|
|
|
|
Bus driver held, magisterial probe ordered
Heart-rending scenes in Haridwar
|
|
|
Alva offers condolences to kin
Driver brought to Mussoorie
Village panels help discipline rural schools
Yamnotri: Upgrade of rest houses along yatra route proposed
Brightlands School wins trophy in Limca Book of Records quiz
Rajya Yuva Kalyan Parishad Games
Honey’s brace powers Agnes win
Tiebreaker gives Cantt the blues
Helex Club win by 7 wkts
|
|
Bus driver held, magisterial probe ordered
Dehradun, January 6 City Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Joshi said the driver had been arrested and booked under Section 304, IPC. The conductor was admitted to the CMI Hospital and would also be arrested later. The SP said the police today reviewed the accident spot for investigation purposes. “To find out the whole story behind the incident will be a technical aspect and we are not dealing in that,” the SP told The Tribune. All tourists, who were Haridwar traders and their families, were coming back home after a picnic at the Kempty Falls in Mussoorie, when one of the buses (UA-08-3944) they were travelling in fell into the gorge at about 9 pm. The cops and ITBT jawans had a tough time taking out the bodies from the gorge in the dark. Out of the total killed six were children, seven women and nine men. Seventeen out of the total 19 injured were released from the Doon Hospital after treatment at about 4:45 in the morning, while the remaining two who were seriously injured were admitted to the CMI Hospital. Most of the injured victims were from Bahadurgarh and its adjoining places, the doctors said. CM visits injured at Doon Hospital
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand has announced a grant of Rs 1 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. The seriously injured will be given Rs 50,000 each and those with minor injuries Rs 25,000 each. The CM late night yesterday went to see the injured at the Doon Hospital and gave important directions to the hospital staff. He also consoled the families of the victims at the hospital.
|
||
|
Heart-rending scenes in Haridwar
Haridwar, January 6 Around 450 members of the Bhimgoda-Khadkhadi-Jwalapur Trader Union were on an excursion to Mussoorie. They had hired several vehicles, including eight buses. One of the buses carrying 44 persons fell into a gorge near Kuthal Gat, Kolhukhet, around 9 pm late last night. Twentytwo persons were killed in the accident. Meanwhile, thousands of people reached the Khadkhadi and Kankhal funeral ghats to attend the last rites of the accident victims. The loud cries of members of the affected families made the atmosphere all the more sombre. Public representatives, administrative officials, traders and people from all sections of the society offered condolences to the bereaved families. Speaker in the state Assembly Harbans Kapoor visited several aggrieved families and consoled them. Haridwar MP Harish Rawat conveyed his sympathy and urged the affected families to have patience and strength in this moment of grief. Local legislator Madan Kaushik, who was present during the massive rescue operation at the accident spot, said as per the announcement of Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 lakh each to the deceased in the accident, Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured and Rs 25,000 to those who had suffered minor injuries would be made on a priority basis. Haridwar Traders Union (City) president Om Prakash Jamdagni said the closure of all the shops in the city itself pointed to the grief among city residents due to this tragic accident. Notably, this is the second accident that has shocked the city with last month only in one of the worst road accidents 11 members of a Muslim family belonging to suburban Jwalapur were killed. The accident occurred on the Bijnore-Haridwar highway. They were returning from a marriage procession.
|
|
Alva offers condolences to kin
Dehradun, January 6 She has also wished speedy recovery for those injured in the mishap.
|
|
Driver brought to Mussoorie
Mussoorie, January 6 The arrested driver Rakesh was brought to Mussoorie and a case of rash and negligent driving was registered against him. Rakesh speaking to the media said the tourists from Haridwar, largely from the trading community, forced him to return to Haridwar at night. As the bus reached near the Shiva temple, the steering whell got locked automatically and the vehicle fell into the deep gorge. Mussoorie police station in charge Parikshait Raj informed that the driver was arrested from Dehradun and a case registered against him under various sections of the law. He further said the investigations were still on to ascertain complete facts of the accident that occurred last night.
