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CM gives Cabinet-rank posts
to 10 MLAs to stem discontent
Khanduri front-runner from
state for berth in Cabinet govt
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Khanduri, Koshiyari, Nishank
get warm welcome in Doon
Koshiyari promises overall development of Nainital seat
Koshiyari not to lobby for ministry
Both UKD factions fail to get even 1% vote share in state
poll
route
Guv summons Himgiri varsity
registrar over sacking of teacher
Naivedya, Lavanya top state in ISC Class XII exams
MAD volunteers collect 200
sacks of assorted garbage
Celebrations continue in BJP camp for third day
No woman has made it to LS from Haridwar
BJP’s victory margin highest in Champawat
Cong leaders told to refrain from commenting on polls
Guv seeks report on diarrhoea cases in Nainital
60 IFS officers visit eco task project site
Bhotia Market traders demand removal of MC garbage bin
Ramnagar students meet Governor
Students felicitated at Asian School
Principals discuss methods to
improve educational standards
Officials told to repair
over-flowing sewer line
sports
Atharva House overall swimming champ
54 children take part in Air Force trek camp
Three thieves held, valuables recoverd
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CM gives Cabinet-rank posts
to 10 MLAs to stem discontent
Dehradun, May 18 Nav Prabhat, Congress legislator from the Vikasnagar Assembly segment, was made Chairman of the State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Board while Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion was appointed Chairman of the Minerals Development Board. Rajinder Singh Bhandari, who is considered close to Satpal Maharaj, was given the posts of Chairman of the State District Planning Monitoring and Implementation Committee and the Disaster Reconstruction and Monitoring Committee. Sarvat Karim Ansari, who is the Chairman of the State Housing Board, was given the additional charge of Chairman of the Sugarcane and Sugar Mills Development Board while Narayna Ram
Arya was made the Chairman of the Scheduled Castes and Special Component Plan Implementation Committee. Haridass was appointed Chairman of the Haridwar-Roorkee Development Authority while Sunder Lal Manderwal would made Adviser to the Chief Minister on the state Estate Department. Mayukh
Mehar, who is Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board, was given the additional responsibility of the Chairman of the Border Area
Development Board. Anasuya Prasad Maikhuri, Deputy Speaker and another close confidant of Satpal Maharaj, was made Chairman of the newly created Gairsain Development Board while Madan Bisht was made co-Chairman of the board. The Chief Minister has done this exercise to stem any kind of discontent among the Congress
legislators which the BJP could exploit to topple his government. A day before the counting of the
Lok Sabha votes, he had made seven Congress legislators Parliamentary Secretaries. The grant of responsibilities to the Congress legislators came amid statements by party leaders against each other. Harak Singh Rawat, who lost the Lok Sabha elections from Pauri Garhwal, demanded that Amrita Rawat,
Satpal Maharaj's wife, should be removed from the state Cabinet. He said Amrita's husband as well as her both sons worked against him in the Pauri Garhwal Lok Sabha seat.
Damage control
Chief Minister Harish Rawat has done this exercise to stem any discontent among the Congress legislators which the BJP could exploit to topple his government.
A day before the counting of the Lok Sabha votes, he had made seven Congress legislators parliamentary secretaries. |
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Khanduri front-runner from
state for berth in Cabinet govt
Dehradun, May 18 Although the BJP has won all five seats in the state and three of its former Chief Ministers have emerged victorious winners, Khanduri remains the front-runner due to his
seniority. Khanduri, who started his political career with an emphatic win from Pauri Garhwal in 1991, was made a minister of state by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the NDA regime. Later, he was made Cabinet minister and served as the Union Minister for Surface Transport. He was responsible for the successful running of the golden quadrilateral national highway project during his tenure. According to BJP sources, since Modi is serious about the speedy work of roads and national highways, including roads particularly in the Himalayas sharing border with China, he would like to use Khanduri's experience, who is a retired Army engineer. Another former Chief Minister, BS
Koshiyari, who won from Nainital, is also a contender for a berth in the Union Council of Ministers.
