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Three burglaries in a day Shopkeepers of Neshvilla Road get the shops on Rajpur Road closed in protest against the theft in three shops on Neshvilla Road. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat
Panic buying as pumps run dry
A desolate petrol station at Rajpur Road, Dehradun. A Tribune photograph |
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Shia students from Kargil perform “matam” during the Moharram procession in Dehradun on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Satyam Collapse
Utilise 70 pc funds by next month, says DM
Mukesh wins 100 mt sprint
Cricket: CM Club victorious
Batsmen cross over for a run during a match at the 57th District Cricket League at Survey Stadium in Dehradun on Thursday. A Tribune photograph
Now, fisheries dept officials on warpath
Forestry council enter hockey final
Lawyers’ strike today
Fake stamp papers: DGP seeks report
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Three burglaries in a day
Dehradun, January 8 As per the information, Neelu Audio Video Shop on Neshvilla Road was the first target of the thieves. Besides Rs 3000, thieves took away 15-20 mobile phones and half-a-dozen I-pods from the shop. The second theft was reported from Blackberry showroom, from where thieves decamped with Rs 800 and some garments. In the third incident, thieves took away five laptops and a digital camera worth around 1.5-1.75 lakh from a computer shop Aniket Palace, near Hotel Inderlok, Rajpur Road. Kotwali Police Station in charge JP Juyal said preliminary investigations revealed that thieves struck between 5 to 6 am. “Policemen remain on duty till 5 am but now we have decided to extend the time till 6.45 am,” he said. Meanwhile, agitated shopkeepers on Rajpur Road put their shutters down in protest against the incidents and later resorted to chakka jam. The shopkeepers also staged a dharna in the market.
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Panic buying as pumps run dry
Dehradun, January 8 The strike that started on Wednesday was held on a call given by Oil Sector Officers’ Association (OSOA), which is seeking higher wages for officers of oil public sector undertaking companies in the country. Meanwhile, due to the strike petrol pumps in downtown Dehradun faced shortages. By late evening almost every pump situated on the outskirts of the city ran out of petrol. There was also no supply from the oil depots at Najeebabad and Bijnor. However, a few vehicles of Hindustan Petroleum were expected to reach Dehradun by Thursday evening. But the situation at Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil pumps will continue to be grim till the stir comes to an end. Dehradun city and the surrounding areas have as many as 35 pumps and Rs 25 lakh litres of petrol is consumed on a daily basis. As many as 55,000 officers from 14 PSU oil companies including ONGC, BPCL, HPCL, GAIL, OIL, Balmer and Lawrie are participating in the stir with a major chunk of these from ONGC Ltd. Roorkee: The ongoing strike by truckers as well as oil sector officials has led to a shortage of petrol and diesel here and in nearby towns. According to Umesh Chandra, general manager of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Najibabad (UP), “We feed the entire Garhwal region with 3.5 lakh litres of oil daily. The strike has crippled the supply in toto since yesterday.” In Roorkee alone, 8-10 oil tankers of the depot are being used everyday, he added. Similarly, supply from the filling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at Landoura has remained suspended since Wednesday. Only the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) filling stations are getting the normal supply as its officials are reportedly not participating in the strike. Meanwhile, all petrol stations witnessed long queues today, but most of the stations went dry early in the morning. “The strike has certainly affected the supply but the panic buying of fuel by the people has further added to the problem,” said a local petrol pump owner. “Nobody knows how long the strike would last, therefore vehicle-owners are resorting to panic buying,” said a contractor Hemant Mehndiratta. There are as many as eight gas stations in the city and its surrounding areas. And to comply with ESMA directives, all owners of petrol stations are maintaining the requisite emergency stock of diesel (2000 litres) and petrol (1000 litres). |
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Moharram passes off peacefully
Dehradun, January 8 Earlier, hundreds of Shias gathered at the imambara to listen to SM Ali Hasnain, president of Anjuman Moinul Momineen, who talked about the sacrifices made by Imam Hussain more than 1,400 years ago at Karbala in Iraq along with 72 of his supporters. Hasnain said, “Imam Hussain and his followers laid down their lives for the betterment of humanity.” The mourners filled the street and chanted, “Ya Hussain Shahid Karbala Hussain, Hussein.”. The procession was led by six girls who were carrying ‘almas’, followed by the mourners. In the middle was the Taziya, a replica of Karbala. The frenzy among the mourners reached a high pitch near the Panchayati Mandir, when blood could be seen oozing from their bodies due to the relentless hitting with chains. Shia students from Kargil also participated in the ritual. The procession after passing through the important streets of the city culminated at the Imamullah Building where the Taziya was placed at the Imambara on Gandhi Road. It will be taken back to the EC Road Imambara. In Dehradun, it is a practice to take the Taziya back to the Imambara instead of giving it a burial. “Before Partition, the Taziyas were buried at Kanwali Road. Now, the area has been taken up by colonies and there is no place allocated for the burial of Taziyas,” said AH Naqvi, secretary of Anjuman Moinul Momineen. Haridwar: The processions by the Shias on the occasion of Moharram today went off peacefully in Haridwar district. The Taziya processions passed through Jwalapur main market, Jwalapur Ghoshian area, Telian mohalla and Kasahvan colony. For the peaceful conduct of Moharram, district magistrate Shailesh Bhagoli had made elaborate arrangements. The district was divided into three zones and ten sectors. SDM and magistrates oversaw the processions in sensitive areas. Haridwar senior superintendent of police Sanjay Gunjiyal had also taken the Muslim community into confidence about the preparations. ASP Sweety Aggarwal and city magistrate Archana Grehawar were also present during the procession in Jwalapur.
