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Rising prices affect Ramadan sales
Weather bulletins cause confusion
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Workmanship of BRO under scanner as bridge collapses
Crime graph declines in state
Number of Nanda Devi pilgrims to be regulated
WIHG monitoring changes in Amarnath shrine Shivalingam
RTI activists to get
protection
Land for Doppler radar identified
Registration of guesthouse found overcharging cancelled
Nine held for trafficking minor
Quadruplets delivered
BJP leaders for check on rising prices
DM holds meets with zonal magistrates
Harish Rawat discharged from AIIMS, back in Doon
Three dists selected for Backward Regions Grant Fund Scheme
Sarpanch shot dead in Munsiyari
Two thieves arrested
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Rising prices affect Ramadan sales
Dehradun, July 16 Even though the shopkeepers selling food products are doing brisk business, the ones selling other stuff related to the holy month are suffering massive losses this year. The sale of ittars (perfumes), janamaaz (prayer rugs), clothes, books, beads and several other items have taken a back seat for the customers visiting these shops. Speaking to The
Tribune, Mohammed Nameez said that the sale has been really down this year. “Unlike last
year we have not been able to sell even 10 per cent of the products. Apart from the sale of caps, nothing else is being sold,” he added. “Even the ittars are not attracting any customer. We have a huge collection of perfumes ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 1,000. Some are imported from Saudi
Arabia and Pakistan,” he added. Meanwhile, the traditional prayer caps from overseas are attracting a lot of customers observing the fast and offering prayers. Amongst these it is the cane caps from Bangladesh and hand-knitted ones from Indonesia that have found the highest takers since the beginning of the month. Abdul Waheeb, a shopkeeper housing the caps, said that he is doing brisk business. “Generally, people prefer to buy new caps during the holy month of Ramadan. We have imported lots of caps from Bangladesh, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and China,” he said. “The most expensive caps are from Indonesia and Turkey. While the cost of Indonesian caps range from Rs 150 to Rs 300, as these are hand-knitted, the ones from Turkey are being sold at Rs 100 to Rs 200. These carry slight colour and are weaved with a combination of
cotton and silk thread,” he added. “The skull caps from China are the cheapest as they are made out of synthetic material. These are being sold at Rs 30-50, depending on the size,”
he added. The shop also houses plastic caps that are often kept in the mosques to be used by those who come without their own caps. |
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Weather bulletins cause confusion
Dehradun, July 16 While the IMD has been maintaining that they have been providing timely weather forecast to the department to take up advance measures, the Department of Disaster Management is finding these inadequate and lacking precision. In the weather forecast for Uttarakhand issued on July 15 for the next three days, the IMD in its report had warned about heavy rainfall occurring in isolated places in mid Garhwal and south Kumaon region, leaving the Department of Disaster Management clueless. “It is difficult to ascertain which districts would be affected by rain. It leaves us in a fix. Based on this information we cannot ask the people to vacate their houses,” said a senior official. In fact, during the mid-June disaster of 2013, the IMD had said that they had warned the Department of Disaster Management about heavy rainfall on the Char Dham route but the warning had gone unheeded.
