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Cong efforts on public issues lack
vigour: Hridayesh
Kumbh to be a success: CM
CM orders setting up of Raine Baseras
26-member US delegation visits Haridwar
Leprosy-related myths dispelled at NSS camp
Atal Jal Dhara launch on January 4
18 cows perish in fire
Missing tusks: Three Gujjars held
Two held in dacoity case
Naini-Saini Airstrip: Extension work resumes
Funds being mismanaged, says Rawat
Docs to boycott OPD today
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DMC formulates ad policy
Dehradun, December 30 Excited by the policy, Mayor Vinod Chamoli said, “Earlier the advertising agencies were dodging the DMC by either not paying or paying little money to it in absence of any clear-cut advertising policy from the corporation. They were churning good profit by charging a big amount from commercial companies. In one year, we would hardly make Rs 56 lakh, but now due to strictness by the corporation, we received Rs 72 lakh on advertisements on poles only. Once this policy comes into full operation, the corporation should make Rs 3 crore every year from the advertising only.” Leader of Opposition Ashok Verma expressed doubts on the honest action on the advertising policy saying that it will take time to see whether the policy is practiced in letter and in spirit. Under the policy, the DMC has marked places on the Rajpur road, Chokrata road (from Ghantaghar to Ballupur Chowk), Gandhi road (Ghantaghar to Prince Chowk), Saharanpur road, Haridwar road, General Mahadev Singh road, bypass road and EC road. The Mayor said hoardings would be put on parallel to roads so that they did not obstruct the traffic. “On roundabouts, no hoardings would be put up to the distance of 25 meter. For each hoarding, a unique number will be fixed which will have all details of shape, name of ad agency, date of approval and other related information,” he said. The advertising agencies will have to register themselves with the corporation. Only those agencies will be registered whose proprietor will be a permanent resident of Uttarakhand. These agencies will deposit Rs 30,000 as registration fee and Rs 10,000 every year for renewal. Registration will be done from March 1 to 31. After every two years, the advertising tax will be increased. The corporation has banned hoardings on prominent places such as area from Ghantaghar to Saint Joseph Aacademy, Darshan Lal Chowk, Ghantaghar to Bindal bridge, 200 metre from Saharnpur Road Chowk and 50 meter on both sides of MKP college. Chamoli reasoned, “We have banned hoardings in and around parks, namely Gandhi Park, Patel Park and Deen Dyal Park and around the premises of DMC to enhance beautification on these places. Similarly, people will not be allowed to put hoardings on the roof of their houses.” People installing hoardings on house roofs had become a major headache for the corporation. The advertising agencies were getting away without paying any amount to corporation with this way. He said the advertisements on subjects like liquor, tobacco, vulgar, communal, cruel to animals would not be allowed. If anybody violated the rules and regulations set by the DMC, the offender would be charged Rs 25,000 as penalty. Such agencies would be blacklisted by MNA. If the DMC felt that the hoarding was found posing problem to traffic or hurting sentiments of people, it could be removed without any notice and the DMC would not pay any sum for it. The DMC wants to send out a message of green, clean and beautiful Doon so it has made it mandatory to write this slogan on all hoardings approved by the corporation. It will be mandatory to write slogan of “Beautiful Doon, Clean Doon, Green Doon” on hoardings which will be approved by the
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Won’t hesitate to expose corrupt BJP leaders: Negi
Dehradun, December 30 “My intentions were not to hurt anybody but to expose the entire political system and the conditions prevailing during that point of time. I feel our politicians have no far-reaching goals except completing their five-year terms. I was not doing anything new, it was everywhere in the media and I only gave grist to the mill by penning the lyrics. I know there is a general dissatisfaction with the BJP government too, when the time comes it will be another song,” said Negi. In Doon to launch his new album “Salanya Sayali”, the famous singer, while talking to The Tribune, said he had begun working on “Nauchami Narayan” while still in service with the state government “but, I went public only after taking voluntary retirement in 2005. The period when the Congress government was in power is still vividly etched in my mind. I was harassed and pressurised to withdraw the album and even stop performing at public functions, but I did not succumb to those threats,” said Negi. Adding that he was banned from performing at several private and government functions but the support of the people helped him see through the difficult phase. Denying that he harboured any political ambitions, Negi said a vicious campaign was unleashed against him that his actions were motivated. “As of now, I have no political ambitions. I am content being a singer and enjoy the love and affection that the people shower on me. I am not a member of any political party but I will not deny that I have natural affinities towards groups who were at the forefront of the agitation for statehood.” Dubbed as a people’s poet, the power of his pen has ensured him a special place in their hearts and during the long hard battle for Uttarakhand, his songs sustained the leaders who sought inspiration and strength. It is with single-minded dedication towards the state and it’s betterment that he has once again penned lyrics dedicated to Gairsen, the capital demanded by leaders of a movement that could not materialise in his
