Uttarakhand govt Ayush villages tally goes to Eight
Sunday, August 14, 2011
courtesy: uthrakand portal

Uttarakhand established its first Ayush village at Bhowali in Nainital district. Ayush means “something which blesses long life”, is the Uttarakhand government initiative to promote alternative therapies, like Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, in the state. The Government hopes that this initiative will create employment opportunities among people even in the remote regions of the state.

Uttarakhand government has decided to develop seven more Ayush villages in the state, said Uttarakhand health and family welfare department and Ayush minister Banshidhar Bhagat.

The seven more villages will be in the hilly districts of Chamoli, Tehri, Champawat, Almora, Pauri, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh. The specific villages in the said districts go as follows: Auli village in Chamoli district, Koti in Tehri, Abatmount in Champawat, Binsar in Almora, Kanwashram in Pauri, Garur in Bageshwar and Chandak village in Pithoragarh district.

In this regard, the Uttarakhand government has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emami Limited.

Drenched in Tricolour

Drenched in Tricolour

TNN | Aug 16, 2011, 07.18AM IST
 courtesy: times of india..

CHENNAI: The state's Kalpana Chawla award for courage and daring enterprise was presented to Trichy revenue divisional officer Dr S Sangeetha, who conducted search operations and made a major seizure of 5.11 crore in cash meant for distribution to voters in the runup to the state assembly elections.

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa presented the award to her on the occasion of Independence Day. "I am very happy to receive the award. Such awards will inspire many youngsters to discharge their duty well," Sangeetha told TOI. The award carries a medal, a certificate and 5 lakh in cash.

Happy that her work has been recognised, the revenue official said she was proud to receive the award from the chief minister. After getting a tip off in the wee hours of April 5 this year, Sangeetha, who was the returning officer for Tiruchi (west) assembly constituency, rushed to the spot with a constable and her jeep driver. The two climbed to the top of a bus and found the cash stuffed in different bags.

Hailing from Mettur in Salem, Sangeetha worked hard during the election campaigning after receiving the Election Commission directive to crack down on cash distribution to buy votes. Sangeetha received complaints on her mobile phone regarding alleged cash distribution besides other messages about violations of the model code of conduct. Daughter of a retired deputy director of veterinary medicine, Sangeetha completed postgraduation in Siddha in 2000 and practiced for seven years in Chennai before joining government service