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Ministerial workers raise anti-govt slogans
Govt notifies transfer policy for allopathic docs
Mussoorie to be tobacco-free zone from Oct 2
Gadkari gives Nishank assurance on repair of damaged roads
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BJYM protests deteriorating law and order situation
Magician Shankara worried
at misuse of art of magic
Special prayers for J&K flood victims performed
DMs finalise river cleaning programme
Tourist spots around Mussoorie to be beautified, says MC chief
‘Spread awareness on banking Ombudsman’
PRD personnel yet to hear from govt
Teachers seek promotions
Staff at Haldwani to continue strike
UPNL employees seek better wages
BJP resents ‘poor facilities’ at health centre
Danseuse Mahua enchants audience
Altercation at Doon Hospital leads to ugly scene
‘World peace only way to preserve earth’
CPM state convention from Dec 27
Int’l Yoga Festival from Oct 2
CJM rejects bail plea
sports
KV beat Gautam International 4-1
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Ministerial workers raise anti-govt slogans
Dehradun, September 19 The agitated ministerial workers have decided to call-off their agitation only after their year-long pending demands are fulfilled by the state government. Ministerial workers gathered under the banner of Uttarakhand Ministerial Collectorate Employees at the court premises and raised anti-government slogans in support of their demands. They lamented that memorandum highlighting their demands was submitted many times to higher authorities but the state government was yet to take steps to fulfil their pending demands. The government-related works like land consolidation proposals, revenue recovery, maintenance of account books, VIP protocols, etc. have been adversely affected due to the ongoing strike by ministerial workers. Speaking on the occasion, Ashish Verma, state president of the Uttarakhand Ministerial Collectorate Employees lamented that memorandum highlighting their demands was submitted many times to government officials, but the government was yet to take effective steps to address their grievances. Expressing his views, Devendra Sundriyal, district secretary of the employees said they had decided to call-off their agitation only after their demands would be fulfilled by the state government. He said pay anomaly, service conditions, filling of the vacant posts, timely promotion, transfer policy etc. were among the few pending demands of the association. Sundriyal said members had decided to intensify their agitation if the state government did not take steps to fulfil their demands. He lamented that the state government had only given assurance to the association, despite memorandum was submitted many times to officials concerned. Ashish Joshi, Rajendra Kumar, Ratan Singh, Khem Singh Negi, Rajendra Rawat, Balakram Joshi, Sushil Badooni, Arjun Singh, and many more were present at the meeting.
Major sufferers
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Govt notifies transfer policy for allopathic docs
Dehradun, September 19 The policy, that has been in the works for over two-and-a-half years, overcame several hurdles including opposition by Uttarakhand Health Minister Surinder Singh Negi, forcing Chief Minister Harish Rawat to bring in the policy using the deviation route. The policy will be effective from today, as a result of which, the joint directors who were recently promoted would be transferred. According to the policy, the new entrant at the level of medical officer will have to compulsorily serve for a period of two years in the hills. During the period, he will receive extra remuneration, 20 per cent of his basic pay. After four years, when the medical officer would be eligible for promotion, he will again have to serve in the hilly areas and all the doctors till the rank of joint directors will have to serve in the hilly areas after every promotion. “This will ensure availability of doctors on rotational basis at every level. During the inaccessible posting, the doctors can opt for their home districts/places,” said Om Prakash, Principal Secretary Health. Further relaxation would be given to doctors serving in remote areas and they would be allowed to keep their families in places of their choice. The policy sets out to categorise areas as inaccessible and accessible areas based on the farthest and nearest points from the railway head. Three committees would be set up to oversee the transfers and junior-most doctors would be considered while posting them in remote areas. Doctors figuring in the seniority list would be considered for transfer to accessible areas. Disciplinary action awaits the doctors who show unwillingness to take the transfer orders. Efforts would be made to post both husband and wife medicos at the same place. Those citing health reasons for not serving in the remote areas would be excused only in case the sickness pertains to one’s spouse or children.
