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Sojourn in forests becomes costly affair
Ghulam Nabi Azad for medical revolution in India
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CM greets people on Gurpurb
Precautions keep winter ailments at bay, say experts
Govt revises salaries of ad hoc coaches
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Sojourn in forests becomes costly affair
Dehradun, January 4 In implementation from January 1, the hike comes at a time when the state forest authorities are exploring possibilities of increasing their revenue sources, particularly after the implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations for the forest employees and loss of revenue due to a ban on quarrying on beds of most of the rivers falling in the reserve forest areas. For the most sought-after tourist destination, Corbett National Park, staying at the Khinanolee and Dikhala bungalows will be the most costly affair. A foreigner will now have to pay Rs 12,000 for a day’s stay (one room) in these bungalows. A charge of Rs 2,800 per room per day was levied on foreigners earlier. A domestic tourist will have to shell out Rs 5,000 per room per day compared to earlier rate of Rs 1,300 per room per day. For the Dikhala old rest house, rooms 1 and 2 will cost Rs 2,500 per day for Indians and Rs 5,000 per day for foreigners against old rates of Rs 1,300 and Rs 2,500 respectively. Whereas rooms 3,4 and 5 at Dikhala, the tariff for Indians will now be Rs 1,500 per day from existing Rs 800 whereas for foreigners the charges have been hiked to Rs 3,000 per day from Rs 2,000. Similarly, for new Dikhala accommodations, Rs 1,250 per room per day will be charged for Indians from existing Rs 800 while the foreigners will now have to pay Rs 2,500 per day against the old rate of Rs 1,800. Rs 1,250 will be charged from Indians for room 1 to 6 for Dikhala annexe while for rooms 5 to 7, a tariff of Rs 1,000 is being charged against earlier rate of Rs 600 for Indians. For foreigners, it has been hiked to Rs 2,000 or Rs 1,400. The tourist delight Dikhala hutment will now cost Rs 1,250 per room for Indians and Rs 2,500 for foreigners. Even dormitory tariff has been increased. A dormitory at Dikhala will now cost Rs 200 per bed for Indians and Rs 400 for foreigners. Dikhala has 24-bedded dormitory. Further, the Sarpduli and Garial Old forest rest houses will now be provided at Rs 2,000 per day. Similarly, the fares of accommodation at another famous Corbett tourism zone, the Bijrani rest house, too, have increased. A double bed four-room accommodation at Bijrani will cost Rs 1,250 while a single bed two-room set will now be provided at a rate of Rs 500 per day. A four-bed single-room accommodation here will now be available for the tourists at Rs 2,000. For visits to Corbett , an Indian national will now have to pay Rs 150 per person for first three days and two nights from existing Rs 40 to Rs 50 under the same slab. A foreigner for a similar visit will now pay Rs 250 from existing Rs 150 for the same. The elephant safari in outside reserved forest area of Corbett will now be very expensive. Now, Rs 3,000 per elephant per day will be charged from tourists against Rs 1,000 per elephant per day earlier. The charges for other eco-tourism activities in Corbett have also been increased which includes camera charges and visits to museums at Dhangarhi and Kaladhungi. Apart from Corbett, stay at other forest rest houses will also be now a costly affair. For premium guest houses like Ranikhet, Kausani, Harsil, Lachchiwala, Muni-ke-Reti, Kempty, Chila, Kilbury and Binsar, charges during peak season have been increased from Rs 500 to Rs 1,500 for Indians while for foreigners these will be be Rs 3,000 (old rate Rs 1,500). For the A category rest houses, the tariff for Indian and foreigners during peak season will now be Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 against existing Rs 500 to Rs 1,000, respectively. These A category guest houses are at Jageshwar, Sitavani, Chakrata, Dhanolti, Gangotri, Kanasar, Karvapani, Motchoor, Kansro, Golatappar, Beribara, Asharori, Khirsu, Kolhuchor, Deoprayag, Karanprayag, Nandprayag, Joshimath, New Tehri, Dharasu, Bhatwadi, Bhairavghat, Barnigad, Naugaon, Jarmola, Badkot, Kotbangla, Ramnagr, Haldwani, Paniyali and Tankapur. For the B category rest houses, the tariff for Indian nationals has been increased from Rs 100 to Rs 300 and for foreigners from Rs 750 to Rs 1500. Even for sports like angling in reserve forest areas, the rates have been hiked from existing Rs 100 per rod per day to Rs 500 per rod per day in Sharda, Nayar, Tons, Dodital, Assiganga, Ganga and Vysa Ghat rivers. For Koshi and Kothri rivers, angling charges per rod would now be Rs 750 per rod per day from existing Rs 150 per rod per day. For those seeking putting tents for stay in forest areas, the