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Saroja leaves audience in trance
No funds to advertise helpline number, says DGP
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Wire theft costs BSNL Rs 1.5 lakh
Green rubber tree gets new location
End-of-season sale: Trap or oppurtunity?
Taking science to remote villages
Young students watch a demonstration at a science mela at Bachhuaban village in Chamoli district.
Rath yatra taken out on founder’s day of Jain Pamchayati Mandir
Women participate in a Jain community shobha yatra taken out in Dehradun on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
Army officers give presentations on disaster management
Lieut-Gen SP Tanwar, GOC, Uttar Bharat Area, presents a memento to Dr Vikram Gupta, a scientist of the WII, in Dehradun on Saturday.
Legal awareness camp for students held
Students at a science exhibition in Dehradun on Sunday. A Tribune photograph
State flower needs Forest Dept’s attention: Expert
Charak House dominates first day of annual week
Salaria scripts Chandragupta section’s win
CAI get walkover against Doiwala
Members of the Sikh Sevak Jatha address a press conference in Dehradun on Monday. A Tribune photograph
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Saroja leaves audience in trance
Dehradun, February 21 She began her presentation dedicated to Lord Shiva, composed some thousand years ago by Adi Shankara. Saroja's solo concert made for an auspicious beginning for the first classical performance to be held at the university, since it began functioning a few years ago. Later, pupils from Ganesha Natyalaya presented a Pushpanjali choreographed by their guru Saroja Vaidhyanathan. It featured Ruchi Gupta, Apurva Nambiar, Athira Raj and Amrit Sinha. Then it was the turn of Saroja once again, who took the centerstage performing on Tulsidas’ chopai, “Ram Chander Kripalu” leaving her audience in a trance. The dancer also took time to explain to the audience the history of Bharatnatayam. The concert concluded with a dance dedicated to Shakti. The dancer was accompanied by VSK Chakrapani on the violin, Shankar Ayyapan on mridangam and Lakshmy Seshadri on the vocals.
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Going back to move forward
Dehradun, February 21 Remaining true to the spirit of Adi Shankaracharya’s ‘Natya Shastra’, the Padmashri awardee has chalked a bold and innovative path for herself. Here in Doon to perform at a concert organised by the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture (SPIC MACAY), Saroja said, “Innovation in choreography should be purpose-specific, but should not be tried always. For the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the interest of the international audience was also taken into consideration”. She was known for introducing mythological and social themes that managed to strike a chord with the audience. “Abhinaya without bhakti is meaningless. I usually draw from ancient texts, songs composed by our saints and episodes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Allow the artiste a flair for drama,” said the charismatic dancer, talking to The Tribune. Her sheer ability to choose themes and understanding of the visual media had several film producers from Mumbai flocking at her door, with several film proposals for choreography being turned down. “I turned down the proposals politely. I refuse to do go choreography for films. It is an altogether different world and does not merge with mine. The work schedule is quite erratic there. I am in the field of education and my dance school, Ganesa Natyalaya, New Delhi, takes most of my time,” she said. Her school had attracted students from far and wide. Of the 200 students on the rolls, 26 were from abroad and 130 from North India. She had been using several modern multi-media tools to educate them. “I have to devise a different curriculum for foreign students, but they are quick learners. Iszumi, my disciple from Japan, will perform in Mumbai soon. So will Sita from Croatia and Kasiat from Kazakastan, who are also my students,” said the proud teacher. A regular performer at events in India and abroad, she loved to perform in South-East Asia. She said, “I still recall the six-foot bouquet that was presented to me after my dance recital in Seoul, South Korea. Four persons had carried it. The memories of the bouquet and the standing ovation that I received in 1984 still fills me with happiness,” she said. Saroja had been a disciple of Guru KM Pillai of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. She had also undergone training in Carnatic music under Prof P Sambamoorthy at the Madras University.
