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Chaos at Doon Hospital as nurses on strike
Science workshop begins at Kandoli village
Students protest at DAV PG College
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BJP men ransack DSO’s office
BJP workers protest at Secretariat
Ration bags thrown in river, admin takes notice
Educated jobless for increase in age limit
EC announces dates for panchayat elections
Mahindra group donates vehicles for disaster-hit areas
Bhatt asks govt to drop case against Thukral
winterline carnival
Arijit Singh, Bobby Cash perform before jampacked audience
Tiny tots from Assam win hearts of many at Rang Mahotsav
DPS win cricket championship
Gurukul Kangri drub FCI 7-6 to lift hockey title
Govt failed to promote sports this year again
Chandrabani Football Club defeat Sunderwala Club
Little Master Cricket
Club victorious
Girl commits suicide
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Chaos at Doon Hospital as nurses on strike
Dehradun, December 30 The first day of the strike was enough to present a clear picture of the problems that would arise in the days to come. Vinod Kumar, who had come all the way from Rishikesh to get his wife admitted at the hospital, said; “We arrived at 10 am and for the last two hours neither any nurse nor any doctor has come to provide any assistance. After waiting for this long, when I protested, a doctor came to my wife’s aid.” The situation was worse at the women's hospital where some expectant mothers complained of being asked to leave the hospital. Vaishali, a resident of Garhi cantonment, rued, “My labour pains started when I arrived at the hospital, but the doctors in the labour room asked us to sign a form in which it was mentioned that in the absence of any staff nurse, the risk of delivering a child was on my family and the hospital will not be responsible if anything went wrong.” Another patient requesting anonymity said she had suffered a miscarriage recently and was admitted to the hospital on Sunday night, she added, “Apart from administering an injection, the doctors have not given me any other medicine. I am suffering from acute pain and despite repeated requests no one has attended me properly.” In wake of non-fulfilment of their demands, around 1,400 nurses across the state have boycotted two shits and are working only in the afternoon shift. The association has set a deadline of January 6 for the acceptance of their demands following which they would proceed on an indefinite strike besides boycotting the work completely. The demands raised by the nurses include: payment of arrears under Sixth Pay Commission from January 2008 onwards, appointment of nurses at Doon Hospital in accordance with the norms laid down by the Indian Nursing Council, payment of conveyance allowance at Rs 500 per month and nurses serving in the government sector be designated as gazetted officers like chief pharmacists. Contrary to these problems, Chief Medical Superintendent Dr RS Aswal, while speaking to The Tribune, said, “The working of Doon Hospital and Women hospital has not been affected due to this strike. We are managing fine without the staff nurses. The nurses do nothing more than giving medicines and administering injections to the patients and this can be done by anybody.” Aswal added, “We have brought in 20 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife’s (ANMs) from the periphery areas along with 11 pharmacists, MBBS and BMS interns, to perform duties in various wards. We are trying our best to ensure that normalcy is maintained in the hospital.” On being enquired about patients being sent back in the absence of nurses, CMS Women Hospital Dr Chandra Pant said that though they did not deny any admission for delivery, they were informing patients about the problems they might face in the absence of nurses, especially after the delivery. Pant added, “We have asked for 10 ANMs from the Doon Hospital and they are capable of undertaking delivery on their own. So the question of refusing the patients for delivery does not arise.”
Demands
* Payment of arrears under Sixth Pay Commission from Jan 2008 * Appointment of nurses at Doon Hospital in accordance with norms *
Nurses serving in govt sector be designated as gazetted officers * Payment of conveyance allowance at Rs 500 per month |
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Science workshop begins at Kandoli village
Dehradun, December 30 The chief guest at the inauguration was Rajendra Dobhal, CMD and Chairman, National Research and Development Corporation, New Delhi, who emphasised the need for all to develop a ''scientific temperament'' and since science is present everywhere in nature, it will become easy and interesting for the students if the teachers explained science with examples from nature and their surroundings. Dobhal told stories of rubber inventor Dunlop, Edision and Galilio. Brij Mohan Sharma of Specs said that the objective of the workshop is to orient,
sensitise, equip and catalyse for development of scientific temperament among children. Science education is facing a problem. Pure science is becoming increasingly less popular as a subject discipline for study by the students. One of the reasons for this is that the teaching of science has become routine and less engaging for the students. But science cannot be read or taught like history, it becomes very difficult to understand. The prime objective of the project is to develop low-cost teaching tools for a better understanding of science. This science activity camp is designed for the students of junior high school. Brj Mohan Sharma said that the aim was to orient and encourage young minds to explore science through various science based activities and fun and
hence the name Sciencefun. Hands-on activities will engage children with a different science topic each day, he said.
