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Gurpurb celebrated with fervour
More than 8 lakh take Kartik Poornima dip
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Nainital diary
Gas dealers to go on strike from today
Read my lips!
Bell the cat-aract
Recognition at last for cross country winner from BPL family
Yuva Kalyan Dept games kick off at Balawal
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Gurpurb celebrated with fervour Dehradun, November 21
The Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha had arranged for a religious discourse at the ground of the Gurdwara Race Course. Ragi Amritsar Bhai Amrik Singh and Bhai Gurudev Singh sang the shabad kirtan. Head Granthi Gyani Bhupal Singh threw light on the greatness of the holy guru who tried to help people get over their vices. Head Granthi from Ludhiana Bhai Harjinder Singh called Guru Nanak an epoch changer. Various schools such as Doon International, Guru Nanak Academy Asian School, Shivalik Inter National School, Doon Cambridge School, SJN Doon Vale School, The Heritage School and Shingali Hill School also participated in the shabad kirtan. On his occasion, Harcharan Singh Channi of Guru Teg Hospital, Satpal Singh, Speaker Harbans Kapoor, president of state Congress Yash Pal Arya, MLA Ganesh Joshi, Gurdeep Singh Toni, Chariman, Media Committee, Daljeet Singh and Suryakant Dasmana were also present. Those who came from the management of the gurdwara included president Rajender Singh Rajan, vice-president Manjeet Singh Sudan, Jathedar Dalip Singh, general secretary Guljar Singh and Jaginder Singh Chabra. Rush at Roorkee gurdwaras
The 542nd birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev, was observed with all religious fervour in the town
of Roorkee. Gurdwaras in the town and adjoining areas were all decked up and decorated with lights where devotees were seen since early morning thronging and offering prayers and services at the gurdwaras. The Gurdwara Singh Sabha at the BT Ganj in the town observed maximum attendance of town residents. People from other religions were also seen visiting and greeting Sikh families. The Ragi Jatha of Paonta Sahib attracted devotees with mesmerising shabads at the Civil Lines Gurdwara. Religious speeches were delivered on the life of Guru Nanak. Shabad and kitan had created a pious atmosphere sending positive vibes all around. Women and young children had thronged the community kitchen early in the morning preparing guru ka langar at
various gurdwaras.
Cadets at RIMC observe Gurpurb
Cadets of the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) here observed the festival traditionally. In course of the function, held at the RIMC gurdwara, many cadets spread awareness regarding the importance of this festival and reasons for celebrating it. The Ragi ji of the college gurdwara also organised a kirtan for the function. After the function, the commandant addressed the gathering and spoke about the importance of maintaining secularism and unity. A langar for all cadets and staff of the college was also organised. Cadet Sachin Preet Singh, Cadet Hasan Preet Singh and Cadet Hardaman Singh expressed their views at the function. Sanjay Kumar coordinated the event.
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More than 8 lakh take Kartik Poornima dip Haridwar, November 21 Since early morning, roads leading to Brahamkund at Har-ki-Pauri were filled with pilgrims as well as security personnel and by the time Sun’s first rays touched the Ganga waters, the ghats were already jam-packed with pilgrims. The railway station, bus station, jeep, auto rickshaw and tonga stands were abuzz with activity as pilgrims keep pouring in the pilgrim city till late afternoon. For the elaborate arrangements put in place by the district administration, the festive bath passed off peacefully. At the roadways depot, additional employees were sent from the transport headquarters to meet the huge rush of commuters. Assistant Regional Manager AK Sharma said extra buses were plied on those routes where commuters’ rush was seen. So particularly the number of buses moving towards Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh and Dehradun was increased. Similarly, all trains passing through the city were packed to capacity while some trains being equipped with additional coaches. The station premises as well as train coaches were sanitised by security personnel and a bomb disposal squad and a mounted police. The CCTV monitoring was being done as precautionary measures. Informing about the whole setup, SSP Sanjay Gunjiyal said the whole mela area was divided into eight zones and 31 sectors to make sure the festive bathe passed off peacefully. Squads of the Jal Police were positioned at Har-ki-Pauri and adjacent ghats to save anyone from drowning. At the Delhi-Haridwar national highway, massive jams were seen due to a huge rush of pilgrims and tourists. But, unlikely in festive baths of the Maha Kumbh, no major traffic diversion was done.
