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Diwali: Doon looks all bright and beautiful
Many rush to Corbett for a quiet time
Tight security cover for Haridwar, Doon |
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No power cut for two days
Landslide at Matela cleared
IITians sway to Pehla Nasha
10th Garhwal Rifles celebrates 45th Raising Day
Ex-servicemen and their families at the 45th Raising Day celebrations of the 10th Garhwal Rifles in Dehradun on Thursday. Tribune photo: Anil P Rawat
Soon, Gharaunda to shelter destitute
Khan to head contractors assn
Soon, cardiac, nephrology unit at Coronation Hospital
Nurses on stir from October 21
Monsoon withdraws from U’khand
Gramudhyog training programme begins
Anshul powers Haridwar’s title win
RIMC Meet: Rahul, Abhinav shine on Day 2
Tennis academy inaugurated
Environmentalist to move SC against violations Students participate in a rally to appeal people to celebrate an eco-friendly Diwali to preserve the environment of Dehradun at the Gandhi Park on Thursday. Tribune photo: Anil P Rawat
Shopkeepers encroach on Roorkee-Haridwar highway A view of encroachments by shopkeepers on the Roorkee-Haridwar highway at
Civil Lines in Roorkee. Photo by writer
Himalayan shrines closed for winter
Gov extends Diwali greetings
Medical college: Sites identified in 2 dists
Poly Kids school celebrates Diwali
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Diwali: Doon looks all bright and beautiful
Dehradun, October 15 Markets like Paltan Bazar, Hanuman Chowk, Dilaram Bazar, Rajpur Road and other areas of the state capital are decked up to attract customers from different stratas of society. Keeping the house spick-and-span and decorating it with a variety of items is one of the most important parts of the festivities. While the entrance is decorated with rangolis, a handmade creative design made out of rice powder and dry colours, hangings and sparking lights also add meaningful definition to the festival of lights. “We have scented candles, floating candles, twinkling ‘diyas’, flowers, hand-made paper hangings, Lakshmi Ganesh idols and footprints of Lakshmi,” said Chandan, a shopkeeper. “Along with candles, lamps made of cloth in colours like yellow, pink, purple and red and traditionally ‘diyas’ have much significance. Ornamental ‘diyas’ are no less and can light up any given space.” Sanjay Gupta, a ‘diya’ seller in Paltan Bazar, said, “I have simple lamps worth Rs 10 as well as glittery lamps which come for Rs 15 and above according to their intricate design.” “We have especially got goods from Meerut. Even piggy banks are in demand as on Dhanteras, people deposit money to use it judiciously in the future.” Along with decoration, bursting crackers and performing puja of Lakshmi and Ganesh for a prosperous year ahead, exchanging gifts is another important ritual which people faithfully abide by. Come Diwali time and heaps of attractive gift hampers are found at every nook and corner of the city. Almonds are about Rs 400 a kg, cashewnuts Rs 400 to Rs 600 and raisins almost Rs 120 to Rs 200. “Apart from regular days, the season is one time when people in large numbers come and purchase dry fruits for gifting purposes. For celebrations, we have gift packs as well as quality dry fruits by renowned companies. These come in roasted as well as non-roasted varieties,” said Kulbushan, a dry-fruit merchant. Purchasing gold and silver items is also considered auspicious. With craze for 24-carat gold and silver coins, women are purchasing jewellery to flaunt it on Diwali night. “This year, coins are a big hit. Jewellery, such as bangles, chains in gold and diamond, are being purchased in large numbers,” said Amit, a jeweller. “I purchased loads of gift packs for my dear ones and even took silver coins and a gold chain as we consider this occasion a good period to invest in assets,” said Archana, a resident. Last but not the least, Diwali cannot be complete without sweets. Delectable sweets in different flavours rejuvenate the mood and makes the festive spirit all the more exciting and enjoyable. “Since Karva Chauth, we are doing good business. Along with our famous rasgulla and rasmalai, we have prepared pure ghee sohan halwa, patisa, rich coconut barfi, bal mithai and Karachi ka halwa for Diwali. “Also our in-house range of chocolates by the brand name of ‘Chococliks’ is available in hazelnut, kaju pista, butterscotch, walnut and biscuit flavours. These are popular gifting items,” said Devvrath Badoni, owner, Bengali Sweets.
