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Assembly session begins at gairsain
Opinion divided on Gairsain as Assembly session venue
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Question Hour
UKD activists for Gairsain as capital
Government spending lavishly: MLA
BJP councillors stage protest
Government terminates contract with
Emami
Dental surgeons demand promotion, salary
hike
Freedom fighter Abbas Tyabji remembered
Defence employees hold protest
Emergency disaster control room at Pithoragarh
panchayat elections
Hoteliers oppose new registration rules in Mussoorie
Lakhs take dip in Ganga on Nirjala Ekadasi
Power supply continues to fluctuate
80 officials found missing at panchayat poll training
Tashi, Nungshi appeal for help
Leopard scare in Thal
Chetan Chauhan inaugurates cricket camp
PCA beat Doon Global Academy
Creative writing workshop at ITM
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Assembly session begins at gairsain Neena Sharma Tribune News Service
Gairsain (Chamoli), June 9 Members from the Opposition and treasury benches took their assigned seats. As soon as the House assembled in the morning, Leader of Opposition Ajay Bhatt tried to nail the government on poor reconstruction and relief work underway in the state in the aftermath of the mid-June natural disaster last year. “I, along with other BJP MLAs, demand discussion under rule 310. The issue concerns the affected people of the disaster-hit areas. Several months have passed, but roads and the bridges continue to be in a state of disrepair. Had the government allotted work to the local contractor, the work could have been completed by now. The appalling state of affairs forced the affected people of Badrinath to opt for begging in order to draw the attention of the government towards their miserable condition. But no one paid any heed,” emphasised Bhatt, while demanding discussion under rule 310. On behalf of the Opposition, he stressed on the need to take immediate safety measures to protect Joshiyara town in Uttarkashi before the monsoon season begins. Speaker Kunjwal declined the request and said the discussion would be held under rule 58. While the Opposition members decried the government, the Chief Minister, in his reply, offered condolence to the people who lost their loved ones in the natural disaster. “We offer our condolences and also laud the armed forces who risked their lives to help people. The Opposition should not be critical of our work, but should lend constructive support in our efforts to start the char dham yatra this year,” he said. “Men from the National Institute of Mountaineering managed to lay the path so that the first batch of pilgrims could visit Kedarnath. With the blessings of Kedarnath, they constructed new routes in a short time,” he said. Health minister Surinder Singh Negi, who is away to the US on a tour, Surinder Rakesh, who is said to be indisposed, Rural Development Minister Preetam Singh, said to be indisposed and Amrita Rawat, did not attend the session. From the Opposition benches, MLAs Yatlsheveranand and MLA Sanjay Singh boycotted the session, criticising the government for its decision to hold the Assembly session at Gairsain. BJP MLA Madan Kaushik castigated the Harish Rawat government for sharing details of the supplementary budget even before tabling it in the House. “It is a breach of privilege. The government shared the details of the budget even before it could be tabled in the House,” he said. Historical event
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Opinion divided on Gairsain as Assembly session venue
Gairsain, June 9 Jeet Ram, 68, said the roads leading to Gairsain were repaired due to the Assembly session. “The Assembly session forced the government to repair our roads,” he said. Among the politicians, the opposition MLAs criticised the government for indulging in wasteful expenditure while the people in disaster-hit areas were crying for rehabilitation. “The government should urgently take up the issue of settling villagers residing in landslide-prone areas, especially in Dharchula, which has been badly affected,” said BJP MLA BS Chuphal. Revenue minister Yashpal Arya said the government had fulfilled its commitment to the people by holding an Assembly session in Gairsain. “As a first step, we are contemplating according a district status to Gairsain,” said Arya. |
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Indira Hridayesh presents supplementary budget
Gairsain, June 9 While tabling the supplementary budget, the minister said allocations had been made for the centrally sponsored schemes for which the state government had made
provisions. “We have also proposed an allocation of Rs 25 crore for the construction of assembly building at
Gairsain. Another Rs 28.25 crore have been proposed for modernisation of the police. Rs 3 crore have been proposed for setting up of Himalayan Museum at
Rishikesh,” she said. Further, Rs 249.70 crore have been allocated under the National Rural Health Mission
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Three gas-based projects still non-functional
Tribune News Service
Gairsain, June 9 Replying to a question raised by Congress MLA Nav Prabhat during the question hour session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Indira Hiryadesh said three projects namely, Messers Shravanti Energy Pvt Ltd (450 mega watt), Messers Beta Infratech (222 mega watt) and Messers Gama Infraprop Pvt Ltd (225 mega watt) at Kashipur have been established, but power production has not been started due to the non-availability of gas. “Talks are on with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for the allocation of gas. But, the Central Government, has issued orders not to establish gas based projects till 2015-2016 due to the non availability of gas,” she added.
