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Land mafia trying to take over gurdwara: Minority cell chief
Ramdev asks Mamta, Yadav to withdraw support to govt
Poor
Civic Amenities
Dalai Lama's Mussoorie visit begins today
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Special gates, signs of greetings all over welcome
Dalai Lama
MP Satpal Maharaj suggests radars for hill areas
Four held for theft
Face of the week
DM asks CMO to ensure registration of ultrasound centres
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Land mafia trying to take over gurdwara: Minority cell chief
Haridwar, September 15 Namdhari, along with members of Gurdwara Nirmal Virakt Kutiya, which was founded in 1943, lodged a complaint with Senior Superintendent of Police Arun Mohan Joshi in this regard. Gurdwara Nirmal Virakt Kutiya kar sevaks and devotees alleged that some people who were claiming the religious building as their private property were harassing them. Harvinder Singh, who does the religious work at Gurdwara Nirmal Virakt Kutiya, said that this morning a property dealer, who had worked as manager a few years ago at this very ashram, stopped the whitewash work being done at the ashram. "He even threatened us of dire consequences if we don't leave the ashram in a few days. All the workers involved in the work were asked to leave the ashram as the property dealer claimed the ashram as his private property," said Harvinder Singh, chief kar sevak at the ashram. As the matter came into light, state Minority Commission chairperson Sukhdev Singh Namdhari visited the ashram, and after gathering details about the whole episode, met the SSP in this regard. SSP Arun Mohan Joshi assured the delegation of a fair investigation, and also directed Kankhal SHO to provide security cover at the ashram premises. Namdhari said that as per bylaws of the ashram, no one can either sell the property, nor can it be named after one person. The claim by the property dealer of the ashram being his stands void, he added. "Since 1943, the holy Guru Granth Sahib was placed at Nirmal Virakt Kutiya, Kankhal. A president, secretary and five members constitute the ashram trust committee, and every year langar and sangat kar sewa are organised at the ashram. Antisocial elements now were eyeing the property. We will not allow them to take over the property," said Namdhari.
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Ramdev asks Mamta, Yadav to withdraw support to govt
Haridwar, September 15 Swami Ramdev said that the common man was nowhere in the vision of the Congress, though he figures only during election time, while the corporates, corrupt and commission agents figure round the clock on their party leaders' radar. Urging UPA coalition government allies Trinamool Congress Mamta Banerjee, Samajwadi Party Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati to take back their support from the Congress-led goverment, Swami Ramdev said that the government was least concerned about the poor. To avoid people's anger in the upcoming elections, they should roll back their party support. The yog guru also anounced his third phase of satyagraha agitation. He said he along with thousands of supporters would sit on a day-long fast in New Delhi on October 2, anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Poor Civic Amenities
Haridwar, September 15 Ambrish Kumar said out of the 70 samples of potable drinking water, 62 had been found to be contaminated, thanks to the laxity of the Jal Nigam, the Jal Sansthan and the Municipal Corporation. He said the blood samples of 100 Jawalapur residents were also taken and of them, 40 had been found to be suffering from typhoid and hepatitis-e virus. "Despite repeated complaints about contaminated water supply and open nullah lines passing through residential areas, the departments concerned have failed to do anything," said Ambrish Kumar, who has also formed the Rashtriya Krantikari Morcha. He accused Haridwar MP Harish Rawat, local BJP legislators Madan Kaushik and Aadesh Chauhanand Bhattewala of misleading the voters of Haridwar.
