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Cleanliness drive in Doon as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
CM launches vigorous campaign
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Floral tributes paid in Haridwar
Saints, mahants clean temples
Statehood agitators demand re-identification process
11 IPS officers transferred
Mahar begins dharna, draws small crowd
Revision of circle rates postponed
Film on Gandhiji’s life screened
Children pay tributes to Bapu
Guv greetings on Dasehra
Girls’ worship marks day 8 of Navratra
Peyjal Nigam staff do their bit
Int’l yoga fest kicks off
Street hawkers protest
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Cleanliness drive in Doon as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Dehradun, October 2 At the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited headquarters here in Dehradun, about 1,500 ONGCians and their family members led by DD Misra, Director (Human Resource) took to broom themselves and cleaned their entire campus. They also cleaned the nearby Syed Mohalla locality. A Central Government intative, the campaign is a mass movement to realise Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of ‘Clean India’ and the current national resolve to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation in 2019, by attaining the goal of “Swachh Bharat-Shrestha Bharat”. DD Misra administered the ‘Swachh Bharat pledge’ to the gathering in front of the historic ‘Patiala House’ on the premises of Tel Bhavan. Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait was also garlanded while a run was organised on the occasion. At the Forest Research Institute, Director Dr PP Bhojvaid after garlanding the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the convocation hall, wielded broom and cleaned the surrounding of the historic FRI building. Bhojvaid asked employees to take pledge to ensure that the campus remains cleans under all circumstances. Indo Tibetan Border Police Force organised a cleanliness drive on its Seemadwar campus. Inspector General Northern Frontier ITBP Inder Singh Negi flagged off the drive. A total of 35 officers, 182 subordinate officers and 681 jawans took part in the drive. Banks too joined the cleanliness campaign. Canara Bank zonal office at Rajpur Road cleaned the entire office and its surroundings. Zonal head Jagjeet Singh said employees pledged to give importance to cleanliness. Assistant managers BD Kujur, SK Mahapatra, Lalit Mohan, Adarsh Bahuguna and other employees were present on the occasion. Portraits of Among schools, Green Field School took out a clean India rally. Children of classes VI, VII and VIII took part in the rally. School Principal Reena Jaggi, Chairman Anil Jaggi and teachers were present at the rally. After the rally, the school organised competitions, including essay competition, slogan competition, drawing competition and quiz competition at the Gandhi Resource Centre. BJP women workers led by Kanchan Thakur cleaned the Clock Tower area and its surroundings. The BJP workers raised slogans in support of cleanliness. Sarita Gaur, Sharda Gupta, Indubala and Praveen took part in the campaign. A group of youth volunteers (Green Force) of U Turn Foundation gathered at Gandhi Park with an aim to spread awareness and take proactive steps for ‘Clean Doon’ movement. Green Force utilised the occasion to distribute cloth bags to public as a reminder for citizens to ‘carry your bag’ when one goes shopping. Waste Warriors conducted four clean-up drives and awareness sessions for schoolchildren. As many as 50 students from Doon Girls School and Dehradun Boys School participated in the clean-up drives and collected 10 bags of garbage from around the school premises. Shraddha Zende, project assistant, Waste Warriors, Dehradun, started off the drive with an educational briefing about which kinds of waste can be recycled and the importance of waste segregation. Waste Warriors CEO Jodie Underhill and staff were at Gandhi Park for a function organised by the district administration to mark the start of the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign. |
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CM launches vigorous campaign
