|
|
|
|
|
AAP’s Anoop Nautiyal files nomination
Women empowerment, clean Ganga Kanchan Roy’s priority
|
|
|
Matbar Kandari, son rejoin BJP
Voters ready to teach lesson to
BJP, Cong, says BSP candidate
Tanda villagers to press NOTA button this Lok Sabha poll
No Modi wave in state, claims Cong
AAP Haridwar candidate claims favourable wave
Dummy ballot sheets for visually impaired
Peace Party fields Rekha Valmiki
Pradeep Tamta submits papers
Now see family members’ names in list
Four file nomination papers in Doon
Cong for action against Ramdev
CEO re-issues notices to 34 schools
Private schools exploiting students, parents: ABVP
No headway in case of domestic help’s murder
RLEK founder’s bail plea in Van Gujjars’ case rejected
Mahindra opens sixth showroom in Dehradun
Film-making workshop ends
Gyan samiti to organise Bhagwad katha
Nainital dist win by 94 runs
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
AAP’s Anoop Nautiyal files nomination
Dehradun, April 16 Later addressing a gathering, Nautiyal said both Congress and BJP have only befooled the people of Uttarakhand. He said both parties promoted corruption, as result the common man suffered all these years. He said, “Repeated acts of corruption have been committed by the Congress and BJP government in Uttarakhand. Both Congress and BJP have shielded each others corrupt acts.” He even said, during ND Tiwari’s regime, which is somewhat credited for development, bureaucracy was embroiled in corruption. Earlier, Nautiyal led by AAP workers took out a road show in Dehradun before filing his nomination. The road show that started from Bindal bridge office of the party at Chakrata road covered the prominent areas of the city. Former Union Education Secretary Vibha Puri Das, Ranbir Chowdhary, Kamal Devrari and Uma Sisodia were prominent present
on the occasion. |
|
|
Women empowerment, clean Ganga Kanchan Roy’s priority
Filing her nomination on Tuesday, Bhattacharya today made a whirlwind tour of several colonies of the city and urged party workers to spread her 18 point election agenda among all voters. Speaking to TNS at Devpura, the 1974 IPS batch, Bhattacharya said, “Haridwar and the holy Ganga are related with each other, but despite billions of rupees spent in name of cleaning Ganga nothing effective has been done since 1986 when Ganga Action Plan was initiated.” “We need to focus on cleaning and maintaining the purity of this holy river, which we consider equivalent to a mother. Just relying on government projects won’t do much as we all need to ensure that on personal level we don’t pollute the Ganga,” Bhattacharya added. Making it clear that despite being pitched against Chief Minister’s wife Renuka Rawat and former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, AAP’s Bhattacharya said she had no issues with the rival candidates as she just wanted to focus on ushering in development, solving local problems, combating corruption and providing women their rights and safety. Citing Maha Kumbh fair, Ardh Kumbh, Kanwar fair, Piran Kaliyar, Urs, and other annual religious festivities held in Haridwar on regular basis, Kanchan stressed on the need for a master plan for the city as well as permanent facilities and structures constructed for these fairs. Also special flood prevention measures need to be taken as a major portion of Haridwar, Lakshar, Khadar, Khanpur are flood prone. Meanwhile, AAP district coordinator JP Baduni said, a large number of people were joining the Aam Aadmi Party and with the clean, honest and intellectual image of its leaders, voter’s response was overwhelming. “We are connecting with the masses, rural area voters, minorities, dalits, women and the youth, all of whose response is in favour of giving AAP a chance as both the Congress and BJP have failed to provide a clean, vision-oriented governance,” said Baduni.
