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Cop suspended for failing to check cow slaughter
Treatment eludes mentally ill at Nari Niketan
50,000 tonnes of illegally mined material seized
Doon drenched in Yuletide spirit
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Christmas celebrated with gaiety, fervour
Jobless oppose cut in upper age limit
CPI (ML) to contest LS poll from Almora, Pauri, Nainital
2013 Review: Tourisme
No funds released by BJP for Modi rally: MLA
CBI raid on official's house
U’khand Science Congress begins today
Qureshi expresses concern over loss of biodiversity
Minister unhappy at slow pace of road work
Tom Alter to stage ‘Humrahee’ at Winter Carnival in Mussoorie
Car rally organised to promote event
Mild tremors in state
Raath samiti celebrates foundation day
Rotary Club to rebuild flood-ravaged Paroda village
Complete panchayat poll preparations in time: DM
BJP chalks out strategy for panchayat, Lok Sabha poll
ABVP protests power cuts
UKD pays tributes to founder Badoni
Gill, Das top in Uttarakhand Adventure Car Rally
State cops excel in Ranchi games
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Cop suspended for failing to check cow slaughter
Dehradun, December 25 Following complaints of illegal slaughter of cows in various areas of Sahaspur, the DGP directed the Special Task Force to look into
the matter. An STF team today raided Kushalpur village and recovered 8 quintals of cow meat, 12 cow skins and four cows from the houses of three persons identified as Ikraar, Sultaan and Haseeb, who managed to flee. A manhunt has been launched to arrest the trio. A case has also been registered against them under Section 3,6 and 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow and its Progeny Act. Taking the matter seriously, the DGP directed the STF to continue its investigation into the matter. He also directed the SP (Rural) and the Sahaspur circle officer to issue a
written warning to the suspended inspector. Meanwhile, the DGP announced a cash reward of Rs 5,000 for the STF team comprising 10 members.
Heinous crime
Following complaints of illegal slaughter of cows in various areas of Sahaspur, DGP BS
Sidhu directed the Special Task Force to look into the matter. An STF team on Wednesday raided Kushalpur village and recovered 8 quintals of cow meat, 12 cow skins and four cows from the houses of three persons. |
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Treatment eludes mentally ill at Nari Niketan
Dehradun, December 25 “The Nari Niketan has become the last resort where all mentally-ill women are being dumped by their insensitive families. We lack specialised care. The staff has not been trained to look after them yet purely on humanitarian ground we provide them shelter,” said Ram Avtar Singh, District Welfare Officer. While both Henna and Marina are lucky enough to receive the specialised treatment, there are 67 other mentally ill patients who may wait for years to find a place at the hospital, which can accommodate only
30 patients. “The days of keeping mentally ill patients locked in dark rooms are over. Today, family members are being encouraged to reside with patients and actively participate in their day to day care. But with the Nari Niketan inmates, it is bit different. They have no relative and we cannot keep them at the hospital for long,” said Dr JS Bisht, a psychiatrist at the hospital. “The mentally ill will continue to reside at the Nari Niketan and in case they undergo treatment at the hospital, their chances of leading a normal life would be bleak as we not have a plan for these hapless women,” said Dr Saraswati Singh, a psychologist. |
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50,000 tonnes of illegally mined material seized
Dehradun, December 25 The task force headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Sanjay Gunjyal raided various places in the Kosi and Dabka areas of
Bazpur, which were known for illegal mining and seized large quantity of illegal mined material. The team found heavy irregularities in various crushing units and directed the district administration to take action against such errant owners. The team had recommended action against Harminder Singh for flouting mining norms. An FIR was also registered under Section 420
of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against contractor Surender Kamboj for transporting illegally mined material in
the vehicles. During the raid in Ramnagar, various stone crusher unites were found guilty of keeping illegal mined material in their units and according to the task force officials, government was going to get a revenue of Rs 1 crore as a penalty from these errant stone crusher owners. The team also took action against various transporters for carrying mined material in the trucks more than the prescribed capacity. The anti-mining task force is planning to carry such raids in other parts of the state in the
coming days.
