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BJP councillor's daughter denies she was kidnapped
The daughter of the Rishinagar councillor talks to mediapersons
in Dehradun on Friday. A Tribune photograph
Swami Sanand to continue ‘tapasya’ to save Ganga
Swami Swaroop Sanand and Swami Shivanand at Matra Sadan Ashram in
Haridwar. A file photograph |
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Ban sought on controversial album ‘Bum Baggad’
College students corner principal on admissions
Motivating speech by Gen Manvendra to future officers
Sanskrit slogans reverberate the streets of Mussoorie
Students take out a march to promote Sanskrit language in Mussoorie on Friday.
A Tribune photograph
Terror threat to Har-ki-Pauri, security beefed up
A policewoman monitors the Har-ki-Pauri area through CCTVs in Haridwar. A file photograph
Election fever grips DAV (PG) College
A candidate and his supporters canvass in DAV (PG) College in Dehradun on Friday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Protesting teachers detained, released
Doon Valley Public School defeat Hilton School in football
Makhuri worried at slow pace of relief work
ABVP declares candidates' list
ABVP leaders announce their candidates for the students’ council elections in Dehradun on Friday.
Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
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BJP councillor's daughter denies she was kidnapped
Dehradun, August 23 It is to be noted that the girl’s mother, Neetu Valmiki, who is also the BJP councillor from Rishinagar, filed an FIR against Manoj and his five friends for kidnapping her daughter from the house on Wednesday morning. BJP councillors also staged a protest against the police on Thursday at the SSP's office for not taking action against the alleged kidnappers. Meanwhile, the girl and Manoj have also claimed that both the families were aware of their love affair and they were against their relationship. However, the girl’s father is claiming that his daughter is a minor and her marriage is illegal. On other hand, the girl has produced her voting card that clearly shows that she is 18 years old. According to SP, Rural, Mamta Vohra, the girl will have to undergo a medical test for confirming her real age, and ''we have also demanded her school transfer certificate to match her age with her age mentioned in the election voting card.'' On the other hand, the SP told The Tribune that the FIR filed against Manoj and his friends still stands valid and he has been taken into custody and will be presented in front of the magistrate.
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Swami Sanand to continue ‘tapasya’ to save Ganga
Haridwar, August 23 Swami Sanand said despite administrative tactics and pressure, he did not let his "tapasya" get affected. Though he was forcibly sent to All-India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIMS) and Dehradun-based hospital on the name of health check up. Citing the medical report of AIIMS, Swami Shivanand, founder of Matra Sadan, said the very base of the district administration that the health of Swami Sanand deteriorated fell flat as the premier institute said the saint has no health problem and is normal. "The district administration and the local politicians have a nexus with the illegal quarrying mafia in Haridwar. They earlier killed Swami Nigamanand after he was on a 108-day hunger strike. Now, they want to harm Swami Sanand as their business interests are being affected due to the agitation," said Shivanand. Swami Shivanand also alleged a mental torture on Swami Sanand, after he was taken forcibly from ashram on August 1 by police on the name of health check up at AIIMS in Delhi. The saint said Sanand was put up for four hours at the police station. He was also put up at Roshanabad with criminals, only to pressurise him to give up his agitation. "It is a blot on the state government working. The saint is fighting for the social cause, but the politicians and the influential criminals get high class guest treatment in jails," said Shivanand. Matra Sadan ashram also pointed out that they were against numerous hydro-electric projects in sensitive zones of Uttarakhand. The Supreme Court also fears now that the projects have impacted the natural ecology. The Supreme Court has also put a brake on all such projects, till a final assessment report was submitted to it by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources. "We had staged an agitation against such rampant hydro-electric projects which were without environment clearance and only meant to extract money. The natural fury in June had exposed the flaw of making hill state a "Urja Pradesh". The maximum damage is on the eco sensitive zone from Gangotri-Gaumukh till Uttarkashi-Rudraprayag belt, added Shivanand.
