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Gunning down of man-eater condemned
Female elephant’s body found
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No govt grant yet for Padma awardee’s encyclopaedia
500 students take part in science mela
Cancer camp at Rishikesh tomorrow
Inter-school elocution competition held
DPS come on top at taekwondo meet
ONGC beat BSNL in opener
Petroleum varsity beat Survey of India
U’khand spikers leave for Moradabad
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Gunning down of man-eater condemned
Dehradun, January 28 Strongly vouching for the cause of the deceased tiger, BJP’s National Spokesman Tarun Vijay said that he was aggrieved over the killing of the tiger in Corbett. “In Corbett, it is not about a man-animal conflict. It is man’s selfishness and greed in conflict with peace-loving and solitude-seeking tigers whose land and so-called sanctuary area has been savagely encroached upon by humans,” Tarun Vijay said in a statement issued today. He said that the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Uttarakhand, has informed him that the area of the tiger in question in the Corbett Park, known as Sundar Khal, has been encroached upon by more than 342 families. They have been denied permission to build pucca houses by the local authorities as they are illegal occupants of the land. “The encroachment by the people on the land of the tiger and other animals makes them uncomfortable and they sometimes find encroachers as easy prey,” Vijay pointed out. Meanwhile, the post-mortem examination of the tiger confirmed that the wild cat was a man-eater with more than 6 kg of human flesh found in its stomach. Jim Corbett National Park Director Ranjan Kumar Mishra confirmed that apart from the two wounds caused due to the bullet fired by hunters some time back, three bullet wounds which caused its death were also found on the body of the tiger. When asked as to why a tigress was being named as the man-eater when the five deaths are now being attributed to a male tiger, Mishra said the pug marks of the hind legs of the tiger were of dimensions as seen in females. This led officials to believe that the feline responsible for human deaths was a tigress. Citing a similar reason, Anil Baluni, Chairman, Uttarakhand Forest and Environment Advisory Committee, said that the hind paw mark of the tiger measured 13x10 cm, which resulted in the assumption that the feline was a female. On the other hand, Brijendra Singh of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) too has expressed his concern over the brutal gunning down of a healthy tiger. He has also questioned the type of arms being used by forest officials to kill the beast. Uttarakhand Chief Wildlife Warden Srikant Chandola, Chief Conservator of Forests Kumaon SC Pant and other officials were present on the occasion. Dr Rajeev Singh, Dr VP Singh, Dr AK Rawat along with veterinarian Dr Satyapriya Gautam Bhalla were part of the post-mortem examination team.
Female elephant’s body found
Dehradun, January 28 A few women of Dela village were searching for woods in the forests when they came across a dead elephant in compartment 10 of the park. Kalagarh subdivision officer Gopal Singh Karki located the dead elephant late at night and found a tiger eating the body of a female elephant. The tiger had already eaten the hind part of the elephant and signs of struggle were quite visible on the body of the elephant. According to the range officer, Dela, exact reason of the death would be known after the post-mortem examination, which would be conducted by veterinary officer Dr PS Bhandari from
Jaspur.
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No govt grant yet for Padma awardee’s encyclopaedia
Pithoragarh, January 28 “The manuscript of all three volumes of 1000 pages each of the ‘Uttarakhand Gyan Kosh’ encyclopaedia is ready, but due to fund crunch, I am not in a position to get it published. The state government has not responded to my requests in the past four years,” said DD Sharma. The scholar, who is credited with having penned 28 books, 200 research papers, 15,631 pages of 56 research volumes on Himalayan dialects,
culture and ethnic history, is not fed up with writing and research despite his
86 years of age and wants to publish the encyclopaedia with the help of the state government. “I completed work on the three volumes in 2007. The cost of publication is Rs 5.67 lakh for which I have applied to each and every government official right from director to secretary. And, even the two Chief Secretaries of the state RS Toliya and NS Napalchayal,” said DD Sharma. The gyan kosh will give details about history, geography, ethnicity, culture, arts, skills, religious beliefs, customs, festivals, popular beliefs, religious places, economy and crop patterns in Uttarakhand. ”Both Uttarakhand Chief Secretaries - RS Toliya and NS Napalchayal - have praised the work, but haven’t sanctioned the grant,” he said. “Even the directors of the Culture Department of Uttarakhand and Sahitya Sanskriti Parishad of the state have approved my manuscript, but no funds have been released so far,” said the scholar. Recently, two of DD Sharma’s books - ‘Cultural History of Uttarakhand’ and ‘Himalaya Ke Khas’ were released by the Indira Gandhi Centre for Arts, New Delhi.
