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Ganga flows above danger mark, alert sounded
Rail track damaged due to landslide
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Qureshi expresses grief
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Ganga flows above danger mark, alert sounded
Haridwar, August 4 District Magistrate, Haridwar, Sachin Kurwe has sounded a high alert in the flood-prone regions of Neel Dhara, Bairagi camp, villages in Lakshar tehsil and areas along the Ganga. It has also started a mass evacuation drive in various places. The help of the Jal police and expert divers is also being taken and disaster management teams have been deployed at sensitive and flood-prone areas. The administration has also sought the help of the Army and rescue squads of the Bengal Engineering Group (BEG) stationed in Roorkee are expected to arrive here by tomorrow. A BEG team arrived in Haridwar in the evening and inspected flood-prone areas. Some places in the Neel Dhara area alongside the Ganga have partially submerged and the administration teams have evacuated the affected people. With rain continuing in the evening, the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department, which operates the Ganga canal, has expressed an apprehension of flood as the water level in the Ganga has reached an alarming level. Virendra Yadav, Sub Divisional Officer, Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department told The Tribune that the water level in the river was around 294 metre in the evening. This was one metre above the danger level. He said the district administration was being apprised of the situation round the clock. The water flow from the Chaudhary Charan Singh Bhim Goda barrage is also being regulated, leading to increase in the water level in the Ganga canal too. District Disaster Management Officer Dr Naresh Chaudhary told The Tribune that all disaster management teams had been alerted and sensitive areas had been identified on the basis of the flood analysis of past few years. “We have evacuated residents of more than 12 villages and slum colonies situation alongside the Ganga till the evening in view of continuing heavy rain. The people are being provided information about flood and rescue operations round the clock through helpline numbers 0135-223999 and 9837352202. A landslide has been reported near the Kali Mandir and we have pressed PWD personnel into service, while on the Najibabad highway a team of the National Highway Authority of India has been tasked with clearing the blockade,” said Dr Chaudhary while monitoring the evacuation process at Lakkad Basti. Social activist JP Pandey said more than 12 temporary houses were submerged in floodwater at Lakkad Basti this noon while a disaster management team rescued villagers. Meanwhile, the Haridwar branch of the Red Cross Society would dispatch a relief aid truck carrying packets of foodgrains, blankets and other essential commodities to rain-affected Uttarakashi tomorrow.
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Rail track damaged due to landslide
Haridwar August 4 Though yesterday, too, debris had fallen on to the track, the timings of trains were not affected as clearing operations were undertaken on a war-footing. While the landslide occurring near the residential areas was cleared by the Public Works Department, near the railway track it was done by Railway Department workmen to ensure smooth movement of trains. Notably, during major floods in September 2010, a tunnel was blocked several times due to massive landslides. On September 19, 20 and 21, train movement beyond this tunnel was hampered towards the Motichur-Dehradun side. Even now the problem persists during monsoon
season. Station in-charge Superintendent Gajendra Rawat said the retaining wall seemed to be the best permanent solution to the problem of the tunnel getting blocked due to heavy rains. Within the city the rain water collected at various places, intersections and colonies affecting normal life. Flooding was reported from many areas, including Kankhal, Brahmapuri, Chandra Charya Chowk, Bhagat Singh Chowk, Khanna Nagar, Doodha Dhari Chowk, Pawan Dham, Moti Bazar, Awas Vikas, Bhoopatawala and Jwalapur. Many vehicles were stranded on flooded roads. Hundreds of employees in the SIDCUL industrial area could not turn up for work due to heavy water accumulation that affected movement of public transport
services.
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Qureshi expresses grief
Dehradun, August 4 Terming the incident as extremely unfortunate, Dr Qureshi
has prayed for the peace of the departed souls of those who lost their lives in the natural
disaster.
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Indian cowboy Bobby Cash mesmerises audience with sterling performance
Mussoorie, August 4 Bobby Cash, who was in the school as chief guest for the inter-school cultural extravaganza, "Milestone," presented several original scores from his music album, “Cowboy at Heart,” and other popular country music numbers such as “Country road, take me home” and “Rhinestone Cowboy” that were much appreciated by the audience. Bobby Cash got the audience passionately involved with magical strumming of the guitar and a booming voice, forcing them to tap their feet all along during his performance at the school auditorium. “I have never seen such a display where the guitar just seemed to take on a life of it's own once his fingers touched the strings,” said one of the students attending the event. Bobby Cash, who has a superstar status in Australia, born Bal Kishore Das Loiwal, presently lives in Clement Town, near Dehradun. He is the first Indian ever to release a country music album in India. Bobby was influenced by western country music because his aunt, who moved to Nashville, USA, in the early 1960s, would regularly send the latest country releases to India. In the mid 90s Bobby moved to New Delhi to pursue a career as a professional solo musician and help support the school. After briefly dabbling in Hindi pop, he returned to his first true love, country music. While at Delhi he was told by the Australian visitors that he should perform at a prestigious Tamworth Country Music Festival in Australia. Bobby finally got to Tamworth, Australia, in 2003 where he became an immediate sensation and never looked back ever
since. In June 2003, he recorded his first country music album, “Cowboy at Heart.” He was joined by some of the cream of the Australian music industry, including duets with the legendary Smoky Dawson and Tania
Kernaghan. The album made it to the top 10 Australian country music track charts and was the highest selling independent artiste at the 2004 Tamworth Country Music Festival. Bobby Cash, later speaking to The Tribune said that he had always felt a close relationship between Indian folk music and country music, so much so that some tunes sounded so similar, which made him to take to country music with ease. Bobby Cash further said that the love for country music was growing in India and there should be more gigs focusing on country music as it echoed the sentiments such as strengthening family values similar to Indian traditions. Bobby Cash later, interacting with students here, advised them that if they had talent, they should work hard and follow their dreams passionately without losing patience, and then only their talent will be
recognised.