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Students protest at DAV PG College
Dehradun, December 30 The college students and the union members raised slogans outside the principal office against the college management for acting against student’s interest. The protesting students said the state already had 26 universities including two central, eight state, eight private and deemed universities, but still the management of the college was conspiring to convert it into a full-fledged university. Moreover, the students also blamed the college management of harassing the students on the name of opening a new university and extorting money on the name of self-finance courses. Ashish Bahuguna, Ramakant Shrisvastav, Anshul Chawla, Vinay Rawat, Tilakraj and Rakesh Negi were also present. |
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BJP men ransack DSO’s office
Dehradun, December 30 Threatening to intensify the agitation in case the DSO fails to check the increasing blackmarketing in the city, the BJP workers took out a rally from Tehsil Chowk to the DSO office. Upon reaching the office of DSO and finding him absent from the office, the angry protesters ransacked the office along with throwing the DSO's chair outside the office. The protesters said that the government ration shops located in the Eidgah and Yamuna Colony areas have been closed and despite the instructions from the District Magistrate, the DSO had failed to allot the shops to any other person. ''The DSO had promised to allot the shops in the Kumhar Mandi, Eidgah and Yamuna colonies by November 30 but it has not been done so far causing a lot of inconvenience to the area residents. The blackmarketing in the government ration shops is increasing with each passing day with the people being denied authorised kerosene and new LPG connections,'' said the protesters. Those who were part of the demonstration included Neha Gupta, Sachin Gupta, Bhagat Singh, Kamal Singh, Ganga Sagar and Rahul Kumar along with several others. |
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BJP workers protest at Secretariat
Dehradun, December 30 Earlier, Bishan Singh
Chufal, former Uttarakhand BJP chief and legislator from Didihat in Pithoragarh district, had announced to stage a dharna against the alleged neglect of his assembly segment and
non-fulfilment of various developmental schemes started during the previous BJP regime. A large number of senior BJP leaders along with state chief Rawat participated in the
dharna. Bishan Singh Chufal charged that developmental schemes in the areas represented by BJP legislators had come to a standstill during the present Congress-led regime. He said disaster-affected areas of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar districts were suffering and nothing had been done to rehabilitate the affected families.
Chufal added he had tried to draw the attention of the state government towards these issues during the assembly session but did not get any satisfactory response, forcing him to stage a
protest. Teerath Singh Rawat and leader of opposition Ajay Bhatt, also participated in the dharna and said the present Congress government had failed on all fronts and the people would punish them in the coming Lok Sabha polls. They added Congress leaders were constantly busy in leg-pulling and saving their own seats, completely ignoring how the states’ development had come to a halt post the mid-June disaster this year.
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Ration bags thrown in river, admin takes notice
Pithoragarh, December 30 According to the incident, a truckload of ration, including bags of flour and rice, was thrown into the river by some labourers at Baram town on Sunday because of it being rotten in the stores. According to administrative sources, the incident is being taken seriously and the administration has ordered an inquiry into the matter. “ This is a serious incident in which the ration meant for the disaster victims was thrown into the river. The matter is being inquired into,” said BL Rana, Additional DM of Pithoragarh. Dharchula MLA Harish Dhami has also accepted that the ration was thrown into the river due to it being unfit for distribution among the disaster victims. “It was not a truckload, but some bags of rotten ration which were thrown into the river,'' said Harish Dhami, MLA from Dharchula. Dhami alleged that local leaders spread the news of throwing rotten ration into the river instead of it being distributed amongst the victims at the time of disaster. According to the social workers working among the disaster victims from the last 6 months, while the victims of Drama valley are still not being served ration for sustenance even after six months as the roads to the area are still not in good shape, the ration meant for them is being destroyed at Baram godown, said Rudra Singh Panda, a local BJP leader and former chairman of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN). Panda today demonstrated before the SDM's court at Munsiyari demanding punishment to those who had destroyed the ration meant for the poor victims of the natural disaster. CPI (ML) flays govt
Dehradun: Raising doubts over the intentions of the state government in providing help to the disaster victims, the CPI (ML) said recent incidents where ration meant for distribution among the victims was found rotten, has revealed the real face of the government. In a press note issued here, state secretary of the party Rajesh Pratholi said the incident was shameful, as the government had failed in providing ration and other basic amenities to the victims. Demanding a high-level probe into the incident, the party insisted upon formation of a committee headed by a retired HC judge. — TNS |
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Educated jobless for increase in age limit
Dehradun, December 30 They said, “The state government must take steps to increase the age of applying for the state government posts, as the youth are deprived to sit in these examinations for various posts in wake of irregular conductions of exams by the State Public Service Commission.” In their letter, they have written that government must direct the Public Service Commission to conduct examinations regularly. |
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EC announces dates for panchayat elections
Dehradun, December 30 State Election Commissioner Subardhan said, “The poll will be held in three phases on March 8, 11 and 14. The counting of votes will take place on March 20.” A gazetted notification in this regard would be issued on February 20. Candidates could file their nomination papers between February 17 and 20 and withdraw their candidature till February 26. He said the counting process would be over by March 23 and gram panchayat across the state would start functioning by March 29," said Subardhan. He said that the delimitation of constituencies on the basis of the latest census had already been carried out. The State Election Commissioner said the final voters' list would be out on February 8.