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No threat to EMRI services
Neena Sharma Tribune News Service
Dehradun, January 8 The project is being implemented in Uttarakhand since March 2008. The Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) is the social arm of Satyam Computers and Ramalinga Raju is its chairman. The state government had signed a memorandum of understanding with EMRI for implementing the project under public-private partnership mode. Besides the services, the software, which has been installed at the centres, has been provided by Satyam. “While the collapse of the company is a setback but we are optimistic that it would not affect the functioning of our services. In Uttarakhand, 95 per cent funding for the project is being provided by the state government. So financially, we are not in danger,” said Anoop Nautiyal, COO of EMRI 108 Emergency ambulance services, Uttarakhand. Christened as EMRI Pandit Deen Dyal Upadhyay Devbhoomi 108 Emergency services, the service has gained acceptability in the state. The ambulances are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Nautiyal said, “I am in touch with our chairman. There is no question of our work being affected by the events in the company. Ours is non-profit but professionally run organisation.” The EMRI services were started in 2005 and the project is also being implemented in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Assam, Karnataka, Gujarat and Uttarakhand. The Punjab government is also expected to start the service.
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Utilise 70 pc funds by next month, says DM
Haridwar, January 8 To maintain the quality of ongoing works, the DM said officers should personally visit the site work for inspection, which will pave the way for time-bound completion of projects. He also asked them to submit a report to him after such inspections. After reviewing functioning of the public works department (PWD), Bhagoli asked for the list of non-functional handpumps and ordered for the construction of toilets in the high schools and intermediate colleges before the next academic session. Regarding the slow progress of construction of electricity sub-stations, he warned officers that such laxity would not be tolerated in future. The DM also gave strict directions to the irrigation, health, education, sugarcane and tourism departments to utilise the entire allotted funds within the period itself. Meanwhile, district statistical officer Shallu Goyal said under the district scheme in the current fiscal year, of the allotted Rs 27.29 crore, a sum of Rs 20.03 crore has already been spent. He said the state sector had been allotted Rs. 88.21 crore of which an amount of Rs.71.55 crore has already been spent. Of the centrally-aided schemes, out of the total amount of Rs 114.68 crore, Rs 76.35 crore have been utilised so far. |
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Mukesh wins 100 mt sprint
Dehradun, January 8 Results: Men 100 m: 1. Mukesh
(Sahaspur) 2. Gyaru (Kalsi) 3. Pankaj (Doiwala) 400 m: 1. Kamal (Sahaspur) 2. Sachin
(Sahaspur) 3. Kamal (Doiwala) 800 m: 1. Ajay (Sahaspur) 2. Amit (Kalsi) 3. Rahul
(Sahaspur) 1500 m: 1. Pavan Kumar (Sahaspur) 2. Rahul Kumar (Doiwala) 3. Nirmal (Kalsi) Shot-put: 1. Pankaj (Doiwala), 2. Kamal
(Sahaspur) 3. Anurag (Sahaspur) Discuss throw: 1. Anurag (Sahaspur) 2. Ajay (Sahaspur) 3. Parveen (Kalsi) Javelin throw: 1. Kamal
(Sahaspur) 2. Ajay (Sahaspur) 3. Rahul (Doiwala) High Jump: 1. Manjeet (Doiwala) 2. Amit
(Sahaspur) 3. Mukesh (Sahaspur) Women 100 m: 1. Megha (Sahapur) 2. Abhilasha
(Sahaspur) 3. Anjali (Kalsi) 400 m: 1. Megha (Sahapur) 2. Swati (Sahaspur) 3. Anjali (Kalsi) 800 m: 1. Swati
(Sahapur) 2. Anjali (Kalsi) 3. Vineeta (Kalsi) 1,500 m: 1. Radha 2. Jyoti 3.
