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Countdown for Maha Kumbh begins
Corbett waits for its new guest Shankar
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Parties using textbooks to promote own agenda, says reformist
NSUI to lay siege to Assembly House today
SGRR College celebrates golden jubilee
Grand Bakers open branch in city
From Army recruit to becoming capt of Indian basketball team
Nagar Nigam clinch football title
Himalayan Cricket Academy thrash Little Young Star
Cricket: Dehradun beat Vikasnagar
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Countdown for Maha Kumbh begins
Haridwar, December 20 Riding horses, motorbikes, four wheelers, tractors-trailers with trumpets and weapons, Ramte Pancho’s made a dashing entry to their deras at Kankhal in this pilgrim city. Notably, Sri Panch Dashanam Juna Akhada is the biggest akhada of the famous Naga saints. They entered the city from Shyampur Kangdi, where they had reached yesterday, and went in a procession up to Kankhal at Bhairav Mandir. In the religious procession, they were well received by local people and administrative officials. They were welcomed at the Chandighat bridge with flowers and warmth from the mela and local administrations. Later, after reaching Kankhal, they were received by various saints and mahants from other akhadas too. OSD, Mela, PN Ojha, ADM BS Dhanik, SP, Mela, Ajay Joshi, DSP, Mela, Shweta Chaubey and other officials welcomed the akhara saints. Last evening, these Ramte Pancho had reached Shyampur Kangdi where they showcased their traditional weapons outside their tents and prayed for a peaceful completion of the Maha Kumbh in Haridwar. For years Juna Akhada had been putting up in the Pandewala area at Jwalapur and this year too they were expected to stay there for the duration of the Maha Kumbh, but this time they shifted their dera to Asha Rodi in the Kankhal area. Here, they will remain till the Juna Akhada’s last ‘Peshwai’, a religious procession taken out by the akhadas during the Maha Kumbh on January 30. Now, slowly as the commencement of the Maha Kumbh nears, other akhadas will also be entering the city and their respective deras as per rituals.
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Corbett waits for its new guest Shankar
Dehradun, December 20 A high profile African elephant Shankar was gifted by the Zimbabwe to the then President Shankar Dayal Sharma. The other two Delhi zoo's residents Asiatic pachyderms, Rajlakshmi and Hira too are proposed to be shifted to the Corbett. Wild Trust of India Dr AK Singh who has his opinion admits that while welfare of elephants was certainly paramount, the improvement in the conditions of zoos should also be taken up in priority. He said Zoo too kept an importance. “Zoos definitely have a purpose, which cannot be altogether be ruled out. They are most ideal to be used as rescue centre and even breeding centers,” AK Singh pointed out. He argued that CZA could also have issued directives to improve conditions within zoos as mere asking for shifting out the elephant to parks and sanctuaries could be a mammoth exercise and also a challenging one. “Even while shifting the pachyderms inside parks, CZA must ensure the park keep necessary arrangements to ensure their upkeep,” he added. Howsoever, Corbett authorities in Uttarakhand, who are anxiously awaiting for the new guests said they were yet to receive an official intimation on part of Delhi zoo authorities. African elephants are very rare and are housed at Mysore zoo apart from Delhi. There are nearly 150 elephants in zoos across the country. CZA had said the surroundings in the zoos were not conducive for pachyderms and directed for immediate shifting of these elephants to park to give them enough space.
