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Disaster-hit families don’t expect much from new CM
Centre, ADB sign $200 m pact for U'khand rebuilding
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Rehab issue to be raised
Oppn agrees to extend support to session, says Kunjwal
Assembly session: A test of Harish Rawat’s expertise
Traffic diversions for security reasons
Workers put up wodden barricades on the road towards the state Assembly on the eve of the budget session in Dehradun on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Major reshuffle in state police likely
Clear dry riverbeds of garbage: DM
Massive cleaning operation launched across Doon
Sanitation workers seek end to contract system
New Mircrosoft CEO has a Mussoorie connection
With eye on LS polls, BJP to hold meetings from today
Signature drive by BJP Yuva Morcha
Leopard kills woman in Pauri
Students pay homage to Nido Taniam
Ustaad Kamaal Sabri enthrals audience
Pharmacy dept gets monitoring centre status
Roadways Union holds protest, AC and deluxe buses go off road
Asan reserve gets logo
Traffic rules’ violations: Rs 2 lakh realised
SCPCR comes to aid of child
Thieves strike at Garhwali singer’s house
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Disaster-hit families don’t expect much from new CM
Pithoragarh, February 5 “We are worried about the future of our children as even eight months after the natural disaster the government could not make a concrete plan for our rehabilitation. We are yet to get proper houses and ensure schooling for our children,” said Motima Devi, a resident of the Talla Darma valley. Momita along with her family of five is living in a tent in the Naya Basti area of Dharchula. According to sources in the administration, most of the families living in tents or in government buildings are from the Darma and Bram valleys and the Baluakot and Ghati Bagar area of Dharchula subdivision. There has been no progress in the direction of their rehabilitation for the last eight months. As many as 776 families are to be rehabilitated in the area, according to official records. “Sometimes the government fails to identify land to rehabilitate the affected villagers, at other times people reject the government offer. The government has failed to sort out the problem for the last eight months,” said BD Joshi, a senior Congress leader in the Dharchula area People from the affected areas told this correspondent that they wanted land near Pithoragarh town for their resettlement rather than in Dharchula, which is prone to landslides and flash floods. “The future of our children will be secured only if the new Chief Minister allocates land near Pithoragarh town for our resettlement,” said Harish Singh, a resident of Suva village in the Darma valley. The sources said besides the affected families living in tents at Dharchula, Khotila, Talla and Malla Darma, Toli Ghatiabagar and Naya Basti, the residents of Balaukot, Gothi, Dharchula, Toli Gattabagar and Madkot were also worried about their future. These people live near riverbeds of the Gori, Kali, and Dhauli rivers which were prone to flash floods and landslides. Embankments and a protection wall were needed along the banks of these rivers before the next monsoon to protect their houses. “Though the natural disaster had hit the state eight months ago, the promised protection walls alongside the riverbanks to protect these towns and villages had not been built till date. We expect a time frame from Harish Rawat to finish this work if he visits our region,” said RS Panda, a BJP leader and resident of the area. According to villagers living near the riverbeds of the Gori, the Kali, and the Dhauli flowing through the area, when glaciers start melting March onwards, the water level in these rivers swells, causing landslides and flooding of fields,” said Bahadur Singh Parihar, a retired principal living in Madkot town of the Dharchula area. “The government and the local administration have failed to solve any problem of the uprooted villagers in the last eight months. Besides the Sobla to Tawaghat and Tawaghat to Mangti roads, several other roads were yet to be repaired. This has made the life of the villagers of high valleys pathetic,” said Aan Singh Rokaya, a social worker from the area. |
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Centre, ADB sign $200 m pact for U'khand rebuilding
Dehradun, February 5 The signatories to the loan agreement included Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary (Multilateral Institutions), Department of Economic Affairs, Union Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Union Government, and M. Teresa Kho, Country Director, Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM), on behalf of ADB. The project agreement on behalf of the state government was signed by Rakesh Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary (PWD), Uttarakhand, and Bhaskaranand Joshi, Secretary, State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Nilaya Mitash said the project would assist Uttarakhand government to meet reconstruction needs due to disaster in Uttarakhand in June, 2013. He said that this project will help the state to rehabilitate and construct the damaged roads, bridges, urban Infrastructures and will also help by improving disaster preparedness. “It will help economic and social recovery in Uttarakhand in the aftermath of the June 2013 disaster,” he added. Later, ADB officials also met Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat at the Secretariat, Dehradun. |
