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CM launches food security scheme on Rajiv's birth anniversary
Purohits observe Shravani ritual
Disaster-struck villagers of Parodi still await rehabilitation
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City markets flooded with stylish rakhis
A girl buys rakhi at Paltan Bazaar in Dehrdaun on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Guv’s greetings on Raksha Bandhan
Youth told about ill-effects of drugs, alcohol
An awareness workshop on ill-effects of tobacco and alcohol consumption under way in Haridwar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
UKD (P) seeks CBI probe into Yudhbir murder case
Pt Rajendra Gangani performs at RIMC
PRD members threaten to intensify stir
2 arrested with leopard skin, bear’s gall bladder
Vikas group enters students' poll fray
Photo exhibition at Uttaranchal Grameen Bank Art Gallery
Students have a look at photos on display at an exhibition in Dehradun on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
GRD Academy School win
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CM launches food security scheme on Rajiv's birth anniversary
Dehradun, August 20 Speaking at the launch of the scheme at the Town Hall, Bahuguna said: “Among the several welfare schemes launched by the Congress government after the Independence, the food security scheme, which is aimed at making the country hunger free, would be the number one welfare scheme in the country. Coming at a time when we are trouble by the rising import bills, the scheme will provide comfort in these inflationary times,” said Bahuguna. He said on September 2, the scheme would be rolled out in all the districts of the state and in the coming days the APL cardholders, too, would be covered under the scheme. “The scheme would go a long way in providing relief to the disaster-hit areas of the state,” he said. While the Uttarakhand Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Pritam Singh, said the scheme was revolutionary as along with looking after the needs of the poorest of the poor, it was also recognising the immense contribution of women. “For the first time, ration cards will be issued in the name of females of the house, which was a revolutionary step,” said Pritam Singh. He said in order to ensure that the needy were not left out, a food security commission would also be set up that would take up complaints and redress the grievances of those who may have been left out. “In case the beneficiaries do not receive the mandatory ration, there is also a provision for providing allowance for that period for the beneficiaries, the details of which are being worked out with the Central Government,” said Singh. Mayor of Dehradun Vinod Chamoli emphasised on the need for verification of card holders to eliminate duplicate and bogus card holders under the BPL category for proper implementation of the scheme. Today, the Chief Minister also distributed ration kits to 100 women beneficiaries.
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Purohits observe Shravani ritual
Haridwar, August 20 At Ganga ghats the observers took a holy dip and then took Himadri Sankalp, with almost three-hour long rituals being performed. At Har-ki-Pauri teerth purohits offered Rishi Tarpan, with adjacent ghats of Ganga like Kushavrat ghat,Raj ghat,Ram ghat,Vishnu ghat,Daksh ghat also witnessing similar rituals by the purohit community. After Rishi Tarpan, a special thread was also worshipped by the purohits which would be tied at night by purohits.It is a tradition that if girls tie this very thread to their brothers, then it is more auspicious.
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Disaster-struck villagers of Parodi still await rehabilitation
Mussoorie, August 20 The villagers are still forced to live in the grip of fear due as the continuous rains that are posing a threat of more landslides in the village here. Jagdish Prasad, villager from Parodi, speaking to the media said that they had been demanding from the government speeding up the relief work and beginning the exercise of rehabilitating the whole village to some other safer place at the earliest. Meanwhile, MLA, Mussoorie, Ganesh Joshi, also visited the village today and distributed relief material, including ration to more than 100 families. The village women thanked Ganesh Joshi and tied rakhi on his hands on the eve of Raksha Bandhan here. Speaking on the occasion he lambasted the state government and said that the government had failed to provide relief to the disaster-struck villagers of Parodi even after two months of disaster.He assured the villagers that if they are able to arrange the land for rehabilitation he would help in constructing houses for them. The Yuva Morcha president, Birendar Rana, senior BJP leaders Mohan Petwal, Anil Godiyal, Rakesh Rawat, Govind Negi, Mahdev Lekhwar and others were present on the occasion.
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City markets flooded with stylish rakhis
Dehradun, August 20 Most of the shopkeepers have put up makeshift stalls outside their shops for selling rakhis, which are available in various colours, designs and styles, according to one's own preference. Beginning from Rs 5, the high- end rakhis are even available for Rs 150 each in the market. According to the shopkeepers, attractive and fashionable rakhis are gaining rapid popularity in the market and have taken the place of conventional big-sized floral rakhis, and accounts for maximum business during Raksha Bandhan. '' Rakhis embroidered with stones and crystal are most popular among girls this year. Children prefer contemporary rakhis with pictures of toon characters on them," said Rajendra, a shopkeeper. In fact shopkeepers said many sisters bring along their brothers to choose rakhis. According to another shopkeeper, Sanjay, ''the sale is moderate this year, as earlier we used to sell rakhis worth Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 per day. But now it is limited to a few hundred bucks.'' It is to be noted that online rakhi business has hit hard the shopkeepers' business as most of the Internet-savvy people have started ordering rakhis and gifts from the Internet. On other hand, the rising prices have also affected the business during Raksha Bandhan, as most of the people are reluctant to loosen their pockets this year. ''We can feel the brunt of rising prices to our business this year as the income of the people has been hit hard due relentless increase in prices of petrol, diesel and essential commodities,'' said one shopkeeper.
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Guv’s greetings on Raksha Bandhan
Dehradun, August 20
This would result in the development of a civilised and progressive society.
