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First state CM Nityanand Swami dies at
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Spate of thefts in houses found vacant
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Residents demand removal of concrete
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Pt Ravi Shankar's death mourned
Central Zone in
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First state CM Nityanand Swami dies at
86
Dehradun, December 12 Nityanand Swami is survived by four daughters. His two daughters, Gunjan and Jyotsna, were at his bedside. His mortal remains were consigned to the flames at the Lakhi Bagh crematorium with full state honours later in the day. With the death of Nityanand Swami, an era of politics has come to an end in the region. Swami had a long career in politics spanning over decades. He was born on December 27, 1928. Nityanand Swami completed his primary education from New Forest School, Dehradun, and did his post graduation from DAV (PG) College, Dehradun. Swami actively took part in the freedom movement and was inspired by leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose. Swami’s
first entry in the legislative politics came in 1969, when he was
elected to the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on the Jan Sangh ticket from
Dehradun. He was then 41. In 1984, he won his first election to the
Vidhan Parishad from Garhwal-Kumaon Graduates’ constituency,
scattered across almost the whole of present Uttarakhand state. In
1990, Swami again contested from this constituency and retained the
seat with a huge margin. He scored a hat-trick in 1996 when he won for the third time from the same constituency. During his three consecutive tenures in the Vidhan Parishad, Swami was elected as its deputy chairman and later also as the chairman. The biggest success of his political career came when he became first CM of the new carved out state of Uttarakhand on November 9, 2000. He held the office of the Chief Minister till October 29, 2001. He was forced to quit the chief ministership due to infighting in the BJP. The growing age did not discourage him from taking active part in the social welfare programmes. He remained active till his last and only a day ago returned from Delhi after attending a wedding. His death is a big setback to saner voices of Uttarakhand politics.
Guv, CM
mourn Swami’s death
People from all walks of life have mourned the death of Nityanand Swami, the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Governor
Aziz Qureshi has expressed grief at Swami’s demise. He said Swami
was a senior and dignified leader and in his death Uttarakhand had
suffered an irrecoverable loss. The Governor prayed to God for peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family. As the Governor was away to Delhi, his Principal Secretary Ashok Pai on his behalf placed a wreath on the deceased leader. Chief
Minister Vijay Bahuguna expressed grief over Swami’s death. He
visited the house of late leader’s daughter on Malviya Road and laid
a wreath on his body as a mark of tribute to him. He prayed for peace
to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members. Bahuguna said Swami had immensely contributed to the field of politics and social service. Union
Minister for Water Resources Harish Rawat, in his message, also
mourned Swami’s death. Rawat described him as a politician who
always upheld morals and said his demise was an irreparable loss to
the state. Vice-president of the Uttarakhand Congress Suryakant
Dhasmana also mourned Swami’s death. “Though Nityanand Swami was
popular in the entire state, Doonites in particular were close to him,”
he said, adding that Swami was a man of words. Former Chief
Minister Major Gen BC Khanduri said Swami would always be remembered
for his popularity among general masses. Another former Chief Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said Swami was a matured politician. “Nityanand
Swami had in-depth knowledge of legislative works,” Nishank said and
recalled his role in social works. Dehradun district secretary of the
CPM Surendra Singh Sajwan said Swami’s contribution to the
development of Uttarakhand would be remembered long. The DAV College Alumni Association too expressed condolences. Dr S Farooq, Raj Kanwar and RK Bakshi of the association expressed grief at the sudden death of Swami. In a joint statement issued here today, they paid tributes to Swami and described him as a gentleman politician. Swami was the chief patron of the association from its very inception and had been taking keen interest in its numerous activities A condolence meeting was also held Sardar Bhagwan Singh Postgraduate College of Biomedical Sciences and Research to pay homage to Swami. The staff and the students of the college prayed to the almighty to give strength to the bereaved family to bear the loss.
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Spate of thefts in houses found vacant
Yesterday night Parvender Singh at Race Course became the next target. He had left with his family members to attend an acquaintance's wedding at 10 at night. When he came back after an hour, he saw his house ransacked. He informed the police of missing jewellery worth Rs 1.5 lakh and cash of Rs 1 lakh from the house. Sources, however, claimed this theft to be at a higher scale, as much as to the tune of Rs 8 to10 lakh. The police of three police stations, Raipur, Dalanwala and Kotwali, reached the site. Besides this, two more thefts have been reported in the city. One was at Surender Kumar's house at Chaman Vihar. He works as cable operator, whereas his wife is a teacher in a local school. The theft was committed in the day time, when both of them were not at home. They complained they had lost cash and jewellery worth Rs 2.40 lakh. It was a couple of months ago also that thieves ran away stealing some cash from his house. Deepak Banerjee, resident of Moradabad, who lives in Mehuwala, also reported that jewellery and cash worth Rs 40,000 were stolen from his house. He had gone for a wedding at Moradabad and came on December 11.
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Residents demand removal of concrete
plant
Dehradun, December 12
Anumpam Pathak, a resident of Brahmanwala, disclosed that the concrete
plant on the Haridwar bypass opposite Radha Soami Satsang Bhawan was a
constant source of air and noise pollution. Pathak alleged that by exercising the Right to Information, he had come to know that the plant had not even obtained an NOC from the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and the Pollution Control Board. The board had even issued a show cause notice to the plant, Pathak disclosed. Another resident Gurdeep Singh said the ready mix concrete plant was adversely affecting the health of the Brahmanwala residents. He reminded that the Supreme Court had long back directed that any industry that caused pollution could not be set up in the Doon Valley. Hemant
Juyal, also resident of Brahmanwala, said the particles of cement from
the plant were polluting the atmosphere. Geeta Rawat, Ajay Kumar, S
Patwal and Deepak Malik, all residents of Brahmanwala, have also
sought the removal of ready mix concrete plant. — TNS
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Pt Ravi Shankar's death mourned
Dehradun, December 12 Chief Minister Vijay
Bahuguna said the late Ravi Shankar had played an instrumental role in
taking Indian Classical music to international arena. Bahuguna prayed
for the peace of the departed soul and strength for the bereaved
family members. — TNS
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Doon, Mussoorie women enter b'ball
finals
Dehradun, December 12 In the quarterfinals in the men section, the Uttarakhand police beat Roorkee 39-36 while Dehradun beat Graphic Era University 41-33.
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Central Zone in
last two
Dehradun, December 12 In the quarterfinal match, the North Zone defeated the South Zone by four wickets. The North Zone won the toss and decided to field. The South Zone team made 106 runs for six wickets in 15 overs. Jaiparkash scored 52 runs. Ijaz Ahmed took three wickets for 23 runs. The North Zone team scored 106 runs for six wickets in 15 overs to win the match by four
wickets.
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Dehradun, December 12