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Dalai Lama's Mussoorie visit begins today
Mussoorie,September 15 Norbu, aged 45, from Bangalore, excited about the visit of Dalai Lama, on reaching Mussoorie said that Mussoorie had a special place in his heart as it was here that his father first arrived along with the Dalai Lama after he was ousted by the Communist Chinese regime in 1959. Norbu further said that he had spend his childhood in Mussoorie, which had been gracious enough to accept them during the years of struggle. “Mussoorie has been like a home away from home for the Tibetan community. Therefore, I thought of visiting the town and seeking blessings from his holiness during his Mussoorie visit,” added Norbu. The teenagers from the community are also excited about the Dalai Lama visit as for many it would be first opportunity listen to him up close. It is worth mentioning that the religious and spiritual leader of the Tibetans, the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, after his escape from Tibet, following Chinese aggression, had arrived in Mussoorie in the April of 1959. He stayed here for over a year where he was provided residence at Birla House (owned by the Birla family) in Happy Valley. He stayed here along with his mother Tendzin Choegyal. On his arrival in the town, the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, visited Mussoorie on April 24 and held a long meeting with the Tibetan leader. Nehru advised the spiritual leader on the future course of action to be taken by the Tibetans. Nehru also assured him and his 1,00,000 followers a safe asylum. The Dalai Lama established the Tibetan government-in-exile at Mussoorie, which was later shifted to Dharamsala in HP. During his stay in Mussoorie, the Dalai Lama worked arduously with the task of resettling the 80,000-odd Tibetan refugees, who had crossed over to India along with him. He established the first school for Tibetan refugees in the town under the name of Central School for Tibetans (CST) on March 3, 1960. Today, over 650 children (including about 100 Indians) are studying at CST. In 1962 he also established Tibetan Homes Foundation (THF), a registered charitable institute dedicated to working for the care of orphans, semi-orphans and destitute Tibetan refugee children. The organisation is celebrating its golden jubilee this year. The general secretary of Tibetan Homes Foundation Gedun Rinchen said: " We have received the warmest hospitality and generosity from the Indian people, especially from Mussoorie, and the visit of His Holiness Dalai Lama will strengthen the bond further."
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Special gates, signs of greetings all over welcome
Dalai Lama
Mussoorie, September 15 The Tibetan community members in the run-up to the preparations for the three-day visit of the Dalai Lama were seen placing several gates with welcome signs all along the route from where their revered spiritual leader will pass through while in Mussoorie today. The students from Central School for Tibetans and Tibetan Homes Foundation also rehearsed the items scheduled for the day in honour of the Dalai Lama. According to assistant general secretary, Tibetan Homes Foundation, Gedun Rinchen, it is indeed a memorable occasion for the Tibetan community living in exile here to seek blessings from the Dalai Lama, who will arrive in the town around 2 pm. His visit will begin with an address to the students of Woodstock School situated on the Tehri bypass road on September 16. Later, he will visit the Buddhist temple at Happy Valley and meet other religious seers of the temple and share his views with them. He will be staying overnight at a room specially reserved for him in the Buddha temple. On the 17th morning, after offering prayers at the temple, he will attend a function organised by Tibetan Homes Foundation to mark their golden Jubilee celebration at the Central School for Tibetans ground, where the students will present several cultural dance and song items in his honour. Following that he will visit Wynberg Allen School at Bala Hisar and address the students there. Later, he will attend a function at Tibetan Homes Foundation where the community members will be presenting an opera in his honour. Following that the students from Tibetan Homes Foundation will also present an Opera at the school auditorium of Tibetan Homes Foundation School situated in Happy Valley. The Dalai Lama will leave Mussoorie on September 18. Sermons at Tashi Kyi monastery in Clement Town
Dehradun: The Dalai Lama today gave sermons at the Tashi Kyi monastery in Clement Town, dwelling on the several avtars and Tibetan gurus and philosophers. The staff of the settlement, students and over 10,000 people gathered from the Tibetan settlements of Dehradhun. His Holiness expressed to them his concern with the preservation of Tibetan religion and culture, and also spoke about the protection of environment and importance of trees for nature and life. He appealed to the audience to plant more trees. The Dalai Lama blessed the audience individually. In the afternoon, His Holiness travelled to Selaqui and interacted with students of Tibetan School.
