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75 cadets pass out of ACC
IMA expo-cum-competition inaugurated
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Pension proves to be hurdle for differently abled
A special school for special children
Now, get certificate at your doorstep
Miss U’khand: Tarang is viewers’ choice
World Disability Day observed
Abha, a winner despite odds
Differently abled mark their day in special way
Cultural-sports fest begins in Nainbagh
‘State all set for SAF games’
ICFAI, Dolphin A eves in summit clash
Delhi Public School win
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75 cadets pass out of ACC
Dehradun, December 3 Out of the total cadets passing out, 35 are from the Science stream and 40 from the Humanities stream. The Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, conferred these degrees on the cadets. IMA Commandant Lt Gen RS Sujlana, presided over the ceremony. Sujlana also gave away the awards to the winners. Senior Cadet Captain Suraj Prakash was bestowed with the Chief of Army Staff Gold Medal. “It was right after the Kargil war that I decided to join the Army. My father was a part of the NCC and motivated me to join the forces,” said Suraj Prakash who hails from Kurukshetra in Haryana. Senior cadet adjutant Vishaldeep Singh and company cadet captain Anand Prakash were awarded with the Chief of Army Staff Silver and Bronze Medal, respectively. Vishaldeep, a native of Pathankot, said, “We are taught everything here. The emphasis is to make us jack-of-all-trades. We go swimming, learn to party, mess etiquettes along with several other things”. While commandant’s both the silver medals, in the service subjects and in humanities stream, went to senior cadet captain Suraj Prakash. Company sergeant Major Kuldeep Singh was awarded with commandant’s silver medal in science stream.
On the occasion, the Commandant also awarded the Commandant’s Banner to Bogra Company. It is awarded to the company, which excels in varied competitions including sports, academics, camps, debates and discipline. Sujlana, in his convocation address to the graduating course, congratulated the cadets. “Now you are academically eligible for entry in the IMA. I appreciate your motivation to reach this goal. You need to continue with the same zeal as you had during your training here. I am positive that you will do the best, “ he said. While Brig Sunil Chandra, head of the Academic Department, highlighted the standards and admirable academic performance of the cadets.
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IMA expo-cum-competition inaugurated
Dehradun, December 3 The exhibition was inaugurated by Rashmi Sujlana, the first lady of the IMA. Several clubs have displayed their exhibits at the exhibition. The Arts Club has helped ignite the latent talent of the GCs. The exhibition exhibits glass colour, oil colour, pencil sketch and charcoal painting. Besides, the Bird Watching and Photography Club, Computer Club, Wildlife, Ecology and Arboriculture Club, Cycling and Angling Club have also put up their exhibits. The evaluation of the exhibits by the judging committee was also done today. Prizes were given to the GCs for the first three positions in different categories. The exhibition will be witnessed by Gen VK Singh, Chief of Army Staff. He will be the reviewing officer for the passing-out parade, autumn term 2010.
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Pension proves to be hurdle for differently abled
Dehradun, December 3 The condition in the hills is worse due to poor record keeping at the gram panchayat level due to lack of pensioners lists. The government has not tapped the population that continues to be deprived of the pension benefits. There are 1.94 lakh differently abled persons in the state comprising of 2.3 per cent of the population and only 44,000 persons receiving pension. “Though the Uttarakhand government has ensured that people with 40 per cent disability get pension, certain areas are still not covered by the department,” said BR Tamta, Additional Secretary Social Welfare and Commissioner of Handicapped persons. Among the differently abled pensioners in the state, the share of visually impaired pensioners is a little higher than their population share, experts say this might be due to the ease in physical verifiability making it the process of issuing certificates quicker. Criterias such as the loss of or inability to use one or more limbs, visual impairment in both eyes, etc are used to indicate disability that prevents an individual from earning a living. But lack of clarity in the severity of the disability criteria continues to be a problem. “In particular, the 40 per cent severity of the disability criteria needs to be clearly defined so that an operational definition can be used uniformly in the field,” said Mamta Gupta, Superintendent of the Cheshire Home. A poor response towards the setting up of the District Rehabilitation Centre for the differently abled persons is also proving to be a major stumbling block in reaching out. Even after the allocation of Rs 50lakh, to the Doon Hospital, last year, the centre has not started operating. The department has allocated Rs 50 lakh for the procurement of testing equipment and appointment of staff. Once complete, it will be under the supervision of a committee headed by the District Magistrate. The centre is expected to help in the early detection of disabilities and also act as a state referral record centre for differently abled persons.
