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150-yr-old building collapses, woman killed
Soon, four more substations in Roorkee
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41 assistant commandants of Seema Bal pass out
U’khand Gramin Bank to introduce core banking
NCC on trek to Hemkund Sahib
Governor’s Gold Cup
Shivaji’s Aditya is best swimmer
Stamp duty on sale agreement
reduced
All set for M.Pharma at tech varsity
Gorkha Rifle celebrates Sanjoe Day
Contractual staff on warpath
H1N1: Three more test positive
CT Young enter super league
4 killed in head-on collision
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150-yr-old building collapses, woman killed
Haridwar, September 2 The inhabitants of the building didn’t paid heed to the notice and today morning, Shanti Devi (70 years) got buried when the building collapsed while her daughter Darsho Devi was injured. She sustained several injuries and is being treated at the district hospital. The incident happened at about 6.30 am and neighbours woke up due to the sound of the collapse. “My sleep was broken by a loud sound and tremor. When I looked from the terrace, the building next door had been reduced to a heap,” said a neighbour. Later, local legislator and state Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik visited the site. He announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family of the deceased and Rs 2,000 each to the injured daughter and the neighbours who sustained injuries in the collapse. Meanwhile, residents and social activists have demanded that the municipality and administration should get all dilapidated buildings vacated. |
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Soon, four more substations in Roorkee
Roorkee, September 2 These substations would help to alleviate the power related problems like overloading, low voltage and voltage fluctuation here in the area, said XEN BM Parmar. It is to be noted that fluctuation or low voltage, every now and then, causes damages to the expensive gadgets of many of the people of the localities like Civil Lines, Ram Nagar, Awas Nagar. Apart from that, burning of transformers and snapping of power cables due to overload are very common phenomena here. Parmar said the manifold increase in the number of electricity connections over the last couple of years, power pilferage and over-consumption were the main factors behind these problems. As the installation of substations would help in reducing the pressure on the already installed transformers and distribution centres, the problems would be solved to a large extent, he said. He also added that the department had also planned to set up one more feeder in the Khanjarpur area. At the moment there is only one feeder there. While one feeder would supply the power to the small colonies of the area, the second would be responsible for the power supply to Jorassi village. Apart from that, all electricity cables would be changed immediately in Roorkee to improve the distribution system. Parmar said, “The tenders have already been floated and It will take around three months to start installation of the substations,” said Parmar.
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TV factory gutted, loss in crores
Haridwar, September 2 According to the security guards at the Novel factory, the fire broke out at around 12.30 am. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained but fire officials believe it could be the result of a short circuit. The magnitude of the fire was such that six fire brigades had to be pitched in from Haridwar and Sidcul fire stations. Station Fire Officer, Sidcul, BL Aghri said that by that time the fire brigade reached the spot, a major part of the factory was in flames. “The firemen played a pivotal role in stopping the fire from spreading to nearby units,” said Aghri. Factory officials project the loss in crores of rupees, especially due to the costly electronic equipment used in televisions and refrigerators. “Though the exact estimate will be available only after a detailed check-up of the material but yes, the loss is in crores,” said a company official. On the fire safety methods in the company, the official pointed that all norms were being observed but as the fire broke at midnight, nothing much could be done. Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjay Gunjiyal and SP City Asim Srivastava reviewed the operations along with city fire officer SK Sharma. |
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Missing boy found dead
Dehradun, September 2 According to the police, he was bleeding from his nose, ears and mouth. There were some marks on his foot indicting that he might have been electrocuted. The police also found condoms from his pocket that, prima facie, seemed a case of a love affair. However, the police said it was working on various angles behind the incident and the clear picture could emerge only after the post-mortem examination. In the morning, an agitated crowd didn’t let the police take the body for the postmortem until they were promised of swift action against the killers. The residents alleged that such incidents were increasing in the valley and the police was doing nothing. The deceased’s father Khushal Rawat, who is a clerk with Nagar Nigam at Jaipur, suspected that Sudhir’s friends, who had called him up on August 31, had killed his son and they should be brought to book. According to a complaint that his family had lodged on September 1, their son had gone missing and suspecions were raised that he might have been kidnapped. Woman commits suicide A 22-year-old woman hung herself to death here late last night at Muslim Colony in Patelnagar. The police took the body to Doon Hospital where she was declared brought dead. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Nusrat Jaan. For the past few years, she was not living with her husband. She was working with a bulb factory and supporting her two younger brothers.The residents told the police that she was in constant tension due to her financial condition. |
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41 assistant commandants of Seema Bal pass out
