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Tourist falls into gorge, dies
Lachiwala flyover opens today
Shooting of 'Hello Uttarakhand' begins in Mussoorie
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Give books as gift to kids: SSP
Ex-teacher of Woodstock School found dead
One killed in road accident
Preparations on for women litterateurs’ conference
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Tourist falls into gorge, dies
Mussoorie, February 2 Mussoorie police rushed to the spot and recovered the body of the deceased and sent it for postmortem to the government hospital in Mussoorie. The deceased has been identified as Sharad Ishtwal, resident of Dehradun, while the injured has been identified as Dinesh Pundir. Sanjay Negi, a photo journalist for a Hindi Daily newspaper, who was clicking the picture of the two, is in a state of shock at the bizarre incident. According to Mussoorie police, the three youths, who were in the vehicle number UK 07-B 5908, bound for Mussoorie from Dehradun, stopped mid-way on the Mussoorie-Dehradun road, and got out of the vehicle to pose for their pictures with the surrounding at Chuna Khala as the backdrop. Sharad Ishtwal and Dinesh Pundir, who were standing right at the corner of the road towards the cliff side, lost their balance while posing for the picture and fell in the 200-metre deep gorge. Sanjay Negi, who was clicking the pictures, shocked at the whole incident, informed the police, who rushed to the spot at once and recovered the body of the deceased, who died instantaneously on the spot. The other injured person was rushed to Max Hospital in Dehradun. The police has informed the family members of the deceased and brought the body for postmortem to the government hospital in Mussoorie. Investigations were on to ascertain the reasons for the death of Sharad Ishtwal, said station in charge, Mussoorie police, BS Rawat.
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Lachiwala flyover opens today
Dehradun, February 2 The railway overbridge will replace the century old railway underpass at Lachiwala, a major bottleneck for Dehradun-bound traffic coming from different states. The traffic flow was hampered as it had to pass through a narrow railway underpass. It took four years for the completion of the bridge. The construction would also reduce the frequent traffic woes of Haridwar-bound commuters from Chandigarh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, the construction was to be completed by December 2009 in view of the Mahakumbh that took place in January 2010,
but the deadline could not be met. The Public Works Department (PWD), a major partner, jointly constructed the four-lane overbridge at a cost of Rs 39 crore in association with the Railways. The Railways undertook the construction of the main structure while the PWD was responsible for the approaches connecting both sides. The existing old underpass is not wide enough and its height too barely allows passage of a bus or a truck. It is considered a nightmare for the commuters as traffic gets held up for hours. The problem compounded during rains in absence of any water disposal system. The need for an overbridge was felt due to manifold increase in the traffic volume after Dehradun became the capital with the creation of
Uttarakhand.
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Shooting of 'Hello Uttarakhand' begins in Mussoorie
Mussoorie, February 2 The film is directed and produced by Pradeep Bhandari, president of radio and television association of Uttarakhand, and consists several songs through which the exploitation of government officials and politicians would be shown. According to Pradeep Bhandari, this film is not only being made to make people aware but also to highlight the corrupt system that has taken its roots since the formation of the new state. Bhandari further said most of the politicians instead of working for the important issues of jal, jungle and zameen(water, forest and land) had themselves turned into biggest land mafias and were looting the state with both hands in connivance with officials of the state. Therefore, a need of short film was being felt here. The film also raises several questions and proposes to make education mandatory for the electoral representatives in the elections. Bhandari also said the issues as migration and selling of the resources to people from outside by the government would also figure prominently in the film. He further said through the short film inordinate nexus between politicians-mafia and the government officials would be highlighted prominently. Kanta Prasad, Sandeep, Sanjay Bhatt and many other artists from local industry are playing an important part in the film.
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Give books as gift to kids: SSP
Haridwar, February 2 Joshi, citing his experience, said since childhood due to parents guidance, he got in touch with the books which helped him in increasing capability. He urged parents to give books as gifts to children too apart from computers and other
gadgets. The annual Trade Mahotsava is fast gaining wide popularity as more than 80 stalls are attracting visitors with each one being different from the other. Trade Mahotsava organiser Ravish Puri said sculpture artists, handloom artists, khadi weavers and other handicraft artists had been given a special place in the fair while traditional stalls would also be in place.
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Ex-teacher of Woodstock School found dead
Mussoorie, February 2 The police has recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem and is yet to ascertain the reason behind his death. According to the Mussoorie station in charge BS Rawat, the police after receiving the information rushed to the spot and found that John William, an Irish resident and former teacher of the school who gave his services to the school eight years ago, was lying dead in his room. The police after taking the body in its possession has sent it for the post-mortem to the local government hospital. According to the school management, the news of the death of John William has been forwarded to his sister and the last rites will be conducted only after she reaches the town. The reason of his death will be revealed only after the post-mortem report is received, however, it is being presumed that John William died of heart attack.
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One killed in road accident
Mussoorie, February 2 Police personnel rushed the spot along with firemen and ambulance service and recovered the body from the vehicle that had tumbled down around 500 metres deep into the gorge in the cover of darkness. The deceased has been identified as Rajinder Prasad Gairola, Model Colony, Haridwar road, Araghar, Dehradun. According to the police, Rajinder was driving the car bearing registration No UK07-AJ-5506. He was returning from Tehri and going towards Mussoorie when he lost control over the vehicle at Batagad. The vehicle skidded and fell into the gorge, resulting in his instantaneous death. The body of the deceased has been sent for postmortem and the family members have been informed, said the police.
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Bahuguna felicitates cadets who participated in R-Day parade
Dehradun, February 2 Chief Minister Bahuguna said the NCC cadets had brought laurels to the state with their exceptional feat in the parade. He said the NCC not only taught discipline and imparted strategic training but also helped in character building. He called upon the cadets to maintain not only the self-control, discipline and dedication but also to remain geared up to serve the Nation. He hoped that they would continue to work hard and achieve new height of success and bring good name to the state. Bahuguna also felicitated the outstanding cadets. Deputy Director, Uttarakhand NCC Directorate, Brigadier RC Dwivedi said 100 cadets had participated in the Republic Day parade. They clinched the first position in general performance and third in social activities. Cadet Karishma was conferred the best guard commander award, while, cadet Kanchan and Priya Bhakt were awarded for their excellent performance. Also present on the occasion was Health Minister Surendra Singh Negi.
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Preparations on for women litterateurs’ conference
Khatima, February 2 The women writers from both countries on the topics of children will take part in this conference which will be inaugurated by Dr Mahadev Awasthi, chairperson of the Rashtriya Sahitya Academy of Nepal, said Dr Ajay Rawat, member of the organisation committee.
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