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Dream Girl even at 61
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Encroachers thrive in Chief Minister’s locality
Nav Samvatsar Snan: Millions visit Haridwar
Devotees perform rituals on Ganga ghats in Haridwar on Tuesday. Tribune photos: Rameshwar Gaur
IMA painting contest brings out hidden talent of kids
An anti-encroachment drive in progress; and (right) shopkeepers argue with police personnel during the drive in Dehradun
on Tuesday. Tribune photographs
Sanskar Bharati celebrates Hindu New Year
Tributes paid to Sarojini Naidu
MPG College panel discusses land lease issue
Beehive College holds national conference
Pensioners thank CM
CAU to select team for Gold Cup
Vaidya Balendu Prakash of the Vaidya Chander Prakash Research Foundation addresses the media in Dehradun on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Public address system stopped
Public address speakers installed by the Dehradun police at various intersections are not being used. A Tribune photograph
Students get lessons of life through films
Doon Cricket Academy to hold U’khand Cricket Cup
Bharat Gulati, President of Doon Tiger Cricket Academy addresses a press conference in Dehradun on Tuesday.
A Tribune photograph
Women discuss gender bias issue
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Dream Girl even at 61
Haridwar, March 16 Yes, it could only be evergreen Hindi film star Hema Malini who not only casts spell on the audience by her beauty, but by her dancing skills too. The renowned actress was in the Kumbh city to perform in a couple of events at the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Haridwar accompanied by her daughters Esha and Aahna Deol. Hema Malini performed a Shiva-Parvati theme-based ballet and enthralled the audience with her classical performance. The mega cine star who was born on October 16, 1948, at Ammankudi in Tamil Nadu, has to her credit more than 160 odd movies in a glittering career spanning four decades and her energy, spirit and ballet performance left everyone wondering the secret. An exponent of Bharatnatyam dance, Hema Malini displayed in her performance why she is equally known for both acting and dance in the same vein. A Filmfare award winner Hema Malini was quite ecstatic at her visit during Maha Kumbh in Haridwar. She said it was an honour that the state government and other organisations had invited her to perform in Kumbh duration and said the religious-pious atmosphere of Rishikesh-Haridwar along with natural beauty gave her immense peace and inner satisfaction. Keeping a distance from the media fraternity, Hema only smiled and answered in just one liners, while her daughter Esha Deol, who too has worked in a half a dozen Hindi flicks, refrained from giving any interview. When questioned on her future projects. Esha just smiled and said “just wait”, while Aahna was more reserved of the three. On the recent passage of the Women’s Quota Reservation Bill in the Upper House, Hema, who is also a BJP member in the Rajya Sabha, said it was a victory for womanhood and a positive step in the right direction. Incidentally, not many know that Hema Malini too has directed a film titled “Dil Aashna Hai” with Shah Rukh Khan and Divya Bharti and acted with Kabir Bedi in Doordarshan serial “Noopur” where she essayed the role of a Bharatnatyam dancer.
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Encroachers thrive in Chief Minister’s locality
Dehradun, March 16 Councillor accused Joshi of gross inaction in the matter of encroachment over the embankment in Sayyed Mohalla. He said: “Even before the embankment, which was to be built at a cost of Rs 8 lakh could complete, the encroachers started usurping it. I have been complaining from the time when the encroachment, which has spread to four kutcha houses over the embankment, just started taking place. Now, four months have passed but no one has ever gone to visit the place, leave alone the removal of encroachments”. The MNA reiterated the old excuse of shortage of staff saying: “I have only four teams with me. There are 1,200 encroachments in the city. Even if I start removing one each day, it will take me three years to do the job.” Rejecting Joshi’s argument, Gupta said: “Nobody is talking about the old encroachments. If the DMC controls encroachments on a daily basis, then it can prevent the city from the clutches of land mafia. Four teams are sufficient to stop one encroachment even in four five days.” He also accused insiders in the DMC of involvement in embezzlement of land, which was reserved for setting up a community centre in Yamuna Colony. “The land measuring 15x50 ft, costing around Rs 20 lakh, was kept aside for the construction of a community hall but a woman resident made it her parking area after installing a gate over it. On being enquired, she said the land had been sold to her by a DMC official but could not show the registry. It shows that some insider is involved.” Flushing with rage, he said the episode had tarnished his image. “I wanted to make a community hall which I promised to colony people but now the land has been usurped. Despite my several reminders, no body is ready to do any thing. After this, I will have no other option but to stage a dharna in front of the MNA office.” Reacting angrily to Gupta’s threat of dharna, the MNA refused to buckle under the pressure. Though later he accepted to go to inspect the area the next day.