Police crackdown on illegal miners
A task force headed by DIG Sanjay Gunjyal raided various places in the Kosi and Dabka areas of
Bazpur, known for illegal mining, and seized illegally mined material in a large quantity. The team also recommended action against one Harminder Singh for allegedly flouting mining norms. An FIR under Section 420 of the IPC was also registered against a contractor, Surender
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Doon drenched in Yuletide spirit
Dehradun, December 25 Not only Christians, but people of other communities too were seen sharing the joy of Christmas. “Since childhood I have been celebrating Christmas despite being a Hindu and for me, the year begins with the celebration of New Year and ends with celebrating Christmas," said, Ayushi. The churches witnessed endless visitors throughout the day and huge crowd thronged during the morning mass in the churches. Talking to The Tribune, Arvind Martin of St Morrison Memorial Church said sermon was given by Saint SA Luke which was about the birth of baby Jesus and special song was presented by Luke and family. More than 500 people were present during the prayer. Cakes and cookies were distributed after the ceremony. In St Francis Church, Vandana Danial, a choir member said Father Pinto performed the sermon and offering and choirs performed songs. Various churches in the town were buzzed with activities like Santa meeting the people and distributing gifts among
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Christmas celebrated with gaiety, fervour
Pithoragarh December 25 At Nainital, the prayers were conducted at the Methodist and other churches in the town. The Christmas celebrations began in the town last night. Apart from carol singing, prayer meetings were also held. Santa Claus distributed gifts among children and the needy. “A special Christmas programme was organised at hotel Sherwani, which was especially decorated for the occasion,” said Gopal suyal, manager of the hotel. At the same time, participation of schoolchildren in celebrations made the occasion glittering at Almora where the prayer was held at the oldest church of the town. “The schoolchildren sang carols and took part in various activities on the eve of Christmas,” said Vinay Wilson, a Christian from Almora. Special Christmas prayers were also organised at Bageswar, Haldwani Kiccha, and Rudrapur and Bhawali. “Thirty American citizens also took part in the special prayer at the Methodist Church in Bhawali today,” said pastor YJ das, organiser of the programme. MUSSOORIE: The Christian community in Mussoorie celebrated Christmas with fervour and gaiety. Churches were decorated with colourful buntings and lights, giving them a spectacular look. Bishops lend services and delivered sermons in various cathedrals and churches. The Pastor from St Peter's Church presided over the midnight Christmas mass and blessed the devotees with holy water. A Christmas cake was cut at Central Methodist Church. The Bishop at Methodist Church prayed for peace and harmony among all communities. Community members exchanged greetings and gifts on the occasion. Leaders of various political parties also greeted the people on the occasion. Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi attended the prayers at Central Methodist Church and extended Christmas and New Year greeting to the people. Prayers were also held at Christ Church and at St Paul's Church in the Landour Cantt area. Santa Claus distributed goodies to children. Meanwhile, tight security arrangaments were in place outside all churches to prevent any untoward incident and maintain law and order. HARIDWAR: The birthday of Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated with joy and gaiety in Haridwar district. From midnight onwards, the celebrations of birth of Lord Jesus Christ commenced with people attending midnight prayers, carols and lighting candles at various churches in the city. Haridwar being a Hindu pilgrim city, Christmas was celebrated with enthusiasm, with three major churches situated in the city. City’s oldest church Reformed Presbyterian Church situated at Devpura was founded in 1904. It is one of the most visited churches in the district.Two other Churches are in BHEL, adjacent to the Jawaharlal Nehru Youth hostel while the other is at St Mary School.Father Johnson James, Wilson James of BHEL Church and Pastor Williams of Devpura church read the holy Bible giving insight into life and teachings of Lord Jesus and Mother Mariyam. Non Christians, particularly young girls and boys also offered obeisance at the churches with much joy and fanfare.
