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Dasehra celebrated with gaiety, fanfare in state
An effigy of Ravana in flames on Dasehra festival in Haridwar on Sunday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
HEALTHY HEART MONTH |
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Three-day camp organised to train birdwatchers
Gang of mobile thieves busted, 58 mobiles recovered
Nishank slams govt for violating panchayati raj norms
Pharmacists go on mass leave
State employees refuse to call off agitation
Swami Swaroop Sanand discharged from hospital
DM directs DMC to get garbage disposed of
DIG holds meeting to review crime scenario
Football tourney to kick off from Oct 20
Kasiga School football players honoured
The Kasiga School football team with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. A Tribune Photograph
Drug peddler held
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Dasehra celebrated with gaiety, fanfare in state
Mussoorie/Haridwar/Dehradun, October 13
Villagers from around the region flocked in large numbers various markets in Mussoorie for shopping. However, the consumers were being selective during their purchases due to the rising prices this year. On the other hand, children unaware of the price rise looked excited and donned interesting musical glittering caps and enjoyed whistling toys. A religious procession, under the aegis of the Sanatan Dharam Sabha, Mussoorie, was held from Landour Bazaar to Laxmi Narain Temple at Library Bazaar where various tableaux from Hindu mythology, mounted on vehicles, depicted various scenes from the Ramayana. The main attraction of the show was Hanuman, who blessed tourists and residents alike with his mace and distributed sweets among gleeful children following him. The children had their hands full as they were seen wearing masks of their favourite lords, especially Hanuman, and other deities on the occasion. A Dasehra mela was also organised at Appu Ghar by the Lions Club of Mussoorie, where a number of food items and games stalls were set up. A raffle draw was organised in which the first prize, an avenger motorcycle, was one of the attractions of the festivities here. Later in the evening, effigies of Ravana were burnt at Appu Ghar and Library Bazaar amid bursting of crackers, thus marking the culmination of the festivities in Mussoorie. Around one platoon of Provincial Armed constabulary (PAC) was deployed at various vantage points for security reasons. The traffic police was on its toes to streamline the movement of people on the mall road and had a difficult time managing the vehicular movement. After setting fire to the effigies, a brilliant display of different kinds of crackers was also held in the end. Similarly, the festival was celebrated with much zeal in Haridwar. Hundred-year-old Ramleelas enacted at Haridwar -- Ramleela maidan, Kankhal, Ramnagar -- and that of Mayapur, Jwalapur, the BHEL witnessed huge crowds last night and this evening. Elaborate traffic and police arrangements were done on the occasion by the district administration. Circle officer Rajesh Bhatt and Circle officer (Traffic) Jodh Ram Joshi along with CO Kankhal Chandra Mohan Negi monitored the Dasehra proceedings. At Dev Sanskriti University, an effigy of Ravana was burnt in the presence of hundreds of students. The Chancellor, Dr Pranav Pandya, urged the youth to take inspiration from Lord Rama by taking a pledge to fight against wrongdoing, social malpractices and corruption. A special havan yajna was also performed by Godess Gayatri's devotees to lessen the impact of the Phailin typhoon. Haridwar parliamentarian and Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat, Haridwar city legislator Madan Kaushik, Ranipur-BHEL legislator Aadesh Chauhan, Jwalapur legislator Chandrasekhar Bhattewala, Haridwar Rural legislator Swami Yatishwaranand, Mayor Manoj Garg, the district magistrate, Dr Nidhi Pandey, and Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Swarup greeted the people on the festival of Dasehra. The festival of Durga Puja also concluded here today with the immersion of idols of the deities, Durga and Saraswati. Durga Puja pandals across the city witnessed a huge influx of devotees, particularly those hailing from the Bengal region. Like previous years, the main Dasehra fair was held at the Parade Ground, Dehradun, where effigies of Ravana, his brother, Kumbhkarna, and son, Meghnath, were set ablaze at sharp 6.05 pm amidst a big gathering of crowd. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay, Dehradun cantt BJP MLA Harbans Kapoor and Mussoorie BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi were present on A large number of people thronged the parade ground to see the grand event. Artistes performed depicting major characters of the Ramayana. A shobha ytara was also organised by the artistes that criss-crossed the city before culminating at the ground. Later Rama, one by one, burnt the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkarna and Meghnath. The police had also made elaborate arrangements to avoid any untoward incident. A large number of police personnel, besides a dog squad and an anti-bomb squad, were also deployed at the venue. Bannu Biradari that hosts the Dasehra fair had a tough time managing the crowds. Dasehra fair was also held on the Ordnance factory ground, where a large number of people, too, turned up. Dasehra was also celebrated in other parts of Uttarakhand.
