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Earth Day: Experts for joint efforts to conserve biodiversity
Students make paper bags
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Tribune Impact
Minister plants Rudraksh sapling
‘We must limit our needs’
Mussoorie residents heckle SC panel
Schools agree to abide by traffic safety rules
Lamhe 2010 concludes with gusto
Scholars’ Home wins challenge quiz
Beggars a menace for residents, tourists
Doon varsity to set up Prahlad chair
OFD toy with IIP
Kali Club enter final
Little Star humble U’khand Tigers
BEG win handball title
Two rounds of chess tourney held
Guldar anti-terror squad to be bifurcated
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Earth Day: Experts for joint efforts to conserve biodiversity
Dehradun, April 22
Renowned photographer and Uttaranchal Gramin Bank Chairman Threesh Kapoor gave an insight into the rich biodiversity through a slide show. GS Rawat, Secretary, National Academy of Sciences, Uttarakhand Chapter, said biodiversity needed to be conserved in the wake of global warming caused due to depletion of the ozone layer. The United Nations has also declared this year as International Biodiversity Year. Speaking on the aspect of climate change, a former Vice-Chancellor of Garhwal University, Prof AN Purohit, said a great deal of awareness needed to be generated in order to mitigate the harmful effects of global warming. Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director, UCOST, concluded that popular lecture series and awareness programmes could help propagate the concept of conserving the rich biodiversity of Uttarakhand. Dr DP Uniyal, Senior Scientific Officer, UCOST, said such kind of popular lecture series would be held across Uttarakhand with the support of NASI, Uttrakhand Pollution Control Board and the ONGC. Dr Ashutosh Mishra, UCOST, Dr Veena Painuly, Uttarakhand Science Education Research Centre, Dr Sarita Khandka and Dr Lata Shukla were present on the occasion.
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Students make paper bags
On the occasion of the International Earth Day, the campaign of “One Lakh Cloth Bags” to make the city polythene free was held at Ambedkar Stadium, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), here today. The campaign was organised by the joint collaboration of the ONGC and The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) as part of the soldiers of the earth programme.
The paper bag-making and poster competitions were held on the occasion. More than 400 students from 22 schools of Dehradun and Mussoorie participated in the event. The main attraction of the programme was “Kabad se jugad”, an interesting and innovative way of deriving useful out of wastes. The participants were provided with wasteful materials out of which they crafted beautiful items such as paper flowers, vases, decorative pieces and many other things. The event was organised with the aim of reducing the use of plastic bags from the city. The organisers headed towards creating awareness among children and on stopping the usage of plastic bags to make the environment healthy. Students from all branches of Kendriya Vidhyalaya, St Joseph’s Academy, Woodstock School, Hilton School, Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi Public School, DAV Public School and many more participated in the event. Trivendra Singh Rawat
was the chief guest who inaugurated the event and encouraged the students for such a noble cause.
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Rahul brigade to oppose mining in Askot
Our Correspondent
Mussoorie, April 22 Speaking exclusively to The Tribune, state All-India Rahul Brigade president Sunit Singh Rathore said after reading the news, he was appalled that state was even considering a move to dig mines in the lush forest area in Askot village. He stated that forests in the state were no less than gold mines and importance should be given to their preservation instead of destroying these by digging up mines. He added that water was more precious than gold in the present times and forest were the water house of the state and needed protection. Citing the example of Mussoorie and its limestone mining history, he said that the disastrous impact of rampant mining had left many scars in the ecology of Mussoorie and had to be banned after Supreme Court’s intervention. He clarified that he was not against gold mining in the state, but it should be done after detailed analysis about the long-term implication to the environment. He said social implications of mining should also be considered as issues of displacement and rehabilitation were of vital importance. The chances of the land mafia becoming active would increase after the establishment of a gold mine in the area. This would harm the interest of locals and animals who are dependent on the forest for their basic needs, he said. He said the plans of the state government to lease the forest area for mining would be opposed vehemently. He said he would write a letter to Rahul Gandhi and the Minister of Environment regarding opposing any such move.
