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Maund festival begins to the beats of drums
MC Bypoll
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Punjab woman found dead in hotel room
Ex-DIG killed in accident
Mela stretch all set to welcome Kanwariyas
Face of the week
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Maund festival begins to the beats of drums
Mussoorie, June 30 Nearly 1,500 kg of fish was caught on the first day as the festivities began with beating of drums and offering of traditional prayers. More than 20 sacks of of “timru” plant powder called zanthoxylum alatum, prepared by the villagers from laloor, silla etc., was dumped into the Aglar rivulet to paralyse the fish much to the delight of people waiting downstream to take them home as a prized catch for a sumptuous meal. Many villagers abstained from using bleaching powder and passing of current to kill the fish in the rivulet this year as the administration had announced that a penalty of Rs 25,000 would be imposed on anyone found violating orders. Bitoo Kavi, a social activist from the region, said as the monsoon (breeding season) was round the corner, there was an increase in the number of fish today. This led to a record catch of about 1,500 kg of fish. Jot Singh Rawat, a resident of Nainbagh village, said the festival was unique as it was rooted in tribal traditions dating back to the times of the Maharaja of Tehri. This was the day when the Maharaja visited the place to inaugurate the fishing festival. The villagers had been gathering at the rivulet to see the Maharaja and take the fish home as a blessing. Manish, delighted at catching one of the longest fish this year, said he enjoyed every bit of the festival. He added he would boast of his catch in
his village. The villagers were of the view that due to its uniqueness the festival should be included in the tourism calendar of the state as its popularity among the tourists was growing
every year. The festivities would continue in villages for a few more days and the villagers would share their catch with each other amid traditional dance and song performances. However, many villagers seemed worried due to the absence of rain that they were used to seeing during the festival every year. Some villagers feared that the delayed monsoon also meant a low corn yield in the region. Special prayers were also held where alms were offered to the rain god for a timely monsoon.
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Dehradun, June 30 BJP candidate Bhupinder Farasi
defeated his nearest rival from the Congress Vinay Uniyal by a margin of 269 votes in the Mata Mandir ward (37). Farasi secured 1,281 votes out of the total 2,680 votes polled. On the other hand, Independent candidate Ganesh Barthwal won the Race Course ward seat by 341 votes. He received a total of 1,012 votes out of 2,019 votes polled. BJP candidate Dinesh Sati was a distant second with 671 votes. In a no loss no gain situation the ruling BJP now has 30 councillors in the DMC, the Congress 26 and the BSP one while there are three Independents. In a jolt to the Congress, the Race Course seat was wrested by an Independent despite active support extended to the party candidate, Vinay Uniyal, by Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma (Kau). Victorious BJP candidate Farasi said he would continue to work for the people of the Mata Mandir area.
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Punjab woman found dead in hotel room
Mussoorie, June 30 According to the police, Nippi had come to Mussoorie with her husband, Sandeep Singla, after visiting the Gangotri and Yamnotri shrines on Friday and checked in a hotel. The couple returned to their room at 11 pm. According to Sandeep, they had a long conversation after which they went to sleep. Sandeep came to know about the death of his wife when he tried to wake her up in the morning. On receiving no response, he took her to the community hospital where the doctors declared her brought dead. Sandeep said he married Nippy in March this year and she was pregnant. The local police is probing the matter. Investigating officer Vinod Kumar Gola said the body had been sent for post-mortem examination and further action would be taken after receiving
the report.