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Ban sought on controversial album ‘Bum Baggad’
Haridwar, August 23 The album wrongly depicts the local people of the state in poor light showing them not helping the outside pilgrims who were stuck during the flash flood. In reality, the local inhabitants of the hill region, had offered food, shelter and relief to the pilgrims from
outside, with many getting out of stock of their own stored ration. Teerth
purohits, saints, traders and people from different communities have demanded a ban on the cassette. Traders today crushed dozens of VCDs and DVDs of the controversial album 'Bum Baggad' marketed by Shubham Audio Video Ltd. Teerth Raksha Samiti chief Sanjay Chopra demanded an instant ban and registration of a case of defamation against the album producers, for trying to depict the tragedy in a shoddy manner. He said still hundreds of villagers in the affected regions of the state are living in dire strait, waiting for relief aid, the album makers fail to see and project this aspect. “Many a villages got out of their reserved stock of months as they opened it for outside pilgrims stuck in the Kedar Valley, Badrinath Temple area and Hem Kund Sahib. Whole of the country appreciated and lauded the gesture of the local hill residents. But this is a very disgraceful act by album producers and makers of showing the wrong aspect in the album which they term as depiction of tragedy” said Chopra. Punjabi Sabha representative Rajesh Khurana said the video company wants to take commercial leverage out of the June tragedy, which should be condemned in harsh words. Khurana demanded filing of a case against the offenders from state government side and ban the stock of the album from future sale
immediately, as this hurts the sentiments of the people of the state. Noted Uttarakhand folk
singer, Sangeeta Dhaundiyal ,has also expressed her resentment over the wrong depiction of local people in the album. Singer said album producers should first have asked the 1 lakh 80 thousand odd people rescued from the affected areas of the state and about the support given to them
by the locals. Then they will come to know about the reality, in what hardships,
these people live and still they offered shelter and ration to the outside pilgrims who were evacuated via helicopters but those native residents are still there in disaster-affected areas, said
Dhaundiyal.
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College students corner principal on admissions
Mussoorie, August 23 The students alleged that the college administration did not consult them while deciding the last date for the admission for the BA second and third year courses and had arbitrarily announced August 24 as the last date, which is posing problem for the students interested in taking admissions in the college. The president of the students' union, Anit Kumar, angry at this decision of the college administration cornered the principal in the office and demanded to extend the admission date so that the students who are yet to receive their marksheet can apply and are not left out of
the process.
He also said that college administration did not bother to even consult the student union after taking their views and took the decision on their own. He also demanded that the last date for admission should be extended further as many students, living in far-flung villages,are able to take admission in the college. Later, a minor scuffle also broke out between two factions of the students over the issue of admissions as both sides wanted students to be admitted in the college. One group stressed that only those students should be given admission who were present at the time physically. The scuffle is being scene as a tussle for elections as both groups are involved in getting their supporters enrolled in the college for the electoral gain in the students' union elections. The two warring groups were pacified by some leaders, thus calming down the sentiments and avoiding any untoward incident here. The Principal of the college, Sudhir Gairola, speaking to the media informed that August 24 had been decided as the last date of admissions according to the university norms and no admissions will be considered after that. The date for elections will be announced following that after consultation with all concerned sides, he added. Meanwhile, students have sounded the election bugle by pasting banners and flex signs all around the college and have begun the exercise of wooing the students in their
favour.
