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Docs boycott OPDs across state
Crucial meeting of DVWM, DMC today
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Traders back anti-polythene drive
to keep Haridwar, Ganga clean
DM holds meeting to prepare for LS polls
Qureshi felicitates 52 yoga gurus from 17 nations
Hectic activity on for LS poll ticket from Kumaon
UPP concerned over poor health, education infrastructure
Cong populist measures a coverup
for its failures: Teerath Rawat
Govt fails to check corruption, says UKD
BJYM submits memo to DM, wants drug menace checked
ABVP holds meeting of Schedule Tribe members
BSNL employees threaten to intensify agitation
Vishwa Mohan performs at DIT varsity
Aditya wins spell bee competition
Students drop out after class X in absence of schools, colleges
One more helipad in Nainital district soon
Governor releases research journal
Damaged roads in Thatyur block of Tehri yet to be repaired
Experts discuss advantages of low-loss optical fibres
West Wind Film and Television inaugurated
sports
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Docs boycott OPDs across state
Dehradun, March 6 Addressing the doctors, who gathered at Parade Ground in the morning, the president of PMHS, Dr BS Jangpangi, said the treatment meted out to the medical students would not be tolerated. “Anger and resentment is brewing among the doctors in the entire country against the action of the local administration in Kanpur,” he said. Dr Kuldeep Datta, president of the Indian Medical Association, said that attacks against the doctors have been increasing throughout the country with the administration willing to look the other way. “The administration brutally lathi-charged the students and then registered false cases against the students and a senior teacher of the medical college. We are demanding the arrest of the local politician and the police officials involved in the incident and immediate release of the medical students,” said Datta. Meanwhile, due to the boycott call, the OPDs at both the government and private hospitals throughout the state did not function leaving hundreds of patients in the lurch. However, the emergency services continued to function at the three government hospitals. But patients coming from far-off places with prior appointments had to leave disappointed and wait for tomorrow for consultation. Dr RS Aswal, PMS of Doon Hospital, said that the doctors had been instructed to discharge their emergency medical duties and all the patients are being treated on priority basis. |
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Crucial meeting of DVWM, DMC today
Dehradun, March 6 The meeting would be chaired by District Magistrate and acting Mukhya Nagar Adhikari BVRC Purshottam. He will decide whether the 10 wards would be given to the company or not. It may be recalled that barely two days after revoking the contract the company had asked to allot 10 wards out of the 60 wards to them for the waste collection and disposal. The decision was taken by DVWM CEO Sidharth Jain after meeting the District Magistrate, who is the acting MNA. Additional Mukhya Nagar Adhikari Banshidhar Tiwari said they would decide whether the wards should be given to the company along with the terms and conditions. Health officer RK Singh said: “There is a possibility that a decision to hire another company might also be taken in the meeting. It is a huge project that is divided into different phases. Garbage collection is just one of them. Though the DMC is looking after the garbage collection, it is not possible for it to scientifically
dispose it off.” |
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Traders back anti-polythene drive
to keep Haridwar, Ganga clean
Haridwar, March 6 To make city polythene free, a section of traders has resorted to taking the pledge not to sell, buy or give goods in polythene material as banned by the government. The pledge was taken at the sanctum sanctorum of Braham Kund, Har-ki-Pauri, with traders offering rituals at the holy Ganga river. Traders also assured the district administration of their cooperation in this regard to make the city polythene free. Youth trader division district president Sandeep Sharma said that in recent years usage of polythene had increased, which is affecting the clean environment of the pilgrim city. As a law abiding citizen they thought it better to take the initiative from their side first and then urge local public and consumers, pilgrims, tourists to do the same. City president of the unit Sunil Rathi said that local public, pilgrims and tourists are putting polythene directly or indirectly into the holy river Ganga, which needs to be stopped. This is making the holy Ganga river polluted. ''We need to make sure we don't use or buy polythene any more as it is not bio-degradable,'' said Rathi. The appeal was made by the trader fraternity to the state government, district administration and retailers of jute-cloth bag merchants to make available such eco friendly bags. Notably, in the past few years the district administration, Akhil Bharatiya Gayatri Parivar Shantikunj, Patanjali Yogpeeth and several other religious-social organisations had taken out an anti-polythene drive, but after some days the drive did not have much impact. The district administration had even resorted to penalty on traders, who were using polythene material bags, but after stiff resistance from the trader community, they were given additional time, but after change of the DM, the prohibition became ineffective. Now,with traders themselves coming forward, it is time that the district administration, too, prohibits usage of polythene in the pilgrim city. |
