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Petroleum varsity student commits suicide
Cong, BJP fight, but this time on cricket pitch |
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Dhoni’s parents in Pithoragarh
Bridal workshop organised
CJI should be raising the bar again and again: Justice Malimath
Lays stress on educating girl child
Nainital diary
Panel discusses inequality in society
Jobless teachers gherao CM’s residence
Rao Sporting, WDCA win
Garhwal Sporting, Doon Defence tie match
25 bouts held at RIMC Novices Boxing
Bazpur lift volleyball title
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Petroleum varsity student commits suicide
Dehradun, February 27 The police has recovered a suicide note from the spot and is investigating it. According to Parminder Dobhal, Circle Officer, the girl has been identified as Nitisha Dwivedi, a native of Sonbadhra, Uttar Pradesh. She was a first-year law student of the petroleum university and staying in a private hostel. Dobhal said the body was found when the deceased girl’s roommate tried to enter the room, but found the door locked from inside. She then, along with other mates of the hostel, broke open the lock of the door and found Nitisha’s body hanging from the ceiling fan. He asserted that the deceased had gone to sleep at around 9.30 pm last night after having dinner and had last spoken to her parents today at around 8.30 am. She didn’t give any clue to anybody about her suicide decision. After seeing her body, the police was called up. The police sent the body to the mortuary at the Doon Hospital after formal investigation. A case of suicide has been registered and the family of the deceased informed. As per the PRO of the university, Nitisha was a jovial-natured girl and brilliant in her academics too. Her classmates and friends are in a state of shock at Nitisha’s death. “After the incident came to everybody’s notice, Nitisha’s local guardian Vinay Mishra was informed. He, along with Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the university GC Tiwari and director of Students Welfare Committee Brig AK Sharma, visited the spot, after which the body was sent for the post mortem by the police,” he added. In view of the incident, the university will be organising a condolence ceremony on the premises of the institute at 11.30 tomorrow.
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Cong, BJP fight, but this time on cricket pitch
Haridwar, February 27 The occasion was a friendly T20 cricket exhibition match been played at Dayanand Stadium on Gurukul Kangri University premises with party workers of both the political parties cheering each other’s side, while simultaneously not missing any chance to hoot on Opposition While from the BJP cricketing team Madan Kaushik, state Urban Development Minister, was the captain, from the Congress players Purushottam Sharma, a former red-beacon car post holder, donned the team leader’s cap. Though it was a friendly match, yet both the team players didn’t want to lose at any cost which was seen by their approach as well as on-field discussions to corner the Opposition batsmen. Speaking on the sidelines, Kaushik termed the match as a good opportunity to bring the two parties leaders to mingle with each other on a non-political platform. Kaushik, who himself knocked a few balls in his cricketing gear, related cricket with politics, remarking, “Cricket and politics are a team game. From the grassroot workers to the 11 batsmen, every one has a pivotal role in ensuring success of the team or the party”. Wicketkeeper from the Congress team City Youth Congress chief Ravish Bhatija said it was an altogether different experience. He claimed that it wasn’t tough as he was a cricket lover and used to play often in school-college time. “This was a nice gesture from both the sides as well as host Gurukul Kangri University as we rarely get some respite from political activities. Here we not only played cricket, but also brought closer the two inter-city rival politicians,” said Bhatija. People gathered at the stadium to see khadi-clad politicians wearing cricketing gear. Both the sides were adjudged winners owing to the match being an exhibition one. From the Congress side Rajiv Chaudhari and Purushottam Sharma and from the BJP Anil Arora and Deepak Mishra performed well.
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Dhoni’s parents in Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh, February 27 “Mahendra is not only a lucky person, but also a committed and team-spirited captain. He will be able to inspire his teammates to pull off the big victory for India,” said Pan Singh Dhoni, who was accompanied by wife Devki Dhoni. They were in their ancestral village of Lwali in this district to take part in their nephew Virendra’s marriage, which was held on Saturday. “The last time we visited our village was in 2003 on the occasion of our elder nephew’s marriage. During the visit we also solemnised the ‘janeau sanskar’ of our elder son Narendra and younger son Mahendra,” said Pan Singh
Dhoni.
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Bridal workshop organised
Dehradun February 27 The workshop focused on rich shades of gold and bronze with a tinge of red and lilac. The workshop was led by senior make-up artist Sakshi Sethi. She also tied up the hair in a traditional style and sandalwood bindis and “alta” complementing the traditional look. Sakshi also gave details about the latest techniques and styles in the bridal look.
