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CISF men help avert train accident
Thrashing of Forest Ranger
Planning Minister opens Jugmandar Hall on DMC premises
Mimicry, debate, sports events mark day 2 of youth fest
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Pratap section of RIMC lifts entertainment trophy
The Pratap section of the RIMC receives the Inter-Section Variety Entertainment Trophy in Dehradun on Monday.
Scholars’ Home celebrates founder’s day
Doon Kids School celebrates annual function
It reminded of late philanthropist Jugmandar Dass
Delhi Public School students win science quiz
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CISF men help avert train accident
Haridwar, February 25
According to information, seven bogies of a BHEL-bound train loaded with coal accidentally moved backwards after these were detached from the engine at the BHEL Township railway track. These bogies moved downhill nearly 400 metres before CISF personnel stopped these by putting stones and barriers on the track near the Tibdi railway crossing. This track serves as a linking line for trains ferrying goods between the BHEL factory and the railway station. After the bogies were detached, the engine was taken to the Haridwar railway station. The incident created panic as a major portion of this 500-metre track falls on the outskirts of the forest area of Rajaji National Park. A buffalo was crushed under the wheels of the loaded bogies while nearby residents and children playing on the track ran for safety. The bogies also broke two temporary barriers on the crossing falling on the BHEL track before halting near the Tibdi Colony railway crossing. In-charge of the Haridwar railway station Gajendra Singh said due to a loose joint and breaking of couplings the seven bogies slided towards the city area. He added the Railways was looking into the incident. BHEL spokesperson Rakesh Maniktala said the company was looking into the details of the mishap and was in talks with the Railways to ensure proper levelling of the track. Local residents Bhoop Singh, Saurabh and Vikas told The Tribune that they were strolling near the railway line when they saw the bogies moving backwards. “We raised the alarm and alerted children playing cricket nearby. Hearing our cries, CISF personnel rushed there and helped in stopping the bogies, which were without the engine. Had the incident occurred during early morning or night, it would have resulted in a serious mishap,” said Bhoop Singh, a Tibdi resident. “There have been no casualties and no one has been injured in the incident that occurred due to the high alignment of the track on the forest and hill terrain. We are looking into the matter and trying to find out how the couplings got loose,” said a railway official.
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Corbett Park employees on strike
Tribune News Service
Dehradun, February 25 Forest employees did not allow visitors into the park as members of the Corbett Gypsy Association also extended their support to the striking employees. Association members did not ply their gypsies in the park for the visitors. The forest employees are demanding stern action against police personnel involved in the thrashing of the forest ranger. On the other hand, Kunal Sharma, Commissioner, Garhwal division, visited the Ramnagar and Kalagarh areas and recorded the versions of the forest employees as part of the inquiry instituted by the state government into the incident. He is expected to submit his report to the state government within a few days.
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Planning Minister opens Jugmandar Hall on DMC premises
Dehradun, February 25 Dinesh Aggarwal congratulated the team of DMC officials and councillors for reviving this lone auditorium in the centre of the city. He also said the city required another auditorium of a much bigger size. The hall was donated in 1938 by great socialite and businessman Jugmander Dass. He said the city should be expanded to save it from the pressure of congestion. Mayor Vinod Chamoli said he did not get any fund from the state government to construct the auditorium. The government rather suggested him to renovate it on the public-private-partnership which was against the ethos of the institution, hence he raised Rs 2 cr from stamp duty and rest Rs 1.5 cr from the resources of the DMC. He said many such projects were pending with the Tourism Department since the time of the previous state government run by his own party BJP and present one by the Congress. The government did not release Rs 1 cr meant for development projects till date. He said the Mayor's position had been reduced to symbolic one as he had been divested of all powers to execute the development projects or pull up the administrative machinery for lapses or delays or callousness on their part which frustrated him endlessly. He said, "The city expanded from 25 sq metre to 6,500 sq metre in the fast few years but the strength of employees in the DMC is not increased but reduced from 600 to 300. No new recruitment