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No funds to advertise helpline number, says DGP
Dehradun, February 21 According to the police headquarters (PHQ), only eight genuine calls of law and order were received out of 31 calls made since its launch. Most of the calls were made from Doon and outside the state, while there was hardly any call from other districts of the state. “We have no funds to advertise the number. We are just relying on the media for spreading its awareness,” state DGP Jyoti Swaroop Pandey told The Tribune. “Initially, the number of calls may be less, but we are hopeful that in the coming days it will increase among the masses,” said Pandey. He said, “The calls that we receive are transferred to the police stations or officers concerned. A person can call the police of his district by dialling 100, but the advantage of 1090 is that the person can directly contact the PHQ and also get his calls transferred to the required police stations of any district or police officer”. The state police had launched the toll-free number on February 9. People can directly call up the police headquarters, Dehradun, from anywhere in the state through landlines or mobile phones (except Reliance and Uninor users) to complain of any law and order situation, traffic woes or about any other disorder. Those outside the state can call up another phone number 18001804147 for the same. This number has especially been launched to attend to the problems of the natives of the state, who are residing in other states.
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Wire theft costs BSNL Rs 1.5 lakh
Dehradun, February 21 General Manager, BSNL, Balraj said the functioning of the rest of the phones, ATM machines and the broadband service, wherever they had been affected, would be normal by Monday evening. Miffed at the callous attitude of the PWD, he said: “It is in the knowledge of the PWD that before digging ground, it must inform the BSNL so that the wires in the area to be dug up are taken care of. But, they did not do so and left the wires exposed. Though our employees had covered the wires with mud later, by then many had seen them lying bare”. He said though they would ask the PWD to compensate for the loss to the BSNL, he had little hope to get it. “It is only when wires got damaged during work being carried out under an approved project that the losses are compensated for, not otherwise,” he said. Balraj apprehended more such problems in the future in view of the proposed dismantling of several shopping complexes in the city for the widening of link roads. The wires are stolen to sell off the precious copper metal. The copper in the stolen wires is worth about Rs 23,000. The areas where BSNL services were severely affected were Ghanta Ghar, Rajpur Road, Chakrata, Chakku Mohalla and other pockets such as PNT Colony, Onkar Road, New Market, Dobhjawala and Neshvilla Road.
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Green rubber tree gets new location
Dehradun, February 21 The organisation yesterday successfully replanted a green rubber tree, moving it from the Clock Tower MDDA parking to the Doon University campus, outside city limits. The initiative came after the Forest Department granted permission to the MDDA to axe 34 trees at the MDDA parking to make way for a commercial complex. The rubber tree transplanted today was aged nearly 50 years. Interestingly, the organisation also convinced the MDDA to transplant other trees meant for axing. The volunteers asked the MDDA for translocating these trees close to the boundary wall of the parking. The MDDA stated that the trees on the old dispensary road and the veterinary hospital would also be transplanted instead of being felled, as planned earlier. Dr Nitin Pandey of the CFGD said it was important for residents of Doon to come together to stand against the felling of trees in Dehradun. He said tree translocation was meant to sent a signal in the right direction. The CFGD has been at the forefront in safeguarding trees in the city. It had translocated a tree from the Cannuaght Place, the first-ever such exercise in Dehradun, which proved to be inspirational for the organisation for going in for today’s translocation. The organisation had also opposed the felling of trees in the Lachchiwala forest division to make way for the Chief Minister’s dream project of a herbal garden.
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End-of-season sale: Trap or oppurtunity?
Dehradun, February 21 Though sales offering up to 50 per cent or even 80 per cent on merchandise lures maximum number of customers, can anybody guess how genuine they are. Does the heavily discounted price of apparels mislead customers? Housewife Astha Negi said, “Such sales and discounts trap the customers, as the clothes offered on discount are of poor quality”. College student Neeharika Sharma finds it cool and easy for her pocket. “Though I am not sure about the evaluation system of retail outlets, the crowd in my age group believes in flaunting their best assets. The premium range of clothing can be purchased once in a while, but college goers like us require a heap of branded stuff in our wardrobes. Every two to three months, my friends and I look around to pick up branded goods at discounted prices,” chuckled Neeharika. The winter sale began right from the first week of January as part of the New Year sales promotion. The prices of commodities at some of the leading stores like Arrow, Blackberry, Tommy Hilfiger, Belmonte, United Colors of Benetton, Levis, Numero UNO and Wrangler are drastically slashed to attract buyers. “Shopkeepers have to clear their old stocks and are left with no other option than to sell these off at a discounted price rather than face loss. Besides, we, as a merchandising chain, have to make arrangements to stock up garments for the next season and fresh stocks of brands can be put up for display,” said one of the attendants at the Cotton County store. “We have offered 40 per cent discount on the premium range of clothes for men in our store,” asserted Rohit, outlet manager of Blackberry store, located at the Rajpur Road. “We have reduced the prices on woollens, jackets and coats as these are company-manufactured stuff and the prices are set according to the owners. In any case, we have to sell the winter clothing,” said Chander of Koutons. Many of are also giving “Buy 2 get 1 free” offer and have started stocking up summer clothes for the ensuing season.
