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Centre plans to build 70 cancer hospitals, says Harshwardhan
Heavy rain lashes Doon, power supply disrupted
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Medical check-up of kids at anganwaris a must: DM
Resentment among ministers, MLAs serious challenge for CM
1 killed, houses damaged in canal breach
41 forest officers complete training
course
Reconsider eco-sensitive status to Bhagirathi zone, CM urges Javadekar
‘Public at large should pitch in’
Fruit saplings planted at Rishikesh school
Sexual harassment case against former MLA
CM to inaugurate Shaheed Sthal tomorrow
Ration shortage in fair price shops
A treat of Rajasthani folk music
Blue House beat Green House in basketball
Admissions in evening classes start next week
Eco-friendly method to celebrate Ganesha Utsava
Widespread rain in state
Rishikesh Public School wins debate
Gautam International pips Gorkha School
Atul Sharma’s book released
SCPCR issues strong letter to Excise Dept
Saplings planted in Jhajara area of Dehradun
Welham Boys’ to host TT tourney
Suryakant assures slum dwellers of addressing
problems
No new methods to identify statehood activists: CM
Balaji Boys beat Garhwal Sporting 2-0
Heritage quiz: RIMC cadets win zonal finals
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Centre plans to build 70 cancer hospitals, says Harshwardhan
Mussoorie, August 31 He added the Centre was also assisting various state governments in building ayush services. He revealed that the government would also start a national health assurance mission in which around 50 medicines would be provided to the poor and needy in the country. Besides, a universal health insurance scheme would also be provided to those who could not pay premiums and relaxation would be given to those who could pay the premium. Harshwardhan said health was a priority for the Union Government and it would help the state government in improving medical facilities. He added the focus of the Centre was to bring in positive health changes in the country. He appealed to the people to work together in reducing the child mortality rate. “Sanitation, cleanliness and hygiene should be the mainstay while dealing with health matters,” he added. The Union minister said a department of ayush having modern health facilities would be established at AIIMS in Rishikesh. Speaking on budget allocation for health, he said the allocation for health was only 1 per cent due to compulsions of other schemes. He added because of this his focus was more on the prevention of diseases and to take more precautions and impart positive health education to the masses. Harshwardhan said schoolchildren would be involved in various health awareness programmes in the country. MLA Mussoorie Ganesh Joshi, state co-convener of the BJP Vijay Ramola and local unit president Roop Singh Kathait were also present.
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Heavy rain lashes Doon, power supply disrupted
Dehradun, August 31 UPCL officials said linemen and technical staffs were striving to repair power lines till late in the evening. Though the testing of lines and removal of technical snags continued in the evening, the power supply was resumed in most of the areas. Madhusudan, official spokesman of the UPCL, told The Tribune that the power distribution system usually get damaged during inclement weather. He said stern instructions had been given to the technical staff to repair lines in order to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to consumers. Power cuts were imposed in Old Dalanwala, Nehru Colony, Race Course, Hathi-Bar-Kala, Salawala, Dilaram, Garhi Cantt, EC Road, Rajpur road, and the adjoining areas. The supply of government potable water was also disrupted due to erratic power supply in Dehradun. The gap between the demand and availability of electricity has widened further due to decease in electricity generation in the state-run hydropower projects. The demand of electricity is 37.53 million units against the availability of 35.05 million units in the state.
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Theatre still a stepping stone to silver screen: Saumya Verma
Dehradun, August 31 She told The Tribune on the sidelines of a workshop on film and acting she was conducting at The Doon School here today that, “The general perception that theatre has lost its sheen is not correct. We must not forget that Nawazuddin Siddiqui, currently one of the most sought after star actors of the country, graduated from the National School of Drama and has a theatre background.” “Although funding has been an issue with theatre and art films, corporates are now coming forward to finance theatre and art film festivals in the country, which has opened new avenues for the development of theatre and parallel cinema,” said Saumya. An avid collector of film posters and cinema art, Verma believes that the advent of multiplexes in the country has given a new direction to the regional cinema. One
can now see Marathi, Tamil, Bangla and other regional films in multiplexes in any part of the country. On a question about increasing use of technology in Bollywood nowadays, she said there was a lot happening in the
film world in terms of use of the cutting edge technology, which was showcased in movies like “Krish...” and “Ravan”, but Bollywood was yet to scale the level of Hollywood and create technological marvels. As a freelance filmmaker, she has scripted and directed short films for international agencies and corporate houses like Greenpeace and British Council. Her documentary film titled “Phata Poster, Nikla Hero”, shot on
16 mm, was screened at the Annual Fringe Festival and the Russian Cultural Centre. Talking about the interest of the young generation in art and films, she said, “Young people are taking interest in the field of art and cinema. The enthusiasm of school students when it comes to films, and history of cinema in the workshop, is reflective of the fact that the field does excite youngsters and they want to know more about it.”
