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Elephants go berserk at
marriage party in Meerut 15-year-old Gujjar boy eaten by tigress
Students celebrate Holi at institute
Students present various facets of state
Ensure hassle-free exams, principals told
Spoken English course for the poor
Tribune Impact
RIMC holds quiz
Campus interview held
Neha crowned Miss ICSE
Garhwal Sporting, Gorkha Brigade enter semis
Volleyball: MES, OLF emerge winners
Yajna for hockey World Cup win
Flowers add fragrance to Holi milan
Maha Kumbh: Officer pulls up agencies for faulty streetlights
Mela DIG tells cops to maintain cool
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Works around Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple
Dehradun, February 25 In 2006, the departments had undertaken a project inaugurated by then Tourism Minister Tejpal Singh Rawat to beautify and enhance the tourism potential in the area adjacent to the temple, which is spread across 32 bighas, at the cost of Rs 82 lakh. The departments then abandoned the newly-built structures - the canteen and toilet complex - after completing them six months ago. Benefiting from the carelessness of the governmental departments, miscreants stole the aluminium windows and metal parts fitted on the doors of toilet complex. They also damaged windows of the toilet complex a month ago. After breaking open the access, the buildings have become a mainstay of unsocial elements. The temple authorities fear for escalation of crime in the temple area because of these events. Besides these structures, the Irrigation Department had installed RCC pillars at the entrance, put up railings, built a parking area, a couple of ghats, some stairs reaching down to the river and a second pathway to enter the temple. AS Rawat, SHO, Garhi Cantt, where the FIR of the theft has been lodged, blamed the irresponsible attitude of the government departments which left the structures unmanned after their completion to be swarmed by nefarious elements to indulge in unlawful activities. This, he said, had become a headache for the police also. Little bothered about wasting the taxpayers’ money, both departments seemed more interested in blaming each other. Interestingly, there is no authority above them to check and probe the misuse of government funds invested and wasted in such a manner. The Irrigation Department, which built the structures with the funds provided by the District Tourism Development Department, stated that it was not the department’s responsibility to provide security to the shrine. DS Rawat, Executive Engineer who supervised the project, said, “Our job was limited to creating the infrastructure in the area. It did not include placing security men”. On the other hand, Vivek Chauhan, District Tourism Development Officer, said, “The Irrigation Department is yet to complete the project. Until it completes and hands over the project to us, the responsibility lies with it”. Rawat of the Irrigation Department denied that any work on his part was pending. He talked about sending a completion report to the Tourism Department, whilst Chauhan refused of getting any completion report from Rawat. The ‘pending’ work which the Tourism Department wants the Irrigation Department to complete is to build a public park, security wall around the temple and one more toilet complex. The Irrigation Department has backed out saying that the funds given to it have already come to a nought and is now demanding more funds from their tourism counterpart. The matter has got stuck at this point. Both departments are not bothered about the safety and smooth operation of the structures which have already been created. When asked about operationalising the canteen that is lying abandoned for the past six months, Chauhan said, “Once the project gets completed, an auction will be held by the District Magistrate and handed over to the joint management of the Irrigation and District Tourism Departments.” Krishan Giri, head priest of the Tapkeshwar temple, was annoyed with the working style of the governmental agencies. He denied giving authority of managing the buildings to any government department after the completion of the works. He said that he had made it clear and got it in writing that only the temple management would take charge after their completion. Meanwhile, Chauhan gave an assurance of sorting the matter out with Giri later. Giri, who has lost faith in the management skills of the government departments, alleged that the tourist centre/restaurant set up in the temple area by the District Tourism Department was allowing liquor and non-vegetarian food to be served in a clandestine manner. He said that objections on the issue had been raised numerous times and these had even turned into physical fights. But no representative of the Tourism Department was even ready to listen to these objections. The pomp and show presented before Kiran Chawdhary, then Union Tourism Minister, by placing gorgeous furnishing and internet-equipped computers were removed the next day when she had come on a visit to the temple. Giri said that government agencies had worked in half-hearted manner. The stairs have been built, but no lighting arrangements have been made. Even the end of each step has not been marked making it difficult for devotees to use these stairs at night. He said that had these departments made the structures operational, then the big crowd that came to attend the main festival of the temple - the Maha Shiv Ratri and the 10-day fair - could have utilised these. But now what worries him most is the security of the temple because the abandoned structures are attracting unsocial elements.
