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Local bodies’ staff strike work
Garbage piles up in Mussoorie
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Enthusiasm marks Teacher’s Day in valley
Injured admitted to Doon Hospital
Dirty water hampers search operations
Rift between GMVN staff leaders deepens
Anna-style stir needed in state: Cong cell
A player of Akranta Club (in white) is lchased by a player of Gypsy Young (in yellow) in the Lala Nemi Dass Memorial District Football League played in Dehradun on Monday. A Tribune photograph
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Local bodies’ staff strike work
Dehradun, September 5 While putting across their main demands before mediapersons, Nam Bahadur, president of the NKSM, said it was high time that the state government absorbed daily wagers against the vacancies created by the retired employees in the local bodies. He demanded equal treatment as was given to the class IV employees of the departments under the state government, saying, “Just like class IV state employees, the employees of the local bodies should also be given Rs 1,800 grade salary. The gratuity given to the employees of the local bodies should also be increased from Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 5,00,000. The pension amount should be increased from Rs 1,000 to 6,000 per month. There should be a strength of five sanitation worker against a population of 1,000. In this way, a miniscule strength of 650 sanitation workers working in the DMC is far less for Dehradun which has a population of 8 lakh.” Bahadur also expressed ire against Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Dr Ranvir Singh, for not fulfilling his promises. He said, “Ranvir Singh had promised us at a meeting on August 12 to issue government orders on three or four demands of ours within a week or 10 days, but till date he did not issue orders even on one demand. It is quite disheartening. Now, we will continue to strike unless the state government comes up with a concrete solution on our demands.” Those who participated in the protest included Shekhar Pant, Satender, Swaran Singh Panwar, Jagdish, Guru Prasad, Kamal Singh Rawat, Surender Singh, Sunita Shama and Om Prakash.
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Garbage piles up in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, September 5 Municipal employees gathered on the office premises around 11 am today and locked the doors of various departments in protest. Alleging foul play against the employees by the state government on earlier occasion, the employees raised slogans against Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik and the government for failing to accept their demands. General Secretary of the Nagar Palika RP Badoni said the indefinite strike would continue till their demands were not met. Residents were under fear and rued the fact that on the first day of the strike, the town had converted into a heap of filth and if it continued, the tourism would be hit adversely.
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Enthusiasm marks Teacher’s Day in valley
Dehradun September 5 The programme commenced with the chanting of guru mantra following which teachers were presented with gifts, flowers and cards by children. Shreyas Rawat sang song and left the audience spellbound with his melodious voice. The programme concluded with a song by Manish Bahuguna followed by lunch for teachers and gifts presenting ceremony.
St Joseph’s Academy
Teacher’s Day at St Joseph’s Academy was an enthusiastic celebration with colourful and heart-warming performances put up by the students. The extravaganza of entertainment began with qawwali by duet performances by students. Bollywood dance performance left everybody spellbound. Teachers were also given titles by the students and participated in tug-of-war together. A special tribute to Mother Teresa on her feast day was also paid. A play in her fond memory was enacted to revive her compassion and her deep concern for the cause of humanity.
The Children’s Academy
Teacher’s Day was celebrated at The Children’s Academy. Prem Kashyap, secretary, Children’s Academy Association, was the chief guest on the occasion. The programme started with lighting of a ceremonial lamp followed by a cultural programme presented by students of the school. Dance programme and games for teachers were also organised for teachers. Speaking on the occasion, Kiran Kashyap explained the importance of a guru in the life of a student. “Good performance is the best gift that one can give to its teacher,” Kiran said. The programme concluded with the vote of thanks delivered by head girl of the school Surbhi Pathak.
ICFAI University
Students and staff of ICFAI University, Dehradun, celebrated Teacher’s Day on the college campus. Prof GP Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor of ICFAI University, said, “A teacher touches the eternity, a teacher is a lamp who burns himself to enlighten the of humanity, a teacher grows the seeds of hope within the children and prepares them for the challenges of life.” “Dr S. Radhakrishnan was a teacher who inspires the world with his qualities,” added Prof Srivastava, who himself taught many years at BITS Pilani. He shared many wonderful experiences of his teaching career with his children. Also cultural activities like song, dance, folks where the students entertained the audience were presented on the occasion.
