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Hello Jammu News at 4:16:00 PM 0


Dehradun, Mar 24 :  The statewide lockdown in Uttarakhand was strictly enforced on Tuesday with the administration not allowing even grocery shops to remain open and private vehicles on the roads after 10 am.

The lockdown was imposed on Sunday night to contain the spread of coronavirus outbreak which has infected four persons, including a US national in Uttarakhand so far.

Shops selling essentials and private vehicles had been kept out of the purview of the lockdown so that people are not inconvenienced but crowding on the streets on Monday prompted the government to open them only for three hours in the morning from 7am to 10am.

Heavy barricading was done in towns and cities besides making adequate deployment of police personnel to stop crowding and ask people to return to their homes.

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat appealed to people to stay put for their own safety and that of their families.

"Take a pledge to stay at home for ten days and spend time with your families. Capture the happy moments on your phone and share them," Rawat said in a tweet.

Tourists in the state were asked to reschedule their travel plans in view of the cancellation of all flights after midnight on Tuesday.

Tourist guest houses in Naukuchiatal and Ganga resort of the Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam will be available to them on transit to Rishikesh, the tourism department said in an advisory.

The shops selling essential articles downed their shutters after 10 am as ordered and police personnel were seen intercepting people at the barricades to stop their free movement in view of the lockdown.

A report from Karnaprayag in Chamoli district said police personnel took pictures of lockdown violators holding a pamphlet in their hands that read: "I am enemy of society, I won't stay at home" to build moral pressure on residents not to venture out".

The Rispana bridge in Dehradun, where daily wage labourers gather every morning looking for work, was devoid of the crowds on Tuesday.

The chief minister had announced on Sunday that Rs 1000 will be paid to every registered daily wage labourer to compensate them for the loss of work during the lockdown period.

However, unregistered labourers were seen gardening, doing carpenter's or plumbing jobs inside private homes in colonies.

Construction workers were missing from building sites.

All coronavirus patients are admitted in the isolation ward of the the government Doon Hospital.
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Pithoragarh, June 20 :  The first batch of 58 Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrims Thursday reached the Tibet Autonomous Region of China through the Lipulekh pass. 

The pilgrims crossed over into the Chinese territory through the Lipulekh pass located at 17,500 feet on way to Kailash-Mansarovar at 8.15 am, said Ashok Joshi, General Manager of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN), the nodal agency for the yatra. 

"All the members of the batch are safe. They were found medically fit by ITBP doctors during a check-up at Gunji. The batch will return to the pass after spending seven days inside Tibet where the pilgrims will have a view (darshan) of the holy Kailash believed to be the abode of Hindu deity Shiva and bathe in the sacred Mansarovar lake," Joshi said. 

Besides the first batch, two other batches of pilgrims have also reached close to the Lipulekh pass, he said.                   [Agencies]
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Dehradun, Jun 17 :   It rained in Dehradun on Monday after a long dry spell, bringing much-needed respite to residents from heat.

Though it was sunny and hot in the morning, rain made the weather pleasant in the afternoon.

Dehradun is experiencing gruelling heat this summer with the maximum temperature hovering around 40 degrees Celsius.

The city had its hottest day this summer on Saturday recording a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius.
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Haridwar, Jun 15   :  Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, a body of various sects of ascetics, Saturday asked the Centre to build a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and abolish Article 370 of the Constitution which gives autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir.

It also demanded expansion of the area allocated for the 2021 Kumbh Mela, construction of a ring road around the fair area besides grant of Rs 5 crore to each of the 13 akharas for building things of permanent nature in their chavanis in view of the Kumbh congregation. 

A resolution to this effect was passed by the attending akharas at a meeting of the Akhara Parishad headed by Mahanth Narendra Giri. 

The resolution will be handed to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat when he returns from New Delhi on Sunday. 

The parishad also demanded the appointment of a nodal officer for Kumbh mela soon so that construction projects of permanent nature in the fair area can be completed expeditiously. 

Parishad general secretary Mahanth Hari Giri said the mela area should be freed of encroachments and expanded for the convenience of the devotees.                  [Agencies]
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Dehradun, Feb 18 :  Even as the last rites of Major Chitresh Bisht were still underway in Haridwar on Monday, Uttarakhand received the news of another brave soldier -- Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal -- attaining martyrdom in an encounter with terrorists in Pulwama in Jammu Kashmir. 