|
|
|
Matbar Kandari, son rejoin BJP
Dehradun, April 16 A remorseful Kandari, said, "I made a mistake by joining the Congress, but I have learnt a lesson. In my heart and mind, I always thought of being part of the BJP family. Now I am back where
I belong." Kandari also vowed to work for the party candidates and also made a strong pitch for paving the entry of other BJP leaders, who were
either expelled or had joined different parties after being denied the BJP ticket, during the last assembly elections. While welcoming Kandari, BJP Chief
Teerath Singh Rawat said as the BJP was coming back to power under the leadership of Narinder Modi, there was clamour among leaders to join
the BJP. Significantly there were reports that an ex-chief minister was stalling the entry of
Kandari, who had already been given a green signal for his re-entry into the party fold by the high command in New Delhi. But, the state leadership finally resolved the matter. Further in the morning, several ex-servicemen were also conferred membership, at a function held at the BJP headquarter. Those who joined the BJP included Col
(retd) BS Khatri, Col (retd) Arun Kumar Sinha, Lt Col (retd) JS Basera, Major (retd) YP Thapa and
others. |
|
|
Voters ready to teach lesson to BJP, Cong, says BSP candidate
Mussoorie, April 16 Sheespal Singh Chaudhry said that Bahujan Samaj Party was fighting over the raging issues such as price rise, women's security, unemployment and better education, and was getting overwhelming response in all 14-Assembly segments of the state. He further said that the BSP would play an important role in the 16 Lok Sabha as the country was heading towards a hung Parliament. Sheespal said that the Congress and BJP were not interested in development even after the formation of the new state and were busy misleading people on petty issues such as changing the CMs etc. He also lamented the fact that the politicians of the state have shown that they were only interested towards their personal gains and not for the innocent people of the state. The unending struggle for the seat of chief minister in both parties has hampered the development of the state, which is trying to recover from scars of the natural disaster that occurred last year. Sheespal said that while travelling around the state he found that people have made their mind to oust both Congress and BJP and bring in BSP which had clean image in the state. “BSP, which was perceived to be the party of Dalits, has now gained acceptance among other caste and communities and was emerging as the party dedicated to all in the state and this would be confirmed with the victory of BSP candidates from most of the seats of Uttarakhand,''said Sheespal Singh Chaudhry. |
|
|
Residents unite to protect Doon’s aesthetic beauty
Dehradun, April 16 Sixty residential societies have gathered under the banner of Doon Residents’ Welfare Front (DRWF) to safeguard the aesthetic beauty and hygiene of the city, which suffers during every election. Addressing a press conference here today, Mahesh Bhandari, president of the DRWF, said, “Keeping the model code of conduct in mind, the front would like to assure the Election Commission that steps are being taken to prevent the city from being devastated by election posters, banners and other canvassing material.” “The political parties and all candidates should ensure that the city will not be plastered with posters and flags, no plastic or polythene made campaign material should be used and littering of campaign material should be prevented at any cost. Also, we would like the candidates contesting from the Tehri and Haridwar constituencies to make public their agenda for development in both the constituencies,” he added. “The front also requests that the parties and candidates should ensure that there will be no mudslinging, nor should religious remarks be passed and no personal attacks will be made on any person on the basis of caste or religion during the campaigning. We have formed a three-member committee in every society which would be monitoring the activities of the candidates in regard to the election campaign posters and other publicity material,” said RS Tomar, general secretary of the front. “On the recommendation of the monitoring committee an FIR would be registered against any person or political party found defacing public or private property,” he added. Those who were present included Devender Pal Singh Monty, SP Nawani and Sujata Paul Maliah. |
|
|
Tanda villagers to press NOTA button this Lok Sabha poll
Pithoragarh, April 16 “We are forced to tread 6 km from Khansyun to reach the village and that too in tough and rugged terrains. Despite several requests to the authorities concerned and agitations, no political party has done anything to address their grievances. In protest against this, we have decided to press the NOTA button in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections,” said Madan Paragai, a local resident. Residents complained that the village also lacked space for the construction of a junior high school building. After the school building was damaged in the disaster last year, junior classes had been shifted to the primary school building which was causing a lot of inconvenience. Even the midday meal was being prepared at a house, added Paragai. In Almora district, residents of Nali village had also decided to press the NOTA button. They also complained of lack of a road to their village. “Politicians who come here in helicopters to seek votes will never be able to understand what hardships we are facing. We have decided to press the NOTA button in the ensuing elections,” Bhagwan Singh Bhainsora, a local villager. |