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Ex-DIG killed in accident
Dehradun, June 30 A condolence meeting was held at the police headquarters here today. DGP Vijay Raghav Pant paid tributes to Negi. Negi belonged to Pauri Garhwal district and had retired in 2010. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
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Mela stretch all set to welcome Kanwariyas
Haridwar, June 30 As Kanwariyas come to Haridwar to fetch Ganga water to be offered to Lord Shiva on Mahashivratri falling on June 17, a special Kanwar track is made for them. Spanning around
44 km, this stretch passes adjacent to the Ganga canal. A few years ago,
this stretch was not used for Kanwar mela as it was in a bad condition. But for the past two years, Kanwariyas have been using this track and the administration has decided to give it a facelift to make it useful for millions of Kanwariyas. Garhwal Commissioner Kunal Sharma last week inspected the Kanwar patri giving June 30 as
deadline for the completion of the patch work, renovation, installing of electricity lights, water lines, hand pumps and cleaning of garbage and grass. In view of the
deadline, work is going on to make sure the stretch is fully renovated so that the
Kanwariyas movement is smooth as they tread in millions round the clock. Talking to TNS, District Magistrate, Haridwar, Sachin Kurwe said
all things were put in place before the Garhwal Commissioner made a final inspection of
this stretch with all government departments and nodal agencies given a reminder of completion of the work by the deadline which falls tomorrow. He added that the
Public Works Department, the Jal Sansthan, the power corporation, the Irrigation Department and the Health Department
to make sure that all arrangements are in place prior to the commencement of the
Kanwar yatra. Meanwhile, a stretch leading from Har-ki-Pauri, Rodi Belwala
till Jwalapur-Bahadrabad is all decked up with neatly carpeted roads, streetlights, hand pumps and temporary sheds
to welcome the influx of followers of Lord Shiva known as Kanwariyas.
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ONGC mahila samiti gets cultural centre
Dehradun, June 30 The inaugural programme commenced with the welcome of dignitaries by women in the traditional Santiniketan style. A medley of popular Bollywood classics were brought alive on stage by the women, who dressed and copied the dance steps to recreate the charisma of Mumtaz, Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna and many other superstars. A skit, ghazals and a fashion show presented by the women made the morning very entertaining. The OOMS partners the corporate social responsibility of ONGC through its continuous and dedicated service to the community. On the occasion, the OOMS distributed schoolbags and chocolate boxes among 15 children of ‘Apna Ghar’ located in Subhash Nagar, Dehradun. The Apna Ghar is a home for destitute children and women who have been abandoned by their families. Sudhir Vasudeva congratulated the OOMS on getting the centre. However, he urged the samiti to dream big and make an impact on society by serving a cause for a large section of the community. He said with their talent and caring nature, women could make a difference in society that we all desired. He assured the samiti that ONGC would support its social endeavours in all possible manners. Krishna Bose, patron (social) of the OOMS, and Rukhsana Hussain were also present on the occasion.
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Face of the week
An alumnus of renowned St Mary’s Convent, Allahabad, and Delhi Public School RK Puram, New Delhi, Aggarwal said, “Even when I was in school, I dreamt of clearing the IAS examination but that goal somehow subsided when I went to study architecture at Roorkee. It resurfaced again after a couple of years as I shuddered at the mere thought of doing a desk job after the completion of my course.” Even though the police services were third on her preference list, luck pushed her to IPS where after a few inhibitions, she settled down fairly well. She says, “I was apprehensive about working with police personnel in the beginning, but after completing my training, I became comfortable with it and never really faced any problem on that account since then.” “The women feel more comfortable in sharing their woes with me. There had been many such instances. The one I profoundly remember took place in Sahaspur where anger was smouldering among people over a major road accident. When I reached the site, I hugged the woman whose family members had lost their lives in the mishap. The crowd dispersed in no time after their anguish was assuaged with my heartfelt sympathy and concern. I was praised by fellow colleagues and juniors for handling this volatile situation well,” she beams. Her various stints in the administration, traffic and now STF have been helping her evolve as an efficient police officer. She is quite excited about her present position as the SSP, STF. She states, “It is interesting to do something beyond the routine policing by being in the STF. Here I am getting an excellent opportunity to grow in the organisation and dealing with inter-state agencies over various issues. Detailed investigations over matters related to wildlife, narcotics, human trafficking, cyber, economic issues etc are time consuming. On the hindsight, the entire process is immensely knowledgeable as I get to interact with various departments concerned with these issues.” There is quite a lot she is looking forward to learn in the coming future as she says, “I want to work in different districts as each one has its own peculiarity and challenge. And of course, I will like to go on deputation to interiors as well to enrich my experience.”
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Dehradun, June 30