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assembly in session
314 families yet to get land transfer rights
Supplementary budget passed amid uproar
Minister Pritam Singh embarrasses govt
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Kimoi village residents long for road
Chinese academicians for free trade of Yarsa Gumba
Uttarakhand tourism pavilion a big draw
MC to issue notices to those not paying garbage collection fee
AAP members’ march to Assembly foiled
Urban Development Dept restructuring opposed
‘Illegal extraction from forests goes unnoticed’
Poachers active in high valleys, alert sounded
Anna to visit Doon On Dec 21
Twins set to scale Mt Vinson
80 delegates take part in bamboo seminar
1 held with leopard body parts
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Dehradun, November 26 BJP legislator from Landsdowne Dilip Singh Rawat raised the question in the Legislative Assembly whether the state government’s approval was sought while declaring the eco-sensitive zones. In a supplementary question, Congress MLA Nav Prabhat said the Central government declared 4,179.59 sq km of the Bhagirathi watershed area as an eco-sensitive zone, a ban was imposed on hydropower projects. “Is the definition of an eco-sensitive zone being followed by the Central government the same as that followed by the state government because if by the creation of such zones, local people are unable to realize their rights then it is worth the effort to examine the definition of eco-sensitive zone,” he said. In the absence of Minister of Forests and Wildlife Dinesh Agarwal, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Indira Hridayesh said the Central government had declared the Bhagirathi watershed area as eco-sensitive zone without the consent of the state government. “In order to retain the beauty and conserve the flora and fauna of certain areas, the state government has proposed the declaration of Mussoorie Wild Life Park, Valley of Flowers and Nandour Wildlife Park as eco-sensitive zones, but the notification has not been issued so far,” she said. She said the declaration of eco-sensitive zones existed in the concurrent list as such both the state and the centre can declare them. “The guidelines followed by the state to declare eco-sensitive zone leads to ban on power projects, polluting industry, discharge of sewage, ban on the use of polythene bags etc. It is aimed at conserving the area,” she said. In his supplementary, Congress MLA from Gangotri Vijay Pal Singh Sajvan said the declaration of Bhagirathi watershed as eco-sensitive zone had stalled development activity in 80 villages which were badly affected by the 2013 disaster. The minister said construction and other activity can take place after the approval of a master plan.
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314 families yet to get land transfer rights
Dehradun, November 26 These families have been settled on the state government land (category 1) in Kashipur and Ramnagar villages. The 314 families engaged in farming have been residing on government land since 1994, but to their misfortune their names have not been included in the land records of Ramnagar and Kashipur tehsils. These villagers cannot sell the land nor mortgage it for loan purpose. On the other hand, the government inadvertently settled farmers on land meant for public use in Escort farm (Kashipur). Raising the issue during the Question Hour in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, Kashipur Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Harbhajan Singh Cheema highlighted the apathy of the government. “In Pauri, these families possessed the land that was recorded in the tehsil record, but the families
do not have transfer rights in their new place of settlement and continue to wait for the day when their names would find mention in the revenue records. I want to know when the government would complete the task of enlisting the land,” the MLA said. Failing to give any deadline, in his reply to the starred question, Uttrakhand Revenue Minister Yashpal Arya said the process was long and tedious as the land on which the families were settled was a forest land. “A process was started to deforest the land after seeking permission from the Central Government to carry out the bandobast. The survey pertaining
to Laldaang village in Ramnagar is expected to be completed in one month,” Arya said. Significantly, raising the issue of farmers settled
in Escort farm in Kashipur, MLA Cheema wanted to know if these farmers would be given transferable rights. To this, the minister said the farmers were settled on the government land meant for public use in 2006. “This land is for public use only and was leased to them under the Land Ceiling Act (231) as such transferable rights cannot be given to them. The farmers were somehow given the land meant for public use,” he said.