|
|
No Modi wave in state, claims Cong
Haridwar, April 16 Shilpi also flayed BJP candidate from Haridwar Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank for describing Congress candidate Renuka Rawat a housewife who was no match for him in politics. “Renuka Rawat’s father, uncle, brother, husband, daughter and son are all known political figures. Renuka’s political experience can’t be underestimated,” said Shilpi, who is canvassing for Renuka. “The previous tenure of the BJP was a failure. The Congress-led state government carried out over 1,000 development projects under the leadership of Harish Rawat,” said Shilpi. |
|
|
AAP Haridwar candidate claims favourable wave
Haridwar, April 16 Kanchan said before she filed her nomination papers the turnout at her roadshow at Pt Gobind Ballabh Pant Park till Roshanabad was enough indication that there was an AAP wave in Haridwar and other parts of the country. Bhattacharya said though the Congress and the BJP had spent crores of rupees on image makeover and the election campaign blitzkrieg, the results on May 16 would be on the lines of the Delhi Assembly elections. “Everyone underestimated us during the Delhi Assembly elections but eventually people wanted change as they were perturbed by corruption, misgovernance and false manifestoes of the political parties. During my election campaign in Haridwar I have gauged the mood of the voters. They want change and the Aam Aadmi Party’s working, ideology and concern for local issues are attracting voters” she said. District coordinator of the party JP Baduni said more than 1,000 persons turned up at Pt Gobind Ballabh Pant Park before Kanchan filed her nomination papers. “Compare the public outpour at the roadshows of the AAP candidate with that at the functions of Chief Minister’s wife Renuka Rawat and BSP candidate Hazi Islam. One can notice that while the Congress was backed by the state machinery, the BSP candidate was supported by party activists mainly from Uttar Pradesh. But it was only our roadshow that witnessed participation by local voters and youths,” said Baduni. A large number of women turned up at Kanchan’s roadshow and extended support to her. Wearing AAP caps having Kezriwal photos, the party activists carrying brooms drew the attention of the people. However, there was no traffic jam during Kanchan’s roadshow as was witnessed during the Congress
roadshow. |
|
|
Dummy ballot sheets for visually impaired
Dehradun, April 16 These dummy ballot sheets will be dispatched to the polling booths in both states for the ready reference of the visually impaired voters. The NIVH has also asked to print such dummy ballot sheets for the visually impaired voters of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana. “We have been empanelled by the Election Commission of India for printing dummy ballot sheets in Braille for the states of Bihar, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Nearly 27,000 dummy ballot sheets in Braille were transported to Haryana before it went to the polls on April 10,” said Anuradha Mohit, Director, NIVH. For the 40 parliamentary constituencies in Bihar, nearly 80,000 dummy ballot sheets would be printed and for the 80 parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 1.60 lakh ballot sheets would be printed. The ballot sheets are being printed on 140 GSM paper in Braille 650 S-W printing press procured from Norway. The printing press is able to print 1,000 pages per hour and for the visually impaired voters of Uttarakhand, the requirement is of 7,500 dummy ballot sheets. The NIVH has also been entrusted with the responsibility of providing numeric stickers. “In certain booths, EVMs made before 2006 are still in use. The pre-2006 EVMs did not contain numeric listing in braille, so stickers are also being printed that would be pasted on them. These were required for the polls in Haryana,” said Lokesh Nawani, in charge, braille, NIVH.
|
|
|
Peace Party fields Rekha Valmiki
Haridwar, April 16 Making announcement in this regard, Hazi Imran Ahmed, Uttarakhand unit president of the Peace Party said the party had already made inroads in Uttar Pradesh with having four legislators in the UP Assembly. Imran said owing to social work and image of Rekha Valmiki, the party opted for her candidature, hoping that she would be able to make a strong presence felt in the constituency. Rekha Valimi, who had earlier contested the Assemby election on Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha ticket from Haridwar, said she would try hard to live up to the expectations of the party high command and party workers. — TNS |
|
|
Pradeep Tamta submits papers
Pithoragarh, April 16 However, the CM along with state Congress president Yash Pal Arya and Finance Minister Indira Hridayesh reached Almora three hours later and addressed the Congress workers present there in Tamta’s support. “The record number of development works ordered in one month, most of them for border Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts, besides government orders to create some advance facilities in Almora and Champawat districts, are the proof that the Congress alone is a development-oriented party,” said Harish Rawat. Besides Tamta, AAP candidate Harish Chandra Arya and UKD (Airy) candidate Bansidhar Kohli also field their nomination papers from the Almora seat. Balli Singh Cheema, AAP candidate from the Nainital seat, also filed his nomination papers today.