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Elephants go berserk at marriage party in Meerut
Dehradun, February 25 Wildlife authorities from Uttarakhand dispatched a team of forest officials to Meerut after they received an SOS call from UP for controlling the elephants. The elephants, that were brought to Meerut to take part in the marriage function of a BSP leader, paniced after hearing the sound of crackers and seeing the surging crowds. The elephants went on a rampage damaging a number of vehicles. “We received a call for help and immediately dispatched our men from Haridwar Forest Division for assistance,” Paramjeet, Head, Uttarakhand Anti-poaching Cell, informed The Tribune. The help was given despite the fact that the Uttarakhand forest authorities are fully engaged with Kumbh affairs and on an alert to ensure that no man-elephant conflict takes place in the region. Significantly, preparedness on the part of the Uttarakhand forest authorities for the Kumbh Mela came to the advantage of UP officials. The Uttarakhand forest team that was equipped with tranquiller guns in active assistance of Dr Ashraf of the Wildlife Trust of India and Dr Utkarsh Shukla finally managed to bring the pachyderms under control after much of effort. Meanwhile, International Organisation for Animal Protection in India has sought action against the BSP leader responsible for the event. It has asked the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police, Meerut, to take stern action in the matter. Dr AK Singh of the Wildlife Trust of India described the incident as horrific. “Such usage of elephants in marriage processions could be catastrophic. As loud decibel noises are an inseparable part of Indian marriages, elephants can go berserk and inflict damage,” Dr Singh pointed out. Interestingly, Uttar Pradesh BSP government functionaries had being outdoing each other to promote BSP election symbol — elephant. Pressing elephants into service in a marriage procession was an effort to show loyalty to the BSP by the party functionary concerned.
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15-year-old Gujjar boy eaten by tigress Dehradun, February 25 Forest officials and local villagers after frantic a search managed to locate the remains of the body of the boy. Terai forest authorities attributed the attack to a tigress seen in the region along with her cub. “Often tigresses with cubs attack brutally when confronted by a human,” disclosed Vivek Pandey, Divsional Forest Officer, Terai East. 50-yr-old survives leopard attack
Pitthoragarh (OC): A 50-year-old man was badly injured in an attack by a leopard in the forest near his home at Timta village in Gangolihat subdivision, where he had gone to rear his cattle, yesterday. He is admitted to a hospital. “Madho Singh braved the attack and repulsed it. In the fight, both the leopard and Madho Singh were injured,” said DFO Nishant Varma. “A team of forest officers led by forest guard SD Pandey found blood spots at various places where the incident had happened. It indicates that the carnivore has been badly injured by the pointed weapon used by Madho Singh in his defence. The search for the injured leopard is on. Madho Singh is stated to be out of danger,” said the
DFO.
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Students celebrate Holi at institute
Roorkee, February 25 As most of the students go for the Holi to their homes during the holidays, they celebrate the festivals with fellows and members of the institute. Many students were seen roaming in groups with their faces drenched in various colours on the premises. The faculty, too, joined in the celebrations. “They are like our families here, so we never disappoint the students whenever they wish to celebrate festivals with us,” said a faculty member. “We always celebrate every festival with our ‘gurus’ before going to homes,” said a student.Later in the night, all eating joints were seen full with the IITeans as it was party time before leaving the campus for the Holi. Union seeks change in transfer policy
The IIT Employee Union demanded to cease the group system in the transfer policy of the employees here. During their meeting this week, the union also sought separate residential accommodations for mess employees. Union president Vinod Gaur said the union had apprised the Director of the institute of their demands. “We have given them time up to March 15 to meet our demands. If our demands not met, the employees would go on a strike from March 15 to 19,” said Gaur.