Koshiyari, a former RSS “parcharak” and a Thakur from Kumaon, is considered close to party chief Rajnath Singh. During the previous NDA government, BC Khanduri and Bacchi Singh Rawat were the two ministers in the Union Cabinet from
Uttarakhand. While Khanduri is a Brahmin from Garhwal, Bacchi Singh Rawat belongs to the Thakur community of
Kumaon. BJP sources believe if Modi decides to give two berths to Uttarakhand, Khanduri and Koshiyari would be adjusted. However, since the BJP has got an unprecedented mandate across the country, it would be a tough task to give representation to all states in the Union Cabinet. |
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Khanduri, Koshiyari, Nishank
get warm welcome in Doon
Dehradun, May 18 They assured the party workers of fulfilling their promises of the overall development of the state. Addressing a gathering, Nishank said Chief Minister Harish Rawat should resign on the moral ground. He alleged the Congress-led state government had failed to address the grievances of villagers who faced the brunt of the natural calamity in the state in June
last year. Nishank said people from all sections of society voted for the BJP candidates, as they wanted to see development in their respective constituencies.
Koshiyari assured the gathering of making all possible efforts to improve the social and economical status of the weaker sections of society. He said the Congress-led state government would not be able to complete its five-year tenure. Earlier, Khanduri thanked the party activists and the voters for casting their votes in his
favour. He said projects would be launched for the welfare of villagers living in the remote areas of the state. |
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Koshiyari promises overall development of Nainital seat
Haridwar, May 18 The former Chief Minister, while talking to The Tribune here today, said his win by a margin of 1.84 lakh votes had proved that the people had faith in him.
Koshiyari said for the past four-five years, he had been regularly visiting the Nainital constituency, which helped him during this elections. “I don't believe in holding roadshows or reaching out to the voters through social networking sites. My focus was more on door-to-door campaigning and asking people about their problems,”
Koshiyari. He said Chief Minister Harish Rawat, along with his Cabinet, should resign on the moral ground. “The Congress claims a majority in the state Assembly. However, the election results have proved that it lacks the public mandate. Before the state government falls, Harish Rawat should resign as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has done,” he said.
Koshiyari accused the state government of poor handling of the situation post-natural disaster.. He said the Char Dham Yatra had begun even though only patch work had been done on the yatra routes. “Former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna and the present incumbent Harish Rawat are both concerned about stabilising their dynastic politics in the state rather than providing long-term rehabilitation to the disaster-affected people,” said
Koshiyari. |
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Koshiyari not to lobby for ministry
Pithoragarh, May 18 Asked if he was running for a berth in the union Cabinet, Koshiyari said he was a party worker and would continue to obey orders without thinking about
rewards. Koshiyari, a former Chief Minister and sitting Rajya Sabha member, is considered a strong contender for a berth in the union council of ministers as he was close to Narendra Modi as an RSS pracharak before and after the
Emergency. Modi had announced at a meeting at Rudrapur during the election campaign that if the people of Nainital choose Koshiyari he would be given a significant responsibility in the BJP Government at the Centre, said a close aide of
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Both UKD factions fail to get even 1% vote share in state
Dehradun, May 18 The UKD factions was de-recognised by the Election Commission and their candidates had to contest the Lok Sabha elections as Independents. While the Airy faction contested from all five Lok Sabha seats, the Panwar faction fielded candidates on the Tehri Garhwal and Pauri Garhwal seats. While the Airy faction polled 0.2 per cent of the total votes polled in the Tehri Garhwal seat, the Panwar faction got .86 per cent votes in the seat. Similarly, in the Pauri Garhwal constituency, the Airy faction polled 0.98 per cent votes while the Panwar faction got just 0.33 per cent votes. The Airy faction got .58 per cent votes in Almora while in Nainital it secured 0.29 per cent votes. In Haridwar, it got 0.17 per cent votes. In total, both factions of the UKD could not even get 1 per cent vote share. The UKD that rides on the regional aspirations of the people of the hill areas has shown its poorest performance ever since it became active. Interestingly, the UKD was formed in 1979 to spearhead the movement for the formation of a separate state of Uttarakhand. After a long struggle that reached its zenith in 1994, Uttarakhand finally became a reality in 2000. The struggle for the state also saw the martyrdom of a number of people, who faced continuous repression from the successive SP and BSP governments of Uttar Pradesh.
