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Political parties take to social media to woo young voters
No more smooth sailing for BJP
Bahuguna was removed for poor relief works: Maharaj
CPI (ML) seeks 3-day leave for labourers
Two-time Rishikesh MC chairman Deep Sharma rejoins Congress
Independent candidate from Tehri Liaqat Ali withdraws papers
Youth Club members quiz BJP, Cong candidates
Bahuguna campaigns for son Saket in Jaunpur region
BJP threatening to dismiss state govt: Cong leader
Ramdev using yoga camps for BJP campaign: Harish Rawat
‘Make people aware of
importance of voting’
Voter awareness drive
Students to help in voters' awareness drive
DIG reviews preparations for
Char Dham yatra, elections
Ajay Bhatt accuses govt of involvement in shady land deals
Taxi drivers attend workshop on ways to treat tourists well
Students council of St George’s administered oath
Anti-encroachment campaign launched with gusto loses steam
MAD volunteers clean up Sahastradhara area
Girl's statement recorded; Sangwan still at large
Manipuri dancer to perform in Doon
Doon Blossoms School beat St Thomas College in cricket
Win Mumby basketball meet begins
KV (Birpur) beat Hopetown School 1-0 in girls football
Two women robbed of gold chains
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Dehradun, April 23 He was given a warm welcome by the local people. A large number of party workers were also present on the occasion. Khanduri also met people at Badani, Ritholi, Chodli, Jakha, Diyarkot, Kukai, Putiyana, Garoli, Kanot and Maini. Tomorrow, he will hold a nukkad sabha at Gadidhar in Rudraprayag district. Khanduri will reach Pauri in the evening where a series of election meetings are scheduled to be organised. — TNS |
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Five withdraw
nomination papers on last day
Dehradun, April 23 Two candidates from Tehri and three candidates from Haridwar Lok Sabha seat withdrew their candidatures. From the Tehri seat, Masoom Shah and Liaqat Ali withdrew their candidatures, while Rajeshwar Singh, Abdul Rahim and Mohsin, withdrew their candidature from the Haridwar Lok Sabha seat. After the last day for withdrawal of candidature, 79 candidates are left in the fray. The polling in Uttarakhand is to take place on May 7.
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Political parties take to social media to woo young voters
Dehradun, April 23 According to an estimate, there are almost 20 lakh social media users in Uttarakhand and of which 60 per cent are above 18 years of age, which are the main target of every political party. Around 7.5 lakh users of the total 20 lakh are in Dehradun and Tehri districts alone. All major political parties are working closely with their students’ outfits and are using social networking sites as part of their campaign strategies, particularly to woo the young voters. The morning starts with cutting newspaper reports and finding online reports about their leaders and parties and then sharing these one their dedicated facebook pages and twitter accounts. Two members each from the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and the Youth Congress are attached with the IT Cell of the Congress. This cell has the sole responsibility of drawing the support of the youths for the party through the social media. Vishal Maurya, general secretary of the Uttarakhand Congress IT Cell, told The Tribune that besides Dehradun, IT cells had been set up in Haridwar, Tehri and Haldwani to connect with young voters through the use of the social media. “We have created pages on facebook for all five Congress candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Uttarakhand and the IT cell members are updating their pages regularly by posting pictures of their rallies and notifications of their events,” Maurya said. The Congress IT Cell is running a facebook page “Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Vote for Congress Party” to spread a word about Rahul Gandhi among the young tech-savvy people. The party’s main aim is to connect with 80,000 young people before the state goes to polls on May 7. “We are also operating 12 groups on whatsapp called “UK PCC” to spread our message on mobile phones,” said Naveen Ramola, Garhwal in chagre of the Congress IT Cell. The Congress isn't the only party trying to ride the digital wave ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the state. The BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Left parties are also using the social media to influence voters. The BJP is also running an aggressive campaign on facebook and twitter in support of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. It is operating a dedicated facebook