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Parties using textbooks to promote own agenda, says reformist
Dehradun, December 19 The political leaders in pursuance of their narrow brand of politics are using the textbooks to promote their kind of agenda, poisoning the minds of children, instead of enlightening them. “Mutilated facts, coloured perceptions are all there in the books. Both the Congress and the BJP have done it during their tenures. Unfortunately, we do not know how to resolve the dilemma. The tendency to present one’s own version of history has been resorted to several countries in the past. In my view, modern democracies can put in place checks and balances, so that a balanced and fact-based view emerges,” said Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, a renowned Muslim scholar, thinker and reformist. In the city to participate in a workshop today, Dr Asghar was talking to The Tribune. However, he reposed faith in the Indian people and their pluralistic views. “Despite the blows delivered by the communal forces now and then, secularism will continue to thrive in India with space for divergent viewpoints. In spite of the Mumbai riots and Gujarat carnage, the roots of pluralism are far too strong and deep in the country,” opined Dr Asghar. On the question of the quality of Muslim political leadership in India and other parts of the world, He said it had failed to live up to the expectations of the Muslims. “The fractious and fragmented leadership is on a power trip and guided by self-interest only. They have failed to work for the interest of the Muslims in the country. Even in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, there is a crisis of leadership. For years, the Muslim world has been giving lip-service to the interest of the Palestinians but still they are being killed, there is no solution in sight,” emphasised Dr Asghar. Adding that Saudis have consolidated their hold in the world by opening up madrasas and have seldom built technical or modern education institutions. The renowned scholar, who stood up against the Bohra clergy, was emphatic that there was a great benefit in education and the Muslims could reap dividends if they applied themselves to acquiring technical education. “There should never be an iota of doubt in the minds of the Muslims about pursuing education. They can follow a middle path by giving top priority to education and not abandoning their religious practices,” he said. On the misconceptions about Islam being perpetuated after the bombing of World Trade Center, Dr Asghar said a majority of Muslims are against violence. They may be at the receiving end of the backlash but there is no reason that they should resort to violence. “Modern democracies offer a path of dialogue and justice. Solutions can be tried out within these parameters,” emphasised Dr Asghar.
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NSUI to lay siege to Assembly House today
Dehradun, December 20 The state president Sangram Singh Pundir was addressing the members of the party who came from different districts of the state here today during state level meeting at Anand Bhavan. Pundir added that anti party activities would be decreased and strict disciplinary action would be initiated against inactive personnel and those who are working against the party while staying with it. The NSUI members from all the districts of the state participated in the meeting. During the meeting directives and outline of the party were discussed to length.
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SGRR College celebrates golden jubilee
Dehradun, December 20 From the first principal to the current, the administration honoured teachers, lecturers, PT instructor and clerks at the event. Cabinet Minister of Farming and Animal Husbandry Trivendra Singh Rawat was the chief guest, who inaugurated the function. Folk dance and songs were the main attraction of the function. The students as well as the teachers have participated in the celebration with full enthusiasm and zeal. Eminent guests present at the event were Geeta Nautiyal, Hemlata Bhatt, KS Guptayal, Ravendra Jugran, Mahesh Yadav and Satyashwar Sharma.
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Grand Bakers open branch in city
Dehradun, December 20 Giving all credit to his father, he says, “I have grown up as savvy businessman under the tutelage of my father. As a young entrepreneur, I have done my own thing by introducing this concept of coffee lounge, which will prove to be a revolutionary step.” Further extension of coffee bar where people will be able to relish non-vegetarian cuisine, a hallmark of the brand, is in offing. “No proper food, but different delicacies of chicken with rice will be available at any point of time, said Sidhant.
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From Army recruit to becoming capt of Indian basketball team
Pitthoragarh, December 20 “I started training the youth in the stadium for Rs 1,500 per month since 2005,” Born on August 5, 1942, at Chiriyakhan village in Muwani valley of Pitthoragarh district, Kapri joined the Army as a recruit in the Bengal Engineering Group and developed a love for basketball. “I just loved it and started playing after I joined the Army as my fellow jawans made fun of mine when I started practising as the game was totally new to them as well as to me,” recalled Kapri. By dint of his hard work and motivation, Kapri turned out to be an outstanding cager and was made the captain of the serviced team in 1965
and winning the national competition. He was made the captain of the Indian Basketball team that was placed fourth in the fifth Asian Basketball Championship held at Bangkok in the year 1969. The winning spree of services basketball team under Kapri started in 1965 and the team continuously won gold at national basketball competition from 1963 to 1978. Kapri also captained the Indian basketball team in 1979 for an invitation basketball championship in Sri Lanka. “I also played in confederation basketball tournament in Malaya in 1970, Asian basketball competition at Tokyo in 1971, Quaid-e-Azam competition in 1976 at Lahore, where we won gold and Asian basketball competition in 1977 at Kualalampur in Malayasia,” Kapri said. “We placed the Indian basketball team at third place from seventh in Asia after we won the Asian basketball championship in 1975,”
he recalled. Kapri was given Arjun award for his contribution in basketball in 1978 and took voluntary retirement from the Army in 1980. He joined Birla Vidya Mandir, a local school, as a coach from 1985 to 2003. Remembering one of his memorable basketball matches Kapri said, “When the Indian team was playing a match against Thailand at Bangkok in Asian basketball tournament in 1975, I was injured during first half of the match and was taken away on a stretcher from the ground, but my team started losing the match. I requested the team manager and doctor concerned to let me go into the field and play. But when both refused I gave them in writing that I will bear all the risk. I joined the match and led my team to victory with high a score.” After retirement from Birla Vidhya Mandir, he has volunteered to coach local youth at the stadium and hope that one day another basketball player from the hills would make it a big in the game.
