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DMC raises tax on slaughter houses, cinemas halls
Students’ union poll: K2 group in fray
Revenue Dept staff accuses govt of bias
Jan Sangarsh Morcha members seek redressal of grievances
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Meeting called to tackle dengue cases
Agitating UPNL employees arrested
Agitating employees of Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Nigam Limited protest after being arrested at Parade Ground in Dehradun on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Ansari asks foresters to work for society
Animal sacrifice stopped in Kumaon
CM orders setting up of watershed council
Relief granted to rain-hit hoteliers
Tehri Dam allowed to store water up to 830 m
‘Vested interests working against slum dwellers’
Ajay Bhatt: Bickering affecting governance
nanda devi raj jaat yatra
MLA Mahar revolts against his own govt
Lohiahead power project suffers
Rs 25 crore loss
student polls
Students jostle with the police and each other during nominations at MPG College in Mussoorie on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Cong seeks timely pensions for differently abled
Efforts on to unite various UKD factions
teachers’ day
St Joseph’s Academy, Mussoorie International School joint winners
Emphatic 4-0 win for Uttarakhand Police
Oak Grove teams shine in badminton
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DMC raises tax on slaughter houses, cinemas halls
Dehradun, September 3 In a meeting held here, it was decided that the fee being levied on the slaughter houses would be increased from Rs 10 per animal to Rs 50 per animal. Elaborating on the move, Mayor Vinod Chamoli said that the state government had already passed a government order on increasing the fee. We are just implementing the same. The fee would be applicable from June 2014 and the slaughterhouse owners would have to give the arrears too,” he said. After some councillors raised concerns regarding the slaughtering of pregnant and unwell animals, the mayor said that health inspector along with a veterinary doctor hired
on contractual basis conducted regular check-ups of the animals being taken to the slaughter houses. “Apart from checking
the log details, surprise checks are also undertaken from time to time,” he added. The board members also gave the nod to the increment of the cinema show taxes from Rs 10 to Rs 2,500 for single-screen theaters and from Rs 20 to Rs 5000 for multiplexes per show, respectively. The proposal was given by the working committee members of the DMC as part of the revenue generation plans. The board would be giving timings to the cinema hall and multiplex owners for registering their objections, if any. The final decision would be taken later. The councillors also raised concerns about the derailing sanitary conditions in the city and the menace being caused by stray dogs and pigs. Besides discussing the various manners in which door-to-door collection of garbage can be proved, the councillors rejected the proposal submitted by the working committee to fine those who do not give the garbage to the collector. The committee members had suggested imposing 10 times user charges on those households and business establishments that are not giving garbage. The board also gave its clearance on the hiring of additional sanitation workers. In yet another decision to beautify the city, the board members decided to earmark Rs 1 crore from the infrastructure fund for the renovation and upkeep of Clock Tower. It may be mentioned here that in the past, the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority had tied up with Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) for renovating the historical site. However, despite several attempts nothing was done. The board members also mulled over the proposal of levying entry fee for the Gandhi Park so that funds can be generated for its upkeep and maintenance. To tackle the stray animal menace, the board members asked for the construction of animal sheds. The issues pertaining to the functioning of Raipur bus stand and encroachments were also discussed.
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Students’ union poll: K2 group in fray
Dehradun, September 3 While addressing press conference here, President of the K2 Group, Kuldeep Negi, said the group had been working for the interest of students in DAV PG College for the past one year and would continue working for the rights of students. Speaking on the occasion, Harish Kumar Arya said the environment in the college was not ideal for students and our group would try to bring some changes to make the environment in the college more student-friendly. 82 nomination forms sold on first day
A total of 82 forms were sold on the first day of the nomination process for DAV PG College student election scheduled to take place on September 10 here today. However, only five candidates belonging to various student union organisations filed nominations on the first day. “On the first day, two nominations were filed for the post of president, one for vice-president, and one each for the post of university representative and joint secretary,” said Professor RS Dikshit, media coordinator. The most important nomination was filed by Paras Goyal, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) nominee for the post of president. It is to be noted that the ABVP has been winning the post consecutively for the last six years. Meanwhile, the process of filing nomination will continue till Thursday and final list of the candidates would be published on September 6. The polling will take place on September 10 and counting of the votes on September 11. |
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Revenue Dept staff accuses govt of bias
Dehradun, September 3 “Over the years, the state government has increased the salaries of employees of various departments but done nothing for the ameens working in the Revenue Department. When the ameens were under the Uttar Pradesh Government, they were promoted to the post of Naib Tehsildar. However, since 2009 they have not being given any promotions, thus affecting their morale,” said Virender Singh Sajwan, general secretary of the sangh. “The discriminatory policy adopted by the state government towards its employees has been exposed. The 10 per cent increment in the stationery allowance is not sufficient in the wake of the inflation,” said
Sajwan.
