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CS for clearing pending cases of forest rights

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Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh chaired a meeting of State Surveillance Committee held at Secretariat. The Chief Secretary instructed to clear the pending cases within two years in the meeting of recognition of forest rights. He said that the meeting should be held regularly as per the schedule.

It was informed in the meeting that a total of 6594  claims of forest rights have been disposed off and 79 cases of claims are pending. The pending claims are from Pauri Garhwal, Haridwar and Pithoragarh. As per the Forest Rights Act, those belonging to Scheduled Tribes and Tribals who are in possession of the forest land prior to December 13, 2005 are entitled to forest rights.

Other forest dwellers, before December 13, 2005 should have been in possession of forest land for three generations ( 75 years) to claim forest rights. After getting the forest rights, they get the personal right to do agriculture and community rights of collecting small forest produce.

Secretary Rural Development Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey, secretary Revenue Vinod Prasad Raturi, Additional Secretary Social Welfare  B.R.Tamta and other officers were present in the meeting.

Abhinay Bisht: Latest Punjabi song in the offing

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Born and brought up in Uttarakashi, Abhinay Bisht is not new to the world of music. Following close on the heels of Jubin Nautiyal from Uttarkashi, this young talented lad has already made a mark with his previous songs being well-received by his growing number of fans.

A student of Mass Communication from Srinagar Garhwal, Abhinay was bitten by the music bug at an early age, and has been putting forward his talent on social media with original and cover songs on his Facebook Page for the past three years and counting.

His first song Kho jata hu mai an original composition in Hindi was followed by Deewana hu tera again an Hindi original composition and then his cover song Tum hi ho got Abhinay an instant fan following. Abhinay’s maiden Garhwali cover song ‘Tu dikhyandi jani junyali‘ which was well received too, encouraged the self-trained singer/composer to dream big.

For the past few months, Abhinay has been working hard to put together a soulful song for his friends and fans. Fondly called AB by those who know him well, tells us that his new punjabi song, “KITTIYAN,” is a 3 minute 24 second punjabi song composed by famous Bollywood Music Director Manan Bhardwaj, presented by White Coffee Records, Namyoho studio. The song is very close to my heart and am sure this slow number will break old records and set new ones.“

The latest poster of the song which was shared by the singer this Sunday, featuring AB has been well-received by his fans, and the video is all set to be launched in the month of August.

A few weeks from now, Abhinay and his fans eagerly await the success of ‘Kittiyan‘ a song which AB hopes will bring him more closer to realising his dream of making it to the music industry of Bollywood.

Priyanka Nautiyal: A leading woman entrepreneur

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Rewind. A year ago, Priyanka Nautiyal is a successful microbiologist working in Quality Check Department in a well-paid job in Dehradun’s multinational company. Fast Forward to present, Priyanka is a leading woman entrepreneur bringing smiles on the faces of women folks living in the interiors of Garhwal.

With over six hundred mushroom and vegetable plantation training camps ticked against her name, Priyanka has painstakingly transformed the lives of over women who now earn anywhere between 10,000/- to 12,000/- monthly.

Born and brought up in Rudraprayag District Priyanka did her initial education from Okhimath Vidya Mandir School. She moved to the State Capital for her further studies and did her Bio-tech from Graphic Era University which landed her with a lucrative job within months.

“I always wanted to return to my roots and do something for the people that I grew up with,” and that thought made young Priyanka give up her promising job and return to the hills. Talking about her journey, she tells us, “It was an uphill task trying to motivate women folk. There was no awareness, setting-up a small mushroom unit wasnt easy, but now everything is on a roll.”  Within a month of setting up her unit in Rudraprayag, Priyanka had a bumper crop of ninety kilos of mushroom produce which sold like hot-cakes within a short span.

Priyanka believes that Mushroom is an ideal crop to grow in the hills as,  “women in the hills cant take off enough time from their daily chores for farming, so keeping that in mind, I knew mushroom would be easier to grow and the cash crop would bring instant returns with low investment, so the response to grow mushrooms was very positive.”

