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We don’t have Munna Singh’s resignation: BJP
Ex-BJP MLA Sathi joins Congress
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Come polls, blame game begins
New ATM plan leaves customers in a tizzy
Govt lacks vision, says ex-transport minister
Police Raising Day: 12 cops honoured
NR Club, MDDA win
Kiran Eleven romp home
Universities face credibility crisis, says Doon varsity VC
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We don’t have Munna Singh’s resignation: BJP
Dehradun, April 4 Playing down the reports of Munna's discontentment with the party, Pant said, "We have only got to know from media reports that Munna has submitted his resignation to the Speaker. As far as his position in party is concerned, he is still in BJP as we have not received his resignation." When asked whether the party is contemplating any action against Munna in wake of his statements, wherein he had repeatedly criticised the party, Pant denied any such move. Speaking to mediapersons at the BJP headquarters here today, Pant said the manifesto of the BJP, released yesterday, has all the elements required
for the progress of the nation and the welfare of the masses. Terming the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh as one of the weakest PM India had ever got, Pant said the UPA government had miserably failed on the economic front. "There have been several terrorist attacks during the UPA regime just because of the soft approach of the Central government," he said, adding that woes of the common man had increased manifold because of the wrong policies of the UPA government. Pant said it was matter of shame that during its five-year rule, the UPA had failed to spend funds amounting to Rs 24,000 crore earmarked for the armed forces. Flaying the UPA for the alleged "misuse" of the power, he said if voted to power the NDA will ensure progress and welfare of all sections of society. |
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Ex-BJP MLA Sathi joins Congress
Haridwar, April 4 He along with Padam Singh Saini, and All-India Muslim Teli Conference vice- president Varis Ali joined the
Congress. Election pundits and party workers were taken by surprise by this sudden development that took place at the inauguration of a Congress party office at Devpura in Haridwar, without any prior notice. Notably, Sathi is a three-time member of parliament from Haridwar seat. He won in 1996, 1998 and 1999 as BJP candidate. Last year, he left BJP to join BSP. Meanwhile, Harish Rawat, Congress candidate from Haridwar, expressed hope that collective efforts of party workers will result in Congress regaining the seat after two decades. "This election will be the one that will defeat communalism, casteism and regionalism. The country needs development, not these diversions," said Rawat. Kunwar Pranab Singh 'Champion', Congress legislator from Laksar who himself was a front- runner for the ticket from Haridwar, also expressed solidarity with Rawat. Others present on the occasion included city Congress chief OP Chauhan, former municipal chairman Satpal Brahmachari and party spokesman Rajiv Rastogi, among others. |
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Come polls, blame game begins
Dehradun, April 4 The Congress leader claimed that the party had concrete information that development works in the home constituency of the CM were hanging fire for the past two years. He also accused Khanduri of misusing the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. “When the home constituency of the CM is in utter neglect, how can we expect any development in rest of the state,” said Naithani, who is also the party’s election incharge for Dhumakot, Lansdowne and Ramnagar segments. Giving a detailed account of the snail’s pace at which development works were progressing ever since Khanduri took over the reins as CM, Naithani, a former Uttarakhand minister, said, “Work on 16 roads in Dhumakot and Lansdowne, sanctioned during the previous Congress regime, is yet to begin. Likewise, work on the Dabar village bridge is incomplete from the past two years, despite the fact that Khanduri has the charge of PWD department.” The Congress leader further alleged that various water pumping projects, including Nainidanda and Dhumakot, were lying in cold storage. “The government is sitting over their detailed project reports due to which people are struggling to get water for even their daily needs,” Naithani alleged, adding that funds sanctioned for the beautification of Nainidanda Temple Lake are also lying unutilised. The Congress leader held Khanduri responsible for the miserable state of education in these areas, and alleged that in Lansdowne-Rikhnikhal-Haldukhal-Dhumakot belt there were no telephone lines. Naithani also accused the BJP MP from Pauri, Lt Gen (Retd) TPS Rawat, of completely ignoring the problems of the constituency. Meanwhile, rubbishing the accusations, BJP leader Davinder Bhasin said, “Congress is well aware of the fact that they are a sinking ship in Uttarakhand and are heading for a shameful defeat. Out of frustration they are levelling false acquisitions.” “Our government is undertaking all development works in a systematic manner,” he added.