new album. The lyrics expose the hollow promises of the government. The album has been produced in association with Himalayan Films Pvt Ltd and was released today by statehood agitation activist Kamla Pant in the presence of singer’s wife Usha Negi and Mohan Lakhera of Himalayan Films. In 2007, too, the company had worked with the singer. |
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Cong efforts on public issues lack vigour: Hridayesh
Haldwani, December 30 “It is the duty of the Opposition to project the feelings of people, embarrass and expose the government for its failures. While individual efforts are being made, there is a need for collective moves,” she said while talking to The Tribune here. She accepted that there is no dearth of issues for the Opposition to take on the present state government led by Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. Lashing out at the government for not coming up to the expectations of the masses, she expressed 100 per cent confidence that the BJP government would be thrown out of power in the next assembly elections. “This government has failed on all fronts whether it is the administration or the financial management. It did not have money to pay the salaries of government employees on time this month and had to take the money from various corporations. Now, it is claiming that the condition will improve with the next plan allocation. But, it is a well-known fact that the plan money is for development and not for paying salaries,” said Hridayesh. According to her, the reasons why the state government has failed to deliver on the development front are its financial mismanagement and its lack of expertise in execution of development projects. “Despite there being so many government orders (GO), things are at a standstill. For example no overhead tanks have been constructed above tube wells, the government has failed to build a new inter-state bus terminus at Haldwani despite land being allocated for the purpose. There is a total failure in the name of urban development despite Haridwar, Dehradun and Nainital being earmarked for development under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The present government have got far more plan allocation in comparison to us but they have failed to utilise the money,” she asserted. Hridayesh also hit out at the self-promotion and image-building exercise undertaken by Dr Nishank. “It takes time to rise in stature. People like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Jai Prakash Narayan were men of stature, which they had gained after decades of public service. But, here it is a case of small stature and big photographs. Stature does not come instantly. People want performance. But, here there is nothing visible on ground,” she added. |
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Kumbh to be a success: CM
Dehradun, December 30 He expressed satisfaction at the decisions taken at the high-level meeting that took place in Delhi regarding the Kumbh Mela and appreciated the cooperation extended to the state by the Central government for this crucial event. “On our part we have been holding consultative meetings and inspections from time to time for the smooth conduct of the mela that will attract a large number of tourists from India and abroad. Eighty per cent of the works we have undertaken will continue to be utilised for the other religious fairs and events. The state has limited resources, but we have managed to bring in as many facilities as we can keeping in mind the satisfaction of the tourists,” said Dr Pokhriyal. The Chief Minister was reacting to the high-level cabinet meeting that took place in Delhi today chaired by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrashekhar in which he had remarked that the quality of work so far undertaken at the Kumbh Mela was much better than that undertaken during the previous two Kumbhs. During the meeting, an assurance was given for the release of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat and 8,000 metric tonnes of rice on APL rates and payments would be made according to the procurement of foodgrains by the state government. Besides, kerosene would be released as per the need of the state state government. The Central government would also provide to the Kumbh Mela area, 60 Megawatt of power. Another 140 Megawatt of additional supply for the state had also been promised. For the Kumbh Mela, the Tehri Hydro electric Power Corporation (THDC) would release 4,000 cusec of additional water in the Ganga. During the meeting the incomplete work pertaining to the construction of a railway overbridge at Luxar, for which the Uttarakhand has already constructed a connecting path, was also discussed. The Cabinet Secretary has now instructed the authorities concerned to complete the work by February 7, ie before the Shahi Snan. Approval has also been given for enhancing the telecommunication network coverage of BSNL to three times and also starting a shuttle between Haridwar-Rishikesh by the Railways. For monitoring speed, three radars would be made available by the Union Ministry of Surface Transport. The Centre will also provide 100 doctors for the Kumbh