Delhi Public School The birthday of academic philosopher and scholar Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishan was celebrated as Teacher’s Day at Delhi Public school with great zeal.The function started with the lighting of a lamp by Principal Urmil Verma, along with rendition of shloka for doing away with darkness and bringing light in the life. She said there was
no denying the fact that the role of a teacher in a student’s life was very crucial right from the day a child joined to the stage when he took a step forward towards establishing a professional career. The Principal and teachers were felicitated with flowers and cards by the students. To celebrate the day, a beautiful song dedicated to all teachers was sung by senior girls. Boys presented the dance to commemorate the special occasion on the day. Teachers enjoyed playing the different games organised for them. The Principal read out the message of Chairman, PVC, MP Singh for his faculty members. A few games and dances were performed by the teachers for their colleagues. A sumptuous lunch was arranged from the management end for the teachers.
Janjatiya Soochna Vidhya Sansthan
Students of Bhartiya Janjatiya Soochna Vidhya Sansthan held a cultural programme in the honour of their teachers on the occasion. In the morning, students first took the classes in place of their teachers while later in the afternoon organised a ceremonial function. The teachers also thanked students for paying respect to them and explained the significance of the day.
ICA
Students of Institute of Computer Accountancy (ICA) also paid tribute to their teachers and organised an entertaining evening for them. Mussoorie: Teacher's Day was celebrated with fervour and solemnity in the schools across the town today. Various cultural programmes, magic shows, etc, were organised by the students while others offered flowers and gifts as a token of affection to their teachers. A show by renowned magician Satish was organised under the aegis of the Red Cross Society at Ramadevi Inter-College, Sanatan Dharm Inter-College and Saraswati Shishu Mandir. The Nirankari Mission adopted the primary section of Mussoorie Girls Inter-College. Brig PS Cheema, member in charge, Nirankari Mission, presented a cheque for Rs 15,500 to school Principal Abha Shaili on the occasion. The students also presented various song and dance items to mark the day. Nirankari Mission zonal in charge Harbhajan Singh said the mission was committed to the social cause in the town and would like to adopt more schools in the future. He extended greetings to all on the auspicious occasion of Teacher’s Day. Municipal Council President OP Uniyal was also present. Extending his greetings on the occasion, he said September 5, the date was selected because it was the birthday of a former President of India, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who himself was a teacher. Uniyal further said a teacher had an influencing role in the life of every student and acted as a guide in the formative years of his life.
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Injured admitted to Doon Hospital
Dehradun, September 5 A team of doctors treating them said the condition of 20-year-old Babloo and his 25-year-old sister Shakuntala is serious. Chaman Singh (18) is also said to be in a serious condition. They are all residents of Tyuni. In the morning Babloo, who has suffered severe cervical injuries, was sent for the MRI. As the trauma centre, which is close to the Emergency Ward, is usually occupied to capacity, the hospital authorities have now started accommodating the patients in the area just outside the ICU and Ward Number 1. Two neurosurgeons, Dr Pankaj Arora and Dr Arvind Mamgai, were at hand to attend to the patients. “Things have considerably improved with the posting of the neurosurgeon, Dr Arvind Mamgai, at the hospital. Now only patients with serious head injuries are referred to higher centre like Jolly Grant Hospital at Rishikesh, but thankfully none of the patients of the bus accidents were in a critical state,” said Dr KC Pant, senior physician, Doon Hospital. Among the patients, Ranveer Singh, along with his two children, was happy that he had been shifted to the hospital. “I think the authorities moved in quickly to send some us to Doon Hospital as utter confusion prevailed at the Tyuni-based Primary Health Centre,” he said. Meanwhile, Babloo and his sister were taken to Jolly Grant Hospital by their relatives on their own.
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Dirty water hampers search operations
Dehradun, September 5 According to SDM (Chakrata) Hansa Dutt Pande, three persons are still missing. However unconfirmed sources put the number of missing to over 10. “We have been approached by the families of three persons only thus the three missing passengers have been identified,” he added.
He said 11 persons had been killed and 37 injured in the accident. Of the injured, 15 have been admitted at to Doon Hospital while the remaining to the local hospitals at Tyuni. On the other hand, the sources said over 16 persons were feared dead in the mishap. The SDM told The Tribune that a team of 18 members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had been looking for the bodies of the missing persons. Rafts and boats were also used to retrieve the bodies. “The members of the search team dived into the river with oxygen cylinders. The water is very deep and dirty, thus hampering the operation,” the SDM said. During the whole operation, the locals did a very good job in saving the trapped passengers. The administration gave away commendation certificates to these Smaritans today. Meanwhile, statements of the victims were recorded for the magistrate probe, which has been ordered by the Chief Minister, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, after visiting the spot.
