Sabra decides to take fight to New Delhi Dehradun, December 17 After waiting for more than two weeks for her “doctor husband” posted at Pitthoragarh and getting a complaint lodged against him, Sabra, an Afghan, now utterly dejected, has decided to take her fight to New Delhi. “I plan to go to New Delhi in search of justice,” she told mediapersons. For the past two weeks, Sabra (20) from Kabul, has been camping in Pitthoragarh, pleading with her “husband” to accept her but without success.

Sabra at Pitthoragarh. Tribune photo: B.D. Kashniyal

Double Take

A VT-OSB helicopter lands at Jollygrant airport. Also seen in the background is a parked aeroplane. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir

On quail trail
Dehra Dun, December 17
All hope is not lost for the Himalayan quail, the elusive Uttarakhand galliform, even as the Wildlife Protection Society, Dehradun, begins the next phase of its “Search Quail” campaign in Nainital this winter. The society carried out a monthlong search in the Binog Wildlife Sanctuary, Mussoorie, another key habitat of the quail in Garhwal last winters, leading to collection of feathers, which were subsequently sent to feather experts in London.

Green plans go grey
Dehradun, December 17
With the landscape of Dehradun, with its transformation from a small town to a metropolis, fast changing, open space in the shape of parks is shrinking. Barring Gandhi Park, Buddha Park and MDDA Park, greenery has failed to draw the attention of town planners and the civic authorities.

Children at shemrock school annual function at Dehradoon on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir

Homage paid to Babu Bootha Singh
Dehradun, December 17
The members of Shail Kala Sangam observed the birth centenary of Babu Bootha Singh, a renowned social worker who worked tirelessly for the upliftment of craftsmen engaged in wood work.

Haridwar Congress felicitates Rawat
Dehradun, December 17
The District Haridwar Congress unit felicitated former Rajya Sabha MP, Harish Rawat. During the felicitation ceremony, thousands of supporters turned up at the city town hall.