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UKD activists for Gairsain as capital
Dehradun, June 9 The activists were led by Uttarakhand Kranti Dal central president
Trivendra Singh Rawat, who demanded from the state government to declare Gairsain as
permanent capital of Uttarakhand. He said that most of the districts of Uttarakhand are hilly districts. Hence the state’s capital should be made in mountainous areas of the state. Panwar demanded from the state government to take effective steps to stop illegal cutting of trees in Doon valley. Latafat Hussain,
Nagendra Prasad Raturi, Rajkishore Singh Rawat, Santosh Devi and Laxman Singh Rana
were present. In another press release issued by Mahanagar president of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, VS Bisht, demanded from the state government to declare Gairsain as the permanent capital of Uttarakhand. He said that overall development of hilly areas of Uttarakhand would be possible only if the state government declares Gairsain as the capital of Uttarakhand. |
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Government spending lavishly: MLA
Mussoorie, June 9 He termed the whole exercise as a political stunt taken up in view of the forthcoming Panchayat and Assembly bypolls in the state. Joshi said the cost of convening the assembly session at Gairsain was around 14-15 crore and the budget allocated for the water supply project in the state was merely 6 crore. |
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BJP councillors stage protest
Dehradun, June 9 BJP councillors stated that during monsoon river water enters houses in the slums built near riverbed in Arya Nagar. Some people are cutting plots in the river and constructing embankments. This has caused resentment amongst the area residents. The Dehradun Municipal Corporation should intervene in the matter. Those who presented memorandum included councillors Saroj Panwar, Jeevan Singh, Daya Joshi, Dharampal Ghaghat, Harvinder Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Ram Swarup, Arun Kumar, Mahender Singh and Satish Kumar.
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Government terminates contract with
Emami
Dehradun, June 9 The BJP government had struck a deal for Rs 65 crore with Emami, the company went on to deposit Rs 50 lakh as bank guarantee and made an upfront payment of Rs 2.5 crore. However, the project failed to take off after it faced hurdles on the issue of land transfer and construction of the road. Ever since then, the project continued to be in limbo, until the termination orders announced recently. “The orders have been issued for the termination of the contract and process would be started to return the deposited money to the company,” said Om Prakash, principal secretary, Ayush. During the BJP government, the concept of Ayush tourism was first envisaged by setting up Ayush grams at strategic locations in each district of the state. These Ayush grams were to function as health and wellbeing centres, offering treatments under the Indian system of medicine, comprising of Ayurveda, homoeopathy and Siddha. At that time, the Uttarakhand government roped in Kolkata based Emami Private Ltd to establish a Ayush gram at Bhowali (near Nainital) under public private partnership. The plan was to set up an Ayurvedic hospital, an Ayurvedic drug manufacturing unit, a 3-star hotel, a museum dedicated to Ayurveda, herbal cultivation facilities, all in the 10 acres of land leased for a period of 60 years by the Department of Health to Emami Limited. But far from receiving support for the project, the company found itself facing stiff opposition from the local people and the administration on the issue of land clearance. With the first Ayush gram project failing to take off, the concept of Ayush grams in all the districts as envisaged under the 11th five-year plan too failed to take off. “The Department of Ayush had invited proposals for establishing Ayush grams in the remaining 11 districts but these received lukewarm response. Only eight proposals were received,” said Om
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Workshop on essential oils, aromatherapy
Dehradun, June 9 Inaugurating the workshop at the FRI, Dr GS Goraya, Deputy Director General (Research), ICFRE, underlined the significance of medicinal and aromatic plants in various facets of human life and their importance in industrial panorama. Dr Goraya stressed on paying due attention towards the conservation and cultivation of indigenous plants. Welcoming the gathering, officiating director Jayshree Ardey Chauhan highlighted the value of fragrance materials in age old Indian customs and ancient civilisation across the world. She appreciated the collective efforts of the chemistry division of the FRI and the FFDC for organising the event in the interest of aroma entrepreneurs. Dr SK Srivastava, extension officer, FFDC, mentioned about the activities of the FFDC. He informed the gathering that the course curriculum of the training had been designed to meet the expectation of diverse group of participants. The function ended with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr Rakesh Kumar, Scientist-D and convener of the training programme. The training-cum-workshop will conclude on June 13. |
