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NCP hits out at govt on relief measures post disaster
National Congress Party leaders at a press conference in Haridwar on Sunday.
Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
Govt should look after safety of elderly: Guv
Doon cops start ‘Be Safe, Feel Safe’ campaign
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Sanitation problem continues to haunt Doon
Jaagar singer Basanti Bisht enthrals audience
Mention criminal history of accused in charge sheet, says DGP
Talwandi college students demand appointment of more faculty
Ecole founders' day
Senior Cong leader dies of cancer
Unison World School students visit UK
Guv releases book on Urdu poems
29 cops take part in debate competition
DM: Take dengue cases seriously
Summer Valley School organises annual marathon event
Exhibition of products by women in Lifestyles
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48-year-old man dies in mishap
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NCP hits out at govt on relief measures post disaster
Haridwar, October 6 Chief of the state unit of the NCP Divya Nautiyal questioned the state government’s data about the people who died in the mid-June natural. Divya Nautiyal said even after four months of the catastrophe, the government figures show only 600 people dead and 5,800 missing. NCP district chief Raju Singh Virathiya said the winter was nearing and the Union and Uttarakhand Governments were yet to provide shelter to the affected people in Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar and other affected districts. Virathiya said Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna had announced prefabricated houses for the disaster-hit, but its construction would take time. Women’s wing leader Tripta Sharma said the state health department and the Haridwar Municipal Corporation had now also failed to check the spread of dengue. More than 400 dengue cases had been reported in the district so far. Meanwhile, the NCP, Uttarakhand, has expressed desire to have a tie up with the Congress and demanded the allocation of at least one Lok Sabha seat for it.
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Govt should look after safety of elderly: Guv
Dehradun, October 6 “This should be done so that they do not have to remain dependent on anyone. Moreover, the youth of today should be made to realise that they do not prosper without their roots,” he said. The Governor said there should be proper arrangements for entertainment and pilgrimages for the elderly.The programme was jointly organised by the Management and Leadership Development Centre and the ONGC Retired Officers’ Association, Dehradun. The Governor began his speech by addressing
elderly persons as “young elderly.” He said old age was a problem in every country but in some countries, old-age homes were easily acceptable. India was seen differently in this context. “We have the tradition of respecting our elders. After the elderly fulfilled all their responsibilities, they used to go for sanyaas or vanprasth and this was also a respected tradition. But things have changed and people look on their elders as a burden,” he said. The Governor said most of the old-age homes did not provide emotional security and proper medical facilities. He said the government should utilise the services of physically and mentally disabled and educated elderly people in several ways. On this occasion, the Governor also released a book, “Active ageing with joy” and honoured several persons above 80 years of age with a shawl.
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Doon cops start ‘Be Safe, Feel Safe’ campaign
Dehradun, October 5 “We have started this campaign with an aim to provide better sense of security among the residents of the city and I have directed the Circle Officers to start updating the database of senior citizens living in their area of jurisdiction”,
SSP Kewal Khuranna told The Tribune. The SSP has also directed the police stations to regularly contact housewives and single women living in their areas through lady constables and safety issues must be communicated to them on regular basis. “We have also organised free judo classes for women in the police lines and we have identified judo coaches who will go to schools and give judo training to young girls there as well,” the SSP told The Tribune. The police distributed booklets on the issue of women's security in
selected locations. It is to be noted that the campaign has been started in the 10 police stations, which come under Dehradun city, and the police is planning to carry this campaign forward to rural areas also in the
near future. Police stations have been strictly directed to undertake renewed verification process of labourers, students and tenants living in Dehradun. “I request everybody to make sure that they get the verification done of their tenants and domestic helps on priority basis so that their names get registered in police record,” said Kewal Khuranna. Meanwhile, the police also distributed battery-operated bells to the senior citizens having 50 metre of range to alert the people living nearby areas in case of any emergency. “Every woman and senior citizen must set the mobile numbers of concerned police stations in charge in their phones,” said the SSP. It is noteworthy that Rajesh Kumar and Neeru Saini murder cases took place in September and shocked the whole city, after which the Dehradun police has started this campaign to restore its credibility and control such crimes from occurring in future.
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Sanitation problem continues to haunt Doon
Dehradun, October 5 Director, DVWM, Sidharth Jain, said: “Just a couple of months ago, the same situation of garbage piling up and lying scattered around the bins was prevalent. In the absence of any concrete road outside the gate of the trenching ground, vehicles were unable to ply inside, as the entire area had become muddy due to deposition of heaps of garbage. The recurrence of the same situation has taken place now. Mukhya Nagar Adhikari had talked to the District Magistrate about building the road. An amount of Rs 9 lakh was also sanctioned for the purpose, but the road ha not been built so far.” He said he had been putting JCB machines to clear the garbage before and around the gate on his own for which he had to pay Rs 4 lakh every month, something he was unable to sustain any longer. He also made it clear that since the trenching ground belonged to DMC, the corporation should provide him facility to throw the garbage here. He said his work was confined to collection of garbage only in the present scenario. When the Shishambara trenching ground was ready, he would be responsible for that. Senior Health Officer, DMC, Dr RK Singh, said: “The crisis of garbage has become worse as the workers of DVWM are throwing garbage outside the trenching ground. Most of the rear part of the trenching ground is empty where the vehicles can’t reach because of the hill of the garbage coming in the way. Then there is a lot of confusion about the division of duties or responsibilities between DMC and DVWM, which has also led to the complication. The garbage is not being cleared from the city because of this.” He said he had arranged vehicles from his end to clear the garbage from the markets of the city but he could not make such arrangements for the entire city. However, the problem continues to persist. Sidharth Jain rued that neither the top bureaucracy nor DMC seemed concerned about these
problems.