— OC |
|
Now see family members’ names in list
Dehradun, April 16 “As soon as you double click on the address icon, immediately the names of other members of the family who are eligible for voting and have enrolled themselves would appear,” said an election officer. In the coming days more information like the address of the polling booth where the votes have to be cast by the voters, too, would be added along with the date of polling.
— TNS |
|
Four file nomination papers in Doon
Dehradun, April 16 Rashtriya Uttarakhand Party’s Navneet
Gusain, AAP’s Anoop Nautiyal, Nayadaur Party’s Satendra Sharma and an Independent candidate Liyakat Ali filed their nominations. Further,five candidates, Raju
Maurya, Prem Singh, Mayur, Kapil and Raziya Beg also bought nominations forms. So far a total of 30 candidates have filed their nominations. Nominations for the Tehri Lok Sabha seat are being filed at the Collectorate’s office,
Dehradun. |
|
Cong for action against Ramdev
Dehradun, April 16 Dhirendra Pratap alleged Ramdev was continuously using derogatory language against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other members of the Gandhi family on TV channels. |
|
|
CEO re-issues notices to 34 schools
Dehradun, April 16 The office of CEO issued the first notice on April 7. In the letter, CEO SP Khali said that a number of complaints have been registered by the parents of the students studying in various schools of the district. “During the surprise visit to the schools several discrepancies were found in the schools under the Right to Education Act. Also the schools were found flouting several conditions laid down in the NOC,” he added. The notice states: “The schools should not fail or repeat the students from class 1 to V111. There should be no admission test and the admission should be done on the lottery system. The children should not be subjected to physical or mental torture. No capitation fee during the admission and issuance of transfer certificates within a week. Not forcing the parents or students to buy uniforms, books and other material from one particular shop. The increase in the fee should be done according to the norms, and if possible fee should be taken once every month.” The schools that have been issued the notice include Raja Ram Mohan Rai Academy, Summer Valley, Asian School, St. Joseph's Academy, Universal Academy, Sri Guru Ram Rai Public School, Doon Blossom, DAV Public School, Doon International, Saint Kabir Academy, Times World School, GRD Academy, Sherwood School, Delhi Public School, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Jaswant Modern School, St. Thomas, Children's Modern Academy, Touchwood School, Summer Field School, Montessori School, Grace Academy, Sunrise School, Guru Nanak Public School, St. Jude's, Pestle Weed College, Manav Bharti International School, Scholars Home, St. Mary's, Doon Academy, Doon Valley School and Doon Global School. Speaking to The Tribune, district coordinator, RTE, SK Verma, said that earlier notice was sent by the nagar shiksha adhikaris to the schools falling in their respective areas. “After the school failed to reply, the CEO issued another notice. As per the rules the notice can be sent up to three times. In case the school still does not reply to the notices then the process of de-recognising the school would begin,” he added. |
|
|
Qureshi opens first solo exhibition of photographer
Dehradun, April 16 In his address on the occasion, the governor said that a photographer could capture moments and make them eternal through his art.He said this popular art was also a challenging one. A painter, he said , had a lot of freedom to let his imagination take flight but a photographer had to be always alert and wait for the right moment to take a shot.He appreciated the art of Lal and wished him all the best for the future.'' A professional software engineer, Maanas has been following photography as his passion. Among his prominent works were
photos of Lakshadweep, Munnar tea gardens and New Zealand. On the occasion were present AB Lal ,retired IPS officer and Cultural Adviser to the governor, state public service commission member Chhaya Shukla, Dr.S Farooq, Rakesh Dhawan, Raj Kumar Bakshi ,senior officials of various departments and eminent citizens. |
|
|
Qureshi inaugurates kavi sammelan
Dehradun, April 16 The poets recited verses and touched upon the bitter sweet relationships, trying to evoke emotions among the audience and making it sensitive to human relationships. Humourous verses evoked great response from the audience.The governor said that it was one of the most beautiful evenings of his life as he was impressed by the way in which the poets had expressed the delicate emotions in such a wonderful style,exploring the warmth of relationships. The governor gave away mementos to the poets. Munawwar Rana and Surendra Sharma were decorated with the Graphic Era Kavya Gaurav.Present on the occasion were Chairman of Graphic Era University Kamal Ghansala ,senior officials of the university, faculty members and students. |
|
|
Private schools exploiting students, parents: ABVP
Dehradun, April 16 They submitted a memorandum against the private schools to the City Magistrate claiming that many of these institutions in Dehradun were violating provisions of the RTE Act and extorting money from parents. They said the private schools were exploiting children and their parents in the name of retests and were even making money by selling textbooks at counters set up for the purpose on their campuses in league with the booksellers. “We demand immediate action against such errant schools and the administration must pay heed to the concerns of the parents who spend their hard earned money on their children’s education,” said an ABVP member.