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Motivating speech by Gen Manvendra to future officers
Dehradun, August 23 He spoke about the challenges being faced by Rimcollians in the services and how it is important for them to build their basics at the college. He also highlighted various qualities required to succeed as an officer in the Indian Army. According to him, having morals, ethics and values is the prime aim of any officer, and they must strive to achieve high standards of it. He shared a few incidents from his career, which shaped him into a better officer. One was about an NCO of the Army that he met, while on a visit to
Clement Town. He asked the NCO as to what he looked for when he saw an officer in his battalion. Quite unfazed by his rank, the NCO replied:''Saab, Saab, ek officer ki tarah dikhne chaheye, wo apne kaam mein kabil hona chaheye, unhe mushkilon se nahi darnah chaheye aur unhe kabhi bhi jhuut nahi bolana chaheye. (Sir, the officer should look like an officer, must be competent in his job, should never be scared in times of difficulties and he must never lie).'' He was so moved by the reply that he cancelled his visit to Germany and the US where he was to observe as to how they trained their officers, for he believed that the NCO had told him everything that was required as
an officer. Quoting this incident, he told the cadets about the importance of being truthful to the point bluntness in life. The talk was an enriching experience for the cadets and they learnt a lot about the requirements to be an officer, apart from being physically fit and academically sound. Col HS Bainsla, SM, Commandant RIMC, thanked Lt Gen Manvendra Singh for sparing his valuable time and coming to address the cadets.
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Sanskrit slogans reverberate the streets of Mussoorie
Mussoorie, August 23 The students carrying placards written in Sanskrit marched from Landour Bazaar to Library Bazaar in order to create awareness towards the ancient Vedic language.The rally was taken out to mark the Sanskrit Week celebrations. The participants were a mix of students from Sanskrit
Vidyalaya, Rama Devi Inter College, Sanatan Dharm Inter College and Mahatma Yogeshwar Vidya Mandir accompanied by working professionals, housewives and retired government employees, all students of Sanskrit who have taken up the onus of promoting the language. Speaking on the occasion, coordinator of the event Brijesh Sayana said this rally was organised with an objective to bring in awareness towards Sanskrit, one of the most scientific languages of the world. He further said the study of Sanskrit was not just a study of language but that of culture. He appealed the people to study Sanskrit to preserve the traditional values that were being degraded due to the onslaught of the
alien cultures. Lakshmi Bhatt, president of the event, said the rally will go a long way in promoting Sanskrit in Mussoorie.The convener, Mastram
Nautiyal, along with Sanjit Lekhwar,Shekhar Semwal and Geeta Rawat said Sanskrit was considered the mother of all languages and spoken all over the world. Dr Harshanand Uniyal highlighted the importance of the language and its richness while addressing
the students.
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Terror threat to Har-ki-Pauri, security beefed up
Haridwar, August 23 In view of the letter, security has been beefed up at the sanctum-sanctorum of the Braham Kund,Har-ki-Pauri and the nearby Ganga ghat area. SSP, Rajeev Swarup, Haridwar, has given specific directions of providing security cover at Har-ki-Pauri and other important sites and shrines in the city. The SSP said they were not taking any chances and footage recording of Har-ki-Pauri was being monitored from the City Control Room, adjacent to Har-ki-Pauri via CCTV camera. Intelligence agencies were investigating the letter and trying to draw a correlation with similar other letters that were received by the previous station superintendent Samarendra Goswami. Current station superintendent Gopal Krishan Das said via ordinary post he received this threat letter, which in fact had been addressed in the name of ex-superintendent Goswami, too. Das said he had apprised the district administration and police officials about the matter and handed over the letter to GRP. Meanwhile, a bomb disposal squad (BDS) unit has been alerted to carry out impromptu checks at Har- ki-Pauri. Watchtowers have been placed near Har-ki-Pauri and adjacent ghats. Armed police personnel have been deployed. Round-the-clock vigil is being kept at the proceedings at the core mela
zone.
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Election fever grips DAV (PG) College
Dehradun, August 23 There are banners and passionate talks about honesty and fighting corruption by the contestants of every student union group in the college. The excitement for the election can be seen on the faces of average students also, who are not associated with election campaigning of any group, as they are also being approached for their support and votes. “We are emphasising on door-to-door campaigning and our main focus is to tell the students about our vision about the college and how we will bring change in the overall functioning of the college”,said Madhusudan Joshi, in-charge of ABVP Dehradun affairs. Vikas of Vikas Group said: “We are focusing on issues which touch every student of the college and we are telling them we will stand by them throughout their
college tenure.” Throughout the day one can see a rally of bikes moving out of the college for canvassing in support of their respective contestants. Supporters could be seen wearing T-shirts with the name of the contestants on the back of it. Bikes headlamps pasted with posters and a flag of students' union in hand is a common scene on roads these days.