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Supplementary budget passed amid uproar
Dehradun, November 26 In the morning, the BJP members allowed the Question Hour to pass off smoothly, but thereafter the Opposition members demanded discussion under rule 310, but the Speaker remained unmoved. The angry BJP MLAs then trooped to the well of the House, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House thrice. Outside the House, BJP chief and MLA Teerath Singh Rawat said they would not allow the House to function. “The government should initiate discussion and immediately ask the agencies concerned to arrest the culprits behind the barbaric incident,” he said. As soon as the House convened after the lunch break, the BJP MLAs wearing black bands entered the Assembly House and again raised the demand for discussion under rule 310. In the ensuing bedlam, the government managed to conduct the business, including passage of the Rs 2,121.42 crore supplementary budget, without the discussion by the Opposition. In the second supplementary budget for 2014-15, the government has allocated majority of funds for the welfare of people and ongoing projects. Rs 15.50 crore has been allocated for the Chief Minister’s old age pension scheme, Rs 101.67 crore for Raniketh pumping plan, Rs 99.63 crore for education, sports and youth welfare schemes, Rs 31 crore for Haldwani Medical College and Nursing College, Rs 74.21 crore for modernisation of police. In addition to the supplementary budget, the Uttarakhand Ropeway Bill (2014) and Uttarakhand Green Energy Cess Bill (2014) were also passed.
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Minister Pritam Singh embarrasses govt
Dehradun, November 26 This forced Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal to adjourn the question for the next time. To a question posed by BJP MLA Dilip Singh Rawat regarding the distribution of kerosene under the public distribution system in Nainidanda and Rikhnikhal blocks falling under Landsdowne, the minister replied the information was being
collected. Having said this, the minister opened himself to an onslaught from the Opposition who wanted to know when the information would be collected. The minister replied it was still being collected and waited for a note from his officers carrying information to bail him out. But the note never came, forcing the Speaker to intervene and adjourn the question till next time. The fumbling minister continued to remain the target of the Opposition for his ill-preparedness thoroughly embarrassing the government. During the Question Hour, the demand for raising the MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund to Rs 4 crore also came up in the House but it did not receive a good response. However, on the specific complaint by the Congress MLA that the MLALAD fund was being released in installments which was creating problems in completing works, the Speaker directed the government to release it in one go. The MLAs were also able to get assurance for the release of Rs 28 lakh under the MLALAD fund for carrying out restoration and construction work for temples for this financial year. If Pritam Singh embarrassed the government, Congress MLA Hira Singh Bisht also took the government to task for failing to enforce labour laws in the state which was harming the interest of the workers. “Multinational companies have been dismissing employees on the smallest pretext and are preventing them from forming unions which were against the labour laws,” he said. BJP MLA Rajesh Shukla tried to draw the attention of the government on the pending appointment
of the Vice-Chancellor for Pantnagar University by raising a placard displaying the demand. Faux pas
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Kimoi village residents long for road
Mussoorie, November 26 Chattar Singh, an elderly person from the village, said Kimoi village had been deprived of development even 67 years after Independence. In the absence of road connectivity they had to trudge 8 km in case of medical emergency. Children have to wake up early in the morning as they have to walk to their school in Mussoorie braving the risk of attacks by wild animals. According to former gram pradhan of Kimoi village, Tara Chand Aswal, the state government had given financial approval for the construction of an 8-km road from Masrana to Kimoi village in 2006, but the work could not take off as a 600-metre patch fell in the Rajaji Wildlife National Park. He said the PWD, Thatyur division, was contacted for the identification of trees falling in the area. Aswal added a large number of people had migrated from the area in the absence of a road. DFO, Mussoorie Forest division, Dheeraj Pandey said due to the 600-metre patch falling under the wildlife sanctuary territory, a proposal for clearance of the road project to be taken up with the Centre was submitted to the State Wildlife Board.