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Mussoorie to be tobacco-free zone from Oct 2
Mussoorie, September 19 The health minister, addressing the gathering, said that under the mission strict action will be taken against any person who indulges in smoking in public places in
the town by imposing strict fines. A special campaign would be conducted to create awareness among people about the ill-effects of tobacco chewing and smoking. Surendar Negi further said cigarettes and bidis acted as devices for transporting poison called nicotine that made people addictive, thus leading them to the incurable disease, cancer. He appealed to all to stay away from such menace and try to motivate others also to leave the bad habits such as chewing tobacco and smoking totally and live a healthy life. The state health minister appealed to children to report any incident of smoking activity in and around their surroundings to the concerned authorities so that such activities can be curbed at the grassroot level. Later speaking to the media on the issue of lack of doctors in the hilly region, the state health minister said that the government was planning to induct more doctors with the help World Bank. The CMO, Dehradun, SP Agarwal, when asked about the delay in the construction of Combined Medical Hospital near the old civil hospital, said that bottlenecks have been removed and the work will begin soon. Schoolchildren from Ghananand Inter College and a social organisation from Pauri presented several dance and song items to create awareness against the use of tobacco on the occasion. The MC president Manmohan Singh Mall, the staff from Ghananand Inter College and others were present on the occasion. |
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Gadkari gives Nishank assurance on repair of damaged roads
Dehradun, September 19 Nishank apprised him about the poor condition of roads on National Highway-72. He demanded extension of width of the national highway, citing plying of heavy vehicles in the state. He expressed concern that long bumper-to-bumper jams had become a regular feature due to potholes, and damaged roads on the national highway. Nishank demanded construction of bridges at different locations in Haridwar parliamentary constituency in order to ensure disruption-free traffic movement on the national highway. |
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BJYM protests deteriorating law and order situation
Dehradun, September 19 The activists, led by BJYM state president Saurabh Thapliyal, have threatened to intensify the agitation if the state government does not take effective steps to maintain law and order in the state. The activists gathered in front of Preetam Singh’s residence and protested against the deteriorating law and order situation in the state and said Uttarakhand had become a hometown for criminals. They said the crime graph had increased considerably in the state. Activists seek new
ration cards The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists staged a protest at the District Supply Office (DSO) against the callous approach of the DSO for not distributing ration cards to the beneficiaries. The activists have threatened to intensify agitation if the department does not take effective steps to address their grievances. The BJYM activists were led by BJYM general secretary Sachin Gupta. The activists raised anti-department slogans. They lamented the department was yet to take effective steps to distribute newly made ration cards to the beneficiaries. Suresh Kumar, Anoop Kumar, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Eishwar Singh Thakur Vijay Aswal, Nidhi Gupta, Shivani, Rama and Madhu were present. |
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Magician Shankara worried
at misuse of art of magic
Haridwar, September 19 Famed international magician Samrath Shankara, son of ace West Bengal magician Shankar, is still entertaining people with his shows by incorporating new items, manoeuvres and interesting interactions with audiences. He, however, is worried at the misuse of the art of magic. At present performing at Ganga Palace in Haridwar, Shankara, popularly known as Jadugar Samrat Shankara, has to his credit a whopping more than 28,100 performances. While talking to The Tribune on the sidelines of his show at Jwalapur, he expressed concern at recent cases of dubious magicians and wicked persons trying to fool people in name of the art of magic. He urged magic practitioners to take the art as a holy practice and said people still believed and wanted to see magicians. “Of late many incidents of magic art being used for wicked purposes has come to light, which defames the profession of magic. Already due to multiple entertainment and media modes, magicians thriving in the glory of their performances in yesteryear are facing the heat. If the misuse of the art continues, the faith of the people faith in dedicated magic practitioners may also wither away,” said Shankara. He said the art of magic is a mix of skills and illusions where hard work, dedication, concentration, timing and perfection that makes impossible look possible. To attract youths to his magic shows, Shankara has changed his way of presentation and ensures a surprise element. For metropolitan, college going, mobile phone users he presents the show in a theatrical and kaleidoscopic manner. He involves the audience comprising young and women by calling them on the stage to be part of his tricks. Shankara is also