Uttarakhand land of God: 01/30/11

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Tarikhet

Tarikhet (8 kms) : It is famous for the Gandhi Kuti and the temple of Golu Devta venerated in the Kumaon hills. The scenic hamlet on the way to Ramnagar from Ranikhet, Tarikhet is known for its role in the Indian independence Movement. The main attraction is the Gandhi Kuti, where Mahatma Gandhi once stayed during the freedom struggle. The contribution of this scenic village to the freedom struggle is marked. At this beautiful place, it seems as time has stopped. The old world rustic charm, peaceful and leisurely atmosphere is relaxing.

Golu Devta Temple, Tarikhet

Golu Devta Temple where thousands of devotees come to pray every year.Famous Golu Devta Temple, regularly visited by many devotees and tourist, is a nearby attraction.

JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, TARIKHET
Address: TARIKHET (RANIKHET) DISTT ALMORA UTTARAKHAND
State: UTTARAKHAND
Pincode: 263 663

Gandhi kuti at Tarikhet

A small hut now known as Gandhi kuti where Mahatma Gandhi “our bapu” the great lover of peace and non-violence and the father of our nation stayed for a length of time during the freedom movement. He came here in search of peace of mind which he found.

Non- cooperation movement was started by Bhagirath Pandey and his associates in this region by establishing Prem Vidyalaya, which was visited by Gandhiji in year 1929.

How to reach Tarikhet:

The nearest airport happens to be at PantNagar (Nainital), at a distance of 127 kilometers. The nearest railhead for this small village (tarikhet) is Kathgodam, at a distance of 92 kilometers.

Tarikhet

Golu Devta Temple, Tarikhet

Gandhi kuti at Tarikhet

Non- cooperation movement was started by Bhagirath Pandey and his associates in this region by establishing Prem Vidyalaya, which was visited by Gandhiji in year 1929.

How to reach Tarikhet:

The nearest airport happens to be at PantNagar (Nainital), at a distance of 127 kilometers. The nearest railhead for this small village (tarikhet) is Kathgodam, at a distance of 92 kilometers.

Manila : Manila Devi,Uttarakhand

Manila (means 'enchanting') is 87 km from Ranikhet and 75 km from Ramnagar. One can also reach the wilderness of this place after walking 13 km from Bhikiyasain. Manila is the seat of Manila Devi, the family Goddess of Katyuri clan. The forests and Himalayan views from this hill, which is spread from Sadar to Dotiyal are worth remembering. 25 km from this place is the memorial of 'Quit India Movement Martyrs' of this region at Khumar.

Manila devi is a tample. this tample is state of Uttarakhand. full address below:

Post Office: Manila
Distt: Almora
State: Uttarakhand

Manila : Manila Devi,Uttarakhand

Post Office: Manila
Distt: Almora
State: Uttarakhand

Banks seek capital subsidy for financial inclusion

Banks have sought capital subsidy and other incentives from the Uttarakhand government to complete the financial inclusion process in the hill state where most of the villages are situated in remote areas.

At a meeting held in New Delhi as an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the banks’ officials were of the view that since providing banking facilities in far-flung villages affected profitability of the banks, the government must provide some incentives to the banks. Representatives from 12 banks participated in the meeting.

Under the financial inclusion programme, a total of 475 villages have to be provided with banking facilities through branches or business correspondents (BCs).

Banks also said the process of financial inclusion in 259 unbanked villages under the Atal Gram Yojana will not be met by March 31 deadline due to various problems being faced by the banks in the hilly areas like poor connectivity. The broadband connectivity in most of the villages was lacking due to which new branches or other banking facilities cannot be provided even through BCs, they asserted.

According to the RBI guidelines, villages with population above 2,000 have to be included in the financial inclusion process. But under the Atal Gram Yojna, most of the villages have less than 2,000 population. “We have set up a sub-committee under the State Finance Secretary. This committee will organise a meeting to look into the various demands of banks in this regard,” said Principal Secretary (Finance) Alok Jain.