page “uttarakhand.bjp”, besides five pages for five constituencies for the last couple of months. “We have divided the state in 22 districts for our administrative convenience and there is a convener for every district. The convener is responsible to gather information about the ongoing campaigning activities and share it with the IT cell, which in turn shares it on facebook and other social media platforms,” said, Rajeev Talwar, convener of the state BJP IT Cell. He said as part of their social media campaign strategy the BJP was focusing on connecting with the voters in the 18 to 25 age group, as they are going to be the deciding factor in the elections this time. To make an impact on the minds of the young voters, the BJP IT Cell has been organising workshops for the members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidayarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Yuva Morcha who have a wider reach among the young people. “We organised a massive drive through facebook for voter registration and we managed to get 600 to 700 new voters registered with the Election Commission,” Siddharth Rana, ABVP leader told The Tribune. “We have also created whatsapp groups to keepg our supporters and members updated about the campaign activities and have better coordination among the party volunteers,” said one of the IT cell volunteer. Besides the Congress and the BJP, the AAP is also using the social media platforms to engage with the voters and propagate its anti-corruption agenda in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttarakhand. AAP leader Sanjay Bhatt said, “We have created whatsapp groups called ‘AAP Ki Kranti’ to convey our promises and election manifesto to the voters.” It is worth recalling that the Aam Aadmi Party had used facebook and twitter in a big way to draw support of the people in the Delhi Assembly elections. Anoop Nautiyal, AAP candidate from Tehri Garhwal, is active on twitter and facebook and keeps updating his supporters about his daily canvassing and other activities. Similarly, Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattarcharya, former state DGP and AAP candidate from the Haridwar constituency, is also using the social media platforms to connect with her supporters. The Student Federation India (SFI), a student outfit of the CPM, is also doing every bit to woo youths through the social media. Abhishek Bhandari, district head of the SFI, said, “The social media push can be an accelerator to get more support for the party’s campaign in the run up to the elections. We have made a special strategy this time to amplify our support base with the increasing use of the Internet.” |
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No more smooth sailing for BJP
Dehradun, April 23 BC Khanduri, BJP candidate from the Pauri Garhwal parliamentary seat, who was expecting an easy win, will now have to work for every vote as Congress candidate Harak Singh Rawat is expected to give him a good fight. Rumblings in the BJP too have not died down. BJP leader Mohan Singh Gaonwasi is still angry with the party leadership and has so far not participated in the campaigning. The BJP cannot afford to antagonise the Rajput community at this juncture. Though the BJP is trying to fill the vacuum by enlisting the services of Matbar Singh Kandari and Satpal Maharaj, these leaders may not be of much help as the public does not take kindly to turncoats,” said a party leader. Similarly, the BJP can no longer expect a smooth sailing on the Tehri Garhwal seat too. “There are certain gaps that need to be addressed and I have already held meetings with booth-level party workers to ensure these issues do not crop up at the time of voting,” said Ram Lal, general secretary (Organization), BJP. Though Pradeep Tamta and KC Baba, Congress candidates from Almora and Nainital, respectively, have to contend with the anti-incumbency factor, the BJP candidates from these seats are being forced to slug it out as Chief Minister Harish Rawat is holding frequent meetings here. In Haridwar too, political analysts are expecting a tough fight between BJP candidate Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Congress candidate Renuka Rawat. Helped by the RSS, the BJP has always been in an advantageous position as far as mobilisation at the grassroots level is concerned. It is this link in the chain that the BJP expects to come good when voters come out to vote.
Tough road ahead
BC Khanduri, BJP candidate from the Pauri Garhwal parliamentary seat, who was expecting an easy win, will now have to work for every vote as Congress candidate Harak Singh Rawat is expected to give him a good fight. Rumblings in the BJP too have not died down.