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CJI should be raising the bar again and again: Justice Malimath
Dehradun, February 27 “It dealt a blow to the integrity of judges. They were seen to be pliant and receiving favours. The Chief Justice of India is a visible symbol of the judiciary and should be raising the bar again and again,” said Justice Malimath while speaking to The Tribune on the sidelines of a workshop, which was organised by Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK). Justice Malimath also said while a comprehensive Judges Standards and Accountability Bill, which would also include provisions for judges to disclose their assets, etc, being drafted by the Law Ministry was welcome, “when we examine such measures in respect of the Election Commission, I think we will have to see if the disclosures made by politicians about their wealth before contesting elections had served any purpose”. Laws have their own limitations while tackling the issues of poverty and illiteracy. “The malaise of backwardness and illiteracy can be dealt better by the civil society and non-government organisations (NGOs). Even the media can play a role of a watchdog,” he said. Justice Malimath also called for an equitable distribution of resources. “Owing to a lack of coordination among the Central and state agencies, people are being deprived of several development schemes. We have to guard against unrest, and civil society can play a big role by becoming a vehicle of change,” added Justice Malimath.
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Lays stress on educating girl child
Dehradun, February 27 Chairperson of RLEK Padam Shri Avdesh Kaushal said the financial arrangements for the visit would be made by the kendra. Justice Malimath focused on the active participation of women in the different fields of health, nutrition and education. Women should make themselves aware of the various schemes for their development. He also shared with them an example of Denmark, where the speaker of Parliament was a young woman and also had a baby. So special arrangements were made to take care of her baby while she was busy performing her official duties. “This clearly states that we should respect the rights of women,” he said. He also laid emphasis on educating the girl child, saying that a special budget should made in the Panchayat Department for their development, and women should themselves take initiatives to start such funds. He explained to them the concept of gender budgeting, which was a very prominent reason behind the development in the other countries. He expressed his heartiest congratulations to the EWRs for their active participation and good work for the development of their respective villages, which ultimately led to the development of society and the nation. Justice Malimath said he believed in having a system governed by the equal participation of women, as this was the way our country would step upwards. Economic Advisor, Ministry of Rural Development, SS Negi was also present on the session. He explained to the EWRs the schemes implemented under the MGNREGA. Kusum Ghildiyal, Chairperson of an NGO named SEED, talked about micro planning. Executive Director, Disaster Management, KN Pandey explained the roles and responsibilities of the EWRs in disaster management. Vinod Nautiyal, Information Commissioner, gave a brief talk on the Right to Information Act. He said if there was any delay in response to the applications submitted by the EWRs, then in that case they could directly appeal to the Information Commissioner. Ritika Nandkeolyar, Second Secretary, Advocacy Programme, High Commission of Canada, was present.
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Nainital diary The Congress is upbeat at the response it has been getting across the region for its Jan Aakrosh rallies and mahasammelans. The sammelan held at Haldwani on Saturday was an occasion when the party leadership put up a united appearance dispelling the doubts about the Congress being a house divided in the state. Leaders known to be bitter rivals within the party and even those who are being propelled as future chief ministers by various factions came together, calling upon voters to support the party in the forthcoming Assembly polls. It was one rare occasion when parliamentarians KC Singh Baba, Pradeep Tamta, Harish Rawat and Vijay Bahuguna, along with state Congress President Yashpal Arya, Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Harak Singh Rawat and former Cabinet minister Indira Hridayesh stood together on the stage erected at the Ramlila Maidan. The leadership was successful in conveying its line of thought to the masses as it attacked the Nishank-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in the state for having let down people of the state on all fronts. A united Congress is something which the BJP leadership would be wary of. The Congress has been successful in its efforts at the showing of its strength at public functions in the region over the one month past. Call of the roots
The call of the roots is very strong. At times a person cannot desist when his roots come calling and he does not mind travelling across the globe to trace his foundations. The town of Nainital recently had a visitor who proved this phenomenon to be true. It was a week back that Patrick Harris, an engineer from New Zealand, came to the town with his wife Diana Harris. The couple was on a tour of North India with the aim of tracing Patrick’s roots. In a brief interaction with this reporter, Patrick said he was born in Mussoorie in 1939. He was in Nainital to gather material about Hotel Victoria, which, according to him, was owned by his grandfather. The couple went around the town collecting all sorts of material available on the history of the town. They went to the oldest church in the town, St John’s Church, and even went to the Durga Lal Sah Library in search of historical material. At the cemetery, they paid respects to those who had died in the devastating landslide that had struck Nainital in September, 1880. It is believed that Hotel Victoria had also perished in the landslide.
