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THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Roopkund’s skeletal tales
Dehradun, February 4
The Chamoli district administration and forest authorities have decided to develop the world-famous Roopkund Lake as eco-tourism destination. The forest authorities are preparing a proposal in this regard.

Govt blind to braille editor’s plight
Sardar Kunwar Singh Negi, a braille editor and Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan recepient, needs a pacemaker, but the government couldn’t care lessDehradun, February 4
In need of urgent medical attention, all doors seem to have been shut on social worker and scholar Sardar Kunwar Singh Negi as he moves from one government department to another asking for help.

Sardar Kunwar Singh Negi, a braille editor and Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan recepient, needs a pacemaker, but the government couldn’t care less

R-Day cadets felicitated
Dehradun, February 4
Cadet Shalini Nautiyal commanded the NCC girls’ contingent at Rajpath on Republic Day. A student of Class XI, she is proud of her achivement and the attention it has brought her.




EARLIER EDITIONS

Co2 tower at Haldwani
Dehradun, February 4
The country’s first carbon dioxide exchange tower has been set up in the Lamachaur forest area of Haldwani. To measure the carbon dioxide exchange between the vegetation pool and the atmosphere, the Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) installed the country’s first carbon dioxide measurement exchange tower.

This album captures the soul of the dhol
Album ‘Hiya Parani’ being released in Dehradun. Dehradun, February 4
The Uttarakhand Culture and Tourism Minister Prakash Pant released the folk songs album titled Hiya Pirani, here today. The album has eight songs, all sung by Jagar singers, Preetam Bartwan and Meena Rana. Sunjay Kumola has composed the music for the album and it was released all over by Vasu Music Company.

Album ‘Hiya Parani’ being released in Dehradun. A Tribune photograph

Mussoorie cinema halls face demise 
The Picture Palace, one of the oldest cinema halls of Mussoorie, now in a shambles.Mussoorie, February 4
A small town such as Mussoorie, once had as much as six cinema halls, but over the years all of them have been shut down. The advent of video cassettes, during the late 1980s, has led to the decline of the cinema industry in Mussoorie.


The Picture Palace, one of the oldest cinema halls of Mussoorie, now in a shambles. Photo: Nisha Goswami

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