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1639 students of IIT, Roorkee, receive degrees
Dehradun, August 4 While addressing the students, Sibal congratulated them on this momentous occasion of theirs and told them that "you cannot succeed without passion as technology is advancing at a mind-boggling pace, and in order to be successful in this age, one has to keep exploring. My expectation from the graduates is of high order as you are the intelligent voices of the country." Sibal further added:" Education is always a learning process and keeping India's demographic profile in mind, I am certain that the day is not far when India will be at par technologically with advanced nations." In this convocation a total of 1639 students received their graduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees. This number is greater by 303 in comparison to that of the last year." The institute conferred the (Honoris Causa) degree of doctor of science on Charles Correa and Goverdhan Mehta. For the year 2012, five national-level research awards were also given by the institute to Ganapati D. Yadav (Mumbai), who was awarded the Khosla National Award (Rs. 51,000) and a gold medal, Davinder Kaur (IITR), who was awarded the V.N.M.M. Award (Rs. 50,000), Rajnish Kumar Goel (CBRI, Roorkee), who was given the Gopal Ranjan Research Award (Rs. 55,000), Mukat Lal Sharma (IITR), who was given the AS Arya - IITR Disaster Prevention Award (Rs. 100,000), and to Koushik Deb (IIT, Kharagpur), who was given the Shamsher Prakash Research Award (Rs. 50,000). For obtaining the highest C.G.P.A. among the undergraduating students of the institute this year, the President of India Gold Medal was awarded to Tarun Verma of B.Tech, mechanical engg. For the best all-rounder amongst the undergraduating students of B.Tech. and B.Arch, the Director’s Gold Medal was given to Saurav Prakash of B.Tech, metallurgical and materials engineering. Saurav Prakash alsowon the President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal and Jai Krishna Gold Medal for outstanding proficiency, including character, conduct and excellence in academics performance, extra-curricular activities and social service, and for the best student in B.Tech. & B.Arch. courses for outstanding performance in academics and sports, respectively. Besides these, 21 students received institute silver medals, 11 students received institute medals and 52 students received other medals, awards and cash prizes in this convocation.
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Even though he has earned praise for the unique exhibition, he, with humility, says, “In my family, there is a tradition of passing over the holy books. My father took special care of the books that were passed to him from his great grandfather. Inspired, I decided to set up a corner dedicated to our family’s collection of holy books. Soon the collection grew, with friends and relatives donating rare pieces and the passion took shape of a library”, said Dr Farooq. Now every year, Dr Farooq brings to the public the collection that gives a glimpse into the many facets of calligraphy as set in the Koran. “The Arabic calligraphy found an artistic expression while depicting the word of God as conveyed in the Koran,” said Dr Farooq. Besides, as the President of the Bulk Manufacture, Himalaya Drug Company, Dr Farooq continues to be associated with the Bangalore-based Himalaya Drug Company. The long association began with his father, late freedom fighter Syed Rashid Ahmed in Dehradun before Independence. He gives credits to his father for giving him good education and a sense of wellbeing, “My father came from a humble background but that did not prevent him from sending all my siblings to good schools. I was first sent to the Cambrian Hall School and then to St Thomas School. The pictures of my father ferrying us on his bicycle, which was his prized possession, are still fresh in my mind. It was humility and love for the country that were ingrained in us by our father,” said Dr Farooq. His immense love for his father found expression in his book in Urdu titled ‘Aap Yaad Aaten Hain’, which he wrote in memory of his father. Among the scores of people who come to meet Dr Farooq, there are several students who come to him seeking guidance for their doctoral research in Phytochemistry. He was awarded the first Doctor of Science for his work in Phytochemistry from HNB Garhwal University.
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Exhibition on Arabic calligraphy in Doon
Dehradun, August 4 This year, the centre of attraction was the Koranic verse laboriously engraved on handmade paper (scrolls) measuring 8.50 feet by 6.50 feet. “There are chests on which verses from Koran have been engraved on ‘bhoj patras’, wooden doors and animal skins. Some of these are very old and trace the history of calligraphy as an the Islamic script,” said Dr S Farooq, patron of the Tasmia All India Education and Social Welfare Society. A special section was dedicated to the Koran written in different Indian languages and of the world, including Japanese. The first coloured Koran having the assent of Afghan King Ameer Saheb Bahadur and printed in Ludhiana in 1908 is also a part of the Tasmia Library. Earlier, while inaugurating the exhibition, Governor Aziz Qureshi said God had guided humanity through the Koran and we must follow the message in our lives. “Koran taught love and loyalty towards fellow human beings and towards one’s country,” said Qureshi. He especially urged the Muslims to introspect and contribute in nation
building.
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Dehradun, August 4