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godri gurdwara issue
Docs opt out of strike after meeting Health Minister
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Army comes to the rescue of martyr's ailing wife
CM asks agitating taxi union members to withdraw strike
Act tough on erring Maxi cab drivers: Garhwal DIG
BSNL contractual workers take out protest march
Proposal to build houses for poor faces rough weather
Truck drivers’ strike disrupts cooking gas supply
Cow-slaughter gang busted, four arrested
Canadian leaseholders feel gold mining possible around Askot
State govt to amend Right to Essential Service Act
SIDCUL units throw pollution norms to the winds
'Govt officials hand in glove with mining mafia'
Vivekananda’s
150th birth anniversary
Bahuguna lays stone of polytechnic college
Chief election office begins online voter registration
Collection of iron pieces
Reshuffle in police department on cards
State govt limits use of red beacons
Guv, CM extend greetings to mark Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
wage
revision
Speeding bikes of delivery boys pose threat to lives
Tapovan club win Khadak Bahadur football tourney
Himalayan Academy, RR Pal make it to U-17 cricket finals
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godri gurdwara issue
Haridwar, January 6 As All India Sikh Conference president Gurcharan Singh Babbar has urged Sikh frontal organisations and devotees to gather at controversial site of Gyan Godri, where presently the camp office of Bharat Scouts Guide is situated, on the pious occasion of
Guru Gobind Singh's birth anniversary. This has again created tension in the city as on Novemebr 19 last year too, Babbar had called on
Sikhs to reach Haridwar to pay obeisance at the same Bharat Scouts and Guide camp office, though the police had foiled
their attempts at reaching the venue. Notably, at Bharat Scouts and Guide camp office, Sikh organisations claim it to be a gurdwara till 1970s where Guru Nanak Dev in 1504-05 had meditated near Har-ki-Pauri. As a result Senior Superintendent of Haridwar police Rajeev Swarup held a meeting at Mayapur town hall of police officials
and personnel. In the wake of tomorrow being Guru Gobind Singh's Prakash utsava, the
district police is taking no chances, calling on other district police force to ensure the festival passes off peacefully. Talking to TNS, monitoring officer for tomorrow's festive fair Superintendent of City Police Surjeet Singh Panwar informed that heavy deployment of police has been done in and around Har-ki-Pauri with four companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary also being deployed. “Our whole emphasis will be to make sure peaceful environment of Har-ki-Pauri and city is not affected.Sikh devotees are free to take part in Prakash utsava proceedings and rituals but none will be allowed to go beyond the barriers put at Subash ghat, where Bharat Scouts ang Guide camp office is situated,”said Panwar. He added elaborate security arrangements and close monitoring will be done on Sikhs entering the city.From the watch tower and CCTV, round the clock monitoring is being already done to ensure no one enters the cordon area at Subash ghat. Meanwhile, Garhwal Commissioner GS Gabriyal has urged Shri Ganga Sabha, Gyan Godri Sangharsh Samiti and Bharat Scouts and Guide Society to arrive at a unanimous solution over the demand of Gyan Godri Samiti to have a religious Sikh ‘nishaan’ at Subash Ghat. Gabriyal said that with mutual talks and
understanding such senstivie issues should be evolved and administration cannot directly have a say over this issue. The Garhwal Commissioner has given assurance to Sikh representatives of land allocation for Gyan Godri Gurdwara elsewhere, place, barring Subash ghat. Bharat Scouts and Guide office bearers claim that their office is situated at this place way before 1970. Sikh representatives hailing from Uttarakhand agreed to have Gyan Godri Gurdwara at Prem Nagar ashram site near Ranipur, to which Mayor Manoj Garg has given consent to
allocate land at the said place, which belongs to Irrigation Department. Meanwhile, in a late development the
vacant land where Gyan Godri Gurdwara construction is being offered to Sikhs is being claimed by a ''Sant Samiti.'' Today a mass plantation drive was carried by the samiti members and barricading was done at the said plot with JCB machines levelling the field. Saints also organised a satsang at the said place, which they claim they had taken on lease from the Irrigation Department. When contacted local Sikh representative Sidhu Singh said that the
administration had given them options for Guru Gyan Godri Gurdwara construction, which included this very site but the
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Docs opt out of strike after meeting Health Minister
