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Seven-yr-old falls in flooded drain, dead
Bahuguna defers transfer of teachers
CM praised for decision to regularise illegal colonies
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Face of the week
Guv greets people on Id-ul-Fitr
1,400 saplings of 28 varieties planted in Doon
Web designing competition
No move to take back rebels, says Chufal
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Seven-yr-old falls in flooded drain, dead
Dehradun, August 18 The body of the child, whose identity was yet to be established, was still to be recovered. Boundary walls of a number of houses also collapsed in the Rajpur Canal road area leading to rain water rushing inside houses while the main Salawala bridge on the New Cantt road was also partially damaged due to the heavy rain.
The Bakaralwala embankment was also damaged by the swollen Bindal river waters. The district authorities were trying to asses the damage caused by the rain till the reports last came in.
The state capital today recorded 50 mm rain from morning till evening. On the other side of it, the rain, however, also brought normal life to a standstill with almost all major roads experiencing waterlogging.
The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain in the next 24 hours in districts of Dehradun, Chamoli and Uttarkashi. Executive Director,
Meteorological Department, Dehradun, Dr Anand Sharma, said a warning had already been issued for heavy rain in the three districts. He said the pilgrims should strictly avoid travelling, particularly to Chamoli and Uttarkashi as heavy rain could trigger landslides.
Several of low lying areas of Dehradun witnessed water logging. The Clement Town and Manjara areas of Dehradun were the worst hit. Residents had to spend night outdoors as rainwater rushed inside their houses. Water also entered the Inter-State Bus Terminus causing great inconvenience to the passengers.
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Bahuguna defers transfer of teachers
Dehradun, August 18 "As far as the transfer of teachers is concerned, this academic year will go as a zero year and teachers will continue to remain in their previous places of postings," said Bahuguna today at the end of the evaluation of meeting of the School Education Department. Besides the opposition to the government's decision to keep the Transfer Act passed during the regime of former Chief Minister BC Khanduri in abeyance and implement the previous transfer policy, the government had a tough time allocating schools to teachers on the laid out parameters of accessible and inaccessible areas of the state. The Teachers Association had even questioned the role of Uttarakhand Education Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani after the leaked transfer list revealed several anomalies and favouritism. "We had been demanding a clear and transparent mechanism for effecting transfers. The Transfer Act with a few changes could have effectively taken care of the annual exercise but, instead, the government decided to keep the Act in abeyance," said Prem Singh Gusain, president, Shikshak Maha Sangh. Now transfers would be carried only under medical emergencies and extreme conditions.
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CM praised for decision to regularise illegal colonies
Dehradun, August 18 Sethi, while addressing a press conference in Dehradun today, said the Congress in Uttarakhand had promised in its election manifesto to regularise illegal colonies and the Chief Minister had now fulfilled it. Sethi said the decision had come as a big relief for a large population in the state that resided in slums. He added the Congress would also be benefited in the Tehri Lok Sabha byelection due to the decision. He said all Congress councillors in Dehradun would shortly hold a rally to express their gratitude to the Chief Minister. Sethi, who unsuccessfully contested the Assembly election from the Dehradun Cantonment seat on Congress ticket, said the Chief Minister had sanctioned 25 km of road for the Dehradun Cantonment area. He added the Chief Minister had also assured him of sanctioning an ultrasound machine for Shri Harkishan Sahib Hospital at Patel Nagar. — TNS
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Face of the week
Dehradun, August 18
He is equally concerned about the directionless march of HNB Garhwal and Kumaon Universities. Dr Joshi says even during the erstwhile UP days, both HNB Garhwal and Kumaon Universities boasted of exceptional faculty members in social and pure sciences departments but the same cannot be said now. “There has been a sharp decline in the quality of faculty. In the 80s and 90s, Kumaon University boasted of names like Prof KS Valdiya in the geology department and Dr DD Pant in the physics department. These were exceptionally talented men who went beyond the curriculum, instilling in their students love for sciences. Even for that matter, HNB Garhwal University had few names to reckon with in the past. Even after being accorded the status of a central university, the Garhwal university is yet to make a mark,” he rued. From his schooling in Mussoorie to teaching at different places in Uttar Pradesh and finally settling down in Dehradun, Dr Joshi has been a small town guy. “It was the charm of small town and company of friends that helped me arrive at the decision of settling down in Dehradun,” he averred. His interest in reading also resulted in the setting up of Doon Research Library which has a collection of 16,659 books and Dr Joshi says but for former Chief Minister ND Tiwari things would not have happened. “We are now planning to set up a separate children’s section so that they can discover the joy of reading books,” said Joshi.
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Model UN conference begins
Dehradun, August 18 Uttarakhand Congress vice-president Suryakant Dhasmana inaugurated the conference.
He said the staging of the conference at Law College for the first time revealed that the college had achieved recognition at the national and international
levels. He said the participating students and delegates from different universities and colleges across the country would benefit from deliberations in the conference.
Law College principal Dr Rajesh Bahuguna said the delegates and the students from 40 universities and colleges were participating in the conference.
Chairman of Law College Jitendra Joshi, besides Anuradha Joshi, GP Sharma and Rajeev Sharma were present at the inauguration
ceremony On the first day, the delegates deliberated on the long-term impact
of the global economic crisis and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and Asia on the trans-Atlantic economic relationship and the need to promote sustainable economic growth through new approaches of innovation and competitiveness. Anantdeep Singh
from Delhi University presided over the general assembly today.
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Guv greets people on Id-ul-Fitr
Dehradun, August 18 He called upon all to come forward and help weak and underprivileged people of society.
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1,400 saplings of 28 varieties planted in Doon
Dehradun, August 18 The Director of the Forest Research Institute, Dr Bhojvaid, and HESCO Founder Dr Anil Prakash Joshi conducted the plantation proceedings. The two hoped that these villages would emerge as the Bhimal Fibre bank for Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Dr Joshi held that Bhimal would help farmers get fodder requirements for their livestock. He said this would also assist in the financial empowerment of women. A large number of people from different villages took part in the programme. Brijendra Singh Panwar coordinated the programme.
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Web designing competition
Dehradun, August 18 Tulip House was adjudged first followed by Jasmine House. Sakshi Agarwal, Muskan Gupta, Ishita Bansal and Sailesha Banskota were the participants from Tulip House.
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Ex-General calls on Guv
Dehradun, August 18 Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi had undergone a knee operation recently. During their meeting with the Governor, they also informed him about their respective spheres of work.
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No move to take back rebels, says Chufal
Pithoragarh, August 18 Chufal gave an assurance to the workers that their feelings would be taken care of by the state party unit. However, he said: "The rest depends upon the national party high command." — OC
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The unbridled expansion of higher education in the private and government sectors has not done qualitative improvement in education. “Some of the schools in Dehradun and Mussoorie had acquired a good reputation. The task at hand was to build a strong edifice for higher education but that was not to be. None of our colleges or professional institutes find a mention in the annual list of top colleges of the country," emphasised Dr
Joshi.