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CM announces stadium for Ramnagar
Cong seeks dismissal of govt on corruption issue
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PIL against Palika dismissed
Workshop on developing skill of youth for jobs held
Progress on plans for Pitthoragarh, Champawat dists reviewed
Follow Guru Teg Bahadur’s ideals, says Alva
Swami Ramdev to take fight against corruption to common man
Ramdev doing a good job, says Khanduri
4 selected to sing in Bollywood
Gas dealers call off strike
Dance academy to hold contest on Jan 14
Mahender wins singing contest
Body of man found from canal
Stock Co. opens branch
Grameen Bank branch opens
Intersections, roads to be identified for widening
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CM announces stadium for Ramnagar
Nainital, November 23 Nishank called upon the BJYM cadres to come forward in greater strength to play a role in society. He also lauded the works of the BJYM cadres during the relief and rescue efforts during the recent rain-related disaster in the state. Going into a populist mode, the Chief Minister claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state had created more than one lakh jobs since it came to power. He promised that while another 50,000 jobs were in the offing, the state would also recruit 20,000 in class IV posts. Referring to the recent visit of Chairman of the Tata Group Ratan Tata to Dehradun, Nishank said the group was going to make investments in the state thus opening new avenues for the population residing here. His government has entered into an agreement with five other major companies under the Aashirwad scheme for helping the students residing in far-flung areas of the state. According to him, 500 engineers would be trained in these remote areas in the next few years. He announced that his government had entered into an agreement with the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Mayawati, under which 4,000 policemen, who were to be repatriated to Uttarakhand, would not be coming and instead the state would be making fresh recruitments against these 4,000 posts. The Chief Minister then announced that the grants being given to individuals under the Veer Chandra Garhwali Tourism Scheme for promotion of tourism in the state would now be increased to Rs 20 lakh against the initial amount of Rs 10 lakh. He further went on to announce a stadium for Ramnagar. This announcement was taken with a pinch of salt by the locals who questioned from where he was going to get the land for the stadium. Nishank also accused the Congress for cutting down on the tenure of the industrial package given to the state by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and charged that it was the Congress which had been creating hurdles in the development of the state. |
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Cong seeks dismissal of govt on corruption issue
Dehradun, November 23 Led by Opposition leader Harak Singh Rawat, the Congress deputation alleged rampant corruption in the state. “The sole achievement of the incumbent Uttarakhand BJP government has been crossing all limits of corruption”, the memorandum held. It said the one act of corruption had followed another act of corruption in the state, all at the behest of the state BJP government. “Ceturdia scam, PWD scam, Maha Kumbh irregularities, and now accusation of corruption made by Yoga Guru Ramdev against the state government. This evidently reveals the level of corruption taking place in Uttarakhand”, the memorandum, that had Harak Singh Rawat as signatory, said. Rawat also pointed out that despite providing assistance to Uttarakhand, the state government had failed to give speed to relief works. The issues of unemployment, deteriorating law and order situation, farmers’ problems and poor civic amenities were some of issues raised in the memorandum. Uttarakhand Congress MLAs Kedar Singh Rawat, Dinesh Agarwal, Balbir Singh Negi and Jot Singh Gunsola were prominent in the Congress delegation that met the Governor. |
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Illegal parking: Four schools to get notice
Dehradun, November 23 “By now, we have identified four schools which don’t provide parking space on their premises and choke the roads. We are serving notice to them under the 53rd Police Act and will identify more such schools,” Navneet Singh Bhullar, Circle Officer (Traffic), told The Tribune. The traffic police here is finding it hard to deal with traffic jams which particularly take place at the ‘on and off’ timings of schools in the absence of non-cooperation from these educational institutions. After failing to come to any compromise in creating a difference of a few minutes among schools in their off timings to lessen the traffic flow, the schools have also turned a blind eye to the cops’ request to provide parking for its students on their own premises. This has forced the traffic police to serve notices to four city schools for parking by students and their parents/guardians on roads outside their respective schools which leads to heavy traffic jams particularly when the school day begins or ends. “Schools should provide parking at their own premises. How can these many number of vehicles could be accommodated on roads? This causes jams and makes our exercise to ease traffic movement ineffective,” Traffic Inspector Virender Singh Rawat said. Rawat said the traffic police earlier wanted that these schools make a five to 10 minute difference in the off timings of their schools to lessen the number of large vehicles. However, several rounds of discussions with the schools turned out to be futile. |