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Medical check-up of kids at anganwaris a must: DM
Haridwar, August 31 District Magistrate D Senthyl Pendiyan said this here today while talking to The Tribune on the sidelines of a meeting with officials of the education and health
departments. Pendiyan said medical check-up of children in the 0-18 years age group would be made compulsory, with observance of a Health Check-up Day in the schools. He added nodal teachers appointed for this purpose would be held accountable for ensuring health check-up of all students was done on time and on a regular basis. He directed the anganwari supervisor and the teaching staff to raise awareness among parents in this regard. “Any student found afflicted with a serious ailment should be immediately referred to a higher medical centre on government expense. There should be a follow up and a report about the medical treatment would have to be filed,” stated
Pendiyan. The District Magistrate directed medical education officials to release a schedule of Medical Check-up Day, which should have the details regarding the date, venue and time of the visit of a Health Department team. Volunteers drawn from the Nehru Yuva Kendra and educational institutions would be given block-wise responsibilities to assist the school health team in this drive. The District Magistrate urged the corporate sector, religious and social institutions to provide funding for medical aid to schoolchildren afflicted with serious ailments. He said the funds provided by such organisations would be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the students. He also gave directions to school principals to ensure that all students have bank accounts. Chief Medical Officer Dr Sushma Gupta said a health camp would be organised at Anganwari School in the flood-affected Khanpur block on September 16 and certificates would be given to
differently-abled children on the occasion. Chief Education Officer Mukul Sati said parents would be motivated to bring children to the school on Health Camp Day.
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POLITICAL DIARY
Dehradun, August 31 Party legislator from Kedarnath Shaila Rani Rawat has accused the state government of doing little in the Kedarnath region of her constituency that was devastated in the natural disaster last year. She has threatened to resign and even approach the President of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the relief and rehabilitation works in her area. She has accused the government headed by Chief Minister Harish Rawat of not doing enough at the ground level though several government orders have been passed in this regard. She says even after more than a year of the disaster nothing substantial has been done in the area and she had to face the wrath of the local people. Shaila Rani has even raised questions about the proposed Cabinet meeting to be held in the area. She has also alleged that giving her the status of a parliamentary secretary was a ruse. Shaila Rani’s outburst has put the Chief Minister on the defensive. Harish Rawat reacting to her charges has said her concerns are justified. He has added as more than 1,000 locals had died and massive destruction of public and private property had taken place, it was a gigantic task to rebuild the lives of the affected people. On the political front, acting swiftly, Harish Rawat had ordered work allocation and attachment of parliamentary secretaries with the ministers concerned and a provision of facilities like car, staff and offices for them. He said dereliction of duty in the relief and rehabilitation work in the Kedarnath area would not be tolerated. However, Shaila Rani said she was not after facilities for herself but was raising her voice for the people of her area and would continue to do so. Shaila Rani is not the only one in the Congress who is unhappy with the working of the Harish Rawat government. Legislators owing allegiance to former Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna have been demanding a fair share in the council of ministers and now want a reshuffle. Two senior ministers, namely Harak Singh Rawat and Pritam Singh, are reportedly unhappy. Harak Singh Rawat has been vocal against the decision of the state government, including the one taken by the Chief Minister to curtail foreign jaunts of ministers and officials. Pritam Singh, who holds the charge of Home Ministry, is reportedly unhappy for being sidelined on important issues. He was miffed when during a visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his meeting with the Chief Minister this month he was invited at the last minute. Although he attended the meeting following a talk with the Chief Minister, he is still nursing a grouse. During the past week, the decision of the Chief Minister to stop the transfer of teachers and releasing the transfer policy of the doctors also annoyed Education Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani and Health Minister Surinder Singh Negi. The pro-active stance of the Chief Minister, who is trying to set the things in order in the state, is earning him the displeasure of his own party colleagues. However, in a state which is beset with rampant corruption, particularly in postings and transfers, Harish Rawat faces an uphill task to take corrective steps. Discontent simmers in Congress
Party legislator from Kedarnath Shaila Rani Rawat has accused the state government of doing little in the Kedarnath region of her constituency that was devastated in the natural disaster last year. She has threatened to resign and even approach the President of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the relief and rehabilitation works in her area. Pritam Singh, who holds the charge of Home Ministry, is reportedly unhappy for being sidelined on important issues. He was miffed when during a visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and his meeting with the Chief Minister this month he was invited at the last minute. Although he attended the meeting following a talk with the Chief Minister, he is still nursing a
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1 killed, houses damaged in canal breach
