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Hurdles in Van Gujjars’ rehabilitation cleared
Politically correct Miss India inspires the underprivileged
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After meeting minister, Rishikul medicos end stir
ABVP meeting focuses on strengthening cadre
Services, Jharkhand clash for title today
Cadet Limbu wins Best Card in golf at Army Cadet College
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Hurdles in Van Gujjars’ rehabilitation cleared
Dehradun, May 15 With rising population of tigers in the Corbett Park and also the Van Gujjars settled in the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary in the park, the cases of conflict between the two have increased manifold. Thus, the need for re-settling the Van Gujjars is being felt long. The Union Environment and Forests in 2003 had mooted out a proposal for diversion of 160 hectare of reserved forest land for resettlement of the Gujjars in the Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary to Sabalgarh Compartment in the Chiryapur range of
Haridwar. Interestingly, the proposal had two mandatory conditions: one, that the legal status of land would remain unchanged and, the other, that the state government would declare 160 hectare of equivalent area of the Civil Soyam Forests as “reserved forests” under the Indian Forest Act, 1972. But now, the NTCA has deleted both conditions and informed the Principal Secretary (Forests), Uttarakhand, about it. Deputy Inspector-General, NTCA, SP Yadav sent a letter to Uttarakhand on Tuesday. Welcoming the NTCA decision, Birendra Singh, Honorary Wildlife Warden, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Member National Board for Wildlife, said the new NTCA directive would cater to long standing need for resettlement of the Van Gujjars from the Corbett. “There have been increasing cases of Gujjar-tiger conflict in recent times in Sonanadi. A recent tiger death due to intake of poison had pointed to a Gujjar settlement,” said Birendra Singh, who has been working for wildlife conservation in the Corbett for the past many decades. “The entry of the Gujjars in the Sonanadi area started in the ’60s and ’70s starting with three permits. Gujjar families have grown manifold since then and so have the tigers in the Corbett, thus bringing them into direct conflict,” said Birendra. He pointed out that the Gujjars too had time and again expressed their strong willingness to move out from the Corbett as they were even deprived of compensation if their cattle was killed by a tiger because of being an inhabitant inside a protected area,” he said. He added that now with a new development, hopefully the long-standing concern for resettlement of the Gujjars would finally see a light of the day.
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Politically correct Miss India inspires the underprivileged
Dehradun, May 15 Although she could not give any reason for Indian pageant winners failing to bag the title of Miss World for the past nine years, she hopes to break that jinx this year.
“Indian women are indeed a better bet at the international level as they are endowed with a rare combination of beauty with a brain. To better my chances, I am working on my clothes, diction, walk and other minute details,” she said. Actor is what she aspired to become since childhood, and it is to fulfill her mother’s ambition to see her don the mantle of Miss India, that she took detour to modelling first. “My mother has been my real inspiration who put me to learn five kinds of dances, sports, skating and other extra-curricular activities and shaped up my career,” she revealed. She goes on to add, “When my name was called out for Miss India title, my mother jumped and almost fainted out of excitement.” In her capacity as a Miss India, she wants to do her bit to spread awareness about the significance of education among women. She sticks to same pledge when it comes to rendering her services for Uttarakhand also. “I want women of the state who have been suppressed for ages to attain good education, to live a liberal and financially independent life thereafter,” she said. She exemplifies through her own case saying, “My mother, who separated from my father, brought me up single-handedly and provided me everything by dint of her education because of which I could reach to this level”. To extend her support to the NGO, People For Animals (PFA), based in Dehradun, for which she came to the city, she said, “I have always been an animal lover and would like to sensitise people toward animals through various NGOs”. Education, as she has already reiterated is her top priority when it comes to social work, in city also, she went out to meet and encourage 65 poor children of Sapera Colony in their school run by prestigious institute, The Doon School. The way she effortlessly mingled with children and told them how education was important to make their dreams come true was remarkable. Faculty of The Doon School and some students were also there. Amrit Burrett, Co-coordinator explained the celebrity how they were inculcating passion for studies in these children. Vigyan Singh Dhiman, Class XII student of The Doon School too said this mutual interaction between privileged and unprivileged children benefited both the sides. “With these interactions, I’ve been able to fathom difficulties in their life, and will continue to make good use of my resources to bring them up in society in future. Similarly, these children too have understood the value of education in life through us,” Manasvi too applauded the idea wholeheartedly. She also went on to meet Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and expressed her affection for the state where she has been coming every year to spend vacations saying that the state has been blessed with amazing natural beauty and she as an ambassador of the country, would disseminate this information to the world.