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Youth told about ill-effects of drugs, alcohol
Haridwar, August 20 This was stated by Uma Prakash, director of IEC, a social organisation involved in generating awareness among youths about these harmful drugs at an awareness workshop here today. Prakash said that family members and society too need to play a pivotal role in making the younger generation indulge in constructive habits. “We need to make them aware at an early age about the ill effects of such drugs, alcohol and tobacco on the body, mind and society,” said Prakash. Activist Sanjay Kumar said society needs to take steps and make a favourable environment for the youth who are addicted to drugs, but want to return to normal life. Jahnvi, a college student, said her brother got used to tobacco and drugs in school, but with help of an NGO, he gave up these harmful addictives and was now living a normal life. She said that similar workshops need to be held in every college and school, as many school students feel it a matter of style or are targeted by hardcore drug addicts as they are more vulnerable to such bad things. Uttarakhand Rajya Niyantran Samiti member Sanjay Bisht said the government has initiated many schemes to make society drug-free and generate awareness among youths about the negative impacts of drug and tobacco consumption.
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UKD (P) seeks CBI probe into Yudhbir murder case
Dehradun, August 20 Workers of UKD led by its president Trivendra Singh Panwar staged a protest at district headquarters here and submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate for the Governor. They also said that the police should uncpvert the whole racket of MBBS admissions across the state and must nab all the culprits involved in such illegal works. They even claimed that the graph of crime in Uttarakhand had been rising and incidents of loot, rape, kidnapping and chain snatching had increased lately.
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Pt Rajendra Gangani performs at RIMC
Dehradun, August 20 Pandit Rajendra Gangani, a world-famous kathak dancer, has visited many foreign nations to propagate this dance form. He started training in kathak at age of 4 and belongs to Jaipur Gharana. He was also honoured with the National Sangeet Natak Academy Award for his tireless efforts, devotion and commitment to the cause of kathak. He was accompanied by Kishor Rana, a tabla master, Ravi Sharma and Vinod Gangani. Col HS Bainsla, SM, Commandant, RIM, was the chief guest on the occasion. He thanked Pandit Rajendra Gangani for sparing time to perform at the RIMC. The programme was conducted under the aegis of SPIC MACAY, Dehradun chapter.
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PRD members threaten to intensify stir
Dehradun, August 20 Presiding over the meeting, state president of the PRD Association Pramod Kumar Mandrwal said the agitation of PRD members had entered the 100th day but the state government had shown a little interest in solving their problems. He said they had been called at the Secretariat for meetings several times, but nothing had been done so far. They accused Cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat of not fulfilling his promise. PRD members said during their protest at the Vidhan Sabha in November 2011, Harak Rawat had promised them that the services of PRD members would be regularised if the Congress won the Assembly elections. PRD members have threatened to intensity their agitation if their demands are not met before August 30. Mandrwal said they would be forced to launch an indefinite fast in front of the Chief Minister's house and gherao the Secretary if their demands were not met at the earliest. They are demanding the setting up of a separate organisational structure of the PRD, raising the life insurance cover of PRD members, regularisation of their services and government job for next of kin of a PRD member if he dies on duty.
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2 arrested with leopard skin, bear’s gall bladder
Dehradun, August 20 The police, however, overpowered the two and on search found a leopard skin, a blue sheep skin and bear gall bladder inside
the bag. On interrogation, the two were identified as Ajay and Sandeep, both residents of Ukhimath in Rudraprayag district. They disclosed that they were taking the two skins along with bear gall bladder to Delhi for purpose of sale. A case has been registered under Wildlife Life Protection Act against
the two.
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Vikas group enters students' poll fray
Dehradun, August 20 The patron of the Vikas group, Azad Ali, announced the names of the candidates. Prabhakar would be the candidate for university representative's (UR) post in DAV PG College and Pooja Gusain the candidate for the president's post in MKP College. Neeraj Singh Rawat’s name has been finalised for the post of university representative (UR) in Veer Singh Kesari Chandra Graduate College at Dakhpathar, Vikasnagar. Ayush Semwal has been given the responsibility of being in charge of elections in DAV PG College whereas Vinod Mamgai would be the election coordinator for
the group.
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Photo exhibition at Uttaranchal Grameen Bank Art Gallery
Dehradun, August 20 He said a photograph was best suited to depict the emotions of a theme. Uttaranchal Grameen Bank's chairman Yashpal Arora disclosed that the bank through its art gallery was providing a platform for budding artists who were trying to establish themselves as photographers by providing them space for putting up their exhibitions. He said other art exhibitions are also frequently held at the art gallery. Coloured Leaf Photography Group's head Bhumesh Bharti coordinated the programme.
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GRD Academy School win
Dehradun, August 20 In the first half of the match, both teams could not score any goal. In the second half also, no team could score any goal and the game entered the penalty shootout in which the GRD Academy team won the match 3-1.
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On the 69th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today launched the food security scheme in the state for Antodaya and BPL card holders.
The villagers from Parodi village in Thatyur block of district Tehri Garhwal who suffered due to the natural disaster on June 16 and 17 resulting in widespread damage to property and loss of livestock are still awaiting any sort of rehabilitation.
City markets are flooded with stylish rakhis on the eve of Raksha Bandhan and sisters are busy making their picks from among the best designs for their beloved brothers.
With the younger generation getting easily attracted towards using tobacco, alcohol and drugs, it is not right to only blame the young minds. Society, which fails to generate awareness among the youths about the ill effects of these drugs, is also to blame.
As part of World Photography Day, Coloured Leaf Photography Group organised a photo exhibition
at Uttaranchal Grameen Bank Art Gallery, Dehradun, today.
Inaugurating the exhibition, Uttarakhand Sports Secretary Ajay Pradhyot said photography as hobby was very popular across
the globe.