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Mahindra group donates vehicles for disaster-hit areas
Dehradun, December 30 Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna thanked the people of the country, NRIs, NGOs and other corporate houses for extending their support in redevelopment work in the state. He said the government was making all efforts to bring the state back on track. Bahuguna said they were carrying out development works keeping in mind environmental safety. He said the road repair work, with the help of the BRO, the PWD and other organisations, was also being carried out. Bahuguna said the Mahindra group had helped the state during the disaster also and even today it donated vehicles for the affected areas. Senior officer of the Mahindra group Rajeev Dubey presented the keys of the vehicles to Bahuguna. Dubey said his company was committed to extending help to the disaster-affected areas. The company donated 13 Bolero Jeeps (one for each district), one Scorpio, three 25-seater buses, one MTBL truck (25 tonnes), 1 Mahindra Powerall DG Set, 20 KVA streetlights, besides 150 solar streetlights and 300 solar lanterns produced at the solar unit of Mahindra Company. Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat, senior officer, Mahindra Company, Vijay Kalra, senior vice-president, manufacturing operation automotive division, SK Dubey and Rudrapur plant manufacturing operation manager Sunil Misra were present on |
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Bhatt asks govt to drop case against Thukral
Dehradun, December 30 The court had ordered attachment of Raj Kumar Thukral’s property; he was allegedly involved in a communal riots case at Rudrapur town in October 2010, where three persons were killed and several shops were gutted in a communal riot. Thukral has been absconding since the court orders. Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Ajay Bhatt, alleged the case against Thukral was politically motivated and he was not involved in the riots, arson or murder. Bhatt demanded the case against Thukral be dropped by the state government or it should be handed over to the CBI. Former Chief Minister and BJP leader Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank also said the state government should not act with vendetta. A meeting of the BJP legislature was convened to discuss the issue and it was in progress till the filing of this report. Reacting to BJP’s demand, CM Vijay Bahuguna, said, “The case against Thukral is pending in the court. Law will take its own course.” On the other demand of lack of developmental activities in the assembly segments of BJP legislators, Bahuguna said they should give him a list of the pending works and those would be done.— TNS
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winterline carnival
Mussoorie, December 30 For the passionate automobile lovers the day was a memorable one as more than a dozen vehicles roared all along the Mall Road in style. The vintage and classic scooter and motor cycle rally was flagged off by eminent Bollywood singer Shivani Kashyap from Library bazaar. The enthusiastic singer could not hold herself back and availed the opportunity of riding on a 1940 motor cycle during the rally. The tourists, taking full advantage of the rally, posed for pictures in front of the vintage cars and some even tried their luck by riding Lambretta scooters brought specially for the rally here. The magnificent gathering of cars, bikes and scooters belonging to the times of the World Wars turned the entire town into a wonderful show of culture and heritage. Some of the vehicles that participated in the rally were Ford USA-UPW 58 introduced in 1930, Ford Tudor Sedan of 1929 make and 30-year-old Lambretta scooters. One of the vintage car rally participants Vijay Agarwal from Dehradun said that it was indeed a pleasure to showcase his 1920 vintage car to the tourists and the festivities will go a long way in restoring the confidence of the tourists who have been keeping a distance from visiting the town following the mid-June flash flood disaster in the state. Vijay Agarwal further said that he got the vehicle for his father and has been maintaining it despite several difficulties. A painting competition was also held at State Bank of India in which the tourists also participated with enthusiasm. The Survey of India Department also demonstrated the instruments and techniques used during the mapping that were used by the surveyors dating from British era at George Everest House, the place where the Great Trigonometric Survey project of the Survey of India was piloted in its initial stages by William Lambton, and later completed by George Everest. Nadeem, the surveyor, explaining about the techniques used by the surveyors said that among the many accomplishments of the Survey were the demarcation of the British territories in India and the measurement of the height of the Himalayan giants, Everest, K2, and Kanchenjunga. The survey had an enormous scientific impact as well, being responsible for one of the first accurate measurements of a section of an arc of longitude, and for measurements