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MC likely to issue licences to city shopkeepers soon
Ladoor village to get solar power supply
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Work at Coronation Hospital suffers
Writing about spirituality an uphill task: Bill Aitken
Fervour, gaiety mark Dasehra celebrations in region
The effigy of Ravan goes up in flames marking the victory of good over evil at the Dasehra festival in Dehradun on Thursday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
St Thomas’ College beat Col Brown School
Seizure of Dead Snakes
Writers’ Festival concludes
Man held on charge of rape
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MC likely to issue licences to city shopkeepers soon
Dehradun, October 6 Officials feel that it would help them in maintaining the hygienic conditions in the city. The corporation is still not able to provide proper sanitary services to residents even after starting the solid waste management project. The garbage is being collected from door to door in a few wards under the solid waste management scheme but the corporation is still facing problem due to some shopkeepers, who are not extending any help. Senior health officer at DMC Dr Kailash Joshi said they had made bylaws for starting the service and were in talks with their advocate on the technical front. “We will keep the proposal at the board meeting this time. If it is passed by members, we would send the proposal to the state administration,” he affirmed. Dr Joshi further said they were planning to charge around Rs 1000 as licence fee as this would help them checking the people who threw the garbage on the roads and in drains. Sources maintained that if the corporation started issuing licences, they would be able to penalise the shopkeepers who would be involved in spreading the filth as they had no right to question them as of now. Praising the step to be taken by the corporation, Ashok Verma, opposition leader in the DMC, said it was a good decision and he would discuss it at the board meeting. This process might help the corporation in maintaining the cleanliness in the city.
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Ladoor village to get solar power supply
Mussoorie, October 6 According to assistant regional grandmaster of North India Pramod Sawhney, grandmaster of lodges of India, Capt DR Balaram Biswakumar will formally inaugurate the solar power, thus bringing smiles to the faces of the local school children. Sawhney informed that it is a part of the solar electrification project taken up by the parent organisation, the Grand Lodge of India. The cost of the project at Ladoor village is Rs 4 lakh which was arranged by members from all over the country. Sawhney said Mussoorie had the history of freemasons as the lodge was established in 1854 and eminent personalities like John MacKinnon were part of the freemason fraternity. Sawhney further added that the objective of the freemasonry is to help other members in distress and in the process help the community at large.
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Mass Suicide
Dehradun, October 6 Though the police, in its preliminary investigation, found depression as the reason behind the mass suicide by the members of Kailasho’s family, it is now having second thoughts about it. Circle Officer, Vikasnagar, GC Bijlwan, said: “We are investigating the matter and are yet to come to any conclusion.” The police has registered a
case of murder, suicide and abetment to suicide against six persons, including the lone survivor in the family, Kailasho, her four daughters Hemant, Ravita, Sonu (all deceased) and Rita along with deceased Manoj, Ravita’s husband. However, the police has refused to arrest any of the members of the family before completing its investigation. Besides, the police is also likely to interrogate Shokender, Rekha’s husband. Rekha was Kailasho’s daughter. She had died of some disease two months ago. Kailasho yesterday accused him of teasing the members of her family and not helping Rekha in her illness.
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Work at Coronation Hospital suffers
Dehradun, October 6 More than a year ago, the government shifted the burn and nephro dialysis units at Doon Hospital to Coronation Hospital. Taking a step further, the government also signed an agreement with Fortis to set up a cardiac unit under the public private partnership mode at Coronation Hospital, which is expected to begin services shortly. The exercise was undertaken with the aim of easing pressure on Doon Hospital as also developing it as a multispeciality hospital. Two super specialists, Dr Mohit Goyal and Dr Vikrant Pathak, were also shifted to Coronation Hospital and Doon Hospital was also asked to provide the services of an anaesthetist at the former. The exercise began yielding results, as the patients soon began flocking to the hospital that did not attract that many patients in the past. But within months of the new arrangement coming into play, the government issued another order asking Dr Mohit Goyal and Dr Vikrant Pathak to again resume their OPDs twice a week at Doon Hospital. “Both these doctors are also running the OPDs at Doon Hospital. The two days in a week when they perform their duties at Doon Hospital, work at Coronation Hospital suffers. Above all it is time consuming for both the patients and the doctors who miss appointments while flitting between the two hospitals,” said Dr BC Pathak, CMS, Doon Hospital Besides, the Health Directorate had also promised to provide full-time services of an anaesthetist at Coronation Hospital. he was to be shifted permanently from Doon Hospital. “At present we have to make do with a single anaesthetist and it becomes exceedingly difficult when his services are required both at the burn unit and at the surgical ward. During such a situation we are at the mercy of Doon Hospital,” said Dr AS Rawat, CMS, Coronation Hospital.