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State Home Minister meets police officers
Dehradun, July 16 Police officers were directed to strengthen their network and take measures to ensure stronger policing and have a crime-free society in the state. He applauded the role of the police in ensuring free and fair Lok Sabha and panchayat elections in the state. He singled out Patel Nagar and Vikas Nagar police station area where the incidents of theft and other petty crimes have surged in the past few months. He asked the Director General of Police (DGP) and other police officers to take action against such officers who fail to perform their duty of maintaining law and order in different areas. Directions were given for intensification of night patrolling in the crime-prone areas to deter criminals. Meanwhile, police officers led by DGP BS Sidhu gave a number of proposals to the Home Minister to ensure better policing in the state. Pritam Singh said the government would look into the proposals and will decide on them soon. The DGP told the Home Minister that there were a number of proposals like capital build-up and 33 circle officers’ vacancies, which is affecting policing in the state. He requested him to take a decision on such proposals at the earliest. Apart from the DGP, ADG (law & order) RS Meena, IG headquarters Deepam Seth, DIG Garhwal Amit Sinha, SSP Dehradun Ajay Rautela and SP (city) Navneet Bhullar were present. |
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Workmanship of BRO under scanner as bridge collapses
Dehradun, July 16 “One portion of the bridge collapsed due to poor placement. It was placed on loose material that could not withstand the rains. During my inspections undertaken before the start of the Char Dham Yatra, I had found the alignment of this bridge unsteady and had asked the authorities to rectify it. This portion remained intact while the other portion of the bridge has caved in. Now the bridge is no longer motorable and only the foot bridge built by the CPWD is functional,” said Subhash Kumar , Chief Secretary. Expressing dissatisfaction with the functioning of the organisation undertaking construction of roads and bridges, the Chief Secretary said during his visit to Darma valley in Kumaon he had warned about the quality of the bridge and it too could not withstand rains and collapsed. “The news of the collapse of the bridge came at the time when a Cabinet meeting was being held in Almora,” said Subhash Kumar. In fact Uttarakhand state’s road to recovery post the 2013 rain induced-disaster has been exacerbated by poor state of ongoing projects. As it is, hundreds of roads were wiped out and several bridges reduced to dust in the state due to the rain-induced disaster. To top it the bridges being built by heavy weight organisations like the BRO, PWD and National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) sanctioned a few years back are falling like a pack of cards. A few days ago a bridge under construction at Sangamchatti at Uttarkashi and being built by NBCC collapsed. Then, inclement weather has also put paid to the efforts of the government . A bridge connecting the valley of flowers over Pushpavati river in Chamoli district has not been constructed by the forest authorities, as a result of which the valley remains inaccessible. The bridge was washed away in the 2013 rain induced disaster. “We have already sanctioned Rs 20 lakh for the bridge’s construction but the snow is posing problems and the project would only be complete by the next season,” said Kumar. |
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Bahuguna to campaign for Hira Bisht in Doiwala
Dehradun, July 16 “The Doiwala Assembly seat is part of the Tehri Garhwal parliamentary seat, which Vijay Bahuguna had represented in the past, and Congress candidate Hira Singh Bisht will benefit from the enormous support the former Chief Minister enjoys,” said Hridayesh while answering queries of mediapersons about the lack of activity of the Bahuguna group in Doiwala. She also rejected the charge that leaders owning allegiance to Vijay Bahuguna were still opposing the appointment of Kishore Upadhyay as the president of the Uttarakhand Congress. “These leaders were in New Delhi to raise a policy issue and were not specifically opposing Upadhyay,” she said. She added the party would gain immensely from Chief Minister Harish Rawat’s active participation in the Assembly byelections. “The news that he has been discharged from AIIMS has been greeted with great deal of enthusiasm. His arrival in Dehradun today and a roadshow in Doiwala will further boost the morale of the party cadre,” said Hridayesh. On the issue of incessant rains affecting the Char Dham Yatra, the Finance Minister said the government had issued an alert asking both locals and pilgrims not to take undue risks. “We have asked the district authorities to be on maximum alert and in case of heavy rain stop the yatra. But pilgrims will still continue with the yatra as it is a matter of religion and personal faith. The best course of action for the government is to be on the alert and also not create unnecessary panic,” she asserted. Hridayesh said the district authorities had asked Swami Ramdev, who is on his way to Gangotri with school students, to be cautious about the inclement weather. |
