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Minister issues warning against food adulteration
Outdated buses removed from hill roadways fleet
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Over 30 artworks of Mishra displayed at exhibition
Doon Waste Management Project
Stones of development projects
worth Rs 35 cr laid in Vikasnagar
Maharaj presents mementoes
Functions mark Mother’s Day in schools
CPI (ML) Convention
Rural youth from state, HP complete trekking course
Major crackdown on mafia involved in illegal mining
Meditation, satsang mark Sri Sri's birthday
Increase in suicide rate discussed
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Minister issues warning against food adulteration
Haridwar, May 13 Pritam Singh was speaking here today at Damkoti state guest house to media persons on his way to Gaindikhata village to attend a seminar on animal husbandry. He said that recent reports indicating mass-level food adulteration by several agencies is a warning call for which his department has already geared up to make sure unadulterated food and milk products are available in the market. “Specific directions have been given to all the district Food Supplies Officers to carry out impromptu checks to ensure safe food. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act will be stringently imposed as food adulteration is a heinous crime. In our country food and water are worshipped and public health is my top priority," said Pritam, who is representing Chakrata Assembly segment for the third term. On dairy development programme ,the Minister termed the state as having immense potential for dairy production, adding that initiatives like milk cooperative societies on the lines of Amul in Anand, Gujarat, need to be followed. Pointing out that state needed to have a long-term plan for rural development, Singh said that be it rural hilly terrains or of plains, a long-term approach is needed to usher in development as is being done in urban cities of Dehradun, Haridwar or Nainital. Terming the working of the Congress-led state government as quite impressive in its short span, Singh expressed hope that under the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and guidance from senior party leaders, this government will usher in a development spree that was halted in the previous the BJP-led government. Later, the Cabinet Minister held a meeting with the party workers where he urged all to get united in view of the upcoming 2014 parliamentary elections as Congress had made a clean sweep in all the five constituencies of the state. |
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Outdated buses removed from hill roadways fleet
Pithoragarh, May 13 The roadways management sources from the region said that the minister's orders did not provide any alternative to the people travelling on these routes, which were under roadways monopoly for years. Passengers of hill districts of Pithoragarh and Champawat are totally dependent on these buses for transportation from these districts to mainstream plains. "If new buses are not provided in place of the outdated ones, the passengers from the hill districts will have to face difficulties as most of the passengers from these two hill districts are those who serve in the Army or paramilitary forces and take these buses to go their homes or return from there to join their postings in different parts of the country," said a source from Tanakpur roadways region. According to the sources, after the minister's orders, the total bus fleet of Uttarakhand Roadways will be lesser by 326 buses. According to the regional manager, the mileage for the buses plying in hill routes has been fixed at 5 lakh km maximum, and those plying in the plain regions have already clocked more than 8 lakh km. "After deduction of these buses from various routes, the number of buses with the region will remain only 172, and to adjust all routes, only a nominal number of buses will be plying on the hill routes to Pithoragarh and Champawat," said Lekh Raj Singh, regional manager of Tanakpur region of Uttarakhand Roadways. According to roadways sources, the region will have to face 15 per cent more loss by ousting these buses from these routes. "Due to continuous shortage of buses owing to various reasons for the last 30 years, we have been reducing the routes under our operation; first we reduced the local routes of these districts, but now we are compelled to leave aside the long routes which have remained main sources our income as well as only means of traveling for thousands of passengers to and from these hill districts," said Lekh Raj Singh. |
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Over 30 artworks of Mishra displayed at exhibition