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New ATM plan leaves customers in a tizzy
Dehradun, April 4 As per the RBI directive, debit cardholders need not to pay extra fee, from April 1, in order to withdraw money from ATMs other than their own bank. But within a few days of implementation of this much ambitious Free ATMs Plan, problems continue to galore for customers. “While the banks claim providing Free ATM Plan to the customers, it looks nowhere in implementation and have rather compounded our problem,” said Dhan Singh, an employee. I had gone to PNB ATM to withdraw money. As I had a SBI debit card I failed to do the transaction at the PNB ATM. Further, adding to my woes, later at another SBI ATM, I found that an amount of eight thousand has been deducted from my account,” he added. However, bank officials deny problems with implementation of Free ATM Plan. Senior manager PNB S K Sharma ruled out any major problem with
PNB ATMs. “Over 1,800 customers have withdrawn amounts from PNB ATM at Paltan Bazar in last few days amply showing that workings at PNB ATMs
are normal.” Sharma pointed out while admitting that power cuts or BSNL disturbances could be a reason. He also categorically disclosed that as the Reserve Bank of India’s National Switch at Hyderabad controlled the ATMs across the country, there was no question of ATM problem cropping up in the city. Out rightly refuting any problems with SBI ATMs, senior SBI manager Jyotish Ghildiyal said the SBI ATMs were
functioning properly and the new the plan was in implementation at the bank ATMs. |
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Nano to roll into Doon today
Dehradun, April 4 The Rs 1 lakh or $ 2,500 car, which is being produced in Tata’s Pantnagar plant in the state, is sure to act as a vehicle for marketing brand Uttarkhand, a fact which the state government was mindful while bending backwards and fine tuning its industrial policy to attract corporates like Tata. Youngsters are excited over the four-wheeled small wonder, which is going to arrive in the city for display over the weekend. For bikers like Sumit Rana, a quick visit to Musoorie with friends will now be possible soon. “A Nano, full of friends, would take us to the hill top faster and it is going to be more fun than taking two mobikes,” said the management student. He said he had already started planning for the post-Nano purchase excursions with his friends in DBS College and MKP College here. Others have been doing their bit to ride the small wonder car. “I have been saving money to book Nano ever since it was unveiled by Tata Motors at the Auto Show,” said 19-year-old Pinki Pant, a student. In addition to the excitement among the prospective buyers, the state government officials too are looking forward to Nano as they hope the car’s birthplace, Pantnagar, would get a lot of global attention in the process. At the time of Nano’s launched for sale CM B C Khanduri too joined the Nano fan club and said, “It is a moment of joy and big achievement that the first cheapest car Nano has been launched from Pantnagar.” The state is expecting to earn revenue of Rs. 200 crore through distribution of the small car. Officials of the State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand (SIIDCU) credit the present of Nano plant in the state to the flexibility shown by them in ensuring that Tata came to the state. “For us it was a prestige issue. We wanted to have the project at any cost,” said an official. |
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Govt lacks vision, says ex-transport minister
Haridwar, April 4 He took strong notice of the lack of implementation of several projects, which were sanctioned during his ministerial tenure. "This government has not only failed to bring in new projects, but also not completed works that were sanctioned and inaugurated by the past government," said Bisht. Refuting BJP's charges that Manmohan Singh was a weak Prime Minister, Bisht lauded the PM and UPA government's role in the times of financial meltdown. He said during the G-20 summit held recently in London, Manmohan has shown that he is an able and thinking PM. Bisht also lauded his role in passing of the Nuclear Deal, and according a national river status to the holy Ganga. Meanwhile, he informed that to motivate workers and employers affiliated with INTUC and other unions, a 'sammelan' will be organised in Haridwar on April 25. |
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Police Raising Day: 12 cops honoured
Dehradun, April 4 The IG also asked policemen to ensure that they are in their proper uniform. “At times, it had come to notice that policemen, especially recruits, are not wearing their caps,” he said. DGP Subhash Joshi, in his address, said that Uttarakhand police is doing well. “The performance of the police force has been good and the crime graph has come down,” he said. IG (Modernisation) RS Meena informed the gathering about the steps being taken for the modernisation of the state police. On the occasion, inspector RS Farswan and Gajendra Singh were honoured with the Distinguished Service Disc. Inspector LM Upreti, inspector BD Lohani, inspector (M) Ramesh Kumar Pal, sub-inspector PM Godbole, sub-inspector Devinder Singh, head constable Paniram, head constable Bishan Singh, head constable Shankar Dutt Kapri, head constable Sukrulal and