involved in social-charitable purposes, as he has dedicated many a shows of his for such purposes. Till date he has donated nearly two crore rupees for charitable purposes and has also been pivotal in setting up a Magician Welfare Fund in India. Born in Shri Karanpur in Rajasthan Shankara as a child got enchanted with magic at tender age of twelve, seeing Magician Dev Kumar of Bengal. Shankar attributes his success to his yoga guru Swami Dev Maharaj. He says, “Yoga had helped him immensely as it taught him how to concentrate. Besides controlling others’ senses, a magician has to first control his thoughts, thinking, reflexes and movement. Beginners must know that magic is an ancient Indian practice. Work hard, practice as much as you can, and try to read the psychology and eye movements of the audience. It takes a substantial time to get expertise in this art”. |
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Special prayers for J&K flood victims performed
Haridwar, September 19 In the wake of the flash floods, a simple function was held at Bharta Mata temple premises, where a Rs 1 lakh cheque was donated for the Jammu Kashmir flood victims. A two-minute silent prayer was also observed by devotees for the people who died during the flash floods in Jammu and Kashmir. Mahant Swami Lalitanandji Maharaj said that the entire Jammu and Kashmir was affected by the natural tragedy and this time everyone should contribute to ensure relief aid for the affected people. Bharat Mata temple manager Uday Narayan Pandey said that like Swami Satyamitranandji, “we should too take a pledge for social work.’’ Secretary of Bharat Mata Janhit Trust ID Sharma said that Swami Satyamitranandji had dedicated his life for spirituality and the nation. Sanskrit students of Ved Vidyalya chanted hymns on the occasion. At Raj Vihar colony during the ongoing Shrimad Bhagwad katha, enactment of a scene depicting the birth of Lord Krishna was done with gaiety. Sermon orator Acharya Nathi Prasad Uniyal narrated the story of 24 avatars of Lord Vishnu, saying that since the earth came into being, Lord Vishnu had been taking avatars in varied forms for establishment of religion and to free it from evils. Life and principles of Lord Rama were also elaborated by the acharya to the devotees present in large numbers. Bhagwad katha will
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DMs finalise river cleaning programme
Pithoragarh, September 19 “Plans are being submitted to clean rivers passing through the district under the Namami Ganges project to be financed by the Central government,” said a spokesman for the Pithoragarh district administration. “We have included the townships of Tawaghat, Dharchula, Baluakot, Pipli and Jhoolaghat on the bank of Kali river and townships of Madkot and Baram on the banks of Gori river besides Thal and Nachni towns alongside Ramganga, as these rivers pass through the district, combine at Terai region and ultimately merge with the Ganga near Patna in Bihar,” said Pithoragarh District Magistrate HC Semwal.
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Tourist spots around Mussoorie to be beautified, says MC chief
Mussoorie, September 19 He said a plan to upgrade and beautify major springs and falls around the town namely Jharipani Fall, Mossy Fall, Bhatta Fall, Khatta Pani etc would be beautified and upgraded with the assistance of Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA). He added to resolve the parking problem, the parking at Picture Palace would be extended so that more vehicles could be accommodated during peak time. He said the MC was also planning to introduce golf-carts or e-rickshaws instead of hand-rickshaws on the Mall Road for which the talks with the Rickshaw Association were on. He said the MC was making an effort to develop George Everest estate into another tourist hub in near future. He said the efforts were on to open the Dehradun-Mussoorie route via Hathipaon to avoid traffic congestion. He said the dilapidated house of Sir George Everest, the famous surveyor during British Raj, would be renovated and developed as a tourism park. Mall also showed his eagerness in developing a housing project for the poor of the town. |
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‘Spread awareness on banking Ombudsman’
Dehradun, September 19 Addressing a press conference in Dehradun today, Banking Ombudsman Kanpur Banking Lokpal Office, AK Naskar said while there had been an increase in number of complaints from Uttarakhand at the Banking Lokpal Office Kanpur, a lot needs to be done to spread awareness about the banking Ombudsman scheme in the general public. Elaborating on the Banking Ombudsman scheme, AK Naskar said Banking Ombudsman scheme 2006 aims to provide inexpensive and expeditious service to the aggrieved bank customers in respect of banking services provided by commercial banks, regional rural banks and scheduled primary urban cooperative banks. “Under the scheme, the complainant has to first make a complaint to the bank concerned and if the bank does not redress the grievances or reply to the complainant within a month, he can lodge his complaint with the banking ombudsman office for redressal,” Naskar pointed out. He said though there was no specific time limit for redressal of complaints, the Ombudsman office tries its best to redress the complaints within two months. He said the Banking Lokpal Kanpur, from July 2013 to June 2014, received 626 complaints from Uttarakhand while it received 469 complaints from the state in 2012-13. “All these complaints have been disposed of,” he said. He said most of these complaints pertained to pension payments, ATM cards, levying of charges with notice and remittances. Dr MU Khan, Secretary, Banking Lokpal Office Kanpur, SD Arya, Assistant Secretary and SK Tiwari, Deputy Secretary, were present on the occasion. Banking Lokpal Office Kanpur looks into banking complaints from the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. |