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Chinese academicians for free trade of Yarsa Gumba
Dehradun, November 26 There have been reports of growing number of incidents of smuggling of medicinal mushroom Yarsa Gumba to China from Himalayan countries. Academicians, who are on a visit to Dehradun these days, interacted with The Tribune today. Dr Yang Xuefei from Kunming Institute of Botany, Yunnan Province, China, said free trade between China and other Himalayan nations like Nepal, Bhutan and Indian Himalayan states of
Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh would help in checking the smuggling of biodiversity from these regions to China. She added while there was no national policy linked to extraction of herbs like Yarsa
Gumba, there certainly were regulations at the local level. Xuefei said ophiocordyceps sinensis had immense importance in the Chinese traditional medicine system and that was the reason it was being smuggled to China from Indian Himalayan states and countriles like Bhutan and Nepal. Echoing similar vies, Dr Lu
Xiaotong, Director Policy, Institute for Environment and Policy, said while there was no national law to check exploitation of herbs like Yarsa Gumba in China, there was restriction on its rampant exploitation. She said a proper trade mechanism between China and other Yarsa Gumba producing Himalayan countries would be of mutual benefit. While China needs this herb, others wanted to sell it at a higher price, she
added. Madhusudan Thapa Magar, Joint Secretary, Dhangadi District Plant Office, Nepal, admitted that his countrymen preferred to sell Yarsa Gumba to China at higher prices. He said locals pay Rs 10,000 per kg as tax to the Nepalese government for Yarsa Gumba extracted and were free to sell their produce. He added Yarsa Gumba was found in abundance in
Rolpa, Dolpa and Jhumla areas of western Nepal. Dr Krishna Prasad Oli, also from Nepal, said while community groups had been formed in his country to harvest Yarsa
Gumba, locals were more keen to sell their produce to China. Dr Kenjum Bagra from Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Board advocated a proper policy for the extraction of Yarsa Gumba in the Himalayan states of India. He said lack of a proper policy was affecting both harvesters and governments. He added Arunachal Pradesh had a tie up with various multinational pharmaceutical companies to ensure better prices of Yarsa Gumba harvested by the
villagers. Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board Chairman Rakesh Shah said better biodiversity conservation efforts in Himalayan states could only be ensured when they interact frequently. He added the State Biodiversity Board on its part was making all efforts to sensitise society towards the importance of biodiversity conservation. While initiatives had been undertaken to systemise extraction of Yarsa Gumba in the alpine areas of the state, he admitted that a lot still needs to be done.
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Uttarakhand tourism pavilion a big draw
Dehradun, November 26 The main thrust in the pavilion, set up by the Uttarakhand Tourism, is on portraying the state as a holistic tourism destination featuring winter feast at Kharsali
(Yamunotri), Mukhba (Gangotri), Omkareshwar (Kedarnath), Pandukeswar (Badrinath) and
others. Poonam Chand, Deputy Director, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, said, “The Uttarakhand Tourism pavilion is receiving a tremendous response in IITF-2014. We are committed to hosting the visitors with full enthusiasm and zeal. The Uttarakhand Tourism is promoting adventure tourism, spiritual tourism, leisure tourism and lesser known destination of
Uttarakhand. Also, the government has kick-started the winter Char Dham
Yatra, which is all set to begin in the coming days. We are putting our best foot forward to promote tourism and the Winter Char Dham Yatra on different platforms all over the country and IITF-2014 is one of them.” Later, Chief Minister Harish Rawat declared winners of the “Winter Char Dham Yatra radio campaign” contest which was organised jointly by the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, the Indian Association of Professional Rafting Outfit and Hotel Association of
Uttarakhand. The winners included Rahul Dabas, Atendra, Naveen Kumar, Chapla Suman and Vijay Kumar. The winners of the contest have been give a free stay of two nights and three days along with a rafting tour at any of the locations
Nainital, Mussoorie, Dehradun and Shivpuri.
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MC to issue notices to those not paying garbage collection fee
Dehradun, November 26 A number of residents have refused to avail the services and prefer dumping the garbage on their own. Giving details, Mukhya Nagar Adhikari Harak Singh Rawat said despite repeated requests, people are not willing to avail the services being extended to them at a nominal cost. Rather than giving the garbage to the collection vehicle, most of the people throw it here and there, leading to severe garbage problems, he said. “As part of the
programme, in the first phase, we are sending the residents notices, requesting them to avail the services. In the next phase, we will send notices to those who are still dumping the garbage in the open. A warning of levying a fine of Rs 500 will be given. In the third phase, challans will be issued to the defaulters. The garbage collection vehicle moves across the entire city and a list of all the households and commercial establishments who are not paying for the services is maintained,” he added. “If we are to ensure effective management of garbage, strict action has got to be taken. The biggest contributor to
the poor sanitary condition is haphazard dumping of garbage by the public,” said the Mukhya Nagar
Adhikari.