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Jan Sangarsh Morcha members seek redressal of grievances
Dehradun, September 3 The agitators were led by Raghunath Singh Negi, state president of the morcha. They demanded resignation of Advocate General, UK Uniyal. The agitators have threatened to intensify the agitation if the state government does not take effective steps to address grievances. Akash Panwar, Vijayram Sharma, Dr OP Panwar, Ashad, Veerandra Singh and Jaidev Negi were prominent among the protesters. |
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Meeting called to tackle dengue cases
Dehradun, September 3 Dr GS Joshi, DG Health, chaired the meeting. He evaluated the preparation and asked doctors to maintain a constant vigil. “Elisa tests are being carried for testing patients for dengue at Doon Hospital, but I will appeal to
the officials concerned to take immediate steps to destroy the larvae of the mosquito and deploy ASHA workers to spread awareness among people,” Dr Joshi said. Dr BS Jangpangi, Chief Medical Officer, Dehradun, said the services of ASHA workers were being taken to spread awareness. “People are being asked to immediately get
themselves examined at health care facilities in case they have high fever and body ache. They have also been asked not to store water and keep their surroundings clean,” Jangpangi added.
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Agitating UPNL employees arrested
Dehradun, September 3 The agitators have threatened to intensify the agitation if the state government does not take effective steps to fulfil their pending demands. The ongoing agitation by UPNL employees entered its 10th consecutive day today at old Raipur bus stand. The agitators lamented that the memorandum highlighting their demands had been submitted many times to the state government, but it was yet to take steps to fulfil their year-long pending demands. Speaking on the occasion, Bhawesh Jagudi, state president of UPNL Employees Association, said the association members had been protesting for the last several days, but the state government had not sent across any representative to address their grievances. He said employees had decided to intensify the agitation if the state government did not take effective steps to fulfil their year-long pending demands, which are extension of tenure of employees under Panchayati Raj through UPNL, removal of pay anomaly etc. SS Negi, DS Bhandari, Mahesh Bhatt, Deepak Chauhan, Raghuveer Singh Gusain, Mukesh Thapliyal, and others were present. |
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Ansari asks foresters to work for society
Dehradun, September 3 He was interacting with the probationers of the 2013-15 batch of Indian Forest Service officers at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) in Dehradun today. A total of 76 probationers, including 28 women, participated in the interaction. While replying to a question by a probationer, the Vice President said in hills villages were settled on hilltops, but in the recent past a tendency had developed to construct houses on riverbeds, resulting in a great loss to life and property during cloudbursts. The large magnitude of the Kedarnath calamity last year was a result of indiscriminate construction on the glacial bed. To another question, Ansari said there had always been a gap between promises and delivery, which was similar to the difference in demand and supply and aspirations of society and the resource management that is expected of a young forest officer. He said a soldier takes care of the external security while a forest officer was responsible for the security of the environment and both were important. Asked what should be the prime duty of a forester, Ansari said, “Give your best to your ability to the society.” Earlier, Director, IGNFA, RK Goel, welcomed the Vice President to the academy and informed him about its working. |
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Animal sacrifice stopped in Kumaon
Pithoragarh, September 3 The district administration today placed barricades at Jyotikota, Hanumangarhi, Kaladungi, Barapatthar and Malilal crossing on the way to Nanda Devi temple to prevent devotees to reach the temple campus for animal sacrifice. Pankaj Bhatt, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Nainital, said that heavy police personnel were deployed on the way to the temple in order to prevent devotees from reaching the shrine. He said that two circle officers, four inspectors, one PAC company, women’s platoon wing of PAC,16 sub inspectors etc. were deployed. He said animal sacrifice was stopped at Ranthi, Dandahar and Gangolihat in Pithoragarh district and Kapkot in Bageshwar district. The district administration stopped animal sacrifice in Bhagwati temple in Champawat and Nanda Devi temple in Almora also. |
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CM orders setting up of watershed council
Dehradun, September 3 He expressed concern over slow pace of progress in plantation drive linked to fruit bearing trees in the state. He said plantation drive of fruit bearing trees need to be carried out speedily in the state. He also laid stress on giving emphasis on animal rearing as means of livelihood for the people residing in hill areas of the state. |