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Dehradun, February 5 ''A greater portion of the budgetary allocation would cater to the needs of the disaster-affected people, including carrying out reconstruction activity and sprucing up the damaged infrastructure,” said Indira
Hriyadesh, who has been given the duties of the Parliamentary Affairs Minister for the Budget session. The minister said that the Budget would be tabled in the evening and would be passed on February 20. ''In keeping with the wishes of the new Chief Minister, some additions have been made in the Budget keeping the interest of certain sections in mind. The proposals by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank
(ADB) that were cleared during the Bahuguna government will also be part of the Budget,'' said
Indira. She said that spendings under the 2013-2014 Budget were affected due to the disaster, absence of release of funds on time. ''But with the weather improving in February, the work will pick up as tenders have been passed and we will have to put in place a monitoring system for ensuring works are carried in a satisfactory manner,'' said
Hriyadesh. The minister also rejected claims of a constitutional crisis plaguing the government in case the portfolios are not distributed to the ministers before the start of
the session. ''As it is an extraordinary situation when the change of guard has taken place even as the date for the Budget session was already set, an immediate arrangement has been made. In case there is no distribution of portfolios, the ministers, who were in-charge of various departments in the previous government, would take on the questions. In case there is a change in portfolios, these ministers would be summoned to answer the queries of the
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Rehab issue to be raised
Dehradun, February 5 “As a responsible opposition, it is our duty to ensure that budgetary allocations being proposed for the disaster-hit people of the state are passed. In case, we feel the need to reduce the demand for a grant, we will not hesitate to move a cut motion,” said Ajay Bhatt, while addressing mediapersons today. Among a host of issues that the Opposition would raise in the House, the Leader of the Opposition said, “The issue of rehabilitating people hailing from the villages of Semi, Urgam valley, Tharali and Gumbar (Dharchula) will be taken up. These villages fall under active landslide zones and people require immediate rehabilitation. The Centre had promised a package of Rs 8,000 crore for the rehabilitation of 278 villages but no funds have been released so far,”
said Bhatt. Bhatt also questioned the government for failing to allocate portfolios to the ministers, even as the budgetary session would start tomorrow. “In the absence of the distribution of portfolios, it is indeed doubtful, if the question hour would go off smoothly,” he said.
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Oppn agrees to extend support to session, says Kunjwal
Dehradun, February 5 ''At the all-party meeting today, I had sought the cooperation of the Opposition and I have been assured of full support. I am hopeful that the Budget session would run smoothly. After the tabling of the Budget on February 6, discussions would be held on February 7, 10, 11 and 12,'' said Kunjwal. He said that at the meeting of Business Advisory Committee, it was decided to extend the Budget session from February 20 to February 21 as several non-government proposals were pending and would now be taken up on February 21. Meanwhile, in a major decision to give relief to the residents of the city who have to face a lot of inconvenience due to the security arrangement that will be put in place during the Assembly session, Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal urged the authorities to look for long-term measures. ''During the meeting of the committee on security, Department of Public Works has been asked to look for a permanent solution by erecting automatic security gates near Rispana bridge, which bears the brunt of security arrangements,''
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Assembly session: A test of Harish Rawat’s expertise
Dehradun, February 5 Though the Congress ministers are still hopeful that the portfolios would be distributed late tonight, political watchers say as the government has already made immediate arrangements for handling the Budget session. The portfolios in all likelihood would be distributed after the session. It is an open secret that there was Opposition by at least 22 MLAs who belonged to former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna's camp and Satpal Maharaj's camp to the coronation of Harish Rawat as the new Chief Minister. ''The Chief Minister's acumen in handling opposition by these MLAs would be fully tested in the House. Any signs of disunity would be lapped up by the Opposition which has made the right noises for extending support to the new Chief Minister,'' said a senior Congress leader. On the other hand, in case the Chief Minister manages to distribute the portfolios to his ministers on the eve of the session and also changes most of the portfolios, it may also prove counter-productive as the MLAs would be ill-prepared to answer the questions about departments which would be new to them. In that sense much depends on the Chief Minister Harish Rawat and Indira Hriyadesh to surmount all these difficulties and bring to the fore their years experience and skillfully engage in floor management. |
