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Couple found murdered
2 held in MMS case
12 UP villages demand inclusion in U’khand
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Heavy rain, 18 landslides hit state
Heavy rain claims 6 lives in U’khand
Swine Flu
Varsities told to provide ragging details
PG Courses: DAV college mulls fee hike
Mahant Giri lashes out at Swami Ramdev
U’khand to get first CAMPA installment
Badminton
Club promotes sports at rural level
Marico aids schools for underprivileged
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Couple found murdered
Haridwar, August 18 Once again the frailty of the police claims got exposed when today a couple, Vijay Chauhan, a businessman, and Lt Col Lovely Chauhan (retd), was found murdered in Sitapur in the sub-urban Jwalapur area in Haridwar. The news of the murder spread like a fire in the jungle and people gathered on the spot and were shocked to see the brutal murder of the couple. The incident came into light when one of their relatives, Raj Kumari, went to their home on not seeing them for the past two days in their residence. When Raj found the door locks broken and their bodies in separate rooms, she informed the neighbours and soon the police was called. According to prima facie and circumstantial evidence, the assailants murdered the duo with a sharp-edged weapon. Both bodies had turned blue which evidently suggests that murder took place about two days back. CO, City, Navneet Singh ruled out robbery as the motive of the crime as all the things and cupboards were intact. Other household goods were also not scattered. The police is working on the theory of a property feud behind the murder as the couple had some property in Saharanpur too. Lovely was the second wife of Vijay and they got married nine years back. They had a son who was at Haldwani at the time of the incident. From his first wife, Vijay had a son and a daughter, who reside in Saharanpur. The son had committed suicide few years back. The police took finger prints and other clues from the spot and has registered a case of murder. The bodies have been sent for autopsy. A neighbour said that the couple was reserve in nature and didn’t mingle with them. They were mostly confined to their house. Haridwar SSP Sanjay Gunjiyal, who visited the spot, said that the police will soon be able to nab the culprits. Last month, the police has solved the murder of a BHEL AGM and is banking on its police-people friendly approach that it has adopted in the past few months. |
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2 held in MMS case
Roorkee, August 18 Acting swiftly, the police has arrested the two culprits today. Both are residents of the town and have been identified as Shahnawaz and
Wasim. According to ASP Arun Mohan Joshi, the miscreants were known to the victim as she used to visit the mobile re-charging shop being run by Shahnawaz in Subhash Nagar locality. The ASP said that the girl was enticed by the culprits, who took her to a local hotel Divine International opposite the bus stand, on Sunday afternoon. “There, they forcibly removed the clothes of the victim and made an MMS,” said Joshi. On being asked whether the girl was also a victim of attempted rape, he said that the police is investigating that aspect but the girl did not mention it in her complaint. Joshi added that they were planning to take action against the hotel as no entry was found in their register. “We are going to take stern action against the hotel management. Why did the hotel staff not enter the details of the miscreants and the victim before allotting them a room?” said the ASP while adding that the police was contemplating the seizure of the hotel. The suspects have confessed to their crime and a case under Section 292 of IPC and Section 67 of the IT Act has been registered. Earlier, an employee of the IIT was arrested. |
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12 UP villages demand inclusion in U’khand
Kotdwar, August 18 They effected a ‘chakka jam’ on the road and stopped the Garhwal Express train disrupting the vehicular and train traffic for more then two hours. The police and administrative officers of both states rushed to the spot to control the situation. More the 12 villages on the UP-Uttarakhand border, although technically part of Uttar Pradesh, are near the town of Kotdwar. They are not only dependent for their marketing needs on Uttarakhand, but their water and electricity supply also comes from the state. But being a part of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttarakhand Power Corporation has refused to supply power to these villages and have served notices for disconnection. Similarly, the Jal Nigam has also threatened to cut the water supply. Thousands of villagers from Telipara, Dhakiya, Biruwala, Bidora Bhogpur, Mathurapur and Bawan Sarai gathered at the Trade Tax Office along the UP-Uttarakhand border and blocked the NH-119 to press for their demand for inclusion of a 21-km-long area between Bhaguwala and Kalagarh town with Uttarakhand. Pandit Manmohan Dudpuri, who led the demonstration, said most of the population residing in this region had migrated from different villages of Uttarakhand and linguistically and culturally