IIT wins accolades at Basant Utsav 2010
The institute which prepares the top-class engineers here and do research to invent advance technology, is no lesser than anyone when it comes to aesthetic sense. Winning around a dozen prizes at the “Basant Utsav 2010” by the institute recently at Raj Bhavan in Dehradun corroborated the fact. The institute won accolades by lifting “running shield” in the Basant festival. The IIT-R won first prize in the “garden category (institute)” and “potted plants (green fruits/vegetables)” category. “This is not the first time that the institute made the town proud with its achievement in the field. We use to win prizes in most of the flower shows being held in the state every now and then,” said IIT-R Director Professor SC Saxena.
Seminars, workshops held
This fortnight, the institute witnessed a number of seminars, workshops and short-term courses on various subjects by various departments here. While the Electrical Engineering Department hosted a three-day international conference “CERA-09, Computer Application in Electrical Engineering - Recent Advances”, various departments, including Department of Chemical Engineering, Hydrology Department and Department of Engineering, organised short-term courses on various subjects here. In “CERA-09”, research papers were invited on 18 different themes and in response the department had received as many as 326 papers across the world. Out of 326, 116 research papers were selected for presentation in the conference. Various issues, which were discussed during the conference included broadband over power line, image processing, robotics and control, image and video processing, soft computing, heart diseases - India is exception, etc. On the other hand, the short courses included remote sensing and GIS application in hydro power projects by the Hydrology Department, Conservation and Management in rivers and lakes by Hydro Energy Centre and recent trends in environmental monitoring and control strategies in the Petroleum Industry by the Department of Chemical Engineering and a course sewerage treatment plant by the Department of Engineering also held.
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Students present various facets of state
Dehradun, February 25 Chief guest president of the Uttarakhand Congress Committee Yashpal Arya encouraged the students to utilise all opportunities coming their way and work towards making the country successful. He also presented awards and certificates to students for excellent performance in academics, extra-curricular activities and sports. Chairman of the institute Harish Arora discussed the rapid growth of the institute and shared the vision for the future to set up a state-of-the-art academic institute in the near future. The highlight of the day was a Sufi song, a fusion of Kashmiri with bhangra, which beautifully showcased the culture of India. A foot-tapping Punjabi dance, salsa dance and Nepali folk were equally appreciated by the audience. The occasion ended with a colourful Rajasthani folk dance presentation. Vice-Chairman of the institute Rani Arora expressed happiness for organising such a grand show. Present on the occasion were Registrar Dr Aparna Singh, Dean Dr VD Sharma, Principal Dr Sandhya Dogra and other faculty members.
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Ensure hassle-free exams, principals told
Nainital, February 25 Bagauli directed all Sub Divisional Magistrates to hold meetings with officials of the department in their respective areas. He also directed the principals to keep phone numbers of important officials ready with them as that the latter could be contacted in the event of any trouble. Bagauli also said before opening the question papers the teachers must ensure that they were opening the right set of question papers in synchronisation with the day and date of a particular examination. He said the question papers must be kept under double lock and two Class IV employees must be deputed at the night at the centres where question papers were kept. He promised requisite force at the different examination centres. District Education Officer Jeevan Singh Hayanki said the examinations for matriculation and inter-levels would start on March 5 and continue to till April 10. There are 95 examination centres in the district, out of which 89 are meant for conduct of both matriculation and inter-level examinations, while six are exclusively for conduct of matriculation-level examinations. A total of 14,011 students were expected to appear for the matriculation examinations, while 9,900 would appear for the inter-level examinations. He informed that the examination centres at the Government Inter College at Patlot, Okhalkanda, Bhirapani, Dholigaon, Lal Kuan, Maldhanchaur, Patkot, Haldwani, Bindukheda had been declared sensitive, along with three others, on account of their being located in the remote areas and other reasons. Hayanki said orders had been given to officials to take the question papers to their respective centres by February 26.