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Hospital chain spreads awareness about positive lifestyle
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, Oct 13
The competition was inaugurated by the chief guest, Dr S Farooq, a renowned social activist and the guest of honour was Monica Talukdar, a renowned artist. Dr AK Singh, Director, Max Institute of Neurosciences, Dehradun, and Dr Preeti Sharma, cardiologist at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun, were also present. The competition was organized in three categories -- Sub-junior Group for below VIth standard, Junior Group for VI and VIII standard and Senior Group, IX and Xth standards. On the occasion, Dr Preeti gave some tips about healthy eating habits and how to maintain a healthy life. She also spoke about some daily exercises which could be adopted by people. Healthy Heart Complimentary Coupons offering free cardiac consultation by a cardiologist, free ECG and free basic vitals check-up, were also distributed amongst all participating students for use by their parents. Paintings by Manvi Chauhan, Arsha Datta and Ayush Rawat won in the Sub-junior Group and paintings by Samarth Dabral, Shradha Markande and Anukriti Gupta were selected in the Junior Group. In the Senior Group, paintings by Supriya Guniyal, Bismark Ghavri and Oshin and Diya Saihgal were selected. The prizes were given by Dr S Farooq and Monica Talukdar.
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Three-day camp organised to train birdwatchers
Dehradun, October 13 The camp was organised as a part of the Eco-tourism wing to link the Agora rural tourism project with bird watching activity and developing bird watching skills. There were 23 participants in the camp including 13 nature guides (one woman guide) all from Agora village, eight forest guards and two foresters. The participants were taken from Agora to Bebra and other trek routes to Agora. More than 75 bird species were sighted during the camp. The 23 km trek from Sangamchatti to Dodital via Agora village is a popular trek for tourists. Agora was one of the first rural tourism projects supported by the Union Ministry of Tourism and the first in Uttarakhand. WWF Uttarakhand had been working toward conservation of Dodital under its saving wetlands sky high? program. Cleaning of the trek route to Dodital, workshops on responsible tourism and assessment of bio-diversity has been carried out with the support of the Forest Department's support during the last two years. A checklist of 215 bird species has been prepared for Asi Ganga Valley. Sanganchatti and the 23 km long trek route had suffered major devastation during the recent flash floods. Dr Bhargava said it was an excellent exercise being undertaken by the Forest Department that would lead to the development of many trained birdwatchers.
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Gang of mobile thieves busted, 58 mobiles recovered
Dehradun, October 13 Reportedly, the gang was busted after Khurbara police chowki team, led by its in charge Manmohan Singh nabbed two minor boys from Moti Bazaar for stealing mobile phones. They later disclosed the names of other members of their gang during the investigation. According to the police, both the minor boys used to give the stolen mobiles to Dukhi Mehto and Bhairav Mehto. Both used to meet Ajay Kumar at the railway station and travel to Jharkhand for selling the stolen mobiles. During the investigations, the accused told the police that they used to strike at crowded places such as Tehsil Chowk, Paltan Bazaar and Darshan Lal Chowk for stealing mobile phones.
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Nishank slams govt for violating panchayati raj norms
Dehradun, October 13 “There is provision in the Panchayati Raj Act of continuing the existing political arrangement even after term of the elected representatives has ended. But fear seems to have gripped the government and it has paved way for the appointment of District Magistrates, Sub Divisional Magistrates and Additional Block Development Officers (ADOs) as administrators till the time elections are not announced,” said Nishank at a press conference here today. He accused the Bahuguna government for undermining the ksehtra panchayats by not releasing Rs 35 lakh meant for development activity and stopping fund allocations meant for panchayats under the 13th Finance Commission. Criticising the Chief Minister for spending crores on publicity, Nishank said these funds could have been used for helping the persons affected by natural calamity. “Everyday crores are being spent in shoring up the Chief Minister’s image at the expense of the state ex-chequer. There needs to be some accountability,” he added. He also accused the government for going back on its promise of issuing a white paper on the efforts launched by the government in the aftermath of the natural disaster. “At the end of the Assembly session, the government had assured us that a white paper would be issued on the natural disaster. The people of Uttarakhand would like to know about the funds received from the Government of India (GOI) and how they are being spent. The state government should also give details about the payment made to the private companies whose helicopters were used for ferrying stranded pilgrims. But the government has failed to do so,” said Nishank.