Dehradun, January 6 After a late night meeting with the state Health Minister Surinder Singh Negi yesterday, the government doctors opted out of their three-day strike to boycott OPD’s from January 6 and instead decided to mark their protest by wearing black bands. While the PMHS office bearers maintained that the minister had agreed in principle to their main demands for the implementation of Direct Assured Career Progression plan, some of their counterparts resented the manner in which the office bearers caved in after holding talks with the minister and decided to forgo their boycott plan. In the morning, fissures erupted when some doctors questioned the ‘cowardly attitude’ of the office bearers who changed their stance after meeting Negi. “The office bearers should have consulted the doctors, instead they made suo motto announcements,” rued Dr Pankaj Sharma, President of the PMHS district unit. On the other hand, Dr BS Jangpangi, PMHS President, said the merger of cadres would pave way for the implementation of DACP, “The Chief Minister and the state Health Minister have agreed to bring up our demands in the next Cabinet meeting.” Meanwhile, the Uttarakhand Laboratory Technicians went on a mass casual leave to press for their demands. The laboratory technicians have been boycotting OPD services since October. “We were forced to go on a mass casual leave as the government is not conceding to our demands of reorganisation of cadre, revision of grade pay,” said Rakesh Rawat, President of the Uttarakhand Medical Laboratory Technicians Association. Nurses continue boycott of shifts
Nurses continued with their boycott of morning and night shifts, awaiting the results after the next Cabinet meeting that is to take place on January8. “In case the government does not accepts our demands of grade-pay revision and fails to bring it in the Cabinet meeting, we
will go on a complete strike,” said Laxmi Punetha, President of the Uttarakhand Nurses Association. |
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Agitators denied “identified” status, seek inclusion in list
Haridwar, January 6 For the past 45 days an agitation has been carried out by these activists, who term their role during the statehood movement as active and no less than those identified by the state government in the past. Protesters today blew conch shells to symbolically awaken the state government and district administration to their demands. Statehood fighter JP Pandey, while addressing the protesters at city magistrate office here today, lamented that respective state governments since creation of Uttarakhand in 2000 had failed to live up to the expectations and woes of those activists who took active part in the state hood agitation. Pandey said that dozens of people hailing from Haridwar, Roorkee, Lal Dhang areas took active part in the movement as well as carrying separate agitation later to make sure Haridwar district gets inducted in the Uttarakhand. ''The government should ensure that those people who deserve statehood activist accreditation should be given their due. Many people have made it to that list who did not take active past during the separate statehood agitation since 70,” said
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Army comes to the rescue of martyr's ailing wife
Dehradun, January 6 In its edition dated December 22, The Tribune had published a news item highlighting the plight of Munni Devi’s brother Harinder Singh, who has spent all his savings on Munni's treatment and was now forced to go from pillar to post to seek further help. Taking cognisance of the news item, Col CJS Khera (retd), general secretary of the Ex-Servicemen's Joint Action Front (Sanjha Morcha), brought the matter to the notice of the Army headquarters and the Ex-Servicemen's Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), a Central organisation. The Army headquarters has directed the ECHS to provide all possible help to Munni Devi, who is suffering from chronic kidney ailment and has been advised kidney transplant. Meanwhile, Munni Devi has been shifted to Himalyan Hospital, Jolly Grant, from Indresh Hospital on the recommendations of Dehradun Military Hospital. “Officers from Army headquarters have contacted me and now my sister has been sifted to Himalyan Hospital in Jolly Grant on the recommendation of doctors at Military Hospital, Dehradun, and her treatment was started on Saturday, ” Harinder Singh, brother of Munni Devi, told The Tribune. Notably, Munni Devi got widowed at the young age of 20 when her husband, Rifleman Mahipal Singh, died while fighting the LTTE in Sri Lanka during Operation Pawan as part of Indian Peacekeeping Forces (IPKF) in year 1988. She was diagnosed kidney problem some 4-5 years back and her brother has been taking care of her since then. Adding to the trouble, Munni Devi could not make her ECHS card due to unawareness, which deprived her from taking advantage of Army medical facilities. But now Harinder Singh will not have to worry about managing expenses for his sister’s treatment, as Army is going to take care of Munni Devi and will bear expenses of her treatment.
