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Admn again fails to convince Shivanand
Ramdev extends support to Matra Sadan saint
Balkrishan hits out at Centre for serving notices on him
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Acharya appears before court
Doctors from Pak, Bangladesh join hands to popularise homoeopathy
Salaries of transferred doctors to be stopped
Issue PR certificates to state people: Samaj
BJP youth wing launches dharna in Almora
BJP activists hold protest against govt functioning
Registration of vehicles to go online soon
Literature festival concludes in Doon
‘Great sensitivity needed to deal with women issues’
Satpal Maharaj backs Shiksha Mittars
Bahuguna calls on Hamid Ansari in Delhi
Vice Chancellor Prasad meets Governor
Inter-house creativity contest at Summer Valley School
Statehood status for activists: Agitation suspended
Sitar player performs at St Jude’s School
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Admn again fails to convince Shivanand
Haridwar, August 27 Pandey cited the deteriorating health condition of the saint as one of the prime reasons for his visit to the Matra Sadan ashram. Till filing of the report, the talks were on with pro-Shivanand supporters, who reached the ashram in view of suspected forceful police action. Police arrangements were made and an ambulance was made available on the Matra Sadan ashram premise, which led to speculations that the administration can forcefully admit Swami Shivanand to hospital. Matra Sadan ashram inmate Brahamchari Dayanand feared that the administration could forcefully take away Swami Shivanand. He said that was the reason why Swami Shivanand had confined himself into a room. Circle Office Ajay Singh refused to divulge the administrative plan but added that they would take decision only after gauging all options. Meanwhile, Swami Shivanand again reiterated that he would not give up his agitation midway and even if the administration tries to force feed him, he would oppose it. |
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Ramdev extends support to Matra Sadan saint
Haridwar, August 27 Swami Ramdev inquired about the health of Shivanand and later extended his support to the saint's agitation. On the issue of various government agencies slapping notices on him and Balkrishan, the Yog Guru termed it a conspiracy by the Congress to weaken his agitation on anti-black money and corruption. "We will give a befitting reply to these notices which are being sent to us to malign our image and weaken the movement against black money," said Ramdev. He also said the CBI was now being misused by respective union governments for their political and personal motive only", he added. On the notices being served by several government agencies, the Yog Guru made it clear that all notices would be replied with facts and figures as he had done no wrong. As Uttarkashi district was hit by cloudburst, Swami Ramdev has decided to visit the affected region and provide aid from the Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust. Swami Ramdev, while leaving to Uttarkashi, told TNS that dozens of Bharat Swabhiman Trust activists would distribute relief and refuted allegations that he was unconcerned about the plight of Uttarkhashi people when he was in New Delhi staging satyagraha. "I was regularly enquiring about the situation in Uttarkashi from Ramlila Maidan and several Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust and Bharat Swabhiman Trust activists had also contributed for relief work. Now, I am going there, while no Union Minister had even visited the region", said he. |
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Balkrishan hits out at Centre for serving notices on him
Haridwar, August 27 Talking to TNS, Balkrishan, managing director of Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, said that the Congress was deeply worried over the mass India response to the four-day satyagraha agitation over black money that that the yog guru had staged at New Delhi. This, he termed, was a major reason over the sudden volley of charges being levied against him and his associates by various government agencies. On the ongoing fake passport case, the hearing of which was deferred to September 7 by a special CBI court today in Dehradoon, the acharya said that all the charges levied against "From mind and body I am totally Indian, was Indian and will continue to be Indian. That’s why despite all the allegations and problems that I am facing, I am continuing to work for the cause of society Taking on corrupt politicians, particularly UPA government cabinet ministers, the acharya asked why did not the CBI or such agencies order an enquiry against those ministers involved in coal and similar other scams. “They are looting the country’s money, crushing the faith reposed in them by voters, but are left scot- free.Why are law-abiding citizens who work for social causes being targeted only?”asked Balkrishan. On the stalling of anti-black money agitation by the yog guru, Balkrishan termed it as a brief stop to regroup anti-corruption forces, saying that it was a temporary pause only, and he will fight till billions of rupees of black money stashed away in foreign bank accounts was brought back to India and declared as national asset. |