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DM holds meeting to prepare for LS polls
Haridwar, March 6 The District Magistrate ordered the officials concerned to maintain a complaint register on a daily basis and take action on the complaints on priority. He directed all booth-level officers to hold meetings at the tehsil level and generate awareness among the eligible voters about the importance of having voter identity cards for the Lok
Sabha elections. The block level officials have to update the voter lists of their areas by March 9 and they will have to be present in their respective polling centres for the purpose. Tehsdilars would review the updated voter lists. The officials were also told to remove illegal hoardings, which had come up in the district in a large number in the past few weeks, with
most of them featuring political leaders of various parties. The District Magistrate ordered Chief Development Officer and in charge of district for Lok Sabha elections VS Dhanik to identify sensitive and ultra sensitive polling centres in the district taking into account the details and socio-geographical and criminal data of previous years. Soon, a meeting would be called for giving training to the representatives of all political parties and Independent candidates. District Development Officer SS Verma, Mukhya Nagar Adhikari Vipra Trivedi, City Magistrate KK Mishra, Sub Divisional Magistrate Pratyush Singh, Additional District Magistrate (Finance)
Harak Singh Rawat, and Additional District Magistrate (Administration) Jeevan Singh Nangyal were present at
the meeting. |
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Qureshi felicitates 52 yoga gurus from 17 nations
Haridwar, March 6 In his address, Qureshi said in the entire world yoga was fast gaining precedence, mass acceptance and popularity, which pointed at the uniqueness of this healthy art. Qureshi said yoga was an ancient Indian health art, which got evolved from knowledge and practice of the saints. Governor Aziz Qureshi said yoga was in fact a simple, natural yet an effective art, which touched both the spiritual and the physical objectives. Yoga also
brings relief from hindrances in one’s personality like anger, bias, negativity and lack of enthusiasm. If yoga brings positivity, it also brings one near to God
as our heart gets pure, said Governor Qureshi. The Governor added that in this time of violence, yoga was the need of the hour. Qureshi also felicitated 52 yoga gurus
from 17 nations for their contribution and commitment to spreading yoga worldwide. Special mention to host Swami Chidanand Saraswati Muni by the Governor was also made, as he has been hosting the annual yoga festival for the last 15 years in Uttarakhand. Swami Chidananand Saraswati Muni in his address said yoga had immense beneficial traits, which were well known by dedicated practitioners. He said that with yoga delegates from 51 nations attending the ongoing yoga festival it was like a mini United Nations in Uttarakhand. Dil Raj and Shlok Kumar shine at yoga festival At the International Yoga Festival , being held at Dev Sanskriti University, the host university students showed their prowess in yoga, with its student Dil Raj Preet Kaur winning gold in 18-25 year category, and Shlok Kumar also claiming the same position in the same bracket. The festival concluded here today, with more than 500 participants hailing from 30 educational institutes taking part in the yoga events. Apart from regular asanas, pranayam and yoga forms focusing on mental strengthening and intellectual aptitude were also included for the first time in this festival. Dil Raj Preet Kaur along with her university compatriot Aditi Behri and Asha Podal (PG College, Rishikesh) bagged the top three honors in the girls' event, while Shlok Kumar, Rajesh Yadav and Lomesh Chandrakar won gold in 18-25 years age slot. In 25-35 years bracket Rahul Singh Chauhan of Dev Sanskriti University, Rajesh Kumar Kashyap of Uttarakhand Open University and Yashpal Singh of PG College Rishikesh shared the podium. From the girls' side Gayatri Guruvendra clinched gold from Dev Sanskriti University, with the silver going to Vindyashini Sharma and Laksmi Dimri getting bronze. In 35-45 years bracket, the gold was won by Krishnathan from Rishikesh while Krishan Kumar from Delhi and Naresh from Patanjali Yogpeeth won silver and bronze, respectively. In the girls' event Usha from Dehradun College, Archana from Sanskrit University and Aarti
