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Army chief seeks legal protection for force
The Chief of Army Staff, Gen VK Singh, with Lieut-Gen RS Sujlana, Commandant, IMA, in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
Oppn Leader Harak comes clean on land deal
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Parents of the martyr, Capt Vikram Batra, with a bronze bust of their son installed at the IMA in Dehradun on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph
Commonwealth Games
Nitin strikes hat trick in Vijay Cantt win
A player wrests the ball during a match of the Dehradun Football League played at the Police Lines Ground in Dehradun on Wednesday and (right) a match of the Lala Nemi Das Memorial Football League in progress at the Pavilion Ground. Tribune photographs
Author of “Mussoorie Medley” Ganesh Saili signs autographs at Cambridge Book
Store in Mussoorie.
Pawo Thupten memorial soccer tourney begins
Tibetan teams at the Pawo Thupten Memorial Football Tournament in
Mussoorie.
Narrow win for Diamond Academy
Doon boy Mayuk enters tennis semis
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Army chief seeks legal protection for force
Dehradun, June 23 Replying to a question pertaining to human rights violation cases, he said, “About 99 per cent of the human rights cases have been found false while against true 1 per cent cases, the Army is initiating strict action against it. There have been several false allegations, but the Army has always taken serious note of the matter, which have been found true”. While on alleged land scandals in the Army, he said, “The fact will only come to light after the Code of Inquiry submits its report. But the Army will not bear anyone who is found guilty.” Will women candidates be trained in the IMA? “Not in all, but in some wings women are provided with permanent commission and for which we have already written to the Centre to take a final decision,” General Singh replied. IMA ’70 batch rekindles memories
The 1970 passed-out batch of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) today rekindled old memories during the re-union of their batch at their alma mater. Officers of the 36 NDA/45REG/ and 29 TGC courses reunited for two days, June 23 and 24. The reunion started with the wreath laying at the IMA War Memorial, where the officers paid homage to the martyrs who have laid down their lives in the line of duty and brought honour to the nation, Army and
IMA. Nostalgia brought tears of affection in the eyes when they recalled the wonderful times spent together in the hay days of their life. Time indeed stood still
for the 150 officers and their wives, who got together to re-live an era gone by. Chief of the Army Staff Gen Vijay Kumar Singh was the cynosure of all eyes. As a gentlemen cadet, he bagged the Rajputana Rifle medal which is awarded to the gentlemen cadet adjudged best in tactical ability, initiative and leadership. He, as the senior Under Officer (Cassino Company) also led his company to lift the Chief of Staff Banner, awarded to the company standing over all first. The course also has five serving generals which includes Vice-Chief of Army staff Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj PVSM, AVSM, VrC, SC, ADC (who is one of the highly decorated officer), Lt Gen BS Nagal, PVSM, AVSM, SM, ADC, Lt Gen CKS Sabu, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC, Lt Gen RK Loomba, AVSM and Lt Gen AKS Chandel, PVSM, AVSM, ADC. The course presented a memorable memento to the IMA.
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Oppn Leader Harak comes clean on land deal
Dehradun, June 23 Harak today dared the Chief Minister to order a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case so that the truth comes out. “Besides ordering a probe into the allotment of hydro power projects and change of land use of a chemical factory at Rishikesh, the Chief Minister should also include the case of my land purchase in the cases to be probed by the CBI,” he said. At a time when allegations against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state government has been flying thick and fast regarding allotment of hydro power projects and land use change of a closed chemical factory at Rishikesh, the Leader of Opposition, who had been vociferously raising these issues in and outside the state Assembly, finds himself in a controversy. Last week, Mehmood Hasan has alleged that more than 100 bighas of agriculture land belonging to Sushila Devi, alias Savitri Devi, a resident of New Delhi, was fraudulently bought through an alleged fake power of attorney by Harak Singh Rawat in the name of his wife Deepti Rawat and another person Luxmi Rana. The Chief Minister’s office had ordered a probe by the police and revenue officials in the case. It was alleged by the petitioner that he was a caretaker of the land of Sushila Devi who died in 1974, but Harak on the basis of a fraudulent power of attorney usurped the land. The inquiry by revenue and police officials recommended that in case the said land deal was done fraudulently, action should be taken to vest the said agriculture land in the state government and legal action against all those involved. However, Harak today termed the allegations as false and the government inquiry into the case as a move to settle political scores by the Chief Minister. He said the land was purchased by his wife through a power of attorney duly registered in New Delhi on December 5, 2002, in the name of Virender Singh Kandari. He also refuted the allegation that Sushila Devi died in 1974. He produced a death certificate of Sushila Devi, alias Savitri Devi Verma, wife of Ram Lal Verma, which stated she died in the Holy Family Hospital on March 13, 2005. “None of the officials of the state government, including Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) verified the facts of the case and on the bidding of the Chief Minister has initiated proceedings against me,” he said. Harak further said he had been in physical possession of the land and had been paying land taxes regularly since the purchase of the land. “No one raised any objection at the time of the purchase, but it was only at the behest of the Chief Minister that such things are being concocted against me after so many years,” he said. But, Harak charged that the Chief Minister had stooped low to hit him. “We had decided not to attack each other personally when he took over as Chief Minister, but he has started it all and should be prepared for the consequences,” he added.
