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Forest guards take out rally, submit memo
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Power authorities gear up for winter
Himalyan Bird Count concludes
Rina Dhillon (R), who led the Bird Count team to Pauri, shares her experiences on her return to Dehradun on Monday. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
Now, TB test facility in Doon
Muslim leaders thank mayor
Cultural bonanza at biomedical institute
It’s all about sweets
Canecharge at Natraj cinema Students protest at the Clock Tower in Dehradun on Monday. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
Gurukul to host hockey tourney
Cricket Tourney
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Forest guards take out rally, submit memo
Dehradun, November 17 Starting from the state forest headquarters, the guards culminated their rally at the secretariat where they submitted a memorandum. Earlier, trying to convince the agitating guards, principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) R.B.S. Rawat said their concerns were being given a serious thought and the matter was being discussed both with the judicial and financial departments. In a memorandum, the guards have demanded that those who have completed 14 years of service should be promoted to the post of forester, and then as deputy ranger after 24 years of service. They are also demanding pay grades as per the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission. There are 2,118 forest guards in Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, the PCCF, Uttarakhand, said while he was hopeful for an early solution, the department was also prepared with alternative arrangements if the agitation continues for long. However, general secretary of Forests Guards Association RR Painuily said they understood that the PCCF was sympathetic towards their plight, but the agitation would not be withdrawn till their demands were met. |
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Axing of trees in Tehri
Dehradun, November 17 H.K. Singh, district forest officer (DFO), Tehri, Rajinder Singh Khaira, sub-divisional officer (SDO) and Brijesh Srivastava, ranger, were among those suspended. H.K. Singh has been attached to Forest Training Institute, Haldwani. Earlier, a deputy ranger and a forest guard were also suspended. More than a thousand green pine trees were felled by Virender Singh alias Pappu Sajwan, a private developer, to built a housing colony in village Gajana near New Tehri Township. Senior forest officials and their kin had taken land in the proposed colony. According to R.B.S. Rawat, principal chief conservator, 1,116 pine trees were felled. Out of these only 95 were on the reserve forest land; the rest were on private and revenue land. “I would request the revenue officials to probe into the matter also and punish the guilty,” he said. Following the exposure of the tree felling scandal, the authorities initiated two inquiries. While the forest officials fumbled initially since senior departmental officials and their kins were involved, the Tehri district administration also started a probe. |
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Power authorities gear up for winter
Dehradun, November 17 As the UPCL expects a shortfall of over 300 million units (MU) in this season between November and February 2009, its managing director S. Mohan Ram today wrote to the state power secretary in this regard to access power from unallocated quota to meet the increasing gap between generation and demand. Notably, the generation slumps in winter due to snow in higher altitudes and subsequent less discharge in rivers. Although shortfall is witnessed in summer as well, generation jumps up to around 17-18 MU. As of today, the total generation from the state hydropower stations is around 10 MU. Officially it is projected to come down to 7 MU. Against the total availability of around 17.5 MU from all resources, including the central generating stations (CGS), the demand has increased to 21 MU. “Last season, we had to resort to load-shedding due to shortage. This cannot be ruled out this time in case of outage occurring at any state-run generating units. But at the moment, this is not on our mind as efforts are being made to access power from all available sources,” said a top official from the power department. At present, the UPCL is trying to augment supply through process of return banking power from Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. “The present daily shortage of about 3 to 3.5 MU is being met through return banking. Till today we have got back 36 MU,” added the official. The power entities of these states owe 360 MU to Uttarakhand along with five per cent
rate of interest, which means about 35 MU more. |
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Himalyan Bird Count concludes