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Jobless oppose cut in upper age limit
Pithoragarh, December 25 The decision came in the wake of the Nainital High court directives. The protesters said the decision had affected lakhs of job aspirants who had high hopes of getting government jobs. According to the data available at various employment offices in the Kumaon region, the names of 22,000 youths out of a total of 1,54,284 had been taken out of the waiting list for government jobs in various departments. “The order seems to have been taken in a hurry and under some pressure," alleged Lalit Mohan Bhatt, president, Trained Unemployed Youths' Association, Pithoragarh. Bhatt alleged when the government had failed to provide quality education in its schools, it had no right to cut upper age limit for government jobs. Similar protests were also reported from Champawat, Bageshwar and Almora districts of the region. “We are against this order as it had affected several rural youths,” said one DK Roy from Lohaghat in Champawat district. Meanwhile, BJP workers from Almora today burnt an effigy of the state government at Chudhan Pata in protest against this order. The protesters said if the government failed to rollback the decision, they would launch a statewide agitation.
Youth in lurch
According to the data available at various employment offices in the Kumaon region, the names of 22,000 youths out of a total of 1,54,284 have been taken out of the waiting list for
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CPI (ML) to contest LS poll from Almora, Pauri, Nainital
Dehradun, December 25 Comrade Rajendra Pratholi said in the recently held elections in Nepal, the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) had emerged as the biggest leftist party. “The people of Nepal have made it clear that they are with the left parties. Similarly, the result of the local body elections in America, Venezuela and the presidential elections in Chile have shown a tilt in left parties’ favour.” “In the recently concluded Assembly elections in the country, the Congress has suffered a severe blow even though the Bhartiya Janta Party gained some ground. The Delhi Assembly elections have made it clear that the country has the potential to bring a revolution. The gain of the Aam Aadmi Party is the result of this revolt,” he added. Lambasting Vijay Bahuguna-led state government, comrade Raja Bahuguna said the Chief Minister was not sensitive towards the plight of disaster-affected people. “There has been a massive bungling of funds received for the the relief work. Instead of doing some work in the disaster-affected areas, the government is merely showing the work on paper. Recently, by organising an adventure car rally, the state government is sending a false message. Neither the roads nor the bridges have been repaired in the affected areas. Even those affected by the floods have not been rehabilitated,” he added. It was also decided at the meeting that the party would collect funds for the riot-affected people of Muzzafarnagar. The fund-collection drive would be carried from December 28 to 30. Further, on January 2, a nationwide demonstration demanding the arrest of those behind the riots would be carried out.
In the fray
The CPI (ML) will contest the LS poll from Almora, Pauri Garhwal and Nainital. The names of the
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2013 Review: Tourisme
Dehradun, December 25 The impact of the Himalayan tsunami was so severe that apart from killing thousands of tourists, mainly pilgrims on the Char Dham Yatra, it reduced the percentage of tourists visiting the state by almost 85 per cent. The pre-bookings done by those seeking to visit the state were cancelled altogether. Hotels, lodges and inns, thriving on tourism, were closed down, thus bringing huge losses to
the owners. June considered being peak season for tourism, brought destruction and a sinking tourist economy. According to the data, every year nearly 25 lakh pilgrims participate in the Char Dham Yatra that includes the Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines. Considered as the backbone of Garhwal economy, the yatra was suspended in wake of the massive destruction. Even cities like Mussoorie, Nainital, Jim Corbett, Dehradun, Lansdowne and Kasauni saw a decline in tourist influx by 30 to 40 per cent. According to a study, the tourism industry suffered a loss of Rs12, 000 crore. With vanished roads, ruined hotels and broken confidence of the locals, the scale of destruction was so huge that several people including the Tourism Minister Amrita Rawat thought that it would take years to make the state ready to usher the tourists. However, with the sheer grit and determination, even before the end of the “disaster year”, not only the state bounced back but also braced itself for
the tourists. Seeking divine blessing by organising a prayer and havan at the worst hit Kedarnath shrine, Uttarakhand took the first step towards the restoration of the state. To send out a positive message to the tourists about the state being ready once again, the Tourism Department has organised a three-day Winter Carnival at the “Queen of hills” Mussoorie from December 27. The carnival will include cultural depiction parade at Landour, play by eminent actor Tom Alter, performances by A Sivamani, Ravi Chary and Stephen Devassy, Mussoorie Heritage Walk Circuit, the Run for Mussoorie, mountain biking, cycling, a fashion show by the Ministry of Textiles, roller skating, treasure hunt, tea with Ruskin Bond, a photography competition for locals and tourists, a live band competition, Ramchaul - A cultural night with performance of NS Negi, Pritam Bharatwan, and Shibani Kashyap and a Vintage Car Rally. Apart from this, a national-level adventure car rally has also been organised that would be covering majority of the state, including the disaster hit areas. The rally will cover Rishikesh, Shivpuri, Dev Prayag, Rudra Prayag, Karan Prayag, Chamoli, Joshimath, Auli, Karan Prayag, Chaukhutiya, Kumerian, Ramnagar on the east of Jim Corbett Park, Nainidhada
and Kotdwar. The rally was aimed to send a message to both the domestic and the international tourists that the roads in the state were smooth and safe.
