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Food Security Bill to be implemented from Aug 20
Tourist-friendly feature on IMD website to forecast weather of Uttarakhand
132 locals died in disaster: Chief Secy
6,000 saplings planted at Neel Dhara
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Sangathan requests Centre not to clear hydropower projects in state
Rains cause landslides in Champawat
Villagers worried over Chinese patrolling in border areas
Gaiety marks Bhadraj Temple fair
Houses to be constructed under IAY
Champion seeks Rs 11 lakh, promotion for bodybuilder
Distribution of relief to flood-hit nears completion
Centre helping rebuild U’khand
Wife beaten up for giving birth to girl
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Food Security Bill to be implemented from Aug 20
Dehradun, August 17 She alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been making false and motivated propaganda due to lack of knowledge against the Bill. She said during the 2009 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress party had promised to provide food and employment to the people. She said MANREGA scheme was aimed at giving guaranteed employment. "Now, the Food Security Bill will look after the food provision at cheap rates to half of the population of the country," she added. She said the UPA Central Government has fulfilled it's promise, leaving the opposition perplexed, forcing them to propagate against the Food Security Bill. She claimed that women would benefit from the Bill as pregnant women would get free ration from the nearest Anganwari Kendra, up to six months after the delivery. Moreover, ration cards for the scheme would be issued in the name of senior women of the family. As per the plan, the senior most women would be considered as the head of the family. There is also a provision for Rs 6,000 as a maternal allowance and a special provision to provide food to children between the age group of six months and six years, said Uttarakhand Congress spokesperson Shilpi Arora. She said the Congress has been committed to root out the menace of hunger from the country and all efforts have been initiated for the successful implementation of the plan in the state. "BPL card holders will be taken in to account for the plan with immediate effect," she added. |
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Tourist-friendly feature on IMD website to forecast weather of Uttarakhand
New Delhi, August 17 The recently introduced 'tourism forecast' service provides weather forecast of places of tourist interest in all states to help travellers prepare themselves accordingly. In case of Rajasthan, for example, it provides information of six places frequented by both foreign and domestic tourists -- Ajmer, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Mount Abu and Udaipur. Weather forecast of the popular hill state of Uttarakhand is provided for in five places -- Dehradun, Haridwar, Joshimath, Mussorie and Nainital. Forecasts provided include the maximum and minimum temperatures, sunrise and sunset, the day's general forecast and the weather conditions for the coming four days. In case of Jammu and Kashmir, forecast is provided for places such as Gulmarg, Jammu, Katra, Leh, Pehalgam and Srinagar. Down south, places in Tamil Nadu about which |
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132 locals died in disaster: Chief Secy
Dehradun, August 17 It was informed that 132 people from the state died during the disaster, of which monetary relief to families of 106 people had already been given. During the disaster, 834 people from the state went missing, for which relief money had been given to families of 816 people. Work is underway to provide the relief money to families of the remaining victims who are either missing or dead. As many as 61 were injured and were admitted in hospital for over 7 days. Relief money had been provided to 52 of them. Only 9 were left and aid will be given to them on priority basis. A total of 1293 pucca houses were damaged in the disaster, of which the owners of 1282 houses had been provided financial aid and work had been on to extend help to the 11 remaining house owners. A total of 476 ‘kutcha’ houses were damaged during the Uttarakhand disaster and owners of 466 houses had been given financial relief. A total of 1016 'pucca' houses were completely destroyed in the disaster and relief money had been provided to 936 owners. The Chief Secretary disclosed that 290 'kutcha' houses were also completely damaged and their owners had been provided relief money. Relief money had also been given to owners of 424 huts which were partially or completely destroyed. As many as 192 cow sheds attached to houses were destroyed and relief money had been given to 180 cow shed owners. Also, 930 milch cattle died during the disaster and compensation for 821 had already been given to the owners. As many as 436 large animals also died, compensation for 434 had been handed over. As many as 5361 sheep died in the disaster and owners of 4678 sheep had been given financial aid. A total of 8507 small animals also died and owners of 8107 animals had been given relief money. As many as 22,905 families had been provided help through clothes and utensils. Similarly, 27.60 hectare of land was affected due to change in the course of the river and they also had been compensated. Some 6.623 hectares of unirrigated land was affected and compensation had been provided to the land owners. |
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6,000 saplings planted at Neel Dhara
Haridwar, August 17 Today,a whooping 6,000 saplings were planted at Neel Dhara, adjacent to the Ganga by 58 ARMD BDE Army, Roorkee. These saplings were planted in the reserved Kumbh mela zone so as to make it greener and more beautiful by the next Ardh Kumbh and Maha Kumbh fairs, slated in 2016 and 2022, respectively. Nidhi said that the drive which began on August 14 at BHEl, where 5000 saplings were planted, was followed by 6,000 trees planted by Dera Sacha Sauda volunteers. Colonel Dipu Sirohi said the Army would also take care of these saplings and make a wire boundary at Neel Dhara. Major Subir, lauding the initiative, said such initiatives and cooperation will surely make Haridwar a green city. Nidhi formed a five-member committee to formulate a plan for the Green Haridwar Project. The members nominated are Divisional Forest Officer, Secretary Haridwar Development Authority, City Magistrate, District Horticulture Officer and Secretary of Indian Red Cross Society. Dr Naresh Chaudhari, district disaster management officer, said the cooperation of social organisations, NGOs, sants, ashrams, akhadas, traders, industrialists and citizens was being taken to make the city greener and cleaner. |
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Sangathan requests Centre not to clear hydropower projects in state
