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Krishna Janmashtami celebrated with fervour
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Confusion over exact day of celebration
2 more test positive for dengue
Measles deaths: ANM suspended
Decks cleared for multi-speciality homoeopathy hospital
Use of latest technology can get high produce: Experts
Anurag stars in GRD’s win
RIMC Soccer Cup from Sept 3
500 NCC cadets to take part in trekking
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Krishna Janmashtami celebrated with fervour
Dehradun, September 2 Young boys were dressed up as little Krishna and girls as Radha and gopis. The cruelty of maternal uncle Kans and the birth of Krishna was depicted in a tableau exhibited at a majority of the temples. Vasudeva and Devki in prison and the birth of Lord Krishna at all temples also remained a centre of attraction. Devotional songs performed by local as well as professional artistes marked the day. People were also seen playing “dahi handi” at various places. Artistes perform at a Janmashtami function in Dehradun on Thursday.
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U’khand CJ visits Haridwar
Haridwar, September 2 He attended rituals at Shri Saraswat Gaudiya Math, which is celebrating its platinum jubilee. Addressing the devotees, Ghosh said that religious festival and rituals bring people closer as well as form a bridge between God and devotees. Accompanying the Chief Justice were District Judge Sarvesh Kumar Gupta, CJM Neelam Atra, Bar Association chief Narendra Chauhan, secretary Hardam Singh Chauhan and other members of the legal fraternity. After performing Janmashtami puja, Ghosh went to Brahmkund, Har-ki-Pauri, where he offered ‘deep daan’ to the Ganga and offered milk. After a brief rest at a guest house, he went to Nainital in the evening. Barin Ghosh took office of oath of the Chief Justice of Nainital High Court on August 12 succeeding Justice JS Khehar who has been appointed Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
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Confusion over exact day of celebration
Mussoorie, September 2 Special security arrangements were made at temples. Children held the swing in which the figurine of Lord Krishna was kept. Bhajans and other religious song programmes were held in various temples on the occasion. Prasad was distributed in the end. However, some had celebrated Janmashtami yesterday due to the formation of the constellations according to religious books. Eminent astrologer from Mussoorie Jai Kishan Shah, elaborating the whole process and confusion over the exact day, was of the view that due to the formation of the Rohini constellation yesterday from 6.25 pm to 7.32 pm and ashtami falling between 5.10 pm yesterday to 11.54 am today, confusion had arisen. The different method of calculation, namely the solar and lunar calendar being used by the pundits, had also created anomalies about the celebration days. Shah further said Lord Krishna was born on ashtami on Sunday under the Rohini constellation which kept shifting according to the lunar calendar calculation. The Vaishnav sect celebrated Janmashtami yesterday and devotees of the Shaivism sect celebrated it today. More pictures, story on page 2
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2 more test positive for dengue
Dehradun, September 2 Samples of two more persons have been sent to the New Delhi-based National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD). The two patients, who recently tested positive for dengue, hail from New Delhi. They have been admitted at the Vaish Nursing Home. An 11-year-old girl, undergoing treatment at Mahant Indresh, has tested negative. “The total number of dengue cases in Dehradun this year has risen to 14. The total number of persons infected in the state is 18 this year,” said Jadish Bahuguna, District Malaria Officer. Last year, 13 had died due to the H1N1 infection. Meanwhile, Director General, Health and Family Welfare, has asked district hospitals to maintains stocks of Aspirin tablets and other medicines. They have been instructed to compulsorily ensure that all patients with fever for more than eight days should undergo blood tests. Dengue, caused by the Ades mosquito, can be controlled with regular fogging and encouraging residents to maintain cleanliness at home and outside and not allowing water to stagnate. “The symptoms, at times, may be confusing as it sets in with high fever, throbbing headache and muscular and joint pain,” said Dr KC Pant, senior physician, Doon Hospital. The classic dengue fever lasts about six to seven days with a smaller peak of fever at the end. Clinically, the platelet count drops until the patient's temperature becomes normal. Some patients develop much milder symptoms which can be misdiagnosed as flu or viral infection. Patients with dengue can only pass on the infection through mosquitoes or blood products.
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A night full of gaiety in Haridwar
Haridwar, September 2 The ritual of offering 56 food items (chhappan bhog) to Lord Krishna was performed and the cradle of the lord was rocked by devotees. All city temples were illuminated and decked with colourful items. Many persons performed rituals and some observed a day-long fast. Devotees thronged temples in large number from night to early morning. Devotees, irrespective of age or gender, were seen chanting Radhe Krishna. Children in particular were eager to rock the cradle of Lord Krishna and many kids were astonished by the variety of fruits and dishes being offered to the deity. At the Vishwa Ekatm Dharm at Sidhpeeth Siddhashram, thousands gathered to celebrate Janmashtami. During the sermon, guru Yogeshwar Pushpnandan said that the life of Lord Krishna had a deep impact in that era and it continues to guide humanity today as well. From 8 pm to 12 midnight, devotional songs presented by singers Rajesh Angira, Ashok Chaudhari regaled devotees. This was followed by a mass bhandara. Guru Pushpnandan too sang some of his verses. Attractive tableaux and statues of Radha Krishna, Shiva, Vasudev-Devki were put up on the temple premises. Devotees descended from far and near -Lakshar, Roorkee, Dehradun, Muzzafarnagar, Saharanpur, Meerut, Najibabad, Bijnore, Lucknow - to catch a glimpse of the celebrations. As the eighth day (ashtami) started at 10.50 am yesterday and ended at 10.42 am today, there were some devotees who fasted yesterday while many others observed a fast today as it was a gazetted holiday today. On both days, the city looked fully drenched in Krishna’s rasleela.