|
|
Bela’s childhood fantasies come alive in ‘Daayen Ya Baayen’
Dehradun January 6 Bela has passed out from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and is coming up with a Hindi film titled “Daayen Ya Baayen”. She originally hails from Nainital and runs, with her husband Shubho, a production house, Nitric Films, where the two make commercials and corporate films. “The film, ‘Daayen Ya Baayen’, revolves around the scenic beauty of Uttarakhand where a character Ramesh Majila (Deepak Dobriyal) narrates having to live through his follies to understand himself better. He returns from the city to his small remote village in the Himalayas. Armed with irrepressible enthusiasm, he hopes to be a breath of fresh air the village has been waiting for. But instead, his quirky traits and a penchant for catalysing disaster make him the joke of the village,” asserted Bela when questioned about the story of the movie. For her debut film, Bela chose to illustrate the universal appeal of Uttarakhand through its theme. The story of the film aims at entertaining, while telling a story with a unique flavour that can denote social and psychological realities of the hills. When asked about where she got the inspiration to make this movie, she said, “As a child I had often visited the village of my parents in the remote hills of Uttarakhand. The unique flavour of life there - the simplicity of people compounded with their complexity, the sadness of the hills peppered with the spontaneous joy in small everyday things and the desperate struggle to make ends meet offset by a wise philosophical view of life inspired me to make film on the life of Uttarakhand”. She also expressed her contentment to work with Girish Tiwari “Girda”, a renowned Kumaoni poet, with whom Deepak Dobriyal, Badrul Islam, Manav Kaul, Pratyush, Jitendra Bisht, Dilawar and Bharti Bhatt have shared the screen. The writer-director said she desired to encourage artistes of Uttarakhand while giving them the opportunity to showcase their talent on the national cinema. “The film has entirely been shot in Uttarakhand, with the cast belonging to Uttarakhand. The entire process of film making was a thorough learning experience for me as well for the amateur theatre actors from Nainital and Almora who are the part of this film. I would specially congratulate and express my thanks to the bulk of the cast who were villagers and facing the camera for the first time,” she added.
|
|
Village panels help discipline rural schools
“Members of the committee motivate parents to ensure that their children regularly attend schools and also keep a watch over teachers so that the classes are conducted regularly. The involvement of village committees helps in monitoring the performance of students and children,” said Bhanu Prakash Kukreti, District Coordinator, Inclusive Education, SSA. They also ensure proper running of schools under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). If there is a broken window pane in a school and a school boundary wall has to be built, the committee takes up the proposal at the meeting. In many villages, they have even helped in the construction of broken walls through voluntary labour. In fact, they are also responsible for the proper spending of cash allocated under the Sarv Nidhi (SSA programme). In addition, the VECs also make alternative arrangements for deployment of part-time staff in schools that are without teachers. “In hilly areas, the problems of shortage of teachers is sorted out at the community level by taking the services of the unemployed youth. They even collect funds at the local level that will go towards their salary,” said Kukreti. There is a peculiar problem in the educationally backward blocks of the Dehradun district like Chakrata and Kalsi where very few teachers like to be transferred. In these situations the Village Education Committees step in to appoint volunteers who are made shiksha mitras in the due course of time under the Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS). They also arrange for buildings and land for the schools. Another area where the VECs are playing an important role is in the distribution and implementation of midday meals. They are now in the forefront of providing these meals during the summer holidays in drought-hit districts of the state.
|
|
Yamnotri: Upgrade of rest houses along yatra route proposed
Dehradun, January 6 A large number of pilgrims and tourists visit the area every year. As a result, a lot of human activity takes place in the forest area which directly or indirectly affects the flora and fauna of the region that has places of pilgrim or tourist interest such as Barkot, Gangnanai, Hanumanchatti, Jankichatti, Yamunachatti and Ranachatti. But the FRHs at these places are in deplorable condition and need to be improved. The FRHs are heritage buildings with two bedrooms. The FRHs, which require an upgrade, are along the yatra route where water, other facilities and requirements can be easily fulfilled. The Department of Forests has been made the working agency for the developmental work at the FRHs. After the upgrade, forest officials will be able to patrol the nearby forests to check offences there, stated the annual report prepared by the UTDB. Forest extension activities will also
be promoted among pilgrims, nature lovers or tourists. Local persons will also get employment. With the extension of roads, the forest will become easily accessible. This could lead to direct or indirect damage to the forest by the general public. The onus has been put on forest employees to take up long-distance patrolling so that fires, illegal encroachments, felling of trees and poaching do not take place. Pilgrims to the Yamunotri Dham travel mainly on the Delhi-Yamunotri National Highway-123 and a major part of the route falls in the Upper Yamuna Forest Division. Pilgrims and nature-loving tourists have increased manifold over the years. The proposed ‘van parao’ (forest-shelter home) will give them a proper place to rest. And there, the personnel of the Forest Department can easily convey the importance of forestry to these pilgrims and tourists. So many van paraos have been proposed along the yatra route. The upgrade of FRHs will include improvement in toilets, kitchens, repair of buildings, furnishing and equipment. Many will gain by the completion of the project. Forest officials will have more support to look after the forests. The local public will get employment. Pilgrims will get better wayside amenities. A positive message will go to pilgrims and nature tourists. Infrastructure will improve. Forest extension works can be regulated through these spots.
