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Forest Dept replenishes 138 water sources
Use science to make life easier in hills, says Nishank
Autumn festivals to promote pahari culture
Nainital looks forward to cultural bonanza |
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It’s golden period of Hindi cinema for singers: Kailash Kher
Regional Sports Meet of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Kabbadi team of KV-2, Roorkee, flaunts certificates in the ongoing Regional Sports Meet of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in Dehradun on Wednesday.— A Tribune photograph
Doon girls selected for U-19 cricket c’ship
Doon clinch nine gold medals
Dehradun sub-junior judo team poses after winning maximum golds at the State-Level Judo Championship in Dehradun on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Hilton, Welham Boys’ enter b’ball final
Chess: Prembabu in the lead
SGRR Race Course lift volleyball trophy
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Forest Dept replenishes 138 water sources Dehradun, November 4 Over 500 of the state’s key water resources, ‘dharas’, ponds and ‘nullahs’, are losing their volume at a rapid pace. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major-Gen BC Khanduri (retd) had taken notice of the drying up of water sources. He had convened a joint meeting of senior forest and Jal Sansthan officials for replenishing these water bodies. With all these identified sources lying in forest areas, the Chief Minister had entrusted the task, on a priority basis, to the state Forest Department. The Uttarakhand Forest Department had been directed to recharge 219 water sources and before the start of monsoon this year, it had successfully completed treatment of 138 water sources while exercise is on for the remaining 81. These sources had their recharge areas in the forest and are a major source of potable water in their respective locations. DVS Khati, Chief Conservator, Garhwal, and the Nodal Officer assigned for replenishing these water resources, said the forest authorities, through plantation of broad-leaf trees and construction of check dams and other measures, have successfully recharged these water sources. While 82 of these treated water sources fall under various forest divisions of the Garhwal division, 56 of such sources are in the Kumaon division. In Garhwal, Tehri Forest Division and Lansdowne Forest Division have 15 each of these treated water sources that are maximum in number followed by the Mussoorie Forest Division with 13 such sources. In Kumaon, most of these treated sources (15) are in Almora Forest Division, while 12 are in land conservation Ramanagar. Among those still under treatment, 31 sources are in Almora Forest Division and 20 in Rudraprayag and 10 in Land Conservation Ranikhet. Welcoming the Forest Department’s initiative, ecologist Prof NP Todaria said the initiative was certainly welcome as it came at a time when rising population pressure coupled with rampant destruction in the hills have hit these natural water resources. The pressure of fuel and fodder was also taking its toll on forests and water resources that predominantly lie in these forest areas. He said forest officials were best to treat these natural water sources, most of which have their recharge areas within forest areas. It has been over two years since the forest authorities started this task and that too, when it had a few funds at its disposal.
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Use science to make life easier in hills, says Nishank Dehradun, November 4 He was addressing a two-day workshop titled “Industrial Development and Environment Conservation in Hilly Areas,” organised by the Hindi Sahitya Vigyan Parishad of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in assistance with the Himalayan Environment Studies and Conservation Organisation (HESCO) and the Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology (UCOST) at Forest Research Institute here. The Principal Scientific Adviser said with per capita electricity consumption slated to rise steadily with an upsurge in the human development index, it was all the more important to tap the micro-hydel power resources in the country. He especially referred to water mills in Uttarakhand describing them as an important tool for development in the water-rich state. “In recent times, Uttarakhand has witnessed a revival of traditional water mills due to the efforts of HESCO,” Chidambaram said reiterating the Rural Technology Action Group’s commitment towards promoting technology being put to use by the HESCO for promotion of these water mills. He also lauded the usage of isotope hydrology technology for aquifer recharge. “Such techniques need to be promoted at a bigger scale and are the best examples of science usage for environment conservation”. The brain behind India’s 1974 nuclear explosion at Pokhran, Chidambaram said the workshop could not have come at a better time when the nation was celebrating Homi Bhabha’s centennial year. Chidambaram, who spoke in chaste Hindi, said science subjects must be within the reach of all people. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said science must make life easier in the hills. While expressing concern over the continuous migration of people from the hills in Uttarakhand, the Chief Minister said it was certainly not the right trend as desolate villages were not in the country’s interest. “The 1962 China invasion had revealed that how the people on the border proved to be first line of defence for the country against Chinese forces,” Dr Nishank said adding that the use of science to improve living conditions in the hills was the only means to check migration. During the course of his address, the Chief Minister also called for rendering more importance to Hindi in research work. “When talking of promoting science in Hindi, one needs to understand why after so many decades of Independence, Hindi is yet to get acceptance even as a link language,” he said. Later, responding to queries of mediapersons linked to the Jaipur Indian Oil Corporation depot, Dr Chidambaram sought better safety norms for vital installations of the country. “Though I have not gone into the details, certainly more safety precautions need to be adopted to ensure that there is no repeat of the Jaipur incident,” Chidamabaram said. HESCO Founder President Dr Anil Joshi, UCOST Chairman Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Director General GS Rawat and Forest Research Insitute’s Director Dr SS Negi were also present at the inauguration of the seminar.
