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20 lakh take holy dip on Karthik Poornima
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Mollified by Arya, Behad cancels Nov 8 rally
Search on for new chief of forest council
Fate of projects depends on PM: CM
Feeling homesick, sports college student attempts suicide
Forest officials get tips on tiger census
Effigy of Centre burnt
Videocon launches retail outlet
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20 lakh take holy dip on Karthik Poornima
Haridwar, November 2 As per religious beliefs, in the month of Karthik, women observe fast and take a holy dip in the Ganga on the last day of Kartika, which is Karthik Poornima. This bath is also observed by women during the dark before the dusk. Since midnight, ghats at Har-ki-Pauri had been flooded with people taking the auspicious bath. And by morning itself, lakhs had already taken the holy dip in the Ganga. The normal auspicious time for the holy bath was from 8:40 am to 12:40 and this time the whole Har-ki-Pauri and nearby areas were jam-packed, presenting a Kumbh-like atmosphere. With Maha Kumbh preparations and works going on, massive traffic jams were seen in the city. Such was the scenario that national highways and interior roads connecting Har-ki-Pauri were full of vehicles and people and traffic was moving at a snail’s pace. The problem got aggravated with the parking lots getting filled up within hours. Vehicles had to be either diverted or stopped at certain points to avoid jams. People commuting through public transport suffered the most. The bus station was full of passengers in the absence of adequate numbers of buses to ferry pilgrims. Trains, too, came jam-packed and there was quite a chaos at railway station. People were found running here and there for catching buses to their respective destinations. Many opted to board buses from other places outside the city. In view of the auspicious bath of Karthik Poornima, elaborate security arrangements had been put in place in city. As the auspicious occasion coincided with Guru Nanak Jayanti, a heavy rush in the city was expected. Approximately 20 lakh people visited Haridwar to take a dip in the holy Ganga. The whole mela area was divided into eight zones comprising 32 sectors. In each zone, a heavy deployment of police personnel was made apart from the policemen clad in civil clothes. District Magistrate R Meenakshi Sundram, Senior Superintendent of Police (Haridwar) Sanjay Gunjiyal, SP Asim Srivastava, City Magistrate Archana Grehawar and other administrative officials had monitored the mela proceedings since early morning. Additional police force had been sought from the various districts of Garhwal division to controlling crowd and traffic. Old timers and senior citizens recall that earlier on such occasions there was not much crowd and traffic. If on such monthly baths this is the condition, then the Maha Kumbh will be a stiffer challenge. |
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Capital Issue
Nainital, November 2 Talking to The Tribune, senior UKD leader Kashi Singh Airy said: “We will be having public meetings and programmes at various places from November 2 to 8 to bring this issue to the centre stage of the state politics once again”. Airy further stated the UKD had chosen November 9, which also happened to be the foundation day of Uttarakhand, to have a mass public meeting at Gairsain. “Our workers and supporters will be gathering at Gairsain where we will send across a strong message to the state leadership that the dilly-dallying approach on setting up of a permanent state capital is not going to be accepted by the people of the state who have been taken for a ride for the past nine years,” he added. The party’s state president Narayan Singh Jantwal reportedly said on Sunday: “Just as we had launched a movement for a separate state of Uttarakhand, we are also going to launch a mass agitation for setting up of a permanent state capital at Gairsain. Without this, the development of the mountainous regions of the state is impossible and people will not be able to turn their aspirations into a reality”. The UKD has been making attempts to up its ante on the issue of Gairsain since the one-member Justice Virendra Dixit Commission report was tabled in the state assembly on July 13 this year. The report has found the interim capital of Dehradun and its adjoining area fit to be developed as the permanent capital of the state. The commission had submitted its report to the state government on August 17 last year after 10 extensions. The commission had been set up on January 11, 2001, three months after Uttarakhand had attained statehood. The UKD has been the most vocal in seeking Gairsain to be made the state capital. Its leaders had gone to the extreme of getting their heads shaved publicly in support of their demand last year. The UKD has dismissed the findings of the commission. Airy had earlier stated: “We reject the report and the very concept of setting up a Commission to identify the capital. The report is not binding on the state government and the capital must be in Gairsain”. The commission had found Gairsain unsuitable on account of its topography, availability of land and water resources besides the possibility of inflow of investment from other parts of the country. |
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RSS leader Madhav seeks strategic handling of China
