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Renuka Rawat files papers from Haridwar seat
Tewari not to contest as Independent
AAP manifesto for Gairsain as permanent capital
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Voters ask candidates for assurance on roads
BJP to expose ‘poor track record’ of Cong
Chandra Baba files nomination
BJP women’s cell holds door-to-door campaign
Polling parties for interior areas to start 3 days in advance
BJP, Cong govts harassed
people in state: Deoli
CPI (ML) against taking permission for use of vehicles
La Martiniere College retains Hugh Catchpole English debate trophy
Sanskrit seminar to begin from June 28
ECI launches SVEEP programme in Doon
Book recreating era of wine and roses hits the stands in Mussoorie
First book on languages, dialects of Uttarakhand published in Hindi
Seminar on disaster management begins
Homage paid to Mahakumbh stampede victims
Singer Reshma to promote hill culture in New Zealand
Annual Plan funds to be routed through separate account
Over 50 participate in kathak workshop
Functioning of health
centres reviewed
Summer Valley School win RIMC Challenge
Doon wins cricket match
Shobha yatra taken out on Hanuman Jayanti
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Renuka Rawat files papers from Haridwar seat
Haridwar, April 15 Today’s show of strength by Renuka Rawat by bringing in several party bigwigs on one platform and the huge turnout for her rally at Pantdeep mela ground has surely upped her election campaign tempo. Apart from her husband Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat,ex Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, Congress state president Yashpal Arya, former Pauri Garhwal parliamentarian Lt General (retd) TPS Rawat,Cabinet Minister Indira Hriyadesh,party leader Rajni Rawat ,legislator Kunwar Pranav Singh,ex legislator Ambrish Kumar ,former ranked ministers Sanjay Paliwal and Santosh Kashyap, besides other major party leaders of Haridwar, Renuka got a major boost from thousands of party workers. In her address Renuka Rawat made it a point to give the message that she is not a dummy candidate, saying that she has been witnessing both parliamentary and Assembly politics since her childhood. She said be it her father, brother , uncle and now husband, everyone had been a public figure. “I am here to carry forward the development works done by Harish Rawatji in Haridwar.Much needs to be done for this constituency, which apart from being a spiritual city is also now an industrial hub. I seek vote and support in the name of development only,” said Renuka, who had lost 2004 parliamentary election from Almora constituency to BJP candidate Bachi Singh Rawat. Chief Minister Harish Rawat thanked the party workers and public for their turnout at Renuka’s nomination, saying that this itself gives the hint of another record win that people of Haridwar will give to Congress for the second consecutive time. Relating to close ties with Renuka’s family, former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said that his father Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna had a close relation with Renuka’s father, both politically and family wise. “I am here not only as Congress leader but more so due to the family ties my family shares with Renukaji.She has got very good political acumen, though she mostly remained in the background. I am sure that while contesting the elections she will show her versatility and development -oriented vision,” said Bahuguna, whose father HN Bahuguna was former Union Finance and Petroleum Minister of India. Revenue Minister Indira Hriyadesh said that as per vision of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, due representation has been given to women and youth in Uttarakhand. “From Haridwar we have women candidate Renuka Rawat, while from Tehri we have young Saket Bahuguna, while veteran leaders like Harak Singh,KC Baba and Pradeep Tamta are other candidates in the fray. Today’s enthusiasm among people is a clear sign that Congress is sure to repeat the 2009 parliamentary election performance of winning all five seats in the state, ”said Hriyadesh. Former Garhwal parliamentarian Tej Pal Singh Rawat,Congress state president Yashpal Arya,women leader Rajni Rawat also addressed the gathering. Later, Renuka Rawat accompanied by Khanpur legislator Kunwar Pranav Singh went to the district election office at Roshanabad, where she filed her nomination papers. Owing to the election code of conduct, dozens of vehicles that were accompanying her road show were stopped way before Roshanabad at Ranipur and BHEL. CM Harish Rawat did not accompany Renuka for her nomination filing process, as he left from the Pantdeep rally venue itself. Meanwhile, BJP alleged misuse of administrative machinery and violation of election code of conduct, as hundreds of vehicles accompanied the road show and Congress workers pasted posters, hoardings ,flags and other campaign material on the route from Pantdeep to Ranipur ''without seeking permission from district election office.'' “We will be filing objections with the election officials in this
