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Two polytechnics, 3 ITIs for Haridwar, US Nagar still a distant dream
Goat worth Rs 1.55 lakh centre of attraction in Haridwar
The highest-priced goat to be sacrificed on the occasion of ID-ul-Zuha at Jwalapur in Haridwar
on Friday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur |
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Qureshi, Khanduri and CM greet people
Qawwali programme in memory of Baba Bulleh Shah
Drive to check violation of traffic norms
Circle officer (traffic) JR Joshi directs a tour taxi driver to adhere to norms in Haridwar
on Friday. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
French footballers to train
Mussoorie youth
Divine Light Trust sponsors surgeries of 5 persons
TT Tourney
The winners of the Principal Progressive School Association Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament in Dehradun on Friday.
'Cabinet meeting at Gairsain will do no good to people'
IIT, Kharagpur, launches entrepreneurship drive
Campaign against encroachers in Dehradun
Saklani Murder Case
Facilities for tourists to be improved
Traffic restrictions in city today
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Two polytechnics, 3 ITIs for Haridwar, US Nagar still a distant dream
Dehradun, October 26 A sum of Rs 39 crore allocated for the polytechnics and ITIs has remained unutilised. A total of Rs 59 crore was allocated under the 11th five year plan for the MSDP to the Department of Welfare of Minorities. Out of this, the Department of Technical Education cornered Rs 39 crore for the construction of polytechnics and ITIs. For the sanctioning of projects, detailed project reports (DPR) were prepared by the Department of Technical Education identifying sites in both the districts. The DPRs were approved by the high-powered central committee in New Delhi. But far from beginning the construction in the earmarked areas in Haridwar (SIDCUL) and Udham Singh Nagar (SIDCUL in Sitarganj), the Department of Technical Education sat on the entire project. In 2012, the Department of Technical Education informed the Department of Welfare of Minorities that it was unable to find land for the construction of ITIs. The land finally allocated for the construction of polytechnic in Haridwar also did not match the land shown in the DPR. “The land where the Department of Technology is now planning to build a polytechnic in Haridwar is an area that is away from road and the majority of the amount allocated for the polytechnic would be consumed for making land suitable for the construction,” said a senior official. Not only did the Department of Technical Education take the high-powered committee for a ride but also changed the norms for the construction of polytechnics unmindful of the Government of India rules. “The land shown in the DPR does not match the place where the Department of Technical Education now intends to carry construction for the Haridwar polytechnic,” added the official. Similarly, the construction of polytechnic at Udham Singh Nagar (Sitarganj) has not started despite the stone-laying ceremonies carried out by former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and incumbent Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna in 2012.
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Goat worth Rs 1.55 lakh centre of attraction in Haridwar
Haridwar, October 26 It has been brought by Irshad Khan of Mumbai from Rajasthan. It weighs 180 kg and is 5.10 ft in height. For the past few years, Irshad had been bringing high-priced goats for sacrifice during Eid-ul-Zuha in Haridwar. Last year also, his goat was the highest-priced one in Haridwar. He said since sacrificing a goat was a religious ritual, he made it sure that it was healthy and did not have any injury as it was not considered auspicious to sacrifice a goat that was unhealthy or injured. Tanveer Ali, a resident of Mohalla Kassaban, said inflation and price rise had also drastically affected the festivity of the Id. “The prices of goat have touched all-time high with a normal goat being sold at Rs 10,000. Earlier, it would be easily available for Rs 4,000,” said Tanveer. On the other hand, a section of the clerics said it was not important to sacrifice a goat during Eid-ul-Zuha. If one could not afford buying a goat, blessings could also be obtained by offering namaaz and homemade dishes.
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Qureshi, Khanduri and CM greet people
Dehradun, October 26 Meanwhile, CM Vijay Bahuguna has extended wishes to the Muslim community of Uttarakhand. In his message, Bahuguna said Eid-ul-Zuha spread the message of sacrifice. He appealed to the people to celebrate the occasion with benevolence and unity.