Dehradun, November 17 Uttarakhand principal chief conservator of forests, R.B.S. Rawat while welcoming the teams back to Dehradun said events like these come as big source of encouragement for bird watchers. He assured all possible support to ARCH in such ventures. However, the team members had varied experiences during the trips. While some complained of lack of hospitality on part of forest department, there were many who thanked the department for offering them logistics help. “The birding was very interesting apart from some hostile attitude on part of certain forest officials,” Rima Dhillon, a bird watcher from Chandigarh said at the conclusion of count. Another birdwatchers group from Surat said that spotted birds from as many as 27 species which included Himalyan Monal and also big number of scavengers. Founder, Trustee Action Research for Conservation in Himalayas Prateek Panwar said the mandate of the project was aimed study avian population dynamics of Uttarakhand. He said the count has come up with significant results and would help in strengthening the base line data for Uttarakhand forest authorities. |
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Now, TB test facility in Doon
Dehradun, November 17 Earlier patients were forced to go to Delhi for undertaking the tests and had to wait for two to three months for the results, that was time consuming and costly. “Several patients who could afford, opted for private tests, as there was no testing facility available at government hospitals in Doon. It was a costly affair and out of reach of poor people, but with the facility coming up here, their problem has been sorted out,” informed Dr A.P. Mamgai heading the State Tuberculosis Control Programme. While Pulmonary TB affects the lungs and the bacteria present in the Sputum needs to be tested and segregated to control spread of Tuberculosis and is of serious nature, extra Pulmonary(EP) is not severe, the condition may affect the lymph nodes, bone and skin. “In old age, men and women may be susceptible to Bone TB that attacks the bone, setting in degeneration and corrosion of the bones, creating difficulty in movement. The condition can become grave if the affected part is the spine and the bone system,” informed DR VS Tolia of Doon Hospital (TB). The Total number of Tuberculosis cases that came up at the Doon Hospital were 2062 (Jan- Sept 2008) ( both EP and P) while of the total cases that were identified for NSP and given treatment were 559 of the total 688 cases (Jan- Sept 2008) of Pulmonary TB. According to Dr Basant Kumar Gairola, District Tuberculosis Officer,“The prevention programme involves identifying New Septum Patients (NSP) and then deciding a line of treatment depending on the severity of the case, so that it does nor spread.” It has been found that People coming down the hills in the autumn months may respond adversely to the change in weather that occurs when they reach the plains, so there may be sudden increase in patients suffering from lungs infection. “With age immunity decreases any discomfort affecting the lungs experienced by older persons should be immediately reported to the doctor,” said Dr VS Tolia. |
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Muslim leaders thank mayor
Dehradun, November 17 Shahr Quazi Mohammed Ahmed Kasmi, Mufti Saleem, Liyakat Khan and Mohammed Arif were among those who greeted the mayor. “The efforts undertaken by Abdul Aziz along with the interest shown by the mayor towards allotment of land for graveyard has certainly come as a big relief for the Muslims in Dehradun,” said A.H. Naqvi, who was part of the group. The mayor said he was hopeful that the allotment of land would solve the long-standing problem of the Muslims, as the earlier graveyards had little space left for burials. |
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Cultural bonanza at biomedical institute
Dehradun, November 17 Tributes were paid to the founder director of the institute, late Gurcharan Singh, on his birth anniversary. The vice-chancellor of Uttarakhand Technical University Prof V.K. Tiwari was the chief guest. The director of the institute Prof B.K. Razdaan welcomed the chief guest and highlighted their achievements during the past one year. Students of the institute presented various cultural programmes on the occasion. Deepika and others presented a Nepali dance, while Tanveer Kang and group mesmerised the audience with bhangra. Prominent among those present at the function included chairman of the institute S.P. Singh, managing secretary Dr. Gauravdeep Singh and administrative officer Dr. P.S. Bedi. Meanwhile, speaking at the function yesterday, Uttarakhand tourism minister Prakash Pant said he was hopeful that the passing out students would stand up to the reputation of the institute. He said once a small initiative of Sardar Gurucharan Singh has today started bearing good results. |
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It’s all about sweets
Dehradun, November 17 Organised by Madhuban Academy of Hotel Administration and Research (MAHAR) here, the students of St. Jude School and Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academby Dehradun attended the workshop under the community knowledge enhancement programme. Chairman of Madhuban Hotel SP Kochhar was the chief guest. Having 30 years’ experience of making Indian sweets, Yadav explained recipes of five Indian sweets including Jauq-e-Shahi, Shahi Tukra, Mohan Thaal, Phirni and Paruppu Payasam and demonstrated how to prepare them. Students later tasted sweets and considered the workshop as informative. Operations coordinator MAHAR, Sunil Phillips said on the occasion that the workshop was the first of the series to be conducted till coming January. The basic idea behind the workshop was to share knowledge about the aspects of sweets making which was normally unknown to people who consume them. The programme is part of MAHAR’s community welfare initiative under which such activities would be organised for the benefit of students, non-professionals, housewives, youth and community at large, he added. |
