ssp holds meeting with officials
Dehradun: In order to improve traffic system in the city, the Dehradun SSP held a meeting with the officers of various departments, including forest, MCD, MDDA, Vyapar Mandal, City Bus, Tempo Union, administration, local representatives and members of self help groups, at his office on Wednesday. Issues related to freeing Paltan Bazaar of encroachment, removal of illegal shops at Aaraghar, vehicle checking drive at DIT institute area, demarcating zebra crossing at various places in the city, removal of trees along roadsides at Mohkampur Fatak were discussed on the occasion among others. SSP directed the officers concerned to take stern measures to improve traffic system at their jurisdictional limits.
Raise pension of handicapped, widows
Dehradun: The members of Gramin Vikas Samiti protested at the Collectorate on Wednesday while demanding the State Government to increase the pension amount for handicapped, widow and elderly from Rs1,000 to Rs3,000. The association members led by its president Kunwar Singh reached the Collectorate and shouted slogans in support of their demand. Speakers on the occasion said that prices of essential commodity being on the rise, the amount received by the persons under the above schemes is proving insufficient. The protesters warned to intensify stir unless the demand is met.
Dist bar association election on june 22
PAURI: The election for the post of president and vice-president of District Bar Association Pauri will be held on June 22. The election would be held as no candidate has withdrawn on the last day of the withdrawal. The straight fight for the president’s post would be between A P Uniyal and Ashishh Jadlee, while Meharwan Singh Bhandari and Subash Raturi will contest for the post of vice-president.
Pauri District Bar Association Election officer Udai Ram Pant said on Wednesday that seven candidates had filed nomination for the different posts like president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer. Nearly 120 members will cast votes in the election in the presence of observers.
196 MPWs of state health dept to be reinstated
Dehradun: The State Government has decided to reinstate the services of 196 Multi Purpose Workers (MPWs) of State health department. These workers were earlier deployed in the health centres under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and were removed when the Union Government stopped funding their salaries. To provide medical facilities in remote areas, the Union Government started a scheme under the NRHM under which one doctor and one MPW was appointed in health centres. In September 2014, the union government stopped funding the salaries of MPWs due to which they were removed from the services. The Principal Secretary Health, Om Prakash said that the State Cabinet adopting a humanitarian approach decided to reinstate these workers. He said that 40 workers would be absorbed in non technical class IV posts in the medical health and family welfare department, 80 workers would be enrolled in the class IV posts in Ayurveda department while 76 would be adjusted in the homeopathy department. The State government would have to bear an additional burden of Rs2.50 Crore annually for honorarium of these workers.