Dehradun, September 2 He was speaking at the passing-out parade of 41 assistant commandants of the para-military force at Srinagar Garhwal today. Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ recalled the glorious traditions of sacrifice and bravery of the armed forces of the country. He hoped that the passing-out officers of the force would take this tradition ahead by providing security to the vast borders of the country. “Our soldiers of military and para-military forces have always made sacrifices in safeguarding the borders and maintaining law and order in the country,” he said. The Chief Minister said that the SSB would be deployed to man the Bhutan and Nepal borders. “Manning open borders with a friendly country is more difficult but I am sure that these officers will rise to the occasion to protect the border in a tactful manner,” he added. He gave away Sword of Honour to the best trainee and overall best trophies to Lalit Shah and best fire to Rajneesh Kumar Moral and the best in internal training trophy to Kumar Sundaram. The Chief Minister also inaugurated the exhibition held on the occasion. He also directed the civil administration to take prompt help from SSB officials in case of any natural disaster. RS Negi, Director of the SSBN Academy, said that anti-national elements were always trying to exploit the open borders of the country with Nepal and Bhutan but the deployment of the SSB on these borders has thwarted their designs. SK Bhagat, Director General (Personnel and Training), SSB, said that the force has been deputed for security of the 1,751 km of the Indo-Nepal border and 668 km-long Indo-Bhutan border. All remote outposts have been connected and the force had successfully implemented its slogan of service, security and brotherhood, he claimed. Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, Director SSB Academy, legislators Brij Mohan Kotwal and Yashpal Benam and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
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U’khand Gramin Bank to introduce core banking
Dehradun, September 2 Under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directions, the CBS facility has to be implemented in all branches by September 2010. “But we have set a target to cover all branches under the CBS within this financial year. It has already been done in the Mangalore branch, opened a couple of days back,” he added. With the opening of new branches at Mangalore in Haridwar district and Vinayakdhar in Chamoli district, the number of total branches has increased to 124. Since the Bank has a dominant presence in the rural areas, this facility will enable an account holder from a remote hilly area to operate his account anywhere in the state. This ongoing upgrading exercise and expansion of its operations in terms of opening new branches is expected to increase its account holders. Its present total business of Rs 1,200 crore, too, is expected to get a boost. As part of this, the bank has recently started opening non-resident external
(NRE) and non-resident ordinary (NRO) accounts. Meanwhile, Uttaranchal Grameen Bank’s 123rd branch was inaugurated in the Mangalore area of Haridwar district. Inaugurating the branch, Threesh Kapoor said the bank was putting all its branches in central banking system and apprised that saving bank account holders were being provided with accident insurance to the tune of Rs 1 lakh. Bank’s regional manager
(Dehradun region) GS Negi informed the gathering of various services being provided by the bank. |
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NCC on trek to Hemkund Sahib
Dehradun, September 2 Five hundred cadets from various directorates throughout the country participated in the camp. Brig PPS Pahawa said it was an important adventure track for all cadets, which would also test their stamina. He told the students to take care of their health during the trek. He said that the camp had a spiritual significance as well. The cadets will also carryout a “Save Ganga” drive during this tracking camp. During this drive the students will conduct street plays, takeout rallies and spread awareness among locals to keep Ganga clean. The cadets will also visit the Indian Military Academy and the Forest Research Institute. The camp will end on September 17. The cadets are divided in two groups, first batch will leave tomorrow for the camp while second on September 6.
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Best players left out, allege seniors
Vishal Thakur Tribune News Service
Dehradun, September 2 The Dehradun team left for the tournament that will begin from September 5. But footballer lovers here are not happy with the team selection. Sources said that most of the clubs of the city were not aware about any selection process that was undertaken by the District Football Association (DFA). Unhappy with the selection Binder Singh, a former player said: “There is always a set process through which a association works. “But this time the association did not carry out any declaration neither did it informed clubs about the selection.” Expressing his anger over the association’s working, he said that people here did not even know the names of players who had left for the tournament in Sikkim. Virender Bhandari, a member of Sunderwala Boys teams said: “We just knew that association had received an invitation in the regard, but association did not make any declaration. All we want that Dehradun team should do well at the tournament.” He further said that most of the good players of various clubs were not called for the camp.
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Shivaji’s Aditya is best swimmer
Dehradun, September 2 Sheshank Dahiya and Gaurav Maitree were adjudged the most promising swimmer and Cadet Sunchit Shinde was declared the best paddler. Results: Cadet Shreyas won freestyle, cadet Tonmoy Barua won 800 m freestyle, cadet Taral Chanchani won 400 m freestyle, cadet Vismay Dani 200 m breaststroke, cadet Arpit Sangwan won 200 m butterfly, cadet Tonmony Barua won 200 m back stroke. Cadet Arpit Sangwan in seniors 200 m in freestyle, cadet Karan Shohi on the 50 m butterfly, cadet Saurav Thorve won the 100 m backstroke, Vismay Dani in seniors in 50 m breaststroke. The 4x100 m freestyle won Ranjit Section, in 4x50 m won by Shivaji Section.