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Traffic diversions for security reasons
Dehradun, February 5 According to the plan prepared by the police and district administration, the vehicles going towards Haridwar will be diverted through Nehru Colony while traffic moving towards Rispan Bridge from Dharampur will be diverted to Mata Mandir Marg. The traffic towards Dharampur from Rispana Bridge will be diverted via bypass. The traffic towards Jogiwala will be diverted via Ring Road whereas traffic going towards Haridwar bypass from the ISBT will be diverted via Dudhli Road. On the other hand, all the protest processions going towards Assembly complex will be stopped at Shastri Nagar barricading. In case, the protest procession comes from bypass road, it will be stopped at barricading erected near police chowki. Heavy security arrangements will be put into place in and around the Assembly complex with two Superintendent of Police (SP), seven Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), 15 inspectors, 40 sub-inspectors, 4 lady sub-inspectors, 10 head-constables, 153 constables and four companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC). The session will end on February 21. To avoid any disturbance and unlawful activity in the wake of the Budget session beginning Thursday, District Magistrate BVRC Purushottam has imposed Section 144 within 500 m of the Vidhan Sabha. In a press note issued here, Purushottam said Section 144 had been imposed to maintain peace while the session was going on. — TNS
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Major reshuffle in state police likely
Dehradun, February 5 A major exercise has been going on since the last two days at the government and police headquarters to prepare a final list of transfers and postings. Reportedly, police officials between the ranks of Inspectors and Senior Superintendent of Police
(SSP) will get shuffled so that those officers close to the new CM’s camp get plum postings. It has become a standard practice for a new government to replace police officers holding key posts with officers considered close and loyal to the government. The first casualty of this practice was Dehradun SSP Kewal
Khuranna, who was attached to the police headquarters within 24-hours of change in guard on Sunday. According to the sources, till Wednesday, important details regarding the long list of officers, which includes their previous postings and current posting, was being prepared at the police headquarters. The reshuffling of police heads in important districts such as
Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital and Udhamsingh Nagar, are quite evident though police sources are suggesting that even other districts may see some change in guard in the wake of election code of conduct coming into force before the panchayat elections in the state followed by union elections. The Tribune has learnt that the Director General of Police
(DGP) BS Sidhu had held a meeting with the senior officials of police headquarters to discuss the issue of transfers and posting. |
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Clear dry riverbeds of garbage: DM
Dehradun, February 5 During the meeting, attended by officials from Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority and Dehradun Municipal Corporation, discussions were held to clean up the prominent three riverbeds of seasonal rivers, including
Rispana, Bindal and Choti Bindal. Instructing the officials to clean the rivers in a systematic manner, District Magistrate BVRC Purshottam said that the task had to be completed before the onset of the monsoon so that any kind of tragedy is averted. Three nodal officers, including Additional Mukhya Nagar Adhikari Uday Singh Rana
(Rispana), Additional District Magistrate (Adm) Harak Singh Rawat (Bindal), MDDA secretary Banshidhar Tiwari
(Choti Bindal) were appointed to monitor the progress in the work. The nodal officers have been instructed to submit a report carrying the details of activities to be carried out along with the manpower, equipment and funds required for cleaning the river beds within two days. The garbage taken out from the riverbeds would be dumped at the trenching ground. Those who were part of the meeting included Chief Development Officer Jyoti Neeraj
Khairwal, Harak Singh Rawat, Pratap Sah, Uday Singh Rana, Pradeep Kumar Rai and Chandra Gupt Bikram along with several others. |
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Massive cleaning operation launched across Doon
Dehradun, February 5 The cleaning operation launched late at night on Tuesday aims to clean the overflowing garbage dumps and drains of the city by Thursday morning, before the crucial Budget session of Vidhan Sabha starts. Less than a month after, Khan had himself conducted the ground inspection of the city, that was reeling under the stench of overflowing garbage. The situation was back to square
