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CM, Governor pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri
Governor Aziz Qureshi pays respects to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Raj Bhavan in Dehradun on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Floral tributes paid to Father of nation, Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Students depict impact of floods with brush
A girl takes part in a drawing competition in Haridwar on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
Will get tough with violators of traffic rules, says new DGP Sidhu
Identifying bottlenecks priority, says SP Traffic
DM tells youth to follow Gandhi's ideals
Condon house overall champion in athletics tournament
Keshan Negi guides DAV to victory
Gandhi Jayanti celebrated in Town Hall
Basketball tourney kicks off today
Illicit liquor seized, 1 held
Footballers honoured
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CM, Governor pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri
Dehradun, October 2 He said people of the country would always remain indebted towards these freedom fighters. He said while Mahatma Gandhi’s simplicity and philosophy of non-violence gave a new message to the entire world, Lal Bahadur Shastri’s clarion call of Jai Jawan Jai Kisan gave Indians a sense of self respect. Students of Bharat Khande Sangeet Mahavidhayalaya on the occasion also recited bhajans of Mahatma Gandhi. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, too, garlanded the portraits of the Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi and also Lal Bahadur Shastri at a function held at his residence. He said Mahatma Gandhi gave a direction to the entire world. Cabinet Minister Yashpal Arya was present on the occasion. Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal and Deputy Speaker Anushuya Prasad Maikhuri paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vidhan Sabha. Kunjwal said lives of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri would continue to inspire the countrymen in the days to come. At a function held at Congress Bhavan, Congress leaders led by Saket Bahuguna and Suryakant Dhasmana garlanded the portraits of the two leaders. They called upon the Congress workers to follow the path shown by their great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. The Congress workers on the occasion planted tree saplings at the adjacent Gandhi Park in their remembrance. Uttarakhand Khadi Gramudyog Minister Harish Chandra Durgapal today reached the Gandhi Ashram showroom at Paltan Bazaar in Dehradun and lighted a lamp in memory of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. In his brief address made on the occasion, Durgapal recalled the contribution made by Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri in the making of the nation. He on the occasion stressed on more and more usage of khadi as clothes among the youth of the country. The showroom on the occasion, on the minister’s directive, gave special concessions to the customers. At Shalini School, Dehradun, homages were paid. School captain and head girl spoke on the lives of the two leaders. Founder-director L K Srivastava conducted the proceedings.
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Floral tributes paid to Father of nation, Lal Bahadur Shastri
Haridwar, October 2 Assistant deputy magistrate Alok Pandey offered floral tributes to the great leaders, followed by singing of patriotic songs by schoolgirls. Additional (administration) divisional magistrate Jeevan Singh Nangiyal, Deputy collector Maya Dutt Joshi, Chief treasurer officer JS Tomar, Pankaj Gupta, MS Mishra among other collectorate employees were present on the occasion. On the old court campus, Devpura, a special function was organised, where both Gandhi and Shastri were remembered. ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ was also sung by people present at the occasion. City Magistrate DP Singh presided over the function, hailing both Gandhi and Shastri as freedom fighters who gave new dimensions to the freedom struggle movement as well as the destiny of independent India. At Police Lines, Roshanabad, Superintendent of City Police Jagdeesh Singh Bhandari offered tributes to both Gandhi and Shatri. He urged people to follow the ideals, principles and life teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. A special cultural function was organised by Divya Sewa Prem Mission for leprosy patients on Sewa Kunj premises. Children of leprosy patients Nandini, Salman, Neha, Anita, Ekta, Sahil and Rajeev presented patriotic songs. While the city Congress unit organised a meeting at its Subash ghat based party office, where city party chief OP Chauhan shed light on the life and achievements of both Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. Police celebrates Gandhi Jayanti The birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri were celebrated at the Uttarakhand Police Headquarters here today. Newly appointed Director General of Police BS Sidhu paid floral tributes at the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and former PM Shastri.
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Students depict impact of floods with brush
Haridwar, October 2 Specially aided children too showcased their creations, getting rave reviews from the organisers and parents.Divya, a specially abled child, said that she felt very nice to participate with so many students and worked hard for the competition. A batch of students from ‘Child Reform School’ also showcased their creativity, which pointed that they are on the path of reform and it bodes well for society. Kishore, a class X student of Child Reform School, said many challenges lie ahead for Uttarakhand. He drew ideas for such events via newspapers and magazines. A former chairperson of the Uttarakhand Women State Commission, Dr Santosh Chauhan, lauded the efforts and ideas of the participants. Dr Chauhan mentioned the ability and creativity of specially abled children and Child Reform School students.
