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Mussoorie residents flay shifting of power meters to poles
Sports offer wide career options to girls
Demand to operate Char Dham pilgrimage from Haridwar, not Rishikesh
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Brakes on tours of bureaucrats
Minor Tibetan mother leaves
Mussoorie discreetly
Five killed in mishaps
A touching school farewell function
Face of the week
Halex ‘B’ cricket team win
Chandigarh, Tanush Cricket Academy teams win
7 passengers die as van falls into gorge
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Mussoorie residents flay shifting of power meters to poles
Mussoorie, February 25 Consumers are questioning the purport of the exercise as they allege that employees of the Electricity Department and the private agency, which is executing the work, are demanding money for cable being used to relocate the meters to the nearest pole. This is contrary to the claims of the department that it will take care of additional financial burden entailed by the exercise. Around 5,000 meters are being shifted in the first phase and later commercial meters above 25 KW will be shifted. A consumer said the Electricity Department employees demanding money for shifting meters was uncalled for. Santosh Dabral, Assistant Engineer (Meters), North, said the department had allocated ample funds for the exercise and the consumers need not pay for the cable. He added the department had outsourced the work to a private agency and this was the first time such a complaint had been received. Workers of the executing agency may have been demanding money from the consumers against the cost of cable and no employee of the Electricity Department was involved, he said. However, Dabral assured the people that he would look into the matter on priority and in case the complaints were found to be genuine, action would be taken against the guilty persons. He also appealed to the consumers to lodge their complaints to the department directly. Local residents feared that in Mussoorie where miscreants were not sparing even dustbin covers, the meters installed on the poles outside houses could easily be stolen.
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Sports offer wide career options to girls
Haridwar, February 25 This was stated by women delegates on the second day of the international conference on “Global Innovations, Strategies and Policies in Physical Education and Sports Sciences” at Gurukul Kangri University here today The delegates cited examples of various sportswomen, coaches and sports scientist who had excelled in the field and many who had even performed well at the international level despite being from a poor family and having no knowledge of sports science. Bilquis Bano from the University of Kashmir said though women in Jammu and Kashmir belonging to orthodox families had to face restraints, they had enormous talent, stamina, skill, strength and will for sports. Bano added hill states needed a specific sports policy for girls as due to lack of government and family support and social set up they hesitated to take up sports. But if given enough opportunities they could excel in sports as well. Prof BS Rathi from Rohtak University said girls needed to ensure that they opted for sports as a long-term career option which they could pursue even after marriage. Simon Paris, a delegate from the UK, said yoga had become popular worldwide with the West recognising its benefits as “both physical and mental education and sports. He said more people were taking to yoga and many yoga centres were opening up in the US and Europe for which specialised teaching was needed. India had a major role to play in this direction, he added. Prof KA Tarzan, Dean, University of Kashmir, Prof Swatantra Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Gurukul Kangri University, Dr RKS Dagar, Dean, Physical Education, Gurukul Kangri, Dr Satya Dev Nigmalankar, Dr Prabhat Sengar, Dr Shiv Kumar Chauhan and Dr Ajay Malik were among others who spoke.
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Demand to operate Char Dham pilgrimage from Haridwar, not Rishikesh
Haridwar, February 25 This demand is being made by four-wheeler union of Haridwar, which states that apart from registration of vehicles going for Char Dham yatra, specific refresher course given to the drivers and joint rotation of yatra bound buses and taxis be also done from the city only. Notably, since past few years,Char Dham yatra is being operated from Rishikesh where vehicles bound towards Garhwal hills for these four shrines are registered. Since then vehicle and tour operators from Haridwar have been demanding shifting of this process here itself. Uttaranchal maxi-cab union of Haridwar unit has also staged a protest in this regard, blaming the current BJP- led state government for failing to take steps in this direction. Union chief Sanjay Chopra said that in 2004 the then Congress state government had passed a notification stating registration for Char Dham yatra be done from Haridwar itself. Chopra pointed that registration being done in Rishikesh for this pilgrimage is not apt as Haridwar is the entry door to Char Dham and entry point of Uttarakhand, too. Union members also demanded that the refresher course being done for Uttarakhand drivers should also include training in hill driving. They warned that if their demand was not met, they will gherao the divisional transport office in interim capital Dehradun. Among others who participated in the protest included Subash Aggarwal, Bhoopendra Rajput, Punit Chauhan, Gopal Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Arun Aggarwal and Lal Bahadur.
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Brakes on tours of bureaucrats
Dehradun, February 25 Besides, they would also have to seek prior permission for leaving the headquarters on weekends. The routine meetings in New Delhi would be taken care of by Resident Commissioner and other officials of Uttarakhand posted in Delhi. It was brought to the notice of the Chief Minister that several senior officials, whose families were in living in Delhi, used the Delhi meetings as an excuse to be with their families, especially on weekdays and with the meeting schedule in Delhi on a working day, they remained away from Dehradun. Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri then asked the Chief Secretary to ensure that leaves were sanctioned before hand and according to rules and also seek permission four days before their tours.
