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State Cong unit's rift takes ugly turn
Uttarakhand Congress spokesperson Dhirendra Pratap talks to mediapersons in Dehradun on Wednesday.
A Tribune photograph
Pre-monsoon rains lash Mussoorie, bring down temperature
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Deuba: No anti-India activity will be allowed in Nepal territory
Former Prime Minister and senior Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Singh Deuba addresses mediapersons as Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna looks on in Dehradun on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Governor’s Cup Golf Tournament begins from June 14
BJP workers resort to vandalism
Policemen trying to stop BJP workers, who resorted to vandalism at the office of the Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Programme in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Power sector staff to go on strike
Director General, Forests, visits ICFRE
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State Cong unit's rift takes ugly turn
Dehradun, June 12 Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, however, said neither the party nor the state government had anything to do with the demand made by Pratap. Pratap, while talking to mediapersons at Congress Bhawan here today, demanded that two parliamentary secretaries, namely Himesh Kharakwal and Manoj Tewari and Mayukh Mahar, Deputy chairperson of the State Planning Commission, should resign from their positions on moral grounds. He said the Congress legislators had lost faith in the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, as was evident from the fact that despite invitation for talks they refused to meet him to discuss
their demands. “It is humiliating and insulting for the Chief Minister and the party.
These legislators should resign from their positions," he said. The four legislators, belonging to Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat faction, had raised a banner of revolt against the style of functioning of the Chief Minister and alleged that the state government had failed to implement development schemes in their respective assembly segments. The legislators got tacit support from Harish Rawat, who advised the Chief Minister to look into the grievances of the
legislators. However, the legislators refused to meet the Chief Minister when they were invited for talks. Instead, these legislators went to the residence of Planning Minister Dinesh Aggarwal, who himself is close to Harish Rawat and aired their grievances to him. Aggarwal informed the Chief Minister about
their demands.
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Pre-monsoon rains lash Mussoorie, bring down temperature
Mussoorie, June 12 However, the rains also sounded the death-knell for the poor slum dwellers as two makeshift houses were completely damaged in the heavy gush of water that turned the two houses into rubble in merely a few minutes of torrential rains at Chifon Court area in Mussoorie yesterday. No loss of life was reported in the damage here. Around a dozen more houses are under the risk of damage if the rain persists in the town with the same force. Rickshaw-pullers Aditya Bahadur and Girish Lal, both from Dalit community, lost all their life’s savings in the rubble of the two houses damaged due to the heavy rains. “First we heard boulders striking our houses, and as we came out to assess the situation, our houses crumbled under the falling mud and debris, forcing us to run for cover,'' said Aditya and Girish Lal. They also lamented that no official paid a visit and shared their grief. The temporary dwellings of Sabar Lal, Vinod Lal, Jagat Lal and Mohd Ashraf are also under risk of being turned into debris if the rains continue for a few more days in similar fashion. Many low-lying shops in the area were inundated due to heavy rains being witnessed here. Meanwhile, farmers were a cheerful lot and prayed for early rains this season for better yield in the areas adjacent to Mussoorie. However, the business community which is facing a slump in the arrival of tourists this season due to various reasons was saddened with the news of early monsoons and was fearful of its adverse affect on the tourist inflow. “Our hopes were pinned on the month of June as the month of May witnessed less number of tourists this year in comparison to last year. But with early rains the temperature will drop, leading to lesser number of tourists opting for Mussoorie as favoured tourist destination,” added one hotelier. The Met office has forecast rain or thundershowers at many places with a warning of heavy rainfall at one or two places in the state.
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Deuba: No anti-India activity will be allowed in Nepal territory
Dehradun, June 12 “Nepal is preparing for another Constituent Assembly (CA) election after the last failed to write the constitution. The Nepali people were in a crucial phase of democratic transition and those in favour of a federal democratic republican constitution will get two-thirds of votes. This will make it easier to write the constitution,” he said while addressing a press conference today. Further, amid Indian concern over Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence
(ISI) activities in Nepal, Sher Bahadur Singh Deuba today said that Nepal would not allow it’s soil to be used for subversive activities against India. While replying to a question on the rise in ISI activities on Indo-Nepal border, the former Prime Minister said: “The territory of Nepal would not be allowed to be used for activities against India by the
ISI,” he said. Further, the former Prime Minister said that though divided by the Himalayas, the friendship between India and Nepal was deep rooted. “The construction of suspension bridge to connect Poornagiri (a Hindu pilgrimage site in
Chamapawat) on the Indo-Nepal border in Uttarakhand would help in boosting cultural ties between Uttarakhand and Nepal. Further, during my visit to New Delhi, the Prime Minister, too, has given his consent for the construction of a four-lane concrete bridge over the Maha Kali river linking
Banbasa. This will aid in enhancing people to people contact between the two countries,” said
Deuba. He said that the proposed air-link between Dehradun and Kathmandu would help in increasing trade and tourism between the people of Uttarakhand and Nepal. The former Prime Minister envisaged keen interest in the hand pump technology being extensively used in Uttarakhand for drinking water purpose. The setting up of ropeway projects were also discussed during his visit. The former Prime Minister was accompanied by his wife Arzoo
Deuba, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Jayan Prasad and Bimalendra Nidhi, senior leader of the Nepali Congress Party.
