To encourage youth in direction of sports activities, the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led BJP authorities has accepted the development of 9 stadiums throughout Uttarakhand. 4 stadiums will probably be constructed within the Udham Singh Nagar district, whereas one every in Roorkee, Rishikesh, Ramnagar, Manglaur, and Doiwala. The initiative will present a platform for sports activities fanatics to hone expertise and pursue ardour with out having to look to different states for alternatives, an official mentioned, including that the transfer is predicted to catapult Uttarakhand onto the nationwide sports activities map and produce gifted athletes who could make the state proud.
Bypolls: BJP faces stiff competitors from Cong
The meeting by-elections slated for July 10 are more likely to witness a bipolar contest in Badrinath and a triangular contest in Manglor. In Badrinath, the BJP has fielded Rajendra Bhandari, a former Congress MLA who defected to the BJP, whereas Congress has given the ticket to a brand new candidate, Lakhpat Singh Butola. Throughout the marketing campaign, Congress has accused Bhandari of being an opportunist and the BJP of not discovering a face in its personal cadre. Alternatively, the BJP highlighted schemes and insurance policies and Char Dham Yatra. In Manglor, a triangular contest is rising between the BJP, Congress and BSP, making the by-elections much more attention-grabbing.
Over 2,600 govt colleges lack separate bogs
Over 2,617 colleges within the state lack separate bogs for girls and boys, inflicting immense hardship for 1000’s of scholars, particularly through the monsoon season. A report by the training division reveals that of the 11,226 authorities major colleges, 841 lack boys’ bogs, whereas 1,011 lack women’ bogs. Within the higher major colleges, boys’ bogs had been absent in 213 colleges, and women’ bogs in 173. In secondary colleges, 274 lack boys’ bogs and 105 women’ bogs. In keeping with the state training division, in many colleges, the bogs have been non-functional attributable to lack of upkeep.
Narendra Sethi
Our correspondent in Uttarakhand
narendrasethi@newindianexpress.com
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