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Nainital diary Tribune News Service Speaking after Justice Kehar, Supreme Court Judge and former Chief Justice of Uttarakhand Cyriac Joseph added to Justice Kehar’s small joke and came up with the observation that for him anytime was fine. Justice Joseph went on to seek the help of the writings of famous lawyer Fali S Nariman in conveying to the lawyers the role they must play in society by standing up for what is right. Justice Joseph also went on to shower lavish praises on former Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari and his commitment towards developing the state in general and the judiciary in particular. As he made these observations all eyes were trained on present Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank who sat on the stage trying to “hide the blushes”. Justice Joseph related how Tiwari had agreed to do everything for the development of the High Court that had been sought by him. Justice Pant who played the role of stage coordinator to perfection drew a lot of applause for his role. He came out with the narration of one couplet after another in his description of the various judges and other guests present on the dais. Governor Margaret Alva too had a lot to say on the lighter side of affairs. Besides delivering an excellent speech on the need of reforms in the judicial and other spheres, she had a lot more to convey to the gathering that was present. It was an occasion on which the room, which otherwise serves as a court, had been converted into the venue of the function and going by protocol she sat in the chair that was the highest and the one which otherwise is occupied by none other than the Chief Justice. Alva related how as a young lawyer she had been in awe of the Chief Justice’s chair and how fortunate she was to occupy it on that day although in a different capacity. She also made a comment that left a lot to be read between the lines. She said: “I am a lawyer by birth, a politician by choice and a Governor by compulsion”. Nishank once again displayed that he was a good orator, but was also smitten by the problem of shooting the mouth off like his other cabinet colleagues. Even before he spoke, people in the audience could be heard murmuring that his speech would like always be focusing on Uttarakhand being “Bharat ka bhal (forehead)” and its “paani and jawani (water and youth)”. He did not disappoint them and went ahead to actually seek the “help” of the judges sitting in the Supreme Court on issues related to the state. He did correct himself in subsequent sentences by replacing the help sought with the word “guidance”. The entire function with speeches full of anecdotes and jokes was a listener’s delight, but there were a large number of lawyers in the audience who were disinterested and after the function could be heard saying to each other, “I was half asleep.” Orator in Guv Alva The Governor has time and again demonstrated that apart from being a seasoned politician and a Governor, she is also an excellent orator. She can hold an audience captive with her powerful and interesting speeches that she has been making on various issues. These speeches are laced with interesting anecdotes. At a recent women’s meet in the Lake City, while speaking on the gender issues, she exhorted women to get together, not let themselves exploited by male dominance and beat men at their own game. To substantiate her suggestion, she gave an example of her visit to Punjab some years ago as Chairperson of one of the delegations to the state. She said: “It was women who beat the men at their game there. We were surprised to discover that the sale of washing machines was very high in rural Punjab. I thought maybe women wanted to have the technology so that they could save the time and effectively wash heavy clothing which included the long turbans of male members of the family. But, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the women were using the machines to churn out the butter and get ‘lassi’ through the outlet”. Her example lightened the whole atmosphere at the meeting and drew peals of laughter from those present there. History of Kumaon lakes
One of the most prominent social organisations of the state, Pahar, celebrated its silver jubilee on Children’s Day. The organisation went on to honour the personalities who have made tremendous contribution in the social sphere. These included Bankey Lal Consul (social worker and freedom fighter), Dungar Singh Negi (freedom fighter), AD Modie (administrator and environmentalist), Dayanand Anant (writer and editor), Vishwambhar Nath Shah ‘Sakha’ (artist, painter and film maker) and Tara Chandra Tripathi (historian and linguist). Two books named “Nainital: A Historical and Descriptive Account” by JM Clay and “Angling in the Kumaon Lakes” by W Walker were also released on
