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Haridwar to be made centre of Sanskrit: CM
Centre mulls more benefits for hill people
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Sell potato crop early, experts tell farmers
17 milch animals perish in fire
Forward trading behind price rise: BJP
Vijay Goel, national general secretary of the BJP, addresses a press conference in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Members of the National Scheduled Castes Commission hold an interactive session in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Ministerial staff’s meeting with admn today
Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Youth commits suicide
Razia Beig, president of the Uttarakhand Bar Council, addresses a press conference in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph
35 farmers of Roorkee honoured
BJP forms working committee
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Haridwar to be made centre of Sanskrit: CM
Dehradun, January 29 These were the views of Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank while talking to National Secretary of All-India Sanskrit Bharati Chamukrishna Shastri and Secretary of Sanskrit Academy Dr Budh Dev Sharma during a meeting here today. Nishank said a team of teachers from various Sanskrit Degree colleges should be formed and trained for Sanskrit teaching in the state. In the first phase, 1,000 students would be taught Sanskrit language. The environment and milieu of Haridwar was proper for the propagation of Sanskrit language so, it should be made the centre for this important work. He said a team of trained faculty should be formed to impart Sanskrit education in various schools and colleges. All kinds of knowledge pertaining to ayurveda, yoga, natural therapy, astrology and theology was found to be in Sanskrit language. The Chief Minister hoped that Uttarakhand would pioneer the propagation of Sanskrit in the country. He said the government was committed to extend all possible support to enhance and encourage Sanskrit education in the state. Earlier, Chamukrishna Shastri congratulated the Chief Minister on having declared the Sanskrit as the second official language of Uttarakhand. He said as many as 18 states had given Urdu the status of second official language, but Uttarakhand was the first and the only state to adopt Sanskrit as the second official language. This step of the state government was historical and needed to be appreciated. He advised that a Sanskrit centre in every department should be established and each department should appoint Sanskrit translators. Shastri said a “Sanskrit Week” should start from Shrawan Purnima. It should also be included in the syllabus of the students of science and commerce at school level. |
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Centre mulls more benefits for hill people
Dehradun, January 29 The decision has to be viewed in the backdrop of the recommendations of a national workshop on “Development of Rural Community: Himalayan Sustainability” held in Dehradun in October last year, in which Minister of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development CP Joshi had also participated. Addressing a press conference today, Padma Shri recipient Anil Joshi of the Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation termed the decision as an 180 degree change in the thinking of the high-ups and policy makers in Delhi, who have hitherto viewed the Himalayas as a great source of commodity
bellowing object without caring much about the people living in hilly regions. “The Himalayan mountains cannot be saved without the participation of the local people and the issue of their livelihood has to
be addressed. “The ministry has asked the other nine hill states to participate in the debate so that a consensus could evolve for development of natural resources with the participation of the local communities and linking the MNREGP with nature,” said Dr Joshi. The nine hill states have been asked to carry forward the recommendations at a local level and fine-tune them according to the specific needs of the state. In addition, Dr Joshi said ecological employment opportunities like afforestation, water harvesting, soil management and forest management could be linked with the MNREGP. “The programme should have flexible provisions that automatically link it with the rural hill economy, instead of one-time payment, a provision of resource credit should be built which can evolve around a number of activities,” said Dr Joshi. |
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Sell potato crop early, experts tell farmers
Nainital, January 29 The team is working on a sub-project on “Establishing and Networking of Market Intelligence Centres in India” at the university in the Department of Agriculture Economics of the College of Agriculture. Professor in Agricultural Economics Dr Jagdish Kumar is the principal investigator of the project and Dr Anil Kumar is assisting him. This sub-project is being executed under the National Agriculture Innovation Project of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, and is funded by the World Bank. The team conducted a market survey of Haldwani regulated market which is a major market for plain potato in Uttarakhand and analysed the wholesale price data over the past 20 years. The wholesale prices of plain potato were prevailing at Rs 6 per kg to Rs 8.50 per kg during December 2009, which was 54 per cent higher than the prevailing price of the previous year. During the first fortnight of January 2010, the wholesale prices for plain potato prevailed in the Haldwani market between Rs 