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CM asks agitating taxi union members to withdraw strike
Dehradun, January 6 The appeal was made to a delegation of the Uttarakhand Transport Union, which met the Chief Minister and apprised him of the problems being faced by them in the light of a new government order that made the installation of the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) compulsory. Keeping in mind the loss incurred during the last year’s natural disaster, the Chief Minister assured the taxi owners that an appeal would be made to the union government for relaxation in the implementation of the ABS. Bahuguna added that orders for the renewal of the validity permits of the old vehicles had also
been given. He also appealed to the vehicle operators to withdraw their strike in public interest and assured them that the 12 years time allotted for the vehicle permits would be maintained. On the other hand, owners of private light vehicles continued their
strike for the third consecutive day, which led to chaos and unnecessary harassment of commuters, particularly those heading towards hilly areas. Bhatt condemns govt’s decision of ‘imposing’ ABS
Dehradun: Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Assembly Ajay Bhatt criticised the government for imposing the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) on taxi owners without evaluating its pros and cons. The government should have mulled over the matter before implementing it, “There is no manufacturer of the ABS in the entire state and the taxi owners will be harassed unnecessarily,” said
Bhatt. He added the decision had come at a time when the taxi owners were already battling with a lean tourist season post last year’s natural
disaster.
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Act tough on erring Maxi cab drivers: Garhwal DIG
Dehradun, January 6 During the meeting, the DIG told all the district police heads that they were responsible to curb the menace of overloading in the hilly areas. He also said regular checking of passenger vehicles was a must. The police officials were also directed to take strict measures in their respective districts to control crime and incidents of vehicle thefts and chain snatching. On the issue of effective implementation of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) at the district level, the police heads were directed to review the performances of police personnel who were directly involved with the CCTNS project on a regular basis and directions were given to make sure that the project worked flawlessly. Kewal Khuranna, SSP Dehradun; Rajiv Swaroop, SSP Haridwar; Vimla Gunjyal, SP Pauri; Ajay Joshi, SP Chamoli; Baljinder Singh, SP Rudraprayag; and Uttam Singh Negi, CO Uttarkashi, were present during this meeting. |
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BSNL contractual workers take out protest march
Dehradun, January 6 The workers gathered at the Parade Ground and then marched towards the regional office of the BSNL on Rajpur road. The workers protested in front of the regional office by raising slogans in
support of their demands. Later, the workers sat on a dharna outside the office of the Chef General Manager (CGM), Uttarakhand. The contractual workers demanded that since their work was similar to the permanent employees in every respect, they should be made permanent and their salaries and perks should be similar to
what the permanent employees get. They demanded that bonus for 2013 should
be paid to them along with payment of overtime, implementation of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and ESI
facilities. They also demanded health insurance cover.
