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Cong’s Mahra elected Rajya Sabha MP
Bahuguna congrats him
Supporting MLAs give CM nervous moments
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Errors in admit cards cause panic among students
Candidates asked to submit details
NGO donates study material, chairs
Members of the Sarvgun Society distribute stationery items to poor schoolchildren at a function
in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph
National integration camp concludes
Discussion on power projects
College website launched
Dhauliganga power project produces 1 lakh more units
Ex-gram pradhan murdered
Dabu XI sweep to victory
Rao Academy win
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Cong’s Mahra elected Rajya Sabha MP
Dehradun, March 30 Soon after the counting of votes in the presence of Uttarakhand Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal and observer for these election Radha Raturi, Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha election DP Gairola presented the certificate to Mahendra Singh Mahra A staunch supporter of senior minister Harish Rawat, Mahra's victory was a culmination of joint efforts by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat. "I am thankful to the central leadership and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for reposing faith in me," said Mahra, soon after the result was declared. When all was going smoothly with almost all Congress MLAs had voted by afternoon, hunt began for five non-BJP MLAs who had already extended the support to the Congress during the election of the Speaker and trust vote. Finally, the members, Haridas, Surinder Rakesh of the BSP, Mantri Prasad Naithani (Independent), Dinesh Dhanai (Independent) and Pritam Panwar of the Uttarakhand Krant Dal (P), arrived with the Chief Minister to cast their vote, giving much-needed relief to the Congress managers. Hell bent upon extracting their pound of flesh, the coalition partners from the Progressive Democratic Front and two BSP members are believed to have asked for the inclusion of Dinesh Dhanai in the Cabinet. "We have already conveyed our demand to the Chief Minister and will continue to put pressure on the Congress in case it refuses to fulfil our demand," said
Naithani.
Bahuguna congrats him
Dehradun, March 30 In a statement, he said the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been claiming that the state government was not enjoying the confidence of a majority of legislators. “The vote of confidence, the election of Speaker and the success in the Rajya Sabha elections have proved that the Congress-led government has absolute majority and will function for its full five-year term,” he said. He also hoped that the BJP would work as the constructive opposition for the well-being of the state and its people. Uttarakhand Congress spokesman Surendra Kumar said the victory of Congress candidate Mahendra Singh Mahra in the Rajya Sabha election was the victory of democracy. In a statement issued today, Surendra Kumar said the BJP did try to use money power to influence the Rajya Sabha election in Uttarakhand but failed in its efforts. He said the Rajya Sabha poll outcome had also hinted that the Congress was comfortably in the saddle in the state. He said the verdict of the Rajya Sabha election had also given a message that negative politics had no place in Uttarakhand. Suryakant Dhasmana, vice-president of the Uttarakhand Congress, hailing the Congress victory in the Rajya Sabha election, said the victory had put a full stop on the propaganda by the BJP about the fragility of the Congress government. Meanwhile, Congress workers resorted to bursting of crackers and distribution of sweets at Congress Bhawan. Former Mayor Manorama Dobriyal Sharma, Jasveer Rawat, Rajeev Jain, Yameen Ansari, Noorhasan, Lakhpat Butola and Mahesh Sachdeva were prominent among present in Congress Bhawan.
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Supporting MLAs give CM nervous moments
Dehradun, March 30 In the morning when Parliamentary Affairs Minister Indira Hriyadesh arrived with Independent MLA Harish Durgapal, it appeared that the members of the Progressive Democratic Front (PDF) would vote with the Congress. But that was not to be, as by the afternoon, when almost all MLAs had voted, it transpired that the five MLAs had upped the ante and held negotiations with the Chief Minister for a Cabinet berth for Dinesh Dhanai. The two BSP MLAs also decided to support the Independents and the UKD (P) member, who had formed the Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), and succeded in pressuring the Bahuguna government. “The BSP leaders, Haridas and Surinder Rakesh, have expressed their willingness to join the front. In fact, we are keen to increase the strength of our group to seven as the number seven has connotation with power,” said Mantri Prasad Naithani, a Cabinet minister. However, Naithani denied that his group had resorted to pressure tactics by deliberately delaying casting of vote. “We raised genuine demands with Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and reminded him of his commitment to us for lending support to his government. We will continue to do so from time to time. As we are Independent MLAs, we have an obligation to people,” said Naithani. Interestingly, while Harish Durgapal, who is also a member of the PDF, was not seen with other members of the group, as he had voted early, the non-political front also got support from BSP MLAs Surinder Rakesh and Haridas, who had already set a discordant note by opposing party president Dr Meghraj's choice of Sarvat Kalim Ansari as the leader of the BSP in the House.
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Errors in admit cards cause panic among students
Dehradun, March 30 The admit cards received by them has mentioned wrong names of the subjects, candidates and centres. Akshita Rawat, a student said, “I panicked when I saw a government degree college in Doiwala being mentioned as my examination centre instead of DAV PG College, Dehradun, which I had opted for while filling up my examination form.” Another affected student, Rohit Singh, also complained that he had been given an admit card with the wrong subject and centre name. In this regard, many students have met the principal of DAV PG College, Dr Devender Bhasin, today. “We have already brought the matter to the knowledge of the university. It has directed the college to rectify the errors,” said Bhasin. “The affected students can come up with a written application in the meeting organised tomorrow at my office,” he said, while requesting the authorities concerned to rectify the errors on their admit cards,” he added.
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Woman’s body found hanging
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Candidates asked to submit details
Dehradun, March 30 According to the Election Commission, the candidates who fought the elections will have to submit the details of the election expenditure by April 6 to the designated District Returning Officer.