Dehradun, August 31 The flooded river caused the retaining wall of the Lohiya head power house broke and affected Khatima and adjoining areas. A team of the district administration and police force reached the spot to carry out rescue and relief operations in the affected areas. District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey, said a high alert had been sounded, and monetary compensation would be given to the victims. He added teams had been sent to the affected areas to provide relief to the victims. According to information, water was released in the Sharda from the barrage situated at Banbasa in Champawat, which is controlled by the Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh. The river was flooded after the panels of the barrage were opened last night. The Lohiya head powerhouse was badly damaged due to overflowing of the river. The electricity distribution system, which includes electricity poles and transformers, was badly damaged while several kilometres of land was washed away. A wave of panic prevailed in the entire locality as residents left their houses. A class-IV employee of Lohiya head power house has died in the incident. The deceased has been identified as 50-year-old Shadi Lal, son of Sukh Ram. A team of the district administration headed by SDM Chandra Lal and Circle Officer Rameshwar Dimri reached the spot. The team carried out rescue and relief work in the affected areas. State Power Department officials said the Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh was told not to release water as Sharda river was flowing near danger mark. District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey, said a high alert had been sounded in the affected areas. He said rescue and relief work was underway on a war footing to save lives of stranded residents. Pandey said boarding and lodging arrangements had been made for residents. The affected residents of the district would be given monetary compensation. The district administration and police department officials had been told to remain alert, he added. Chief Minister Harish Rawat has ordered a high-level probe into the incident. He has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to family members of the deceased, while Rs 1 lakh and
Rs 2 lakh each would be given by Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited and from the Natural Disaster Fund. Rawat assured that monetary compensation would be given to the families who faced the brunt of the calamity. He said officials had been told to submit a detailed report to the government at the earliest. CM orders audit of powerhouses Chief Minister Harish Rawat ordered safety audit of three powerhouses in the state while chairing a meeting with Secretary (Irrigation) Dr Umakant Panwar and Managing Director of Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited GP Patel on Sunday. He telephoned Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Shivpal Yadav and apprised him of the
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41 forest officers complete training
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Dehradun, August 31 Addressing the passing-out state forest officers, Dr SS Garbyal, Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, said forestry services had witnessed a massive change all these years. “During our days, forest officers use to work in isolation in forests, but with the advent of Right to Information, the workings of officers are now under strict observation in the era of public accountability and media scrutiny. He said forests were not now looked for financial and economic returns. “Rather, we look at forests as something on which the very existence of the entire humanity is dependent,” he said. He said global warming and climate change were the biggest concerns all over the world. Earlier, N Sonzalian, Principal of the Central Academy for State Forest Service, presented the annual report. He said during the two-year training course, the trainees were taught 19 academic subjects apart from field exercises on working plan, road alignment, forest survey and engineering. Among those, who were given special awards included A Khan from the West Bengal cadre. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change gold medal was conferred on him for standing first in the batch of officer trainees. Nandkumar Parab of the Goa cadre won the silver medal for best all rounder officer trainee and most practical officer. Vishal Surve won the silver medal for proficiency in forest management and working plan. Manish Kumar Yadav won he silver medal for proficiency in ecology while Shiko Kichoulya from Madhya Pradesh won the RC Kaushik Prize for proficiency in soil conservation and land management. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Director RK Goel and other senior forest officers were present on the occasion. |
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Reconsider eco-sensitive status to Bhagirathi zone, CM urges Javadekar
Dehradun, August 31 Rawat said he informed the Union minister that people living in the area were confused as any smaller activity like making a boundary wall could be considered as a non-forest activity and invite penalty. “We asked the Union minister to do away with the eco-sensitive zone or at least clarify these issues,” said the Chief Minister. He said he took up the issue of granting permission of forest clearance for up to five hectares of forest land for development purposes in Dehradun only. “Earlier, the Centre had given the permission but added a rider saying permission will be given only for ongoing projects. But we requested the permission for all projects and demanded that 13 departments should be exempted under it and the regional office of the Union Environment Ministry should start functioning at Dehradun for timely clearances,” said the CM. The CM said Javadekar gave a positive response on all these pending issues. Rawat also demanded that the condition of providing compensatory land in lieu of forest land taken for development purposes should be waived in case of Uttarakhand, since the state has no land. He asked the Union Government to allow picking in the beds of rivers and rivulets that are creating havoc in forest areas and even eating up agricultural lands during monsoons. “We demanded that picking should be allowed in the riverbeds as due to continuous accumulation of stone and debris, these rivulets are creating destruction,” he said. Rawat demanded immediate clearance for solid waste management projects for Haridwar and Dehradun and sought help from the Union Government in taking up measures for preventing and controlling forest fires in forests areas. “We also sought a sum of Rs 2,000 crore from the CAMPA fund for work on the man-animal conflict in the state,” he added. The CM said the state government had been working on various insurance schemes for disaster-hit people. He said two trauma centres would be opened at Dehradun and Haldwani and two female and infant wards be started in Garhwal and Kumoan regions. He appealed to Nanda Devi Raj Jaat Yatra pilgrims to avoid going to higher Himalayan regions.