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Many rush to Corbett for a quiet time Dehradun, October 15 The most-sought-after zone by tourists, the opening of Bijrani could not have come at a more appropriate time. This year, the zone has been opened 10 days ahead of the schedule thanks to deficient monsoon. The opening before Diwali has come as a godsend opportunity for tourists. Almost all bookings at Jhirna and Bijrani are full up till October 20. A similar rush of tourists is there at other tourism zones as well. Residents of metro cities want to spent some time with nature that they are mostly deprived of at their places. Piyush Rautela of Wild Adventure, Ramnagar, said that persons, seeking solace from the fast-paced life in cities, prefer coming to Corbett for Diwali holidays. Inside Corbett, mobile communication is not possible. This gives added respite to these tourists. While Corbett authorities are facilitating the stay of tourists, they are also strict that no tourist resorts to any misadventure inside the tiger-famous protected area. “We keep a close watch on tourists and no activity that can affect wildlife, even in a remote way, is allowed under any circumstances,” said DS Rawat, Warden, Corbett National Park. The opening of Bijrani zone also marks the formal opening of Corbett after monsoon season. The famous Dikhala will be opened about 15 days from now followed by Durga Devi. “Diwali and New Year are the two periods in an year when tourists rush at Corbett is at its peak and finding accommodation is certainly a tough task,” said Piyush saying that Corbett continues to be the most perfect example of eco-tourism. But while tourists rush to Corbett, the confusion over online bookings still prevails. While local operators continue to oppose any such move, state wildlife authorities seems to be in favour of the new arrangements.
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Tight security cover for Haridwar, Doon Haridwar, October 15 Markets in Haridwar, New Haridwar, Jwalapur, Kathaira Bazar, Bahadrabad, Kankhal, Jatwada Pull, Ranipur Mod were decorated and by the evening there was a huge rush of customers. Jwalapur and Kathaira bazar are the most sought-after, specially for utensils, sweets and puja material. Till late in the evening, shops were crowded with people. Many shops ran short out of items and commodities. “We had already made arrangements for extra stocks but such was the rush that most of the commodities had been sold completely by the evening and we had to made some temporary arrangements,” said a salesman at a utensil shop at Jwalapur. Meanwhile, elaborate arrangements for security and traffic control have been made in the city to thwart any untoward incident and avoid traffic jams. At barriers, a special checking drive is being carried out round the clock. At all important places in the pilgrim city, including Har-ki-Pauri, railway station, bus station, Mansa Devi Temple, Chandi Devi Temple, major intersections have been put under surveillance and bomb disposal squad, sniffer dog squads and commandos have been deployed. Special focus is on jewellery shops, which are being thronged by customers in large numbers in view of Diwali festival, during which buying of gold and jewellery is considered auspicious. Also impromptu checking is being done on trains, at hotels, guest houses, dharamshalas and police is questioning and checking suspicious people and luggage too. SSP Sanjay Gunjiyal has directed all policemen to be alert. In whole district, a special vigil is being maintained during the festive season, he added. Men and women staff of the traffic police have been deployed at major markets and intersections. Parking in front of shops has been barred. Meanwhile, various programmes and activities were held before the Deepawali holidays at schools. At Little Angels School, the whole school was decorated with flowers. Also, an exhibition was put up wherein students showcased their skills by making greeting cards and other items. At Gurukul, a cultural show by management students was the highlight of the programme. After Saraswati Vandana, the colourful cultural programme started. At Uddheswhara Public School, the day was celebrated as a rangoli day. Teachers and students wished each other Deepawali greetings. Dehradun: The Dehradun police has earmarked 39 crowded places where two constables will be deployed at the each spot to maintain security during Diwali. The places, including Paltan Bazaar, Clock Tower, Survey Chowk, Dilaram Chowk, Darshan Lal Chowk, have been planned for the strict vigil. The cops would also check the doubted places to avoid any untoward incidents,” according to the SP city. He said there was no threat to the city and we had put full efforts for the peaceful festive season. He added that the police had pulled up their shocks.
