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India Gazette
3 days ago
- India Gazette
Army Commander, Central command flags off Plastic Eradication Kaar Sewa for rejuvenation of Ganga New Delhi [I
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Atulya Ganga Trust, an Armed Forces veterans initiative dedicated to the sustainable rejuvenation of River Ganga since 2019, is undertaking a 'Plastic Eradication Kaar Sewa', with effect from June 5 to 7, a press release said. Its mission spans afforestation, pollution mapping, including measuring the presence of microplastics and raising public awareness to restore the river. The drive was flagged off by Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, GOC-in-C Central Command, at Lucknow on June 2. The ceremony was attended by Gopal Sharma, founder of the trust and Lt Col Hem Lohumi. Lieutenant General Vikas Rohilla, DG LWE and Colonel Commandant Bombay Sappers also graced the occasion. The initiative is being supported by the State administration of Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation and the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. Corporate support is being provided by Bisleri. Atulya Ganga volunteers will assemble at Uttarkashi on June 3. On a daily basis till June 7, they will physically collect all the plastic waste littered on the roadside and on mountain slopes between Gangotri and Harsil. The collected waste will be handed over to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for further disposal. Through this initiative, the NGO aims to cultivate a mindset amongst the citizens and government machinery to recognise the urgent requirement of promoting sustainable practices to protect nature. Earlier, in April Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the government is preparing for the Green Chardham Yatra this time, a release from Uttarakhand CMO said. He said that the government's effort is not only to provide the pilgrims with pure food and a clean environment but also to prevent the problem of single-use plastic from arising at our holy pilgrimage sites due to the Yatra. We are working on the principle of reducing, reusing, and recycling single-use plastic, he said. (ANI)
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Nepal's royalists demand restoration of monarchy dumped 17 years ago
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Thousands of supporters of Nepal's former king rallied in the capital Kathmandu on Thursday, calling for the restoration of the constitutional monarchy that was abolished 17 years ago, amid rising unhappiness with successive elected governments. Flag-waving protesters marched into the city centre from different directions shouting: 'Our king is dearer than lives ... king come back and save the country,' as riot police stood guard but did not intervene. At a similar rally in March, two people were killed and several injured. The 239-year-old monarchy was voted out in 2008 following weeks of bloody street protests. The last king of the Himalayan nation, 77-year-old Gyanendra, has lived with his family in a private house in Kathmandu as a commoner since being toppled. He has not commented on Thursday's demonstration but expressed sorrow at the violence that killed two people in March. Demonstrators are also calling for the country of 30 million people, wedged between China and India, to become a Hindu state again, a status it lost with the monarchy. 'Governments formed in the last 17 years have failed to deliver on their promises of development, creation of jobs and improvement of the living conditions of people,' said 35-year-old street vendor Rajendra Tamang. 'Thousands of young people are forced to leave the country in search of work as they see no hope here,' he said. Millions of young Nepalis are working in the Middle East, South Korea and Malaysia, mainly at construction sites, and the money they send home is a key source of income for Nepal. Supporters of the government staged a separate but smaller rally nearby in support of the republican system that replaced the monarchy. The three major political parties that jointly control nearly 200 of the 275 seats in parliament say the monarchy was consigned to history and cannot be restored. All three jointly campaigned against the monarchy and voted it out in 2008 and say their faith in the republican system was unshakeable. The Rastriya Prajatantra Party, which is campaigning for the monarchy, holds only 13 seats in parliament. A two-thirds majority or 184 lawmakers is needed to change the constitution, which was adopted in 2015, turning Nepal into a federal democratic republic. The royalists say their protests will continue until the monarchy is restored.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ukrainian climber released from detention days after record-breaking Everest ascent
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Ukrainian climber Andrew Ushakov, who completed a journey from sea level to the summit of Mount Everest in a record four days, has been released on bail following his arrest for carrying undeclared foreign currency, a Nepali official told Reuters on Tuesday. "He has to face the charges in court," said Chandi Prasad Ghimire, director general of the Department of Revenue Investigation. "If he chooses to raise hands (not fight the case in court) he forfeits the bail money." Ghimire had previously said that the bail was set at $60,000 -- three times the amount allegedly carried by Ushakov, 40, when he was taken into custody on Sunday. "Andrew is now out of custody after a misunderstanding," Ushakov's public relations team told Reuters on Tuesday. "He is grateful for the support he has received and is currently working to clarify all matters with the relevant authorities." Ushakov, a structural engineer who lives in the United States, flew from New York to Nepal on May 15 before scaling Everest without the usual period of several weeks of acclimatisation. He said he did not use Xenon, the gas inhaled by four British former special forces soldiers who scaled Earth's highest mountain last week, in five days, after leaving London. The climbers used Xenon to pre-acclimatise themselves to the low-oxygen envionment they would encounter as they journeyed toward the 8,849-metre summit. Police official Nakul Pokhrel said that the undeclared foreign currency was detected during baggage screening as Ushakov readied to board a plane leaving Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city. Anyone carrying foreign currency worth more than $5,000 is required to declare it to the authorities in Nepal.