regard, Congress violated the guidelines set up for candidates. Misuse of power and state machinery was visibile during Renuka Rawat’s rally and road show,”said Kuldeep Gupta, district BJP president. |
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Tewari not to contest as Independent
Dehradun, April 15 However, his appeal to voters to vote for the best candidate, his criticism of the state leadership and his future plan to float a party could spell trouble for the Congress. Tewari had created a flutter in the Congress circles by showing willingness to contest the elections from the Nainital seat as an Independent candidate after he was denied ticket by the party. The party deputed senior Congress leaders, including former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Moti Lal Vora and a long time friend of Tewari, to dissuade him from contesting as an Independent candidate. Finally, Tewari today announced that he would not contest the Lok sabha elections as Independent candidate. However, in a statement issued by Bhawani Bhatt, his Officer on Special Duty (OSD), he expressed unhappiness with the Congress. He said during his hard days no Congress leader helped him. Rather senior state Congress leaders were spreading rumours about his joining the Samajwadi Party. Tewari said he had been a disciplined soldier of the Congress for the past 60 years and had done his duty sincerely but the party had treated him shabbily. He reminded the Congress leaders that socialism was part of the Congress preamble. He appealed to the voters that in the light of the treatment meted out to him they should vote for the best candidate. Interestingly, his long time political foe Harish Rawat in the Congress politics is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. On his relationship with Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Tewari said Yadav stood by him in thick and thin and he was grateful to him for his unstinted support. Tewari said he had always worked for the development and progress of the state and appealed to his supporters and well wishers in the Assembly segments to remain in touch with him. He added that he would soon announce his next course of action to pursue his agenda of development and progress. He thanked the people of the Nainital Lok Sabha seat for their love and support. |
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AAP manifesto for Gairsain as permanent capital
Dehradun, April 15 AAP in its manifesto for Uttarakhand has favoured Gairsain as the permanent capital of the state, a longstanding demand of state agitators. “AAP firmly believes that Uttarakhand being a hill state should have its capital in hills and Gairsain is a perfect place to be the capital," the party manifesto says. It has also sought action against the infamous Rampur Tiraha shootout that took place during the days of the agitation for Uttarakahand and resulted in deaths of a number of state agitators. The manifesto asserts that those behind the shootout will be brought to book. Firmly backing women's agitations against liquor, AAP promises that no liquor will be allowed to be sold in villages where women are constantly opposing its shops. Notably, Uttarakhand is home to some of the fiercest anti-liquor movements of the country. It also vouches for the rights of the locals over forests and other natural resources in the hill areas. The manifesto says 'Hak Hakooks', the traditional rights of the locals over forests and other natural resources must be respected. It though also seeks discouraging felling of trees for commercial purposes in the forest of hill areas. Stern action against the quarrying mafia is also high on the agenda of AAP. It asserts that only gram sabhas should have the right to do quarrying that too in scientific ways and through the medium of the state government. It also calls for protecting village people from wild animal attacks. The manifesto also calls for the implementation of chakbandi (consolidation) of land in hills. AAP has also reiterated its commitment to fighting corruption tooth and nail. It has also pledged to bring governance to the level of ordinary men. Dr Shamsher Singh Bisht, AAP Uttarkhand convener, who along with party state secretary Nand Nandan Pandey, Kamla Pant and Anoop Nautiyal, party candidate from the Tehri Lok Sabha seat, released the manifesto in Dehradun today. They said the manifesto was a document of the people, by the people and for the people. He added the party had strongly rejected the VIP culture and wanted to empower ordinary people. |
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Ex-bureaucrat couple supports AAP Tehri candidate Nautiyal