Instilling confidence in visitors
With sheer grit and determination before the end of the “disaster year”, the state not only managed to
bring things back on track but also braced itself for tourists. Seeking divine blessings by organising a prayer and havan at the worst hit Kedarnath shrine,
Uttarakhand took the first step towards the restoration of the state.
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No funds released by BJP for Modi rally: MLA
Dehradun, December 25 As things stand today, the BJP leaders say that the contributions were made by the grass root leaders and the contributions by the MPs
and MLAs. “I must tell you that no funds were released by the BJP headquarters in Uttarakhand. All of us contributed for the rally at different levels,” said
Harbans Kapoor, BJP MLA and rally in charge. A few days ago, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna had also raised questions about the expenditure made by the BJP, but so far the BJP had ducked such questions. None of the leaders have come forward with the figures and continue to maintain that even the well-wishers of the
BJP dipped into their resources by contributing for the rally that saw several LCD screens installed at all the important points. The party leaders
maintained that the party would not be going into the details of the expenditure as what matters is
the end result. “At the end of the day, we are happy that the rally turned out to be a big draw that even jolted the Congress into action,” said a senior leader. While the BJP does not shy away from pointing fingers at the Congress for using muscle and money power in the election, the way the party had been spending on pre-election rallies, clearly
showed that the party was also following the same path as the Congress as far as splurging money on rallies was concerned. Prior to the last Assembly election, senior BJP leader Bacchi Singh Rawat had even gone to the extent to suggest that the party would not
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CBI raid on official's house
Dehradun, December 25 According to sources, the team took into its custody several documents, including his passbooks and property-related papers, from the official's house. Parikshit Kumar has been posted in Enforcement Directorate on a deputation. At present, he is posted in Dehradun. He has also served as inspector in the Kotwali, Dalanwala and Mussoorie police stations. Reportedly, he also worked in the CBI for a year. CBI officials are not ready to disclose anything about the raid, but sources say large amounts of money and jewellery were recovered from the
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U’khand Science Congress begins today
Dehradun, December 25 According to UCOST Director General Vijay Kumar Dhoundiyal, besides 100 eminent scientists from the country, 315 participants will present 698 research papers at the congress. Scientist Vinod Prakash Sharma and eminent geologist Dr PC Nawani will be honoured during the event. Kalyan Singh Rawat, a schoolteacher, will also be honoured. Kalyan Singh Rawat has started "Maiti", an environment conservation movement, in the hills. As many as 65 researchers will be given the Young Scientist Award. Dhoundiyal said the aim of the Uttarakhand Science Congress was to provide a platform to scientists and researchers to share their ideas. He said such programmes aimed at popularising science in the state. |
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Qureshi expresses concern over loss of biodiversity
Dehradun, December 25 The Governor called upon people to make the Ganga Action Parivar Campaign a success. He said everyone should think of the condition of the Ganga and other rivers. He said a balanced approach should be adopted to carry on the development. Expressing alarm at the growing pollution, he said frequent disasters were the result of unnecessary tampering with the nature . He said toilets and other facilities were needed on yatra routes. He added that intensive campaign for afforestation was the need of the hour. Several environmentalists, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay bahuguna, former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and many saints addressed the workshop. A manifesto for the green Uttarakhand was presented to the Governor by Chidanand Muni of the Parmarath
Niketan.