The great landslip
Historical accounts suggest that on September 18, 1880, a massive landslide, mentioned as the landslip of 1880, occurred at the north end of the town, burying 151 persons. The first known landslide had occurred in 1866, and in 1879 there was a larger one at the same spot, Alma Hill, but “the great landslip occurred in the following year, on Saturday, September, 18, 1880”. It is related in the gazetteer and also in other books that “two days preceding the slip there was a heavy rainfall, ... 20 inches (508 mm) or 35 inches (889 mm) during the 40 hours ending on Saturday morning, and the downpour lasted and continued for hours after the slip. This heavy rainfall naturally brought down streams of water from the hill side, some endangering Victoria Hotel, ... (which) was not the only building threatened ... Bell’s shop, Volunteer Orderly Room and the Hindu (Naina Devi) temple were also affected. At a quarter to two, the landslip occurred burying those in and around the buildings mentioned above”. The total number of dead and missing was put at 108 Indian and 43 British nationals. The Assembly Rooms and the Naina Devi temple were both destroyed in the disaster. A recreation area, known as The Flats, was later built on the site and a new temple was also erected. To prevent further disasters, storm water drains were constructed and building bylaws were made stricter. The gazetteer states that Nainital as a place first appeared in the pages of the Englishman that was published from Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1841. The publication had announced discovery of a beautiful lake near Almora. The place went on to become a popular hill resort and it was on October 3, 1850, that the Nainital Municipal Board was formally constituted. It was the second Municipal Board of North Western Provinces. To catalyse the formation of a town, the administration transferred land to the wealthy Sah community of Almora, on the condition that they should build houses on the land.
Poem on landslide
There is an interesting poem by Hannah S Battersby, which is learnt to have been published in a book, “Home Lyrics” (Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Co.), that talks of the great landslip. It is supposed to have been written in 1887 and goes thus: “The Naini Tal Catastrophe of 18th September 1880” ... And though the sky hung like a sable pall Over the fair oasis, nestling calm Beneath the trusted shelter of the hills, And o’er the broad lake-outlet of the floods, What cause had they to fear? 'Twas often thus, And the long wished-for rains would bring forth joy So reasoned they who, peaceful, viewed unmoved Th' outpouring of that sullen ocean cloud, When suddenly, they who had calmly felt So safe one little span of time before, Discovered in dismay the swollen floods Meant danger - that the safety of their homes. Was menaced, walls were tottering, waters rose, ... For scarcely had they timely refuge found, Than a huge limb of the great mountain fell, Sweeping the fair hill-side of house and land, And burying dozens of their fellow men In one uncompromising, living tomb! ... Strongmen in the proud glory of life’s prime, Women in joyful trustfulness of love With little children in full bloom of life; All in the twinkling of an eye cut down, In that rude harvest of the tyrant Death! ... Now the late lovely valley, Naini Tal Stands as a witness of the frailty Of human strength ‘gainst the o’erwhelming might ...
Couple amazed at Indian hospitality
Meanwhile, Patrick and his wife were scheduled to go to a couple of places in Uttar Pradesh where his father had served as an officer. In the brief interaction with this reporter, Patrick was keen to ask how people of present-day India and even those who became citizens of free India in 1947 viewed the British. He said they had some doubts that people might be hostile to the British who had ruled them for two centuries, but they were amazed at the hospitality and warmth they had received during their Indian sojourn.
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Panel discusses inequality in society
Dehradun, February 27 “The situation prevailing in the Arab world can take place even here, if immediate steps are not taken to deal with the unrest,” she said. Speaking at a public panel discussion “Inequality in Indian Society: Is there hope for change?” organised by the Doon Library and Research Centre, Indu said several parts of the country were already facing a threat from Maoism. “These parts are not developed and people over there do not have jobs. This forces the youth to take up arms,” she said. On the other hand, Rajen Brijnath , Adviser of the centre, said the government should launch more development programmes to narrow down the gap between the rich and the poor.
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Jobless teachers gherao CM’s residence
Dehradun, February 27 They shouted slogans against the administration and gheraod the CM’s residence to press their demands for opening 8,000 vacancies of special BTC teachers and 5,000 for LT teachers. Baldev Bhandari, state president, criticised the government and said the federation had given several memorandums to the Chief Minister, secretary, Education, and state Education Minister, but except fake assurances nothing had materialised yet. The protestors gave a memorandum to the CM regarding their demands and threatened to conduct revolutionary activities if their demands were not fulfilled.
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Rao Sporting, WDCA win
Dehradun, February 27 In the first match of the day, WDCA won against Doon Combined by 19 runs. WDCA, batting first, scored 176 runs losing 6 wickets. Himanshu scored the highest 57 runs for WDCA while Baabu scored 32 runs and Virat 28 runs. Arvind took two wickets. Chasing the winning target, Doon Combined could only muster 157 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Vaibhav scored 39 runs, Ashish 32 runs and Bijendra contributed 11 runs. Vinod and Aneesh took two wickets each for WDCA. In another match, Rao Sporting defeated Ambaji XI by 3 wickets. Batting first Ambaji XI scored 111 runs losing 7 wickets. For Ambaji Praveen scored 49 runs and Sonu 24 runs. Rao Sporting easily reached the target. Kiran and Anshul scored 31 runs and 27 runs respectively.