is made in place of those employees who have died or retired. The state government even turned down proposal to depute more sanitary workers. Mere upgradation of status from Nagar Palika to the Municipal Corporation was confined to documents." He also took a dig at the sudden turnaround of the state government over House Tax policy which had not been revised since 1999. He said the Municipal Corporation was the first step of democracy and the state government must strengthen it by strengthening the MC Act. Leader of the Opposition in the DMC Ashok Verma urged people not to tear the seats of the auditorium or litter it as was done in the auditorium earlier. At this, Mayor said, the company which constructed it had been entrusted the responsibility of maintaining it for one year. Thereupon, a corpus amount of Rs 1 crore has been reserved to maintain it for the next four years. Former Mayor Manorama Sharma and former Deputy Mayor and MLA Umesh Sharma too admitted to taking up this project of renovation of Town Hall but it could not happen during their tenure. Rajkumar urged Dinesh Aggarwal to speed up the renovation of Legislators Hall in the DMC and advocate other such projects whenever placed in Cabinet meetings. It reminded of late philanthropist Jugmandar Dass
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Mimicry, debate, sports events mark day 2 of youth fest
Dehradun, February 25 Participants from 10 universities spoke at the debate which was bilingual (English and Hindi). The results of all competitions will be declared on February 28, the last day of the festival. On-the-spot painting competition, mimicry performances, classical dance competition, rangoli and Indian classical music instrumental (percussion) were the cultural events that kept students of the 16 participating universities busy till late at night. The rock bands that performed this morning were Graphic Era Deemed University (Tantra Band). HIIT (Systolez), ICFAI (Democracy) and UTU (Flames).
Youth festival In the mimicry event, the performers were Shivam Saraswat (UTU), Akshat Seth (DSVV), Rahul Kashyap (GB Pant University), Pankaj Kumar Joshi (UOU), Vaibhav Panchbhaiya (HNBGU) and Shivam Singh (Graphic Era Deemed University). The skits presented today were 'Zindagi ke rang lekhak ke sang (Graphic Era Hill University), 'Kathghare mein pani' (Graphic Era Deemed University), 'Kaun dega sahara?' (Doon University), 'Uttarakhand diaries' (HNBGU ), 'Ganga ki nilami' (FRI) , 'Pani re pani tera rang kaisa?' (HIHT) and 'Sawal hai' by UTU. Students who participated in the creative rangoli event were Tripti (UTU), Kavita (HIHT), Meenakshi (HNBGU), Shalu of Doon University, Neha of Graphic Era Hill University, Anuradha of Kumaon University, Priyanka from GB Pant University, Priyamvada from DSVV, Rituparna from ICFAI, Abhisha from GEDU, and Rashmi (UOU). The sports events featured kabaddi (men). In the first event, HNBGU beat DSVV 44/8 , Patanjali beat Graphic Era 38/ 18, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University beat Doon University 46/24 and Uttarakhand Technical University beat Graphic Era 35/27. In basketball (men), UPES beat HNBGU 41/24 and Gurukul Kangri beat Graphic Era 48/43. In basketball (women) , UTU beat Doon University 12/4 and Kumaon University beat UTU 25/14 . In chess (men-second round) HNBGU beat Patanjali University 4/0. There was a tie between Doon University and Kumaon University 2/2, GB Pant University beat ICFAI University 4/0 and there was a tie between Dev Sanskriti and Graphic Era Deemed University (2/2). In the chess event for women (2nd round) Doon University beat Graphic Era Hill University 3/1, GB Pant University beat DSVV 3/1 and Graphic Era Deemed University beat Patanjali 3/1.
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Pratap section of RIMC lifts entertainment trophy
Dehradun, February 25 The cup had been instituted to bring out the soft skills of the cadets and enhance their stage confidence. The competition was held in four categories: English song (group or solo), Hindi song (group or solo), skit or mime and dance. Late night practises were common and after putting in a lot of hard work, the Pratap section emerged victorious, followed by Chandragupta, Ranjit and Shivaji sections. Individual prizes won by the cadets are as follows. Best actor: Cadet Srestha Gupta, best drama: Ranjit section, best choreography: Chandragupta section, best Hindi song: Cadet Tuhin Goswami, best English song; Cadet Stephen L and most upcoming dramatist: Cadet Ajay Singh. Col HS Bainsla, SM, Commandant, RIMC, was the chief guest on the occasion. He praised the cadets on the display and their soft skills. According to him, these skills played an important role in shaping the personality of the cadets. The judges for the evening were Jyotish Ghildliyal, Reena Rana and Babita Anand. Lt Col Ambarish Tewari, administrative officer, RIMC, CS Vishwakarma, Vice- Principal, RIMC, Wing Commander SK Thapliyal, Maj R Richardson, assistant administrative officer, RIMC, Lt Pinku Heikham and PK Shama were present on the occasion.