Dehradun, November 2 Addressing a seminar entitled - Threat to Indian Security - internal and external, Madhav said India, so far, had failed in effective handling of China and had never understood its designs. “We have failed to learn how to handle China. We need to give deep thought to China’s nefarious designs,” said Madhav calling for better strategic policy vis-à-vis China particular in the aftermath of the increased Chinese incursions inside the Indian territory. “We need to understand the mindset of our neighbour before embarking upon any relationship with that country,” he observed. He reminded that while there had been 285 Chinese incursions into India in the past one year, as many as 2,800 cases of border posturing had also been revealed within the same period alarmingly. The RSS leader, however, refused that China had an advantage over India due to better economy and other infrastructure. “This is not the case, we in terms of military strength, missile technology and air capability are to better off,” he said it was only the strategic planning, where India needed introspection. While asserting that he had little to say on nation’s official stand on Tibet, Madhav said even if the Union government officially considered Tibet integral part of China, it should, at least, take up the issue of lakhs of displaced Tibetans living in various parts of our country. “These Tibetans must be ensured an honourable return to their homeland,” he said. Madhav said the US had been the only country that on and off takes up Tibet issue with China while the rest desisted from doing so to keep Chinese in good humour. “We need to adopt the same approach. If we cannot come openly to support Tibet, at least, we can rake up the issue time and again. It will, at least, trouble China and ensure our strategic victory,” Madhav observed. |
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Mollified by Arya, Behad cancels Nov 8 rally
Nainital, November 2 The case pertains to alleged threats given by Behad to Shukla during an executive committee meeting of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) held on October 21 at Rudrapur. Shukla, owing allegiance to Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Harish Rawat, along with other youth Congress workers, had tried to storm the meeting demanding the withdrawal of cases registered against District Youth Congress chief in the Kaladhungi case. Behad had a verbal argument with Youth Congress workers who started a dharna outside the venue of the PCC meeting and were led by Lok Sabha member Baba, who did not bother to attend the PCC meeting. Referring to the decision of Behad to cancel the proposed rally, Arya told The Tribune: “It is a welcome step. The party workers should raise issues only at the party forum. No matter how senior he is, no party worker should break the discipline of the party”. He further stated: “In the Congress, the party is held supreme by the workers and they should not indulge in giving statements in the public domain”. On the issue of what had happened at the PCC meeting at Rudrapur, Arya said the entire issue had been brought to the notice of the party high command and an appropriate action would be taken at that level. Whatever developments took place, they were in the presence of party in charge for the state Bhola Nath Pandey. It is the party high command that was to take the final decision in the matter. Arya has once again sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Kaladhungi incident of August in which an irate mob had burnt a police personnel after indulging in large-scale arson and violence. The trouble had started when a block-level leader of the BJP had allegedly been gunned down by a BSP functionary on the premises of the police station. “We are going to launch a statewide agitation if a CBI probe is not initiated into the matter,” he said. |
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Search on for new chief of forest council
Dehradun, November 2 The ICFRE whose mandate includes advising on formulation of forestry research policy and to organise, direct and manage forestry research and education for the whole country has started the recruitment process for appointment of the DG and has sought applications from Indian Forest Service and also the Group ‘A’ scientists who meet other eligibility criterion. Despite being a fiefdom for IFS officers, the council has this time sought applications from both scientists and Indian Forest Service officer for the prestigious post. Most of ICFRE’s Director General has been Indian Forest Service officers who have often come to the council on deputation and scientists have seldom got the honour. For the scientists, the eligibly criterion prominently includes first class post graduate degree in forestry, botany and agriculture or first class bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology from a recognised university or institution. This apart from minimum of 30 years of service with reference to the date of appointment as Group ‘A’ scientist having background in Forestry Research, which should include administrative experience for at least 5 years. While for Indian Forest Service officers, those serving at the level of additional principal chief conservator of forests or above in a state government/union territories and having at least 5 years experience in forestry research or 3 years experience in forestry research and 2 years experience in forestry are eligible for the filling in the application. It is now headed by Dr GS Rawat, who is the DG, ICFRE, as interim arrangement. |
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Fate of projects depends on PM: CM
