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Face-off on power projects on cards
CM's visit to Kumaon successful: Lunthi
CJ tells people to stand up against exploitation
Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice Barin Ghosh delivers a lecture at Pantnagar University
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CM committed to state's development: Minister
Need to promote eco
awareness: SK Singh
Prof SK Singh, Vice-Chancellor, HNB Garhwal University, inaugurates a workshop on forest and sustainable livelihood organised on the university campus at Srinagar on Sunday.
Nainital repertory theatre remembers Manto
Revival of stalled projects opposed
Spring Hills School celebrates annual day
Students of Spring Hills School perform a dance in Dehradun on Sunday.
Hydro power projects must for development: CM
Ready to contest bypoll against CM: Mohan Rawat
Tourist's car goes missing
Bahuguna unveils two books
Pilgrim airlifted to hospital
Three accused, who were trying to break open an ATM machine, in police custody in Dehradun on Saturday.
A Tribune photograph
Buddha Purnima celebrated
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Face-off on power projects on cards
Dehradun, May 6 The janmanch has maintained the stand that by opposing hydro projects in Uttarakhand would only adversely affect the progress of the state. In a statement, Uttarakhand Janmanch officiating president SB Bhatt said the Janmanch had come to know that a meeting had been convened in Dehradun on May 8 in support of GD Agarwal who is opposing hydro power projects in the state. He said the Uttarakhand Janmanch would oppose any such meeting. He said the Pipalkoti Project Bachao Sangarsh Samiti and the Loharinag Pala Project Samiti have decided to hold a demonstration in Dehradun on May 8. Bhatt also pointed out that people's support for power projects in Uttarakhand was growing tremendously. He said even intelligentsia in the state had come in support of hydro power projects. Vimal Bhai of the Matu Jansanghtan, who has been in the forefront in anti-Tehri dam agitation for the past few decades, has asserted that the projects in Uttarakhand had only served the interests of big companies and not the common man of the state. "Incomplete rehabilitation of inhabitants due to hydro projects and regular environment degradation are some of the glaring examples as to how hydro projects have hurt the interests of Uttarakhand people", asserted Vimal Bhai. He said the Matu Jansanghatan had been time and again instrumental in struggling for the rights of people displaced and affected by hydro power projects like the Tehri dam. Interestingly, Padam Shri Avadhesh Kaushal and Padam Shri Leeladhar Jagudi had announced surrendering their awards if the Centre did not start the works on three hydro power projects in Uttarakhand.
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CM's visit to Kumaon successful: Lunthi
Pithoragarh, May 6 “Besides giving financial assistance to more than 200 poor people of the district, the Chief Minister has sanctioned Rs 14 crore for the construction of roads in and around the headquarters town and sanctioned the Fagaligar drinking water scheme which was the need of the town,” said Mahendra Singh
Lunthi, district Congress president. The Congress chief said the Chief Minister had also released Rs 2 crore for the construction of a separate district library building in the district headquarters which had been demanded by students for long. “The closed minerals factory will now be brought under the PPP mode to run and create jobs for locals,” said
Lunthi. He said the Chief Minister received a warm welcome in the district as common man thronged to have his sight during his all
programmes, which showed the popularity of the Congress and especially of Vijay
Bahuguna. “The Chief Minister has sanctioned more than 12 roads in the district and the same number of schools has been upgraded by him," said
Lunthi. Answering a question on the allegation of Dharchula MLA Harish Dhami that the CM had failed to understand the problems of the Dharchula Assembly segment, he said the Chief Minister had called Dhami to Dehradun to have detail talks on the problems.
