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State to revive dried-up water sources: Naithani
One lakh jobs to be created via industrialisation, says Durgapal
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Char Dham Yatra
Army Commanders’ conference today
Fire destroys forests on 70 hectares
Cong trying to lure BJP MLAs, says Panwar
Congress behind MLA’s disappearance: Chufal
9-kg tumour removed from woman’s uterus
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State to revive dried-up water sources: Naithani
Pithoragarh, May 22 The minister, who reached here to take part in a religious programme, told this correspondent that besides unemployment, drying water sources and lack of sufficient number of schoolteachers in the hill part of the state were the main reason of migration of villagers. “Out of 21000 natural water sources in the hill part of the state, 30 per cent have dried up and 20 per cent sources are depleting every year,” said the minister. The minister said he had constituted a state-level coordination committee to revive the drying water sources of hill villages. The committee consists of officers of drinking water department, watershed department, MGNREGA, and representatives from the NGOs who are working in this direction. “The committee will implement the programme to preserve rain water by constructing Chal-Khal in villages, where the drinking water sources have gone dried,” said the minister. The minister said the government was aware of the fact that due to lack of sufficient number of teachers in schools in the rural areas of hill districts, people were shifting their wards to private schools. “To tackle this condition, we have decided to strengthen primary education by appointing the required number of teachers by giving unemployed trained teachers a chance in these schools or shifting teachers by promoting them,” said the minister. The minister, who has reached in connection with the yatra of Jagdi Shila Doli, a local deity of Devprayag of Tehri district, called the meeting of the officers of Pithoragarh and instructed the officers that they should go to villages to find out the real condition in the villages concerning the drinking water availability and the condition of schools and report directly to the state if the solution of problems are out of their capacity,” said a resident. |
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One lakh jobs to be created via industrialisation, says Durgapal
Haridwar, May 22 State Minister for Labour Harish Chandra Durgapal said this at a convention organised here by the SIDCUL- Industries Association of Haridwar. Durgapal said small-scale industries would be set up in the hill districts in view of the geographical conditions, which are not suitable for settin up big industrial units. He added already 81,000 jobs had been generated through various industrial hubs set up under SIDCUL in Dehradun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts. This, he said, was commendable owing to less than seven years of setting up of the SIDCUL by the Narayan Dutt Tiwari-led state government. “Industries and labour compliment each other and hence a regular dialogue and meetings should be held to avoid any resentment or misunderstanding,” said Durgapal. SIDCUL Industries Association of Haridwar chief Harendra Garg submitted a memorandum of the demands and requirements of industries in Haridwar to the Labour Minister. He also assured of industries trying to meet the 70 per cent mandatory allocation of jobs to local people but cited the lack of skilled labourers, which makes it impossible to hire all of them. Harish Chandra Durgapal, legislator from Tehri, also assured of uninterrupted power and water supply, alternate route to Delhi during Kanwar or Maha Kumbh fairs and other sops so that industries have convenience in extending their set ups. |
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Char Dham Yatra
Dehradun, May 22 She said, “The traffic police alone cannot handle the heavy flow of traffic when the Char Dham yatra is on and, hence needs participation of public in it. We don’t want people to be present on all days but on Saturdays and Sundays when people commute the maximum.” People who interacted with her also exhibited their willingness to contribute as well. Some of them complained that encroachment was rising the city. To this, she said, the police was always ready to cooperate in anti-encroachment drives taken up by the administration. She expressed satisfaction on the police strength deputed in the city and on various ghats along with the Ganga in
Rishikesh. |
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Army Commanders’ conference today
Dehradun, May 22
During the conference, senior commanders of the Central Command, will critically review the operational preparedness on the Indo-Chinese border in Uttarakhand and issues pertaining to administrative balance.