from Dev Sanskriti University were adjudged the winners. Above 45-80-year age bracket Gobind of Patanjali Yogpeeth and Brijmohan were declared winners, while in women's section Pankaj Sharma of Sanskrit University and Shobhana of Dev Sanskriti University were adjudged the winners. Dev Sanskriti University Pro Vice Chancellor Chinmaya Pandya lauded the efforts pitched in by the yoga aspirants, saying that this yoga championship was a unique one, as it also included aspect of mental aptitude. Gurukul Kangri University yoga expert Ishwar Bharadwaj said that
in this era of fast paced tense life, awareness among younger generation towards healthy
art of yoga is worth appreciating. Participant Shashi Rana from Jai Ram Sanskrit Maha Vidyalaya, Rishikesh, said that Dev Sanskriti University provided a good environment and in the city of
Haridwar situated on the banks of Ganga river, to practice yoga is a great opportunity. Organising committee office bearer Sursh Barnwal said that to ensure error-free judging, during this yoga festival a special software know as Track Yoga was used by judges, which ensured 100 per cent unbiased judging and evaluation of scoring points. |
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Hectic activity on for LS poll ticket from Kumaon
Pithoragarh, March 6 “We have decided to contest the elections as we have the responsibility of preserving the identity of local communities, which is being harmed due to the activities of the mainstream political parties,” said KS Airy, leader of the UKD. Though the BJP and the Congress are witnessing hectic activities of the supporters of various prospective candidates, the two parties are likely to give ticket to the sitting MPs from the Almora and Nainital seats. “I do not see any challenge from the BJP in Almora if I am given the responsibility to ensure victory for the Congress,” said Pradeep Tamta, Congress MP from Almora, who is a strong candidate to get the party ticket from the seat this time as well. The BJP is considering three candidates, namely Ajay Tamta, former IAS officer Chanar Ram and Rekha Arya, for the Almora seat and the central party leadership is expected to take the final call by March 8. “As Chanar Ram is holding party posts, the party is likely to field either last time runner up and former state minister Ajay Tamta or Rekha Arya from the Almora seat,” said a party general secretary. While the UKD is yet to finalise its candidate, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has already announced Harish Chandra Arya as its candidate from the Almora seat. “We are fighting against corruption-ridden politics of the mainstream parties. Our presence will ensure that the basic issues of the people of the hill state are given precedence, which the mainstream parties have deliberately forgotten,” said Dr Shamsher Singh Bisht, coordinator of the campaign committee of the AAP in the state. From the Nainital seat, while the Congress is likely to give ticket to its sitting MP, the BJP is banking on former Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshiyari this time. “The central party leadership in New Delhi believes there is a Koshiyari wave in the Nainital seat like the Narendra Modi wave across the country,” said a BJP leader. While the AAP is in the process of finalising the candidate for Nainital, the BSP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are finding it difficult to field suitable candidates from the seat. “We have decided to field a candidate in Nainital who understands the importance of local issues and is willing to struggle for the cause of local people after the Lok Sabha elections,” said
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UPP concerned over poor health, education infrastructure
Dehradun, March 6 Addressing a press conference in Dehradun today, Uttarakhand Parivartan Party president PC Tiwari said the problem of poor health and education infrastructure could be a major issue in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Uttarakhand. He also discussed the recent case of death of Almora Museum in charge Manju Tiwari. “Manju Tiwari died as she didn’t get adequate medical facility in Almora,” he added. He alleged that the parties in power in the state did not do anything for better health infrastructure, particularly in the hilly areas of the state. He said even in Doon Hospital, Dehradun, several machines were lying useless due to the absence of manpower. He said the condition of government schools in the hills was pathetic. |
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Cong populist measures a coverup
for its failures: Teerath Rawat
Dehradun, March 6 ''The party is neck-deep in corruption and is
afraid that its track record would not stand in good stead in the Lok Sabha elections,'' said Teerath Singh Rawat. While addressing a press conference today, Rawat said that there is rampant dissatisfaction among the people of the state who have been let down by the callous government. ''The populist measures would not be able to cover up the omissions and commissions of the Rawat and Bahuguna governments. The people will give a befitting reply in the
Lok Sabha elections,'' said Rawat. On his part, Rawat said that his party was ready to face the elections and would come out victorious by winning all the
