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Irregularities in Police Exam
Army mela pulls crowds
Meira Kumar
Lansdowne Chowk Widening
Dolis to get touch of German design
Graphic Era varsity reverberates with Saroja’s dance
Playing games on PC with blink of an eye
Students told about innovative methods of teaching
Census staff distorting facts: Sangathan
Chandragupta section are overall champs
Sharda College win opener
Little Master dwarfed by Vikasnagar
KV-2 scouts, guides remember Lord Powell
State cagers lose to Punjab in final
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No clue yet about absconding domestic help
Dehradun, February 22 The victims, Sagar Chand Gupta and Kanta Gupta, both in their 70s, were found unconscious by a relative after the incident. They were admitted to the ICU in CMI Hospital. At that time, they were not in a position to tell the police about the things that were stolen from their place. Now, the couple has got well and having returned home, they told the police about what the servant had allegedly decamped with. Station House Officer (SHO) of the Dalanwala police station told The Tribune, “A sum of Rs 15,000-20,000 has been stolen from the house. Plus, three to four wrist watches are also missing”. The SHO maintained that mobile phones and laptops had not been stolen. “The family doesn’t keep jewellery at their house,” Rawat said. Gupta, a retired executive engineer from the PWD, and his wife, a homemaker, were given food which was laced with some poisonous substance by their servant Shankar at about 2 pm on Wednesday. As a result, the duo had became unconscious. The couple’s two sons - Rajnish Gupta and Manish Gupta - work in Dubai.
No photo, address of servant Despite the state capital police having released sketches of the servant in all districts of the state, there is no clue about the servant Shankar, a native of Nepal, who allegedly committed the theft after poisoning the couple. The SHO said the family didn’t have his photograph, phone number or any address, making it very difficult to trace the domestic help. The family had hired Shankar through a classified advertisement four to five days before the crime was committed. The couple’s son Rajnish Gupta had interviewed the servant, but had not submitted the verification form with the police though he had brought one from the Arha Ghar police chowki.
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Tehri SP transferred to facilitate CBCID probe
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, February 22 The recruitment was held from the posts of constable and head constable to the rank of sub-inspector. “The SP has been transferred so that the ongoing CBCID investigation doesn’t get affected,” Jyoti Swaroop Pandey, Director General of Police (DGP) told The Tribune. The DGP added the probe was on into the matter and only after its report the state police would be able to come to any conclusion. Khurana has been transferred to the STF, Uttarakhand, as SP. Rajiv Swaroop who is serving as commander in the IRB at Haridwar will be the new SP, Tehri.It may be mentioned here that in the written test for recruitment, seven candidates were allegedly facilitated to take examination in a separate room. Following this, all seven cops on the basis of prima facie investigation by the police headquarters were transferred to the Kumaon region. And later on the CBCID probe was ordered into the scam.
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Army mela pulls crowds
Haldwani, February 22 Inaugurating the three-day event, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Northern Area, Lieut-Gen SP Tanwar, said: “Haldwani, which is also the gateway to Kumaon, is the most appropriate choice of venue for the event. The objective behind organising the event is to inculcate patriotism and motivate the youth to join the Army. It is also an opportunity to meet the veterans”. This is the first event of its kind to have been held in this region. The event, which is being referred to as the “Army mela” by the local population, was to be formally inaugurated by Governor of Uttarakhand Margaret Alva but she could not reach the venue due to squall. The event began with the showering of petals on the crowd by a jawan of the Army as he hovered over the venue on a para motor. A graceful and beautiful display of various equestrian events by horsemen of the Army followed the opening. The riders gave a breathtaking display of various tent-pegging skills. The event was followed by show jumping. The performance drew a thunderous applause from the audience that had turned up in thousands at the venue as the riders made the horses jump over various hurdles that included tables, set of chairs, etc.Next came the display by the Tornadoes team of the Army Service Corps (ASC) that performed one skill after the other on the Royal Enfield motorcycles. The audience loved every moment of the presentation as the motorcycles thundered on the ground while performing different skills. The Tornadoes made their motorcycles pass through a ring of fire, brick wall and a wall made of electric tubes. Various pyramid formations on the motorcycles were also displayed. The performance was followed by a cultural presentation and thereafter the visitors thronged various stalls and enclosures to witness the arms and other equipment put up for display. Excited groups of visitors went around seeing the BMP II tank, the Bofors gun, 105-mm field gun and the anti-aircraft gun. The stalls set up by the Indian Air Force, Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Infantry saw a large number of people visiting them. Talking to the media, General Tanwar expressed his satisfaction and delight at the response to the initiative of the Army. Replying to a query regarding the growing number of instances of corruption in the Army coming to light, he said, “It is a 10 lakh strong force and there may be one per cent of wrong people. Such exceptions do not reflect the standards of the Indian Army”. He said the persons who were caught doing wrong were being punished. He also asserted that the morale of the Army remained high and it was amongst the best fighting forces across the globe.