BJP councillors gherao MNA
The gherao of Mukhya Nagar Adhikari NK Joshi by BJP councillors on the self-assessment and house tax issues turned into a heated exchange when the MNA tried to reason with them the impending requirement of such new applications to augment the income of the DMC, especially by charging from big commercial property owners. Councillor Sangeeta asked him to review the taxes as an exercise to lessen the burden on the common man who is already under immense stress because of sky-rocking prices of essential commodities.
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Nav Samvatsar Snan: Millions visit Haridwar
Haridwar, March 16 But, they could rest a bit only as today was another festive occasion of Nav Samvatsar, the auspicious day from which Hindu new year calendar (Vikram Samvat 2067) starts. Also as today Navratras got started there was more religious significance associated with holy bath and since early morning itself devotees had begun visiting temples across the city. While lakhs were still in the city after taking the Shahi Snan yesterday, the equal number thronged the Ganga ghats to take a holy dip today. Brahm Kund at Har-ki-Pauri and other adjacent ghats were filled to capacity with some devotees taking second holy dip consecutively today. Mela officer Anand Vardhan has expressed satisfaction over the successful completion of the second Shahi Snan and lauded every personnel involved in the arrangements as well as locals for abiding by the mela police instructions. With immense crowds flocking the city for the second day, it was again brisk business time for traders, hoteliers, rest house owners and vikram rickshaw drivers. At railway station, bus station and four wheelers’ stands, there was a jam-packed situation. Hotel Association president Om Prakash Jamdagni says hotels were totally booked from March 13 till tomorrow and this has brough smiles on the faces of hoteliers. Uday Ram Semwal of Brijwasi Sweets Shop situated on the BHEL turn said yesterday they had no respite for even a minute while today it was not as much pressure yet back to back festive occasions had made for the loss they incurred in Diwali season due to mass fear of adulterated sweets. At prominent city temples, including Mata Mansa Devi temple, Mata Chandi Devi, Bharat Mata Mandir, Daksh Maha Dev Mandir, Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir and other temples across the city devotees lined up to offer prayers and perform other rituals of Navratras. Less crowd pressure compared to yesterday’s rush of devotees permitted relaxation in traffic restrictions. Entry of heavy vehicles was allowed in the city, but not in the inner mela area roads while entry of two wheelers and four wheelers was also partially restricted in the main road leading up to Har-ki-Pauri. On both festive days, the Lost and Found Cell helped 1,000-odd people reunite with their lost family members. The Jal police saved more than 30 persons from getting drowned in the river. Meanwhile, those who couldn’t reach Har-ki-Pauri watched live footages of the area on two projectors set up at Doodha Dhari Chowk and Shankaracharya Chowk. Now, the mela administration has a few days of respite till the next festive occasion falling in the coming week.