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State govt committed to developing handloom, handicraft trade: CM
Dehradun, December 30 Nishank said efforts were on to find markets for the produce of handllom and handicrafts workers of the state and every effort should be made to give them modern techniques and designs so that their products could compete with other products in the market. The Chief Minister went to many stalls put up by the handicrafts and handloom workers from various states and talked to them about their problems. SC Nautiyal, Joint Directror, Industry, said the Uttaraklhand government had decided to set up six clusters of handloom workers at various places in the state, besides providing yarn depot, raw material and training to them. More than a 100 weavers and workers from Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are participating in the handloom expo. |
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CM orders setting up of Raine Baseras
Dehradun, December 30 He asked the Dehradun’s District Magistrate to get the homeless home functional within two to three days. Orders were also given to arrange bonfires at the main city crossings. |
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26-member US delegation visits Haridwar
Haridwar, December 30 The delegation that comprises 26 members, including engineers, doctors, bankers, business executives, social activists and other distinguished field persons, in ShantiKunj to understand India’s rich diversity and spiritual values. Being in city of the Ganga the delegates are quite impressed with the religious and social significance of the river in the lives of Indians. Welcoming them, head of Shantikunj Dr Pranav Pandya and Shail Jiji said apart from religious aspects, they also wanted to have cooperation on social issues like global warming. “Global warming is the major issue required to tackle for the world community as a whole and it can only be done when every citizen from every country contributes to it,” said Dr Pandya. Acknowledging this, Vice-Chancellor of American University Dr Michael Jwell said here in India he saw people living a more purposeful life and from local issues to global they seemed concerned which was quite commendable. Jwell informed that like in Dev Sanskriti and Shantikunj they were also trying to impart moral values among the younger generation in their colleges. While Robert J Rite, head of the delegation, said, “We came here to understand the need of spirituality in setting up peace all over the world and further added that, “We take pledge to make America a spiritual country”. Delegates are quite surprised to see the activities of Shantikunj and particularly about the three thousand odd books written by Pt Sriram Sharma Acharya. They
also wished to spread his thoughts in their country too. A lecture by Dr SP Mishra was also given on “national happiness more valuable than national income”. |
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Leprosy-related myths dispelled at NSS camp
Haridwar December 30 Presiding as guest lecture at the camp
as part of medical awareness Dr Anil Rawat skin disease specialist highlighted on the leprosy. He said in human civilisation leprosy disease seems to be one of the oldest
and basically affects the skin and cells of the body. “It was not until the introduction of multi-drug therapy (MDT) in the early 1980s that the disease could be diagnosed and treated successfully,” said Rawat. He also showed via medical books and photographs the various stages of leprosy and before and after physical status of the patient after using MDT. Programme co-ordinator Ashok Kumar informed the students that January 31 is celebrated as International Leprosy Day and students should shed any inhibition while communicating or meeting with any leprosy affected person. Neha a NSS student said before this programme she had wrong notion about the disease that its not curable and coming in communication with the patient one gets easily affected too. Alongside the medical awareness session students also participated in various programmes ranging from cultural programme, debate, singing, physical works to cleaning drive. |
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Atal Jal Dhara launch on January 4
Pitthoragarh, December 30 “In the first stage, we are taking one village each in 10 hilly districts in the state where these machines will produce nearly 500 litre of water per day,” said Pant. After being successful, this scheme will be extended to other dry villages of the state. “We have three machines of 300, 250, 50 litre water capacity in 24 hours. The machines called water maker from sky water company will be put on trial first,” said on officer from Uttarakhand Jal Nigam. “These machines, which have been imported from the USA, were first installed in Andhra Pradesh assembly and are successfully producing water from moisture. Uttarakhand is the first state which will use these machines in humidity rich Himalayan region,” said Pant. |
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18 cows perish in fire
Haldwani, December 30 There were about three dozen cows in the shed a the time of incident. Hearing the noise created by the animals, people from nearby houses rushed to the spot but were unable to do much as the cows were tied to the stumps and were unable to flee to save their lives. Water was released to the adjoining fields of sugarcane to prevent the fire from engulfing the standing crop. Efforts were made to
