Mussoorie, October 15
A 29-year-old man, Sachin Mishra, has been arrested on charge of brutally murdering his wife and throwing her body down Gun Hill on October 13. The body was sent for a post-mortem examination yesterday.

According to the police station in charge, Parikshit Kumar, the murder was committed over the issue of some purchases that were done by the man for his first wife Jyoti, whom he wants to divorce and a case in this regard is pending in a court.

Parkshit said Mishra, a resident of Bisauli in Badayun (UP), was married to Kanak, alias Kamlesh (25), daughter of Mahesh Chandra Sharma of Semi-Khera village, Bareilly, UP, two and a half years ago. On October 8, Sachin took Kanak along for a Yamunotri-Gangotri tour and arrived at Mussoorie on October 12.

After staying overnight, next day in noon the couple went 20-25 feet down an isolated side of the mountain to click pictures. There an altercation occurred between the duo over Jyoti. Sachin attacked his wife with sharp-edged stones on the head leading to her death instantly. He threw her body down the the slopes and fled to Rishikesh the same day.

At Rishikesh he went to the Laxman-Jhoola police and narrated a concocted story that his wife had drowned while bathing at a ghat. The Police acting on the complaint sent in divers who returned empty-handed after two hours. The police went through the CCTV recordings but failed to find any trace of his wife.

When interrogated intensively, Sachin confessed to his crime and was brought to Mussoorie by the Rishikesh police for the recovery of the body yesterday.

Relatives and the parents of the deceased arrived at Mussoorie late last night after they were informed by the police. Kanak’s mother, Ramurti Devi, said Mishra used to quarrel with his daughter frequently and had earlier also tried to kill her at home by hanging her from a ceiling fan. She said despite fulfilment of all his demands he continued to pester her for more. Sachin did not cut off his relationship with Jyoti, she added.

Mussoorie CO Shweta Chaubey said a case had been registered under section 302 and 201 of the IPC and Mishra was sent to jail today.

Dehradun, October 15
Members of the DAV PG College Students’ Council today locked the admission office and the law department of the college in protest against the non-fulfilment of their demand for the re-conduct of the law entrance examination.

The agitating students raised slogans in protest against discrepancies occurred during the conduct of the law entrance earlier. They alleged that the paper was leaked out.

The former president of the students’ council, Anshul Chawla said, “At our earlier meetings with the Principal of the college, we were promised to get justice, but nothing substantive has come out.”

“After our today’s protest, college Principal Devender Bhasin has given us an assurance to further investigate the matter,” he added.

Dehradun, October 15
In the Under-14 Boys’ District Basketball Tournament held at the Parade Ground here today, Stadium Trainees edged past Indian Cambridge School 30-6.

Kuldeep and Abhishek with 18 and 8 points helped the winning team to register a comfortable win while Nitin of another team remained the highest scorer with 6 points.

In the first match of the Under-17 Girls’ District Basketball Tournament KV Club beat Nari Shilp Mandir 32-17 where Kiran and Renuka made striking 12 and 10 points for the winning team. In the second match Stadium Trainees defeated KV FRI 18-2.

Two matches, Under-14 boys between Stadium Trainees and Race Course Boys and Under-17 girls between Nari Shilp Mandir and KV FRI, will be played tomorrow.

Dehradun, October 15
Although the demand for MBBS doctors is being fulfilled by two medical colleges in the government sector, those who want to pursue postgraduate studies have limited options here, resulting in the dearth of specialist doctors in the state.

As of now, only Haldwani Medical College is offering 27 PG seats, of which 14 are reserved for state candidates and 13 are open. Efforts of the authorities to increase the number of seats from 27 to 30 are facing hurdles due to the absence of the faculty in different departments and objections raised by the Medical Council of India.

Besides this, 16 PG seats are reserved in Uttar Pradesh medical colleges for serving doctors in Uttarakhand who are members of the Provincial Medical Health Services. This arrangement was made owing to the absence of PG seats in Uttarakhand and is expected to end soon. For these seats, doctors do not have to appear for any entrance test and are graded according to certain norms. However, admission to Haldwani Medical College is based on an entrance test.

