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Students’
Council Elections
Students make a mockery of traffic rules
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Sakendra Singh is SGGR PG College council chief
High-tension wires at ISBT to go underground
MC to give charge of Kholukhet tax collection post to pvt company
A member expresses his views at a Municipal Council meeting held in Mussoorie on Tuesday.
Encroachment on college land removed
MC employees demolish illegal structures on MPG College land in Mussoorie.
UKD will contest all 70 seats: Panwar
Akranta got the better of Doon Star 2-0 in a super league match of the district football league that held at Pavilion Ground here today. A match in progress in the Lala Nemi Dass Memorial District Football League in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
St Joseph’s Academy beat Indian Public School
Dehradun, August 30St Joseph’s Academy got past Indian Public School (IPS) 3-2 of the Senior Boys Council Football Tournament here today. Arya shone in the win scoring two goals. He struck in the 15th and 40th minutes while Abhishek Jaunsari (48th) chipped in with a goal for the host side. For IPS, Deepak (20th) and Shubham (30th) scored. In another match, St Jude’s School was beaten by Hilton School 2-1. Players in action in the inter- council school football tournament played at St Joseph’s Academy in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
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Students’ Council Elections
Dehradun, August 30 According to the chief election officer, Dr Dinesh Pratap, “This year, on the direction of our new Principal, the college administration made every effort to conduct free and fair polling on the college campus. The polling squads were on their toes to keep fake voters away from the polling and make sure that the guidelines of the Lyngdoh Committee were followed during the elections”.
As many as 4,750 students, out of a total of 14,596 students, cast their votes, bringing the voting percentage to less than 32 per cent. As many as 3,197 boys cast their votes while the number of girls was 1,561. Twentytwo booths were set up on the campus and a team of 22 faculty members oversaw polling. Proper checking of the identity of the voters at the college entrance was carried out. Meanwhile, the shopkeepers of Karanpur kept their shops shut to avoid confrontation with rowdy students, but opened these in the evening. Meanwhile, polling was peaceful at the college and only one fake voter was caught while he was trying to cast vote in favour of a candidate of the National Students Federation of India (NSUI). The police had made elaborate arrangements to prevent any untoward incident on the campus. The SP (City) remained at the college during the elections. Meanwhile, college students pasted posters all along the DAV-Karanpur Road. Though the police didn’t let students create a commotion at the college, they did so on the road. The results will be announced on Thursday.
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Students make a mockery of traffic rules
Dehradun, August 30 Students of DAV (PG) College in overcrowded city buses reached the college. Some of the students were also seen sitting on the roofs of the buses putting their lives in danger. They were raising slogans. Certain commuters also complained of nuisance by the students on the main roads. The youngsters were also seen rashly riding two-wheelers triple and without helmets. The day also saw traffic jams due to the polling held simultaneously at three colleges. Though policemen were deployed at every junction, their presence was no deterrent to the students. At some places, the students were seen arguing with the cops for being stopped on the polling day. Circle Officer (Traffic) Shweta Choubey, while talking to The Tribune, said: “We impounded about half a dozen vehicles today and some of the offenders were challaned.” She said heavy traffic vehicles were not allowed beyond the Survey Chowk. The police said the main challenge for it would be Thursday when the result of the biggest college of the state, DAV College, would be out. The police has banned taking out marches beyond the Survey Chowk.
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Sakendra Singh is SGGR PG College council chief
Dehradun, August 30 Pooja Negi has been elected vice-president, Rohit Negi secretary, Neha Dandriyal joint secretary, Sonu Singh treasurer and Amit Aswal university representative. Meanwhile, ABVP candidate Akanksha Sharma has been elected president of MKP PG College. However, alleging irregularities in the counting process, a candidate of the NSUI, who lost the elections, staged a protest outside the Principal’s office demanding the recounting of votes. She alleged that there were irregularities in the counting of votes as the margin of victory was narrow in most of the seats. She, along with her supporters, also raised anti-ABVP slogans in front of the Principal’s office. Chief election officer, MKP PG College, Rekha Khare said the counting was done in a transparent manner and in the presence of all party agents. The results were declared after cross-checking all details, Khare added. Till the filing of the story, the recounting of votes at the college was under way.
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High-tension wires at ISBT to go underground
Dehradun, August 30 Besides this, another underground HT wires on the Kargi road will be funded by the National Highway Authority of India. After having learnt a bitter lesson from Vikasnagar tragedy where five persons boarding on the rooftop of the bus had died after coming in contact with HT electrical lines, UPCL has decided to go for underground mechanism for HT cable network at the ISBT. Managing Director, UPCL, Anil Kumar Jain, said, “At the ISBT, the messy HT cable network can at any times pose serious problems because of the movement of buses and heavy vehicles on the place. Seeing the demanding situation at the site, we have proposed to build, first-ever underground HT wires, at the ISBT only.” This first project will cost Rs 50 lakh while the second one at Kargi will cost Rs 2.5 crore. General Manager, Distribution, UPCL , Sanjay Tamta, said, “The underground technology for HT wires is being used in many big cities of India. Since it is five times costlier to the normal technique, it cannot be applied at every place. Even for the second project, we will get funds from the NHAI.” The MD, however, had no solution for the low HT/LT cables hanging low or loose in the residential colonies such as Kishan Nagar, MDDA Colony, Vasant Vihar, Yamuna Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Kaulagarh Jakhan on the Kanwali Road, Prem Nagar, Balbir road etc. The accidents keep happening costing precious lives. The UPCL at least could engage some of its employees in tightening up the electric cables which had either been broken midway or hanging down freely and were highly risky in the monsoon.