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Homoeopathy pharmacists stage protest against govt
Dehradun, November 26 The protesters, under the banner of Uttarakhand Unemployed Homoeopathy Pharmacists, gathered at the Raipur bus stand. The agitators took out a protest rally that passed through Buddha
Chowk, CMI Hospital crossing, Araghar and Dharampur. Unemployed diploma pharmacists protested at barricades on Haridwar Road. They said a memorandum highlighting their demands relating to homoeopathy pharmacists’ service rule, filling of vacant posts etc had been submitted to officials many times and steps for fulfilment of their demands were awaited. The agitators said villagers were the worst sufferers in absence of medical officers at health centres in the upper reaches.
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Hungarian band regales audience at SelaQui International School
Dehradun, November 26 Indian traditions were ceremoniously conducted and revered by men foreign to our land, creating a bond even before the start of the
programme. The team comprised of Ákos Tárnok, Tibor Lendvai, Lajos Kiss, Árpád Horváth, and Norbert Nagy and used traditional instruments of countryside Hungary like double-bottomed Moldavian Csángó drum, hurdy-gurdy and
gardon. The Multipurpose Hall witnessed a tempest of applause and each performance was celebrated. Language seemed not to be a barrier while melodies and synchronised harmony had the audience enthralled. A dance gig performed by lead vocalist Akos Tarnok stole the show. Each piece was graced by a prelude read in English by Norbert Nagy with a tinge of Hungarian influence, detailing the performance and also enlightening us about the instruments in use. Most of the song was influenced by strong rural settings and folk songs of Hungarian countryside dealing with love, separation and joy. The mesmerided audience was privileged to hear a presentation in addition to what the band had originally planned, as they were humbled by hospitality. Indeed, it was an evening when one was transported to Hunger instantaneously, an evening when music was “Manna” for
SeQuins. Rashid Shraufuddin, principal of the school, welcomed the Hugarain band. Earlier, the band also enthralled students of Asian School with a rendition of live traditional Hungarian folk music here today. Arpad Horuath and his band are renowned among Hungarian folk music enthusiasts for their regular concerts and folk dance events. They are known for the use of typical musical instrument of the original collection area developed by Hungarian peasants. The band’s repertoire is diverse. Apart from poor young men’s chants, who fled from the military service, choosing the outlaws fate, the ensemble played songs that transported the audience the world of the Hungarian peasants, full of fun, holidays, joy, sorrow, ecstasy and love with contemporary, but eternal folk wording. In the interaction session between students and the artistes that followed the performance, the students’ interest and curiosity was abundantly reflected in the questions that they put before the artistes.
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AAP members’ march to Assembly foiled
Dehradun, November 26 The AAP activists gathered at Hindi Bhawan here and marched towards the state Assembly. They passed through Buddha
Chowk, Araghar Chowk and Dharampur and were stopped by the police at the barricades put up on Haridwar Road. The protesters sat on a dharna on the spot and raised anti-government slogans. They lamented that they had given memorandums of demands to Chief Minister Harish Rawat many times, but he had taken no steps to fulfil their demands. They demanded that the state government should take steps to make the Tripathi Commission report public, check corruption in government departments, take effective steps to overcome shortage of manpower in health, and education departments, provide security to women, and redevelop damaged infrastructure in disaster-hit areas.
