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Republic Day Function
Padma Shri not for me, but for team: Deep Joshi
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Society to move SC against parking lot in Rajaji
Vijay bags 3 gold at Asian meet
Parihar takes U’khand cops into final
Easy wins for ONGC, Rao Cricket Academy
A batsman gets ready to play a shot in a match of the 58th District Cricket League in Dehradun on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
UJVNL spikers bag title
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Aura of patriotism fills Parade Ground
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, January 27 The ceremony began with the welcoming of Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, Governor Margaret Alva and leaders of the state. Officials and policemen escorted these VIPs whereas NCC cadets also participated. Nearly 500 students, many units of policemen and NCC cadets presented their montages through drills and salutations during the grand revelry of Republic Day. Apart from these, folk dances representing the customs of the hilly regions were performed at the Parade Ground. Tableaus of prime attractions in India were showcased that captivated the audiences till the end. Girls and boys from different schools were dressed in the traditional dresses of different regions of India. Kids dancing on the tunes of Garhwali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi songs made the Republic Day’s ceremony more mesmerising.
Enchanting notes of the music played by the musicians of Almora and the swordplay exhibiting the valour of ancient times glued the audiences to their seats. The tableaus were designed in such a way connoting the great events, fairs and diversified cultures of India. Many troupes from cultural department of Almora, Uttarkashi, Garhwal, Nainital and Kumaon had come to spread the vibrant colours of country with their dance and music. The participants tried to present oneness and brotherhood through their exotic montage. Another prime attraction of the ceremony was various drills, parades, march pasts and performances of trained horses. The performances of folk dances such as Kumaoni, Jaunsari, Chapeli, bhangra and others captivated the audiences. The Chief Minister, the Governor and other eminent guests delivered speeches on the occasion. Meanwhile, meritorious policemen and brilliant students were honoured at the function. Students of GGIC, Rajpur Road, CNI Girls Inter College, GGIC, Lakhibagh, Guru Nanak Girls Public College, Khurbuda and Narishilp participated in the gala event Senior Congress leader Suryakant Dhasmana hoisted the national flag at Idgah, Kumhar Mandi. He gave away the message of brotherhood and significance of Republic Day in everybody’s life.
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Padma Shri not for me, but for team: Deep Joshi
Pitthoragarh, January 27 He was born in 1947 at Puriyag estate in Berinag sub-division of Pitthoragarh district and was a former chief of Pradan, an NGO providing professional assistance to those working in rural areas in the sphere of poverty alleviation. He feels that the recognition of social service in India in understood late as its meaning gets confused. The persons who work for poverty alleviation in rural areas in India are equated with someone who has opened an orphanage or old-age home. This is not the case. On the contrary, it requires dedicated work by qualified professionals, said Joshi. Pradan, the NGO run by Deep Joshi, works among small farmers in the area of agriculture, poultry, tussar silk and horticulture. Joshi feels that Indian society is facing big problems in the sphere of poverty and climate change. “Professional approach through NGOs is needed to tackle this challenge,” he added. He said the Padma Shri was not a personal award “but for the group working with me and the recognition of an idea which brought about this change”. The NGO has been working in various states and Joshi also wants to work in Uttarakhand, where he was born, but nothing much has been achieved. “The nature of laws in forest and land use are different in the state, but still we want to work despite these conditions. We have not been able to get the right response from the NGOs working in the state in this sphere,” he said. An alumnus of Motilal Nehru Engineering College, Allahabad (MNR), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, Joshi opted for community work when he returned from the USA 30 years ago. He did all this despite having a close relationship with Narayan Murthy of Infosys rejecting a slew of attractive job offers. “I was inspired by a doctor couple working in remote areas of Maharashtra and felt that if every qualified person opts to work in rural India, it could change for the better in a short while,” said Joshi over telephone from his home at Gurgaon.
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Society to move SC against parking lot in Rajaji
Dehradun, January 27 In anticipation of the pilgrim rush during the Kumbh (the first Shahi Snan is slated to take place in February 12), the mela authorities are coming up with parking facilities in the corridor inside the Rajaji National Park. While the mela authorities describe this parking lot as that of a temporary nature, the quantum of work done at the site belittles this claim. The Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) is now preparing to file a PIL in the Supreme Court (SC) in the aftermath of the creation of this parking lot in the Motichoor area of the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand. Sources in the WPSI allege that despite the conditional approval for the parking lot given by the Supreme Court, a large-scale destruction of wildlife habitat is taking place, which cannot be recovered once lost. While all this is taking place under the very nose of the Rajaji Park authorities, the WPSI argues that while the SC had given a conditional approval for the parking lot taking in view of the Kumbh, the authorities concerned, including the Public Works Department, were resorting to a rampant destruction of wildlife to facilitate the pilgrims. Rajendra Aggarwal, Uttarakhand Coordinator, WPSI, said: “While there are machines, making a loud noise, operating in this Chilla-Motichoor corridor to clear space for the parking lot, there is a move to divert the natural flow of the Motichoor Rau river. Further, there are also apprehensions that the mela administration is going to fell a dozen trees which could further deteriorate the wildlife habitat in the region”. This is bound to destroy the wildlife habitat and create bigger problems for the wildlife. Meanwhile, the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest argued that the Chief Wildlife Warden was taking care of the matter. There are reports that the Uttarakhand Wildlife authorities are under tremendous pressure to facilitate Kumbh Mela works, but that surely seems to be coming at the cost of wildlife.