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Writing about spirituality an uphill task: Bill Aitken
Mussoorie, October 6 Aitken further said the spirituality was neither inert, nor intangible but immediate and volatile, especially in its inspiration of great writing. “Since the word spirituality hardly does justice to the hallowed state, it describes so it could be referred as ‘the thing’”, he said. Elaborating further, he said, “As the spirituality reflects the promptings of our deepest emotions, it is hardier plant than we give it credit for. It connotes not just nebulousness but refinement as defined by alchemists, not just namby-panbyness but mindfulness as displayed by the Buddha. It lives not in splendid isolation but in the hearts of brave commoners who in the guise of the unknown soldier are honoured all over the world for their fighting spirit. Rather being detached and aloof, it constitutes the innermost breath of our being” added Aitken. Bill Aitken, speaking on the present day spiritual writing, said nowadays there was a dawning recognition among many educated readers formerly impressed by exotic accounts of the third eye and levitating Mahatmas that the pursuit of inner understanding could be rewarding. The evidence came in the popularity of the works of the medieval Maulana Rumi and the modern mystic George Gurdjieff. Both introduce a bawdy element into their writings to counter hair shirt view that the spirituality necessarily excludes bodily pleasures. Aitken further said that Gurdjieff was of the view that belief constituted true religion was a proof that homo sapien is in fact an idiot. “We are donkeys who have in us only the makings of a soul. Without work on the self, we remain, what comes out of the end of the donkey”, added Aitken. He further said a good spiritual writing depended on the configuration of heartstrings and the services of the good tuner and when the student was ready the teacher would arrive.
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Fervour, gaiety mark Dasehra celebrations in region
Dehradun, October 6 A large number of people thronged the ground to see the grand event. People had gathered much before the start of the programme. The crowd was thrilled with the bursting of crackers. Artistes performed major characters of the Ramayana, including Rama, Lakshmana, Ravana and others. A procession was also held by the artistes at the ground. The police had also made elaborate arrangements to avoid any untoward incident. A large number of police personnel, besides a dog squad and anti-bomb squad, were also deployed at the venue. A few fire station vans were also present at the venue. While addressing the people, the CM asked them to follow in the footsteps of lord Rama as it inspired to fight against the evil. During the event, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harbans Kapoor, Cabinet minister Khajan Das, Dehradun Mayor Vinod Chamoli, MLA Ganesh Joshi, former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari, Laxman Das Birmani (Chief organizer of the Bannu community), Santhok Nagpal (President of the community) among others were present. The programme was organised by the Bannu community.
Mussoorie: Dasehra or popularly known as “Vijay Dashmi”, a festival denoting the “Triumph of Good over Evil” was celebrated with fervour in Mussoorie with the burning of the effigy of Ravana. Villagers from around the region flocked in large numbers at various markets in Mussoorie for shopping. However, the consumers seen being selective during their purchase due to the rising commodity prices this year. Bimla from Kandi village, standing in front of a fruit vendor, said she had a long list but had to curtail it to bare minimum due to an increase in the prices which were hitting the roof. A religious procession, under the aegis of the Sanatan Dharm Sabha, Mussoorie, from Landour Bazaar to Laxmi Narain Temple at Library Bazaar was also taken out where various tableaux from the Hindu mythology were much appreciated by all. The main attraction of the show was “Hanuman” (Monkey God), who blessed tourists and residents alike with his mace and distributed sweets among the gleeful children following him. A Dasehra mela was also organised at Appu Ghar by the Lions Club of Mussoorie where a number of food items and games stalls were set up. The proceeds collected in this mela would be donated to a poor girl being married this month. Nainital: Dasehra was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour across the Kumaon region today. Ramlila was staged at various places across the region. The Kumaoni Ramlila staged particularly on the hilly terrain is unique, as the dialogues of the characters are rendered in verse, accompanying classical tunes. Durga Puja organised by the Bengalis residing in the region added to the zest and festivity of the Navratras. The tourists from Bengal were actively involved in the festivities held at different temples. The Sarvajanin Durga Committee had set up a stall at the Naina Devi temple, outside which a fair had been organised. The festival saw burning of effigies of the Ravan, Kumbhkarn and Meghnath at several places. This was coupled with immersion of the Durga idols.
