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Assembly gherao: Cops on alert
Land to be provided for Ayush Grams soon
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Woman BJP leader succumbs to burns
Good Quality Plants
Workshop on autonomous robotics ends
Sunderwala Club lift All-India Rampur Cup
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Assembly gherao: Cops on alert
Dehradun, September 26 ASHA health workers have also planned to march towards the Assembly in support of their demands on Tuesday. According to police officials, barricades would be put up on the Haridwar Road near the Vidhan Sabha area to stop the protesters coming from Parade Ground tomorrow who will try to lay a siege during the Assembly session. An Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), three SHOs, a Senior Sub-Inspector, eight Sub-Inspectors, three women Sub-Inspectors, five head constables, 32 constables, 8 women constables and seven platoons of the Provisional Armed Constabulary (PAC) are deployed to tackle tomorrow’s protests at the state Assembly. Also, Deputy Inspector General of police, Garhwal, Deepam Seth directed the police officials to strengthen the security arrangements inside and outside the state Legislative Assembly. In addition, the premises of the Vidhan Sabha is under camera surveillance with metal detector at the public entrance, CCTV cameras and a fire alarm system while the visitors will be verified along with their IDs at the entrance.
Leave cancelled
The district administration has cancelled the leave of all officials and directed them to be present during a three-day Assembly session beginning from September 27. They have been directed not to leave their offices and be vigilant. They have also been
asked to keep their cellphones on.
Ban orders
The District Magistrate of Dehradun, Dilip Jawalkar, has imposed Section 144 in the area around 500 m of the premises of the Vidhan Sabha in view of the proposed gherao by the Congress on September 27. “No one will be allowed to carry any sharp weapon, lathi, hockey stick or use loudspeaker for raising slogans,” he said.
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Land to be provided for Ayush Grams soon
Dehradun, September 26 The issue figured at a meeting held today to assess the progress of the Ayush Grams at the Secretariat. While Emami will soon begin work on the construction of the first Ayush Gram to be set up at Bhawali at the cost of Rs 100 crore, the Chief Secretary said the problem of the supply of electricity, water and construction would be taken up by the state government. The Ayush Gram being built on Public Private Partnership on 10 acres will provide all traditional treatment and also showcase it as the first health tourism enterprise in the state. Besides, the government is also keen to sort out the land tangle pertaining to the setting up of the second Ayush Gram at Chaurasi Kutiya in Pauri. “As the land falls near the Rajaji National Park, the issue pertaining to the transfer of land and rehabilitation of Gujjars has to be dealt with first before setting up the second Ayush Gram,” said Chief Secretary Subash Kumar. In Pauri, the government proposes to build the third Ayush Gram at Charek Danda (Kotdwar), the birth place of Maharishi Charak. Besides, Ayush Grams will also be set up at Koli Dek (Lohaghat), Chandak (Pithoragarh), Mankot (Garud), Bansorha (Almora), Rawara (Uttarkashi), Auli (Chamoli) and Koti (Tehri) in the district. All these projects were proposed during the rule of former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
Nishank.
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Need to sustain Himalayan ecology: Governor
Dehradun, September 26 She said a “Core Group” should be constituted which would prepare an action plan for the protection of the ecology and livelihood in the fragile Himalayan region. She said a peoples’ movement was required to be initiated to conserve the Himalayan ecology. “Vulnerability of the people inhabiting the region and their livelihood should be kept in mind before any policies are made for the region,” said the Governor while inaugurating a two-day workshop on the “Himalayan Glaciers and Community Responsibility” at the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) here today. “Climate change will adversely affect habitats and ecosystems and endanger the very existence of life not just in the adjoining areas of these mountains, but also of those living below in the plains,” said Alva, while expressing concern on the subject. She said it was essential that workshops like these deliberated on strategies which would help protect the existence and livelihood of the local hill communities. “The core group should have representatives from among scientists, government and voluntary agencies,” said the Governor. Addressing a gathering of scientists and other eminent persons present at the
workshop, the Governor said the three urgent questions that needed to be studied were whether the receding trends of glaciers were due to global warming, whether it was possible to decipher influence of each factor and finally, whether these trends could be reversed. She said the glaciers, known as Asia’s “water towers”, that melted into the Himalayan rivers and supplied drinking and irrigation water to billions of people were under threat due to rising carbon dioxide levels and were shrinking. She said she hoped that some guidelines and strategies would emerge from this workshop on significant and urgent steps required to safeguard the ecology of the Himalayas and the livelihoods of people inhabiting them. The workshop has been organised jointly by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, the Uttarakhand Space Application Centre (USAC) and the Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESC), a voluntary group, to provide a platform for interaction of scientists from different organisations working on Himalayan glaciers and climate change. The Governor lit the ceremonial lamp at the start of the event. Professor AK Gupta, Director of the WIHG , delivered the welcome address, Dr VC Tiwari of WIHG introduced the workshop and Padmashri Anil Joshi spoke about the role of HESCO in the workshop. Dr SJ Chopra, Chancellor of the university of Petroleum and Energy Studies and RBS Rawat, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, were also present on the occasion, besides several eminent scientists.