With a core team of fifteen to twenty members, Priyanka has held training camps in Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Tehri districts. Today she is planning on setting up a lab for quality mushroom spawn as she feels that this is one major drawback i.e. the lack of quality mushroom spawn. Her previous job experience  as a QC microbiologist will definitely come handy in making sure that there is no compromise when it comes to quality.

With dreams in the eyes and determination to make a difference in the lives of those who matter, there is no stopping this young woman who has set her goals high.

Heli services to start from Oct 4 in Uttarakhand

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The Government of India has selected 14 air routes and airline operators for helicopter services under Regional Connectivity Scheme (Udaan). All the private air services will be managed by Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India. Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh held a meeting regarding ‘Udaan” scheme at Secretariat.

Chief Secretary instructed that in the first phase of helicopter services at Pithoragarh fixed wing helipad and Chinyalisaur, Gauchar, Haldwani and Sahstradhara should start from October 4, 2018. It is to be mentioned that Investors Summit is being held in Uttarakhand on October 4 and 5, 2018.The summit is likely to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.

In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary Om Prakash instructed the civil aviation department  to make all preparations on time. The deployment of police and special training of firemen should be ensured. The infrastructure and equipment will be provided by DGCA. For air services, the state government is giving concession on ATF, power and water at concessional rates, free security at airports and facilities of fire services. It was informed in the meeting that a total of 108 police personnel will be deployed at helipads and heliports. Their training in different groups is being done by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Delhi.

The DGCA after field inspection has given its report to MOCA( Minimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude). It was informed that Pithoragarh, Chiyalisaur and Gauchar have airstrips of the state government. These are being developed into helidromes. However, a helidrome at Sahstradhara, Dehradun and helipad at Haldwani are available. Additional secretary R. Rajesh Kumar and other officers were present in the meeting.

Proper arrangements for garbage disposal and modern lavatories in hills-CM

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The survey work for Master plan for Gangotri, Yamunotri and other towns of Tehri and Uttarkashi districts has been going on. Professional companies with proven track record of giving good results are being shortlisted for construction of modern lavatories and better garbage management in towns and cities of hilly areas. A policy decision regarding construction and management of parking places in hill towns will be taken in the state cabinet soon. The work to improve the quality of roads in Tehri and Uttarkashi districts has been going on and likely to be completed by June 2019.

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat taking cognizance of problem of garbage management in hilly towns strictly instructed all the district magistrates to ensure arrangements for effective garbage disposal systems. Chief Minister while announcing Muni-ki- Reti as a tourist spot instructed that roads be widened at the earliest keeping in view the problems of traffic faced by tourists and providing them with better facilities.

Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat through video conferencing reviewed the progress of the announcements made by him for the assembly constituencies of Tehri and Uttarkashi districts. Uttarakhand cabinet minister Madan Kaushik, Subodh Uniyal, incharge minister of Uttarkashi/Tehri Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, legislators namely Gopal Singh Rawat, Shakti Lal Shah, Vijay Singh Panwar, Vinod Kandari, Preetam Singh Panwar, Rajkumar, Kedar Singh Rawat, Dhan Singh Negi, Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh,senior officials of the administration, district magistrates of Tehri and Uttarkashi along with other district level officers were present in the meeting.

CM honours Asian Junior Badminton Champion Lakshay Sen & Kuhu Garg

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“The children of Uttarakhand grow up in the lap of nature and are made strong by nature. They also have the sprit to do best in all the fields. The success of Lakshya Sen and Kuhu Garg is a victory of youth. Our youth are showing in promise in every sports,” Spoke CM of Uttarakhand on the occasion of felicitating the two champions who have won laurels for the State     

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat honoured Asian Junior Badminton champion Lakshay Sen by presenting him with a cheque of Rs.5.53 lakh at a felicitation function held at Janta Milan hall of Chief Ministers’ residence. 

