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Haridwar stands as a symbol of communal harmony
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Boy slips into drainage system,
condition critical
Rakesh Sharma is Additional CS
CM remembers martyrs on Kargil Vijay Divas
DM praises school, shelter home for educating poor children
Rains did some good... replenished groundwater
Hoarding Association seeks stay on MC tender procedure
Flesh trade racket busted, five held
The police busted a flesh trade racket being run from a hotel on the Tyagi road in Dehradun last night and arrested three youths and two women.
Dehradun Football Academy enter semifinal
Dehradun, July 26 A Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of the Power Corporation was caught red handed while taking bribe yesterday. Dehradun, July 26 The Indian Business School, ICFAI University, Dehradun, celebrated the fresher's party 'Shubhagaman' for its tenth MBA batch - class of 2015. 
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Haridwar stands as a symbol of communal harmony
Haridwar, July 26 Haridwar, renowned worldwide for its spiritual-religious aspect, is also presenting an ideal example of communal harmony, as both the religious festivals are being observed peacefully. Despite a large number of Kanwariyas' presence and a substantial number of Muslims residing in Haridwar, there has been no clash, confrontation or any dispute till date. It is a pleasant sight to see the Kanwariyas passing through mosques in suburban Jwalapur, 5 km from Haridwar city, being offered refreshments by Muslims. Be it elders or children from the minority community, they make it a point to see Kanwariyas with beautiful decorated Kanwars, treading on foot with Ganga jal cans. As thousands come to the city for fetching the holy Ganga jal to be offered at Lord Shiva temple Shivalingam, the district administration has left nothing to chance to ensure peaceful completion of the two religious festivals. As a major stretch of Kanwar pilgrims pass through minority-dominated suburban region of Jwalapur and Roorkee, elaborate security arrangements have been put in place. Apart from heavy deployment of Uttarakhand police personnel, paramilitary troops of Provincial Armed Constabulary, Rapid Action Force and Quick Response Team commandos have been ensured in sensitive areas. Haridwar District Magistrate Nidhi Pandey has called on saints, Muslim clerics, social organisations and citizens, urging them to cooperate to ensure both the festivals are held peacefully. Nidhi told that people of Haridwar were presenting an ideal example, with both the religious festivals being observed without any hassle or problem. She added that as a precautionary measure, deployment of police personnel has been done, but mutual harmony and love among both the communities is quite commendable. "Both Kanwariyas and Roza observers were getting closer to Lord Shiva and Allah, respectively. Names or rituals may be different but ultimately it is the Almighty which is one," said Maulana Aarif. "The pilgrim city has its own bonhomie among different sects and be it Roza or Kanwar fair, it gets organised peacefully due to coordination and cooperation from all sections of society," said Swami Ravindrapuri. Local Hindu residents organise Roza Iftaar for Muslim brothers in Haridwar on regular basis, while Muslims hold Divali Milan function every year.Superintendent of City Police Jagdeesh Singh Bhandari said there had been no communal riots post- Independence in Haridwar, which itself presents an ideal example for other states. "Mutual harmony among the people is quite laudable. Police just keeps tab on some anti-social elements. Our work is made easier by the mature people from both the communities," added Bhandari.
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Boy slips into drainage system,
condition critical
Mussoorie, July 26 The boy identified as Sahil was on his way to home along with his school mates and was caught in the heavy rains that began late afternoon. He slipped near the overflowing rainwater drainage near Barlowganj. His school mates raised an alarm and he was recovered by the labourers working at a nearby site. He was immediately rushed to the community hospital from where he was referred to Higher Medical Centre in Dehradun, considering his critical condition. According to the medical staff in Mussoorie, his lungs were filled with water. The machines required for the treatment were not available in the hospital. Therefore, he was referred to the Higher Medical Centre in Dehradun.
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Rakesh Sharma is Additional CS
Dehradun, July 26 After the Department of Promotional Committee meeting held in New Delhi on Wednesday, when he was promoted to the pay band of Rs 80,000 per month, the Uttarakhand government announced the promotion of Principal Secretary Rakesh Sharma to the post of Additional Chief Secretary. The post was vacant after the retirement of Additional Chief Secretary Vinita Kumar, who retired a few months back.
