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BJP leaders submit memo to CEO, IG
FIR against CM Bahuguna's
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CS wants full implementation of Food Safety Act
24 diagnosed with chickenpox, jaundice in Kumaon region
Ministers await CM nod to attend London Olympics
Recovery of Intestine
Six lakh Kanwariyas reach Haridwar
Process of rehab plan for Karnataka districts discussed
Charge against environmentalist Rajendra Singh
Unani doctors meet Governor
DMC likely to take up proposal for increase in house tax
Leopard kills village girl in Gangolihat
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BJP leaders submit memo to CEO, IG
Dehradun, July 7 The members drew the attention of the Chief Election Officer Radha Raturi towards the misuse of government machinery by the Congress government in Sitarganj byelection and local administration's alleged biased behaviour against the BJP. They urged Raturi to change the Returning Officer as they alleged, he was working as the agent of
the Congress. During the meeting with IG Ram Singh Meena, the members said the local administration refused to file an FIR even though three persons had assaulted MLA (Nanak Matta) Prem Singh Rana. "The Congress government has let loose goons in Sitarganj and are threatening BJP supporters so that they do not come out to vote tomorrow. Our MLA Rana was threatened at gunpoint on July 6, while he was returning from a relative's house at night after having dinner," charged Harbans Kapoor, BJP MLA. The BJP leaders said they were fearing the situation would turn violent on the day of the election and demanded security for the BJP voters and candidates. Later, addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Mukesh Mahindra said the local police in Sitarganj deliberately created delay in filing an FIR and alleged the police and local administration were working as agents of the Congress. The BJP also burnt the effigies of Bahuguna government at Clock Tower to lodge their protest. |
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FIR against CM Bahuguna's
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Pithoragarh, July 7 Demanding action against some police personnel and a case under SC/ST Act against Congress leaders, two BJP MLAs, Rajkumar Thukral and Rajesh Shukla, along with district president of the party, Suresh Parihar, led by Leader of the Opposition,
Ajay Bhatt, today staged a dharna before the office of the SSP at Sitarganj. They demanded action against policemen who, according to BJP
leaders, had misbehaved with them when they were going to lodge a peaceful protest against some Congress workers, who had misbehaved with BJP leader Prem Singh Rana, a BJP MLA from Nanak Matta today morning. “We
are also demanding action against those Congress workers who have misbehaved
with our leader Prem Singh Rana at Gaurikhera on Friday," said Ajay Bhatt,
the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly. |
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Sitarganj Assembly Byelection
Dehradun, July 7 “I have visited Sitarganj on number of occasions in the course of the campaigning and people’s mood in Sitarganj is strongly in favour of Bahuguna,” he said while adding that it was only a matter of time before Bahuguna would register a record margin victory in Sitarganj. Dhasmana said the BJP was now resorting to making false allegations against the Congress as it understood very well that its candidate was no match to Bahuguna. He pointed out that Uttarkhand had got a new impetus in development ever since Vijay Bahuguna came to power in the state. He said the welfare of the unprivileged sections of society and minority sections had been taken up
on priority by the Bahuguna government. Dhasmana also asserted that the state was now witnessing all around development with every region of the state getting equal importance. |
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CS wants full implementation of Food Safety Act
Dehradun, July 7 While reviewing the meeting, Chief Secretary Alok Kumar Jain said that a food security appeal tribunal would be constituted at Dehradun and Haldwani for which approval has been received from the High Court. The tribunal judge would be equivalent to district judge. He said that the authority to penalise for food adulteration rested with Additional District Magistrate and the Chief Judicial Magistrate could sentence the defaulters to jail. The chief food inspectors would conduct tests for food adulteration in their respective districts. Chief Secretary Jain expressed his concern over non-compliance of Food Safety Act. As per the Act, Principal Secretary,
Health, is Food Safety Commissioner, and Additional Secretary, the Joint Director and Food Safety Commissioner would keep an eye on production, marketing and
sale of food. |
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24 diagnosed with chickenpox, jaundice in Kumaon region
Pithoragarh, July 7 A medical team went to Simagaon village in Dwarahat subdivision of Almora district today and surveyed the village and took samples of all children for testing. It found six children suffering from chickenpox, RS Shahi, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Almora, said. The team led by Tehsildar BS Gunjiyal medically examined the affected children in and around Simalgaon village and found symptoms of chickenpox in six of them. Of these two children were recovering fast, said Shahi. The CMO added a pharmacist had been posted in the affected areas and special teams of doctors were treating the patients. “There is no need to panic over the cases of chickenpox as it is merely a viral infection that spreads due to lack of proper sanitation,” he said. The district administration had to intervene to check the spread of the epidemic after the primary health centre at Dwarahat verified that the children admitted there were suffering from chickenpox. “We referred the cases to hospital after we found a big abscess on the body and faces of the children admitted to the primary health centre,” said Dr Amit Mishra, in-charge of the public health centre, Dwarahat. Meanwhile, the sub-divisional administration has also taken cognisance of the jaundice cases that were reported from Soni village in the Tarikhet area of the district. A medical team that was sent to the village had found two persons suffering from jaundice and they were being treated,” said Dr Azal Patel, in-charge of the team. In the Ganai area of Pithoragarh district, 19 villagers fell ill due to food poisoning after they ate ‘halwa’ (sweet pudding) that was served to them when they were working in a field. “Of the 19 patients admitted to the primary health centre, we have referred two serious patients for better medical treatment and eight others have been referred to the Pithoragarh district hospital,” said Dr AB Upadhyaya, Medical Officer at the public health centre, Ganai. |
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Ministers await CM nod to attend London Olympics