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Anti-polythene bag drive
Haridwar, August 31 Dr Chaudhari has been given the responsibility of taking along traders, dharamshalas, hotels, ashrams, educational institutions and social-religious organisations in this drive and thus forming a team of volunteers. Pendiyan said the committee should hold talks with industrialists and the corporate sector towards making Haridwar polythene-free. Not just the government or administration but in fact, all sections of the society should contribute to this initiative, he said. “Soon, a meeting will be called with those firms which manufacture polythene bags. As per rules, those who produce these materials have the responsibility to dispose it of, but the norms are rarely adhered to by these firms. Mutual consensus is what we are going in for, as in the past, we have seen that just imposing penalty or seizing the plastic material failed to make the city fully polythene-free,” said Pendiyan. Managing committees of Mansa Devi, Mata Chandi Devi and Ganga Sabha have been urged to ensure that the respective shrine areas also get polythene-free. Pendiyan said that the administration will reward and felicitate those who contribute to shunning polythene and helping the city become polythene-free. Mayor Manoj Garg suggested that every association, institution, organisation or firm should pledge not to use polythene material. Representative of a religious organisation Ram Kumar Mishra said saints and seers should also be involved in this anti-polythene drive as through sermons, they can propagate eco-friendly messages. Mukhya Nagar Adhikari Vipra Trivedi, ADM JS Nangiyal, Joint Magistrate Nitin Bhadauriya, Deputy Collector Mohammed Nasir, Dr Naresh Chaudhari and representatives of ashrams, dharamshalas, hotels, guest houses and traders unions were present at the meeting.
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Fruit saplings planted at Rishikesh school
Haridwar, August 31 He added the drive was given the name of Mid-Day Fruit as after a few years the planted saplings would provide fruits to students. Jackson, an
Australian tourist, also planted saplings. Vineet said after the last year’s disaster in Uttarakhand, the Ganga Action Family had quickened its plantation drive as hill districts too were getting deprived of the green cover. Kamla Tamta, Principal, Government Intermediate College, said students were made aware of the benefits of the green cover during the intiative. Aruna Baluni, an official of the National Service Scheme (NSS), said students were directed to ensure proper watering of the saplings and give the message to their parents and relatives too. School staff members Bharati Chaudhari, Gudan Verma, Neha Panchbhayya along with Shri Devi Sampadam Adhyatm Sanskrit Maha Vidyalya students also planted saplings. Shaifali, Pooja, Sandhya, Sonam, Pushpha, Sangeeta expressed happiness while participating in the initiative. |
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Sexual harassment case against former MLA
Dehradun, August 31 In her complaint, the victim accused the former MLA of an attempt to rape her in his office at Pauri when she went to take an advertisement for her magazine. She also blamed him of threatening her of dire consequences if she revealed the matter to anyone. She met the SSP, Dehradun, yesterday and told him about the incident, following which a zero FIR was registered. Meanwhile, the case has been shifted to Pauri through proper channel as the alleged offence was committed there. “We have registered her complaint and transferred the case to Pauri. The investigation in the case will be done by the Pauri police,” said Anil Kumar Joshi, in charge, Dalanawala police station. The woman has claimed that she decided to register her complaint in Dehradun instead of Pauri because the accused is considered to have a significant clout in Pauri district. It is to be noted that Yashpal has been booked under Section 354-A (sexual harassment), Section 506 (threatening), Section 294 (obscene language) and Section 376/511 (attempt to commit rape) of the IPC. Meanwhile, Yashpal has refuted the charges levelled against him. He said the girl came to meet him for an advertisement worth Rs 15,000, but he sanctioned an advertisement of Rs 3,000 only.