of the geodesic anomaly, added Nadeem. Speaking further he said that the latest satellite technology was being used now to map the country by Survey of India. The MC president Manmohan Singh Mall and Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board member commended the effort of the Survey of India and said that the Tourism Department should renovate George Everest House and convert it a into museum so that tourists can gain the knowledge about the survey work done from here. The highlight of the Winterline Carnival was the photo exhibition depicting the pictorial history and artifacts dating back to 1814 by local historian Gopal Bhardwaj at State Bank of India. The tourists commended the efforts and said that they were really surprised to pick the cannon ball used during Anglo-Gurkha battle of Khalanga in their hands. They also said that such relics should be kept in a museum so that tourists can peruse them during their stay in the town and gain an insight into the history of the region. |
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Ruskin Bond releases book
Mussoorie, December 30 Dehradun DM BVR Purshotam, MC president Manmohan Singh Mall and book depot owner Sunil Arora were present at the book release function. Ruskin Bond cut a cake specially made for the occasion and interacted with the fans. Dehradun DM BVRC Purshotam said, “The administration is making Ruskin Bond the brand ambassador of Mussoorie as he has a large fan following and written a lot about the pristine beauty of the hill town.” Ruskin Bond thanked the DM for naming him the brand ambassador of Mussoorie. He said till now he had been an unofficial brand ambassador of the town, but he was glad to get the official status today. He said he was ready to give back to the town he loved immensely. |
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Arijit Singh, Bobby Cash perform before jampacked audience
Mussoorie, December 30 Singer Arijit Singh, who has climbed the popularity charts after rendering his soulful voice to Aashiqui 2's ''Tum Hi Ho'' number, mesmerised the audience with his performance, much to the joy of the large crowd gathered here. The crowd erupted in a tumultuous applause as the singer sang the famous number, who began his musical journey way back in 2005, with a reality show, Fame Gurukul, started singing the number ''Dilliwali Girlfriend'' from film ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' here. Earlier, the sole country music singer from Dehradun, who is a star in Australia, enchanted the audience with his famous number ''Tumble weed'' and ''Cowboy at heart'' much to the appreciation of the crowd here. The audience was spellbound with his rendering of the famous song by Eagles ''Hotel California.'' Bobby Cash later speaking to media said that for him the pleasure of performing in front of the audience here was double as he hails from Uttarakhand. He commended the efforts of the administration and the government for organising such a carnival, which had boosted the morale of the residents and provided entertainment to the tourists, thus helping in restoring the image of the state, which had suffered immensely due to the mid-June disaster, resulting in tourists staying away from visiting the state. The DM, Dehradun, BVRC Purshotam, satisfied at the success of the first Winterline Carnival held in Mussoorie said that the administration had succeeded in removing the fear from the tourists that had resulted in less number of tourists visiting the state through the carnival celebrations here. Elated at the full house on the last day, he said that it was indicative of the fact that the message that Mussoorie and the state of Uttarakhand were safe had gone well with the tourists. MC president Manmohan Singh Mall and member of the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board Sandeep Sahni also said that the success of the carnival augured well for the hill town of Mussoorie as it had brought smiles on the faces of the business community, which had suffered economically due to the natural disaster that occurred six months ago. The hoteliers too were delighted at the heavy rush being seen in the town after a long time and said that such carnivals should be organised on annual basis in future. Local MLA Ganesh Joshi, former Mussoorie MLA Jot Singh Gunsola, Municipal Council members and others were present on the occasion. |
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Russian play enraptures audience
Dehradun, December 30 Andreyev was a Russian playwright who died at a young age of 48 years in 1919. The Serpent's Tale is a story about a woman sharing her painful life experience of hurt, betrayal and anger. She persuasively seduces a man and ends up poisoning him while avenging herself of the male oppression she endured all her life. It is a story of crooked love, flirtation and evil. The mood of the play was attractive combined with sensual, sassy femininity. An ambiguous play, it becomes meaningful when the protagonist confronts her anguish and disappointments. She questions the matter of beauty and love while justifying her nature of loving by emphasising that she deserves better because she is beautiful and amazingly appealing to the eye. Killing the man is her way of healing the wounds she had been hiding with |