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Minister unhappy at slow pace of road work
Dehradun, December 25 He added that no complacency would be tolerated and gave orders for suitable action against the contractor responsible for the delay. On the power arrangements in his constituency, Agarwal asked the power officials to improve their day to day working. He directed for the prompt completion of works linked to the setting up of a 33 KV sub-station at Transport Nagar. He held that all power-linked works sanctioned for the Dharampur constituency must be completed within a time frame. — TNS |
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Tom Alter to stage ‘Humrahee’ at Winter Carnival in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, December 25 While interacting with mediapersons at a hotel he said he had been in love with the three iconic figures of the Indian history. Speaking about the play, the actor said it was the first time that the life of three iconic figures was being presented through a single play. The actor said Gandhi, Tagore and Ghalib had same views on life and humanity. Speaking about Ghalib, he said the poet was a maverick and an Indian free from the boundaries of caste, creed or religion. He said the play will be enacted in Hindi, Urdu, English and Bengali for the first time. He said all three were the human beings to the core as their deeds showed it. The play focuses on the human aspect of the three great figures of the Indian history and highlights their secular nature and the love for life. He said apart from Him Uday Chandra, Sharmila Bhartari would be playing an important part in the play. Tom Alter says the play highlights that we all have a same destination then why we live the life, which is full of hatred. He says the play gives the message of living in harmony with each other. Speaking about the Winter Carnival, the actor said it was a welcome step but the people need to work hard to make it an annual event in the near future. He said rampant construction in Mussoorie, especially at Landour, was defacing the pristine beauty of the town and the government should ensure to restore its beauty. He said the administration and the residents should make an effort to reopen cinema halls in the town as it had become a lucrative business. He said a television serial based on the life of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, in which he played an important role, would be
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Car rally organised to promote event
Mussoorie, December 25 MLA Ganesh Joshi flagged off the symbolic car rally which passed through Mall road and Landour Bazaar and ended in Dehradun. Joshi thanked everyone for the support shown towards the carnival on the occasion. The car rally participants said due to the adventure car rally, a positive message was delivered to the nation that Uttarakhand was safe for tourists. They also appealed to the tourists to come in large numbers and enjoy the carnival. Yogendar Gangwar, district regional tourism officer; Sandeep Sahni, member of the Uttarakhand tourism development board; Rajat Agarwal, president of the Mussoorie traders association; RN Mathur, president of the Mussoorie Hotel association and Secretary Ajay Bhargav were also present on the occasion. Meanwhile, ADM Dehradun Harak Singh Rawat also reviewed the preparation being done at the venue of the carnival at Vikas Hotel. He instructed the officials to make fool proof arrangements for the carnival and ensure adequate safety during the festivities. “Arrangements have been made to ensure that tourists have enjoyable time during the carnival,” he said. —
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Raath samiti celebrates foundation day
Dehradun, December 25 The samiti honoured Devi Prasad Godiyal, Surendra Singh Kandari and Dipendra Singh Negi with Raath Gaurav awards. Devi Prasad and Surendra were awarded for their contribution in protecting the country and Dipendra was awarded for excelling in sports in the field of football. Srinagar MLA Ganesh Godiyal was the chief guest on the occasion. He appreciated the efforts undertaken by Raath Jan Vikas Samiti towards ensuring development of Raath region of Pauri Garhwal district. Lt Gen GS Negi (retd), Col Inder Singh Rawat (retd), Vijay Dhasmana and Shekranand Ratudi were present on the occasion.