the occasion. “Angling in the Kumaon Lakes” by W Walker, MD, who started visiting these lakes in 1863, gives the very interesting and more than 122-year-old account of the Kumaon lakes, the natural environment around them, the location of and routes to these lakes, different species of fish found in them, some implements for fishing, problem of poaching in the lakes and finally the ways and joy of fishing. It describes eight lakes of the region in two groups. Nainital, Bhimtal, Sattal, Naukuchiatal and Malwatal (the writer describes this lake as a “long deep pool in the Kalsa river, a sort of small Himalayan Geneva” and inhabitants of Malwa village “who have maintained robust health although rarely leaving the valley”) are in group I and Suriatal, Khurpatal and a lake above Khurpatal are in Group II. This was the scenario of the lake region in 1888. Now Malwatal (lost in 1921 like Gauna Lake in 1894, partially, and 1971) and the last unnamed lake in group II have become the physical features of the past and Sariatal is in its new avatar Saritatal. It gives the description of many varieties of fish, like mahsir (barbustor), trout (barilius bola), baril, kali macchi (the lake fish known as barbus conchonius), murrel (ophiocephalus gachua) and risala (orcinus sinuatus), in these lakes and the rivers originating from them, specially the Gaula and Kalsa rivers. The fish caught by the writer weighed 23-30 pounds. He also describes a variety of wild animals, birds and reptile, lizard (gwan), wild pig, sambhar, jerao, serao, goral, leopard, bear, water snake, kalij and koklas. The book also tells us about some buildings of that period, like the Mall House, Rolstan Cottage and Albion Hotel of Nainital; buildings of tea gardens of Bhimtal and many dak bungalows. These buildings or their transformed campuses can be traced today.
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Gas dealers to go on strike from today Dehradun, November 21 This was stated by the president of Uttarakhand All-India LPG Association (UAILPGA) after holding a meeting with gas dealers here today. He further said they were compelled to do so because of the increasing threats against agency owners in the state. The president also alleged that the oil companies were not providing LPG cylinders as per the demands made by customers and they were being targeted by all sections of society, including the administration, customers and agency sales officers. Later in the day, the dealers also gave a memorandum to the District Magistrate requesting him to see that strict action was taken against a person who had shot a storekeeper at Shakroli. In a recent incident when a man approached the gas agency for getting three cylinders and was refused by the storekeeper, he shot at him.
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Read my lips! Dr Ashima Goel, a city-based dermatologist, confirms the fact, “A women generally applies a lipstick three to four times a day as compared to other cosmetics which is done just once. Repeated application of lip colour can leave the lips dry, chapped and at times even discoloured.” She adds that ignoring the initial problems caused by using a locally manufactured lipstick can cause serious problems like contact dermatitis. She suggests, “One should only use branded products since the credibility of components used in such products is more. Lipsticks and glosses by certain brands like L’oreal, Mac, Max Factor, Chembor are enriched with vitamin E and come with a high SPF factor.” The ones usually promoted as lip balm available in any store in fact are the most harmful. “One uses them several times a day believing they nourish the lip skin. The fact, however, is they dry the lips and you are forced to use them repeatedly, thus forming a circle.” She also advises the use of only dermatolgically-tested lip balms like Barriderm by Uriage and Sebamed. These also have high SPF level to protect them against the sun. Before using lip colour, applying a coat of lip balm helps keep the lips mosturised. In winter, lips require more care since water intake is less. Dr SD Mehta, dermatologist, Government Hospital-16, says that lipsticks should be removed as soon as you don’t need them. Adds he, “A few brands promise the colour effect for long hours but these make the lips more dry. Chances of reaction are more when applied on dry and chapped lips. Also, one should avoid licking lips repeatedly. It doesn’t help, rather makes them dry, making you lick them even more.” A good massage of lips with a moisturiser that has high oil content can help restore the moisture. Says Richa Aggarwal, beauty expert, “A gentle massage with milk cream removes pigmentation.” She says that women generally prefer to use nude lip-glosses thinking they are avoiding the cosmetics added with colours. But irrespective of the colour component, any gloss without the brand name is bad. “The first signs that show that lips need urgent care is colour variation. One should stop using any chemical-based lipsticks and go with balms and home remedies.” Lock all the lip problems at the earliest.
