|
|
|
|
Help pours in for mela admn
KUMBH MELA
Yagyashalas integral part of Kumbh
|
|
|
Uninor provides free mobile phone service
Ukrainian couple ties knot as per Hindu rituals
Varsity to monitor seismic activity
Dr DK Shrivastava (centre) participates in a global meet. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
Lessons must be learnt from recent quakes: Experts
ONGC holds sports competition for women
ONGC donates mobile van to NGO
Sundar Lal, Group General Manager, Employees Relations and Head Corporate Administration, presents a mobile van to Gokul, an NGO for the
disabled in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Joshi elaborates on Vedic connection with maths
A semifinal of the Uttarakhand Technical University Football Tournament in Dehradun on Tuesday.
A Tribune photograph
Kavi sammelan marks union week
Dr Kumar Vishwas, a poet, recites a poem at the union week of DAV PG College in Dehradun on Tuesday.
A Tribune photograph
Play staged
|
|
Help pours in for mela admn
Haridwar, March 9 From across the country, the mela administration is receiving proposals and consent letters from various social organisations and institutions to provide voluntary services during the upcoming festive baths. The Bharat Seva Ashram Sangh has offered to provide 351 volunteers for the Kumbh, the Pranav Kanya Sangh 60 women volunteers, the Mahavir Sangh 350 men volunteers and 50 women volunteers, the Sanatan Dharam, Punjab, 400 odd volunteers, the Shri Satshahi Samiti 439 volunteers and the International Nath Yogi 50 women volunteers, to name a few. Besides, the National Scouts and Guides Headquarters in New Delhi has assured the mela administration of sending 200 scout guides this month, while another batch of 350 guides will be available next month. Several societies and NGOs are too pitching in for the Kumbh services. The Indian Red Cross Society (Uttarakhand) is providing 24-hours service in the Kumbh zone. Talking to The Tribune, Vice-Chairman, IRCSU, Naresh Chaudhari said volunteer blood donors, first-aid providers and 20 life savers from the society would be stationed at various Ganga ghats to save pilgrims from drowning. Speaking on this voluntary help pouring in for the Kumbh, specially designated mela officer Anand Vardhan said proposals of providing voluntary services during the Kumbh were flooding the mela administration. But, he gives a piece of advice to these organisations to maintain the sanctity of the Kumbh and ensure coordination with the mela administrators. “Volunteers have to behave cordially with pilgrims and stick to the designated place and abide by the directions and follow restrictions in the mela area,” said Vardhan. Mela police chief Alok Sharma said services of these volunteers would be utilised during the festive baths in helping pilgrims fall in queues, providing water and health services to them and guiding outsiders and pilgrims out of ghats. Meanwhile, the mela administration has asked all such organisations trying to lend a helping hand in the conduct of the Kumbh fair to instantly contact it so that the photo identity verification and issuance of mela identity cards can be carried out before the second Shahi Snan that falls next week.
|
|
Training programme for paramilitary forces
Tribune News Service
Haridwar, March 9 A specific programme has been chalked out for the security personnel focusing on the situations and incidents that a jawan encounters in Haridwar. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 41st Batallion-06 Company and Rapid Action Force (RAF) 106-107 battalions underwent this training-cum-acquaintance programme The programme included seminars conducted by experts from various fields to acquaint these personnel with Kumbh rituals and the socio-geographical conditions of Haridwar. The history of the Maha Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh and their cultural-religious aspects were illustrated during the programme, followed by the role of akhadas in the Kumbh. The programme also focused on the role the mela police has to play during the mega fair and how to have a better co-ordination with various state forces. Informing The Tribune about the programme, mela police superintendent Yogendra Singh Rawat said as a majority of the mela police personnel belonged to different states were not well acquainted with the Kumbh, it was imperative to train them in such a way that they performed efficiently. “Kumbh duty comes with several attached aspects and it’s not only about maintaining security but also about crowd management, showing respect to traditions, akhadas and saints’ role in the Kumbh, guiding outside pilgrims, foreigners as well as posing minimum inconvenience to the locals,” said Dr Rawat. As the Kumbh is not a day or week-long affair in Haridwar, stress levels, traffic congestion, VIP visits and change in weather conditions over the four-month long tenure of the fair makes the duty a tough one. If one is not better acquainted with the Kumbh and local conditions, the task becomes all the more tough, he added. “Keeping in mind varied situations that security personnel encounter in the mela zone, we felt it better to chalk out an orientation-cum-acquaintance programme for both companies and the latter are quite satisfied with this,” said mela police senior superintendent (security) TD Belwala. Within the next 45 days three Shahi Snans will be held besides several other religious festive baths.