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PIL against Palika dismissed
Dehradun, November 23 Palika President OP Uniyal, at a hurriedly called press conference yesterday, said his stand had been vindicated that the Palika was working in a transparent manner and without any corruption. He firmly stated that now the Palika could concentrate on initiating the pending development proposals in the town which had been delayed due to such unnecessary litigations. Uniyal also said the High Court had absolved the Palika of any wrong doing. He also informed the media that the court also took the issue of the PIL seriously and warned the applicants not to waste the time of the court and if they did it again then a fine of Rs 5 lakh will be imposed. Uniyal said now he could continue with the construction of shops on the Picture-Palace Road and address the encroachment problem in Mussoorie. It is important to mention that a PIL was filed by nominated member of Palika Anil Kumar citing several irregularities in tender process in the works of Palika. The High Court bench consisting of Chief Justice Barin Gosh and Justice Nirmal Yadav stated that Anil Kumar himself was a nominated member of the Palika and should have raised the matter at a board meeting first but he failed to do so, hence leading to the dismissal of the PIL filed by him. The Bench did not consider the issue of the Clock Tower taken by the High Court suo mottu and dismissed that plea finally. |
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Workshop on developing skill of youth for jobs held
Dehradun, November 23 Dr Anil Joshi, patron of the Himalayan Environment and Conservation Studies Organisation (HESCO) and behind the workshop, said gainful employment was must for weaning the youth away from terrorist activities. “We will be organising a training workshop for the youth of Himalayan states in which girls and boys will be given training in local resources,” he said while speaking to mediapersons today. He said disillusionment due to rampant unemployment in the Himalayan states could lead the youth to go astray. “We need to direct their energies so that they become assets to the country. As it is, several areas in the country are battling Maoism and terrorism, and unemployed and disenchanted youth can easily be led into these activities,” said Dr Joshi. In all, 60 youth will participate in the workshop and they will be given exposure in rural technologies in energy sector, agriculture, post harvesting, bio craft and home appliances. The organisation hopes to recommend to the government to initiate these activities as part of the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) and also use Nehru Yuva Kendras as skill
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Progress on plans for Pitthoragarh, Champawat dists reviewed
Pitthoragarh, November 23 The preparation process for district plans for the next year were evaluated by respective in charge ministers, Balwant Singh Bhauriyal in Pitthoragarh and Prakash Pant in Champawat today in the presence of district planning officers. “We have approved Rs 25.89 crore district plan for Pitthoragarh for the next year for which the officers concerned have been instructed to speed up the process of the completion of the plan in time and utilise maximum money assigned for each head of the plan,” said Bhauriyal, in charge minister of Pitthoragarh district. Bhauriyal added that under the Rojgar Guarantee Scheme, a maximum number of water ponds would be dug up during the next year in Pitthoragarh district and emphasis would be laid on the completion basic amenities in each of the Atal Adarsh Gram in the district. In Champawat district, Rs 29.18 crore district plan has been approved by the District Plan Committee and approved by in charge minister Prakash Pant. “We will lay emphasis on water protection and improvement schemes in the district under the employment guarantee scheme in the district and will not tolerate a lack of efficiency in the implementation of the district plan for next year in the district,” said Pant. A bigger part of the money will be spent on economic plans and lesser on social services. “In Champawat district, 53.13 per cent money will be spent on economic activities and 46.87 per cent on social services,” said DS Nagarkoti, District Statistical Officer, Champawat District. |
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Guv inaugurates Red Cross building
