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Sanand to assess impact of power projects on river
Dharna against graft in education dept
Jawaharlal Nehru a messenger of peace: UKD
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Forest rights for tribals demanded
Nod to honorarium for jobless youth
Parishad members give memo to CM
Petrol price hike proof of UPA’s wrong policies: Khanduri
SP gives bandh call on May 31
Almora MC employees on strike, DM launches cleanliness drive
Bahuguna: Women source of prosperity for society
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna with Mehndi Mahadavipur, a representative of Iranian spiritual leader Ayotollah Khamenei, at the 5th International Conference on Fatima Zahara held in Dehradun on Sunday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Demand to oust Cong workers for anti-party activities
‘Varsity needed for affiliation of colleges in Garhwal’
Radio Khushi for spreading social awareness
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Sanand to assess impact of power projects on river
Haridwar, May 27 Swami Sanand will be accompanied by scientists and environmentalists to gauge the negative impact on the purity of the Ganga as well as on the local ecology. He, along with Swami Shivanand of Matra Sadan, has questioned the integrity of both Centre and state government towards making the Ganga pollution free. “This is a serious finding as the Ganga is no ordinary river. If we confine and stop its constant flow in dams and barrages, the significance of the river will be affected. The Tehri dam has been constructed on the Bhagirathi river but we do not want the same thing to happen on the Alaknanda river and that’s why we are protesting against the hydro projects on the river,” said Swami Sanand. He also called on for the hydro project ban on sub-tributaries of the Ganga, namely Mandakini, Pindar and Vishnu Prayag, and remarked that if the government carried on with its plan for hydro projects, he would give up his life after ‘tapasya’ agitation. Extending support to him, Matra Sadan ashram founder Swami Shivanand said for the past 12 years, they had been working for the cause of the Ganga. He said he would protest if Swami Sanand was stopped by the administration. Demanding the induction of water in concurrent list, Swami Shivanand said, “A river is not a property of a state or country but it’s a world property with animals and birds having same rights as humans; that is why so it is imperative to include it in concurrent list for wider conservation.” Lashing out at Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna for dictating statements on hydro projects, Shivanand termed them as uncalled for, which have been given without taking into consideration the negative impact of hydro projects on the Ganga and local ecology. He said from June 3 to 6, tributes would be paid to Swami Nigmanand. Both the saints also termed the Prime Minister-led National Ganga River Basing Authority recent meetings as unproductive. |
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Dharna against graft in education dept
Dehradun, May 27 Hindustani accused the Director, Secondary Education, of being least interested in improving education setup in Uttarakhand. He said rampant corruption was prevailing in the department setup which was adversely affecting the secondary school education in the state. Hindustani said he had selected the Vidhan Sabha building as site of his dharna as the budget session of the assembly was beginning tomorrow and he wants to highlight the wrongdoings of senior officers of the School Education Department |
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48th death anniversary
Haridwar, May 27 Uday Ram Semwal, central secretary of the UKD, said Nehru was a visionary who led India on the path of development. He added with the Panchsheel principles Nehru gave the world
the message of mutual harmony and cooperation. Semwal said by the Non-Aligned Movement he tried to defuse
tension prevailing in the world during Cold War between the USSR and the USA. He cited various
development measures taken by Nehru post-Independence and said, “Whether it was setting
up of educational institutions like the IIT, IIM, AIIMS and the NIT, paving the way for industrialisation, setting up of dams that he termed as modern shrines or the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, Nehru always had a development-oriented vision.” Lalit Mamgain, president of the UKD youth
wing, said, “It was not without reason that children and the youth liked Nehru and called him ‘Chacha Nehru’ as he always promoted the
interests of the youth and played a pivotal role in development of the country.” Veteran Gandhian Saukar Singh Rawat from Pauri Garhwal said Nehru
was a statesman who despite a foreign upbringing had a liking for the people and the natural beauty of Uttarakhand. Rawat cited Nehru’s numerous visits to Dehradun, Mussoorie, Almora, Nainital and Pauri Garhwal which he had mentioned in his writings too. He also presented himself as a child of the Himalayas. A special programme was also organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru Youth Centre at Bhagat Singh Chowk where children sang patriotic songs and offered floral tributes to a Nehru’s portrait. |
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Forest rights for tribals demanded