The UKD’s repeated poor performance has dashed all hopes of its revival in the state.
Major setback
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Poll rout was complete, Cong got lead in only 7 Assembly segments
Dehradun,
May 18 The Congress has 33 legislators in the Uttarakhand Assembly and also commands the support of seven-member conglomerate of the Progressive Democratic Front (PDF) comprising three Independents, three Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and one Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) legislator.
However, the BJP secured more votes than the Congress in 63 Assembly segments in the Lok
Sabha elections. The drubbing was complete and thorough in the Pauri Garhwal and Nainital Lok Sabha seats where the Congress could not beat the BJP in any Assembly segment. In the Pauri Garhwal constituency comprising Pauri Garhwal, Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts, the Congress has MLAs in eight Assembly segments, including the Rudraprayag seat which Harak Singh Rawat had won. He was also the Congress candidate from the Pauri Garhwal Lok Sabha seat. Only one of these Congress legislators could retain the confidence of the voters in an area which was worst affected by the natural disaster of June 2013. In the Nainital Lok Sabha seat spread over the Terai area of the Kumaon region, the Congress has seven legislators, including former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna from Sitarganj and state Congress chief Yashpal Arya from Bazpur. But none of them could withstand the Narendra Modi wave sweeping the state. In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had won all five seats and had led in 53 Assembly segments compared to the BJP which led in 63 Assembly seats this time. In the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha seat comprising Dehradun, Uttarkashi and Tehri districts, the Congress and its allies have seven legislators but it was only Home Minister Pritam Singh who proved voters' trust in his leadership as the Congress led in his Chakrata Assembly segment by 3,500 votes. The BJP made a clean sweep in the Almora (reserve ) seat, which Chief minister Harish Rawat had earlier represented, except in the Dharchula and Jageshwar segments. Dharchula MLA Harish Dhami and Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal withstood the Modi wave in their respective Dharchula and Jageshwar Assembly segments. In Haridwar, where the Congress had fielded Chief Minister Harish Rawat's wife Renuka Rawat, it could get lead in only four Assembly
segments of Mangalore, Piran Kaliyar, Bhagwanpur and Jawalapur. Jawalapur was the only Assembly segment where the Congress could get lead even though BJP legislator Chandershekhar represents it. Mangalore and Bhagwanpur are represented by BSP legislators Sarvat Karim Ansari and Surinder
Rakesh, respectively. Furqan Ahmed is the Congress legislator from the Piran Kaliyar Assembly seat. Interestingly, the BJP received more than 55
per cent votes as compared to 34 per cent votes polled by the Congress in
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Guv summons Himgiri varsity
registrar over sacking of teacher
Dehradun, May 18 Qureshi has asked Rai to present herself with all details linked to Rohit Goyal’s case and
has sought a clarification from the university on the matter. Rohit Goyal, Assistant Professor-cum-Information Technology in charge at the Faculty of Computer Science, was instrumental in setting up a computer science faculty at Himgiri Zee University in 2008. He was appointed a regular faculty with effect from June 2, 2008. Since then Goyal has been teaching BCA and MTech students as the Head of Computer Science Department. He said, “Despite working honestly, I was pressured by the varsity management to admit new students to the computer course. I was also threatened that severe action would be taken against me if I failed to do so.” The
Registrar in a memo served on Rohit Goyal on August 22, 2013, had directed the latter to admit students to various courses run by the Faculty of Computer of Science. “The Vice-Chancellor instructed us that we need to pay special attention and work towards admitting students to the courses run in our faculty. It may be pointed out that in case a sufficient number of students are not admitted, the higher management will be constrained to initiate harsh steps,” the memo signed by the Registrar said. Subsequently, Rohit Goyal’s services were terminated on April 4, 2014, without assigning any reasons. Finding himself without a job, Rohit Goyal sought the Governor’s intervention in the matter and submitted a representation to him. The Governor in a letter dated May 13, 2014, directed the Registrar of Himgiri Zee
University to be present at Raj Bhavan with the case details. However, the Registrar refused to divulge details about the case. She said, “I cannot discuss any official issue with you on Sunday.” |
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Naivedya, Lavanya top state in ISC Class XII exams