Dehradun, October 2 The Chief Minister on the occasion also launched clean India campaign in the state. In his address, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat said the clean India campaign will have to be turned into a mass movement. Rawat said there was also need to ensure cleanliness within oneself rather than just limiting it to outside cleanliness. “We even need to take pledge to rise above religion, caste and regional divides and work for betterment of the country,” he said. He said only collective efforts can ensure success of any cleanliness campaign. The Chief Minister along with others also took a pledge to clean the state of filth and dirt. Cabinet Minister Pritam Singh Panwar and Mantri Prasad Naithani, Dehradun Mayor Vinod Chamoli, MLA Rajkumar, Uttarakhand Congress president Kishore Upadhyaya, District Magistrate Chandresh Yadav and other officials were present on the occasion. The programme ended with distribution of marigold saplings as a token of spreading greenery and setting up a greener tone for upcoming
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Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri remembered
Dehradun, October 2 District Magistrate, Chandresh Kumar Yadav, urged everyone to follow the footsteps of Gandhi and Shastri in a function held at the collectorate today. He said that collective efforts are needed for pushing the state and country on the path of development. Yadav along with dignitaries vowed to carry out a cleanliness drive. He said that creating awareness is the only solution to keep our city neat and clean. He told officials to ensure construction of toilets in primary schools at gram panchyat levels and inculcate the habit of using toilets among schoolchildren. Yadav said that effective measures would be taken for construction of public toilets at every anganwadi centre of the district. Yadav focused on timely disposal of garbage in every corner of the city. At another function, DGP BS Sidhu paid floral tributes at the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri in the presence of other senior police officers. The DGP threw light on the lives of the leaders. He said we must not forget their sacrifices and should stick to their values. The staff at the police headquarters too paid their tributes on the occasion. Later, the DGP visited Police Modern School at the Dehradun police lines and took part in the Clean India Campaign. He addressed the students on the importance of cleanliness. He administered pledge to the students to keep their surroundings clean and hygienic. “Gandhiji always stressed on cleanliness. We can pay real tribute to the father of the nation by keeping our houses, offices and surroundings clean,” said Sidhu in his address to the students. The DGP, SSP Ajay Rautela and the school principal picked up brooms and participated in the cleaning drive in the school. He directed the SSP to provide the students more facilities and announced opening of a new crèche inside the school for students whose both parents are working. Blood donation camp
A voluntary blood donation camp was organised at the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) on the occasion. A total of 82 units of blood were collected in the camp. The voluntary blood donation camp was inaugurated by Director of IHM, Anuj Agarwal. He pleaded with everyone to come forward to participate in voluntary blood donation camps. Agarwal said participating in blood donation camps helps in removing shortage of blood in the country. He said that students should come forward for removing social evils. Movie screened
In another function, members of NGO Society for Health, Education & Women Empowerment Awareness (SHEWA) showed “Gandhi” movie to poor children of slum areas with an aim to inculcate in them the spirit to follow and act on the path of ahisma (non-violence ) and become a good citizen of the country. The programme was inaugurated by Dr BKS Sanjay, director, Sanjay Orthopeadic Spine and Maternity Centre, who urged students to contribute for development of the nation. The programme began with a rendition of Gandhi’s favourite devotional song “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram.” This was followed by a presentation to highlight values and ethics, which he strived to inculcate in society. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sujata Sanjay told SHEWA would work to create awareness among women and children regarding their health. Dr Pratik, secretary, SHEWA, distributed stationery and food to 70 poor children. He said Mahatma Gandhi was a great philosopher and that his principles of non-violence, peace, simple living, honesty and clean politics are still relevant. The OSD and Secretary to the Governor, Arun Dhaundiyal, paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri by garlanding their photographs on their birth anniversary. Artistes from Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya sang Gandhi’s favourite
bhajans.