Dehradun, May 27 Jarjum Ite was here to attend a public hearing on national park and sanctuaries vis-à-vis the Forest Rights Act organised by the National Forum of Forest People and Forest Workers (NFFPFW) yesterday. She said except Assam and Sikkim, the Forest Rights Act had not been implemented in other northeastern states as the forest authorities argued that forest rights were not meant for the tribals of these states. She added while 145 memorandums of understanding had been signed in Arunachal Pradesh for the construction of dams in the recent years, there had been little efforts so far to get land and forest rights for forest dwelling communities, showing lack of commitment on the part of government towards tribal issues. Another forest rights worker from Uttarakhand PC Tiwari said while the governments in power had always favoured corporate houses, the forest dwelling communities seldom got due importance in the present political set up of the country. He added the forest dwelling communities needed to emerge as a political force. Roma from the NFFPFW, who coordinated the proceedings, said atrocities on tribals and forest dwelling communities still continued in the country. She added a lot still needed to be done to ensure a proper implementation of the Forest Rights Act. —TNS |
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Nod to honorarium for jobless youth
Dehradun, May 27 At the end of the Cabinet meeting, the government gave a go-ahead for disbursement of honorarium to the unemployed youth with several riders. These include registration with the employment exchange for the last four years as on November 9, 2012, only those youth will be eligible whose family income is less than 1 lakh (per annum), should be between 25-35 years of age. The youth will receive Rs 500, graduate but unemployed youth Rs 750 and postgraduate unemployed youth will be entitled for an honorarium of Rs 1000 per month. The Cabinet also approved the setting up of the Horticulture Marketing Council to be presided over by the Horticulture Minister. The council will also comprise specialists in horticulture. The government decided to allocate Rs 1 crore for the council and another Rs 5 crore for a revolving fund. In order to frame a slum policy, the Cabinet approved setting up of a cabinet sub-committee with Preetam Singh, Dinesh Agarwal and Amrita Rawat and Preetam Panwar as members. |
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Parishad members give memo to CM
Dehradun, May 27 General Secretary LP Juyal said the residents had been complaining about the setting up of the treatment plant in the residential Indira Nagar colony and took this matter to the Potable Minister, who directed the Managing Director, Jal Nigam, to halt the work and examine the site himself. However, he did not visit the site. He said they took the matter to the Urban Planning Minister of the state as well but nothing had happened.—TNS |
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Petrol price hike proof of UPA’s wrong policies: Khanduri
Haridwar, May 27 He said the rising inflation, a weak rupee, rise in prices of foodgrains and corruption presented a poor picture of the country. He recounted the achievements of the NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Khanduri termed the unemployment allowance announced by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna for the jobless youth of Uttarakhand as only a lollypop. “Instead of providing full-time employment and self- employment avenues, the Congress government is focusing on providing an allowance which is a temporary step. The youth of the state want employment for long term not a publicity gimmick,” said Khanduri. The former Chief Minister said the episode of Sitarganj legislator Kiran Mandal leaving the BJP was a proof of negative politics pursued by the Congress. He added the Congress instead of focusing on development was pursuing cheap politics which he never did during his government. Ranipur MLA Aadesh Chauhan assured the party activists that their problems would be listened to and addressed. He urged them to remain in touch with public as the Congress government in the state could fall anytime. Chauhan expressed concern over the rising incidents of crime in the district. |
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SP gives bandh call on May 31
Dehradun May 27 Addressing mediapersons at the party office, state president Vinod Barthwal said the SP had joined hands with other political parties in opposing the recent petrol hike and escalating inflation in the state by announcing a bandh call and demonstrations at all district administrative headquarters on May 31. He welcomed the decision of Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna in convening a session at Gairsain but also added that he should also declare Gairsain as the summer capital. He said the BJP and the Congress must clear the status of the capital of the state. He also slammed Bahuguna for not paying attention to the prolonged power cuts, paucity of drinking water and bad roads in the state. He demanded action against District Forest Officers of the divisions where fire incidents had been reported. Barthwal said a meeting of national working committee would be held in Kolkatta for two days on June 7.