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Urban Development Dept restructuring opposed
Mussoorie, November 26 According to president of Uttarakhand Shairi Vikas Kendriyat (Rajasva) Sewa Sangh, Azhar Ali, the association has learnt from sources that the department is planning to move a proposal for restructuring and reducing the number of revenue officials from state revenue cadres posted in various Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats and replacing them with officials from administrative cadres. At present, officials from revenue cadres, namely executive officers, tax superintendent etc are looking after administrative affairs of various Municipal Councils
and Nagar Panchayats in the state and have added responsibility of garnering revenue for the Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats, said Azhar Ali. He further said that on one hand, the Urban Development Department was urging various Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats to become self-reliant on the economic front, and on the other, it was bent on phasing out the role of officials from revenue cadres in various Municipal Councils and Nagar panchayats. He said that without the help of revenue officials, no Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat can become self-reliant. Despite that knowledge, a conspiracy is being hatched to curtail or curb the role of revenue officials and replace their posts with those of administrative officers, he stated. Ali, speaking to The Tribune, said the Chief Minister had directed the Urban Development Department to restructure posts in accordance with revenue guidelines, but unfortunately, that is not being done, resulting in alleged exploitation of officials from revenue cadres. He further said the association demanded that equal treatment should henceforth be meted out to the officials henceforth. The increase in the pay structure should be at the same level, he said. It has further been learnt that bureaucrats from the administrative department apprehend that once the 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendments of Panchayati Raj are implemented, the powers would rest with the political
fraternity. One way to curb that prospect is introduction of administrative officers at Municipal Council and Nagar Panchayat level, it is felt.
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Free artificial limbs camp at Raphael Centre
Dehradun, November 26 The camp began here yesterday and will continue till November 28. It aims to provide artificial limbs and polio calipers free of cost to over 300 underprivileged people who may have lost their limbs due to an accident, injury or a disease. Over 170 underprivileged people have made prior registrations to avail free procedure at the camp. Raphael Centre and MIF volunteers have ensured comfortable arrangements for the patients. They will encourage the patients to walk with their new limbs. Mohini Daljeet Singh, chief executive of Max India Foundation, said, “Max India Foundation works in the space of providing healthcare to the needy and the underprivileged section of society. Our annual initiative of providing artificial limbs and calipers is in its seventh year and over 3,497 persons have benefited from such camps across north India. Over the years, we have realised that by overcoming physical disability, an individual gets a new lease of life and gathers confidence to lead a life full of dignity and independence. The Manav Seva Sannidhi led by Abhilasha Singhvi enables MIF in this initiative at different locations across India. All their volunteers are beneficiaries from past camps, who motivate and share experiences with the patients and encourage them to walk. Abhilasha Singhvi, founder and executive trustee of Manav Seva Sannidhi said, “We take great pride in partnering with MIF for such a noble cause and consider it a privilege to help the poor through the artificial limbs camp every year. I look at this initiative as a way to embrace the disabled persons and help them rejoice by making them able to walk again and continue their journey of life with dignity and self-respect.” This is the seventh camp organised by Max India Foundation.
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Bandh in Kumaon over killing of 7-year-old girl
Pithoragarh, November 26 The girl was abducted from Haldwani town a few days ago. A resident of Pithoragarh town, Kashish had gone to Haldwani to attend the wedding of her uncle at Shishmahal on November 20 and was abducted from the banquet hall that night. Her body was found near the banquet hall after four days. “This shows complete failure of the police as they could not recover the body nor apprehend the culprits,” said Bhagwan Singh Rawat, convener of the Pithoragarh Lok Manch. People in large numbers held protests in Pithoragarh and Haldwani towns demanding justice for the girl. In Haldwani, people closed educational institutions and blocked roads for some time at Kathgodam and Haldwani markets. They demanded the arrest of the culprits within 24 hours. “We will take to streets again if the police fail to arrest the criminals,” said Lalit Joshi, a Congress worker in Haldwani. The police reportedly have got certain clues about those involved in the crime. In Almora town, people gathered at the Nanda Devi ground and demanded immediate arrest of the criminals. “Innocent people are suffering due to increase in crime incidents in the state. Politicians started patronising criminals after the state came into existence,” said Shamsher Singh Bisht, a social worker and convener of the Uttarakhand Lok Vahini at Almora. Police hunt for culprits
Dehradun: Additional Director General, (Law and Order), Ram Singh Meena, who is camping in Haldwani told that five police teams were formed to crack the rape and murder of seven-year-old girl in Haldwani, Nainital. Meena said teams of Special Task Force and forensic experts were working round- the-clock to put culprits behind the bars. He said the police teams were sent to neighbouring states Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to nab the culprits. He said DNA sampling had been done, and finger prints were collected to nab the culprits. Meena told that stern instructions were given to police officials to work hard
to solve the case at the earliest. He told that investigating teams were keeping a tab on movements of the culprits. Earlier, a seven-year-old girl went missing outside a banquet hall in Haldwani on November 20. The Pithoragarh girl had come along with her parents to attend a marriage ceremony in Haldwani. The decomposed body of the girl was found near banquet hall after five days that sparked resentment among residents. CM expresses grief Dehradun: Chief Minister Harish Rawat has expressed grief over the murder of the minor girl in Haldwani, Nainital. He has instructed DGP BS Sidhu to solve the murder mystery at the earliest. Rawat instructed him to take steps to maintain law and order in the state and take the support of forensic and finger print experts to crack the case.