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Proposal to build houses for poor faces rough weather
Mussoorie, January 6 According to the sources, only 40 flats will be constructed instead of 96 flats as planned earlier for the urban poor due to the
failure of UP Nirman Nigam, the executing agency assigned with the task of construction, to
deliver the project on time in Mussoorie. When contacted the Municipal Council executive officer PS Rawat informed that MC had conducted a survey in order to identify the poor families and provide them affordable houses in Mussoorie. Following that, it was decided that 96 flats will be constructed near civil hospital and a memorandum of understanding was reached with the nigam in 2011 where it was decided that the work will be completed till the end of 2012 but the UP Nirman Nigam, after building only 24 flats, that too incomplete, stopped the work without citing any satisfactory explanation. The Central Government had released the funds for the projects to the tune of Rs 2.25 crore in advance but the UP Nirman Nigam instead of utilising the funds for the project left it incomplete and stopped after incomplete construction of 24 flats, leaving MC that provided the land for the project in a quandary, said PS Rawat. He also informed The Tribune that several notices had been given to the
UP Nirman Nigam to complete the work but these fell on deaf ears. He also said that the council had also recommended the government to blacklist the agency for its lackadaisical approach towards such important schemes but no action had been initiated so far. Rawat further said that due to the apathy of UP Nirman Nigam the onus of building the remaining flats for the urban poor had fallen on the Municipal Council of Mussoorie, which is contemplating utilising the funds and completing the project through its own agencies till the month of June. But the big question remains, will the government be able to recover the amount already paid in advance to the UP Nirman Nigam? When contacted the Sports and Planning Minister Dinesh Agarwal said that he will look into the reasons on why the UP Nirman Nigam had abandoned the project and then only will be able to initiate any further action on it. Till that time living in affordable houses would remain a
distant dream for the poor of Mussoorie The Tribune has also learnt through sources that the UP Nirman Nigam was also assigned the job of constructing the government school building at Kempty and Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Vidyalaya for Girls at Rauto ki Beli, 20 km from Mussoorie, eight years ago. The tasks are yet to be completed. The contractors working under PWD said under anonymity that most of the works assigned to
UP Nirman Nigam do not require any tendering process and are done simply on work order. Therefore, they are preferred by most of the politicians in the government despite state having its own executive agency. |
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Residents protest at PWD office over poor state of roads
Haridwar, January 6 The residents blamed the PWD officials for using low quality material for recarpeting of roads. Led by women activist Ekta Suri, the protesters also submitted a memorandum in this regard to the PWD officials. The officials assured the protesters of taking their woes into consideration and would monitor the recarpeting work. Vikas Tiwari, BJP divisional president, blamed the department for carrying out unfair means by using poor quality material
for recarpeting roads as in the past one year, the recarpeting work had been done twice by the PWD
at Jagjeetpur, Vishnu Garden, Brahampuri and other stretches. Meanwhile, the district BJP women cell unit today protested against the hike in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder. Sanjana Sharma, District president of the cell, said THE Congress led United Progressive Alliance had broken the backbone of the common man by increasing the petro-LPG prices on regular basis. She said the governance of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance, and the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had taken various economic and visionary measures to curb the inflation and price rise, while the current Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, despite being an economist had failed to control price rise. The women cell members said if the price of LPG continues in the near future, they will protest at the gas agencies. |
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Truck drivers’ strike disrupts cooking gas supply
Mussoorie, January 6 The plants, whose functioning is crucial for maintaining Indane supplies for the state, is not functioning due to the strike by truck drivers, who are not ready to work on the tender rates floated by the Indian Oil Corporation, confirmed the officials. The disruption of supply of cooking gas due to strike has affected the supply adversely in Mussoorie, leaving the consumers hapless. They are forced to make repeated rounds of the Indane store house in Mussoorie. Long queues are being witnessed at the Indane LPG cooking gas store house at Mussoorie. Standing in the queue for a cylinder, Babita, a housewife, said she had booked the cylinder two month ago but she had not received it. Villagers from Kempty, Suvakholi and Chamasari, who receive their supply from Mussoorie, are also facing immense difficulty in receiving the
regular supply for the past several days. HC Gairola, Manager, Indane, Mussoorie, said due to disruption in the supply of the cooking gas cylinders from the two bottling plants at Badrabad and Haridwar, they were not able to maintain a regular supply. He also informed mediapersons that a demand for more gas cylinders had been forwarded to the Haldwani plant. He further said there were 28 distribution points in and around Mussoorie but they were unable to fulfil the demands of all customers. The strike had affected the home delivery system adversely, he added.
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Cow-slaughter gang busted, four arrested
Dehradun, January 6 Reportedly, Special Task Force was receiving information about the illegal slaughtering of cows in Bhagwanpur area for the last many days.
