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Ujjwala has tough time entering Tiwari's house
24x7 power supply a challenge for corporations
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Parking problem irks tourists, residents
BJP makes preparations for Bharat bandh
Chaos over remarks against widows in Assembly
Unemployment allowance only for publicity: Jan Manch
Togadia opposes entry tax for travel to Gaumukh
Qureshi to inaugurate golf tournament
CM office to pay power bills of martyrs’ memorials
Tennis tournament results
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Ujjwala has tough time entering Tiwari's house
Dehradun, May 29 It was only after intervention of her lawyer that she could get the entry. Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute campus today had a large number of visitors in the form of mediapersons. These mediapersons had come to cover ND Tiwari blood sampling being carried out at Forest Research Institute residence of ND Tiwari. While two to three OB vans had stationed themselves at FRI from early morning hours, a large number of mediapersons poured into the campus. Interestingly, FRI employees too could be seen outside Tiwari's residence. Rohit Shekhar had a tough time dealing with mediapersons, who surrounded him as soon as he came out of the Tiwari's residence. Mediamen who jostled to get a space for themselves even pushed Rohit at times, forcing policemen to control the crowd. But Rohit did oblige each and every mediaperson before making an exit. Though they were only a few, some commoners, too, could be seen outside Tiwari's residence. These people, who were mostly villagers, looked upset over forced collection of blood samples of Tiwari. They said it was not proper to humiliate an aged politician.
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24x7 power supply a challenge for corporations
Dehradun, May 29 In a joint press conference convened by Managing Director, UPCL AK Johri and Director Operation, UJVNL, BCK Mishra, the officials wondered over the demand reaching a record 35.5 million unit (MU) mark on May 28. Johri said, “As against the gross energy availability of 32 MU, the demand rose up to 35 MU on Monday for which even we were not prepared. We estimated it not to go beyond 33 MU in any possibility but the demand increased by 15-20 per cent.” Johri said it was only the rural belt of the city that the power cuts were imposed for an hour on a daily basis. Mishra said the Maneri Bhalli hydro-electric project too had to be closed down on Monday during the peak hours from 12 noon to 8pm due to extra deposition of silt, due to rain in Gangotri. Owing to these reasons, the power was snapped for two hours in the city. The officials, however, expressed hope that they would be able to stand by the claim made by Bahuguna, as the snow was fast melting, because of which the power generation had drastically shot up from 15 to 19 MU from May 24 onwards. The power shortage too had decreased from 3 MU to 1 MU accordingly. The power frequency was, however, not faring well by being around the mark of 49.7 MU which led to low voltage. The power generation in May last year was 550 MU as against 490 MU this year. However, Mishra said the generation would pick up fast with the onset of monsoon. He also said five small hydro-electric projects of 26 MW were slated to be completed this year. Gagani project of 8 MW and Badiyar project of 4.9 MW in Uttarkashi would be completed this year. Besides this, Kali Ganga of 4 MW was near completion. Assi Ganga I and Assi Ganga-II, each of 4.5 MW would be commissioned as well.
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Parking problem irks tourists, residents
Mussoorie, May 29 On one hand, the business community of the town is elated with the influx of tourists in large numbers, but on the other, it is lamenting the lack of adequate facilities here. Traffic jams and parking woes remain common despite several meetings of officials. According to the Municipal Council, over 1,200 vehicles arrive in the town daily during peak seasons. Presently, the administration has provided four parking areas for the tourist vehicles. Around 500 vehicles can be parked at library bus stand, 50 in the Bakery Hill area, 100 at Landour bazaar and 200 in the Town Hall area, which means that the town has a parking space for less than 1,000 vehicles. A tourist from Dehradun, Navdeep Sarna, who was seen searching adequate parking space for his vehicle at the Mall Road, said since his arrival in the town, he had been running from one point to park his vehicle but to no avail. “The police personal, instead of providing an alternative solution, are more interested in serving tickets,” added Navdeep. Tourists arriving in large numbers is creating acute parking problems in town. The disgruntled hoteliers are of the view that the inadequate parking space in the town was affecting their business as they were losing out on much-needed revenue during the peak season. Mussoorie Hotel Association spokesperson Sandeep Sahni rued the fact that the non-cooperative nature of the administration was the greatest hindrance in the establishment of new parking lots in the town. “A private parking constructed at the Sylverton ground could solve the parking woes of the town to a certain extent, but the file is just being tossed from one department to the other due to reasons unknown,” he added. Sahni also suggested that till the time no mega structure comes in to existence, the administration should target creating small parking lots at different places so that the traffic congestion from Mall Road could be eased out. Anil Godiyal, another local resident, said if the MDDA granted permission to the hotels to construct parking lots in their own hotels, the condition would improve.