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‘Illegal extraction from forests goes unnoticed’
Dehradun, November 26 Raj Kishore Singh from Karnataka Biodiversity Board spoke on illegal extraction from forests. He said industries, which use forest produce, did not reveal the source of their raw material as there was no binding on them to do it. “Thus, illegal extraction takes place but it does not come on the Forest Department’s record,” he added. Dr SP Singh from FRI University spoke on the effect of the ban on tree felling in the Himalayas above 1,000 metre height. Dr Singh said the ban on felling was good in ideology but a long-term ban was not in the interest of forests. “Pine comes up naturally in spaces in banj forests, even if the Forest Department does not plant it. If pine is not allowed, banj forest will degrade and forest will disappear,” he argued. He said 30 to 40 per cent forest area can be managed for conservation and the remaining area can be managed for timber production and harvest. “We are importing huge amount of wood from abroad, which is in fact leading to deforestation from other countries from where we import wood,” he added. Dr AR Sinha, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Uttarakhand, spoke on the ban on green felling in the Himalayas below 1,000 metres height. “Due to the ban, forests are becoming very dense, and trees are not able to have a thick diameter. The ban has not been able to increase the quantity of standing timber or regeneration. Thus, an excessively long ban is not doing any good to the new forest crop,” he said. “Peepal, gular, bakli and kharpat trees are not able to come up in the forest due to shade there. Due to this reason, elephants do not get enough food in the forest and are coming out to the road,” he added. Earlier in the day, there was a poster session in which participants displayed posters on scientific advancements in forestry like biological control of insects, propagation of trees, genetic improvement and effects of climate change and tsunami.
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Villagers demand road for Salt constituency
Dehradun, November 26 The agitators under banner of the Ramganga Sadak Andolan protested near Vidhan Sabha. They said the PWD was yet to construct the Marchulla-Bhakiyasain road, despite being sanctioned in 2003. They said a memorandum was submitted to officials concerned several times, but steps were still awaited to construct 40-km long road. The agitators said villagers were sufferers in the absence of proper infrastructure in the Salt Assembly constituency. The condition of road, health centres, schools etc. worsened after natural calamities.
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Poachers active in high valleys, alert sounded
Pithoragarh, November 26 “Smoke from fires in the high altitude areas of Panchachuli, Chiplakedar, Ralam and Kalamuni in Munsiyari, Darma and Byans mountains in the Dharchula forest range indicates that poachers have started encircling animals
to kill them. The smoke in high mountains emanates from fires lit by poachers,” said a forest officer in Pithoragarh division. He said poachers lit fires to deceive animals to kill them. “Animals such as musk deer, bharal, Himalayan black beer, snow leopards and other high altitude animals usually get trapped and are killed by poachers. The skin, bones and other body parts of these animals are in high demand,” he added. The poaching incidents rise during the winter as villagers living in high altitude areas along with their cattle migrate to lower valleys to escape severe cold conditions. “The poaching incidents occur every year but the Forest Department has not arrested any poacher in the last one decade. This shows Forest Department officials are in hand in glove with these poachers,” alleged Gulab Singh Pangti, president of the Malla Johart Vikas
Samiti, Munsiyari.