charges too have been hiked. For tourist tents, Rs 50 and Rs 100 will be charged for small tents per day basis for domestic and foreign tourists, respectively. For medium tents, the charges will be Rs 100 for Indians and Rs 200 for foreigners. Similarly, for kitchen tents, Rs 100 and Rs 200 will be charged. Furthermore, for departmental tents, a charge of Rs 500 from Indians and Rs 1,000 from foreigners will be charged. For bigger tents, the charges will be on a daily basis. For lesser know as Rajaji national park, tariff for entry of light vehicles have been increased from Rs 100 to Rs 250 for Indians and from Rs 100 to Rs 500 from foreigners. For medium vehicles, Indians and foreigners both will now pay Rs 500. For bigger vehicles, Rs 500 for Indians and Rs 800 the foreign tourists will be charged.
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Ghulam Nabi Azad for medical revolution in India
Haridwar, January 4 He said traditional medical therapies were evolving and emerging as major health therapies not only in India but also in western countries. The trend itself indicates the importance of these traditional therapies prevalent and used for centuries in our country, he added. Yoga guru Swami Ramdev urged to the minister to increase the central budget allocated for the development of Ayurveda in India. The yoga guru also pointed out that efforts by the Health Ministry at the Centre regarding Ayurveda might go a long way in making the country disease free. Acharya Bala Krishan was also present at the inauguration function. Though earlier Governor Margaret Alwa was to preside over the function, due to some unspecified reasons she didn’t turned up at the inauguration ceremony.
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Her empowerment comes through organic power
Dehradun, January 4 A bundle of energy and vivacity even at the age of 74, there is a spring in her feet as she implores farmers to bring different varieties of greens at Organic Bazar held every Sunday on lawns of her house in Doon. There was a time when in the ’60s and ’70s Mona suffered from thyroid problem and even had borderline cases of cancer of liver and leukaemia. “At that point of time, I was gulping down 20-30 pills a day and that was doing no good to me. A car-crash further incapacitated me. My arm and neck were in bad shape. However, a chance meeting with Denny Waxman, who told me about his Japanese teacher Michio Kushi and his macrobiotic approach, set me on a path of recovery and healing,” said Mona. The recovery was much to do with the magical diet of brown rice, miso and organically grown vegetables. She is now a promoter of macrobiotic living, which, she thinks is still visible in India. “The interest in macrobiotic led me to take up studies in Ayurveda and the importance of organic farming. I realised that in India, particularly in Uttarakhand, there were certain pockets where the practice of the traditional agriculture sans fertilisers was still being actively pursued. Now, I want to involve more and more people in the mission of healthy living,” emphasised Mona, who now cannot live without a bowl of cooked brown rice that was once a part of our staple diet. Eating grains as staple food, supplemented with other foodstuffs such as vegetables and beans, and avoiding the use of highly processed or refined foods are central to the macrobiotic regimen. Mona is even credited with introducing the chefs of the world-class health resort at Rishikesh into the ways and recipes of macrobiotic cooking. On every Sunday, a group of farmers make their way to her residence on Rajpur Road bringing fresh vegetables, jaggery and cereals, which are eagerly bought by Doonites. “Here, farmers set up kiosks by paying a nominal amount. They are free to set the price for their produce, and at the end of the day they usually make good profits,” said Mona, who is also planning to set up food stalls in the vicinity to make more and more converts to the macrobiotic way of life. “If we set up food stalls that serve brown rice, miso soup and other food items, even those swearing by colas and pizzas will be tempted to try them and once you acquire the taste there is no going back,” added Mona. Farmers from Nakronda, who also sell vegetables at a cooperative store at Astley Hall and Subodh Abbhi of Farm Fresh Foods, who grows cereals at his farm at Paonta Sahib, all sell their produce on the lawns of Mona’s residence. “On a good day, we earn around Rs 5,000 by selling vegetables, eggs, mushrooms and cereals. It is a bonus for us,” said Deepak Upadhyay, who uses no fertilisers for his agricultural produce at his Nakronda farm. Even the grinding of the cereals is done at a water mill. Adhering to the principle of giving back what she got in return, Mona has gathered a small crowd of people in Doon who are avowedly committed to macrobiotic approach.