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A special school for special children Haridwar, December 3 The samiti activists are round the clock working for the mentally challenged children. Not only do they take care of these children, but also train, educate and try to rehabilitate them. Talking to The Tribune, founder of the Satikund Kankhal-based charitable school Vipul Sharma said since past five years, hundreds of such special children have benefited with sustained efforts of the activists in bringing them to the mainstream of society. “From identifying objects,
colours, small calculations, writing, reading, normal behavioural etiquettes to professional training as per their caliber, we try to make life normal for them. We are working for a noble cause, which our seven-member staff very well knows, and it’s their dogged determination and love for these children that propel us to induct more children in our
centre,” said Vipul. On the occasion of the International Day for Disabled Persons, which is celebrated on December 3 annually, since 1992 by the United Nations, the SSS organised a mass awareness camp at Ranipur to make the parents of mentally challenged aware of the fact that these children should not be confined to the four walls of home. These children along with the centre’s staff members Poorna Sharma, Manish Kumar, Vidya Joshi, organised an info-workshop depicting the need for having affection and a normal attitude towards these children. At the kiosks, these children also shook hands with the visitors, distributed pamphlets and clicked photographs. Many parents and guardians too were not aware of such a rehabilitation centre being functional in Haridwar. One such parent from Shivalik Nagar, said they had apprehension in allowing their six-year-old mentally challenged son to go to school and play with other kids. Having come to knowing of this centre, they will now be registering and sending their child here so that he can gain knowledge and learn basic skills for a normal living. “Our college is in the neigbourhood of this care
centre, so we know about their social work, but mass awareness is needed to bring these children outside of homes to such
centres. In future we will try to help this society and such children as they also need care, love, attention, and not just sympathy alone ,”said Mala
Kumari, a Kanya Gurukul MA social science student working as a volunteer at the camp.
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Now, get certificate at your doorstep
Dehradun, December 3
Making the announcement today at function to mark the World Disability Day, Minister for Social Welfare Matabar Singh Kandari said these steps would simplify the procedure of issuing certificate to differently abled persons. He said regular camps would be held in each district for persons with multiple disabilities and that the state governments was creating infrastructure and capacity building at the district level for awareness generation, rehabilitation of those differently abled. The minister said the government has launched several schemes for the welfare of handicapped persons, “We have already enhanced the pension of the disabled from Rs 400 to Rs 600 per month and for the lepers to Rs 1,000,” he said. Besides, he said the state government was also working on raising the income limit for Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 for making the differently abled eligible for receiving pension. On the occasion, the government honoured 52 competent differently abled employees, sports persons and entrepreneurs who had done good work in their respective fields. A medal and a cash prize of Rs 5,000 was given to them. Among the awardees Dr Veena Gupta a Mathematics lecturer at Rashtriya Balika Inter College, Haldwani won admiration showing grit and determination while continuing with her profession. She lost her vision at the time of delivery. “But I was determined to continue with my profession though, no one was willing to give me a chance,” she said. A spirited fight launched by her and her family members helped her secure a job at Haldwani. “I teach mathematics to my students with a helper’s assistance. All the arrangements are made by me,” Gupta said. While Kumari Kamal Prabha Bhatt, an office Assistant from Haldwani, was awarded for initiating a work culture that keeps every one on toes. Dilraj Kaur, a pistol shooter who has won several awards, along with Prem Kumar were awarded for pursing sports despite their disabilities. Arti Arya, polio stricken and running a Boutique in Haldwani, was recognised for entrepreneurial skills. “ I am running a small boutique, Mona Lisa, that manages to give me good returns. In future I would like to expand my business,” said Arti who trained from South Delhi Polytechnic. The Social Welfare Department also disbursed certificates to 53 girls under Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana. The certificates included a cash prize of Rs 25,000 each. Certificates were also issued to 150 differently abled persons along with 15 tricycles, 15 wheelchairs and 20 crutches to the needy.
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Miss U’khand: Tarang is viewers’ choice
Dehradun, December 3 Organisers Sinmit Communications had asked the people to vote for their favourite contestants through Orkut. Dalip K Sindhi of Sinmit Communications said that they received about 6,500 votes and many persons were still voting. Earlier, a sub-contest Miss Perfect Ten was also held. The result of all sub-titles will be declared on the grand finale to be held this Sunday.
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World Disability Day observed
Nainital, December 3 Garbyal dwelt at length on the causes of various impairments and laid emphasis on consumption of iodised salt and the need to combat malnutrition. He said the unsafe delivery of children was another major cause of impairment along with unhealthy lifestyle. He said the state government was doing its best to help special persons in coping with life. A large number of beneficiaries of various schemes run by the government for the marginalised and under-privileged sections of the society were given cheques on the occasion.
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Abha, a winner despite odds
Dehradun, December 3 Surekha and Jasvir Singh, her parents, said, “She has proved that being differently abled is not a curse and self-confidence can help the differently abled reach anywhere. She has proved herself where even the normal children had displayed their skills.” Abha is one of the talented students of the school who leads in academics and takes initiative in co-curricular activities also. Her gestures expressed her happiness during interaction. She enthusiastically showed her painting and has conveyed that she would like to pick painting this up as a profession. World Disability Day was observed in the district where, at Roorke school number 7, Ramgarh, where several competitions were held without differentiating the special children with the normal. The competitions included games and creative art. Shazia, Versha, Vishnu, Akshit and Riya Jain of the Deaf and Dumb School brought laurels to their schools. They had showed their skills in mehendi, games and handwriting competitions. “Various competitions were also held at Narsan, Sultanpur and other close by places of Roorke by the Sarv Siksha Abhiyan under inclusive education,” ID coordinator Sadhna Sharma. A special interaction programme was organised by the Deaf and Dumb school for the engineers of IIT Roorkee there to convey the message of social togetherness among the physically challenged. The programme was attended by 200 fresher’s of the IIT Roorkee. A special interaction was carried with the parents of students of the Deaf and Dumb school. They were told about their children problems and how to tackle the same.
