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Chamunda Devi devotees forced to cancel pilgrimage
Thousands visit temples as Navratras begin
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MIND launches Stroke Clinic
Host of TV serials, films being shot in Haridwar, Rishikesh
Shooting of a popular comedy TV show on at Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar on Saturday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
Ruskin Bond comes calling in Doon
Gandhi set up Jamia Milia with Dr Hussain’s advice: Guv
Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi releases Urdu books written by Prof Sughra Mehdi at a function at Raj Bhavan in Dehradun on Saturday. A Tribune Photograph
Gypsy Young beat UK Tigers in football
A match in progress in the Lala Nemidass Memorial Dehradun District Football League played at Pavillion Ground in Dehradun on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Asian School, Summer Valley log wins in super-8 tournament
Doon Cambridge School holds English debate competition
St Thomas thrash Hopetown 24-0
Players in action during a match in the DDCSA Junior Girls’ Inter-School Basketball Tournament in Dehradun on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinod
Pundir
29 cops take part in debate
2-player basketball shooting championship begins today
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Chamunda Devi devotees forced to cancel pilgrimage
Haridwar, October 5 Under aegis of Mata Chamunda Devi Bachao Samiti, saints and local devotees took out a religious kalash procession towards the hill terrain of Mata Chamunda Devi. Range officer DPUniyal told devotees that at the said site of the temple, there is no temple but only a few statues which were put up there a few years back. Citing strict national park rules, Uniyal urged devotees not to break the law and cooperate with the park authorities. They added that unless they had legal permission from the Supreme Court in this regard, they could not be allowed to enter the park to pay obeisance at the shrine which forest officials termed as an open space. “There were remains of a small temple only which were removed in 1983, when this forest cover came under Rajaji National Park protected periphery,'' said a forest official. Aggrieved devotees reasoned that since the last several years they were being stopped at the very same place by park and police officials, but they just wanted to offer obeisance at the shrine place. Saint Mahamandaleshwar Laxman Das argued that prior to 2005 they had been going on regular pilgrimages to the shrine and since the area came under Rajaji National Park, they had been forcibly stopped in the name of national park prohibition laws. Mahant Shyam Giri of Mata Chamunda Devi Samiti said that at least on the occasion of the pious Navratri they should be allowed to visit the shrine site. But due to heavy deployment of police force and regular talks by police-park officials, the devotees decided to hold the ritual at the stoppage point itself and distributed ‘prasad’ to the people and police personnel, too. Inspector MS Negi said that some people try to mislead the common devotees about the shrine existence and mythological connection,which leads to this pilgrimage yatra on Navratras. Some senior citizens stated that a decade back, statues and idols of deities were present at the said site in Bilb mountain and they used to go on a regular basis to offer prayers. They also said that robber Sultana Daku, being Mata Chamunda Devi devotee, used to offer obeisance at the said place.
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Thousands visit temples as Navratras begin
Haridwar, October 5 Thousands of devotees visited the revered shrines of Mata Mansa Devi, Mata Chandi Devi, Mata Sureshwari Devi, Mata Vaishno Devi, Mata Santoshi Temple, Daksh Prajapati Maha Dev, Sati Kund and other temples. From the wee hours of the morning, devotees had a holy dip in the Braham Kund, Har-ki-Pauri, adjacent to Ganga ghats, and then moved to shrines and temples for worshipping. In view of the heavy rush of devotees, elaborate management and security arrangements were put in place by temple managing committees and police administration. Morning and evening artis are drawing a large number of people at the temples.