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Governor’s Cup Golf Tournament begins from June 14
Dehradun, June 12 Addressing the media at Raj Bhavan Golf Club here, the Governor said that the aim of the annual tournament was to place the beautiful and challenging Raj Bhavan golf course on the national map. “It is my dream to bring Uttarakhand on the international golf tourism map, which shall provide a great boost to the economy of the state and also provide greater employment opportunities for the youth of this hill region. For this we need to create golf infrastructure integrated with tourism,” said the Governor. He said he wished that this tournament should grow from strength to strength and become one of the highlights of Uttarakhand’s sporting calendar and a premier event in India’s golf calendar. “To give a greater boost to golf, we have now positioned a professional golf coach who will train local people, including women and children. Children who are deprived or under-privileged and have an interest in this game shall be given special preference.” He thanked Uttarakhand Tourism for their interest in promoting golf and tourism. He also thanked ONGC along with other sponsors for their support to the tournament. This year the 11th edition of the Governor’s Cup Golf Tournament is being conducted by Lt Col (Retd) Pradeep Goyal as tournament director. He has accreditation from the United States Golf Teachers' Federation and is a renowned golfer of the national level. In this tournament, where only amateur golfers are invited, some leading players from the defence services, corporate community, government representatives from Dehradun, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Barielly, Lucknow, Allahabad, Agra, Gorakhpur shall play for top honours. The Governor said that the tournament shall be played during the autumn festival of Nainital. He said he will be inviting some leading national and international golfers for that. Welcoming the players, Major PPR Chowdhury, secretary, Raj Bhavan Golf Club, thanked them for their warm response to the event. He expressed the hope that such events would lead to the development of a full-fledged golf circuit in Uttarakhand.
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BJP workers resort to vandalism
Dehradun, June 12 BJP leaders reached the USDIP office today to express their concern over poor condition of roads and sewer infrastructure in Dehradun. But with none of the senior officials present at the office, the angry BJP workers resorted to large scale vandalism, throwing office and chairs and tables and breaking other furniture items. It was only after the arrival of police that the things were calmed down. Subsequently, the BJP leaders staged a dharna at the office and resorted to large scale sloganeering against the state Congress government. Former speaker Harbans Kapoor alleged that while rainy season was round the corner, the condition of roads in Dehradun was very poor. He said many Dehradun roads were vulnerable to mishaps and need immediate repairs. He said similarly the repairs works for sewer lines were still to be completed. ''These all repairs should have been completed before start of monsoon,'' Harbans Kapoor asserted. He said BJP will continue to raise the civic issues concerning the people in the coming days Meanwhile, the police have registered a case against unidentified BJP
workers.
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Power sector staff to go on strike
Dehradun, June 12 GMA Rauthan, convenor of the morcha, said the employees had given a notice of strike to the state government on February 11 this year but the state government called the employees’ leader for talks and an agreement was reached on February 7 with the state government regarding the five-point demands of the employees. Rauthan said despite the agreement, officials had shown no interest in solving the long-pending demands of the power sector employees in the past four months. He said the morcha had decided to go on a strike from midnight of June 14, if the state government failed to accept their demands.
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Director General, Forests, visits ICFRE
Dehradun, June 12 He reviewed the
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) works and programmes. This was his first interaction with
the officers of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) after assuming the charge.
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Uttarakhand Congress spokesperson Dhirendra Pratap, also a member of the state disciplinary committee of the party, has created a flutter in the party and the state government by demanding that two Parliamentary secretaries and Deputy Chairperson of the State Planning Commission should resign on moral grounds.
Former
Prime Minister and senior Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Singh Deuba on
Wednesday said that the election to the Constituent Assembly would take place by
the end of November that would aid in drafting of the constitution.
Demanding better roads and an effective sewer network in Dehradun city, Bharatiya Janata Party workers led by former Speaker and Dehradun Cantt MLA Harbans Kapoor today resorted to large-scale vandalism at the office Uttarakhand Urban Sector Development Investment Programme
(USDIP) financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB) situated near Inter State Bus Terminus.