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Meira Kumar to attend Gurukul convocation
Haridwar, February 22 In a consent letter, the Speaker has agreed to attend the function where she will be the chief guest. Meira will be following in the footsteps of her father late Babu Jagjiwan Ram, a former Union Cabinet Minister, who had also addressed the students at a convocation of the university. Also gracing the occasion will be Speaker of the Delhi Assembly Dr Yoganand Shastri, who is an alumnus of the university. At the convocation, more than 900 students will be presented degrees while the toppers of different batches of 2008-09 will be given gold medals by the chief guest. Informing The Tribune about the visit of the Lok Sabha Speaker, Vice-Chancellor Swatantra Kumar said Meira would be gracing the occasion along with other high-profile dignitaries. Meanwhile, a committee, which was constituted by the University Grants Commission, is in the university to inspect the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe cells of the university.
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Affected shopkeepers beg on city streets in protest
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, February 22 The shopkeepers started begging from Lansdowne Chowk and then passed through Kanak Chowk, Abhishek Tower, Subhash Road to reach the Secretariat where they begged for half an hour. Then, they begged at Baini Bazaar Chowk, Behl Chowk and reached Rajpur Road. They returned to Lansdowne Chowk after going through Globe Chowk, Astle Hall and Indira Market. The team collected Rs 384. Sanjay Bhatt, the leader of the traders, addressing them earlier and said the MDDA Vice-President and Secretary had said the land of the bus stand stood at Rs 50 crore and hence cannot be given to the shopkeepers. Therefore, the traders were begging money to give to the MDDA and the state government so that the traders whose shops were to be removed due to the widening of the road could be given land at the bus stand in its place, he said.The traders said without their shops, they would have to support their families through begging. They said that they would continue their protest and would soon announce a Doon Bandh.
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Dolis to get touch of German design
Dehradun, February 22 Two designers from Hanover University, Germany, who are already undergoing training at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, have been roped in to improve the design of the dolis. Not only will they enhance the aesthetic appeal of the dolis, adding comfort level for patients, but also reduce the burden on the palanquin bearers who have to cover several kilometres on foot. “This is a stopgap arrangement till the time the transportation facilities and other infrastructure facilities are not augmented in the remote areas of the hills. Our emergency ambulances can only reach wherever there is road network. There are several villages that can only be reached on foot while negotiating the narrow mountainous tracks surrounded by deep ravines. And whenever somebody takes ill in these villages, the dolis come in handy,” said Anoop Nautiyal, CO, GVK EMRI 108, while interacting with mediapersons today. To get them acquainted with the harsh terrain of the hills, the EMRI took the two German designers, Henrik and Frank, to Uttarkashi on a study trip. And what a learning experience it was for the duo who saw for themselves how the doli becomes a lifeline for the villagers in troubled times. “It is tough for the palanquin bearers who carry the load pushing themselves to the extreme. Our design will be user friendly allowing equal distribution of load so that the bearers of the palanquin are not unduly stressed. The comfort level of critical patients will be taken care of,” said Henrik.In fact, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has already accepted the proposal and also agreed to fund the project in districts of Bageshwar and Pithoragarh in Kumaon and districts of Chamoli and Uttarkashi in Garhwal. Around 500 dolis will be designed for 500 villages and these would be run under the supervision of villagers/pradhans, village-level health committees and a cadre of health workers in the remote areas created by GVK EMRI. “We will have to make the project cost effective and select a material that is able to withstands extreme environmental conditions while ensuring safety for the patient. Several quality fibres are available, but we will have to take into consideration the prevailing conditions in India, both in terms of cost and availability,” said Frank. The designers are expected to get going in a couple of months, he added.
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Graphic Era varsity reverberates with Saroja’s dance
Dehradun, February 22 Her lissom footwork perfectly matched to the tunes of violin and mridangam that accompanied her during the performance. The programme began with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp. She began her presentation by paying obeisance to Lord Shiva and then performed the most auspicious composition “Bhor Shambhu”. However, her students, who presented Pushpanjali followed by a performance on the life of Lord Rama, also accompanied her on the stage. The artistes won accolades for their performances and left the audience spellbound. The Bharatnatyam dance performance was conducted by the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY). The dancer also explained to the students the significance Indian classical dance that had to be preserved. She appealed to the students to promote the Indian dance form and save it from fading away under the influence the western culture. Accompanying Saroja were VSK Chakrapani, Shankar Ayyapan and Lakshmi Seshadri.