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Bell the cat-aract If you thought cataract only struck the elderly, it’s time for an update. Children as young as three months to five years old are increasingly being detected with the eye ailment. Some are born with it, while others develop it during the first few months of their lives. What may boost the argument against marriages among blood relation or the same ancestry (read gotra), researches indicate that at least 20 per cent of children with congenital cataract could have fallen victim to the disease due to such wedlocks. If data available with the PGI is any indication, 8-10 out of 40-50 children are borne out of such wedlocks. Jagat Ram, opthalmologist at PGI Advanced Eye Centre, says that partial blindness and even cancer in the eye can also be caused by such marriages. Others are related to metabolic or systemic abnormalities. In many cases, the cause is unknown. ctors have warned that the symptoms of the disease should not be ignored. Cataract in a child may interfere with visual development. If the cataract is present in one eye, the child will prefer the normal eye and ignore the eye with the cataract, leading to the development of amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (wandering eye). In older children, cataracts are often related to injuries or ocular inflammation related to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. When a severe cataract occurs, prompt surgery and rehabilitation are required to maximise visual development. “The most critical age period is between two months to two years, which is when most of the critical parts of the eye develop,” said Dr Jagat, adding that keeping two simple things in mind is all a mother need to do to identify most vision related problems in newborns. First thing to look out for is any kind of whiteness, when looking through the pupil of the child’s eye. Presence of whiteness could be indication of congenital cataract or cancerous growth in the eye, he said. “Secondly, if the child never looks at your face while speaking to you at a close distance, it could indicate some vision problem. This could be verified by dangling or moving some object in front of the baby’s face and if the child does not follow the object it should ring the alarm bell for the parents,” said Dr Jagat Ram adding that the child should be taken for thorough eye examination by an experienced ophthalmologist. Treating paediatric cataract
The treatment of cataract varies, depending on how cloudy the lens is. If vision loss is only slight, no treatment is necessary. Usually the cloudy lens must be removed before vision can improve. The abnormal lens is then removed through a small incision in the eye. Generally the child feels little or no pain after the operation, and is able to go home a few hours later. Infants less than 12 weeks of age are kept in the hospital overnight for observation. The child will need to be examined by the ophthalmologist several times over the following weeks. A protective eye shield is worn for a while and eye drops are given several times a day Symptoms White or grey pupil, poor vision, not being able to recognise mother (normally recognises by two months of age), not responding to visual stimuli, the eye with cataract may wander out of line causing squint (strabismus), or may show a jiggling
movement (nystagmus) Early treatment is important Cataract prevents normal development of the eye, especially if it is only in one eye. This condition is known as amblyopia or lazy eye. Therefore it is important to treat cataract at the earliest. anujaj@tribunemail.com
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Himalayan Institute drub Siddharth Institute Dehradun, November 21 The Siddharth Institute team won the toss and elected to field. Himalayan Institute of Pharmacy batsmen started well and the first wicket fell at the score of 49. Opener Pramod Singh scored 41. He was ably assisted by Sandeep Sharma who scored 36 runs. The Himalayan Institute of Pharmacy team scored 178 runs in 25 overs. Pardeep Kumar, Vuishal Saini and Rohit Pandit took two wickets each for the Siddharth Institute team. In reply, the Siddharth Institute of Pharmacy team was bundled out for 53 in 13.5 overs. None of the batsmen could reach double-figure mark. Vijay Thakur, Ashish, Amit Adhikari and Vikran Singh took three wickets each, respectively, to defeat the Siddharth Institute team.
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Recognition at last for cross country winner from BPL family Nainital, November 21 Ironically, the efforts of Meenaxi Mer had gone unsung till the Run 2 Live organisation, along with some of the most reputed schools, decided to honour the shy girl and shower her with offers for the day to come in order to encourage her to bring more laurels. While Sherwood College has decided to provide her with sporting kits for the next year and bear 20 per cent of all expenses incurred by her in travelling to participate in various meets, Lake View International School has offered to enrol her as its student and provide her with free education. Prominent athlete and a senior functionary of the Run 2 Live Harish Tewari said his organisation was willing to provide all possible technical help to the girl. The daughter of Devendra Singh, a farmer from Talla Ramgarh village, Meenaxi emerged the winner in the race that had no less than 26,000 participants. She had come seventh last year, but with her grit and intense training she emerged at the number one position this year covering the 3,000 metre in 10.02 minute. “I first noticed her talent when she participated in a meet at Government Girls Senior Secondary School as a student of class IV. Thereafter, I have taken it upon myself to take her out for daily practice. She is also being coached by Sagar Singh Kuriya of Madhuban Aurobindo Ashram,” says the proud father who too had been a runner during his school days. The girl runs at cross country meets organised by the Madhuban ashram every week and also at the block-level races that are held every month. The shy little girl is very reluctant to talk but is firm in conveying that her idol is none other than sprint queen PT Usha. The hockey team of Sherwood College was also honoured at the occasion for having recently won a national-level tournament held in Solan in Himachal Pradesh. They had beaten Daly College Indore in the finals.