SSP, STF, Senthil Akdai Krishanraj, had set up a team under inspector Kailash Panwar. The team gathered information about the illegal trade of cows in the area and arrested four persons, Shameem Ahmed, Waseem, Sanbar and Khalid, from Bhagwanpur today and recovered
40 kg of cow meat from their possession. Meanwhile, the Special Task Force team also seized the sharp weapons used for slaughtering cows and have booked all
the four accused under the Uttarakhand cow protection law.
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Canadian leaseholders feel gold mining possible around Askot
Pithoragarh, January 6 This was stated by sources in Aadi Gold
Mining Limited. The company, which conducted a mining survey at the spot to find deposits of gold and copper at Barigaon village near Askot town, has expressed hopes after the sanctuary laws in the area of Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary were scrapped by the state government two months ago. “After the state government’s decision, the company management acted promptly and paid the salaries, which had been pending for two years, to the staff,” said Govind Singh Bhandari, a social worker at Askot town. “After paying the pending salaries to 40 staff, the company has appointed me as the in charge of the local operations. I have been asked to send report on day-to-day basis to the company headquarters,” said Mamta Lunthi, the local in charge of the
mining company. The sources said the search for gold and other minerals in the area began after the metals and minerals directorate of Uttar Pradesh submitted its report to the then UP Government about four decades ago, claiming the place had 16 lakh metric tons of minerals, including gold. “The survey conducted by the UP Government was given a nod by the Geological Survey of India, which confirmed the presence of minerals underground. They could not, however, take stock of the exact quantity of minerals,” said Lunthi. The sources said after the reports came to light, the Canadian company sought permission to survey the minerals in 2003, but after failing to find the exact quantity of minerals underground, the company sought permission for the opencast mining, which was denied to it due to the sanctuary laws. “After undertaking the survey work for nine years, the company, in 2012, had estimated that the area contained a 600m-long and 8m-wide chain of several minerals, including gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc beneath the
hills for which opencast mining was essential,” she said. Forest Department sources said the company could not be given permission to undertake opencast mining in the past as the spot was situated close to where the sanctuary boundary finished. “The possibility of mining is rife in the Askot area, as the sanctuary laws have been scrapped from 111 villages in the vicinity,” said Bhandari.
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State govt to amend Right to Essential Service Act
Dehradun, January 6 “As certain provisions under the Right to Essential Service Act (2011) will now be covered under the new Lokayukta Bill, we will bring amendments to it in the upcoming special session of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly beginning January 13,” said Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. As of now, 64 services are being offered under the Act that were being implemented during the tenure of former Chief Minister BC Khanduri. Time and again, Khanduri had raised the issue of the poor implementation of the Act that was aimed at getting rid of red-tapism and provide essential services like the issuance of ration cards, caste certificates, and driving licenses to the people within the
stipulated timeframe. Taking cues from the NDA-ruled states like Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, the then BJP government had introduced the Right to Essential Service Act. But thereafter, when the Congress government came to power in the state, it started its own version of grievance redressal mechanism in 2013, which they termed as ‘samadhan’. With this, people could register their complaints related to services provided by the state government, delays, non-execution of development projects etc online. Critics say the portal was launched to dilute the Right to Essential Service Act (2011), but now
with the government committed to tabling the Lokayukta Bill, the Bahuguna government
is all set to trim the Right to Essential Service Act (2011). However, when the campaign for the Jan Lokpal Bill took the
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SIDCUL units throw pollution norms to the winds
Pithoragarh, January 6 In reply to an RTI filed by Ram Babu, assistant scientific officer at the PCB unit in the Kumaon region said over 56 factories active in the area had not even taken permission from the board before setting up their factories. “Although 184 factories had taken permission from the PCB before establishing their units here, they have not renewed their permit,” said RS Rana, a PCB official, in a reply given to the RTI query. “These units are polluting the environment of cultivable farms and residential areas in the vicinity by emitting dirty air, water and chemical wastes without treatment,” said the RTI activist. |