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Taking science to remote villages
Dehradun, February 21 Pooja, a student of class X at Government Inter College, Bhachhuaban, said it was a lifetime experience for her. She could understand that how “dhongi babas” cheated people by doing so-called “miracles”. She said after participating in the mela she got to understand the science behind such miracles. Puran Joshi, a student of Government Inter College, Nail, said the mela changed his way of thinking. SPECS has been organising such melas for the past 10 years with the mission to take science to the remotest corner of Uttarakhand. A large number of children and villagers took part in the mela. The resource persons also left no stone unturned to answer various queries by visitors at the mela. It was an overwhelming response from people and there was a demand that SPECS should organise such melas every year in their villages. The mela was supported by the Rashtriya Vigyan Evam Prodhoygiki Sanchar Parishad, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology. The mela was inaugurated by BL Verma, Principal, Government Inter College, Bachuaban. In his inaugural address, he said these types of activities were rare in the remote villages. Villagers would be benefited by such activities and it would help in developing a scientific society. The mela consisted of various stalls on food adulteration, water testing, hydroponics, communication and weather. The resource persons told the villagers about the community-based techniques for testing quality of drinking water and adulteration in milk, spices, ghee, pulses and tea, etc. Students were more curious about the stall on weather. The scientists at the stall explained to them in detail how different instruments like rain gauge, barometer, hydrometer, etc, work. Another stall, “Science behind miracles”, threw light on scientific reasons behind various miracles. Around 1,200 students and 52 teachers from different schools, including Government Inter College, Bachhuaban, Government Inter College, Nail, Government Girls Junior High School, Maithan, Government Primary School, Kushrani, Government Primary School, Dhamdev, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Maithan, and Mahimanand Memorial Academy, Maithan, participated in the Mela. Hemender Gupta, Yogesh Bhatt from SPECS and Raj Kumar Panchal, Rajveer from the NCSTC were resource persons.
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Rath yatra taken out on founder’s day of Jain Pamchayati Mandir
Dehradun, February 21 The procession started from Rochipura and culminated at Rochipura, Majra Mandir via Saharanpur Road and Patel Nagar. Rishab Dev got a chance to sit along with the idol this time. Naimchand Jain, general secretary patron of the Sakal Digambar Jain Samaj, Dehradun, said they had been taking out this procession to celebrate the founder’s day of the Jain temple at Rochipura in February. “This time more then 500 devotees from the entire state have gathered on this occasion. This year more than 250 women participated in the procession, unlike prior years,” he affirmed. The yatra also witnessed elephants, horses and various tableaus depicting stories based on Jain religion. The yatra was welcomed in various areas where it passed through by bhajans and prasad prepared by the devotees.
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Army officers give presentations on disaster management
Dehradun, February 21 The headquarters Uttar Bharat Area and the Madhya Bharat Area gave presentations on their role and preparations for disaster management. Very informative presentations of Malpa Land Slide, Kosi Floods and various earthquakes in Indian subcontinent were also given to the delegates by Army officers. Dr Rakesh Kumar, Uttarakhand Disaster Management secretary, and Dr Piyoosh Rautela of Disaster Management and Mitigation Centre, Uttarakhand, participated. Brig Kanwal Kumar, Deputy GOC, Uttarakhand Sub Area, gave a presentation from the Army side. Dr Vikram Gupta, a scientist of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, gave a lecture on landslides. In this closing address, Lieut-Gen SP Tanwar, Ati Vishist Seva Medal, General Officer Commanding, Uttar Bharat Area, expressed hope that both the civil administration as well as the military authorities will continue their efforts to further refine and update the existing Disaster Management Plans.