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No power cut for two days
Dehradun: Taking into account Diwali festivities, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited has decided to keep the state out of the purview of power cut for two days. The corporation has taken this decision taking into account the inconveniences caused to the general public during the festivities. Meanwhile, the corporation is also trying to seek additional power from adjoining states in order to ensure cut-free power supply to the region.
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Landslide at Matela cleared Pitthoragarh, October 15 The landslide took place on Sunday night and, as a result, the border town of Pitthoragarh The landslide, which occurred without any rains being around, was unexpected and caused inconvenience to thousands of passengers as hundreds of vehicles remained stranded on “We set off long-route buses to Delhi, Bareilly, Dehradun, Pilibhit and Haridwar hoping that the debris on the road will get cleared. Due to the delay in getting the debris cleared, our passengers had to walk 4 km to get to other vehicles,” said Jagdish Singh Bora, station incharge, Pitthoragarh Roadways. The 65 Road Construction Company (RCC) of the BRO, which operates the road, had been on the job since Monday morning and had deployed its bulldozers to clear the debris. “Our team cleared the road within 12 hours for small vehicles and after some more hours, for all vehicles,” said Gajraj Singh, second in command at the 65 RCC. “We would have opened the road much earlier but due to some residential areas below the spot, we had to do mild blasting that took extra time,” he said.
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IITians sway to Pehla Nasha Roorkee, October 15 All arrangements, including lighting, music and stage decoration, were done by students and the performers, which included students, made the most of the event to showcase their talent. The programme began with the Sufiana ‘Sayo-nee’ song followed by various rock numbers. While some performers earned applause for presenting old Hindi and classical songs, rock singers forced the audience to dance on their tunes. The performers included Hardik, Vasudha, Ankit Kumar, Kartikay Sharma and Teja. “Such nites should be organised at regular intervals as these help us rejuvenate ourselves,” said Divya, a first-year B.Tech student.
Troubleshooting at Umang
One-day workshop Umang 2009 was organised on the IIT premises on Sunday afternoon. Through the workshop, the organisers wanted to convey the message that every big problem has a solution and the need is to make the right effort in the right direction. The workshop, in which over 12 NGOs of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh participated, was organised by the students of the Department of Management Studies. Discussions were held on the new social challenges and their solutions. The speakers, including Anil Jaggi, CEO of e-Knowledge Centre, and VK Nangia, HoD, maintained that employment could be generated in rural areas by the use of e-technology. Social entrepreneur Dhruv Lakda, who has been running a courier service with deaf and dumb persons in Mumbai also shared his experience with the audience that consisted students of IIT, College of Engineering, Roorkee and IMS.
Powering the heart
A two-day workshop on bio-electrical signals and fields was conducted at IIT Roorkee. It was organised jointly by the Department of Electrical Engineering and QIP Centre on October 12 and 13. At the inaugural ceremony, Prof Vinod Kumar, head of Department of Electrical Engineering and head, Continuing Education Centre, welcomed the speakers and participants. Prof Olaf Doessel from the Karlsruhe University in Germany delivered a lecture on the computer model of human heart for diagnosis and therapy planning in the first session. He gave detailed information about the origin of the electrical signals in the heart. He informed the audience about the progress in research in the Department of Electrical Engineering and also about the collaboration with other institutes of national and international repute. Dr Ranjan Maheshwari, Associate Professor at Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, talked about the techniques used in electrocardiographic signals and also about the effect of venom on human heart. In the third session, a panel discussion was held. All speakers responded to questions from the audience. Shikha Sinha and Anuroopa Dixit from the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), New Delhi, talked about various schemes under the DAAD programme. Prof Vinod Kumar and Prof Olaf awarded certificates to all participants in the valedictory session.