Dehradun, November 23 Speaking on the occasion, Alva said volunteers from the Red Cross played a crucial role in undertaking relief operations in Uttarakhand. “This year around 3,500 volunteers were trained and they played a major role in undertaking relief operations during the recent natural disaster that struck the state,” said Alva. She said the Red Cross Society aimed to train more volunteers in the coming days so that at least one member of a family was able to take up relief work. Besides, she said, in the event of natural disaster, coordination between different departments was essential and added that the State Disaster Management Cell should function from the Red Cross building. On the other hand, Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank declared that Rs 1 crore had been sanctioned for setting up a disaster training unit. He also said the mobile hospitals being run by the government were providing necessary medical care to villagers living in remote areas. The new Red Cross Society had been built at a cost of Rs 2 crore on 1 acre land. |
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Follow Guru Teg Bahadur’s ideals, says Alva
Dehradun, November 23 In a message on the eve of the martyrdom day of the ninth Sikh Guru, the Governor has said, "The martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur is an occasion to remember the greatness of his sacrifice." |
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Swami Ramdev to take fight against corruption to common man
Haridwar, November 23 The yoga guru had said the minister had demanded Rs 2 crore for the allotment of a piece of land for the Patanjali Yogpeeth expansion. Lashing out at the corrupt politicians who are betraying the trust of those who voted and elected them, Swami Ramdev warned corrupt politicians that they didn’t take for granted their immense constitutional power as it’s only the people who elected them and if they could do so then they could surely dislodge them too. The yoga guru said the Indian political system was severely affected by corrupt politicians who were not only eating into public’s hard-earned money but also denting their trust. Under the aegis of the Bharat Swabhiman Trust, people across the country are coming under one platform against the social ill of corruption and it’s merely a matter of time when people will take to streets exposing as well as uprooting the corrupt, he added. Meanwhile, the district BJP unit has asked the yoga guru to reveal the name of the corrupt state minister instantly or otherwise refrain from commenting on politicians without proving it. Congress leaders have sought a similar explanation from the yoga guru. |
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Ramdev doing a good job, says Khanduri
Dehradun, November 23 Many people follow him as he has led everyone to a healthy lifestyle and it really suits him. “Baba Ramdev is doing a good job as he has started a drive to stop corruption in society,” he mentioned. Talking to mediapersons here today, the former CM refused to speak anything about the controversy. He was at GRD Academy’s 10th sports meet as the chief guest. |
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4 selected to sing in Bollywood
Dehradun, November 23 Cultural Minister Vijya Bharthwal was the chief guest for the programme and BJP leader Govardhan Bhardwaj was the guest of honour. The institute held a competition last week to select talent from the city and Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor had visited the city to pick the best out of them. “We have selected these four persons out of 80 youngsters who came for the auditions,” Yograj, owner of the institute and producer of the film, stated. Talking to The Tribune, film director Navneet Kaushik said, “The four of them will be groomed for a few days here. We will be taking them to Mumbai for recording in the middle of December”. All four are new to the industry and want to pursue their career in this field. While Sarthak and Ujjawal have participated in various competitions in schools and colleges, Minakshi and Shella have no experience. Sarthak is an MCom student and has learnt classical singing for three years and also practised singing with a local band. He has won several awards in singing competitions during his school days. Shella, who is also into modelling and has just entered the first year, said, “I am into modelling, but people told me that my voice is good and I should try in the singing contest. The result is in before you now,” she exclaimed. Minakshi has completed her graduation and teaches dance in schools and institutes. She has also acted in Bollywood movies, “Room No. 404” and “Sehar”, and now wants to try her hand in singing. Ujjawal is a BSc BioTech student and has been actively into singing. He also has many singing awards in his kitty during school time. |
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Shifting of Civil Hospital
begins