they were like any other resident of Uttarakhand. By excluding this area from Uttarakhand, injustice was done with them as they, too, took part in the Uttarakhand movement. Mahant Anata Nand Maharaj of Juna Akhara also backed the demand of these people as they say towns of Uttarkhand are at walking distance from these places. Kotdwara SDM GC Gunwant, who reached to the spot to request villagers to open the chakka jam, received the memorandum from the villagers addressed to the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. The villagers wrote to the Chief Minister that the they were dependent on towns of Uttarakhand for their basic needs of water, electricity, education and healthcare. So, it is logical to include these villages to in Uttarakhand state. The demonstrators also sent a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to help these villagers in their demand. |
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Heavy rain, 18 landslides hit state
Pitthoragarh, August 18 In the past 48 hours, heavy rain continued to lash this region of the Himalayas. “Sukhidhang, Swala, Barakot in Champawat districts and Meenabazar in Pitthoragarh district were hit hard by the landslides,” said an official from the 65 Road
Construction Company (RCC) of Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The Pitthoragarh Roadways Depot has been unable to operate long-route buses for the past three days and is expected to lose Rs 4 lakh per day. “Our buses to Tanakpur, Delhi, Haridwar, Dehradun, Haldwani and Nainital are stranded at Matela, Kathgodam, Meenabazar and Basoli due to continuous rain and landslides on the road,” said Deepak Mahar, assistant regional manager of the Uttarakhand Roadways at Pitthoragarh. Hundred of passengers have been stranded at Pitthoragarh bus stand as the buses to local routes like Dharchula, Munshyari, Thal, Jhulaghat also could not be operated due to the blockage of these roads at various places. “The Dharchula road has been blocked at Paleta, while the 100-Km road to Munisiyari was bloacked at Bala. from Pitthoragarh,” added Deepak Mahar. “More than 10 houses have wholly or partially been damaged in Dharchula block and damage to houses has also been reported from Gangolihat, Kanalichina, Berinag and Munisiyari block as well,” said NS Negi, District Magistrate, Pitthotagarh. A total of 57.66 mm rain, highest of the year, has been reported in the district in the past 48 hours. |
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Heavy rain claims 6 lives in U’khand
Dehradun, August 18 Traffic was affected on many roads, including highways, after landslides swamped many stretches with soil and boulders. Official said roads connecting Pitthoragarh and Champawat districts with the rest of the country were blocked for traffic after the landslides. Debris clearance works are under way on many stretches by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel. Pantnagar recorded 143 mm of rainfall while Pitthoragarh received 111 mm rain and Nainital 82 mm in the past 24 hours as Kumaon region was drenched by a good amount of rainfall, according to the Meteorological Director Anand Sharma. Parts of Garhwal region received moderate to heavy rainfall. The rain increased the water level in rivers prompting the administration to keep a round- the-clock vigil on the situation.
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Swine Flu
Dehradun, August 18 Ronik Singh, a B.Tech student at a Pune college and a resident of Doon, had been first screened at the Doon Hospital and then admitted to the Coronation Hospital isolation ward. Then, his parents wanted to shift him to a private hospital. The family again brought him back to the Doon Hospital as he was denied admission at the private hospital. At the Doon Hospital, he was kept at the Intensive Cardio Care Unit but today morning, his parents decided to move him to Delhi. “We had no option but to heed to the request of the parents who took him to Delhi in the morning. We have already sent the blood and nasal swab samples of the patient for testing to the National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD),” said Dr Pankaj Jain, State Nodal Officer. Meanwhile, the Rapid Response Team has sent one more sample for tests to NICD. Haridwar: Residents of Haridwar have started taking steps to prevent the outbreak of the flu in their areas. Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) employees have formed a ‘Swine Flu Awareness Forum’ and are spreading awareness among the public about the disease. “People are afraid as most of them don’t know about the preventive measures. So, we thought it better to make them aware about the virus,” said Jasvinder Singh of the forum. The forum has appointed Dr Amit Kumar as its counsellor. The members of the group are young volunteers. |
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Varsities told to provide ragging details