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Differently abled mark their day in special way
Dehradun, December 3
Speaking on the occasion he said the focus on research and education would go a long way in empowering differently abled persons. Manav, a voluntary youth organisation, screened a documentary for the differently abled at the Vidha Sabha. Tomorrow they will also be holding a camp for the differently abled children. While the Dehradun Disability Forum (DDF), comprising of 13 NGOs, formed a human chain to raise awareness regarding disability and ensuring their rights. Elsewhere, the Uttarakhand Cluster Community Health Global Network launched a disability awareness DVD comprising of a movie and song clip by local artist Rajesh Kumar Dongriyal. The DVD contains success stories of differently abled persons.
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Cultural-sports fest begins in Nainbagh
Mussoorie, December 3
Chief Minister Nishank was scheduled to attend the function, but the visit was cancelled as he had to attend the marriage of BJP head Nitin Gadkari’s son at Nagpur. The representative of the Chief Minister, Disaster Management and Sports Minister Khajan Das attended the meet. He offered floral tributes at the statue of famous social and political activist Sardar Singh Rawat. The president of samiti Dr Virendar Rawat, who is a son of Sardar Singh Rawat, welcomed the chief guest and presented a memento and a sword to him. He also demanded an upgrade of the hospital and establishment of a tehsil in Nainbagh as it was difficult for the people of Nainbagh, especially during snow, to reach Dhanaulti where the tehsil is stationed presently. Dr Virendar Rawat said that for Nainbagh, as it is situated on the Yamnotri highway, the demand of tehsilhood and a hospital with 30 beds was justified. Chief guest Khajan Das also agreed that the demands were just and he, after consultation with the Chief Minister, would try to resolve them. Khajan Das said that the government was serious on issue of health and one hospital already had been inaugurated in Kempty. Palika president OP Uniyal, Narbada Negi, Mira Saklani, Mussoorie MLA Jot Singh Gunsola, District Magistrate Radhika Jha, former Palika president Manmohan Singh Mall and others were also present on the occasion.
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‘State all set for SAF games’
Mussoorie, December 3 He also said the skiing Complex at Auli was nearly complete and the rest of the work would be completed before the start of the games. The ice-skating hall is also nearing its completion barring the swimming pool which is not the part of the games, but would also be completed in time. Khajan Das firmly stated that the state was ready for the games and solicited cooperation from all for the success of the Games.
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DAV, Sports College enter final
Dehradun, December 3 The two sides won their respective semifinals which were played today. DAV College defeated Gautam International 1-0. Rahul (20th) scored the star goal of the day for DAV. In the other semifinal, Sports College surpassed KVONGC 2-0 to seal the final berth. Talented Shashank Rawat (45th) and Amit Kumar (69th) netted a goal each in the win of Sports College. The final will be played later. The organisers said they were yet to decide on date of the final.
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ICFAI, Dolphin A eves in summit clash
Dehradun, December 3 Dolphin A, Dolphin B, ICFAI and IMS entered the semifinals. In the girls’ category, ICFAI and Dolphin A registered final berths. In today’s match, Dolphin A beat ITM 25-13, 25-13. ICFAI edged past Tulas 25-23, 26-24. IMA beat Baba Farid Institute 25-19, 25-16. In the girls group, Dolphin A defeated IMS 25-13, 25-17.
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Delhi Public School win
Dehradun, December 3 GRD could only score 104 runs in 20 overs losing seven wickets. Azad (25) top scored for the side. Bhanu took two wickets for DPS. Ankur, Sumit, Sumit Gusain and Pratul pocketed a wicket each.
— TNS
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YMIC beat Doon PG College in T20
Dehradun, December 3 Batting second, the college team was bowled all out for 129 runs. Aamir Khan (30) top scored for losing team. Aamir (23), Wasim (15) and Jassi (14) also chipped in. Jatinder and Ravinder got two wickets each for YMIC. Anand and Prashant took a wicket each.
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A total of 75 cadets of the Army Cadet College (ACC) wing graduated and were awarded the degrees in a presentation ceremony at the renowned Chetwode Hall of the Indian Military Academy (IMA).
Dehradun, December 3
The Almora administration observed the World Disability Day on Friday. Speaking at a function organised on the occasion at
Falseema, Chief Development Officer (CDO) Dheeraj Garbyal said according to a recent report of the World Health Organisation (WHO), there were 6.3 crore people who were partially or totally disabled in India.
The differently abled marked the World Disability Day in their own special way.At the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped
(NIVH) Prof Girijesh Pant, Vice Chancellor of Doon University, kick started the new B. Ed, M. Ed Courses in the Department of Special Education and Disabilities Studies.
Mussoorie, December 3