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JCB machine washed away in swollen Asi Ganga
Mussoorie, July 16 The river is in spate owing to incessant rain in the region for the past few days. KK Singh, Uttarkashi SDM, said no casualties had been reported as the machine was not in use at the time of the incident. Panic has gripped residents of Uttarkashi as the Bagirathi and Asi Ganga rivers are flowing above the danger mark. The Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain in parts of the state over the next 48 hours. Yoga guru Ramdev, along with nearly 400 students, is reportedly stuck at Gangotri due to blocking of routes. The state DGP, however, said Ramdev was warned prior to leaving
for Gangotri. He was also warned of legal action if anything happened to the students. On the other hand, his close aides accompanying him said Ramdev and students were safe and would soon leave for Gaumakh. Meanwhile, various areas near the town witnessed heavy rain overnight. Tourists in large numbers came out on The Mall to enjoy the clear view of the Doon valley. “The MET department’s alert has instilled fear among us, but with the sky clearing we are enjoying the weather,” said Rohit Srivastava, a tourist from Delhi. Yogendar Gangwar, district tourism officer, said the Char Dham Yatra had also been halted owing to heavy rains in the upper reaches of the state. |
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Copper craft on verge of extinction
Dehradun, July 16 Shiv Lal Tamta, 60, is the last torch-bearer of this ancient art and none of his three children are even remotely interested in associating themselves with the copper craft. He said with little earnings from the art, it was only a matter of time before copper craft was confined to history books. Finding no prospects in the copper craft trade, Shiv Lal sons have taken to other professions. While one has become a patwari, the second has joined a bank while the third in engaged in a private sector job. None of the three is interested in furthering the family tradition of taking to copper craft. Strongly advocating patronage to Kumaon’s copper craft, Tamba Udyog Sahkarita Samiti’s member Daya Shankar Tamta said most copper craftsmen are living in penury. “They are forced to work through middlemen, who purchase their works from them at a very low rate and sell these to shops in other parts of the country at exorbitant rates,” he said, stressing on proper encouragement for these artisans. “These artisans must be provided with raw material. Secondly, their copper craft works should be made tax-free. Thirdly, they need to be given advanced training, including that in machinery use,” argued Daya Shankar Tamta. He said emporiums that sell copper craft items like utensils, musical instruments and others need to be opened. He said copper utensils Gagar and Mana and musical instruments made of copper like Damao and Nafgani need to be promoted as souvenir from Uttarakhand in the national and international markets. Daya Shankar Tamta points out that a large number of those belonging to the Tamta community which has been linked to copper craft over generations in Uttarakhand have taken to other professions. He said earlier, Tamta community members were engaged in copper craft in Almora, Pithoragarh, Champawat and even parts of Garhwal. He said now, there are few families engaged in copper craft and these are limited to Kumaon region of Almora and very few are in
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Workshop for copper artisans at ASI
Dehradun, July 16 He said the public would be sensitised to the importance of the
traditional art. An exhibition was also organised on the occasion. A painting competition was also held for schoolchildren. The exhibition is open to the public as well. Tama Udhyog Sahkarita Samiti member Daya Shankar Tamta expressed concern over lack of encouragement among artisans resulting in the dwindling number of copper artisans. Anand Sharan, assistant anthropologist, and Sudarshan Vaid, museum head, were present on the occasion. |
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Crime graph declines in state