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Legal awareness camp for students held
Dehradun, February 21 Speaking on the occasion, the CJM delivered a lecture on the Motor Vehicle Act. Eminent advocates also educated the students about the Right to Information Act, Consumer Protection Act, Environment Protection Act and Cruelty on Animals Act. Senior Advocates Surat Singh Negi, SC Virmani and Mohan Kandwal delivered their expert comments. President of the Sankalp Educational and Welfare Society and general secretary of the Kshatriya Chetna Manch, Ravi Singh Negi said, “The purpose of the camp was to provide adequate legal knowledge and make children aware of their legal rights and understand that the police and law are for their protection”. About 400 children, advocates and other persons from nearby areas were present. Also present were Devender Pundir, Budh Singh Rawat, Mahesh Rauthan, Ashok Rauthan, Surender Tomar, Anil Bisht, Anita Negi, Dineshwari Negi, Kalpana Negi, Yashpal Shrama, Sanjeev Sharma and Anant Gupta.
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Exhibition wins accolades
Dehradun, February 21 GC Juyal, founder president of the school, inaugurated the fusion display of science and creative impulse. Juyal said, ”The exhibition was conducted with an aim to explore the scientific aptitude and artistic skills of the students”. The exhibition covered almost all the spheres like alternative sources of energy, causes of deteriorating atmosphere, models of bio-gas plant and green house effect. The Tsunami prevention alarm, persistence of vision, AC-DC controller remote and demonstration of volcanic eruption are the main attractions of the exhibition which have been appreciated by the visitors.
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State flower needs Forest Dept’s attention: Expert
Mussoorie, February 21 Ramesh Panwar (10) from Kandi village, near Kempty, said they collected the flowers after school and earned Rs 50-100, after selling these to the tourists, especially couples who get attracted to their red colour. Bimol Sharma, horticulture expert from Yasin Fernery in Mussoorie, said, “The smallest species of the shrub or the small shrubby tree, which is also the state tree of Uttarakhand, grows up to 10 to 20 cm, whereas the largest species known as R arboreum grows up to 50 m in height. The leaves are spirally arranged and the size ranges from 1 cm to 2 cm, the exception being R sinogrande with a leaf size of 100 cm. In some species, the upper side of the leaf is covered with scales, known as lepidote, or hair called indumentum. This tree can be either evergreen or deciduous”. The rhododendron can be divided into sub-genus, sections, sub-sections and series. Some of its sub-genera are hymenanthes (blume), penthanthera, tsutsusi and azaleastrum planch. Vimal Sharma said, “Lately, the tree was under threat due to the impact of global warming in the Himalayas that led to change in the timings of the bloom. Sometimes, it blooms in November and sometimes in February”. Sharma said many of these species had a major use for the local people ranging from landscaping to making household goods and woodland planting. However, rampant picking of flowers had its disadvantages, too. Sharma said, “Sixty per cent is plucked and the rest is left on the tree to mature as seeds. Forest natural resources are influenced to a greater extent by both natural and anthropogenic disturbances, resulting in habitat degradation and consequent depletion of flora and fauna of protected areas”. He further said in the past few decades, the tree had been experiencing a marked increase in anthropogenic pressures and due to this, likelihood of its survival had come under close scrutiny. Sharma, sounding the alarm bell, said the Forest Department of the state had to put its act together if it was concerned about saving the flower. On the other hand, Mussoorie Divisional Forest Officer Ram Gopal Verma said, “The rhododendron is a slow-growing shrubby tree. Therefore, the perception develops among people that much is not being done to preserve it”. He, however, said there was no separate plan for the conservation of the rhododendron at the moment in the department. Chief Wildlife Warden Srikant Chandola said the department was working to conserve the rhododendron tree, but more efforts were required in this regard.