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Acharya appears before court
Dehradun, August 27 Co-accused in the case and former principal of Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Khurja, who appeared before the CBI Magistrate, was also directed to appear on September 7 for the hearing. Balkrishan got bail from the High Court on August 16 whereas Dwivedi’s plea for bail was rejected by the CBI court. Dwivedi had surrendered before the CBI court on August 6. |
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Doctors from Pak, Bangladesh join hands to popularise homoeopathy
Mussoorie, August 27
The doctors also deliberated on ways to mitigate diseases such as psoriasis, spondylitis, cancer etc., through homoeopathy. Dr AK Singh said homoeopathy was the cheapest form of treatment available in the sub-continent. He added the homoeopaths should desist from prescribing allopathic medicines and concentrate on developing treatment techniques in the field of homoeopathy. The chairman of the programme committee, Dr KC Chandola, told mediapersons that medical practioners from Bangladesh and Pakistan also presented papers on the research work done by them on various diseases. Dr Jamania Raz from Pakistan said the conference was a learning experience for them. She added India was way ahead in the field of homoeopathy and Pakistan should follow the methods adopted by this country in popularising this mode of medical treatment. Dr Raz said both India and Pakistan could work together in minimising diseases as they had similar traditions and cultures. She added the visa rules should be eased by both countries so that more such interactions could take place. Dr Ghulam Mushtaq, orthopaedic doctor from Pakistan, said the use of mobile phones was the main reason for the increase in spine-related diseases, especially among children. He said due to signals emanating from the mobile phones the nerves get affected, thus leading to various problems in an early age. Dr Ghulam said homoeopathy was the cheapest method of treatment among all other medical practices today and the doctors from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh could work jointly towards addressing health problems prevalent in their respective countries. The Governor inaugurated the conference yesterday while Health Minster SS Negi and the Advocate General of Uttarakhand were the guests of honour. Dr AK Seth, president of the AHML, Dr Girish Gupta, secretary general, Dr S Azhar, national vice-president, Pakistan, and Dr Sandeep Kalia were among the dignitaries. President of the Central Council of Homoeopathy Dr Ramjee Singh, former president of the council Dr SPS Bakshi and Dr SM Singh also addressed the gathering. The Governor released a souvenir and launched an official website of the AHML. The Governor in his inaugural address welcomed the delegates from Pakistan and Bangladesh. He said war was the greatest misery for the countries in the sub-continent. He urged the participants to become pioneers in removing animosity among the neighbouring countries. He also asked them to work jointly to remove poverty, illiteracy and health-related problems prevalent in the region, The Health Minister, while speaking on the sidelines of the conference, yesterday said more than half of the number of herbs used in alternative methods of treatment was found in Uttarakhand and the state government was working towards development of all systems of medicine, including homoeopathy, for the welfare of the people. A cultural programme was also held at the end of the conference. |
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Salaries of transferred doctors to be stopped
Dehradun, August 27 While most of the doctors, who were earlier serving in remote areas of the state, have moved to the plains after transfers, the government is having a tough time moving the doctors serving in the accessible areas to the remote areas. “The situation has come to such a pass that the doctors serving in hill areas are in a hurry to join duty at the places of their posting that they are not waiting for the reliever to take charge from them, thus creating chaos at the primary health centres,” said Arya. Meanwhile, Dr BC Pathak, Principal Superintendent, Doon Hospital said the hospital would stop the salaries of five doctors who had not joined duty at the places of their posting. “Doon Hospital will not pay salaries to Dr KP Joshi, Dr SD Saklani, Dr NS Tomar, Dr Alok Jain and Dr YS Thapliyal, who continued to stay put at the hospital,” said Dr Pathak.