Mussoorie:
Ganesh Joshi, MLA, Mussoorie, and Mussoorie Municipal Council president Manmohan Singh Mall paid floral tributes at the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Saraswati Vidya Mandir here today. Manmohan Singh Mall, and Ganesh Joshi wielded brooms at Jhoola Ghar and cleaned the area along with supporters around noon as part of the Swachh Bharat campaign. Joshi also inaugurated the new school building at Saraswati Vidya Mandir on the occasion. The students presented several folk dance and song items to mark the occasion. A cleanliness drive was also carried out at various schools and several non-government and government organisations on the occasion. The Tricolour was unfurled at Gandhi Chowk by former MLA, Mussoorie Jot Singh Gunsola, Manmohan Singh Mall, Mussoorie Congress president Satish Dhaundiyal and others on the occasion, which was followed by a floral offering at the portrait of Lal Bahadur Shastri and the staute of Mahatma Gandhi. A pledge to remove untouchablity, promote national integration and keep the town clean were administered by former Congress MLA Jot Singh Gunsola. The Swachhta Abhiyan was also carried out at Dwargad village and Nainbagh market in district Tehri where the traders collected garbage under the leadership of the president, traders association, Sardar Singh. A similar programme was also held at Gharkhait village in Jaunpur development region of district Tehri. The Swachhta Abhiyan (Clean India) programme wa also held at cantonment board at Gadi where floral tributes were paid at the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. A cleanliness drive was carried out from the office to Dakra chowk under the leadership of cantonment board president Brig S. Sabharwal and a pledge was administered to all employees under Swachh Bharat campaign. CEO, Cantt, Vibha Sharma, Guru Prasad Tiwari, president, Sarvjan Shaheed Bhagat Singh branch, Gadi cantt, and others were present on the the occasion. Bhajans dear to Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindra Sangeet were recited at Oak Grove School in Mussoorie. Several schools carried out a drive to clean up their campus and make it garbage free. However, former MLA Mussoorie Jot Singh Gunsola said till the time the cleanliness campaign is not regularise and the garbage not segregated at source, a clean India would remain a distant dream. |
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Floral tributes paid in Haridwar
Haridwar, October 2 People remembered the immense contribution of Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian freedom movement and the global impact of his non-violent movement. Simplicity, honesty and the role of Lal Bahadur Shastri as Union Railway Minister and as Prime Minister of India, particularly during the 1965 Indo-Pak war, was dwelled on by orators. At Collectorate office, Roshanabad, Additional District Magistrate Finance-Revenue Ravneet Cheema paid floral tributes at the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. Girl students of Anandmayi Sewa Sadan Municipal Mahila Inter College presented bhajans ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Sabko Sanmati de Bhagwan’ and ‘Vaishnav Jan To Tainey Kahiye’, which were appreciated by everyone. At the city’s Congress office, party activists paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Subash Ghat. City unit president OP Chauhan said both the statesmen were instrumental in making Indians realise the importance of humility, truth, wisdom, hard-work and non-violence. City legislators Madan Kaushik, Aadesh Chauhan, Chandrasekhar Bhattewala, Swami Yatishwaranand and Mayor Manoj Garg also attended functions on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Uttarakhand Kranti Dal Progressive veteran leader Uday Ram Semwal talked about the visit of Mahatma Gandhi in the early part of the last century to Uttarakhand and also Lal Bahadur Shastri’s coming to the interim state capital Dehradun to inaugurate the famous Clock Tower in the early 50s.