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Measles deaths: ANM suspended
Pitthoragarh, September 2 “I have suspended the auxiliary nurse and midwife (ANM) deputed there and have sent a team of three medical staff, including two doctors, to the area to remain there till the fever griping the children in the area recedes,” said Pankaj Panday, District Magistrate, Champawat. The Champawat District Magistrate said that due to the non-availability of doctors in the district and negligence from parents, the disease erupted. “We have only 15 doctors out of 70 required. Even our primary health centre (PHC) at Tanakpur does not have sufficient number of doctors,” said the DM. According to the DM, the three worst-affected panchayats, are under intense medical scrutiny and more than 400 children there have been vaccinated. “In some cases, parents were negligent. The girl who died yesterday in Lohaghat hospital was not given medicine despite the parents having it,” he said. According to the Medical Department of Champawat district, the Pati block of the district does not have doctor for the past two years. “Even the lower medical staff and ASHA workers deputed in the village are not active,” said Dr Anil Shah, CMO Champawat.
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Decks cleared for multi-speciality homoeopathy hospital
Dehradun, September 2 A first of its kind, the multi-speciality hospital to be developed as a model in the state providing treatment for chronic patients will also be linked with other district homoeopathy hospitals in the state through Internet. “A speciality hub located here will be a focal point for specialty treatment for cardiac and renal disease and also focuses on research,” said Dr Rajinder Singh, District Homoeopathy Officer. Homoeopathy uses only medicines to remove blockages in heart patients, but in consonance with the medical protocol, the speciality unit will be fully equipped with a modern cardiac unit run by a cardiology expert from the medical stream. “We are working on preparing a proposal, and are even open to the idea of operating the hospital on the public-private partnership mode. But the final decision rests with the government,” said Dr Rajinder Singh. Meanwhile, the district administration also provided land for the construction of Rajkiya Homoeopathy Hospitals in 15 places in the state. All these hospitals were earlier being run from rented premises. “The district administration has allocated land at Bhundi, Vikas Nagar, while the pradhan has donated land at Harawala and the tenders have also been cleared for building these hospitals,” said Dr Singh.
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Use of latest technology can get high produce: Experts
Nainital, September 2 Speaking at the function, organised by the Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technology, Cabinet minister Bansidhar Bhagat said the horticulturists in the region needed to deviate from the traditional pattern on growing apple and must resort to the use of the latest technology for the purpose. He said the need of the hour was to adopt the latest techniques and varieties so that produce could be availed at the earliest from the plants. Pointing to the latest techniques being provided by the Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technology, he said the horticulturists could get a high produce and cost by making use of such latest technology. It was stated that by making use of the latest techniques fruit growers could get a crop after three years. Ramgarh had emerged as the apple basket of Uttarakhand over the past few years. Chairman of the Uttarakhand Beej Pramarikaran Abhikaran Balraj Passi said things Giving the example of the advancements being made in the field of floriculture, he said the approach now was not experimental but result oriented. He said the success of dairy farming in Uttarakhand on account of the efforts being made by the women was another example to prove this. The Vice-Chancellor of the Gobind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Dr BS Bisht dwelt upon the need to popularise the latest techniques available amongst the fruit growers. He said the adoption of a new technique did involve risk, but the benefits did come over a long period of time.