Chief Minister also congratulated the parents of Kuhu Garg and her coach for her success. Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat presented them with a cheque worth Rs. Two lakh on the occasion, for Kuhu winning the Lagos International Badminton Championship. Since Kuhu Garg is in Russia, the cheque was received by her parents, Alaknanda Ashok and ADG Ashok Kumar.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Mr. Trivendra Singh Rawat said that, “sports play an important role in our all round and multi-functional development. Our’s is a small state and Lakshya Sen with his talent has brought glory to the state. We should focus on some games and make efforts to bring in good coaches as it will provide better opportunities to youth in sports.”

Chief Minister added that sports teaches us to be self- centred without the feeling of pride and arrogance with an aim to win. He hoped that Lakshya Sen will continue to achieve his goals and make a name for himself.     

ADG Ashok Kumar who is President of the Uttaranchal Badminton Association said that, “Lakshya Sen has won the Asian Junior Badminton Championship for the country after a gap of 53 years.  Earlier in 1965 Gautam Thakur had won the championship.” He informed that Lakshya Sen has also been selected for Youth Olympics.  He said that Chief Minister himself is a badminton player and presented a badminton racquet to him.

Lakshya Sen said that his efforts would be to bring glory to his country and state. He also thanked the Chief Minister for honoring him.

Munna Singh Chauhan and Manoj Rawat, both legislators, Secretary Sports Bhupinder Kaur Aulkah, Vice-President,Uttaranchal Badminton Association Sanjay Gunjial, IG and Secretary D.S. Mankoti, parents of Lakshya Sen and his coach along with other eminent guests were present on the occasion.

Divya Diksha brings to life the story of Baz Bahadur Chand

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Delhites are in for a audio-visual treat this weekend. Coming Friday, an hour long play based on the life of Kumaon’s legendary King Baz Bahadur Chand is being put together for the very first time, by ‘Divya Diksha- Centre for Performing Arts,’ directed by Amit Saxena.

The man behind the hard work and research is 2006 National School of Drama, alumnus Amit Saxena. Smitten by the story of Baz Bahadur Chand, who has been given the credit of starting the Nanda Rajjat Yatra from Almora in Kumaon. The folklore gave Amit the much needed impetuous to delve deeper into the Chand Dynasty; its multi-facets and what you have is a beautifully scripted play.

Folklore, Folksongs such as Jaagar and the traditional dancing technique Chaliya. Coupled with these are other musical styles unique to the hill-state. A troupe of fifteen to twenty people has been rehearsing for two-three hours for the past month. Three main characters make it to stage: Baz Bahadur Chand played by Kailash Kumar, Divya Upreti enacting Goddess Nanda; Rani Karnavati and Diksha Upreti plays the role of Shah Jahan; Goddess Sunanda. Of course musicians and coordinators will be working behind the stage to make the play a success.

Playing the pivotal role of the Narrator as well as the main character of Baz Bahadur Chand, Kumar Kailash fills us in, “In the past, my working closely with folk artists in the interiors of Kumaon has helped me immensely in preparing for this role. As the play is based in both Kumaon and Garhwal it’s challenging as well as exciting for me to push my boundaries as an actor.”

So for those who want to catch a glimpse of this legendary King and his accomplishment of starting the Nanda Jaat from Kumaon  is sure to mesmerise the audience, this weekend.

Date: 27th July 2018

Time: 6:45 onwards.

Place: National School of Drama, New Delhi

Rekha Kothari : True flavour of Pisyu Pahadi Laun

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When I walked into Rekha Kothari, she was talking in spurts. She had just packed off her three little children to school and was busy with her sandstone mortar and pestle. As an upcoming entrepreneur, no doubt, in her own right, Rekha is making ‘pisyun laun’ or the famed ‘flavoured salt’ indigenous to these hills.

Born and brought up in Chamba, after her marriage, she settled in Dehradun. Soon after she yearned for the flavours of home. ‘Pisyun Laun’ is a gift she inherited from her mother. Rekha’s flavoured salt gained a measure of fame amongst her immediate circle of family, relatives and friends. Seeing its popularity, she decided to introduce it in the market – a venture that found support from family and children.