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Bahuguna was removed for poor relief works: Maharaj
Dehradun, April 23 He added, “The Congress removed Vijay Bahuguna because of the tardy relief and rehabilitation works carried out in the state. His rejection by the Congress is proof enough that the relief and rehabilitation works were not satisfactory.” Maharaj also demanded that the Congress-led state government must present the account of money that was received in the form of donations for the disaster-affected victims. “The government should give a full account of money disbursed to the people. There are several complaints that relief cheques were given to fake beneficiaries,” he said. Maharaj, who recently left the Congress to join the BJP, rejected the claims of Chief Minister Harish Rawat that he had managed to achieve quite a lot in a short span of two months after assuming the office. “Harish Rawat has only been sitting idle and making tall claims,” he added. Asked to comment on the reports that he was not feeling comfortable in the BJP, Maharaj said, “I am feeling quite secure.” Maharaj also rejected Mohan Singh Gaonwasi's claims that his (Maharaj’s) entry into the BJP would not have any impact. “The BJP both at the Centre and in the state will benefit. I am already receiving invitations to address election rallies all across the state,” he said. Maharaj also supported Narendra Modi, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, saying, “Hurdles should not be created in the way of Narendra Modi, who will soon occupy the highest chair of the country. Nobody should play the role of Kaikeyi and prevent the raj-tilak of Modi, which will soon become a reality.” |
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CPI (ML) seeks 3-day leave for labourers
Dehradun, April 23 In a press note issued here, CPI (ML) state secretary KK Bora said they had urged the Chief Electoral Officer to ensure that the workers employed in the industrial areas were granted three days of paid leave. A majority of the work force come from the hill areas of the state. They are registered in their respective constituencies and cannot vote at the workplace. "Although the Labour Department has announced a one-day leave, it is insufficient as travelling to the native place takes two days. We have requested the CEO to grant three days of leave to workers belonging to the far-flung areas,” said Bora. He said if three days of leave was not possible, then workers should be given an option of casting their votes through postal ballots.
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Two-time Rishikesh MC chairman Deep Sharma rejoins Congress
Haridwar, April 23 Along with seven ward councillors, Deep Sharma was welcomed into the party by Harish Rawat at the Devpura party office. Deep Sharma had left the party during the Assembly elections in 2012 after he was denied the party ticket. He had contested the poll as an Independent candidate. Harish Rawat said Sharma's services would be well-utilised in the party. Deep Sharma said, “The Congress is the only party which caters to all segments of society. Under the leadership of Harish Rawat and Renuka Rawat, the state will usher in development. We will work wholeheartedly to ensure the Congress' victory in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.” The homecoming of Deep Sharma is likely to give a boost to the election campaign of Renuka Rawat. According to party sources, Congress leader Braham Swarup Brahamchari is instrumental in bringing Deep Sharma back to the party. |
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Independent candidate from Tehri Liaqat Ali withdraws papers
Dehradun, April 23 Liaqat Ali pledged his support to Nautiyal and announced to campaign for him. He alleged both the BJP and the Congress had been fooling the people of the state for long. He urged the voters to give a chance to AAP to serve them in a better way. Meanwhile, AAP workers led by Nautiyal today visited Indira Nagar, Vasant Vihar, Panditwari, Ballupur road, Kisanagar Chowk, Yamuna Colony, Govind Garh, Kanwali Road and GMS Road. He assured voters of working sincerely for the welfare of the people. Kamal Devrari, Mayank Naithani, Ajay Painuily, Ganesh Kala and Rahul Mall also participated in canvassing. |
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Youth Club members quiz BJP, Cong candidates
Pithoragarh, April 23 The Youth Club members sought their views on five local issues—creation of a separate district of
Didihat, water shortage in the town and adjoining areas, non-availability of technicians and doctors in various community and primary health centres in the Assembly segment, poor education facilities as posts of teacher had not been filled, and no development works in 23 villages in Didihat which were excluded from the Askot wildlife sanctuary area last year. “We asked these questions to the candidates of the BJP and the Congress. However, they could not satisfy our youths with their replies,” said Sanju Pant, president of the Youth Club,
Didihat. He said while Ajay Tamta promised to get Didihat the district status and blamed the Congress for not acting on the demand, Pradeep Tamta informed the gathering about the reorganisation commission constituted by the state government to establish small administrative units, including some districts and
tehsils. "While Pradeep Tamta said a scheme was being implemented from Ramganga at Thal to solve the drinking water problem in the area, Ajay Tamta countered him saying the previous BJP government in the state had announced the scheme but the present Congress-led government had stopped allocation of budget for it,” said Pant. On the non-availability of doctors in primary health centres in the Didihat area, Pradeep Tamta said the state government had proposed to recruit over 100 doctors soon and they would be deputed in remote areas like
Didihat. The BJP candidate said in the name of improving medical services the state government had even transferred doctors who were working at hospitals in the remote areas. Asked about developmental works in the villages excluded from the Askot musk deer sanctuary area, the Congress candidate said it was his biggest achievement as he wanted to ensure development of the area. Ajay Tamta said the exclusion of the villages, 23 out of which are in the Didihat Assembly segment, from the sanctuary area was of no use as they were not receiving any development funds from the state government. “While Pradeep Tamta assured the Youth Club members of getting filled all vacant posts of schoolteacher in the Assembly seat, Ajay Tamta accused the present government of scrapping the plan formulated by the previous BJP government for filling posts of teacher in the state,” said Pant, organiser of the discussion.