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Relief granted to rain-hit hoteliers
Dehradun, September 3 In a press note issued here, the media-in-charge of Chief Minister, Surender Kumar, said in his address on August 15 that the CM had promised to pan out some plans for rehabilitating the hoteliers and businessmen affected by the disaster that struck the state in 2013. “As part of the move, those who had businesses located beyond Tilwada, would be benefited under the plan. Chief Minister Harish Rawat has instructed the District Magistrate at Chamoli and Rudraprayag to prepare reports and assess the number of affected parties,” said the release. |
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Tehri Dam allowed to store water up to 830 m
Dehradun, September 3 The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar at the Secretariat here today. The corporation has to follow certain norms set by the Central Water Commission. The cost of collateral damage to the tune of Rs 32 crore will be borne by the THDC. The Tehri District Magistrate, Yugal Kishor Pant, has been directed to submit the list of works being undertaken under the collateral damage to THDC and the corporation will have to ensure the payment of 2 per cent of its total earning of installed capacity or Rs 5 crore under the corporate social responsibility. The rehabilitation directorate will maintain roads, pipelines of drinking water, electricity supply at the rehabilitation sites. With the conditions mentioned above, the state government has allowed the THDC to fill its reservoir up to 830 m. Present on the occasion were Power Secretary Umakant Panwar, Irrigation Secretary Ajay Pradyot, DM, Tehri, Yugal Kishor Pant, CMD THDC RST Sai and other senior officials. |
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‘Vested interests working against slum dwellers’
Dehradun, September 3 Addressing a gathering here today, Dhasmana said some miscreants were working towards dislodging and uprooting the slum dwellers from their homes for fulfilling their vested interests. “Till date the Dehradun Municipal Corporation has failed to come up with a development plan for the slums, despite the state government’s move to regularise slums and provide ownership rights to those residing there. We assure the people that the Congress-led state government would never let the miscreants uproot the slum dweller,” he added. — TNS |
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Ajay Bhatt: Bickering affecting governance
Dehradun, September 3 Bhatt said that the chief minister was spending time pacifying one or the other MLA as a result of which development initiatives were not being properly implemented. “Chief Minister Harish Rawat has little time to put into place schemes for the benefit of the people. Due to absence of adequate preparation, the national food security scheme was put on hold. Even the appointment of chairman of Lokayukta has been put on hold by bringing changes in the Act,” said Ajay Bhatt. Further, he said, that a cold war that has erupted between Chief Minister Harish Rawat and his Cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat on the issue of banning foreign tours of ministers is refusing to come to an end. “With the Cabinet minister declaring that commissions to the tune of 40 per cent for undertaking works under a scheme are being allegedly taken by the MLAs, it gives credence to the perception that corruption is all pervasive in the state and the Congress government is ready to look the other way,” he said. |
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nanda devi raj jaat yatra
Dehradun, September 3 The former Chief Minister said the Nanda Devi Raj Jaat Yatra this year would be remembered more for mismanagement and poor facilities. “Despite Rs 100 crore at its disposal, the Harish Rawat government failed to make adequate arrangements for the pilgrims though there was unprecedented response for the yatra,” said Pokhriyal, who himself visited four padavas that fall on the yatra route. Nishank said Rs 79 crore was allocated to the PWD for laying roads and facilitating trek routes but nothing was visible on the ground. “Similarly Rs 25 crore was allocated to the Tourism Department but nothing was visible on the ground. Deprived of water, shelter and food, the pilgrims were left to fend for themselves,” he said. He said the CM should refrain from taking credit for being able to attract around 50,000 pilgrims. “After inviting people, the government should have made adequate arrangements but strangely none of the ministers or officials were seen on the route,” he added. Nishank said even the Raaj Jaat Samiti members were appalled to see the poor state of affairs prevailing at Gairoli Patal, where no tent was set up for providing shelter to the Nanda Devi doli. He said the Harish Rawat government was in the throes of a constitutional crisis as MLAs from his own party had cast aspersions on his ability to be in total command of the state. “His MLAs have said rather than the Chief Minister, it is three bureaucrats who are running the show in the state. The matter is serious and the Chief Minister should disclose the name of these bureaucrats,” he said. |
