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Near-total strike in Doon; bank & transport services hit
DMC elections: Several flaws in voters' list
Bharti Shivaji — blend of grace and poise
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One-way traffic on Subhash Road stretch resented
Varanasi team outplay Bilaspur Railways
A batsman in action during a match in the 5th All-India Shaheed Girish Bhadri Memorial Cricket Tournament
in Dehradun on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Tons by openers help Abhimanyu academy win match
Plan to beautify entrance to Doon railway station
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Near-total strike in Doon; bank & transport services hit
Dehradun, February 20
The employees of the departments like the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam, LIC, Payjal Nigam, BSNL, all three corporations of the Power Department etc. observed the strike. The leaders of various trade unions and Left parties along with workers of the Anganwadi, Asha, Bhojan Mata and other organisations congregated at Parade Ground and held a rally. The rally started from Parade Ground, passed through Darshan Lal Chowk, Clock Tower and Rajpur Road and culminated at the old bus stand where leaders addressed the striking workers. District president of the Centre of Indian Trade Union Satish Kumar said the Central government should take immediate steps to curb inflation, control black marketeering in the Public Distribution System, regularise the services of employees of corporations and revise salaries and packages of employees of various departments, corporations and hotels. Senior leader of the CPI Samar Bhandari said the bandh also got support from the National Hydrology Centre and the National Visually Handicap Institute. The presence of members of INTUC and the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh was not much noticeable.
Protest peaceful in Mussoorie
Mussoorie: Baring a few skirmishes, the first day of the Bharat bandh called by various trade unions was peaceful in Mussoorie today. The members of two groups of the Left-supported trade unions under the banner of the Hotel, Restaurant, Shops and Financial Institutions Employees Union and the Mussoorie Hotel Workers Association gathered at Picture Palace and held a march till Gandhi Chowk. The protesters shouted slogans against the Central government for its anti-worker policies and demanded increase in minimum wages without further delay. The union activists also forcibly closed a few shops on Mall Road, leading to minor skirmishes with their owners. However, no untoward incident was reported. The union leaders also announced that they would contest the forthcoming Municipal Council elections. RP Badoni and Sohan Singh Panwar, presidents of the two leading trade unions in Mussoorie, said the workers were facing rampant exploitation at the hands of the business houses which were not ready to implement the new pay scales even in the days of high inflation. The leaders said they were ready for a long fight if the government fails to act on their demands. Devi Godiyal, Sanjeev Negi, Sudhir Dobhal and other leaders of the union were present on the occasion.
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DMC elections: Several flaws in voters' list
Dehradun, February 20 BJP leader Vinay Goyal said: "The Election Commission has appealed to people to participate more and more in the voting process in order to have better voting percentage, but that does not seem to be the case in this year's DMC elections. The voting list has been grossly tampered with and plenty of voters have deliberately been left out. It is also the casual and callous attitude of booth-level officers, who prepared the list." He alleged that the state government did not
want the work regarding the compilation of the list completed in time in order to postpone the elections and appoint it's administrator to run the DMC. This was the reason, he said, for the glaring shortcomings
in the list. Councillors are crying hoarse about the shortcomings in the list
and are not ready to accept these in the present format. Councillor Sachin Gupta
said: "The voters' list and the corresponding polling booths prepared were made in a systematic manner in the last DMC elections." He further said while showing the list that there was a lot of confusion in the list where house numbers were all jumbled up and polling booths set up at long distances. Gupta alleged that a number of house numbers were shown against DE block, which did not exist in the area. Former councillor Omender Bhati said the names of poor people who lived on the other side of the road in Indira Nagar area had been totally omitted. He emphasised that the population of the area should have increased in this election as many youngsters attained voting age but in the new voters' list, 25 per cent of the population of the area had been shown reduced. Councillor Govind Mohan said the entire block in his ward was absent in the list. He suggested that the district administration should now make the previous list as the basis to remove the shortcomings in the
new list.
