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  • Diamond States Summit Uttarakhand edition culminates on a hopeful note

    Diamond States Summit Uttarakhand edition culminates on a hopeful note

    Mumbai: News18 India successfully organised the Uttarakhand edition of the Diamond States Summit in Dehradun, following the widely praised events in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Bihar. The summit provided a platform for meaningful discussions aimed at shaping a brighter future for Uttarakhand.

    It brought together prominent leaders, policymakers, and industry figures from across the nation, including Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, minister of agriculture & rural development Ganesh Joshi, finance & urban development minister Prem Chand Aggarwal, minister of women empowerment & child development Rekha Arya, minister of animal husbandry, fisheries, skill development & employment Saurabh Bahuguna, Uttarakhand’s former chief minister Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand DGP Abhinav Kumar, principal secretary to CM R.K. Sudhanshu, and IPS-ADGP, special principal secretary, sports & youth welfare Amit Sinha, among others.

    Dhami, stated, “The Congress only works to spread confusion and oppose good schemes like Agniveer, which offers better opportunities to soldiers. Our double engine government is focused on understanding the state’s needs and delivering real development. Despite natural disasters, we are committed to rebuilding Uttarakhand and making life easier for the people, especially women, with initiatives like 30 per cent reservation.”

    Joshi, said, “From a soldier’s duty to a leader’s journey, my family and I have always served the people. The struggles I faced made me who I am, and Uttarakhand’s vision remains strong. Today, we honor our martyrs and build a state that upholds their sacrifice.”

    Aggarwal, emphasised, “The Congress had 60 years in power, yet they never conducted a caste census—so why the need now? On the issue of ‘spit jihad,’ let it be clear that anyone engaging in such practices will not be tolerated. Our government is taking strict action. While we welcome people to come and work in Uttarakhand, we will not allow any instability to take root in our state.”

    Bahuguna, expressed “Carrying forward the legacy of my grandfather and father is both an honor and a challenge. My focus remains on serving the people of Uttarakhand, not seeking the limelight. The faith our people have in BJP and PM Modi inspires every effort we put forth.”

    Rawat, remarked, “In politics, there are wins and losses, but it’s troubling to lose even after winning. Haryana’s politics has shifted from development to divisions based on caste and religion. The time will come when people stop enjoying slogans and start focusing on real issues. The caste census is necessary as a one-time experiment to understand the true economic conditions of different communities and address their problems.”

    The event wrapped up on a hopeful note, outlining an ambitious and progressive vision for Uttarakhand’s future. It offered a crucial forum for thought leaders, policymakers, and specialists to engage in meaningful discussions, fostering collective efforts toward advancing the state’s growth and development.

  • News18 India to host Diamond States Summit edition five on 23 October

    News18 India to host Diamond States Summit edition five on 23 October

    Mumbai: News18 India will host the fifth edition of its Diamond States Summit (DSS) in Uttarakhand on 23 October, following the successful completion of earlier editions in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Bihar. This event continues to serve as a unique platform for dialogue, collaboration, and strategic discussions, bringing together key leaders and policymakers.

    The Uttarakhand edition of the Diamond States Summit will focus on conducting insightful discussions on issues critical to the state such as economic development, governance, law and order, and cultural preservation. The platform will bring together some of Uttarakhand’s most influential political figures and policymakers, allowing them to engage in meaningful dialogue and share their vision for the state’s future.

    Expected attendees at the summit include Uttarakhand’s chief minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, along with key ministers including, minister of finance, urban development, parliamentary affairs, census, and housing, Prem Chand Aggarwal; minister of agriculture and rural development, Ganesh Joshi; minister of women empowerment and child development, Rekha Arya; minister of animal husbandry, fisheries, skill development & employment, Saurabh Bahuguna; national general secretary, Mahila Morcha, BJP, Deepti Rawat Bhardwaj; and national spokesperson, BJP, Neha Joshi. They will offer perspectives on policies shaping Uttarakhand’s future.

    Watch Diamond States Summit Uttarakhand on News18 India on 23 October from 11 am onwards.