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MIND launches Stroke Clinic
Dehradun, October 5 The new centre will provide a widespread range of healthcare services starting from pre-hospital management of an acute stroke patient and extend till home care of stroke -related morbidity. Stroke Clinic is designed to provide the much-needed specialised healthcare to all patients of stroke and related disorders. The clinic will provide various services, including ER management, acute management (IV Thrombolysis, IA Thrombolysis/Mechanical Thrombectomy, Decompressive Craniotomy), ICU care and rehabilitation in the subacute and chronic phase. The clinic is equipped with 1.5 GE MRI machine and GE CT machine with CT angio facility, which is available round the clock for better treatment and care of stroke patients. These are amongst the most advanced technologies available in the industry for management of stroke. The clinic is also equipped with a high-end cath lab with flat panel machine for the neuro endovascular procedures like IA Thrombolysis, Mechanical Thrombectomy and Carotid Stenting. Stroke Clinic also offers neuropsychological/psychiatric evaluation and interventions with rehab support like gait training (Walking training imparted by physiotherapists) and speech therapy. For comprehensive management of stroke patients, Stroke Clinic has put together a team comprising some of the renowned doctors, including Dr A K Singh, Director, MIND; Dr Sanjeev Dua, Additional Director, MIND; Dr Yashbir Dewan, Head, Restorative Neurology and Neurosurgery; Dr Deepak Goel, Head, Neurology, and Dr Rohitash Sharma, Consultant Neurologist. The highly skilled team of doctors is available round the clock to provide 360 degree care to the patients for improved treatment and cure of strokes and related ailments. Dr AK Singh said stroke was responsible for more deaths every year than those attributed to AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria put together. “We have seen a spurt in the stroke patients with approximately 100-120 patients being reviewed at the hospital every month. Stroke patients must get medical help within 60 minutes of the stroke,” he said.
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Host of TV serials, films being shot in Haridwar, Rishikesh
Haridwar, October 5 A host of television serial shootings and big Bollywood commercial budget shootings are currently going on in the state, particularly in the twin pilgrim cities of Haridwar-Rishikesh. Recently an international reality show based on Italian production house had carried shooting out in Haridwar, and now a major television channel of Shri Adhikari Brothers , popularly known as SAB TV, is carrying out shootings of its various shows in Haridwar. Currently, popular show in television ''Chidiya Ghar'' is being shot at various locales in Haridwar and Rishikesh. Producers and actors of the show are quite in awe of the natural, spiritual and religious surroundings of the pilgrim city. Shooting of the future episodes of this comedy show was done at Har-ki-Pauri, drawing attention of the pilgrims and local people in large numbers. Enchanted by the atmosphere of the sanctum sanctorum, where Maha Kumbh fair is held every 12 years, the shooting crew said that they felt spiritually inclined while being in the city. Noted film and TV artist Rajendra Gupta,who has to his credit films like Oscar nominee ''Lagaan,'' ''Raja ko rani se pyar ho gaya,'' ''Paan Singh Tomar'' and most famously in serial ''Nukkad'' as well as Pundit Jaganath in magnum opus ''Chandrakanta,'' feels Uttarakhand has been showered by nature with diverse beauty, and it is high time film TV producers explore this in the silver screen canvas. Theatre artiste Jeetu Shiv Khare, who essays role of Gadha Prasad in the serial, says that he has been a regular visitor to Haridwar and feels blessed to be in the holy river Ganga city. Khare also points that in upper reaches of Garhwal and Kumaon hills there are many unexplored locations and natural scenic spots that will bring refreshing colour to any Hindi
movie. On the obscene, vulgar and irrelevant shows being aired on small screen in name of reality, both Gupta and Khare feel that only healthy entertainment should be provided to the Indian viewers, as the entire family watches them together. “Look at our comedy and light hearted shows, they are high on TRPs and drew audience in large numbers. The argument of these
reality show makers that we only show what people want is totally rubbish. See, we are showing good, healthy, humour comedy and people are taking it up with both hands. Viewers didn’t ask for such light hearted shows. But it is we only who showed them and they are liking it,'' said Khare.
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Ruskin Bond comes calling in Doon
Dehradun, October 5 He did not disappoint his fans and readily submitted to the questioning by the youngsters, who had brought with them books to be autographed. He advised his fans to keep everything simple and enjoy life in its simplicity. When the moment arrived for getting themselves photographed, the young and the old made a beeline and made the best of the opportunity that came by. A reader wanted to know if the experience of having his books made into films was rewarding, to which Bond replied, "Between 'junoon' the first film that was based on my novel to the last film 'hazar khoon maaf', that was released a couple of years ago, the experience was varied and exhilarating. I could silently observe the different facets of film making and also tell my self how lucky I was to be offered a role in 'hazar khoon maaf'," chuckled Bond.