Going non-stop at 86
Prof Devi Dutt Sharma is among the few scholars who have devoted their lives to the cause of Himalayan dialects, culture and ethnicity. He received the Padma Shri this year.
Dr Sharma, a retired professor of Sanskrit from Panjab University, Chandigarh, is still active in research and writing that focuses broadly on the Himalayan region and particularly on Uttarakhand. “The recent UNESCO report titled ‘Atlas of the World Languages in Danger’ has said that out of 199 world dialects in danger, 10 are from Uttarakhand. Two of these - Rankus and Tolcha are almost defunct,” said Dr Sharma. Honoured earlier for his lifetime contribution in the field of ancient history and culture of the Himalayas by the Garhwal University at Srinagar, Dr Sharma took ahead the works of George Grierson, who towards the second half of the 19th century compiled the grammar of seven Indo-Aryan languages of this continent. Thereafter, Rev Robert Coldwell completed an equally challenging task of preparing the comparative grammar of six Dravidian languages which appeared in 1913. Following in the footsteps of Grierson and Coldwell, Prof DD Sharma took up the study of Himalayan languages and their grammar. The scholar has bagged many national and international awards including the Sanskrit Vangmaya Pandit award by the President of India in 2002, Rashtriya Bhagirathi Sanskrit Samman by the Governor of Uttarakhand and an award by the Punjab Government in 2001. Born in 1924, Dr Devi Dutt Sharma did his PhD in Sanskrit from the Benaras Hindu University and got a degree in linguistics from the Panjab University, Chandigarh. He worked with Punjab University for 28 years as a professor of Sanskrit. Dr Sharma, who travelled extensively in Ladakh, Gilgit, Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti, Niti Mana, Darma, Johar, Sikkim and Darjeeling for 25 years to study Himalayan languages and dialects, found that the grammar of all Himalayan languages is one. “I found almost 60 dialects prevailing in the Himalayan region which mainly fall in four families - Tibeto-Burman, Dardo-Pahari, Indo-Aryan and Munda. “The Tibetan influence on Himalayan languages is the highest. That is why I named these Tibeto-Himalayan rather than Tibeto-Burman, the name that is still prevalent,” he said. After his retirement from Panjab University in 1989, he was awarded emeritus fellowship by the UGC which helped him study the languages and dialects from Kumaon and Nepal. He travelled to the far-flung areas of Johar and Darma valleys of the Kumaon region. The prestigious Jawaharlal fellowship in 1984-86 helped him undertake the linguistic survey in Ladakh and Sikkim. “I found that the languages that were alive in 1816 when George Grierson undertook the linguistic survey of the Himalayan region had become defunct by 1994. “I focused on the Rang-Skad language that has a Tibetan origin. Its last speaking person died in 1973. “Not only are the languages of the eastern Himalayan region under threat but also the dialects of the western Himalayas. For example, the Chinali language of the Indo-Aryan family from the Chinal area of Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh is now confined to two villages.” On the reason why the Himalayan dialects could not develop their script, Dr Sharma cited the low rate of literacy in the region as the reason. “We in the Himalayan region are speaking the languages of other people. The Himalayan people have forgotten the original words of their own language. A script of a particular language can only develop when it has phonetics of its own,” he said. Prof Sharma has not only written about Himalayan languages, but also about its ancient culture and anthropology. His book ‘Himalay Sanskriti ke Mool Adhar’ is about the ancient tribes who dominated the Himalayan region. “The Yakshas, Gandharvas, Kinners, Pishachas, Asuras, Danavas, Darads, Tananags, Kols, Kirats and Nagas mentioned in the Puranas were the original inhabitants of the Himalayan region.” While writing the ‘Linguistic History of Uttarakhand’ published in 1983, Dr Sharma not only took ahead the works of George Grierson, but also found that the words not only from Pahari languages, but also from Indo-Aryan languages like Bangla, Assamese, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Punjabi, Rajasthani and Oriya were enriching the vocabulary of Kumaoni and Garhwali dialects. Asked how the knowledge of languages can be helpful in understanding the ancient history and culture of a place, he said that by studying these, one gets to know the influence of outsiders in the history of a particular region.