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Playing games on PC with blink of an eye
Dehradun, February 22 “It is a software in which the eyeballs control the computer activities, including playing games,” Rishab told The Tribune on his visit to Dehradun here on Sunday. “This mechanism can also be used in cars or robots to control their movements,” he added. “The computer tracks the eyeballs using multiple algorithms and then sends a command to the computer to respond in the desired way,” said Rishab. On being asked what inspired him to make this software, he said, “The true motivation behind this project was to make a defence artillery robot, that could move on the rebel’s ground with eye movement. This is a technology that can help the disabled to drive and use computers”. It took around a month to complete this project. Other than this, he has also made a multi-touch table, after being inspired by the iron man and it took him around three months to complete it. “I made the table in 2009. It is a sort of dining table that is made of glass and its top is used as touch interface. It’s just like a normal touch phone or iPad, but huge in size. The main point of the project is that it does not require any electrical circuits or batteries to run. It is a work done through one single web camera,” he said. This project made by him win an award in an international conference on contemporary computing, making him the youngest person to get this award. The project was demonstrated before the Governor of UP during his visit to the college, and multinational companies such as Accenture and a US-based company DreamWorks. A student of the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Rishab has also developed a social networking website similar to that of Facebook. “This is a site for music lovers, who want to share it with others,” he stated. “Wallhood.com is a website that has more features than Facebook. Its main feature is music sharing system. Wallhood’s Music Hub is just like Youtube, but instead of videos you share music here and it also enables the users to download the music files and set privacy settings on its files,” he said. “It provides you with the exquisite in-profile blogs. Thus, empowering you to write and share your blogs with your friends and network in one go. The site also offers forums, polls, groups, events, classifieds, which if considered and used wisely can provide for a good business expansion over the social world,” said Rishab. He has also conducted various workshops on web development and engineering. “It was my parents who recognised my potential and always motivated me,” he said.
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Students told about innovative methods of teaching
Dehradun, February 22 Agarwal said, “Teaching is all about understanding the dynamic memory of the innocent child with adequate love and affection, care and commitment. Both passion and profession start with ‘P’. But both are different concepts. One gives you money and the other satisfaction. Dream what you want to be! What we are lacking today are passionate teachers, who are role models of our young generation”. Interacting with budding teachers who were just preparing themselves for the teachers internship programme, Agarwal illustrated his talk with various examples from classrooms. He also distributed certificates and memorabilias to all volunteers, anchors and student supervisors of the faculty during inter-house competitions. Dr DK Giri, Dean of the faculty, welcomed the guest speaker and presented him a sapling as a token of propagating environmental consciousness among all. The programme culminated with the National Anthem.
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Census staff distorting facts: Sangathan
Dehradun, February 22 Addressing the media, state President Devender Singh Sethi said the Census personnel were not following the directions of the Supreme Court about that facts related to caste and language of different communities. “We have been getting complaints from many persons, especially of the Punjabi community, that these employees were not letting them complete the Census form or were misrepresenting the facts in it. The state government must address this problem immediately,” he stated. Sethi also raised a demand for a community hall for Punjabis in the town. He sought second-language status for Punjabi. “Political parties were neither giving us appropriate recognition nor honouring the Punjabis,” he said. Sethi also criticised the state government for imposing its rules and regulations on them after overriding the ones formulated by the Centre about educational institutions set up for the minorities. He said, “The state government is not giving us permission to fill vacancies that have been long pending. In Guru Nanak Girls Central College, some 10 vacancies are pending for this reason. “Now, they also want to impose a nominated member from their side to intervene in our affairs”. The others members present included Kunwar Jupinder singh, Brijender Pal Singh, Manjit Singh Sudan, Amarjit Singh, Vijay Bhagga and Anil Khanna.