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Minister plants Rudraksh sapling
The Bharatiya Social Welfare Society celebrated the occasion of the International Earth Day by organising “The Groaning Earth Conference - 2010” at Hotel Great Value here today.
Dr Avinash Joshi (THDC), Dr Sanjay Bhutani (ONGC), Col (Dr) Mavi, Eco Task Force, Dr JS Rawat, (Uttrakhand Jal Vidhyut Nigam), Prateek Panwar, (ARCH) and SS Khaira (Welham Boys’ School) showcased their presentation on the cause and solutions of the environment degradation. Harish Rawat, Union Minister of Labour and Empowerment, was the chief guest who inaugurated the event. He also planted a sapling of “rudraksh” at the backyard of the hotel as a memory of the event. Other dignitaries present at the event were Snehlata Shah, Karuna Social Association, Ramani Bhandari, AGAPE (NGO), Dr Arvind Tyagi, programme chairman, Virendra Rawat, Surveer Singh Sajwaan, Dr NS Mishra and Darshan Shah.
‘We must limit our needs’
Calling for a balanced development that lays emphasis on protection of land, water and forests, environmentalist Anil Joshi said today that consumerism-driven model of development would lead to destruction.
In his message on Save Earth Day today, Dr Joshi said the results of consumer-aided model of development were before us. “The climate cycle has changed, because we have plundered our natural wealth. It is high time that we set a limit on our needs to reverse the trend,” said Dr Joshi.
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Mussoorie residents heckle SC panel
Mussoorie, April 22 People also raised questions about corruption in the Forest Department and the MDDA in according permission to construct high-rise buildings by rich and famous. Gauging the anger against the SCMC, Secretary MC Ghildyal had to clarify that the committee was an organisation without teeth and had no executive powers whatsoever vested in it. He also said its work was just to monitor any environmental misgivings and report it to the department concerned, the Forest Department and the MDDA in this case. Former Palika president Manmohan Singh Mall raised doubts of corruption in these departments leading to several cases pending in the court and inaction causing anger among people here. Replying to the query, Ghildyal said this situation had emerged because no survey had been done to determine the geographical boundary of forest
and non-forest areas, thus hindering the sanctioning of building site maps
in Mussoorie. Director, LBSNAA, Padam Vir Singh said the LBSNAA was also waiting for the permission to construct houses at the Polo Ground for the past two years. Therefore, a survey was essential to solve the problem of housing in Mussoorie. He said a master plan was required to cater to the increasing demand of housing in Mussoorie. Trade union leader Devi Godiyal was of the view that the SCMC had failed to monitor illegal construction of big resorts in Mussoorie. Mussoorie MLA Jot Singh Gunsola, Manmohan Singh Mall, Bharosi Rawat and other dignitaries maintained that till the time a land bank was not created and demarcation was carried out, the problem would persist and harassment by the MDDA would continue. They demanded that permission for residential construction should be granted in Mussoorie and a master plan be prepared immediately. Ghildyal said nearly 1,042 cases of illegal constructions were pending in the Supreme Court from which 703 had been sent to High Court for hearing. MDDA Secretary SK Singh said a survey would be done by a private party as costs for the same by the Survey Department were too high. He reiterated the fact that the survey would be completed within a period of one year. He also said the Supreme Court directions were clear that there was no ban on renovation, reconstruction and rebuilding of houses existing prior to 1986. Traders Association’s president Rajat Agarwal warned the authorities that if the survey was not finished in stipulated time then they would be forced to indulge in construction despite the ambiguous laws of the MDDA. Palika president OP Uniyal said the survey of Landour Bazar would start soon and after which the residents will be able to renovate and reconstruct their buildings soon. Jai Prakash Uttarakhandi. Sushil Agarwal, Jasvir Kaur, Manmohan Singh, SCMC member Florence Pandhi, HL Kapoor, Bhagwan Singh Dhanai and others were present at the meeting.
