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Id-ul-Zuha makes goats dearer
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The school’s humble beginnings
Tibetan school celebrates golden jubilee
Greetings from Alva
Experts discuss trends in energy conservation
RIMC cadets win quiz
Creative arts contests mark 2nd day of SBS Utsav
Handball: Triple crown for Doon girls
Himalayan Academy win title via super over
Summer Valley prevail in tough match
Technical Services, Union XI win
Doon Warriors, Rudra Blues teams selected
Sir Syed Day celebrated by AMU alumni
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Id-ul-Zuha makes goats dearer
Dehradun, November 16 The makeshift markets for this purpose near Niranjanpur Mandi and on the roadside of Inamullah Building saw goats of all sizes and colours being sold at exorbitant prices, ranging from a paltry Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh. Hagglers did not have much success as the rate of these animals continues to go up each year. Mohammad Imran, who looks forward to the festival every time to make a quick buck, had already sold five goats for Rs 85,000 in the Nirjanpur Mandi by Tuesday evening. “It has been a fantastic day as I made a clean profit of Rs 30,000 and, by the grace of Allah, I will be able to rejoice splendidly with my family”. The goats had been given some interesting names - Salman, Shahid, Imran - taking a cue from movie stars. Others had pet names like Raja, Tinku, Pappu. Buyers had a tough time as the cost of the goats have been on the rise constantly. Manzoor Ahmad Khan, a shopkeeper, had to loosen his purse strings to buy two goats for Rs 35,000. He said, “Last year, I bought the same quality of goats for Rs 25,000. This year, it cost me Rs 10,000 more. There is no way out than to bear with the escalating prices in order to celebrate our festival”. Aakif, a seller, was seen testing his fortune near the Inamullah Building. Holding a pair of robust goats, he was not ready to budge from the price of Rs 35,000 for each one. His confidence emanated from the sale of goats touching the Rs 1 lakh mark. “I have come back from Niranjanpur Mandi to catch some passers-by on the road side and will wait till 12 midnight to get the desired price for my goats.” He stated that Rs 35,000 were not much for the goats, as he had bought them at Rs 25,000 each from Saharanpur. These goats have been bought by sellers from the markets of Saharanpur, Deoband, Nazibabad, Aligarh and Delhi and sold at a good profit for
Id-ul-Zuha.
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The school’s humble beginnings
Mussoorie, November 16 Within only three months of opening, the school was to accommodate a further 304 children from the Tibetan Nursing School in Dharamsala. It soon became apparent that the school would need to expand. Towards the end of 1961, the office of the Dalai Lama provided funds to purchase land on Honey Hill and Aren House worth Rs 20,000 and Rs 38,000 respectively. The construction of classrooms began under the management of Principal Taring. More than 60 volunteers from Dalhousie worked on the project together with teachers and students also chipping in. Under the direction of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the Central Tibetan Schools Administrative (CTSA), was constituted as a separate administrative unit under the Ministry of Education to support Tibetan educational needs in 1961. From September of that year till today the administration and funding of the Mussoorie school has been supervised by the CTSA. Today, CTS Mussoorie is a home to 734 students with a considerably expanded curriculum and teaching staff. Alumnus of the school Tsreing Dhondup, who studied in the school in 1976, has been working in the Tibetan Homes Foundation for the last 35 years.
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Tibetan school celebrates golden jubilee
Mussoorie, November 16 The chief guest on the occasion was HRD Ministry’s Joint Secretary and Chairman of the CTSA, Delhi, SC Khuntia who inaugurated a hostel for girls and boys near the school premises. He said the Central government was committed to imparting quality education to the Tibetan community in exile. Palika President OP Uniyal demanded an increase in the quota of Indian students in the school to which Khuntia replied that the 10 per cent Indian students were already receiving education and it was not possible to increase the quota at the moment. Later, Principal of the school VK Singh read out a brief report of the school highlighting its achievements. He said the CTS was home to 734 students with a considerably expanded curriculum and teaching staff. The Tibetan language and spiritual teaching formed an essential part of the school curriculum. General secretary of the Tibetan Homes Foundation Sonam T Khorlatsang, also alumni of the school, lauded the efforts of first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and his role in establishing schools for the Tibtans during trying times. The students performed the Tashi Sholpa mask dance, arima dance, Lhasa Thamo and Serki Khorlo. They mesmerised the audience with patriotic and Garhwali songs. Pema Lanzhey, TT Karma Chopel, Thubten Lungrig, Karma Gelek and Alok Verma were among prominent persons present on the occasion.Dalai Lama’s message read out
At the golden jubilee celebrations of the Central School of Tibetan, Education Minister of the Tibetan government in exile Thupten Lungrig read out a special message of the Dalai Lama. In the message, the Dalai Lama recalled how Pt Jawaharlal Nehru took keen interest in educating Tibetan children by setting up separate schools for the Tibetans in the early days of exile. The Dalai Lama thanked the Indian community for their support over the past half century. Laying emphasis on preserving the identity, the Dalai Lama urged the students to preserve the Tibetan identity, while at the same time keeping in mind that education was a preparation for becoming participating citizens of the 21st century.
