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Sports college student’s death to be probed
Dhruva school pupils left
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Nautiyal is horticulture director
Illness Fund benefits 170
Guv meets NCC cadets
Art in the palm of their hand
Defrauded man says cops not helping him
Schoolgirl raped by her rickshaw wallah
70-yr-old trampled to death by elephants
Abhimanyu Academy triumph by 7 wkts
A batsman of the Dinesh Rawat Academy hits a shot at the 57th District Cricket League at Survey Stadium, Dehradun, on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
Chinmay, Abhimanyu win debate
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Sports college student’s death to be probed
Dehradun, February 3 Parents of some students of the sports college along with students today held a protest in the college premises against the poor medical facilities being provided to them. Student leaders of DAV (PG) College also joined in the protest. Hostel warden Suresh Shama has been suspended following Bhagwan’s death and college principal D Singh Rautela has been grounded for a week until the inquiry is completed, Utpal Singh told mediapersons. According to sources, Bhagwan had been in intense pain in the thighs for over five hours on January 25 at the college. As there was no doctor in the college, he was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle. He was rushed to Doon hospital followed by Coronation and Mahant Inderesh Hospital in Dehradun and was finally referred to the AIIMS in Delhi as his condition continued to be critical. The boy was diagnosed with failure of both kidneys by hospital authorities and took his last breath on Sunday night in Delhi. Since 1993 when the Sports College was established, the college does not have the facility of a dispensary in its premises. The structure meant for the dispensary is being used by the Sports Directorate Officers for office work. The doctor’s residence is occupied by assistant director, Sports, said principal of Sports College, D Singh Rautela. The college does not have any record of medical tests for its students as there are no monthly medical checkups organised by the college. “Medical check-ups are conducted when the college team leaves for a competition,” said the principal. The college is said to have a tie-up with the Community Health Centre (CHC) that is located 500m from the college, said Utpal Singh. “If at night, anything serious happens to a student, he could seek the advice of the CHC doctor on the phone,” he added. Over the demand of providing compensation to the family
members of Bhagwan, he said that the decision would be taken after the inquiry. |
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Dhruva school pupils left
in the lurch
Dehradun, February 3 This is a double blow for the parents after the image of the school suffered a setback last February when it came to light that its chairman Shyam Sunder Sharma had availed fraudulent educational and personal loans worth about Rs 8 crore against the names of its students and teachers. The school, which was begun by the Delhi-based Neelkanth International Educational Society in 2004, has been rudderless since his death in January 2008. The parents as well as the then principal had apprised the Delhi office of the ICSE about the prevailing situation in the wake of a police case lodged by the Central Bank of India which has also issued a recovery notice against the school. The ICSE had decided to drop the inspection of the school required for permanent affiliation. But later, it agreed to extend temporary affiliation for one year up to March 2009 in the academic interest of the Class X students. Despite the fact that no initiative was taken to get fresh affiliation, the school admitted students to classes IX and XI. “After knowing that the school will be disaffiliated after March 2009, the parents should have been informed and advised accordingly,” said Karan Singh Dewan, a parent. As per rules, the schools have no discretion to admit students of other schools in Classes X and XII, said Prashant Lal, the former principal who left the school after the fraud. As such, these students have little hope of getting admission to other ICSE schools to be eligible for taking board examination in 2009-10. The administrator of the school, Vineet Sharma, blamed the president and general secretary of the society for the situation. He alleged that both stay in Delhi and never respond directly to any query. |
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Nautiyal is horticulture director
Dehradun, February 3 Chief Minister BC Khanduri issued the orders yesterday. According to Vinod Phonia, secretary, horticulture, the notification would be issued today. Nautiyal will be on a two-year deputation in the Horticulture Department. The tenure of Dr DR Gautam, director, horticulture, expired on January 29. According to sources, Dr Gautam, who was on one-year extension as director tried for another extension but couldn’t succeed. In 2005, the state government had appointed Dr Gautam, who was working with Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh as director horticulture. During his stay in Uttarakhand, Dr Gautam managed three extensions. However, it is learnt that this time, Dr YS Parmar University denied him another
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Illness Fund benefits 170
Dehradun, February 3 As many as 170 patients have benefited from the scheme and the government has contributed Rs 1,6614,595 to the fund. "The fund was created in 2003 with an initial deposit of Rs 50 lakh by the state government. Patients living below the poverty line, who possess BPL cards, can benefit from the fund. The total contributions of the government in 2007-08 were Rs 6 crore. The government has increased the annual contribution to Rs 1 crore now," said Dr RK Pant, CMS, Doon Hospital. To ensure that the beneficiaries are genuine, a managing committee has been constituted to oversee fund allocation and ensure that the selected members fall in the BPL category. The district magistrates are chairmen of the committee in their respective districts. "The patients can utilise the funds in case of serious accidents, unnatural calamites, heart diseases, AIDS, brain tumours, total hip replacement, spinal and vascular surgeries, bone marrow and kidney transplantation, and Corneaplasti," added Dr Pant. To avail the financial aid, a patient has to undergo a medical check-up at the district hospital, where the entire financial assessment of the treatment is made. Subsequently, he or she is referred to the hospital where the treatment is available. In all, there are 18 medical institutions where a patient can undergo treatment and two more have been added recently. The three hospitals that have been selected in Dehradun are CMI Hospital, Mahant Indresh Hospital and Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Jolly Grant. |