The only one among 10 to make it
With over 56 volumes of books dedicated to the cultural history of Uttarakhand, eminent littérateur and linguist Prof DD Sharma was pleasantly surprised when his name figured among the list of Padma Shri awardees for this year.
Now based in
Haldwani, Kumaon, 86-year-old Prof Sharma said, “I had not approached anybody except the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand Subash Kumar. He had envisaged a keen interest in my profile and later made a telephonic call. I had forgotten all about it and now this announcement comes about. “I am happy to be selected from Uttarakhand among 10 eminent persons who had figured in the list," he said while speaking with The Tribune. His book titled ‘Cultural History of Uttarakhand’ published by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts
(IGNCA) continues to be read and recommended by scholars and academicians. He is now working on a book titled ‘Lok Jeevan evam Sanskriti’. He is credited with undertaking a linguistic and cultural survey of the Himalayas from
Ladakh, Lahaul-Spiti to Nepal and Bhutan. The survey resulted in a book titled ‘Tibetan Himalayan Languages’ (12 volumes). He was born on October 23, 1924, at Bhimtal in Kumaon and did his MA from Agra University, PhD in Sanskrit from the Benaras Hindu University and PhD in linguistics from Panjab University followed by D.Litt from the same university. Prof Sharma is a renowned linguist and holds diplomas in 14 languages. He retired in 1989 as Professor Head, Panjab University, Chandigarh.
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500 students take part in science mela
Dehradun, January 28 The mela is supported by the Rastriya Vigyan Evam Prodhoygiki Sanchar Parisad, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology. Around 500 students from different schools participated in the mela and got free Vigyan Pragati and Avishkar magazine. Principal of the Government Post Graduate College Dr Gauri Sewak inaugurated the mela. Dr Brij Mohan Sharma of SPECS said the main aim of organising the mela was to connect the social outlook with a scientific approach. He appealed to the masses to come forward and get advantage from this awareness programme. The main objectives of the mela are to generate science awareness in the districts of Garhwal, to search science talents in schools, to provide better opportunity to the rural students for development of their talent, to encourage the students of the area to prepare science models, to popularise science through exhibition of the models, to promote talent of the local village artisans, to popularise science through puppetry, science drama etc, to generate debate among the students for taking up science as career and to facilitate the talented students and their teachers. Dr Sharma said the mela consists of various stalls like food adulteration, water testing, hydroponics, explaining science behind miracles and science communication through puppetry.
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Cancer camp at Rishikesh tomorrow
Dehradun, January 28 Uttarakhand has more than 17,000 new cancer cases every year and 80 per cent of these cases are detected when the disease has already reached advanced stages. Some of the early warning signs of cancer to look out for are: constant weight loss, slow fever, loss of appetite, tiredness, low haemoglobin, hoarseness in voice, continuing cough, problem in swallowing of food, change in urinary or defecation patterns, any change in skin wart or mole, in women, a lump in breast, or discharge from vagina. — TNS
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Inter-school elocution competition held
Dehradun, January 28 The Group A was for KG and Class I, Group B for Class II and Class-III and Group C for Class IV and V. Principal of Childrens’ Academy Kiran Kashyap was the chief guest on the occasion. She inaugurated the competition by lighting the traditional lamp. The participants from the different schools like Silver Bells, Play Pen, Sophia and Blossom Flower School presented their poems confidently. Speaking on the occasion, Kiran Kashyap said participation in a competition was more important than winning or losing. The judges of the competition were Charu and Neena. The results were: Group A- Vyom Jain- 1 (Silver Bells), Ayush Pawar- 11 (Vedram), Tushar Yadav- 111 (Vedram), Group B- Sahil- 1 (Vedram), Jhanvi- 11 (Play Pen), Ishika-111, Group C- Sahil- 1 (Silver Bells), Ankur- 11 (Blossom Flower), Preet- 111. Consolation prizes were given to Naveen Nautiyal, Muskan and Konika. The programme concluded with the National Anthem.