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Charak House dominates first day of annual week
Dehra Dun, February 21 The annual week started with a march past, in which the students belonging to different houses participated with vigour. Chairman of the institute Arvind Gupta was the chief guest. Charak House dominated the first day of the annual week. Sumanpreet Kaur of Charak House won the first position in women’s 50m race while Ram Singh of the same house got the first position in men’s 80m race. Charak House also proved its mettle in 4x50m relay and in women’s 4x80m relay. Dean (Students’ Welfare) Shri Vipul Garg and Sports Officer NK Joshi said all the students were participating in the activities enthusiastically. Principal Shailja Pant, Vice-Principal Arun Kumar, Prerana Bahuguna, Dr Manisha Rani, Dr Sas Biswas, Dr Sanjay Aggarwal, Dr Gyanendra Awasthi, Dr Umer Arfath, Dr Santosh Kumar, Dr Siddharth Sen, Dr Arun Mozhi, Dr Aditi Chauhan, Dr Amir Khan, Dr Poonam Dev, Neha Joshi, Dr Dipika Bhatnagar, Dr Deepti Dhar, Suman Rawat, Ritu Singh, Puja Negi, Dr Deepti Warikoo, Dr Shweta Sharma were involved in the organisation of events.
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Salaria scripts Chandragupta section’s win
Dehradun, February 21 In the second innings, the Pratap section managed to score 66 runs at the loss of 7 wickets with Cadet Amul Rawal scoring the highest runs (14) for the batting side. Cadet Prayush Nayak of the Shivaji section took the highest wickets (2). The second match was played between Shivaji (Seniors) and Chandragupta (Seniors). In the first innings, the Chandragupta section made a massive total of 154 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Cadet Ayush Salaria scored 62 runs off just 36 balls. Cadet Aman Kumar took the highest wickets for Shivaji Section (2). In the second innings, the Shivaji section was bowled out at 91 runs with Cadet Kumar Vikram scoring the highest runs (25) and Cadet Ayush Salaria taking the highest wickets (3) for the fielding team. The Chandragupta section won with a huge margin of 63 runs.
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CAI get walkover against Doiwala
Dehradun, February 21 Best XI declared winners Best XI were declared winners today after Mussoorie XI didn’t turn up for its scheduled match at the Uttarakhand Cup Beehive Challenger League, which is being held at Matawala Bagh. Two matches will be played tomorrow.
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Sikh Jatha office-bearers selected
Dehradun February 21 The others selected were: Surjit Singh Kohli and Rajender Singh Raja vice-president; Chain Singh and Sohan Singh Jathedar; Balvinder Singh assistant secretary; Uttam Singh convener; Satnam Singh and Gurudev Singh Sahni treasurer; and Ram Singh auditor. The members in the new working committee included Trilochan Singh, Dildar, Harjeet Singh, Jaspal Singh Chadha, Virender Singh, Zeera Singh, Balvinder Singh, Sunder Singh and Harbajan Singh. For the position of legal advisor Gurdeep Singh Toni had been selected. Narender Pal Singh Ahuja supervised the entire proceeding. General secretary Matharu said since this was the golden year of the Sikh Seva Jatha, they would carry out the religious and social functions throughout the year.
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Replete with nimble footwork, Bharatnatayam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan and her pupils presented a scintillating performance at the Doon University here today.
She began her presentation dedicated to Lord Shiva, composed some thousand years ago by Adi
Shankara.
Call it business or smart stratagem where most of the retail outlets in the town have opened gateways for shoppers of the valley to binge in the end-of-season sales.
Though sales offering up to 50 per cent or even 80 per cent on merchandise lures maximum number of customers, can anybody guess how genuine they are. Does the heavily discounted price of apparels mislead customers?
In the 21st century when science is a tool of development for the elite in the cities, the Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS) is striving to make science accessible for all, particularly in the villages. The society organised a three-day science mela in Bachhuaban, a remote village of the Garhwal region, 27 km from Gairsain, Chamoli district.
Dehradun, February 21
The seminar on disaster management organised by the Central command of the Indian Army at the Rashtriya Indian Military College
(RIMC) continued for the third day on Saturday.
Natural Sciences as part of the annual week here today. During this annual week, which started today, inter-departmental competitions in football, badminton,
kho-kho, TT, chess, tug-of-war and athletics are being organised besides events like poster presentation,
rangoli, solo and group song, antakshri, quiz, skit and drama, painting, collage making, solo dance, group dance, group discussion, debate, etc.
