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131 smoke detectors stolen from PTCUL office in Doon
Six displaced shopkeepers await rehabilitation
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1 held on charge of kidnapping, murder
DIG Sinha gives directions to policemen
Divine trust revives traditional Phool Dei festival
IIT students learn designing techniques using copper
Students of the IIT, Roorkee, at a workshop organised by the International Copper Promotion Council of India in Roorkee on Monday.
Ganga Vidhya team clinch Doon cricket c'ship
Cricket trials conducted
Asian School beat Balaji academy by 6 wickets
Kumaon Club beat DR Cricket Academy
in Dehradun on Monday.
Rampant felling of trees in Doon
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131 smoke detectors stolen from PTCUL office in Doon
Dehradun, March 25 The police is yet to nab the accused. The devise raises an alarm if anyone smokes in the room where it has been installed. The cost of these devises has been estimated at Rs 8, 65,000. The accused have not been caught as yet. This is for the first time that an incident of this sort has occurred in a government office. Three thieves came impersonated as mechanics of the company of these devises. They had come a day earlier also and talked to the guards of these respective departments. The guard at the PTCUL made them talk to the officials where they enquired about the status of the devises. Today they went to the office at 7 am and told the guards that they had talked to the officials about checking the devises. The guards showed them the places where the devises had been installed. They opened the devises and took them away. Astonishingly, guards did not come to know of the theft. The police is interrogating the guards also. The incident has raised questions regarding safety of these important buildings. The construction of the new premises of the PTCUL, where the incident took place, has recently been completed and the entire office is yet to be shifted. The case has been registered in the Patel Nagar police station. The police is on a look out for the accused. The CCTV footage of the accused entering into the rooms and bringing down the devises and taking them away has clearly been captured in the cameras fixed in the departments. According to the police, the accused seemed acquainted with the use and cost of these devises. The police is keeping an eye on those shops where these devises can be sold. They are also enquiring about the companies which sold these devises to the departments.
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Six displaced shopkeepers await rehabilitation
Dehradun, March 25 Ironically, 14 other shopkeepers, whose shops were also demolished under the same operation, have been rehabilitated. These 14, in connivance with the district administration, built bigger shops at a 120-ft long and 6-ft wide government land made available by pushing the wall of the District Supply office. This way they usurped land of the six shopkeepers. ADM Jharna Kamthan confirmed this in her inquiry report. The then District Magistrate Sachin Kurve got new shops built for these 14 shopkeepers without processing any documents in this regard. Neither 14 shopkeepers had any ownership rights earlier, nor do they have now. These six, too, for being illegal occupants got no relief from the High Court. But not only these 20, but almost 500 other illegal shops/kiosk owners are running business around the Tehsil crossing. Many shopkeepers at Indira Market are being rehabilitated despite being illegal occupants. Then there is no point in leaving out these six shopkeepers. Now when the present District Magistrate announced to dismantle these 14 shops to reconstruct 20 shops, then some traders and Congress leaders built pressure on the DM to retract his steps. President of traders’ union Umesh Aggarwal said he would not let anyone dismantle these 14 shops. However, he said he had no objection if the administration rehabilitates them anywhere else. Those among 14 are influential traders’ union leaders. ADM Kamthan said the six shopkeepers might be adjusted in the Dispensary Road complex built by the MDDA. However, vice-chairperson of the MDDA RM Sundaram said since these shopkeepers had shops on the DMC land, the corporation should resolve the issue. The corporation had presented the matter in the court of the district administration, saying the latter displaced them under the widening process, so it must rehabilitate them like 14 others. These poor shopkeepers have no where to go. Two of them- Balbir Singh Panwar and Shurvir Singh Panwar, took a small tea shop at the Tehsil complex on contract. Third shopkeeper Devender Arora is running his toffee-candy kiosk. Mahender Arora, who ran a pickle shop, now works as a cook. Gurpreet, who ran a crockery shop, too, has lost his business. Rajnish Mittal, who had a photostat shop is on roads. Mittal, who had taken loan to build his house three months before demolition pleaded that they were ready to run their shops anywhere.