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Spoken English course for the poor
Dehradun, February 25 Held at the initiative of Webex, an academy of foreign languages, as part of its social responsibility, “Divya Jyoti” entails 12-month course open to students from poor financial background and has been formulated in a manner that enables a student joining the course as per his suitability. Inaugurating the course, Rajeev Sharma, Director, Webex, said the institute aimed at working for the underprivileged sections of society and this spoken English course was an effort in the same direction. He said students from SC, ST and BC categories particularly stood to benefit from this course. Rajeev Sharma also disclosed the Webex had also created a “Webex Career” to help student make up for their career choices. Chairman Sushila Devi and Jitendra Joshi hoped the course would benefit the students who wanted to go for government jobs and at the same time had to appear for entrance tests. A large number of students from various schools and colleges of Dehradun were present at the launch ceremony.
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Tribune Impact
Mussoorie, February 25 Student union president Nitin Dutt, in a letter to the Forest Minister, had alleged that the rightful candidates had been left out and the name of non-deserving candidates figured in the merit list. A meeting was held at DFO’s office at Mussoorie today where the Chairman of the appellate body said transparency was maintained in the conduct of the exam. However, if the students still felt that they were not satisfied with the procedures then they could give a complaint in writing. The unsatisfied students remained adamant on a re-examination for the post. They also sought from the Chairman to make public the answer sheets of the meritorious students. The students said till the time a justifiable decision was not taken by the authorities concerned no recruitment should be made to the posts of forest guard. Later, speaking to the media, Dutt alleged it seemed the talks were held to mislead the students from the real issue of favouritism shown during the exam. The whole exercise was a farce and was conducted to recruit near and dear ones of department personnel. He demanded an independent inquiry into the matter.
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RIMC holds quiz
Dehradun, February 25 Amid tough competition the first position was bagged by Chandragupta with 78 points, Ranjit with 40 points, Pratap with 36 points and Shivaji, with 33 points, respectively. Quiz masters for the evening were Dr Jairam Choudhary, DN Thapliyal, Birjesh Chauhan and Neeraj Negi. Vineet Mathews was the computer in charge.
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Dehradun, February 25 Windlass Healthcare Pvt Ltd interviewed students from the departments of BPharma, MSc Microbiology and Msc Pharma. Windlass CEO Satish Kukreti and HR Manager Sanjeev Verma arranged two primary rounds for selecting the aspirants. Following the two rounds, five students were selected under the supervision of quality control and production unit. Conveyor of the placement cell Varsha Parcha thanked the interviewers for their cooperation and congratulated the selected candidates. Dr Yogesh Kumar Negi, Dr Vikas Jodhan and Mohammed Afzal and other faculty members were present at the time of placement. — TNS
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Neha crowned Miss ICSE
Dehradun, February 25 The entire affair was skilfully managed by students of class IX. Comperes Varsha and Akansha articulately conducted the programme. Neha Farswan was crowned Miss ICSE and Ashish Nautiyal as Mr ICSE. In the category of best dancer, Anupama and Preetam bagged the first position. School captain Rahul Raj Negi and vice-captain Shivani Khanduri thanked the management for their support and cooperation.