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IMA painting contest brings out hidden talent of kids
Dehradun, March 16 A painting competition was recently held by the Arts Club, a wing of the Indian Military Academy
(IMA), in collaboration with Camlin India Ltd to bring out creativity and talent among toddlers aged 3-7 years and slightly grown-ups in the age group of 7-14 years. The theme “Flower, Nature and Environment” was chosen to drum in the message among children to make them responsible towards precious treasure of nature. Harsh, who chose to paint flowers, enthusiastically replies: “I painted many flowers, as I like flowers very much”. His sense of colour certainly stands him out among other competitors of his category. He starkly demarcates the outlines without letting colour bleed out of the edges. Basking in the success of her son, Major Anuradha Sharma said: “Harsh is on the top of the world ever since he won this prize. He looks invigorated with this newfound confidence which has boosted his morale. Mere participation in such competitions blooms the dormant creativity and shapes up the personality of children”. The little winner is fully absorbed in painting a boat nowadays from a book which her mother bought for
him. Isha Sharma, Class VIII student of Bright Land School, winner of the second category, has more a vivid picture to portray, thanks to her age. Delineating a beautiful house amid the expanse of multi-hued natural bonanza surrounding it, she has done justice to her imaginary prowess. The reason could be her inclination towards nature as she said: “I like painting nature in different ways. Though the competition was tough, somewhere inside I knew I would make it to the top slot”. Her confidence emanates from the basic training which she took during her father’s tenure at Pachmari which sharpened her painting skills. Now, she desires to further hone it in Dehradun. Her father
Lieut-Col AK Sharma is all help to her. He said: “I could not be with her on the day of competition because I was out of station on leave. Now, elated on her victory, I have decided to arrange for advance painting classes for her”. For now, she is busy preparing for her exams to perform outstanding in that as well. The judges of the contest were Major Abhimanyu Singh, Capt Ashish Singh and Divya
Bharat.
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Kiosks razed from busy markets
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, March 16 The Kotwali police, led by Circle Officer (CO) Ajay Singh and Station House Officer (SHO) Kailash Panwar, carried out the drive. The police removed encroachments at Paltan Bazar, Dhamawala, Sabji Mandi, Hanuman Chowk, Dispensary Road, Pritam Kaur Road, Gandhi Road, Moti Bazar and Machhi Bazar. The police removed the kiosks, which were there on the road and also removed the items for sale placed outside the shops. Besides this, the police confiscated articles, including refrigrators, chairs, tables, couches and other small material. CO Ajay Singh said this drive was a part of the over-a-month-long drive and would continue in future as well. “We have had meetings with traders and asked them not to encroach upon the place, but they haven’t mended their ways. Now we would initiate legal provisions,” the CO added. Replying to a question that these drives failed to have much impact as the encroachers came back, he said they had themselves seen the change after the recent drives. If the police regularly continued this drive and kept a check, it could certainly put a tab on the encroachers. Meanwhile, there was resentment among the traders. They alleged that the police was biased and unnecessarily bothering them.
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Sanskar Bharati celebrates Hindu New Year
Dehradun, March 16 On this occasion, Harbans Kapoor as well as Shashikant Dixit, congratulated the gathering present at the event. They also extended warm wishes to their fellow residents of the state for a prosperous year ahead. Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha Harbans Kapoor was the chief guest who inaugurated the event, while other guests Govind Singh Bisht, Education Minister, Chief Speaker, Shashikant Dixit and Education Director Pushpa Manas also were among the dignitaries present at the ceremony who lighted the lamp. Coordinator of the event was Jagdish Babla, general secretary of Sanskar Bharati, while other artistes of the event were Basanti Bisht, Anita Malhotra, Medhavi Singh, Beena Aggarwal, Sharda Gupta and Sharda
Mishra.
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Tributes paid to Sarojini Naidu
Dehradun, March 16 Chief guest for the programme was Rakesh Dhawan, senior vice-president AIWC and Sujata Sharma, programme officer, Mahila Shashatikaran and Bal Vikas village. The programme was chaired by Indu Singh, Principal of MKP College. After lighting the lamp, Dr Daljeet Kaur, president, UWA, welcomed the audience, whereas Surinder Kalra, secretary, presented the report of UMA for 2009. Following it was an entertaining Kavi Sammelan in which noted poets Veena Pari Joshi and Kamleshwari Mishra, along with other participants, presented poems. Twentyfive meritorious students were felicitated with scholarships to help them with their academic pursuits. Social worker Shweta Rai Talwar, Santosh T Singh, Veena Sharma, Manorama Sharma, Saroj Uniyal, Sangeeta Kullar and other prominent lecturers and social workers were present at the ceremony.
