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Doon milk traders’ drive to check adulteration
One booked on charge of duping
City Young, Akranta play a draw
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Rushmi, Poojashree in last eight
Rs 15 cr sanctioned to
widen two highways
DAV College office-bearers take oath
Raids on private schools
CM worried over low credit-deposit ratio
After series of flops, Salman pulls crowds
Power Crisis
HC judge transferred
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Doon milk traders’ drive to check adulteration
Dehradun, September 23 However, as there have been some cases of supplying adulterated milk recently, the association declared a prize of Rs 5,000 for helping it to catch the culprits who are openly selling synthetic milk instead of pure milk. “Though we are proud of our association members who are working for the welfare of residents, we also want to prevent people from selling adulterated milk and for this we are going to give Rs 5,000 to those who will help us catch the culprits in the city,” Gupta said. Moreover, for checking the quality of edible items, the association has also requested the government to provide the facilities for establishing a lab. “The facilities of lab will not only lead to fair means to check the authenticity of the edible items, but also stop many from practising this sort of business. Also, if the government feels that some shopkeepers are at fault, with the help of the health officer, inspection should be proceeded and unnecessary grilling of the shopkeepers should be avoided,” added Gupta. Besides the president and general secretary Pawan Kumar Sharma, other members of the association were present on the occasion.
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One booked on charge of duping
Dehradun, September 23 Victims Rajesh and Davinder complained to the police alleging that Rakesh Thapa had promised to place them in a factory in Afghanistan on the payment of Rs 2.50 lakh. They paid the amount and left for the country. But to their dismay, after reaching Afghanistan they found no job they were promised. After dilly-dallying, Rakesh sent them to a factory for a job. But when the two went there, they were asked to pay Rs 40,000 to get the job. They suspected a foul play and refused to pay. They instantly called up Rakesh, but he said if they wanted to get the job, they would have to pay the amount, alleged the victims. They didn’t give the money and came back to India and lodged a complaint to the police. The police said a case had been registered, but they were yet to investigate the matter. The police said Rakesh had sent many persons to Afghanistan and they were working there. He had no office and worked from home. He had good contacts in some foreign countries and would place those whom he sent in some factories as a security guard or something. 2 motorcycle lifters held
DEHRADUN: The local police yesterday arrested two motorcycle lifters and recovered two bikes from their possession. The police claimed that more bikes were expected to be recovered from them after interrogation. The thieves had stolen these bike two days ago from the cantt. The police nabbed them yesterday when after stealing a bike they were going back home. On their way, police personnel, who were on naka, stopped the youths. The police asked them to produce documents of the vehicle and they failed to do so. However, after further enquiring, the police found that they were thieves and were riding a stolen bike. The police is questioning the accused further as it suspects that they are involved in the eight vehicle theft cases reported in Dehradun and Haridwar recently. Vehicle thief arrested
ROORKEE: The police arrested a vehicle thief who was on the run after stealing a motorbike from here on Monday evening. Owner of the motorcycle Sanjay Gautam started chasing alleged thief Amar Singh, a resident of Bijopura village, immediately after the miscreant lifted the vehicle from here. The police said while Amar Singh was riding the stolen vehicle towards Manglore, he was intercepted by two constables Dinesh and Pardeep. “Pardeep hit the miscreant with a lathi following which he fell down and was nabbed by the police,” said police sources. On his (the accused) instance, the police also recovered another stolen motorcycle from the area. While appreciating the efforts of the constables, SP (Rural) Ajay Joshi also patted Sanjay for his help in nabbing the miscreant. 4 held with ivory pieces