Dehradun, May 18 A large number of students from various schools affiliated to the ISC Board in Dehradun have scored more than 90 per cent in the examinations. Notably, of the 220 students who appeared from St. Joseph's Academy, 85 scored 90 per cent and more marks. On the other hand, 26 students from Brightlands School obtained 95 per cent and above marks while 73 students scored 90 per cent and above marks. The students of Shiwalik International School have also done well by securing 100 per cent results this year. The school management congratulated the students as all of them had scored above 60 per cent marks. The students of the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy also performed well in the exams. Prakash Jain and Shivam Singh from the science stream, who scored 90.75 per cent marks, topped the school. The school recorded cent per cent pass record in the science and humanities streams. Students of St. Jude School also performed exceptionally in the exams. Shubham Agarwal topped the school by scoring 95.3 per cent marks, followed by Abdullah Zahid who secured 95 per cent. |
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MAD volunteers collect 200
sacks of assorted garbage
Dehradun, May 18 Around 600 youths gathered at the Mahindra Ground, Garhi Cantt, early this morning and walked towards the temple. They collected over 200 sacks of assorted garbage. A poster-making competition was also organised for students of up to class VIII. Various teams were formed to visit door to door to sensitise pilgrims and other people about the benefits of keeping the temple clean. MAD had organised a similar drive at the
Tapkeshwar temple in the past as well. However, its today's campaign was the biggest. Founder chairperson, MAD, Abhijay Negi, founder member Aakash Bhatia, and Karan Kapoor, Shardul Rana, Arnav Ramola, Syed Manzer, Rajat Singhal, Shubhangi, Kashika and Awineesh were among 30 core team members. — TNS
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Celebrations continue in BJP camp for third day
Haridwar, May 18 The party activists offered milk to the Ganga, performed rituals, distributed sweets and also offered free juice to people to express their happiness over the BJP victory. Legislator from Hardiwar city Madan Kaushik, and Mayor Manoj Garg took part in a special victory function organised at Bada Akhada Udasin Naya at Kankhal where saints and party workers offered sweets to each other. Kaushik said Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank's victory had reinforced the BJP's dominance in the Haridwar constituency as the Congress could not give any resistance to it. The Mayor claimed that the BJP would make a clean sweep in the next Assembly elections as well. District party president Kuldeep Gupta said the BJP won all five parliamentary seats of the state for the first time since the creation of a separate state of Uttarakhand. He added all BJP candidates won by a healthy margin in the Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, Haridwar, Nainital and Almora seats. Divisional wing president Vikas Tiwari put up thanksgiving hoardings across the city featuring Narendra Modi and newly elected MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank along with him. He said it was necessary to express gratitude to the voters of Haridwar as they had elected Nishank with a record margin of 1.77 lakh votes. |
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No woman has made it to LS from Haridwar
Haridwar, May 18 Though three major political parties had fielded women candidates in the Lok Sabha elections, there was a slight ray of hope that one of them would become MP from Haridwar. All three women candidates Renuka Rawat (Congress), Anita Saini (Samajwadi Party) and Kanchan Bhattacharya (Aam Aadmi Party) failed to break this jinx. Renuka Rawat came second garnering 4,06,071 votes, which is the highest by any woman candidate from the Haridwar constituency since the first General Elections. Renuka Rawat tasted defeat for the second time as in 2004 she lost the elections from the Almora parliamentary constituency to BJP candidate Bachi Singh Rawat by a narrow margin of 10,000 votes. On the other hand, Anita Saini, a village head from Roorkee, failed to impress the voters and could garner just 5,661 votes. Aam Aadmi Party candidate Kanchan Bhattacharya, former DGP, made her presence felt, but due to lack of party cadre, particularly in rural segments, she also could not give a fight to the eventual winner, BJP candidate Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, and could secure only 18,086 votes.Independent candidate Razia Beg, a prominent lawyer, was also in the election fray from Haridwar, but she lost her deposit amount. |
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BJP’s victory margin highest in Champawat
Pithoragarh, May 18 The Champawat district election office said, Ajay Tamta polled 13,643 votes more than the Congress candidate in the Champawat Assembly seat, which is the highest in all 14 Assembly segments of the Almora parliamentary constituency. “Champawat was followed by the Dwarahat, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh Assembly segments of Almora,” said Shankar Pandey, a BJP leader. In the Pithoragarh segment, the BJP took revenge for its defeat in the 2009 LS polls by securing a lead of 6,715 votes. “We will have to work hard to defeat the Congress in the 2017 Assembly polls too," said Kishen Singh Bhandari, BJP district president, Pithoragarh. Further, barring four polling booths, voters of 131 polling booths in the Pithoragarh Assembly segment opted for the NOTA option this elections. |
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Cong leaders told to refrain from commenting on polls