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DPS come on top at taekwondo meet
Dehradun, January 28 Ajay, Mamta, Anjali, Lakshya Saini, Manav, Akshay and Yash from Delhi Public School, Aman Thakur from SGRR School, Shivam Paras Mishra, Shubham, Damini from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Sagar Saini from Dehra High School and Kiran of Nari Shilip Mandir graduated from white belt to yellow belt. Sunil Dimri, Ragubir of Dehra Junior High School, Alok Sahai, Hamdaan, Viksit, Akash Agarwal, Akash Chauhan, Hardik of Delhi Public School, Gulfishan and Shobha from Nari Shilip Mandir School were promoted to the green belt category from yellow belts. Rohit Gupra of Cambrian Hall, Pulkit Vajpayee of Montessori School, Animesh Deep, Anmol, Aditya of Delhi Public School, Adarash and Yogesh Joshi of SGRR School were promoted from green to green-one category. Abhay Sajwan, Rituraj, Abhishek of Delhi Public School were promoted from green-one to blue belt category. Ankit Singh Bhadana, Vinayak Gupta and Tarun were promoted from blue to blue-one category. Saksham Tomar, who secured the highest marks, was promoted from blue-one category to red category. The following were selected to represent Dehradun in the Kanshi Ram Memorial National Taekwondo Championship to be held at Bareilly: Damini (KV School), Muskan Suri, Anjali, Aditya, Abhay Sajwan, Rituraj, Ankit Singh Bhadana (Delhi Public School), Lakshya Anand (St Joseph’s Academy), Saksham Rawat, Abhay Negi (Montessori School), Shobha, Kiran, Gulfishan (Nari Shilp School), Jaiveer, Himanshu Saini, Sawaan, (Dehra Junior High School), Richit Bisht (SGRR School), Mohit Bisht (DS Saini School), Vishal Yadav (Shivalik School), Mohit Gupta (Government Inter College), Shilpa Rawat (Harprasad School), Ritika Gupta (Saraswati School), Satyam Shukla and Arti Gupta from the Taekwondo Academy.
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ONGC beat BSNL in opener
Dehradun, January 28 The tournament was inaugurated by DD Mishra, General Manager (administration), ONGC. Among the guests were Dr ND Sharma, Senior Vice-President of the Indian Volleyball Association. A two-minute silence was observed on the demise of Arjuna Awardee Balwant Singh Ballu. Other results: LIC India beat Nevelli Lignite Corporation 25-10, 25-9, 25-15. Bharat Electrical Limited beat Oil India Limited 25-17, 25-21, 25-23. Coal India defeated Nalco 25-6, 25-10, 25-12. ONGC beat Nalco 25-9, 25-10, 25-10. The final match will be played on January 30.
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Petroleum varsity beat Survey of India
Dehradun, January 28 Petroleum University won the toss and elected to bat first. The team scored 193 runs (all out) in 35 overs. Pawan Raturi was the top scorer with 42 runs while Deepak Uniyal scored 38 runs. Amit Thakur took four wickets for 33 runs for Survey of India team. In reply, Survey of India was all out for 144 runs in 29 overs losing the match by 49 runs. Deepak Negi, who scored 36 not out, was the highest scorer while Sandeep scored 33 runs. Akash took three wickets for 25 runs.
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U’khand spikers leave for Moradabad
Dehradun, January 28 A release issued by Sewa Singh Matharu, Treasurer, Uttarakhand Volleyball Association, stated that the selection trials took place in Haridwar from January 20 to 27 following which the teams were finalised. He said Mohd Asad, Sushil, Manoj, Avinash, Abhishek, Vishal were among the players selected for the men’s team. Among women, Renuka Rawat, Anjali Chowdhary, Surbhi Thapa, Neha Raj, Sunita, Anita Bisht, Kavita Kotwal and Leelvati were selected.
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The Bhartiya Janata Party has reacted strongly to the gunning down of a tiger in the Jim Corbett National Park even as Corbett authorities today confirmed that the tiger shot yesterday was the man-eater responsible for all the six killings that had taken place in the region in past weeks.
Pithoragarh, January 28
Dehradun, January 28
Dehradun, January 28