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MLA Mahar revolts against his own govt
Dehradun, September 3 Mahar told mediapersons at his residence here yesterday that he would start an indefinite fast in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2, if his demands were not met by then. He said his dream project of providing drinking water to Pithoragarh town through the Anwalghat scheme, despite sanction of a budget, had been cancelled citing technical reasons. “It seems that the government does not want to work on the scheme and wants to hurt my political career,” he added. He also accused the government of scuttling another project of a base hospital in Pithoragarh district. He said though land had been identified for the hospital, the in charge minister of the district disapproved of the site during a visit to the area.
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Lohiahead power project suffers
Rs 25 crore loss
Pithoragarh, September 3 Addressing mediapersons here yesterday, GP Patel, Managing Director of Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL), said it would take nearly two-and-a-half months for the project to regenerate electricity. Patel said UJVNL had set priority to generate electricity through hydropower project at the earliest. He said that work for repairing transmission lines had started and instructions were given to technical staff to expedite the repairing work. He said the department had been extensively working to remove mud from plant to find out that whether turbines of plant were to be removed, or it can be repaired. Patel said officials of the Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh were told not to release water as it could further damage the plant. He said that department had been working round the clock to ensure regeneration of electricity at the project.
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student polls
Mussoorie, September 3 The code of conduct was thrown to the winds as candidates from major groups, namely ABVP, NSUI, Aryan group and many others filed nominations, flouting norms amid fanfare. Students from various factions of Aryan Group reached the college on motorbikes, apparently in an intoxicated state for filing nomination forms of their favoured candidates here. Several miscreants not belonging to the MPG College were far more vociferous and indulged in creating nuisance as the college management had not arranged to check identity cards of the enrolled students here. Candidates belonging to National Students Union of India (NSUI) were the first to file the nomination papers. Ritesh Rawat for the post of president, Mukesh Kumar for the post of general secretary, Aarti Raunchela for the post of joint secretary, Rajiv Rawat for the post of university representative and Subash for the post of treasurer, filed their nomination papers. On the other hand, ABVP was a divided lot as two of its candidates filed their nomination papers separately for the same post here. Mohan Sajwan for the post of president, Sonvir Raunchela for the post of general secretary, Neeraj for the post of university representative, for the post of treasurer and Devendar Nakchuwal for the post of vice president filed their nomination papers along with the other faction of the same group. Rahul Dimri for the post of president and Prabha for the post of general secretary from another group of ABVP filed their nomination papers in alliance with Rock on group. From the Aryan group, Om Prakash Negi for the post of general secretary, filed his nomination papers here. The other candidates to file their nomination papers were Mukesh Pal and Vineet for the post of president as independent candidates, Devendar from All India Students Federation (AISF) for the post of vice-president and Jagvir Singh for the post of vice-president as an independent candidate. The PAC deployed for the occasion found it difficult to pacify the unruly students who were involved in skirmishes here. The college principal Dr Sudhir Gairola, speaking on the occasion, said the nomination filing period was from 2.30 to 4 pm. The scrutiny of the papers will begin tomorrow and the final list of candidates will be released after the last date for withdrawal of nominations elapses on September 5. He said the elections are being conducted as per recommendation of the Lyngdoh Samiti and all arrangements have been made for free and fair elections on September 11. |
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Cong seeks timely pensions for differently abled
Dehradun, September 3 Led by Congress leader Deep Vohra, party workers apprised Social Welfare Officer Ram Avtaar of the problems being faced by a number of elderly differently abled persons who are not getting their pensions on time. The protesters claimed that despite the Chief Minister’s directions to different departments to hold field camps to solve people’’s problems, the Social Welfare Department had failed to hold any camp in the slums to dispose of pension-related complaints of poor people. The party workers threatened to intensify the stir if the department did not change its style of functioning and solve the problems of the differently abled and the poor.