break the wooden walls of the cattle shed and release the animals. By this time 15 of the cows had died while the others fled to the nearby forests and fields in injured condition. One more cow died later. The fire was brought under control by the forest department personnel and the injured animals were given prompt medical assistance. |
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Missing tusks: Three Gujjars held
Dehradun, December 30 The Shivalik forest authorities nabbed the three Van Gujjars
after a blood stained cloth was recovered from their settlement, situated in the the Mohand area, from where
the body of the tusker was recovered on Tuesday. “We have handed over the three Van Gujjars to the Biharigarh police authorities for a further probe into the matter as missing tusks definitely point to a crime,” Sunil Pandey, Chief Conservator of Shivalik Forest Division, Saharanpur, told The Tribune over the phone. He, however, ruled out the presence of any gang of poachers in the region. “There is very little possibility of the presence of poachers as the removal of tusks could be a handiwork of any of the forest dwellers,” he said, confirming that prima facie it looked that the tusks were removed from the body using an axe. He added there was no gunshot mark on the body. Its stomach was also found to be empty, negating the theory of poisoning. Nevertheless, the Shivalik Forest authorities today sent the viscera of the tusker to the India Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, and the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, for zeroing in on the exact cause of tusker’s death. A post-mortem examination was conducted on the body today and its report was expected to be available by tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Rajaji Park authorities in neighbouring Uttarakhand have also sounded an alert and have intensified patrolling in the area. This has also been done taking into account New Year celebrations. The park is to be in the state of high alert till January 8. |
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Two held in dacoity case
Dehradun, December 30 The police also recovered country-made arms from fields in Vikasnagar belonging to these criminals. It may be recalled that two major dacoities in villages Lakshmipur and Devipur under Thana Vasant Vihar
in Dehradun took place on the same day a month back. While in Devipur, they looted the house of one Dr
Ramesh Chandra taking away jewellery and Rs 10. Earlier also, they committed dacoities in the Baniawala region. The police
had since then been working to nab the accused. Three theft cases
As many as three incidents of theft have taken place in Dehradun. Charcoal drums worth rupees lakhs have been stolen from the Uttarakhand Power Corporation office in the Kalsi region, on the outskirts of Dehradun. According to the police sources, 20 drums of charcoal kept at the sub station in Kalsi were found missing. A case
has been registered and the police is not ruling out role of an insider behind
the crime. In another incident, scooter of Sanjeev Gupta, a resident of Gandhi Road, was stolen from the Gandhi road area. While another theft took place in Connaught Place where a motor cycle was stolen by unidentified miscreants. |
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Naini-Saini Airstrip: Extension work resumes
Pitthoragarh, December 30 The agreement mediated by Prakash Pant, Uttarakhand Parliamentary Affairs minister who is also the local legislator assured the villagers that those affected by the airstrip would be given jobs on priority basis. “The high school situated at Naini will be upgraded soon and local amenities in the villages around the airstrip will be provided,” said Lal Singh, a villager who took part in the mediation. The villagers around the airstrip whose lands were taken were agitating and did not allow the construction work to start before their demands were met. |
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Funds being mismanaged, says Rawat
Haridwar, December 30 Rawat said Kumbh funds were being mismanaged. He dismissed CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank’s claims that for the first time a massive number of works of permanent nature were being done by linking this Kumbh’s works with previous Ardh Kumbhs’ works. Drawing a comparison between both fairs, he said the last Ardh Kumbh’s works were still visible while this Maha Kumbh’s works were still under way though a few weeks were left for its start.
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Docs to boycott OPD today
Dehradun, December 30 After a brief period of lull, the agitated doctors have once again threatened to intensify their stir if their demands are not met. “If our demands are not heard, we will be left with no option to start a stir from January 16 to 18,” said Dr DP Joshi, secretary, Provincial Medical and Health Services Association. The government doctors are demanding the implementation of the Tikku Commission in the state. Dr Joshi said the doctors should be compensated by time bound promotion, as it was being done by the central government employees, who benefit from Dynamic Assured Career Progression Scheme
(DACP). |
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