Plain speak
The Didihat Youth Club members sought their views on five local issues—creation of a separate district of
Didihat, water shortage in the town and adjoining areas, non-availability of technicians and doctors in various community and primary health centres in the Assembly segment, poor education facilities as posts of teacher have not been filled, and no development works in 23 villages in Didihat which were excluded from the Askot wildlife sanctuary area last year.
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Bahuguna campaigns for son Saket in Jaunpur region
Mussoorie, April 23 Addressing a gathering, he said the Congress was committed to the development of the region. Bahuguna said he along with his son Saket had been working for the development of the region for long. He claimed it was due to his efforts that the Jaunpur-Rawanlta community of the region was given the OBC status and Nainbagh was declared a tehsil. Bahuguna said there was no Modi wave at work in the country and it was only a hype created by the BJP to mislead the people. He predicted a record victory for Saket from the Tehri Garhwal seat. Bahuguna said he was indebted to the people of the region as they had always supported his family during the earlier elections in the state. Manmohan Singh Mall, Mussoorie Municipal Council president, alleged that Mala Raj Lakshmi Shah, sitting MP from Tehri Garhwal, had done nothing for the people of the constituency and therefore people should vote for the Congress candidate. Congress block president Jot Singh Rawat, Dinesh Rawat, Kanhaiya Singh and others were present on the occasion. |
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BJP threatening to dismiss state govt: Cong leader
Dehradun, April 23 Congress spokesman Surendra Kumar told mediapersons here today that BJP leaders were threatening to dismiss Congress governments in various states, including in Uttarakhand, thus revealing their undemocratic face. He accused the Uttarakhand BJP leadership of trying to create a fear psychosis among people. He also accused BJP leaders of frequently complaining to the Chief Election Commissioner. He said the BJP had already conceded defeat and was making baseless complaints to the Election Commission. "A senior BJP leader in Uttarakhand threatened to get our government dismissed if his party comes to power at Centre. This was said deliberately to create fear in the minds of voters in order to get votes for his party," Surendra said. He also accused BJP Haridwar Lok Sabha candidate Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank of indulging in rampant 'corruption' particularly during Kumbh mela. "Everyone knows, Nishank indulged in corruption when he was Chief Minister," he added. |
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Ramdev using yoga camps for BJP campaign: Harish Rawat
Haridwar, April 23 Harish Rawat, who represents the Haridwar parliamentary constituency, said in Haridwar today Ramdev was misusing yoga camps run under Patanjali Yogpeeth for propagating the BJP's election agenda. Rawat said it appeared that the yoga guru was hell bent on promoting the BJP and Narendra Modi and had given up teaching healthy art of yoga. "Swami Ramdev has lost his way. He doesn't see communal working of the BJP, the divisive seeds that the VHP, the RSS and the Bajrang Dal are sowing in the country. Even his close aide Acharya Balakrishan has been involved in many cases, but its the Congress that is the culprit in the eyes of the yog guru. Using the yoga platform to promote the BJP's election agenda is totally wrong and the Election Commission should intervene in the matter," said Rawat. The Chief Minister criticised BJP candidate Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and asked him to give an explanation on the Mahakumbh budget irregularities and then question "my work during the past five years as the Haridwar parliamentarian". Harish Rawat refuted charges that he was confined to campaigning for his wife Renuka Rawat in the Haridwar parliamentary constituency and said he just arrived from the Pauri Garhwal constituency after extensively campaigning for Congress candidate Harak Singh Rawat there. "I am addressing party workers daily in at least two constituencies. Sometimes my morning begins in Haridwar, I spend afternoon in Pauri, evening in Tehri, take dinner at Almora and stay at night at Nainital," said a smiling Rawat. Ambarish Kumar, campaign coordinator for Renuka Rawat, said Harish Rawat was making whirlwind tours of all five constituencies. |
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‘Make people aware of
importance of voting’
Dehradun, April 23 Purushottam instructed the officials at a meeting held yesterday to prepare a list of those polling booths where the voting percentage was the lowest during the last general elections. He said carelessness would be not tolerated in this regard. “The awareness campaign should be intensified in those polling booths where the voter turnout was less during the last elections. Meetings should be held in schools to sensitise students to urge their parents to cast their votes. Anganwadi workers and supervisors should be enrolled in this programme,” he said. |
