khanduri and Nishank prevailed and Rawat was elected, leaving Bhagat Singh Koshiyari nursing his wounds. During the last Uttarakhand Assembly elections, it was the duo of Koshiyari and Khanduri who had a say in the selection of candidates and seemed to be on the same page. Nishank was all but left to his own devices. But once again the political climate took a turn and the election of Tirath Singh Rawat brought Nishank and Khanduri together. In all this shift and realignment, the three leaders continue to have a sway and invariably the party continues to be dependent on the three leaders. In the long run, the over dependency of the party on Khanduri and Nishank has prevented the emergence of new leaders at the centrestage. For the post of the president of the party, the BJP managed to appoint leaders other than the three top leaders. "In the past, we had Bishan Singh Chuphal heading the party, but he could never emerge from the shadows of the three leaders and continued to be a rubber stamp president," said a senior leader. |
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Plan in place to make Mussoorie clean, green
Mussoorie, February 23 The meeting was attended by scribes and the MC ward members who also gave their suggestions on ways to manage the garbage and curb plastic menace in the town. MC Health Officer RK Singh informed the gathering that the pattern as being adopted in the Nagar Nigam, Dehradun, would be adopted for the solid waste management in Mussoorie. He said the several vehicles would be bought under the project to dispose of the waste. He added the Municipal Council had already earned around Rs 16,000 by sending the plastic bags under the ADB project so far. He said the work of forming ward level health committees was also in process and around seven such committees had been formed and were performing the task. He said the Municipal Council was also planning to increase manpower for door-to-door segregation so that the dry waste could be sent for recycling and wet waste converted into compost to be sold later thus resulting in earning for the town. He also suggested giving the whole project under the PPP mode for better management of garbage. Journalists and the ward members also suggested that the cleanest wards should be felicitated on monthly basis to boost the morale and a monitoring committee should also be formed to oversee the work being done by the health committees. Dr RK Singh said a steering committee would also be formed to look after the project. MC Executive Officer PS Rawat also informed the gathering that a DPR had been prepared and submitted to the government for the effective solid waste management and there would be no dearth of funds for managing garbage in the town. |
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IITs are top-class institutions, says education expert
Haridwar, February 23 Sharma said IITs had made a benchmark in providing education with alumni coming out of these institutes making a name for them, ITI and India, around the globe. Lauding the Roorkee IIT, Sharma said as had been in the past, the students of this institute would be excelling in different arenas by virtue of being a part of this much-acclaimed centre of technical excellence. While IIT Deputy Director Prof SP Gupta said in the field of engineering, new inventions and researches were being conducted which would evolve many a new technological advancement in the coming days. He further added that on February 24 and 25, a two-day alumni meet of the Chemical engineering department of IIT-Roorkee would also be held at the institute auditorium. This is being organised as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the chemical engineering department. The Department of chemical engineering was established in 1963 with an undergraduate programme which was later on enhanced to masters course in 1970. Now ,the department offered a high-level research programme in the diverse areas of chemical with newly incorporated programmes like five-year integrated hydro carbon engineering. |
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Kashipur IIM to evolve into centre of excellence
Pithoragarh, February 23 Sinha said the IIM would bridge the gap between educational needs of the industry and employment opportunities to the youth by providing manufacturing-oriented curriculum in the institute. “To face the challenges of the new era in the industry and the manufacturing world, it is essential to create a management cadre which ensures world-class manufacturing in the industrial estates of the country,” he said. The speakers at the seminar emphasised on making the industrial and transport infrastructure in the country, especially the railway network, world class as it affects the cost of manufacturing goods in factories. “The government needs to make the Railways world class on priority to have a
good industrial growth,” said Ajay Tiwari, another speaker. Several industrialists, CEOs and faculty members of the IIM and representatives from the nearby industries took part in the seminar. They emphasised on making projects keeping in mind environmental aspects like modern waste reduction techniques. “The country has emphasised much on the agriculture sector since Independence. Time has come to take care of the manufacturing sector by adopting friendly laws that could take our industrial production to the world level,” Sinha said. |
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Cold wave resurfaces in state
Dehradun, February 23 Executive Director, Dehradun Meteorological Centre, Dr Anand Sharma said the cold wave-like conditions had resurfaced due to western disturbances. He added the Met Department had already advised the farmers to avoid irrigation of land. Met officials are hoping the weather to improve in the days to come. In Dehradun, most of the people remained indoors as intense cold gripped
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CM releases book on Rawain-Jaunsar
Dehradun, February 23 He said that the state government was committed to developing the backward areas and had also created a backward area developement fund. He said that by laying the foundations of the Vidhan Sabha Bhavan in Gairsain, the state government wanted to assure the people that development of the hill areas of the state was its priority. Vijendra Rawat, patron of the committee, said that the book had a cultural and historical account of Rawain and also telephone numbers of important people of that region. Present on the occasion were Ramchandra Nautiyal, Chandra Singh, SC Rawat, SS Chauhan, Sushila Balooni and Rajesh Juantha. |