Dehradun, July 16 According to the data released by the police headquarters, 76 per cent of the crime cases were solved while 49 per cent of the criminals were arrested from January to June. There has been a decline of 29 per cent in looting incidents, 50 per cent in chain snatching, 20 per cent in vehicle thefts, 50 per cent in kidnappings and extortion and 38 per cent fall in crimes against women. About 72 per cent of the loot cases were solved within a few days of their occurrence and 91 per cent of the criminals were arrested. On the other hand, 58 per cent of the vehicle theft cases were solved and 83 per cent of the stolen vehicles were recovered. Interestingly, there has been a 12 per cent decline in the crime cases in Dehradun district. While 80 per cent of the crime cases in Dehradun were solved, 46 per cent of the criminals were arrested, claims the police headquarters. Meanwhile, there has been a surge in theft cases in Dehradun. ADGP Ram Singh Meena ordered SSP Ajay Rautela to take strict measures to curb crimes in
Dehradun. Achievement
According to the data released by the police headquarters, 76 per cent of the crime cases were solved while 49 per cent of the criminals were arrested from January to June. There has been a decline of 29 per cent in looting incidents, 50 per cent in chain snatching, 20 per cent in vehicle thefts, 50 per cent in kidnappings and extortion and 38 per cent fall in crimes against women. |
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Number of Nanda Devi pilgrims to be regulated
Pithoragarh, July 16 The yatra is beginning on August 18 from Chamoli district for the first time after the state came into existence, Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri, Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly and president of the Nanda Devi Rajjat Review Committee, said at Nainital today. Maukhuri was speaking to mediapersons after chairing a preparatory committee meeting on the yatra, which is taken out in the higher reaches of the state every 12 years. The yatra has its origin in the 7th century when it was first started by the then Garhwal kings. It has since been organised by people of both Kumaon and Garhwal as the Goddess Nanda is worshipped in both regions. “Over 500 palanquins of Goddess Nanda Devi from both regions will take part in the yatra, which covers 280 km in high Himalayan meadows in over one month,” said
Maikhuri. He added considering last year’s natural disaster the committee had not only made arrangements of helipads to lift pilgrims from high altitude, but also personnel of the NDRF, and Kumaon and Garhwal regiments had also been requested to make standby arrangements at high Himalayan meadows to guide and rescue pilgrims in the time of need. “We have also tasked the Forest and Adventure Games Department of the state with looking after the pilgrims during the 280-km pilgrimage,” said
Maikhuri. He added Rs 150 crore was being spent to erect permanent sheds on the yatra route in the district for future and control rooms were being opened in Chamoli, Dehradun and Almora for its proper management. “We have also decided to do biometric registration of every pilgrim proceeding on the yatra and limit their number from the base camp onwards. It has also been decided to depute mobile vans and a JCB machine on the yatra route,” said Maikhuri. All decisions would be finalised at a meeting to be chaired by Chief Minister Harish Rawat soon. |
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Mussoorie couple pens book on Ashok Hotel
Mussoorie, July 16 The book, researched and written by Hugh and Colleen Gantzer, charts out the history, art, heritage and people who have been behind the hotel conceived by former Prime Minister late Jawaharlal Nehru. Hugh and Colleen Gantzer, speaking to the Tribune, said the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, decided that Delhi needed a hotel that offered the very best of international standards of hospitality and had to dominate the landscape on which it stood as an icon of the country. Towards this end, the newly formed United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was to be solicited to Delhi. In order to attract these international delegates, he intended to offer them the sorts of facilities that they were accustomed to and this is how Hotel Ashok was born, said
Gantzers. “Intuitively, he chose a prominent hillock on the Ridge: the newest nodal point of India rising out of the oldest rocks of our land,” added Hugh and Colleen
Gantzer. Speaking further, the Gantzers said while researching for the book, they came across the fact that a major obstacle for Nehru to realise his dream was not when it came to the government donating around 21.108 acres of land, but the dilemma of spending government money for the hotel which should have been spent for the poorest of poor of the country. “Nehru found a solution to this problem in a unique way. He astutely tapped the goodwill and the resources of the ruling princes of India. Of the 23 original shareholders of the Ashok Hotels Limited on 22nd October 1956, 15 were from the ruling princes starting from Yuvraj Karan Singh of Jammu and Kashmir and Yuvrani Yasho Rajya of the same princely state. The ruling family of Nawanagar made the largest financial contribution. HH Jam Saheb Digvijay Singh ji of Nawa Nagar, successor to Ranjitsinhji, presided over the Bhoomi Poojan of the new hotel,” said