|
|
Yagyashalas integral part of Kumbh
Haridwar, March 9 Flames and fumes can be seen emerging from some of these yagyashalas purifying the air and atmosphere. Be it at the Neeldhara-situated Pilot Baba Ashram, Mahamandaleshwar Nagar, Gauri Shankar Deep, Daksh Deep or Chandi Deep, yagyas and hawans are gradually becoming a common sight. Some yagyashalas are four-six storeyed and made as per the traditional architecture. Non-synthetic material is used to construct these. Foreigners are bemused at the concept of yagyashalas and want to take part in the hawans and other rituals performed under these. And in April when prominent saints will start kathas telling religious, epics and mythological tales and give sermons, these yagyashalas will be playing a major part in religious rituals.
|
|
Uninor provides free mobile phone service
Dehradun, March 9 “The Maha Kumbh mela is one of India’s largest events in terms of the number of people attending it and Uninor is proud to extend services to them during the mela,” said Allan Bonke, Executive Vice-President, Delhi hub. Uninor has installed assistance booths which are proving a boon for the tourists and pilgrims. It has also extended its presence in and around the city to strengthen its reach and service. Uninor is a joint venture between 150-year-old telecom giant Telenor and Unitech Ltd.
|
|
Ukrainian couple ties knot as per Hindu rituals
Haridwar, March 9 The wedding was solemnised at the Neel Dhara base camp of Pilot Baba yesterday and had all the ingredients of a Hindu marriage. From palki to pandit, every procedure of a Hindu marriage was followed. Darin and Alina, the couple, dressed in a traditional saree and a sherwani, were ecstatic at getting married as per the Hindu traditions. Notably, the couple is an ardent follower of Pilot Baba and has been putting up at the camp for one month. They have also taken religious teachings from the baba. Foreigners, specially from the erstwhile USSR countries, were seen dancing to the tunes of Hindi film numbers.
|
|
Varsity to monitor seismic activity
Nainital, March 9 The project is a prestigious initiative of the Ministry of Earth Sciences that was sanctioned less than two months back by the Central government. Although the department has been monitoring the seismic disturbances in the region for the past several years, the new initiative will further help improve the data base related to the movements inside the earth. The key areas of the project will be to locate the epicentres of the earthquakes, along with the depth of the quakes. The project will feed its findings to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), along with the Dehradun-based Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology. Sources said it was a well-known fact that the Uttarakhand region was seismically pretty active and there was a lot of seismic tectonic activity going on. The region sat on a deep-seated stress field. The seismic activity was related to the tectonics of the Indian and the Sino-Tibetan plates. Scientists have recorded about 4,000 seismic activities in the region over the past one decade. These activities can be categorised as that of moderate and low intensity. The districts of Pitthoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi fall in zone five of seismic activity, which is said to be highly active, while the remaining parts of the state come under zone four. The project becomes relevant to the state as there are a large number of hydro-power and other developmental projects that are coming up. If there is factual and timely information available regarding the seismic activity, it will help planners and designers to go in for quake-resistant constructions and models of development. When contacted, Geology HoD Dr Charu C Pant said, “The project will involve connecting of seismometers through VSAT. A couple of new monitoring stations will also be set up in
the region.” He, however, did not specify the exact location for setting up of the monitoring stations.
|
|
|
Rishikesh doc ayurveda flag bearer globally
Rishikesh, March 9 One such name is Dr Dhananjay K Shrivastava, an ayurveda expert, who has been making this concept popular in western countries. To his credit are several An expert in the treatment of chronic diseases, naturopathy and yoga therapy, Shrivastava is an ayurveda physician and has been practising in Rishikesh for more than
a decade. Now, he has been invited to Switzerland by the School of Karpil Therapy for ayurveda workshop and also to France for another such workshop-cum-camp. Dr Shrivastava has been instrumental in making the syllabus of ayurveda degree programme being conducted by the Zurich-based School of Karpir Therapy since this year itself. The ayurveda programme is gaining huge popularity and dozens of students have enrolled in the programme indicating the immense inclination of foreign people to this Indian concept. Talking to The Tribune, Dr Shrivastava said western people were quite perturbed by side effects of allopathic medicines and now were moving towards alternate medicines and, thus, ayurveda provided them health benefits without any side effects. “Now ayurveda is a common name in many foreign countries and with yoga is becoming synonymous with India. Ayurveda is not only a traditional therapy, but also a scientific therapy. Now it’s up to us to pave way for this therapy to be beneficial for not only Indian people, but also to global citizens,” said
Dr Shrivastava. While foreigner universities are happy to have ayruveda in their college curriculum, many are incorporating this as a separate course. School of Alternate Medicine Director Dr Monika Kennher, who is in Rishikesh these days, said she had been practising ayurveda for years and was quite impressed by Dr Shrivastava’s expertise in this field, and had invited him to be a part of ayurveda in Switzerland. Locals are also elated on Dr Shrivastava getting international recognition and making the city proud. “His work and efforts in making ayurveda popular not only in the country, but also in the world are commendable, and his main focus is on putting this 5,000-year-old traditional therapy as a scientific therapy too,” said Dr Nivedita Shrivastava, a panchkarma expert.
