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Kumbh gives different touch to Haridwar Holi
Skits on ex-CMs staged
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Sabri Shrine Urs
Function on Milad-un-Nabi eve
Holi: Fusion of colours, music at schools
Rising fees, school contracts anger parents
Conference on LED lights held
Mumbai varsity win squash title
Postal down OFD to bag volleyball crown
Gorkha Brigade, 2 Garhwal Rifle enter final
RPCA, HCA to clash for title
Roorkee Drive Against Power Theft
Nomad clusters hub of crime, says police
Many takers for pre-engineered buildings
8 sectors added to NREGP
Khadi Gram Udhyog holds awareness camp
Samiti discusses inflation issue
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Kumbh gives different touch to Haridwar Holi
Haridwar, February 26 After the colourful and majestic Peshwayis and completion of three festive baths in January and the first Shahi Snan in the early fortnight, now the whole city, including the mela zone and akhada camps, are painted in colours of Holi. And it’s a sight to see with people from different states of India playing Holi, defying the regionalism and casteism that have marred our society. While Holi celebrations at Akhadas and camps of various prominent saints are the occasions that one can’t easily skip, the memories of those who are being part of these celebrations are already encrypted on their minds forever. Danira, a Ukrainian who has adopted the Hindu religion, was playing Holi at Pilot Baba’s Ashram, holi states: “This is totally spellbinding. India has so much variety and now I think world is really colourless without India”. Stress is on natural colours while at many ashrams it’s only flowers which are being used to showered on one another. Religious heads are urging their devotees to forget the discrimination done on caste, creed, region and religion as then only will the real motive of Holi be fulfilled. The real show-stealers are the sadhus and saints who are also indulging in Holi celebrations giving the whole atmosphere a gala touch. Some saints with long beards are seen totally lost in colours and for most Naga sanyasis these colours cover their naked body, it seemed. As Sandeep Sharma, a local photographer, who is capturing every bit of Kumbh proceedings, states: “This Holi is not an ordinary Holi given the city being host for the Maha Kumbh.”
Dehradun (TNS): The newly constituted Employees Welfare Committee, ONGC, Dehradun, organised a Holi milan programme at KDMIPE from 2 to 3 pm, at the IDT from 3 to 4 pm and at the Tel Bhavan lawns from 4 to 5 pm today. The chief guest at the programmes were Tarun Chakrabarti, Shailendra Dutta and RK Shukla. A large number of ONGC employees participated in the Holi milan with great zeal. The committee office-bearers present on the occasion were Ravi Kumar, secretary, RK Goyal, joint secretary, PM Samuel, treasurer, and executive committee members Pawan Negi, JS Chugh, Ved Prakash Uniyal and Sanjay
Bhatt.
BJP function
Mussoorie (OC): BJP workers from the city organised Holi milan at a hotel in Landour Bazar and applied colours on each other here today. The chief guest on the occasion, Rajpur MLA Ganesh Joshi, wished the workers a happy Holi said that the festival was celebrated to strengthen brotherhood and this milan programme should not be seen through the political eye. Joshi thanked the Mussoorie BJP workers for inviting him on the occasion. Among others, Mussoorie BJP president Roop Singh Kathait, senior BJP leaders Amichand Mangla, MM Sharma, RS Tayal, Narendar Sahni, Birendar Rana, Lalit Verma, Dinesh Panwar, Mohan Petwal, Kushal Singh Rana, Neeraj Agarwal were present on the occasion.