  • Pushkar Singh Dhami in Aap Ki Adalat: “Police will not harass live-in couples under UCC law”

    Pushkar Singh Dhami in Aap Ki Adalat: “Police will not harass live-in couples under UCC law”

    Mumbai: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has promised that live-in couples living in the state will not be “unduly harassed” by police and administration for not complying with the new Uniform Civil Code bill that is going to be enacted.

    Replying to questions in Rajat Sharma’s ‘Aap Ki Adalat’ show, telecasted on India TV, Dhami said: “I want to tell people that our government has formed a committee, soon after the passage of UCC Bill, to frame rules so that nobody in the police and administration can misuse its provisions. The rules will ensure that people (live-in couples) are not unduly harassed, do not face excesses or undue pressures and are not subjected to misbehaviour. It is our duty to ensure that the implementation of UCC law should become a model for other states too.”

    The nine-member committee headed by a former chief secretary was set up last week to prepare a draft of rules relating to procedures, designation of competent level authorities for easy implementation of the provisions of the UCC law. Uttarakhand is the first state in India to enact the uniform civil code law which also covers live-in relationships. It requires compulsory registration of live-in couples, a record of which will be kept in police station. It also prescribes jail term of up to six months for not producing a certificate of live-in relationship.

    Reacting to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s remark that the government in Uttarakhand was invading the privacy of couples “in bedroom” and is acting like a “nanny state”, the chief minister said: “The provisions in the law have been made not for the benefit of Shashi Tharoor, but for the protection of our sons and daughters, so that their parents can know how their children are living. You have seen reports of people killing their live-in partners, cutting their bodies to pieces and stuffing them in suitcases. Children born of live-in couples have none to take care of and they are deprived of their share in property. …We have incorporated the registration (of live-in couples) provisions for their security.”

    Dhami said: “Our aim is not to harass anybody, but at least children must get security. Today they (live-in couples) are in love, and after 5 to 10 years, when love turns sour(mohabbat gadbadaa jaati hai), they start accusing each other.”

    When Rajat Sharma asked why provision has been made for live-in couples to inform police when they separate, Pushkar Singh Dhami replied: “No they  need go for a fresh registration. They should only inform that they are no more staying together. This law has not been made to target anybody.”

    Dhami said: “The government, as a guardian, has made this law so that the future of our children is safe. ..If they (live-in couples) give birth to children, we have to think about the future of the kids too. Let them (couples) live together, but their parents should know how and where they are staying. If some unfortunate incidents take place, think of the trauma that the parents go through.”

    On ‘Love Jihad’, the Uttarakhand chief minister emphatically said: “Incidents like Love Jihad are very bad. Such incidents are not at all acceptable in Uttarakhand. There is no place for Love Jihad in Devbhoomi. Our Devbhoomi must remain sacred.”

    Asked about the objections raised by Muslim clergy that the UCC law goes against Shariah and Islamic injunctions, Dhami said: “People belonging to different religions are free to follow their customary traditions of marriage. No changes have been made as far as weddings are concerned. Muslims can follow their customary Nikaah, Christians can follow Holy Marriage, Hindus can follow Saat Phere tradition and Sikhs can follow Anand Karaj rites.”

    Dhami pointed out that BJP had promised to bring Uniform Civil Code law in its manifesto during 2022 Uttarakhand assembly polls. “UCC was our ‘sankalp’ (promise). Modi’s ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat’ is our ‘sankalp’. Uttarakhand is Devbhoomi (Land of Gods), the Ganga and Yamuna flow from Uttarakhand, it is the land of our rishi-munis. Article 44 clearly provides for bringing Uniform Civil Code for all. The people of the state have blessed us for fulfilling this promise.”

    Dhami said, In UCC law “we have abolished talaq and polygamy..We do not want women’s rights to be curtailed…I would like to make one point: Ab Desh Me Shariyat Nahin Chalegi (We won’t allow Shariat in the country). Samaan Nagrik Sanhita (UCC) Chalegi…   Those who believe in Constitution will benefit and they will be freed from social evils like Halala.”

    The Chief Minister said, he met Muslim women in Haridwar who praised the UCC law and told him that they have been freed from a big curse (abhishaap). “We have got back our self-respect”, the Muslim women told me.”  