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Rotary Club to rebuild flood-ravaged Paroda village
Dehradun, December 25 The club officials said around 100 homes would be rebuilt. The damaged gram sabha building would also be rebuilt and civic amenities, including roads, a drainage system, a garbage disposal system and a dispensary, would follow. Earlier this year, members of the Rotary Club had visited the village that had suffered extensive damage in the disaster. The club plans to complete the project in two years. Similar efforts are also on for adopting the flood-hit villages of Uttarakhand by NGOs, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and state governments. Around eight PSUs, with a total contribution of Rs 25 crore, would take part in the implementation of the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in Uttarakhand under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).A core committee comprising six members and led by Shyam Agarwal, Secretary of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), would oversee the programmes. — TNS |
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Complete panchayat poll preparations in time: DM
Dehradun, December 25 He said the scrutiny, claims and publication of the electoral list should be complete by January 14 next year. From January 16 to 21, the objections and claims will be heard, enquired and resolved. Later, from January 20 to February 7, the final lists will be published and distributed among gram
panchayats. District Magistrate BVRC Purshottam also instructed the Subdivisional Magistrates, assistant election officer and tehsildars to ensure the maximum possible involvement of people in the forthcoming panchayat elections. |
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BJP chalks out strategy for panchayat, Lok Sabha poll
Pithoragarh, December 25 “Thereafter, various conferences of the party workers will be organised upto January 30. These will be followed by constituency-wise conferences,” said the BJP spokesman. He said the party would organise big rallies all over the state in March. The spokesman said the party had assigned responsibilities to the workers for the forthcoming panchayat elections. He alleged that the Congress was pressuring officials to carry out delimitation work for their own advantage, which would not be tolerated by the BJP. “if officers concerned will delimit the seats wrongly to benefit a particular party, an agitation will be launched against those officers in the state,” he said. “The BJP is at an advantageous position for the forthcoming panchayat and Parliamentary elections as Congress leaders have not been able to solve the problems concerning drinking water, electricity and education,” said the BJP leader. |
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Elephant steps on power line, dies
Haridwar, December 25 The carcass was spotted by passersby near the BHEL township forest area closer to the boundary of the Rajaji park. According to local residents, the incident took place around 4 am as they had heard an elephant screaming. However, due to thick fog and chilly windy condition, no one ventured into the forest terrain. Divisional Forest Officer D Sanatan Sonkar said the elephant accidentally stepped on a power line passing through the area and died. The line supplies power to nearby slum dwellers. Meanwhile, wildlife activists have demanded a probe into the incident. They said it was strange that how illegal huts could come up in the protected area of the park and on the premises of BHEL. They accused the power department of providing illegal power connection in the area. |
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ABVP protests power cuts
Pithoragarh, December 25 "Whenever we ask power officials about the reasons for long power cuts, they fail to give a satisfactory reply. Sometimes they say this is happening due to some fault in the power grid and sometimes they say maintenance work is going on at several places," said Govind Singh Mahar, a senior BJP leader, who led
the protest. Residents of the Bank road in Pithoragarh said they faced more than 10 hours of power cut everyday. "Businessmen are incurring huge losses every day. I run a printing press and have taken bulk orders for printing New Year calendars. But due to erratic power supply, I am set to incur a huge loss as clients are withdrawing their orders ," said Hargovind Pant, a resident of the
Bank road. On the other hand, Madhusudan, public relation officer of Uttarakhand Power Corporation, ruled out power shortage in
the region. "Power cuts the people are facing are due to local reasons," said
Madhusudan. However, residents of the Nachni, Munsiyari, Dharchula and Baram areas complaining about power cuts for the past couple of months. Students are the worst hit as they are finding it difficult to do their homework in the dark. "We have lost the hope of getting power supply for the whole day. Whenever we approach the officials concerned, they pass the buck on other officials," said Mahendra Singh Budiyal, a BJP leader from the Dharchula area. |
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UKD pays tributes to founder Badoni
Dehradun, December 25 Addressing a gathering, speakers recalled the efforts of Badoni in setting up the UKD and raising the voice for the separate state of Uttarakhand. They said although the separate state of Uttarakhand had been created, several issues related to the state were yet to be redressed. UKD leader Trivendra Singh Panwar, Latafat Hussain, Manmohan Lakhera, Omi Uniyal and Prabhat Dandriyal were present on the occasion.