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Dental surgeons demand promotion, salary
hike
Dehradun, June 9 Addressing the mediapersons here yesterday, Dr JDS Rana, state president of the Provincial Dental Services’ Association, said the memorandum that was submitted to the state government highlighted their demands which include, renovation and upgrade of dental clinics; timely
promotion of dental surgeons; sanctioning of dental service rule and better increments. He said the association members were in a mood to start agitation or move to court in support of their pending demands. Dr Rana said one post of deputy director, five posts of joint directors, 11 posts of consultants and 22 posts of senior dental surgeons were approved, after setting up a separate dental structure. He said dozens of posts of dental surgeons were vacant in the government hospitals. A proposal was sent to the Secretariat for sanctioning dental service rule for dentists in the state, but the state government was yet to approve it, he added. |
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Floral tributes paid to Abbas Tyabji
Mussoorie, June 9 Mussoorie Municipal Council president Manmohan Singh Mall said Tyabji was a great man who dedicated his life to the nation. He exhorted youths to follow in his footsteps. Another Congress leader, Abul Hassan, said Tyabji played an important role in the Dandi March in 1930. |
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Freedom fighter Abbas Tyabji remembered
Dehradun, June 9 Speaking on the occasion, acting chairman of the Abbas Tayabji Educational and Charitable Trust S Farooq said Abbas Tayabji was a great national leader, who left his government service and joined the national freedom movement along with Mahatma Gandhi. He said the state government would be requested to convert his Mussoorie-based house into a memorial. Rajinder Dobhal, chairman-cum-managing director of the National Research Development Corporation, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, said, “We owe respect and regards to freedom fighters as India got independence due to their sacrifices only.” Secretary-cum-treasurer of the trust Paripoornanand Painuli said the trust was committed to providing education to girls. Trust president Mohammad Akbar Khan presented a vote of thanks. RK Bakshi and Sushilla Balooni were present on the occasion. |
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Defence employees hold protest
Dehradun, June 9 Speaking on the occasion, member of National Executive Committee, All India Defence Employees Federation, Jagdish Chandra Chhimwal, said that members protested against decision of the government to allow 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the defence production. The members of the union, who are defence civilian employees, wore black badges to protest against the decision of the government and demanded to withdraw the decision of FDI in defence. The induction of foreign arms manufacturers in the vital defence sector carries with it the possibility that the rigid specifications laid down for defence equipment, especially fighting equipment, may not always be met in our conditions and every item may not be inspected for its standard and quality. Chhimwal said that once the private industries in collaboration with foreign companies start producing defence equipment, in the initial stage they may supply to the armed forces at a low cost to compete with the Ordnance Factories, DRDO & Defence PSUs. The members demanded from the Union Government to intervene into this matter, and withdraw the proposal of allowing 100 per cent FDI in defence production. |
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A year after flash floods, special ritual at Kedarnath on June 16