Major Dhoundiyal, a resident of Dehradun, was among four Army men killed in an encounter with JeM terrorists in Pulwama district just a short distance away from the spot where 40 CRPF personnel were killed recently in a suicide attack by the outfit.

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat expressed grief at the martyrdom of Major Dhoundiyal, saying the entire country stood with the martyr's family.

Major Chitresh Bisht was killed while defusing a mine on the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district on Saturday.His mortal remains were consigned to flames in Haridwar on Monday afternoon.
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Dehradun Feb 14 : The upper reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the lower areas were lashed by heavy rains, the meteorological department said.

Areas located above 2,500 metres above the sea level in Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts received fresh snowfall and the lower areas in most of the districts were hit by rains adding to chill all over the state, it said.

The Met office said it started snowing in Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, Rudranath and Panchkedar temples in Chamoli district and at Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district early in the morning and continued intermittently.

Cold winds blowing from the hills swept the plains which also received showers in varying degrees, it said.

It rained intermittently in Dehradun throughout the day. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi who arrived here on way to Rudrapur to address a rally was held up at the Jolly Grant airport here for over four hours due to bad weather.

The prime minister arrived here at around 7 am but could leave in an IAF helicopter for his onward journey only at 11.15 am, a senior police official said.             PTI
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Dehradun, Oct 12 (PTI) The Uttarakhand Police Friday launched a fresh operation in areas adjoining Kedarnath in search of the skeletal remains of the victims of massive floods and landslides that lashed the region in 2013, officials said.

The operation is in accordance with an order of the Uttarakhand High Court passed in 2016 that asked the state government to conduct fresh searches in the tragedy-hit area to find if any more remains were lying hidden.


Led by SP rank officers, police teams comprising 35 members have gone deep into the jungles around the shrine in search of the remains of people who went missing after the deluge, Additional Director General (law and order) Ashok Kumar said. The teams will comb the stretch between Gaurikund and Kedarnath on different routes including Kalimath and Trijuginarayan, the official said. The hight court had issued directives on a PIL that contended that despite the state government admitting around 3,500 persons had gone missing after the devastating deluge, only 450 bodies had been recovered. 

Thirty-one skeletons were recovered from the forests near Trijuginarayan area in Rudraprayag district in October 2016, more than three years after the calamity.

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Nainital, Oct 12 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to ensure supply of essential commodities to remote villages in Pithoragarh district using choppers within 24 hours and maintain this throughout the winter season. 


The order came Thursday on a PIL filed by the residents of around a dozen villages of the district complaining of shortage of essential food items and other necessities due to their location in inhospitable terrain and poor road connectivity.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari directed as an interim measure the Uttarakhand government is to provide necessary rations, including flour, ghee, rice, cereals and pulses including fresh vegetables, spices, kerosene oil, matchboxes, condensed milk, tea, toiletries, blankets and other items of daily need within 24 hours by helicopter.

The court also asked the state government to maintain regular supply of these items to the villages concerned till the winter season is over. 

"It shall be open to the state administration to liaison with the Indo Tibetan Border Police Force to punctually implement this order. We also permit the chief secretary of Uttarakhand, to take the assistance of the Indian Air Force towards the implementation of this order," the court said. 

The PIL was filed by the residents Lamari, Bundi, Chaiya Lekh, Garbiyang, Napalchu, Gunji, Nabi, Rongkong, Kuti, Kalapani, Nabhi Dhang of Pithoragarh district.

Together they have a population of about 9,000 but there are no roads connecting these villages. The only approach to these villages is by bridle paths and trails, the PIL said.

The terrain of these areas is inhospitable. In 1999-2000, the Centre decided to construct the Ghatiyabagarh-Lipulekh Motor Road, but till date, the road has not been completed. Therefore, compounding the difficulties faced by the residents, it said.

The PIL said due to lack of communication and suspension of helicopter service after the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra, they do not have necessary and essential food items and other necessities. 

There were media reports recently that inadequate supply of essential food items to villagers in parts of Pithoragarh had made them turn to Chinese items available in the markets of Nepal.

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Dehradun, Oct 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Uttarakhand's first investors summit Sunday, saying India is the ideal investment destination in the world today with major social and economic changes sweeping the country.