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Saints, mahants clean temples
Haridwar, October 2 As Haridwar is globally famous for its sacred Ganga, spirituality, religious shrines and hub of saints, for cleanliness drive support of seers is imperative. Not only seers but revered spiritual gurus, maha mandaleshwars and saints-turned-politicians today took part in the cleanliness drive. Yoga guru Swami Ramdev, whom Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called in to cooperate in realising this cleanliness dream, thanked the PM for his gesture, assuring of not only his full support but also of millions of yoga guru’s followers and Bharat Swabhiman Trust activists. Acharya Balkrishan, Vice Chancellor of Patanjali Ayurvedic University and protégé of Swami Ramdev, initiated the cleanliness drive at Saptsarovar area, by taking broom in his hand, instead of ayurvedic herbs he usually has. Maha Mandaleshwar Hari Chetanandji Maharaj of Hari Har Ashram along Ganga banks with a number of saints cleaned the lanes leading to Ganga ghats and nearby ashram road. The revered saint lauded the initiative of Narendra Modi, saying that the trust the public of India reposed in him during Lok Sabha elections is paying off, as, be it Mission Clean Ganga, Mission Cleanliness or Mission Toilet in every school, Modi is utilising the resources and younger generation’s capacity creatively and effectively. Mahant Kamal Das opined that if every single saint ensured giving time to cleaning his locality, then it is certain his or her devotees too will follow suit. Saint-turned-politician legislator Swami Yatishwaranandji said that with this cleanliness drive a new era has been heralded by PM Narendra Modi. “Temple city has thousands of saints having lakhs of devotees across the country. One saint taking broom means hundreds of his followers following suit.Haridwar can take a lead in cleanliness drive, as far as public participation in a single city is concerned,” said Swami Yatishwaranandji. At the administrative level, Chief Development Officer Ranjana urged people of the district to ensure cleanliness at offices, houses, lanes and slums. |
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CM Rawat pays tributes to Rampur Tiraha martyrs
Dehradun, October 2 Addressing a gathering on the occasion, the Chief Minister said he had set up a three-member committee headed by the Advocate General to ensure those who inflicted atrocities on state agitators in Rampur Tiraha, Khatima and Mussoorie incidents, were brought to book. The Chief Minister pointed out that Uttarakhand state agitation was not against anybody and was aimed at bringing hills into the mainstream. He said people, cutting across religion, caste and creed, came forward to participate in the agitation. He took the opportunity to thank residents of Muzaffarnagar for helping state agitators. He said Muzaffarnagar had a history of communal harmony. He remembered Late Chowdhary Charan Singh and Mahendra Singh Tikait. He supported the demand for setting up of a Chowdhary Charan Singh memorial in Delhi. |
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Statehood agitators demand re-identification process
Haridwar, October 2 A large number of protestors, mainly women, did a sit-in protest at the city Magistrate office demanding review of the identified statehood agitators list. Raising slogans against the respective state governments since creation of a separate state in 2000, agitators alleged that many a people who didn’t have any connection with statehood movement had been included in the identified statehood agitators list. For the past few years several protests and meetings with the government representatives have been made by these activists, who term their role during the statehood movement as active and no less than those identified by the state government in the past. Secretary of Uttarakhand Rajya Andolankari Manch Meera Raturi while addressing the protestors at the city Magistrate office said district administration didn’t take field survey as a result of which many a women activists who played pivotal role during the movement were left out of the previous statehood agitation activists list. Identified statehood agitator JP Pandey said respective state governments since creation of Uttarakhand in 2000, had failed to live up to the expectations and woes of these activists, who took active part in the statehood agitation. Pandey said people hailing from Haridwar, Roorkee, Lal Dhang, Lakshar, Narsain areas took active part in the movement as well as carried separate agitation alongside to make sure Haridwar district included in the state. “The government should ensure that those people who deserve statehood activist accreditation should be given their due. Many people have made it to the previous lists, who didn’t take active part during separate statehood agitation since 70’s to 90’s. But due to proximity with some political leaders, administrative officers they are now being given government facilities,” said Pandey. Shamsher Bahadur, a left-out statehood agitator, remarked that they feel hurt as they were the ones who took to streets, carried out marches, agitated at various places and sacrificed time for a separate state .But now they feel somewhat dejected as neither political leaders have lived up to the expectations of the people of
the state, neither active statehood participants have been fairly recognised and given due recognition of their contribution. |