Dehradun, May 18 He said MLAs, MPs and the leaders should strictly avoid giving their opinions on the party’s performance. He said Yashpal Arya, chairman of the Congress committee, has called on a meeting of party activists on May 20 in view of the upcoming panchayat elections. He said the party leaders will hold discussion on the party’s performance in the recently concluded parliamentary elections. He said Chief Minister Harish Rawat had done a commendable work in his short tenure in the state. He said the party activists will again start door-to-door campaign ahead of the Panchayat elections in the state and hoped that the party candidates will emerge victorious.
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Guv seeks report on diarrhoea cases in Nainital
Dehradun, May 18 The Governor has also expressed concern in a letter to the Chief Secretary regarding lack of pure drinking water in some areas of
Dehradun. He said it was alarming to know that diarrhoea had spread due to polluted water in
Nainital. He gave instructions that a report be prepared on the arrangements made for checking the problem and the medical treatment given to the affected people. The Governor said he had asked for detailed information about what was being done to provide clean drinking water to the people and make them aware about the issue. Tankers should be arranged for the affected areas, he added. The Governor said a report should be prepared regarding the preparations being made
by the government for the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra scheduled to begin from August 17. |
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60 IFS officers visit eco task project site
Mussoorie, May 18 The project holds a citation for successfully treating and reclaiming 25 limestone mines in the
Kiyarkuli, Hathipaon, Talogi and Chunakhala areas. Lt Col Mayank Dhasmana of 127 ETF gave a detailed presentation to the IFS officers at Chunakhala about the
micro-catchment project and various others being run by the battalion in the state. The task force also briefed the team about the complex task of reclaiming and treating the mined areas. Dr Alok
Saxena, additional director of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy,
Dehradun, and Dr Dheeraj Pandey, DFO, Mussoorie, also attended the programme. Dr Dhreeraj Pandey also discussed the technical aspects and benefits of the project carried out by task force. |
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Bhotia Market traders demand removal of MC garbage bin
Mussoorie, May 18 The angry traders said their businesses were suffering due to illegal parking of vehicles by commuters right in front of their shops in the Bhotia Market, thus often causing traffic congestion. The shopkeepers added the Municipal council garbage bin placed in the market was nuisance as a foul smell emanates from it. The coordinator of the the Bhotia Market Traders Forum, Ajay
Uniyal, said the condition of the market was such that they were unable to do business due to erratic parking of vehicles causing traffic jams, particularly after 7 pm daily. He alleged that police constables posted in the area also show no interest in stopping commuters from parking vehicles in front of their shops. He added the condition of the public toilet owned by the Municipal Council was pathetic. He demanded the removal of the garbage bin from the area, construction of benches on roadside to avoid illegal parking of vehicles, maintain cleanliness at the public toilet on a regular basis, painting and whitewashing of the market and a provision of high mast
lights. Uniyal said the licences of those hotel owners, who did not have parking facility and resort to illegal parking of vehicles in front of the Bhotia market, should be cancelled. He would present a memorandum in this regard to senior district officials soon, he
added. Azhar Ali, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, said he was not aware of any such
dharna. He would look into the matter to resolve their problems after meeting the affected persons. Traders
Salim, Hoshiyar Singh, Subash Chandra, Raghuvir Singh, Amita Nauityal, Anant Ram
Baloni, Ashok Negi, Basanti Chamoli, Akhlaq, Harshvir and others took part in the
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Ramnagar students meet Governor
Dehradun, May 18 The Governor told many inspiring tales and facts to the children who were on a tour to Dehradun and Haridwar. He wished them all the best for the future and also asked them to become good citizens of the country, besides excelling in academics. The children clicked pictures with the Governor and were shown around the sprawling campus of Raj Bhavan. During interaction, the Governor sought information from the managing director of the academy regarding the implementation of the Right to Education Act in the school and the facilities given to the teachers. He said the teachers must be given respect and due salary. |
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Students felicitated at Asian School
Dehradun, May 18 The programme commenced with the
lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the chief guest, Manoj Kumar Srivastav, regional officer of
CBSE, Dehradun, and president of the Asian Educational Society. Certificates were handed over to the meritorious students for their academic excellence. Around 384 prizes were given away to the students. A total of 74 students of the school from the junior, middle and
senior sections, who secured 90 per cent and above marks in more than five subjects, were felicitated with the prestigious Governor’s award.