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Will get tough with violators of traffic rules, says new DGP Sidhu
Dehradun, October 2 ''Presently, we do not have a system of following or chasing down a traffic violator after he jumps traffic light, overspeeds or violates some other traffic rule. We will try to establish such a traffic system in Uttarakhand which will work as a deterrent for the rule breakers,'' BS Sidhu told The Tribune. Use of technology in streamlining the vehicular traffic and regulating the whole traffic system will be emphasised, said DGP BS Sidhu. Speaking about the rise in criminal incidents in the state and especially in Dehradun, Sidhu promised swift action against perpetrators of crimes. Making Government Railway Police (GRP) as independent unit is also in his mind, which according to him, comes at the last position in the district police priorities at present. When asked about the increasing vacancies in the Police Department, he said that his focus would be on recruiting more sub-inspectors instead of constables, as the department has a sufficient number of constables and there is a severe shortage of sub-inspectors. ''We have already sent a number of officers we need to the public service commission,'' claimed Sidhu. Talking about the his strategy to deal with the heinous nature of crimes, the 1979 batch IPS officer said: ''I have a plan of setting up homicide squad in the state, which will only deal with the heinous nature of crimes and will investigate crime in the most scientific manner. We will also upgrade our Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL),'' says new DGP BS Sidhu. On the question of bringing revenue police areas under the jurisdiction of regular police, the DGP said that he is in favor of extending the regular police jurisdiction over the revenue police areas in the state, as the nature of crime has changed and there was a need to ensure effective police across the state. On the illegal land-deal controversy in which Sidhu's name also figured and made headlines a few months ago, Sidhu said; ''I got a stay from the High Court in the matter and I have filed a complaint against those persons who tried to frame me in that case wrongly and I have done no wrong.''
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Identifying bottlenecks priority, says SP Traffic
Dehradun, October 2 On the question of strategy to deal with increasing traffic congestion, he said, “I have observed the condition of traffic at selected places of the city. It has been found that there is a problem of traffic congestion at some places, especially on Sundays, and we are chalking out a plan to deal with it.” He said emphasis would be laid on creating awareness about traffic rules among the people and how adhering to traffic rules is in everybody’s interest. “I will try to implement the zero tolerance approach towards ,” said Pradeep Rai. — TNS
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DM tells youth to follow Gandhi's ideals
Dehradun, October 2
Purushottam said, “Gandhi facilitated freedom by walking the rigorous path of truth and non-violence. The history will always remember the will power and determination with which he spear-headed the non-cooperation movement. The way he united Indians with the Dandi March, only a great personality like him can achieve that.” He said Gandhi was a man of truth and simplicity. He would exemplify his words by acting upon them himself first. Purushottam was of the view that the true tribute to Gandhi would be if everybody executed their responsibilities with dedication and honesty. He suggested people to read Gandhi’s autobiography and contribute to society by following his ideals. He also threw light on the life of Lal Bahudur Shastri and said he shook the nation with his famous slogan of “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan”. Shastri was of the opinion that if our soldiers were strong, the borders of the nation would be strong. Similarly, if farmers were strong, the economy of the country would be strong, he added. Joint Magistrate Ranjana Verma, ADM (Administration) Harak Singh Rawat, ADM (Finance) Jharna Kamthan, SDM Narayan Singh Dangi, City Magistrate Girish Chander Gunwant and other officials and employees of the collectorate were also present on the occasion. Admn avoids unfurling Tricolour Mussoorie: The birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri were celebrated with fervour in Mussoorie today. Ganesh Joshi, MLA, Mussoorie, along with municipal council president Manmohan Singh Mall and former Mussoorie MLA Jot Singh Gunsola paid homage to the Mahatma and former PM Shastri by garlanding their statues and offering floral tributes to the leaders near Gandhi Chowk today. Students from a Hindi-medium school recited bhajans such as "Vaishnav Jan Ko" and "Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram" to mark the occasion. However, the municipal council and the local administration stayed away from the practice of unfurling the national flag at a public ceremony at Gandhi Chowk, fearing the repeat of the shameful August 15 incident where Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi and MC president Manmohan Singh Mall had entered into a brawl over the hoisting of the national flag. When contacted, Sonika, SDM, Mussoorie, said the function was organised by the municipal council she was unaware of the details of the function. Municipal council executive officer PS Rawat was seen hiding behind the fact that they had received clear instructions from the government to unfurl the Tricolour only at government installations and not at a public ceremony. When questioned on the justification of unfurling the national flag at the same place in the past, PS Rawat said it was a wrong precedence that had been corrected this year. Meanwhile, the two leaders renewed their pledge to stay away from violence and abstain from practising untouchability in accordance with the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi. The ceremony ended without the singing of the National Anthem, much to the dejection of the schoolchildren who were assigned the job. Meanwhile, students of Oak Grove, Ghananand Inter-College, Sanatan Dharam, Saraswati Shishu Mandir and other schools remembered the revered personalities by taking out a processions amid the chants of “Gandhiji, Shastriji amar rahen”. Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi, former Mussoorie MLA Jot Singh Gunsola and MC President Manmohan Singh Mall remembering the two stalwarts, appealed to the gathering to follow the path shown by these leaders.