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BJP makes preparations for Bharat bandh
Haridwar, May 29 Several meetings are being held by the district BJP unit in this regard, urging the party workers to make the bandh a success so that it gives a strong message to the Congress-led UPA government. A meeting was held at the city party office at Devpura where district party chief Sushil Chauhan gave responsibilities of various wards to party office bearers to ensure no establishment remains open that day. The women cell of the BJP Mahila Morcha is also geared up for the bandh. A meeting was held under district chief Kusum Gandhi in which the cell members decided to mobilise people about the anti-common policies of the UPA government. State party secretary Poonam Jha said hike in petrol prices had broken common man’s backbone of and the Congress had failed in controlling the inflation and scams.
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Chaos over remarks against widows in Assembly
Dehradun, May 29 The Bills that were tabled for discussion include the Uttarakhand Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2012, the Uttarakhand Lekha Pariksha (Amendment) Bill 2012, the Uttarakhand Excise (Amendment) Bill 2012, the Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2012. Earlier, giving respite to the ruling Congress, the BJP allowed Question Hour to go uninterrupted repeatedly putting the Social Welfare and Transport Minister Surinder Rakesh to dock. The minister replied to a question raised by BJP MLA Rajesh Shukla whether the pension to the beneficiaries falling under different categories was being released on time by the government. Not only did the minister make disparaging remarks about widows, but also said he had no knowledge that the previous BJP government had passed an order under which deserted women were also included in the fourth category of pensioners. Disenchanted BJP members then raised slogans and even went to the well of the House to lodge their protest. This forced Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna to intervene and clarify the government's position that the new Congress government was still in the process of identifying the women beneficiaries and once it was done, the pension would be disbursed. Almost at the fag end of Question Hour, opposition members again rallied behind the Leader of the Opposition Ajay Bhatt and once again urged Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal to accept their notice for initiating discussion under Rule 310 so that the entire modus operandi regarding former BJP MLA Kiran Mandal's sudden disappearance and resignation could be brought before the House. "We allowed Question Hour to pass peacefully and had hoped that the Speaker would accept our notice but he again refused to entertain our demand. We had brought documentary proof to prove our contention that the government was behind Mandal's disappearance," said Bhatt.
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CM conducts surprise check on MLAs’ Hostel
Dehradun, May 29 Bahuguna said MLAs ought to be provided facilities as per their status and any type of negligence would not be tolerated. He said providence
of appropriate budget would be made for the upgradation of facilities in the MLA
Hostel. He also took stock of sanitation, water and electricity supply in the hostel. On finding broken windowpanes and torn carpets in some rooms, he
directed the officials concerned to change them immediately. He also interacted with MLAs and received information about the problems existing in the hostel and assured them to do the needful. Also present on the
occasion were Leader of the Opposition Ajay Bhatt, Chairman, Mandi Parishad, Shailendra Mohan Singhal and MLAs Shailrani and
Yatishwaranand.
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Unemployment allowance only for publicity: Jan Manch
Dehradun, May 29 He gave various other options to help jobless gain employment such as 70 pc reservation for unemployed and ban on the appointment of outsiders in private as well as state government jobs. Be it the contractual and daily wagers, the preference to the 70 pc state youth must be given. He said the hydro power projects should be launched for employment avenues. He also advocated for creating more jobs for unemployed in hills.
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Togadia opposes entry tax for travel to Gaumukh
Mussoorie, May 29 Togadia said the government was hurting the sentiments of the majority community by demanding Rs 150 as entry tax and the VHP was opposed to it. He also raised the issue of the absence of a helpline for pilgrims and health centres at the Gangotri shrine. The VHP leader alleged that the government was not serious towards the problems of the pilgrims. DFO, Uttarkashi, IP
Singh said the tax had been levied to increase the revenue of the state government and the collected money was deposited directly in the government treasury.