Gantzers. The book also mentions the people employed at Hotel Ashok, including Sohan Singh, a bearded, 78-year-old tailor and the oldest employee-contractor there, who was persuaded to work at the hotel by his previous employer Ramprasad Sahib in 1956. Another figure is Lakhwinder Singh, a tall turbaned figure in a resplendent uniform, one of the elite president’s bodyguard, a cavalryman, lancer and paratrooper, qualified to drive all kind of vehicles, who still welcomes the guests as door attendant at Hotel
Ashok. Gantzers have also penned down the soaring arch of the hotel above the entrance, which evokes images of the northern entrance of Delhi’s 16th century Talaq Darwaja in the old fort of the Mughals. A sculpture of the great wheel of Hindu Sun temple in Konark is kept at the hotel and hints of Buddhist idioms that proclaim an ancient heritage fit into the Lutyens imperial mould. |
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WIHG monitoring changes in Amarnath shrine Shivalingam
Dehradun, July 16 Earlier, the institute had also proposed to set up a field observatory at the Amarnath shrine to study the possible reasons behind the speedy melting of ice Shivlingam. Later, the Department of Science and Technology directed the Indian Meteorological Department to establish such a field laboratory. Dr DP Dobhal, a glaciologist with the WIHG, said their team was constantly monitoring Shivlingam at the Amarnath cave shrine. It was keeping a close watch on any major waxing and waning changes this year. He said the monitoring included eight to 10 parameters ranging from snowfall, rainfall, wind speed in the valley and other factors. Dr
Dobhal, however, said Jammu and Kashmir had been experiencing good snowfall in the past two years. A WIHG team had visited the Amarnath shrine in 2006 as well after a controversy over an artificial Shivlingam there. Reports of the speedy melting of Shivlingam had been a cause for concern with scientists citing climate change, anthropogenic causes and winter snowfall as the reasons behind it. Thousands of devotees visit the Amarnath cave shrine every year to see the Shivling formed there. |
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RTI activists to get
protection
Dehradun, July 16 Among other things, the RTI activist would also be provided personal security in case he approaches the DM with a request. RTI activists would get financial assistance under the Uttarakhand Apradh Pidit Yojana in case they are physically hurt. Since RTI Act came into force, there has been a sharp increase in assaults on RTI activists. The activists say effective implementation of the Act depends on provision of adequate protection to whistleblowers and RTI activists who expose vested interests and corruption in public authorities. So far, the state has not taken any effective steps to for providing protection to RTI activists. |
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Land for Doppler radar identified
Dehradun, July 16 After the radar is set
up, the land ownership will be transferred to the Disaster Management Department from the
Forest Department. Additional Chief Secretary Rakesh Sharma stated on Tuesday that the decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the High Power Committee. Sharma went on to add that after the Doppler radar was set up, the land concerned would be provided to the Meteorological Department. The land would also
be used as a centre for the purpose of providing detailed information pertaining to the weather. |
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Registration of guesthouse found overcharging cancelled
Mussoorie, July 16 A team of officials from the tourism and commercial tax departments and the district administration had inspected several guesthouses in the town on June 22 and it found that Keshav guesthouse was charging the tourists much more than prescribed norms laid down by the tourism department. According to the district tourism officer, Yogendar Gangwar, the department conducted a thorough investigation had found that the owners of the Keshav paying guesthouse were charging Rs 3,000 per day, which was beyond the prescribed limit. The guesthouse was also not maintaining a proper record of registration papers, which was important to run the unit, he added. Gangwar further said that Keshav guesthouse was also renting out one room to tourists illegally. He also said that the other guesthouses inspected on June 22 have been let off with stern warning and if such guesthouses are found to be indulging in fleecing the tourists, punitive action will be taken against them too. However, the residents are astounded at the action of tourism department, which has cancelled registration of only one guesthouse despite several other guesthouses being involved in overcharging tourists in Mussoorie. The tourism department has given licenses to around 151 guesthouses to provide affordable services in the district, out of which 57 were in Dehradun, two in Chakrata, 18 in Rishikesh and 74 in Mussoorie. Meanwhile. the owners of Keshav guesthouse are contemplating legal recourse against the action taken by the tourism department. |