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Fog envelopes Dehradun
Dehradun, January 4 According to Dr Anand Sharma, Director, Dehradun Meteorological Centre, fog and mist could be observed in the city and other parts of the state. Fog drippings could also been seen. He, however, predicted clear skies in the days to come with no rain or snow in near future. He said it would be only in the higher reaches of Pithoragarh that snowfall could take place during night hours today. Meanwhile, winter chill continued to affect the capital city. Activity on roads could be witnessed to a minimum. People could be seen flocking tea stalls for tea or other hot edible items to fight the cold.
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Haridwar wakes up to foggy morning
Haridwar, January 4 Such was the density of the fog in the morning that without head lamps on nothing was visible beyond 20 metres and traffic moved at a snail’s pace. With train and bus services getting affected due to fog, commuters are having a harrowing time. Moreover, as the bus station is being shifted to the Rishikul area in view of the Maha Kumbh, commuters’ woes are sure to be compounded. Meanwhile, people had no respite from cold as there have been long power cuts in the city for the past few days. People were seen buying woollens and garment retailers were finding it difficult to meet the demand. A salesman at a Ranipur Chowk shop said people were looking for jackets and pullovers and fresh stock had been ordered to meet the
surging demand. Though schools were closed, the students taking extra classes ahead of board exams had little hope of taking classes in sunshine. “It’s really cold and commuting on two-wheelers is very painful. But we can’t do much as these classes will surely have effect in our board results,” said Surabhi Rawat, a
DPS student.
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Precautions keep winter ailments at bay, say experts
Dehradun, January 4 “Little children and the old usually fall ill due to sudden exposure to wintry mornings leaving them with cold and flu and body aches, taking severe forms. If the conditions already exist, we advise such people to keep themselves covered, and restrict morning walks to sunny days only,” said Dr KC Pant, Deputy CMS, Doon Hospital. This is the time when most people start to suffer from ailments like the common cold, cough, sore throat, flu, skin disorders or may come across an emergency on exposure to cold, viz hypothermia, asthmatic attack, hypertension, heart failure, sudden aggravation in joint pains in arthritic patients. “Cold weather may prove risky for those suffering from heart ailments. The chances of heart attacks increase in the weather as there is more consumption of salt and oil, the salt remains accumulated in the body as we rarely sweat during winters,” said Dr KB Joshi, cardiologist, Doon Hospital. Heart failure causes most deaths in hypothermia in which the body temperature falls below normal as the body is unable to produce enough energy to keep the internal temperature warm. It can prove fatal; the symptoms include shivering, lack of sleep and mental confusion.
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Rural Football Tourney
Haridwar, January 4 The Gurukul Kangri Schools team has won the tournament at Bahadrabad on block level to represent the district at the upcoming event scheduled in Dehradun from tomorrow onwards. The team received a rousing see off by the school and the university administration. Terming the qualification to the tournament as another proof of Gurukul students’ excellence in studies and sports as well, the Vice-Chancellor Swatantra Kumar hoped that the young guns would not only play good football, but also fair play so that they lived up to the high moral standards set by Gurukul Kangri. This football team is coached by Sandeep Kumar Saini and there are two team managers Shiv Kumar and Hanuman Singh Bhandari. The coach Saini expressed optimism that the team would emerge victorious and said intense training had been given to the players and all of them had really worked hard to reach this level of the game. While team managers informed that the team had a good combination of aggressive strikers and solid defence as well as a very good goalkeeper. The school team members include Ashwani, Mukul, Nikhilesh, Vasudev, Subash, Shekhar, Rohit, Ajay, Ravi, Rohan, Ajay, Akash, Avinash, and Gaurav. The team was flagged off by Prof Ved Prakash Shastri, Mahendra Kumar, Dr Kartar Singh, University football coach Jitendra Tyagi, the hockey coach Dushyant Rana, Amar Singh, Bijendra Shastri, Dikshant, Sachin Srivastava among many other university and school officials.