— TNS |
|
|
No headway in case of domestic help’s murder
Dehradun, April 16 “We have so far got no concrete results and are awaiting for the postmortem report, which is expected to come shortly, and will clear the reason behind the death of Geeta,” said Vinod Kumar Jetha, inspector, cantonment police station. He also told The Tribune that the investigating team visited the crime scene today and tried to find out what happened during the 90 minutes between 1 pm and 2:30 pm on Tuesday afternoon inside the house. It is to be noted that Geeta entered the house at 1 pm and Parul, owner of the house, reached house at 2:30 pm and found Geeta dead inside the bedroom. She then informed the husband of Geeta about the incident. On Wednesday, over 50 persons were questioned in connection with the murder case but the police are saying that nothing substantial had come out from the questioning. The police are also trying find out whether there was any rivalry angle involved in the murder. The preliminary evidences and marks on her neck showed that she might have been strangulated though there was an injury mark on her head as well. The police did not find the evidence of the presence of any other person inside the house though the forensic team had taken the fingerprints from the crime scene. Special Operation Group (SOG) has also been put on work to find out details on the basis of mobile location. Reportedly, the deceased used to work as a domestic help in the house of Sanjay Sharma, who works in an Abhu Dabhi-based company, at Krishan Nagar. Only his wife and daughter live in the house and on Tuesday afternoon when the incident took place, there was nobody inside the house, and Geeta took the keys from the neighbour to do domestic work, and during that time she was killed.
— TNS |
|
|
Chaitola, Thal festivals of Kumaon region draw the faithful in hordes
Pithoragarh April 16 The week also witnessed traditional cultural festivities in the Thal Mela in Didihat subdivision and the Katera area of Lohaghat subdivision of Champwat district simultaneously. The Chaitola festival, which is celebrated in the form of Nanda Devi Rajjat in Garhwal, ended at the Ghantakarn temple, near Pithoragarh town, today. “The idols of Bhumia Devtas, who once ruled the area and might have settled in local villages, visit their subjects every year during the harvesting season to take stock of the crops and the condition of the people who cultivate the fields,” said Padma Datt Pant, a local historian. According to the ritual, the sacred umbrella of the local deities is taken through about 22 villages of the Suar valley so that they could take stock of the crops and the overall condition of their people. The deities are anointed and worshipped at every village. “Besides the Suar valley, the Chaitola festival is also celebrated in the Gumdesh area of Lohaghat subdivision in Champawat district from Ekadashi (eleventh day of the rising moon) and at several places in Pithoragarh district,” said Pant. Several cultural groups performed dances and sang songs as the weeklong Thal mela concluded at Thal town on the banks of the Ramganga river in Didihat subdivision today. “Besides cultural presentations, the Thal mela is known for local agricultural equipment which are brought for sale in large numbers,” said Sahmsher Satyal, president of the Thal Mela Samiti. Thousands of devotees gathered at Khatera village in Lohaghat subdivision, as the sedan of Goddess Bhagwati was brought to the temple to be worshipped by local villagers. “With this the four-day festivities called Satchuli in 12 villages ended,” said Ramesh Mehta, organiser of the Satchuli festival this year. |
|
RLEK founder’s bail plea in Van Gujjars’ case rejected
In 1998, the Rajaji National Park authorities started forcibly evicting Van Gujjars from the park area to rehabilitate them elsewhere. Kaushal, who was then working for the uplift of the Van Gujjar community, supported the tribals and opposed their eviction from the park area. Kaushal urged the Van Gujjars not to leave their dwellings in the Rajaji National Park. He also addressed a meeting of Van Gujjars at Ranipur falling under the Haridwar range of the park and allegedly opposed their rehabilitation. After the meeting Kaushal along with several Van Gujjars tried to enter the park area as a mark of protest. Subsequently, the park authorities filed a case in the CJM court. Kaushal filed a writ petition in the Nainital High Court demanding that the case be kept on hold. Meanwhile, the CJM issued summons and later a non-bailable warrant against Kaushal for personal appearance. Kaushal again approached the high court but his application was rejected and he was asked to appear before the lower court. He appeared in the CJM court yesterday which sent him to judicial custody.
