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Trade unions celebrate May Day in Mussoorie
Munsiyari hoteliers want Milam trek route cleared
New postings, additional charge for IAS officers
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Provide all facilities to Char Dham pilgrims, minister tells officials
Farmers advised to adopt cluster farming of medicinal plants
Hridayesh wants museum for Sumitranandan Pant’s creations
Initiative to apprise youth of India’s culture
Case against BJP MLA
Tantrik arrested for causing death of child
Student commits suicide
Cong hails steps against corrupt officials
Peace appeal by Guru Ram Rai institute
Contractors meet Mayor
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Trade unions celebrate May Day in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, May 1 Later in a meeting held at Gandhi Chowk, tributes were paid to the labourers slain and injured in Chicago, the US, for demanding fixed working hours in 1886. The workers also opposed the liberalisation policy of the Central Government, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The state Communist Party general secretary, Samar Bhandari, lambasted both the BJP and Congress. He said both parties were working towards subduing the labour movement at the behest of the corporate sector, from where they allegedly received funding for elections and were looting the state at will. He said these two parties in the state had not been able to implement minimum wages for the workers. Samar Bhandari also said that the newly elected Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, instead of thinking about the poor workers by implementing the new labour policy, was busy giving land to the corporate houses such as Mahindra Group at throwaway prices, which was uncalled for. He demanded the fixation of minimum wages for workers, formation of a committee for 49 schedule employment, insurance policies for labourers and regularisation of daily wage earners, etc. Another trade union leader from Mussoorie said that the absence of a clear labour policy was leading to migration of the workforce from the state for which both the Congress and BJP were responsible. The members of the Indian People Theatre Association (IPTA) also celebrated May Day by bursting crackers late in the evening. RP Badoni, president of Mussoorie Hotel Workers' Association, also warned that if their demand of renewing the minimum wage is not met, they will protest on 18th May in the form of shutting down the various business installations in Mussoorie. |
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Munsiyari hoteliers want Milam trek route cleared
Pithoragarh, May 1 “As the track to Milam has not been cleared of blockade, horses carrying luggage of trekkers are not able to cross this point. The trekkers are bound to cut short their visit to Milam, thus inflicting heavy losses on the people and businessmen of Munsiyari associated with tourism,” said Gulab Singh Pangti, president of the Malla Johar Sansh Samiti. Though the Public Works Department (PWD) engineers have sent labourers to the point of blockade, but due to the non-availability of a budget for the repair of the route they are not in a position to carry out the repair work beyond a limit. “Due to the non-availability of funds this year, we can only send our regular teams to the blocked spot and cannot hire extra labourers to open the route soon,” said Anand Singh Bisht, SDO (PWD), Didihat division. Pangti said residents of Milam, Laspa, Bilju, Rilkot, Chilans and Martoli villages, who had migrated to lower valleys during the winter and were now returning home along with their 1,000 odd horses, had been stranded at Laspagari since April 29 as a local bridge had washed away due to heavy snowfall in the area. “The villagers have somehow managed to cover the route, but their horses laden with luggage are still stranded there awaiting clearance of the route,” said Pangti. The SDM, Munsiyari, Jaswant Singh Rathod, said the PWD labourers had cleared the route to Milam at Laspagari despite lack of funds. Now, the villagers would be able to return home and the trekkers would also have no difficulty in covering the route. “We are sending ration and essential goods to the villages beyond the blocked point on the route through porters as horses are not able to cross it,” said the SDM. Meanwhile, a group of 42 trekkers led by the Society for Trekking and Environmental Protection, a Delhi based trekking organisation, has set out on trekking the Milam route from Munsiyari. The team consists of trekkers from across the country. “If these trekkers are not able to go beyond Laspagari and have to return due to the blockage of the route, it will adversely affect the trekking business in Munsiyari as
all hotels of the town depend on it,” said Jagdish Singh Rawat, president of the Hotel Association of Munsiyari. The district supply office disclosed that 800 quintals of ration meant for the villages situated in the higher reaches had reached Munsiyari. However, the ration could not be distributed to the villagers as the horses were unable to tread the route. “In the absence of horses, we are sending ration through goats,” said Rathod. He added that if goats were also unable to carry ration, it would be sent through porters. “The ration to be stored at a godown at Burfu beyond Laspagari has been despached there with the help of porters,” said the SDM. Meanwhile, due to a sudden change in weather the high Himalayan valleys received fresh snowfall resulting in the closure of the Kailash Mansarovar yatra route beyond Gunji. “Due to fresh snowfall on the Kalapani, Nabhidhang, Gunji and Panchchuli peaks, the lowest temperatures in Munsiyari and Pithoragarh towns were 4°C and 6°C, respectively,” said an official of the Meteorological Department. |
