Gang of motor cycle thieves busted; bikes recovered 
Dehradun, January 13
The city police has busted the Naushad gang that was involved stealing motor cycles. The police had already recovered 28 stolen motorcycles from Naushad, Narpal and Devender alias Chotu.

Hazrat Imam Hussain remembered
Haridwar, January 13
Hazrat Imam Hussain was remembered on the day of his martyrdom by the people at Jwalapur in Haridwar today.

Mussoorie, January 13
Anger is brewing up over the grave provocation by the Pakistani troops, which sneaked 500 metres into Indian territory in Poonch district and ambushed an Army patrol, killing two soldiers, whose bodies were reportedly mutilated on January 8.

The Assam Rifles Ex-Servicemen's Association has condemned the dastardly act committed by the Pakistani troops in strong words and has appealed to the government to react strongly to the issue as people in the town were angry at the cowardly act done by Pakistan.

The ex-servicemen in unison have offered their services and said that they were capable of giving a befitting reply to Pakistan in case of declaration of war.

Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi, who is also an ex-serviceman himself, condemned the heinous act perpetrated by the Pakistani army and offered his services to Indian Army in case of war against Pakistan. Ganesh Joshi said soldiers died in skirmishes but not in this manner, as it was against the Geneva Convention. Ganesh Joshi said that if the Indian Army needed his services, he was ready to become a martyr for the cause of the nation.

The Sports Minster of the state, Dinesh Agarwal, said that the blood of every citizen of the country was boiling at the cowardly act committed by Pakistan, and demanded that the Indian Government should take such steps that Pakistan did not repeat the act in the future.

Former Navy official of the Southern Naval Command, Hugh Gantzer, who resides in Mussoorie and was stationed in INS Khukri, the only naval ship that was sunk by the Pakistani submarine Ghazi a month after his transfer in 1971, is of the view that the act of beheading soldiers at the border by Pakistan was absolutely unheard of in any civilised army of the world, and rightfully so, had lead to international condemnation.

Hugh Gantzer further said that according to media reports, the Pakistan army had denied the beheading of Indian soldiers, which raised the doubts that they might have connived with terror outfits such as Taliban, who were given a free hand to mutilate the body of the Indian soldiers. "It is quite possible that terrorist outfits like Taliban, which have been involved in beheading people in the past, had committed the gruesome act of beheading Indian Army soldiers. But even if terrorists were involved, they would not have done without the assistance of the Pakistani army, thus proving that Pakistani army was equally responsible for the inhuman act, added Gantzer.

Gantzer further opined that Pakistan also was aware that it could lose the war against India and was merely provoking it by such incidents to internationalise the whole issue at the border and seek intervention of a third party such as the UN in it's favour. The Indian government had categorically denied any third party intervention so far.

Gantzer said that the response of the government was measured to the whole incident of aggression on the border and reacted maturely and not emotionally, to the disgust of Pakistan.

He was of the view that India should look at all the available alternatives without falling into the trap of provocation by Pakistan in the future.

Hugh Gantzer reminisced his years in active service in the Indian Navy and recalled that India, applying completely different tactics while attacking Karachi, had bombarded Karachi by towing missiles on small boats near the port, leading to massive devastation, much to the shock of the Pakistan armed forces, which resulted in victory for India in the 1971 war.

Hugh Gantzer was stationed in INS Khukri, a British Type 14 (Blackwood-class) frigate of the Indian Navy, and after a month of his transfer from the frigate, the ship was sunk off the coast of Diu, Gujarat, India, by the Pakistan navy Daphne-class submarine Hangor, on December 9, 1971, during the Indo-Pak war. This was the first warship sunk in action by a submarine since World War II. It remains the Indian Navy's only warship to be lost in war to date.

Dehradun, January 13
The city police has busted the Naushad gang that was involved stealing motor cycles. The police had already recovered 28 stolen motorcycles from Naushad, Narpal and Devender alias Chotu.

It was on the information provided by Chotu that a team of the Nehru Colony police station, led by station officer Amarjit Singh and a special operations team, led by Mukesh Tyagi, recovered 12 more such motorcycles from a field near Chotu’s house in a village in Bijnor district on Saturdaya night.

The police is gathering more information about the owners of the bikes through the engine numbers of vehicles.

The first lot of 12 motorcycles was recovered on January 4 and Naushad and his accomplice Narpal were arrested, but Chotu had managed to escape. Later, at the instance of both the accused,

Chotu was apprehended three days later along with an accomplice, Sunil, from whom the police had recovered 14 more motorcycles.