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10th Garhwal Rifles celebrates 45th Raising Day Dehradun, October 15 At a function held here at Miyanwala, veterans of Garhwal Rifles and their family members recalled their past associations with the Rifles. They also shared their experiences with the serving personnel. Col Sudershan Chowdhary (retd) informed the gathering about the welfare schemes meant for the ex-servicemen. He said Garhwal Rifles always had a rich tradition of valour and bravery and the coming generations had always stood up to it. The role of the battalion overseas was also appreciated at the function. Capt Mahendra Singh Bisht and Capt Chakradhar Prasad informed the gathering of the importance the Raising Day and the past heroics of 10th Garhwal Rifles. The Raising Day function also saw deliberations on part of ex-servicemen towards strengthening of their organisation. A cultural programme with Garhwali numbers was the highlight of the occasion.
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Soon, Gharaunda to shelter destitute Dehradun, October 15 The intiative called Gharaunda will be housed in the government building at Roshanabad, Haridwar. Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Manisha Panwar confirmed the move which is proposed to be operated by an NGO having necessary experience in the related field. As of now, no NGO is running this type of residential facility for the mentally disabled where they can stay permanently. The department is in the process of finalising terms of reference for the NGO taking up this responsibility. The laudable initiative may take another six months to become operational as it involves the selection of a suitable NGO and putting all necessary infrastructure in place in the proposed building which at present is being used for various other purposes by the administration of Haridwar district. Its funding will be done from the state budget, but later it can be dovetailed in related centrally sponsored scheme. Commissioner, Disabilities, Sneh Lata Aggarwal explained that 50 male and female inmates below 18 years would be eligible for the facility. “The destitute suffering from autism, cerebral palsy, multiple disability and mental retardation will be provided lifelong all-round care as their rehabilitation is a very important issue. “Wards of single parent can also be eligible as well as those whose parents can pay for their wards’ stay, but find it difficult to look after them at home for various reasons,” she informed.
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Khan to head contractors assn Haridwar, October 15 After a long delay, the Industrial Contractors Association of Uttarakhand (ICAOU) was finally formed on Tuesday. It was for long on the cards, specially after the formation of the State Industrial Corporation of Uttaranchal (SIDCUL) in Dehradun, Rudrapur and Haridwar. The working executives of the association were elected by consensus. JS Khan was elected chairman of the association while Yashpal Singh was nominated general secretary. “We were trying for a long time to set up a unified association which caters to problems of contractors as well as cooperate with industries that have been set up in the state to pave the way for a conducive industrial environment in the state,” said Khan. Industry insiders point out that the formation of the contractors association is a step in the right direction as this will foster better relations between the industry management and contractual workers. President of the ICAOU Yashpal Singh said the association would work towards creating a better industrial environment as well as providing better employment opportunities to unemployed people. “Contractors are a vital cord in the industrial set-up as they provide jobs to the unemployed,” said general secretary BS Chaudhari. Raju Mishra was elected treasurer, Bhuwan Sharma vice-president and Mahendra Chaudhari, Sanjay Shrivastava, Sanjay Tiwari and Atul Shukla joint secretaries in the executive committee. Manoj Dhaneria, Satish Mishra, Amit Sharma, Vinod Dixit, Ankur Saini, Durga Singh, Pankaj Singh, Subash Pal, Rubi Singh, Kamalkant Sharma, Trilothi Singh, Rushtam, Tula Ram, Priyanka Saini and Manisha Singh joined in as members of the association.
