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Tourism schemes for jobless, poor fail to provide relief
Dangling wires pose threat to human lives
Hindi litterateur Vidhyasagar Nautiyal dead
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Row over Student Union Week date
786 take part in Science Olympiad
Six persons attacked by rabid stray dog in Mussoorie
Doon Civic Blues Ward No. 50 
Shastri Nagar without sewerage treatment plant
Dehradun, February 12 Residents of Shastri Nagar (Ward no. 51) are facing hardships due to the absence of sewerage treatment plant. It has become difficult for the residents to live here. A dilapidated road in Kanwali Gram of Dehradun Municipal Corporation. A Tribune photograph
BHEL campaign on traffic safety rules
Art exhibition at Bal Vidya Peeth
Inter-battalion cross-country championship
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Tourism schemes for jobless, poor fail to provide relief
Dehradun, February 12 The five promising youth from villages Gonap, Dalar, Haroli, Sakri and Katdhar, surrounding BWLS, were lucky enough to be selected among 27 from all over the state for a month-long basic course training, which took place at Chuna Khan, near Ramnagar, in September last year to become nature guide. They were to undertake five days advance course to become eligible to have identity cards and uniforms to get jobs in government as well as private running tourist rest houses (TRH). The training courses were meant to make them well informed about history, geography, culture and flora-fauna of Binsar. The gutsy Deepak from Dalar, who complained of the matter, said the local nature guides who take tourist groups in and around BWLS were barring them from working for private parties. He works for project Village Ways, which was started with the eco-tourism wing of the state government with private partners to help villagers in starting their own TRH and earning livelihood. “I get work only for four months in a year under the Village Ways. It gives me an opportunity to stay in my own village and run a TRH in my relatives’ home with my widowed mother, which gives me a hands-on exposure. But to have regular income, I also require to work with government TRH; the local guides are desisting both the options.” While pushing the blame on the local guides, who would also be part of the advance course, for not having time, citing their busy schedules, Prem Kumar, DFO, assured to hold it this month only. He also justified the reasoning of local guides saying, the guides who are already working in state government TRH have been committed to their jobs round the year and do not leave these in between for private offers. That is why they are opposing those who would avail benefit of working for government as well as private TRHs.” Director of Eco-Tourism Rajiv Bhartari denied buying the assertion of DFO Kumar, saying that the trainees could not be forced and were free to work wherever they want. Bhartari blamed disinterest among the forest officer in the project, which is creating the chaos. He said: “As a DFO, I took a number of initiatives to encourage involvement of locals into tourism activities started by me but, sadly, some forest officers are not keen on doing so anymore.”
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Dangling wires pose threat to human lives
Mussoorie, February 12 Commuters are being forced to stop their vehicles and raise the wires with the help of wood etc so that their vehicle does not entangle in it. A shopkeeper said a wire dangling over his shop emanated sparks intermittently, thus causing a fear among consumers and residents. He said if the problem was not solved at the earliest, it could fall onto some person or vehicle and lead to the loss of a life. SDO, Uttarakhand Vidyut Nigam, AK Singh, however, said since he was not aware of the problem and that now it had been brought to his notice, he would direct his subordinates to solve it at the earliest. He said most of the hanging wires in the town had already been rectified. If at any place they had been left, the repair work would be done in a day or two. However, till the evening no person from the electricity department had arrived to rectify the hanging wires.
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Hindi litterateur Vidhyasagar Nautiyal dead
Dehradun, February 12 With his demise, Uttarakhand, has not only lost an eminent litterateur but also an activist who struggled for people’s cause throughout his life. He actively contributed to the uprising against Tehri monarchy and the recent statehood agitation. Born on September 20, 1933, in Mali Deval in the erstwhile Tehri Kingdom of the state, Nautiyal was the second son of forest officer Narayan Dutt Nautiyal. After completing his high school education from Tehri, Nautiyal took his graduation and law degree from Dehradun. He subsequently got admitted into Benaras Hindu University for doing Masters in English. However, the activist in him brought him in the thick of BHU students’ politics. BHU authorities rusticated Nautiyal on account of his involvement in patronising students’ movement in the university. He was the national president of the All India Students Federation in 1957. Nautiyal fought against Tehri monarchy and worked closely with Tehri agitation martyrs like Nagendra Saklani, acting as their messenger. He was arrested on August 18, 1947, and banished from the Tehri kingdom at a tender age of thirteen. He was elected as MLA of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on a CPI ticket from the Deoprayag Assembly seat in 1985. He also contested the elections of Member of Parliament from Tehri four times. He not only strongly backed the Chipko Movement that took began in the state, but also opposed the Tehri Dam project. Valiantly fighting against all odds in life, Nautiyal continued with his writings. His first novel “Suraj Sabkay Hai” was published in 1957-58. In 1985, his first compilation of stories “Tehri Ki Kahaneyain” gained much popularity. His travelogue, “Bhim Akela”, which he wrote when he was an MLA, also garnered appreciation. “Mohan Gata Jayega” and “Uttar Baya Hai” are some of his well-known writings. His writings had a distinctive anti-feudal touch. Nautiyal’s sister is married to eminent environmentalist Sundarlal Bahuguna. One of his sons is an IITian. Relatives, writers, social activists and politicians gathered at his Nehru Colony residence here today to mourn the unfortunate event.
