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Restart discontinued power projects: UKD chief
Govt committed to saving cow, Ganga, Himalayas, says CM
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Seminar on polio eradication held
Satyanshi wins Sanskrit debate
Bageshwar-Tanakpur
Tomatoes will be costliest in Nov, forecast experts
Life-saving mock drill held at CNI girls college
Trains cancelled, rescheduled on Kashipur section
Eight die as vehicle falls into river
Jumbos ravage crops in 4 villages
School teacher accuses cop of felling 2 trees
No dearth of money for job scheme: DM
Sikh Mahasabha donates clothes to Leh victims
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Restart discontinued power projects: UKD chief
Dehradun, August 30 Talking to mediapersons here, UKD president Trivender Singh Pawar said if the government failed to implement the same, they would start an agitation. “We are already sitting on hunger strike for the past five days and will continue till we get justice,” he affirmed. Pawar said if the projects were discontinued, this would hamper the work of the caves that were under construction. “If the work is discontinued, lots of money would be spent to shift the constructors to another sight. The result would be worse as this could lead to landslides, etc.,” he added. They have sent the memorandum to the Chief Minister requesting him to restart the work or else they would protest to get their right. Pawar claimed that the statement made by Central minister Jairam Ramesh regarding the fulfilment of damage was very childish. He said it was due to Baba Ramdev that the projects at Pala Maneri and Bhaironghati were stopped, but he should mind his own business and did not interfere in political matters. “Baba Ramdev should carry on giving religious discourse and should not try to enter politics, we are here to take care of it,” he exclaimed. Pawar said hat they wanted the government should start other beneficial projects using all rivers of the state, so that the state should be known as “Urja Pradesh”. The party also wanted the government to give 50 per cent share to the state if any of the development was constructed here. The UKD has also formed a seven-member committee that would prepare the reports on the locations where the other projects could be started, which they would later on provide to the government. |
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Govt committed to saving cow, Ganga, Himalayas, says CM
Dehradun, August 30 Nishank was speaking at a function organised by Shri Gopal Gau Samiti here today. He complimented Gopal Mani Maharaj, a famous Hindu saint of Garhwal for writing the Gau Manas Granth on the importance of cow in Indian values and culture. He added that his government has been committed to the welfare of cows and had started a Cow Research Institute at Rishikesh and cow slaughter has been banned. The Chief Minister said with an aim to improve the quality of cows in the state a genetic breeding centre for cows would be opened at Kalsi and a large number of cow owners have been involved in selling cow urine to ayurvedic medical companies. Gopal Mani Maharaj said that the cow has spiritual powers and the efforts by the state government are encouraging. Suryakant Dhasmana, convenor of the programme, said Nishank, being a literary figure, has shown sensitivity on the issue of cows, Ganga and Himalayas.
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Satyanshi wins Sanskrit debate
Haridwar, August 30 The winners of various events were awarded with prizes and participation certificates on the Sewa Samiti premise here late evening. In the debate competition, Satyanshi and Neha bagged the first position while in the impromptu speech Hem Chandra Joshi of Bhagwan Das Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya emerged winner followed by Suresh Pokhriyal of same college and Shubham Jyoti of Chetan Jyoti Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya. In song event, Saraswati Vidya Mandir, BHEL Sector-II, bagged the first position followed by the Rishi Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya team, as the second team in the tally. While in the dance competition, the Rishi Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya team won the event followed by Jwalapur-based Rajkiya Kanya Inter College. Bhagwan Das Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya also won the Sanskrit skit event while Anandmayi Sewa Sadan Municipal Inter College impressed coming second in the event. Addressing the gathering, Gurukul Kangri Vice-Chancellor Prof Swatantra Kumar said Sanskrit was the language of immense knowledge which laid emphasis on the humanitarian lessons. Suman Sharma principal of Anandmayi Sewa Sadan Inter College thanked everyone for their participation as well as contribution in making the competition a successful one. The prize distribution programme was presided by Uttaranchal Sanskrit Academy vice-chairman Professor Mahaveer Aggarwal. |
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Bageshwar-Tanakpur