The meeting was convened in New Delhi so that the top officials of all the banks can participate. However, State Bank of India (SBI) said it has already appointed its BCs and would try to complete the financial inclusion at the earliest. “We have appointed two BCs – Zero Mass and Ajivika – for the financial inclusion programme in the state,” said S P Kalara, area general manager, SBI.

However, other banks like Punjab National Bank are yet to appoint their BCs.

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Kumaon women's inhuman occupation

Khatima ( Uttarakhand): India may have taken strides in developments, but even today, high in the mountains of Kumaon in Uttarakhand, women are employed to lift human excreta on their head.

For years, Lakshmi has been doing this inhuman job. And there are many like her, employed by the state for Rs. 20 a day.

"We don't have any other job. They ask for a bribe of Rs. 10,000 for a job in the municipality which is something we can't arrange," said Lakshmi.

"We don't like this job, but there is nothing else we can do," said Ganga, another worker.

It is illegal to let people carry human excreta. About two decades ago, the Central government had put a complete ban on it. It had ordered state government to take strict on against those who employ people for this work.

But state administration feigns ignorance.

"We don't know anything about the ban. We are hearing about it from you. We will definitely take some action against them," said DR BVRC Purshottam, District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar.

"Yes, it's a crime to do such work, and to make people do this work. It has come to my notice now, we will take necessary action," said Ajay Rajaur, Vice President, Health and Sanitation Board.

Not only has the Supreme Court raised questions and sought answers from state government by February 13, it has also ordered the Nainital High court to keep a close watch.

Uttarakhand Wildlife department defends killing of Tiger

Dehra Dun: Under attack from various quarters for killing a tiger in the Corbett tiger reserve, the Uttarakhand Wildlife Department today strongly defended its action, saying the big cat was a "man-eater" which killed at least four persons.

The tiger was shot dead at Kosi river range area of the park on Thursday last on suspicion of killing a 27-year-old man after agitating villagers demanded immediate elimination of the feline.

Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has ordered a probe into the killing of the tiger, while Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is understood to have sought a report from the state government on the incident.

"We have evidences like old bullet wounds to prove that it was the same tiger which killed four persons in Sunderkhal area of the Corbett tiger reserve," S K Chandola, Chief Wildlife Warden, Uttarakhand, said.

He was responding to criticism from various quarters that the department acted in haste to kill the tiger, which had let loose a reign of terror in the area.

BJP MP Tarun Vijay had also condemned the incident and asked the state government to create a "buffer zone" to facilitate the free movement of big cats.

"When the first time tiger was shot on Jan 11, we presumed that it was a tigress due to its pug marks and broad hind portion. But the postmortem report found the old bullet wound of January 11 in the tiger killed on January 27," he said.

This clearly indicates it was the same tiger, he said, adding that human flesh has been found in the stomach of the tiger, which was killed.

In addition to this, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in its report has stated that the blood samples of the wounded tiger collected on January 11 were of a male tiger and not of the tigress, he said.

Chandola also said the department followed all the guidelines of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) while declaring an animal as man-eater.

"We strictly acted under the section 11 of the wildlife protection act of 1972 which clearly gives mandate to the chief wildlife warden to declare an animal as man-eater in case it becomes dangerous for the human beings," Chandola said.

he said there were several other evidences which clearly suggested that the tiger in Sunderkhal area had become a man-eater.

In the case of the last killing of January 26 where a 27-year-old man was devoured, the tiger had returned to the half-eaten body in the area.

"As the tiger approached the dead body, we ordered the killing," Chandola said.

On being asked as to why the tiger was not tranquilised, he said it was very difficult to tranquilise tigers which are highly elusive animals.

Soon after the killing, the forest department had paraded the tiger on an elephant in the area to instill confidence among the villagers, who had blocked road and pelted stones after the killing of Puran Chand (27).