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Rahul promises thousands of Obamas
Says Akalis in a tizzy at YC happenings
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Bahuguna sets Himalayan task for Rahul
Nostalgic visit to Doon School
Saras Mela
Sports
Desperate for funds for sick child, woman attempts suicide
Haseena Bano along with her seven-year-old son at Kotwali police station in Dehradun. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
Winter here, but industry still powerless
Scorpio rams into
jhuggi, four injured
The accident site where a Scorpio rammed into a jhuggi on Chakrata Road in Dehradun on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Dhoni ripe for Test captaincy, says coach
Event manager alleges assault
‘Thomso’ begins today
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Rahul promises thousands of Obamas
Dehradun, October 22 " Barack Obama is on the position he is because of democracy within political parties in the US. We also aim to produce thousands of Obamas in the near future," he said. Rahul Gandhi explained in detail about his plans to democratise the National Student Union of India (NSUI) and Youth Congress, students and youth wing of the Congress, respectively. He said as in charge of these frontal organisations, he had been focussing on involving the youth through the process of democratisation in the hope it would make them better politicians. Asked whether intra-party elections would lead to infighting, he replied that such things were bound to happen, but it was time “ the youth of the country get a clean entry into the organisations. The democratisation process will empower them," he remarked. He said elections would be soon held for the Youth Congress in Punjab and the NSUI in Uttarakhand and his position would be that of an umpire to ensure fair polls. "I do not take decisions in the Congress. But I can try get the party ticket for as many young persons for the Lok Sabha poll,” he said. On his becoming Prime Minister, he said this was a hypothetical question and for now he was only concentrating on the job given to him by the party. " The youth comprise 70 per cent of country’s population and I want to involve them in clean politics," he said. He said he disliked being termed as 'Yuvraj' by the media. Regarding the poor poll performance of the Congress in Uttarakhand, the young Gandhi said it was the ruling BJP legislators who were revolting against the Chief Minister. " It is their internal matter and I do not want to comment. But the Congress has a solid base in the state and I am hopeful that we will come back." He admitted to the Congress having been wiped out by Mayawati in
Uttar Pradesh. Rahul said the global meltdown provided a great opportunity to big Asian countries to move forward. |
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Says Akalis in a tizzy at YC happenings
Dehradun, October 22 On a three-day visit to Uttarakhand to revive the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the party, he said that it was thought that the democratic process started by him in NSUI and Youth Congress were internal exercises of the Congress party but now Akalis are perturbed. "The youth wing of the Akalis is asking their leaders that since youth Congress is doing it, we will have to explain to the youth, why we are not doing so," he said. He said that the democratic process would have a cascading affect on the youth politics of the country. |
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Bahuguna sets Himalayan task for Rahul
Dehradun, October 22 Sunder Lal Bahuguna was talking to Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary at his Tehri residence last evening. Bahuguna told Rahul about the dangers of massive deforestation taking place in the Himalayas and the need for greening of the denuded hills. Bahuguna also urged Rahul Gandhi to use his good offices for giving plots to the oustes of the Tehri project near the Tehri lake. Rahul Gandhi was in Tehri on Tuesday in connection with his three-day tour of Uttarakhand to revive National students Union of India (NSUI). Vimala Bahuguna, wife of Sunder Lal bahuguna
was also present at the meeting. Later, Rahul Gandhi told media persons here today that Himalaya is a great asset of the country.
Nostalgic visit to Doon School
Rahul Gandhi, congress general secretary today went to prestigious Doon School where he studied for two years. His father former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and uncle Sanjay Gandhi also studied in the school.