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Qawwali programme in memory of Baba Bulleh Shah
Mussoorie, October 26 The celebrations began with the ’chaddar ceremony’ in which members of the committee and the devotees gathered from far and wide and offered chaddars at the tomb of Bulleh Shah as a mark of gratitude and to seek his blessings. Following this, qawwali in Sufi style was performed by Saajan Babu Ghoongroowale and Rais Anees Sabri. The qawwals sang from the verses of Baba Bulleh Shah and other noted Sufi saints from around the world. Through their music, the qawwals communicated the message of unity and spiritual oneness, the mainstay of the Sufi teachings. The congregation consisted of people from all religions, castes and creeds. While talking to mediapersons, members of the Bulleh Shah Committee Bulleh Shah was believed to have been born in 1680 in a small village of Uch Bahawalpur, Punjab, now in Pakistan. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara in modern Uzbekistan. His father, Shah Muhammad Darwaish, was a preacher in the village mosque and a teacher. His father, later, got a job in Pandoke, about 50 miles southeast of Kasur. He acquired his early education in Pandoke and moved to Kasur for higher education to become a student of prominent professor Ghulam Murtaza. He also received education from Maulana Mohiyuddin. His spiritual teacher was eminent Sufi saint Shah
Inayat Qadri. Bulleh Shah was a contemporary of Sindhi Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai. His lifespan also overlapped with legendary Punjabi poet Waris Shah of the Heer Ranjha fame and the famous Sindhi Sufi poet Abdul Wahad, better known by his pen name as Sachal Sarmast. He died in 1758 and his tomb is located in Kasur, Pakistan. Bulleh Shah’s poetry and philosophy strongly criticises Islamic religious orthodoxy of his days. He maintained that violence was not the answer to violence. His popularity stretches uniformly across Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, to the point that much of the written material about this Muslim thinker is from Hindu and Sikh authors. In the 1990s, Junoon, Asia's biggest rock band from Pakistan, also rendered such poems as Aleph (Ilmon Bas Kareen O Yaar) and Bullah Ki Jaana. His verses have also been adapted and used in Bollywood film songs.
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Drive to check violation of traffic norms Tribune News Service
Haridwar, October 26 Many instances of violation have come into light in the recent past. To rein in this illegal practice, Circle Officer Traffic J R Joshi has initiated a checking drive in various parts of the district to make sure that violators don’t misuse these vehicles. The traffic police, in coordination with the Regional Transport Department, is carrying out the drive which has already been started at Manglaore, Bhagwanpur, Laksar, Roorkee, the Haridwar-Najibabad national highway while today it was carried out in Haridwar city. Eight vehicles were impounded who were found to be operating without having proper documents. An FIR has been lodged against Ganesh Travels for violating the traffic norms and illegally operating a tour bus in Haridwar which has also been impounded. A BJP city leader owns Ganesh Travels who also tried to pressure the police team. Mahindra-Max Taxi Union office-bearer Sanjay Chopra has welcomed the administration's initiative, assuring Joshi of full cooperation from their side. In view of the drive, many vehicles were seen being parked outside the city to escape from the eyes of policemen, though locals are happy as tourists buses from other states also violate parking norms, posing inconvenience for local commuters.
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French footballers to train
Mussoorie youth
This camp is being organised by the
Football Club, Doon, which had also held a similar camp last year and
trained over 350 youth. The FC, Doon, was launched by Eric Benny, a
former Indian football team manager. “I would like to thank St
George’s College for hosting us. The cooperation with the FC, Metz,
involves technical support for the development of the FC, Doon, into a
full-fledged I-league club and academy in Dehradun and ongoing
opportunities in both France and India for players and coaches to
advance themselves. Having been at FC Metz various times in the past
year, I have had the opportunity to better understand our needs here
in Indian football and we feel very strongly about our future
contributions to Indian football reaching the highest levels,” said
Eric Benny. Denis Schaeffer, Director, FC Metz Academy, who is
renowned for developing players like Robert Pires, Emmanuel Adebayor,
Cisse and Louis Saha among many others, will be leading the camp
himself. Schaeffer, at the launch of the camp, announced that: “The
FC, Metz, is pleased and delighted to expand our collaboration with
the FC, Doon, by holding this camp at St George’s College. We have
long had a desire to facilitate the development of football in India.
Eric Benny is committed to improving the level and opportunities in
Indian football and through them, we have accepted two full-time
Indian players at our academy in Metz and are expecting more in the
coming months.” The FC Metz camp will be held over five days with
players receiving kits along with the world-class training.
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Divine Light Trust sponsors surgeries of 5 persons
Mussoorie, October 26 According to the president, Divine Light Trust, Sunil Sanon, the trust has enabled more than 50 persons till now to undergo heart and brain surgeries for various ailments.
Persons have once again been selected for the surgeries to be done at prestigious hospitals of Dehradun and Delhi. Divine Light Trust, a social organisation, involved in serving the needy villagers around Mussoorie by arranging funds for the destitute who need surgeries for various ailments, has continued to serve society with a selfless service approach. Sunil Sanon said that the five persons would undergo high-cost open heart surgeries, while one person would undergo surgery for brain tumour. Financial assistance to the tune of Rs 5 lakh had been provided by Divine Light Trust, in addition to which the trust had also facilitated financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh from the state government under Vyadhi Nidhi. He said that the trust would continue the good work in future and appealed to the people to inform them about any needy person who required their services.