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Almora MC employees on strike, DM launches cleanliness drive
Dehradun, May 27 The campaign started from Alexander Gate and covered the main market and the Mall Road localities of Almora town. Residents and administrative officials joined hands and themselves lifted garbage and other filth from the town. They even emptied dustbins and ferried garbage in vehicles to the dumping ground. Gupta appealed to the residents of Almora to properly dispose of garbage keeping in view the ongoing stir of the MC employees. He said while he understood the concerns of the employees, the latter should also understand the well being of the people as littered dirt and filth could lead to the outbreak of an epidemic. The District Magistrate said he was also making efforts towards ensuring more allotment of funds to the Almora MC. SP, Almora, Sunil Kumar Meena, Chief Development Officer C Ravishankar, Additional Divisional Magistrate Rajeev Sah and Sub Divisional Magistrate Ajay Arora were prominent among these who participated in the campaign. |
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Bahuguna: Women source of prosperity for society
Dehradun, May 27 He said the global civilisation and society could be saved only by honouring women. It was necessary to ensure education for girls, especially those belonging to minority, he said. He said the state government took many important decisions in the past two months, among which the creation of Minority Welfare Department to redress the grievances of minorities on priority basis in the state was a prominent one. He said the Muslim section had contributed significantly in the development of Indian culture. Places such as Char Dham, Piran Kaliyar and Hemkund Sabid were among famous religious places in the state. While remembering Late Hemvanti Nandan Bahuguna, he said he had a deep relationship with minority groups, which was emotional and not political. President of the Al-Javad Foundation Maulana M Hussain Naqvi said he had been holding such international conferences in various parts of the country to make endeavors to provide a justified place to women in the society. The honour bestowed on women in Islam by Prophet Mohammad was exemplified by his daughter. Mehndi Mahadavipur, representative of Iranian spiritual leader Ayotollah Ali Khamenei, who was the guest of honour on the occasion, appreciated the rich Indian tradition of tolerance and humanity. He said during his visit to various parts of the country, he had seen immense love for Prophet Mohammad and sufi saints as was also seen in the poetry and writings of non-muslim scholars, poets and writers. He hoped that relations between Iran and India would get strengthened in near future. Member of Parliament, Pauri Garhwal, Satpal Maharaj said Bibi Fatema was an inspiration for women all over the world and would continue to do so. |
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Demand to oust Cong workers for anti-party activities
Mussoorie, May 27 The party workers demanding the identification of such workers passed a resolution to remove such party workers who had led to the downfall of the party in the constituency during the elections. The party workers said these anti-party workers provided information to the opposite camp due to which their candidate Manmohan Singh Mall had to face defeat in the elections. The workers also passed a resolution of removing the PCC member Dr Virendar Rawat from the party on the occasion. Dr Virendar Rawat said he had no knowledge of any such resolution and, moreover, the Nyay Panchayat Committee of the party had no right to oust him as only the PCC had the right to remove anyone from the party. He said he was loyal to the party and would remain so always. Senior Congress leader along with Manmohan Singh Mall, Devi Singh Panwar, Bharat Singh Chauhan, Pradeep Kavi, Jagat Panwar, Mohan Prasad Nautiyal and others were present on the occasion. |
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‘Varsity needed for affiliation of colleges in Garhwal’
Dehradun, May 27 Khanduri wrote that there was an immediate need of proper functioning of Pt Deen Dayal Updhyaya Affiliating University in the interest of the students of the state. He said after HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, was upgraded to the status of a Central University, the official announcement of the Pt Deen Dayal Updhyaya Affiliating University was made to address the educational need of 1,70,000 students in those colleges that were affiliated to the HNB Garhwal University. However, the state government failed to make the affiliating university functional as the result of which students are facing great difficulties. In HNB university, the entrance examination would be conducted at the national level and the reservations have to be made in accordance with the Central Government policy. The university has adopted semester system and the examination would also be conducted as per the norms applicable for a Central