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High-level meeting on security tomorrow
Congress holds rally to save slums
Family from Delhi goes missing
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ABVP Feud
District authorities remove encroachments at Dispensary Road in Dehradun on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
No Mars mission yet: ISRO chief
Tribune Impact
President expelled, Press Club sealed
Sports Hostel secure easy win
SMJN win 10 medals
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High-level meeting on security tomorrow
Dehradun, December 2 District magistrate and SSPs of all districts, chief secretary Indu Kumar Pandey, additional chief secretary N.S. Napalchyal, DGP Subhash Joshi, IG Garhwal Ashok Kumar, DIG Kumaon S.S. Negi, senior officials of the state Home Department, commissioners of Garhwal and Kumaon have been summoned to attend
the meeting. While confirming this, chief secretary Indu Kumar Pandey stated that various issues including security and development would be discussed. However, highly placed sources in state Home Department disclosed that several issues including law and order, crime prevention are there in the agenda but the main thrust would be on the reviewing the internal security situation in the state. According to sources, important issues including strengthening of the intelligence network in the state and modernisation of the police force would be discussed in detail. Uttarakhand government had recently submitted a proposal worth Rs 10 crore to the Union
Government for the modernisation of the police force. In the proposal, it was mentioned that in wake of the vulnerability of the state towards acts of terror and increasing Maoist activities in the state, there was urgent need for the modernisation of the police. “With Uttarakhand having international borders with China and Nepal, equipping the cops with better transportation, communication and better weaponry is an urgent requirement,” said officials of the Home Department, while adding that so far the proposals sent to the Centre had not evoked any response. Reliable sources said that during the meeting, deliberations would be held as how to pursue the matter with the Union government. “In wake of the latest terror attacks in Mumbai and with Mahakumbh in Haridwar scheduled for 2010, there is urgency for modernisation of the police force. Hence, this issue is expected to be discussed in detail and there is likelihood that government initiates fresh efforts to pursue the matter with
the Centre,” stated a senior police official. |
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Congress holds rally to save slums
Dehradun, December 2 Led by Congress media incharge Suryakant Dhasmana, slum dwellers proceeded from the Gandhi Park this morning and after taking to Rajpur road, Clock tower, Darshan Lal Chowk and Kutchery road route reached the District headquarters. Addressing the protesters, Suryakant Dhasmana said a sense of fear prevailed in the slums of Dehradun as the administration was raging anti-encroachment campaigns in a calculated manner. While reiterating Congress commitment for the welfare of slums in Dehradun, Suryakant Dhasmana said while Shiela Dixit government in Delhi had regularised the slums and even prepared a mega plan for their development, the Uttarakhand BJP government has done little for betterment of slums. He said it was strange that BJP state government was talking of conducting tree plantations alongside rivers little aware of the fact that it would lead to uprooting of hundreds of slums. He asserted that it was not judicious first to come up with rehabilitation plan for the slum dwellers rather than undertaking demolitions of any nature. Mahanagar Congress President Harish Virmani said the slum dwellers have looked to Suryakant Dhasmana with much of hope and Congress party would never compromise on the well being of slum dwellers. Qmar Siddiqui, chairman Save Slums Committee said the inhabitants of slums have decided to join hands together and would collective fight against any act of injustice. Municipal councillor, Arun Valmiki, said the BJP was anti-slum and this has been amply revealed by its calculated move to remove slums. State Congress spokesman Surendra Singh Arya, councilor Ajay Sonkar, Mukesh Sonkar, Rayees Fatima, VPS Rawat, Shamsher Ansari, Qmar Jahan, Anil Negi and Vijay Bagga were prominent participants to the rally. |
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Family from Delhi goes missing
Dehradun, December 2 Ved Parkash, a resident of Kotla Mubarakpur, along with his wife, one-year-old son and two-year-old daughter came to Mussoorie on November 26. The family had been staying in Hotel Atithi, near Mussoorie library. “Before going out on November 30, Ved Parkash told the hotel management that they will be checking out at around 4 pm,” stated circle officer Manikant Mishra. He added that when the family didn’t return, the hotel authorities informed the police. “So far, no one from Ved Parkash’s family has lodged any police report. Nor has any relative or friend established any sort of contact with the police,” he said. He said that cops were trying to get the New Delhi address of the missing family. “A clear picture will emerge once we establish contact with the relatives of Ved Parkash,” he added. |
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ABVP Feud
Haridwar, December 2 Both factions of ABVP have alleged that they worked against each other in various college elections in Haridwar, respectively, and disciplinary action should be taken against those guilty. Although Koshiyari is a veteran in handling political crisis and also known for creating them, here the ABVP members took stern test of his patience and managerial skills. The students were vehement in their demand and the situation rose to such an extent that twice there were scuffles, in addition to the verbal duels. Koshiyari advised the students that despite differences, the interest of the organisation should be supreme. Later, after pacifying the leaders of both the groups, Koshiyari went ahead with his schedule. He went to attend the Gurukul Kangri University students’ union function and administered the oath to the newly elected student union members. “He is a senior leader and we respect his decision. He has promised that disciplinary action will be taken against those found guilty,” said Indresh Gaud, ABVP president. Meanwhile, with general elections round the corner and the BJP gearing up for them, the brawl among the city ABVP units does not augur too well. |
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Encroachments removed
Dehradun, December 2 As many as 32 encroachments were penalised under Section 81 of the Uttarakhand Police Act with an amount of Rs 250 for a single penalisation. The officials removed shop extensions put up by vegetable and other fast food sellers. The police officials also warned of stern action if the shopkeepers continued with the encroachments. |
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No Mars mission yet: ISRO chief