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Soon, cardiac, nephrology unit at Coronation Hospital Dehradun, October 15 The unit will run on public private partnership for which tenders will be invited in the next couple of days. By 2010, the complete unit will become functional. “At the Cardiac Centre OPD, investigations invasive and non-invasive and cardiac surgeries will be undertaken. It will be first for Dehradun and second in the state after Almora where ultra modern heart facility will come up in three years’ time,” said Dr CP Arya, acting Director, General Health. The nephrology unit will also be run on public private partnership mode. The private party will be entrusted task of setting up the unit for which a memorandum of understanding will be signed. The State Health Department is planning to convert Coronation Hospital into a super-specialty unit in the coming days. The hospital already has a Doppler colour unit installed at a cost of Rs 13 lakh. “We are also undertaking ultrasound of the eyes and thyroid gland,” said Dr Anil Rastogi, pathologist. Built in the new complex at a cost of Rs 9 crore, the 120-bed Deen Dyal Upadhyay (Coronation) Hospital will be fully functional by the end of this year. The hospital will be an aid in coping with the heavy inflow of patients at the Doon Hospital.
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Nurses on stir from October 21 Dehradun, October 15 The decision was taken after members of the service association from 13 districts met in Dehradun. Earlier the nurses had called off their stir after receiving assurance from the government that their demands would be met. “We have been assured by the government several times that we will get pay-scales as per the central government norms, but there has not been any action on our demand,” said Anjana Bhowmick, general secretary of the association. Besides abstaining from emergency duties after 2 pm, the nurses have also said they would also not allow any alternative arrangements to function in government hospitals.
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Monsoon withdraws from U’khand
Dehradun, October 15 He said during the monsoon period from June 1 to September 30 the state received 865 mm of rainfall as compared to 1,223 mm of normal rainfall. “It was 29 per cent deficit rainfall in the state during the monsoon period,” he added. Dehradun city received 1,304 mm of rain during the period. The city in the first week of October also received plenty of rainfall due to western disturbances. — TNS
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Gramudhyog training programme begins
Dehradun, October 15 Inaugurating the training programme, Pramjeet Singh, publicity and liaison officer, Forest Research Institute, said the FRI was ready to render expertise to the farmers keen on cultivation of herbal plants. HIMCON’s coordinator Mehar Singh Thakur said HIMCON had been imparting training to the farmers across the country. Gyanendra Singh Panwar coordinated the proceedings. A total of 35 farmers are participating in the training
programme.
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Anshul powers Haridwar’s title win
Dehradun, October 15 Anshul was the top scorer for the Haridwar team with 15 points. In the u-19 women final, the Dehradun team outplayed Nainital by 28-19 to lift the trophy. The Haridwar team opened its account with two points in the match, whereas on the other hand, the Dehradun team missed out the scoring opportunities. At the end of the first quarter, Anshul helped the Haridwar team take a six points lead. In the second quarter, the Dehradun team found back its rhythm to scored nine points against Haridwar’s seven points. The third quarter again saw a neck-to-neck contest between the two teams. In the last quarter, both the teams went all-out and scored 14 points each. In the girls’ final match, the Dehradun team looked offbeat in the first quarter. But the team picked up with scoring four points in the second quarter, whereas the Nainital team failing to score a point in the quarter. At the end of the match, the Derhadun team had taken a comfortable lead of 11 points. In the u-17 boys, the Dehradun team lose to the Nainital team by 32-25. Shobit was the highest scorer for the Nainital team. SI, constables shoot silver
Sub-inspector Hemant Semwal, Constables Sunita Rana and Nisha Rana won the silver medal at the 3rd All-India Shooting Championship. The DGP announced a cash prize of Rs 5,000 each. In all 22 teams are participating in the competition.