five seats. ''Our preparation is complete, the names of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections would be shortly announced. There is complete disarray in the Congress and now even the ministers are unhappy. The Chief Minister took them for a ride by promising them the moon but failed to deliver,'' he said. On the occasion the leader announced the re-entry of Shailender Singh Rawat, former MLA from Kotdwar who was issued show cause notice after he had rebelled against the party decision to deny him a ticket from Kotdwar
and instead nominate former BC Khanduri from the seat. Along with Shailender Singh Rawat, Mohan Pal also rejoined the party. He had fought the 2012 Assembly elections on the BSP ticket from
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Govt fails to check corruption, says UKD
Dehradun, March 6 UKD general secretary Jayprakash Upadhyay told mediapersons here today that some government departments, including the Regional Transport Office, and the Tehsil and District Supplies Office, had become a den of corruption. He demanded a probe into the incident where the State Information Commissioner was threatened of dire consequences following a complaint of corruption in the Health Department. He said no arrests had been made
so far. "An enquiry be conducted in the availability and distribution of expired medicines in government hospitals. My wife was given a medicine that had expired two years ago. A complaint was made to the Chief Medical Officer and the chief pharmacist but no action had been taken so far," he added. |
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BJYM submits memo to DM, wants drug menace checked
Dehradun, March 6 In a press note issued here, Saurabh Thapliyal, state president of the morcha, said: ''The rise in the number of drug abusers and sellers is worrisome, especially for a city like Dehradun that has always been associated with world class education. A lot of youth are falling prey to the evil of drug abuse and the problem is virtually going unchecked by the authorities.'' ''Even though the police have conducted a number of raids on the hukka bars in the city, nothing concrete has been done to stop them by the authorities. These are the joints that are frequented by the youth, especially the college and school going students,'' he said. In the memorandum, the morcha members have demanded stringent action against those involved in the sale of drugs, immediate closure of the hukka bars involved in the sale of narcotics, regular monitoring of the hostels and late night patrolling in the areas often frequented by the drug abusers. |
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ABVP holds meeting of Schedule Tribe members
Dehradun, March 6 Bhatt told the
participants, who had come from across the state, that, "The Scheduled Tribes lives in four districts of the state and they face numerous problems in their
daily lives. ABVP workers must go to schools in all these districts to understand the problems of children belonging to different tribes." State vice-president of the ABVP Ramakant Srivastav said the ABVP had a track record of working for the cause of tribes and its workers would continue to serve the vulnerable sections of society. |
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BSNL employees threaten to intensify agitation
Dehradun, March 6 The agitating employees threatened to intensify their stir if their demands were not fulfilled immediately. The central working committee of the association in New Delhi
yesterday had decided to stage the demonstration. The protesters raised slogans against the Union Ministry of Telecommunications and the
BSNL management. Circle secretary of the association SS Rauthan said, “Our demands include a standard pay scale for JTOs, JAOs and SDEs, regular promotions from four to six years, 30 per cent benefit to all employees upon retirement, no tower sharing with other companies, and regular promotions in all cadres of BSNL.” “The BSNL employees will observe a fast from March 19 to 21 in case the Central government did not fulfil our demands by then,” he said. RS Negi, Rajendra Kumar, Sanjay Arya, Rajendra Kumar and Chandan Singh Panwar were among those who took part in
the demonstration. |
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Vishwa Mohan performs at DIT varsity
Dehradun, March 6 Addressing the audience, Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt said the music was the food for the soul. He said society and culture were interrelated. He also stressed on the greatness of the Indian culture. “Our heritage of classical music needs to be preserved. There is a need for classical music artistes to reach out to youth through social media platforms,”
he added. Pandit Bhatt was accompanied by Prithviraj Mishra on tabla. They mesmerised the audience by playing the spiritual raga, ‘Vishwaranjini’. |
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Aditya wins spell bee competition
Dehradun, March 6 Aditya will now compete in the next round of the competition. The top 16 scorer of the next round from across India will battle it out in the grand final of
Classmate India Spell Bee to be held in Mumbai on March 10. The winner from the top 16 will receive a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a trip to Washington DC along with a parent to witness the prestigious Scripps National Bee Live, which is the Spell Bee Competition in the US. — TNS |
