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Terror threat looms large over Kanwar fair
BJP confident of winning Haridwar seat in 2014
Traffic cops seize autos, vans ferrying schoolchildren
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48 Doon buildings in dilapidated condition
Shortage of fans, chairs, coolers in tehsil complex
Guru Poornima celebrated with gaiety
Workshop on NTFP begins
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Terror threat looms large over Kanwar fair
Haridwar, July 22 Flag marches were carried out at various places in the district by the police force. The motive for holding the flag marches was also to demonstrate the preparedness of the mela police force in tackling any eventuality. SSP, Haridwar, Rajeev Swaroop, said the police was ready to meet any challenge and peaceful completion of the fair was his top priority. The flag marches in the city, led by top police personnel, passed through Jwalapur-Jatwada police station till the Dudha Dhari Chowk in Bhoopatwala. Besides the Uttarakhand Police, paramilitary wings like Rapid Action Force (RAF), Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), Bengal Engineer Group, elite commando wing of state ‘Guldaar’, which is based on the National Security Guard (NSG), cavalry squad, bomb disposal squad, sniffer dog squad, Quick Response Team QRT and Riot Control Squad took part in the flag march. The SSP said the police had been already given special briefing about the management of the fair. RAF-PAC personnel will be deployed at strategic and sensitive points, including Braham Kund, Har-Ki-Pauri, railway station, bus station, congested markets and at various stretches on the Kanwar Patri, which pass through minority dominated areas, as well as on those points from where Kanwariya’s try to barge into the national highway. Women police personnel, in Kanwariya attire, have also been deployed to provide information as well as to “calm down the rowdy Kanwariyas”. “From all 13 districts of the state, a “Kanwar force” has been formed with a sufficient number being kept as reserve force. All police stations, Kanwar security posts and mobile police vans, have been put on hotline so that information of any untoward incident gets flashed all across with the nearest police personnel immediately reaching the spot,” said CO Chandra Mohan Negi. Special police officers from the local community have also been appointed, who voluntarily assist the mela police in managing the influx of Kanwariyas during the fortnight-long fair. The mela administration is also taking help from retired Superintendent of City Police, Haridwar, Kiran Lal Shah, who briefed the mela police personnel at the BHEl auditorium with other top officials yesterday.
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BJP confident of winning Haridwar seat in 2014
Haridwar, July 22 With the party having in Madan Kaushik a three-time city segment legislator, Aadesh Chauhan as BHEL-Ranipur legislator, Swami Yatishwaranand as Haridwar rural legislator and in Manoj Garg as Mayor, the party divisional office bearers are quite confident that this time they will regain the Haridwar seat. During a media brief at Press Club of the BJP Haridwar divisional committee members ,divisional chief Manoj Tiwari said that whoever the party parliamentary committee chooses as party candidate, they will be working for the official candidate with full dedication. With legislator Madan Kaushik likely to press for the party ticket ,Tiwari said that as it was the prerogative of party high command to choose the candidate,as dedicated party workers they can only assure that they will work hard to reach out to voters during the election campaign. On speculations of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharati, ex-Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and ex-Union Minister for Home Affairs(State) Swami Chinmayanand interested to contest from Haridwar Lok Sabha,Tiwari said that be it a local candidate or a national political leader,party workers will make it sure that the election results in the victory for the party candidate. To boost its grassroot party workers at booth level,a convention is being held tomorrow at Shubharambh banquet hall ,in which party booth activists have been invited from the entire district. This as par Mukesh Kaushik, coordinator of the convention, will bring close the legislators, top party state-division-district office bearers close to the grassroot booth- level party workers. “As it is the grassroot and booth-level workers that carry the message of the party door to door and are in direct contact with the voters, in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, such a convention will come handy and strengthen the bond between the party leaders and cadre,” said Kaushik. An exhibition showcasing the works, agitations, relief aid work and public welfare-oriented works published in newspapers will also be displayed along side the convention, which will be inaugurated by Mayor Manoj Garg.
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Traffic cops seize autos, vans ferrying schoolchildren
Dehradun, July 22 Under a planned action, Dehradun traffic police today took to the road during early morning hours and started seizing autos and vans ferrying schoolchildren that were found to be overloaded. This took auto and van drivers by surprise as overloading was a common practise with them. Traffic police personnel not only penalised these autos and vans but even seized many of such vehicles. Auto and van drivers faced a piquant situation as they had the responsibility to leave the children to schools during morning hours. Irked, van and auto drivers along with their owners and Uttarakhand School Vans' Association president Sachin Gupta, who led the protest, alleged that the police was constantly harrassing them for no rhyme or reason. Sachin Gupta said that they had purchased these vans and autos through loans and were supporting their family through the meagre income. Rajeshwar Singh, Akash Gaur, Neeraj Kumar, Ashok, Surendra Singh, Dheeraj Singh and Inder Singh were prominent among the protesters?.
