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MSP of cane remains matter of debate
My goal to serve continues: Kiran Bedi
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Rawat-Nishank verbal duel gets ugly
Cops suspended for bid to avoid jurisdiction
Doon to have first synthetic track
Five-wicket victory for Carman
State govt ignoring SCs, says CPM
Mayor presides over Valuers Day function
Pulse polio campaign launched
Rs 20,000, gold jewellery looted
Fogging exercise to check dengue
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MSP of cane remains matter of debate
Roorkee, October 4 Though some are maintaining that the MSP should be around Rs 200 per quintal, others are demanding that the price should be fixed at Rs 250, while some are in favour that it should be made Rs 300 per quintal. The district president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Sanjay Chaudhary demanded the price this year as Rs 200 per quintal. On the other hand, the Uttarakhand Kisan Morcha (UKM) seeks the MSP to be Rs 250 per quintal this year, while other units of various farmers’ bodies have been demanding the MSP to be Rs 300 per quintal to save the interests of the cane producers as well as the cane belt of the area. “The MSP of the crop should be fixed following the pattern of the neighbouring state, Haryana,” said BKU’s Sanjay Chaudhary. Haryana has already announced the MSP as Rs 185-190 per quintal for this year. In favour of their demand of minimum Rs 250 as MSP this year, UKM national general secretary Rakesh Aggarwal reasoned: “At the moment cane crushers are offering cane price at Rs 210 to Rs 240 per quintal. When these small-time businessmen can offer this rate why the sugar mills can’t give minimum Rs 250 as MSP to the farmers.” However, some other units under the banner of BKU have been asking for minimum Rs 300 per quintal. These bodies maintained that the rates, being offered by the crushers would be increased in coming days, which would be over Rs 300 per quintal. “We are getting very low rates of our crop. It should be increased up to Rs 300 per quintal,” said Irshaad, a cane grower of Libberheri village. Notably, last year, the minimum support price of the cane was Rs 142-147 per quintal. Meanwhile, the UKM has decided to hold a massive rally in the town tomorrow in which the farmers would give memorandum of their demands to the Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank through
SDM here. |
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My goal to serve continues: Kiran Bedi
Dehradun, October 4 She was speaking here today on the opening ceremony of a computer education programme for police personnel and their children being run by the Vedanta Foundation at the Police Lines. “Even though I have retired from my services, it doesn’t mean that my goal ends here. My goal is to serve people and it is continuing with such kind of initiatives,” replied Bedi when asked whether her goal ended with her retirement. She added that she was proud to have worked as a police officer and she wanted to work in the police force in her every birth. “Even in my next birth I would want to join the police service as it is the one of the jobs which allows us to serve others,” she said. Elaborating on the computer education programme, she said this programme was already being run with the Uttar Pradesh police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Punjab police and the response had been great. The Vedanta Foundation is also in talks with the Haryana and Rajasthan police to have the programme in the states. “Gradually, we will have this programme running in all northern states and then in other zones of the country also,” added Bedi. This will be a two-month certificate course and will be free of cost. Only Rs 250 will be charged for the training material. Also best students and best police officer student will be rewarded. MA Ganpathy, Inspector General (IG) of police, Gharwal, and Abhinav Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun were also present at the function. Ganpathy urged Bedi to start this effective programme in other districts of the state where this programme was required more. |
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Rawat-Nishank verbal duel gets ugly
Haridwar, October 4 Replying to Nishank’s statement during his visit to Haridwar in which he had raised doubts over the seriousness of the UPA government on Maha Kumbh stating that the UPA was not cooperating, Rawat took a strong exception and said Nishank was trying to play politics. Rawat said while the BJP-led state government had sought lesser funds for the upcoming Maha Kumbh the central government had sanctioned Rs 500 crore, citing the magnitude and importance of the fair, which was more than the amount sought for. Further adding, he said the question of non-cooperation from the central government was shocking and nothing but a reason to escape from the slow and lackadaisical work being carried out under the Kumbh funds. “How can the CM raise question on the Centre’s intention when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself is taking a keen interest in Maha Kumbh and has conveyed to the state government that the Centre will sanction more funds if the state government requires additional funds for carrying out ongoing projects,” remarked Rawat. “The Chief Minister dismissing officers during an inspection suggests the anomalies and corruption going on in Kumbh-related work,” remarked Rawat. Highlighting his vision for Maha Kumbh and development of his constituency, Rawat said the broadening of roads and expansion of highways was his priority from day one. Extending gas pipeline to the city, expansion and construction of new railway lines, improvement of canals, internal roads, sorting out power problem and making Haridwar an investment hub was his priority. He also said the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) had not yet slipped from Haridwar and he had personally urged the CM and urban state minister Madan Kaushik to again make a proposal and earmark land area ensuring its availability so that Haridwar could get one of the finest institutes in the world. On the national front as union cabinet minister for employment and labour, Rawat accepted that worldwide economic recession had severely affected job prospects, but India had still sustained it quite successfully. He said the central government was focusing on skill development initiative and was targeting five crore people who would be trained so that by 2015 India had an upper hand in skilled manpower. To achieve this target, on the anvil was setting up of 500 new Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), while modernisation process was on in 500 ITIs with modernisation going on in 1,396 such institutes. |
