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THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

State healthcare needs a check-up
Dehradun, December 18
The health post at Osla (Uttarkashi) is a ramshackle shack, where even the simple procedure of sterilisation cannot be carried out. Moving on into a village in Chakrata (adjoining Dehradun), a woman is in advanced stage of pregnancy. The risk of her losing life for wont of medical care is almost a certainty.
An accident victim waits for treatment in the emergency ward
An accident victim waits for treatment in the emergency ward at the Doon Hospital in Dehradun		 Patients line up at the Doon Hospital in Dehradun
Patients line up at the Doon Hospital in Dehradun. 
Tribune photos: Anil P. Rawat

Dial 2756757 for help
Dehradun, December 18
Uttrakhand has one of the largest populations of ex-servicemen in the country. Soldiering has been a tradition in Uttarakhand and the state has contributed generously to the defence forces.

Wildlife scores out tourism
Dehradun, December 18
Those having plans to celebrate the New Year in the serene environs of Rajaji Park are in for a rude shock this time. Reason: The three key lodgings at the park will no more be available for tourists, as these are located in ranges that have now been demarcated as core zones of the park.


In pink company


A sunbird looks for food. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir


EARLIER EDITIONS
Dispensaries elbowed out
December 16, 2008
Students show the way
December 15, 2008
Bihar’s pride
December 14, 2008
Cadets don new battle gear
December 13, 2008
Nanda Devi fails to beckon
December 11, 2008
Cell shock
December 10, 2008
Government committing herb-icide
December 9, 2008
Labs toy with patients’ health
December 8, 2008
Protecting the faithful
December 7, 2008
Move on hydro project may be dammed
December 6, 2008

Indian writers in English applauded
 Teachers’ meet begins at Gurukul varsity
Haridwar, December 18
The 53rd all-India English teachers’ conference began at the Gurukul University, here today. Teachers and lecturers from various parts of the country participated in the conference.

Vikrams back on road
Dehradun, December 18
After a two-day stir, “Vikrams” resumed their operations in Uttarakhand today. The stir ended after an assurance from the assembly Speaker late Wednesday night. He assured that the government would look into their demands.

Minorities key to Indian democracy
India is a secular and multi-cultural nation where people from various castes, religions, language and race live in peaceful co-existence. From Kashmir to Kanya Kumari and Gujarat to Assam, India has a sense of oneness despite vast variation in language, religion, culture and social values. Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, and Jains constitute a secular and multicultural Indian family.

Cherry Fields celebrates Grandparents’ Day
Grandparents are crowned at Cherry Fields in DehradunDehradun, December 18
In one of its kind initiative, Cherry Fields Kindergarten celebrated Grandparents Day yesterday in its branches at Indra Nagar and Garhi Cantt.





Grandparents are crowned at Cherry Fields in Dehradun on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat



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