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CM remembers martyrs on Kargil Vijay Divas
Dehradun, July 26 The manner in which the Indian Army pushed out the enemy despite difficult circumstances displayed to world its strength and resolve. He said the nation would always remember the sacrifices made by the martyred soldiers to safeguard the country. Stating that Uttarakhand had a long tradition of courage and sacrifice, the Chief Minister recalled that sacrifices made by the sons of the state had been historic and the state government was committed to looking after their families as well as ex-servicemen. “The Army and the Air Force left no stone unturned to save the victims of the natural disaster in Uttarakhand. They staked their own lives to save those of others,” he said. Also present on the occasion were Cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat, MLA Rajkumar, District Magistrate R Minakshi Sundaram and other public representatives and officials. Haridwar: Kargil war martyrs were remembered by people in Haridwar, on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwas'. People particularly from the hill community, where tradition of joining Army has been for decades, remembered the martyrs who laid their life in the 1999 conflict. A total of 75 Army personnel hailing from Uttarakhand, laid their life from a total of 524 martyrs in the Kargil war. Offering of 'Deepdan' was done at the holy Ganga by the Congress youth activists. Led by youth wing city chief Ravish Bhatija, activists prayed for the martyrs. The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal central secretary (labour cell) Uday Ram Semwal said on July 26th, 1999, the Operation Vijay got successful with the evacuation of last lot of the insurgents from the Indian soil due to the sacrifice of our soldiers. Gorkha community people also remembered the brave soldiers' on 'Vijay Diwas'. Shamsher Bahadur of Gorkh Samaj said hill folks have always sacrificed for the country and the government should ensure that the families of the martyrs are provided timely compensation. "My grandfather along with my four uncles served in various capacities in the three services of Indian Army. Serving for country and donning army attire is in our blood," said a confident Lt Rohit Rawat. Various tribute paying programs were also held across the district including Roorkee and Bahadrabad. Pithoragarh: Playing of patriotic songs, awarding widows and children of martyrs and felicitating gallantry award winner ex-Army jawans marked the day as Kargil martyrs were remembered and emotional tributes were paid to them at different places in Kumaon region on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Divas today. In Pithoragarh and Almora districts, District Magistrates addressed the gathering of ex-Army persons and family members of Kargil martyrs and gave away awards to the children and widows of the martyrs. ''Today we have gathered to remember four Kargil martyrs from the district, Kundal Singh Belal of Para Regiment, Jawahar Singh Dhami , Girish Samant and Kishen Singh of Rashtriya Rifles, and their sacrifices for the country,'' said in charge District Magistrate BL Rana at a ceremony held at Shaheed Memorial at Ulka Devi Temple in the district headquarters. In Haldwani town of Nainital district, five Kargil martyrs from Nainital district who laid down their lives in the Kargil war were remembered. Floral tributes were paid to the departed souls by district administration officers , ex-Army jawans and officers, besides a large number of common people who thronged Sanik Kalyan office to remember the martyrs. ''Due to the natural disaster in the state, we have decided to celebrate this occasion with simple rituals and paid floral tributes to those who laid down their lives for the country,'' said Major (Retd) BS Rautela, Sainik Kalyan Adhikari of the district. ''Kargil war is another jewel in the glorious cap of achievements of Indian Army because it was fought from sheer uncomfortable conditions. Yet we defeated the enemy, who was sitting on comfortable Kargil heights,'' said retired Lt General MC Bhandari, who was Army spokesman at the time of Kargil war. ''Out of 526 jawans, who laid down their lives in that war, 72 were from Uttarakhand state. The war has another record of bravery as it brought 215 bravery awards in a short span of 71 days, including four Paramvir and 10 Mahavir Chakras and 17 Vir Chakras to our brave soldiers,'' said General Bhandari.
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DM praises school, shelter home for educating poor children
Dehradun, July 26 The District Magistrate (DM) appreciated the efforts being made by the school and the shelter home to uplift poor children. In one part of Intermediate School at Rajpur, around 35 poor orphan children were found studying and being given vocational training. The District Magistrate gave directions for the payment of a monthly allowance to these children. He also inspected the mid-day meal being given to the children and found it satisfactory. The Basic Education Officer was accompanying him. The District Magistrate then visited the night shelter home being run by the Asra Trust at Chukuwala. In-charge of the trust Saila Brijnath apprised him that they were also providing education as well as vocational training to poor children free of cost. She demanded that a vacant piece of land owned by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation in the vicinity be given to the shelter home. The District Magistrate directed the Executive Engineer of the DMC to provide him details of the land.