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Cops suspended for bid to avoid jurisdiction
Dehradun, October 4 Abhinav Kumar, SSP Dehradun, told The Tribune that after an inquiry it came to light that the police officials received a call from a junior engineer informing them of a body being stuck on the banks of the canal. But instead of taking appropriate legal action, the police personnel took the body downstream and threw it back into the canal so that it could flow towards Uttar Pradesh in a bid to avoid any work related with the case in their jurisdiction. The SSP said for not doing panchnama and for adopting illegal tactics, police post in charge Raghubir Singh Chaudhary and three other police constables had been suspended. Earlier, it was being assumed that the body was thrown into the canal by the police officials as two boys had seen them while pushing the body downstream. There were also some reports that the woman might have been raped. The boys told their elders about the incident and a large number of people gathered at the spot and detained the driver of the vehicle in which the body was supposedly brought. But the police said there were no injuries visible on her body. The police added that a clear picture could come up only after the post-mortem report. However, sources suspected it to be a case of a suicide. According to the SSP, the deceased has been identified as Ruksana (44), a resident of Dhakrani village in
the area. Nissar, husband of the deceased, had lodged a complaint of missing of his wife on October 2. He told the police that he had a fight with his wife after which she left the house and didn’t turn up. It was being presumed that she probably committed suicide by
jumping into the canal. |
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103 girls awarded Udyan Shalini fellowship
Dehradun, October 4 The chief guest for the occasion were Doon University Vice-Chancellor Girijesh Pant, senior IAS officers Rakesh Kumar and Keshav Desiraju. Around 15 years ago the foundation came into existence with an endeavour to make winners out of those who for various reasons are forced to abandon higher studies and endlessly carry the burden of society. However, the Dehradun chapter began in the year 2003, with support of various educationists, businessmen and philanthropists who took up the initiative for such a noble cause. And apart from Dehradun, the foundation has been actively working in Kurukshetra, Kolkata and Aurangabad and has provided benefits to almost 1,200 candidates. The selected students are from the school level and apart from being a first divisionary, another main criterion for the selection is that the guardians of the deserving candidates should not be earning more then Rs 8,000 a month. “Our sole aim is to help those girls who have the talent and the zeal, but due to the financial problems they are deprived of the basic education. Apart from providing finances, we even guide them through the help of mentors and people who are helping us to fulfill our goals,” informed Faheem Khan, senior programme coordinator, Udyan Foundation. However, where the foundation began with the support of one accomplished donor, presently with its
constant effort and perseverance it has both national and international
donors. Along with Dehradun, the meritorious students were also selected from Haridwar, Rishikesh, Doiwala and many other
nearby locations. “After providing the fellowship, the students are also given assistance to pursue professional courses like BTech, BA, MBA etc so that they live a decent life in future and don’t become burden on society. The oath ceremony in itself signifies that from now onwards these girls are under our guidance,” added Faheem Khan. The programme concluded with Welham Girls Principal Jyotsana Brar congratulating the students and the foundation for their efforts. |
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Little Flower School celebrates annual day
Dehradun, October 4 The function began with a Durga stuti presented by students of class KG, I and IV. Following the prayer, there was was a performance on “What would life be without our helpers”. Catching the attention of the audience was an entertaining play on a famous fairy tale, “The princess and the pea”, by students of classes II and V. Along with power-pact action songs, the highlight
of the day was an excellent choreography on “Jai Ho” and a colourful Rajasthani dance. However, to motivate kids, merit certificates were given to students for the year
2008-2009. Kartik Saini of class nursery stood first, Sneha second and Manas Kampani third. The programme concluded with the national anthem. The Principal of the school thanked the chief guest and staff members for their
endless efforts to guide the tender ones in their day-to-day activities. |
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Doon to have first synthetic track
Dehradun, October 4 The need of having a synthetic track was first taken up at the recently concluded North Zone Athletics Meet that was held at Maharana Pratap Sports College
in the city. The college authorities have already forwarded a proposal in this matter to the administration. A 400x4-metre track is expected to come on the premises of Maharana Pratap Sports College. Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank first referred to it at the opening ceremony of the North Zone
Athletics Meet. Athletics coach at the sports college Manoj Sharma said, “The track will be of great help for the athletes as they can then prepare themselves in a better way for national championships that are organised on synthetic tracks”. Revealing further, he said bad weather affects the performance of the athletes on the grass track, which loosens up during rains. But this does not happen in the case of synthetic tracks. Practice on a synthetic track is different from that on the grass track because its surface is harder. Athletes need to work hard on developing their lower limbs on a synthetic track compared to the grass track, otherwise there is a fear of sustaining injuries, said Sharma. The coming up of a synthetic track at Dehradun can also give the city an opportunity to organise national-level tournaments and camps. |