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sports
Dehradun, December 25 On the third and concluding day, Gill made significant progress and proved why he ranked among the top TSD rallyists of the country. Gill and Das were driving for Team Maruti.Ajgar Ali from Haldia with navigator M Mustafa from Kerala ranked third in the rally. On day two, Ali was on the fourth position overall, but improved his timings to rise to the third position on the concluding day of the rally. Jaipur's Vishnu Singh, with navigator Adithya Anthony of Bangalore, ranked fourth in the rally. They were on the second position overall on the second day of the rally but slipped to fourth position on the concluding day. Gill and Das took home the first cash prize of Rs 5 lakh while Gopalkrishnan and D’Souza won Rs 3 lakh and Ali and Mustafa received Rs 2 lakh. Dr UK Panwar, Uttarakhand Secretary Tourism, gave prizes to the winners at a function here on Tuesday evening. The Chief Minister had also announced a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh for the all-women's team that scored the highest points at the rally. The prize was won by the team of Rinchen Nargolwala and Latika Narang. In the SUV category, Jagmeet Gill and navigator Chandan Das stood first, Satish Gopalkrishnan and navigator Savera D'Souza stood second and Vishnu Singh and navigator Adithya Anthony
stood third. In the cars category, Ajgar Ali and navigator M Mustafa stood first, Rajesh Chalana and navigator Yogesh Gupta stood second and Shekhar Choudhury and navigator Suvrajit Dutta stood third. Several senior bureaucrats from the state and the Centre participated in the rally. BVRC Purushottam, Dehradun Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate, participated in the rally with IAS Madhukaur Naik. Naik is Private Secretary to Balram Naik, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.Purushottam said the rally will have a positive impact on tourism in the state. “The rally will send a strong message that infrastructure in the state is normal and the state is back on tracks as the premier tourism destination,” he added. The rally route touched some of the favourite tourism attractions in Uttarakhand, including Shivpuri for white water rafting, the ski resort at Auli, and Garjiya on the periphery of the Jim Corbett Park.The rally followed the TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) format. This format allows the competitors to go slow in populous areas and stick to specified speed limit. |
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Shiwalik Club drub Khukri Eleven
Dehradun, December 25 Saurabh scored the lone goal for Shiwalik in the 68th minute. The second match was played between Doon United and Eleven Star. Eleven Star won the match 2-1 with Anuj and Promod scoring goals in the 16th and 22nd minutes of the match. or Doon United, Deepak scored the lone goal in the 28th minute.
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State cops excel in Ranchi games
Dehradun, December 25 The Secretary of the Police Sports Control Board, Deepam Seth, informed that constables Jagat Singh Belal and Kripal have won gold medals in boxing and gymnastics for the third consecutive year. Moreover, the women police sportspersons proved their metal in the games as the state police women team remained on the second position after winning three gold, two silver and one bronze medals. |
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A spirit of yuletide pervaded the air as men, women and children thronged decked-up churches for prayers with midnight mass, resonance of carols and merriment.
Christmas was celebrated across Kumaon with prayers for the progress of the country, peace and goodwill among all religions. “We had a gathering for prayer at the Central Methodist Church at 10 am today. The prayer was attended by over 400 Christians besides hundreds of people from other communities. The prayer was conducted by reverend KB Edmond,” said Bimal Deep Philip, a Christian of
Pithoragarh.
While showing concern over loss of biodiversity, Governor Aziz Qureshi said the future of the country was dependent on the conservation of the Himalayas. He was speaking at a workshop organised by the Parmarth Niketan on the Green Vision of Uttarakhand at Rishikesh
last evening.
The participants of the Himalayan adventure car rally that culminated at Duggada in Tehri Garhwal district on Tuesday, participated in a road show in Mussoorie early morning today with an objective of promoting the Winter Line Carnival, scheduled from December 27 here.
Jagmeet Gill and Chandan Das, winners of Raid De Himalaya TSD Category 2013, lifted the overall winner's trophy during the Uttarakhand Adventure Car Rally which concluded in Dehradun on Tuesday evening.The three-day rally saw a close fight among the TSD champions of the country.