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Nuptial knot not before comeback: Irfan
Dehradun, November 16 Pathan, who is currently training at the NCA, Bangalore, said he was confident of returning to the Indian team soon. “I am undergoing fitness training at the NCA, Bangalore, and will come back with a bang once I get fully fit,” Pathan said while talking to mediapersons at the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy where he was present to select the North Zone teams of the Ambuja Parivar League. Praising the current formidable form of Harbhajan Singh who became the first number eight batsman to score back-to-back centuries in Tests, Pathan said he watched both innings. He was enthralled with Bhajji’s performance and termed it as a good sign for Team India. Distancing himself from commenting much on the match-fixing scandals that hit international cricket recently, the all-rounder said it was a bad stretch in cricket which has now gone. Notwithstanding the scandals engulfing IPL, he praised Twenty20 cricket for making the game global. “Twenty20 cricket is good. Due to T20, the game of cricket has gone global. Even America is coming up with a team and is also planning a cricket league,” he said. Replying to a question that cricketers’ involvement in other things like modelling for advertisements is hampering their performance, he said, “In a year’s 365 days, we spend 265 days training and playing matches. Can’t we do what we want to in the remaining 100?” Pathan said he was a bowling all-rounder. “I am not a regular all-rounder. I consider myself as a bowler who can also bat.”
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Greetings from Alva
Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva has greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha and conveyed her best wishes to them on the occasion.
In a message on the eve of the festival, the Governor has said: "My greetings and best wishes on the auspicious occasion of Id-ul-Zuha. I hope that the festival, which symbolises sacrifice and social harmony, will inspire us to work together for the progress of the society and the country by enriching and strengthening our composite culture and feelings of unity and brotherhood”.
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Experts discuss trends in energy conservation
Dehradun, November 16 This was a proud moment for all members of ISHRAE and iCARE as a memorandum of understanding was signed between both organisations to promote environmental awareness among students in Dehradun. Under the K-12 programme, both will organise events for students from KG to Class XII. The programme will include various campaigns which will give the youth of the valley a chance to restore the fragile eco-system. Speaking on the occasion, Dehradun ISHRAE president OD Sharma welcomed all guests and members at the seminar and talked about aims and objectives of the society. ISHRAE is working for advancement of the arts and science of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration engineering and science, continuing education of members through lectures, workshops, career guidance and financial assistance to students of related science. It is notable that Dehradun ISHRAE has already organised a few seminars on energy efficiency and green building concept. iCARE is a non-profit, youth-based organisation that works towards creating a beautiful and sustainable future by promoting community involvement and educational outreach. Conserving our natural and cultural heritage is of paramount importance, but doing so presents complex challenges. Yudhishter Puran Singh, founder member of iCARE, stated: “The MoU signed between iCARE and ISHRAE will go a long way in realising our objective of creating a sustainable and beautiful tomorrow. If we are to make a difference then we all have to work together”. The event also saw a delegation of students from Dehradun Hills Academy, Doon International School and a few colleges having an interactive session with Dr Rakesh Shankar on various environmental issues. Some of the students who took part in a painting-cum-slogan competition were awarded certificates and prizes. A film on Acrex-2011 was also screened, giving information about the biggest exhibition of air-conditionings and refrigeration to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, from February 24 to 26. Rajan Vohra, Dr Sri Hari, Dr Hemand C Trivedi, Dr Banerjee, Prof Dharambuddhi, Surbhi Arora, Tushar Goel, Harshal Mirchandani, Ankit Srivastava, Adhidheb Bhattacharya and people from engineering colleges, ONGC, government departments and business houses across Dehadun were present.
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RIMC cadets win quiz
Dehradun, November 16 The quiz was organised in two parts: the preliminary and the final round. A total of 22 teams from 14 schools participated in the competition. RIMC stood first in the preliminary round and qualified for the finals, along with six other teams. The quiz consisted of seven rounds, namely earth science, current affairs, energy, entertainment, sports, rapid fire and hydrocarbon rounds. The cadets put up a good show with a lead of 70 points in the final round. The final results: 1. RIMC-1st-130 points 2. Brooklyn School-2nd-62 points 3. Doon International School-3rd-58 points.
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Decision on separate Education Directorate hailed
Dehradun, November 16 The association cheered the decision made and held a function to express gratefulness at the Gandhi Park here.