After the status of a deemed university was granted to the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT), it is not bound by rules to set aside certain percentage under government quota.

“The scenario for postgraduate studies in the state is bleak. As Srinagar Medical College will take time to start postgraduate studies, the only option is the Haldwani college. Here also, only 14 seats are reserved for students belonging to the state. The government did not take up the issue of reserving at least certain percentage of seats at HIHT. Lots of questions are being raised about the selection procedure for 16 seats reserved in Uttar Pradesh medical colleges. Many doctors have even moved court in this regard,” said Dr DP Joshi, general secretary of the Provincial Medical and Health Services.

Dehradun, October 15
When he started playing football at a very young age, his father hoped he would one day make a name for himself. Having toured two international circuits representing India, 15-year-old Raja Rawat has got fame but his father is no more to see his achievement.

“It was the belief of my father (Ganesh Singh Rawat) that one day I would make a name for myself. When I started playing football, he fully supported me in my game but sadly he passed away after some time then. Had be been alive today, he certainly would have been very happy at my success,” said Raja, who has just returned from the AFC Under-16 Championship held in Uzbekistan this month.

With this win India qualified for the AFC Under-16 final round, which will be the last competition to qualify for the World Cup. “We will soon be going for a national camp in Goa for the upcoming final round of the AFC tournament,” Raja, a trainee of the Sports Hostel, Dehradun, told The Tribune.

This was the second time the left-wing, mid-fielder from Uttarakhand donned the national colours.Prior to this he had played in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-16 Championship in which India lost in the final to arch rival Pakistan 2-1.

“By playing in the two recent international championships, we have improved our game and got exposure. Competing with the players of other nations helped us know where we stood,” the ace footballer said.

Raja, native of a remote village in Pauri district, had an interest in the game since his childhood. “I used to watch players practising at my school in Pauri.One day their coach, Jagmohan Singh Negi, asked me if I wanted to play and instantly I nodded my head.

“From then on I started practising with the coach at my school. After finishing my eighth standard there, I got selected for Maharana Pratap Sports College, Dehradun, during trials following which I shifted to the Sports Hostel, Dehradun,” Raja, who was declared the best player in the school nationals, said.

“I like working hard and this is the key to my success. I think ground discipline and discipline in the context of other players is a must for becoming a good player,” said Raja, who has been training under NIS coach Rajesh Mamgain at the Parade Ground.

His mother, Kusum Devi, is a fourth class employee and his brother and sister are studying in their hometown Pauri.

Dehradun, October 15
The Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS), a voluntary organisation, held a science and technology training workshop on making of energy efficient lights for inmates of Dehradun District Jail, Sudhowala, from October 9 to 15 in collaboration with the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST). The main objectives of the programme was to train the jail inmates in making of LED (light emitting diodes) lights and empowering them to make their future bright.

At the valedictory programme, Dr Rajendra Dobhal, Director-General, UCOST, was the chief guest. He said LED was the answer to future light systems. These lights consume less electricity in comparison to ordinary bulbs, tube lights.

The LED lights consume 80 per cent less electricity in comparison to ordinary bulbs and 45 per cent less in comparison to CFL. “We wish that every inmate will utilise this training for making their future better after they are released from the jail,” he said.

Dr Brij Mohan Sharma, convener of the programme, said power crisis and unemployment motivated them to develop a training programme on energy efficient lights. “We have developed a programme on energy conservation in which we train and equip the masses in the field of assembling, testing, installation, maintenance and trouble shooting of energy-efficient lights. These lights are eco friendly in nature and its life span varies from 50,000 to one lakh hours,” he said.

SPECS also blend the bamboo craft with LED lights. In this training the jail inmates were taught making of LED decorative lights with bamboo crafts. The inmates made more than 50 lights in the training period.

Superintendent, Dehradun District Jail, Sudhowala, BP Pandey said the motive of the training was to equip the inmates for their better future.