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Efforts on to unite various UKD factions
Mussoorie, September 3 Senior leaders Diwakar Bhatt, Jaiprakash Uttarakhandi, AP Juyal Deepak Gairola and others were present at the meeting. It was decided that a five-member committee of conveners under the leadership of AP Juyal with Jaiprakash Uttarakhandi from the UKD (Aketa) group, Shivanad Chamoli from the UKD (Aeri) group, DN Todaria from the UKD (Bhatt) group and Deepak Gairola from UKD (Chufal) group, would work together to bring all factions under one banner so that it emerges as a strong political front in the state. Diwakar Bhatt, AP Juyal, Dinesh Badola, Goverdhan Sharma, Bhagwati Prasad, Dobhal, Pramila Rawat, Sulochna Bahuguna, DK Pal, Mahendar Rawat hailed the efforts of the party to unite various factions of the UKD under one roof. Senior UKD (A) leader Jaiprakash Uttarakhandi said a meeting of the newly constituted body of conveners would meet in the near future and announce the unification of various factions of the UKD. However, Trivendar Panwar, president of UKD (T) and State Urban Development Minister Pritam Panwar from the UKD quota stayed away from the meeting here. Trivendar Panwar terming the unification exercise as futile said they disagreed with such a move as most of the factions were agents of the BJP or the Congress and had weakened the role of the UKD in the state. |
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teachers’ day
Dehradun, September 3 Stating that the decision was against the spirit of the special day, General Secretary Lekhraj said Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had dedicated his birthday to teachers. “Every year, cultural programmes are organised to honour the teachers. By forcing the students and teachers to listen to the Prime Minister’s speech, the Central Government has demeaned the spirit of the day, besides causing insult to the teaching fraternity,” he said. He said a circular had been issued by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and we have demanded the cancellation of the circular. |
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St Joseph’s Academy, Mussoorie International School joint winners
Mussoorie, September 3 St Joseph’s Academy, Dehradun came first in Turncoat, Shoot-a-flick and Impasto events. CJM Waverly Convent won in Perspective event competition. Do-a-duet competition was won by the Mussoorie International School. Welham Girls School, Dehradun were declared winners in the Aa Cappella, Ad World and Plan-a-playlet events. The trophy for ‘Through the lens’ and ‘Headgear design’ went to Hopetown Girls School, Dehradun. Welham Girls’ School impressed the audience with her splendid performance in mono acting. ‘Best Solo Song award’ went to Devika Doundiyal of St Joseph’s Academy, Dehradun. The two-day fest witnessed participation by students from across 12 schools of Dehradun and Mussoorie, who participated in more than 12 different contests and competitions. Students participated in various events, namely Turn Coat, Impasto, Perspective, Plan-a-playlet, Do-a-duet, Shoot-a-flick, Aa Cappella, Mono Acting, Through the lens, Headgear Designing, Ad-world and Hindi solo. The participating schools included St Joseph’s Academy, Mussoorie International, CJM Hampton Court and Waverly Convent, Sela-Qui International, Welham Girls, Colonel Brownes, The Asian School, Hopetown Girls, Kasiga and the host school Wynberg-Allen. The host Wynberg-Allen School did not compete for individual positions or for the overall trophy. The overall championship trophy was presented to St Joseph’s Academy, Dehradun by AB Mishra, guest of honour on the occasion. Principal of Wynberg-Allen L Tindale congratulated the winners and thanked the principals of various schools for their participation.