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Face of the week
Ruby has authored as many as six books, prominently including ‘Maya - A Novel’, ‘Khushwant Singh: Reality and Myth', ‘A Collection of Short Stories’, ‘Basic Technical Communication’ and ‘Advanced Technical Communication’. Her latest novel ‘A Degree in Death’, a racy murder mystery set in an engineering college, has been an instant hit among readers. Ruby’s books are listed on the websites of Amazon and Cambridge. Her first novel, Maya, has received favourable reviews in various publications. Further, her books on technical communication have been included by the Uttarakhand Technical University in their prescribed syllabus and till date more than 25,000 of its copies have been sold. Initially a student of science, Ruby switched over to creative writing and went on to get a PhD degree and shift to full-time academics. Also a recipient of the Pratibha Samman Award for Journalism in 1998, Ruby has to her credit publishing 50 short stories, articles, poems in prestigious national and international magazines and newspapers. Her research papers have been published and presented in national and international conferences and journals. In 2004, Rotary International selected her as a group study exchange member for the United States. During this programme, she gave a series of presentations at various forums in the states of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The vocational study included a visit to Yale, Quinnipiac, Taikeyo Post University, and Connecticut State University. An eminent academician, Ruby is a member, board of studies and research degree committee, and also the head examiner of the technical communication at the Uttarakhand Technical University. She is also the founder and editor of the university newsletter. She is guiding several PhD students and has been teaching MBA and B.Tech students for over 14 years. Currently working as a professor and the head of the humanities department at the Dehradun Institute of Technology, Ruby is the editor-in-chief of the college annual magazine and quarterly newsletter. |
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Murder case solved; policemen rewarded
Dehradun, February 23 The police after investigations came to know that the victim was last seen with Joginder, who was a relative of the victim. After interrogation, Joginder confessed killing Surendra with the help of Rinku, Vicky and Rohit. Rinku was the wife of the victim Surendra, while Vicky and Rinku were also the victim's relatives. According to the sequence of events, Resham Manjari, a resident, said Surendra Singh was an alcoholic by nature. Surendra had done an agreement to sell his house for Rs 24 lakh some time back. Surendra had even received Rs 12 lakh and was to receive the balance Rs 12 lakh on February 20. But, Rinku, wife of Surendra, was apprehensive of her husband's habits and, thus, conspired to kill him. She took the help of Jogendra, Rohit and Vicky, close relatives of the family. On February 17, Joginder, Rohit and Vicky took Surendra to Ranipokhri on some pretext and strangulated him there, throwing his body into forests. They later beheaded the body so that Surendra could not be identified. The SSP has also announced an award of Rs 2500 of the police team that cracked the case. |
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Action plan for Nanda Devi reserve approved
Dehradun, February 23 He expressed concern that the Centre was not providing adequate funds for maintaining the 5,860.69 sq km reserve which had been given the world heritage site status by UNESCO. He said the reserve had a large number of rare and exquisite species of plants, birds, animals and butterflies. The Chief Secretary said a request would be made to the Central Government to provide adequate funds for the conservation of the reserve. |
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Women Help Cell workshop in inter-college
Dehradun, February 23 She threw light on the various aspects of crime committed against the women and legal provision for their safeguard. She also talked at length about eve-teasing, lewd calls on mobile phone or obnoxious messages or MMS and protection in such situations. She distributed pamphlets among students over the issues and also held a declamation contest where girls spoke extempore about their experiences and their own opinion to counter harassment against women. On this occasion, principle Kailash Maithani and other teachers and staff members were also present. |
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500 Gayatri Parivar followers on Gujarat tour
Haridwar, February 23 Earlier a three-day training camp was organised at Gayatri Teerth Shanti Kunj where Dr Pranav Pandya, head of the Global Gayatri Family, addressed the volunteers. Dr Pandya said the volunteers need to spread the message of the acharya and generate awareness about education, social malpractices, health, environment and conservation of the culture and drive the youth towards positive aspects. Veteran Shanti Kunj activist Veereshwar Upadhyay said Shanti Kunj is one of its kind institutions in the world where uplift of the poor and needy is given foremost priority. “Shanti Kunj has been front-runner whenever it comes to social causes. be During peace or disaster our volunteers are there before the administrative call is made,” he added. |
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5-member team to visit Gairsain
Dehradun, February 23 Makhuri said the team would leave on a week-long tour on March 5. “The team will also comprise an engineer and an architect from National Building Construction Corporation Ltd,” said Maikhuri. The team will visit Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Agartala (Tripura), Kohima (Nagaland), Aizwal (Mizoram), Meghalya (Shillong), Imphal (Manipur), Gangtok (Sikkim), Shimla and Dharamsala in (HP) and study their Assembly building plans. |
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