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NGO donates study material, chairs
Dehradun, March 30 The society donated study materials, sports goods, matrices and chairs to the school. The municipal councillor of the area, Nisha Rana was present during the programme. Rahul Rawat, secretary of the society, spoke about the importance of moral and value education. He introduced a group of patrons from England who encouraged the students to do better in life. Schoolchildren then performed cultural activities, including Saraswati vandana, yoga and other folk dances to entertain the guests. Head mistress of the school Dr Bina Sharma and school teachers Ankur Rana, Sudheer Rawat, Rajeev Gurung, Disha Rawat, Nikita Kuksal were the organisers.
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National integration camp concludes
Nainital, March 30 Speaking at the concluding function of a national integration camp organised by the Nehru Yuvak Kendra at Almora, Garbyal pointed out that the cultural exchange went a long way in promoting national integration as participants of such events got an opportunity to learn the culture of different parts of the country. The participants from six states had come to take part in the event where they displayed glimpses of their cultures. The states from where they had come are Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttarakhand. The event ended with a cultural procession that was taken out in the town.
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Discussion on power projects
Dehradun March 30 They expressed concern over the increased
demand of the power supply with the advancement of industrialisation in the state. The power generation was lagging for stalling or opposition to many
hydro-power projects in the state, given to voices raised over environmental degradation. Managing Director
GP Patel said most of the hydro-power projects were run of river where the
river water after being used for power generation went back to its source without damaging the
environment. A strong need was felt to address various myths associated with this
issue.
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College website launched
Dehradun, March 30 A large number of students and staff were present at the event to unveil the networking domain of the institution. Dr Devender Bhasin, Principal of the college, chaired the event in the presence of web team, including Dr Ravi Dixit, Dr Anup Kumar Mishra, Dr Hari Om Shanker, Dr Amit Sharma and other office bearers. The website has features like the online admission inquiry, admission form downloads, information on recent college activities and upcoming projects. “An official website is a perfect forum to share information with the students,” said Bhasin. Dr Dixit announced that the web team would organise several initiatives soon, including the participation of students as well as of the staff.
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Dhauliganga power project produces 1 lakh more units
Pithoragarh, March 30 “According to the data compiled on March 27, the plant generated 1,152 lakh units of electricity, which is one lakh units more than the installed generation capacity of the plant," said S Kalgaonkar, General Manager of the project. He said the generation target could be exceeded due to regular supply of water round the year, regular maintenance of the plant and running the plant without any technical snag. “We managed to generate more electricity than the target due to continuous snowfall, even during February and March, in the basin of the Dhauli river and proper maintenance of the plant by our engineers," said the GM . The Dhauliganga plant was commissioned in 2005. It has its power house at Ailagar where four turbines of 70 MW capacity are run on the Dhauliganga water supplied through tunnels linked with the dam on the Dhauli at Chirkila. Power is supplied to the northern grid from the plant.
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Ex-gram pradhan murdered
Nainital, March 30 The incident took place when he was returning home to Surajpur village on his motorcycle. The assailants stopped him on the way and allegedly attacked him with sharp-edged weapons, killing him on the spot. There are also allegations of firing having taken place. The assailants had come on two motorcycles, a car and a Jeep. Sources said the murder might be a fallout of a feud between Gaba and his neighbours. In 2010, Gaba’s nephew Akush had a tiff with one Gurmeet Singh which had resulted in a violent clash in which Gurmeet’s brother Arjun Singh had died. The matter is being contested in the court.
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Dabu XI sweep to victory
Dehradun, March 30
Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Dabu XI scored 274 runs in the allotted 35 overs. Ashish Joshi scored the highest 49 runs followed by Bhuwan Harbola, who contributed valuable 33 runs. As of the Roorke team’s bowling, Deva and Kamal Chawla took two wickets each. Batting next, the Roorkee team was all out for 224 runs. Rohit Kumar scored spirited 66 runs but rest of the Roorkee team’s batsmen failed to click. Ravi Bisht, who took four wickets for Roorkee in his seven over spell, was adjudged the man of the match.
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Rao Academy win
Dehradun, March 30 Winning the toss, Rao elected to bat first and scored 210 runs in 35 overs. Saurabh amassed 47 runs in 43 balls and was the highest scorer for the team. Kiran and Ashish scored 34 runs each and contributed for the team’s victory. For the Diamond team, Himanshu and Sunny took two wickets while Kaminder, S S Yadav and Joshan took one wicket each. Responding to the Rao team’s score, Diamond fell short of the target by 102 runs and lost the match with a total score of 108 runs in 27.2 overs. Kaminder remained the highest scorer for the team with 32 runs in 41 balls while no other player could reach the score of double digit. The rest of the team players could not stay on the wicket for long, leading to their defeat. For the Rao team, Sanjay and Dipankar took three wickets, Kiran took two wickets while Sachin took one wicket. —TNS
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Dehradun, March 30
A printing error by the HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, has caused concern among many candidates across the state who have to appear in the upcoming annual examination of the university. The examination is starting from April 2.
Sarvagun Society, a local NGO, organised a social event for the development of community at Swami Ram Tirth Kanya
Vidhyalaya, Junior High School, Rajpur, here today. The society donated study materials, sports goods, matrices and chairs to the school.
District Magistrate at Almora DS Garbyal has called upon the youth to contribute towards the development of the nation by channelising their energies in a positive direction.
Speaking at the concluding function of a national integration camp organised by the Nehru Yuvak Kendra at
Almora, Garbyal pointed out that the cultural exchange went a long way in promoting national integration