Pitthoragarh, November 2 The Chief Minister Nishank who visited Pitthoragarh on Sunday said that the Prime Minister has called a meeting on the matter next month. “We will represent our view in this matter before the PM and a decision will be taken only after that,” he said. Nishank also emphasised on the formation of a special border police on the lines of coast guards for the state since it shares borders with two countries namely China and Nepal. “As the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is guarding the Indo-Tibet Border and Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Indo-Nepal border, we need this border police to take second line of border policing which will give employment to the youths from border villages,” said Nishank. |
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Rise in crime graph brings police on toes
Dehradun, November 2 In both the incidents, armed dacoits had fired several gunshots openly while attempting loot. They had an encounter with the police force in the Nehru Colony incident, which left a police personnel seriously injured, however, the three hard-core dacoits were nabbed on the spot. While in the jewelry shop’s incident, in which about five armed dacoits fled with jewellery and Rs 6.5 lakh after shooting the owners of the shop. This had created panic in the areas and fear in the mind of people. The common thing that came to light in both the incidents was that most of the dacoits were from neighbouring states particularly Uttar Pradesh. But the police now claim to have geared up against the menace strictly. The police said the police patrolling is being intensified in all four major districts. The 1,000 police personnel are engaged in the police patrolling to keep strict check. The efforts are also being made by the beat staff to make contact with vegetable vendors and other rehriwalas who supposed to have the vital information of their area. Director General of Police Subhash Joshi said he had visited these places and had got the feedback from people of the area. Through the police beat system and ‘eyes and ears’ scheme the public is being made aware, he added. He said verification of the hotels, dharamshalas and tenant were not being done strictly earlier, but now the police had pulled up its socks and was strictly following the already laid-instructions. Besides, verification of those coming from outstations were also being carried out. To tackle the problem of criminals, who come from neighbouring states specially to commit crime in Dehradun, the DGP said they were now keeping a track of the record on the NCR criminals. He added that the UP border meeting was also being done to root out the problem. He said they were in talks with UP and which was helping them at a great deal in their cause. |
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Feeling homesick, sports college student attempts suicide
Dehradun, November 2 He is presently out of danger and is under observation at the Doon Hospital. The college authorities claim that the student had been showing indiscipline for quite sometime and was reported to have pressed hard to withdraw him from college, but his parents refused his demand. Rinku Singh, who is a Class VIII student at the college was said to be under tremendous stress because of his parent’s attitude. Manoj Sharma, who is a coach at the college revealed that Rinku had been twice warned before for his indiscipline. “He was missing out from studies, classes and games classes for quite some time. Therefore, his parents were called and were informed about Rinku’s attitude. The child just wanted to leave the college as a result of which he has resorted to such an act.” Despite the warning Rinku continued his disobedient attitude and on Sunday evening at 5:45 pm he attempted suicide by eating rat poison. He soon rushed to the hospital. AK Chaturvedi, who has the charge of college principal said the student had committed this act with the aim to pressurise his parents to pull him out of the college. On the other hand, his father believed that his child was being tortured at the college and as a result he was forced to commit this act. But in his report Rinku has denied any torture attempt by the college authorties. This is the second case that has occurred at the Maharana Pratap Sports College, that has left the college administration in a state of shock. In the previous case Bhagwan Singh, a student, lost his life in a sudden kidney failure. |
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Forest officials get tips on tiger census
Dehradun, November 2 The three-day training progamme is being held under the aegis of the Wildlife Institute of India and the National Tiger Conservation Authority. On the first day, the forest officials were informed about techniques of carrying out counting of tigers. The lecture dwelt at length on both pugmark and camera-trap techniques to be utilised for census. Senior Uttarakhand forest officials, including CK Kavidayal of Corbett Reserve, Pramajeet Singh of anti-poaching cell, PK Patroo from Terai west division and UC Tiwari, were present. Dr Y Jhala and Dr VP Uniyal, Wildlife Institute of India, are among those who are imparting training to the officials. |
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Hiltron launches career-oriented IT course
Dehradun November 2 “This advanced training is a career-oriented course that will also deliver computer education in the remotest areas of the country as well as provide students with the best-possible training in accordance with the present trend of the IT fraternity,” said Vijay Kumar Dhaundiyal, Managing Director, HILTRON “Today’s seminar was organised for the launch of a new module of computer course,” added Dhaundiyal. Dr Anil Dhimri, Regional Director, IGNOU, Uttrakhand, said: “Hiltron Calc and IGNOU are focusing on a tie-up of the two institutions to provide a broader edge to students for a better learning”. The course will provide an advanced diploma course in the IT, web development, software technology and hardware networking. Hiltron also claims to be running best short-term courses in Auto Cad, desk-top publishing and computerised accounting. The fee is Rs 15,000 and Rs 30,000. |