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CJ tells people to stand up against exploitation
Nainital, May 6 He stated: " Through Article 32 and 226, the Indian Constitution has empowered not only the High Courts and the Supreme Court but also the people of India for the purpose of stopping exploitation and saving human dignity." Justice Barin Ghosh had been invited as eminent speaker to deliver his lecture as a part of a lecture series on "Judiciary and Empowerment of Common Masses for an Integrated and Vibrant India." Ha read out different judgments in order to emphasise the judgmental cases fought for human dignity, personal liberty and against sexual harassment. Vice Chancellor of the university B.S. Bisht, while welcoming Justice Ghosh, apprised him about the university as the first Indian agricultural university, also the harbinger of green revolution, and also mentioned the teaching, research and extension to be the goals
of institution.
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CM committed to state's development: Minister
Nainital, May 6 He said the people had seen that it was the Congress that had ushered in an era of development from 2002 to 2007 and they were disappointed with
the performance of the succeeding Bharatiya Janata Party government that was in power till February 2012. After chairing a meeting on the District Plan of Nainital, the minister claimed that the government had increased the plan outlay from Rs 35.10 crore in 2011-12 to Rs 52.65 crore for the current financial year. "Officials have been told to carry out work in a time-bound manner and it has been made clear that
any compromise on the quality of work will not be tolerated," he underlined while talking to mediapersons. Replying to a query that the government was not visible functioning at the grassroots level and Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna was quite often being referred to as a "Non-Resident Chief Minister", he said, "The Chief Minister is totally committed to the all-round development of the state and has been going frequently to Delhi to get more resources for the state." He also dispelled the notion that the government was under any sort of threat and claimed that it would work towards the development of the people till the last minute in its power. Replying to another query on the shortage of kerosene in the state, he
accepted that there had been a shortfall in supply as the quota had been reduced by 66 per cent. He claimed that the Centre was fed wrong data on the Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) coverage of the state and pointed out that the matter had been taken up with the Centre and would be resolved soon. Singh further announced that there was no move on the part of the government to stop any public-oriented schemes started under the tenure of its predecessors like the Atal Khadyan Yojana or the 108 emergency ambulance services. He, however, charged that the state was facing a shortfall of rice as the quota had been reduced by the Centre. He pointed out that the reduction followed the failure of the BJP government to lift one lakh metric tonnes of rice. He claimed that this issue had also been taken up with the Centre and would be addressed at the earliest. |
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Need to promote eco
awareness: SK Singh
Dehradun, May 6 He emphasised the need for promoting environmental awareness and said that every department of the applied sciences should organise these extension programmes in addition to teaching and research. He appreciated the efforts made by the Department of Environmental Sciences in this regard. Prof Ramesh C. Sharma, head of Environmental Sciences Department of the university, and convener of the workshop, highlighted the key functions of the forests and their importance. He said that the forests are the storehouse of more than 80 per cent of the biodiversity and 50 per cent carbon storage in the world. “We were having 50 per cent forests covering the surface of the earth in the past. Now, it remained only 30 per cent globally. Thus, it is the duty of every citizen for protecting the forest resources for sustainable livelihood. Forest Rights Act 2006 is the milestone in protecting rights of the tribals (Forest dwellers) and community participation in management of the forest is vital,” he said. This traditional method of community management of forests was recognised in the form of Noble Prize given to Dr. Elinor Ostrum, he added. Prof Sharma concluded his address with the appeal which was issued by famous scientists Bertrand Russel and Albert Einstein for achieving the goal of maintaining the integrity of the life support system. “We appeal as human beings to human beings. Remember your humanity and forget the rest. If you can do so, the way is open to a new paradise;if you can’t, there lies before you the risk of universal death,”. Prof S.C. Tiwari, Dean, School of Life Sciences, gave a vote of thanks. Shashi Singh, Tarun Gaur, Prof. AR Dangwal, Prof. OP Gusain, Prof. DS Negi, Dr. Kiran Dangwal, Prof. Vinnet Ghildial, Dr. Deepak Singh Bhandari, Ashutosh Bahuguna and research scholars along with students were present at the workshop.