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RIMC Meet: Rahul, Abhinav shine on Day 2
The result after the events of the second day is as follows: In 800m: I- cadet Rahul (Ranjit) In 400m: I- cadet Abhinav (R): 57.54s In 200m: I- cadet Nelson (Pratap): 26.94s In 100m: I- cadet Arjun (R): 12.07s In 800m: I- cadet Rahul (R): 130.88s In 200m: I- cadet Swaraj (R): 24.84s In 100m hurdles: I- cadet Aryama (R): 18.47s In shotput: I- cadet Abhijeet (Chandragupta) II- Cadet Avinash (R) III- cadet Prashant (C) In discus throw: I- cadet Kumar Vikram (Shivaji) II- cadet Saurabh Singh(S) III- cadet Divyaraj (R) In javelin throw: I- cadet Priyank (S) II- cadet Puneet (R) III- cadet Aman (S) In long jump: I- cadet Saurav (S) II- cadet Purushottam (C) III- cadet Gaurav (R) In pole vault : I- cadet Piyush (P) II- cadet Suvendu (P) III- cadet Nimon (S).
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Tennis academy inaugurated Dehradun, October 15 St Joseph Academy, which is one of the leading institutions for day scholars in Dehradun, today started its first Lawn Tennis Academy. The academy has two clay courts with Rajiv Yadav its head coach. Uttarakhand’s Inspector General of Police Ram Singh Meena inaugurated the academy. In his speech he praised the school for its achievements in studies and sports. He said, “ St Joseph Academy is one of the premier institutions of Dehradun, which lay equal emphasis on studies as well as sports. With the opening of the tennis academy in the school, the players will get the right guidance and direction of experts that will transform them into better players”. School Principal Bro AJ George said seeing the interest of children in the game, the school management had decided to open an academy. He said the academy was expected to do well in the coming time and would organise big tournaments for budding players. Head Coach Yadav said young tennis players could improve their skill and endurance on a clay court. He further asserted that in the coming months the academy could organise state-level tournaments. The Academy’s managing committee includes Aman Sharma, Piyush Jain and Pradeep Pant.
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Environmentalist to move SC against violations Dehradun, October 15 Talking to The Tribune, Mahabir Singh Mehta, who had also been bestowed with the title of “Ecoman” by a Rajasthan-based NGO for his works for the cause, said according to the Supreme Court directions, it is illegal to burst crackers after 10 pm but he hadn’t seen this norm followed here. “Cracker stalls cannot be set up in residential areas, on the side of roads and near electricity poles for there is always a risk of any big fire incident, which can put people’s lives in danger,” pointed out Mehta. He said he was going to take up three issues in the court after Diwali. The first would be a demand of issuing notice to the Deputy Magistrate (DM) for allowing violations under the nose of the administration. The second would be against the state Environment Conservation Control Board for turning a blind eye to the violations and also asking the SC to cancel the norms set by them if they could not be implemented. He highlighted that according to official figures, 7 per cent more pollution was caused on a single night of Diwali ever year in Dehradun. But, scientists and researchers are doing nothing for this genuine cause. “Over 50,000 registered environmental NGOs are running in Uttarakhand, but I don’t find any concrete efforts being made for conserving environment,” said Mehta, a postgraduate in zoology, who left his PhD from the Forest Research Institute in 2003 midway after he realised that it was worth working for the environment than pursuing a PhD. He claimed that none was actually doing it for the conservation of environment. He, along with his volunteers, was to held a rally today asking people to avoid bursting crackers and celebrate “eco-Diwali”. However, he was not allowed to hold the rally by the police authorities, who claimed that he didn’t have the permission of holding the rally. During Diwali season, rallies were avoided, they added. However, Mehta and his supporters went to the Gandhi Park where they lighted diyas and raised slogans in favour of “eco-Diwali”. Activists of Mission True Biologist distributed about 5,000 pamphlets among people carrying information about their campaign. Meanwhile, Mehta also acknowledged that bursting of crackers was not nation’s culture. For about the past 40 years, people had picked up this trend being unaware of the harm they are causing to the environment. Mehta has been working for the cause since 1999. A resident of Chamoli, he is putting up in Dharampur. The 36-year-old unmarried man claimed that he hadn’t gone to his hometown for the past 10 years. He hadn’t even married as he thought marriage might become a hurdle in the noble cause taken up by him.