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Skits on ex-CMs staged
Nainital, February 26 Despite playing truant, the weather failed to douse the spirits of the performers who had come from Almora, Khatima and Nainital. The day’s performance began with an excellent rendering of songs by a team of the Mahila Dal from Sunrakot. These depicted the Holi pranks of Lord Krishna that he played on the gopis and Radha. The songs dwelt on the romanticism of the characters in Krishnaleela and the pastoral lifestyle of the lord in Gokul, Mathura and Vrindavan. The performance ended with a skit hitting out at the acceptance of Western events in the region like the Valentine’s day while forgetting native festivals like Ghuguti Diwas. The skit also hit out at the growing consumption of alcohol among youth. “We have chosen this mode and occasion to make people aware of our rich tradition. There have been occasions in the region where young girls have gone to the extreme of consuming poison when their parents had objected to their going out for Valentine’s Day or on a date,” said key performer Gibinda Nyal. She also said their method was a more democratic form of awakening people and opposing the adaptation of Western culture instead of holding dharnas and turning violent. Just when the women artistes from Jakhan Devi were about to take the stage, a heavy shower lashed the venue, but the performance continued. In a skit depicting the removal of Khanduri as Chief Minister last year, the performer enacting the former Chief Minister said, “I was removed because I neither misappropriated funds and nor did I allow others to do so”. The artistes also made fun of Tiwari or his now well-known fondness for women. When asked what his achievement was, the woman enacting Tiwari, accompanied by two young women, said, “I have always promoted women and youth. As you can see my secretary here is a woman and she is also young”. The artistes also hit out at the practice of polygamy and alcoholism through a light skit. These skits were well interspersed with excellent songs on Holi depicting the era of Lord Krishna and the celebration of Holi by women with their brothers-in-law. The day’s performance ended with a powerful dance performance by artistes of the Tharu community of Khatima. The performances were attended by a large number of persons who enjoyed the swaying of the dancers to the beats of the drum and cymbals.
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Sabri Shrine Urs
Peeran Kaliyar (Roorkee), February 26 “We found no difference between India and Pakistan. It seems that we are in our own country,” said Sayed Shafaqat Ali from Nankana Sahib, who is on the second visit to the Sabri shrine to pay obeisance during the ongoing Urs here. While another pilgrim Mohammad Riaz from Multan commented they got so much love from Indians that it is very hard to believe that the relations between our respective countries are not “so cordial”. Most of the members of the Pakistani group of pilgrims visiting India are first-timer, who seemed apparently impressed with the warm hospitality being extended to them by Indians. According to Mohammad Naveed from Faislabad and Miraz-ud-Din from Multan, they do not feel any tension prevailed between the two nations. “It (the tension) could be at the government level but the people of both countries have nothing to do with it. It is quite apparent”. Though some of them were complaining about the poor state of affairs on the Amritsar-Dehradun Express by which they travelled from Attari to Roorkee, but immediately they rectified the statements by terming those problems as “minor things”. However, strict security checks on the border and restrictions by the local police on their roaming around at Kaliyar upset, though a bit, some of the guests. Earlier in the morning, a number of government officials, including SDM Harish Chandra Kandpal, Tehsildar (Roorkee), Shahid Hussain, SP (Rural), Roshan Lal Sharma and head of Sabri shrine’s reception committee Afzal Manglori and other committee members received the Pakistani pilgrims, around 183 in number, at the Roorkee railway station amid dhol beats. They were taken to the Sabri Guest House, where they have been put up under tight cover of security. “After reaching there, the foreign guests offered Jumma namaz. On March 28, we have made special arrangements for them to play a ‘flower Holi’ in which the DM, the SDM and other distinguished persons of the area would participate,” said Manglori. The Pakistani pilgrims have got the visa till March 4 and will leave the town on March 3.
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Function on Milad-un-Nabi eve
Dehradun, February 26 He said that prophets were sent by Allah on the Earth to guide mankind and the last prophet sent was Mohammed who loved all human beings. He abolished slavery, bride burning, atrocities on women and evolved the concept of marriage as a contract between husband and wife and gave equal rights of property to women. Dr Farooq then shed light on Allah’s teachings where the Almighty has asked people to love each other, treat their neighbours better than their brothers, held terrorism as the biggest sin and compassion as the biggest virtue. “Prophet Mohammed forgave those who misbehaved with him and his family,” he said. He said that if we observe Allah’s teaching where He has asked people to plant trees even a day before qayamat (doom’s day), we would never face problems like global warming. His teaching of compulsory donation of a part of one’s earnings to the poor would abolish poverty from the lives of 35 crore people in the country. RA Haqquani, secretary, recited the last sermon of Prophet Mohammad. Margaret Alva, Governor of Uttarakhand, has also sent her message on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi and extended her greetings and good wishes to all fellow citizens of the country. In her message, she had written, “May the message of universal peace, compassion, tolerance and service to humanity preached by the holy Prophet inspire us to live in harmony.” Sayyad Ashraf Hussain Qadri, state general secretary of the All-India Ulema and Mashaikh Board, distributed fruits in the Doon Hospital to celebrate the occasion and said, “This day is bigger than all the Eids put together. We must follow the teachings of Prophet Mohammad.”