City SP Kunwar Dalip Singh said the Dalanwala Circle Officer and SOG constituted teams of the Nehru Colony police after interrogating Chotu in a three-day remand whereby they were able to extract important information from him about the remaining lot of stolen motorcycles. These motorcycles were hidden in the field close to Chotu’s house.

One by one, the police recovered 12 motorcycles from the spot.

According to sources, there is no hope of recovering more bikes from the gang. The possibility has, however, not been ruled out altogether.

Haridwar, January 13
Hazrat Imam Hussain was remembered on the day of his martyrdom by the people at Jwalapur in Haridwar today.

A special prayer-cum-mass meeting was held by Anjuman Farogh-e-aza at Mohalla Kassaban in which clerics shed light on the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain.

Today, a majlis was organised as the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain is observed on 10th Moharram and on the completion of this 
'Matami Majlis'.

Maulana Zaffar Abbas Saharanpuri said Imam Hussain's martyrdom saved Islam as Imam Hussain laid his life with 71 disciples for this noble purpose.

Sajjad Asgar Naqvi, Liyakat Hussaai and Shami also read 'marsiya' and other anecdotes related with the martyrdom. Devotees remembered him with tears in their eyes as the tales of the sacrifice were read out.

Among others who were present at the occasion were Yusuf Ali, Mohammed Zaffar, Kesar, Murtaza, Abbas, Salman, Iqbal, Wasim Abbas, Haidar Naqvi and Hilal.

Haridwar, January 13
At the annual Vaishya community function held today by the Vaishya Aggarwal Maha Sabha, stress was laid on generating harmony among various sections of society.

Floral tributes were paid to Swami Agarsen Maharaj prior to the commencement of the function.

Inaugurating the cultural function, Lakshar legislator Sanjay Gupta said that by organising such programmes community people came together, which resulte in peace and harmony.

Gupta said that domination of the Vaishya community in the development of the region was widely appreciable and urged them to contribute to social aspects also.

Former legislator Ambrish Kumar emphasised on the need of holding programmes on regular intervals as they gave a platform to the younger generation to showcase it's talents at a bigger level.

Ambrish, while lauding the initiative of the Vaishya community to honour more than a dozen senior citizens who have excelled in various fields, said that "we need to take a leaf out of senior citizens' life experience."

On the sidelines a wide array of cultural activities ranging from rangoli, folk dance, vocal and fancy dress were also organised on the occasion.

Dehradun, January 13
A musical concert of vocalist Divya Sharma of Jaipur Gharana was held today at Viram Baithak. Divya is a disciple of Rajan Sajan Mishra.

She started her recital with Raag Madhuvanti, followed by Kesariya balam aiyo. In the end, Divya selected a bhajan to end the programme. Her renditions of Raag Madhuvanti was appreciated for clarity of bol and the quality of her voice. She was accompanied by Chitrank Pant on tabla and Sumit Mishra on harmonium.

Dehradun, January 13
Prachi Mishra, Miss India Earth 2012, inaugurated the Futureworld new Apple premium store selling innovative Apple products.

Housing an extensive range of Mac, IPad, IPhone and IPod along with an array of accessories, the showroom would offer innovative Apple products to the people of Dehradun.

Taranpreet Singh, Business Manager of Futureworld, said that customers could visit the showroom for trial and purchase of full range of Apple products andaccessories.

Dehradun, January 13
Uttarakhand BJP Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay has questioned state Congress government's true intentions behind laying of foundation stone for the Vidhan Sabha building at Gairsain.

In a statement issued today, Tarun Vijay said if the state government understood the popular sentiments of hill people, then it should have also announced Gairsain as the summer capital of Uttarakhand.

He said the foundation stone of Raj Bhavan should simultaneously be laid at Gairsain.

Tarun Vijay said the state government true sympathies for the remote hill regions of the state should be in the form of redressing the problems being faced by the people of these regions in priority.

He also issued an 11-point charter of demands for Gairsain. Nandadevi Women University must be set up at Gairsain. Badri Kedar Medical College, Vivekanand Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pindar Tourism Development Centre, Panchachuli Adventure Centre and constitution of Gairsain Infrastructure Development Board are some of the demands raised by Tarun Vijay in the charter of demands.

Dehradun, January 13
Dehradun Football Academy's 8-day winter football camp concluded here today. Subham Yadav, who has been selected for Mohan Bagan Academy, gave football tips to the participants.

Dehradun Football Academy's Arvind Dangwal gave away certificates to the participants. He said the academy would be organising many more of such camps in the future.

A total of 89 players joined the camp. It included 20 under-12 players, 25 under-14 players, 27 under-18 players and 16 under-19 players. The Indian Academy Public School and Acacia Public School assisted in the staging of the camp.