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MPG College panel discusses land lease issue
Mussoorie, March 16 According to sources, the burning issue of lease of college land to the Art of Living organisation was also discussed in detail. Four members opposed the move in the meeting, while five Palika ward members, of whom two belonging to the Congress, supported the land lease proposal. They were the same ward members who passed the proposal in the Palika earlier. According to the MPG College Principal, the committee consisted of 14 members and only nine were present in the meeting. Of them five members from the Palika supported the proposal and four opposed it. After much deliberation it was decided that the proposal would be sent for the consent of the Vice-Chancellor and the government to seek the advice whether the land could be leased in such circumstances. The experts believe that such an extraordinary proposal can only be passed by two-thirds majority from which the proposal has fallen short. The chances of the lease of land seem bleak after this proposal. Meanwhile, the Congress is preparing to initiate action on the Congress ward members who have voted in favour of the land lease.
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Beehive College holds national conference
Dehradun, March 16 The chief guest for the inauguration ceremony will be former Chief Minister BC Khanduri and Uttarakhand Technical University Pro Vice-Chancellor HC Nainwal. With preparations of six months, the conference will have representatives from different educational institutes of the country. From the Kerala, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Jaipur, Nainital, New Delhi etc, at the conference 40-selected research papers will be presented. “The aim of the conference is to reach out to larger masses and academicians, who will under one roof interact with several eminent researchers and experts in the area of management and informative technology,” informed Amit Kapoor, Chairman, Beehive College. “It’s a matter of pride that for the first time the AICTE is sponsoring a college and organising such a a big event,” added Dr Aftab Ahmed, Director of the college.
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Pensioners thank CM
Dehradun, March 16 In the meeting, members of the federation expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank for granting increased pensions to retired teachers according to the Sixth Pay Commission. The pensioners also thanked the Adviser to the Chief Minister for Higher Education RK Singh, treasurer, director to financial services and additional director. President of the federation Dr VP Sharma, secretary Dr SN Sachan, joint secretaries Dr SK Kulshreshtha and Dr Harishchand, Dr NL Gupta, Dr Bade, Dr SR Arya, Dr Saroj Uniyal, Dr SD Shukla, Dr Meenakshi Rawat, Dr Kanak Shukla, Dr GS Pundir, Dr VN Shukla, Dr PC Jain, Dr Vijay Sisodiya, Dr Jiyanand, Dr A Sundaram, Dr MR Chaurasia, Dr AS Sharma were present at the meeting.
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CAU to select team for Gold Cup
Dehradun, March 16 The association has asked permission in this regard from the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Control Board and it is expected to get a go-head in a day’s time. The Gold Cup tournament is one of the oldest and most popular tournaments of Dehradun. The popularity of the tournament can be gauged from the fact that star players like MS Dhoni, Virendra Sehwag, Mohd Kaif, Praveen Kumar, Joginder Sharma and others had played in this tournament before coming to the limelight. Around 16 teams participate in the tournament and with six Ranji players in each team participate every year. The tournament is largely funded by the IMA, FRI and received support from institutes like Ordnance Factory, Survey of India, Welham School and others. Every years, two teams from the state participate in the tournament. Earlier, the state team was prepared on the trial bases. But from this time onward the association has decided to change its selection process. Secretary of the CAU PC Verma said, “Inter-district tournament would bring forth talented players of the state that would help us form a strong team”. Apart from this association is also looking forward to organise an inter-district women tournament with the purpose of
promoting women cricket in the state.
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Now, migraine finds pain reliever in ayurveda
Dehradun, March 16 However, a recent ayurvedic study undertaken by Vaidya Balendu Prakash of Dehradun-based Vaidya Chander Prakash (VCP) Research Foundation now claims that the disease is not a neurological disorder, but brought forth by gastric disorder. That has also been given mainstream acceptance. The article “Response to ayurvedic therapy in the treatment of migraine without aura” has also been published in the January issue of the International Journal of Ayurveda Research. “As we urbanise, the number of patients suffering from migraine will rise and forcing them to spend several hundred crores of rupees without getting healed. But ayurveda seems to have an answer to this disabling disease. The study undertaken by us in association with the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) also finds mention in a peer reviewed International Journal of Ayurveda Research,” said Vaidya Balendu while interacting with the media yesterday. The study was also undertaken at the Dhanwantari Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Chandigarh, besides Dehradun. He said, “Patients usually resort to different treatments both allopathic and complementary with varied results. Some even develop side-effects. Our study has confirmed that migraine is an outcome of hectic lifestyle and faulty eating habits that people have succumbed to due to pressures of urban living. These translate into gastric disorders or acid-alkali imbalance,” added Vaidya. He said various vaidyas in South India were now using the ayurvedic treatment. In the next couple of years VCP will also develop medicines in association with Mumbai-based Ipca Laboratories Ltd for resource and development support.