Abhilasha Shot-put: 1. Anita (Sahaspur) 2. Anjali (Kalsi) 3. Vineeta (Kalsi) Discuss Throw: 1. Alka
(Sahaspur) 2. Pooja (Sahaspur) 3. Rekha (Doiwala) Javelin Throw: 1. Radha (Doiwala) 2. Anita
(Sahaspur) 3. Vinita (Kalsi) High Jump: 1. Versha (Doiwala) 2. Pooja (Sahaspur) 3. Jyoti (Kalsi) |
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Cricket: CM Club victorious
Dehradun, January 8 Batting first, Doon Champs began on good note with their opening batsmen scoring at a rapid pace. The first wicket fell at the score of 46. Thereafter, their wickets fell at regular intervals and they could manage a score of 150 runs in their allotted quota of overs. For CM Club, Ankush took
4 wickets. The CM Club chased the target in 31 overs. Virender was the top scorer with 41 runs. Deepender took three wickets. Meanwhile in another match, Abhimanyu Cricket Academy bowlers ripped through the batting of Tarun Cricket Academy to register an eight-wicket win at the ongoing u-17 cricket championship at Gorkha Military Academy. Priyanshu and Vaibhav of Abhimanyu team shared seven wickets among themselves to demolish their opponent for a score of 92 runs. Sandeep was the top scorer with 30 runs, but the other batsmen fell like a pack of cards. For Abhimanyu Academy Priyanshu took four while Vaibhav took three wickets. Abhimanyu Academy easily achieved the target largely due to a flying start by their opening batsman Priyanshu and Karan. Priyanshu went on to make a run-a-ball 32, whereas Karan scored 38 runs of just 20 balls. |
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Now, fisheries dept officials on warpath
Dehradun, January 8 In a memorandum addressed to the fisheries minister, the employees alleged that the management committee of the Authority has till date failed to provide pay commission benefits to the employees and has only provided false assurances. They also sought immediate approval for a new organisational structure for the Authority to ensure better promotion opportunities for employees deployed at the same post for a period of almost 20 years. Sending back officials that had come to Uttarakhand Fisheries Development Authority to their original departments and appointment of an IAS or PCS level officer to the post of secretary in the Authority were some of other demands raised by the employees. The agitating employees also threatened not to allow any senior officials to enter the Authority’s headquarters in Dehradun if their concerns were not addressed with a month. “We will further intensify our agitation if redressal does not come at the earliest,” Harish Chauhan, an employee leader said. The Uttarakhand Fisheries Development Authority generates as much as Rs 375 lakh of revenue every year. |
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Forestry council enter hockey final
Dehradun, January 8 Excellent goalkeeping skills by ICFRE's Bhagwan helped his team cruise through to the finals. Notably, Garhwal Sporting team, a strong contender for a berth in the final, scored the first goal in the initial minute of the match to take a 1-0 lead. Sandeep scored the goal in the sixth-minute. However, ICFRE came back strongly just two minutes later to score an equaliser in the eighth minute through Mahesh. The team struck another goal in the 28th minute through a strategic move created from the right. It was Mahesh again who neatly placed the ball in the opponent's goalpost making the score 2-1 at the end of the first half. Garhwal Sporting looked far more composed in the second half and dominated the play completely, but failed to score. The team launched a number of attacks, but ICFRE goalkeeper Bhagwan denied them a goal. |
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Lawyers’ strike today
Dehradun, January 8 The amendment will entrust power with the police stations to let off those arrested on bail on offences for which punishment is not more than seven years. The Centre aims to provide succour to all those languishing in jails for long due to delay
in conviction. Prithviraj Chauhan, secretary, Dehradun Bar Association, said that lawyers would further intensify the agitation if the Union Government goes ahead with the
amendment. He said that lawyers across the country have been boycotting work. Lawyers in Delhi, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh have already held protests and the protest at Dehradun was the next step in the series. The Dehradun Bar Association in the biggest bar association here and has as many as 2,000 lawyers as its members. |
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Fake stamp papers: DGP seeks report
Dehradun, January 8 Police authorities have started preparing district-wise lists of stamp paper vendors. Sources said besides the mafia, the involvement of stamp paper vendors could not be ruled out. As per the sale deed documents, three property dealers of Dehradun used stamp papers worth Rs 35,000 shown to have been issued by the district treasury in February. |
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In three separate incidents in the city today, thieves decamped with laptops, mobile phones and garments.
The stir at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited entered the second day today with officials shunning work and holding a protest at the main gate of KDMIPE office of the corporation.
Despite a commendable innings of 80 runs by Islam, the Doon Champs team failed to win their match against CM Club at the ongoing 57th District Cricket League, here today.
Batting first, Doon Champs began on good note with their opening batsmen scoring at a rapid pace.