Dehradun, April 15 “We need young and dynamic leadership, which believes in good governance and I am very hopeful that Anoop Nautiyal has these qualities,” AK Das told mediapersons. He also pointed out he was well aware of the commitment of top AAP leadership owing to being a close follower of India against corruption movement. SK Das said corruption was a big issue in Uttarakhand. He said corruption in Uttarakhand had turned from bad to worse. “There has been overall deterioration of governance in the state,” he added. Vibha Puri Das referred to achievements of Anoop Nautiyal as head of EMRI ambulance services in Uttarakhand. She said Anoop has been working in Uttarakhand in the social sector and deserves to represent the state in Parliament. She said AAP keeps high level of integrity and was above class and caste politics. She appealed to the people to support Nautiyal. Nautiyal expressed gratitude to former Uttarakhand Chief Secretary SK Das and former Union Education Secretary Vibha Puri Das for their support. He said their contribution to development had been immense. |
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Voters ask candidates for assurance on roads
Pithoragarh, April 15 “We have to face questions regarding the non-availability of cheap foodgrains despite tall claims of the government. The people are fed up with the government for not initiating promised development works and even those for which foundation stones have been laid,” said Prakash Pant, senior BJP leader who returned after touring villages in the Aathgaun area of the Pithoragarh Assembly constituency. “Villagers complained of lack of linking roads to their villages and shortage of drinking water and electricity where ever we went to campaign,” he said. Some social workers and RTI activists have started a signature campaign in over 12 villages of the Quirala valley in the Champawat Assembly segment. They say they will vote only for that candidate who will promise that their villages will be linked with roads soon. “Okhaldhunga, Amkaria, Dunia Bahdola, Mirtola, Matela and Basan villages are without roads for the last six decades. The villagers this time have decided to vote for only those candidates who will convince them that they will get roads constructed to their villages,” said Prakash Joshi, convener of the Querala Ghati Smagra Vikas Manch. Joshi has launched a signature campaign in this regard in the area. He says due to lack of basic infrastructure like roads and health facilities the villages in the valley are living a life similar to that in the 16th century. In the Gangolihat Assembly seat (reserved for Scheduled Caste) in Pithoragarh district, the Dalit voters have decided that they will vote only for that candidate who will promise to protect members of the Shilpkar community from oppression by the administration and members of upper castes. “We have decided to run a campaign to awaken members of our community that despite the Almora seat having been reserved for the SC, no MP has done anything for the betterment of the social and economic conditions of the community in the constituency,” said Kunwar Ram, convener of the Jag Ja Shilpakar Manch, at Nakot village of the Gangolihat Assembly segment. Villagers and forest workers at Jaulajal forest near Haldwani in the Nainital parliamentary constituency want their forests protected first before they vote in the forthcoming elections as fire often break out during May. “We cannot leave the forest for voting as every year thousands of trees and flora and fauna get destroyed in fire ignited by miscreants,” said Gopal Dutt Pandey, a villager. The villagers say the polling is scheduled for May 7 this year when forests are vulnerable to fires due to a hot climate. |
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BSP candidate banks on Dalit, minority community
Haridwar, April 15 Accompanied by village heads, panchayat members and some Uttar Pradesh based party leaders Hazi Islam was the first to file his nomination in the morning. Hazi Islam said show of strength, road shows and media campaign had been the norm for Congress, BJP and AAP but not for BSP. He said the real test will be on May 7 when Uttarakhand will poll. He said BSP will get majority of votes in Haridwar constituency. Pointing to the traditional vote bank of the party i.e. Dalits and minority, Hazi Islam said more than 30 per cent of votes in the constituency belonged to Dalits and minority, who have made their mind to vote for BSP as Congress and SP has only used them as vote bank for years. |
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BJP to expose ‘poor track record’ of Cong
Dehradun, April 15 He said that the ''poor track record'' of the Congress government since coming to power in 2012 would be brought before the people. “A committee has been designated to prepare the list of omissions and commissions of the Congress government, which would be released in the coming days, he said at a press conference. Rawat said that the Congress government failed to provide relief to the people during the mid-June disaster of last year as there was infighting within the party. “The brief rule of the Congress government would be remembered for instability,” said Rawat. |