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48 Doon buildings in dilapidated condition
Dehradun, July 22 But Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) has not learnt any lesson. It is the primary responsibility of DMC to identify and demolish such dilapidated premises in the city. But after just identifying some of them, around 48, over the last few years, the DMC has not yet demolished any of these. According to sources, DMC also charges hefty sum from the building owners to bring down the worn-out structures. Quite interestingly, in many cases, people themselves came to DMC to demand demolition of such structures. Despite that , officials are not taking any action. Devesh Prasad, resident of Lunia Mohalla, deposited Rs 10,000 with DMC two years ago to undertake demolition exercise of his old house,but nothing happened. He said: ''It was two years ago that DMC estimated the demolition cost of my old house to be Rs 10,000. I paid the amount instantly, as I wanted quick action, keeping the susceptibility of the structure in view. But two years lapsed, DMC officials did not send any one for the demolition. I am tired of complaining on this matter.'' Ram Kumar from Peepal Mandi, too, had been making rounds of DMC for the last several years. He said:'' My ancestral home is more than 100 years old and has developed deep fissures. Rather, a part of it has also fallen down. But DMC officials are neither doing anything on their own nor letting me to demolish it myself.'' Brijesh Sundriyal of Khudbuda Mohalla said he met many officials on the seat of Mukhya Nagar Adhikari (MNA) over the years, but each one heard him out, expressed sympathy , assured of rapid action but nothing happened afterwards. He asked a pertinent question that if the building fell down on its own and harmed anyone or damaged any property, would DMC own responsibility for that ? Similar complaints have been made from people in the residential areas such as Mannuganj, Hanuman Chowk, Purana Rajpur, Adat Bazaar, Kotwali area, Dhamawala, Moti Bazaar, Tilak Road, Jhanda Bazaar, Saharnpur Chowk and Kanwali Road. The process of identification is repeated every year but action remains missing. MNA Ashok Kumar said:''Many of the cases related to dilapidated buildings are controversial. The owners want to demolish the buildings to oust the tenants occupying the house for decades together. Some of them are fighting court battles also. Above this, DMC has shortage of staff, because of which we are unable to take action in such cases.''
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100 days of job must for rural people: Minister
Haridwar, July 22 Appreciating the work being done under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA), the Union Minister said that it should be made sure that at least 100 days employment is provided to the rural people and wages payment should be also made in a time bound manner. The minister also reviewed the financial and physical viability of the Indira Gandhi Aawas Yojana in the district. Other schemes monitored during the meeting by the Union Minister were Rahstriya Gramin Aawajika Mission, Prime Minister Village Road Scheme, Rajiv Gandhi Electricity Scheme, Swajal Yojana and Physically Handicapped Old Age Pension Scheme. Irrigation Department was asked by the minister to construct embankments and to minimise impact of floods in rural catchment areas of the district along side Ganga and its sub tributaries. The details of the Indira Gandhi Aawas list should be displayed at the panchayat ghar, so that everyone knows about the list. The Water Resources Minister also gave strict instructions to the concerned offices of respective departments to speed up the Swarna Jayant Swarojgar Yojana, Bharat Swachtha Karyakram, NRHM and Dots programme. Later, on the sidelines of the meeting, Harish Rawat said that United Progressive Alliance has been working for the poor and rural people efficiently. He said that MNREGA has become the world's largest employment providing scheme run by a government and is one of the flag bearer development schemes of the UPA. Pinning hopes on such welfare schemes benefiting billions, the four times Lower House parliamentarian said that in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections too ,UPA will be voted to power. Urging the state government to provide land for various Central institutes and departments, Rawat said that sometimes delayed permission or allocation means these institutes or buildings get shifted to other states, which hamper the development and employment process in the hill state. Present among others were Haridwar District Magistrate Nidhi Pandey, Zila Panchayat Chairman Anjum Begum, Chief Development Officer VS Dhanik, Tourism Director KC Joshi, DDO Sardar Singh, Chief Medical Officer Sushma, legislators Sarbat Karim Ansari, Aadesh Chauhan and Furkan Ahmed.