Haridwar, June 9 Soil from birthplace of Shankaracharya to various places, temples, muthas he visited and formed is being collected in earthen pots (Kalash) which will be put up at the very place of Adi Guru Shankaracharya Samadhi Sthal adjacent to Shri Kedarnath shrine, which got damaged in last year’s flash floods. The earthen pots will also consist of soil specially brought from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir-based Sarvagya Sharada Peeth which Adi Guru Shankaracharya had founded in Pashupathi Nath temple in Nepal. From Wagah border too soil has been collected to spread the message that pre-Partition Shankaracharya had visited this region too and founded a monastery Shri Sharada muth. Also, these volunteers want to garner attention of Indian government to press for renovation and beautification of Shri Sharada math. As per Colonel Ashok Kini, coordinator of Mission-Kaladi to Kedar, Shankaracharya had also founded Sarvagya Sharada Peeth ,which now is in PoK apart from four revered muthas (Monastery), Shringeri Sharada muth, Karnataka, Gobardhan muth Jaganath Odissa,Shri Badrinath Jyotirmath muth, Uttarakhand, and Dwarka muth in Gujarat. “We are collecting the holy soil from the birth place of Adi Shankaracharya from Kaladi, Kerala. All the four muths were founded by him. He traversed 22,000-odd km visiting 22 states where Adi Shankaracharya had visited and protected Indian culture,Hinduism and spread spiritual knowledge.’’ Kedarnath is the place where Adi Shankaracharya merged with Shiva (Shiva Leen). At the very samadhi sthal we will offer the collected soil from across the country on June 16,”said Colonel Ashok,who was also associated with ex-President Abdul Kalam for four years at President’s House. Volunteer Raghav Chaudhary said that a total of 22 youths have joined in this mission covering Bhuvneshwar,Puri,Kolkata,Bodh Gaya, Varanasai, Allahabad, Lucknow, Mahtura, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar, Sringeri, Vadodara, Dwarka, Omnkareshwar, Nasik, Vajreshwari, Somnath,Trupat Manjeshwar, Kasargod, Kanhangad, Kannur, Guruvayoor, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Patiala,Chandigarh, Pathankot, Jammu Kashmir, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Muzzafarnagar,Dehradun,Haridwar,Pashupati Nath ,Srinagar,Guwahati,Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar. They now will move on to Rishikesh Triveni Ghat, Joshimath, Shri Badrinath and finally Shri Kedarnath. Current Shankaracharyas of all these four muths have extended their blessings to the mission members. “This is a cultural mission for revival of ancient belief ,as post-flash floods pilgrims are not coming in expected numbers to Char Dham pilgrimage.Our effort is to ensure traditional practice of Teerth Yatra continues in Uttarakhand as livelihood of people of Garhwal Himalayas is majorly dependent on this pilgrimage. Besides ,the message of Adi Guru Shankaracharya needs to be spread who travelled to Himalayan areas of Kedarnath and Badrinath to attain embodiment and strengthen aspects of religion and spirituality,”said Col Ashok,while moving towards Rishikesh-Joshimath for the final leg of this pilgrimage which began on February 14. |
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Emergency disaster control room at Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh, June 9 According to the Pithoragarh District Magistrate H.C. Semwal, the emergency control room will be ready with the information of accidents, disasters, impending danger to roads and houses due to likely landsliding, rain density, weather conditions, water level in rivers, condition of roads across the district, besides the conditions of water and electricity and ration supply to various parts of the district. Taking a lesson from last year’s incident when the road contact with higher altitude villages which suffered heavily in the disaster, were delinked with the main highways to the district headquarters, the administration this year has taken caution that the same situation does not arise this time and contact with every part of the district remains in tact round the clock. “We have also called a meeting on June 11 to chart a strategy to tackle disasters in the district this year, in which
every departmental head at district level has been called,” said Prashant Arya, a district level officer. |
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Nominations of 45 candidates rejected
Our Correspondent
Pithoragarh, June 9 “Besides this, the nomination papers of over 784 candidates, contesting on various posts in panchayat bodies, are to be cancelled as they had not filed their last panchayat elections expenditure record before the election authorities,” said the district election officer. According to the election officer, 10 nominations for village panchayat members, 11 for gram pradhans, 25 for BDC candidates and two for zila panchayat candidates have been cancelled due to confusing information in their nomination papers. “Some more nominations will be cancelled till the process of scrutiny lasts today,” said Semwal. The election officer said, besides 94 zila panchayat contestants, several other contestants for the post of gram pradhan and BDC members had not filed their expenditure details for the 2008 elections.