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CM to inaugurate Shaheed Sthal tomorrow
Mussoorie, August 31 She expressed satisfaction with the pace of construction work on the site, which is being redone keeping in mind the hill
architecture. Meenakshi directed the officials concerned to finish the work soon as Chief Minister Harish Rawat was scheduled to inaugurate it on September 2. Manmohan Singh Mall said he was glad that the architecture of the site was in line with the aspirations of the statehood agitators. He said people would appreciate the new design given to the Shaheed
Sthal. Statehood agitators have welcomed the move, but are of the view that a cultural and historical centre should be built here so that tourists could have an inside look on the ways and customs of the hill state. However, some statehood agitators said marks of bullets that were present at the site after the firing incident should also be preserved.
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Ration shortage in fair price shops
Haridwar, August 31 District BJP youth wing activists met District Food and Supplies Officer Rahul Sharma at his tehsil office here today and apprised him of the woes of the people. Vice president of the party’s youth wing Vishal Moorti Bhatt, along with general secretary Abhishek Gaud, Sachin Benewal, Kailash Bhandari, Isgar Ali, Sandeep Sharma, Chandra Kant Pandey, Gagan Bali, Parth Dubey and Prem Shankar Deepak, raised the issue pertaining to the shortage of food stock at ration shops. Moorti Bhatt said many fair price shop dealers didn’t open their shops on a regular basis. He also highlighted the issue of black-marketeering of ration. The activists warned the officer concerned that they would launch an agitation if sufficient ration was not made available in fair price shops in a fortnight. They also gave a memorandum in this regard to the officer. The District Food Supplies Officer assured the activists that he would direct fellow officials as well as fair price shop dealers to ensure a fair distribution of ration. He made a note of the names of the fair price shop dealers against whom the activists made complaints.
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A treat of Rajasthani folk music
Dehradun, August 31 The legendary singer and recipient of National Sangeet Natak Academy award explained to students the significance of each and every instrument played by them along with a small demonstration on how to play them. The students were also given detailed insight into the Mangiyar community. Earlier, the students and staff members were treated to a soulful rendition of traditional and popular ‘Kesariya Balam’ and a devotional bhajan on Lord Krishna, “Sri Radha Rani”, “Nimbuda Nimbuda” and “Ghumaakad”. The Sufi singer who has performed several times in USA, England, Germany , Brazil , Japan, China , Norway, Spain, Canada, France and Middle East shot into limelight with the famous Rajasthani song “Nimbuda.” He was accompanied by “khamaycha” player Deen Mohommad, Jete Khan the vocalist on harmonium, Jasu Khan on “khartaal”, Roshan Khan on “dholak” and Alaudeen Langa on “morchang”.
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Blue House beat Green House in basketball
Dehradun, August 31 The second match was played between Red House and Yellow House which the latter won 42-20. In another match, Green House registered victory over Blue House 52-30 with Prakhar Pratap Singh scoring 22 points for Green House. Green House also won its match against Yellow House 50-32. Prakhar once again remained the top scorer with 22 points for Green House while Stanzin scored 14 points for Yellow House. Blue House trounced Red House 67-57 with Samarth scoring 42 points for the winning team. Green House defeated Red House 62-27. Prakhar scored 28 points for Green House. In the girls basketball tournament, Blue House bagged the top position followed by Red House and Yellow House, which bagged the second and third positions, respectively. Tejaswani from Blue House remained the top scorer in the girls’ section.
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Admissions in evening classes start next week
Pithoragarh, August 31 “After the university registrar permitted us to run evening classes to meet the admission rush, we are now able to accommodate over 670 additional students in BA first year. The number is in addition to
the set number for admission according to UGC parameters,” said the principal. The principal said that after accommodating 840 students in regular classes and 670 in evening classes, over 291 students will remain without admission as over 1,800 students have applied for admission in BA classes, while the problem relating to science and commerce streams would be solved. “We are trying to adjust these students in colleges situated in neighbouring towns of Narayan Nagar, Berinag and Muwani if the proposal for evening classes in these colleges gets the nod from the university,” said the principal.
