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Mansinghwala primary school building cries for care
MC mulls hiring pvt body to clean Har-ki-Pauri
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‘Daayen Ya Baayen’ screened at Raj Bhawan
Ayurveda varsity project hits land hurdle
No headway in hit-and-run probe
‘Involve schools, sports goods makers to promote winter games’
Students stage dharna
First leg of SAF Winter Games ends
Dist jr v’ball team selection on Jan 15-16
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Mansinghwala primary school building cries for care
Dehradun, January 12 Temporary toilets shares same water tap for washing dishes used during midday meals, risking children with health and hygiene issues. The toilets are already out of order with no water and basic facilities. The administration is paying no heed to the dilapidated school building, which is appearing to be an abandoned haunted villa with creeping roots of tree through fissures in ceilings and fungus on walls. However, the school authorities are blaming the state Education Department for the negligence and laxity. “The school does not have a building of its own due to which we are facing these problems for years. Dark classrooms, with no ventilation, have resulted in the dampening of walls as well as ceilings of the building. The inadequate number of furniture is also adding jitter to the school administration, which is making students sit on the floor with a single mat on it,” said Mohammed Ashraf Siddiqui, Headmaster of the school. “The school building is very old and sustains its entity from the British era. The building requires thorough perusal by the state Education Department as the ceiling of one of its classrooms plunged down a few months ago leaving students at risk,” added Siddiqui. The school authorities vacated the affected room as soon as they learnt about the damage. Damages have been reported, along with a request letter for renovation, to the Education Department, Dehradun, but the department has given no funds yet. “Though many months have passed, but the condition of the school building remains the same. We are helpless and can’t begin the renovation of the building due to financial crisis and lack of aid from the Education Department. Two damaged rooms of the school building are vacant for now. Even the strong trunk of the peepal tree has already crept into the toilets, created cracks on the walls and increased the risk of caving the building in,” Ashraf asserted. The school building is surrounded by a nullah with water of a sewer flowing into it. The headmaster has written to the state administration demanding funds for its restoration. According to sources, in Dehradun district over 100 schools have been listed for immediate renovation and repair. Additional District Education Officer RS Rawat expressed concern over the damage of school infrastructure and said: “The matter of damage was not in the knowledge of the department. Our team, along with block education officers, will visit the school for the assessment of the damages and soon begin the relief work”.
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MC mulls hiring pvt body to clean Har-ki-Pauri
Haridwar, January 12 The committee has started chalking out technicalities in this regard and the detailed project report is being given final touches. With solid waste management being the vital aspect of the project, the committee has hired the services of a solid waste management expert to survey the area. The report of the survey will be presented at the board meeting of the committee for approval. The project will give a big respite to the committee, which faces the Herculean task of cleaning the Ganga ghats and Har-ki-Pauri after mega religious festivals like the Maha Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh. There are no additional sanitation employees with the committee for the cleaning of Har-ki-Pauri. The same employees who clean the city wards are employed for the cleaning of the ghats as well. This puts a lot pressure on the sanitation staff and as well as the committee. If the project sees the light of the day, the sanitation will not only improve at the world-famous Haridwar sites, but also in other areas of the city, as there will be adequate sanitation employees at the disposal of the Palika. Solid waste management expert Vipin Kumar has been entrusted with the task of surveying the Har-ki-Pauri area and preparing the detail project report. Also, the Ganga Sabha, which manages the Ganga paryers and other religious affairs at Har-ki-Pauri, the Health Department and the committee representatives had discussed the project with District Magistrate R Meenakshi Sundaram. Stating about this project, Executive Officer of the committee BL Arya said they were waiting for the report of the experts for taking further steps in this regard. The committee already had limited resources at its disposal and it was finding it difficult to maintain sanitation at both Har-ki-Pauri and in the city with an insufficient number of sanitation employees.He said the private agency, to which the project would be awarded, would also be given the added benefits like control of nearby sites for advertisement display. Meanwhile, the Opposition in the committee said it was waiting for the detailed project report after which only it would put forth its views on the project. Leader of Opposition in the Municipality Sanjay Sharma said till the report was not prepared and presented at the board neeting it’s not appropriate to comment on the issue. However, he said the issue of cleaning the Har-ki-Pauri area assumed great importance. Every mega fair leaves behind tonnes of garbage, particularly polythene material and solid waste, on a vast area in Haridwar.
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‘Daayen Ya Baayen’ screened at Raj Bhawan
Dehradun, January 12 The screening commenced after Governor Margaret Alva lit the ceremonial lamp. She appreciated the hard work put in by the cast and crew of the film. She urged other filmmakers to present Uttarakhand on film to bring some benefits to local artistes. The movie will be released in Dehradun on January 14 at Digvijay Talkies. The film was shot in Uttarakhand with Deepak Dobriyal (Filmfare Award winner) in the lead role. Badrul Islam, Manav Kaul, Pratyush, Jitendra Bisht, Dilawar, Bharti Bhatt and the late Girish Tiwari ‘Girda’ form part of the cast.