4.50 per kg and Rs 5 per kg. The econometric analysis confirmed that the wholesale prices of plain potato in Haldwani market would be ruling in the range of Rs 3.50 per kg to 4.50 per kg in the second fortnight of January and from Rs 3.30 per kg to 4.30 per kg in February while in March wholesale prices of plain potato in Haldwani market are expected to move slightly on the higher side. According to Dr Jagdish Kumar, “Traders of the Krishi Utpadam Mandi Samiti, Haldwani, had reported that Uttarakhand is not self-sufficient in meeting the demand of potato for the state, thus plain potato from other markets like Farukhabad, Shambhal, Ujhani, Badayun and Agra markets of UP and Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar markets of Punjab is procured.” Dr Anil Kumar says that the sowing of plain potato starts from September and ends till November. The harvesting of the crop starts from December and lasts up to March. The arrival of newly harvested crops starts from December and ends till April. Thereafter, the plain potato in the market comes from the cold stores. According to the traders’ survey, January, February and March are the peak arrival months while the next three are the lean arrival months of the plain potato in the Haldwani market. A university spokesperson said the sowing condition of the plain potato in this season was normal as compared to previous year and crop was in
good condition. |
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17 milch animals perish in fire
Haldwani, January 29 The incident took place on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The fire in the cattle shed was brought under control by the personnel of the Fire Department with
extreme difficulty. According to the information available, Sita Ram of Dahariya had kept a burning ‘angeethi’ (stove) inside the cattle shed to provide relief to the cattle from the bitter cold. As the walls of the shed were cemented and there was no possibility of the shed catching fire, he went off to sleep. However, the dry grass on the roof of the shed caught fire killing 17 animals that were tied to wooden stumps. These animals included buffaloes, goats and the buffalo calves. Seeing a fire engulfing the shed at around 1.30 am, the neighbours woke Sita Ram up and called the fire brigade which managed to control the spread of the fire. The animals that sustained fire injuries included cows, buffaloes and goats. Two cows and a buffalo sustained very serious injuries and are fighting for their lives. The animals perished as they had been tied to wooden stumps with iron chains. Had they been tied by ropes, there were chances that the ropes would have burnt offering them a chance of survival. This is the second such incident reported from Haldwani in a month. On December 28, 16 cows were charred to death while more than 18 sustained burn injuries in a fire. The cattle shed of Raghuvansh Singh at Fatehpur Katgharia caught fire in the early hours of the day. There were about three dozen cows in the shed. Hearing the shouts of 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. |
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Forward trading behind price rise: BJP
Dehradun, January 29 At a press conference in sate BJP office, Goel said the speculation and futures trading in essential commodities have a direct impact on inflation and thus needs to be curbed. He held Congress government at Centre entirely responsible for price rise in the country. “The inflation has reached all time high in last eleven years and Congress has completely failed to check this inflation,” Goel said. He said the country today had highest inflation in developing countries. He also attributed the price rise to weakening public distribution system and ineffective policies. He accused the government of helping hoarders and black marketers. Accusing Congress of being anti-farmer, Goel said United Progressive Government (UPA) was promoting MNC participation at the retail sector. “This on one hand is promoting farmers suicides, while retailers are making huge profits by hoarding on the other,” he added. Goel also accused the central government of shifting the blame to states. “Even if the states are to be blamed, will Congress accept that states ruled by the party are facing unprecedented inflation?” he said. He also announced that BJP under the leadership of its president Nitin Gadkari would hold a dharna outside Prime Minister’s office on February 10 against price hike followed by another protest at the Parliament on first week of March. Goel also held that the BJP would stage a rally in Dehradun targeting UPA at the center. |
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SC commission holds public hearing
Dehradun, January 29 Presided by MN Kamble Vice Chairman National Scheduled Castes Commission expressed concern over increasing harassment of scheduled castes in Uttarakhand. The issue of ban on entry of dalits into Hanol temple was prominently raised during the hearings, where one of the applicants raised the issue alleging that those behind parading a dalit woman naked for her entry inside the temple were still free and no case has been registered so far. Filling up of backlog vacancies meant for scheduled castes was also a prime concern at the public hearing. The participants alleged that backlog vacancies for SCs were yet to filled and the government looked least interested in the matter. Delay in issuance of caste certificates was also raked up at the meeting where the people held that there were lot of hurdlers and delays towards issuance of caste certificates to the dalits in the state. Mahendra Boud and Satya Behn members of National Scheduled Caste Commission and Dibankar Basak Deputy Director of the commission were other prominent present on the occasion. |