Nainital, August 30 In a procession taken out by them in Bageshwar town under the banner of the Bageshwar-Tanakpur Rail Marg Nirman Sangharsh Samiti, they also raised the issue of laying of tracks between Tanakpur and Rishikesh, Rishikesh and Karnprayag, along with Ramnagar and Chaukhutiya. They said despite talks of a survey to be done by the Railways for the laying of the tracks, nothing had been done till now and nobody was aware of the developments in this direction. They said despite having sought information on the issue under the Right to Information Act, they The demand for Bageshwar-Tanakpur line has been gathering steam for quite sometime with representatives from all political parties supporting it. The members of the samiti have held protests and demonstrations in Delhi in the recent past and have been assured time and again by the leaders of the ruling party that their demand would be taken up with the Railways Ministry and the top persons in the government. In February, the Lok Sabha member from Almora, Pradeep Tamta had strongly pushed for the Tanakpur-Bageshwar rail link. Having raised the issue vociferously during Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Rail Budget speech in Parliament, Tamta had written two separate letters to Congress President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Mamata seeking rail connectivity between these two areas. He has written that the demand for this rail link has been pending since pre-Independence days. A survey for the same was carried out in 1912, 1993 and 2006. However, the work for same could not be started till date. Several important Congress leaders have also made promises to the public to establish this link. Tamta had underlined that the link was very critical not only from the angle of economical development of this backward hilly region, but also from the strategic viewpoint. The link will be very useful for the 69 Mountain Brigade Battalion of the Army located at Pitthoragarh. The area borders Nepal and China and the only connectivity at present for the Army is through National Highway (NH) 125. Thus, a rail link will be used extensively by the Army and will serve as an alternate route to NH-125. Tamta had asked Sonia Gandhi to take up this issue with the government and had the project sanctioned under socially desirable rail connectivity proposals.
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Tomatoes will be costliest in Nov, forecast experts
Nainital, August 30 The scientists are working under a research sub-project “Establishing and Networking of Market Intelligence Centres in India” under the National Agriculture Innovation Project of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. One of the objectives of this project is to make price forecasts well in advance of sowing of selected agricultural commodities and during harvesting. The research team of Pantnagar University had conducted market survey of Haldwani regulated market, a major market for Hill Tomato in the Uttarakhand, and analysed the wholesale price data over the last 20 of this market. The team leader, Dr Jagdish Kumar said the econometric analysis indicated that the wholesale prices of tomato in Haldwani market are expected to be in the range of Rs 1,000-Rs 1,200 per quintal in September and around Rs 1050-Rs 1,350 per quintal in October. During November the wholesale prices of the tomato are expected to increase and they may be in the range of Rs 1,300- Rs 1,800 per quintal. However, the traders of the market said the prices would be in range of Rs 1,000- Rs 1,800 during these months, which are slightly on the higher side than the previous year as the tomato crop has been adversely affected in hilly areas on account of the excess rainfall. The scientists have, therefore, advised the farmers, who have adopted tomato cultivation in the current season, to harvest the tomato crop considering these forecasted prices of tomato as well as other conditions. Tomato is a major vegetable widely produced throughout Uttarakhand where it is grown both in hills as well as in plains. Nainital, Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar are the four major districts producing tomatoes and constitute about 63 per cent of the total production in the state. India ranks third in the world in tomato cultivation contributing around eight per cent of the world’s production. The yield rate per hectare in India is, however, quite low at 18 ton per hectare, as compared to the United States of America, Italy and Spain where it ranges between 50-60 ton per hectare. In India, the major tomato growing states are Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh which together accounts for about 84 per cent of India’s tomato production.
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Life-saving mock drill held at CNI girls college
Dehradun, August 30 He was given first aid in the emergency van before being taken to a nearby hospital. The drill started at about 12 noon. All senior members of the sangthan and staff of the school were present at the drill. Students of the school witnessed the programme in large numbers.