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Principals discuss methods to
improve educational standards
Dehradun, May 18 Chief Education Officer SP Khali inaugurated the conference. He stressed on self-examination
and said, “It is necessary to improve the standards of education.” He said the principals and the teachers should become the role model for students. SC Dobhal, president of the SGRR Education Mission, said: “Only those education institutions can survive in today's cut-throat competition, which deliver quality education.” He said it was necessary to bring a change in
the conventional method of education. Gabar Singh Rana, programme organiser of the SGRR Education Mission, thanked all guests at the programme. He also listened to the problems of the principals and assured them of resolving these. Vice-president of the SGRR Education Mission Dr RP Dhyani spoke about ‘Innovative Teaching-Learning Practice-Role of Principal’. RP Dobhal, OSD, SGRR education mission, shared thoughts on ‘Supervision and Monitoring of Academics’. Anil Kandwal, Vinay Mohan Thapliyal, HP Bhatt and Amit discussed ways to improve standards of education in public schools. |
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Symphony band performs at IMA
Dehradun, May 18 The Indian Army symphony band has the unique privilege of performing during visits of various foreign dignitaries to India at Rashtrapati Bhawan and during functions like Republic Day, Independence Day and beating retreat ceremonies. The symphony band has also participated in various music festivals held in Russia, France, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Bhutan and Nepal. The Army band displayed a tremendous spirit of nationalism and performed on various military tunes such as ‘Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja'; 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo'; 'Sare Jahan Se Acha', etc., leaving the audience with a sense of patriotism. |
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Officials told to repair
over-flowing sewer line
Mussoorie, May 18 The residents complained that the sewer had been over flowing since past several days posing risk of epidemic spreading in the colony. Mall summoned the concerned officials and directed them to begin the repair work immediately. He said the Pey Jal Nigam would provide the funds for the task. He also directed the officials to begin the task of joining the private sewerage lines to the main line, which was constructed early this year. — TNS
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sports
Dehradun, May 18 In the boy’s category, Dehradun basketball team defeated Mussoorie basketball team by 46-13. Deepak remained the highest scorer for Dehradun after netting 24 baskets. Prince scored six points for Mussoorie. A total of 12 teams participated in this championship. 21 matches were played in a league-cum-knock out systems in three days with around 200 players in both boys and girls category participating in this event from different districts and sub-districts of Uttarkhand. |
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Atharva House overall swimming champ
Dehradun, May 18 In the senior category, Akshat Maheshwari of Atharva House emerged victorious in the boys' category while Nutch of Yajur House won the competition in the girls' category. In the junior section, Sangram of Rig House won the competition in the boys' category while Zermit Lepcha of Atharva House stood first in the girls' category. Harshit of Atharva House won the sub-junior swimming competition in the boys' category while Sakshi of Rig House stood first in the girls' category. Brother Dennis Joseph, Principal of St. Joseph’s Academy, was the chief guest on the occasion. He gave away medals to
the individual winners and the house trophies to the respective house representatives.