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Woman BJP leader succumbs to burns
Dehradun, September 26 The next day she was referred to Safdarjung Hospital in view of her critical condition, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police G N Goswami. The incident occurred on Friday morning when a man, identified as Lakshman Singh, reached Geeta's house at THDC Colony in Rishikesh and set her on fire after pouring petrol on her. Geeta's daughter Khushboo (17), who was present at the time of the incident, had died that day due to shock after witnessing the gruesome incident. Geeta was the zonal president of the Shyampur area of the BJP women's wing. Offender Lakshman Singh was arrested within a few hours of the incident and booked under various Sections of the IPC. SSP Goswami said he would also be charged with murder.
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Despite SC order, hoardings being put up on road
Musoorie, September 26 A large number of hoardings erected at the both sides of the Mussoorie-Dehradun highway are not only becoming a potential accidental threat but also marring the scenic beauty of the Doon valley. An investigation by The Tribune revealed that more than 12 hoardings were being erected on both sides on the highway which was full of traffic, especially during weekends. Daily commuters have said these hoardings displaying the beauty of the top models could become a major distraction on the route surrounded by dangerous ravines where possibility of accidents cannot be ruled out. Sanjeev, another daily commuter, said the Municipal Council in its bid to increase the revenue, had turned a blind eye to the increase in number of hoardings without realising the serious implications attached to it. Some commuters were also of the view that rampant installation of these hoardings was carrying on despite the Supreme Court ruling. Municipal Council president OP Uniyal said the beautification project had been allotted to a private firm in lieu of advertising rights on the Mussoorie-Dehradun highway near Kholhukhet but was unaware of the number of such sites. He also said the Mussoorie-Dehradun highway came under jurisdiction of several departments and it was not clear if they had been installed on the MC land. He said if any guidelines were flouted, action would be taken without any
delay.
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Good Quality Plants
Dehradun, September 26 Under the Horticulture Mission for North Eastern and the Himalayan States Programme, Rs 40 crore have been sanctioned to encourage farmers to take to mango, litchi, apple, guava, amla, walnut, apricot, citrus pomegranate, pear, peach, plum, apricot and cherry plantations in temperate and non-temperate climatic regions of the state. However, the Central Government’s insistence on good quality planting material as one of the main conditions for funding the project has led to the department approaching the National Research Center for Citrus (Nagpur), the Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (Srinagar) and Dr YS “While planting material for litchi and guava will be locally procured, we have written to the Central institutions about our requirements for citrus plants, apples and walnut plants. By December, these will then be planted by farmers in their nurseries. The guidelines by the Central Government to go in for grafted plant material even for citrus plants too has made us approach the Nagpur-based institution for plant material,” said GS Pandey, Director, Horticulture. A total of Rs 15 crore have been released under the project. The programme also involves subsidy to farmers under both normal spacing and high-density methodology of plantation. The farmers opting for normal spacing are entitled to a subsidy of Rs 30,000 per hectare and those opting for high-density methodology are entitled to a subsidy of Rs 60,000/ per hectare, depending upon the survival rate of plants.
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Cong not playing role of constructive Oppn: BJP
Dehradun, September 26 “The party that is seeped in five-star culture and whose leaders have never ventured out of their air-conditioned cars cannot be expected to lead an agitation. I suggest the members of the party launch a stir at the Congress Headquarters in New Delhi to make their point,” said Joshi while interacting with media persons here. He charged the Congress with failing to play the role of a constructive Opposition in the state in the past five years. “They have no road map for the state’s development and are adept at levelling allegations against other
parties. If the Congress is serious about these corruption charges with the help of the Central Government they can initiate a CBI inquiry,” he said. He also termed the changing of the guard in the government, with the incumbent BC Khanduri taking over as Chief Minister midway, as a routine matter. “The decision was taken at the highest level and it is an internal matter of the party,” said Joshi Coming to the party’s election programme in the state,
Joshi said the BJP would formally launch it on October 9 when the BJP chief, Nitin Gadkari, and Uttarakhand in charge Rajnath Singh would address the workers of the party in Dehradun. “Around 8,000 workers of the party from 163 divisions and
22 districts are expected to attend the launch of the election programme in Dehradun,” he said. The leader also said the Parliamentary Board meeting of the state would be held
in November during which the strategy for the coming elections would be discussed. He said the ongoing booth-level training for the workers is expected to end on October 10.