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Bharti Shivaji — blend of grace and poise
Dehradun, February 20 “At that point of time, I was learning Bharatnatyam and even trying my hand at classical singing, but after I attended the dance recital of Rehman, I was completely floored. I felt I could only relate to this graceful dance,” she said while speaking with The Tribune. Performing today at the Kendriya Vidyalya School (Upper camp), Shivaji left an indelible mark on the audience, bringing alive the entire landscape of Kerala. “The graceful and languid movements of Mohiniyattam are reminiscent of the swaying coconut trees in the gentle breeze, the feminine classical dance form of Kerala,” she added. Hailing from a small town in Kerala and then moving to New Delhi, Shivaji says the entire journey had been aimed at firming her grip over her vocation. “I have learnt so much, while living in New Delhi as it offers several opportunities to artistes,” said Bharti. She often rushes off to Kerala to escape the harsh winters of New Delhi. Extremely sensitive to the way the audience responds to the recitals, Bharti says it is equally important to create a rapport with the uninitiated audience as they never fail to respond to the lyrical grace of Mohiniyattam. “It is always encouraging to find the uninitiated responding to the dance in a way that is instantly fresh and receptive. During my dance recitals abroad, the audience at times leave me pleasantly surprised with their observations and queries. Dance and music have no boundaries,” stressed Shivaji. Today Bharti began with a item followed by 'Stivik Abhinay' and 'Pandattam.' She was accompanied by Shyamala Bhaskar on the veena, Sadanam Rajagopalan, vocalists, Srikumar, edakka, and Jayant Das, mrudangam and maddalam. Earlier, Principal of the school MB Chaturvedi welcomed the dancer and her team.
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One-way traffic on Subhash Road stretch resented
Dehradun, February 20 He pointed out that all employees of the Secretariat, police headquarters and the Income Tax Department used this stretch and the one-way traffic was posing problems. Nautiyal said the police authorities should go for one-way traffic imposition from 1 pm to 3 pm, when students got relieved from St Joseph Academy. Echoing similar sentiments, Rajeev Sharma asserted that one-way traffic on Abhishek tower- St Joseph School, Subhash Road need to be removed immediately. Sharma argued that there was hardly any traffic on the stretch of the road. He described this new traffic arrangement as completely unpopular.
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Varanasi team outplay Bilaspur Railways
Dehradun, February 20 The Chhattisgarh team won the toss but elected to field first. Batting First, the Varansi team scored 206 all out in 37.1 overs. Siddharath Das was the top scorer with 39 runs while Mohd Saif contributed 34 runs. Rockey Salwani took six wickets for 44 runs and Gaurav Khatri took three wickets for 42 runs. In reply, the Chhattisgarh team was bundled out for a total of 105 runs in 28.1 overs, losing the match by 101 runs. Vijay Rawat was the only batsman who could score 36 runs. Karan Prajapati took three wickets for 11 runs while Shamsul Huda and Modh. Saif took
two wickets each.
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Tons by openers help Abhimanyu academy win match
Dehradun, February 20 The Abhimanyu Cricket Academy team elected to bat first after winning the toss. It scored 251 runs without losing any wicket in its allotted 30 overs. Openers Abhimanyu and Vaibhav scored unbeaten 101 and 103 runs, respectively. In reply, the New Star Club was all out for 109 runs in 24.1 overs and it lost the match by 142 runs. Opener Vaibhav was the top scorer with 33 runs. Matin and R. Negi took two wickets each for the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy.
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Plan to beautify entrance to Doon railway station
Dehradun, February 20 Purushottam gave a presentation prepared by the transport planner of the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) and suggested to change the shape of the main gate from triangular to round and connect it to Gandhi Road. He said the MDDA would also give funds for the removal of big iron polls and revamping the Mussoorie bus stand. The DM gave 16 connecting proposals to the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM). Regarding taking a no-objection certificate from the Railways, the DRM said the decision would be taken in a Railway Central Board meeting and only after that preliminary work would be started.
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The Bhargav Bhushan Press Cricket team from Varanasi defeated Bilaspur Railways, Chhattisgarh, by 101 runs in a match during the 5th All-India Shaheed Girish Bhadri Memorial Cricket Tournament played at Rangers’ College ground here today.
The Chhattisgarh team won the toss but elected to field first. Batting First, the Varansi team scored 206 all out in 37.1
overs.
Members of various bank associations forcibly closed the zonal office of the State Band of India on Cantt road. The employees of the Ordinance factory, various hotels and tea-estates faced opposition from the authorities. Meanwhile, petrol stations remained open.