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ESI Hospital at Roshanabad sought
Haridwar, July 22 In the inaugural session, tributes were paid to the pilgirms and the local people who were killed in the recent flash floods in Uttarakhand. KR Kashyap, Uttarakhand general secretary of the union said, the state was suffering after the recent floods. Thousands of people had affected due to non-availability of food, shelter, roads, power, water in certain areas. Demand for setting up of an ESI Hospital at SIDCUL, Roshanabad was also made by MS Verma, Haridwar district general secretary of the union. D K Saxena, chief of the Uttarakhand chapter of the union said the world was afflicted with economic meltdown with dozens of industrial corporates getting bankrupt, but still the Indian economy had sustained this meltdown. He said the recent steps of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on the opening up of the Indian markets for the foreign investments would prove dangerous as relying on foreign direct investment was not feasible in the long term. Chaudhari Dharam Veer Singh, Raj Kumar Chauhan, Jagmohan Singh Bisht, Raees Alam, Chandra Prakash were also present in the convention.
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Shortage of fans, chairs, coolers in tehsil complex
Dehradun, July 22 As the district administration got busy in the rescue and relief work related to disaster in the state, the grievances of these employees, too, went unheard ever since they were shifted here on
May 20. President of Tehsil Employees' Association Govind Singh Negi said:'' “There is no place for public or litigants to sit. No arrangements such as fans or coolers were made on this floor throughout the sultry summer months. We need 15 fans in the
corridor where public could sit.” He said employees brought their own water bottles or arranged for small containers but the public faced lot of inconvenience in the absence of water coolers. He demanded two water coolers there. In view of the shortage of furniture in the rooms of officials /employees, he placed the demand of at least 40 chairs and 16 new almirahs. There is no arrangement for electricity backup for power cut or shutdown. He said: “As the complex is closed from all sides, the employees feel suffocated when electricity supply snapped. Moreover, work related to computers or fax which depend on power supply too come to a halt. There is a need for a generator in server room and an airconditioner in the server room to safeguard equipment kept there.” There is no foolproof arrangement for the safety of important documents related to revenue records and court cases. Negi demanded installation of iron channels on the main gate and iron grill in the window of courtrooms of tehsildar. The third floor of this spic and span building, built with modern architecture design, now looks dirty. In the lower floors, shopkeepers clean their portions themselves. Negi said: “We have only one sanitary worker to clean the entire third floor. Since it is thronged by the public continuously from morning till evening, it remains dirty most of the time. We need at least two more persons to clean it time to time.” Negi also alluded to many other shortcomings such as absence of curtains or non-functional lock system. Subdivisional Magistrate, sadar, Ranjana Verma, said: “I am aware about all these shortcomings in the tehsil complex on third floor and have also apprised District Magistrate about them who has passed directions on all these issues.”
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Valmikis seek quota within SC category
Dehradun, July 22 He said the condition of the Valmiki community was pathetic and no efforts had been made to improve their living. He also sought better facilities for sanitary workers and more representation to the community among the political parties. A large number of Valmiki leaders from Uttarakhand and other parts of the country attended the convention.
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Guru Poornima celebrated with gaiety
Haridwar, July 22 After taking holy dip, devotees thronged temples, ashrams and maths to pay obeisance. A special function was also held at the Siddh Peeth Siddhashram, where spiritual guru Yogeshwar Pushphnandan Maharaj gave a sermon to devotees. Devotees also observed religious rites as part of the auspicious occasion of Guru Poornima. They also paid obeisance at Chetan Jyoti Ashram. At ashrams like Jai Ram Ashram,Thana Ram Ashram, Shri Jai Maa Ashram,Mata Sachhidanand Kutiya, Shri Salasar Hanuman Mandir,Sapt Rishi Ashram, Nirmohi, Digambar Akhada, Nirvani Akhada and Jai Maa Sharnam Mission various programmes and functions were held to mark the occasion.
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Dehradun Football Academy win match
Dehradun, July 22 In the first match of the day, Dehradun Football Academy beat Vivekanand School 1-0. Vikram scored the sole goal for Vivekanand School in the 34th minute of the match. In the second match, Marshall School B Team got a walkover when Doon Global Players failed to turn up at the field as some members of their team were suffering from viral fever.
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Workshop on NTFP begins
Dehradun, July 22 Joyshree Ardey Chauhan, acting director, emphasised on the NTFPs in securing livelihood for the poor. AK Sharma, course director, highlighted the importance of NTFPs as a tool for rural economic development. Saba Ishaq, consultant, National Rainfed Area Authority, stressed on watershed management by integrating the NTFPs.
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