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Students drop out after class X in absence of schools, colleges
Mussoorie, March 6 Boys from Buraskhanda, Silla, Sarona villages are forced to walk several kilometres to either Sahastradhara or Mussoorie to receive further education due to the absence of a government inter-college in the area. The condition for girl students is no better, as they are unable to spend time to reach school due to other predicaments and are forced to opt out of education courtesy the education department. Local residents say the first high school was opened in the area during the first tenure of former MLA from Mussoorie Jot Singh Gunsola, a decade ago. Since then the residents have been demanding an inter-college for their children for further education, but the education department has shown no interest whatsoever. A local villager, Ram Singh, says according to the guidelines of the department one inter-college at every 10 kilometres in the hilly region is mandatory, but the government has failed to adhere to its own guidelines. He also adds that most of the students are from poor families and cannot afford private schools therefore are left with no other option but to leave school altogether. Shailendar Singh another resident rues the fact that the government on one hand claims that education is the most effective means by which a society can confront the challenges of the future, but on other was depriving poor children of area their basic right to education. The local residents also lament the fact that they have brought the problem in the knowledge of the present Education minister Mantri Prasad Naithani, but no action has been initiated so far leaving the poor student in the lurch. Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi was said it was really unfortunate that the students were being deprived of education in his Assembly segment. He would try to resolve the problem by taking it up with the Chief Minister.
Distant dream
Boys from Buraskhanda, Silla, Sarona villages are forced to walk a long distance to Sahastradhara or Mussoorie to receive further education due to the absence of a government inter-college in the area.
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One more helipad in Nainital district soon
Pithoragarh, March 6 The District Magistrate said a team of experts would survey the spots and submit its assessment report. “The process of transfer of land for the other two helipads is underway. After the completion of formalities, the construction work on these helipads will start,” he added. At present, the state government is using the Army helipad at Kailakhan and a private land for the emergency landing of helicopters.
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Governor releases research journal
Dehradun, March 6 Addressing a gathering at the release function organised at Raj Bhavan, the Governor said Sanskrit was the world’s most scientific language. There was need to re-establish it at the international level. He said it was unfortunate that this language had become the property of a special section whereas it should be the language of the common man. The Governor said the campaign of making Sanskrit the language of the common people should begin from Uttarakhand. He said the Vice Chancellor of Uttarakhand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya should ensure that free of cost evening classes in Sanskrit be started in Haridwar after which these could be extended to other districts. The Governor spoke about Indonesia where Muslims constitute 90 per cent of the total population and yet their language had 40 per cent words from Sanskrit. The Governor said he would support the progress of Sanskrit in the state. Education Minister MP Naithani, VC, Sanskrit University, Mahavir Aggarwal, former VC Sudha Pandey, Secretary to the Governor Arun Dhaundiyal, Dr Krishna Semwal, RK Verma and several other intellectuals were present on the occasion. |
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Damaged roads in Thatyur block of Tehri yet to be repaired
Mussoorie, March 6 Several roads in the Thatyur block which became inaccessible in the June 16-17 deluge last year, still bear the signs of devastation as most of the roads are lying in disrepair and on the verge of disintegrating further but the PWD has turned a blind eye to the problem, much to the ire of local residents here. With the model code of conduct in place in the wake of the Lok Sabha elections, the chances of the dilapidated roads being repaired have also become remote as no new work can take place for at least three months. The residents venting their ire on delay in repair of the roads also said that if the rains begin early in the month of June this year too, the condition could worsen even further, adding to the suffering of the commuters, especially on the Suvakholi-Nagun-Bhavaan-Uttarkashi road. When contacted Executive Engineer, PWD, subdivison, NS Kholiya, said that the patch work has been delayed due to prolonged monsoon and frequent incessant rains and other roads would be repaired only after allocation of the budget this year.