one, forcing the bureaucrat to take immediate remedial measures. As a first step towards a cleaner city, the MNA was stripped of his financial and administrative powers and Additional MNA Uday Singh Rana has been given the charge of maintaining the sanitation of the city. Around 13 vehicles of Municipal Corporation, Dehradun, and Doon Valley Waste Management were pressed into service. Giving further details, Khan said that they aim to clear the garbage from the city by late on Wednesday night. Admitting that the sanitation situation of the city had deteriorated beyond control, Khan said they
were hopeful that with a change of guard situation would improve. “Earlier the MNA was handling a lot of portfolios and therefore he was not able to look after the sanitation work of the city. Now that the portfolio has been handed to Rana, the situation would certainly improve,” he added. |
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Sanitation workers seek end to contract system
Dehradun, February 5 On the call given by Uttaranchal Swachkar Karamchari Sangh, a large number of sanitation workers raised anti-government slogans, demanding abolishment of contract system. Addressing the protesters, district president of the sangh Madan Valmiki said that despite repeated requests and protest demonstrations, the department had failed to take any action. “Nobody from the government department has ever approached for a dialogue to resolve the issues. This clearly indicates how much the administration is concerned about the welfare of its sanitation workers. In case our demands are not met at the earliest, we would be launching a massive agitation soon,” said Madan Valmiki. Those who were part of the demonstration included Chandramohan Kala, Hariom Anant, Karam-veer, Jagraj, Sanjay Kala and Suresh Kumar along with several others. |
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New Mircrosoft CEO has a Mussoorie connection
Mussoorie, February 5 Dr BN
Yugandhar, Nadella’s father, along with his family had spent a large amount of time serving on various posts at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in
Mussoorie. The chairman the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), Avdhash
Kaushal, congratulated Satya Nadella on his elevation to the post of CEO at Microsoft. He said Nadella’s father Dr BN Yugandhar was a close friend and colleague of him while he served as a faculty member at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, the premiere institution for training IAS officers in the country.
Kaushal said it was great to see a colleague’s son following in the footsteps of his father, and attaining great heights. He added
Yugandhar, while in the academy, was known for fighting poverty and raising the issues of rural development, and decentralization of planning and
administration. Yugandhar joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1962 and held many prestigious positions during his service time. He served as Deputy Director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration from 1971 to 1974 and as Course Director for the post-entry professional courses of the Indian Administrative Service, said
Kaushal, who also served with distinction as a faculty member of the academy during the same
period. Yugandhar later became the director of the academy and served on the post from May 1988 to January 1993. He was a pioneer in innovation and played an important role in improving the content and methodology of the sandwich pattern of training and introduced latest management concepts and techniques in the academy. He also developed the apex training institution and organised valuable training like the UNDP’s rough training in higher civil services, and FAO’s training on decentralised planning, said
Kaushal. He had also served as a member of the Planning Commission. It was at the academy that Kaushal got an opportunity to interact with Nadella as a child. Kaushal faintly remembered Nadella’s childhood and said the spark of excellence was visible in his eyes even then. It is no wonder that the child of an illustrious father had become the CEO of software giant Microsoft, he added. “It is indeed a matter of pride for the people of Mussoorie to know that Nadella and his family had close association with their town. Nadella’s achievement would become a source of inspiration for the future generation,” said
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With eye on LS polls, BJP to hold meetings from today
Dehradun, February 5 At the first meeting, National Secretary (organisation) Ram Lal will deliberate on preparations for the Tehri parliamentary seat on February 6, followed by a meeting for the Haridwar seat on February 7, and for the Almora and Nainital seat February 8. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minsiter Uma Bharati, state BJP president Teerath Singh Rawat and general secretary Sanjay Kumar will also be present in the meetings. Teerath Singh Rawat said the meetings would prepare the party cadre and allow the central leaders to check the election preparations underway at the five parliamentary seats in the state.
