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Implement Lokayukta Act or face stir: AAP
As Diwali nears, traffic scenario turns from bad to worse
HelpAge sends winter kits for disaster-hit families
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Pushpa Murder Case
3 drug peddlers arrested
Preparations for UK royals' visit reviewed
Kumaon Regiment's commanders' conference
Fete marks annual day function of Kasiga School
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Implement Lokayukta Act or face stir: AAP
Dehradun October 30 Convener of the party Harish Arya said, "Despite the signature of the President of the country on the Bill on September 3, Lokayuka has not been given his rights. There is a provision that the Act will come into force within 180 days of getting the approval from the Governor. He said after the implementation of the Act, the state government was supposed to issue a public notice whereby it would constitute a Lokayukta who would work independent of any administrative, financial or work related control of the state government. But it was surprising that the Bahuguna Government had buried the file related to Lokayukta even after obtaining the signature of the President. Arya said if the state government did not give rights to Lokayukta as per the Act, then it would
have to go through the entire rigmarole of getting it cleared on the floor of the House with two-third majority and obtain the approval of the Governor once again. He said his party demanded due rights to be given to Lokayukta or else the party activists would launch an agitation.
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As Diwali nears, traffic scenario turns from bad to worse
Dehradun October 30 In view of the festive season, the policemen on duty are finding it difficult to manage the increasing number of vehicles on the roads of the state capital as people are moving around the city more often than they normally do. The increasing flow of vehicles on the city roads is resulting in frequent traffic snarls, especially near shopping malls and markets. The police says it is geared up to deal with the situation. “Every circle officer (CO) has been directed to take stock of the traffic situation on a continuous basis in
their jurisdictional areas and ensure smooth flow of traffic on roads”, SP City Jagdish Chandra told
The Tribune. But one could witness traffic problems at many places, including Paltan Bazaar, Gandhi Road, Arhat Bazaar, Dharampur, Haridwar Road, Ballupur Chowk and the ISBT chowk. “It’s a nightmarish feeling to drive on the city roads these days, especially during evening hours, as most of the times I get stranded in the traffic jam and end up wasting time waiting for the queues of vehicles to clear”, said Simran Kaur. “Lack of parking lots in the city is leading to more chaos because people are forced to park their vehicles on the road sides causing more trouble for others”, said Samta Bahadur, a resident of Aman Vihar. “We have directed the police station force as well to come on the roads to streamline traffic during the festive season so that people experience minimum inconvenience,” said the SP City.
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HelpAge sends winter kits for disaster-hit families
Dehradun, October 30 The material was flagged off by Justice Rajesh
Tandon, Member, Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission. On the occasion, Justice Tandon saw the photo exhibition of HelpAge India on the work done under the UK disaster relief programme so far and appreciated the contribution. In his address, he told the gathering about the issues that can be taken up with the Human Rights Commission for getting justice. It was felt that there is need to make the masses aware of the role of the Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission, so that they can approach the commission to get justice. HelpAge India state head Aapga Singh said Chamoli District Magistrate Murugesan would distribute these winter kits at Pindar Valley on November 1. She said with this consignment, a total of 200 tonnes of relief material had been sent by the organisation for four districts of Uttarakhand. HelpAge India is now putting efforts to establish home stay models and ‘haats’ to restore livelihoods in Kedarghati and also one hospital and a destitute care home as the people have to come all the way to Srinagar or Dehradun for any smaller ailments. Many senior citizens were present on the occasion.
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Striking power staff leaders meet CM
Dehradun, October 30 The Chief Minister directed Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar to look into the matter and apprise him about it. President of the association Yogender Vishal said, “The meeting with the Chief Minister took place in the presence of Congress leaders Subhodh
Uniyal and Vijay Sajwan, Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat and Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar. The Chief Minister did not give much time to discuss our issue and simply asked the Chief Secretary to examine our demands and apprise him about them. The outcome of the dialogue could be known by tomorrow morning.”
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Pushpa Murder Case
Dehradun, October 30 Pushpa Saklani was brutally murdered at her residence in Dehradun on October 16 last year. According to sources, the CBI team arrested Brijmohan from Uttar Pradesh and is questioning him in connection with his alleged role in the
murder case. A fortnight ago, advocate OP Saklani, husband of Pushpa Saklani, had held a press conference and accused the CBI of going slow and saving the culprits in the murder case. He accused Shamim Alam and Brijmohan of killing his wife. He also demanded to change the present CBI team investigating the case. After the arrest, OP Saklani released a statement saying, “I am thankful to the bar association and other organisations that have supported me in this while and had put pressure on the CBI to act. Though the main mastermind Shameem Alam is still absconding, the CBI team must investigate the case scientifically.”
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3 drug peddlers arrested
Dehradun October 30 Police sources said Kallu had revealed some shocking information during interrogation on which police has already starting working. A case has been registered under the NDPS Act. Getting a tip off, Kotwali Police nabbed Suraj Rawat of Sanjay Colony, from near the gate of Gandhi Park today afternoon and recovered 10 gram smack from his possession. He has also been booked under the NDPS Act. Doiwala police has arrested one person Noorhasan and recovered 400 gram of charas from him. The police is interrogating him for his possible links with other drug peddlers.