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A squash star in the making
Haridwar, February 25 One such talented player is Laxman Joshi, hailing from Dangeir village in Almora district, who is a top squash player of the country and that too at 20 years of age. And, just like Sachin Tendulkar, Laxman’s only non-squash sports icon, he had started playing squash quite early. He has a whopping 60-odd titles and championships to his credit. The number may be more as Joshi started playing on the professional circuit at the age of 11 and has represented Mumbai University, district, city (Mumbai), state (Maharashtra) and India at the Asian and international circuit. Currently ranked eighth in the All-India Squash Seniors Ranking, Joshi has played the nationals eight times. On three occasions, he reached the final but could only end up as the runner-up. This hasn’t flagged his spirit as he said, “Something may be lacking in my game and I have to correct it.” At the international-level, Laxman participated at the Milo All-Star Junior Squash Championship where he was eighth overall and at the Penanag International Open where he came sixth. At the Qatar Open, he secured the fifth place in individual ranking and in the team ranking, he was ranked third overall. This Almora lad has performed well both at the junior and senior levels. When asked how come he took to squash, he said, “The JSW Company, where my father works, set up a recreation club that had a squash court. I started playing there and as my game improved, top players and coaches motivated me to pursue it professionally.” Coach Sunil Verma in a telephonic conversation from Mumbai told The Tribune that Laxman has all-round skills and he is eager to rectify his flaws than depend on his opponents’ weaknesses for victory. He added that he has a bright future but needs more sponsorship and specialised coaching. Laxman’s father Harish Joshi Harish said that Laxman, if he becomes a top-class player, The government and corporate sector have to contribute more to squash as very little infrastructure was available outside metros and state capitals, felt Laxman. He was all praise for the world-class squash complex at the Gurukul Kangri University. Laxman’s sister Urvashi Joshi is also a top national player and is currently ranked No. 1 in the girls under-15 category. The siblings play and work out together. About any special diet he was taking, Laxman said, “We can’t afford special diets, but if more sponsorship comes, we can think on this aspect,” said Laxman. A ray of hope has emerged for Joshi with Jindal Steels sponsoring him. The company takes care of the financial aspect when he plays tournaments in the country and abroad. Ajay Malik and Shiv Kumar Chauhan, organising committee members of the All-India Inter-University Championship, are planning to engage Laxman’s services in training young squash players in Haridwar. Laxman was ecstatic on being offered the position of coach at just 20 years of age!
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Garhwal Sporting, Gorkha Brigade enter semis
Dehradun, February 25 Garhwal Sporting struck early in the match. They scored their first goal in the 27th minute of the match. It was Deepak for the team who dodged two players before scoring the goal. But the team had to wait a long for its second goal, which came in the 70th minute of the match through Tenzine. The 5 Garhwal team looked out of place and failed to match the skillful play of the Garhwal Sporting team. At the end, 5 Garhwal lost the match by 2-0. Meanwhile, in the last quarterfinal match, the Gorkha Brigade team defeated Sunderwala Boy by 2-0 to make it to the semifinal stage. It was a close contest between the two teams in the first half, with the Gorkha Brigade team failing to take an advantage of the scoring opportunities. While in the second half, the Gorkha Brigade team scored the first goal in the 42nd minute through Janak Bahadur making 1-0 for his side. The second goal for the team came in the 65th minute through Bhaktaman making it 2-0 for his side.
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Secretariat XI register 8-wkt win
Dehradun, February 25 Vijay gave the Helex Cricket team the kind of start that helped his team make a huge score. He smashed handy 23 runs in the beginning. Girish supported him well on the other end to make 12 runs. First down batsman Kishan scored 16 runs. Lower order batsman Anand scored 22 runs. For the Secretariat team, Bhupender took three wickets, whereas Rajender, Vikas and TH Khan took one wicket each. In a reply, the Secretariat team proved to be a far superior side to achieve the target with eight wickets in hand. TH Khan was the highest run scorer for the team with 55 runs, whereas Bhupender made 27 runs. Third batsman Bhupender scored 18 runs. For the Helex team, Sharad took two wickets. Graphic Era win
Graphic Era defeated UIT by four wickets at the first Inter-College Cricket Tournament here today. Batting first, UIT team scored 155 runs in 35 overs. Kuldeep was the highest scorer with 43 runs off 66 balls while Kapil scored 26 runs. For Graphic Era, Sumit and Dushyant took two wickets each. In reply, Graphic Era reached the target with ease. Mudit scored 26 runs, Varun scored 42 runs and Sumit contributed 20 runs. For UIT, Mukesh took three wickets and Rakesh clinched two wickets.