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PRD personnel yet to hear from govt
Dehradun, September 19 They have threatened to intensify the agitation if the state government does not take effective steps to accede to their demands. The agitators under banner of the PRD Association gathered at Raipur bus stand and took out a rally in support of their demands. They raised anti-state government slogans in support of their demands. The agitated PRD personnel expressed concern that memorandum highlighting their demands was submitted many times to officials, but state government was yet to address their grievances. Speaking on the occasion, Pramod Kumar Mandrawal, state president of the PRD Association, said the state government had given only assurance that the association’s year-long pending demands would be fulfilled. Mandrawal said regularisation, service rule, hike in accidental insurance, filling vacant posts, were a few pending demands of the association. |
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Teachers seek promotions
Dehradun, September 19 Under the ages of the State Teachers Federation, the teachers reached the Education Directorate and forcibly closed the office. They said despite protesting for a long time, the state Education Department was not paying any heed to their genuine concerns. They protesters alleged that large scale posts of principal were lying vacant at various government schools and senior teachers could be easily adjusted against these posts. They also demanded that teachers who had given option for Uttar Pradesh during the time of formation of the state must be relieved immediately. SS Chauhan, general secretary, State Teachers Federation, led the protest. Want contracts extended The agitated employees of the Sarva Shiksha Abhibyan (SSA) of state education department protested at the state education directorate here today in support of their pending demands. They have threatened to intensify their agitation if the state government does not take effective steps to address their grievances. The agitators expressed concern that a memorandum highlighting their demands was submitted many times to officials but the state government was yet to take effective steps to address their grievances. The agitators demanded appointment through outsourcing and extension of service of those contractual employees who were employed under the SSA. |
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Staff at Haldwani to continue strike
Dehradun, September 19 Various issues pertaining to the reservation for ministerial staff in the appointment of naib tehsildar, restructuring of the collectorate, and increment in the salaries were discussed during the meeting. Addressing the meeting, state president Vinod Kumar said the ongoing indefinite strike would continue until the government issues an order regarding the demands presented by them. Those who were present during the meeting included Ashish Verma, Lalita Prasad Pathank, Sukhvnash Singh, Praveen Dinia, Pitambar Brajwasi, Harshpati Chamoli, Vimal Partap Shah, Puran Lal Tamta, Vikram Singh Rawat and several others. — TNS
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UPNL employees seek better wages
Dehradun, September 19 The agitators, under the banner of UPNL Employees Association, gathered at old Raipur bus stand here today. They shouted anti-state government slogans to register their protest. Mahesh Bhatt, state general secretary of the UPNL Employees Association, said a memorandum highlighting the association’s demands had been submitted to government officials and public representatives several times. He said revision of pay scale, better perks, extension of tenure of employees working under Panchayati Raj through UPNL etc are among the association’s pending demands. Bhatt said the association members had decided to intensify their agitation in support of their pending demands. He said they would call off their agitation only after their demands are met. The agitators expressed concern that Chief Minister Harish Rawat had not initiated any action to fulfil the association’s demands. Bhawesh Jagudi, Kushalpal Singh, Mohan Negi, Vishnu Prasad, Laxman Singh, Mukesh Thapliyal, Amit Bharadwaj were present. |
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BJP resents ‘poor facilities’ at health centre
Dehradun, September 19 The activists have threatened to intensify the agitation if the district administration does not take effective and timely action to address their grievances. The BJP activists were led by BJP GMS Mandal president Rajesh Rawat. The agitators raised slogans in support of their pending demands. Rajesh Rawat said residents were forced to traverse several kilometers to access medical and healthcare facilities. He said seriously ill patients were facing the brunt of callous approach of the district administration. A memorandum highlighting their demands, iwas submitted to District Magistrate C Yadav. — TNS |
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Danseuse Mahua enchants audience
