Great Escape

A street urchin finds refuge from the big bad world inside a play tunnel at Gandhi Park in Dehradun Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat

26 colleges may face action for quota bungling
Dehradun, January 28
The Uttarakhand SC/ST Commission is studying the report of the inquiry committee, which detected irregularities in admissions against reserved seats in several private B.Ed colleges affiliated to the HNB Garhwal University.

Virasat begins today
Roorkee, January 28
A three-day long Virasat Fest is starting tomorrow at the Indian Institute of Technology. During the cultural fest many renowned artistes of the country, including Sufi Qawwal Qadar Niazi, 'veena' player Salil Bhatt (son of famous Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Grammy Award winner) and Uttarakhand folk dancer Nandlal Bharti would give live performances.

White Field Estate
Probe on into ownership dispute
Mussoorie, January 28
To prevent the wife and daughter of the deceased owner of White Field Estate, located near Barlowgunj here, from entering the estate, the wife of the caretaker of the estate threatened to commit suicide on Saturday.

Yoga-trained youth on fast Dehradun, January 28 The dharna staged by the yoga-trained youths entered the ninth day yesterday along with Jai Prakash Kainswal staging an indefinite fast since Monday. The Yoga trained youths have been demanding employment in government schools and other government departments as Yoga teachers. Unemployed yoga teachers stage a protest in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Haj Sewa Samiti protest Dehradun, January 28 The Dehradun Haj Sewa Samiti held a protest at Gandhi Park, on Sunday. Led by Sufi Khaliq Ahmed, the Dehradun Haj Sewa Samiti members alleged the state BJP government for ignoring Muslim community in the works of development. Protesting Haj Sewa Samiti members at Gandhi Park in Dehradun. A Tribune photograph