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Pharmacists go on mass leave
Dehradun, October 13 The medicine counters were empty and several patients could not get medicines prescribed by the doctors. The demands of the pharmacists include removal of anomalies in the entry scale for pharmacists in the range of Rs 9,300-34,800 grade pay Rs 4600 for Chief Pharmacist and In charge Pharmacy Rs 15,600-39,100, grade pay Rs 5,400 and grade pay Rs 6,600 be given, creation of posts of Additional Director, Joint Director and Deputy Director at the state level, similar posts at the level of Division and Districts and remote area allowance to pharmacists and other demands. “Most of these demands are old and from time to time different governments had given their consent but these continue to remain unfulfilled. In most government utilities where there are no doctors, the pharmacists are discharging duties, but when it comes to facilities, we are ignored,” said SS Chauhan, patron of Diploma Pharmacist Association, Uttarakhand. The association has threatened to launch an indefinite stir from November 10. In case their demands are not met tomorrow, the pharmacists will boycott work for two hours.
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State employees refuse to call off agitation
Dehradun, October 13 Employees from Irrigation, Minor Irrigation Departments and laboratory technicians participated in the ongoing relay hunger strike, rejecting the olive branch extended by the government. "The government has not issued orders regarding our main two demands, including provision of three promotions or pre-promotion grade and upgrade of grade pay for group I,II and III employees, and unless these are issued we will not call off agitation," said Arun Pandey, spokesperson of the State Employees Joint Council. He said the government officials had made changes in the minutes of the meeting of October 9, wherein the two main demands remained unresolved.
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Swami Swaroop Sanand discharged from hospital
Dehradun, October 13
Sanand, who had been on a hunger strike, was nursed back to health by doctors, nurses and dieticians of the hospital. He was discharged from the hospital in the morning and left for Vrindavan, accompanied by the staff from the Doon Hospital, said Dr RS Aswal, principal superintendent, Doon Hospital. “Under the care of the hospital dietician, Swami had recovered sufficiently and presently weighed 45.5 kg. He was fed through tubes and all our efforts were aimed at nursing him back to health. On a liquid diet, he was fed tea, dal water, pomegranate juice, yogurt, black tea and butter at an interval of two hours from 7 am to 7.30 pm,” said Richa Kukreti, dietician. Swami Sanand was on hunger strike to press for his demand for scrapping of the hydel power projects on the Mandakini, Bhagirithi and Alaknanda rivers. On being asked, if he was contemplating calling off his hunger strike, Sanand said he would announce it after holding consultations with his followers. I may call off my hunger strike tomorrow, or even later, what matters is the keeping alive the cause and urging the deaf and dumb government to pay heed to our request, he said.
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DM directs DMC to get garbage disposed of
Dehradun, October 13 DM, BVRC Purushottam, directed officials of DMC as well as DVWM to dispose of garbage overflowing from the garbage bins of the city in the next two days in the wake of festivities. He said besides undertaking cleaniness swiftly, the fogging spray should be done throughout the city to rid the residents of the filth. MLA Rajkumar said earlier DMC had 25 vehicles to lift the garbage but now it was left with only 9 vehicles as rest were either non-functional or required repairs.
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DIG holds meeting to review crime scenario
Dehradun, October 13 During the meeting, DIG directed circle officers and investigating officers to speed up pending investigation in serious crimes such as murder, loot, vehicle theft and chain snatching. They were also asked to regularly review the crime situation in their jurisdictions and carry out surprise checking of vehicles on regular basis.— TNS
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Football tourney to kick off from Oct 20
Dehradun, October 13 The tournament will be played between 20th and 27th October with more than 25 football teams participating in it. Almost 13 football teams from outside the state have confirmed their participation in the tournament. Former Indian star striker IM Vijayan will also be participating in the tournament for his team, Kerala Football Club. Prominent professional footballers will also be seen scoring goals in the tournament.
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Kasiga School football players honoured
Dehradun, October 13 Kasiga School won the tournament after defeating Dehradun Football Academy in the final match. In all 20 teams from Dehradun, Mussoorie and Haridwar participated in the football tournament. The Chief Minister congratulated the players and wished them best of luck for future tournaments. He also assured them of every possible help from the government to promote football. Dipender Singh and Anirudha Thapa, who also play for the Indian under-16 team that won the South Asian Football Federation Cup-2013 recently, were also present during the felicitation ceremony. The secretary of the Uttarakhand Football Referee Association, VS Rawat, was also present along with the players.
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Dasehra, the festival symbolising victory of good over evil, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety and culminated with the burning of the effigies of Ravana amid the bursting of crackers at Appu Ghar and Library Bazaar here today.
Villagers from around the region flocked in large numbers various markets in Mussoorie for shopping. However, the consumers were being selective during their purchases due to the rising prices this year.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna awarded the football team of Kasiga School for winning the Himalaya Putr Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Memorial Under-19 football tournament held at Marshall School in July this year.
Kasiga School won the tournament after defeating Dehradun Football Academy in the final match. In all 20 teams from
Dehradun, Mussoorie and Haridwar participated in the football tournament.