Dehradun, September 19 A practitioner of Lucknow gharana of Kathak, Mahua was initiated into this dance form at an early age. Both her parents are also acclaimed dancers who learnt Kathak from Pandit Birju Maharaj. She recounts her experience of dancing with the dancing legend Madhuri Dixit for the song sequence “Kahe ched ched mohe” (film Devdas). “It was an experience worth cherishing because Madhuri is an accomplished dancer and when my guruji asked me to accompany her, my joy had no bounds,” said Mahua. She began her performance with an invocation dedicated to gods and then went to present tarana in Jhatpaal. Mahua Shankar and her assistant Shikha concluded the programme with a jugalbandi. She was accompanied by Zakir Hussain Warsi on tabla, Shuheb Hassan on vocal and harmonium. |
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Altercation at Doon Hospital leads to ugly scene
Dehradun, September 19 As part of their training in the morning, trainees from Government Nursing School were on duty
at the operation theatre of the ENT Department. Ward boy Sunil asked trainee nurse Shatru Daman to assist him in cutting a gauge tape but the latter did not oblige. Instead, Shatru stormed out of the operating theatre alleging that Sunil had slapped him. Soon, Shatru was joined by other trainee students and they started
raising slogans against the hospital staff. Meanwhile, class-IV employees came out in Sunil’s support
and charged the students with misbehaving with the hospital staff and not following instructions. However, the principal
of Government Nursing School and Principal Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr RS Aswal intervened and sorted out the matter. The Doon Hospital has been a witness to ugly scenes in the last couple of days, putting a question mark on the discipline among the hospital staff and the management policy of the authorities. |
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‘World peace only way to preserve earth’
Haridwar, September 19 Swami Chidanand in his address at the World Peace Convention at Seoul in South Korea recently said world peace was the only way that the earth could survive, otherwise, war, conflicts, terrorism would lead to its destruction. More than 122 spiritual leaders from 24 countries participated in the convention. The saint, who heads Swargashram Parmarth Niketan at Rishikesh, said religious gurus had more responsibility in today’s world as humanity was embroiled in various conflicts, inner and outer. He said Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Lord Buddha, Lord Mahavir, Jesus Christ, Mohammed Sahib, and Guru Nanak Dev and religious scriptures preached that all human beings are one. Akhal Takth chief Jathedar Gyani Gurbachan Singh, the other religious ideologue from India in the convention, cited Guru Nanak Dev’’s preachings and his life to stress on world peace and harmony. Both Swami Chidanand and Jathedar Gyani Gurbachan Singh invited World Peace Alliance chairperson Man Hi Whi to India. Man Hi accepted the invite and said the world was looking towards India for spirituality and peace. — TNS |
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CPM state convention from Dec 27
Dehradun, September 19 A decision in this effect was taken at a meeting of CPI (M) state council today. Presiding over the meeting, senior CPI (M) leader Tapan Sen called upon party cadres to jointly work against communal forces in the country. He said the Modi government had failed to fulfill their aspirations and was now working for capitalist forces. He said the recent outcome of the Assembly bypoll had revealed that people had become completely dischanted from the Modi government. State CPI (M) secretary Vijay Rawat said even in Uttarakhand, the state government was more interested to serve the interests of legislators and least concerned to fulfil basic amenities of the people. Bachi Singh Konswal, Gangadhar Nauityal and other CPI (M) leaders were present at the meeting. |
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Int’l Yoga Festival from Oct 2
Haridwar, September 19 Apart from yoga asanas, participants will also be taking part in varied sessions of yagna, pranik healing, acupressure, naturopathy, panchkarma, marma chikitsa and other alternate Indian therapies. This was stated by Pro Vice Chancellor Chinmay Pandya of Dev Sanskriti University here today. As per Pandya from 20 countries delegates have confirmed their participation while from across the country yoga experts are sending their entries. Inauguration of the yoga festival will be done by the spiritual ideologue of Shantikunj Gayatri World Family in the presence of diplomats from the US, Latvia and Czech Republic. |
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CJM rejects bail plea
Dehradun, September 19 Ajay Maan surrendered before the CJM court on September 15 after police attached the properties of Maan in Haryana on the direction of the court. Now, the Sessions Court will hear his bail application on September 25. A former female employee of Pradeep Sangwan, who owns a water park in Dehradun, registered a rape complaint against him in Rajpur police station on April 8 earlier this year. During investigation on the complaint of the girl, police revealed that Sangwan gave the girl one house and Rs 10 lakh cash in exchange for the complaint being withdrawn. Police accused Ajay Maan, brother-in-law of Pradeep Sangwan, of facilitating the deal between Sangwan and the complainant girl. Later, police registered another FIR in the case against the girl, her accomplice Saeed Chaudhary and Ajay Maan in the Kotwali police station. Police arrested the girl and Saeed Chaudhary in the case and a couple of days back, Ajay also surrendered in the court. |