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Issue PR certificates to state people: Samaj
Dehradun, August 27 Addressing a convention of the sangathan here yesterday, Kunwar Japinder Singh said the political leadership in Uttarakhand lacked will to provide justice to a large population of people living in the plain areas of the state. He said nearly 60 per cent of the state population lived in the plain districts of Udham Singh Nagar, Dehradun and Haridwar and these districts today were facing the problem of getting permanent resident certificates. He also criticised the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal for opposing the Nainital high court’s recent order in favour of providing domicile certificates to the people residing in Uttarakhand on the day of the inception.
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BJP youth wing launches dharna in Almora
Pithoragarh, August 27 Latwal said senior BJP leaders like Raghunath Singh Chauhan, Bishen Singh Chufal, Ajay Tamta and Ajay Bhatt would attend the BJYM dharna later. Meanwhile, the Congress MLA continued with his protest in Almora as two party leaders Jaswant Singh Adhikari and Trilok Chandra Joshi, both members of the Nagar Panchayat, Almora, joined him today. “We have received a letter from the state Health Minister assuring us of the appointment of doctors at hospitals in Almora, but we will not relent till the doctors join the hospitals,” said
Tiwari.
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BJP activists hold protest against govt functioning
Haridwar, August 27 The protesters were led by local MLA Madan Kaushik and they raised slogans against Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and his government. Kaushik said in six months of its rule the Congress had failed to provide a stable government. He cited the five-year rule of the BJP and said party Chief Ministers BC Khanduri and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank gave development-oriented governance while the present government was proving to be a bunch of self-oriented politicians. “We provided a stable, development-oriented government but the Congress had failed to live up to the expectations of the people of the state. Six months are enough to usher in development but the Cabinet ministers are busy vying for lucrative ministerial departments,” said Kaushik. District secretary of the party Vikas Tiwari said the Congress-led government had failed to check crime, poverty and corruption and had poorly carried out relief work in cloudburst-hit Uttarkashi district. The BJP leaders urged the people to ask questions to all Congress legislators and ministers about the tall claims made by them while forming the government. “The main aim of the Congress leaders in forming the government is to further personal interests and misuse public funds. Even the much-publicised Lokayukta Bill brought by the then Chief Minister BC Khanduri had been put on the back-burner by the Bahuguna government. This speaks of the intention of the government on the issue of corruption,” said Sanjana Sharma, secretary of the women wing. Meanwhile, the Congress termed today’s protest of the BJP as a flop show and said the latter had managed to bring in supporters by paying money. State general secretary of the Congress Committee JP Pandey said there was no public response to the protest and a large number of protesters were slum-dwellers who had been lured into joining the march in lieu of money.
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Registration of vehicles to go online soon
Dehradun, August 27 The e-State Register, once operational along with facility of e-payments, will revolutionise the functioning of the Transport Department. “The software and other aspects of the programme would allow the consumers to apply for licenses and make payments online, ending the problem of waiting and standing in long queues,” said BVRC Purushottam, Additional Secretary, IT. The register allows access to national vehicle information that was previously unavailable to users. The e-payment component will allow online payments at the regional transport office (RTO) to acc online along with the payments being made at the check posts and highways. Before the switch over from the online to the IT-enabled service, the Law Department is examining the e-payment component so that the system becomes compatible. The National Informatics Centre has prepared the software, including e-vahan and e-sarthi. Awaiting clearance from the Law Department, a new set of systems will be in place as was done before the e-procurement system computerisation of treasuries was launched. However, senior officials said going by the track record of the previous IT-enabled services launched in the state, the tendency to outsource the e-payment aspect to different public sector banks as has been done by the Electricity Department should be resisted. “For this kind of IT initiative to be effective, it should be able to inspire an IT-enabled culture in the state. If the law-enforcing agencies use it for nabbing vehicle robbers, the purpose would have been served,” said S Ramaswamy, Principal Secretary, Planning. |