|
|
Lessons must be learnt from recent quakes: Experts
Nainital, March 9 Talking to The Tribune on the sidelines of a workshop on disaster management being held at the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) here, Prof Santosh Kumar and Arun Sahdev from the National Disaster Management Authority said Uttarakhand required preparedness of the highest order with regards to its location in the high seismic zone in the Himalayas. They said although there had been considerable improvements with regards to spread of awareness on disaster management, awareness of community, formation of teams to deal with an eventuality of earthquake and landslides, there were still miles to go. For the first time in Uttarakhand, the experts conducted exercises for the participants in a simulated environment. A situation was assumed that an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter Scale had hit Nainital with its epicentre in Dharchula. The officials were asked to react to the emerging simulated scenario. Professor Kumar said: “The most important issue is to involve the community in dealing with the situation”. He said people must understand that they were residing in a high risk zone, hence they should desist from construction of high-rise buildings. He also pointed out that the authorities concerned should ensure that there was a proper enforcement of laws related to the construction activity in places in and around Nainital. Talking in general terms, Sahdev said the biggest barrier coming from officials being trained in disaster management across the country came in the form of their attitude with regards to whether an eventuality would affect them directly or not. “There is also the barrier of acceptance and not learning from experience. An eventuality might not happen for decades but when there is a risk, the preparedness should always be there,” he said.
|
|
ONGC holds sports competition for women
Dehradun, March 9 Winners for different events as per the events and categories: In three-legged race: Below 45 years housewives: 1st Surbhi Jain and Sangeeta, 2nd Mamta, Anita, 3rd Mamta and Sanyogita; Employees: 1st Itishree and Shefali, 2nd Gurjeet Kaur and Renu Tomar and 3rd Sangeeta Kanaujia and Anuradha. Above 45 years housewives: 1st Anita Mittal and Kamlesh Ramola, 2nd Madhu Sharma and S Wachak, 3rd Vinita Singh and Kanta Thakur; Employees: 1st Renu Gupta and Krishna, 2nd Manju and Madhu, 3rd Kajol Mukherjee and Veena. Safety-pin chain: Above 45 years housewives: 1st Mamta
Saini, 2nd Shiba Singh and 3rd was Ameesha Gupta; Employees: 1st Asha Rani, 2nd Anita Johri and 3rd P Johnson. Below 45 years housewives: 1st Seema Johre, 2nd Sunaina and 3rd was Nisha; Employees: 1st Shobha Negi, 2nd Poonam Dutt and 3rd Sunita Negi. Lemon and spoon race: Above 45 years housewives: 1st Rukhsana Bhatt, 2nd Anila and 3rd Babita Singh; Employees: 1st Madhubala, 2nd Manjeet Sharma and 3rd Veena. Below 45 years, housewives: 1st Mamta, 2nd Manju Rawat, 3rd Aparna Ghosh; Employees: Archana Bisht, 2nd Itishree and 3rd Tanni Gana Musical chair housewives and employees: Below 45 years: 1st Aparna Ghosh, 2nd Chavvi Goel and 3rd Gargi Bhattacharya. Above 45 years: 1st Rashma Manuja, 2nd Meera Singh and 3rd was Bharti Bhatt. Ludo match for the physically challenged: 1st Amrit Kaur,
2nd Nisha Dobhal and 3rd was Pushpa Rawat.
|
|
|
Maharana Pratap Sports College enter semis
Dehradun, March 9 It was not a kind of start the DRCA team wanted. The team was all out for 193 runs. The openers could not do much for the team. Opener Birendra scored 17 runs, whereas another opener Virendra made 4 runs. It was first down batsman Rishabh, who stabilised the innings for his side. He scored 55 runs off 62 balls to make the momentum going for his side. Summer supported him well on the other end scored 21 runs off 23 balls. Important contribution came from lower order batsman as well. Sumit came up to score 22 runs, whereas Vaibhav made 22 runs. For the MPSC team Sunny, Shodiyal and Zubair took two wickets each. Shukham and Akash took a wicket each. In reply, the MPSC team too had a poor start to the match. Opener Fateh returned to the pavilion after scoring 15 runs, another opener Rohit scored 2 runs only. First down batsman Nishant played a fiery knock of 73 runs off 43 balls. Kartik supported him well on the other end to make 41 runs of 42 balls. In the end it was Sunil who took away the match from their opponent hands. Thus, the MPSC team won by three wickets. He made 13 runs off 16 balls. For the DRCA team Sumit picked up three wickets and Anand took two
wickets for the team.