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MC to give charge of Kholukhet tax collection post to pvt company
Mussoorie, August 30 The eco-tax collection was started a few years ago to safeguard the environment. According to official sources, tax collected on the annual basis amounted to Rs 50 lakh. MC president OP Uniyal said after receiving complaints of irregularities allegedly being committed by council employees, they had decided to hand over the collection post to private players, so that any loss of revenue to the council was kept to minimum. He has also asked officials to initiate proceedings so that tenders can be floated at the earliest. The council has also given its nod to a proposal for the reconstruction work at Clock Tower. The work will start from September 5. Clock Tower has been a bone of contention for the MC with many persons, including nominated member of the council Anil Goyal, raising doubts over the intention of demolishing it. The MC has now also decided to raise the construction cost from Rs 19 lakh to Rs 75 lakh. Justifying the raise in the construction cost, Uniyal said earlier, the structure was to be built using RCC cement, but after consulting the Landour Vikas Samiti, which had demanded that it should become an important tourism landmark, it had been decided to use bronze on the roof of the tower and superior quality wood for the interior. He said Sanjay Narang, a businessman, had volunteered to donate an antique clock to the tower. The MC has also imposed a ban on the plying of horses on Mall Road. Uniyal said horse owners had been informed in this regard. He said horse owners would be provided with small shops near their horse stands so that their livelihood was not affected after they left the trade.
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Raphael centre declared best NGO
Dehradun, August 30 As the State Nodal Agency Centre (SNAC) in Uttarakhand, the Raphael is engaged in spreading disability awareness in Uttarakhand and various schemes of the National Trust applicable to the disability sector, he said. The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment will present the award to the NGO on September 5. The National Trust was set up in Delhi by an Act of Parliament in 1999 wherein the state has assumed the responsibility of welfare of persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disability. Neeta Roy, counsel member, Raphael, said the NGO was engaged in spreading disability awareness in Uttarakhand. “Despite efforts, a large percentage of the population in the hills continues to be unaware of medical care and the rights and privileges of the disabled. Through our NGO, we would like to reach as many disabled persons as possible,” said Neeta. Reena Chaturvedi, PR manager, said the focus of the Raphael was making the persons suffering from various disabilities self-reliant so that they could become physically and economically independent.
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Encroachment on college land removed
Mussoorie, August 30 The MC employees destroyed around eight temporary shelters built on the land along with the houses. A concrete sidewall (Pushta) constructed by individuals, presumably the land mafia, was also razed by the MC officials. The Principal, MPGF College, was also present on the occasion. Some encroachers protested citing that they had occupied the land legally but were unable to produce any documents forcing EO Rohtash Sharma to issue a stern warning that any such attempts to encroach on the land would be thwarted effectively. Later, the encroachers met MC President OP Uniyal and pleaded with him not to carry out such activity as they had no other place to reside and would be rendered homeless. Uniyal categorically stated that any encroachment on the college land that belonged to the MC as it was the owner of the college, too, would not be tolerated and advised them to leave the college premises at once.
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UKD will contest all 70 seats: Panwar
Haridwar, August 30 Earlier, Bhatt was a part of the UKD, but was later expelled from the party by Panwar. Later Bhatt, a legislator from Dev Prayag, floated the UKD (Diwakar). Panwar said the party would form a regional outfit to take up social causes and the menace of corruption. He said they had invited the Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha founder, Lt-General Tej Pal Singh Rawat (retd), former BJP legislator Munna Singh Chauhan and Communist parties to join hands with them to take up the issues concerning the people of the state. Panwar also accused state Revenue Minister Diwakar Bhatt for not making the state domicile criterion compulsory to appear for the Uttarakhand pre-medical test. He said following this, aspirants from other states would easily qualify the test owing to better coaching and candidates from the state would be affected. Panwar also lashed out at state Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik for allegedly being hand in glove with the quarrying mafia. Meanwhile, several youths today joined the party who included Lalit Mamgai, Ishwar Rao, Vikas, Diwakar Bharadwaj, Ashok Giri, Ajay Bharadwaj, Naveen, Bhopal Negi, Ganesh Mamgain, Shiv Dutt Joshi and Bala Krishan Belwal.
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Dehradun, August 30 Yashpal (30th minute) and Sarbjit (50th) were the scorers in the win. Doon Star failed to score any goal throughout the match. In the keenly contested second match, Adhoiwala Boys edged past Doon Valley 3-2. Virender (49th), Prateek (62nd) and Ashu (64th) netted a goal each to help their team win the match. Whereas Balvinder (30th, 60th) scored a brace for Doon Valley but that could not solve the purpose. The encounter between the two sides saw many ups and downs and ultimately Adhoiwala managed to walk with the cake. Tomorrow, City Young and Gypsy Club will clash while Cantt Blue will meet Wills Youth Club in the second match. — TNS
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St Joseph’s Academy beat Indian Public School
Dehradun, August 30 Cambrian Hall outplayed Sanskar 5-0. Amulya Shahi (15th), Shoubh Malik (25) and Rohit (32nd, 42nd) struck for the winning team. — TNS
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The students’ council elections at SGRR PG College were held peacefully here today. Out of a total of 1,800 students, 884 cast their vote.
As the results were declared late evening, the campus came alive with celebrations. Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad
(ABVP) candidate Sakendra Singh has been elected president of the students’ council.
Mussoorie, August 30
Mussoorie, August 30