Dehradun, August 18 The development followed the information required by the office of the President of India on the issue from the state government. Secretary, Higher Education, Rakesh Kumar has written a letter to the vice chancellors of all universities in the state and heads of medical, engineering, paramedical, dental, homoeopathic, B.Ed and other professional institutes in this regard. They have been asked to furnish information regarding number of ragging cases reported in their institutions since the start of the new academic session and the kind of action taken by them. They have also been asked to apprise the government about the steps taken to publicise the measures recommended by apex court and the Union Government to curb the menace. Sources said that the President has taken up the cases which have come to light so far including the widely reported Aman Kachroo case. The problem was still prevailing in institutions despite the Raghvan Committee report and directions issued by the apex court. The steps taken by state governments have also not proved very effective. The institutions have a tendency to downplay such incidents by showing them as normal incidents of fights among students. |
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PG Courses: DAV college mulls fee hike
Dehradun, August 18 The fee being charged is the lowest in the state as compared to other private institutions. Confirming this, convener of professional courses Dr Davender Bhasin said a proposal had already been sent to the DAV Management, Delhi, for its approval. “The need to increase the fee arose due to increase in the university examination fee, which is included in the fee charged by us for all five courses being offered at our college under self-finance scheme,” he said. The courses in question are MA mass communication, MA education, BSc IT, post graduate diploma in mass communication and post graduate diploma in tourism and hospitality. The admission is given on merit basis in all of them. Though admission process for BSc course is already over, it might take about a week for the remaining courses. “The new fee structure will be applicable from the new academic session,” added
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Mahant Giri lashes out at Swami Ramdev
Haridwar, August 18 Today, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Sabha national president Mahant Narayan Giri termed Yog Guru Ramdev as a trader-corporate and refused to call him as a saint. Vociferous Giri went to such an extent that he said Swami Ramdev had now a habit to say on any subject. “He cast doubts over Adi Shankaracharya and now he is trying to question the integrity of the whole saint community.” Giri was referring to an interview given by Ramdev to an electronic channel in which he had said that in the saffron outfit Ravana too misused and faked Sita while kidnapping her. Giri asked Ramdev to keep restraint in saying anything on any issue and keep the sanctity of the saint community and the faith his followers. Meanwhile, the saint community has criticised the state government and the mela administration for the slow pace of works related with the century’s first Mahakumbh, after the state was formed. Saints cast aspersions on many developmental projects ongoing in the district saying that many of them don’t seem to be completed by the slated deadline. National general secretary of the Juna Akhada Mahant Vidhyanand Saraswati and Akhil Bharatiya Sanatan Dharam Sansthan national chief Swami Vidhya Chaintanya Brahmachari in a joint statement has said that officers are unable to utilise and spend the money allotted by the central government which is now 400 crore. “If the mela administration puts in only half of the money, i.e. 200 crore, in Haridwar this will be sufficient to make the city as a model pilgrim city, but it seems impossible because of present working of bureaucracy and slow-lacklustre work of the agencies” said Saraswati. Pointing the ill-repaired roads, open sewer lines and lack of infrastructural as well as basic facilities, saints said if such be the scenario, any major tragedy could happen in the upcoming Mahakumbh and the state government should look into this matter as a priority one. |
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U’khand to get first CAMPA installment
Dehradun, August 18 An amount of Rs 84 crore has been released for the state as first installment. Uttarakhand apart from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Assam are among the few of the states in the country to receive the first installment. Union Minister of Environment and Forest Ramesh has in his recent visit to Uttarakhand held that unblocking of CAMPA funds by the Apex court would benefit the states like Uttarakhand the most. As per CAMPA guidelines, states which have opened their CAMPA accounts are getting electronic transfer of the fund. |
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Badminton