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Chandra Baba files nomination
Pithoragarh, April 15 Addressing the gathering of Congress workers, Chief Minister Harish Rawat said the Congress party was committed for the development work in the state. He said it should be given another term at the Centre to complete the works started by the UPA-2. “It is only the Congress party, which will take the nation towards democracy, which is in peril as dictatorial forces have emerged in the country,” said the CM. Besides the Chief Minister and state Congress chief Yashpal Arya, former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, Cabinet Minister Indira Hriydesh, Jaspur MLA Shalandra Mohan Singhal and former MLA Tilak Raj Behad were also present. |
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BJP women’s cell holds door-to-door campaign
Mussoorie, April 15 They met voters in Rajpur ward No. 1 and sought votes for their prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. Nisha Sharma said they were receiving an overwhelming response in favour of the party and claimed that the BJP would emerge victorious in all five seats. Media in charge Sandhya, Bhavna and others were present on the occasion. |
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Polling parties for interior areas to start 3 days in advance
Pithoragarh April 15 Semwal said besides these polling parties beginning their journey 3 days before the polling, 223 polling parties in all four Assembly segments, meant for interior parts of the Assembly, will have to travel two days before the polling day on May 7. “We have arranged a total of 437 vehicles, including 177 heavy ones, to transport these polling parties to and from the booths,” he said. He added wireless and landline phones would be taken for connectivity in these booths situated in the interior parts of the Dharchula and Gangolihat Assembly constituencies. “We have arranged over 57 landline phones, 292 mobile sets and 41 wireless phones for all the polling booths to get better connectivity on the day,” said Semwal, adding that the highest number of 21 wireless phones were being provided to polling booths situated in interior parts of Dharchula Assembly constituency. |
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Two file nominations for Tehri Lok Sabha seat
Dehradun, April 15 According to District Election officer BVRC Purushottam, Independent candidate Brahm Dev Jha and Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate Kunwar Japinder Singh filed their nomination papers for the Tehri Garhwal seat. |
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BJP, Cong govts harassed
people in state: Deoli
Dehradun, April 15 Addressing a public gathering at the Kalumal Dharamshala here, Deoli said the CPM had always worked for the welfare of the people. “The uplifting of the poor has always remained our priority and the party will always
continue to work for the same,” he added.
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CPI (ML) against taking permission for use of vehicles
Dehradun, April 15 In a press note issued here, Maikhuri said: “In the wake of the tough terrain in several parts of the constituency, it becomes difficult to take permission for the use of vehicles or for holding the public rallies.” Under the routine permission procedure, the registration certificate of the vehicle, insurance and driving licence is sought. However, Assistant Returning Officer, Pauri
Garhwal, Vikram Singh was harassing the candidates by asking for several others documents.
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Commissioner orders removal of temple from Chakrata Road
Dehradun, April 15 It may be recalled that The Tribune had highlighted the issue of religious places, especially the temples of various deities, encroaching footpaths in several parts of the city. The construction not only made impossible for the people to walk on the walkways but was also causing severe traffic jams. Last week, the anti-encroachment team had removed encroachments from the Chakrata road and declared it to be an encroachment free zone. On Monday, their claims were laid to rest, when the court commissioner, appointed by Nainital High Court, Rajeev Sharma ‘Bantu’, conducted a check of the entire stretch. The court commissioner said the footpaths on the road were still encroached at many places. Sharma had also shown anger to the accompanying officials for issuing false statements. After having a discussion with the temple committee of the Prachin Shiv Mandir, located in the heart of the Chakrata road, it was decided that the temple would be relocated at some another place allotted by the administration. Sharma said based on the orders of the Nainital High Court, all the encroachments would be removed from the footpaths in the state capital. “As per the rule, only those temples are constructed on the footpaths in which a prior permission is sought from the district collectorate office. We have called a meeting on April 17 in which the list of such temples will be made.