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Ministerial staff’s meeting with admn today
Dehradun, January 29 The association is determined to continue with their agitation till their demands are met by the state government, said district secretary of the association Sunil Dutt
Kothari. He also said it was the third time, a meeting had been called by the Chief Secretary for tomorrow morning, which was earlier deferred by the administration. The protesters have been demanding pay scales as per the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations. Regularisation of ad hoc employees, promotions of members and setting up a structure of the ministerial workforce are the other major demands of the employees. The strike has affected the lives of the commoners as most of the departments remain closed due to strike. More than 30,000 employees of the ministerial services in the state are adament to continue their stir till their demands are met. |
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Governor, CM extend greetings
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, January 29 In a message, the Governor said, "On the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, I extend my warm greetings to all my fellow countrymen. Guru Ravidas, a great saint and social reformer fought against inequality and injustice and worked for the establishment of a society based on equality, compassion and justice.” May we derive inspiration from the teachings of this great saint and reformer to dedicate ourselves for the building of a more tolerant society.” Meanwhile, the Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank also extended greetings for the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. “Guru Ravidas has devoted his life in fighting for the betterment of poor, helpless and needy people of society. His work is worth remembrance as he played a crucial in inculcating deep-rooted Indian values in people. One should try to follow such principles for a prosperous life ahead,” said the Chief Minister.
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Youth commits suicide
Dehradun, January 29 He had called up his cousin sister after consuming the poison. The latter, along with members of boy’s family, reached the spot and took him to Indresh Hospital, where he died during treatment. According to Station House Officer (SHO) of the Raipur police station, they had received a complaint about three or four days ago from a man based in Tunwala that the youth, Sumit had eve-teased his daughter. However Kishan Lal, the father of Sumit, in his complaint to the police alleged that his son and the girl had a love affair and Sumit had given Rs 90,000 to the family of the girl. But, when the family refused to return the money, the youth committed suicide under pressure that what would he tell his parents from whom he had taken the amount, the SHO added. Meanwhile, a case of abetment to suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against Virender Rawat, Riku, Himani
and Shivani. |
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Bar Council suspends advocate
Dehradun, January 29 Addressing a press conference here, president of the Uttarakhand Bar Council Razia Beig announced that the advocate in question had been suspended and called for cordial relations between the Bar and the Bench. With this suspension, the advocate in question would not be allowed to practice in any court. “It was a shameful act and the council condemn it. For further proceedings we have recommended the matter to the disciplinary committee to terminate him under relevant section of the law,” added Beig. Meanwhile, the advocate has been booked under Sections 332, 504, 506, 153-A of the Indian Penal Code in the Kotwali police station on the complaint of the judge and the police is looking for him. Sharma, who reportedly was defending a rape case accused, got infuriated yesterday after his client was sentenced by the judge. |
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35 farmers of Roorkee honoured
Roorkee, January 29 The Kisan Bhushan awardees have got a cheque for Rs 25,000 along with a commendation certificate from the state government each. On the other hand, the recipients of the Kisan Shree title have been given Rs 10,000 and commendation certificates each. The farmers, who received these titles, include Maam Chand Tyagi (Tanshipur), Atul Chauhan (Panjanheri), Kaushalya Dangwal (Bavli Kalanjri), Nepal Singh (Thithki) and Dheer Singh (Ahlawalpur). They have been honoured for their commendable work in horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries and floriculture, etc. |
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BJP forms working committee
Dehradun, January 29 State BJP president Bisan Singh Chufal announced the working committee. Sahdev Singh Pundir, Lakhiram Joshi, Antriksh Saini and Been Arya have been made vice-presidents. Dr Dhan Singh Rawat and Suresh Joshi have been made general secretaries. Ravindra Bajaj, Sanjay Gupta, Usha Kandwasi and Meera Rature have been appointed as secretaries. Vinay Goyal is the new treasurer while Mukesh Mahendru has been appointed as spokesman. Among working committee members include Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Naresh Bansal, Trivendra Singh Rawat, Prakash Pant, Matbar Singh
Kandari, whereas special invitees include former Chief Ministers BC Khanduri,
Bhagat Singh Koshiyar and Nityanand Swami. |
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