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IMA celebrates 80th raising day
Guv, Bahuguna greet people on Gandhi Jayanti
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Minister denies having misbehaved with jawan
Solution to problems lies in numerology, says astrologer
International Day for the Elderly
Thakurpur XI, Rising Star Club win matches in football tourney
Ex-MLA takes out procession in Haridwar
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IMA celebrates 80th raising day
Dehradun, October 1 The academy was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Lord Philip Chetwode, the then Commander-in-Chief of India, on December 10, 1932, with Brig LP Collins, as the first Commandant. Lt Gen Manvender Singh, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Commandant, IMA, congratulated all members and their families. He said the IMA was not only a respected military institution but also abroad. The Commandant gave away the appreciation certificate along with cash incentives to 39 civilian employees of the IMA for their sincerity and commitment towards the service in the academy. In the past 80 years, the academy has grown from strength to strength and from 40 Gentlemen Cadets in 1932, the academy now trains around 1,900 Gentleman Cadets at any time. The academy has commissioned 52,219 Gentlemen Cadets as officers, including 1,397 Foreign Gentlemen Cadets from 30 friendly foreign countries. Besides training officers from foreign countries, the IMA has cadets exchange programmes with the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Thailand and Singapore. The academy has a rich history and its alumni have excelled in all spheres of military activities. They have etched stories of their heroic valour in various battlefields throughout the world. On the occasion, the members of the IMA also remembered and paid homage to
the martyrs. The ceremony was attended by several retired and serving officers from the state. Few of the ex-Commandants, including Lt Gen GS Rawat, Lt Gen Mathew Thomas and Lt Gen YS Tomar (retd), were also present on the occasion.
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Guv, Bahuguna greet people on Gandhi Jayanti
Dehradun, October 1 “Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of a nation where each citizen would be free and have an equal right to reap the fruits of development and prosperity,” said the
Governor. He said Gandhiji’s efforts were aimed at giving voice to the poorest and eradicating inequality. “Let us, on this occasion, re-strengthen our resolve to walk on the path shown by him and free society from violence and inequality, from differences of class and caste.” Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna also greeted the people of the state on the occasion. He said the state government was committed to realise Gandhiji’s dream of ‘Ghar Ghar Suraj’. Bahuguna said only by adopting Gandhiji’s principle of truth, non-violence and peace that the country and the state could head towards prosperity and serve the people in true sense. He called on the people to discard social evils and maintain social harmony and contribute in realising the dreams of Mahatma Gandhi. He said it was an endeavor of the government to develop rural areas by strengthening the Panchayati Raj System.
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Minister denies having misbehaved with jawan
Dehradun, October 1 While clearing his position, Dinesh Aggarwal: " The jawan who had probably been fired from his job came to me to be reinstated. When he did not get a satisfactory answer from me, he concocted the story that I did not care for the hill people as they are not my vote bank. He also circulated that I said the state agitators grew like mushrooms and no one paid heed to them." He said it was all false. "No politician will ever criticise any particular caste or community. He will be a fool to do so. The disgruntled jawan was spreading rumours," he added. The PRD jawan, Vir Singh, is also a member of the state agitators' organisation. He allegedly instigated the others against the minister. Singh was also embroiled in a controversy in the past for locking up a senior officer in a room.
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Solution to problems lies in numerology, says astrologer
Haridwar, October 1 Renowned astrologer Sapna Shree, who is equally verse in Reiki, tarot card reading and is a motivational-spiritual healer, too, echoed this in a tête-à-tête with The Tribune. Sapna was in Haridwar to speak as chief speaker in the All India Astrology Convention where more than 50 astrologers from across the country
participated. Being felicitated by former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri recently for her contribution to astrology, Sapna Shree said that such awards only motivated her to work harder. “Astrology is an ancient art having deep connection with human life, universe, hand lines and numbers. But it seems now people are taking it with a more scientific outlook as on a daily basis, I get numerous calls and queries from people hailing from different states of the country,” said Sapna Shree, who is also a known face as an astrologer on television channels. Citing remedial and measures that are suggested by astrological predictions, Sapna Shree said that astrology had a solution to a wide array of
problems.
Listing her long list of clients that include top politicians, filmstars, corporate bigwigs, Sapna said that astrology was not an easy art but the one that needed hard work, patience, concentration, purity and clarity of thoughts. One could see divine forms which a normal person misses. “An astrologer knows via astrology and science what will happen in the future, and that is the reason why more and more people hailing from scientific background are coming to us and using astrological suggestions in their lives,” said Sapna. Sapna also has a word of praise for young upcoming astrologers, saying fundamentally, the calculations required to do most of the basic astrological predictions are of simple arithmetic nature and most people in India were very good at simple arithmetic, regardless of their level of education. This was generally enough to learn some of the basic calculations for casting a horoscope. In fact most students of astrology here in India could do these calculations mentally. A little bit of knowledge of basic astronomy was also helpful in practising astrology, and more so, if one wanted to pursue advanced research in the subject, she added.