University. He argued that the affiliated colleges do not have essential arrangement for implementing the semester system because these colleges did not have proper infrastructure and many colleges did not have adequate number of teachers. He said the Chief Minister that prevailing situation had resulted in difficulties for the teachers as well as the students. This often lead to agitation by the students. Khanduri appealed to Bahuguna that Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya University should be started immediately by providing required infrastructure facilities and the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor, registrar and other required staff. He said the affiliating university should be made functional immediately, so that the admission process could be started in the colleges in accordance with the norms of the state for the coming academic session from July. |
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Radio Khushi for spreading social awareness
Mussoorie, May 27 Started with an objective to serve people by the way of spreading social awareness, it has succeeded in reintroducing the joy of listening to radio once again. Radio Khushi, a station run by the GNFC students themselves, came into existence in 2009 and with the assistance of qualified staff and efforts of the students, it has grown popular in the past couple of years. According to Nupur Karnwal, the programme head of the radio, the broadcasting limit for the station during its inception was around four hours, but with the increase in popularity and listeners demanding for more, the broadcasting time has been extended to around eight hours. Speaking on the functioning of the radio station, Karnwal further said the station began with an objective to enhance communication skills of the students and increase their confidence level. Speaking about the format of the programme, she said it included current affairs, education, facts, trends, fashion, technology, travel, sports and discussing the most serious issues of social concern, all this in the most sensible and effective manner. “The students prepare on the given topics like environment, health and education and very often stress is laid on raising awareness among the community over the issue of primary education.” The students, who now call themselves Radio Jockeys, air the programme under different series of talk shows, namely ‘Jiyo Zindagi Bindaas’, which was based on highlighting the importance of primary education, added Karnwal. “The students have also become sensitive to most of the social issues through the radio station and are much better informed on every relevant subject these days,” said station head of the Radio Khushi Arjun Kaintura. The students have also reacted to the inception of the radio station enthusiastically. Rasneet, Yudy, Shivani, Nikhar and Navneet, all working as RJs at the radio station, are of the view that they have become immensely confident and much aware of the social issues than before. They further said by joining Radio Khushi, they had not only enhanced their communication skills, but had also developed understanding towards the social issues that require the attention of society. Poor people living around have also benefited from the radio station in many ways. Sheila, wife of a migrant labourer from Bihar living in a makeshift tent, said since they did not have a television, they rely completely on Radio Khushi. She said it kept them updated about various health camps and pulse polio programmes going on in the town. Headmistress of the girls section of the school ND Sawhney said for the school that believed in education and health for all, Radio Khushi had come as a boon. Through Radio Khushi, they were able to inculcate secular values among the students and make them knowledgeable, added
Sawhney. |
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Alleging large-scale corruption in the School Education Department, Madan Lal Hindustani, state president of the Government Teachers Association, started an indefinite dharna outside the Vidhan Sabha building in Dehradun today.
In the backdrop of an agitation of employees of the Almora Municipal Corporation, District Magistrate Akshat Gupta launched a cleanliness campaign in the town today.
The campaign started from Alexander Gate and covered the main market and the Mall Road localities of Almora town. Residents and administrative officials joined hands and themselves lifted garbage and other filth from the town. They even emptied dustbins and ferried garbage in vehicles to the dumping ground.
The Al-Javvad Foundation convened the 5th All-India Conference ‘Seerat-E-Fatima-Zahra’ here today.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna also addressed the gathering and called woman a source of life and prosperity for society.
Khanduri was speaking at a felicitation function at the BHEL at Ranipur here today. He lashed out at the Congress for failing to control inflation and corruption which had broken the backbone of the common man.