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'Govt officials hand in glove with mining mafia'
Dehradun, January 6 “In 2011, the Haridwar District Magistrate (DM) recommended cancellation of four land lease for violating mining norms, but senior officials at the secretariat had put aside the opinion of the DM and allowed the leaseholders to continue mining without even paying the penalty,” said Negi. Addressing mediapersons, Negi said, “The recently set up special Mining Vigilance Force, led by DIG Sanjay Gunjyal, had a crackdown on illegal mining at Vikasnagar and imposed fine to the tune of Rs 3 crore, but senior officials are letting the errant land owners go scot-free. By not recovering the fine from them, the government is humiliating the Mining Vigilance Force.” He claimed that the present ruling political leadership and bureaucracy was deliberately not taking action against the mining mafia due to their
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Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary
Pithoragarh, January 6 The saint had taken this long route to reach Mayawati ashram in the Himalayan region of Lohaghat forests in Champawat district, around
113 years ago. Swami Vivekananda reached Mayawati Ashram on January 3, 1901, via Kathgodam-Mornaula, Devidhura and stayed in the ashram up to January 18, 1901, said Devendra Oli, a historian from the Champawat district. Due to the significance of the Mayawati ashram it is valued equal to the Belur Math in Kolkata, by members of the
Ramakrishna Mission. Till date, Oli adds not only the route taken by Swami Vivekananda to and from the ashram was neglected, but also the remnants such as the Dak bungalows and pillars made at the spots of his stay en-route were in a pitiable condition. |
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Bahuguna lays stone of polytechnic college
Dehradun, January 6 He said transport vehicles in the hills would have to comply to the Anti-lock Braking Syatem (ABS) from 2014. He said the license period of vehicles would be for 15 years. He said the state government would bring an amendment in the Public Services Act , 2011, for the benefit of the common people. He also agreed to the demands of the local legislator that included construction of three helipads at Kumardhar, Nakot and Tanghala Tehri Assembly segment and setting up of an animal husbandry hospital at Gyansu. He said the state government would be filling up 37,000 jobs soon. “The state government has raised the old age, widow and handicapped pension, which would benefit more than four lakh people in the state,” added
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Chief election office begins online voter registration
Dehradun, January 6 This means the voters from the confines of their sitting rooms, no matter in which part of the world they are, would be able to fill Form 6 (for new voters), Form 7 (deletion of name), Form 8-A (correction) and other forms. “We have shifted from the Oracle software to the SQL software, which effectively means we are on the Election Commission of India’s software and the exercise is currently on for the uploading of online forms that would be completed by January 10,” said Radha
Raturi, Chief Electoral officer (CEO), Uttarakhand. Further prior to the elections, the online accessibility would not only help the voter confirm the listing of his name in the voter list but on the day of the election provide information about the location of the booth where the name of the voter is listed. “We have been asked by the ECI to provide the longitude and latitude of the booths which would further aid the voters desirous to make the search online,” said Raturi. So far around 1.75 lakh new voters have registered so far, and the Chief Electoral office will start issuing PVC voter Id cards from January 15 to the voters. The new cards would bear coloured photograph of the voter and other details on the front, while on the back of the card the complete address of the voter would be on display. As of now the Chief Electoral Office is carrying out intense revision of rolls and is aiming to provide 100 per cent electoral coverage in the state. It’s move to rope in youth by nominating them as campus ambassadors in colleges and universities to encourage the youth (18 years-20 years) to become voters helped to achieve results in a big way, especially when the ministerial staff was on strike last year. |
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Dehradun, January 6 State coordinator Bachi Singh Rawat of the samiti said that the work of collection of iron pieces would start from January 22. ''From each gram panchayat of Uttarakhand half kg of iron pieces (taken from the farming implements) would be collected and then transported to Gujarat,''he said. — TNS |
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Reshuffle in police department on cards
Dehradun, January 6 The cause for the reshuffle is due to the recent promotion of five senior IPS officers in the state, as they will have to be given new responsibilities. The present Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Kumaon Range, GN Goswami, has been promoted as an Inspector General of Police (IG) and he is likely to be called to the police headquarters in a