Time of India
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
JDA demolishes remaining properties to widen Sirsi Rd
1 2 Jaipur: In a surprise drive on Sunday, the enforcement wing of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) carried out demolition of remaining properties on either sides of the Lt Gen Sagat Singh Marg between Jharkhand Mod crossing and Khatipura Tiraha towards the Sirsi Road. The JDA team spared just three houses, which had obtained stay orders from the Rajasthan High Court, and a decade-old Hanumanji temple on this Marg. On April 9, JDA first conducted the demolition drive and left around 72 properties after BJP MLA from Civil Lines constituency, Gopal Sharma, intervened, saying that owners had land leases from the erstwhile Jhotwara panchayat. Bhawani Singh Rathore, president of local traders' association, claimed that property owners were not ready for the demolition drive Sunday, especially when their petitions were still pending at JDA tribunal. "The team carried out this 'secret drive' around 4am Sunday. As soon as information reached us, we assembled at the spot and started a protest. We were detained at a police station and released only late afternoon when all properties had been razed," said Rathore. Police confirmed that altogether 30 traders were detained during the demolition drive. However, no cases have been registered against the traders. "We are BJP workers and never imagined that the party govt would take such a drastic step against us. We even tried to get in touch with MLA Gopal Sharma. Although he gave us assurance over the phone, he did not turn up at the spot on Sunday," Rathore added. JDA officials said that the latest drive came following a contempt petition at the High Court. The division bench of Justices Inderjeet Singh and Anand Sharma sought a detailed plan for removing these remaining encroachments by Friday. "On Friday, we submitted the affidavit clarifying our plans. The court ordered us to submit the status of cases pending at JDA tribunal on Monday. Meanwhile, the drive was carried out on Sunday. We are going to report this at the High Court as well," said JDA advocate Amit Kuri.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
U.S.-based Ukrainian says he completed Everest climb from sea level to summit in four days
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -A Ukrainian man who lives in the United States said on Friday that he had completed a journey from sea level in New York to the summit of Mount Everest in a record four days, saving weeks that mountaineers usually need to get used to high altitudes. Climbers to the world's highest mountain normally spend up to two months at different high camps to allow their bodies to adjust to the thin air before ascending to the 8,849-metre (29,032-foot) peak. The claim could not be verified independently as there is no authority in Nepal to verify the claims of records by climbers. However, usually when mountaineers claim a record it is acknowledged or contested by other climbers or mountaineering bodies that specialise in climbing-related information. Such verification often takes some weeks or months. On Wednesday, four British climbers who had inhaled Xenon gas in Germany before embarking on the expedition from London, completed their ascent from London to the summit in less than five days. The feat was also not independently verified. Andrew Ushakov, a structural engineer who is relatively unknown as a climber, said he did not use Xenon gas. He said he embarked on his expedition from New York and scaled the Everest summit on Monday in slightly less than four days. Similarly to the Britons, Ushakov slept at home in a hypoxic tent that simulates high-altitude conditions before heading to Nepal, and used supplemental oxygen like other climbers. Ushakov, 40, told Reuters in Kathmandu that he hoped his feat, which came after two years of preparation and research, would set an example for his 6-year-old son to do "something big" in the future and encourage people to take to mountaineering without having to leave work and family for long. Ushakov said that in an attempt to make a fast ascent of Everest last year, he reached 8,500 m (27,880 ft) but developed a vision problem and failed to complete the climb. He said he broke his arm in Ecuador two months ago when he was hit by an avalanche. Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, has issued permits to 468 people to climb Mount Everest during the current season ending this month. About 300 climbers, including the Sherpa guides, have scaled the summit so far.