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CM mourns death
Dehradun, February 12 In his condolences to the bereaved family, he described Vidhyasagar Nautiyal as writer of repute. “Vidhyasagar, through his writings, brought fame to Uttarakhand and the nation,” Khanduri said. He also remembered Nautiyal’s role in statehood agitation and other social activities. While praying for peace for the departed soul, said the death of Nautiyal was an irreparable loss for
Uttarakhand. — TNS
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Row over Student Union Week date
Dehradun, February 12 Earlier this week, president of the student union Ashish Rawat scheduled the date of programmes starting from February 24 but general secretary, Bhagwati Prasad along with vice-president Adi Pracharya had raised objection against the dates of the scheduled programme and alleged Rawat to have taken decision without consulting other members of the union. Bhagwati said, “The union week is a big event for our college and students. Probably, in the entire month of February, students as well as the college administration will be busy filling admission and examination forms. They will not even get time to prepare for the fest.” He also says that the chief guest makes big announcements in students’ interest during such functions. “None of our chief guest will make announcements before the results of the Uttarakhand Assembly elections are out. Therefore, we recommend beginning the union week from the second week of March for the students welfare,” he added. However, Rawat said the schedule for the union week was made after consulting every member of the union. “If any union member has problem with the dates of the programme, then he should come and discuss it rather than making it an issue,” he said. — TNS
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786 take part in Science Olympiad
Dehradun February 12 Altogether 786 students took part from Uttarakhand, UP and Himachal Pradesh in the Olympiad. The teachers from The Aryan School invigilated under the guidance of Amit Mahajan. The Olympiad was held in three shifts. All participants took part with great enthusiasm while the students of Class XI of The Aryan School welcomed the parents and helped students to reach their respective classes.
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Six persons attacked by rabid stray dog in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, February 12 According to the locals, the two children, Kartik aged 5 and Divansh aged 6, were playing outside their home when a rabid dog attacked the two and injured them seriously. The injured were rushed to the hospital and administered rabies injection at the primary health centre in the town. The diseased dog went on and tried to attack others in the neighborhood, too. Following that, the angered locals, followed the dog with sticks and beat it to death. The residents of the town are angry at the Municipal Council for not doing anything to control the stray dog population that has risen alarmingly in the town. More than 200 dog bites have been reported so far according to government hospital officials but the problem persists, forcing the residents to live under the grip of fear. Sunita Kaitura, the local BJP leader, was of the view that due to the increase in number of stray dogs, they have become even more aggressive to the point of biting without any rhyme or reason. Upendar Singh, shopkeeper at Jhoola Ghar, said that the schoolgoing children were at greater risk due to the presence of a large number of dogs on the Mall Road. Pritam Singh, a resident of Landour Bazaar, was of the view that previously the rabid stray dogs were given poison but the practice has been stopped due to unknown reasons. The Municipal Council health official, N. Bisht, admitted that street dogs had become a menace for the town and the MC had also conducted an exercise last year to relocate them from the town to pet homes elsewhere but due to insidious breeding habit, the population has increased once again. Bisht informed that earlier Municipal Council used to poison the rabid dogs but the practice was stopped after outrage from animal lovers’ organisations. Bisht further said that the council had also provided land to the animal lovers’ organisation in the town to establish animal shelter but nothing has been done so far. Member of the animal lover’s orgnisation Yash Gupta informed that the work was on at the land provided by the council and the animal shelter would start functioning soon where stray animals would be kept and treated humanely to provide relief to the residents of the town. The residents, however, said that they were already living under the fear of monkey attacks and with this stray dog problem they would have remain confined indoors if some permanent solution is not found soon.