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Pestle Weed College, Children’s Academy victorious
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, October 26 In the under-18 category for girls, Children’s Academy defeated Pestle Weed College (2-0) while in the boys’ section, Gautam International School defeated Pestle Weed College (2-1). President of the Lion’s Club, Dehradun, Vimal Chawla, who was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony, said sports helped enhancing the personality of a student. He called upon students to actively participate in sports. He also gave away prizes and certificates to the winners. Principal of Children’s Academy Kiran Kashyap also blessed all participants for putting in their efforts to make the event a success. A total of 10 schools participated in the event.
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'Cabinet meeting at Gairsain will do no good to people'
Haridwar, October 26 Joshi said if the government was so serious about Gairsain, then why was it not envisaging development and employment-oriented schemes the way it was doing in the plain areas of Haridwar, Sitarganj and Dehradun where the state government has build multi-billion SIDCUL-run industrial hubs. Lending its support to the statehood agitators, the city unit of the UKD (P) also asked Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna to come clean on the issues related to hill districts. Central secretary, labour cell, Uday Ram Semwal, said Gairsain should be temporarily declared the summer capital of Uttarakhand before full infrastructure was developed in the town.
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IIT, Kharagpur, launches entrepreneurship drive
Dehradun, October 26 Welcoming the initiative, Prof Krishna Kumar, Executive Director, DIT, Dehradun, appealed to the students to explore the possibilities for becoming a job giver rather than a job seeker. Entrepreneur Shalabh Sahai, co-founder and director, iVolunteer (MITRA), enlightened the students with insights into starting a successful enterprise. He said there were no short cuts to success and said the entrepreneurs needed to work hard to realise their goals. Founder, YUVA Foundation, Shantanu Gupta said such awareness drive was of immense help for students undertaking profession courses. Prof AK Sharma of DIT said the institute would also soon organise more such awareness workshops. More than 200 students from the DIT, Deharadun, and other institutions of Dehradun attended the workshop.
— TNS
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Maharana Pratap Sports College triumph
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, October 26 In the first match, Maharana Pratap Sports College beat Doon Tiger Club. Batting first, Maharana Pratap Sports College scored 162 runs, losing 7 wickets. Chasing the target, Doon Tiger Club were all out at 115 runs. In second match, Doon Combined Club defeated Khalsa XI by 8 wickets. Batting first, Khalsa XI scored 76 runs in the allotted overs, losing all wickets. Doon Combined Club easily achieved the target score of 77 runs losing just 2 wickets in process.
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Campaign against encroachers in Dehradun
Dehradun, October 26 City Magistrate Harak Singh Rawat said today that the campaign, which was to start from Saturday, would now be launched on Sunday due to Eid. Under this campaign, the rheriwalas who have encroached space on roads within the bazaar would be removed. The anti-encroachment drive will continue till October 31 where encroachments from Paltan Bazaar, Saharanpur Road, Haridwar Road and Kanwali Road will also be removed. — TNS
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Police gets clues to another accused’s whereabouts
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, October 26 Out of a total of five accused, two have already been arrested. They are Vikas and Basant. However, two of their accomplices, Sunny and Billa, continue to evade arrest. The police said the arrest of Sunny was the most important, as he had allegedly slit the victim’s throat with a knife. A team has been sent to Haridwar and Kalim can be arrested any time.
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Facilities for tourists to be improved
Dehradun, October 26 The Governor also drew the attention of the officials towards the need for beautifying Nainital, Dehradun and Mussoorie. He said the state lacked in potable water facilities and public conveniences.
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Traffic restrictions in city today
Dehradun, October 26 Circle Officer Kotwali and Inspector Cantonment will be present where prayers will be offered. Besides, the vehicles will not be allowed to ply toward the Clock Tower, Tilak Road T-Point, Bindal, Ballupur to Chakrata Road for three hours, from 8 to 11 in the morning. The places where security has been beefed up are Sevlakhurd, Majra, the rural areas of Doiwala and Sahaspur.
— TNS
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A goat worth Rs 1.55 lakh has become the centre of attraction in Haridwar as it is the highest-priced animal to be sacrificed on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha here tomorrow.
Haridwar, October 26
The two-day Principal Progressive School Association (PPSA) Inter-school Table Tennis Tournament concluded here today.
In the under-14 category for girls, Pestle Weed College defeated Children’s Academy (2-0) and in the same category for boys, Pestle Weed College become victorious by defeating Doon International School (2-0).
Dehradun, October 26