Dehradun, August 17 In a memorandum submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, it has urged that no environment and forest clearance of any stage should be given to pending projects. It has also asked for immediate halt on all activities on these projects. “After the recent calamity in Uttarakhand, dams have proven themselves time bombs that can burst at any moment. While a time bomb still has a known time limit, dams and their vulnerability to risks cannot be predicted by available data and studies, especially because they are dependent on erratic and changing weather patterns,” said Vimal Bhai, founder-president, Matu Jan Sangathan while referring to role of dams of projects in escalating recent rain disaster in Uttarakhand. |
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Rains cause landslides in Champawat
Pithoragarh, August 17 The villagers have demanded from the administration to get them settled at other places as their ancestral villages were not worth living. “The land portions near the villages are still shaking due to landslides,” said Devendra Singh, a resident of Sai Polu village. According to the villagers, there are 40 families living in Sai Polu village which have been victims of land slides from past 10 years. “Out of 40 families, those living in Polu and Dhura helmets of village are worst affected and need immediate shifting,” said Devendra Singh. Rains have also damaged two acres of cultivable land along with 110 Litchi trees in Nachni town of Munsiyari sub division last night. “The continuous landslides at Ratigar village from last two months is creating fear among the villagers,” said Jeewan Danu, a villager. Tanakpur town of Champawat district remained highly affected with the over flowing of Sharda River. The water level of the river reached at 1.29 lakh cubic meters per second last night. "We had to sound alert at the residential areas near Sharda riverbank. The river flow reached at 96,809 cubic meters per second at 12 midnight today,” said HS Rathod, Tanakpur SDM. |
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Villagers worried over Chinese patrolling in border areas
Dehradun, August 17 In Uttarakhand, Garhwal has 205 km and Kumaon 140 km border with China. He said he would raise the issue of the increased Chinese activities on the Uttarakhand border in Rajya Sabha. Recently, the Chinese have increased their footprints in this border area, which it is causing concern and anxiety among the local villagers. Tarun Vijay demanded a statement from the Defence Minister on the border situation in the state and pointed out that the border villages were gradually being deserted by the local population in pursuit of better living conditions. He said the state government had completely ignored the development of the border areas and threats to security in the region had increased manifold. Work on the 60-km stretch of the road connecting Milam with Munsiyari has been going on for eight years and still it hasn’t been completed. The MP, after having taken a 105-km treacherous journey on foot up till the Milam glacier, said the border areas that once brimmed with life and activities were now facing an acute problem of manpower. “No medicine, no schools, no power, no PDS and lack of road and communications have made people leave their ancestral villages. This may prove strategically negative for India and a fatal attraction for the Chinese,” he added. |
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Gaiety marks Bhadraj Temple fair
Mussoorie, August 17 Large number of devotees thronged the temple early morning today. The devotees offered milk to the idol of the deity. The festival is organised every year in August, usually after August 15. The temple is dedicated to the elder brother of Lord Krishna, Balram or Bhadraj, as he is called locally. The temple falls in the Bhadraj ward of Municipal Council. It is believed that the Pandavas visited the place and stayed here for few days. It is believed that at the temple, the elder brother of Lord Krishna, Balram, taught the skills of cattle-rearing to the herdsmen. The Secretary of the Mandir Samiti, Balbir Singh Chauhan, highlighted the fact that the festival was 150 years old and the temple was revered among the villagers of the area. He stressed on the need for recognition of the temple by the Tourism Department. |
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Houses to be constructed under IAY
Dehradun, August 17 The beneficiaries include 195 in Uttarkashi, 1,200 in Rudraprayag, 1,050 in Chamoli, 2,400 in Pithoragarh and 155 in Bageshwar. During to his visit to Dehradun, the Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh had announced an additional sanction of 5,000 houses to be constructed. Under the scheme the ssistance of Rs 75,000 per house in the hills and Rs 70,000 in the plain districts to beneficiaries belonging to SC, ST, minorities and BPL cardholders. |
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Champion seeks Rs 11 lakh, promotion for bodybuilder
Dehradun, August 17 He said Tejinder, who is in the state police and belongs to Doiwala, had made Uttarakhand proud by his performance. “Bodybuilding needs a lot of money and the state must come forward to support the sport,” he added. Champion, who is the chairman of the Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation, said Tejinder should be rewarded on a par with cricketer Unmukt
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Distribution of relief to flood-hit nears completion
Dehradun, August 17 The data was collected after Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar spoke to the heads of district administration via video-conferencing to take stock of the extent of damage caused by the disaster. The relief distribution exercise is under way in the affected areas. Out of the 61 people who were injured in the calamity, 52 have been compensated. They underwent medical treatment at different hospitals for over a month. Assistance has also been provided to 1,282 house owners out of a total of 1,293 whose homes were damaged in the disaster, the release said.
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Centre helping rebuild U’khand
Dehradun, August 17 Khurshid said the entire country had been shaken by the tragedy. The Centre was offering all possible help to rebuild the state which suffered widespread devastation wrought by the calamity, he said. "Whatever is needed is being done by the Centre to put the state back on its feet," Khurshid said. — PTI |
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Wife beaten up for giving birth to girl
Pithoragarh, August 17 The woman has been admitted to the Pithoragarh district hospital. Dhirendra Singh, who has two children from his wife, Deepa Devi, wanted a son, but when her wife gave birth to a girl,
he started beating his wife. “The incident came to light when we reached his house and show Deepa lying in a corner in a terrible condition,” said Bhagwan Singh, Deepa’s father. He then lodged an FIR with the revenue police. Doctors at Pithoragarh district hospital said Deepa’s condition was stable. |
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