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7 youths nabbed for planning robberies, murders
Gang of robbers busted, 5 arrested
Nautanki on Raja Harishchandra holds audience spellbound
95-year-old woman leads protest
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Ex-DM sends report to govt on land encroachment by mafia
Big applause for ‘Macbeth’ performers
Tribune cartoonist inaugurates school exhibition
IMD beat rivals by 7 wickets
Singer Reewa performs at Doon School
Three held with fake currency
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7 youths nabbed for planning robberies, murders
Dehradun, November 8 The names of the accused are Anubhav Vashisht (22), resident of Bijnor, Deepak Chaudhary (24) of Dehradun, Sachin Kumar (23), resident of Haridwar, Irfan (20) of Roorkee, Sazid Ali (20), Dehradun, Ajay Kumar Saini (20), Bijnor, and Deepak Kumar (22), resident of Dehradun. The accused were arrested from a dilapidated vacant building near Ring Road by the STF with the help of the city police. The accused had plan to loot a jeweller near the Shimla bypass three days ago. They also had a plan to commit a dacoity at Kankhal in Haridwar, bank robbery in the city, contract killing in Roorkee and another contract killing in Nagina. The police has recovered two stolen motorcycles and one gold chain from them. While addressing the press conference, Deputy Inspector General, Dehradun Range, Sanjay Gunjiyal said, “The STF has done a great job by arresting the criminals and averting five big crimes from taking place in the state.” He said the STF was tracking the activities of Anubhav ever since he had been released from jail last month. Anubhav was arrested for being involved in the much-talked about murder of jailor Narender Khampa in Roorkee last year. Main accused Sunil Rathi was still in jail for Khampa’s murder. Besides, Anubhav had also been jailed for another murder case two years ago. Another accused Deepak too had been put behind bars in 2010 for being active in illegal liquor business. It was after Anubhav released from the jail that he formed a new gang. This Monday, the accused followed jeweller Chander Mohan, owner of Meenaxi Jewellery Shop at the Shimla bypass. They had plan to waylay him and throw him red chilli power in his eyes before looting him. The accused also carried the revolver to kill him in case he protested. But Mohan did not lose his cool. He also had no idea of being followed by them until today when the police called him gave the information disclosed by the accused. In Roorkee, shooter Nafiz, who had gone to jail with regard to the Jindal murder case in 2005, had entrusted Irfan the task to eliminate Nitin, a relative of the Jindal. Irfan had been promised money for the killing. In Nagina too, the gang was to kill three women for Rs 3 lakh. Rs 1.50 lakh was already paid to them. SSP A Senthil and SSP Kewal Khurana were also present in the press conference. The DIG announced a reward of Rs 5,000 and the SSP of Rs 2,500 for the police team for cracking this case.
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Gang of robbers busted, 5 arrested
Haridwar, November 8
Those arrested are Manoj Kumar, a resident of Baliya in Uttar Pradesh, Mehraj, alias Monu, a resident of Loni in Gaziabad, Monu, alias Vinod Kumar, a resident of Kankhal in Haridwar, Anil Saini, a resident of Patiala, and Furkan, a resident of Sultanpur-Lakshar in Haridwar. They have confessed to their involvement in more than 40 serious crimes. SSP, Haridwar, Arun Mohan Joshi said the police had to work day and night to nab the culprits and it cracked the case in just five days. It started a serious investigation and identified 54 suspects who could have committed the robbery. All police stations in the district were alerted about the accused on the basis of sketches drawn on information given by BHEL colony residents Suresh Pandey and his wife Seema Pandey. The Pandeys were tied by the culprits before committing the robbery. “We worked in a professional manner as the robbers had not left any clues after committing the robbery. They did not use any vehicle which indicated that they were well aware of the area. We identified at least 50 suspects who had a criminal record and were living in the periphery of BHEL. A police constable identified a robber, Furkan, from the sketches. Teams were sent to Delhi, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to nab Furkan’s accomplices. We finally managed to crack the case,” said the SSP. SP, City, Kiran Lal Shah added more than 25 cases were registered against the arrested persons at various police stations in Dehradun district alone while several cases were registered against them in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh under the IPC, CrPC, the Gangster Act, the Arms Act and the Goonda Act. Circle Officer Shah Jahan Khan Javed said the Police Department had announced Rs 10,000 as reward for the 17-member police team that cracked the case. While the DIG, Dehradun Range, announced Rs 5,000, the SSP, Haridwar, declared Rs 2,500 as reward.