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Martyr Vikram Batra’s parents unveil his bust
Dehradun, June 23 “In secondary-level books there should be mention of such heroes who laid down their lives for the country sake. When sportspersons and actors can be mentioned in the academic books of children why not the real life heroes?” Batra asked. “In the history books where nation heroes of pre-Independence are mentioned, the details of fighters who died during wars for saving the country should be compiled,” the proud father added. He also felt prominent chowks and roads should be named after the war heroes. “In Delhi there are some chowks and roads named after some persons whom people even don’t know. Then why not they be named after the sons of the
nation, who sacrificed their lives for the country?” Batra, who retired as a gazetted officer from the Education Department in Himachal Pradesh, told The Tribune. He said he was very happy with the honour given to them and every body should follow in the footprints of such a great hero. Capt Batra’s mother Kamal Kanta Batra said the honour given by the Army and the nation to the martyr is great. The parents together unveiled the bronze bust of their son.
Ultramodern mess named after Batra
The Chief of Army Staff, Gen VK Singh, inaugurated Vikram Batra Mess on the Indian Military Academy (IMA) premises here today. Captain Batra, who had immortalised himself through his gallant action during Operation Vijay (Kargil war) is synonymous with the slogan “Yeh dil mange more”. The state-of-the-art mess is built on approximately 21,000 sq metres (3.6 acres) and has a seating capacity of more than 1,200 individuals. It is certainly one of its kind mess in this part of the country, claimed the
IMA authorities. It has completely automated kitchen equipment, dish-washing appliances, solar water heating storage tanks, metal galvanised rust-proof roofing, a standby generator, a 24-line EPBAX intercommunication system and a central public address system. Gen VK Singh was also pleased with the fact that the facility had been provisioned with a library, a bar, a billiards room and a TV room to cater for the interludes and various functions which are likely to be held at this institute in the future. “This is a world-class institute. Due to good facilities here the morale of the cadets and officers will get a boost. In comparison to our time in the IMA, the facilities have increased and changes have been made towards betterment,” he told reporters after inaugurating the mess.
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Admn gears up to welcome
Queen Baton Relay on July 6
Sonika Bhatia Tribune News Service
Dehradun, June 23 According to administration officials, top-class international sports personalities like Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, Jaspal Rana, Everest winner Bachendri Pal, Olympian Hardyal Singh, Arjun awardee Padam Bahadur Maal (first boxer to win medal in the Asian Games), etc., along with local sportspersons will be seen running with the baton on the roads over here. The baton, that will be welcomed on July 6, will leave the city on July 7 for the next destination. Though international sportspersons have already been selected, the Uttarakhand Sports Department will select the players who will also take the baton and run towards its destination in Doon. The department will finalise them within three or four days. Talking to The Tribune, Additional District Magistrate Vinod Kumar Suman said, “Organising any event for the first time brings lots of complications. This being an international affair we are more concerned and careful so that no untoward incident takes place during the two-day programme”. “We are prepared to face all circumstances,” he added. The QBR had started its journey from Buckingham Palace, London, on October 29, 2009, after being flagged off by Queen Elizabeth II. After visiting various cities, states and union territories in the country and crossing the border of Paonta Sahib, the baton relay will reach here on July 6 around 3 pm. Though it will enter the city from Poanta Sahib, the journey over here will begin from Doon School and finish on the Parade Ground. Cultural programmes will be organised thereafter. The baton will leave the city on July 7 for Haridwar, Srinagar and Kumaon. It will then enter Uttar Pradesh from Bareilly on July 8. Thousands of schoolchildren, selected by the school authorities, will welcome the relay near the Gandhi Park. The ADM said a motorcycle rally would escort the baton form Prem Nagar. Two cultural teams (Garhwali and Kumaoni), on a truck, that will accompany the baton from the Raj Bhawan gate, will be displaying the cultural tabloids. Waterproof pandals for the cultural programme, with the sitting capacity of 500 persons, will be erected on the Parade Ground. The baton will reach Doon School after crossing Paonta Sahib, Harbertpur, Prem Magar, IMA, FIR and Ballupur. After this, it will move to Lal Pul, Raj Bhawan Gate, Hathibadkala, Dilaram Chowk, Gandhi Park, Ghanta Ghar, Darshan Lal Chowk and Parade Ground.