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Autumn festivals to promote pahari culture Pitthoragarh, November 4 “This year, we have emphasised on the promotion of regional culture, besides entertaining the audience by drama troupes from outside,” said Bhupal Singh Mehta, chairman and organiser of the festival, at Lohaghat. Here the festival also represents the local farmers and their produce. “Until we have some commercial institute to promote local culture and folk arts at the national level, our effort to draw talents in the festival will go futile,” said Dinesh Pandey, an organiser. In Pitthoragarh, the tradition of festival is more than 40 years’ old representing not only the culture of the region, especially of the tribal belt of Dharchula and Munsiyari, but also promoting local agriculture by exhibition of modern methods, said Rajendra Singh Rawat, chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad and in charge of the festival in Pitthoragarh. “We have a tradition of organising the festival since the British era when Nainital was coming up as an tourist resort,” said Mukesh Joshi, chairman and organiser of the festival. “This year we
are drawing special attention of tourists, specially Bengali tourists,” said Sailesh Bagauli, District
Magistrate, Nainital. Hira Singh Bora, a former MLA and a renowned folk artiste, said the first Autumn Festivals in Almora district after the Independence was organised in 1951. Besides stage shows, outdoor programmes for school kids are organised. “We are also trying to draw tourist attention towards the developmental programmes
we have initiated in the district and for this we have put stalls of various departments,” said NS Negi, District Magistrate, Pitthoragarh.
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Nainital looks forward to cultural bonanza Nainital, November 4 Excitement regarding the annual autumn festival can be felt across the town with residents looking forward to performances and presentations from national, regional and local-level artistes. The festival, which began today with a performance by noted playback and Sufi singer Kailash Kher, will end on November 9. Several figures from Bollywood as well as television are expected to rock Flats Ground with their performances. On the day two, it will be the turn of Meghna Naidu along with Sanowar Kabeer to entertain the audience. The highlight of the third day will be a musical night by Priyani Vani and Irfan Ali. The next day will be marked by a performance by noted little champs of the television screen, Hemant Brijwasi, Swarit Shukla and Pratiksha Srivastava. Sunday will see another high-profile musical presentation by Raja Hassan. The festival will end with a concert by the Aryan musical band. While the evening performances will be given by the personalities from Bollywood and television, regional artistes will be regaling the audience with their presentation of the Kumaoni culture and folklore. Local troupes from across the region will be presenting songs, dances and theatre both at Shilp Gram, which has been set up at the venue, and also Rink Hall at Mallital. A two-hour slot has been marked on a daily basis for promoting the cultural talent available in the schools of the region. Along with the schoolchildren, there will be local bands that will be performing daily in the evening. President of the Nainital Nagar Parishad Mukesh Joshi said: “This festival has been organised since the British rule. Only its format has changed a bit. Initially, it was organised towards the end of autumn to attract tourists to Nainital during off season. But now, it has become more of a festival for the local residents who do not have any other major source of entertainment available to them for the rest of the year”.
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It’s golden period of Hindi cinema for singers: Kailash Kher Nainital, November 4 “There is space for every type of music and every type of singer. Everyone is getting the exposure that he or she wants. If someone excels in singing folklore, there is space and opportunity for him, and if someone wants to pursue singing in the Sufi tradition, there is place for him also. This definitely a very positive period for singers in the film industry,” said Kailash, who is in the Lake City to deliver a performance that will kick start the six-day annual Autumn Festival from today. Kailash also defended the growing number of reality shows on television. “Everything is subjective. People want entertainment and they are getting it through these shows. Upcoming talent is getting maximum benefit out of it,” he said. Kailash said he had always loved performing in the hills, particularly Uttarakhand and Nainital. “This is actually Dev Bhoomi. One gets rejuvenated after coming here. People here are ‘divya’. They are content and life is serene. They are not in the rat race of acquiring more and more in life,” he said. His hit number “Allah ke bande” rocked the music industry in the first half of this decade. Thereafter, he has been scoring one hit after the other. Rendering of Sufiana kalam and experimenting with the folk music of different places is his USP. “Sufi music is pure as it flows from the mountains onto the plains and celebrates the purest form of love. I have been getting lots of inspiration from the folk music and I believe in applying my heart when I sing,” he said. He added he had been experimenting with application of contemporary sound to Sufi singing so that the net product became universally acceptable. “I had a large number of Americans swaying to the song Bam Lahiri. Although they did not understand the song, they liked the sound. My attempt is to bring out the inner beauty of a song,” he said. Several Bollywood movies like “Qurban”, “Fruit and Nut” and “Ajab Prem ki Gazab Kahani” have songs sung by Kailash. He took a dig at playback singer Hemesh Reshamiya and said he would not sing like the latter and was not interested in acting on screen.