Later, asked whether he was able to meet any of his teachers, Rahul replied " I met my biology teacher. The teacher who taught us carpentary and those from the uniform section who used to provide us with uniforms." Asked about his impressions and the changes he found here, he said that when he was studying here he never went out and the school campus looked huge but now it looks small. Rahul Gandhi met the members of the Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee and Youth Congress before going to a private engineering college where he met the students and answered their queries. — TNS |
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Saras Mela
Dehradun, October 22 Bhangra Giddha group’s incharge Jitendra Singh said the troupe has been performing for the past eight years and Dehradun has always been a delight. Youths turned up in big numbers to witness the show. There was excitement all around and none could remain indifferent to the beat of the dhol. The audience could just not have enough.and requests for favourite songs kept pouring. Convener of Saras Mela B. Sundriyal added that the number of visitors to the Mela is swelling with each passing day. He said a play - “Abhimanyu” - would be staged at the fair on Thursday. Saras mela is being organised under the joint aegies of Uttarakhand rural development department and the Union rural development ministry. As many as 200 stalls have been put up at the fair and 78 self- employed persons have exhibited their products. The fair on its very first day had registered a sale of Rs three
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Sports
Dehradun, October
22 Secretariat team shattered the confidence of the Urja Nigam
team in the first minute of the game by scoring the fastest goal of the
tournament. The second goal for the Secretariat came in the 14th minute
from Kuldeep’s boot again. It was a solo run by Kuldeep from the
centre who dodged three defenders before neatly placing the ball in the
goalpost to make it 2-0. At halftime, Secretariat led 3-0. This time it
was Secretariat's forward Vijay Thapa who put his foot forward to a
sharp cross by Rakesh Negi from the right to score a goal in the 29th
minute. In the 47th minute, Kuldeep Singh Rawat scored again to
complete his hat-trick. Eight minutes later, Kuldeep again scored for
Secretariat to make it 5-0. ONGC will clash with Roadways tomorrow. AGO
beat Ordnance Factory
Earlier, Auditor General Office (AGO) registered its
first win by defeating Ordnance Factory Defence (OFD) 2-1 in the
Inter-Departmental District Football League at Pavilion Ground here
yesterday. AG Office was on the attack from the beginning. They came
close to scoring a goal in the fifth minute through a move from the
left. But AG’s forward fumbled and missed the opportunity of scoring
at the empty goalpost. The ball went wide off the right pole of the
goalpost. But three minutes later, AG’s forward Arvind Arora
penetrated the OFD’s defence from the left and dodged their keeper K.C.
Joshi to score a goal in the eighth minute of the match. AG dominated
the first half and led 1-0 at halftime. Udyaveer Singh struck for AGO
in the 47th minute through a long range shot to make the score 2-0. The
keeper could just see the ball sail into the goalpost. The persistent
efforts of the OFD brought some results in the end. They managed to pull
back a goal in the 59th minute through Ranvindar Yadav. |
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Desperate for funds for sick child, woman attempts suicide
Dehradun, October 22
At last, help from CM
The Uttarakhand Chief Minister has directed his OSD to provide details of the expenses to be incurred on treatment of Bano’s son so that
help could to provided at the earliest, said official sources. She tried to jump from the top floor of the secretariat but security personnel prevented her from doing so. Subsequently, the Kotwali police arrested her. Talking to The Tribune, Bano said: "My seven-year-old son Usmaan is suffering from a tumor in his left leg. The previous Congress government had sanctioned an aid of Rs 75,000 for treatment of my son. I received the first installment of Rs 5000. “However, after the change of guard, the BJP government has not released the rest of the aid money." Bano said she took up the matter with government officials, but to no avail. " Today, I came here to meet Chief Minister Major-Gen B.C.Khanduri (retd). However, his OSD turned me away , saying I must get fresh estimates for the money required on Usmaan’s treatment. bitterly disappointed, I decided to end my life," she said. Social activist Shankutala Lakhera contacted officials of the health department on behalf of Bano. She said the PRO of health minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had assured her that the government would bear all expenses for the treatment of Usmaan. Lakhera said since Bano's son has to be admitted to Doon Hospital tomorrow, she had requested the Kotwali police to release her from detention. "Whatever Bano did is unlawful but one must take into account the circumstances that compelled her to resort to such a step,” she said. Circle officer of the Kotwali police station Anant Shankar Takwale said they had arrested Bano and a case under Section 309 of the IPC registered against her.