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Rift between GMVN staff leaders deepens
Dehradun, September 5 Expressing his dissent, Puri said: “I was neither informed nor consulted before the separation of the KMVN from the front and the new elections. No such circular was issued and even many members elected were kept in the dark about their appointments. Therefore, this new organisation is null and void”. R Gildiyal, who was appointed office secretary, said: “Earlier, I worked as the general secretary under Puri. In the new elections, I was made the office secretary, without taking me in confidence”. Kothari said it was only Puri and Gildiyal who were protesting while the rest were satisfied. He said: “It is Puri who is deliberately creating a fuss, as he is feeling insecure after losing his position. We are yet to inform the members about the whole affair through a circular,” he added. “As a member of CITU, he was busier in party politics than the GMVN issues. The employees were also unhappy with him for not deliberately solving the regularisation issue. He wanted to keep his importance intact in the union by keeping this issue alive. Since he has been dismissed from the GMVN long ago, he would often ask us for money for his personal expenses. Above all, he forcibly imposed the KMVN on us. The KMVN staff had never actively participated in our protests”. Puri also attacked Kothari on the regularisation issue saying that the latter became the president of the association only to keep the issue of regularisation of the contractual and daily wage earners pending. “If all the employees are regularised, then the managers of the GMVN guest houses will have to pay higher salaries to the employees working under them. It means an additional burden on them, because the managers are supposed to meet their expenses/salaries from the income of their guest houses,” he said. Puri gave indications that he was ready to wait till December when the next elections of the organisation will take place and Kothari will also retire in the same month.
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Vasant Valley School victorious
Dehradun, September 5 The results were as follows: Vasant Valley School, New Delhi, defeated Rajiv Gandhi Navodaya Vidyala, Dehradun, 7-0 with Sakar, Raghav and Sahil scoring one goal each and Vir Chopra scoring 4 goals. St Joseph’s Academy, Dehradun, drew with Indian Public School (IPS). Gupta, Juyal and Anand scored for SJA and Amit, Deepak and Vijay for IPS. Doon International School (DIS) defeated Col Brown School 2-1. Shikhar and Karan scored for DIS and Aishwary Nath for Col Brown. St George’s College (SGC), Mussoorie, defeated Moravian Institute 2-1, with Harmandeep and Saran scoring for SGC and Rohan Rana for Moravian. Welham Boys School defeated Sri Ram International School, Gurgaon, 4-1. CRPF School, New Delhi, drew with TNM, Mussoorie, with both teams scoring 2 goals each.
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Anna-style stir needed in state: Cong cell
Dehradun, September 5 Speakers at the convention appealed to the Uttarakhand Congress Intellectual Cell to bring to the notice of the people the misdeeds of the state government. They also hoped a big victory for the Congress in the coming Assembly elections in the state. Uttarakhand Congress president Yashpal Arya referred to the Anna agitation, asserting that while Anna claimed that he had started the second battle of Indian independence, but he failed to mention that the first battle of independence was fought by the Congress singlehandedly. Arya said the Congress had pledged corruption-free government in the state. He asserted that the Congress was on way to get to power in Uttarakhand and asked party workers to stand united to get the desired results. Leader of the Opposition Harak Singh Rawat said the Congress had always worked for the betterment of deprived sections. He said the Congress was the only party that fulfilled the promises made in the party manifesto. Former Minister Hira Singh Bisht raised the issue of tendency of contractual appointment in government departments. He said social security was an important issue and it need to be incorporated in the Congress manifesto. Senior Congress leader Surykant Dhasmana, who coordinated the programme, said it was wrong to neglect 45 per cent population of the state in the name of domicile certificates. He said the issuance of domicile certificate was a big issue in Uttarakhand as large sections of society were being deprived of these certificates. Earlier, DS Mann, president of the Uttarakhand Congress Intellectual Cell, welcomed the participants. He said the recommendations of the deliberations would sent to party high command in the state to be included in the party manifesto. Senior Congress leaders Subodh Uniyal, Congress councillors Ashok Varma and Sudha Shukla were other prominent speakers at the conference?.
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Akranta register win in football
Dehradun, September 5 Satbir netted in the second half to steal the show. In another match, Uttarakhand Police beat Wills Youth Club 2-0. Shailender (10th) and Ashok (20th) were the scorers for the winning team. Tomorrow, Cantt Blue will meet Sunderwala and Adhoiwala will face Doon Star.
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Employees of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) in the city and local bodies all over the state went on an indefinite strike today under
the banner of the Nikay Karamchari Sanyukt Morcha (NKSM).
The indefinite strike by the Sanyukt Karamchari Nikay Manch and the Nagar Palika Parishad Karamchari Sangh in support of their 11 demands began in Mussoorie today.
Dehradun September 5