Addressing the country's top business leaders and industrial houses at 'Destination Uttarakhand: Investors Summit 2018', Modi said the country was passing through an era of unprecedented social and economic changes at present and expressed confidence that in the coming decades India will become the engine of world economic growth.

"Fiscal deficit has come down, the rate of inflation has come down. The middle class is growing and the country is full of demographic dividend.

"In the past 4 years, the state and central governments together have taken over 10,000 measures, which have helped the country improve its position in the ease of doing business rankings by 42 points," Modi said, describing the current times as the best for investors in the country.

GST is the biggest tax reform in the country post independence which has turned the country into a single market, he said.

Highlighting rapid growth in the infrastructure sector, the prime minister said 10,000 km highways have been built, which is double in comparison with what was done by earlier governments.

The aviation sector is growing at a record speed with 100 new airports and helipads coming up across the country. Type II and Type III cities are getting air connectivity.

With the high speed rail projects and metro lines in various cities and the Centre's policy of housing for all, power for all, fuel for all and banking for all, scenario of an ideal investment destination becomes complete, Modi said.

"My message to investors is make in India but not just for Indians but for the whole world," he said.

The prime minister said schemes like Ayushman Bharat Yojana will provide health insurance coverage to a huge population and it will also open up huge opportunities for investors in the health sector.

Describing Uttarakhand as a shining jewel in the crown of emerging new India, Modi extended an invitation to top industrial houses to invest in the state, which has taken huge strides in its development since its creation.

When former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided to create Uttarakhand, the challenges were big but now the scenario has changed, with major steps taken in terms of infrastructure building and connectivity.

"The state government's new policy on tourism, which gives it the status of an industry, is going to give a big advantage to investors coming to the state. The new policies framed by the state government like support subsidy for investors in the MSME sector will be another advantage," he said.

With its unique blend of nature-adventure-culture and yoga, Uttarakhand has enough to stimulate the interest of investors, he said, adding that it has the potential to emerge as the country's "Spiritual Eco Zone" (SEZ).

Noting that the states had great potential, Modi said if India is able to channelise its strength nothing can stop it from growing expeditiously.

Emphasising that the strengths of each of India's states surpass those of many European countries, Modi said if every state recognises its strengths and develops accordingly nothing can stop the country from growing by leaps and bounds.

Citing his own experience after he took over as the chief minister of Gujarat for the first time, he said journalists decided to grill him as he was new in the office and asked him what model he had in mind for the development of the state.

"I said, I will follow the model of South Korea. They were puzzled to hear my answer because they had little idea about South Korea. But, I explained to them how that model could work for Gujarat as it had a similar size of population and a similar geography," Modi said.

The prime minister asked the investors to expedite their projects in the state where they have an industry friendly government.

The prime minister also said that Uttarakhand has great potential in organic farming and asked investors to invest in the sector apart from food processing, agriculture and agri-business, which could help double the income of farmers.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat thanked the prime minister for his constant support and guidance without which organising the summit like this would not have been possible. 

Addressing investors the chief minister said that apart from the advantages like cheap availability of power and good law & order scenario, the coming years will give investors a lot of benefits with rapid progress in the chardham, the all weather road project and other infrastructure projects coming up.

The Rishikesh-Karnaprayag and the Roorkee-Deoband rail links, on which work is in progress, will further reduce the distance between Dehradun and the national capital, Rawat said.

He said the investors had shown unusual enthusiasm to invest in the state.

"With its remotest parts connected with roads and investors coming to the state, I am confident that development will now reach every doorstep even in its remotest parts as envisioned by people who fought for a separate Uttarakhand," the chief minister said.

Leading companies that spoke of their plans to invest in the state include Adani group, Mahindra group, JSW, Amul and Patanjali.

Japan, the Czech Republic and Singapore also sent their representatives for the summit.
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Nainital, Sept 5: The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the death of tigers at the Corbett Tiger Reserve over the past five years and alleged involvement of forest department officials in the poaching of big cats.

A division bench of the the high court comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lokpal Singh Tuesday ordered inquiry into the death of tigers in the park.

The court also asked the CBI to find out the involvement of forest officers in the poaching of tigers. The matter shall be inquired into and investigated by the CBI and the preliminary report shall be submitted to this court, in sealed cover, within three months, it said.

The CBI is free to take the services of its Wildlife Wing for the probe.