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Garhwal Boys triumph
Dehradun, October 4 Garhwal Boys forward Ashish scored the fastest goal of the Super League against Doon Star here today. He scored the goal in the very first minute of the match. The Garhwal Boys team started on a high note in today’s match, with Ashish scoring for his team in the first minute to push the Doon Star team on the back foot. After conceding a goal early in the match, Doon Star was under immense pressure. Their forward failed to coordinate well. Doon Star conceded their second goal in the 22nd minute. It was self-goal by Doon Star defender Kunchok that pushed Doon Star 2-0 down in
the match. In an attempt to make a comeback in the match, Doon Star scored their first goal in the 30th minute to reduce the lead to 2-1. But in the second half, Garhwal Boys gave Doon Star little scoring opportunity. And the match ended with the final scores 2-1 in Garhwal Boys favour. Manipur, Puducherry enter semifinal
Manipur and Puducherry registered a thumping victory to make it to the semifinal of the 6th Girls Sub-Junior National Football Championship underway at Sports Stadium, Haldwani, today. In the first match between Manipur and Bengal, the former came out victorious over Bengal defeating it 7-0. V Mala Devi scored four goals, whereas P Grace scored a brace. Romi Devi also scored a goal
for the team. Meanwhile in the second match, the Puducherry team defeated Uttarakhand 4-2. For the Puducherry team, Sumitra scored four goals, whereas Ranjeeta scored one. For the Uttarakhand team Jyoti scored a brace. |
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Five-wicket victory for Carman
Dehradun, October 4 After winning the toss Carman School elected to field. Batting first, Raja Ram Mohan Roy School scored 22 runs at a loss of the three wickets. Carman scored 28 runs at a loss of three wickets, thus taking six-run lead in the match. In the second innings, Raja Ram Mohan School managed to pile 34 runs at a loss of seven wickets. Carman School achieved the target with five wickets in hand. Meanwhile, in the second match, Hilton School got a walkover on Kasiga School, who failed reached the target. While the third match between The Indian Cambridge School and Bala Hissar Academy was washed away due to heavy rains. Meanwhile, yesterday St Jude Academy won the match against The Asian School by four wickets at the ongoing Rohitash Singh Memorial Inter-School Boys Super Eight’s Cricket Tournament 2008. |
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Law College holds freshers’ party
Dehradun, October 4 The programme began with the lighting of the lamp by chief guest Pratima Kukreti followed by a cultural
programme. A presentation given by the college band, Punjabi bhangra and fusion dance were the main attractions of the party. Students also presented short plays and mimicry. College Principal Rajesh Bahuguna said, “The college conducts various programmes for freshers like oriental
programme, ice-breaking session and refreshers’ party. The aim of these programmes is to make students familiar with the college tradition and help them establish a healthy relation with their seniors”. |
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State govt ignoring SCs, says CPM
Dehradun, October 4 The convener of the sub-committee of the party Lekraj said the Uttarakhand state government was turning a cold
shoulder towards the need of the Scheduled Castes population, which also deserved a fair chance to perform and show
their merit. “However, it has been proved in the records of the year 1950 that discrimination done against them and on the memorandum of August 21, 2009, the government has failed to perform either,” added Lekraj. He also asserted that everyone from the Scheduled Castes should be given justice. And so should those who were a part of the undivided Uttar
Pradesh. |
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Mayor presides over Valuers Day function
Dehradun, October 4 At a function held to mark the occasion, Dehradun Mayor Vinod Chamoli spoke on the importance of the day. He said valuers could be a great help to local civic bodies in assessing house tax on various types of properties. PWD chief engineer Lalit Mohan expressed the need for inclusion of valuation as a subject in civil engineering degree courses. Some of the city institution of valuers also presented technical papers, which was appreciated by the audience. The unit of the Institution of Valuers also took the opportunity to honour VK Gupta, AK Rai and PS Rajvanshi for the contributions. Vice-Chairman Lt Col SK Makin expressed the vote
of thanks. |
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Pulse polio campaign launched
Dehradun, October 4 Director General, Health, CP Arya said this year only two cases of polio had been detected in the state with one each from Bajpur and Gadarpur. Chief Medical Superintendent Premlata Dimri and DM Senthil Pandian were present. |
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Rs 20,000, gold jewellery looted
Roorkee, October 4 The incident occurred around 7.30 am when as many as four miscreants, armed with country-made firearms and a knife, made a forcible entry in Atul Rastogi’s house. His wife and daughter were present in the
house at the time of the incident. The miscreants are said to have looted Rs 20,000 and gold jewellery. On getting information, SSP Sanjay Gunjyal, SP (Rural) Ajay Joshi and ASP Janmajay Khanduri visited the house
of the victim. “We have put up nakas all around in the town and started investigations,” said ASP Khanduri. The theft and robbery incidents are on the rise in the area and the police has failed to put a check on the crime scenario, said a resident
in the locality. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC at Gang Nehar police station here. |
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Fogging exercise to check dengue
Dehradun, October 4 Ramnagar Municipality chairman Haji Mohammed Akram said six spray machines had been put to use and fogging exercise was underway in the city. He appealed to maintain hygiene and check any
possible breeding of mosquitoes. A couple of deaths of dengue took place in the Lalkuan region recently. |
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