Disaster management, flood relief operations and security challenges will also feature prominently during the deliberations, including issues of contemporary relevance. The military jurisdiction of the Central Command extends to seven states of Uttarakhand, UP, MP, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar, many of which are affected by the scourge of the Maoism and the Army keeps a close watch on the changing situation. This annual conference at Nanital, besides considering serious operational matters, also provides an interface for large ex-servicemen population of the Kumaon region to express their grievances and suggestions to the top brass of the Central Command. |
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Fire destroys forests on 70 hectares
Pithoragarh, May 22 “Though we try to put off forest fires as soon they erupt, we are not able to reach all corners of the district due to lack of a sufficient number of fire watchers and equipment for the purpose,” said T Sambandhanam, DFO, Pithoragarh. “We reached Pithoragarh via Bageshwar from Chamoli today and witnessed forest fires everywhere in the three districts. There were also no efforts by villagers or the Forest Department to put off the fires,” said Manoj Kandpal, a tourist staying in the Pithoragarh tourist rest house. In Champawat, fires in the forests of Rainagar, Chauri, Simalta, and Devidhura have been blazing for the last three days and the Forest Department seems to be unable to control them. “In the absence of sufficient rain in the district in the last one week fires erupted at several places in the Lohaghat, Champawat and Devidhura ranges, destroying more than 45 hectares of forest (panchayat, civil and reserve), said SP Singh, DFO, Champawat. The DFO said though 55 crew stations had been set up to control fires in the district, the department could provide only 33 fire watchers against the requirement of 110. “Besides an insufficient number of fire watchers, we face a shortage of equipment as well. This cripples our efforts to control fires that erupt suddenly in remote villages,” said SP Singh. Residents of the Ulka Devi temple area of Pithoragarh and the Bastia area of Champawat rushed out of their houses as a forest fire spread close to their homes and destroyed hay dumps. “While the fire destroyed grass dumps and trees near the villages at Bastia in Champawat district, the residents living near the Ulka Devi temple reported the matter to Forest Department officers and requested them to put off fires in the district. |
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Cong trying to lure BJP MLAs, says Panwar
Dehradun, May 22 He said the UKD never favoured politics of horse-trading which is why despite being an ally of the Congress in the state government his party was opposing its tactics. He added the Congress was playing dirty politics by using money power. Panwar also touched upon the issue of the rehabilitation of Bangladesh nationals in the state and said the illegal settlement of foreigners was a serious issue and some political parties were also backing them. He said these outsiders would not only capture land and resources in the state but would also deprive the local youth of employment opportunities. He expressed dismay over the indifferent attitude of the state government towards the issue of Bangladesh nationals saying they could pose danger to the security of the state and the nation. |
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Congress behind MLA’s disappearance: Chufal
“For the past seven days, the MLA has been kept hostage. The party had tried to get in touch with him but he is not responding to our telephone calls. Before his disappearance, the MLA had gone to discuss the problems and we believe Congress leaders have trapped him,” said
Chufal, while addressing a press conference. He said the BJP had already written a letter to Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha Govind Singh Kunjwal about his disappearance. “The practice started by the Congress of luring BJP MLAs will affect the Uttarakhand politics. The state has so far been free of horse trading and use of corrupt practices in buying support of
MLAs,” said Chufal. The BJP chief urged the Congress to concentrate on solving the problems of the people of the state instead of poaching on the BJP MLA to touch the majority mark in the assembly. “The performance of the Congress has been lacklustre in the state. The people of the state are facing water and power shortage but the Congress seems to be oblivious of the problems of the people,” said
Chufal. He also ruled out the possibility of “exodus” of some other
MLAs. All BJP MLAs were with us and the news of some of them quitting the party was idle gossip, he said. |
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Chhattisgarh artistes mesmerise audience with folk dance
Dehradun, May 22 “The dance is popular with the farming community of Chhattisgarh who celebrate the harvest bounty. The older generation too joins in the merriment by accompanying the dancers on the musical instruments,” said Dhani Ram Lathore, Director of the Navodya Kaka Manch. The Amateur Artist Association from Mumbai also gave a glimpse of the Marathi culture through a group dance performed by “Morya”. Pooja Bhatt, a senior member of the group, presented the famous Lavani dance. On the last day of the Natya Mahotsav, awards would be presented to the winners and the mahotsav would end with a
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Sect to give free lodging to pilgrims in Haridwar
Haridwar, May 22 A residential building called the Sukh Dham Yatri Bhawan has been built in Haridwar that will provide free accommodation to the poor people going on the Char Dham yatra or visiting the city for having a dip in the Ganga. Anupama Masand, wife of spiritual guru Sai Sanjay Kumar Masand, said besides religious and spiritual works, they were now undertaking social causes also. Sanjay Masand is the ninth guru of the Sukh Dham sect. She added initially a lodging house for pilgrims was constructed which would be inaugurated tomorrow. It would be available to the poor, physically challenged and people belonging to weaker sections would be provided free accommodation. “We are also holding medical health camps, yoga training programmes and blood donation camps. We are doing several other social works for the poor and aged people while for children specific summer training camps are being organised to impart to them moral and skill-based education,” said Anupama Masand, a resident of Ahmedabad. Anupama said social works were started on a large scale from “Dev Bhoomi” as part of the 350-year-old tradition of the Sukh Dham sect and because of the blessings of Guru Nanak Dev. Secretary of the Sukh Dham Haridwar Trust Sanjay Kumar said the yatri bhawan initially had 39 rooms near the Shiv Moorti chowk. The bhawan would be expanded and the trust was eyeing more spaces in various parts of the country. |
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Students present skits on biodiversity
Haridwar, May 22 A special programme was organised at Dayanand Arno Vernacular School in Jagjeetpur in which experts discussed the topic. The students depicted biodiversity conservation via skits. Speaking as the chief orator, Prof Jeet Ram of Kumaon University, said the day was celebrated on a global-level to generate awareness on biodiversity. He said the loss of biodiversity was on the rise. After the seminar, a workshop was also organised and students presented skits on biodiversity and conservation themes. |
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9-kg tumour removed from woman’s uterus
Dehradun, May 22 The woman hailing from a poor family had undergone operation of the ovary about 10 years back. “Due to her previous medical history, several hospitals had refused to take up the case and the woman did not have money to go for treatment at private hospital. When she approached us, we told her in great length about the risk involved, but she was suffering from acute pain and gave her consent for the operation,” said Dr Tamta. The operation took more than two hours. “The doctors of the Doon Hospital have been carrying out such operations quite often. We receive a large number of patients, who are economically weak and are dependent on government hospitals. We have to rise to the occasion,” said Dr BC Pathak, Principal Superintendent, Doon Hospital. |
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