    Asked by Rajat Sharma whether Uttarakhand is being made the laboratory for Hindutva, Dhami replied: “Prayogshala jaisi koi baat nahin (nothing like laboratory), the people of Uttarakhand have given us the mandate. Where will you have Hindutva, if not in Uttarakhand? (Hindutva Agar Uttarakhand mein nahin Hoga, Toh Aur Kahaan Hoga?”

    On the recent communal violence in Haldwani, the chief minister said, “Government land like PWD land, irrigation department land, revenue land and forest land were encroached upon and ‘mazaars’ were built. These were illegal encroachments. We dug out several mazaars and did not find any skeletal remains. How can anybody justify encroachments?… This is ‘Land Jihad’.

    Dhami said: “We will not allow any change to the ‘mool swaroop’ (original features) of our Devbhoomi… If mosque has been built on encroached land, it will be considered as encroachment, and will be removed.”  

    Dhami also said,  “We will not allow change in the demography of Devbhoomi at any cost”, he said.

    ‘Mazaars’ were built on govt land, encroachments will be removed, says Dhami on Haldwani

    Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that ‘mazaars’ were built on government lands in the state and termed the act of “illegal encroachments” as “Land Jihad”. Dhami, in a stern message, said that the government would remove any mosque built on the encroached land, considering it as “encroachment”.

    The Chief Minister stressed that his administration would not allow a change in demography at any cost.

    Replying to questions on the recent Haldwani violence in Rajat Sharma’s ‘Aap Ki Adalat’ show, Dhami said, “The government land like PWD land, irrigation department land, revenue land and forest land were encroached upon and ‘mazaars’ were built. These were illegal encroachments. We dug out several mazaars and did not find any skeletal remains. How can anybody justify encroachments?… This is ‘Land Jihad’”.

    “We will not allow any change to the ‘mool swaroop’ (original features) of our Devbhoomi… If mosque has been built on encroached land, it will be considered as encroachment and will be removed. We will not allow change in demography of Devbhoomi at any cost,” he added.

  • OHO Hill Yatra campaign presented by Dettol Banega Swasth India culminates in Dehradun

    OHO Hill Yatra campaign presented by Dettol Banega Swasth India culminates in Dehradun

    Mumbai: Reckitt, world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, along with partner Plan India, partnered with season three of OHO Hill Yatra for its Dettol Climate Resilient School Project, with the theme – ‘Kedarkhand Se Manaskhand Ek No. Uttarakhand’ and culminated grand finale in Dehradun in presence of chief minister of Uttarakhand  Pushkar Singh Dhami. The month-long on-ground initiative hosted by RJ Kaavya, reached over 25,000 students and 43 schools, engaging and educating students and communities across 13 districts in Uttarakhand on the issue of climate change. To further its commitment to cover 100 per cent districts of Uttarakhand by 2025, Dettol Banega Swasth India will develop one Climate Resilient School per district, focused on reinforcing state’s climate mitigation & adaptation efforts and contributing to the achievement of SDGs.

    Hosted at the CM Camp Office in Dehradun, the grand finale was also graced by special guest Reckitt director, external affairs and partnerships, SOA Ravi Bhatnagar and OHO Radio CEO RJ Kaavya. During the event, students from the Climate Resilient Schools presented cultural performances and models on waste management, energy saving, and solar panel retrofitting implemented in their schools. The event also witnessed the launch of Dettol Climate Resilient School Preamble, encouraging children to commit to preserve and safeguard the environment by taking environment-friendly actions for a greener and healthier tomorrow.

    Commenting on the grand finale event, chief guest Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “I congratulate Dettol Banega Swasth India and OHO Radio for this unique campaign in Uttarakhand to drive education among children on the important issue of climate change. The OHO Hill Yatra season 3 campaign by Dettol Climate Resilient School Project, with the theme- ‘Kedarkhand Se Manaskhand Ek No. Uttarakhand’ engaged children and communities across 13 districts of the state. Aligned to the vision of Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi – Mission LiFE, this endeavour is truly remarkable and holds an important value as it encourages children to inculcate behavioural change in their everyday lives.”