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Himalayan Academy, Rao Club win in cricket
Dehradun, November 26 In the opening match, Rao Cricket Club batted first and set a target of 139 runs in 15 overs. Rahul scored 51 runs while Aditya contributed 30 runs for Rao Cricket Club. In reply, St Xavier’s team fell short of the target and could score only 76 runs in 15 overs losing eight wickets. They lost the match by 63 runs. In the next match, Himalayan Cricket Academy batting first scored 187 runs in 25 overs. Chasing the target, UCST Club was bowled out for a paltry 41 runs in 10.1 overs and they lost the match by 146 runs. Vijay Singh of Himalayan Cricket Academy gave all-round performance by scoring 54 runs and taking five wickets.
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Welham Girls’ School to take on St Mary’s School in basketball semifinal
today
Dehradun, November 26 In a well-contested match in the girls’ section today, St. Mary’s school beat Aryan School 18-12. The score during the four quarters was 02-04, 04-02, 08-04 and 04-02. The highest scorer were Vanshika for St. Mary’s School and Zermit for The Aryan School. In another match, Welham Girls’ School beat Hopetown Girls’ School 42-12. Maintaining a huge lead throughout the match (21-05, 06-02, 06-00, 09-02), the winners easily made it to the semifinal. Yassha for Hopetown Girls’ School and Khushi For Welham Girls’ School were the highest scorer in the match. In the boys section, Doon International School beat Hilton’s School 40-14; Woodstock School beat DAV Public School 51-11; The Asian School beat Summer Valley School 28-08. In the semi-final match in the girls’ section, Welham Girls’ School will clash with St. Mary’s School and Woodstock School will face Doon International School tomorrow while in the boys section, the semifinal match will be played between The Asian School and Woodstock School and Doon International School and St. Mary’s School. Volleyball teams selection at Rudrapur on Dec 5
Volleyball teams (boys and girls) for the 24th National Mini Volleyball Championship to be held in Chennai will be selected on December 5 at Rudrapur. This was disclosed by Lalit Kumar Gaur, treasurer, Uttarakhand Volleyball Association. The teams will be selected at Danpur village (Rudrapur) from 11 am and the minimum age is 13 years. The players have been asked to bring their age certificates with them. The state level referee test will be held on December 6 at Danpur village and the senior level state volleyball tournament ( boys and girls) will be played from December five to seven.
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Dehradun, November 26 Addressing mediapersons here today, Bhopal Singh Chowdhury, state convener, Jantantra Morcha, said political leaders, RTI activists, NGOs, scholars etc are likely to participate in the seminar. He said participants will form an activists’ group that would work to curtail corruption, for environment protection and for the state’s development. — TNS
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Twins set to scale Mt Vinson
Dehradun, November 26 In a release issued here today, the twin sisters stated that Mount Vinson would be their final destination in the 247 mission in which they set out to scale the seven highest peaks of various continents. If successful, the duo would become world’s first twins to achieve this feat. Mount Vinson (4892m/16,045ft) is the highest peak in Antarctica. Located 660 nautical miles from the South Pole, Mt Vinson is the highest peak in Antarctica.
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Bar Association opposes revised circle rates
Dehradun, November 26 In a press conference organised here today, Rajiv Sharma, president of the association, said the Bar Association of Vikasnagar and Haridwar have joined their protest against revision of circle rates in Dehradun. “We had submitted a memorandum to District Magistrate Chandresh Kumar regarding our discontentment on the revision of circle rates. By flouting the norms set by the state government, the District Magistrate has burdened the public with inflated circle rates,” he added.
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80 delegates take part in bamboo seminar
Dehradun, November 26 The delegates participating in the two-day deliberations made 25 poster presentations. They also stressed on the need for promoting scientific research in the bamboo sector. |
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1 held with leopard body parts
Pithoragarh, November 26 “On a tip off, a combined team led by Shishupal Rana reached the Ghat bridge early morning and caught suspected poacher Pappu Prasad, who was walking towards the district headquarters from Gangolihat. During search the team recovered 10.5 kg of bones, four skulls and canines of leopard. It arrested Pappu under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act,” said RL Sharma, SP, Pithoragarh. The police said the poacher during interrogation confessed that he had killed four leopards by poisoning them two years ago and buried their bodies. “The poacher was going to sell the bones to some source in Nepal,” said the police officer.
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