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Saras Mela: Weaver attracts crowd with his herbal medicines
Dehradun November 2 India, the land of diversified cultures and traditions, has lot to offer. From beaches to hills, from deserts to tropical forests, every natural aspect beholds the tranquillity of aboriginal prodigies. Kamal Arya, a man from Matauli in district Pitthoragarh has come down to Doon to participate in the Saras Mela. This man claims to have herbal medicines for every ailment of the human body. Kamal, native of Uttrakhand is into the business of making homemade medicines from herbs and other medicinal plants since long time. He was earlier working in a handloom factory, which got closed due to some financial crisis. The winding up of the factory left him and others unemployed. He then decided with other people to begin a business of their own. Their skill of making handloom items such as mats, rugs and carpets was the key to success. However, with the help of regional government, Kamal managed to set up a small organisation of handful of people called as Kamal Handloom Swayam Sahayata Sangh. “Gradually their work got recognition and appreciation at the state level, which encouraged him to establish a new branch of his business, of making ayurvedic medicines. He now claims to have medicines for more than 30 diseases. While speaking to the Tribune he said, “Our work of manufacturing carpets is quite different and unique from others. Each and every piece made by us is a result of proper care and intricate work. We weave the carpets with special wool and threads, which is durable and offers neat work of finesse.” “Similarily, our medicines are quite effective and are made under proper hygienic conditions. Our medicines are available at a very nominal at price, between Rs 20 to Rs 85. It is the rate that attracts more and more visitors to our stalls at the mela. Former Chief Minister BC Khanduri have taken my Kabzdari Churn too,” said Kamal. Kamal is also associated with rehab ‘Nasha Mukti Kendra’ in Pitthoragarh, where he supplies his medicine to help people get rid of drugs. “I’ll be very happy if our small contribution of making medicine can help in rendering healthy future to mankind,” said Arya. His generous gesture for mankind proves that people with selfless heart are still there in the society. The only thing required to
felicitate their work is to give them recognition and respect in the society. |
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Bamboo beyond boundaries
Dehradun, November 2 From mini-size pen stands, mugs, artistic creativity at its best can be deduced from intricate design carved on lamp shades, flower stick, candle stand, furniture etc everything is appreciated by the visitors. Each and every piece is made with sheer devotion and is a skillful
display of labour and hard work. “All our items are made out of hands and requires lot of patience and devotion to attain mastery in the art. We are happy that people are not only appreciating our talent, but are also purchasing items which ranges between Rs 50 and Rs 22,000,” said Jahdul. “I loved the scenery that has been carved on the showpieces and has purchased not one but two of such decorative items,” said Isha, resident. Bamboo, which is found in abundance in Assam, is firstly dried and then as per desire is moulded into
various forms, ending with varnishing to be sold in the markets. Travelling to most parts of the country, furthermore gives an idea about customer’s choice and confidence to create new patterns. Be it New Delhi’s famous Pragati Maidan Trade Fair or any other exhibition people always end up buying bamboo handicrafts. “We have travelled to most of the destinations in India and are glad that people recognise and appreciate our creativity. Moreover, besides quality another reason for demand of bamboo handicrafts is its sturdiness to last for years without much maintenance and care,” added elated Jahdul. |
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Effigy of Centre burnt
Roorkee, November 2 Activists of the party, including Aman Saini, city president, Babli Chaudhary, district president (woman wing), Amit Yadav and Suresh Sharma, gathered at Malwia Chowk and started raising slogans against the government for its non-supportive attitude towards sugarcane farmers. “The sugarcane MSP (Rs 107), being announced by the Centre showed its indifference towards farmers. With such a low MSP, how can a sugarcane grower survive,” said Saini. He also added that when the sugar price was Rs 13 per kg, the MSP of sugarcane was Rs 130 per quintal. “Now the rate of sugar is Rs 35 per kg, so the MSP should be a minimum of Rs 350 per quintal,” added Saini. Later, the activists burnt an effigy of the Centre amid anti-government slogans. |
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Videocon launches retail outlet
Dehradun, November 2 The retail outlet was inaugurated by Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker Harbans Kapoor. The retail outlet will bring popular brands Videocon, Sansui, Electrolux, Kenstar and Kelvinatior under one roof. The Dehradun DIGIworld is Videocon’s second outlet in this region. |
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