HCA defeat Kings Eleven
The HCA team defeated the Kings Eleven team by six wickets at the Chandan Singh Thapali Memorial Cricket Tournament underway at Matawalabag. Batting first, the Kings Eleven team piled 133 runs in 20 overs. Manish was the highest scorer for the team with 25 runs and Khalti made 23 runs and Yash made 21 runs. For the HCA team, Sandeep took four wickets, whereas Kuldeep and Saurabh claimed two wickets each. In a reply, the HCA team won by six wickets. Sandeep made 26 runs and Ankush made 43 runs, while Kuldeep made 20 runs. For the Kings Eleven team, Junaid, Ashu, Khalid and Kasif took one wicket each.
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Volleyball: MES, OLF emerge winners
Dehradun, February 25 The Postal Department emerged winner against OFD. It defeated the Postal Department by 25-21 and 25-22. SOI won its match against DEAL by 25-22 and 25-21. IIP beat OLF by 25-15 and 25-13. Deal won its second match against IIP by 25-22 and 25-17. SOI won its match against SOI by 25-12, 24-26 and 15-7. NHO defeated the Postal Department by 25-17 and 25-9.
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Mumbai, Delhi varsities in summit clash
Haridwar, February 25 In the individual events, Lakshman Joshi from Mumbai and Dheerav from Pune got a walkover, while in the third, fourth and fifth matches Keerl Khurn, Abhay Sood and Prateek Baweja won their respective matches. Other matches were in progress till the filing of the report. Organising committee secretary Dr RKS Dagar said the final matches will commence at 11 am tomorrow and Acharya BalaKrishan will be the chief guest at the award ceremony.
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Yajna for hockey World Cup win
Dehradun, February 25 Jaswinder Singh, president of Uttarakhand Khilari Sangharsh Morcha, said, “We organised the yajna to give our best wishes to the Indian team so that it comes out victorious at the World Cup.” He added that despite hockey being India’s national game, the sport was going through some troubled times. “Therefore, we decided to conduct a yajna,” he said. Scores of hockey enthusiasts participated in the ceremony and chanted hymns.
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Flowers add fragrance to Holi milan
Haridwar, February 25 Noted spiritual guru Yogeshwar Pushpanand Maharaj of Sidh Peeth Sidhashram had organised the Holi milan programme. Maharaj termed Holi as a festival of love and brotherhood. He exhorted the gathering to utilise the festival for spiritual awakening. Children dressed as Radha and Krishna played a Holi of flowers with Pushpanand Maharaj and his followers joining in. More than 150 kg of flowers - from rose to sunflower to seasonal ones - were used. Earlier, the function began with the Vishwa Ekta Sankeertan Mandal presenting bhajans. Bhajan singer Rajesh Angira and his party set the mood for the function. Present at the occasion were BJP district vice-president Kusum Gandhi, trustees Rajiv Kapoor, Balesh Mittal, Rohit Khanna, Neha Malik, Rajni Sachdeva, Saroj Bhatiya, Sunita Kaushik, Sunita Chauhan, Sashi Chauhan, Rajneesh Chauhan, Ashu Chauhan, Mayank Chauhan, Balvinder Kau and several followers. Students play with colours Ajay Ramola adds from Mussoorie: School students played with colours during the Holi Milan function organised at Saraswati Shishu Bal Vidya Mandir near Kulri Bazaar here. Principal Manoj Rayal addressing the students earlier said the festival of colours was to spread the feeling of brotherhood amidst every Indian. He also divulged the significance of the day and said students should have faith similar to Prahlad and dedicate themselves towards education to achieve greater heights in life. Sweets were also distributed on the occasion. The school was closed for the festival after that. Water guns on cartoon characters popular Akash Ghai adds from Roorkee: Markets are decked up with the paraphernalia related to the Holi festival here. This time, the new arrivals in the markets, which will likely to give the festival more colours, include Harry Potter, Shaka-Laka Boom Boom and Benton “pichkarees” (water guns). A local shopkeeper in the Civil Lines market said these “pichkarees” were made in China and the main attractions among kids this year. “After the success of the toys based on cartoon characters, there are ‘pichkarees’ made on these characters and these are instant hit among the children,” said R Aggarwal, while adding that the rates of these items ranged between Rs 75 to Rs 400. Besides, other “pichkarees” in the shape of rambo gun, commando gun, Chinese pressure pump and missiles are also high in demand this season. The other items like masks of super heroes Superman, Spiderman and Batman and cartoon characters, colourful sprays, water balloons and colour foams are also selling like hot cakes here. The shopkeepers said the demand of herbal colours was all-time high as people were aware about the harms of the substandard colours available in the market on cheaper rates. The doctors also advice people to use herbal colours instead of other colours and “gulaal”, as these are safer to allergies and other skin diseases.