The direction came after the court was told that out of nine tiger deaths in the past only six were natural deaths.

The court does not order for investigation by the CBI but the present case is the rarest of rare cases where the expertise of the CBI is solicited, the court said.

The court further observed that in a period of two and a half years 40 tigers and 272 leopards have died in the state.

As per a newspaper report poachers active in Uttarakhand belong to the Bawariya gang hailing from Haryana.

The Director General of Police is directed to constitute a Special Investigation Team headed by Senior Superintendents of Police to nab these poachers, the court said.

The court further took cognisance of the fact that an area measuring 318.80 hectares falling in Dhulwa and Dhumanda has not been formally included in the Corbett Tiger Reserve.

The State is directed to include this area in Corbett Tiger Reserve within one month.

Issuing various directions to preserve wildlife the court banned the entry of private or commercial gypsies to ply in Dhikala Zone of the reserve thereby modifying previous order of permitting 32 vehicles each to ply in Jhirna as well as in Birjani Zones. (PTI)
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Gopeshwar, Aug 30: Two brothers were killed and another family member was injured when their house collapsed after being hit by a landslide in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, an official said today.

The incident occurred at Farkhet village in Ghat area of Chamoli district late last night, District Disaster Management officer N K Joshi said.

The deceased were identified as Sabar Lal (50) and Gabar Lal (52) who were brothers, he said.

Bodies of the two have been recovered, he said.

Surendra Lal (45), a relative who was injured in the landslide, has been admitted in a hospital in Ghat. (PTI)

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Nainital, Aug 25: The Uttarakhand High Court has slammed the chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for passing a "strange order" on a plea made by the central government seeking transfer of a case, involving whistleblower IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, to Delhi from the tribunal's Nainital bench.

While quashing the CAT's July 27 order in the matter, the court imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Central government. It also termed as "vindictive" the attitude of the central government.

"The attitude of the respondents towards petitioner, prima facie, is vindictive," said the August 21 order by the division bench of the court, consisting of acting Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari.

The bench of CAT had been hearing the case filed by Chaturvedi since July 2017 in the matter pertaining to adverse entries made into his appraisal report of 2015-16 by AIIMS, New Delhi, where he was working as Chief Vigilance Officer from 2012 to 2016.

"It is very a strange order. How the chairman while sitting singly could stay the proceedings pending before the division bench of Central Administrative Tribunal, circuit bench at Nainital," the court order said.

It said the chairman of the tribunal is first amongst equals.

"He exercises the same judicial powers, which are being exercised by the other members. We are of the considered view that the chairman of the tribunal while sitting singly could not stay the proceedings of the matter pending...," the court said.

CAT chairman Justice L Narasimha Reddy had last month stayed for six weeks the proceedings by the tribunal's Nainital bench, in case of adverse entries into appraisal report of Chaturvedi .

Calling the CAT chief's verdict as laconic and non-speaking, it further said the order passed by the chairman while sitting singly is wholly without jurisdiction.

Chaturvedi, who contested the case on his own before the High Court, had in his plea sought quashing of orders of the CAT Chairman and directions to Nainital bench of the tribunal to allow its proceedings.

In his petition before the Uttarakhand High Court, he had alleged violation of natural justice claiming that the stay order was passed when he was away on a mandatory training in Finland and that as per Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985, such ex-parte stay orders can be granted maximum for a period of two weeks while in this case, the chairman had passed stay orders for six weeks.

He had also mentioned CAT rules, which give right to aggrieved officer, to file application at his place of posting.

Chaturvedi had approached Nainital Bench in July 2017 on directions of Uttarakhand High Court, and since then, hearing was going on there.

In September 2017, the bench had given stay in favour of Chaturvedi and on April 17th, this year, in a major judgement, had rejected plea of Cabinet Secretary, to delete his name from list of respondents.

In its order dated July 18th this year, the Nainital bench had ordered that arguments were part heard and the case shall be taken up as first case of hearing on August 27th .

The central government had moved application for transfer of this case, from Nainital to Delhi bench, in December 2017, before the Chairman of CAT, on which the notice was issued. (PTI)
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New Delhi, Aug 3: The government has cleared the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium to elevate Justice K M Joseph, who heads the Uttarakhand High Court, to the top court, ending a long standoff with the judiciary.

The government has also given its nod to appoint Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran to the SC.