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Holi: Fusion of colours, music at schools
Dehradun, February 26 Students made attractive rangolis and adorned matkis (earthen pots) with glass and colourful craft material. The event took a pleasant turn when chief guest H Jhohar painted a collage along with the children. Some teachers and children got together and encouraged specially abled children to respond and sway to the beats of the drum.
“I am glad to be here at Nanhi Dunya. Children are so friendly here and know how to enjoy festivals,” said an elated Jill, a volunteer from England. Then came some captivating dance performances, depicting the culture of various states, which were appreciated by one and all. The function ended with children, parents and volunteers from Germany and France applying ‘gulal’ to each other and savouring the sweet dishes on offer. Kiran Ulfat, chief promoter, addressing the gathering said that Nanhi Dunya celebrated all festivals related to mankind and nature. “Indian traditions are so colourful and as these are beyond caste and creed, these give an opportunity to all to come and enjoy them,” said Kiran. Riot of colour at Poly Kids
Poly kids celebrated Holi at its three branches in Dalanwala, Vasant Vihar and Mayur Vihar from February 22 to 26. Kids came dressed in varied colours like red, blue, green and yellow. However, on the concluding day, to add a tinge of difference, children wore white clothes. Rejoicing the festival of colours, children played Holi with skin friendly gulaal. However, teachers advised children to play a safe Holi and avoid the usage of harmful water balloons and paints. The story of Bhakt Prahalad and Holika was also narrated to the children. Present on the occasion were director Ranjana Mahendru, headmistress, coordinator and other school teachers.
Holi, Eid celebrated with fervour
Delhi Public School, Dehradun, celebrated Holi with dances, songs and poems. Students of Tendulkar and Teresa House joined hands to put up an excellent performance. Tiny tots presented ‘Raslila’. Then came a Holi dance that thoroughly entertained the students. The significance of ‘Holika-dahan’ and ‘Dhulendi’ was told to the students. A student of class III recited a poem on the festival of colours. A couple of items were presented to also celebrate Eid-ul-Milad. A catchy song on Eid was sung and the purpose of its celebration was explained to the students. The programme came to an end with the Principal Urmila Verma’s address in which she talked about the importance of organic Holi to avoid various health problems.
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Mudgal family artistes enthral
Dehradun, February 26 If Arushi Mudgal left a lasting imprint with her dexterous movements and expression, giving her company on vocals was her sister Sawani Mudgal, both complementing each other in movement and verse. In keeping with the family tradition, their apprenticeship started early with complete grounding in music and dance. “I started learning Odissi at the tender age of five from my Guru and aunt Padma Shri-recipient Madhavi Mudgal and music from my father and Guru Padma Shri Madhup Mudgal,” said Arushi while talking to The Tribune. Both sisters had good exposure to classical dance and music, courtesy the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya the foundation of which was laid by their grandfather Padma Shri Pt Vinaya Chandra Maudgalya. Sawani Mudgal, too, has been tutored by her father and Guru Madhup and learnt Bharat Natyam from danseuse Leela Sampson. Both sisters continue to learn and teach at the mahavidyalaya. “Each generation has contributed their bit, leaving enough room for the next generation to carry forward the tradition. I am still learning and evolving and feel blessed to have three family members who have been honoured by the country. Their blessings continue to be a source of great inspiration for me.” The dance performance comprised some traditional Odissi movements in order to make the students understand the nuances of the ancient dance form. Jitender Kumar Swain on the pakhawaj, Sawani Mudgal on vocals, Yar Mohammad on the sitar and Mauktik Bandhu on the harmonium.