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Bajrang Dal members gherao police station
Dehradun, July 16 Amidst slogans against the police, Bajrang Dal members said that
44-year-old Mohammad Akram kidnapped a minor girl on May 25 and molested her. Notably, the girl somehow managed to escape from his custody and reached
Nehru Colony police after which the complaint was registered against Akram. In her complaint, she reportedly told the police that Akram took her to Delhi and then Ratlam, from where she
managed to escape. Bajrang Dal activists are claiming that Akram had kidnapped the girl once again and she is missing since June 24 . Family members of the girl were also accompanying the activists and claimed that they had been running from pillar to post to seek justice
for their daughter. District president of Bajrang Dal, Amit Tomar, said that the group will intensify their protest if the police fail to arrest the culprit and find the girl within next few days. |
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Nine held for trafficking minor
Pithoragarh, July 16 “The traffickers have allegedly paid a sum of Rs 35,000 to bring the
girl from Pothing village of Kapkot area of Bageshwar district. We have arrested her father, two middlemen and six traffickers from Uttar Pradesh,” said NS Napalchayal, SP of Bageshwar district. According to the police, the girl was being taken to Badaun and was to be married with a 34-year-old man, for which a sum of Rs 35,000 was arrived at by two middlemen from the adjoining village. A sum of Rs 10,000 has been given in advance to the party through the
middlemen. The incident came to light when a source told the police that some persons were taking a girl to Badaun on the pretext
of marriage. “On getting information, the police reached Anarsha–Jagthana road on way to Haldwani and arrested all the persons. They sent them to Almora jail after an investigation,” said Napalchayal. According to the
police, the girl said her father had assured her that some persons from Bareilly would take her for further studies. “The girl has been handed over to his brother as she wanted to study further,” he added. |
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Quadruplets delivered
Dehradun, July 16 The babies were given surfactant and was put on ventilator. Over a period of 21 days, the babies recovered and were gradually weaned off from ventilator and put on oxygen.Slowly and steadily the oxygen support was also taken off and feeding was started. On discharge, the babies were stable and weighed 1.64 kg, 1.58 kg, 1.80 kg and 1.340 kg, respectively. Medical management of premature babies is a critical task and requires expert guidance to ensure weight gain and development of the baby. Earlier, in case of quadruplet delivery, one or two babies used to die due to improper medical
management. However, now with access to latest medical technologies and expertise of skilled doctors, such complicated deliveries can be successfully managed,” he said. |
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Devi Kol fest begins
Mussoorie, July 16 The villagers walked around 2 kilometres and after offering prayers, danced in traditional attire through the day. The biannual festival is celebrated around 50 km from Mussoorie in Jaunpur block in July. The festival of Jaunpur is celebrated in honour of Bhadra Kali, incarnation of Goddess Durga. Kshetra panchayat member Jot Singh Bisht, speaking on the occasion, said such festivals were important to preserve the social and cultural ethos of Garhwal. Devi Kol Mandir Mela Samiti secretary Sultan Singh outlined the fact that this festival was 150 years old and the temple is revered among the villagers of the surrounding area. |
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BJP leaders for check on rising prices
Dehradun, July 16 The delegation said that the Central Government had taken several steps to keep a check on hoarding and the same was expected of the state government. “The state government is not coming up strongly against hoarders; the price rise is affecting the budget of the common man. The government should set up more retail counters of vegetables to give relief to the common man,” said
Harish Narang. They also urged the Principal Secretary to constitute a committee that would keep a vigil on the market which would in turn prevent hoarding.