    India is the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change impact, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021. Due to geological factors such as melting glaciers, increased population pressure, seismic activity, and over-exploitation of natural resources, the state of Uttarakhand is vulnerable to climate change. In alignment with Government of India’s Mission LiFE curriculum, Reckitt aims to create a cadre of environmentally conscious children to drive climate resilience in school and community across the state of Uttarakhand with Dettol Climate Resilient School project. Through this project, retrofitting in 4 schools in 4 Dhams of Uttarakhand were done with solar panels, energy efficient lights & fans, low flow water fixtures, waste management. Following schools were covered – Government Upper Primary School, Damta, Uttarkashi (Yamunotri), Government High School, Athali, Uttarkashi (Gangotri), Government Upper Primary School, Ratura, Rudraprayag (Kedarnath) and Government Upper Primary School, Pakhi, Chamoli (Badrinath). The impact of retrofitting in schools translated to a 65 per cent reduction in water wastage, and 64.5 per cent reduction in electricity units charges.

    The incorporation of wall murals focusing on the themes of Mission LiFE serves as a powerful tool to raise awareness among students. By actively engaging in environmental education workshops, the project not only aligns with the government’s emphasis on climate action but also directly supports the national goal of fostering environmental consciousness among citizens. The cultivation of environmental responsibility and conscious lifestyles among children through climate-friendly interventions echoes the government’s call for sustainable habits from an early age.

    Reckitt – South Asia EVP Gaurav Jain said, “In a remarkable stride towards sustainability, India has witnessed a substantial boost in its green energy initiatives, transitioning seamlessly from 2023 to 2024. At Reckitt, we believe we have a duty to combat climate change and empower the next generation towards building a sustainable and resilient future. With Dettol Climate Resilient Schools and the OHO Hill Yatra campaign, we have been working closely in the state of Uttarakhand to drive on-ground behaviour change and educate the younger generation through three pillars – campus,  urriculum and collaboration. Bearing the flag of Mission LiFE, we look forward to expand the initiative by developing more climate resilient schools in Dev Bhoomi-Uttarakhand, where elements of nature meet in the purest form. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Government of Uttarakhand for their invaluable support as we together work towards building a greener and more resilient Uttarakhand.”

    The Dettol Climate Resilient project partnered with OHO Radio, a coveted local digital radio, to conduct an immersive month-long campaign during the OHO Hill Yatra. Designed to deepen students’ understanding of environmental issues, the campaign focused on promoting Mission LiFE and informing the audience on the critical issue of climate change. The grand finale event encompassed of various cultural performances by students from selected schools of Khatima, Rishikesh, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi, and showcased impact of OHO Hill Yatra campaign, based on the theme ‘Kedarkhand se Manaskhand Ek No. Uttarakhand’.

    The Dettol Climate Resilient School Project, under the visionary leadership of Reckitt and implementation of Plan India, has emerged as a crucial player aligning itself with the national green goals set by the Indian government. This innovative initiative has demonstrated a profound commitment to environmental sustainability, education, and community engagement, contributing significantly to the broader vision of a greener and more resilient India.

    Since its inception last year, the Dettol Climate Resilient School Project has emerged as a crucial player aligning itself with the national green goals in alignment with the vision of the Government of India. This innovative initiative has not only demonstrated a steadfast commitment to environmental sustainability but has also actively contributed to the broader vision of a greener and more resilient India. The project’s endeavours have resulted in significant achievements, with four schools retrofitted with solar panels, energy-efficient lights, fans, low-flow water fixtures, and waste management systems. These efforts have led to tangible impacts on water wastage and electricity units charges, seamlessly aligning with the country’s broader objectives for sustainable resource management.

    In essence, the Dettol Climate Resilient School Project has intricately woven its initiatives to not only align with but actively contribute to the national green goals of India. As India moves from 2023 to 2024, the trajectory is clear – a determined march towards a greener, more sustainable future. The financial allocations, initiatives, and collaborations underscore the nation’s commitment to aligning economic growth with environmental responsibility, forging a path towards a resilient and eco-friendly tomorrow.