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Rising fees, school contracts anger parents
Dehradun, February 26 Rekha, a mother of two, feels helpless due to a rampant increase in school fees, expensive stationery, uniforms and other day-to-day items being demanded by students on the whims and fancies of the school authorities. Annual fee hike by 20-25 per cent, changes in the uniform together with compulsion to buy books from a particular book shop with the aim of making money at the expense of the harassed parents has time and again got these private schools into spotlight. Dehradun has fallen prey to the mad race of the school authorities to make quick buck by burdening the parents who feel vulnerable and by and large have no options but to succumb to their demands. “Being a parent and from a middle-class background, we know how we manage to teach our kids amid rising cost of living. Irrational demands and increasing school fee is burdening parents and need to be curtailed immediately,” said Savita. However, where about 10 years ago, parents had the authority to purchase books and uniforms as per their convenience, at present schools follow a policy based on contractual dealings, leading to monopoly and indirect means to earn good money. Some of the top ICSE schools are part of this plan. “By way of contract dealings, the school and the shopkeeper concerned are earning good money. Top ICSE schools follow this pattern where a list of books is kept a secret and is only revealed to the supplier,” said a bookseller on the condition of anonymity. St Joseph Academy, one of the premier institutions, after a span of 15 years has changed its mandatory tracksuit and in the near future plans to enter a contractual basis for supply of books. AJ George, Principal, St Joseph Academy, said: “The reason why we changed the tracksuit after a gap of 15 long years was primarily as parents demanded a new track suit, which has a facility of a zipper. After a consensus only we placed orders for new the tracksuit. In fact, we took all precautions to give the best quality to our students. However, as far as contracting with a particular bookseller is concerned we are following all important requisites so that students and parents can conveniently purchase items from a particular seller. Naturally, other booksellers will feel insecure, but after all it’s school’s prerogative to decide what’s the best for its future.” Furthermore, after several complaints to the authorities concerned relating to capitation fee and other issues, the state government had recently formed a three-member committee to redress the problem and depending on the gravity of the situation even recommended strict action under the norms of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). “Though the committee has been formed, it’s important that it honestly addresses our grievances,” said Savita. Commenting on the formation of the committee by the state government, Shekhar Mamgai, president of the Parents Association, said: “Whenever public starts voicing their opinion regarding schools’ unreasonable demands, the government simply forms such committees to show their concern, but in actuality these fail to provide solutions to the problems of aggrieved parents. In practical world, such ineffective committees are for namesake and in case the scenario doesn’t change we will continue with our endeavour to provide justice to the parents”.
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Conference on LED lights held
Dehradun, February 26 Bulb, streetlight and other equipment based on LED technology were exhibited on the occasion in which various LED bulb manufacturers participated. In particular, HPL, Asian Electronics, INSTA Power, Sanrati Firms exhibited their equipment. Various administrative departments, hotels, educational institutions and students participated in the programme. Officials said the UREDA in collaboration with the Dehradun Municipal Corporation was installing 80 poles of LED lights at the distance of 2 km on the Chakrata Road. About 178 kw power could be saved once these LED lights came up here. Besides, UREDA was also working to install 415 LED street lights fitting at LBS Academy, Mussoorie. In the technical session, various LED bulb manufacturer, Petroleum University and UREDA gave presentation of their views. Chief guest chief secretary of the alternative energy resources Bijender Pal addressed the gathering. He spoke of the schemes run by the state government and UREDA in regard to the energy conservation. He laid stress on the present participants to use LED in their respective institutions in order to save energy.
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Mumbai varsity win squash title
Haridwar February 26 Mumbai team won by a margin of 3-1 while the third spot went to JN Vyas Jodhpur team, which defeated Anna Malai University 3-0. In the individual category Laxman Joshi representing Mumbai University won the singles title defeating Prateek Baweja by 5-2. While third spot went to Dhirav who won by 4-2 margin against Abhay Sood of Chandigarh. At the presentation ceremony the chief guest Acharya Balakrishan said Patanjali Yogpeeth is willing to help Gurukul University in research and in the area of physical fitness and sports. To this Vice-Chancellor Swatantra Kumar said more research is needed in India on sports and said there should be debate on the low level of sports achievement at international level by our athletes and players. While Jindal Global University Vice-Chancellor Sanjeev Sahni said squash fits on both physical and psychological parameters. Present at the ceremony were AK Chopra, Ambuj Sharma, MR Verma, Jyan Chandra Shastri, Purushottam Kaushik, Sanjay Verma, Sandeep Sharma, RP Garg, Shiv Kumar Chauhan, Ajay Malik, Anuj Kumar, Kapil Mishra among others.