|
|
Brightlands School wins trophy in Limca Book of Records quiz
Dehradun, January 6 Giving a massive defeat to fellow participants and with full confidence answering the tricky questions of the quizmaster, Brightlands School bagged the first position. Nath Valley School, Aurangabad, and Vishakha Valley School, Vishakhapatnam, stood second and third, respectively. Out of 18,000 participants from 3,400 schools of 100 cities, Brightlands School brought laurels into their credit. Students of classes VIII to XII were the participants in the event, while only 10 schools participated in the final round of the quiz competition. Successfully defeating others, the 10 teams from Army School, Faizabad, Brightlands School, Dehradun, FITJEE, Hyderabad, Vishakha Valley, Vishakhapatnam, Nath Valley School, Aurangabad, Navy Children School, Goa, DAV Model School, Durgapur, Don Bosco, Liluah, Sunbeam School, Bhagwanpur, and Varanasi and Sewarline School, Ghaziabad, were selected for the final round.
|
|
Rajya Yuva Kalyan Parishad Games Tribune News Service
Dehradun, January 6
Khazan Das, Sports Minister, was the chief guest on the opening day today. A total of 290 players in two categories are participating in the games. Teams of Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Haridwar, Dehradun, Pauri, Uttarkashi and other districts are playing. Yuva Kalyan Sahayak Avam Prantiya Rakshak Vibhag Assistant Director RC Dimri inaugurated the event. Shakti Singh of the department was also present.
|
|||||
|
Honey’s brace powers Agnes win
Dehradun, January 6 Abhishek (26th minute) was the lone scorer for Scholars Hockey Club. In the second match, St Agnes beat ONGC Welfare Club 3-2. Honey (fifth and 48th minutes) and Sachin (17th minute) netted goals for the Agnes team. For ONGC, Anas scored both the goals in the 12th and 23rd minutes. Doon Hawks will face Indian Council Forest Research Education in another league match tomorrow.
|
|||||
|
Tiebreaker gives Cantt the blues
Dehradun, January
6 Despite some good goal-bearing attempts, the quarterfinal remained goalless in stipulated time. Then, a penalty shootout was taken to decide the winner. In the tie-breaker, Pravin Rawat, Varun, Sandeep and Manoj scored a goal for the winners while for Cantt Blues, only Ravinder and Rupesh could convert their chances. Yesterday in the first quarterfinal, Doon Valley beat Wills Youth Club 5-4 in sudden death. Tomorrow, Doon Star and Sunderwala Boys will play the third quarterfinal.
|
|||||
|
Helex Club win by 7 wkts
Dehradun, January 6 Batting first, NICS scored 107 runs losing nine wickets in 20 overs. Neeraj (36) and Sunjay (21) were the mainstay of the innings. In reply, Helex made 110 for three wickets in 14.3 overs. Chand scored 55 runs in 32 balls.
|
||
|
Goat farming centre opens at Malhan
Dehradun, January 6 The centre was inaugurated by Vimla Bahuguna, wife of environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna. The centre will provide training to farmers in goat farming in association with the Department of Science and Technology. It will house different breeds of goats that will aid in income generation.
|
|
|
| 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 | |
The police today caught the driver who had fled after the bus fell into a gorge and claimed 22 lives, besides injuring 19 others near the Shiv Temple turn on the Mussoorie Road.
Dehradun, January 6
