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Three varsity students drowned in Ganga
Aziz Qureshi takes oath as Governor
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Staying tender process of eco-collection fee centre
Funds for J&K migrants not disbursed
Cabinet meeting at Garsain
IFTA to hold acting workshop in Doon from May 15
Satpal Maharaj meets Russian defence delegation
Ship hijack case
Doon Eye Bank opened
Take action against tullu pump users: DM
Power output goes up in state
Doon Combined in final
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Three varsity students drowned in Ganga
Dehradun, May 15 While the body of Uday Karan Singh of Chandigarh has been fished out, the bodies of Anubhav Kalia, a resident of Mohali, and Vaibhav Sudhir of Chandigarh, are yet to be retrieved. According to information, a group of four students had gone to Rishikesh for a picnic as their examinations concluded recently. The fourth boy, Sahil Sharma, a resident of Udham Singh Nagar, did not enter the river as he was suffering from fever. While he was standing at some distance, the other three entered the river at Mastram Ghat, Luxman Jhula, Rishikesh. However, soon they started drowning. One Om Prakash (65), who was also present there, saw the youths drowning. He raised the alarm, but by the time people reached the spot, the trio had drowned. Police divers reached the spot after half an hour of the incident. The authorities have already installed three signboards at the spot warning visitors not to enter the river as it is deep, full of rocks and muddy at that spot. The faculty and students of the University of Petroleum Engineering Studies also reached the spot after getting the information.
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Aziz Qureshi takes oath as Governor
Dehradun, May 15 The Chief Secretary read the warrant of appointment issued by the President of India appointing Aziz Qureshi as the fifth Governor of Uttarakhand. Justice Barin Ghosh administered the oath in Hindi to Aziz Qureshi. Later, the new Governor inspected a Guard of Honour by a contingent of Army jawans. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, former Chief Ministers ND Tiwari, Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Maj Gen BC Khanduri (Retd) and Nityanand Swamy were present on the occasion, besides a large number of ministers, MLAs, bureaucrats and eminent citizens. The Governor's mother Bilquis Fatimah and his other family members were also present at the ceremony. The honorable judges of the High Court, state Public Service Commission chairperson, Lokayukta and several other eminent office-bearers attended the oath-taking ceremony. Talking to mediapersons, the Governor said he would work for the all-round development of the hill state while keeping up the dignity of his post. He said Uttarakhand's people were simple and industrious and this would lead the state to progress. He said he was proud to be in Uttarakhand and conveyed his greetings to the people of the state.
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Staying tender process of eco-collection fee centre
Mussoorie, May 15 The MC President and ward members in a hurriedly called press meet today alleged that the SDM, who was handed over the additional charge of the executive officer, Muncipal Council, was purportedly acting beyond her powers, transgressing the jurisdiction in violation of the UP Municipalities Act applicable to Uttarakhand. OP Uniyal further said they had also sought a clarification on the process under which the SDM had been handed over the charge of Executive Officer, Mussoorie Municipal Council, from the Chief Secretary through a letter stating that the MC has the power to appoint an executive officer under Section 59 of the Act. Normally, officers belonging to the centralised services under the Act were entitled to hold the post of executive officer. However, the Municipal Council President and ward members need to be apprised of the fact that whether any government order empowering such officers belonging to the PCS group of services can act as executive officer in Nagar Palika existed or not. OP Uniyal further said the SDM acting as EO, Municipal Council, had given orders to the tax suprentendent to postpone the proceedings regarding tenders already invited and published for Eco-Tourist charges or eco-fee at Kholhukhet with immediate effect which was uncalled for and against the guidelines laid down under the Muncipal Act. Therefore, she need to explain under what provisions she had exercised powers for such decision. He further said the Executive Officer had no right on her own to stop the execution of the resolution passed by elected members of the council. He also sought explanation on whether the SDM had received any direction in this regard from any higher authority or the state
government.
The MC President and ward members questioned the role of Jharna Kamthaan as SDM and EO Mussoorie Municipal Council. Ward member Kedar Singh Chauhan also alleged that the SDM, Mussoorie, had directed nayab tehsildar to investigate the matters related to the MC while acting as Executive Officer which was against the law. He further said the elected ward members would be opposing this move of the government at every cost and demanded that the department should instate an
Executive Officer in place of the SDM immediately, otherwise they would
be forced to resign from the Municipal Council. However, some ward members hailed the decision of the SDM in
certain cases but were opposing the postponement of eco-fee tender process. SDM Jharna Kamthan said the decision had been taken after complaints were received from the public. She said she had written to the government for relieving her from the chair of Muncipal
Council as she was overburdened with work on her hand. The ward members Jasvir Kaur, Jaikumar Gupta and others were present on the occasion.
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Funds for J&K migrants not disbursed
Dehradun, May 15 While the fund given for 2010-2011 has already lapsed, the fund for 2012-13 has not been distributed among 40 migrant families residing in Dehradun. The annual allocation of Rs 11,000 for 40 migrant families was made as an honorarium during the days when the state was the part of Uttar Pradesh. The practice was carried forward after the state was created. But for the past two years, the money has not reached the migrants. "After the money is released by the Social Welfare Department, the onus rests on the administration and the District Magistrate to ensure the funds are disbursed but it was not done," said an official from the department. For the period of 2011-2012, the funds were released in October last year but these too have not been disbursed. With the funds remaining unutilised, the Social Welfare Department is contemplating launching a verification drive for ascertaining the eligibility of the beneficiaries. "So far, none of the migrants have approached us for the honorarium. If they are not interested, we can allocate the funds for some other purpose," said the official. Along with receiving the annual honorarium, the migrants from Jammu and Kashmir are also given reservation in the educational
institutions.