Dehradun, July 7 But this has not stopped the three Cabinet ministers from wanting to attend London Olympics, albeit, as spectators. They are awaiting a positive response from the Chief Minister in this regard. The three ministers are Finance Minister Indira Hriyadesh, Rural Development Minister Pritam Singh and Minister for Sports and Planning Dinesh Aggarwal. What has baffled critics is the desire of the Uttarakhand Olympics Association, which has only Olympics Rajkiya Khel organised in 2001 to its credit, to take the three ministers to London when only Agarwal is holding the sports portfolio. Meanwhile, president of the Uttarakhand Olympics Association Rajeev Mehta declined to comment on the issue. It has been learnt that the association had been at loggerheads with the state government on the issue of funds. After the lone sporting event in 2001 the association had nothing spectacular to speak about in the area of sports. The increasing activism of ministers in sports with the Finance Minister promising to build a world class stadium in Haldwani and Sports Minister Aggarwal’s desire to host National Games in the state in 2016 indicate that they want to associate themselves with sports associations. Besides, if the Uttarakhand Olympics Association manages to take at least one minister on board to London, it may benefit from it as it has been facing the government apathy in the past and may finally get the much-needed funds after the Olympics. london bound
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Recovery of Intestine
Dehradun, July 7 “I have talked to the WII Director, who has said it would take some time before the report is finalised and thus it was wrong on part of media to jump to a conclusion,” he pointed out. Sharma said there was no question of hiding anything and the findings of the report will be made available to media. “If the report will reveal that intestines belonged to a tiger, we will accept it and take further measures to strengthen our security in the Corbett,” he said. He said the state Forest Department was working hard towards ensuring capacity building of its forest guards deployed in the territorial divisions of the Corbett. “We have submitted a proposal to the National Tiger Conservation Authority in this regard. The proposal entrails an expenditure of Rs 9 crore that will be spent over a period of five years,” he said. Referring to proposed Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF), Sharma said the Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra models had been submitted and the state was working on a war footing towards facilitating the formation of the STPF in the state. Admitting that the monsoon was a vulnerable period for wildlife, he said the department had intensified nigth patrolling in view of rains. He added the Corbett authorities were taking all possible measures to monitor the movements of poachers. Sharma said stern action would be taken against those who plan to go for any misadventure inside the Corbett. |
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Six lakh Kanwariyas reach Haridwar
Haridwar, July 7 Talking to TNS, Kanwar mela police in charge KL Shaw said by this evening, nearly 6 lakh Kanwariyas had thronged Haridwar. In view of this, additional police force has been deployed at all important places and the Kanwar stretch, so that Kanwariyas do not face any problem. Roorkee SP Dhirendra Gunjiyal has been made Kanwar mela police in charge of the rural region for the better management of the pilgrimage. District Magistrate Sachin Kurwe today inaugurated a free medical-cum-health camp at the Kanwar stretch, popularly known as Kanwar patri, which will run 24 hours. He also inspected other facilities like drinking water, kanwar patri lights, power generators and the cleaning of the stretch. Hoardings mentioning do's and don’ts have also been installed at the kanwar patri. Information centres have also been set up for Kanwariyas. |
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Process of rehab plan for Karnataka districts discussed
Dehradun, July 7 Director General, ICFRE, Dr VK Bahuguna reviewed the process of the preparation of plans and outlined the important role of the FIMI in it. Bahugana said many small mines that had very limited area for dumps may not be ecologically sustainable if one calculated the capacity of dumps only for next five years. For such mines, the capacity should be calculated on the basis of site specific conditions. “It may also be possible that such mines may be amalgamated to the adjoining bigger mine for sustainable mining and for this the Central Environment Committee may be approached,” he said. The meeting decided that any overlapping area that existed on ground should be clearly demarcated. For such an area, the best rehabilitation measure could be to develop a common facility such as biodiversity parks there. Further, it was held that the process of preparation of rehabilitation plan be further expedited and any difference of calculated figures of key factors should be resolved with the FIMI shortly. |
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RSS dharna against Kashmir policies
Dehradun, July 7 The protesters rejected the role of interlocutors in Kashmir alleging that they look more of separatists than nationalist. The protesters, who also submitted a memorandum addressed to the President to the administration, said any decision with regard to Kashmir must have consent of nationalist Muslims and minority Hindus residing in Kashmir. |
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Charge against environmentalist Rajendra Singh
Dehradun, July 7 "Rajendra Singh wants to pit Kanwariyas against local hill people and this can lead to civil war-like situation in the the state," he pointed out. He said Kanwariyas were mainly responsible for causing pollution in the Gaumukh region. He accused the Centre of promoting people like Rajendra Singh, who were against the development of the state.
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Unani doctors meet Governor
Dehradun, July 7 General secretary of Anjuman Islamiaand Masjid Committee (Mallital) Hamid Ali led a delegation which presented a memorandum regarding the boundary wall of the graveyard of Nainital. |
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DMC likely to take up proposal for increase in house tax
Dehradun, July 7 If the proposal is approved as of now, those residents paying Rs 250 as house tax would witness a four-fold jump in their tax assessment.
The self assessment of house tax is being done on the basis of breadth of roads from the house. Even the houses have been categorised as pucca houses, semi-pucca houses and kutcha houses. However, the houses that are 20 years old would be able to get a rebate of 40 per cent. Meanwhile, the government has issued notification of creation of three new nagar panchayats, which would take the
total number of nagar panchayats to 38. |
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Leopard kills village girl in Gangolihat
Pithoragarh, July 7 KC Kafaltia, range officer of the area, said: "We have released some compensation for the victim's family and the rest of the relief will be paid according to the rules." However, villagers have appealed to the Chief Minister to give a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the deceased's family. They have also urged the authorities to capture the leopard. |
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