|
|
Mahindra opens sixth showroom in Dehradun
Dehradun, April 16 Chadha said: “Our association with Amar Associates will help us enhance our presence in Uttarakhand, where the used car industry is growing at a scorching pace. In addition to complete transparency when buying or selling a used car, customers can also avail a range of services, including car finance, insurance, car accessories, comprehensive warranty and assistance with paperwork and documentation under one roof.” “We are pleased to be associated with Mahindra First Choice Wheels in Dehradun where the Mahindra name already enjoys strong brand equity. With a rapidly growing used car market, we see immense scope for growth,” said Deepak Rawat, Director, Amar Associates. |
|
|
Film-making workshop ends
Dehradun, April 16 It was stated in a press note issued here that the students were taught about sound, light, pre-production, direction and dialogue writing. For the first six days, the students wrote a film story and directed it. Later, the film was edited and shown to the students of the college. The workshop was organised by film producer Rajesh Shah and
Shalini. Tanay Pant, Prateek Ojha, Pawan Kumar, Mohammed Javed and Sunil Bora actively participated in it.
— TNS |
|
|
Gyan samiti to organise Bhagwad katha
Dehradun, April 16 Addressing a conference, Devbhumi Bhagwad Gyan Yagya Samiti's Shiv Prasad Mamgain said a massive death and destruction took place in Kedarnath rain disaster. He said the katha would be organised for the peace of the departed souls.
— TNS |
|
|
Doon School ‘B’ lose to Welham School
Dehradun, April 16 In another match, DPS Mathura Road, Delhi, defeated Punjab Public School Nabha, 41-20 with Shon of DPS scoring two points in the match. Arshdeep of Punjab Public School scored 16 points. In the third match, The Doon School ‘A’ team won its match against Lawrence School 48-42. Ashish from Lawrence School remained the top scorer with 18 points. Suhel Karara of The Doon School scored 14 points in the match. In a one-sided encounter, Asian School defeated YPS Mohali 51-18 score. For Asian School, Jaskiran scored 16 points while Diltaj of YPS scored 8 points. |
|
|
Nainital dist win by 94 runs
Dehradun, April 16 Kartik Joshi scored a blistering 107 runs. Vivek also played a cameo of 37 runs and helped his team set a fighting target. For Haridwar district, Sarthak Thakur and Satyam took 3 and 2 wickets, respectively, against Nainital. In reply, Haridwar district team got off to a bad start with both openers getting out cheaply. Ishaan and Amol scored 31 and 29 runs, respectively. The whole team was bowled out for 150 runs. Ketan bowled a brilliant bowling spell and took 6 wickets. In the second match of the day, Dehradun district defeated Pauri district by 205 runs. Dehradun won the toss and elected to bat first. They made 297 runs in 45 overs. Vaibhav Bhatt made a splendid 124 runs in 122 balls followed by 54 runs by Aditya Shetty. Batiing second the Pauri district team was bowled out for meager 92 runs. Ankit scored 25 runs. |
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | E-mail | |
Haridwar, April
16
Haridwar, April
16