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Public address system stopped
Dehradun, March 16 Yaspal Singh, Radio Maintenance Officer (RMO), said, “It has been about six to eight months that the PA system has been stopped. A lot of people complained to us about it as even at night it used to create noise”. These speakers and the CCTV cameras were not meant to work simultaneously and if played at the same time, the speakers would create a lot of noise. “We are managing though the wireless system and if in future the need for the PA system is felt, we will think about it,” added the officer. These speakers are installed at all 11 prominent crossings of the capital, including ISBT, Balupur Chowk, Clock Tower, Dilaram Chowk, Sharanpur Chowk, IT Park, Shastradhara crossing, Rispana Bridge, Jogiwala, Darshan Lal Chowk and Survey Chowk. A firm that had installed CCTVs had also installed these speakers along with. It may be recalled that the police had booked the firm, Optimum Security Solution, in September last year for installing improper CCTV cameras at all prominent crossings of the city. The radio department had alleged that except five to six cameras no other camera was working. Sources in the department said they had a contract of five years with the firm at a cost of Rs 55 lakh, most of which it had already paid. A radio department official said the department wanted PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) cameras to be installed, but the firm had installed only fixed cameras.
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Students get lessons of life through films
Nainital, March 16 Principal of the institution KE Jeremiah said, “Ours is a girls’ institution and even as the country debate empowering women through steps like the Women’s Reservation Bill, I want to empower my girls right from this level. They need to understand issues being expressed through the medium”. The films being shown to the students include works of some of the greatest film makers of last century like Fedrico Fellini, Akiro Kurusawa and Vittorio De Sica. The films scheduled for screening include “The Last Samurai” and “The Bicycle Thief”. Jeremiah added, “We want to sensitise our students to powerful issues through these films. They should understand that issues pertaining to war and social conflict have been there in the past also and how they need to be addressed. Besides, if any of the students want to take up film or documentary making as a career in the future, she must have n understanding of it”. Several other art forms like paintings by Van Gogh and Rembrant along with Western classical compositions by the likes of Mozart and Beethoven would also be taken up during the fortnight long workshop.
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Doon Cricket Academy to hold U’khand Cricket Cup
Dehradun, March 16 He said the tournament had gained much popularity in a shot span and the popularity was expected
to grow more in the coming time. Speaking about the tournament, Gulati revealed that from Dehradun three teams will be participating at the tournament that include strong teams like Doon Tiger Cricket Academy, Tanush Cricket Academy and Ajabpur Youngster team, whereas four teams from Delhi and two from Chandigarh are expected to participate at the
tournament. The tournament will conclude on April 4.
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Women discuss gender bias issue
Dehradun, March 16 The theme of the discussion was the historic judgement of the Delhi High Court of granting permanent commission to women officers of the defence services on March 12. It’s president Sujata Paul Maliah chaired the meeting that is a continuation of a panel discussion held on March 11 under the auspices of “Prerna”, and highlighted the aspect of equality for women in public life. Sujata said, “After the mass movement by women of Uttarakhand, this was another great victory towards the battle against discrimination of women on the basis of gender. This issue of permanent commission to women in the defence forces was raised by Wg Cdr Anupama Joshi (retd), who hails from Uttarakhand”. She added that women should fight for the issue of gender discrimination together and not individually. Dr (Major) Ritu Roy, convener of the organisation, a former defence officer, hailed the serving and retired women defence officers for their contribution to the armed forces and felt that the judgement would go a long way.
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