Dehradun, December 2 He further said that if it gets any evidence about the availability of moisture on the moon, it will be very significant and would open many more avenues for scientific research. Navalkund, who was in the city yesterday to give a presentation on “Role of Geoinformatics in the Himalayan Eco-System and Chandrayaan Mission” at Forest Research Institute here, said that for studying the various aspects of the moon, as many as 10 instruments are there in Chandrayaan. Answering a query regarding any plans to explore Mars, he said, “As of now, we do not have any such plans.” |
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Tribune Impact
Dehradun, December 2 It happened after The Tribune in its November 27 edition highlighted the delay that entailed a potential loss of industrial investment estimated to be more than Rs 500 crore to the state. Several big companies interested in setting up their units here are believed to have deferred their plans due to inordinate delay in decision over allotment of land. About 102 companies had applied for allotment of land after an advertisement in newspapers in July 2008. Sources said that on the next day after the news item appeared, managing director of SIDCUL Kunal Sharma called a meeting of officers in which they were informed that the process of allotment had been finalised. In the earlier meeting of the allotment committee held on September 3, the matter was discussed but no decision was taken even as more than 90 days had passed since August 31, the last date of receiving applications. “The final meeting for clearing allotments will be held very shortly, probably in a day or two,” said Sharma who is also the member secretary of the committee. Sources said that the hectic activity was on since the issue was highlighted. In fact, a list of allottees was being given final touches. Big companies having an edge over others in terms of advanced technology and potential of generating maximum employment for the locals will be given preference. Officially, the matter got prolonged as the committee, headed by Chief Minister BC Khanduri who holds the industry portfolio, faced difficulty in finding a solution to the problem of less availability of land as compared to the requirements of the applicants. In the earlier meeting, the applicants had rejected the offer of accepting one-third of their total land requirement. A change of mind of companies at this stage seems unlikely as financial markets have since crashed forcing the companies to put their investment plans on hold. It would have been an alluring preposition had the government come out with the new allotment policy for vacant land in industrial estates under SIDCUL and Directorate of Industries much earlier. Moreover, only 16 months are left in the expiry of the special package of tax incentives announced by the central government in 2003. It would be challenging task to start commercial production by that time, said sources. |
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President expelled, Press Club sealed
Dehradun, December 2 The standoff came after a faction of club executive committee resented one-sided expulsion of the president of the club alleging personal vendetta behind the move, the opposite party however, termed the action very much in the interest of the club. The president of the Club Yogesh Bhatt was removed unceremoniously in the backdrop of no confidence vote passed against him, an action resented by some in the executive committee. Accusing certain members of the executive, who were his rivals during the last elections of resorting to act of revenge by expelling him, Yogesh Bhatt said he was trying to take some of pro-member decision including opening of a coffee shop inside the club and rendering membership to some eminent journalists of the city. He disclosed that after his expulsion he had approached the registrar of the society, against the arbitrary decision but the registrar did not reply. Yogesh Bhatt then went to Nainital High Court. The registrar informed the court that the renewal of registration of the club was not done since 2005, but the decision of expulsion was not legal. On November 26, Justice P.C.Pant, of Nainital High Court directed the state as well as the registrar to file their respective affidavits in the case within three weeks. On the other hand, justifying Bhatt's expulsion, general secretary, Devender Sati, argued that the executive committee of the club had expelled Yogesh Bhatt taking into account his autocratic style of working. He alleged that he never took the club executive into confidence even in policy matters and resorted to financial irregularities, an allegation out rightly denied by Bhatt. "The decision to expel Yogesh Bhatt was passed by the majority vote of the executive", argues K.S. Bisht, vice president denying any action of vindictiveness in the executive decision. Yogesh Bhatt, went to the club after the observation of the registrar and demanded that he should be given the charge of the club. This led to the trouble with both the parties putting their locks on the doors of the club prompting the district administration to intervene and seal the club fearing a law and order situation. Meanwhile, with no resolve in sight and the press club campus already sealed, the city journalists have become victims in the fight of supremacy and are now finding themselves perplexed over the development. Interestingly, with the tenure of the current executive about to end in a month’s time, most of the club members are agitated. The decision to expulsion has not gone down well with certain members, who see it as a step too extreme to justify. |
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Sports Hostel secure easy win
Dehradun, December 2 Ever Win won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision proved disastrous as they lost their first wicket with the score on five and the second wicket at seven. With both their opening batmen back in the pavilion at 32 runs, Ever Win had a tough task ahead. However, Abhay and Punit tried to stabilise the inning and made 22 and 19 runs, respectively. But no other batmen showed any resistance against some fine balling display by the Sports Hostel. Gajender took 3 wickets, Amit Sharma and Haroon took 2 wickets and Karan, Ankush and Shivam took one each. Sports Hostel achieved the meagre target of 104 for the loss of only one wicket. Sport Hostel captain Mukesh scored 57 runs, followed by Gajender who made a quick fire 49. Ever Win team also gave 43 extra runs. |
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SMJN win 10 medals
Haridwar, December 2 The college contingent of eight students won 10 medals. College principal Dr AK Mishra felicitated the students and announced that a coach would be appointed soon. "The students have great talent. They did not even have track suits, yet they performed exceedingly well," said team manager Manoj Sohi. Aarti Sharma was the star of the event with a gold and bronze. The other winners are Preeti Sharma, Hemlata Verma, Sangeeta Rai, Alka Saini, Sandeep Kumar, Pramod and Pramod Kumar. DAV College, Dehradun, could not bag more than 25 medals despite the largest contingent at the meet. |
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