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Gandhi set up Jamia Milia with Dr Hussain’s advice: Guv
Dehradun, October 5 Qureshi said besides being a freedom fighter, Dr Abid Hussain was a great educationist, philosopher and intellectual. Mahatma Gandhi was fond of Dr Hussain and utilised his talents for laying the financial and educational foundation of the country, he added. He said Gandhi established Jamia Milia Islamia on Dr Hussain’s advice and with his support. The book on Gandhi and Dr Hussain would serve as a fine reference book. The Governor regretted that people were not reading as much as they did in the past, due to the preoccupation with technological gadgets. The second book is a collection of memoirs from the diary of Saliha Abid Hussain. The author was not present at the function as she was indisposed. Qureshi wished her a speedy recovery. Alami Urdu Trust, Delhi, organised the programme during which a ‘kavya ghoshti’ was also held. Poems were recited by Jiya Nahtauri, Dr Mamta Singh, Adeem Barni, Ambar Kharbanda and Dr Ram Vinay. The programme was conducted by Urdu poet Afzal Manglauri. It was presided over by A Rahman of Alami Trust. Poets, scholars and eminent people attended the programme.
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Gypsy Young beat UK Tigers in football
Dehradun, October 5 In the 2nd match played between Wills Youth v/s Yankees at the same ground, Wills Youth beat Yankees 2-0. Mohit Kumar opened the score tally for Wills Youth by scoring the first goal of the match in 29th minute, followed by
Vikku, who scored the second goal in the 35th minute. Meanwhile, yesterday, Eleven Star Football Club defeated Yamuna Club 5-0. Eleven Star's Pramod scored the first goal at the 23rd minute.
Rohit, Jagga and Kunal netted one goal each at 40th, 47th and 55th minutes, respectively. In the second match, Rising Star defeated Khalanga Boys 4-1. For Rising Star, Aman scored the first goal at the 32nd minute . Amit scored the lone goal for Khalanga Boys at the 30th
minute. — TNS
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Asian School, Summer Valley log wins in super-8 tournament
Dehradun, October 5 Batting first, Asian School scored 33 runs at the loss of five wickets in the first innings. In reply, Aryan School also made 33 runs in their first inning. In the second inning, Asian School hit 30 runs at the loss of 4 wickets and while chasing the score, Aryan School remained 8 runs short of the total and lost the match. In another interesting battle, Summer Valley School trounced GRD School by four wickets. After opting to field first, Summer Valley, through its tight bowling, restricted GRD to the score of 33 runs. In reply, Summer Valley scored 35 runs at the loss of two wickets. In the second inning, GRD was bowled out at the score of 15 runs. Summer Valley did not find much difficulty in chasing down the target and won the match by
four wickets. — TNS
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Doon Cambridge School holds English debate competition
Dehradun, October 5 The topic for category 2, which included students from class IX to X, was present generation's extreme attachment with the face book was leading it away from society. Kamini Salora won the best speaker award in this category and Sanya Jain got second position. The category 3 was for students of class XI and XII and the topic of debate was there should be a retirement age for politicians. Shaurya Rawat won the prize of best speaker and Kiran Pal was adjudged the runner-up.
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St Thomas thrash Hopetown 24-0
Dehradun, October 5 The match between Heritage School and St Jude School proved to be a close encounter, which was won by The Heritage by 6-4 score in the end. Swati scored the bulk of the points for Heritage and remained the top scorer of the match. Aryan School outperformed Hilton School in another match by 12-8 score, with Zermit and Riddhi scoring 4 points each for Aryan School. Two quarterfinal matches would be played on Sunday.
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Despite the natural calamity of flash floods affecting normal life and tourism in Uttarkhand, the film-television fraternity seems to be putting the hill state again on the screen, giving the message to the world that normalcy is slowly returning to the region.
Dehradun, October 5
Dehradun, October 5
Dehradun, October 5