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Experts discuss advantages of low-loss optical fibres
Dehradun, March 6 More than 400 students and 50 faculty members from the university attended the session. Giving a brief history of the evolution of the field of fibre optics, Prof Ajoy Ghatak discussed a few fascinating experiments using the optical fibre. He explained to the students how the recent advances in the development of low-loss
optical fibres have revolutionised the field of telecommunications. Talking about the field of optics in physics, Ghatak said he was hopeful of development of even better and faster fibre optics that has changed the face of telecommunications and data networks. “Today India is involved in experiments for using fibre optics as thin as human hair to target lasers for military use,” Prof BV Babu, Pro Vice-Chancellor, DIT University, Capt (Retd) Ajay Swarup, Registrar, DIT University, Prof Manoj Bhatnagar, Dean Students Welfare, Prof AN Kaul, Dean R&C Cell were among those present in the session. As part of the expert lecture series, the university plans to invite renowned experts and policy makers to deliver lectures and work with students in the programme. |
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West Wind Film and Television inaugurated
Dehradun, March 6 Mautho said the budding actors who could not go to Mumbai or other cities to learn acting due to financial problems could now learn acting in Dehradun only. The chairman of the venture said the academy would offer acting, dancing and yoga classes and all the intricacies related to acting would be taught by professional teachers in the academy. He said Uttarakhand had a huge talent and in the absence of a good
acting academy, people were forced to migrate to other cities. |
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sports
Dehradun, March 6 In the normal 90-minute match, both teams drew with 2-2 score. Harpreet Bedi and Balvinder scored goals for Doon Star in the 20th and 31st minutes, respectively. For Khukri Eleven, Pranav and Shahil netted a goal each. In the second match of the day, the Cant Blue Football Club defeated the Wills Youth Club 1-0. Manish scored the lone goal for Cant Blue in the 57th minute. |
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Origin Tech register win
Dehradun, March 6 Kamal and Ashish from Origin Technology took 3 wickets each in the match. In reply, Origin Technology easily chased down the target at a loss of 6 wickets. Kamal scored the highest 23 runs for his team. CIA enter Pepsi Cup final The Cricket India Academy (CIA), Raiwala, today entered the final of the Pepsi Cup after defeating Rao Cricket Academy by 8 wickets in the semifinal match played here on Thursday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Rao Cricket Academy was bowled out for 107 runs. Ashish Pal remained the highest scorer with 33 runs. For the CIA, Raiwala, Ram Gopal and Vikas took 4 and 3 wickets, respectively. The CIA team easily achieved the target. Rohan Arya scored 59 runs and Vikas 23 runs. — TNS
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Government and private doctors belonging to the Provincial Medical Health Services (PMHS) and owing allegiance to the Indian Medical Association boycotted OPDs.
A meeting between the Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) and the Doon Valley Waste
Management (DVWM) officials would be organised on Friday.
Haridwar, March 6
On the sixth day of the International Yoga Festival, being held at Parmarth
Niketan, Swargashram, Pauri Garhwal and Rishikesh, Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi presided as the chief guest.
Uttarakhand Parivartan Party (UPP) expressed concern over poor health and education infrastructure in the state.
Addressing a press conference in Dehradun today, Uttarakhand Parivartan Party president PC Tiwari said the problem of poor health and education infrastructure could be a major issue in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in
Uttarakhand.
Dehradun, March 6
BSNL employees under the banner of the Sanchar Nigam Executive Association staged a demonstration outside the office of Chief General Manager,
BSNL, here today in protest against the non-fulfillment of their 9-point demands.
Governor Aziz Qureshi here today released Shodh Pragya, the bi-annual research journal brought out by Uttarakhand Sanskrit
Vishwavidyalaya.