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Postal down OFD to bag volleyball crown
Dehradun, February 26 The team won all three sets 25-14, 25-16, 25-16. It was Harish Sharma and Virender of the winning side who gave the best performance to put their side in the driver’s seat. Earlier in the day, the winning team had a tough encounter with DEAL, in which it managed to beat them 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-9 to register the final berth. Harish Sharma and Amit Pratap played good smashes to get the lead while Prasan Negi of the losing team gave the best performance for his side. While in the second semifinal, OFD got the better of the Survey of India. Ganesh and Surender Singh were the cards of the winning side as they played fast smashes to down their opponents. Asujia Singh defended well from the other side, but that wasn’t enough to get his team win the match. Meanwhile, Prasan Singh Negi was declared the best smasher and Harish Sharma the best all-rounder player. Udayveer got the bet performance player award. The players and the teams were presented prizes later on.
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Novices’ Boxing held at RIMC
Dehradun, February 26 This time the Novices’ Boxing was held with as much gusto and spirit as the first. It was held here today, when almost 56 cadets went to the extremes of their capabilities to prove the fire within. Results: In 30-33 kg category: Cadet Arjun Thakur In 33-36 kg: Cadet Abhishek Khajuria In 33-36 kg: Cadet K Pranish In 36-39 kg: Cadet S Mishra In 36-39 kg: Cadet Kapil Baghel In 39-42 kg: Cadet S Shekhar In 39-42 kg: Cadet Tarun Dhanik In 42-45 kg: Cadet Rajendra Kumar In 42-45 kg Cadet Bhaskar Narayan In 42-45 kg: Cadet Prem Kashyap In 42-45 kg: Cadet Mayank Kumar In 42-45 kg: Cadet Shailesh Nayak In 42-45 kg: Cadet Aurobindo Mishra In 45-48 kg: Cadet Vibhanshu In 45-48 kg: Cadet Pratik Dubey In 45-48 kg: Cadet Rupesh Kumar In 48-51 kg: Cadet Y Raj In 48-51 kg: Cadet Maikel Singh In 48-51 kg: Cadet Mani Shankar Raj In 48-51 kg: Cadet Gaurav Kumar In 51-54 kg: Cadet Martand Dev In 51-54 kg: Cadet Lalremdika In 54-57 kg: Cadet Akash Kumar In 57-60 kg: Cadet Shrilipta In 57-60 kg: Cadet Stephen In 57-60 kg: Cadet Ranjit Kumar In 60-63 kg: Cadet Ajinder Singh Arora The referees for the competition were Sub RH Mugdum, CHM TB Thapa, Hav NB Thapa, Sep Bikash Khaling. The chief guest for the occasion was Lt Col Rajesh Nathawat Administrative Officer RIMC. He felicitated the winners and encouraged them to learn from their experiences enlightening them on success. The other dignitaries present were Lt Cdr Chakraborty, Maj SR Sahu, CS Vishwakarma, PK Sharma, PN Naik and DN Thapliyal.
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Gorkha Brigade, 2 Garhwal Rifle enter final
Dehradun, February 26 In the first semifinal, GBC drubbed Potala XI 4-0. Rajesh Rai of the winning team stunned his rival team netting two back-to-back goals. He struck the first goal in the ninth minute of the game and he netted the next one in the 11th minute. The first half finished with GBC leading 2-0. The Potala team failed to retaliate in the second half too while Saurav Thapa (72nd minute) and Mok Bdr (80th minute) net a goal each to finish the match 4-0 in their team’s favour. The second semifinal too turned out to be one-sided affair as Garhwal Rifle thrashing Garhwal Sporting 2-0. Dipender was the star of the winning side as he struck two goals (11th minute and 31st minute) to take his team home. The second half of the game went goalless with both the teams struggling hard to score but none succeed however Garhwal had already tasted the success in the first half that was enough for it to enter the finals.