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Protesting teachers detained, released
Dehradun, August 23 However, after passing through Darshan Lal Chowk, Clock Tower and Chakrata Road, they were detained by the police near Yamuna Colony. They were released later in the day. The protesting shiksha acharyas and anudeshaks are demanding that they should be adjusted against the vacant posts of shiksha mitra across the state. Earlier, they also raised slogans against the state government and demanded that their demand should be fulfilled at the earliest. Notably, the government had closed all EGS and AIE centres in 2008, following which a large number of shiksha acharyas and part-time teachers across the state lost their jobs. They are now demanding that they should be adjusted against the 1,797 vacant posts of shiksha mitra. The protesters said in 2010, the government gave jobs to 1,107 shiksha acharyas and part-time teachers on the basis of seniority, However, 1,745 shiksha acharyas and part-time teachers were yet to be adjusted. They have threatened to intensify the stir if the government failed to meet their demand.
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Doon Valley Public School defeat Hilton School in football
Dehradun, August 23 Prakash Rana of the Doon Valley team scored a self-goal in the 65th minute of the game to make the score 2-1 in the favour of Hilton School. But after that the Doon Valley players scored three goals in succession, making the score 4-2. However, Saurabh scored a goal for Hilton School in the 70th minute and the score stood 4-3. Amrit Thapa of the Doon Valley team scored a goal in the last minutes of the game and sealed the victory for his team. The Doon Valley team also entered the next round of the tournament.
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Makhuri worried at slow pace of relief work
Dehradun, August 23 “Due to long distance between the capital Dehradun and the affected areas, the people have been dissatisfied with the relief work carried so far. To improve things, it would be better if the Minister in charge begin camping in these places to get a better report on the disbursement of relief,” said
Dr Makhuri. Had Gairsain been the capital of Uttarakhand, the issue of accessibility would have been addressed easily and people's grievances would have also been addressed,added Dr
Makhuri.
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ABVP declares candidates' list
Dehradun, August 23 Kartik Sarawat has been nominated for ABVP's general secretary in SGRR College. Ankit Saini and Anjali Dobriyal would fight for vice-president and secretary post of the college union
respectively. In the MKP College, ABVP has decided to field Treepti Rawat for the post of president and Priyanka Lakhera for the post of vice-president. Sangeeta Sanghwan will contest for the general secretary post in the
college union.
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The alleged kidnapping case of Rishinagar councillor’s daughter turned out to be a love affair matter, with the girl proclaiming that she went on her own after she was found at ISBT, Dehradun, by the police this morning.
Renowned environmentalist Professor Guru Das Aggarwal alias Swami Sanand, has reiterated his commitment of saving holy Ganga and made it clear that his "tapasya" mode of agitation was still continuing.
The sleepy town of Mussoorie came alive today with chants and slogans reverberating in Sanskrit language. A procession was taken out in the form of a rally by more than 100 students under the aegis of Samskrita
Bharti. The students carrying placards written in Sanskrit marched from Landour Bazaar to Library Bazaar in order to create awareness towards the ancient Vedic
language.
The world famous spiritual-religious- pilgrim site of Har-ki-Pauri is under terror threat as a threatening letter has been received by Haridwar railway station superintendent's office.
The letter warns of explosion at the site on August 28 and also other shrines situated in the pilgrim city of
Haridwar.
Dehradun, August 23
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has declared the list of candidates for the upcoming college student union elections in Dehradun here today.
Siddharth Rana has been nominated for the post of president of DAV PG College.
