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33 Doon schools fail to get fresh recognition
Cultural events mark 125th founder’s day at Oak Grove
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DUCASS demands start of MPhil (economics) course
Need to develop medicinal plant sector: Expert
DM instructs SDMs to wrap up pending matters
Jairam flayed for declaring state zone eco-sensitive
Mr U’khand finals today
Two pilgrims die of heart attack
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33 Doon schools fail to get fresh recognition
Dehradun, June 1 "The minority schools said they have been exempted from the exercise after the assurance given by the Chief Minister. However, I have asked the Chief Education Officer to ensure that instructions are issued to these schools," said Ajay Setia, Chairman of the commission. Besides, the commission has taken a strong exception to the list being provided by the Department of School Education regarding the number of unaided schools in Uttarakhand that are RTE-compliant. "The strength of unaided schools has reduced in 10 districts of the state, while in three districts it has increased from the last year. In 2012-2013, the number of unaided schools were shown to be 5,134, but the number has decreased to 3,825 this year. In Dehradun district, the total number of unaided schools were 1,040 in 2012-2013 but in 2013-2014 the number stands at 753," said Setia.
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Cultural events mark 125th founder’s day at Oak Grove
Mussoorie, June 1 The ceremony began with the hoisting of the school flag, followed by the school song and the inspection of NCC and Scouts and Guides by the chief guest. He also inaugurated a cultural programme held in the evening. School Principal Sandip Trivedi read out the annual report highlighting the school's achievements. Students from all three wings of the school presented Ganesh Vandana, yoga, dance items, aerobics, PT and Lazium dance. The chief guest also inaugurated science, needle and craft exhibition on the occasion. Later, Mishra presented awards to students for excelling in academics and sports. In the science exhibition, two students of class X, Sangam Shekhar and Abhinav Prakash, showed that what type of natural medicines are available in the household kitchen while Kunal Parivesh and Saurav of class VIII made a model of artificial snowfall. Patel House and Sarojni House were awarded the Cock House trophy for all-round display in the year. The trophy of the most disciplined boy was given to Shubham Sant. Arjun Singh was declared the most popular boy and Rishabh Mishra won the trophy of the best scholar in the school. Medha Jain of the girls’ school was awarded the trophy of the most enterprising girl. Vani Priya and Mamta Kathait of class XII were declared the most creative girl and sporting girl, respectively. The best all-round trophy from the junior school was jointly won by Anushka Trivedi and Vipul Rana. Romila Raj, Utpal Abhishek and Abhinav won the Manav Sanskriti Samman. This award is given to those students who are best in painting and art. The history of the school was also presented in the form of a documentary. It gave an interesting information about the institution. More than 150 alumni of 1947 to 2011 batches attended the ceremony and relived their old memories. On the occasion, Principal Sandip Trivedi said: “Today, Oak Grove has completed the 125th year of its meaningful existence. It is a great landmark in the long innings which it has played all these years in nurturing and shaping the mental horizons of many. Backed by salubrious climate, sylvan surroundings and exemplary traditions, even today it is providing students with appropriate education and training to enable them to imbibe lofty ideals and cherished virtues of head and heart, which go a long way in making them good citizens." Anand Mathur congratulated the students and appreciated the efforts of the school staff and students for a lively performance. He also released a CD comprising rare pictures of the school. He said he was fortunate to attend the quasquicentennial celebrations and witness a clourful and lively show in the school. The wife of Anand Mathur, Meena Mathur, Mohit Kumar, Sr D.E.N.-1, Moradabad division, Maan Singh Meena, D.E.E,G, Moradabad division, Ram Krishan, Sr D.P.O, Moradabad, Tanuja Joshi,Headmistress, girls’ school, Krishna Kumar, Headmaster, boys’ school, Amita Srivastava, headmistress, junior school, , teachers of all three wings of the school, ex-Oakgrovians and parents were also present on the
occasion.
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Founder’s day of Oak Grove School
Mussoorie, June 1 The parents who had been waiting for the start of the evening programme from 4.00 pm had to wait till 6.30 pm. Some parents lamented the delay and alleged that they were kept waiting in the heat and hunger at the school auditorium for more than two hours. When questioned, the school staff said the inspection of science exhibition at junior and boys’ school by the chief guest led to the delay. Barring that, the whole programme went off well, they added. The ex-students were also livid at the sordid arrangements made for them and termed the whole event a damp squib. The alumni from 1970 batch, namely Lalit
Naayar, Anoopa Prasad and Sanjeev Rishi, were of the view that the arrangements made were scaled down in comparison to the centenary celebrations. The centenary year was a grand event with the then Minster of Railways, late Madhavrao
Scindia, gracing the occasion. But today on the 125th anniversary, the function was inaugurated by the Chief Personnel Officer, which was uncalled for, they
added. Sanjeev Rishi further said the school was a jewel in the crown of Northern Railways but all was not well here. He said the school principal should be a well-qualified educationist, selected through the
UPSC, instead of a railways official who comes for only three years and is non-committal towards the well being of the school, leading to lowering of the education standards in the school. He demanded that former students should also be included in the governing body of the school on honorary basis as they were emotionally attached with the betterment of the school and could contribute in many ways for the future of
the school.