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Shastri Nagar without sewerage treatment plant
Seema Sharma Tribune News Service
Dehradun, February 12
Anil Kumar, another resident, pitched in saying, “The sewerage of the neighbouring colonies has also started to collect here in the ward. A sewerage treatment plant was to be set up here but the project got delayed. The sewerage continues to overflow and pile up in the area.” Hemani Sharma, a resident, said the piled up sewerage gave rise to serious health problems in summers and rainy season. The filth attracted flies and insects and it was no longer favourable to live in the area, she added. Councillor of the ward Surinder Singh Rawat said the project of making a sewerage treatment plant was mooted couple of years ago and the project had started as well, but the work could not proceed further. Call it the inertia on the part of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation or anything else, but the reason for the delay still awaits an explanation. According to Rawat, construction of another sewerage treatment plant was also being considered for the Indira Nagar Colony to give better sewerage service to the people. Another resident, Sachin Tiwari, appreciated the councillor for maintaining the only park in the area by drawing a wall around it and providing seating arrangement in it. To this, Rawat assured that soon he would hire gardeners who would plant trees and flowers in the garden. The garden is also used as a community centre. On this, Rawat said he would provide the residents of the area with a community centre.
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BHEL campaign on traffic safety rules
Haridwar, February 12 Organised at Bal Bahwan, school students were apprised about the ill-effects of violation of traffic rules and precautionary measures. They were also urged to make sure they first follow traffic rules and then pledge their family members to stick to them. Chief of the Central Security Committee of BHEL Mayank Sharma said that apprising children about traffic rules is part of Road Safety Week, which is being observed these days. He pointed out that awareness, safety, precaution and knowledge about the traffic rules at an early age among children will bear fruit in coming years when they become eligible for driving. Alongside, a poster-cum-painting competition on road safety topic, was also organised in which more than 200 students took part, drawing their thoughts, vision and knowledge about traffic-road rules. SK Mishra, Jagat Narayan, NK Garg, Abhay Singh, Deen Dayal and union members of CSS and BHEL coordinated the whole event. Shristhi Pandey, class V student of Sikshau Niketan, said that now she realises the importance of following traffic rules as just a small negligence may invite accident. “ So it is everyone’s duty to make sure we follow strictly traffic rules.”
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Art exhibition at Bal Vidya Peeth
Haridwar, February 12 Self-made artifacts by students ranged from flower bouquets, cakes, stationery items, paintings, sculptures and other items. A large number of visited the exhibition and appreciated the students. Prachi and Varsha Aggarwal, class VIII students, said they had collected waste material from their house and neighbourhood to make their items.
— TNS
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Inter-battalion cross-country championship
Dehradun , February 12 The inter-battalion cross-country championship spring term 2012 was held here. Lt Gen Manvinder Singh, recipient of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal and Commandant, Indian Military Academy, flagged off the event at 7 am from Nizam Pavilion. The Gentlemen Cadets had practised day and night for the event and each runner put in his best to prove his worth. These young leaders, bubbling with energy, once again proved their mettle as individuals, proudly facing the test of grit, determination and will power. A total of 18 teams participated in the event. The overall championship was won by Nubra Company of Siachen Battalion, Bogra Company finished second and Kargil Company secured the third position. The Gentlemen Cadets ran a total distance of 11 km. Cadet Vikas Kumar of Nubra Company secured first position by completing the distance in 38 minutes and 40 seconds. GC Rahul Yadav of Jessore Company stood second and completed the route in 39 minutes 08 seconds.
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Annual sports meet at Kanya Gurukul Mahavidyalaya
Haridwar, February 12 Inaugurating the sports meet, Vice-Chancellor of the university Prof Swatantra Kumar said contrary to normal perception, girls should actively participate in sporting activities. He said sports were an integral part of student life as it ensures success in life. Students also took part in sprint race, discuss throw, shot put, rope-skipping and fun races like clay pot and spoon race. School Principal Dr Sangeeta Vidyalankar lauded the enthusiasm shown by the students.
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Hemlata Soundriyal, a resident, said people of the area had made their own makeshift arrangements for the sewage disposal. Most of the arrangements, however, are still not up to the mark.