Justice Joseph's name was recommended for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court by the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on January 10.

On April 30, the government had returned the recommendation for reconsideration on the ground that he lacked seniority.

The executive had also pointed out that several high courts remain unrepresented and Justice Joseph's elevation would be against the principle of regional representation.

His parent high court is the Kerala HC.

Justice Joseph had struck down the imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand in 2016 after the dismissal of a Congress government led by Harish Rawat.

The collegium on May 16 in-principle reiterated the decision to recommend Justice Joseph's name.

Sources said their warrants of appointment are likely to be issued by Monday.

The number of judges in the top court after the appointments would go up to 25. There would still be six vacancies. (PTI)
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Dehradun, Jul 26: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has honoured Asia junior badminton champion Lakshya Sen by presenting him with a cheque of Rs 5.53 lakh at a felicitation ceremony held at the chief minister's residence here.

At the event held yesterday, Rawat also presented Kuhoo Garg, who won the Lagos International Badminton Classics, with a cheque of Rs 2 lakh.

"The children of Uttarakhand grow up in the lap of nature and are therefore strong. They also have the spirit to excel in whichever field they choose. The success of Lakshya Sen and Kuhoo Garg is a victory of our youth who are showing promise in every sports," the chief minister said.

Sen said his efforts would be directed towards bringing glory to his country and state in the future. Since Garg is in Russia nowadays, the cash award was received by her parents.

On Sunday, Lakshya became only the third Indian shuttler to win the Asia Junior Championships after late Gautam Thakkar (1965) and Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu (2012). He defeated the reigning world junior champion, Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand, in straight games at the finals in Jakarta, Indonesia.

On the same day, Kuhoo Garg and Ria Mukherjee had won the women's doubles title in the Lagos International badminton tournament in Nigeria. (PTI)
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Dehradun, Jul 14: Four people were killed and six others injured today when their car fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Champawat district, police said.

The car carrying nine people apart from the driver met with the accident at Dhon about 12 kms away from the district headquarters, Champawat SP Dhirendra Gunjyal told on the phone.

Four people died on the spot while six others who sustained injuries were rushed to Champawat district Hospital, where their condition is stated to be critical, the SP said.

They have been referred to Sushila Tiwari Hospital in Haldwani, he said.

The injured also include two army men who are under treatment at the district hospital Champawat, the official said.

The car was on its way to Pithoragarh from Khatima when the accident occurred, he said.

The driver of the car jumped out of it as it began rolling down the gorge. He is also among the injured, the SP said.

Though the exact cause of the accident has not been ascertained, prima facie it appears to have been caused partially by the driver's carelessness.

"The road in the area is wide enough and the accident would not have occurred if the driver was more careful," the SP said.

Another factor maybe the wet weather because of which all the rubble deposited on the road has converted into muck and made it slippery, the official said.

Muck disposal by the highway authorities on the route has been slow despite repeated reminders, he said. (PTI)
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Nainital, Jul 10: In a relief to students of Ayurvedic colleges in the state, the Uttarakhand High Court has revoked a state government order effecting a substantial hike in their fees.

Denotifying the government order (GO) dated October 14, 2015 the single bench of justice Sudhanshu Dhulia said students who have already submitted fees as per the denotified GO be reimbursed within 15 days. The government order had increased the fees of Ayurvedic colleges from Rs 80,000 to Rs 2.15 lakh per year, prompting 104 students of the Himalayan Ayurvedic College to challenge the move, terming it as unconstitutional. (PTI)
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Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand), Jul 7: Famous Kumaoni folk singer Kabutari Devi today passed away at a hospital here following a cardiac arrest.

She was 70, the members of her family said.

The eminent musician had been living with her daughters after the death of her husband Diwani Ram.

Devi, whose songs depicted the struggles in the life of Pahari women, shot to fame after her maiden performance at All India Radio, Lucknow in the 1980s.

"Though my mother had received her education in music from her father, it was my father who recognised her talent and took her to the radio stations to perform," said the veteran's daughter, Hemanti Devi, who was with the singer at the time of her death.

The folk singer has received several honours, which includes the Ministry of Culture, Government of Uttarakhand for her outstanding contribution which echoed the sound of Kumaon hills.

Devi is remembered by folk historians as an original voice that represented the culture of the hills.