— TNS
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Preparations for UK royals' visit reviewed
Dehradun, October 30 After hawan and aarti at Parmarth Niketan, they will proceed to a hotel in Narendra Nagar. On November 7, they will attend functions at the IMA, the FRI, Beej Vidyapeeth Farm in Selaqui and then return to Narendra Nagar. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna will host a dinner in their honour there.
— TNS
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Dev Sanskriti University students bag five gold medals in yoga
Haridwar, October 30 The university yoga team also won the coveted Yoga Queen title. BA-II student Dilraj Preet Kaur with a tally of three gold medals was adjudged the Yoga Queen. Teams from 22 states (more than 900 yoga practitioners) participated in the championship. The yoga team was given a warm welcome at the university here today. The team members met the owner of the university, Dr
Pranav Pandya. Besides Dilraj Preet Kaur, Sarabjeet Kaur and Shilpi Verma too bagged the gold medals while Vindhya Vasini Sharma clinched the silver medal. Other participants, Bhavya Yadav, Om Vishnoi, Hemlata Vishnoi, Shilpi Verma, Varsha Verma and Deeksha Jamwal also performed remarkably
well and made it to the knockout stage. Pandya welcomed the students and said in a short span the students of Dev Sanskriti University and Gayatri Vidyapeeth School had established their authority in yoga. “It is a moment of glory for the university as our girls have proved their class in the National Yoga Championship. Besides moral values, the university is the lone higher learning educational institution that provides quality and technological education with yoga and ayurveda knowledge,” he said. Co-owner of the university Shail Didi also congratulated the winning team and said it was all made possible due to hard work of the students. She called upon the students to opt for yoga as it promised healthy mind and body. Vice-Chancellor of the university SD Sharma said the yoga students had become an inspiration for other students. They had set a benchmark for others to excel in sports also.
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Mayank's hat-trick helps Tapovan score win
Dehradun, October 30 In the second match of the day, the Doon United football club defeated the Doon Star football club 2-0. Vivek scored the first goal of the match in the 7th minute while Deepak struck a goal in the 48 minute to make the score 2-0 in favour of Doon
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Sunderwala club trounce Eleven Star
The Sunderwal Football Club and Balaji Boys won their matches played in the ongoing Drona College 70th Nemidas Memorial District Football League here today. In the first match, the Sunderwala club defeated Eleven Star 2-1 with Shubham Bist scoring both goals for Sunderwala in the 42nd and 57th minute. For Eleven Star, Kulbhushan scored the lone goal in the 20th minute. Balaji Boys trounced the Akranta football club 2-1. Mayur scored the first goal in the match for Balaji Boys in the 20th minute. Akranta's Sushil Rawat scored an easy equaliser in the 48th minute. But in the 58th minute of the match, Nitin scored the winning goal for
Balaji Boys.
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850 students take part in painting contest
Haridwar October 30 Krishna and Shreya (BMDAV School), Pranjal (Doon Public), Kashish (Green Field), Harshita Sehgal (Doon Public), Suryavanshi Panwar (MCS Bal Vidyapeeth), Rishab Giri (BMDAV), Bhawna Shakya (Maharishi Vidya Mandir), Akariti (Doon Public ) and Abhishek Tiwari (Bhagirathi Vidyalaya) were adjudged the winners in the Group A, B, C, D and E categories, respectively. The participating students in Group A were from LKG and UKG; Group B (Class I and II); Group C (Class III to V); Group D (Class VI to VIII); and in Group E (Class IX and X). Principal of Doon Public School Anjali Sharma said they hosted the inter-school competition regularly to bring forth the creativity of the children and develop competitiveness among them. “We try to inculcate creativeness among students so that they don’t feel bored with regular academic studies. Besides, we generate awareness via various social themes put up in the competition. Also before Diwali we urge students not to burn crackers and instead opt for eco-friendly options like lighting of earthen divas, electric lights and rangoli colours,” said Anjali. Convener of the event Renu Gupta and Aarti said they got an overwhelming response from the students which was reflected in the number of participating students. Judges for the event Dimple Haria, Kamini Thakur and Komal Sukhija lauded the creativity, skill, talent and innovative ideas of the students that were depicted in their paintings.
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Annual exhibition at Sun Valley School
Dehradun, October 30 The creativity and hard work of little children was at display at the exhibition as they enthralled the audience with their all around skills and performances. Students of LKG performed a Punjabi dance, while UKG students took the audience to a jungle trip through their performance. The students of Class I performed a dance on the theme of ‘national integration’, giving a message of peace and brotherhood. With the help of the English Department, the students prepared and performed a play “Rikki Tikki Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling.
— TNS
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Kumaon Regiment's commanders' conference
Pithoragarh, October 30 Colonel of the regiment Lt Gen Om Prakash remembered the glorious history of the regiments and made a fervent appeal that it should be continued. "The glorious tradition that we are proud of today is result of the sacrifices made by the brave soldiers of the regiments, which we need to maintain," said the Colonel of the Kumaon
Regiment.
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Fete marks annual day function of Kasiga School
Dehradun, October 30 Many games were organised and food stalls were installed to please everyone present there. All stalls at the fete wore a carnival look and a special request stall was the centre of attraction. Lt Gen Negi was the chief guest of the evening programme. After the music and dance, the school honoured the toppers of last year’s CBSE examinations. The CBSE Merit Certificates for outstanding performance were given to Anubhav Vashista, Akash Deep and Manan Aggarwal for their perfect score of 10 CGPA.
— TNS
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