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Rajput Cricket Academy score narrow
3-run victory
Dehradun, January 4 Batting first, Rajput Cricket Academy scored 83 runs. Opener Rajbahadur played a useful knock of 19 runs, whereas another opener Dhirender scored five runs. Middle order batsman Ramchandra scored useful 15 runs. It was lower order batsman Ankit who made an important contribution of 22 runs to help his team reach 89 runs scored in the allotted 20 overs. For the Krishna Sports team, Pramod was the lead wicket taker with three wickets in his kitty, whereas Surender took two wickets. Chasing the victory target of 90 runs, the Krishna Sports team got allout for 86 runs. It was a poor start for the Krishna Sports team, which lost both its opener for 86 runs. Hanuman was the highest scorer for the team with 29 runs, whereas Maninder scored 13 runs. For Rajput Cricket Academy, Shree Babu was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets, whereas Kanak took two wickets. Meanwhile, in another match, the LMCC team won by 30 runs against Haryana team. Batting first, the LMCC team scored 121 runs in the allotted 20 overs. Gaurav was the highest scorer for the team with 31 runs, whereas Rohit scored 11 runs. For Haryana, Amit took four wickets, whereas Shubham took three wickets. Chasing the victory target of 122 runs, Haryana team fell shot by 30 runs of the target. Deepak and Rohit claimed three wickets each, whereas Deepu and Sbhubhi took one each.
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PBL down Bindas Eleven by 160 runs
Dehradun, January 4 Batting first, PBL team scored 239 runs in 30 overs. Kuldeep was the highest scorer for the team with 66 runs in 45 balls, Lokesh made 54 runs and Vivek scored 31 runs. For Bindas Eleven, Vibhor and Sonu took two wickets each. Chasing the victory target of 240 runs, Bindas Eleven team was all out for 79 runs. Opening batsman Ankit scored 27 runs for the team. For Bindas Eleven team Deepak and Vikas took three wickets each. Meanwhile, in the second match, NIIT team defeated MFA team by 29 runs. PBL down Bindas Eleven by 160 runs.
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Kashev’s fiery century leads HCA to victory
Dehradun, January 4 Batting first, the HCA team scored 252 runs in 30 overs. Sandeep gave a good start to the team as he scored 35 runs in 25 balls. Thereafter, Varun scored 14 runs in 15 balls. But it was Kashev who scored 118 runs in 74 balls, hitting 13 fours and five sixes in his fiery innings. For the MGCC team, Govind and Rajender took wickets. Chasing the victory target of 253 runs, MGCC team was all out on 112 runs. Nitesh was the highest scorer for the team with 26 runs. For the HCA team Pawan and Kashev took two wickets. Meanwhile in the second match, the RPCA team thump DGRM by 10 wickets.
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Govt revises salaries of ad hoc coaches
Dehradun, January 4 PS Lunthi, District Sports Officers, said, “The government is serious with its resolve to improve the condition of sports in the state. It has recently formed a four-member district committee, under the District Magistrate for the selection of good coaches at the district level”. It is to be noted that as per the new government order, revised salaries will be implemented in the new financial year. As per revised salaries, an inter-university player will now receive Rs 3,000, a national player Rs 5,000, NIS diploma holder Rs 7,000, international player Rs 10,000, ad hoc coach who has worked played at the Asian and Commonwealth level Rs 12,000 and those who have participated in Olympic and World Cup competitions Rs 14,000. “Since the government has decided to pay handsome salaries, now it is going to hire quality coaches only. In this connection they have invited application from ad hoc coaches and will select them considering their past performance,” disclosed
Lunthi.
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