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Dehradun, April 23 As part of the campaign, the administration today organised a workshop for 225 employees from the Child Welfare Department, who will be responsible for the voter awareness programme. ADM (Administration) Sonika told participants that the booth in charge and a group leader would be rewarded if they were able to achieve the 90 per cent voter turnout in their area. — TNS |
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Students to help in voters' awareness drive
Pithoragarh, April 23 "We have set a target to increase the voting in this parliamentary election to 100 per cent in this constituency, for which we have taken help from students from local post graduate colleges besides several other private schools," said HC Semwal, district election officer, Pithoragarh. The students from the local post graduate college took put a procession to spread awareness among people to vote responsibly, in the coming elections. "Every vote polled during the election strengthens the democracy, therefore we have asked our students to not only participate in this procession to awaken the voters, but continue their efforts till the polling gets completed," said Dr Ajay Shukla, convener of the campaign at the post graduate college. In Champwat district, students from PP College started a procession from their college to various parts of the town and returned back to the college campus spreading awareness on similar issues. "We will reach out to various villages of the assembly segments of this parliamentary constituency to motivate the villagers to cast their votes," said Dr CD Suntha, principal of PG College, Champawat. According to Pithoragarh district election officer HC Semwal, "The Election Commission has asked us to organise a rally on voters' awakening on April 27 at the DS Bisht ground, which will be followed by a candle march on voters' awakening.” |
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DIG reviews preparations for
Char Dham yatra, elections
Dehradun, April 23 He directed the district police officials to deploy additional police force on the Char Dham Yatra route and make a detailed plan for the election on May 7, so that peace and tranquility is maintained in the region. Directions were also given for strengthening the intelligence network as well. He specifically instructed the Tehri police to keep a strict vigil on the activities of the politicians on social networking sites so that noting inappropriate is posted on the social media in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections. The police station heads were told to increase the patrolling in their areas. He was on a two-day tour to Uttarkashi and Tehri districts to review the police preparations for the election and the yatra. |
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Ajay Bhatt accuses govt of involvement in shady land deals
Dehradun, April 23 He said the government recently transferred 214 acres at
SIDCUL, Haridwar, to Hero Motor Corps at the rate of 2006 and charged the stamp duty at the rate prevailing in 2007. Bhatt alleged the government was neck deep in corruption and was hell-bent on selling precious land at a cheap price to benefit a few persons, who were close to the Congress. |
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Taxi drivers attend workshop on ways to treat tourists well
Mussoorie, April 23 More than 500 taxi drivers were provided training by the officials from Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam and transport department, where they were informed about the need to improve their behaviour with the tourists so that a good impression was formed about the people and the town among tourists. The Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam assistant general manager (traffic) LM Sharma, speaking on the occasion said the town was largely dependent on tourism therefore the taxi drivers should greet tourists with a smile. He also said these taxi drivers were brand ambassadors for the town and tourists would revisit the hill town, only if they behaved cordially. He added tourists called a taxi, the moment they land in the state, and they should not go back with the feeling that they have been cheated by the taxi drivers. Therefore it was important to greet tourists cordially and engage with them in polite manner. Sharma further said it was known that a pleased tourist always paid a handsome tip at the end of the journey. He also said the taxi drivers should have numbers of all the concerned government officials so that they could be reached immediately during emergency. Locals have welcomed this move initiated by the District Magistrate of Dehradun and were of the view that such workshops should be carried out for rickshaw-pullers and hotel guides in future. Regional tourism officer YS Gangwar and other officials were also present during the workshop. |
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Students council of St George’s administered oath