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Gorkha club drub Vikasnagar 6-0
Dehradun, May 18 In the second match of the day, the Doon United Football Club defeated Khukri Eleven 3-0. Harjinder scored the first goal in the 12th minute while Akash scored the second goal in the 23rd minute for the Doon United Football Club. Ashok of Khukri Eleven scored a self-goal in the 16th minute of the match. |
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54 children take part in Air Force trek camp
Dehradun, May 18 The camp was sponsored by the Air Force Wives Welfare Association of the Central Air Command, Allahabad, for the children of the Air Force personnel. The participants initially reported at the Air Force Station Bareilly, where they saw modern fighter aircrafts and
helicopters. The participants will depart from the Air Force Station, Bareilly, and visit Banbasera Hydropower Dam on Monday. After the visit, they will arrive at the Air Force Station, Bhowali, where they will be staying for the next five to days for their trekking-cum-adventure camp. The trekking expedition will be flagged-off by Uma Ramanathan, President of Air Force Wives Welfare Association at Air Force Station, Bhowali, for their first trek to Sri Goludev temple at Ghorakhal. The children will visit zoo, cave gardens, Aryabhatta Research Institute of Environmental Sciences (ARIES), and the butterfly museum. The campers will also be taken on various treks through the dense forests of Nainital regions and treks to Mahesh Khan Forest Reserve, Padampuri and Lariakanta. The children would also be given live demonstration and exposure to various adventure activities such as rock climbing, rappelling, river crossing, flying fox etc on the shores of the scenic Sattal Lake. The culmination ceremony will be organised at Air Force Station, Bhowali, on May 24, where Air Marshal J Chauhan, AOC-in-C, Central Air Command, Allahabad, will be the chief guest. During the event, Harminder Chauhan, president of Air Force Wives Welfare Association (Regional), Central Air Command will adjudge and give away prizes in various categories to the participating children. |
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Three thieves held, valuables recoverd
Dehradun, May 18 SSP Ajay Rautela said the arrested persons worked as labourers and used to strike at places where they had worked earlier. He added the criminal record of the accused was being checked. The arrested persons have been identified as Haider, Akil and Haider Ali, all residents of Uttar Pradesh. A theft took place at Riyaz Ahmed’s shop at Bhagat Singh Colony on Apirl 27. The thieves took away mobile phones, recharge coupons and other valuables from the shop. Within two days, the thieves struck at Chandan Vihar Colony and decamped with valuables worth lakhs of rupees. A team was set up under Raipur police station head Mukesh Tyagi to nab the culprits. According to the police, acting on a tip-off, the team intensified checking in the Ladpur area today and arrested the trio who admitted to committing thefts. The police have recovered 14 mobile phones, 64 recharge coupons, 11 mobile battery chargers, headphones, gold earrings, gold rings from their possession.
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BJP leader BC Khanduri, who recently won the Lok Sabha elections from Pauri Garhwal for the fifth time, is the front-runner from Uttarakhand to get a berth in the Union ministry.
BJP leader BS Koshiyari has thanked the people of the Nainital parliamentary constituency for giving him and the party a clear mandate in the elections held recently.
Volunteers of Making a Difference (MAD) organised a cleanliness drive on the Tamsa riverbed at the Tapkeshwar temple here today.
Around 600 youths gathered at the Mahindra Ground, Garhi Cantt, early this morning and walked towards the temple. They collected over 200 sacks of assorted
garbage.
The celebrations in the BJP camp in Haridwar continued for the third consecutive day today over the party winning the majority and a record 283 seats, including all five in the state, in the Lok Sabha elections.
Bhotia Market traders in Mussoorie today observed a dharna in support of their demand for the removal of a Municipal Council garbage bin and a check on illegal parking of vehicles by commuters in front of their shops.
Dehradun, May 18
Dehradun district basketball team won the ongoing 9th ONGC Uttarakhand Sub-Junior Under-14
Basketball Championship in both girls and boys categories that were played at The Doon School, here today.
The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal registered its worst performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state and could secure only one per cent vote. Both UKD (Airy) and UKD (Panwar) failed miserably in the elections.
The bad run of the Congress in Uttarakhand
continued in the recent Lok Sabha elections as it got a slight edge in only seven of the 70 Assembly segments.