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UKD(P) stages protest in front of ALC’s office
Dehradun September 26 The demands included 70 per cent employment to natives of the state in industries, Provident Fund and ESI cards to be issued to employees within one month of gaining employment, minimum labour charges for eight hours to be Rs 200 and overtime dues to be doubled, women not to do night duties and if compulsory then their safety must be ensured, salaries to be disbursed on time, one-month prior notice to the employees before removal and prohibition of the contractual and child labour. Those who participated in the protest included Mohan Singh Rawat, Shanti Bhatt, Imran Ahmad, Prashant Jakhmola, Aman Chauhan, Sunil Bisht, DS Rawat, GN Dhyuani and Promila
Rawat.
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Workshop on autonomous robotics ends
Dehradun September 26 He said the workshop was an initiative to empower the students with the latest knowledge of the upcoming technologies in the field of robotics. “The participants were taught to make a robot. They were imparted knowledge on Line Follower Robot, Edge Avoider Robot, Obstacle Avoidance Robot, PC Control
Robot,” he added. — TNS
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Sunderwala Club lift All-India Rampur Cup
Nainital, September 26 In a gripping final played at the local Flats Grounds on Sunday evening, Sunderwala Club overcame a stiff opposition from the team of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. When the final whistle was blown by the referee, the score stood at 2-1 in favour of the boys from Dehradun. By the end of the first half, the team had trailed by a single goal. A beauty of a free kick hit by Jeetendra in the tenth minute of the match from about 25 yards from the goal post left the Sunderwala goalkeeper surprised as the ball glided the top left corner of the goal post. With the team trailing, the Dehradun boys launched a series of attacks on the rivals but the efforts proved futile in the first half. The team from AIIMS almost struck again when the ball came back after hitting the goalpost. The fortunes reversed in the second half as Shashank struck with a beautiful field goal just two minutes after the play resumed. The team from Dehradun sealed their victory when Abhishek Rawat delivered a fatal blow to the opponents in the second last minute of the match sending home a beautiful free kick. Vishwajit Negi of Sunderwala Club was adjudged the best goalkeeper while his teammate Abhishek Rawat was declared the best forward of the tournament. Virendra Rana of AIIMS and his his teammate Rajan were declared the best defenders. The tournament is among the oldest football tourneys of India. This was the 113th tournament held at Nainital. The trophy had been donated by Nawab Mohammad Hamid Ali Khan, the 11th Nawab of
Rampur.
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All-India inter-school TT tourney kicks off
Dehradun September 26 The tournament is played under three categories namely Under-14 category, Under-17 category and Under-19 category. The participating teams are Delhi Public School, RK Puram, Delhi; Modern School, Delhi; Pestle Weed College, Dehradun; Phoenix Public School, Honaga, Belgaum, Karnataka; Rajkumar College, Rajkot, Gujarat; Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum, Karnataka; Scindia School, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh; The Doon School, Dehradun; Vallabh Ashram School, Gujarat; Vidya Niketan Birla Public School, Pilani, Rajasthan; Welham Boys School, Dehradun. Kandpal said, “Every School will be permitted to enter a maximum of four players in each group. A team will consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of four players. The team championship will be played on the best of five games basis. The team winning three matches will be declared the winner.” Results Under-14 (Boys) Pre-quarterfinal Doon School beat Vallabh Ashram by 3-0. Scindia School beat Phoniex Public School by 3-1. Doon School beat Delhi Public School by 3-2. RajKumar College beat Welham Boys School by 3-0. Modern School beat Pestle Weed College by 3-0. Doon School beat Scindia School by 3-0. Modern School beat Raj Kumar College by 3-1. Under-17 (Boys) Pre-quarterfinal Welham Boys School beat Vidhya Niketan Birla Public School by 3-0. Doon School beat Rashtriya Military School by 3-0. Modern School Delhi, beat Welham Boys School by 3-0. Raj Kumar College beats Vallabh Ashram School by 3-0. Modern School beat Raj Kumar College by 3-0. Doon School beat Phoniex Public School by 3-0. Under-19 (Boys) Pre-quarterfinal Welham Boys School beat Vidhya Niketan Birla Public School by 3-0. Scindia School beat Rashtriya Military School by 3-0. Doon School beats Raj Kumar College by 3-1. Delhi Public School beats Vallabh Ashram School
by 3-0. Modern School beat Welham Boys School by 3-0. Delhi Public School beat Doon School by 3-1. Modern School beat Scindia School by 3-0.
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