Sunday, May 29, 2011

Uttarakhand News

BAGESHWAR
Pindari glacier: A group of 13 schoolchildren from Nagpur in Maharashtra went back after visiting the Pindari glacier in the district. They spent 16 days here. “Students were in the age group of 10 to 16 years and the aim of the trek was to teach leadership qualities to them,”said Narendra Single, coordinator of the tour.

DEHRADUN
Hemkund Sahib yatra: The police has put in place all arrangements ahead of the Hemkund Sahib yatra scheduled to start from June 1. Deputy Inspector General of Police Deepam Seth chaired a meeting of officers to chalk out plans for the yatra in Rishikesh. A large number of devotees from Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh take part in the yatra.

Mega lok adalat: Nearly 900 cases were disposed of during a mega lok adalat organised under the District Legal Services Authority here on Saturday. A fine of Rs 33 lakh was also recovered in the lok adalat. The adalat was also organised in Risihikesh and Vikasnagar.

NSS programme : Coordinating officer of the National Service Scheme Devender Singh Negi announced the results of the State National Service Scheme Programme run by HNB Garhwal University here on Sunday. The results have been handed over to all district NSS officers in Uttarakhand.

Blood donation : As many as 50 units of blood were collected by the IMA Blood Bank Society at a blood donation camp organised by Aryan Group, a youth group working for socio-cultural development, on Sunday to mark the opening of their office and a counselling Centre at Rajpur. It was inaugurated by Rajpur MLA Ganesh Joshi while the guest of honour was Chander Gupt Vikram, Chief Warden, Civil Defence.

PITHORAGARH
Rain plays havoc: Sudden rain on Saturday night damaged more than two hectares of cultivable land. Rainwater also entered some of the houses, displacing eight families in Jarmalgaon of the Gangolihat area. “However, no one from the Disaster Mitigation Department or from the district administration visited the affected people to provide them relief,” said JN Pant, a villager.

RAMNAGAR
Jim Corbett National Park: The Governor of the South Province of Sri Lanka would visit the Jim Corbett National Park on May 30 with her team, said Rakesh Tiwari, tehsildar of Ramnagar. Balasurya will reach Kathgodam by the Ranikhet Express and then visit Raj Bhawan, Nainital, on the same day.

TANAKPUR
Mid-day meals: Mid-day meals in a primary school near here are being cooked in a toilet despite the school having a kitchen. This fact has been revealed by an inquiry team set up by the District Education Officer of Champawat district. “This is a serious matter and the guilty will be punished,” said Mukul Sati, DEO.

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