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Tiny tots from Assam win hearts of many at Rang Mahotsav
Dehradun, December 30 In the age group of 5-12 years, these kids ventured out of their state for the first time. Speaking to The Tribune, five-year-old Sneha Sangmay hailing from Dibrugarh district of Assam, said she had been dancing from past three years. Giving a solo performance in front of a packed auditorium did not startle her a bit. “I am not scared. I have practiced well and do not forget my steps ever,” said little Sneha, who performed Sattriya Nritya during the cultural festival. Dressed in a traditional wear, 12-year-old Snigdha Bohra said it was for the first time that she had travelled outside her state. “I have been dancing since I was three years old. It is my passion and I want to become a choreographer in Bollywood industry. It is very important to participate in such events as it gives a clear picture of the competition in the future,” she added. Trishna Chetia, a 10-year-old girl aspires to be a Bollywood star some day. “My parents are very supportive and have always encouraged me to pursue my dreams. I want to become a Bollywood actor and make my parents proud,” she said. Dressed as Krishna, eight-year-old Rachna, is not shy of being on the stage. “I have been participating in the school functions. Krishna is my favourite character. After performing, I am planning a visit Mussoorie as I have heard so much about it from some of my friends,” she added. Bringing a flavour of Assameese dance form in the Rang Mahotsava, the participants with their faces painted brightly, enthralled audience. The day saw traditional dance performances, including garba, bharatnatyam, maharashtrian dance forms and many more. Day-fourth of the mahotsava opened with Ganesh Vandana performed by a maharashtrian group. Garhwali dance forms, including Thadiya and Chaufula were presented by participants of Jaunpur Kala Manch. Apart from the dance performances, plays were also staged during the festival. ‘Lajjo’, a play directed by Neha Rawal, depicted the story of a strong and independent woman. The other plays included ‘Towards lights’ directed by Niranajan Saikya and ‘Jagran’ directed by Ranji
Saikya.
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DPS win cricket championship
Haridwar, December 30 The final match was played at BHEL Sector-1 Cricket stadium between the two teams in which DPS won the toss. Captain Mrityunjay opted for batting first which his batsmen proved right by amassing 153 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Captain Mritunjay led from the front with 24 runs, getting support from Abhinav (31) and Nikhil (30) with Rishabh taking 3 wickets from Bal Mandir side. In reply Delhi Public School bowlers ran havoc as they utilised the ground conditions to their maximum, bowling out Bal Mandir Senior Secondary batsmen for a paltry 52 runs. Interestingly, six overs were left to bowl before the last wicket of the Bal Mandir team was claimed by DPS bowlers. Bowling spearhead Saurabh claimed 3 wickets while the duo of Abhinav and Saurabh claimed 2 scalps each.Captain Mritunjay also claimed a wicket, apart from his batting score of 24 runs, finally to be named as Man of the Series. Abhinav of DPS was adjudged Man of the Match of the final for his all- round performance against Bal Mandir team. Chief guest of the final match AGM of State Bank of India Ram Swarup Godiyal distributed the prizes to the winning and first runner-up team. |
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Gurukul Kangri drub FCI 7-6 to lift hockey title
Haridwar, December 30 Even the stipulated five each penalty strokes did not yield any result, making the contest extend to single shots each for both teams. Here too Gurukul Kangri University playing against Food Corporation of India (FCI), Delhi, scored a point each in the first shot, but in the end Gurukul Kangri goalkeeper emerged a star by saving a goal, leading the university to its maiden triumph. Gurukul Kangri team was awarded Rs 51,000 while the FCI team got Rs 31,000. Both the teams matched each others aggressive, defensive game, keeping the spectators glued to their seats. |
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Govt failed to promote sports this year again