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Trains cancelled, rescheduled on Kashipur section
Nainital, August 30 Railway sources said this was on account of technical works being carried out at the Katghar railway yard in Moradabad. While the Corbett Park Link Express and Uttaranchal Sampark Kranti Express will continue to run according to schedule, the coaches that are attached for passengers going from Ramnagar to Lucknow and Benaras would be cancelled. A large number of passenger trains between Moradabad and Ramnagar will stand cancelled while some will partially run between Peepalsana and Ramnagar. The destinations of certain passenger trains in the region have also been rescheduled. This arrangement will continue till September 4 and after that, the trains will ply on the pre-determined routes.
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Eight die as vehicle falls into river
Nainital, August 30 According to the police, the bodies of a child, two women and five men have been recovered till the filing of this report from the river which is flowing in full spate on account of the continuing rains in the area. The vehicle was a newspaper delivery wagon which had picked up passengers going from Haldwani to Berinag. It is yet to be ascertained how many persons were travelling in the vehicle at the time and what was the exact cause of the accident. The police had a tough time trying to extract the bodies from the Gaula river that is flowing in its fury.
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Jumbos ravage crops in 4 villages
Haridwar, August 30 Several incidents of jumbo intrusion have been reported from various areas, particularly villages of Panjanhedi, Jagjeetpur, Missirpur and Katarpur where several acres of crops has been destroyed. According to the affected villagers, several herds of jumbos have been on the job after sunset. Many beasts have also been noticed near their residential settlements and it is only late in the morning that they feel secure to move out. Rajpal Singh a resident of Panjanhedi village, said that despite forest officials being informed about the jumbo intrusion and the loss to their crops, nothing has been done. Only assurances has been given to them, he said. The villagers are an angry lot as not only their crops, which are their livelihood, have been affected, but also their movement specially of children, old people and women, has been hindered. Meanwhile, forest officials pointed out that the department was looking into the matter with forest guards keeping a tab on the whole episode. |
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School teacher accuses cop of felling 2 trees
Mussoorie, August 29 Jaipal Singh, the school teacher from the same village, in a letter to the media, said the policeman was constructing a house in the village illegally and had felled two trees in the process and when his mother protested, he threatened to kill them citing his being in the Police Department in Dehradun. Jaipal has demanded safety of his family from the rogue policeman and an inquiry against him. |
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No dearth of money for job scheme: DM
Dehradun, August 30 He mentioned this while addressing a special BDC meeting held at Vikasnagar and Sahaspur Block. The DM said if all of them work together then only the scheme would be successful. He gave the target of registering 6,000 job cards within two months in all blocks. He said villagers could also be engaged under MNREGA in works relating to disasters caused by incessant rains. There is no shortage of money for the scheme. All gram pradhans, regional panchayat members and various representatives apprised the DM of the problems they faced due to a shortage of Junior Engineers (JEs) and a lack of funds. The DM assured them that he would immediately appoint JEs for the purpose. He said in case of the shortage of money, the plan could be prepared under the piece rate. The DM also asked the development officers to prepare the roaster of the planning and review it everymonth.
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Sikh Mahasabha donates clothes to Leh victims
Dehradun, August 30 Mahasabha president appealed to the people to volunteer for the welfare of the Leh victims. He said his organisation would continue to contribute and help the victims of the cloudburst. Gurdeep Singh, Satinder Singh, Sewa Singh Matharoo and Stensing Chhosal were among those present on the occasion. |
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The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) has demanded the commencement of the Loharinaag Pala, Pala Maneri and Bhaironghati power projects, which have been discontinued recently.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has said cows, the Ganga and Himalayas are symbols of Indian culture and his government was totally committed to their preservation.
Haridwar, August 30
A life-saving mock drill was held by the Nagrik Suraksha Sangthan here today on the campus of CNI Girls’ Inter College.
In the event, a critically injured person was brought down from a higher floor of the school building and was put in 108 EMRI ambulance.