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Jaagar singer Basanti Bisht enthrals audience
Mussoorie, October 6 She is the only woman Jaagar singer who has made her mark in what is considered as male prerogative and was strictly prohibited for females. Despite opposition, she has been able to create a place for herself and preserve the dying art of Jaagar in
Uttarakhand. For her service to the folk singing, she has been awarded Padma Shri twice. Joseph S Alter, the organiser of the show, said for the 15 students from the University of
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (US), who are in Mussoorie under the field study tour
programme, namely “Pitt in Himalayas”, meeting and listening to the “Jaagar queen” of Uttarakhand has been an out-of-world experience. Joseph S Alter said as he belonged to the region, the objective of organising such programme was to showcase the talent present here and promote it at the global level. Later, addressing
mediapersons, Basanti Bisht said that government had failed to preserve the dying art of Jaagar singing despite the efforts of the intellectual class and the artists. She has also written a book on the dying art of
Jaagar. An eminent author from Mussoorie, Prof Ganesh Saili, who was present at the function, said the state of Uttarakhand was formed for preserving such dying cultures and tradition and to maintain its distinctive identity. He thanked Joseph S Alter for his efforts to showcase the true tradition of Uttarakhand to the audience. Dr Sameer Shukla and his wife presented a self-made painting of Nanda Devi to Basanti Bisht on the occasion.
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Mention criminal history of accused in charge sheet, says DGP
Dehradun, October 6 The Director-General of Police also found that the criminals arrested under the criminal cases, easily get bail from courts due to lack of investigation
by officers and in charge of respective police stations. "The investigating officers and police station officials do not oppose the bail plea in effective manner in front of the court due to which the criminals get away easily," said Sidhu. The Director-General of Police directed the SP’s and the SSP’s of all the districts to make sure that a proper homework was done before writing the charge sheet in the criminal cases and the criminal history and the background of the culprits was mentioned in the
charge sheets.
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Talwandi college students demand appointment of more faculty
Dehradun, October 6 Students said all other teachers in the humanities department had been transferred. They also demanded the introduction of postgraduate courses and the renovation of the college building, which is in a dilapidated state. Students said Rs 5 crore had been sanctioned for the construction of five rooms on the college campus, but only two had been built so far. Kunjwal assured the students of taking up their demands with Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. It is the only degree college in the Pinder Valley and students are forced to migrate to other places for further studies.
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Ecole founders' day
Dehradun, October 6 In the French exposition, junior girls enacted a scene from the comic strip 'asterix', bringing alive the Gaul of 50 BC. The Hindi exhibition was also organised, in which tributes were paid to the soldiers for their contribution in Uttrakhand Disaster through poems. A presentation on Devki Nandan Pandey, an author from Dehradun and a display of his books was also held. The English faculty of middle school organised a symposium on one of the most celebrated children's authors of India, Ruskin Bond. The students had written some book reviews, drawn a storyboard and created a collage of all his book covers.
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Senior Cong leader dies of cancer
Dehradun, October 6 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, Yashpal Arya, State Congress Chief, Suryakant Dhasmana, Congress vice-president and other senior state Congress leaders payed homage to the departed soul. Suryakant Dhasmana, said Devender Sethi remained an activist throughout his life starting from his student days. His death was a shock for the party as well as for the people of Dehradun. Devender Sethi was associated with many social and cultural organisation. He had fought the 2012 assembly polls on Congress ticket from Premnagar assembly segment but lost. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Unison World School students visit UK
Dehradun, October 6 The girls interacted with the students of the host school and visited many places. They were taken to London to see the Chelsea Art Gallery, Madame Tussaud’s Museum and House of Parliament. They also got an opportunity to see the Royal Pavilion where they marvelled its architecture and art. The students also made a visit to Warner Brothers’, The Making of Harry Potter Studio in Watford, London and were thrilled to see the magical world and learn about it. The girls also visited Cambridge University, which proved to be extremely informative and interesting. Another enriching experience was at
Glaxosmithkline, a company that makes inhalers for asthma patients.
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Guv releases book on Urdu poems
Dehradun, October 6 He regretted that despite having good qualities, the Muslim community was backward. He said as Indians and Muslims, it was the duty of each member of the community to contribute to the country's safety, peace and progress. The organisers of the function expressed their solidarity with the disaster-affected people of the state. Several intellectuals and eminent citizens were also present on the occasion.
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29 cops take part in debate competition
Dehradun, October 6 The topic of the debate was "Are police only accountable for human rights?" The participants spoke extensively in favour of and against the topic. In all, 29 policemen participated in the competition. Speaking in favour of the topic, Chanchal Sharma was adjudged the best speaker while Manju Baliyan won the best speaker award for speaking against the topic. The panel of judges included retired DIG VV Das, Laxmi Raman Arya, Joint Director, Protection, and Pradeep Rai, SP Traffic, Dehradun.
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DM: Take dengue cases seriously
Dehradun, October 6 He said he would take a strict action against the concerned doctor, if he got complaint from any dengue patient of not being attended well. Purushottam also passed on instructions to the Chief Medical Superintendents of government hospitals in the district regarding thorough examination and treatment of dengue patients.
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Summer Valley School organises annual marathon event
Dehradun, October 6 The distance of the marathon for the sub-junior category was 3 km. The junior category students had to run 4 km, whereas, the senior category students had to cover a distance of 5 km. The Maurya House won the marathon in the overall category. The Ashok and Kanishka house remained on the second and the third position respectively. The event was held to promote the spirit of sportsmanship and convey the message of conversation of environment.
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