The remaining ones will be removed and relocated to some other place,”
he added. “While dealing with the removal of encroachments, we are working as per the original map of the area that is available with the Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA). The entire stretch of the Chakrata Road has been checked with the help of measuring tape and road map,” he added. |
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“Major parts of Chakrata Road still under illegal occupation”
Dehradun, April 15 Four days after the anti-encroachment team removed the encroachments from the footpaths on the Chakrata Road and termed it as an ‘encroachment free’ zone, Sharma conducted a check and found several places under encroachments. Talking to The Tribune, Sharma said the area from Clock Tower till Bindaal Bridge was not at all free from the encroachments. “I have clicked the photographs. The claims being made by the PWD, maintaining the road, are totally false. I would be mentioning the same in my report that is to be submitted to the Nainitaal High Court,” he added. We have measured the road from several places and matched the reading as per the map of the road. The encroachments were never removed by the team that conducted the drive few days ago. We would hold a meeting on April 17 with officials and discuss the places where the checks would be conducted, said Sharma. |
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La Martiniere College retains Hugh Catchpole English debate trophy
Dehradun, April 15 The debate began on April 13 and with a few shock upsets like The Doon School and Assam Valley School failing to make it to the semi final round, the stage was set for a new class of orators. After two intensive rounds of debating, 6 teams made it to the finals. They were Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Vasant Valley School, New Delhi, St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun, Mayo College for Boys, Ajmer, La Martiniere College, Lucknow, and RIMC. The motion under fire was ''This house believes that higher education in India is moribund.'' All speakers gave a good account of them and gave new dimensions to the topic. In the end, it was La Martiniere College, Lucknow, that won the closely contested final, with RIMC finishing second. It was an interesting debate and well received by the audience. The individual prizes won by the speaker were as follows: Best speaker (quarter final round): Yashvardhan Singh (Bishop Cotton School). Best speaker (semi final round): Yashvardhan Singh (Bishop Cotton School). Second best speaker (final round): Yashvardhan Singh (Bishop Cotton School). Best speaker (final round): Rehman Kohli (La Martiniere College, Lucknow). The chief guest for the evening was Lt Gen Manvendra Singh, AVSM, VSM, Commandant, IMA. He was impressed by the standard of debating of all the schools and complimented them on putting up a good show. He also stressed upon the requirement of good communication skills in order to
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Sanskrit seminar to begin from June 28
Dehradun, April 15 A meeting was held at Raj Bhavan to discuss the preparations for the international seminar. Prof Mahavir Aggarwal, Vice-Chancellor of Sanskrit University, secretary Arun Dhaundiyal and additional secretary Nidhi Pandey were present in the meeting. The Governor said depending on the availability, President Pranab Mukherjee will be invited to inaugurate the Sanskrit seminar. He said the head of departments of Sanskrit Universities and institutions, scholars, Sanskrit writers and linguists from all over India as well as from Germany, Indonesia, Mauritius, Pakistan and Nepal would also be invited for the seminar. He said experts of other languages would be invited, who would give suggestions regarding linking Sanskrit to prominent Indian languages as well as to computers and science and technology. The Governor said an action plan should be prepared at the earliest for ensuring the success of the seminar which would be the first of its kind. He also asked Prof Aggarwal to present a blueprint of the arrangements and preparations for the proposed seminar. The Governor said Sanskrit was an invaluable heritage of our country, besides being the glory of our culture and civilisation. He said Sanskrit was a scientific language, it would be easily accepted as a language of the masses. |
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Placement drive at Sardar Bhagwan institute
Dehradun, April 15 As many as 70 students of M.Sc Chemistry, Organic and M.Sc Pharma Chemistry from different universities and colleges of the state appeared for the R&D analyst and