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Dehradun, October 2 According to the list released by the police headquarters, IPS officer Sanjay Gunjyal has been made the new DIG, Garhwal Range, in place of Amit Sinha, who will be the new DIG Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC). GS Martolia, who was posted at the police headquarters as DIG CID, has been transferred as the new DIG, Kumaon Range, while DIG Anant Ram Chauhan, who was DIG Kumaon, will charge as the new DIG CID. IPS officer Sweety Aggarwal will be the the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Haridwar, in place of Sadanand Date who has been shifted to the police headquarters as the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Procurement and Maintenance (P&M). While Nilesh Anand Bharne will be the new SSP, Udham Singh Nagar. IPS officer Riddhim Aggarwal has been transferred as the Commandant of the 31 battalion PAC at Udham Singh Nagar. SP Almora Ashok Kumar Bhatt is the new SP Karmik at the police headquarters while Karan Singh Nagniyal will take charge as the new SP Almora. Daleep Singh Kunwar has been made the new SP Champawat in place of Nagniyal. — TNS |
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Mahar begins dharna, draws small crowd
Pithoragarh, October 2 “I have come to pay respect to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi is located at the spot where Mahar is staging the dharna. I have nothing to do with his protest,” said Jagat Singh Khari, chairperson of the Pithoragarh Nagar Palika Parishad and a Harish Rawat loyalist. Mahar started the dharna against the alleged failure of the state government to initiate various development schemes in Pithoragarh district. Mahar, a loyalist and relative of Chief Minister Harish Rawat, was annoyed with the functioning of the state government. According to sources, no minister visited the dharna site while the minister in charge of the district was in hospital. The Speaker of
the Legislative Assembly, Govind Singh Kunjwal, who had acted as Harish Rawat emissary two days ago, did not reach the dharna site as well. Kunjwal had promised to reach the dharna site to hand over some government orders on development schemes sanctioned for the district. “The Speaker was busy today due to Gandhi Jayanti,” said staff members of the Speaker. However, some old Congressmen and youths joined Mahar’s dharna and spoke from the dais praising him for his agitation to highlight the problems of Pithoragarh. “Mahar has guts to take on the people in power. He is dissatisfied with the backwardness of this border district,” said Mukesh Pant, a Congress youth leader in the district. Ahead of the dharna, a pamphlet released by Mahar said he had done various works in the last two years which were more than the works done for the area by former BJP MLA Prakash Pant. “When Mahar can defeat a tall BJP leader like Prakash Pant, he should have been given a Cabinet berth in the state government,” said Tilak Chandra Joshi, a Mahar loyalist. |
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Revision of circle rates postponed
Dehradun, October 2 The decision to revise the land circle rates was taken at a Cabinet meeting in August and the revision would have led to 10-30 per cent hike, but fearing a back lash from the public, the government developed cold feet. In Uttarakhand, the land circle rates were hiked during the first tenure of Khanduri government, the revision led to 60 to 70 per cent increase in land rates. “Surely, if the government were to revise the land rates, it would mean an upward increase and this in turn would certainly make the land acquisition for the common man dearer,” said a property dealer. However, when the government had first decided to go ahead with the hike in circle rates, it was primarily aimed at increasing the revenue of the government. Over the past three years, the circle rates have been not been hiked in the state. “It is an unpopular decision as people purchasing plots or houses will be required to pay more stamp duty in case there is hike in the circle rates,” said an official from the Department of Sales Tax. Significantly for Uttarakhand, the commercial tax continues to yield highest revenue of about Rs 5,000 crore. In several states, the circle rates are being revised every year and the circle rates are fixed on the basis of the width of roads. “It is the government’s decision whether to revise circle rates every year or not. It often leads to rise in the cost of the property,” said the officer. However, before enforcing the revised rates, the district administration invites objections from the public and only then the rates are finalised. |
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Film on Gandhiji’s life screened
Dehradun, October 2 ‘The Making of the Mahatma’ by Shyam Benegal is a film about Mahatma Gandhi’s personal transformation and shows his life as a family man. It depicts how his extraordinary actions transformed him into a leader of millions. The film shows a more humane side of Mahatma Gandhi, who made mistakes, feared, struggled and failed at times, but was adamant on bringing about change. Spic Macay also reached out to children at Rajkiya Purva Madhyamik Shiksha Vidyalaya and screened the film for the students there. |
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Children pay tributes to Bapu
Dehradun, October 2 In the morning, the children gathered at the school and participated in the Sarvdharam Prathna. Principal HS Uniyal said the school decided to mark the occasion by inviting members of the Sarvodaya movement to interact with the school children. “Children interacted with members of Sarvodaya and learnt how some of them were still following in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi,” said Uniyal. Biju Negi, member of the Sarvodaya movement, said efforts were made to bridge the divide between the young and the old. “The children had prepared a write-up on Mahatma Gandhi and it proved valuable for us. We got to know about the thought process of the children and their impressions about Mahatma Gandhi,” said Negi. |
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Guv greetings on Dasehra
Dehradun, October 2 In his message on the eve of the festival, the Governor said this was a festival which is symbolic of the victory of good over evil. “It gives us inspiration to rise above our vested interest, violence and anger and participate in ridding the society of evils. This should be our aim and we should make efforts to achieve it,”
he said.