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New postings, additional charge for IAS officers
Dehradun, May 1 Principal Secretary, Industrial Development, outside-funded schemes and Managing Director, SIDCUL, Rakesh Sharma, has been given additional charge of Technical Education and Civil Aviation. Secretary, Election, Finance, Technical Education and Commissioner, Tax, Radha Raturi, has been relieved of the posts of Commissioner, Tax, and Secretary, Technical Education. Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Home, Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, PWD, Potable Water, Vigilance D K Kotia has been relieved of the posts of Potable Water and PWD. Principal Secretary, Public Grievance, Dr Ranbir Singh has been given the additional charge of Medical Health and Family Welfare and Ayush Education. Secretary, Higher Education and School Education, Manish Panwar, has been relieved of Higher Education and given the additional charge of Sanskrit Education and Medical Education. Additional Secretary, Planning, Pankaj Kumar Pandey, has been transferred to the post of Managing Director, GMVN. District Magistrate, Chamoli, Deepak Rawat has been transferred to the post of MD Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, Nainital. Additional Secretary, Election, Power and UREDA Saujanya, has been relieved of the posts of Secretary, Power and UREDA, and has been given the additional charge of Commissioner, Tax. Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam MD SA Murugeshan has been transferred to the post of the District Magistrate, Chamoli. |
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Provide all facilities to Char Dham pilgrims, minister tells officials
Haridwar, May 1 This was stated by Cabinet Minister for Transport Surendra Rakesh here today after a meeting with District Magistrate D. Senthyl Pendiyan and Senior Superintendent of Police Arun Mohan Joshi. The Cabinet Minister directed the district officials to look into Char Dham Yatra affairs with seriousness, with Haridwar being the entry hub to these revered four shrines. The Transport Minister also directed the officials to make sure all vehicles moving to Garhwal hills be thoroughly checked, be it for licence, registration or condition of the vehicles. Surendra Rakesh also gave heed to the officials to provide hassle-free registration of tour operator vehicles and made it clear that registration of such tour operator vehicles in Haridwar will still be done by Transport Department office despite opposition by such operators. Giving assurance that working of regional transport offices will be free of middle brokers and corruption, Transport Minister said that he will also conduct more impromptu raids in the near future at various regional transport offices in the state. Having Social Welfare Ministry portfolio also, Surendra Rakesh held a meeting with district Social Welfare Officer and took strong cognizance of pending criminal cases, allocation of pension, special benefits and compensation for those hailing from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. On political front the Bahujan Samaj Party legislator expressed satisfaction over the one-month working of the Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna-led coalition government. Cell to ensure
safe yatra
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has constituted a three-member monitoring Cell in the Chief Minister Office to ensure the safe Char Dham yatra. The Chief Minister said a weather wing would be set up to forecast inclement weather. The cell would inform pilgrims and the administrations about weather conditions, so that they could take safety measures in advance. |
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State committed to developing dairy industry, says Bahuguna
Dehradun, May 1 Chief Minister, while addressing the programme organised by the State Veterinary Doctors Service Association on the occasion of International Veterinary Week at a local hotel, said that looking into the geographical condition of Uttarakhand, the animal husbandry had special importance. He said that the state government was committed to encourage animal husbandry. He called on the veterinary doctors to carry out their responsibilities with sincerity and honesty and resolve problems of cattle farmers in time. He also asked them to keep them updated with new technology so that the milk production could be increased. Chief Minister Bahuguna said that milk dairy production was the main revenue sources for many European countries. “It is our effort to encourage animal husbandry in the hill areas to make it a main source of revenue. This will explore new opportunity of employment and also check migration from hills,” he said and added that the Animal Husbandry Department was being strengthened. Bahuguna said that it was being ensured that the farmers get fodder, medical treatment and medicines for their livestock well in time. Chief Minister Bahuguna said that fishery industry would be developed in Tehri Lake which would not only generate employment for local people but also increase state revenue. He said that the state government was preparing an action plan to develop adjacent areas of Tehri Lake as tourism hub. Speaking about the demand of veterinary doctors for non-practisinge allowance, he asked the Secretary, Animal Husbandry, to study the facilities given to them in other states and submit a report. Chief Minister also felicitated vets for their outstanding performances. The felicitated doctors included Dr Lal Singh from Pithoragarh, Dr. K Chand from Almora, Dr. Vijay Kapri from Almora, Dr. Sanjeev Pant from Nainital and Dr. Yogesh Aggarwal from Kashipur. Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Ajay Pradhyot, apprised the CM about the works being carried out by Animal Husbandry Department. He disclosed that the department had done good progress in breed improvement work. Also present on the occasion were Additional Secretary Damyanti Dohre and Director, Animal Husbandry, Kamal Singh. |
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Farmers advised to adopt cluster farming of medicinal plants
Dehradun, May 1 He said cluster farming of medicinal plants would immensely benefit the farmers and help them produce medicinal plants in bulk and thus get a right price for their yield. Dobhal emphasised on the need for a better technology for the farmers to encourage them to take to herbs cultivation. He said the farmers needed to be provided all information related to herbs in Hindi so that they could have
a better access to new technologies. Dobhal said there was a huge shortage of germ plasm of improved varieties of herbs and
this was adversely affecting the sector. Chief Executive Officer, Uttarakhand Khadi Gramudhyog Board, AK Khanduri said the board had strengthened 5,000 organisations linked to the herbal sector across the country. Earlier, Managing Director of the Green Foundation Dr Ravindra Sharma said the farmers across the state were having high hopes from the cultivation of medicinal plants. He added the farmers should avail of all benefits of the incentives being provided by the government on herbs farming. Sharma said 60 farmers from four states were participating in the training workshop, which besides lectures from experts included a field visit to the herbal garden in Rishikesh. Besides Sharma, other Green Foundation members were also present on
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Hridayesh wants museum for Sumitranandan Pant’s creations
Dehradun, May 1 Minister Hridayesh, while chairing the meeting of Uttarakhand Bhasha Sansthan and Uttarakhand Hindi Sahitya Academy at Vidhan Sabha auditorium on Tuesday, laid emphasis on connecting the young generation to Hindi and regional languages. She expressed concern over declining interest of the youth towards literature. She also asked the officers to preserve ancient literatures and 'Pandulipis.' Hridayesh stressed on developing Uttarakhand Hindi Academy to a national level academy. Haridayesh said documents of religious and historical importance and those relating to Char Dham ought to be published. She also advocated publishing memoirs related to writers like Kalidas, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahadevi Verma and including their biographies in school syllabus. She said that Hindi teachers of English medium schools ought to be felicitated so as to encourage interest towards Hindi. She asked the officers of Bhasha Sansthan to display life histories of litterateurs in tourist places. The meeting was attended by Additional Secretary, Planning, Pankaj Pandey, Additional Secretary, Language, Vinod Sharma, Director, Bhasha Sansthan, Dr Savita Mohan, and Secretary of Uttarakhand Hindi Academy, Dr MR Saklani. |
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Initiative to apprise youth of India’s culture
Haridwar, May 1 City-based classical dancer-cum-socialite Madhvi is coordinating the initiative with more than four daily presentations being given across Haridwar. Renowned Odissi dancer Kavita Dwivedi is aiding Madhvi in her efforts and she with her immaculate theatric presentations is conveying the message to the youth. Kavita narrates through her dance items the rich and diversified culture of our country. During the presentation, she interacts with the young audience, puts questions to them and encourages them to get involved with the theme. She also answers questions of the curious youths. Kavita, a visharad in Odissi dance, told The Tribune that the response to the presentation was tremendous and the students showed interest in knowing more about our culture and heritage, history and civilisation. Ananya, a Class X student, said they got to know more about our culture and moral values after witnessing the presentation. Academician Neelakshi said they were also responsible for the drift of the youth towards the MTv culture as “they see what we offer them”. |
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15 schools take part in b’ball coaching