Dehradun, May 13 Born in 1947, Mishra was famous for making paintings of Lord Ganesha. The show exhibited the last works of Mishra based on the life in and around the banks of the Ganga in Banaras. People from all walks of life attended the exhibition. Mishra’s son Nilaya says, “The warm response of the public has inspired us to organise such shows regularly. We will be hosting another exhibition in Dehradun soon.” The hallmark of the exhibition was the unfinished series of Mishra on Banaras. It was on display for the first time in India. HN Mishra was preparing for a show in Delhi in 2008. He had completed 18 paintings based on the theme on Banaras and its ghat life. He was giving the finishing touches to the show when he suddenly became unwell and never recovered after that. He breathed his last on August 24, 2009. Mishra was one of the most reputed names in the world of painting in Uttarakhand. His series on Banaras was a big hit at the India Habitat Palace (New Delhi) in 2007. The two-day show exhibited the biggest collection of Mishra’s painting in Doon valley. The holy township of Banaras had a deep influence on the work and life of the artist as he was born there. The Mishra family has established Ganpati Art Gallery to preserve his memories. |
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Doon Waste Management Project
Dehradun, May 13 If the DMC fails to do so, it will not get the third installment of Rs 5.16 crore of the total cost Rs 24.5 crore of the project from the Centre. It has already received Rs 10 crore in two instalments till now. The project was sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) programme by the Centre in August last year. Under this project, the sanitary workers hired by the company collect garbage from every household, including the slum colonies under these wards and dump it on the trenching ground on Sahastradhara Road in the city. The councillors have been opposing further extension of wards unless it improves its performance and shows positive results. Leader of the Opposition, DMC, Ashok Verma, said, “The sanitary workers employed by the company under the DVWM project do not collect garbage regularly. They do not clear the debris lying scattered in each of these wards.” He said the company was not only getting a fat payment from the Centre but was also getting Rs 350 for every ton of garbage from the DMC. As per a rough estimate, the company is disposing of almost 80 tonne of garbage each day, which amounts to Rs 28,000 daily and Rs 8,40,000 on monthly basis. With huge amount being spent on the project, the expectations have also risen accordingly. Senior Health Officer, DMC, Dr Kailash Joshi, said he was monitoring the progress of the company by checking the garbage bins and taking feedback from residents of the wards. He said he was sharing the information with the management of the company. Joshi, however, said if the corporation did not permit the remaining wards within a period of month as per the conditions laid down in the format of the project, the third instalment of Rs 5.16 crore would not be sanctioned by the Center. He assured of plugging the loopholes under this project. Mayor Vinod Chamoli also backed up the project, saying the sanitary condition of the city had improved a lot after the DVWM project was initiated and said the preliminary shortcomings would be removed soon. |
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Stones of development projects
worth Rs 35 cr laid in Vikasnagar
Dehradun, May 13 Besides this, he approved several projects, including the construction of overhead water tanks at Laxmipur, Dhakrani, Kedarwala and Sayyad Marg, the construction of mini tubewells with the laying of pipelines at Hurbertpur, Saraswati Vihar, Jeevangarh and Danda Jungle, the construction of a 3-km road from Badripur to Madnipur Gram and the reconstruction of a 5-km road at Dhakrani Gram. On the occasion, Bahuguna announced to accept the demands put forth by Vikasnagar MLA Navprabhat for the development of the area. He said his relation with Vikasnagar was not a political but sentimental one. He directed officials to ensure quality in the sanctioned development works. Describing hydro power projects as the main source of the state's revenue, he said the approved projects would be completed maintaining a balance between the environment and development and also keeping in mind the sentiments of the Saint community. Meanwhile, at another public welcome programme at Sahaspur, the Chief Minister announced developmental schemes for the area. The Chief Minister also honoured five farmers with Kishan Bhushan Award for their outstanding performance. He handed over cheques for Rs 25,000 each and citation letters to Surya Prakash (crop farming), Abdul Gaffar (animal husbandry), Bharat Singh (vegetable farming), Prem Sharma (fruit farming) and Gaurav Negi (fisheries). Bahuguna said the state government was in favour of increasing the salary of workers even if it had to bear additional financial burden. |
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Maharaj presents mementoes
Dehradun, May 13 Maharaj said the Indian democracy was growing strong due to the foundation given to the Constitution. He said while there were forces that tried to belittle the Indian democracy, supporters of democracy prevented such misadventures. Also conveying his greetings to the people of the country, Maharaj said it was a matter for honour for the people that Indian Parliament had completed 60 years of its existence.