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Rains did some good... replenished groundwater
Mussoorie, July 26 Heavy rains in the town and adjacent villages have led to the formation of many new springs and waterfalls, which are providing a panoramic view of the mountains, especially in the rain shadow region of Kempty Falls on the Mussoorie-Yamnotri highway. Tourists arriving in a small number in the town are astounded to see waterfalls formed on roadsides due to incessant rains during the past several days. Environmentalists say heavy rains do cause damage to life and property but also help in recharging underground aquifers and thus providing much-needed drinking water to Mussoorie. Eminent environmentalist Vipin Kumar Gupta says the increase in the rainfall augurs well for the hill town as it will help in raising the groundwater level, which will come handy during the dry season. Jal Sansthan officials say heavy rains have helped the department in storing additional water in reservoirs around Mussoorie. This will be used to supply drinking water during the summer. —TNS
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Hoarding Association seeks stay on MC tender procedure
Haridwar, July 26 Hoarding Association had moved Nainital High Court, objecting the procedure being adopted by the corporation regarding allocation of hoarding rights, which they allege is being done to provide profit to an outside state-based rich hoarding agency. As the High Court has put a stay on the opening of the tenders meant for allocation of the hoarding process till its future directive, the association members today feared that despite the stay, the MC may secretly open the tender or give temporarily the tender to the alleged hoarding agency. Rishi Sachdeva of Haridwar Hoarding Advertisers Association said that MC was playing a monopoly game and trying to accrue huge sum being offered by outside advertisers. He said that local advertisers were being neglected, despite them furnishing advance sum to the corporation to the tune of Rs 5 lakh. A total of 350 hoarding sites fall in the periphery of the city Municipal Corporation, for which one-time annual charge is taken by the MC, from advertising agencies. But now in an advertisement, it made it clear that through tender process, only one agency will be given all the hoarding rights for a year. While Ashish Gupta, another member, said that six agencies from their association had submitted advance sum, but MC and its officers seem to be hell bent on giving the tender to the outside agency. In a Right to Information query of the association, the MC had replied that they did not have any bylaws and are sticking to the previous Municipal Committee laws only. So they are not bound to advertisers' association advance deposit, while allocating new tender process. On this Mayor Manoj Garg said that he will look up to the court's directive and make Haridwar corporation advertisement officials point out that allegations of city-based advertisers are baseless and no one should have qualms about an open tender process. The corporation is also envisaging a new hoarding policy for which the city periphery will be divided into two zones, Shanti Kunj Chandi Ghat Chowk and Chandi Ghat Chowk till Pull
Jatwada, Jwalapur.
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Flesh trade racket busted, five held
Dehradun, July 26 According to sources, acting on a tip-off, the police raided Hotel Athithi on the Tyagi road and enquired about the occupants. The hotel staff failed to give proper replies to questions. The police found three youths and two women indulging in immoral activity in two rooms of the hotel. The arrested youths were identified as Anand, a resident of Nai Basti in Dehradun, and Aman and Saurabh, residents of Kotdwar. The police said one of the arrested women was running the flesh trade racket at the hotel for quite some time. —TNS
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Dehradun Football Academy enter semifinal
Dehradun, July 26 Divyanshu and Vikram Rana of the Dehradun Football Academy scored goals in the 31 and 70 minute of the match, respectively. For the Kendriya Vidyalaya Combined the sole goal was scored accidentally by Rohit of the DFA. The semifinal matches would be played tomorrow.
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Dehradun, July 26 A contractor with the Power Corporation, Neeraj Tyagi, had complained to the vigilance cell of the police some days ago that MS Bhaghal, SDO, was demanding Rs 30,000 as bribe from him for releasing a payment of about Rs 2 lakh. Bhaghal had also demanded Rs 10,000 as advance while the rest of the bribe amount was to be paid after the completion of the work. Acting on the complaint of the contractor, a vigilance cell team led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Manikant Mishra laid a trap. Neeraj was asked to give coloured Rs 1,000 notes to the SDO. Neeraj gave the money to Bhaghal and the vigilance team arrested the latter red handed. —TNS
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Dehradun, July 26 The event commenced with the traditional 'Deep Prajwallan' ceremony by Vice-Chancellor Dr SC Deorani, Registrar and Dean Professor Prafulla K Dash and Faculty of Law Director Dr B Kumar. Dr SC Deorani said it was a special day for the MBA students that marked a new phase of learning in their lives. He said students should learn to strive for excellence in the tasks they perform. Prof Prafulla K Dash welcomed the new batch of students and also congratulated the senior batch for their enthusiasm and persistence. Juri Bordoloi and Shikhar Pandya were crowned Miss Fresher and Mr Fresher respectively. —TNS
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