Dehradun, May 1 This clinic is being conducted by Troy Justice, Director, NBA India. In this clinic, Troy demonstrated about the warming up techniques for basketballers. He also said about the other important fundamentals and skills related to the game of basketball were demonstrated by the players from different parts of the country. A total of 15 schools from different places are participating in this Adidas NBA Basketball Coaching Clinic which is being conducted at Welham Girls' School Indoor Basketball Court. A total of 20 basketball coaches from different schools were also part of this Adidas NBA Basketball Coaching Clinic.The clinic is being held for two days from May 1. |
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Case against BJP MLA
Rudrapur, May 1 Four persons were killed and several others were injured in the communal riots that had broken out in the town on October 2 last year. An uneasy calm prevails in the city since the case was registered over the weekend following the orders from a local court. To avoid any untoward incident, the police has made additional deployment and enhanced patrolling in communally sensitive area of the town. Sources say besides the routine constabulary, Provincial Armed Constablulary jawans have also been pressed into service. The sensitive areas where police presence has been enhanced include Seer Gotiya, Rampura, Bhadaipura, Paharganj, Indira Chowk and DD Chowk. The intelligence authorities in the district have been alerted and information is also being collected on the 18 accused against whom the case was registered over the weekend. Reserve forces are also present in the town. |
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Tantrik arrested for causing death of child
Dehradun, May 1 He is being taken to Raipur police station by teams of Vikasnagar and Raipur police. He has been convicted for misleading the mother of the child who brought her to the tantrik on the suggestion of her acquaintance. Tantrik further injured her with iron roads. He assured the mother that the child will get well till the morning, whereas her condition deteriorated at night. It was while taking her to Doon Hospital that she died on the way. At the time of the incident, her father, a labourer, had gone for work. The police was on the lookout for him ever since then. Meanwhile, SSP Neeru Garg took serious note of the incident and ordered verification of all such tantriks practising in the city. DIG, Dehradun Range, Sanjay Gunjyal, said the people should not follow superstitions and fall in the trap of tantriks. They should rather seek
timely medical help for their ailments. |
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Student commits suicide
Dehradun, May 1 At the time of the incident, his mother was at home and father had gone to Delhi. When his mother did not see him for a long time, she went to a small store room built at the top floor and saw her son hanging from the fan hook. With the help of neighbours, he was brought down. The mother was inconsolable and could not tell the reason for this extreme step. The boy also did not leave any suicide note behind. Meanwhile, labourer Mohd Shadir, a resident of Harrawala, wascrushed under a running train. He died on the spot.
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Cong hails steps against corrupt officials
Dehradun, May 1 He accused the horticulture director of involvement in irregularities. He said similarly the in charge scientist at the Medicinal Plants Centre, Selaqui, had been found to be involved in undertaking private consultancy services. Kumar said the Congress had promised to provide corruption-free governance and would fulfil its poll promises. |
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Peace appeal by Guru Ram Rai institute
Dehradun, May 1 The hearing would take place on May 11, but after the arrest warrant was issued by the CBI against Mahant Devender Das, the head of the trust that runs SGRRIMHS, the students had rallied in support of the Mahant at the collectorate, terming the CBI action unjustified. Today the authorities of SGRRIMHS said the CBI enquiry was a ploy to tarnish the image of Mahant Devender Das and the institute. Meanwhile, coming in support of the medical institute, the college union of the Sri Guru Ram Rai remained shut today. On the other hand, the different schools run by the Sri Guru Ram Rai would remain closed on Wednesday. — TNS |
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Contractors meet Mayor
Dehradun May 1 The contractors union which had been handling the development work of all 60 wards under the Dehradun Municipal Corporation had refused to participate in the tender process a month ago, demanding a raise in the tender prices and payment of their dues amounting to Rs 2.50 crore. A part payment of Rs 1.80 cr was made to pacify them. Mohd Sami, contractor, said they had raised their valid concern regarding the hike in sale tax from 1 to 4 pc and on the building material hence demanded an increase in tender price as well. Mayor Vinod Chamoli said the DMC could not take any decision on the price issue on their own, hence it engaged the PWD to conduct a survey regarding the cost of the building material. The DMC would take a decision after the officials submit a report about the issue to it.
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Maj-Gen Yadav meets DGP
Dehradun, May 1 The DGP has given an assurance to General Yadav with regard to positive support from the police. He also emphasised on regular meetings between officials of both sides. |
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