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Nitin strikes hat trick in Vijay Cantt win
Dehradun, June 23 Khalanga seemed nothing but a novice in front of Vijay Cantt that one by one scored six goals. The former didn’t find much resistance from the defenders. While another match played today, turned out to be hotly contested. Khukhri had to use all its force to get past Little Star 1-0. It was Naren (15th minute) who scored the lone goal in the win of his side. Meanwhile, in the league matches of Thursday, Shivalik and Garhwal Sporting are fixed to meet and the Indira Club will face Gypsy Young.
Gaurav fashions City Young victory
A brilliant hattrick by Gaurav Kandari helped City Young scored one-sided win over Uttarakhand Boys in the ongoing Lala Nemi Dass Dehradun Football League underway on the Pavilion Ground
here today. Kandari netted in the sixth, 10th and 12th minutes in a huge win of his side. Rahul Negi (18th), Vijyant Nair (45th) and JP Rana (50th) chipped in with one goal each. Uttarakhand Boys couldn’t retaliate throughout the match and proved no competition to City Young. The winning team played with full coordination and teamwork to excel in the match. Tomorrow, Uttarakhand Tigers and Akranta Club will play another
league match.
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‘Mussoorie Medley’ does brisk business
Mussoorie, June 23 Speaking exclusively to The Tribune, during signing autographs for readers at the depot, Ganesh was all praise for the publishers and said they had treated the book as their own baby and, hence, invested a lot on its promotion. He said the book was disappearing from the shelves as soon it arrived in the stores showing its popularity among urban readers in Delhi, Bangluru and Dehradun. Cambridge Book Store owner Sunil Arora said he had sold nearly 170 copies since May 30. He said five books were being picked up from shelves on a daily basis in Mussoorie. The book is a series of anecdotal chapters recounting the history of the town consisting of tales of Captain Fredrick Young, who built the first house in Mullingar, in 1823, Sir George Everest and likes of "Pahari" Wilson. The book also contains pictures of the days of the Raj in
sepia tones. Ganesh Saili is already working on his next project and says the only difference will be that it will be devoid of pictures, but will contain sketches of the town and the intriguing persons involved in
the book.
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Pawo Thupten memorial soccer tourney begins
Mussoorie, June 23 The first fixture was played between Dickling Dehradun and VTC. Dickling scored Two goals and won the match emphatically. The other teams participating in the tournament are Clement Town, Tibetan Homes Foundation, Mussoorie, RTYC, Raipur, Doon FC Market and CST, Mussoorie. The tournament was officiated by Roop Chand and the Tibetan Sports staff. According to Regional Tibetan Youth Congress president Tsering Phuntsok, the tournament is organised in the memory of Pawo Thupten Ngodup, one of the hunger strikers who self-immolated on April 27, 1998, in Delhi aimed at expressing despair on the issue of the Tibet’s freedom.
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Narrow win for Diamond Academy
Dehradun, June 23 The DCA opted to bat first after it won the toss. It scored 186 runs in 35 overs. Header (74 off 57) emerged as a top scorer for the side. Raminder (28) and Rohit (24) also gave valuable contribution. Among the wicket takers for the ACA, Shekher scalped five wickets. Vijay and Rahul took two wickets each and Varun got one. Batting second, the ACA got bowled all-out on 173 in 33.3 overs. Varun (60) all alone gave tough fight for the batting side. Sandeep (20) and Kuldeep (20) made good efforts but couldn’t sustain their individual innings. For the DCA, Amit and Kaminder took two wickets each while Kuldeep and Pankaj pocketed one
wicket each.
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Doon boy Mayuk enters tennis semis
Dehradun, June 23 He surpassed Arnav Bhardwaj of Haryana 6-0, 6-3 in the under-14 boys category. In the under-12 category as well, Mayuk beat the same rival 4-2, 4-2. Even in U-14 boys’ doubles, he paired Dhruvpal to get the better of Dron Walia and Prakhar Pal of Uttarakhand 2-4, 4-0, 10-4. The winning duo registered semis berth with the win. Mayuk Rawat, Upamanyu and Abhishek also booked the berth of semi-finals winning their respective pre-quarterfinals in the under-12 boys’ singles.
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Chief of the Army Staff Gen VK Singh has expressed apprehensions over using the Army in insurgent affected states in the absence of legal protection to them.
Nitin Chetri struck a hat trick for Vijay Cantt that toyed with Khalanga 6-0 during the District Football League on the Police Lines ground here today.
Chetri scored in the sixth, 32nd and 40th minutes to thump its rival team strongly.
The first Pawo Thupten Memorial Football Tournament began on the CST School’s ground under the aegis of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress here today.