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Canecharge at Natraj cinema
Dehradun, November 17 Heavy police force was deployed in order to ensure that no untoward incident takes place. The protesters tried to block the traffic but cops prevented them from doing so. Later, speaking to mediapersons, Bhatt alleged that police resorted to lathicharge even though the protest was peaceful. The protesters reiterated that the movie is not in sync with the Indian traditions and a ban should be imposed on it. |
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Gurukul to host hockey tourney
Haridwar, November 17 Gurukul Kangri University will be hosting the prestigious All India Inter-University Hockey Championship from December 24 to 28. Prior to hosting the All India Inter university championship, the University will also be hosting North Zone Inter-University Hockey Tournament from December 10 to 16. Dr.R.K.S.Dagar, director of Sports, Gurukul University said that the national championship will comprise of 16 teams from four zones. "This is an honour for the University and a platform to showcase the teams from other states the culture and hospitality and in helping develop sporting facilities in the state." said vice- chancellor of the University Prof. Swatantra Kumar. Considering the level of the championship three separate fields have been made together with boarding and lodging facilities for the participants. Meanwhile, the host Gurukul team is undergoing extensive training regime under the guidance of its coach Dhirendra Singh Chauhan. "Our first objective is to win the North zone so to be able to play in the national tournament in front of the home crowd" said the coach. Interestingly, the hockey wizard and the greatest hockey player Major Dhyanchand had also played at the Gurukul ground and the locals have been waiting for the tournament. "My father used to tell about Dhyanchand and his hockey skils," reminisces Harsh Bangari, a former hockey player. |
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Cricket Tourney
Dehradun, November 17 Asian School won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a firm start by the Asian School openers, as they scored 70 runs for the first wicket partnership giving their team a flying start. Asian School opener Abhimanu scored highest 67 runs for his team. He remained not out till the end to see his team pile a massive score of 151 runs at the loss of four wickets. Amandeep was the second highest run scorer for Asian School, he made 30 runs, with Vidhur making a important contribution at the inning to see team score 151, he made 17 runs. For SJA, Sanidhy Thapa picked two wickets and Bhavok and Yesh Thakur took one wickets each. It was a shaky start by SJA. They lost both their openers at the score of 15 runs. First down Amit too could not do much and was out for one. Soon to follow was Yash who just managed to add six runs to the score. He fell pray to some fine bowling display by the Asian school bowler. It was Bhavuk, who took up the challenge for SJA. He stabilised the SJA inning by adding valuable 54 runs. In his inning of 54 he hit seven fours. Abhik supported him on the other end, who made important 19 runs. They both placed SJA at a comfortable position. The match got interesting at the end, with SJA needing 18 runs of 13 balls. SJA’s seventh batman Prabhanshu took a big swing at the ball to hit a massive six and make the score 12 balls 12 runs. In the end the match was evenly poised with SJA needing 2 runs
of two balls. SJA’s batman Balmeet took one run to level the score at 151. Asian School’s bowler Mohit struck at the last deliver to draw the match. For Asian School Mohit took four wickets and Vidhur picked two. Constable Dimri is
athletics champ
Uttarakhand constable Pankaj Dimri of 46th PAC Battalion of Udham Singh Nagar has made the state proud by winning a gold in 800-mts at the Junior Inter-state Athletics Championship. Dimri
has been selected for the 2010 commonwealth games camp, which is to be organized at Bangalor. Uttarakhand DGP Subhash Joshi has announced a cash award of Rs 5000. Aryan and Heritage School win
Aryan and Heritage School won their respective league matches at the Junior Council Boys Basketball Tournament underway at Bala Hissar Academy. In the first match Aryan School overpowered SJA in a closely contested game by 25-21. For Aryan School Himanshu scored 10 points. In another match Heritage school comfortably defeated Hilton by 31-20. For Heritage school Ajay scored 12 points. |
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Dehradun, November 17
Dehradun, November 17
Dehradun, November 17
Dehradun, November 17