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Ramlila draws huge crowd in Kumaon
Pithoragarh, October 2 Effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhkarna will be burnt tomorrow. In Almora, Ramlila is being staged at eight localities, including Karnatakkhola, Nanda Devi, Dharanaula, Rajpura, Narayan Tiwari Dewal (NDT) Khatyari and Sarkar ki Aali. “Besides, Durga Puja is being solemnised in the town here. The statue of Goddess Durga has been installed on the Nanda Devi campus,” said Navin Bisht, a resident of Almora. In Berinag, Wadda and Jhoolaghat towns of Pithoragarh district and Lohaghat, Banbasa and Tanakpur towns of Champawat district, life and good deeds of Lord Rama were portrayed by actors
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Girls’ worship marks day 8 of Navratra
Haridwar, October 2 Special rituals were carried out at households and temples by devotees, with women who have been observing fast during the Navratra, completing their fast by offering young girls special food. Women washed feet of these girls, and later, ‘prasad’ including halwa, puri and dal was offered to young girls. Devotees broke their fast by consuming prasad. Devotees visited temples. Tomorrow, Shri Ram Navami will be celebrated across the country. At shrines devoted to Mata Mansa Devi, Mata Chandi Devi, Maya Devi, Sheetla Mata Dakseshwar Maha Dev temple, Mata Vaishno Devi temple, Mata Sheetla Devi temple and other shrines, devotees were seen offering obeisance in large numbers. |
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MAD awareness campaign and clean-up drive
Dehradun, October 2 On the day which also marked the launch of the clean India Campaign by the Central Government, over 50 youngsters assembled at Ashley Hall in the morning and then made their way towards the Neshvilla Road dump. During the drive which lasted for more than an hour, the volunteers cleared the garbage lying around the dump. Moreover, the volunteers also brought the necessary painting equipment with themselves and a six-member team was especially deputed to paint imagery and messages on three walls which surrounded the dump. Even the local people helped MAD volunteers by allowing the team to use their premises for the necessary preparation and also shared buckets and water with the youngsters. The theme of the drive remained “if we have reached Mars, we can also clean the dirt around.” Notably, the activity was organised by coordinator Shardul Singh Rana, Sammanika Rawat, Mukul Dang and Manavendra Singh Rawat. |
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Peyjal Nigam staff do their bit
Dehradun, October 2 Jeetandra Singh Dev, executive engineer, administered the oath of cleanliness to staff during the function. He said that collective efforts are needed for making the city neat and clean. He also urged the gathering to follow in the footsteps of Gandhi and
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Haridwar, October 2 People from many countries are participating in the five-day-long festival. Dev Sanskriti University Chancellor Dr Pranav Pandya inaugurated the festival with lighting of a traditional lamp at the university auditorium. Dr D Kartikeyan, a Padmashree awardee and Patrick McCullum, a Gandhi Peace award winner, along with 200 people are taking part in the yoga festival. — TNS |
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Street hawkers protest
Dehradun, October 2 Speaking on the occasion, Suryakant Dhasmana, vice-president of the pradesh Congress committee, said the Congress-led state government was committed for the welfare of weaker sections of society. He assured the gathering that street hawkers would not be harassed in the near future. After a meeting with chairman of Mandi Samiti Ravinder Kumar, Dhasmana said the samiti officials had decided not to launch anti-encroachment drive. |
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Pithoragarh, October 2