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Maha Kumbh: Officer pulls up agencies for faulty streetlights
Haridwar, February 25 From the main mela zone area of Har-ki-Pauri to New Haridwar, Vardhan visited several places and found shortcomings galore. At DhyanKunj, he found streetlights had not been installed yet. To this, he strictly directed the Executive Engineer (Electricity) to get light poles erected within two days at required spots and the existing ones repaired. Similarly, at Indira Gandhi Setu, popularly known as Chandi Ghat Bridge, he found half a dozen streetlights non-functional. But, the officer lost temper when at Dudhia Band he found 28 newly installed streetlights non-functional. He had a word with nodal agency executive engineer RK Jain of the Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam and told him get those repaired in a few hours. His orders were carried out promptly. Jain also had to take officer’s ire when at Shiv Moorti, near VIP ghat, the focus light was found not functioning properly. Jain said a colour light and focus background light would be installed at the chowk. Also drawing flak from the mela officer was Senior Line Inspector (Electricity) of the Municipal Committee, Haridwar, when the former found lighting on Sapt Rishi Road in a poor shape. These were repaired in the evening. “If such lapses are found again then we will be bound to write to the government of the concerned nodal agencies,” said
Vardhan. Mata Mansa Devi Temple Vardhan and and DIG (Mela) Alok Sharma also inspected facilities at famous Mata Mansa Devi Temple situated near the Har-Ki-Pauri hills. Temple’s Mahants Rama Nand Puri and Rajendra Puri said to regulate devotees’ rush, special holdups, commonly known as chakravyuhs, had been put up. While treading the road leading to the temple, both Vardhan and Sharma directed Raja Ji National Park Wildlife Warden SB Lal to get the three narrow curves broadened. The mela officers were miffed at seeing garbage lying alongside the road and directed the sector magistrate to ensure a regular cleaning of the road.
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Mela DIG tells cops to maintain cool
Haridwar, February 25 At a briefing to the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel from Uttar Pradesh at the Mayapur Police Lines, the DIG (Mela) said while security was imperative, yet it was their duty to see common people and pilgrims didn’t face inconvenience and unfriendly behaviour from them. “Security is of prime importance during the Kumbh but now we have to assure that pilgrims and common people are treated with respect and we have to deal with them cordially. If people are violating mela rules then we have to patiently tell them and have to maintain calm even if they argue,” said Sharma.
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ancient shrine of Lord Shiva which is a prominent tourist attraction and magnificent heritage site, has become a victim of the apathy of Tourism and Irrigation Departments.
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Uttarakhand Forest authorities came to the rescue of their counterparts in Uttar
Pradesh after elephants went berserk the at a marriage party in Meerut district
of the neighbouring state.Wildlife authorities from Uttarakhand dispatched a team of forest officials to Meerut after they received an SOS call from UP for controlling the elephants. 
Roorkee, February 25
Mussoorie, February 25
Dehradun, February 25
Dehradun, February 25
Haridwar, February 25
After receiving complaints regarding a lack of quality standard and irregularities in the execution of mela works by various departments and nodal agencies, mela in charge Anand Vardhan has decided to make surprise visits to the mela zone to get firsthand information.