When I met her today, Rekha had sold several kilograms of ‘pisyun laun’ by going online. Eight to ten ingredients go into making this special salt. Rekha spends over an hour a day to prepare this product. From traditional spices and herbs to rock-salt, clove, pepper, salt, ginger, onion, garlic, cumin seeds and green chillies all go into making this delicious ingredient which adds flavor to all kind of Salads, Raitas and fruits salads. It is also custom-made for those who avoid Onion or Garlic. Packets of 50gms, 100 gms, 250 gm and 500 gms are made as per orders which she receives online.

Rekha’s products have been sent to Delhi, Gurgaon and as far as Bombay via courier. Rekha tells us: “My mother used to make this when we were small and she taught me the craft before I got married. This is a flavor of my childhood which was stayed with me and I am passing this onto my daughters as well.”

Her older daughter Deepanjali Kothari a Class XIIth student, tells us, “I enjoy learning from my mother about our hills and history.  A lot of us are forgetting our culture and moving away from our villages. It is nice to see our mother promote our unique flavours.”

As we take leave, Rekha sprinkles the freshly ground salt on a piece of cucumber for us to taste. Who can resist? We end up picking up more than we bargained for to carry with us  this ‘flavour from the hills.’

To order, drop a message.

From instagram account of @namakwali or @insta_pahadi

WhatsApp takes action to curtail fake news

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WhatsApp Messenger, a freeware and cross-platform messaging and Voice-over IP service owned by Facebook has informed the Election Commission in India that it will take necessary action to curtail the misuse of its platform, before the next elections. Further adding, it will bring in a ‘fake news verification model‘ which is has already been put to use in other countries as well.  Global Executives of WhatsApp are already in India discussing various issues with policy makers.

Responding to questions from the agency, the Spokesperson of the Company stated,  ”Keeping in mind the upcoming elections in the country, WhatsApp is trying to enhance certain features and do away with some. Rounds of discussions are being held with the  Election Commission along with Political parties,” adding, “WhatsApp was always meant for  personal or a close-circuit use. In the past, we have blocked accounts of those who have tried to hurt the sentiments of people using WhatsApp as a platform.“

Sources tell us that WhatsApp has ensured Election Commission that it will be vigilant and watch out for false, spam messages being circulated specially around elections in States. The Company has also stated that it will bring in ‘Verificado,’ a technique to verify news being circulated via the App. Verificado was first brought into use during the Mexican Elections, and has been used in Brazil in the past.

Whataspp also announced that it will make sure that not more than five messages are forwarded per-person, and will remove the ‘Quick Forward Button’ in an attempt to stop fake news from becoming viral.

Young boxer from Uttarakhand commits suicide

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Thal, Pithoragarh. She flew like a butterfly and stung like a bee. All of 18 and now, dead. National level boxer from Uttarakhand, Gitika Rathore lost her long battle to depression as the promising young boxer committed suicide.

Sources close to the departed tell us that Gitika had injured her knee in a boxing competition held in Dehradun some time back.  An injury which curtailed her movement and shattered the dreams of the budding star as she was unable to dedicate time to practise a sport she loved, and hence went on to become a victim of depression.

A native of Mangroli Village in Gauchar,  Gitika consumed poison last evening. Apparently only when she threw up, did her mother Rekha Devi get suspicious and rushed her to Gauchar in 108 ambulance. After primary health care Gitika was further referred to Pithoragarh for medical intervention. Enroute, this young star lost her life.

A Gold Medalist, this young pugilist went on to represent her State twice on the National Level i.e. in January and April 2016. Young Gitika was an icon amongst her peer group and young girls who looked up to her for encouragement.

Her death has been a final blow, not only to her family, her village or people close to her, but to the entire Boxing Federation along with her coach and buddies who lost their ‘favourite’ to the bout of life and death.

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