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Hoteliers oppose new registration rules in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, June 9 Hoteliers in Mussoorie are of the view that the rules proposed by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board to monitor the industry, through the archaic guidelines, will only herald a beginning of inspector raj in the state. President and secretary of the Mussoorie Hotel Association RN Mathur and Ajay Bhargav lamented that by introducing the new trade rules, the tourism board was trying to break the backbone of the industry that was already suffering losses following the natural disaster in the state last year. Ajay Bhargav speaking to The Tribune said members of the industry were unable to understand why such rules were required when an official machinery already existed in
the state to monitor the hotel industry. Ajay Bhargav said the Uttarakhand Tourism Board, instead of promoting tourism activities in the state simpler, was determined to impose archaic laws suggested under the rules. President of the Mussoorie Hotel Association RN Mathur said some clauses of the Sub-Section(2), and the agreed upon rates, the tourism unit operators or any other person employed by them, would not ask, for any tips/subsidy/gifts/commission from the tourists/service seekers were not relevant for the hotel industry. Members of the industry also lamented that they were required to submit licenses in the name of Sarai Act, lodging house license, luxury tax, sales tax registration, Food Safety Act of 2006, registration with provident fund department, ESI department, with labour department would aggravate the problem for the hoteliers. Mathur said if the department was so keen on seeking such information it should ask it from the departments that were already doing the same job. Another hotel owner on the condition of anonymity said such rules had been framed only to give rise to ted tape and corrupt system of omission and commission. Members from the hotel industry demanded a stay on the rules with immediate effect until a committee in the matter was
not constituted. However, tourists coming to the town have welcomed the guidelines and the rules and said the Act should be implemented with full force to provide safety cover to them from rampant fleecing by hoteliers and taxi operators etc. When contacted the tourism department officials were not available
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Lakhs take dip in Ganga on Nirjala Ekadasi
Dehradun/Haridwar, June 9 Nirjala Ekadasi holds special significance for women. They observe fast without sipping water to pray for their husbands’ well being. There are offerings to Lord Vishnu and taking a holy dip in the Ganga is considered pious. Apart from this, devotees offer fruits, sweets and other articles to Brahmins and poor. Owing to the ritual baths, there was heavy inflow of vehicles on Haridwar-Dehradun and Haridwar-Delhi national highway. Additional police and traffic personnel were deployed on main stretches leading to Har-Ki-Pauri and prominent Ganga ghats. As per SP (city) Dr Surjeet Singh Pawar, owing to Gairsain Assembly session, Haridwar police didn’t get the requisite sought police personnel. It was tough to manage lakhs of pilgrims, he said. Offering of water and juice chhabeels was also done by many devotees, organisations, traders and religious organisations on Nirjala Ekadasi. As per teerth pundits, Nirjala Ekadasi falls on the eleventh lunar day of the waxing fortnight of the month of Jyestha. It is considered the most sacred of all Ekadashis as there is abstinence from food and water during the day-long fast or vrat. |
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Boat House Club gets Raj Bhavan Golf Club affiliation
Dehradun, June 9 This will enable the golf club to become the most sought after national and international destination for golfers, tourists and nature lovers. The Governor, who is the ex-officio president of the Raj Bhavan Golf Club, said with the affiliation, tourism in Nainital would receive a major boost. He said the affiliation of the Lucknow Golf Club with Raj Bhavan Golf Club was still in the process. Major PPR Chaudhary, secretary of the Raj Bhavan Golf Club, said, according to the fixed regulations, the members of one club would be able to avail the facilities of the other club. |
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Three thieves held in bank theft case
Dehradun, June 9 SSP Ajay Rautela said, “A police team led by station officer, Praveen Koshyari, received information about a few suspicious persons, who were trying to sell pricey laptops in a local market in Dehradun, after which the police team nabbed them and recovered laptops from them.” The thieves have been identified as Shadab Ali, Sohail Khan and Amandeep Singh. During interrogation, the thieves accepted of committing the theft in the bank on May 21st. The police have recovered 17 laptops and four chargers from their possession. They were sent to the jail after being presented before the court today. |
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Power supply continues to fluctuate
Dehradun, June 9 The demand of electricity is hovering around 37 million units per day, whereas the availability of electricity, including state power generation and
procurement of electricity, is hovering around 35 million units per day in the state. Officials said that transmission lines have started tripping due to higher demand of electricity in the state. The department implemented emergency cut for nearly one hour to non-continuous industries of Haridwar and Pantnagar in order to meet with the demand of electricity in the state. Residents said that they are not stepping out from their homes after 11 am to avoid the scorching heat but life indoors has turned out to be even more punishing due to frequent power cuts in the state. A serious water shortage in the peak summer months has made life miserable for residents in Dehradun. The government water supply is
disrupted due to erratic power supply. Among the worst affected areas in terms of shortage of potable water are Old Dalanwala, Patel Nagar, Kedarpuram, MDDA colony, Neshvilla road, Khurbura, Mannu ganj, etc. An official spokesperson of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited, Madhusudan, said that the department has been continuously procuring electricity in order to meet with the demand of electricity in the state. He hoped that power scenario will improve in the near future. |
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80 officials found missing at panchayat poll training
Dehradun, June 9 In the two-phase training module 43 officials were missing in the first phase while 37 were absent in the second phase. Additional District Magistrate Pratap Shah said that 24 hours have been given to the missing officials for presenting themselves before the election office or else disciplinary action would be taken against them. Addressing the officials during the training, Shah said the polling parties for Chakrata would leave Asharam Vaidik Inter College and strong room would be made at Cantt Board where the ballor boxes, post polling, would be deposited. The Chief Education Officer S.P Khali said that the officials should seriously undergo the training and clear their doubts regarding the conduct of polls. “Before leaving for their destination, the
poll officials should thoroughly check the equipments, machinery and other documents
carefully so that any inconvenience is avoided,” he added. — TNS |
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Tashi, Nungshi appeal for help
Dehradun, June 9 Col VS Malik (retd), father of the twins said they need funds for the last peak Mt Vinson, located in Antarctica. “Nungshi and Tashi are on the threshold of becoming the world’s 1st to conquer the highest peaks in every continent. The last peak in Antarctica (Mt Vinson) is also the most expensive. It will cost each sister at least Rs 30 lakh in climbing fees, travel and equipment. Mt Vinson is open for climbing only once in a year from December to January, and a missed opportunity means delay of one full year. They aready missed this opportunity last year due to lack of funds,” he added. “The twins need this money by 15th June as the acceptance period is minimum 120-90 days before the expedition. It is appealed to all the citizens of the state to donate whatever they can for enabling the twins to achieve a historic ‘first’ for the state and country,” he added. Donations can be sent to; Hdfc Bank, Tashi Malik, A/C No 02251000167448, HDFC Bank, RTGS/NEFT IFSC: HDFC0000225 and SBI Bank, Tashi Malik, A/C: 10901612586, Bank Code: 10631, IFSC: SBIN0010631.