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Eco-friendly method to celebrate Ganesha Utsava
Haridwar, August 31 City Magistrate KK Mishra held a special meeting with the Ganpati pandal organisers here today. “Cleanliness, adherence to eco-friendly material and minimum disturbance to local residents are what we expect from the Ganpati pandal organisers. We have also urged them not to use polythene material during the 10-day festival,” said Mishra. Besides, we have earmarked separate Ganga ghats for devotees to ensure that there was no congestion, he added. Ashok Parashar, Nebudher Pusphendra, Raju Minocha and Rajeev
Bhargava said they were sticking to the eco-friendly mode to celebrate the festival. “Last year, a lot of Ganesh idols immersed in the Ganga were made of plaster of Paris and other hazardous materials, but this time the Ganpati pandal organisers and the administration have ensured that the 10-day pious festival is celebrated in an eco-friendly way,” said Shikha Rawat, a local resident.
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Souradeep, Sai best swimmers
Dehradun, August 31 The cadets displayed their swimming skills in the best possible manner in the two-day event. The competition was held in the junior and senior categories. Cadet Souradeep Dutta was adjudged the best swimmer in the junior category while Cadet Sai Ganesh was declared the best swimmer in the senior category. The Chandragupta section stood first while the Ranjit section was second. The third and fourth places were won by the Shivaji and Pratap sections, respectively. The competition saw some of the finest performances by the cadets and Cadet Sai Ganesh broke the college record in the 200 m freestyle event that was set up by Cadet Arpit Sangwan in 2010. The final phase of the swimming competition will include the points of swimming tests, which will be attended by all the cadets. Col. H S
Bhainsla, Commandant, RIMC, was the chief guest of the event. He gave away prizes to the deserving cadets and appreciated their spectacular performances. The event was coordinated by PN
Naik.
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Widespread rain in state
Dehradun, August 31 Nearly two dozen inter-connecting roads were blocked in Pauri Garhwal district. Border Roads Organisation assisted the administration in various districts in opening blocked roads. Dehradun experienced intermittent rain bringing normal life at a halt. Rain brought relief to city residents and reduced high humidity by bringing down the temperature.
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Exercise of India, Nepal armies concludes
Pithoragarh, August 31 The exercise began on August 18 under the aegis of the Garuda division at Pithoragarh hills. Major Gen Ashwini Kumar from the Indian Army and Major Gen Hemand Raj Kunwar from the Nepalese army participated in the concluding ceremony.
Maj Gen Ashwini Kumar, who was the chief guest on the occasion and appreciated efforts of the two armies. Lt Gen RN
Nair, GOC, inaugurated the exercise. “The two armies, with a combined strength of 300 personnel, participated in jungle warfare, counter insurgency and counter-terrorism operations, besides disaster management tactics in mountainous regions,” said an Army spokesman.
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Rishikesh Public School wins debate
Dehradun, August 31 While Rishikesh Public School stood first, Maa Anandmayee Memorial School, stood second. The best speaker award went to Priya Kandiyal of Maa Anandmayee while the best interjector award was won by Samriddhi Grover from Rishikesh Public School.
Abha Pokhriyal and Tanuja Joshi from the host school conducted the event. School director Arpit Panjwani and Principal Veena Sahani were also present on the occasion.
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Heavy rain lashed Dehradun today leading to disruption in power supply for nearly two hours in several areas.
A technical team of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited carried immediate repair works to
ensure restoration of power supply to the affected residents.
Dehradun, August 31
Dehradun, August 31
Atul Sharma had thrown light on the childhood of all great personalities of the state.
Talking about the book, BJP leader Ravindra Jugran said the future generations would read this book to know about the life and childhood of all those people from
Uttarakhand, who had made their name in different fields. Atul Sharma said the book would be liked by people of all ages.
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manifesto during the 2012 Assembly election had promised better life for slum dwellers and asserted that the party stood by that commitment.
He said the state government had already given its consent to property rights to slum dwellers and it was now for the Urban Development Department to work for its speedy implementation.
Babu Ram, Rayees Fatima, Amichand Sonkar and Prabha Naithani were among those who attended the meeting.
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match.
In the second match, Dehra Eleven trounced Sunderwala Football Club 3-2. For Dehra Eleven, Suryansh scored the first goal in the 17th minute while Ayush and Gaurav scored the other two goals in the 30th and 65th minutes, respectively. On the other hand, Prateek scored both goals for Sunderwala Football Club in the 16th and 37th minutes of the game.
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