Mussoorie, November 23 Dr Pant said till the time the new infrastructure was not completed at the Civil Hospital, all necessary equipment would be brought at the Kulri unit for the benefit of people. He said the Kulri unit would begin functioning from December 1. He also said another ECG unit was being ordered keeping in view the large number of senior residents in the town. Dr Pant said he was aware of the shortage of doctors in the hill areas and the government was trying its best by increasing the remuneration amount so that more doctors could join in public service. Speaking about the St Mary’s Building at Gun Hill, he said residential quarters were complete there, but the main building was yet to be constructed. An amicable solution would be found through consultations with members. Mussoorie MLA Jot Singh Gunsola lamented the fact that the state government was not interested toward addressing health issues in the state and the Chief Minster was busy flying to Delhi often instead of solving the basic problems of people here. He said the Centre was giving large amounts of funds under the National Health Mission but the state was not using it properly. They also demanded that the dispensary at Library Bazar should also be expanded so that residents benefit from the service. |
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Gas dealers call off strike
Dehradun, November 23 Agitated over the murder of an employee of a gas agency in Uttar Pradesh, all gas dealers in Uttarakhand as well as UP had decided to go on a two-day strike from Monday. The dealers had yesterday given a memorandum to the District Magistrate addressed to the Chief Minister demanding security as they feared that due to the non-supply of the cylinder anyone could attack them. They have also requested to see that the gas quota is increased in the city. Talking to The Tribune, Tanveer, spokesperson of the president of the Uttarakhand All-India LPG Association (UAILPGA), said the DM had assured them security and said they would be writing to oil companies to increase the supply of gas. |
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Dance academy to hold contest on Jan 14
Dehradun, November 23 Talking to the media, she said by paying Rs 250 by December 10 anyone could participate in the contest, the audition of which would be held on December 17,18 and 19. The forms would be available at their office from November 22 to December 5. Gupta further stated that there would be three groups: Group A 5-10 years, Group B 1-16 years and Group C 17-21 years. She affirmed that the winners would be given training for a month at the academy where they would get a chance to explore the smallest details about classical as well as western dance forms from experts. |
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Mahender wins singing contest
Dehradun, November 23 As many as 25 students participated in the singing competition which was won by Mahender, Shalini Thapa, Sandeep Bahuguna and Rashmi, who took away first, second and third (joint), respectively. On the judges panel were Dr RP Semwal and Dr Madhu made the final decision. The others who were present included Dr Ashish Kulshreshth, Dr Kirtima Upadhyay and Dr Jyoti Mamgai.
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Body of man found from canal
Dehradun, November 23 According to the police, deceased Devender, a resident of Sharanpur, had come attend a marriage party at Kesarwala and was returning on his Glamour motorcycle (DL8SP 5535) when he met with the accident. He was riding the bike alone when the incident happened. His body was found by some locals in the morning and they informed the police. The cops checked his licence to establish his identity and called up his relatives. The cops also recovered the bike from the spot. They said there were some injuries on the face and head of the victim and must have died due to them. Meanwhile, a case has been registered at the Raipur police station. |
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Stock Co. opens branch
Dehradun, November 23 By opening small accounts, each one could partake of the profits of the company as also the financial condition of the country was strengthening day by day in comparison to the developed countries, he added. Addressing members of the Muslim community, he said: “The Muslim community should participate more and more in the stock market activities. The sale and purchase in stock exchange has been declared justified by our religious leaders (Ulema), which has made our task much easier in taking our community and country further”. Mohammad Adil Khan, Zaved Bhatt, Asim Siddiqui, Rajiv Sharma, Trilok Sajvan, Dr DK Sharma were also present. SPML Co. wins solid waste
management bid
The financial bid for the solid waste management was opened on the premises of the Municipal Corporation. Sources claimed that SPML Company won the bid by quoting the least amount. Now the MC will send the details of the company to the administration that will financially examine the company. Work will be started once the reports are provided to them. |
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Grameen Bank branch opens
Dehradun, November 23 Bank Chairman Threesh Kapoor informed the gathering about the activities of the bank. Uttaranchal Bank Grameen Bank Director and Additional Secretary Sharad Chandra Pandey were also present on the occasion. |
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Intersections, roads to be identified for widening
Dehradun, November 23 The decision was taken by the local administration in view of the ever-increasing pressure of vehicle and routine traffic congestion. The number of vehicles in the city is increasing at an alarming rate, but roads have more or less remained the same.
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