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MDDA seals two illegal building
Dehradun, June 9 “We had earlier issued notices to the owners of the under-construction buildings to stop the construction. Thereafter, the team went ahead with the sealing process,” he added. The team sealed the under construction commercial complexes in Mandakini Vihar and IT Road. Mithilesh Sharma and RK Sharma were constructing the buildings without getting a clearance of the building maps from the MDDA. Sunil Prashar, Anand Ram, Sanjeev Aggarwal and GP Singh were also present. |
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Leopard scare in Thal
Pithoragarh, June 9 According to the villagers, this is tenth incident in which the leopard has killed a human. “The leopard has killed local people since 2012 when a villager of
Simar village Mohan Singh was first killed by the animal. We have been demanding killing of
the leopard thereafter but the department did not pay any heed to our demand, which has resulted in the death of 10 citizens from the town and adjoining villages till date,” said Anil Upadhaya, resident of Bhantar near Thal market. The villagers have said that as the leopard had tasted human blood, it would again attack
the villagers who come to Thal market from nearby villages. According to forest department sources, they have in the past sought permission to kill the leopard from higher authorities. “We have reported the fresh incident to our higher officers and the onus is on them,” said KS Khati, range officer from the area. |
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Chetan Chauhan inaugurates cricket camp
Dehradun, June 9 Chauhan said he was committed to provide best training programmes for the development of junior cricketers. He said such camps were stepping-stones for the young cricketers. The camp was being organised in collaboration with Rajkumar Sharma, coach of Virat Kohli. Sharma will train the participants along with his dedicated team of coaches. The highlight of the coaching programme includes, equipment knowledge, batting and bowling correction, wicket keeping, injury prevention, fitness training and tracking and defensive skills. Notably, other eminent visiting coaches will include, Sanjay Bharadwaj, Hemant Ratan, Atul Wassan, Chetan Sharma and Rakesh Shukla. The management of SelaQui International School has also embarked on an initiative called ‘Arjuna’ for excellence in sports and producing National and International sportsmen. According to the school management, the students pursuing the programme were supported by physiotherapists, gymnasts, conditioning workouts and doctors. |
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MPS College pip SGRR team
Dehradun, June 9 Akshay Mehta and Shaswat Rawat played impressive innings
of 23 and 22 runs, respectively. For SGRR, Anuraj Chaudhary took 2 wickets. In reply, the Sri Guru Ram Rai team was bowled out at 122 runs. Harish Verma scored 42 runs
followed by Ravinder 28 runs. |
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PCA beat Doon Global Academy
Dehradun, June 9 After winning the toss and electing to bat first, PCA scored 173 runs with Himanshu scored 81 runs. Ankit made 21 runs. For, Doon Global Academy, Arjun took 2 wickets while Ujjwal fetched 1 wicket. Doon Global Academy displayed dismally with Ujjwal and Vishal scored 33 and 38 runs respectively. The team was bowled out at 158 runs. |
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Creative writing workshop at ITM
Dehradun, June 9 Sharma taught lessons on the intricacies of creative writing to the students, who were made to write on different topics. As part of the workshop, the students will be taken to different places and they will be asked to write about that place.
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