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Chandragupta section are overall champs
Dehradun, February 22 Pratap section scored 92 runs with cadet Akshat Raj scoring the highest (21) runs and cadet Anshul Kumar taking highest wickets (four). In reply, Ranjit section just managed to score 56 runs with cadet Shiv Shakti scoring 25 runs and cadet Hemant getting four wickets. The second match was played in the seniors category between Shivaji and Pratap players. Shivaji Section scored 125 runs and in reply, Pratap were bowled out for 71 runs. The chief guest was Col PK Kumaria, Commandant, RIMC. The coordinators of the competition were Brijesh Chauhan, UP Dalvi and Shishupal Singh. The other dignitaries present were Lt Col A Tiwary, Wg Cdr SK Thapliyal, Lt Cdr S Chakravorty, KS Ahalawat, CS Vishwakarma and DN Thapliyal. The awards: Juniors: Best Batsman-cadet Akshat Raj; Best Bowler-cadet Orkhodip Paul; Best fielder-cadet Akshat Raj; Upcoming player of the tournament-cadet Ayush Singh Rawat. Seniors: Best Batsman-cadet Ayush Salaria; Best Bowler-cadet Avnish Singh and cadet Karan Sohi; Best Fielder-cadet Harsh Arora. Standings in juniors: 1-Pratap; 2-Shivaji; 3-Chandragupta; 4-Ranjit. Standings in seniors: 1-Chandragupta; 2-Shivaji; 3-Pratap; 4- Ranjit Overall standings: 1-Chandragupta; 2-Pratap, Shivaji; 3- Ranjit.
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Fitness Solution triumph
Dehradun, February 22 Batting first, Fitness Solution set a target of 161 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. Mohammad Imran (54), Vidhur (36) and Bunty (24) were the main scorers for Fitness Solution. Tushar claimed the maximum (four) wickets for Beehive. Shrey and Sourav took two wickets each. In reply, Beehive could just manage 89 runs at the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Ajay (21), Tushar (13), Sourav (12) and Prateek (11) got starts, but couldn’t capitalise on them. Bunty scalped four wickets for Fitness Solution while Imran, Vidhur, Amir and Ravish got a wicket each. In another match played today, UCTBS beat Tanush Cricket Academy. UCTBS scored 147 for eight in 20 overs and TCA could only score 83 all out in 16.2 overs. A batsman misses the ball in a match of the Uttarakhand Cup Beehive Challenger League in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph
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Sharda College win opener
In the first match, Sharda College of Management beat Younger’s Club by 25 runs. Sharda College opted to bat first with the toss going in their favour. Shoaib smashed a quick 42 runs off 29 balls with contributions from Mubarak (10), Amjad and Ajay (both scoring 11). The team made a competitive 112 runs. Chasing the target, the Younger’s Club wickets fell at regular intervals. Only Sunny (32) and Dheeraj (11) made some noteworthy contributions.
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Little Master dwarfed by Vikasnagar
Batting first, Vikasnagar scored 193 all out in 29.5 overs. Deepak (34), Ravi (30), Praveen (27) and Monu (26) were main scorers. Sati of Little Master got four wickets. Chasing the target, Little Master could score only 88 runs in 17.4 overs losing all the wickets. Sunil (13) and Himanshu (12) could score some runs for the batting side. Dinesh, Love and Jainuabudin of Vikasnagar got two wickets each. In another match, which was played on OFD Grounds, Kumaon Club beat Rao Cricket Academy by 17 runs. Tinku Cricket Academy will play against Rishikesh and Kubura XI will face LMCC tomorrow.
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KV-2 scouts, guides remember Lord Powell
Dehradun, February 22 The programme began with flag hoisting and unveiling Lord Powell’s photograph by the school Principal and District Commisioner (Scouts) DP Mamgai. Following it was a marchpast of the scouts and guides of the school. The scouts and guides also presented a small skit on the occasion.
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State cagers lose to Punjab in final
Dehradun, February 22 The team had put up good competitions in the initial matches but later on several players got injured and the performance of squad suffered due to it. The team had entered the final of the National Games last year but were defeated by Services. However, this time, the state took its revenge on Services by beating it by 23 points (96-73) in a semifinal match yesterday.
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Dehradun, February 22
In protest against the widening of the Lansdowne Chowk (Tibetan Market), the affected shopkeepers of the area begged money at different intersections of the city as a mark of protest against their eviction.
In this age of technology it may come as a surprise that the dolis or palanquins are still used for ferrying patients in the hills, but this ancient means of transportation, after being ergonomically redesigned, will form the bulwark of the GVK EMRI 108
programme.
The entire campus of Graphic Era University was effervescing with the scintillating performance of renowned Bharatnatayam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan here yesterday.
Dehradun, February 22
The final day of the Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) Cricket Competition began with a match in the juniors category between Pratap and Ranjit sections.
Pratap section scored 92 runs with cadet Akshat Raj scoring the highest (21) runs and cadet Anshul Kumar taking highest wickets (four).
Haridwar, February 22
Dehradun, February 22