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Schools agree to abide by traffic safety rules
Haldwani, April 22 According to RTO officials, the drive has resulted in seizure of around 70 vehicles while more than 125 were challaned for various offences. There was a massive resistance from the school authorities when a large number of vehicles were seized and challaned in parts of Haldwani on Monday. The authorities of public schools and transporters ferrying children from their homes to schools were so adamant that on Tuesday no school bus plied on the roads of Haldwani, causing a lot of inconvenience to the children and their parents. However, with the RTO authorities refusing to
give up on their drive, the school authorities and transporter have agreed to abide by the rules. According to Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) Rajeev Kumar Mehra, “We got immense support for our initiative from both parents and the media. Society as a whole was appreciative of what we did.” He said the RTO would be conducting more drives in other part of the district in the times to come. Besides overcrowding in vehicles transporting children to schools, the other glaring violations that came to light during the drive included drivers of these vehicles do not possess relevant registration papers and permits, buses using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) ply illegally and vehicles do not have worthiness certificates. Mehra said the school authorities had now agreed to abide by the rules following a meeting between the RTO officials and representatives of the Public School Association. To begin with, the schools have agreed that the buses would be subjected to regular tests and would not use LPG as fuel. The school authorities have agreed to help the RTO in checking the illegally plying school vans. It was also agreed that in the event of a surprise check, the said vehicle would be brought to the RTO compound only after leaving the children at their destinations. Another decision taken was that schoolchildren below the age of 12 years would be charged half the fare and no more than 40 students would be accommodated in a 26-seater bus. Since the demise of two students of Sherwood College in a tractor-trailer accident near Ramnagar earlier this month, the administration has adopted strict measures to ensure safety of schoolchildren. This drive was a part of the larger initiative being undertaken in the region.
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Lamhe 2010 concludes with gusto
Dehradun, April 22 On the second day of the event, students were involved in presenting ad mad show, writing, photography, painting, singing and dancing competitions. There was also a lucky draw for the students. The winners of the competitions were awarded today. Prof Girijesh Pant, Vice-Chancellor of Doon University, was the chief guest who inaugurated the event and congratulated the students and the members for their work and support. He awarded the prizes to the winners of various competitions. The show was culminated with the live band that induced students to sway and groove along with the music till late night. Other eminent guests present at the event were Pawan Aggarwal, Director, JD Mishra, Dean, head of the departments and other faculty members of the college. Yesterday too, the first day of Lamhe 2010 was also an entirely a fun-filled programme. Prof DS Chauhan, Vice-Chancellor, Uttarakhand Technical University, was the chief guest at the function. He inaugurated the event and congratulated the students and the members for their work and support. Students presented mirthful performances. The whole event was a coalition of dance competition, extempore, laughter show, rangoli, collage making and singing competition. But the fashion show was the showstopper on day of the fest. The show, which started in the evening, stole the limelight. Other eminent guests present at the event were Pawan Aggarwal, Director, JD Mishra, Dean, head of the departments and other faculty members of the college.
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Scholars’ Home wins challenge quiz
Dehradun, April 22 There were a total of 17 schools - Assam Valley School, Assam, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Yadavindra Public School, Patiala, Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer, The Scindia School, Gwalior, Sherwood College, Nainital, Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun, Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun, The Doon School, Dehradun, Army School, Clementown, Unison World School, Dehradun, Scholars Home School, Dehradun, Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie, The Asian School, Dehradun, Summer Valley School, Dehradun, Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, RIMC, Dehradun, Seven Oaks School, Dehradun, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hathibarkala, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Upper Camp, participated in the quiz. The quiz contained 10 rounds such as current affairs, science and technology, ecology and environment, sports, defence, brain teasers, personality, audio round, video round and the buzzer round. There was also a preliminary round conducted to select six teams that would be competing for the finals. The teams that qualified were - RIMC, Dehradun, Scholars’ Home, Dehradun, Assam Valley School, Asom, Sherwood College, Nainital, Army School, Clementown, Oak Grove School, Mussoorie. The points were - Scholars’ Home - 90, Sherwood College - 80, Army School - 60, Oak Grove - 60, RIMC - 50 and Assam Valley School - 30. Chief guest of the event was Dr Jyoti Kumar Sharma, Professor of School of Environment and Natural Resources. He has served at MOEF and DBT and is a member in EIA for River Valley and Hydro Electrical Projects. He has worked in Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia and Bhutan. The chief guest presented the trophy to Scholars’ Home. He gave a
presentation to encourage people to avoid the use of plastics and said that he was very impressed to see the high standards of the students. He motivated them to aim higher and achieve greater heights. Coordinator and quiz master of the event was PK Sharma. The other dignitaries present were CS Vishwakarma and DN Thapliyal.