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1 held on charge of kidnapping, murder
Dehradun, March 25 The accused, identified as Tazim, admitted having illicit relations with the child’s mother. Since the child had seen him with his mother, he wanted to eliminate him. Arshad, son of Ashraf, resident of Shivpuri at Raipur, was a painter by profession. The child went missing. When the family could not find the child, Ashraf filed an FIR with the Raipur police. The police, which had interrogated neighbours and close relatives, suspected Tazim, maternal uncle of the child, when he changed his statements time and again. Tazim said he was in Dehradun throughout the day and was engaged in the efforts to trace the child. However, the call details of his mobile phone proved that he was present in Pirane Kaliyar on that day. On interrogation by the Special Operations Group and Raipur police, Tazim broke down and admitted to having kidnapped the child and throwing him into the river. The family was inconsolable. The police got the footage from CCTV camera set up at Mandavar-Roorkie checkpost, where the accused was seen driving a motor cycle with the child sitting
pillion.
Tazim said he lured the child and drove him to Pirane Kaliyar via Asharodi and threw him into
the Ganga from a secluded spot. Then he came back and began helping other family members
to search for the child to ward off any suspicion on him. According to Raipur police, the cops became alert instantly as the six-year-child could not
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DIG Sinha gives directions to policemen
Dehradun, March 25 He said given to the
misplaced notions about getting drunk on the occasion, possibilities of accidents and conflicts increased multiple
times. He instructed the police officials to be vigilant on ‘Holikadahan’, which
falls a day prior to the Holi festival.
He said the police station officers should be instructed to review the occurrences of conflict, which took place under their areas earlier and hence, they must be prepared to counter any such possibility this time. The areas that had a history of dispute must be identified with the help of the SDMs and preparations must be made to avoid such incidents. He directed the SSPs to prepare a list of the Holikadahan sites and see to it that there was no dispute over timing among them. In matter of controversies, he asked them to resolve. He directed them to identify and take action against the criminal elements or rumour mongers. He also said police personal should be deputed in adequate numbers outside religious places.
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Divine trust revives traditional Phool Dei festival
Mussoorie, March 25 More than 12 girl students from Bal Vidya Mandir School gathered on the premises of the Divine Light Trust and plucked the traditional yellow flowers ‘Fyonli’, which are considered auspicious and are growing in abundance here. The girls then went to every house at Merryville Estate with plates full of rice, jaggery, coconut, green leaves and ‘Fyonli’ and shared them with the residents to mark the occasion. The chairman of the trust, Dr Sunil Sanon, said the office premises were laden with ‘Fyonli’ flowers along with several species of ‘Primola’. The trust members decided to celebrate the Phool Dei festival in Mussoorie in order to revive and preserve the dying tradition and culture of Uttarakhand. Sanon highlighted the importance of the festival saying, “Girls perform most of the rituals on this day. At some places the festival is like a carnival and the celebration goes on for a month. The festival marks the advent of spring. Dei, a special ceremonial pudding made of jaggery, white flour and curd, is offered to the visitors. On Phool Dei girls go to every house in their villages with plates full of rice, jaggery, coconut, green leaves and flowers and give their good wishes for the prosperity of the households. The residents give them blessings and presents in return. At a few places even today they sprinkle auspicious flowers and rice on the doorsteps and sing Phool Dei, Chamma Dei, Deno, Dwar, Bhur Bhakar, Vo Dei Sei Namaskar, Puje Dwar.” Sanon said, “At the spiritual level yellow flowers are the symbol of divine knowledge as it is believed that plants are the generator of cosmic energy and intelligence. Therefore, Fyonli flowers are considered auspicious and revered on the occasion.” He hoped that this symbolic gesture would galvanise others too so that the festival could be celebrated with the same vigour in the years to come. The chief guest, Sashi Mishra, explained the importance of the festival and said since time immemorial flowers had been a symbol of divine consciousness. Therefore, people should ensure that such traditions did not fade away in the din of the modern life. She commended the efforts of the Divine Light Trust in reviving the festival in Mussoorie so that the youth could also celebrate it with vigour. Members of the trust Pramod Sawhney, Sunil Bakshi and others were present on the occasion. It is worth mentioning that Sanon, who is of the Punjab origin, has taken up the onus of promoting the age-old traditional festival in Mussoorie.
