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Christmas festivities
FDI is beneficial for farmers: Expert
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MLA announces public interaction programme
DM to probe illegal construction of hotel
Appointment of 458 ayurvedic docs approved
Plan panel Director bereaved
Transfer of 2 IPS officers cancelled
Doordarshan centre sought
Elephant consumes spurious liquor, dies
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Mussoorie Christ Church reverberates with carols
Ajay Ramola
Mussoorie, November 18 Thoughtful lessons and beautiful renditions of traditional carols by members of the Christian community echoed at the church. The festival began with choir ‘O’ Beautiful star of Bethlehem’ which was sung by students of Wynberg Allen School. It was followed by lessons from Genesis 3:1-15 titled ‘Adam and Eve rebel against god and are cast out of the Garden of Eden’ read out by Enosh Thomas from Woodstock Hindustani Church. The choir from the Church of North India (CNI) Intermediate College, Dehradun, sang ‘Chup hai yeh chanda’ and ‘See him lying on a bed of straw’ while the drama teacher from Woodstock School sang duet ‘O’ Lord of Light’ duet along with her husband. The choir from Woodstock Hindustani Church sang ‘Bethlehem mein chamka sitara’ in praise of the lord on the occasion. The congregational hymn, ‘Hark! The herald angels sing’, and carol ‘Dekho suno, gahnti baji’ by Ritesh Farmer created a festive and spiritual spirit around the church. The choir from Hilton School, Dehradun, and Woodstock School were also appreciated by the devotees. Head of the Christ Church Eric Templeton offered special prayers and read out verses from the Bible. Speaking on the occasion, he said the festival marked the beginning of the Christmas season. He further said the people should shun violence and work towards a peaceful world as propounded by Jesus Christ, who laid down his life for the sake of humanity. The Christ Church is one of the oldest landmarks in the town with its gothic design and the pre-Raphaelite stained glass windows. A deodar tree planted by the Princess of Wales on March 4, 1906, after attending morning service at the church exists even today. “It was founded in 1836 as an Anglican Church (Church of England). Shortly after Independence, the parish became part of the newly formed Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon. On November 29, 1970, the Christ Church became part of the Church of North India,” said Templeton.
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FDI is beneficial for farmers: Expert
Pithoragarh, November 18 Siddiqi, an alumnus of the Pantnagar university, was speaking to deans, directors and students of the university last evening at a programme in the university. He said the introduction of the FDI in the agriculture sector would be beneficial for the farmers of the country as the small and medium farmers, who have left farming, would be attracted to the fields again. “The technology brought into the country through the FDI in the sector will be beneficial for the small and medium farmers,” said
Siddiqi.
Praising the contribution of the university in the farm sector, Siddiqi said the university, since its inception, had contributed in reducing food problem the world was facing. “The university, with its contribution in bringing about Green Revolution in northern states, has a great contribution in reducing the food problem in the developing countries,” said Siddiqi. He visited various research centres of the university and acquainted the students of the research works being carried out by the university in various disciplines.
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MLA announces public interaction programme
Dehradun, November 18 Addressing a press conference here today, Sharma said he would be visiting various areas of his constituency from November 20 to December 23 where he would be interacting with the people and would be seeking suggestions from them for the development of their regions. Sharma reminded that several development works had started in his constituency that included the start of the construction of international stadium in Raipur. He said tube wells had been sanctioned for the Shastri Nagar, Ganesh Vihar, Saraswati Vihar, Kala Gaon, Danda Lakhond, Maldevta and Tunwala areas of his constituency to address the rising drinking water scarcity problem. The Raipur MLA also held that flood control measures were also being taken at Bhagat Singh Colony, Rispana Nagar, Shivlok Colony, Rajeev Nagar and the Ajabpur Kala localities. “These localities face flooding problems during rainy season and thus we have decided to flood control measures in them,” he said. Responding to his queries, Sharma said it was due to his efforts that the state government had finally decided to give ownership rights to slum dwellers which he said would benefit a large number of slums falling in the Raipur Assembly constituency. Former DAV students’ union president and Congress leader Pankaj Chetri was also present at the news conference.
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DM to probe illegal construction of hotel
Dehradun, November 18 Purushottam said he would inquire into the matter and provide her with the detailed information on the issue in a week. Rawat, who fought from the Mussoorie constituency in the state Assembly election, said, “I came to know today that a luxurious hotel is being built close to the Mussoorie diversion. When I saw the construction going on at the site, I tried to go inside the building to know more about it, but I was stopped by henchmen of the owner of the building. "They also pushed me and my supporters out of the boundary line and declined to say anything on this matter. Their behavior make it further suspicious. Not only this, several trees have been cut in the surrounding area to build the hotel,” she said. Purushottam, who has joined the office of DM a few days ago, had no knowledge of the matter. He said he would conduct an inquiry into the matter and provide her the detailed information in a week’s time. He also assured her that he would stop the construction, if it was found illegal. — TNS
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Appointment of 458 ayurvedic docs approved
Dehradun, November 18 While most of the doctors will be able to render services by the end of this month, around 106 posts reserved for the SC and ST categories have not been filled. Besides, around 110 doctors have also been absorbed by the department. Meanwhile, after there were allegations of 60 per cent of posts being filled by doctors from outside the state (non-Uttarakhandhis), the department has decided to put the entire list on the website.
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Plan panel Director bereaved
Dehradun, November 18 Urmila Uniyal, a housewife, was the daughter of famous social worker Gunanand
Petwal. She was suffering from breathing problems. Her last rites will take place in Haridwar tomorrow.
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Transfer of 2 IPS officers cancelled
Dehradun, November 18 Bagyal, at present SP (Personnel), Police Headquarters, was transferred as the Udham Singh Nagar SSP. Rautela, at present Commandant of the 46th Batallion, PSC (Rudrapur), Udham Singh Nagar, was transferred as the Vice-Principle, Police Training College, Narender Nagar Tehri. The transfer of both officers has been cancelled.
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Doordarshan centre sought
Dehradun, November 18 In a statement issued here today,the MP said he had written a letter to the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry seeking the setting up of a regional centre of Doordarshan in the state. The MP said the ministry had informed him that work to set up the Akashwani FM centre was under way and a 10 KW high-power transmitter had already been installed in Mussoorie. The ministry also informed that the process of setting up 10 more Akashwani FM transmitters at various places in the state had begun. — TNS
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Elephant consumes spurious liquor, dies
Dehradun, November 18 Villagers reported the matter to the forest authorities. However, when officials reached the spot they found the elephant dead. Villagers alleged that forest officials took long to reach the spot. They alleged that forest officials were poorly equipped to deal with the situation. Meanwhile, the elephant’s carcass has been sent for a post-mortem examination.
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Mussoorie, November 18
The introduction of the FDI in the agriculture sector will be beneficial for the farmers of the country as the small and medium farmers, who have left farming, will be attracted to the fields again.