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Nainital repertory theatre remembers Manto
Nainital, May 6 It is a presentation of sorts as several of his works being presented have rarely been depicted on stage. The works being presented hit the conscience of the audience, a stark quality which is present in almost all the works of the famed writer on whose grave the epitaph reads, “Here lies Saadat Hasan Manto with all the secrets of story telling buried in his heart, even below tones of soil he is thinking whether he is a bigger story teller or is it the god”. The opening presentation yesterday saw eminent theatre and film personality from the Lake City Idris Malik setting the mood for the performance. This was followed by a presentation by Rehan Akhtar, who presented the work ‘Main afsane kyonkar likhta hun’. The presentation was relevant from the point of view that most of the works that are being presented at the event are the ones that Manto had penned in the days of his penury and quite often he had been writing a story a day. This was followed by 10 artistes who presented his well acclaimed ‘Siyah Hashiye’ as a collection of very short stories, which had been penned by him after the partition. The stories speak of his frustration at followed the event. In the present context, these can be termed as flash
fiction. But Anil Ghildayal’s performance stole the thunder on the cloudy evening. After Ghildayal, it was the turn of budding artiste Ajay Pawar to present ‘Sher aaya sher aaya’. The evening ended with ‘Jebkatra’ performed by Manzoor Hussain, Aarti Dhami and Madan Mehra. Talking to The Tribune Idris Malik said, “Our purpose is to showcase Manto in a new manner. He needs to be presented to the new
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Revival of stalled projects opposed
Dehradun, May 6 The members of the Chetna Andolan and the Mahila Manch said they were all for the development of Uttarakhand but with active involvement of the local people and a share in the resources. "There is no use starting the stalled projects when time and again, it has been proved they will bring untold misery in the lives of the people. These big dams have been a precursor to large-scale destruction. The benefits from the Tehri dam have not reached the local people who are battling acute power and water shortage. The government is responsible for its people and should not buckle under pressure exerted by the power companies. Instead it should give impetus to small dams in which the locals population could be involved," said Tripen Singh Chauhan of the Jan Chetana Andolan at a press conference. He said the organisation would soon set up a cooperative and begin work on building 1 megawatt power projects in Ghansali block and Panar (Almora). The members would hold a meeting on March 8 in Dehradun to build consensus on the kind of dams that should be built in Uttarakhand. "We are not against development but the kind of development that the successive governments in Uttarakhand have been proclaiming is not visible on the ground. Why should power companies take away a large chunk of the profit, while the locals are left with issues of displacement and loss of livelihood,"said Kamla Pant of Uttarakhand Mahila Manch.
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Spring Hills School celebrates annual day
Dehradun, May 6 Enthralled by the talent of the students, Ghildiyal said , "All children must study as the Right to Education is a fundamental right of children these days but due to shortage of resources, the state governments are not able to take the message across to each household." He also stressed on the quality of education while giving advice to teachers that they must work with a sense of uplifting society rather than earning monthly salary. Bar Council member Chander Shekhar Tiwari and principle of the school Sushma Farsi was also present. |
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Hydro power projects must for development: CM
Haridwar, May 6 Bahuguna related closing or delay in several hydro power projects with the development in the state, saying that hill districts were still undeveloped and lacked basic facilities. On some of the legislators getting annoyed during his Pithoragarh-Almora district visit, the CM said the outburst of these legislators was more to do with the lack of development in their respective Assembly segments, which will be taken care of by his government. He said various segments were being earmarked but it was the decision of the party high command and the state-unit leadership to select an Assembly segment. Being in Haridwar district for the third time in two months, Bahuguna said as the Chief Minister, he was making it sure that all districts get covered so that most of the problems of the people in the district could be solved. He said his vision was development of the state, particularly hill and far flung regions. |
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Ready to contest bypoll against CM: Mohan Rawat
Haridwar, May 6 The former Pauri legislator, who has been associated with the BJP for more than four decades, termed the Bahuguna-led state government an imbalanced government, where most of the time is spent "appeasing" party leaders, ministers and coalition legislators. "Since the Chief Minister is always busy in appeasing party workers, he has no time to inspect development works and provide good governance," he said. He further said despite tall claims with regard to providing proper facilities for the Char Dham pilgrimage, the government had failed to deliver. He said the government had failed to provide facilities to the pilgrims. On the issue of DIG, Pauri range, Abhinav Kumar and a few other IAS officers not joining the duty despite the government orders, Gaonwasi said the governance was too weak that now even bureaucrats were not adhering to the orders. He said the issues of the lack of development, migration and unemployment had not been addressed by the government, which was a matter of concern. "It's quite ironic that those hilly districts which took part in the statehood agitation are yet to
be developed, "said Gaonwasi.