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RPCA, HCA to clash for title
Dehradun, February 26 The tournament is being organised by Uttarakhand Youth t-20 Cricket Association and the final will be played at 10 am tomorrow. RPCA beat Doiwala Cricket Club by four runs in the semifinal. DCC won the toss and chose to field first. RPCA set a target of 132 runs in the 20-over match. Mayank (46) and Aman (23) were the top scorer for the batting side. Vicky and Vishnu of DCC pocketed three and two wickets respectively. In reply, DCC fell short of the target by four runs, the team could make 128 runs in the allotted overs. Sagar (25) was the top scorer for the side. For the winning side Ankush claimed three wickets. Earlier in the first semifinal, HCA defeated Gandhi Gram XI (GG XI) by 76 runs. The GG XI side won the toss and asked HCA bat first. The HCA took full advantage of the decision and mounted 150 in the twenty over match. Sandeep scored 40 runs in 38 balls to become the top scorer of the match. While for bowling side Shaffik Rao claimed four wickets. Batting second, GG XI was packed off for just 75 runs in 12 overs only. Karan (15) and Shaffik Rao (13*) were the only two batsmen to have scored double figure number rest all failed to click. For HCA, Manish took three wickets while Parkash and Sandeep pocketed two wickets each.
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Roorkee Drive Against Power Theft
Roorkee, February 26 “The name of the complainant would be kept anonymous,” said DGM MC Gupta while adding that the response to the ‘pol-khol’ facility is encouraging. In just four days after starting the number (271410), over 23 complaints have been received on it. The complainants are also reportedly giving information about the involvement of the officials of the department in the power pilferage. On one such complaint, we have caught eight cases of power theft in Puhana, said an official of the department. He also added that a lineman was found involved in the theft and a case at Bhagwanpur Police Station has been registered against him. Presently, the information can be given between 10 am to 5 pm but after Holi, the line would be open for 24 hours. “After Holi, a complainant could give information via SMS at any time about,” said Gupta. On the other hand, the department would also encourage those who submit their electricity bills on time and never found involved in any irregularity by considering them as an ideal customers. “Any service by the department would be extended to these ‘ideal customers’ on priority basis”, said Gupta, maintaining that a computerised list of such customers would be prepared by the department to facilitate them. The Roorkee Mandal has been reportedly topping in the number of power theft cases being reported every day in the state. Approximately, around 40 per cent of the total power, being supplied in the region has been registered as distribution loss by the field staff here. In a rough estimate, the department has been suffering a loss around Rs 15 lakh per day here, added Gupta.
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Nomad clusters hub of crime, says police
Dehradun, February 26 Several people with makeshift camps can be seen at the Parade Ground and the Gandhi Park. Even on the city roadsides, such people can be seen with small shops, huts and temporary shelters, which besides giving an ugly look to the roads of the state capital, also gives rise to the petty crimes, including chain snatching, theft and even prostitution. City Superintendent of Police (SP) Jagatram Joshi agreed that there were suspected elements who had been found involved in crime in the past. However, he lamented that the police couldn’t do much since several drives were held to remove them, but they again came back. Shedding light on one such major crime incident the SP said a retired employee of the Survey of India Department was murdered in September and the persons involved were from these temporary makeshifts at the Parade Ground. The victim and the accused used to play gamble in the Parade Ground and the former was killed by the latter in a bid to snatch the little money, which he had reportedly won in the gambling. “A few days ago we proposed them to get shifted to the Ranbasera (night shelter) but they refused. They don’t even have fear that the police might take them to the lock up,” said Joshi. Sources added that gambling and other illegal activities were galore in such places in the late evening, but any checks were hardly conducted there. However, sub inspector of the Dalanwala police station Vimal Tamta said, “We do shoo away these people in the evening but they are found back there by the morning. We are doing everything at our level but the MDDA also has to do something in this regard. If it raises walls around the area, then even we will also able to tighten the noose around them and will let them come there.” Tamta admitted that involvement of these people was found in petty thefts like stealing of iron roads, but there hadn’t been any case of chain snatching involving them came to light. “The attitude of the police and the MDDA towards these places is a cause of concern, the authorities must come up with a solution,” opined an elderly resident of Dalanwala. Another resident of the East Canal road said, “There is no denying the fact that such places are always vulnerable to some terror attacks too. Even people coming from outstations are staying here, there should be checks and verification of these people be done.” Shailja (name changed) while sharing a strange experience happened outside the Gandhi Park told The Tribune that, “Once when I was parking my scooter outside the Gandhi Park, a man standing nearby beside a car asked me that whether I hailed from Nepal. I didn’t pay attention to what he said and then he asked me to have an ice-cream with him. I avoided and went on. But when I started leaving from there I noticed that the same man and a leader of girl beggars were taking the girls with them in a car. I even noted down the number but didn’t approach the police.” A photo journalist, too, had one bad experience with him in the Parade Ground. “I had gone for an assignment at the Parade Ground with my friend, also a photo journalist, late in the evening. But people sitting besides makeshifts thought that we had come there to distribute blankets started pulling us. Some of them later pelted a brick at our car and started chasing us. Somehow we managed to run from there,” said the photo journalist.