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International Day for the Elderly
Dehradun, October 1 The awardees included Uma Joshi, Manmohan Tiwari, Narotam Prasad, DC Bansal, Rajender Singh Sehgal, Captain SK Bhandari, Ashok Aneja, Dhanprakash Goyal and Ashok Vashisht. Speaking on the occasion, RB Agarwal, president of Uttarakhand Varishth Nagrik Kalyan Samiti, called upon the government to set up old-age homes for citizens. " This is a long pending demand which was even approved by successive governments but till date not a single home has been constructed," he said. He also demanded concession to be given to senior citizens in bus fares and house taxes. The samiti also presented sewing machines to women belonging to weaker sections, and scholarships were given to meritorious students studying in Hindu National Inter
College. HelpAge India also celebrated International Day for the Elderly by organising a rally and advocacy programme for old persons at Ratanpur village. The rally was flagged off by Aapga State Head HelpAge India. After the rally an integration game was held between senior citizens and grandchildren. SS Jagwan, Bachhi Ram Thapliyal and Uma Joshi were adjudged winners together with their children. On this occasion 42 old-age pension forms were submitted by senior citizens for processing to the Block Development Officer of Sahaspur block. The BDO explained the selection criteria and procedure for old and widow pension schemes.
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Sub-events for U'khand Princess contest
Dehradun, October 1 In the sub-events, Princess Beautiful Skin, Princess Beautiful hair and Princess Beautiful Eyes contests were held. The participants
were Raveena Sohal, Jyoti Adhlakha, Monika Bist, Anubhuti Badoni, Raj Nandini, Bhumika Chandana, Pratishtha Khanna, Rakhi Nautiyal, Nidhi Kapoor, Roopali Tomar, Himani, Avantika, Saista, Reena, Vaishali
and Garima Aggarwal. The final of Uttarakhand Princess scheduled to be held in the first week
of October is being choreographed by Prodipto Samaddar and coordinated by Shivani Tyagi.
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Mussoorie Public School celebrates founder's day
Mussoorie, October 1 The students early morning displayed their creativity through science and art exhibition that was inaugurated by Rangsan Sachdev from Thailand. Following that a vandana dance was performed by senior students from both girls' and boys' sections. The African students presented a dance form the homeland much to the appreciation of the audience. The girl students from the school dressed in traditional attire presented a folk dance depicting Rajasthani culture. The bhangra performance by the students along with the dance ballet titled 'Buddha the enlightened' were the main highlights of the day. Student Dhruvika Lal presented a solo western music number on the occasion. A dance performance by toddlers mesmerised the audience with their foot-tapping dance steps. Indresh Goel, the topper in ICSE 2012, received a souvenir and cash award on the occasion. Chandni Dhanai received award for topping in ISC 2012 exams. She also scored 100 per cent marks in mathematics. Brigadier Bhalla Award for the best girl student of the year went to Archana Negi, while Mrs and Mr Jwala Prasad Memorial Award for the best student of the year went to Sahkun Jain,Mallika and Suraj Muyal. NK Gaur Memorial Award for the best sportspersons of the year went to Dhruv Lal, Rajpal and Porramet. NK Gaur Memorial Award for the best foreign student scholar went to Monthon. The alumni trophy went to Saurav Kumar.The trophy for the best house in dance, marathon, Hindi and sports went to Jwala House. The trophy for the best house in English went to Surya House, while the trophy for the best house in academics went to Narayana House. The overall trophy was won by Jwala House.
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Rallies, variety programmes on Voluntary Blood Donation Day
Dehradun, October 1 The Indian Medical Association (IMA) also organised a song and dance programme titled “Give me red.” The dancers from Nirtyangana Institute of Performing Arts presented a Kathak recital evoking goddess Saraswati. Different rock bands also performed to the delight of the audience, and they also provided a platform to young singers of
Dehradun. — TNS
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Thakurpur XI, Rising Star Club win matches in football tourney
Dehradun, October 1 Shring increased the
lead by scoring the second goal in the 54th minute. In the second match, Rising Star Club trounced Tapovan XI 2-1. The first goal of the match was scored by Mayank Thapa of Tapovan team in the 23rd minute. Shashant Thapa scored the equaliser for Rising Star Club in the 56th minute. He scored his second goal in the 58th minute to win the match for his team.
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Army School lift soccer title
Dehradun, October 1 It was Kedar of Army School who opened the account by scoring a field goal in the 25th minute of the game. His teammate Rajat made the score 2-0 by scoring the second goal in the 29th minute. Doon Valley players tried hard to score but got their chance in the 58th minute when Sumit scored their lone goal. AK Shah, general manager, Employees Relations of the ONGC gave away the prizes. Mayank Chettri of KV FRI was adjudged the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Awtar of Doon Valley School was the best defender while Lokesh of Army School was declared as the best half player. Suraj Thapa of SGRR, Vasant Vihar, received the award of best forward of the tournament.
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Ex-MLA takes out procession in Haridwar
Haridwar, October 1
More than 400 people participated in a procession that started from the Bhagat Singh roundabout and concluded at the Gobind Vallabh Pant park after passing through city inner roads. Addressing the gathering, Ambrish Kumar said state governments in Uttarakhand, either of the BJP or the Congress, had failed to fulfil the aspirations of the people. He cited unemployment, migration and anomalies in issuance of caste certificate, permanent residence certificate, lack of proper vision for the new hilly state and corruption as major issues involving the people of the state. Calling on for a strong regional outfit that could solve the problems of the people of this new state, Kumar said even after 12 years of the separate statehood status, Uttarakhand seems to be nowhere as far as development in the state was concerned. "Now you (people) have to think who we are electing as public representatives. We have to change the mindset of people by not getting into false traps of the Congress and the BJP and other political parties and outfits like the Rashtriya Krantikari Manch will be playing a pivotal role in the coming days", said Ambrish. Executive member Murli Manohar criticised the Uttarakhand government for indulging in petty politics, first in the Sitarganj Assembly byelection and now in the Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha
bypoll. — TNS
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