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sports
Dehradun, September 19 Under pool-A match, Maharashtra defeated Chandigarh 3-0. Akash, Onkar and Swapnil were the scorers, while Delhi secured victory over Chandigarh 07-03 runs. Amarjeet and Yogendra scored two runs each while Taufiq, Vipul and Saif made one run each for Delhi. One run each was made by Vijay, Abhishek, and Shubam for Chandigarh. Under pool-B match, Himachal Pradesh defeated Uttar Pradesh 11-01. Piyush, Dheeraj, Udit and Vipin scored two runs each, and Ashish, Anand and Sahil secured one run each for Himachal Pradesh. In another match played between Uttarakhand and Haryana, Uttarakhand emerged victorious by 4-0 runs. Rohit, Nishant, Aman and Aniket made one run each for Uttarakhand. Charanjeet Singh, Preetam Singh Tomar, Ravindra Pal Singh Mehta, Shashank Singh, Vijendra Rana, Pushar Rana, Gunpreet Singh, Amit Negi, Suraj and Himanshu Negi were the umpires. Dr Sudhir Mahendru, UN Chullu, Ajay Agarhwal, SK Sargi and many others were present. |
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KV beat Gautam International 4-1
Dehradun, September 19 Sarthak from Kendriya Vidyalaya scored first two goals for his team in the 8th and 32nd minutes, respectively. Kavindra scored the third goal in the 25th minute while Hemchandra scored the fourth goal in the 39th minute of the match. In the second match, Kendriya Vidyalaya Forest Research Institute beat Stadium Trainees by 1-0. Unison World School girl shooters excel Eighteen girl students of Unison World School took part in the 18th All India Inter School Kumar Surendra Singh and First Sportz Craft Shooting Competition at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range at Tuglakabad in New Delhi from September 10 to 16. The girls gave their personal best scores in the air pistol and rifle event. Rifle shooters Ayushi Bhadu, Shubhdayini Jandev and Swetlana Saraswat won three bronze medals while Reshu Baliyan, Mallika Kanodia and Meenakshi Yadav gave the best team scores of 391.8, 395.7 and 397.4, respectively, and were listed among the top 10 rifle teams at the national level. Eleven girls qualified for the 58th national shooting competition and championship to be held at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi from November 14. Quarterfinal matches played in TT tourney Quarterfinal matches were played in the North Zone Inter-Uuniversity Table Tennis Tournament 2014-15 here on Friday. In the men’s quarterfinal matches, Panjab University, Chandigarh, beat GNDU, Amritsar 3-0; Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, beat PTU, Jalandhar, 3-0; Delhi University, Delhi, beat MD University, Rohtak, 3-0; and HP University, Shimla, beat Punjabi University, Patiala, 3-2. In women’s quarterfinal matches, Punjabi University, Patiala, beat HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, 3-0; Panjab University, Chandigarh, beat Allahabad University, Allahabad, 3-0; GNDU, Amritsar, beat PTU, Jalandhar, 3-0; and Delhi University, Delhi, beat MDU, Rohtak 3-0. Earlier in the men’s pre-quarterfinal matches, PTU, Jalandhar, beat Garhwal University, Srinagar 3-2; Punjabi University, Patiala, beat Thapar University, Patiala, 3-1; Panjab University, Chandigarh, beat Jamia Milia University, Delhi, 3-1; and MDU, Rohtak, beat Jammu and Kashmir University, Jammu, 3-0. Similarly, In the women’s pre-quarterfinal matches, Allahabad University, Allahabad, beat CSJM, Kanpur, 3-0; Garhwal, Srinagar beat UTU, Dehradun, 3-0; MDU, Rohtak, beat PAU, Ludhiana, 3-0; and GNDU, Amritsar, beat CLDU, Sirsa, 3-2. |
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Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has said repair of damaged roads would be taken up on a war footing in Uttarakhand.
Dehradun, September 19
In this age of Internet, mobile phones and video games and 24-hour availability of entertainment channels, circus and the art of magic seem to be struggling for existence and attracting youths.
Tourist destinations in and around Mussoorie will be upgraded and developed on a par with international standards. This was stated by MC president Manmohan Singh Mall, during a press meet held on the municipal council premises, here today.
Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD) personnel today protested in front of the Secretariat campus in support of their year-long pending demands.
They have threatened to intensify the agitation if the state government does not take effective steps to accede to their demands.
Dehradun, September 19
Mahua Shankar, a classical Kathak danseuse and disciple of Pandit Birju
Maharaj, gave a sparkling performance at The Aryan School here today. The dancer was in town on the invitation of SPIC
MACAY.
A minor altercation between a ward boy and a trainee male nurse at the operating theater of
the ENT Department at Doon Hospital yesterday led to frayed tempers with the latter accusing the ward boy of slapping him.
Uttarakhand Sports Minister Dinesh Agarwal inaugurated the 13th Little League National Baseball Championship in a function held here today. The guest of honour was Rajpur MLA
Rajkumar. A total of four baseball matches were played on the inaugural day.
Dehradun, September 19