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Ayurveda varsity project hits land hurdle
Dehradun, January 12 The plan to establish the first Uttarakhand Ayurveda University at Haridwar and an International Maharishi Charak Research Institute at Haldwani has failed to take off due to land crunch. By all accounts, these projects are aimed at giving fillip to research in ayurveda and also shore up the reputation of the state, keen to develop as a powerhouse of research and development in the Indian system of medicine. Earlier, the government had set its sights on the Rishikul University land in Haridwar, but it soon earned the wrath of the Rishikul Mukti Yagya Samiti (RMYS) that termed the action as a move to acquire the huge Rishikul property and also saw it as a threat to the existence of Sanskrit University already running on the campus. “We are looking for alternative land in both Dehradun and Rishikesh. The university may now be housed outside Haridwar. We may even set up an extension campus there, but we are not able to house the main university there,” said Dr Pooja Bhardwaj, Director, Ayurveda and Unani Services. At the same time, the government has also appointed Prof Stayender Mishra, first Vice-Chancellor of Uttarakhand Ayurveda University. According to the University Act (2009), the university was to be headquartered in Haridwar with its activities focusing on education, research and promotion of the Indian system of medicine and at the same time linking it with local health issues and finding solutions. Similarly, efforts towards the setting up of an International Maharishi Charak Research Institute, near Haldwani, have proved futile. “The research institute dedicated to Maharishi Charak Danda will only take off after finalising the land,” affirmed Dr Bhardwaj. Meanwhile, the Ayurvedic Department has also requested the Health Department to transfer .047 hectares for setting up the Ayush Gram at Bhawali. The 10 acres, comprising a sanatorium, is in the possession of the Health Department. The government is setting up the Ayush Gram in collaboration with a private company, Emami Private Limited.
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No headway in hit-and-run probe
Nainital, January 12 Meanwhile, restlessness prevailed among the family members and the Valmiki community who are demanding justice in the matter. According to the first information report (FIR), five-year-old Prachi was hit from the back by an unidentified car when she was on her way to answer nature’s call early on Tuesday morning. A large number of people from the Valmiki community gathered at the Valmiki temple to air their resentment over the delay in arresting the persons responsible. They also handed over a memorandum to the police. They have stated that there had some information about the owner of the car and the police needs to investigate this aspect.
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‘Involve schools, sports goods makers to promote winter games’
Mussoorie, January 12 The sports fraternity feels that with the modern infrastructure now in place, the state can take a lead in training players in ice skating and skiing. Eminent sportsperson and Principal of Mussoorie Public School Mukesh Lal was pleased with the fact that Uttarakhand is now on the radar of winter sports. Lal opined that if the government and the Winter Games Federation of India promote winter games at the school level, these could become medal-winning prospects for the country. Lal said schools like
his were eager to send their students for practice to the rink and were ready to pay the nominal amount needed by the authorities for providing services at the rink. Sports manufacturers in the state were also impressed by the newly constructed rink, but were of the view that winter games were in the nascent state in the nation. These need to be promoted in a planned manner, they said. Sports goods manufacturer Vishal Bhatia from Modern Sports House, Dehradun, who provides sports equipment
to schools in Mussoorie, said converting ice-skating and skiing into popular sports would be a herculean task in this cricket-maddened country. Bhatia felt that schools and sport goods manufacturers should be involved in the promotion of sports. Otherwise, games without too much following would die a slow death, he said.
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Students stage dharna
Dehradun, January 12 While addressing the gathering, state secretary of the AISA Pawan Nautiyal said, “The corruption in the government departments and recent scandals have fractured the backbone of the country’s economy.”
— TNS
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First leg of SAF Winter Games ends
Dehradun, January 12 The first leg of the Games held in Dehradun came to an end today. Skiing events will begin in Auli from January 14. The major highlights of the closing ceremony were the folk dances by Ladakhi artists, dance performance by Ami Parikh and songs by Bobby Cash. The fusion of Bharatnatyam and figure skating performed by Ami was appreciated by the full house at the skating rink. Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva said, “A special emphasis has been laid by the state to promote winter games by developing world-class winter games infrastructure in Dehradun and Auli. The present Winter Games will help boost relations with South Asian countries and attract winter sport lovers to India from various parts of the world.” The other dignitaries who were present on the occasion included Chief Minister RP Nishank, Madan Kaushik, Minister of Tourism, and Khajan Das, Sports Minister, and several MLAs. The opening ceremony of the games in Auli will be held on January 14. The events at the Auli ski resort will include alpine skiing slalom - men and women; giant slalom - men and women; nordic skiing - men 10 km, 15 km, 4x10 km relay and for women - 3 km, 5 km, 10 km relay. Snowboard events will include slalom - men and women; giant slalom - men and women. Auli has been developed as the world-class destination for winter games with state-of-the-art ski slopes, artificial snow-making system, water storage for artificial snow making system, chair-lift system for ski sport and residential accommodation.
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Dist jr v’ball team selection on Jan 15-16
Dehradun, January 12 District Volleyball Association secretary Sanjeev Sharma in a press note informed that the selection would begin at 12 noon on January 15 at the Parade Ground in Dehradun. The date of birth of the players should be not earlier than January 1, 1993. He said that the selected candidates would be participating in the 27th State Volleyball Championship which would be held from January 22. Then, they would go on to represent the state in the nationals from February 9 in Bangalore.
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Good show by Utkarsh, Mayuk
Dehradun, January 12 In the under-12 category, Utkarsh Bhardwaj defeated Dhruv Sabharwal from Uttarakhand in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. Utkarsh Bhardwaj also won his fixture in the under-14 group where he defeated Roopesh Khokar from Haryana in three sets 7-6, 7-6, 7-2. In the same group, Mayuk Rawat from Uttarakhand defeated Yugal Bansal in a three-set contest 7-6, 7-6, 7-2 to reach the last-four stage. In u-14 doubles, Dhruv Pal (Uttarakhand) and Nazim Dabla defeated Mrityunjaya Badola (Uttarakhand) and Atishya Jain (Uttarakhand) 6-3, 6-1 to reach the semifinals. Mayuk Rawat and Utkarsh Bhardwaj defeated Yugal Bansal and Mohit Bhardwaj both from Delhi 7-6, 7-5, 6-1.
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