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Guv meets NCC cadets
Dehradun, February 3 Joshi advocated the expansion of the
NCC. “The youth of Uttarakhand are fast making their mark at the national and international level which is a very encouraging sign,” he remarked. — TNS |
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Art in the palm of their hand
Haridwar, February 3 Sculptures of Lord Ganesha and Lord Krishna were much appreciated by the judges.Statues depicting rural life were admired by one and all. After receiving the prize, Ritu said, “One’s creativity is tested to its full while using waste to make sculptures.” A mehandi competition was organised by Kalangaan Society in the girls and women categories. It saw keen participation. The top three designs in both categories were given awards. At various colleges, mehendi competitions are being held and the participation of girls has surprised the organisers. Prof Dr Geeta Joshi of Girls College, Kankhal, said that even while young girls were doing technical courses and wearing fashionable clothes, they didn’t shy away from traditional arts. They remained rooted to their culture even while adopting modern lifestyle. “Their participation in the event is a good sign,” she added. Girls here are also expressing themselves with rangoli. Goddesses and natural sceneries were the prominent motif in the rangolis. The rangoli on the Mumbai terror attacks had the Hotel Taj in the colours of the Indian Tricolour. “I did a weekly course on mehendi and rangoli. It feels nice when people appreciate my creations” said Zareena, a management student. |
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Defrauded man says cops not helping him
Roorkee, February 3 Ashok Kumar, a sweeper at the IIT, has allegedly defrauded of Rs 35,000, which includes his Sixth Pay Commission's arrear and salary of the month, as two miscreants exchanged his ATM card with theirs and withdrew the amount from his account on January 30 afternoon. The incident occurred at the ATM counter of Punjab State Bank of Patiala, opposite Century Gate of IIT when the incident
happened. According to Ashok Kumar, he visited the Civil Lines police station number of times but failed to get his complaint lodged. “Instead of investigating the matter, police has asked me to get the CCTV clippings of the day from the bank. They havn’t registered any case as yet,” alleged Ashok. When contacted, ASP Arun Mohan Joshi pleaded ignorance about the case. “I will look into the matter. Such dereliction on the part of police officials could not be tolerated at any case,” said the officer. |
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Schoolgirl raped by her rickshaw wallah
Haridwar, February 3 Mohan Gupta, father of the girl, alleged that yesterday when the girl did not return home in the afternoon they enquired at the school and her classmates told that she had left with Pathak alone. However, later in the evening while he came to drop the girl near her house, Pathak was nabbed by the locals. On hearing the account from the girl, her family members filed a complaint at Jwalapur police station and handed over Pathak
to them. The police sent the girl for a medical examination this morning and the report confirmed sexual assault. A case under sections
376 and 511of the IPC has been registered against the accused. |
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70-yr-old trampled to death by elephants
Haridwar February 3 According to locals, they saw herds of elephants in the forest and believe that those elephants might have killed Sattar. Barely a fortnight ago, an elephant had killed a villager in Jagjitpur area of Haridwar while injuring three others. Such incidents are on the rise on the outskirts of Rajaji National Park and the residential areas around because of the frequent movements of elephants. Recently in Dhalwala, Rishikesh, an elephant killed a villager while another ran havoc in the Bhoopatwala area in Haridwar for two days, last week. It has also been reported that the elephants in Nayagaon, Jaspur and Chamariya villages in Chidiyapur forest range have destroyed crops. |
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Abhimanyu Academy triumph by 7 wkts
Dehradun, February 3 DRCA batsman displayed some fine batting and manged to score 186 runs in allotted 40 overs. DRCA’s Zeeshan pasted his inning well and scored 52 runs, Virender made 21 runs and Manjeet made 19. For ACA, Priyanshu was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed crucial five wickets, demolishing ACA’s middle order. In reply, ACA achieved the target in just 26 overs with seven wickets in hand. It was a sizzling performance given by Vipin who scored a century from just 63 balls. Vipin hit 12 fours and five sixes in his inning. The openers gave a flying start to their team thereafter it was all Vipin and Paritosh for ACA who accelerated the run rate for ACA. Paritosh made 37 runs of 34 balls. None of the DRCA bowler could make any impact and ACA reached the target
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Chinmay, Abhimanyu win debate
Dehradun, February 3 The debate saw participants articulating their views with confidence. Chinmay Mishra and Abhimanyu from DIT College were declared winners. Students from Dehradun Institute of Technology (DIT), Uttaranchal Institute of Management (UIM), University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), GRD Girl’s Degree College, Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) participated in the competition. The competition was organised by Dr. Savita Pathak, Capt VN Saxena, faculty members of IFCAI National College. |
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Dehradun, February 3
Dehradun, February 3