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Scholars’ Home celebrates founder’s day
Dehradun, February 25 Mohit Chaudhary, Director, Women Empowerment and Child Development, was the chief guest of the function. Mohit and other former student of Scholars Home recollected various accomplishments of their batch-mates. Mohit said the school left a lasting impression on one’s life. He called upon the students to excel both in academics and sports. Earlier welcoming the chief guest, Principal of the school Chhaya Khanna said the founder’s day provided a platform to students of the school to showcase their talent. She informed the gathering that the school had always been working towards upgrading the quality of education being imparted to the students in the school. The Abhay House won the bulletin board trophy and the Sushila Khanna Memorial Running Trophy. — TNS
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Doon Kids School celebrates annual function
Dehradun, February 25 President ot the Uttarakhand Mahila Association Sadhana Sharma said Dehradun had always been known for quality education and Doon Kids School is keeping up with that tradition. Principal Ritu Mehta said the school aimed at nurturing every child to develop his or her true potential and providing the students with appropriate environment, values, love and protection. Earlier, children presented group songs, skits and dances as part of the annual function celebrations.
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March against use of polythene
Dehradun, February 25 The rally that started from Chukkuwala passed through the Rajpur Road-Clock Tower route before culminating at the rally at Chukkuwala. The rallyists were holding placards apprising people about the ill-effects of the use of polythene. Anil Verma led the rallyists. Later addressing a gathering of the rallyists at Chukkuwala, Dehradun City Magistrate Harak Singh Rawat urged the people to come forward towards discouraging the use of polythene in their day-to-day works. He said the use of polythene was resulting in disastrous consequences to the environment. Chief Warden Chandragupt Vikram and Deputy Controller Civil Defence CS Bhountiyal were prominent present on the occasion.
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It reminded of late philanthropist Jugmandar Dass
Dehradun, February 25 The family members of Dass too presented bouquets and shawls to the minister, the Mayor and MLAs Rajkumar and Umesh Sharma. Almost all speakers admired Dass for his contribution to the development of the city and donating land at different places that have become landmarks of the city. Aggarwal said Dass had donated land for the Nemi Dass football ground, Pavilion Ground, Women Hospital, DAV College and the Digamber Jain Dharamshala. Family members of another socialite Balbir, who had donated land for the Ambedkar statue and other landmarks, were also present on the occasion. They were also felicitated. Many former councillors were also present at the function. Eight photos and paintings of former chairmen, when the DMC was a Nagar Palika, one of former Mayor Manorama Sharma and present Mayor Vinod Chamoli also adorned the wall of the building. It was an emotional moment for Deena Nath Saluja, who was the Chairman of the Dehradun Nagar Palika from 1989 to 1994, felicitated the oldest councillor from the Race Course ward, Raj Anand. Chamoli and Leader of the Opposition in the DMC Ashok Verma had been councillors during Saluja’s reign. Saluja got emotional to see his photo on the wall and the paintings of other chairmen of the Nagar Palika, which he himself got painstakingly made from a painter in Mussoorie in over three years. He narrated how the photographs of his counterparts were thrown in the DMC store. He had become sad to see that. Since those pictures were in a bad condition, he got paintings made of these to secure the old memories. Saluja urged the Mayor not to allow the hall to be used for revenue earning alone as all Chief Ministers, including those of Uttar Pradesh, had visited it.
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Delhi Public School students win science quiz
Dehradun, February 25 Chief guest UC Pandey gave away certificates and the trophy to the winning team. CP Dang, Chairman, Principal Monisha Dutta and Headmistress Meeta Aswal were present. — TNS
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The Pratap section has lifted the Inter-Section Variety Entertainment Trophy of the Rashtriya Indian Military College
(RIMC), making it their third successive victory. The cup had been instituted to bring out the soft skills of the cadets and enhance their stage confidence.
Doon Girls and Dehradun Boys School here today organised a science quiz for juniors. Twelve schools participated in the event and the top five teams were Delhi Public School, Jaswant Modern, Doon International, Welham Boys School and Stepping Stones. Delhi Public School won the trophy.