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Signature drive by BJP Yuva Morcha
Dehradun, February 5 Vipin Rana, president of the morcha launched a signature campaign in Gandhi Park in which a large number of youth participated. He said we were imploring upon the government to roll back the decision as it was not in the interest of the youth, “Most of the youth are unemployed and the imposition of fees would prove to be a big burden on them,” said
Rana. He said the party would intensify its campaign in the coming days if the anti-youth provision was roll backed. |
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Leopard kills woman in Pauri
Dehradun, February 5 Officials of the Revenue Department have sent the body for a post-mortem examination. Divisional Forest Officer, Pauri division, Rajmani Pande said the incident took place near Bunga village in the Pokhara range of the Pauri forest division.
Vimala Devi (42) of the village had gone to collect fodder with other women. While cutting fodder in a forest, a leopard hiding behind the bushes attacked her. She raised the alarm but the leopard dragged her to the forest. The women accompanying her informed villagers, who rushed to the spot. However, they could not trace Vimala
Devi. The villagers also reported the matter to revenue and Forest Department officials. Following this, a team was formed to trace the victim's body. Agitated residents of the area have demanded that the leopard be declared a man-eater and an order be issued to kill it. |
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Students pay homage to Nido Taniam
Dehradun, February 5 They prayed for the peace of his soul and resolved to fight racial discrimination, especially against youths from north-eastern states. These students come from Uttarakhand's tribal regions as well as from the seven states including Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Mehgalay and Ladakh. Institute Principal Manju Negi conducted the prayer meeting. A message of homage and harmony from MP Tarun Vijay was also read out on the occasion.
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Ustaad Kamaal Sabri enthrals audience
Dehradun, February 5 Enthralling the audience with their mesmerising performances, the artistes played sarangi, a rare instrument. Rajnish Mishra, a renowned tabla player, accompanied them. Starting the evening with the rendition of Raag Nat Bhairav, 14-year-old Nabeel Khan won the hearts of many. The duo also rendered Teentaal, Raga Ahir Bhairav, Natt Bhairav and Dadra, a folk tune.
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Pharmacy dept gets monitoring centre status
Dehradun, February 5 Giving this information, the Principal, Prof Preeti Kothiyal, said the centre would be attached to Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, where the data of adverse reactions of drugs would be duly collected and then monitored. The data would be collected by means of ‘digiflow’ software. Kothiyal will be the co-ordinator of the centre. With the help of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, the FDR monitoring centre will be collecting the data of the side-effects of all kinds of drugs and will be sending it to National Centre, Ghaziabad, and World Health Centre (WHO), Uppsal, Sweden. Pharmacy and medical students will be able to gain better exposure through this centre.
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Roadways Union holds protest, AC and deluxe buses go off road
Dehradun, February 5 On February 2, a driver Ajit Singh was assaulted by workers at the Haridwar Roadways Workshop. This infuriated his fellow drivers, who decided to stage a protest from today and stopped operations of all AC and deluxe buses. The stir led to a lot of inconvenience for the commuters who had to travel to Delhi, Nainital, Chandigarh, and other places on ordinary buses. The drivers threatened to further intensify their agitation if the Roadways administration did not take prompt action against the employees responsible for assaulting their fellow driver. |
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Asan reserve gets logo
Dehradun, February 5 Governor Aziz Qureshi releasing the logo at the reserve today spoke on the importance of Asan as important destination for migratory bird watchers. He also backed usage of fire arms on part of forest guards to protect the migratory birds from poachers. The Governor was pleased to look at the migratory birds. He, on the occasion, also released an electronic book on sounds of birds. A check list of Uttarakhand birds, a booklet nomenclatured-Uttarakhand bird watching havens-and posters of hornbill and bulbul were also released by the Governor. Officiating Principal Chief Conservator of Forests SS Sharma, Chief Conservator of Forests Eco Tourism Rajiv Bhartari and Chief Conservator of Forest Wildlife Dhananjaya Mohan were present on the occasion.