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Stamp duty on sale agreement
reduced
Dehradun, September 2 The notification follows an announcement made by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in his budget speech in July. The government has reduced the duty on agreement to sell a property from 7 per cent to 4 per cent payable on half the amount of consideration. The public will be the direct beneficiary as less amount of duty has to be paid at the time of agreeing to sell property. The government, however, will neither gain nor lose in terms of revenue because there is no change in the duty payable at the time of registration of sale deed. The government has also notified reduction of duty on lease agreement of a property up to 30 years from existing 8 per cent in urban and 7 per cent in rural areas to 2 per cent. This is the most significant reduction in stamp duty rates since the state came into being. This decision, however, means revenue loss to the government. |
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All set for M.Pharma at tech varsity
Dehradun, September 2 University authorities have worked out modalities of the course. In the beginning, it will be offered as a course of study in four colleges affiliated to the university. Three colleges, including Dehradun Institute of Technology, SGGR Academy of Pharmaceutical Science, Dehradun, and Devsthali Vidyapeeth of Pharmacy, Rudarprayag, have already been identified. In the first phase, admissions will be made against total 75 seats. As per vice chancellor Prof DS Chauhan, the course would be started in three subjects. The experts have also been given responsibility to prepare the course material. The university will pay for using laboratories and other related infrastructure in the selected colleges. The university will appoint the faculty in accordance with the UGC norms. Each student will be charged Rs 1 lakh as per semester though the fee for the final semester has been fixed at Rs 50,000.
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Gorkha Rifle celebrates Sanjoe Day
Dehradun, September 2 Rifle Secretary Hom Bahadur Rana said, “The 1965 War was one of the toughest wars for India. Although India won the war, the Army had to face heavy causalities. “The 3/8 Gorkha Rifle also lost some of its brave officers. Two officers, two junior officers and 13 soldiers died while trying to capture the Sanjoe post of Pakistan.” He further said the capturing of the post was one of the most important events in the 1965 war, from where arms and ammunition, along with secret documents, were seized, which proved handy in deciding the future war strategy against the Pakistan army. The government also honoured the 3/8 Gorkha Rifle team with “Battle Honour” for its victory over the Pakistan post. |
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Contractual staff on warpath
Dehradun, September 2 About 40 contractual sanitary employees fear that their services would be terminated after the hospital authorities floated a new tender and gave the contract to a new organisation for undertaking sanitary work from September 1. Unhappy with the situation, the sanitary employees are demanding re-employment and continuation of previous salary structure. Dr RK Pant, CMS, Doon Hospital said the new contractors had ensured that the workers, who were performing well, would be re-absorbed. He said the workers had promised to report work this morning but gave in to unnecessary pressure. A new organisation ex-servicemen welfare board has been given the new contract for sanitary work at the hospital. |
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H1N1: Three more test positive
Dehradun, September 2 This is the second death in the state due to the virus. In this case, too, the patient’s report came after she had died. Meanwhile, the Rapid Response team today received the test reports of three more samples, according to which two patients from Dehradun and one patient from Haridwar have tested positive. “The total number of H1N1 patients, who have tested positive, is now 14, Dehradun has the largest number of positive patients (10) followed by Haridwar (4),” said Dr Pankaj Jain, state nodal officer. “The load at the National Institute of Communicable Disease has begun to ease and we are now left with only 10 reports,” he said.
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CT Young enter super league
Dehradun, September 2 It was a must win match for CT Young team to make it to the super league stage in the team. The BC Milan team scored their first goal in the 5th minute of the match to surprise their opponent. But, CT Young team made a strong come back in the match to make and scored their first goal in the 25th minute through a
penalty kick. The second goal came soon for the team in the 27th minute through Subhash to make it 2-1 in the match. In the second half, the CT Young team managed to hold on its lead making and later won the match. Meanwhile in another match, Bajrang Club scored a narrow 1-0 victory over Yankies team. It was Gopal for the team, in the 23rd minute of match, who scored the solitary goal. Throughout the match Yankies team struggled to find an equaliser, but failed and Bajrang Club won by a narrow margin.
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4 killed in head-on collision
Haridwar, September 2 The incident happened on the Delhi-Haridwar National Highway near Sarvanand Ghat in the afternoon when a speeding truck (DIL-5333) collided with a Maruti car in which five persons were travelling. The truck driver ran away after the collision. There was a huge traffic jam due to the accident. Passers-by helped in the rescue work. The police has registered a case under Section 304 A of the IPC.
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An old lady was killed when a 150-year-old building collapsed in Kankhal area here today.
The building named Arakotri was situated in Pahadi Bazaar in the Kankhal area.