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Yuva Kalyan Dept games kick off at Balawal Dehradun, November 21
800 m (girls): Ritu Chauhan (Kalsi) first 3:20:93; Aarti (Raipur) second 3:20:98; and Manisha (Doiwala) third 3:50:55. 1500 m (girls): Monika (Doiwala) first 6:43; Sonali (Raipur) second 7:02; and Rakhi (Phalsi) third 7:32. 3000 m (girls): Manisha (Doiwala) first 9:33:09; Pratibha (Raipur) second 9:40:15; and Raveena (Chakrata) third 10:26:05. Long jump (girls): Nikita (Chakrata) first 3.65 m; Sonali (Doiwala) second 3.58 m; and Poornima (Vikas Nagar) third 3:57 m. Short put (girls): Kamlesh (Kalsi) first 6:61 m; Neeraj (Vikas Nagar) second 6:60 m; and Aarti (Raipur) third 6:19 m. Volleyball (final): Vikas (Doiwala) winner 25-25; and Vikas (Vikasnagar) runner up 8-10. Discus throw (girls): Priyanka Yadav (Sahaspur) first 15:40 m; Priyanka Sharma (Kalsi) second 14:50 m; and Kamlesh (Chakrata) third 14.25 m. 800 m (boys): Ram Kishore (Doiwala) first 2:25:98; Deepak (Raipur) second 2:26:97; and Sunil (Vikas Nagar) third 3:00:00. 1500 m (boys): Ravi Kumar (Doiwala) first 5:46; Mafijul (Raipur) second 6:00; and Hemant (Sahaspur) third 6:10. Long jump (boys): Subash (Vikas Nagar) first 5:00 m; Narinder Bisht (Doiwala) second 4:98 m; and Rakesh (Chakrata) third 4:80 m. Short put (boys): Subash (Vikas Nagar) first 9:06 m, Hemant (Sahaspur) second 8:40 m; and Ajayveer (Chakrata) third 8:30 m. Discus throw (boys): Subash (Vikas Nagar) first 29:05 m; Aashish (Sahaspur) second 27:50 m; and Sanjay (Kalsi) third 23:60 m.
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That perfect pout is so much in demand! If not all, almost every female actor from Bollywood and Hollywood has gone under the knife to get one. The result of which is a new found pout of Kangana
Ranaut, Kareena Kapoor, Rakhi Sawant…But while a lot is being written about the lip fillers and surgeries, there is hardly anything on lip care. Spas, anti-tan facials, cleansing, massages, sun screens, whatever options are available are only for skin care. Lips need protection from UV rays as well and not to forget, a woman uses maximum cosmetics on her lips, much more then the facial skin.
If you thought cataract only struck the elderly, it’s time for an update. Children as young as three months to five years old are increasingly being detected with the eye ailment. Some are born with it, while others develop it during the first few months of their lives.
What may boost the argument against marriages among blood relation or the same ancestry (read
gotra), researches indicate that at least 20 per cent of children with congenital cataract could have fallen victim to the disease due to such
wedlocks.
Dehradun, November 21
That perfect pout is so much in demand! If not all, almost every female actor from Bollywood and Hollywood has gone under the knife to get one. The result of which is a new found pout of Kangana Ranaut, Kareena Kapoor, Rakhi Sawant…But while a lot is being written about the lip fillers and surgeries, there is hardly anything on lip care. Spas, anti-tan facials, cleansing, massages, sun screens, whatever options are available are only for skin care. Lips need protection from UV rays as well and not to forget, a woman uses maximum cosmetics on her lips, much more then the facial skin. 