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St Thomas’ College beat Col Brown School
Dehradun, October 6 St Thomas’, after winning the toss, invited the rival team to bat first. Col Brown in the first innings scored 19 runs for the loss of four wickets. St Thomas’ put up a good show and struck back with 35 runs for the loss of one wicket. With the hope of making a difference in the second innings, Col Brown School came to the pitch but could just score 27 runs for one wicket. In reply, St Thomas’ scored 16 runs giving away one wicket to easily win the match. Priyanshu of the winning team was declared man of the match for striking 26 runs in total in two innings. Meanwhile, The Heritage School will meet St Jude’s School and The Aryan School will take on Carman School, Dalanwala.
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Seizure of Dead Snakes
Dehradun, October 6 Dehradun Divisional Forest Officer Meenakshi Joshi disclosed that a forest officer would head the enquiry about the presence of dead snakes, including King Cobra, in the HIMS and submit a report. Only a few days back, acting on the complaint of a wildlife conservationist organisation, The People For Animals (PFA), Uttarakhand, forest department seized 28 dead snakes and went for sealing of the institute’s laboratory. The PFA, Uttarakhand, questioned the HIMS over a logic that they had received dead snakes from a villager. “As heads of the snakes were intact, it defies the logic that snakes were killed by people,” argued Gauri Maulekhi, member secretary, PFA, Uttarakhand. “The dead snakes had their spines smashed which substantiates the fact that the snakes were killed specifically for being used as specimens,” she added. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand forest authorities will present snake specimens in the court of the chief judicial magistrate tomorrow. Interestingly, the Dehradun forest authorities disclosed that the identity of the King Cobra species seized from the HIMS had been confirmed by the Wildlife Institute of India.
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Writers’ Festival concludes
Mussoorie, October 6 In the first session, Alan Lightman, an American physicist and author of the international bestseller “Einstein's Dreams”, read out a few of his literary writings that included science in literature and fiction. Speaking on the spirituality and science, he opined that both could go along together as it was difficult for science to approve or disapprove the existence of God. Alan further said one could distinguish the organised religion from spirituality and a person could be spiritual without being attached to any religion or place of worship. For him it was important that society adhered to the golden rule “to do unto others as you like them to do unto you” as it was the highest belief in all religions. He further stated that religion and science have had their share of success and failure both, as on the one hand they had been guilty of perpetuating hatred and violence and on the other hand they had contributed towards the betterment of the society too. Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, author of “The Transfiguring Places”, read out a few verses from poems written by Arun Kolatkar, a poet from Maharashtra. Reading out the verses from his first book on poetry, “Jejuri”, he said the imagery was taken from the temple town of the same name near Pune in western Maharashtra where Khandoba was one of the primary deities of the temple complex in Jejuri but despite that, the poetry did not reflect any religious connotation attached to it and that was the beauty of the writer who remained spiritual without being religious. Mehrotra lamented the fact that in India poem of such poets were not included in school texts whereas some institutions in England had embraced Kolatkar’s poems with open arms. Later in the evening session, Rajkamal Jha, Palash Malhotra and David Davidor read out verses from their recently published books in the end. Coordinator of the Writers’ Festival thanked the invited authors and the principal, Woodstock School, for hosting the festival this year too.
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Man held on charge of rape
Dehradun, October 6 According to Station House Officer (SHO) of the Nehru Colony police station Amarjit Singh, the girl had gone to a nearby area to answer the call of nature last night when Manoj, a photographer by profession, reached there and raped her. The victim, after the incident, ran to her house and revealed the whole story to her family, the SHO added.
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The festival symbolising victory of good over evil, Dasehra, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in the state capital here today.
The main celebrations took place at the Parade Ground where effigies of demon king
Ravana, Kumbhkarna and Meghnad were set ablaze by Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri amid a big gathering of people.
There are many shops in the main market of the city which throw waste of their shops on the road. In order to stop them, the corporation has decided to issue mandatory licences to them. The MC will discuss it at a board meeting soon.