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Tourist's car goes missing
Mussoorie, May 6 Meanwhile, the police arrested two youths from Mall Road yesterday as their acivities were found to be suspicious. The duo, identified as Sanjay Tiwari and Manjay, both from Bihar, were found loitering around the Kempty taxi stand carrying iron rods and a saw. After seeing the police, they tried to flee. However, the police managed to apprehend them.
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Bahuguna unveils two books
Dehradun, May 6 The book Atam Bodh, written in a diary form, is the 12th book penned by Pradyot, who had been an Additional DGP. “The book would prove handy for readers who are constantly looking for introspection and take an insight into their behaviour. I have tried to share my innermost thoughts with the readers through the book,” said the author. The other book, Uttarakhand Key Shilpkar, sheds light on the life of craftsmen of Uttarakhand. An article by Captain Shoorveer Singh Panwar also tries to sketch the profile of different craftsmen and their contribution to the Uttarakhand society.
— TNS
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Pilgrim airlifted to hospital
Dehradun, May 6 Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna had instructed the district administration to ensure all possible assistance to the pilgrims of the yatra. He also asked them to provide immediate medical help to them whenever and wherever needed. He also instructed them to ensure the control of commodity prices in hotels and shops on the yatra routes so that the pilgrims were not overcharged. He instructed the District Magistrates to ask the shopkeepers to display price lists in shops. He asked the officers to send information of
every incident to the monitoring cell.
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Theft bid at ATM
Dehradun, May 6 The three youths in their mid-thirties and hailing from Ludhiana were caught red-handed by the night police on duty on Turner Road. “The youths, who have been charged under section 398,
IPC, and jailed, had come in a Lancer (carrying Delhi number plate) car. They were caught while attempting to break the ATM of Axis Bank located on Turner Road,” said Lalit Joshi, Head Constable, Patel
Nagar. Had it not been for the night duty Uttarakhand Police officer, another ATM at Turner Road would have been robbed. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the three had earlier been booked for different crimes, including theft, robbery and possession of drugs. |
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Buddha Purnima celebrated
Dehradun, May 6 A programme was organised at Tikona Budha Park under the aegis of the Triratna Buddha Mahasabha. Earlier in the day, Bhanwar Lal Bodh Dham Mitra and Pratap Singh offered prayers which was followed by songs based on Lord Buddha's life, a cultural programme and community kitchen. Founder of the mahasabha RL Kardam, president Bodhi Sagar Gujrowali and secretary Sant Lal were present.
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Nainital, May 6
The Department of Environmental Sciences of H.N.B. Garhwal University organised a workshop on “Forest for Sustainable Livelihood ” under the National Environmental Awareness Campaign of Ministry of Environmental and Forests, Govt of India, at the university campus here today.
Lokayukta Justice MM Ghildiyal (retd), chief guest, graced the occasion.
Students of the school presented a series of cultural programmes which included song
"Chanda Mama", display of tae kwon do for self-defence, Rajasthani dance form, Kawwali based on inflation, play on corruption titled
"Bhola Ram ki Atamkatha" and English play "Seven Cream Jugs" and lastly a medley of Garhwali and hip-hop dance.