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After meeting minister, Rishikul medicos end stir
Haridwar, May 15 The agitating students read out their demand letter and in view of the upcoming examinations agreed to adjourn their agitation. Kaushik assured them of proper action on their demands. He also assured that legal action would be taken on anyone found guilty from the college management side and that an enquiry would be conducted into the mass failure of students in the practical exam. Apprising the medicos of the steps to be taken by the government, as had been assured by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to the medicos-cum-ABVP delegation in Dehradun three days ago, Kaushik first listened to their demands and then assured them of necessary action on their legitimate demands. The students were adamant on the removal of college Principal Dr Praveen Bharadwaj. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the primary student outfit supporting the agitating students, too has expressed satisfaction on the assurance given by Kaushik to the protesters. “Kaushik is a Cabinet minister and a local legislator. We have full faith in his words and we will see that students’ interests and rights are not violated. We are happy with the way the agitation took shape. The efforts of the medical students and ABVP activists made the movement successful,” said Shiv Chaudhari, city secretary of the ABVP. Late in the afternoon, the students left the main college gate where they had been protesting round the clock and the banner of the Pracharya Hatao Andolankari Samiti too was removed bringing down the curtains on the 11-day-long agitation.
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I-CARE launches tree plantation drive in Dehradun
Dehradun, May 15 The drive involved students from various educational institutions of the city, members of I-CARE, teachers, IMSI India employees and eminent citizens. I-CARE and IMSI India recently joined hands to create a revolution in the field of environmental conservation and corporate entrepreneurship to restrain Dehradun’s green cover. The Doon valley is fast depleting in terms of environment, forest cover and cleanliness attributed to unplanned developmental activities and expansion processes swiftly converting this once serene and pristine retirement heaven into a concrete jungle. Chief guest on the occasion was Padmashri Dr Anil P Joshi, founding member of Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO), expressed joy at being associated with the tree plantation endeavour in the city. “I-CARE is really doing wonders by bringing the youth of the valley together in their bid to create a beautiful tomorrow. I’m delighted to see the active involvement of the people in conserving the fast disappearing charm of Dehradun,” he remarked. Around 500 saplings of trees were planted, including species of gulmohar, kachnar, silver oak, podocarpus, golden bottlebrush, jacaranda and erica palm. Yudhishter Puran Singh, founding member of I-CARE and Director of Dehradun Hills Academy, voiced his gratitude to Dr Joshi for his constant support. “I believe that we need to generate opportunities for people so that they actively involve themselves in environmental preservation strategies. I extend my thanks to the fraternity of all institutions participating in this event for giving their students a chance to do something for their city and encouraging us in our initiative. We look forward for many such crusades in the future,” he affirmed. The participating institutions included Dehradun Hills Academy, Kasiga School, Graphic Era University, University for Petroleum and Energy Studies, Hilton School, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy and Beverly Hills.
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ABVP meeting focuses on strengthening cadre
Haridwar, May 15 Stress was more on the role of full-time general secretaries, who are the pillars of the organisation. Since its formation in 1949, the history and achievements of the organisation were dwelt upon with assigning new roles to the executive rank holders. The convention, which was held at the Kankhal-situated Jagad Guru Shankaracharya Ashram, witnessed a large number of delegates from different states. The delegates hoped that more and more people would join the organisation and spread the ideology of the organisation to rural areas to pave the way for a united and stronger India. Dhan Singh Rawat and Tirath Singh Rawat were the main representatives of Uttarakhand. The convention held in closed doors was termed by the organisers as a private one and the media was barred from the convention.
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Fans burn effigies of Indian cricket team for poor show
Haridwar, May 15 Fans came out to the streets burning effigies of the Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and other team members, Lalit Modi for introducing the parties post-IPL matches and the BCCI for filling Board coffers unaware of the prestige of the country. Fans held a protest and burnt the effigies of the Indian T20 World Cup squad at the Jawalapur Market. Most of them poured forth their anger at MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh, among others, for being a regular at late night parties. “Their shortcoming against short pitched and fast bowling has once again been exposed. Had they looked up at this aspect which was also exposed in the 2009 T20 World Cup in South Africa, the Indian team would not have to face humiliation once again. This is utter shame as these players kept money, wine, models and luxurious life before practice, and training was unfortunate,” opined Umesh Dimri, a player of ITC, Haridwar unit cricket team. While Haridwar Cricket Association secretary Inder Mohan Barthwal said the players could learn a lesson from this would not let this happen in the World Cup-2011. The poor performance of the Indian team also affected the sales of television sets. “We sold at least a dozen sets to those customers who wanted to see the T20 World Cup specifically, but after we lost crucial matches the sale dipped immediately,” said Raman, a salesman in Jwalapur electronic showroom.