head constable Dham Singh were honoured with the Meritorious Service Disc. Meanwhile, releasing the police souvenir during a function at the Raj Bhawan, Uttarakhand Governor BL Joshi said that in order to make the Uttarakhand police the best police force in the country, there is need for policemen to have better public interface. Addressing the policemen, Joshi appreciated DGP Subhash Joshi’s resolve to make the state police one of the best police force in the country. He added that it is the duty of senior police officers to encourage their juniors. In his speech, DGP Subhash Joshi said that the Uttarakhand police is committed to serve the people with a friendly approach. He said that in order to make the functioning of the police administration better, they had started community policing in four districts. A convention was also organised at police headquarters here today. Besides senior police officers, Chief Secretary Indu Kumar Pandey and Principal Secretary and Home Affairs Subhash Kumar were present at the convention organised under the headship of DGP Subhash Joshi. |
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Varun cruises into semis
Dehradun, April 4 In doubles, the pair of Saurav Sharma and Avnesh Kumar made it to the semifinals. In their quarterfinal, Saurav Sharma and Avnesh Kumar beat Prateek Badola and Rahul Mehta. In the doubles 45 years and above category, K. Sukumar and Hari Singh outclassed Santram and S Sharma 8-1 while Rajeev Walia and HS Bisht beat Alok Jain and Sanjay Gupta in a close contest 8-7. In the doubles 35 and above, the pair of Pradeep Walia and HM Bangari beat Anil Kumar and Subhash Rajori 8-4. In the second match, Ajay Upadhya and RK Sonkar defeated Alok Jamal and DS Rana 8-2. In the third match, Rahul and Shivendra outclassed Bimal and Sandeep Kumar 8-4. In the fourth match, MM Guleriya and Kundal defeated Vijay Verma and Arun 8-7. |
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NR Club, MDDA win
Dehradun, April 4 In the first match between NR Club and Mohakumpur XI, NR Club went on to hit 99 runs in their allotted 15 overs. Anurag and Sonu gave their team a good start. Anurag went on to score 10 runs off 10 balls and Sonu made 16 runs. Middle-order batsman Ankit was the top scorer with 17 runs
off 12 balls. For Mohakumpur, Pankaj, Bunty and Rakesh took two wickets each. Chasing a target of 100 runs, Mohakumpur team was all out for 79 runs. No batsmen stayed in the crease for long. For NR Club, Rinku and Sandeep were the lead wicket takers picking up three wickets each. In another match played between RMCC and MDDA team, RMCC’s decision to field first proved wrong as MDDA batsmen exploited the conditions well to pile a huge total of 146 runs. Opener Ravi played a scintillating innings of 70 runs off 22 balls smashing nine fours and five sixes. For MDDA, Anup was the leading wicket-taker picking up five wickets in his five -over spell. Chasing 147 runs for victory, RMCC team was all out for 113 runs. Middle-order batsman Santosh was the top-scorer 39 runs off 27 balls. For MDDA, Aabid was the leading wicket -taker bagging three wickets off three overs. Jhangin claimed two wickets. |
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Kiran Eleven romp home
Dehradun, April 4 Batting first, Tyagi Eleven team scored 99 runs in their allotted 15 overs. Digvijay was the top-scorer with 32 runs off 22 balls. He smashed one four and two sixes in his inning. The other opener Nitin scored 20 runs off just six balls, hitting three fours and one six. For Kiran Eleven team, Gajju, Biri and Sultan picked up two wickets each. Tyagi Eleven team achieved the target with six wickets in hand. Sultan was the top scorer with 30 runs, hitting one four and three sixes. Kiran made 14 runs. Middle order batsman Arvind also made a useful contribution with 21 runs. |
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Universities face credibility crisis, says Doon varsity VC
Dehradun, April 4 While delivering a lecture today organised under the aegis of Doon Library and Research Center, Prof Pant said, “The Universities need to reorient themselves and provide solution to society problems. The Doon University that will start its session this July is coming at a time when the old paradigm about education has undergone a gradual shift.” He said the Universities are losing their meaning and credibility instead of responding to global competition. “In the global world Universities cannot be imagined to exist in a vacuum. The higher education in the country is undergoing credibility crisis as distinction is not being made between knowledge and skills. “For some reason our zeal to impart skills has ignored that is an important component of education,” said Prof Pant. |
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Cop injured while dousing flames
Haridwar, April 4 Fire took place in a kitchen of a commercial-cum residential establishment of the colony. Police reached the spot and were trying to help in extinguishing the fire when suddenly the LPG cylinder blasted in the kitchen. The blast wounded Ranipur station Kotwal Rajendra Prasad and three other persons who were trying to extinguish the fire. Fire officer SK Sharma said the fire brigade brought the situation under control. Injured were referred to BHEL hospital. |
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