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Literature festival concludes in Doon
Dehradun, August 27 Well-known author Amish Tripathi, while interacting with children, said he felt very strongly about the versatility of God and it had inspired him to write about Lord Shiva. Students, keen on knowing more about the author, asked him how he managed to make it to the Indian Institute of Management and then gave it up to be a full time writer. Tripathi advised the students to study hard and get jobs as writing did not provide everybody with good financial opportunities. The session on ‘The tallest story competition’ were conducted by Tara Douglas, a British national, who has been working in India to animate the folk stories of the country. She found that the children here were very inquisitive and interested to learn about the work. ‘Where’s Wally’, an activity session, was conducted that was based on Walker Books. The festival ended with a session on ‘Tintin’ and screening of ‘Adventures of Tintin in Tibet’. “We are delighted with the response that the festival has been receiving every year. We hope more schools participate in the festival in future.” said Prarthna Gahilote, Director, Ghummakkad Narain. “The festival will now travel to Delhi colleges in September and will culminate with the International Storytellers Festival in Delhi where artistes from UK, Poland and India will participate,” added Prarthna. The Travelling Children’s Literature Festival is a NIVESH and the Himalayan Hub for Art, Culture and Heritage (HHACH) initiative, organised in collaboration with the UNESCO. |
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‘Great sensitivity needed to deal with women issues’
Dehradun, August 27 Speaking at a legal awareness campaign on women rights organised by the State Women’s Commission today, Negi said, “A great deal of sensitivity is required while dealing with women issues, including problem of declining sex ratio between 0 and 6 years of age and harassment at workplace. Different agencies working on these issues should come together to tackle the problems effectively.” While initiating the discussion, chairperson of the State Women’s Commission Sushila Baloni said it was a matter of concern that women failed to take recourse to legal and institutional measures out of fear of reprisal. “Even educated women who are victims of domestic violence fail to lodge complaints against their husbands because of the fear of reprisal. We have to win the trust of the affected women so that they are encouraged to approach us,” she said. SP, STF, Sweety Agarwal also called for cooperation among different agencies and presence of more shelter homes in the state so that the aggrieved women could find a safe place while their case was being handled by the police. “The police can only take care of the legal and investigation part of the case. In the interim period, the victims of crime require care and shelter that has to be looked into by other agencies,” she said. In her presentation on crime against women, Agarwal also said while dealing with victims of trafficking, it had come to light that in 99 per cent of the cases, women were either blackmailed, coerced and exploited for the purpose of commercial sex, including prostitution. “Most of them were forced into the procession and require sensitive handling and persistent efforts to rehabilitate and reintegrate in the society,” she said. Baloni said the commission was awaiting government’s approval for a policy for women. |
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Satpal Maharaj backs Shiksha Mittars
Dehradun, August 27 In a statement, Satpal Maharaj said Shiksha Mittars had been serving the state by providing education in the remote inaccessible hilly areas where regular teachers were unwilling to work. Maharaj said many of these Shiksha Mittars, who had completed Basic Teachers’ Course (BTC) and had put in more than 10 years of service, had not been considered for the posts of teacher. He said while the trained BTC Shiksha Mittars had been agitating for the past one and half months, officials of the Education Department were not sympathetic towards their demand despite recommendations by the Legal Department. He hoped that the Education Minister would look into their demands and appoint them as assistant teachers soon. He said due to the agitation by Shiksha Mittars, the education system in the entire state had been adversely affected.