Dehradun, December 30 Like previous years, the government did not fulfill its promise of promoting sports this year. But, with an excellent performances by a few sportspersons helped Uttarakhand to be a recognised state on the national map this year. The state cricket association’s long awaited recognition by the BCCI is not coming to an end. The infighting between multiple cricket associations existing in the state still continues, putting the future of budding cricketers of the state in darkness. Due to lack of facilities and ongoing politics in the sports associations, the young cricketers are forced to migrate to other states to make their future. Dehradun’s Abhimanyu brought laurels to the state by making into the probable list of under-19 World Cup team. The situation is no different for the state’s soccer players. The conflict between the office bearers of the association has hampered the growth of the game in the state. Due to an internal strife, parallel soccer leagues were organised in Dehradun this year. Uttarakhand’s Raja Rawat made it to the India under-19 football team, while Anirudh Thapa and Deependra Negi entered into the India under-16 soccer squad. In the women category, Anita Rawat and Raksha Pawar made the state proud by making into the national under-19 women team. Meanwhile, in August, Uttarakhand Volleyball Association President Awdesh Chaudhary was elected in the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI). Under his guidance, the Uttarakhand volleyball team remained runners up in the National Senior Volleyball Championship held in Muradabad recently. With the year coming to an end, another big promise came from the state government of constructing an international scale cricket ground at Raipur in Dehradun. Interestingly, successive governments in the state have made similar promises but were not fulfilled. Now the challenge is to see whether the government will adhere to its commitment this time or not. |
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Chandrabani Football Club defeat Sunderwala Club
Dehradun, December 30 From Chandrabani, Deepak remained the star as he scored two goals in the 29th and 32nd minutes. From Sunderwala, Akash scored the only goal for his team. In the second match, Garhwal Boys defeated Doon United by 1-0 score. Vikram scored the only of the match for Garhwal Boys in the 16th minute and won the match for his team.
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Little Master Cricket
Club victorious
Dehradun, December 30 The first match was played between Little Master Cricket Club and Shanti Niketan Cricket Academy. After winning the toss, Little Master cricket team elected to bat first and made a mammoth score of 193 runs with Kashif scoring 102 runs for his team. In reply, Shanti Niketan displayed a dismal batting performance and the whole team was bowled out at the score of 73 runs and lost the match. Akhilesh took 3 wickets for Little Master academy. In the second match, Railgaon defeated Meerut cricket team by 54 runs. Batting first, Railgoan scored 163 runs with Saurabh scoring 40 runs and Pawan making 21 runs. On the other hand, Meerut team was bowled out after scoring 109 runs in its innings with Shaurya scoring 52 runs. |
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Girl commits suicide
Dehradun, December 30 Later she died despite persistent efforts made by the doctors to save her. According to the police, she had an argument with her mother on watching some particular channel, after which she went inside her room and consumed a poisonous liquid. After getting concerned, parents opened the door forcibly and found their daughter in an unconscious state. It was informed that the victim failed in her high school examinations this year and her mother reportedly raised that issue as well during the argument.
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with health issues, patients coming to the Doon Hospital had to face a bigger problem as 80 staff nurses went on a strike leaving bed-ridden patients to fend for themselves, here today.
Led by their state chief Teerath Singh Rawat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a protest outside the Secretariat, complaining about the alleged step-motherly treatment being meted out to the assembly segments represented by BJP legislators, here today.
Educated unemployed persons of the state under the banner — Educated Unemployment Association —wrote a letter to the Chief Minister, demanding increase in the age for applying to the state government posts from 35 to 40 years.
Mahindra & Mahindra Group here today donated vehicles for the disaster-affected areas.
Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna thanked the people of the country, NRIs, NGOs and other corporate houses for extending their support in redevelopment work in the state.
More than a dozen old beauties in the form of vintage cars, scooters and motorcycles rolled down the Mall Road, setting the town in retro mood during the ongoing Winterline Carnival celebrations in Mussoorie today.
Braving the chills of the city, tiny tots from far eastern state of Assam won hearts of many at Rang Mahotsav being organised here.
In the age group of 5-12 years, these kids ventured out of their state for the first time.
Speaking to The Tribune, five-year-old Sneha Sangmay hailing from Dibrugarh district of Assam, said she had been dancing from past three years.
Host Delhi Public School, Ranipur, won the coveted District Cricket Championship title here today by outclassing Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School.
A classical display of hockey, right from dribbling to attacking during 70 minutes of play, saw a 1-1 draw paving way for the death penalty strokes, at the finale of the 82nd All-India Swami Shraddhanand Tournament being played at Swami Shraddhanand Hockey Stadium here.