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Shopkeepers encroach on Roorkee-Haridwar highway Roorkee, October 15 A number of shopkeepers have put up stalls outside their premises on the busy highway, thus creating traffic bottleneck in the Civil Lines area here. Adding to the woes of the commuters, the traffic police seems to have turned a blind eye to this menace. The road, on which the shopkeepers have put up their stalls, is one of the busiest area in Roorkee. Long queues of The entire traffic from Punjab, Haryana and Delhi to Haridwar passes through this area. The shops and hotels, constructed close to the highway, have no parking lots. Customers park their vehicles on the highway, leaving a little space for traffic movement. Many hawkers selling fruits, vegetables and flowers add to the problem. And this all has been happening right under the nose of the police. “We are surprised to see the stalls on the highway. Who has allowed them to encroach the busy road?” asked Amit Nagpal, a pilgrim from Delhi, who was going to Hairdwar for a religious purpose. “Are the authorities concerned sleeping?” Asked another commuter Raj Kumar Narang, whose vehicle got stuck in a long traffic jam here. Meanwhile, SP (Rural) Ajay Joshi said the police had taken notice of the menace. “I have already issued orders to clear the road immediately,” said Joshi.
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Himalayan shrines closed for winter Dehradun, October 15 A decision for the closure was arrived at by the Gangotri and Yamnotri Mandir Samiti. The palanquins will take taken to Mukhva and Dolee Kharsalee for winter. Lok Adalat on Oct 24 Civil Judge, Legal Service Authority, Srikant Pandey has said a Lok Adalat will be held at the Dehradun Kutchery campus on October 24. He said the adalat will take up motor accident, matrimonial and other petty cases. He said those cases which could be resolved by consensus, would also be taken up on priority.
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Dehradun, October 15
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Medical college: Sites identified in 2 dists Dehradun, October 15 Confirming this here today, Chief Secretary IK Pande told The Tribune that the land had been finalised and the proposal was under consideration of the office of Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. “As soon as the Chief Minister approves it, we will send it to the union government for further action,” he said. Given significance of the proposal, which has been hanging fire for about a year, it needed to be cleared so that political opponents, especially the Congress, did not get a handle to beat the BJP-led government with, said sources. Recently, Minister for Labour and Employment Harish Rawat, during a visit to Dehradun, had blamed the state government for its failure to provide the land for the project. Minimum 25 acres are required for the project, which the state government has been finding difficult to arrange. Since the Centre has to bear all expenditure to be incurred on the proposed project, the state government had been asked to provide land almost free of cost. As a medical college has to have a hospital, it cannot serve the purpose if it is located away from industrial centres. The ESI medical facility mainly caters to organised labour sector and the industrial labour constitutes the biggest chunk of its beneficiaries. The sources said the main hurdle in identifying the required land was the demand that the state government should provide it for a token price as well as at a place close to industrial estates developed by the State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL). At present, there is no ESI hospital in the state and total 12 dispensaries are woefully inadequate.
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Poly Kids school celebrates Diwali Dehradun, October 15 The school was decorated with lights, candles, diyas and rangoli. However, to explain the concept of Diwali and Bhai Dooj, a story was narrated signifying the importance of Diwali. Children relished kheer and were told to burst crackers safely. Along with Director of Poly Kids’ Ranjana Mahendru, coordinator Nandita Singh and other teachers were also present on the occasion.
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Dehradun, October 15
For Diwali revellers who believe in sombre celebrations, there can no better place that Corbett. Diwali holidays have resulted in an unprecedented rush at the Park
Dehradun, October 15
Dehradun, October 15
Dehradun, October 15
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Dehradun, October 15
With a great enthusiasm, all three branches of Poly Kids celebrated Diwali at a function here today. Rejoicing Diwali, little kids wore traditional clothes and were looking beautiful wearing tikka on the forehead. Teachers, along with the children performed Lakshmi, Ganesh and Saraswati puja.