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Bahuguna calls on Hamid Ansari in Delhi
Dehradun, August 27 The Chief Minister also discussed with the Vice-President about the state government’s plan to begin urdu academy. He also told him about the natural calamity that hit Uttarkashi. Bahuguna also apprised the Vice-President about various welfare programmes initiated by the state government. |
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Vice Chancellor Prasad meets Governor
Dehradun, August 27 He told the Governor that all teachers and other staff of Pantnagar agriculture university had been taken on deputation and the session had begun on August 9. Dr Prasad told the Governor that the university had sent proposals to the government regarding the need for infrastructural development of the university. The response to these proposals is awaited. He drew Qureshi’s attention towards the lack of medical facilities within the campus. The nearest hospital is 60 km away. He said there was a need for a mobile medical station there which would also benefit local people. Meanwhile, the Governor also met Ram Babu ‘Jungli’ and appreciated his efforts towards wildlife conservation. He also granted Rs 10,000 from the Governor’s discretionary fund to Ram Babu.
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Inter-house creativity contest at Summer Valley School
Dehradun, August 27 The judges were Shefali, Kavita, Gari Suri and Bhavna Virmani from Cambrian School, Saroj Pal, principal of Sun Valley School, and Priya. The children were given two hours to complete their shows and the work was done with such enthusiasm and interest that the judges were left spellbound. The winners in different categories were: Maurya house—Shreya Pant, Shubhangi Tomar, Sakshi Singh and Arushi 1) Rangoli: Winners—Parmar House Runners up Kanishka house—Rahmika Das, Smita Bhagwari, Pragya Kandariand and Anushka Gupta 2) Fresh Flowers—Maurya House—winners Gunjan Suyal and Ratan Priya Jaiswal. Runners up: Akbar House—Shubhangi Purohit and Mansio Arora 3) Dry flower arrangement: Winners—Palta, Omika Upadhyaya, Richa Thapliyal and Shivani Bisht Runners up: Maurya House—Kanika 4) Face painting: Winners—Kanishka house (Manas Bhatia and Sarthak Singh) Runners up—Rohan Bohra and Utkarsh Bhandari 5) Mask making: Winners--Anand Tejasdeep, Ashish Deopa and Akshit Uniyal 6) Table Arrangement (halloween decoration): winners—Siddharth Kothiyal, Anirudh Madan, Rupal Tiwari and Anirudh Mohan 7) Collage making: Winners—Virmani and Arsh Aggarwal. 8) Mehndi: Winners—Akbar House (Sargam Panwar and Anjali Singh) Runners up: Kanishka House—Akansha Juyal and Istuti Khandari 9) Umbrella decoration: Winners—Simran Bhatt and Pratibha. There was a tie in the umbrella competition between Maurya House and Akbar House. |
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Statehood status for activists: Agitation suspended
Pithoragarh, August 27 “We will resume our agitation from October 3 if the government failed to fulfil our demands as per the assurances given by the administration,” said Jodh Singh Bora, organiser of the agitation. The protesters are demanding that all 73 persons of the town, who had spent at least one night at any police station during the statehood agitation, be granted the status of statehood activists.
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Sitar player performs at St Jude’s School
Dehradun, August 27 Accompanied by Zohaib Khan, Rao charmed his audience with his rendition of classical yet simple ragas. He also shared with his young audience his experiences of various festivals around the world. Of special interest was his close bonding with Pandit Ravi Shankar, who taught him to play the sitar. Rao has performed at major music festivals and concert halls like Broadway and Carnegie Hall in New York, Womad Festival in UK, Sydney Opera House in Australia, National Arts Festival in South Africa, Theatre de le Ville in Paris, Edinburgh Festival and Doverlane Music Conference in India. Similarly, Zohaib Khan, who is an upcoming tabla artiste, too, displayed his talent. —
TNS
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Yog Guru Ramdev visited the Matra Sadan ashram in Jagjeetpur, 5 km from Haridwar, and extended his support to the agitation of Swami Shivanand regarding the Ganga conservation and other demands.
Haridwar, August 27
Dehradun, August 27
Dehradun, August 27
More than 150 homoeopathic doctors from Asian nations, mainly Pakistan and Bangladesh, assembled at a hotel in Mussoorie and deliberated on ways to strengthen, analyse and safeguard the unity of the homoeopaths around the Asia.