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Condon house overall champion in athletics tournament
Mussoorie, October 2
The highlight of the athletic meet was the relay event organised in various categories along with the tug-of-war competition. The tug-of-war competition was won by Powell House after a keen contest. The march-past cake given to the best marching contingent was won by Powell house. Deo Anand and Pronatti Wylie of Allen house in the junior division, Jireh Birch of Foy house and Shekhar Mishra of Powell in the intermediate division, Achintya Baghel of Condon house and Diya Maitra of Powell in the senior division were declared individual champions for emerging winners in respective events. As the school is gearing up for the 125th anniversary celebrations, an art and craft exhibition was opened for the guests and the students on the occasion. Jason Birch of Powell house was declared the fastest sprinter of the school. Aryan Chawla of Condon house was awarded the Mike Harrison trophy for the best athlete among the boys for the year 2013. Diya Maitra of Powell house was awarded the Elizabeth Davenport trophy for the best athlete among the girls for the year 2013. A number of dignitaries, including Bro. Christopher Dawes, Principal, St George’s College, Carol Joseph, Principal, Kasiga School, Gen Eric Kerr, Wing Cdr W.J. Ferreira, Rev. E. Templeton and Sanjeev Meston were present at the meet. They awarded the medals and trophies to the students excelling in different events. Leslie Tindale, Principal, congratulated the winners and thanked the students for participating in the events in true sportsman spirit. He also thanked the staff for coordinating the meet successfully.
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Keshan Negi guides DAV to victory
Dehradun, October 2 In the final match between DAV PG College and PG College, Kotdwar, DAV won the toss and elected to bat first. The initial start was not so good, but in the latter part of their innings DAV scored runs with a good run rate. Keshan Negi, a rising all-rounder of DAV scored a thrilling knock of 38 off 21 balls, helping his team to post a healthy total of 142. Negi's performance was the main attraction of the day. Meanwhile, Hamanshu from Kotdwar college was brilliant with the ball. He took three wickets for his side. In reply, PG College, Kotdwar, looked in trouble right from the word go. The bowlers of DAV dominated the opposition till the last ball and in the end clinched a 52-run victory. Negi was declared the man of the match because of his brilliant performance with the bat and ball, while Ravinder Rawat of the same college was declared the man of the series for his brilliant performance throughout the tournament. In all, 24 teams participated in the tournament.
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Gandhi Jayanti celebrated in Town Hall
Dehradun, October 2 Khanduri called upon the people to imbibe the values of truth, tolerance and non-violence as propagated by Mahatma Gandhi. A cultural programme was also held on the occasion by the students of DAV Inter College and Bal Vidya Mandir School.
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Basketball tourney kicks off today
Dehradun, October 2 The matches will be officiated by qualified state and national level referees provided by the District Basketball Association, Dehradun.
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Illicit liquor seized, 1 held
Dehradun, October 2 According to the police, Manoj is a resident of Vyas Nagar, Kalsi and a case has been registered against him of smuggling illegal liquor.
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Footballers honoured
Dehradun, October 2 Both players performed exceptionally well in the tournament. According to the coach of Deependra, Virendra Singh Rawat, who is also a secretary of the Uttarakhand Football Referee Association, he has deep interest in football since his childhood and reached here due to his extra-ordinary talent. Both players were selected for the team after rigorous selection procedure in which players from all India participated. After getting selected, both players had undergone training at All-India Football Federation Academy for 17 months.
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Gandhi Jayanti was celebrated in Uttarakhand today. Governor Aziz Qureshi garlanded the portraits of the Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi and also late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Raj
Bhavan, Dehradun.
The impact of flash floods in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand can be gauged by the numerous paintings by students participating in the painting competition on this topic at Jawaharlal Nehru National Youth Centre here today. More than 300 students of Classes I to VIII participated in the competition.