"Her songs were original not only in words but also in terms of the musical instruments used and the nature of depiction.

"In her death, we have lost a representative voice of the hill culture especially of societies established in the eastern part of Kumaon," folk historian PD Pant said.PTI
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New Delhi, Jul 3: BJP Rajya Sabha member from Uttarakhand Anil Baluni has said he would spend his MPLAD fund on the construction of two to three intensive care units (ICUs) in the hilly districts of his state every year.

The MP's statement came yesterday after 48 people were killed in a bus accident in Uttarakhand's Pauri district on Sunday.

Baluni, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha earlier this year, said he had spoken to the state's chief minister, Trivendra Singh Rawat, and its health department's director general, and he would release the money for this year after estimates are prepared.

Every MP receives Rs 5 crore per year for undertaking development works in his area.

Expressing his deep anguish over the accident, Baluni said in a statement that many critically injured people in the hilly and remote regions of the state often die due to the lack of proper treatment in time as it takes time to transport them to more advanced health facilities.

The Pauri accident had forced him to think over this grim issue, Baluni, who is also his party's media head, said.

"I have decided that I will make money available from my MP fund for constructing two to three ICUs in the hilly districts every year," he said. (PTI)
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New Delhi, Jul 2: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in large parts of India, including several places in Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Gujarat, over the next few days till Friday, the India Meteorological Department said today.

The warning comes after the IMD said last week that the monsoon had covered the entire country, 17 days ahead of its normal onset date.

According to the IMD, heavy to very heavy rains at a few places, with extremely heavy rains at isolated places, are very likely over Uttarakhand and east Uttar Pradesh.

Heavy to very heavy rains, with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, are very likely today over sub- Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Assam and Meghalaya, the weather office said in a statement.

Heavy to very heavy rain is also very likely today at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh.

Heavy rains at isolated places are also expected today over north Haryana, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, Konkan and Goa, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep and coastal Karnataka.

For tomorrow, the IMD said heavy to very heavy rains, with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, are likely over Assam and Meghalaya.

Heavy to very heavy rain is also expected for tomorrow at isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh, sub- Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar.

Heavy rains at isolated places are expected tomorrow over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, north Haryana, Chandigarh, west Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Konkan and Goa, Rayalaseema, coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, it said.

The IMD, in its warning for Wednesday, said heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya and Konkan and Goa.

It said heavy rains are also expected on Wednesday at isolated places over Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Gujarat region, central Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka.

For Thursday, it predicted that heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Konkan and Goa, and coastal Karnataka.

Heavy rains are also expected on Thursday at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Assam and Meghalaya, Gujarat region, central Maharashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh, interior Karnataka and Kerala.

On Friday, heavy to very heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Odisha, Konkan and Goa, and coastal Karnataka.

Heavy rains are also expected at isolated places over Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gujarat region, central Maharashtra, Marathawada, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, interior Karnataka and Kerala on Friday.

The four-month monsoon season normally begins from June 1 and ends on September 30.

This year, the monsoon touched Kerala on May 29, three days ahead of its normal onset date of June 1. It battered the western coast in the first half of June. (PTI)
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Dehradun, Jun 29: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has ordered the arrest and suspension of a primary school principal after she allegedly used abusive language in front of the CM here.

Government sources said that the principal was briefly detained and suspended.

The incident happened yesterday at the 'Janata Darbar' of the chief minister here when the principal of a government school in Nagaon area of Uttarkashi district made a transfer request.

According to government release, principal Uttara Bahuguna "showed disrespect and used abusive language during the Janata Darbar. She was told to put forward her request in a decent manner but she kept on misbehaving.

Bahuguna had requested the CM that she be transferred from the remote location. Her claim was that she has been posted in remote locations for the last 25 years and she now wanted to live with her children.

On being asked by Rawat if she had given any undertaking while securing the job, Bahuguna shot back that she had not stated "she will live in forest through out her life".

On this the chief minister lost his cool and asked her to put forward her request in decent manner but she kept on "showing disrespect", the release said.

The woman said that her husband had died and she did not want to leave her children as "orphans in Dehradun".

"My condition is such that neither can I leave my children alone nor my job," Bahuguna said.

After the incident, Rawat said that request for transfers must not be brought to a platform meant for hearing public grievances. All transfers of government employees will be done under the state's Transfer Act, he said. (PTI)
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