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Many takers for pre-engineered buildings
Roorkee, February 26 Officials of Everest Industries Limited, which has a production facility in Bhagwanpur, about 20 km from here, for the construction of such buildings, have said they have bagged two orders for constructing pre-engineered buildings in Roorkee. “One project is for Gold Plus Group, which owns the country’s fourth largest glass-manufacturing company, and it is to be executed at a cost of about Rs 160 lakh. The other is for East India Company costing about Rs 110 lakh,” claimed the officials, adding that the company had ventured into pre-engineered building solutions just two years ago. “The concept has been getting a whopping response as we have booked orders worth Rs 300 crore approximately so far,” said the officials. Terming such buildings as environment friendly, the company claimed these buildings were the fastest system of industrial construction today. “As steel is a recyclable mettle, a manufacturer or builder can get up to 30 LEED points for using steel in the construction of the building. Besides, pre-engineered steel building solutions are superior in strength, take less time in construction and offer protection against non-uniform weathering elements compared to the conventional building solutions,” claimed the company.
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8 sectors added to NREGP
Dehradun, February 26 Convergence of the MGNREGP in agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries, horticulture, bio-fuel, sericulture, forest and Panchayati Raj sectors has already been planned with a total budget allocation of Rs 373 crore in the state and next year, it may be enhanced to Rs 550 crore. “The convergence aims to create synergy between different sectors. The labour component will be covered under NREGP, but the material component - almost 100 per cent will be taken care of by the state government,” said Om Prakash, Secretary, Rural Development. In all, eight departments/sectors been added in the first phase and the list is expected to expand further in the coming months. In these activities, the labour component will be supported and funded through the NREGP. It is estimated that the convergence will create 65 per cent durable assets in the forest sector that will not only solve the problem of unemployment, but through afforestation activities, even have long-term impact on the environment. By creating synergy with the Biofuel Board and undertaking plantation activities, a total of 11 lakh hectare of degraded land can be utilised in the state. In Phase I, Chamoli, Champawat and Tehri districts will be covered, in phase II, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar and in phase III, Almora, Bageshwar, Dehradun, Nainital, Pauri, Pitthoragarh, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi will be part of the convergence activities. “Through convergence, we will be achieving twin objectives of creating productive assets and utilising NREGP funds for the labour component, usually allocated under the state plan outlay thereby saving a lot of hard cash that can be put to use for some other important function,” said Om
Prakash.
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Khadi Gram Udhyog holds awareness camp
Dehradun, February 26 A large number of farmers and committees of small food industries had gathered to attend the camp where experts told them how to cultivate apples, amla, rice, kidney beans (rajma) and other crops while commercialising these agricultural products to yield high profits. Moreover, the addressing members of the board presented the latest scheme of the government named Pradhanmantri Rozgar Srijan Karyakram, to the gathering. People from Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Bhopal, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar had come to participate in the camp. Director, Khadi Gram Udhyog, Karnail Singh, Uttarakhand Administrator AK Khanduri, Deputy Director Om Prakash, Assistant Director VPS Tomar, Development Officer Ranbeer Singh and other members of the board were present in the camp.
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Samiti discusses inflation issue
Dehradun, February 26 All workers of the association gathered to present the inconvenience caused by the financial crisis that is making holes in the pockets of the common man. While addressing the gathering, secretary of the association Nuraisa Ansari said the association announced to set up the strategies to deal with the crisis while making an effective measures to present their demands in front of the state government to curb down the inflation. Moreover, the association also declared of setting the Dehradun Cantonment Committee. On the occasion, state general secretary
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is not known much for the festival of Holi compared to Mathura and Varanasi, but this time it seems the Maha Kumbh is having its impact on every occasion, including Holi, in this pilgrim city.
Peeran Kaliyar (Roorkee), February 26
Dehradun, February 26
Dehradun, February 26