DEHRADUN: Ivory pieces of a full-grown tusker were seized on Tuesday from the Bhadrabad area of Haridwar district of Uttarakhand. The pieces weigh 5 kg. Acting on a tip-off, a special task force, along with the Wildlife Protection Society of India, conducted a joint operation leading to the arrest of four persons with the ivory pieces. Mobile snatched
DEHRADUN: A day after two different incidents of chain snatching were reported in the city, a mobile phone snatching incident also came to light on Wednesday. Puneet Agarwal, a resident of Dakra, complained to the police that on Tuesday night at 9:30 pm he was walking by near the Shiv temple carrying his mobile in his hand, when a person riding an LML Vespa snatched his mobile phone. He told the police that as it was dark he couldn’t read the number of the scooter. A case has been registered against the unknown snatcher. Meanwhile, the police has failed to get any clues in the snatching incidents. One held for bid to rape
DEHRADUN: The police on Wednesday arrested a retired Armyman for allegedly attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl at his house in Cantonment town here on Monday. According to the police, the victim’s mother alleged that Shankar Ghurang took her daughter to a room and tried to rape her. As she was passing by she noticed the man while trying to outrage the modesty of her daughter, she added. The police said they had sent the girl for medical examination at Doon Hospital. Meanwhile, Ghurang has been booked and arrested under Sections 376, 511, 354 and 506, IPC, in the Cantonment town police station. The girl’s father is in the Bihar police and the mother is a homemaker. |
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Rushmi, Poojashree in last eight
Dehradun, September 23 On the other hand Miki Miyamura of Japan is also going strong as she outplayed Jasmin Steinherr of Germany by 6-3, 6-0 in the pre-quarterfinal match to make it to the quarterfinals stage. In the first match, top-seed Poojashree defeated Deepna Vazirani by 6-0,6-0. After registering a win in the pre-quarterfinal Poojashree said, “Although it was not a tough match, my coming matches would not be easy, with Japans and Koreans doing equally well”. Out of all competitors she considers Rushmi Chakravarthi as one of the toughest opponents. “For me Rushmi is the hard nut to crack. I have played against her a couple of time and have lost all of them”. For Poojashree her service is the main weapon against her opponents. To win a match serve is a important tool and I focus on putting my serve at the right spot”. In another match, Rushmi looked little off beat in the first set losing it to Sheetal Goutham by 3-6. But she bound back in the second set to clinch it by 6-2. In the final set, Rushmi’s power play completely undone Goutham, she won the set by 6-0 to seal a win in the match. In the other matches Moe Kawatoko of Japan won the match against Soon-M Seo (Korea) in a three setters by 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. Israel’s Keren Shlomo beat Srivika Burman of India by 6-0, 7-5. A Malhotra beat Hyun-Hui Hong 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4. Kyung-Yee Chae defeated Jung-Yoon Shin 6-1 and 6-1. In doubles, Kerand Shlomo (ISR) and Poojashree Venkatesha (IND) beat Sheethal Goutham (IND) and Anushree Thammanna (IND) 6-0, 6-0. Moe Kawatoko (JPN) and Miki Miyamura (JPN) defeated Shivika Burman (IND) and Nova Patel 6-0, 6-0. Kyung-Yee Chae (KOR) and Jung-Yoon Shin (KOR) beat Aishwarya Agarwal (IND) and Gopika Kapoor (IND) 6-2, 6-3. Chun-Yan He (CHN) beat Anastasta Malhotra (JPN) and Chun-Yan He (CHN) 4-6, 6-1 and 10-5.
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City Young, Akranta play a draw
Dehradun, September 23 Experienced Akranta team had been on the attack right from the beginning and pressed hard on the CT Young defence. The team almost scored its first goal in the 10th minute of the match. It was a brilliant save by the CT Young goalkeeper. Akranta launched another attack in the 22nd minute and was successful this time round. CT Young launched a number of attacks, but failed to give a finishing touch to their moves. It was Akranta forward Bhupender, who gave his team an upper hand in the match. Akranta hold on to the lead in the first half. In the second half, the CT Young team was more aggressive. It managed to score a goal in the 58th minute of the match. It was a self-goal by Akranta defender Hanumant to level the score in the match. Thereafter CT Young tried hard to take a lead, but failed.