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Nautanki on Raja Harishchandra holds audience spellbound
Dehradun, November 8 Nautanki is one of the most popular folk operatic theatre performance traditions of South Asia, particularly in northern India. Before the advent of Bollywood, Nautanki was the single most popular form of entertainment in the villages and towns of northern India. Several art theatrical forms, including contemporary theatre and cinema, borrow heavily from this art form in India.Nautanki was also known as Svang. Bhagat, a 400-year-old form of operatic drama was a forerunner of Svang and Nautanki and is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari. Gulab Bai shone as its brightest star, it's foremost exponent. She began acting in Nautankis in the early 1930s and rose to dizzy heights. By the time she died in 1996, she was widely acknowledged as the uncrowned queen of nautanki. The organisers of Virasat, Reach, brought to Dehradun a special presentation of Gulab Bai's nautanki with their famous play "Raja Harishchandra."
Dancing duo "Raja Harishchandra" is the story of an ancient king who was known to be steadfast in honoring his word. One day sage Vishwamitra, in order to test him, appears in his court and tricks him into making a promise by which he relinquishes all his possessions, including his jewellery, throne and palace. The Gulab Bai troupe was led by Madhu Aggarwal. The producer of the play was Dilip Aggarwal. The performers included Mohammed Shahid, Kamlesh Lata, Rohit, Azhar, Aslam, Bablu, Sajan, Salim, Shilpa, Zohra, Poonam
and Shivani. The musicians were Arvind and Hamid Hussain.
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95-year-old woman leads protest
Dehradun, November 8 The protesters
accused both Rajaji National Park and the Dehradun administration of not restoring the Forest Rights Act despite the fact that
they had been living in Kunau for the past many generations. Janki Devi said despite being in the twilight of her life, she had decided to participate in the dharna only to ensure justice for the coming generations. Another protester, Chandramohan Singh Negi, said he had
been residing in Kunau village in the Rajaji National Park for several decades. He said it was strange that the district administration was not interested in redressing their claims linked to the Forest Rights Act. Vaishaik Singh Payal, Balbir Kathait, Maya Devi, Roshani Devi and Bhagirathi Devi were prominent among the protesters.
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Ex-DM sends report to govt on land encroachment by mafia
Dehradun, November 8 Out of the total land, 100 hectares, which were usurped by the land sharks, have also been identified. It has been found out that the employees were hand-in-glove with the mafia in the whole bargain. According to sources, the land mafia, which has encroached upon the land, has done the task so meticulously that it is not easy to pinpoint and lay accusations so easily. Raman had asked for a team of experts to carry out the task and prepare a documentation report in this regard. He has indicated towards the connivance of officials and employees of the collectorate with the land mafia in the matter. The state government has not taken any decision on the matter till now. It is expected that soon something may come out of it. Raman said: “The encroachment over land in the whole district has been done with great precision. As the role of many officials and employees of the collectorate has come under scanner for making this wide encroachment possible, it would not be easy to unravel the complication. This is the reason I have asked for a team which has good knowledge of the city to conduct an enquiry into this matter.” It was found that a fake stay order on the land was passed. Not only this, many land portions, too, have been shown distributed among landless people. As per sources, since the officials at the District Magistrate level keep changing, they do not get to know about the mess unless the issue is brought up before them. A few employees, involved in making documentation regarding land, prepare fake papers with great care. This enables the land mafia gain illegal control over the government land. A layman cannot pick up any loopholes in the documents. Not only Raman, his predecessor, Dileep Jawalkar, also came to know of the illegal acquisition of government land by the land mafia in this fashion. He had started a campaign to free the government land. A senior clerk of the collectorate who got exposed in the matter was also suspended. This way, many illegal acquisitions came to light. Now it is to be seen how the new District Magistrate, BVRC Purushottam, takes up this matter.