Haridwar, August 18 Chirag, Shreya, Prashant and Kritika emerged winners in respective age categories. The championship, which was jointly organised by the District Badminton Association and the BHEL Sports Club, saw more than 150 talented badminton players participating in the event, which has become a prestigious annual event in the district. In the under-13 category, Kritika grabbed the first position with emphatic win over Ipshita trouncing her 15-12, 11-5, 15-10 in the finals. In the boys category, Prashant defeated Varun. In girls under 16 category, Shreya defeated Kritika in a one sided final while in boys category, Chirag won in straight sets over Akshaya. The most intense and breathtaking finals were witnessed in under-19 categories. Sunil got through only after stiff resistance from Chirag. In the doubles event, Ipshita and Kritka combined to win under-13 category final defeating Anusha and Chavi, while in boys category, Prashant-Karun, duo won against Saksham and Simhit. In under-16 finals, Shreya-Kritika combination passed through Ipshita-Isha duo comfortably and in boys category, Chirag and Sarthak won comprehensively against Sishir and Nishant. In the under-19 finals, Sunil and Chirag won against Sarthak and Nishant easily. Later at the presentation ceremony, DK Modi, while distributing the prize, said youths need to be more sports oriented, along with studies, and stressed on having a sports culture in the society. BHEL sports club chief Vimal Kumar said soon the present court would be made totally wooden in accordance with the international-level courts. Present at the award ceremony were Suman Kumar, KS Rana, Neeraj Kumar, KS Bhandari among others. |
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Uttarakhand Police, 1/5 Gorkha Rifles play a draw
Dehradun, August 18 Uttarakhand Police scored their first goal in the 9th minute of the match through Prem to take an early lead. Police scored their second goal in the 13th minute of the match making it 2-0. Deepak scored the second goal for his team. After an initial set back 1/5 Gorkha Rifle team regained its rhythm and made a come back. Vikas scored the first goal for his team in 18th minute to reduce the lead, making it 2-1. In the 32nd minute Sagar fetched 1/5 Gorkha Rifle team an equaliser to make it 2-2 at the end of first half. In the second half none of the teams could manage to score a goal despite repeated attempts and the game ended at a 2-2 draw. Meanwhile, in the u-19 District Football Championship Welham Boy’s School defeated Gautam International School by 2-0. It was a close match between the two teams but better finishing touch gave Welham Boys School team an upper hand in the match. Welham Boys scored their first goal in the 13th minute of the match. It was Bharat was for Welham Boys who scored the opening goal in the 13th minute of the match to give his team a 1-0 lead. Ten minutes later Shivesh struck second goal for his team. Shivesh dodged two players before penetrating into Gautam International team’s defense making it 2-0. In the second half Gautam International team repeated attempts to make a comeback, but all their efforts wasted as they failed to convert their chances into goals. Welham Boys team won the match with ease. In the second match SGRR Mission defeated Manav Bharti by 2-0. In the first half both the teams were locked at 0-0 draw. But in the second half SGRR team struck two goals to win the match by 2-0. Akash struck the first goal for his team in the 48th minute of the match to make it 1-0. In the 53rd minute Deepak scored the second goal for his team making it 2-0. |
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Club promotes sports at rural level
Dehradun, August 18 Himalayan Running Club was formed hardly six months back with the purposes of promoting sports at the rural level. DM Lakhera a member of the club said that our main objective was to generate awareness among these children about sports. Lakhera said, “These children constantly undergo good amount of physical work and are physically fit to take sports. All they need is some exposure. Therefore, the club decided to organise small competitions within the duration of two months. Till date they have organised three competitions. “Sometimes it became difficult to gather children for the competitions as they have to go for work. It is difficult to motivate children to participate in the competitions,” said Lakhera. He said that the club aims to expend its activities. |
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KV holds exhibition on social science
Dehradun, August 18 Exhibits from 13 KVs on this event performed enthralling Orissa folk dance along with debate and quiz which revealed the potential and talent of the participants. Orissa dance was judged by well-known Orissa dancer Sadhna Banerji, the topic of the debate was ‘End is more important than means’. To display the culture, history and geography of the world, Orissa as a state and USA as a country was selected as the topic for the exhibition by the KV Sangathan. Explaining the topic, in detail all the participants showcased colourful projects, which enlightened the gathering. The programme concluded with the preliminary round of quiz competition. |
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Marico aids schools for underprivileged
Dehradun, August 18 Prathamik School (Dhorkut), and Prathamik School (Kolhapani, Sahaspur) were the schools selected for the process. Marico has made sitting arrangements and has also provided other facilities and infrastructure to these schools to bring about overall development here. To provide pure drinking water, Marica donated a water tank to the orphanage homes of missionary of charity ‘Sneha Sadan’. Prem Dham an old age home was given a donation for the activities run there. |
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