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MKP girls bag triple crown
Dehradun, September 23 In the senior category, MKP defeated GGIC School by 6-0. Shikha was the star performer for her side scoring a hat-trick in the match. She scored the first goal in the 8th minute. Thereafter she scored in the 25th, 35th and 42nd minute to help her team take a 4-0 lead. It was MKP’s forward Shivani who scored in the 48th and 60th minute to make it 6-0. GGIC team was completely on the defence throughout the match. In the juniors, MKP beat GGIC by 3-0. Varsha scored for her team in the 5th minute followed by Karishma in the 9th minute. Varsha scored the third goal for her side in the 34th minute. In the sub-junior category, MKP beat Prathamic Vidayalaya, Shampur, Rishikesh, by a solitary goal. Mamta was the lone goal scorer for the MKP team.
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Rs 15 cr sanctioned to
widen two highways
Roorkee, September 23 Congress leader Harish Rawat, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said that the proposal for widening NH-58, which connects the main districts of the state -Haridwar and Dehradun, has been accepted by the central roadways ministry. Bad patches will also be repaired. National Highway-72 that connects Dehradun and Rishikesh would also be broadened, said Rawat who is a Member of Parliament from the Haridwar constituency. The Union ministry has sanctioned Rs 382.43 lakh for broadening the stretch from milestone 178 to 188 on NH-52 while for the stretch from milestone 188 to 197, the approved amount is Rs 228.95 lakh. From milestone 197 to 204, the government has given Rs 286.27 lakh. To enhance the quality of the highway, Rs 287.81 lakh has been sanctioned. While thanking Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Kamal Nath, Rawat said widening of highways is the need of the hour keeping in view the Mahakumbh next year. Under the proposal, the road between Sherpur village and world-renowned Patanjali Yogpeeth and up to Jwalapur will be widened. The stretch had witnessed several fatal accidents in the recent past. While the Congress leader took credit for the development, BJP MLA from Roorkee Suresh Jain said he had put up this demand long back. “The proposal was mooted by me many times in recent years. With the widening of the highways, pilgrims will be the main beneficiaries during Kumbh,” he said. |
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DAV College office-bearers take oath
Dehradun, September 23 Former Chief Minister Major-Gen Bhuwan Chander Khanduri (retd) and Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh were also present on the occasion. The programme started with a welcome address by the Principal of the college. Appreciating the efforts of Khanduri in the welfare of people, he said, “It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice. Khanduri has done a lot for the welfare of the people which many fail to do”. Later Khanduri, along with president Ashish Bahuguna and general secretary Anil Singh Tomar, lit the lamp. Meanwhile, all elected candidates took the oath. Bahuguna said he would stand for the rights of students and was always available to help them. Tomar also said he would give his utmost for the welfare of students.
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Raids on private schools
Roorkee, September 23 Department sources claimed the department officials had found many irregularities which included presenting a fake number of total students. Private schools reportedly show inflated number of total students to get governmental benefits and scholarship, said an official. District Education Officer, Haridwar, Chanderkanta Sharma said: “The department is well aware of such acts of schools. That’s why we conduct raids every now and then. I have asked for a detailed report of today’s raids from the officials concerned and will ensure that appropriate action is taken against the guilty”.