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Vijay bags 3 gold at Asian meet
Presently employed with the Uttarakhand police as a constable, Vijay now has her eyes set on the World Games. Participation at the international championship opened new horizons for Vijay Chaudhary. “It was my first international championship and it proved to be an eye opener. I now realise that age is no bar for players and one could participate in championships even when one grows older,” said Chaudhary. She was astonished to see an 80-year-old participant at the meet winning the 100m sprint with a timing below 20 seconds. “The lady gave a mind-boggling performance. She just filled the arena with enthusiasm. Now, I look forward to continuing in the field of athletics even after I cross 70 years of age,” said Chaudhary. But life has never been so easy for Chaudhary outside the field. She is still to get her first promotion that is due since 1993, the time when she was first declared the best athlete in Uttar Pradesh. “I have been fighting the case in court for more than a year, but I am still to get justice whereas Major Yadav who was also declared the best athlete of Uttar Pradesh the same year was promoted later and is now working as a sub-inspector,” said Chaudhary. Chaudhary has participated in various athletics competitions and had been declared the best of UP police in 1993 and 1994. Thereafter, she won the best athletes award in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003
in Uttarakhand. She has never allowed her performance to dip. Instead, she consistently performed well at national-level competitions. Apart from athletics, she tried her hand at weightlifting and judo in the UP Police team. Her father Lehar Singh has been a great guiding force all these years.
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Parihar takes U’khand cops into final
Roorkee, January 27 In the first semifinal, Uttarakhand Police set a target of 210 runs in 30 overs for RBCA, Delhi. The Delhi team could only reach 162 all out in 26.4 overs. Earlier, banking on a good start by Harshwardhan (43 off 32) and Parihar (43 off 34), the police team scored 209 for 8 in the allotted 30 overs. The other big contributions came from Harbolo (31 off 26) and Ashish Joshi (25 off 22). For the Delhi team, Ravi Kumar displayed good bowling skills and finished with figures of four for 29 while Ravinder Bhola claimed two wickets for 45 runs. During the chase, the visitors started on a good note as they lost only one wicket at the total of 49 runs. They reached a solid position at 162 for 3, but Parihar changed the scenario all of a sudden claiming a hat-trick (Sandeep, Ravi Bhola and Yatin) to bring his team back in the game. The remaining wickets too fell at the same total in 26.4 overs. Parihar took four wickets conceding 21 runs while Ravi Bisht scalped four for 27 runs. Later, Parihar was declared Man of the match.
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Easy wins for ONGC, Rao Cricket Academy
Dehradun, January 27 In reply, ONGC reached the target with seven wickets in hand. Sanjay made 20 runs and Ajit made 60 runs. Middle-order batsman Nadeem made 35 runs off 24 balls to help his team achieve the target. For PCDA, Ajay, Jaswant and JK Jha took one wicket each. Meanwhile in the second match, Rao Cricket Academy defeated Bhogpur Cricket Club by 10 wickets. Batting first, Bhogpur Cricket Club scored 74 runs in 16.3 overs. Tanuj was the highest scorer with 18 runs while Ashish made 15 runs. For Rao Cricket Academy, Sharad took four wickets while Parmod and Amit Lara took two wickets each. Chasing 75 runs for victory, Rao Cricket Academy reached the target with 10 wickets in hand. Opener Kiran Singh was the highest scorer with 43 runs off 25 balls and Amit Lara made 19 runs.
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UJVNL spikers bag title
Dehradun, January 27 The squad: Y Ali (captain), Devendra Chauhan, Girish Rawat, Bhanuprakash Joshi, Virendra Kumar, Pramode Pandey (vice-captain), Shankar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, KC Tiwari, Atul Mishra, PC Nayal, Mahesh, BK Kotwal and Gaurav Shrivastav.
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Pitthoragarh, January 27
Wildlife conservationists are planning a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over the ongoing destruction of key elephant Chilla-Motichoor corridor in Haridwar for facilitating pilgrims coming for the Kumbh
Mela. In anticipation of the pilgrim rush during the Kumbh (the first Shahi Snan is slated to take place in February 12), the mela authorities are coming up with parking facilities in the corridor inside the Rajaji National Park. While the mela authorities describe this parking lot as that of a temporary nature, the quantum of work done at the site belittles this claim.
Dehradun, January 27
Dehradun, January 27