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DM holds meets with zonal magistrates
Dehradun, July 16 “The sector magistrate should conduct regular meetings with their polling staff members and boost their
morale so that they work efficiently during the elections. Also the PWD should make provision of a
JCB machine to remove any road blockades in the wake of the monsoons. The way to polling booths should be cleared at all times so that voters do not face any inconvenience,” he added. |
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Harish Rawat discharged from AIIMS, back in Doon
Dehradun, July 16 He had a fracture in his neck some time back while alighting from a helicopter following which he was admitted to AIIMS, Delhi. Shortly after getting discharged today, Harish Rawat reached Dehradun in a helicopter. In Dehradun, Congress MLAs along with Opposition leaders from the state led by state Congress president
Kishore Upadhyay meet the chief minister. However, the CM has now been advised three-week bed rest. According to Health Director General GS Joshi, the Chief Minister had a problem of C-1 cervical fracture for which he has been treated. |
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Three dists selected for Backward Regions Grant Fund Scheme
Dehradun, July 16 The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar. A sum of Rs 3 crore has been earmarked for the scheme under which the jobless youth will be trained in vocational services. Principal Secretary, Social Welfare, S Raju, Secretary, Panchayati Raj, Vinod Fonia, Secretary, Urban Development, DS Gabryal, Additional Secretary, PWD, Arvind Singh Hayanki, and Additional Secretary, Food, Ravinath Raman attended the meeting. |
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Pauri police gear up as Kanwariyas head for Neel Kanth shrine
Haridwar, July 16 Six special mobile police teams have been formed to ensure mobility and reach of the police at the temple route, congested markets and also at secluded points. Rescue teams have been formed, who are aided by Jal Police squad personnel as Kanwariyas take a Ganga dip at various Ganga ghats in Rishikesh and Swargasharam in Pauri, prior to marching off to Neel Kanth temple. Talking to The Tribune, Pauri SP Ajay Joshi said this time, 2 crore Kanwariyas are expected to arrive in Uttarakhand during the Shravan Kanwar fair. Coordination between Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, Dehradun and Haridwar district police is being given special emphasis. The SP said as Sawan continues till August 11, the first priority is to ensure peaceful completion of the Kanwar pilgrimage that would get over on July 23 on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. “Kanwar mela zone falling in Pauri district has been divided into 4 zones and 11 sectors. Zonal in charges have been made officials of the rank of assistant superintendent while sector in charges are Inspector-rank officials. We don’t want to take any chances. Round-the-clock monitoring of Kanwar movement is being done, while intelligence sleuths in normal Kanwariyas’’ attire will be mingling with the devotees who will provide vital information and feedback to the mela police,” he said. He added that to ensure the mela police force personnel remain energetic and fresh, they are not being allotted additional duty hours, while provision of food, water, uniform washing and quick transport are being ensured. They are being given knowledge of the surroundings so that they can easily guide outstation Kanwariyas, who come from various states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Station House Officer Amar Jeet Singh of Laxman Jhula police station, Rishikesh, which falls in Pauri Garhwal district, said Kanwariyas are being registered prior to their pilgrimage towards Neel Kanth temple shrine and are being guided by mela police during their stay in the district. |
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Review officers stage dharna
Dehradun, July 16 Leading the protest, Deepak Joshi, general secretary of the review officers’ association, said the officers would intensify their agitation in the days to come. He said they can also resort to complete work boycott from August 11 if the state government does not pay heed to their demands. |
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Gurdwara Football Club win 4-2
Dehradun, July 16 Prashant and Rahul scored one goal each for Uttarakhand Tiger in the 19th and 37th minutes, respectively. In the second match, the Garhwal Boys team was given a walkover against Rising Star, which did not come to play the match. |
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Sarpanch shot dead in Munsiyari
Pithoragarh, July 16 “Hukum Singh, sarpanch of Chulkot village, was shot dead by Devendra Singh of the same village in a brawl last evening when they were returning from a marketplace. Devendra Singh was arrested from a nearby forest where he was hiding after the crime,” said Harish Chandra Arya, Tehsildar of Madkot area. According to revenue police sources, the duo fought over some issue relating to the recent panchayat elections and collection of Yarsa Gumba in this season. “Devendra Singh took out his licensed rifle and shot Hukum Singh dead,” said
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Two thieves arrested
Dehradun, July 16 Police officials said two LCDs, four gold rings, four gold earrings, one necklace and silver jewellery worth Rs 2.5 lakh were recovered from them. According to the officials, both Rajan and Raju used to strike at houses in the night hours. |
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