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Regional Sports Meet of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Dehradun, November 4 Jyoti was the star performer for KV 1 as she scored 24 points in the match. KV 1 team opened its account with a three pointer and took an early lead in the match to score 13 points in the first set. On the other hand, KV Haldwani team could only manage to score 2 points. The lead kept on increasing in the match as KV1 frequently scored baskets at will. In the second quarter, KV1 scored 12 points with Jyoti and Anjali doing the major scoring for the team. The score in the second quarter was 25 points against Haldwani’s four points. In the second last quarter KV 1 team scored two three pointers taking their score to 35 points, whereas Haldwani could only manage to take their score 8 points.In the last quarter, KV1 spiker scored another 12 points against Haldwani which scored 4 points. The final score of the match was 47-12 in favour of KV 1. In the volleyball boys final, NER Bareilly defeated KV Bandbas Cantt in a closely fought final by 25-19, 27-25 and 25-18. KV OLF secured the third position after it defeating KV 1 by 25-13, 20-25 and 15-3. In girls final, KV Birpur outplayed KV Banhasa by 29-27, 25-22 and 25-15. In girls’ handball tournament, KV NEF Bareilly clinched the title. In the final they defeated KV 1 by 10-5. In the final of the shot-put event, KV Rishikesh clinched gold, KV IIP claimed a silver and KV Haldwani settled for bronze. KV Roorkee won gold in the kabaddi championship, KV Mussoorie settled for silver and KV PL Meerut was judged third. Meanwhile, in the cricket championship, KV PL Meerut and KV SL Meerut will clash in the finals here tomorrow. In the first semifinal match KV PL Meerut team defeated KV 1 Dehradun by 10 wickets. Batting first, KV Meerut piled a total of 57 runs in its allotted 12 overs. Deepak was the highest scorer with 15 runs, followed by Mohit who scored 11 runs. For KV PL Meerut team Rammohan claimed five wickets, whereas Shubham picked up two wickets. In reply KV PL Meerut team reached the target with 10 wickets in hand, Bhagat was the highest with a knock of 40 runs and Puneet scored 10 runs. In the second semifinal match, KV SL Meerut defeated KV Shahjanpur by five wickets. Shahjanpur piled 69 runs for the loss of five wickets in allotted 12 overs. Arun scored 17 runs and Gurjinder made 15 runs.In reply, KV SL Meerut reached the target with five wickets in hand. Rajat was the highest scorer with 22 runs and Surabh made 17 runs. For KV Shahjanpur Subhash was the only bowler who claimed three wickets.
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Doon clinch nine gold medals
Dehradun, November 4
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Doon girls selected for U-19 cricket c’ship
Dehradun, November 4
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Hilton, Welham Boys’ enter b’ball final
Dehradun, November 4
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Chess: Prembabu in the lead
Dehradun, November 4 Pradeep Sharma and RS Negi of Dehradun are placed at the second spot. In today’s match Prem Babu beat I Dyal (Kanpur). RS Negi (Dehradun) beat Dhirendra Kumar (Kanpur) to secure three points. Pradeep (Dehradun) outplayed Arun Singh. In other matches MK Arora (Kanpur) beat Zakhir Hussain Dehradun, VK Gaur (Dehradun) beat Nitesh (Kanpur), Sant Prakash (Kanpur) beat Satendra Singh (Muradnagar) and Nagesh
beat Neeraj.
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SGRR Race Course lift volleyball trophy Dehradun, November 4 SGRR Race Course defeated Bhaniawala in straight set by 15-12 and 15-13. Earlier in the first semifinal match SGRR Race Course outplayed SGRR Bindal by 15-8, 13-15 and 15-12 to move into the finals. In the second semifinal match SGRR Bhaniwala beat SGRR Vasant Vihar 15-11 and 15-12 make it to
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