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Minor Tibetan mother leaves
Mussoorie discreetly
Mussoorie, February 25 The police investigating team that was caught napping could do nothing apart from heading to the school in the name of further investigation today. The police investigation team was of the view that the family members of the minor Tibetan student should have contacted them before leaving for their home. The school authorities have also confirmed that the family has withdrawn their ward, stating that she was under tremendous stress and would not be able to concentrate on her education for the moment. On the other hand, the incident of a teenager getting pregnant has triggered the debate on sex education to the students in the schools of the town once again. The Principal of Mussoorie Public School, Mukesh Lal, when contacted said that as most of the public schools in Mussoorie cater to a large number of teenagers, the need to educate them about sex was being felt so that there is no repetition of such incident in the future. Mukesh Lal further said that the most of the teenagers are ignorant about the implications in the matters of sex and educationists should make sure that they are imparted the right kind of education in order to avoid any repetition of the incident that occurred on Thursday where a student of class IX gave birth to a baby girl. “The educationists should create an atmosphere where the students feel free to approach the school staff and can discuss such issues without any hesitation in order to avoid such incidents. A continuous dialogue with the students should be initiated so that they are able to fathom the consequences of such act during the growing years,” added Mukesh Lal. Some boarding schools have issued a directive to their health departments to conducting monthly health check-ups so that no that such incidents are not repeated in their institutions.
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Five killed in mishaps
Haridwar, February 25 They were on their way back home in Muzaffarnagar after attending a wedding. They have been identified as Sachin Yadav, Neetu , Amit and Chandra Pal . In another incident, a youth was killed when the autorickshaw he was travelling in collided with a motorcycle at Bhagat Singh chowk.
— TNS
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A touching school farewell function
Dehradun, February 25 The farewell ceremony began with lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the Principal of the school, Veena Singh. Following it was a musical performance “Yaadein” and “Hum Rahe Na Rahe Kal” by the junior students, which was liked by one and all. Office-bearers of the outgoing batch laid down their responsibilities to the Principal. She blessed the entire passing out students and handed over the mementos, following by an interactive session where the passing out batch shared their experiences in the school.
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Mementos of joy
Yamini S Verma Tribune News Service
Dehradun, February 25 “It gives immense pleasure to me when badges, medals and trophies made by us adorn the glory of defence personnel and students. The smiles on the faces of recipients of our mementos gives me satisfaction,” asserted Kabal Singh. Singh is a Dehradun-based metal artist who runs a workshop of making trophies, medals, mementos, Army and defence badges for more than 25 years. He supplies them to all the major government organisations all over India. “We manufacture metal engravings, mementos, trophies, medals, badges, swords and name plates, which are supplied to all governmental and non-governmental organisations, including Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC), Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and many more,” he said. “My work is appreciated by my clientele and, hence, which awards me with regular demand throughout the year,” he added. Having been inspired by his father in metal work, Kabal believed: “My childhood had great impact of my father who worked for Soil Conservation Department and made rain gauge equipments from metals. My first order of metal goods by a government department gave me a profit of about Rs 30,000 that boosted my morale.” Due to the family pressure and some domestic circumstances, Kabal could not pursue higher education. “The circumstances at that time compelled me to enter into the profession of metal crafting and prevented me to pursue higher education after completing intermediate. But I am happy that my two sons are helping me in my business as well as pursuing graduation,” he said.
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Halex ‘B’ cricket team win
Dehradun, February 25 Batting first after winning the toss, the Halex team scored 308 runs at the loss of three wickets. Prashant scored a brilliant century scoring 101 runs. Jatin scored 71 runs while Shashank scored 84 runs. In reply, the Education Hub Cricket team scored 74 runs, losing the match by 234 runs.
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Geeta Dutt stands first in debate competition
Dehradun, February 25 The topics for the competition were “Higher Education,” “The Internal Security of India” and “The Increasing Corruption in India.” A large number of students expressed their views on the issues. All participants enthusiastically participated and spoke for and against the given topics. The audiences were enthralled by the verve, wit and vivacity of the participants. College Principal Devender Bhasin and other eminent guests also appreciated the efforts of the students. In the speech competition, Manisha stood second while Dhwajveer Singh and Raj Bharti were collectively declared third. Along with teachers and students of the college, Dr Satyam Dwivedi and Dr Hariom Singh as judges were also present during the occasion. The competition was adjudged on the basis of memory, speech delivery, clarity, presentation and expression.
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Chandigarh, Tanush Cricket Academy teams win
Dehradun, February 25 Chasing the target, Delhi team could just score 147 runs, losing all its wickets in the process, thereby ensuring 20-run win for Chandigarh. Pawan contributed 40 runs. Raman of Chandigarh team took 2 wickets. In the second match, Tanush Cricket Academy (TCA) won by 9 wickets against Jammu and Kashmir. Electing to bat after winning the toss, Jammu and Kashmir batsmen scored 141 runs. Raza Tanveer scored highest 63 runs. Pawan and Rahul Chauhan of TCA took 3 wickets each. Batting next,
TCA easily got to the target score. Sidharth contributed unbeaten 60 runs. Earlier, BJP Uttarakhand Treasurer Vinay Goyal inaugurated the tournament and conveyed
his best wishes for the tournament.
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7 passengers die as van falls into gorge
Dehradun, February 25 According to information, the van with seven baratis lost control on the dilapidated roads of Badrena village and fell down into the deep gorge. The rescue operation is under way as all the bodies could not be recovered till the filing of the report. Uttarakhand Disaster Management Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat himself visited the site of the mishap in Badrena and checked up the rescue operations. While expressing his condolences for the departed souls, Rawat directed the administration for immediate assistance to the injured. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri has expressed grief over the accident and ordered immediate payment of ex-gratia to the family members of the deceased.
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