Mussoorie, April 23 Deepam Seth, IG, Uttarakhand Police, inaugurated the function by lighting the ceremonial lamp. Meritorious students were also felicitated on the occasion. The ceremony started with the hoisting of the school flag. Students read out speeches highlighting the life of St George, the patron saint of the school. IG Seth congratulated the office-bearers. Later, addressing the students, he said such ceremonies were important to inculcate leadership quality and confidence in students. He praised the school for imparting quality education in the region. Meritorious students Awaab Khan, Ardhya Dang, Divyansh Gupta, Anmol Thapa, Anurag Kukreti, Raiyaan Ali Khan, Tushar Gupta, Dev Bhimsaria, Abhay Pratap Singh, Joshua Donald, Yash Rastogi, Sarhtak Goel and Asshish Bawja were felicitated with citations and awards. The Principal, Bro Christopher, Bro Dominic and other staff members were present. |
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Anti-encroachment campaign launched with gusto loses steam
Dehradun, April 23 A notification from the District
Magistrate-cum-Mukhya Nagar Adhikari BVRC Purushottam states that the drive would be restarted at a later date as a large number of security personnel and officials were on duty for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. As the nomination process ended on April 17, it appears that the anti-encroachment drive will not begin
immediately. Purushottam said: “The entire nomination process got over today. We were waiting for the candidates to withdraw their names by April 23, the last day of the nomination process. Since the officials were busy with election duty, it was difficult to resume the drive after April 17. We are yet to decide when the drive will be re-launched.” The administration had started the anti-encroachment drive to make footpaths in the city markets and other areas free from blockades. Officials from the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority and the Public Works Department were part of the drive that was carried out for only four days. It was stopped in the wake of the nomination process for the general elections. It may be recalled that Nainital High Court had ordered the removal of encroachments on a public interest litigation filed by a leader of the Uttarakhand Jan
Mancha, Manmohan Singh Lakhera. In the PIL, Lakhera said: “Footpaths were created in the city to facilitate walking spaces for commuters. However, these have been encroached upon either by shopkeepers or hawkers and vendors. As a result, commuters have to walk on busy roads leading to accidents.” Till date encroachments from the areas around the Clock Tower
Chowk, Chakrata Road and parts of Rajpur Road had been removed. The High Court had also appointed Rajiv Sharma, president of the District Bar Association, as a court Commissioner to oversee removal of encroachments from footpath in the state capital file a report on the same. The report was to be submitted within eight weeks. |
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MAD volunteers clean up Sahastradhara area
Dehradun, April 23 Making a Difference by Being The Difference (MAD), a group of students of Dehradun-based schools and colleges, visited Sahastradhara for the third time in about three weeks today. The objective of the visit was not only to clean up the area and launch an awareness campaign, but also to explore the possibilities of a long-term solution to preserve the fragile ecology of the area. Group leader Abhijay Negi said the MAD volunteers interacted with local people and recorded their replies to the questionnaire. Over 50 persons were interviewed. Questions pertaining to the necessary steps for the betterment of Sahastradhara were asked and their suggestions and views were solicited and recorded. “Besides filling the questionnaire, a door-to-door campaign was conducted in the area and shopkeepers were advised not to use polythene bags. They were asked to adopt eco-friendly means of conducting businesses,” he added. Later the group cleaned up the area to sensitise the local people about proper waste disposal and awaking the authorities concerned to the need of maintaining sanitary conditions at the picnic spot. It also clicked photographs of the garbage dumped throughout the picnic spot. “We plan to document all our efforts and observations of the conditions in the area and submit a report to the authorities concerned, said Negi. Abhinav Bhatia, Kashika Mahant, Sumit Dhawan, Kushagra Goes, and Rahul Guru were among those who participated in the activities. |
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Girl's statement recorded; Sangwan still at large
Dehradun, April 23 A joint team of the Rajpur police and the Special Operation Group has failed to trace him
Sonepat. “Sangwan is not in Sonepat and now will try to find him somewhere else,” said Mussoorie CO Jaya
Baluni. The victim recorded her statement before the magistrate yesterday. Meanwhile, the authorities handed over investigations into the case to Sub-Inspector Anju Chaudhary. Sangwan is a son of three-time MP from Sonepat. In her complaint to the Rajpur police on Saturday, the girl had alleged that Sangwan had physically assaulted and blackmailed her on the basis of an obscene video clip for nearly two years. — TNS |
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Manipuri dancer to perform in Doon