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Services, Jharkhand clash for title today
Dehradun, May 15 The winning team will now cross swords with the Jharkhand Cricket Association (JCA) in the final tomorrow. Services rode on two important partnerships during their batting, while chasing a big target of 305 runs. Sanjeev Mishra (107*, Man of the Match) and skipper Yashpal Singh (43) laid a strong foundation. And after Singh got LBW off Hemant’s delivery, Sarabjit Singh (70* off 50) shouldered the responsibility with Mishra to lead the team further. Mishra hit 17 fours during his century. While Sarabjit hit five boundaries and four big sixes during his quick fire knock sending the ball out of the ground on most of the occasions. The team achieved the target in 42.5 overs at the loss of four wickets. For Air India, Atif Ahmed, Gaurav Sharma, Kuldeep Singh and Hemant Singh took a wicket each. In this 45 over match, Air India had set a big total of 304 runs losing all its wicket. Robin Bisht (67), Manvinder Bisla (54) and Rohit Prakash (50) had contributed together for setting up such a handsome total. For Services the two successful bowlers were Ritesh Negi and Sumit Singh who captured four and three wickets respectively.
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Kanta Devi Memorial Cricket Tournament
Dehradun, May 15 After winning the toss, Chandigarh team elected to bat first, scoring 130 runs in 20 overs. Deepak took three wickets for Haryana. In reply to Chandigarh’s 130 runs, Haryana were bundled out for 108 runs in 18.4 overs. Rohit Khanna and Gurdas took three and two wickets respectively for their respective teams. In the second match played between Haryana and Dehradun ITC, Haryana won the match by 101 runs. Batting first Haryana scored 208 runs in 20 overs, for Dehradun ITC team Garry took two wickets. In response to Haryana’s mammoth total of 208 runs, Dehradun ITC could only score 107 runs. Ritesh and Akki with three wickets between them were the top wicket takers for Delhi. The match was organised by the Uttarakhand Youth T20 Cricket Association.
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Cadet Limbu wins Best Card in golf at
Dehradun, May 15 Golf is best known as a gentlemen’s game and the only game played without a referee or an umpire. The virtues of honesty, integrity and self-appraisal are the hallmark of golf, the very same aspects which are also being imbibed in the gentlemen cadet while training. The Golden Jubilee Golf Tournament was keenly contested between cadets of Siachen Bn (Army Cadet College Wing) At the time of inception Army Cadet College was raised at Nowgoan which was inaugurated by the then Defence Minister VK Krishna Menon and Chief of Army Staff Gen KS Thimmaya on May 16, 1960, to provide opportunity to worthy Indian soldiers to become commissioned officers. In 1964, it moved to Ghorpuri, Pune. Subsequently, in 1977, Army Cadet College was again shifted to Dehradun and attached to the IMA as an additional wing. In July 2006, it was made an integral part of the IMA and was established as the fifth Battalion of the academy and renamed as Siachen Battalion. Army Cadet College has a glorious past with a horde of achievements, laurels and success achieved by soldiers who were successfully transformed into officers of the Indian Army. The alumni of the college have gone on to receive India’s highest gallantry awards in war and counter insurgency operations, to include the Param Vir Chakra by Maj (later Lt Col) Hoshiyar Singh, PVC of 3 Grenadiers and the highest peace time gallantry award Ashok Chakra by Lt Col Shanti Swarup Rana,AC (posthumously) of 3 Bihar and Capt Umet Singh Mahra, AC (posthumously) of 19 Raj Rif. The cadets of the college, presently the Siachen battalion have been proving their mettle in the various arena of sports, academic and extra curricular activities continously. Gentlemen cadets, officers and a spectrum of civilians and professionals participated in the golf tournament and it was a grand success. GC GB Limbu won the Best Card, while Lt Col Rohit Khanna, SM, won the Best Gross Card in the open category of the Golden Jubilee Golf tourney at the prestigious Army Cadet College.
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Pestle Weed School boys outclass Summer Valley 26-7
Dehradun, May 15 Saurabh emerged as the top scorer with 12 points for the winning team. In girls’ section, Carman School, Dalanwala, edged past the Convent of Jesus and Mary 11-10 at Welham Girls’ School. Priyanka with nine points for Carman School and Aastha scored six points. Welham Girls’ School beat Summer Valley School. It won the quarters 16-0, 2-0, 6-10 and 2-6. Rhea with 12 points emerged as the top scorer.
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Secretariat down Uttarakhand Sports Power Group 2-0
Dehradun, May 15 Rawat scored in the 33rd minute of the game to open the account of his side. USPG’s strikers couldn’t score any goal and the first half ended on 1-0 in the favour of Secretariat. After coming from a break the players of Secretariat made some goal attempts but proved futile. However, the second success came for them in the 51st minute of the game through Rawat. The Ordnance Factory and Education Department are scheduled to play a league match tomorrow.
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Kanta
Devi Memorial Cricket Tournament