different capacity. Meanwhile, several DIG rank officers are in the race for the coveted post of DIG Kumaon. According to the top-ranked sources, DIG GS Martolia and DIG Sanjay Gunjyal - both are presently posted at the Police Headquarters - are believed to be the frontrunners for the post of
DIG Kumaon. Both Martolia and Gunjyal have worked previously worked at Kumaon in different capacities. Speculations over the change in guard at some districts are also rife. The Tribune has learnt from reliable sources that the present Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Dehradun, Kewal Khuranna might also be shifted to Udhamsingh Nagar or Nainital as SSP. In case Khuranna is shifted out of Dehradun, SSP Nainital Sadanand Date is likely to takeover his position in the state capital. |
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Guv, CM extend greetings to mark Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
Dehradun, January 6 On the eve of the birth anniversary of the Tenth Sikh Guru, Dr Aziz Qureshi said the sacrifices made by Guru Govind Singh were the supreme examples of what could be done to protect the nation and humanity. He said Guru Gobind Singh contributed towards bringing equality in the society. He said: ''Following the path shown by the Guru, we could put an end to divisive forces.'' — TNS
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Folk dances mark start of two-day youth festival
Dehradun, January 6 On the first day, the youngsters showcased folk songs and dances, which enthralled the audience. The competitions in the individual category will be held on Tuesday. Dinesh Agarwal, Minister for Youth Development and Sports, inaugurated the festival. Rajpur MLA Rajkumar presided over the function. While addressing the participants, Ajay Kumar Pradyot, Secretary, Youth Development Department, congratulated the participants and wished them luck for the national-level competitions, which would be held in
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wage
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Dehradun, January 6 The convener of UFBU, Jagmohan Mendiratta, said, “The wage revision of bank employees is due for the last 14 months but the government and the Indian Banking Association have no time to pay heed to our wage revision demand.” According to UFBU, the government agreed to give 5 per cent wage increase during the talks between bank employees and the government on December 18, which is not acceptable to the bank employees, as they are claiming that they got 17.5 per cent increase last year while the inflation has surged in the last couple of months.
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Speeding bikes of delivery boys pose threat to lives
Mussoorie, January 6 Home delivery boys, who ride their bikes at phenomenal speed, are flouting the traffic norms and endangering the lives of the people. Residents lament the fact that when these delivery boys are told to slowdown, they indulge in scuffles. Upendar, a resident, said walking had become immensely difficult due to the speeding two wheelers of home delivery boys. He said they drove around the town with no consideration for the pedestrians. Residents rue that the speeding motorcycles were increases the risk of accidents on Mall Road. The traffic speed assigned for Mall Road is around 20 kmph, but these bikers run at a much higher speeds. VC Pant, Mussoorie police station in charge, said the traffic rules were equal for all and he would look into the matter. |
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Tapovan club win Khadak Bahadur football tourney
Dehradun, January 6 From Tapovan’s side, Thoi opened the goal tally after netting the first goal in the 17th minute, while Manyank came to the fray and scored a goal in the 42nd minute. On the other hand, Adhoiwala Boys team could not score even a single goal in the match. Thoi was adjudged man of the match, while
Arya from Cant Blue was given the man of the series award for his outstanding performance in the tournament. Cabinet Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani was the chief guest on the occasion and distributed prizes to the winners. |
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Himalayan Academy, RR Pal make it to U-17 cricket finals
Dehradun, January 6 In the first semi-final match, RR Pal defeated Sarasvati Shishu Vidhya Mandir by 4 runs. After winning the toss, RR Pal elected to bat and scored 120 runs in 25
overs. Abhishek Chamoli scored the highest with 30 runs. Sarasvati Shishu Vidhya Mandir began on
a strong note with Abhishek Kumar scoring 33 runs, but the team fell four runs short of the target
and was bowled out at 116 runs. On the other hand, Himalayan Cricket Academy defeated Asian School in the
second semi-final match by four wickets. Asian School elected to bat first after winning the toss and scored 132 runs with Saurabh and Akshit contributing 37 runs each. Chasing the target, Himalayan Cricket Academy won the match by four wickets. Rahul scored 30 runs and remained the highest scorer for his team. |
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