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Governor lauds thalassaemia awareness campaign
Dehradun, May 29 He conveyed his appreciation to Shiv Prasad Dutt, secretary of the society, who met him at the Raj Bhavan last evening and presented him with a book named “Kapil Chalisa” and some information pamphlets about the disease in English, Hindi and Bengali. He informed the Governor that 60 lakh copies of the pamphlet in Hindi, 10 lakh in Bengali, 5 lakh in English and 5 lakh in Urdu had been distributed in
Uttarakhand.
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Qureshi to inaugurate golf tournament
Dehradun, May 29 Giving information about the event, Raj Bhavan Golf Club vice-president and Principal Secretary to the Governor Ashok said here today that the state had always been the centre of attraction for tourists and adventure-lovers from all over the country and abroad due to its scenic locations and clean environment. He said the tournament and similar events played an important role in familiarising them with the art and culture of the hill region. Ashok said the objectives of holding the tournament were to encourage sports and related activities, provide a platform to local sportspersons and to popularise the historic golf course. Talking about the growing popularity of the tournament over the years, he said this year, 1,375 golfers from Jamshedpur, Shillong, Pune, Ahmedabad and various other parts of the country had registered themselves for the event. SIDCUL, ONGC, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Corporation, Max Healthcare Ltd, Trident Group of Companies and UB Group are among the prominent sponsors of the tournament. In accordance with the Governor’s wishes, three local golfers (handicap) will also participate. Ashok said national-level golfer Amit Luthra will play at the tenth tournament. The event will close on June 3 with the Governor awarding the winners.
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CM office to pay power bills of martyrs’ memorials
Dehradun, May 29 According to the Chief Minister office, a decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna after a discussion held with the representatives of the Uttarakhand Rajya Andolan Shaheed Smarak Rishikesh here yesterday. The Chief Minister has directed to pay all electricity bills of these memorials from the CM Discretionary Fund.
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Tennis tournament results
Dehradun, May 29 Boys under-14 category: Utkarsh Bhardwaj (Uttarakhand) beat Aviuday Singh (Chandigarh) (4-0,4-0), Aditya Pratap Singh (Uttarakhand) beat Rohit Rawat (Uttarakhand) (5-3,4-0), Mohak Baja (Delhi) beat Anubhav Gupta ( Uttarakhand ) (4-2,4-2), Neelaksh Dixit ( Delhi) beat Dron Walia (Uttarakhand) (4-1,4-1), Dhruv Bhatia (Delhi) beat Ishan Sethi ( Uttarkhand) (4-0,4-1), Anmol Rattan Kamboj (Chandigarh) beat Ahjay Akhilanand (Maharshtra) (4-0,4-1) Dhruv Sabbharwal (Uttarakhand ) beat Prakhar Pal (Uttarakhand (4-0,2-4,4-0), Sabrang Sandal (Chandigarh) beat Vaibhav Rattan (Chandigarh) 4-1,4-2) Boys under-18 category: Sohrab Kanwar (Chandigarh) beat Ankur Rawat (Uttarakhand) (4-2,2-4,4-2), Parver Dogra (Chandigarh) beat Samrat Singh Rana (Chandigarh) (4-1,4-2), Arnav Alok (Uttarakhand) beat Priyavrat Mehla (Chandigarh) (5-3,4-1), Parasdeep Singh (Chandigarh) beat Varchasav Tewari (Uttarakhand) (4-1,4-2), Jagmeet Singh (Punjab) beat Ayush Joshi (Chandigarh) (4-2,5-4,7-3), Kamal Kishore Medarna (Rajasthan) beat Trivesh Singh (Delhi) (4-2,4-2), Atishey Jain (Uttarakhand) beat Kunal Chaudhary (Delhi) (5-3,4-2) and Ranjit Singh (Chandigarh) beat Dhruv Bhatia (4-1,4-2).
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Victory for DFA, Garhwal Heroes in football
Dehradun, May 29 In the first match, Shashank Mamgain scored the lone goal for DFA, Dehradun. The second match between Garhwal Heroes and Gorkha Brigade was a one-sided affair. For Garhwal Heroes, Pushpender Kundu scored the first goal in the 54th minute, while Nitin scored the second goal in the 82nd minute. The third goal for Garhwal Heroes, New Delhi, was scored by Kulbhushan
in the 85th minute of the match.
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