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Big applause for ‘Macbeth’ performers
Mussoorie, November 8
The lead role of Macbeth was played by Shalaka Ghiara, a class XII student, while Lady Macbeth was played by Tara Sood of class XI, who is a French-Indian student. Abhishek Mehra of class XI played the role of Malcom and Ishaan Pathak enacted the character of McDuff eloquently. The play was directed by Woodstock drama teacher and professional actor from America Bethany Okie. Speaking about the play, she said the idea behind the play was to help students appreciate the works wonder of Shakespeare. “Hunger for power, murder and treason. These themes run rampant not only through the medieval Scotland in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but also throughout the world. Through Shakespeare’s brilliant text, we explore the origin and cycle of evil. But when and how will this cycle end? Thats the question," said Bethany. The play with an astounding set, beautiful costumes and a remarkable cast was well-received by the audience. The play will be repeated on Friday and Saturday on the popular demand of students and staff. The assistant director of the play was Ishana, a class X student who thanked the Director for providing the opportunity to assist her in the play.
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Tribune cartoonist inaugurates school exhibition
Dehradun, November 8 The exhibits had been displayed at venues allotted for each subject respectively. Each faculty strived to emerge as the best among all. Exhibitions form an important feature in developing the creativity of students. Each student feels happy and enthusiastic while participating in such an activity.The participants were keen to show their content and non-participants were willing to know about various subjects, and gain more knowledge. Exhibitions create a good atmosphere for greater and better development of the students. The exhibits were informative, creative and innovative. The students had prepared PowerPoint presentations, models, games and presented their matter through the medium of dramatisation. Chief guest Sandeep Joshi was mesmerised by the efforts and hard work put in by the students of UWS. He appreciated the innovative and creative skills that the students possess. He gave out academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular prizes.
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IMD beat rivals by 7 wickets
Dehradun, November 8
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) clashed with Department of Science and Technology (DST) in which IMD won the match by 7 wickets. Batting first, DST scored 109 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted overs. For DST, RK Joshi scored highest 31 runs followed by Manoj Sinha, who scored unbeaten 21 runs. Batting next, IMD easily scored 112 runs, losing just 3 wickets in the process, thereby ensuring IMD a 7-wicket victory. Suyog and Radhey contributed 22 and 21 runs, respectively, to the IMD team's score.
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Singer Reewa performs at Doon School
Dehradun, November 8 The singer began performing at the age of four years. She is the daughter of Sunali and Roopkumar
Rathod, who are well-known names in the world of music. Her grandfather, Chaturbhuj
Rathod, was a renowned “Dhrupad Dhamar” vocalist of the Aditya Gharana of
Jamnagar. —TNS
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Three held with fake currency
Dehradun, November 8 Among the accused, Lokesh Kumar is a sepoy deputed in the police line, Dehradun. The STF had information about his close association with criminal elements. He was also arrested in 2010 under the Anti-Dowry Act and Excise Act. The team found the accused carrying real currency of Rs 45,500 which they said they got after using the fake currency. Zubeda is an active member of a fake currency gang. Members of the same gang, namely Tan Mohd and Abu Tahir of West Bengal, were arrested by the STF, Uttar Pradesh, on October 14 with fake currency of Rs 20 lakh. Zubeda’s brother Mohd Minut alias Raju is the kingpin of this trade in Delhi, West UP, Haryana and Uttarakhand. He was also arrested by the Kotwali police in 2010. A case against him is also registered in
Gurgaon.
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