|
|
|
ONGC donates mobile van to NGO
Dehradun, March 9 Sundar Lal complimented the NGO for working for the cause of disable children and conducting camps in far-flung areas of Uttarakhand. Through this donation the ONGC has extended a helping hand for reaching out to the needy handicapped persons, who could not be transported to Gokul’s Dehradun Centre for necessary medical aid. He said the ONGC had also supported the NGO earlier in establishing an Artificial Limb Centre, the first of its kind in the state. Baij Nath, GM (HR), said the ONGC had been always providing support to the deserving NGOs, which were serving needy people in society. The donation of the van was one more step in the series of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives taken up by the ONGC for community development in and around its work centres, he added. Expressing gratitude to CMD and Director (HR), ONGC, Madhu Maikhuri, Secretary, Gokul, said ONGC had provided support in all its activities over the past 10 years. She added that without the generous support by the ONGC, it would not have been possible to help poor people of society. She specially thanked Sundar Lal, GGM-Chief ER and Head, Corporate Administration, for understanding the requirement of a mobile van for the Gokul Society and handing over the mobile van.
|
|
|
Joshi elaborates on Vedic connection with maths
Dehradun, March 9 Professor Joshi, while expressing the importance of mathematics in modern science, informed the students and faculty members that it was only the Indian Vedic system which provided the required base for counting. Professor Joshi opined that the source of the concept of binary digits and thereon its further application in use of binary language for computers by mathematicians, such as German Leibnitz, found its roots in Vedic mathematics. He was of the strong opinion that modern-day mathematics was evolved from the Vedic mathematics. Prof GP Srivastava, Vice-Chancellor, ICFAI University, welcomed the Professo and presented a brief account of his achievements as a teacher, researcher and philosopher. Vote of thanks on the occasion was delivered by Dr SC Deorani, Pro Vice-Chancellor, ICFAI University, Dehradun. The programme was coordinated by Dr RC Ramola, Dean, ICFAI Tech, and Manish Mehta, Asst Registrar.
|
|
COI Roorkee, Dev Bhoomi in soccer final
Dehradun, March 9 In the first match, COI Roorkee proved to be the better side. The team played outstanding football right throughout the match and pushed UIT to the wall. In the first half, no goals were scored. In the second half, COI forward Varun Pandey scored the winner in the 40th minute. In the second match, Graphic Era Institute went down fighting to Dev Bhoomi Institute 3-2. At the end of the first half, both teams were locked 1-1. Dev Bhoomi scored the first goal in the 38th minute through Garurav. Graphic Era Institute came back to score the equaliser in the 40th minute through Manish. In the second half, Dev Bhoomi scored two quick goals to push Graphic Era on the back foot. It was Ravi and Gaurav who scored for DBIT in the 59th and 65th minute of
the match. Graphic Era tried to make a comeback and scored a goal in the 68th minute through Rohit. But they failed to get score the equaliser.
|
|
|
Kavi sammelan marks union week
Dehradun, March 9 The chief guests for the day were Naresh Bansal, president, Housing Development Council, and Teerath Singh Rawat, former state minister. Students from various departments gathered at the venue and shared moments of laughter when Dr Vishwas lampooned on the present political scenario. Besides setting a perfect comic timing, the poets also sang songs and entertained the crowd. The famous song of Dr Vishwas titled “Koi Pagal Kehta Hai Koi Deewana” remained the highlight of the day.
|
|
Play staged
Dehradun, March 9 Secretary of the college Sudershan Sharma said through the medium of camps they were trying to reach out to the general public and make them aware about this heinous crime. Treasurer Shivani Sharma said the motive of organising such camps and plays was to particularly inform women to stand for their rights and not succumb under family pressure. Jagmohan, Sushil Purohit, Vipin Girdhari Jain, Dipti, Gaurav Jindhal and other members of the college enthusiastically participated in the play.
|
|
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
Haridwar, March 9
The ONGC has donated a mobile van costing Rs 5.48 lakh to Gokul, an NGO engaged in service of physically challenged people in the state. Sundar
Lal, Group General Manager-Chief, Employee Relations and Head, Corporate Administration,
ONGC, handed over the keys of the van to Madhu Maikhuri, Secretary, Gokul, amidst a gathering of ONGC officials at a function held at Tel Bhawan here.
Dehradun, March 9