QC Chemist. The placements were being done for Panchkula based Synthetics
Private Limited. The interview panel consisted of Dr AK Sabharwal (managing director, Pharmaffiliates Analytics and Synthetics), Rajeev Uppal (HR manager), K Raja Mohan (senior scientist) and Dr Paresh Mama (senior scientist). The campus process comprised of a written test and personal interview rounds. Two students each from SBSPGI and PG College, Rishikesh, were selected for R&D analyst. A memento was presented to the interview
panel by Brig PPS Pahwa (retd), additional director, SBSPGI. Prof Varsha Parcha, Dr Rizwan Ahmed, Dr Manjeet Arora, Dr Nidhi Belwal, Chaitali Singhal, Brijesh and Alok Maithani were also present during the placement drive. |
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ECI launches SVEEP programme in Doon
Dehradun, April 15 Starting today, the programme will cover the entire state before culminating on April 30. Addressing the gathering the Chief Election Officer (Uttarakhand) Radha Raturi said the voters and particularly the youth should make full use of their vote during the forthcoming General Election in the state. Tashi and Nungshi, the twin sisters who have been appointed as the ambassadors of the programme in Uttarakhand, said that the youth should exercise their right to vote as each vote can make a difference. Those who were part of the function included Sonika, Kaushalya Bandhu, PS Sarki, Vinita Vishnoi and PD Pandey along with
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Book recreating era of wine and roses hits the stands in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, April 15 It recreates the once idyllic era of wine and roses, chandeliered ballrooms and refrains of the Blue Danube, the prim, convent girls and the grey-flannel trousered boys from its famous Jesuit schools, along with those from schools run by other missionaries in Mussoorie. However, beneath this veneer of calm and tranquillity, there bubble and boil cauldrons of steamy emotions, which often spill over into public view much to the shock, horror, amazement, and quite often to the ribald amusement of its residents hidden behind latticed wooden screens and chintz curtains. Tracing the pangs and pleasures of growing up during the time of missionary schools, wind-up gramophones, hand-pulled designer rickshaws, maharanis in their imitation castles, busty film stars of the black-and-white era, a lone, all-brown boy in an all-white American school comes to grips with his coming of age in the book written by Shiv Dutt Sharma. The story deals with incidents such as fairies atop Pari Tibba abducting a Narcissus look-alike shepherd boy. A virginal spinster whose pallu never slips from her head is suddenly afflicted with hot-and-cold flushes for a dhoti-clad Bihari from Darbhanga in faraway Bihar. A hunter brings down a goat-eating tiger before
it can turn a maneater, thus earning the gratitude of an entire village. When contacted the author Shiv Dutt Sharma said that his love for mountains has been the source of inspiration for the debut book titled ''Hill Billy.'' ''He further said that the book runs riot with its take-off on schoolteachers, hunters, swamis, dairy farmers, and nosy neighbours. In the process, it takes a somewhat wacky, irreverent and cynical view of the characters who love, laugh and come alive through its crackling narrative. Shiv Dutt Sharma has spent a big chunk of his life coining advertising slogans and jingles. He is hopeful that this light, lively and entertaining debut novel is bound to tickle the fancy and ribs of the readers. |
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First book on languages, dialects of Uttarakhand published in Hindi
Mussoorie, April 15 The book has been published by an organization Bhasa from Vadodra in Gujarat and is part of the series carried out to document and the various languages spoken and written in the country. Surendar Pundir, eminent author from Mussoorie, said in Mussoorie today that 13 dialects of the state have been included in the book such as
Kumaoni,Garhwali,Jad,Johri,Jaunsari,Tharu,Bangani,Boksadi,Marcha, Rad, Rawanlti and Raji. Surendar Pundir has been involved with the research work on the Jaunpuri dialect that has been included in the book along with its grammar and usage, folk lores and songs. He further said that this book on languages and dialects is being released in Hindi first and later would be released in English. |
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Indo-Nepal officials resolve to check crimes at border