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Graduation day function at Woodstock School
Mussoorie, June 1 The day started with the baccalaureate service in Parker Hall. Speaking on the occasion, principal Dr Jonathan Long urged the graduating students to live life with the philosophy of “be happy now, let things go, and remember life is good.” Following that, a traditional photo shoot of students in their colourful national dresses took place by the Flag Pole. Students and guests then moved on to the Win Mumby gymnasium for the 84th Annual Commencement Ceremony. Dr Long said the ceremony was an opportunity for students to “take a moment to look at the glorious vista behind them and the journey they had travelled so far”, while president of the Woodstock Board Dr Eleanor Nicholson hoped there would be “many more opportune moments along the path” for the graduating class. Salutatorian student Harshit Agrawal said Woodstock had been like a metamorphosis for him and had transformed him into a “global-minded citizen”. He urged his classmates not to lose their individuality. The commencement speaker, author Kiran Desai, spoke of her connection with the Himalayas and in particular Mussoorie, where her mother was born. She told the graduating students not to fear failure and to find “what you are passionate about and be vigilant about pursuing it”.
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SPIC MACAY organises heritage walk
Dehradun, June 1 According to Bembey, “the walk was not only interesting but an eye opener for students who were unaware of the historical site and its history. The walk extended to the place where the actual war was fought between the fierce Gorkha warriors of Dehradun and General Gillespie. Back at the school, 30 students participated in a pottery workshop and a Bamboo weaving
workshop each.
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UNIDO team enter final of cricket tournament
Dehradun, June 1 Batting first after winning the toss, the Air India team scored 211 all out in 38.5
overs. Sachin Rana was the top scorer with 87 runs while Deepak Sharma made 52 runs.
Som Singh claimed five wickets for 43 runs. In reply, the UNIDO team made 216 runs for six wickets in 34 overs to win the match by four wickets.
Gaurav Chitkara made 57 runs, Ajmer Singh 47, Ravi Kant Saini 50 runs and Vikram singh scored
40 runs. Hiten Dalal took three wickets for 4 runs. The final will be played tomorrow.
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DUCASS demands start of MPhil (economics) course
Dehradun, June 1 The members of the DUCASS said after the students had bought the prospectus, it was announced that the University would not run the programme due to absence of faculty. “As no other educational institution offers regular MPhil degree in economics with inter-disciplinary approach in Dehradun, the decision was widely welcomed by the social science students. Launching of this new program was duly notified in newspaper advertisements, official website and printed in the prospectus,” said Barkha Mathur, vice-president, DUCASS. The members of the student body said according to the UGC guidelines, the preparations for starting a new course are started a year in advance and as such the University’s decision to scrap the course at the last minute was arbitrary and not in the interest of
the students. “The adamant attitude of the present Vice-Chancellor and his administration was not in the interest of
the University. Except the current Head of the Department, all other faculty members in the department of economics are enthusiastic to run the course,” said the office-bearer of
DUCASS.
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Need to develop medicinal plant sector: Expert
Dehradun, June 1 During the valedictory ceremony of the programme, Arvind Gupta, chairman of the Dolphin institute, expressed views about qualities of an entrepreneur and the role of dedication and hardwork in achieving success. He emphasised the need to develop floriculture and medicinal plant sectors for economic progress. He asked young participants to came forward and start their ventures in these developing fields. The participants were also addressed by Dr Arun Kumar, Director of the Dolphin institute. A brief report of the workshop was presented by Dr Sanjay Agarwal, programme coordinator for entrepreneurship development programme, on this occasion. Several participants shared their learning experiences in the workshop.
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DM instructs SDMs to wrap up pending matters
Dehradun, June 1 He expressed displeasure on the matters pending in the SDM court and directed all SDMs to wrap up the pending files in their respective offices. He also instructed them to take meetings over the issue of education, health and MNREGA time to time and update him about the progress on these matters. He instructed the Entertainment Tax officials to finish the tasks related to verification of cable operators. He directed the officer in charge of Arms License to cancel licenses of those who had not filled the KYC forms, within three days. Regarding pension of statehood agitators, he instructed SDMs to open bank accounts of agitators who had been verified so far. He gave similar instructions with regard to senior citizens, disabled and widow pensioners. He instructed senior administrative officer Raman Lata to convene meetings with the employees from time to time and get the pending works completed and also update him about the progress.
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Jairam flayed for declaring state zone eco-sensitive
Dehradun, June 1 Avdhash Kaushal, chairpersons of RLEK, said Jairam had proven to be against development in Uttarakhand because the hydro-electric projects of the state were stopped when he was the Environment
Minister. Kaushal added that Jairam had been trying to convince, unsuccessfully, the people of Uttarakhand that the gazette notification of declaring the area from Gomukh to Uttarkashi as an eco-sensitive zone was good for them.
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Mr U’khand finals today
Dehradun, June 1 Addressing a press conference here today, Dalip K Sindhi of Sinmit Communications said Mr Uttarakhand Contest would come to a close tomorrow with the declaration of title winners. Mr Uttarakhand 2013, 1st runner up and 2nd runner up title would be the important titles to be declared tomorrow, he added.
— TNS
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Two pilgrims die of heart attack
Gopeshwar, June 1 Kotpally Saraswathi (63) from Andhra Pradesh died at Badrinath and Prakash Kaur (60) from Punjab died at Ghangharia near Hemkunt Sahib, the police said. Both of them died of cardiac arrest which often occurs among the elderly while visiting these shrines located at high altitude. With these deaths, the toll following the start of the Char Dham Yatra last month has risen to seven.
— PTI
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