Dehradun, April 23 Bimbavati will hold a series of performances in several schools and institutes of the city. She will perform at John Martyn Memorial School at 4 pm and the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Kalidas Road, at 7 pm on April 24. She is also scheduled to perform at Scholars Home at 12 noon and Jaswant Modern School at 9.30 am on April 25. She will be accompanied by dancer Arpita Saha, Manipuri drum player S Tomba Singh and singer N Romila Devi. Bimbavati is the daughter of renowned classical Manipuri dancers Guru Bipin Singh and Kalavati Devi. She is an empanelled artiste of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. She has been conferred with the Shringar Mani title, the Nandita Kripalini award from the West Bengal State Academy of Dance, Drama, Music and Visual arts and recently the Samskriti Award, 2004. She is also the recipient of junior and senior national scholarship in Manipuri dance from the Department of Culture, India. — TNS |
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Doon Blossoms School beat St Thomas College in cricket
Dehradun, April 23 After winning the toss and electing to bat first, DBS scored 40 runs whereas St Thomas College got bowled out after scoring 38 runs. In another match, Ann Marry School defeated Mount Fort School by 6 wickets. Batting first, Mount Fort School scored 56 runs with Kinshuk scored the highest runs for the team. In reply, Ann Marry School easily chased the target with 6 wickets in hand. Touch Wood School also won its match against Hilton School by 4 wickets. Hilton School had set a target of 42 runs, which was chased by Touch Wood at the loss of 6 wickets. Vibhav scored the highest 12 runs. |
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Win Mumby basketball meet begins
Mussoorie, April 23 Principal Woodstock School, Jonathon Long, inaugurated the competition and wished the participants success on the occasion. Following that a pep rally featuring Woodstock's jazz band was also organised on the opening day. The workshop on injury prevention and developing the core was also held where sports performance trainer Clark Simons from the school gave tips to the participants. Around 16 teams from across India, Welham Girls’ School (Dehradun), Vasant Valley School (Delhi), The Shri Ram School (Gurgaon), The Lawrence School (Sanawar), Modern School (Delhi), Doon International School (Dehradun), Wynberg Allen School (Mussoorie), Woodstock School (Mussoorie), Kodaikanal International School (Tamil Nadu), Welham Boys' School (Dehradun), The Doon School (Dehradun), Modern School (Delhi), The Asian School (Dehradun), Wynberg Allen School (Mussoorie) and St George's College (Mussoorie) are participating in the tournament.
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KV (Birpur) beat Hopetown School 1-0 in girls football
Dehradun, April 23 In another match, MKP Inter-College defeated Maa Anandmayee Memorial School In the third match, Dehradun Football Academy defeated Tibetan Children Village School 2-0. Lusi opened the goal tally in the 2nd minute of the match. The second goal was scored by Jyoti in the 20th minute. In the fourth match, Moravian School trounced Unison World School ‘B’ 2-0 with Tsering and Sohemjoy scoring the goals in the 3rd and 49th minutes, respectively. On the other hand, the other team of Unison World School ‘A’ won its match against Doon International School 3-0. Mok scored a hat-trick in the match and netted the goals in the 8th, 23rd and 32nd minutes of the match. |
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Two women robbed of gold chains
Dehradun, April 23 Another woman from Indra Nagar became a victim went she had gone shopping at Malik Chowk. While she was coming back from the market, two motorists snatched here gold chain. Meanwhile, the Vasant Vihar police have intensified the checking in the area and are making efforts to nab the culprits.
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Political parties in Uttarakhand are following the national trend and using social networking sites like twitter and facebook and mobile phone messaging applications like whatsapp in a big way to garner support of the masses, especially the youth, in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
BJP leader Satpal Maharaj told mediapersons here today that the chief reason for former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna’s ouster was his failure to carry out systematic relief and rehabilitation works in the aftermath of last year’s natural disaster.
Two-time Rishikesh MC chairman Deep Sharma rejoined the Congress in the presence of Chief Minister Harish Rawat here today.
Former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today addressed an election rally at Gharkhet in the Jaunpur development region to garner support for his son and Congress candidate from Tehri Garhwal Saket
Bhauguna.
The Uttarakhand Congress has accused the BJP of threatening the state government if the latter was voted to power at the
Centre.
Yog guru swami Ramdev today came under fire from Chief Minister Harish Rawat owing to his repeated anti-Congress statements and indirect use of yoga camps for the BJP election campaign.
At a workshop on ways to treat tourists in a cordial manner, taxi drivers of the town were given tips to better their business, here today.
Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), Birpur, defeated Hopetown School 1-0 in a match during the 2nd Inter-School Girls' Football Challenge Cup here today. Nisha scored the lone goal in the 34th minute.