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Beggars a menace for residents, tourists
Dehradun, April 22 While this menace continues to be a problem for city residents as well as for tourists, the authorities here are not paying heed towards it. Whether its Paltan Bazar or some other market, these beggars make even walking tough, specially when one happens to be a couple. Notwithstanding that three beggars were caught while stealing
the purse of a woman on Thursday after she was leaving from Paltan Bazar, there seems to
be no cautionary approach towards this menace adopted by the
authorities. Raksha Pun, a shopper at the Paltan Bazar, said, “It’s sick out here. This is not the way to beg. If they are begging it’s alright, but for want of money they cannot start following us and bothering us while shopping”. City Superintendent
of Police (SP) Jagatram Joshi said there were not many of them in the city, but a few of them were there around Darshan Lal Chowk. “We will try to identify the anti-social elements among them and start a drive against them. “Mostly criminal
activities, which are coming to our knowledge from busy areas, are not done by beggars, but those who put up kiosks to sell items. “They indulge in such activities, including chain snatching and looting,” stated the SP.
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Doon varsity to set up Prahlad chair
Dehradun, April 22 While addressing mediapersons, Registrar Tapish Chandra Nautiyal said after the thorough analysis of the management skills, the university was about to introduce a brain-storming session, where 25 intellectuals from India and abroad would participate. The session was set to have discussion on globalisation, management studies and research on these to provide a newly developed as well as practical approach towards teaching as suggested by Prof Prahlad. He also informed that the management guru once opined in his book, “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid Eradicating Poverty through Profits”, that in future people living the below poverty line could also avail benefits through the management plans as well as skills. Nautiyal expressed heartfelt gratitude towards Professor Prahlad and said the university as well as the country would be highly obliged for his commendable achievements.
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OFD toy with IIP
Dehradun, April 22 Opting to bat first after winning the toss, OFD didn’t face much resistance from IIP bowlers. The opening pair of Alok Dobhal (67) and Deepak (71) gave a solid start to their side and dispatched the rival team’s bowling attack all around the park. First-down batsman Vipin (51*) too made a valuable contribution. The team mustered a big total of 241 runs in 25 overs for the loss of four wickets. Rajesh and Rai were the only two successful bowlers for IIP. While batting, IIP’s top and middle order crashed and they lost five wickets in six overs at a paltry score of 38 runs. Tailenders like Shiv Singh Rawat (39*) brought some respectability to the team total. The team was bowled out in 17 overs for just 126 runs. For OFD, Chirag got three wickets, Himanshu got two, Vipin, Sanjeev and Parasi pocketed one wicket each.
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Kali Club enter final
Dehradun, April 22 The winning team decided to bat first after the toss went in their favour. The Kali Club made a total of 158 runs losing eight wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Rahul top scored with 43 runs for the side. Sonu (23), Deepak (22) and Bhagat (20) were the other principal scorers. Nitin and Rahul captured three wickets each and Faizal got two wickets for Ladpur. In reply, Ladpur was packed off for just 105 runs with five balls to spare. Sagar (18), Haider (17) and Islam (16) were the main scorers. For the Kali Club, Ravi, Bhagat and Lovely scalped two wickets each. Sonu and Rahul got a wicket each. Bhagat of the winning team was adjudged Man of the Match for his 14-ball 20 and picking up two wickets.