Pithoragarh, April 15 A team of more than 10 officials from two bordering districts of Baitari and Darchula of Nepal and officers from Pithoragarh were present at the meeting. Chief District Magistrate of Darchula and Baitari districts of Nepal bordering Pithoragrh district assured the Indian authorities that their administration would cooperate with their Indian counterparts to maintain law and order during the parliamentary elections in India, which are scheduled on May 7. “We have decided to cooperate in exchanging information of criminals residing at the border of both countries and hold random checks in unearthing counterfeit currency,” said Krishna Bahadur Katwal, Chief District Magistrate of Darchula in Nepal. Pithoragarh District Magistrate HC Semwal said Nepalese officers had requested their Indian counterparts to send proposals of two bridges proposed on River Kali, at the border, for better transportation between two countries. “The request to sanction bridges proposed at Dogara and Lali locations on the river at the border, will be sent to the Indian government on the request of Nepalese officers,” said Semwal, who chaired the meeting. |
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Seminar on disaster management begins
Dehradun, April 15 The USAC had been from time to time undertaking mapping of hazardous zones prone to disasters in the state, he added. Project officer Sushma Gairola said the USAC was working towards setting up of a geo portal that would have all database linked to natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, landslides and others. Prayers for victims of natural disaster to be
held on June 15 Devbhumi Bhagwat Gyan Yagya Samiti will organise a religious ceremony for the victims of last year's natural disaster, in Augustmuni in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. Addressing a press conference in Dehradun today, Devbhumi Bhagwat Gyan Yagya Samiti's Shiv Prasad Mamgain said large scale death and destruction took place during last year's Kedarnath rain disaster and asserted that the aim of conducting the Shrimad Bhagwat Katha was for peace of the departed souls. He disclosed that the
religious ceremony would take place here on June 15. He said the people of Kedarvalley were still in a state of shock and called for speedy relief and rehabilitation measures. He added the affected people were still to overcome the shock and needed solace apart from relief. |
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Homage paid to Mahakumbh stampede victims
Haridwar, April 15 Residents of the city as well as those who had been in Haridwar for the mega fair during that time, paid homage to the victims. Demand of having a memorial at the very site was also made, so that in future lessons of evading such stampede constantly alerts the authorities. Relatives of the deceased, residents residing near the fatal accident venue, social activists and local people today prayed for the peace to the souls of the stampede deceased. People also expressed solidarity and moral support with the aggrieved families. Notably, on the Shahi Snaan, as per the official government figures illustrated with the help of satellite images, a world record 1.63 crore people had paid a visit on April 13-14, 2010, in Haridwar to take part in the holy bath. Teerth Maryada Raksha Samiti members observed offering of earthen lamps at holy Ganga river and also simultaneously they prayed for the unknown people who lost their life during and post stampede. Many people who witnessed the stampede stated that they saw more than dozen people jumping from the bridge or getting pushed owing to the huge rush of stampede . A local trader said that the official figure stood at seven but it was in dozens as large number of people were seen falling at the site of Birla . Convener of the Teerth Maryada Raksha Samiti Sanjay Chopra demanded a memorial in memory of those who died during Maha Kumbh near the Birla bridge and also planned ,steps from administration so that in future such stampedes do not occur again. He said that as Haridwar hosts numerous festive baths annually , Ardh Kumbh every six years and Mahakumbh every 12 years, it is imperative to learn lessons from
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Singer Reshma to promote hill culture in New Zealand
Mussoorie, April 15 She told mediapersons in Mussoorie today that this was her first foreign trip being organised with an objective to connect with Uttarakhand expatriates residing in New Zealand and also promote the hill culture among them. Reshma said other artistes like Gajendar Rana, music composer Sanjay Kumola, Gaurav and Ranjit Singh would be accompanying the group on a 15-day tour