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Nagar Nigam clinch football title
Dehradun, December 20 In the final, Nagar Nigam defeated Garhwal Sporting team by 5-4 in the tiebreaker.
Both the teams played to the their abilities in the final and was locked at one all draw in the allotted time. Nagar Nigam team was well composed throughout the match and came close on scoring in
the match. It was Nigam team that struck early and scored the first goal of the match in the 16th minute. It was Gopal for the team who took an accurate shot to the right of the advancing Garhwal Sporting goalkeeper making it 1-0 for the team. But Garhwal Sporting made a strong comeback in the match and scored an equaliser in the
19th minute. It was Tysring for Garhwal Sporting who scored off the free kick for his team. At the end of the first half both were locked at 1-1. Meanwhile, in the second half, none of the team managed to score. Garhwal Sporting team got a golden opportunity to score again through a free kick in the
49th minute. But this time Tysring hit the bar by a distance, hitting the goal far from the goal post. Meanwhile, in the tiebreaker, Satya Prasad, Sunil Rawat, Dharam Singh and Jatin scored for Nagar Nigam team, while Abhishek, Monti and Ankur scored for their Garhwal Sporting team. Chief guest Advocate Tanveer Singh gave away the trophy to the winning team along with the
cash prize.
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Himalayan Cricket Academy thrash Little Young Star
Dehradun, December 20 It proved to be a one-sided matche as Himalayan Cricket Academy went on to pile a mammoth total of 371 runs in 39.5 overs. The opener Vijay of Himalayan Cricket Academy played a scintillating innings of 161 runs in 73 balls smashing eight fours and 17 sixes setting the momentum for his team to pile a big score. Ajay’s innings totally disturbed the line and length of Little Young Star team bowlers who went for penalty. Another player Sumit supported him well on the other end to score 22 runs in 19 balls. Later it was Pawan for the team who score 38 runs in 22 balls. For Little Young Star team, Vishal was the lead wicket taker with three wickets to its kitty. Chasing the victory target of 372, the Little Young Star team succumbed to pressure and was all out for 172 runs in 21.4 overs. The team began on a bad note and lost both its openers for six runs. Middle order batsman Nitin scored 57 runs in 40 balls hitting 10 fours in his innings. After Nitin, lower order batsman Ravi showed some resistance and went on to score 35 runs in 26 balls. For Himalayan Cricket Academy team, Vijay took three wickets, whereas Shakher, Rahul and Kashev took two wickets each.
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Cricket: Dehradun beat Vikasnagar
Dehradun, December 20 While second opener Vaibhav Bhatt scored 20 runs. First down batsman Vaibhav came up with 28 runs. Middle order batsman Amit played a fiery knock of 50 runs in 28 balls and smashed seven fours in his innings. Lower order batsman Chand Babu scored 21 runs. For Vikas Nagar team Nitin and Gautam Bhatia took one wicket each. Chasing the victory target of 226 runs, Vikasnagar team was all out for 121 runs. Middle order batsman Vijay Joshi scored 38 runs off 30 balls, whereas another batsman scored 27 balls in
29 balls. For Dehradun team Nishant and Depankar took four wickets each. Meanwhile, in the second match Pauri defeated RSO Haldwani team by four wickets. Batting first, RSO Haldwani could only manage to score 122 runs in
30 overs. The team began on a strong note as Abhinav scored 43 runs in 60 balls. Except him, none other batsman could score
any runs. For Pauri team Neeraj and Navesh took two wickets each. In reply, Pauri team reached the target with ease. After shoeing his bowling skills, Neeraj scored well and made 49 runs in 25 balls and another batsman Pankaj scored 23 runs off 19 balls. For RSO Haldwani team Mahendra took two wickets, whereas Sandeep, Mayank took one wicket each.
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The countdown has begun from the sides of saints, particularly the akhadas, which have a pivotal role in the rituals and holy bathes of the Maha
Kumbh.
Dehradun, December 19
Dehradun, December 20
Dehradun, December 20
Pitthoragarh, December 20