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Functions mark Mother’s Day in schools
Haridwar, May 13 At Mool Chandra Shastri Bal Vidya Peeth MCS, Sati Kund, Kankhal, a card-making event was held for junior students who portrayed their feelings for their mothers in various forms. School principal Ashok Sharma addressing students said mothers had a vital role in upbringing of the children giving directions to children as well as to the society indirectly. He said, "The teachings of mothers in the early childhood remained cherished forever and it's our duty to follow right path to give back their due to the parents". At Euro Kids, play school in Indira Industrial Estate, a special programme was held on Mother’s Day. All mothers of nursery and primary classes wore the 70s hip hop look in fashion in recent Bollywood movies too. Seeing their mothers attired in different avatar, children as well as the school staff gave a standing ovation to the mothers as they sashayed down the ramp. Shiv Dale School also organised a function to commemorate Mother’s Day. Delhi Public School, Ranipur, also organised a special programme in which students with their mothers participated in various fun events. |
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CPI (ML) Convention
Nainital, May 13 Bhattacharya said his party would work to strengthen the movement that would make the Left strong in the state. He lashed out at the BJP and the Congress for allegedly promoting corruption in the state and said both parties had actually been competing in terms of the number of scandals taking place during their regimes. In his address, in charge of the state unit of the party Raja Bahuguna said for the first time, the Left parties had come to an understanding and contested the recently held Assembly poll. “Although we did not win any seat, we were successful in taking before the masses the agenda of the Left which is pro-people,” he said. He flayed the policies being pursued by the Vijay Bahuguna-led government in the state. “Even before the party gained majority, he had expressed his support for the National Counter Terrorism Centre and restarting power projects. Recently, he set up a committee to analyse why liquor is cheaper in Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana. |All this proves what his priorities are,” said Bahuguna. In his address during a seminar on “Challenges faced for making a corruption-free and mafia-free Uttarakhand" he said power projects which the governments led by the Congress and the BJP wanted to develop would result in the relocation of 25-30 per cent of the state population. He also raised the issue of the flouting of norms by industrial units in the SIDCUL hubs. He demanded that engaging employees on a contractual basis be discouraged and labour rights be protected. He also raised the issues pertaining to the peasantry in the Terai areas of the state. Members of the other Left parties in the state like the CPI, the CPM, along with the Uttarakhand Lok Vahini, participated in the seminar that followed the inaugural session of the convention. The two-day convention is expected to focus on the "politics of loot" allegedly being promoted by the Congress and the BJP in the state along with the rights of the masses with regard to land, forests and water resources. It would also draw a plan to take forward the Left movement in the state. The CPI (ML) leadership will review its performance in the state over the past three decades and discuss its achievements and failures. A road map will be prepared to take forward the movement to labourers and farmers in the state. Member of the Central Committee of the CPI (ML) Dhirendra Jha is the observer of the event that would see the election of the first state committee and general secretary. |
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Rural youth from state, HP complete trekking course
Mussoorie, May 13 The eminent author and trekker, Bill Aitken, distributed the certificates among the successful participants in the valedictory function held at Hanifl Centre hall here. The participants, mostly rural youths, received training in essential outdoor skills, wilderness survival, first aid, rope use, knots, climbing, rappelling and anchors. They were also imparted training through an arduous trek to Roop Kund where stress was laid on leadership quality along with the ways of safeguarding the environment while on trek. The participants were taught about the natural human history of the area, hygiene and etiquette while dealing with clients. The director of the institute, K.Krishnana Kutty, further said that 13 participants (2 women and 11 men) from different areas of Uttarakhand and Himachal successfully completed the course today. Akshay Shah from Ranikhet and ND Shantanu Pandit from Mumbai provided necessary skills to participants in group dynamics, safety, judgement and decision making that was important for the trekking guide in their career. The eminent author, Bill Aitken, speaking on the occasion commended the efforts of Hanifl Centre and said that it was important to teach the trekking guides about the environment and other aspects while trekking to so that the fragile environment of the Himalayas in the state is not disturbed. He also said that the participants after such courses can be easily inducted into various firms dealing with adventure tourism in the state, thus providing necessary |