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Traffic rules’ violations: Rs 2 lakh realised
Dehradun, February 5 According to the traffic police, they issued 2,928 challans under the Motor Vehicle Act for the violation of traffic rules while 128 vehicles were impounded in January. As part of their month-long drive against the traffic rule violators, the traffic police impounded 1,448 vehicles, manifold higher than the figures in December last year. They also issued 1,883 on-the spot (chaspa) challans last month, reflecting a rising in the number of traffic violations in Dehradun. —
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SCPCR comes to aid of child
Dehradun, February 5 While directing the Chief Medical Officer JP Sharma of the hospital, Setia said that the child needs care and it was the duty of the state (the hospital) to ensure the child is treated properly. ''The commission under the Juvenile Justice Act 2000 and CCPCR Act 2005 can direct the state to provide care for children who are fatally ill,'' said Setia. It may be mentioned that Sujal hailing from Bhatwari block was admitted in HIHT but his grandfather was not interested in providing treatment to the child. After this his grandmother approached the commission for help. |
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Thieves strike at Garhwali singer’s house
Mussoorie, February 5 The thieves entered the singer’s house situated near Cliff Cottage on the way to Hampton Court when he not at home and was staying at his another house in Dehradun. They decamped with
Rs 22,000 in cash along with jewellery worth several thousands around
midnight. Pritam’s brother Kirti Bhartwan, who usually takes care of the house in the singer’s absence was away busy attending a marriage function when the incident occurred. The police rushed to the spot and searched for evidence and carried out forensic investigation of the place today. A theft conducted in similar style was reported a few weeks ago from a social activist’s house. The police are still to solve that case. When contacted, police officials said they had registered a case and further investigations in the case were on. |
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Dehradun, February 5 After being put into bat, Hathibarkala Eleven made 104 runs with Vijay scoring a quick 33 runs. Vishal and Mayank played small cameos though the middle order failed. For Doon Wonders, Pankaj took three wickets while Praveen and Anshul took two wickets each. In reply, Doon Wonders took advantage of the weak bowling line of Hathibarkala Eleven and chased the score easily with six wickets still in hand. Opener Saurabh scoredthe highest 36 runs while Pankaj scored 23 runs and took their team to victory. Realhost team pip Khalsa Club by five runs The Realhost Cricket Club won its match against Khalsa Club by 5 runs in the HN Bahuguna Memorial Global Dehradun Premier League (DPL) here on Wednesday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Realhost scored 89 runs in 12 overs with Bharatveer scoring the highest runs (25). Chasing the target, Khalsa Club started its innings well with openers Briguraj Singh and Neeraj making 27 and 29 runs, respectively. In the second match, Himalayan Cricket Academy (HCA) defeated SF Cricket Club by 52 runs. Batting first, the HCA team made 170 runs with Vijay Singh scoring a century. In reply, apart from Dipankar Singh, no other batsmen could score for the SF team. The team lost the match by 52 runs. Continuing its winning spree, Sunrise Cricket Academy registered yet another victory against Sharaswati Cricket Team. Batting first, Sharaswati scored 90 runs with Ankit making the highest runs (29). Sunrise Cricket Academy did not find any difficulty in chasing the target and the team won the match by 6 wickets. Shoaib made 63 runs on 28 balls. |
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The Union Government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) today in Dehradun signed an agreement for $ 200 million.
The Dehradun traffic police have announced route diversions for smooth movement of traffic in Dehradun in the wake of Assembly session, which is beginning from Thursday.
Sanitation workers staged a demonstration demanding the abolishment of contract system in local bodies at the District Magistrate's office here today. Later, the agitating workers submitted a memorandum, addressed to the Chief Minister, to
the District Magistrate BVRC Purushottam.
Members of the BJP Yuva Morcha held a signature campaign in the city today in protest against the application fees imposed by the Congress-led government.
Vipin Rana, president of the morcha launched a signature campaign in Gandhi Park in which a large number of youth participated.
After a driver was assaulted, members of the Uttarakhand Roadways Union today halted operations of AC and deluxe buses here. The agitated drivers also staged a demonstration at the Inter State Bus Terminus in
Dehradun.