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Little Star humble U’khand Tigers
Dehradun, April 22 Mohit of the winning team gave the first jolt to Uttarakhand Tigers in the 23th minute. No other goal could be scored in the first half, which finished with Little Star leading 1-0. In the next half the teams vied hard to score a goal. The success came in the 60th minute for Little Star through Deepankar. The second goal shattered the hopes of Uttarakhand Tigers to make a comeback in the match. Their striker couldn’t break the solid defense line of Little Star and failed to score even a goal. Doon Valley and Garhwal Boys will play a knockout match at 4:30 pm tomorrow.
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BEG win handball title
Dehradun, April 22 Sukhwinder scored eight goals while Chotu netted five goals in the win of BEG. For the losing side, Virender Rawat scored six goals while Hemant and Kamal Singh netted four and three goals, respectively. Earlier in the semifinal, Uttarakhand Police had beat Dehradun 20-11 and in another semifinal BEG had thrashed Shri Guru Ram Rai Mission 24-8.
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Two rounds of chess tourney held
Dehradun, April 22 In total 14 teams are participating in this tournament. Mayo Boys, Ajmer, and LA Martiniere College are the two-outstation teams, while three teams from Mussoorie and the rest all are from Dehradun that are participating in this tournament. Four children from each school are playing in this championship.
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Guldar anti-terror squad to be bifurcated
Pitthoragarh, April 22 “This squad will be expended keeping the need of the state and will be divided in two groups, one for the Kumaon region and another for Garhwal,” he said. Talking to the media here today, he said keeping in view the infiltration of Nepali Maoists from across the border, the intelligence network on the Indo-Nepal border was being strengthened. “We are increasing the number of sub-inspectors in local intelligence unit of the Uttarakhand police to be deputed on the border,” he added. Pandey admitted that there was a shortage of 3,000 police personnel, including 200 sub-inspectors. “Besides, the existing police force in the state is not experienced enough to tackle the rising and varied crimes in the state for which we are opining a police training centre at Narendranagar where sub-inspector recruits from the Uttarakhand police will be trained,” he said. The Uttarakhand police is also keeping an eye on the active Maoist cadres in the state. “We have identified the active Maoists in the state and whenever the evidence of their involvement in any such activity comes into light the police will soon act,” said Pandey.
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A lecture on the occasion of the Earth Day was organised by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences (NASI).
On the occasion of the International Earth Day, the campaign of “One Lakh Cloth Bags” to make the city polythene free was held at Ambedkar Stadium, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
The Bharatiya Social Welfare Society celebrated the occasion of the International Earth Day by organising “The Groaning Earth Conference - 2010” at Hotel Great Value here today.
Dr Avinash Joshi (THDC), Dr Sanjay Bhutani (ONGC), Col (Dr) Mavi, Eco Task Force, Dr JS
Rawat, (Uttrakhand Jal Vidhyut Nigam), Prateek Panwar, (ARCH) and SS Khaira
(Welham Boys’ School) showcased their presentation.
At a meeting held on the Palika premises here, residents of Mussoorie vented their ire against the inability of the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) to provide relief to households here in lieu of controlling rampant illegal construction affecting the environment. Residents were of the view that they were devoid of homes due to ambiguous guidelines of various departments.
With great zest and gusto, the two-day annual function, Lamhe 2010, of the Institute of Management Studies,
Dehradun, came to an end today. Students presented performances with great fervour and enthusiasm.
On the second day of the event, students were involved in presenting ad mad show, writing, photography, painting, singing and dancing competitions. There was also a lucky draw for the students. The winners of the competitions were awarded today.
Dehradun, April 22
Dehradun, April 22
Dehradun, April 22
Dehradun, April 22