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CM worried over low credit-deposit ratio
Dehradun, September 23 Addressing the 30th meeting of the SLBC here today, he said an increase in the credit-deposit ratio was necessary to facilitate the creation of more self-employment opportunities and an effective implementation of welfare schemes in the hill state. “We urgently need to make efforts to meet the national mark. There is a dire need to fully achieve the target of annual credit plans of banks. In that case only, we can attain the aim of economic uplift of a majority of our population living in tough conditions in the hilly areas,” he said. Looking at the ration since the formation of Uttarakhand, the record is not encouraging. It was 22 per cent in 2001 and increased to 35 per cent in December, 2008. It recorded a further increase of 3 per cent up to March, 2009. The total credit distribution in the state for 2008-09 was 15 per cent short of the target. The banks had failed to achieve the target of Rs 4,428 crore last fiscal. This time the target of annual credit plan has been fixed at Rs 6,041 crore. Assuring the Chief Minister about the compliance of his instructions, Chief General Manager, SBI, Gautam Kanjilal said credit-deposit ratio was improving this fiscal. |
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After series of flops, Salman pulls crowds
Dehradun, September 23 From the day of its release till today, people have been thronging cinemas to enjoy the movie, which is out and out a commercial film. As a complete package, it comprises powerful dialogues, suspense, romance and eye-catching action by action director Vijayan. The action is proving a strong point of the film. However, the spirit of festivals around the corner is also attracting people to visit cinemas with friends and family. “Though we had expectations from this movie, we never thought it would perform so well. We had consecutive housefuls and even today matinee went houseful. The reason why it’s such a super-hit is that it has riveting action sequences and a perfect combination of Salman’s acting and Prabhu Deva’s direction,” said Govind Singh Rana, manager of the Prabhaat cinema. With a four-star rating and excellent reviews on many online portals by film critics, Prabhu Deva, known dancer and actor of South films, has skilfully managed to weave in smaller narratives compared to the main story. And to top it, music of the film is also adding variety. Songs such as “Tum jaan jaan kehke meri jaan le gaye...” and a foot-tapping song “Tera hi jalwa...” is also performing fairly well in the list of chartbusters. “I recently watched ‘Wanted’ and besides music I loved the fight scenes of Salman in the movie. Also I feel it’s a comeback for Sallu after so many flops, which were proving negative for his career,” said Aanchal, a movie buff. However, with ongoing Navratras and Durga Puja, Dussehra and Diwali round the corner, it’s mostly students who are coming to enjoy the movie in the midst of holidays. “We are glad that this movie, since past four days, has been running houseful and it’s primarily the students who are enjoying power-packed dialogues and action scenes in the film. And in the coming weeks also we have high expectations from this movie,” said Chaudhary Ram Bahadur, manager of the Orient cinema.
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Power Crisis
Dehradun, September 23 A grim power situation is expected this winter as the high demand of power in the state during summer left no scope for power banking that the UPCL used to do. “Had we not made this arrangement in advance, the power situation between November and March next year would have forced us to go for minimum seven hours load shedding across the state. Under the arrangement, we will be getting power from Delhi for 16 hours a day,” said Jagmohan Lal, MD, UPCL. Lesser generation in summer due to paucity of water in reservoirs, growth of load on account of vertical increase in consumption and almost no addition to the existing generation capacity in the state have made the situation come to this pass. As against the average daily availability of about 25 Million Units (MU), the demand increased to 25.5 MU. Therefore, the usual banking of power could not be done this summer as surplus power was used up in return banking. Sources said that Delhi reluctantly agreed for swapping in view of precarious power situation being faced by Uttarakhand. The UPCL had to work hard to convince that it would be able to return power taken under the swapping arrangement. By September 30, Uttarakhand has to return 150 MU borrowed from Delhi between February and May this year under the power banking agreement. Due to this, Delhi too had faced a power crisis. It is not that 100 MW from Delhi alone will be sufficient to overcome the crisis in winter. Sources said that the shortfall could be around 300 MW which means 7
MU per day. To meet this huge shortfall, the UPCL will have to clinch similar swapping arrangements with other states under which the power borrowed in winter will have to be returned next summer. Another option before UPCL is to purchase power. Though power can be overdrawn from the central pool, but it can be done only when frequency remains low. |
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Akranta and CT Young teams played 1-1 draw in a match of District Super League under way at Pavilion Ground here today.
Dehradun, September 23
Dehradun, September 23