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Cabinet meeting at Garsain
Dehradun, May 15
In a statement issued today, he said even other meetings of the Bahuguna ministry must be held in the remote areas of the state.
— TNS
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CPI holds march against inflation, graft
Dehradun, May 15 City secretary Jeet Singh who led the procession said the prices were shooting up constantly, the crime was on all-time high, the ration was not available regularly in ration shops and corruption was widespread in the state. He said the state government needed to do something
to redress these grievances quickly.
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IFTA to hold acting workshop in Doon from May 15
Dehradun, May 15 The courses will cost Rs 30,000 and Rs 60,000, respectively. Around 100 aspirants will be selected for the 10-day summer workshop for Rs 15,000. The experts who will impart training in the workshop includes Salsa instructor Raunaque Sidana, who has trained actors like Tabu, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan and duo Altaf Sayyed and Ayesha. The crew is also working in film ‘Mani Devo Bhav’, which will be shot in Dehradun and various other part of the state. The film is based on cyber crime. Hemant Pandey, who is playing the role of inspector in the film, will also give few classes in the town.
Hemant Pandey, who hails from Pithoragarh, is a veteran actor, who was appreciated for his role in TV serial ‘Office Office’ and movies like ‘Krish’ and ‘Ready’. Talking about himself, he says he belongs to a typical middle-class family. His father was an employee in post-office. Smitten by the charm of news anchors 21 years ago, he decided to join film industry. He left his house and started living with a group of people in Delhi. He worked for various theatre groups alongside. He also got an opportunity to work under legendary theatre personality Ebrahim Alkaji. After having done cameo in around 30 films, he drew inspiration from a labourer who worked at his house. His upcoming movies are ‘Two Nights In Sole Valley, ‘Bhaiya Ji Super Hit’ and ‘Machli Jal Ki rani Hai’.
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Satpal Maharaj meets Russian defence delegation
Dehradun, May 15 During the course of interaction with the Russians, Maharaj said both India and Russia had long friendship and the two were also partners in strategic defence alliance. He said both countries had always assisted each other in almost all sectors, besides defence. He added India’s pride possessions Brahmos missile, fifth generation fighter aircraft and multi-role transport aircraft were also the result of defence cooperation with Russia. Maharaj said the current year was important for India from the defence point of view as the nation would shortly see INS Chakra and a submarine joining its naval fleet. The Pauri MP said the further construction of INS Vikramaditya, earlier known as Admiral Gorshkov, was also in the last stage and would become part of the Indian Navy this year. The Russian delegation was led by Vice-Chairman of the Russian Committee on Defence and Security and Russain MP Federal Kansil. It expressed hope of better defence relations between the two countries. The Russian delegates invited the Indian Parliamentary Committee on Defence Affairs to Russia.
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Ship hijack case
Dehradun, May 15 The merchant ship was hijacked in Indian Ocean last week by Somalian pirates with its crew members. Bahuguna gave him an assurance that his government would do everything possible to secure the release of Mukesh Arya. He also also assured
that a letter would be written to Foreign Affairs Minister SM Krishna and Union Shipping Minister seeking help for
his release. He also directed his staff to write to the embassies concerned about the incident.
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Doon Eye Bank opened
Dehradun, May 15 The programme started with the presentation of children from Shri Harikishen Kirten Vidyalaya. Chief guest on the occasion DS Mann applauded the efforts made by the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital Committee for opening the Doon Eye Bank, which would render valuable services of the people of the state.
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Take action against tullu pump users: DM
Nainital, May 15 At a meeting held in Almora today, the DM asked officials of the Jal Sansthan and the Jal Nigam to report such instances immediately to the SDMs of their respective areas. He laid emphasis on cleaning natural water resources and asked officials to identify encroachments that are taking place on water bodies. Besides this, he has ordered gram panchayat officials and patwaris to keep an eye on the functioning of the Gram Swachta
Samitis. — TNS
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Power output goes up in state
Dehradun, May 15 Kumar said the work was progressing on 22 small hydro-electric projects of 178 MW of which 70-90 per cent work was complete in 10 projects. After the completion of repair and modernisation, the generation would increase by 120 MW. The work had already started on the 120 MW Vyasi project.
— TNS
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Rig house wins choir event
Dehradun, May 15 The Rig house with their choir “Holiday” won the first position, Atharva house won the second position, Sama House third and Yajur house won the fourth position. Sunil Thapa presented a song for the children. Cherry Jain, Principal, The Aryan School, was
present.
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Doon Combined in final
Dehradun, May 15 Manish scored highest 43 runs followed by Kishan who contributed valuable 30 runs to the team's score. Vikas of Doon Combined took 2 wickets each. Batting next, Doon Combined batsmen managed to achieve the target score losing 9 wickets in the process. Yogendra scored the highest 45 runs and Kamal scored 31 runs. Paras and Kuldeep of Himalayan Cricket Academy took 3 wickets each.
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