to cities like Auckland and Wellington. She added that she would be singing the
ballad on the Nanda Raaj Jat Yatra, besides other songs describing the culture and traditions of Uttarakhand hills. The singer said the trip was being organised to preserve the hill culture and traditions that were on the verge of extinction. |
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Annual Plan funds to be routed through separate account
Dehradun, April 15 Earlier, all funds for the Centrally funded schemes were routed through the state fund. The Planning Commission of India has now introduced changes for the implementation of the Central schemes. Further, from more than 100-odd Central schemes, the Centre has brought the number to 66. “The departments have been specifically asked to prepare plans keeping in mind the amendments,” said an official. |
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Over 50 participate in kathak workshop
Haridwar, April 15 More than 50 students participated in the workshop in junior and senior sections held in two shifts. Renu Sharma, secretary, Alpika Cultural Literary Organisation, said city-based girls had immense potential and talent. They just required right guidance and exposure. Malavika said the participants would display the skills learnt during the workshop at a grand kathak evening on April 26. |
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Functioning of health
centres reviewed
Dehradun, April 15 He asked the Chief Medical Superintendents concerned to further monitor the progress of the CHCs so that new clauses could be added to the agreements for ensuring better delivery of services by the private partners. "We want to encourage greater monitoring and learn lessons from the CHCs that are already being run on the public private partnership mode," said Om Prakash. The CHCs at Raipur in Dehradun, Sahiya at Chakrata and Naugaon are already being run on the PPP mode.
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Summer Valley School win RIMC Challenge
Dehradun, April 15 But, since the host team did not compete for the trophy, the title went to Summer Valley School. The third position was bagged by Doon International School, Dehradun. Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls Public School; Sherwood College, Nainital; Mayo College, Ajmer; Scindia School, Gwalior; Aukland School, Shimla; Doon School, Dehradun; Mussoorie International School, Dehradun; Bishop Cotton School, Shimla; Cambrian Hall, Dehradun; Wynberg-Allen Mussoorie and Scholars Home, Dehradun, participated in the quiz. Dr Anand Sharma, director of the Meteorological Centre, Dehradun, was the chief guest on the occasion. He gave prizes and trophy to the participants and the winners. |
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Welham girls win b’ball tourney
Dehradun, April 15 In the first match of the day, Welham Girls School maintained the lead in all four quarters giving no chance to the opponents to recover. Sarah scored the highest 14 points for the winners. The tournament saw 22 teams participating. |
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Doon wins cricket match
Dehradun, April 15 After winning the toss, Kumaon Club elected to bowl first. In return, Dehradun set up a score of 222 runs with Sidharth scoring the highest 87 runs and Aditya Shetty scoring 57 runs. In reply, Kumaon were all out for 220 runs. Vivek Kandial scored the highest 54 runs, followed by Karthik Joshi’s 46 runs. Aryan School beat Carman School by 5 wickets
The Aryan School defeated Carman School by five wickets in a match during the 3rd St Jude's Premier League Sub-Junior Boys' Indoor Cricket Tournament 2014 here on Tuesday. In the first match of Pool A, The Aryan School won the toss and elected to bowl first. Carman School made 33 runs. Aman remained the top scorer with 7 runs. The top wicket-taker from The Aryan School was Yash with 2 wickets. Chasing the score, The Aryan School made 36 runs in two innings. Yash with 7 runs was the top scorer. In the second match of Pool B, Hilton School defeated Heritage School by 16 runs. |
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Shobha yatra taken out on Hanuman Jayanti
Dehradun, April 15 Besides lavish celebrations in the temples, Shobha Yatra was also
taken out in the city. A tableau on the Char Dham Yatra was the main highlight. The yatra passed through various areas of the city, including
Jhanda Bazaar, Ramleela Bazaar and Babuganj before culminating at
Dharamshala. |
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