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Creative arts contests mark 2nd day of SBS Utsav
Dehradun, November 16 The programme began with various creative arts competitions, including rangoli, tattoo, mehandi, salad decoration, collage, flower decoration, card-making and face-painting. The second half of the event consisted of entertaining fun contests like just-a-minute, dumb charade and word power game, while the musical evening “Bazm-e-Adab: Kavi Sammelan” mesmerised the audience as famous poems were narrated by renowned artistes like Dr Kunwar Bechain, Nawaz Devbandi, Atul Mishra, Ratan Singh Jaunsari, Ambar Kharbanda, Atul Sharma, Ashok Chakradhar, Wasim Barewli, Rajesh Saklani and many more.
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Handball: Triple crown for Doon girls
In the girls senior final, Dehradun beat Udham Singh Nagar 2-1. In the sub-junior final, Dehradun defeated Udham Singh Nagar 3-2 and in the junior final also, Dehradun surpassed Udham Singh Nagar 6-3. The boys league matches were played today and the finals will be played tomorrow. The prize distribution ceremony will be held at 3 pm after all matches conclude.
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Himalayan Academy win title via super over
Batting first, HCA scored 129 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. Yogender (42) was the top scorer. Ravinder took three wickets for Royal. In reply, Royal Challengers scored 129 to tie the match in 20 overs losing nine wickets. Narender (37) was the main contributor. Manish and Sheetal took four and two wickets, respectively. After the tie, the ‘super over’ bowling round was taken. In this round, HCA won by three wickets. The winning team was given a glittering trophy at the prize distribution ceremony.
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Summer Valley prevail in tough match
Dehradun, November 16 The two sides had a close fight throughout the match. The first quarter was won by Summer Valley School 2-0 to which their rivals struck back strongly with an identical score in its favour in the next quarter. Summer Valley pulled up their socks and to win the third round 2-0. With this kind of performance from both sides, the excitement for the fourth and the final quarter mounted. Summer Valley, in a keenly contested last quarter, won 7-5. Priyanka of the winning team played a pivotal role scoring six points for her side. For RRRA, Mahima scored four points. The tournament, which is being played on a league -cum-knock out system, features six teams. Heritage School beat Indian Cambridge School Hosts Heritage School beat Indian Cambridge School by 12-9 on the inaugural day of the Inter-Council Schools’ Junior Boys Basketball Tournament here today. In the second match, Shivalik International School beat Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy 20-4. Five teams are taking part in this tournament that began today and will conclude on November 20.
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Technical Services, Union XI win
Dehradun, November 16 MM scored 142 for five in 20 overs with fine support from Baluni (53) and Bhardwaj (45 not out). Batting second, the technical team easily achieved the target losing two wickets in 17 overs. In the second match, Union XI posted a big win over ONGC Hospital. Union XI set a 150-run target in 20 overs. Kishan (54) was the top scorer. In reply, ONGC Hospital was packed off for 63 runs in just 15 overs.
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Doon Warriors, Rudra Blues teams selected
Dehradun, November 16 Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan, who is the chief selector of the Ambuja Parivar League, selected 15 members each to form the Doon Warriors and Rudra Blues that will represent Dehradun and Rudrapur, respectively. These teams will compete with other teams to win the league in the north zone. The winner will then compete with winners of other zones to win the Ambuja Parivar League trophy. The tournament is a knock-out one with each side playing seven overs. A bowler can bowl a maximum of two overs.
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Sir Syed Day celebrated by AMU alumni
Dehradun, November 16 The occasion actually falls on October 17, but had been postponed due to Dasehra. The alumni paid homage to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan for the monumental service that he had rendered to India by sowing the seed of the AMU, Aligarh. Alok Sharma, IG, Haridwar, was the chief guest on the occasion and Dr S Farooq was the guest of honour. Patron of the association IA Farooqi blessed the gathering and explained the importance of Sir Syed Day in the field of education and shared his experiences on the occasion. Dr Sajid Jamal, general secretary of the association, presented the annual report highlighting the activities of the association during the year. Senior Aligarian Dr Nafees Ahmad Quddusi was also honoured on the occasion. Its members also organised a short cultural programme on the occasion where the University Tarana was sung by young boys and girls. The programme culminated with the National Anthem followed by a grand dinner.
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Members of the Muslim community sold and purchased goats to celebrate one of their most revered festivals of sacrifice Id-ul-Zuha (or Bakrid) in the city today.
The Dehradun chapter of the Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), in association with its partner iCARE, conducted a seminar on “Recent Trends in Energy Conservation”.
The second day of SBS Utsav was entirely a fun-filled programme at the Sardar Bhagwan Singh
(SBS) PG Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Research here today. A large number of college students participated enthusiastically in the events.
Dehradun, November 16
Dehradun, November 16
Summer Valley School got the better of Raja Ram Mohan Roy Academy 11-7 on the second day of the DDCSA Junior Girls Basketball Tournament being played at Welham Girls School here today.
Technical Services beat MM by eight wickets in a league match of the ongoing Inter-Departmental Cricket Tournament under way at the Ambedkar Stadium of the ONGC here today.