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Emphatic 4-0 win for Uttarakhand Police
Dehradun, September 3 In the second quarterfinal match, Adhoiwala Boys defeated Cantt Blues 3-2. Gaurav Sharma scored two goals in the 49th and 53rd minutes and Mahender scored the third goal for Adhoiwala Boys. On the other hand, for Cantt Blues, Ramesh Rai and Avtar Khattri scored one goal each in the 17th and 78th minutes, respectively. Two matches end in goalless draw It was a dull evening in the 16th Colonel Shashi Memorial Inter-School Soccer Tournament today with both matches played at Gorkha Military School ending without goal. The first match was played between The Asian School and Doon Valley Public School and both teams adopted an offensive style of play from the start but failed to score goals. The second match between Wood Stock School and Doon Presidency School also ended in a goalless draw. Despite a number of attacks by both teams, none of them could invade other’s defence and strike a goal. Ram Mohan Roy Academy beat Bala Hissar 3-0 Four matches packed with thrill and excitement were played in the ongoing DDCSA Senior Football Tournament at St. Joseph’s Academy here on Wednesday. In the first match, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy defeated Bala Hissar 3-0 with Tushar scoring two goals in the 15th and 20th minutes of the match and Abhinav scoring a single goal in the 45th minute. North Point School also won its match against Sunrise School 2-0 with Priyansh scoring the goal in the 40th minute and Rishab doubling the lead by striking a goal in the 45th minute of the match. In another match, Moravian Institute thrashed Sanskar International School 4-0 in which Thaina scored two goals in the 2nd minute and the 24th minutes while Renpeisheng and Akash scored one goal each. In the last match of the day, Colonel Brown School defeated Seven Oaks School 1-0 with Raman Singh scoring the goal inthe 45th minute of the match. Welham Girls’ School, DPS in basketball finals Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun, and Delhi Public School (DPS), RK Puram, stormed into the finals of the ongoing All-India Indian Public School’s Conference (IPSC) Under-14 (Girls) Basketball Tournament being played at the indoor basketball court of Welham Girls’ School here today. In the first semifinal match, Welham Girls’ School defeated Motilal Nehru School of Sports 44-11. Manvi Chadha of Welham Girls’ scored 13 points while Shubham Nain of Motilal Nehru School scored four points. The second semifinal match DPS, RK Puram, defeated Pine Grove School, Solan, 19-13. Sargun scored six points for DPS while Tripti from Pine Grove scored four points. |
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Oak Grove teams shine in badminton
Mussoorie, September 3 In the senior boys division, Oak Grove School defeated Mussoorie Public School, while in the junior division, Oak Grove School emerged winners by defeating St Claire’s School. In the girls category, Oak Grove School won in both senior and junior division by defeating Mussoorie International School. Mukesh Lal, Principal, Mussoorie Public School, and Krishan Kumar, Headmaster, Oak Grove School, gave away citations and awards to the winners. Sports instructors Mohan, Lalit Verma, Anuradha, Laxman, Ali, Manoj, Mijan, Pramod and others were present on the occasion. |
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Agitating employees of Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Nigam Limited (UPNL) were arrested by the police today while they were on their way to protest in front of the residence of state Panchayati Raj Minister Preetam Singh’s residence.
The agitators have threatened to intensify the agitation if the state government does not take effective steps to fulfil their pending demands.
Vice President M. Hamid Ansari has called upon foresters to keep in mind the larger interest of the posterity and society as a whole while implementing forest laws.
He was interacting with the probationers of the 2013-15 batch of Indian Forest Service officers at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
(IGNFA) in Dehradun today. A total of 76 probationers, including 28 women, participated in the interaction.
Even with a budget of Rs 1 crore, the Nanda Devi Raj Jaat Yatra held in 2000 was better organised than the yatra this year for which a budgetary allocation of over Rs 100 crore was made, former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Wednesday.
The first day of nomination at Municipal Post Graduate (MPG) College was marred by unruly scenes as students of Aryan Group created a ruckus and jostled with the police today.
The code of conduct was thrown to the winds as candidates from major groups, namely
ABVP, NSUI, Aryan group and many others filed nominations, flouting norms amid fanfare.