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Winter here, but industry still powerless
Dehradun, October 22 Though the state’s chief secretary I.K. Pande has assured that the situation would turn better in winter but industrialists here are keeping their fingers crossed. They claimed that compulsory power shutdowns were imposed even in winter months. There is no option but to use generator sets which leads to higher costs of operation. “We have been hit hard by the increase of electricity duty from 6 paise per unit to 25-27 paise in addition to increased tariff. This has hit the industrial units hard,” said Jitendra Kumar, MD, Sidharth Papers Limited based in Kashipur. In the view of the power crunch, the electricity duty should be reduced besides resolving infrastructure problems on a priority basis, he added. To have uninterrupted power supply, the industry has to unjustifiably pay more. Though the continuous process segment of the industry is being supplied 24-hour supply but the industrialists were being made to pay 20 per cent extra. This is increased to 25 per cent during the peak period which was totally unjustified, they claimed. The crunch situation coupled with lack of adequate infrastructure is staring in the face of about 40 new units which are proposed to come up in the industrial estate at Mahua Khera Ganj in Kashipur. Though the developers provided free land for setting up the 220 kv sub-station there but the state power transmission corporation is yet to make any headway on the ground. Though the corporation authorities have promised to complete it in 12 months but the industrialists are not convinced. The president of Kumaon Garhwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) Rajiv Ghai said that about 40 units operating there require 10 MW more power for sustaining their operations. This has caused a scare among about 40 new units in the pipeline as they may not be able to start their operations in absence of adequate supply and subsequently lose the incentives under the special package which expires in 17 months, Ghai said suggesting the setting up of a 33 KV sub-station which can be functional in four months. |
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Scorpio rams into
jhuggi, four injured
Dehradun, October 22 The injured have been identified as Kumari Baghi (4), Jyoti (6), Aman and Radha. While Baghi and Jyoti, both sisters were seriously injured and have been admitted to CMI Hospital, their brother Aman and Aunt Radha sustained minor injuries and were discharged after first aid. According to the Garhi Cantt police station in charge Rajinder Singh Hayanki, the driver of Scorpio Robin Singh dozed off, following which it rammed into the jhuggi. The police has taken the driver into custody. As no complaint was lodged at the police station, no case has been registered against Robin so far. Meanwhile, two persons died and two others suffered injuries in a road accident near Chidderwala yesterday evening. The incident took place when a speeding car (UA-08-F 2772) rammed into a dumper. The deceased have been identified as Rajpal Singh (51) and R.P. Verma (41). Anirudh Sharma and Bisan Singh sustained serious injuries and were rushed to government hospital, Rishikesh. Later, they were shifted to Jolly Grant Hospital. While Anirudh is stated to be out of danger, Bisan's condition was still critical. All victims were residents of Haridwar. According to the Railwala police station officials, the truck driver managed to flee from the spot. Station officer, Railwala Mahesh Joshi said that the registration number of the dumper has been flashed on the wireless system. |
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Dhoni ripe for Test captaincy, says coach
Dehradun, October 22 He says time has come to hand over the reigns of the Indian Test team to the youth brigade. “ Ever since the Indian team won the 20-20 World Cup, Dhoni has been playing exceptionally well and has proved his mettle as skipper. Not only in 20-20 and ODIs, Dhoni has done a great job as team leader in some Test matches too,” he says. Rao says he is confident that once Dhoni is made Test skipper, the team will attain new heights. “ The historic win of the Indian team against the Kangaroos in the Mohali Test is another example of how well Dhoni can handle captaincy of the Indian Test team,” he maintains. On preference being given to the youth by the selectors over some senior players, Rao says the inclusion of young players in the team has improved team performance to a large extent. Praising Sachin Tendulkar as a “great batsman.” , he feels Sachin can play for at least two more years. On Saurav Ganguly’s decision to retire, Rao says: “It is right to quit the game when you are at the peak of your career and performing well.” |
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Event manager alleges assault
Mussoorie, October 22 Kanchan Maheshwari, an event manager from Delhi, has accused one of the Nagar Palika employees of publicly abusing and physically assaulting her upon demanding payment and has lodged a complaint with the police. Kanchan had organised five events in the nine-day festival and after completion of the events a dispute arose over payments. “I was abused and physically assaulted and also stopped from filing a police complaint by the Palika officials,” she alleged. Sources allege that the matter flared up when members of the organising committee demanded a commission from
Kanchan. “Instead of taking any action against the culprit, the Nagar Palika has withheld my payments and are pressurising me to withdraw my complaint,” she alleged. On the other hand, executive officer of Nagar Palika Harshwardhan Mishra has dismissed these charges. “Our sources indicate that Kanchan was not assaulted but rather she had abused our staff,” he said. Kanchan has approached the State Womens’ Commission. |
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‘Thomso’ begins today
Roorkee, October 22 The festival that has become an extraordinary cultural bonanza of north India for the past few years. The event is on till October 26. The essence of the festival is displayed by the large number of events that starts right away from scintillating fashion shows, to mesmerising rock concerts concomitant with variety of cultural events displaying a right blend of Indian culture with that of the western world. "With plethora of events, the festival provides an avenue to the students to showcase their talent and win exciting. Vogue, battle of bands, rock show, footloose being some of the events which have received heavy participation from all parts of the country every year," says an official of organising committee. Also adding that this year the novel event of '16-frames', that would include presenting a small film would be a centre of attraction. |
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