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MP Satpal Maharaj suggests radars for hill areas
Dehradun, September 15 In a statement issued today, Garhwal MP Satpal Maharaj, in whose constituency Ukhimath region falls, said establishment of radars in the hills could help in taking a pre-emptive action in cases of cloudburst and excessive rains. “If timely information can be obtained about the movement of clouds carrying large volumes of water, death and destruction due to a cloudburst can somehow be minimised,” Maharaj added. He said while disaster management mechanism had worked efficiently in relief and rescue works in Ukhimath, more efforts were needed to further upgrade this mechanism.
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Four held for theft
Dehradun, September 15 They were arrested from Matawala Bagh, where they were distributing the cash and other articles stolen from the shop. The accused have been identified as Raghuvir, Arun Kumar, Guddu and Bijlee. All of them are residents of Darbhanga district, Bihar. A sum of Rs 16,420, a laptop and a TFT television have been recovered from their possession. The police department has announced a reward of Rs 2,500 for the team that arrested the accused.
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Face of the week
Over the years many former royals have found their calling in politics and easily the 60th ruler of the Panwar dynasty of Tehri, the late Manvendra Shah, was the most popular figure in Garhwal. The vacuum left by him is now expected to be filled by Mala Raj Lakshmi, who has already hit the campaign trail. “Once the privy purse was abolished, admittedly, the Indian royalty went through moments of loss and was left high and dry. But by and large, the Tehri royalty recovered it’s composure and made adjustments quite easily. "My father-in-law joined politics to serve the people and I, too, share similar values and would like to do my best for the people of Tehri parliamentary constituency,” affirmed Mala. No wonder then she may be entering a previously uncharted territory, but the exposure she got while working with her father-in-law is expected to stand her in good stead. In fact her affable nature comes to the fore when she goes out campaigning and tries to establish a dialogue with the people. Since the last two byelections, the seat had been held by the Congress and the win for the BJP is bound to have repercussions for the Bahuguna government that is battling all-round criticism for its six-month rule in the state. “As the Tehri parliamentary seat comprises of a few of the Assembly segments from Tehri, Uttarkashi and Dehradun, all these areas have one thing in common - they have been let down by the government. Once upon a time Tehri was known for its intelligentsia nurtured by local colleges and institutions, most of them built during the reign of the Panwar dynasty. Now it is a pale shadow of its former self. In Uttarkashi a great deal of investment is required to overcome recurring natural disasters. As for Dehradun, the people continue to crib about absentee Chief Minister and his inept bureaucrats,” stressed Raj Lakshmi. In fact it is the lost importance of Tehri district that gnaws Mala Raj Lakshmi the most. “The new delimitation has made Narender Nagar part of Pauri district when it was always part of Tehri. After the submergance of Tehri, several areas were lost but we lost much more due to the new delimitation. Earlier nominations by candidates were always filed in Narender Nagar, which was part of Tehri; now we will be doing in Dehradun,” she said. For inspiration she says Sushma Swaraj of the BJP and Sonia Gandhi of the Congress continue to boost her morale, and whenever she is down, the soothing songs of Cliff Richard, Cher, Mohammed Rafi and Hemant Kumar help her get rid of the blues.
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DM asks CMO to ensure registration of ultrasound centres
Dehradun, September 15 “These systems would enable checks on a number of ultrasound tests being carried out," said Ravi Nath Raman. He also said strict action would be taken against those utlrasound owners found keeping incomplete records and hiding information. The meeting was attending by CMS of
District Women’s Hospital Archana Srivastav, radiologist SK Jha, child
specialist DS Rawat and others.
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Uttarakhand Minority Commission chairperson Sukhdev Singh Namdhari today alleged that the land and builders' mafia was trying to take over the building of a gurdwara-cum-ashram in
Haridwar.
The Tibetan community across the globe has begun arriving in the hill town of Mussoorie to catch a glimpse of spiritual and religious head Dalai Lama during his visit beginning from September 16.
Dehradun, September 15