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Garhwal Sporting, Doon Defence tie match
Dehradun, February 27 The toss was won by Doon Defence Club who scored 162 runs (all out) in 34.1 overs. Amit was the topscorer for the team with 70 runs. Rakesh of Garhwal Sporting Cricket Club took five wickets for 36 runs. In reply, Garhwal Sporting Club also scored 162 runs in 35 overs to tie the match. Sunil scored 35 runs and Arun scored 31 runs for their team. Sandeep took two wickets for 26 runs for Doon Defence Club. Both the teams share one point each from the match. Vikasnagar-B team will play Khurbura XI on the Survey stadium while Brothers XI, Vikasnagar, will take on WCDA Club on the OFD grounds on Monday.
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25 bouts held at RIMC Novices Boxing
Dehradun, February 27 30-33 kg Winner: Cadet Ayush Rawat Runner-up: Cadet Ujjwal Gupta 33-36 kg Winner: Cadet Utkarsh Baru Runner-up: Cadet Debanga Bhushan Das 36-39 kg Winners: Cadet Prasanjeet Mehta and Cadet Pratyush Sharma Runners-up: Cadet Anshul Sahu and Cadet Mrigank Shekhar 39-42 kg Winners: Cadet Niraj Ingavale, Cadet Vijay Chaudhary, Cadet Abdul Muzeeb and Cadet Tabu Nguki Runners-up: Cadet Arunabha Chakroborty, Cadet Pavitra Ojha, Cadet Shantanu Shukla and Cadet Rajat Thakur 42-45 kg Winners: Cadet Anushil Kumar and Cadet Purnendu Singh Runners-up: Cadet Amul Rawal and Cadet Sagnik Nandy 45-48 kg Winners: Cadet Sashi Kumar, Cadet Gaurav Kumar, Cadet Akash Singh and Cadet Pratik Jadhav Runners-up: Cadet Lallawmkima Zote, Cadet Siddhant Sharma, Cadet Ashish Dahiya and Cadet Gaurav Sharma 48-51 kg Winners: Cadet Aditya, Cadet Sai Ganesh, Cadet Akshat Raj and Cadet Rahul Dwivedi Runners-up: Cadet Sanyam, Cadet Om Bawiskar, Cadet Ishaan Sharma and Cadet Kavish Nanda 51-54 kg Winners: Cadet Lulu Lourembum, Cadet Dhruv and Cadet Neeraj Mauray Runners-up: Cadet Sohail Islam, Cadet Harshit Kaushik and Cadet Abdul Malik 54-57 kg Winner: Cadet Paras Singh Runner-up: Cadet Anshul Kumar 57-60 kg Winner: Cadet Pratyush Nayak Runner-up: Cadet Abhay Singh 66 and above Winner: Cadet Sachin Kumar Runner-up: Cadet Vijayant Rana The judges for the event were UP Dalvi, PN Naik and Birjesh Chauhan. The referees were Naik Subedar KS Bafila, Naikk Jogwinder, Havaldar SK Patil and SM Magdum. The Chief Guest was Lieut-Col A Tiwary, Addm Officer, RIMC. He was thrilled to see the performance of the cadets. He motivated all the cadets to perform even better in the near future and told them that they should excel in all the games and increase their benchmark everywhere. The other dignitaries present on the occasion were Wg Cdr SK Thapliyal, Lieut-Cdr S Chakraborty, Major SR Sahu, KS Ahalawat and DN Thapliyal. The chief coordinator of the event was V Mathews.
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Bazpur lift volleyball title
Nainital, February 27 Earlier, in the semifinal matches, Bazpur defeated Rudrapur and Bhojpur (Moradabad) defeated HAL (Lucknow). Presiding over the closing ceremony, the Managing Director of the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) said: “These kind of tournaments will attract tourists to Nainital”. He stated the crowd that had come to watch the match in spite of India’s match in the ongoing Cricket World Cup showed the interest of the people in the game. The tournament had been held over the two days past and ten teams participated in it.
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Rival politicians from the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), exhausted after hectic panchayat elections, locked horns on the cricket pitch trying to settle their political scores.
Dehradun, February 27
Rao Sporting and W4DCA won their respective matches in the Beehive Cricket Challengers Cup here today.In the first match of the day, WDCA won against Doon Combined by 19 runs.
WDCA, batting first, scored 176 runs losing 6 wickets. Himanshu scored the highest 57 runs for WDCA while Baabu scored 32 runs and Virat 28 runs. Arvind took two wickets.
The Novices Boxing competition was held for freshers at Rashtriya Indian Military College
(RIMC) here today. The contest holds an important place in the life of a cadet at the
RIMC. A total of 25 bouts were held yesterday. The following are the results of the bouts.