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Major crackdown on mafia involved in illegal mining
Nainital, May 13 The raids carried out by the police has led to seizure of several vehicles that were involved in the illegal quarrying operations. The seizures include one excavator, three dumpers, two tractor-trolleys
and three motor cycles. Working on a plan chalked out by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nilesh Anand Bharne, the police personnel travelled to the areas where quarrying is being done and saw for themselves how the illegal act was being carried out with impunity on the banks of the Kosi river at Ramjeevanpur. The police team involved personnel posted at Bazpur and Gadarpur areas. Seeing the police descending on the spot, the accused fled, leaving the vehicles behind that had been seized. Efforts are on to nab the accused. There is a massive public outrage against the illegal quarrying that is carried out in various areas of the Terai and Bhabhar. Besides the mafia being actively involved in the activity, the activity is having
an adverse impact on the environment. In addition to this there is an opposition aired by the common people to the reckless movement of heavy vehicles transporting illegally-mined material. Such vehicles have been involved in a large number of fatal accidents in the recent past. The people have been carrying out protests and demonstrations against the failure of the administration to check the movement of such vehicles. Even farmers have been protesting against the plying of such vehicles on link roads as they cause a lot of damage to the roads that are not equipped to carry the weight of heavy vehicles. |
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Meditation, satsang mark Sri Sri's birthday
Dehradun, May 13 The day started with mass meditation being conducted in the morning at several places in Dehradun, including the ONGC Officers Club, Doon International School and Siddharth Institute . Thereafter, enthusiastic youth volunteers took up a cleanliness drive from Sahastradhara Chowk till Nanaksar Gurdwara under the guidance of Art of Living instructor Nidhi, who said "Youth can do wonders when their energy is channelised in positive direction. That is what we are doing here". On this occasion, Art of Living also launched its month-long nationwide meditation campaign "Meditate India" in which free meditation sessions will be held all across the country in offices, schools, malls, parks and other public places to spread awareness about meditation and its benefits on the body and mind. The evening saw the culmination of the day-long celebrations with satsang at Doon International School where Art of Living singers Jyoti and Diwakar spellbound the audience with melodious and enchanting bhajans. Organisers Manisha said, "It is amazing to see people from all walks of life like youngsters, old people, professionals, homemakers coming together." Another team of the Art of Living spent the evening with underprivileged children and old people at the Akhil Bhartiya Mahila Ashram at Laxman Chowk. Around 100 underprivileged children and a large number of Art of Living devotees sang, clapped and meditated with total bliss. Thereafter, things of daily use were also distributed to the children. Art of Living instructor and one of the singers Madhulika said, "It is great to share our happiness with these children. The joy and peace on their faces which we see now is our reward for coming here. It is our endevour to reach out to people on the fringes of the society. We will keep on doing such programmes in the future also." Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's mission is of violence-free and stress-free society through the reawakening of human values. |
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Increase in suicide rate discussed
Dehradun, May 13 The youngsters also participated in deliberations, which hinged upon the possible reasons leading to suicides and how they could be prevented. The participants also reflected upon the shooting graph of suicides by youngsters. Chief guest, Principle of the SGRR College, Prof VA Bodai, expressed concern over the suicides saying the youngsters had become overtly sensitive and resorting to suicides on petty issues. Senior Psychiatrist Dr Saraswati answered the questions raised by the audience on the subject. Editor of the E-Magazine Bimal Raturi said losing control over one’s surging sentiments prompted suicides . — TNS
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