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Aaditya, Saurabh adjudged best swimmers
Dehradun, September 2 Cadet Aaditya Udupa was declared best swimmer among seniors while cadet Saurabh Thorve was adjudged best swimmer among juniors. The Most Upcoming Swimmer title went to cadet Shailesh Naik. The chief guest was Col PK Kumaria, Commandant, RIMC. He gave away the prizes and congratulated the cadets for their excellent performance. The chief referee and judge was Wing Cdr YS Panghaal and the chief time keeper was UP Dalvi. The overall coordinator of the competition was PN Naik. The results of the final day events were: Overall Positions: 1. Shivaji section-539 points, 2. Chandragupta section-484 points, 3. Ranjit section-405 points, 4. Pratap section-370 points. Best Swimmer Seniors-Cdt Aaditya Udupa, Best Swimmer Juniors-Cdt Saurabh Thorve, Most Upcoming Swimmer-Cdt Shailesh Naik. Seniors 800M Freestyle Cadet Arpit Sangwan - 1st, Cadet Jaideep Chugh- 2nd, Cadet Akshay Chugh - 3rd Juniors 400M Freestyle Cadet Taral Chanchani-1st, Cadet Arunabh Saxena -2nd, Cadet Shashank Dahiya- 3rd Seniors 200M Backstroke Cadet Tonmoy Barua-1st, Cadet Mrugendra Joshi-2nd, Cadet Shantanu Mohan- 3rd Seniors 200M Breaststroke Cadet Anmol Rawat-1st, Cadet Parth Indalkar-2nd, Cadet Tabshir Ahmed- 3rd Seniors 200M Butterfly Cadet Aaditya Udupa- 1st, Cadet Vishwendra Kumar Gill-2nd Juniors 200M Individual Medley Cadet Saurabh Thorve-1st, Cadet Taral Chanchani-2nd, Cadet Kush Kumar-3rd Seniors 400M Individual Medley Cadet Aaditya Udupa-1st, Cadet Karan Raj Sohi-2nd, Cadet Arpit Sangwan-3rd Juniors 100M Breaststroke Cadet Shashank Dahiya-1st, Cadet Anuj Sable-2nd, Cadet Kush Kumar-3rd Seniors 50M Backstroke Cadet Karan Raj Sohi-1st, Cadet Arpit Sangwan-2nd, Cadet Tonmoy Barua-3rd Seniors 100M Breaststroke Cadet Karan Raj Sohi-1st, Cadet Anmol Rawat-2nd, Cadet Tabshir Ahmed-3rd Seniors 200M Freestyle Cadet Arpit Sangwan-1st, Cadet lalit Thapliyal-2nd, Cadet Akshay Chugh-3rd Juniors 50M Freestyle Cadet Kush Kumar-1st, Cadet Aditya Kalsotra-2nd, Cadet.Pratik Pegu-3rd Seniors 50M Freestyle Cadet karan Raj Sohi-1st, Cadet Vanshaj Saxena-2nd, Cadet Jaideep Chugh-3rd Juniors 100M Butterfly Cadet Sourabh Thorve-1st, Cadet Aditya Kalsotra-2nd, Cadet Akash Yadav-3rd Seniors 100M Butterfly Cadet Aditya Udupa-1st, Cadet Deepak Bhardwaj-2nd, Cadet Shailesh Naik-3rd Juniors 4x50M Medley Shivaji Section-1st, Chandragupta Section-2nd, Ranjit Section-3rd Seniors 4x100M Medley Ranjit Section-1st, Chandragupta Section-2nd, Shivaji Section-3rd Paddling Shivaji Section-1st, Ranjit Section-2nd, Pratap Section-3rd Underwater Swimming Shivaji section-1st, Pratap section-2nd, Chandragupta section-3rd.
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Anurag stars in GRD’s win
Dehradun, September 2 The first half of the match remained goalless despite some good efforts. However IPS' Vrinchi scored the winner in the 58th minute. Carman players made good moves, but could not score. GRD Niranjanpur defeated St Jude 3-2 in the second match. Gautam (16th) opened the account for the winning team and Anurag scored a brace. He netted goals in the 32nd and 47th minutes. For St Jude, Daksh Pundir put his best foot forward scoring two goals in the 16th and 45th minutes. The match was a tough one. The third match of the day - between Carman School, Dalanwala, and Selaqui International School ended in a goalless draw.
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RIMC Soccer Cup from Sept 3
Dehradun, September 2 The inaugural Rashtriya Indian Military College Soccer Cup was played in August 2000. Former Governor of Uttarakhand Sudharshan Aggarwal had presented two beautiful rolling trophies for the tournament. One trophy had been presented by RC Chaturvedi. In the last seven tournaments, the response from the teams has been good and this year also, 16 teams have confirmed their participation. The inaugural match will be played between RIMC Dehradun and YPS Mohali on September 3 at 4 pm. The finals will be held on September 9 at 3 pm.
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500 NCC cadets to take part in trekking
Dehradun, September 2 Five hundred cadets from all 17 NCC Dtes of India will participate in the trekking camp. Hemkund Sahib and Badrinath are the world’s highest shrines, situated at an altitude of above 13,000 ft in the Garhwal Hills. The camp will be conducted in two batches. Each batch consists of about 250 cadets. The camp duration for batch No. 1 will be from September 1 to 14 and for batch No. 2 from September 4 to 17. The trek will be conducted in the general area of the districts of Dehradun and Chamoli. The main axis of the trek will be Dehradun-Joshimath-Badrinath-Govindghat-Valley of Flowers-Hemkund Sahib-Dehradun. While in Dehradun, visit to the FRI and the IMA has also been planned for the cadets. Brig PPS Pahwa, VSM, DDG, NCC Dte, Uttarakhand, at the base camp location Anarwala motivated cadets to inculcate qualities of leadership and discipline in their life. He said the aim of organising the trek was to develop stamina, endurance, self-confidence, team spirit and spirit-de-corps and to develop love for nature, mountains, flora and fauna and also to inculcate respect for local customs traditions, culture and history.
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parbhat pheris at various places early in the morning.Being a holiday, devotees kept thronging the local Adarsh Temple and Shyam Sunder Temple at Patel Nagar, Prithvinath Mahadeva at the Saharanpur Chowk, Chaityana Gaudya Muth, Karanpur and Nageshwar Mahadeva at the Garhi Cantt the whole
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