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IIT students learn designing techniques using copper
Dehradun, March 25 The objective of the workshop was to help the students explore the copper gilding technique and get hands-on experience on designing techniques. The workshop was a unique experience and a first-of-its-kind exposure to the students. The workshop kick started with Ashley Lobo, vice-president, building construction, ICPCI, introducing the role of copper in India. Further, Gaurav Bharadwaj shared a presentation showcasing his works covering mirrors, lightings, wall panels, doors etc. With over 22 years of experience of working with copper and dealing with clients and architects, he educated students on the tactics of handling and using copper. This fun and challenging session was well received by the students and gave them a chance to enjoy a new way of thinking and enhancing their designing skills. They were provided with various materials to make innovative geometric designs in four layers and the result was very innovative designs using the copper gilding technique. It was a wonderful experience for them to work on a new material and create a guided panel by each student, along with wooden tools. The end product made by the students under the guidance of Gaurav Bharadwaj was a beautiful copper design element. The workshop had an interactive session on ‘Benefits of copper and its application in architecture’. At the culmination of the workshop, students were given copper mementos by the ICPCI for their participation. About 40 students participated in the workshop and submitted feedback forms on the workshop, describing their experiences and showed keen interest in learning more of such techniques. Similar workshops were conducted by the ICPCI in renowned architecture institutions like the IIT Bombay and the National Association of Students of Architecture, Haryana, and Rachana Sansad Academy of Architecture, Mumbai, for industrial design students and aims to replicate such advanced workshops in many more colleges across India to promote and spread awareness on the importance of copper as a metal in decorative applications.
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Ganga Vidhya team clinch Doon cricket c'ship
Dehradun, March 25 Batting first after winning the toss, Ganga Vidhya Finance team scored 139 for eight wickets in 20 overs. Opener Rohit scored 46 runs while Asish Joshi scored 31 runs. Rajesh took three wickets for 22 runs. In reply, YMCA team could score 124 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs to lose the match by 14 runs. Haider scored 34 runs. Ravi Bhatt took four wickets for 21 runs. DS Mann, chairman of the Doon International School, gave away the prizes to the winners and runners-up team. Rohit of the Ganga Vaidhya Finance team was adjudged the man of the match while Gurpreet Singh of the YMCA won the man of the series award.
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Dehradun, March 25 According Monika Singh, managing director of the Global Sports Management company, a total of 300 children took part in the trials yesterday which was held at Doon Valley School, Dehradun. She said the outcome of the trials would be declared shortly. Earlier, senior Dehradun advocate RS Raghav inaugurated the trials that were conducted by former Rajasthan Royales player Amit Uniyal. Senior coach Ajay Dasodiya supervised the proceedings. —TNS
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Asian School beat Balaji academy by 6 wickets
Dehradun, March 25 Batting first after winning the toss, Shri Balaji Cricket Academy, Bahadurgarh, scored 198 runs all out in 35 overs. Sumit Rathi was the top scorer with 52 runs while opener Parvesh scored 44 runs. Nagender and Ravi Negi claimed three wickets each. In reply, The Asian School scored 199 runs for four wickets, winning the match by six wickets. Vipin Kashyap scored 65 runs while opener Abhimanyu scored unbeaten 49 runs. Amardeep also scored 44 runs. In a match held yesterday, the Balaji Cricket Club (A) team defeated Doon Combined Cricket Club by 104 run. Batting first after winning the toss, the Balaji Cricket (A) team scored 187 for nine wickets in 35 overs. Openers Parvesh with 53 runs and Amit Dalal with 42 runs were the main scorers for the team. Kamal took four wickets for 33 runs. In reply, the Doon Combined team was all out for 83 runs, losing the match by 104 runs in 16.2 overs. Parvesh took four wickets for 23 runs.
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Kumaon Club beat DR Cricket Academy
Dehradun, March 25 In reply, DR Cricket Academy was all out for 131 runs in 23.5 overs. They lost the match by 66 runs. Opener Omkar was the top scorer with 44 runs. Anand took four wickets for 24 runs. In a match held yesterday, the Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) cricket team defeated the Doon Defence Academy by eight wickets. Batting first after winning the toss, the Doon Defence Academy scored 126 runs all out in 24.5 overs. Opener Shubham was the top scorer with 52 runs. Vivek took three wickets for 26 runs. In reply, the ITM team scored 127 runs for the loss of two wickets in 17.5 overs to win the match by eight wickets. Opener Vivek scored 38 runs while Harsh and Shivam scored 32 and 27 unbeaten runs.
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Rampant felling of trees in Doon
Dehradun, March 25 ''Between 2011-2012, 1215 green trees in private land were felled after being labelled as dangerous. Similarly, in the last two years, 411 green trees in public land were felled after being labelled as dangerous, while the total number of similar public trees felled in the last 11 years was 129," said Nitin Pandey, while addressing a press conference. He said that most the trees were of litchi and mango and 95 per cent of the trees removed since June last year were not dangerous. ''The process of identifying dangerous trees is subjective and most of the trees that are felled have not been identified properly. From last year, under pressure from the public, the forest administration had started asking for photographs of dangerous trees along with applications, but a survey of such photographs under Right to Information (RTI) Act showed that 95 per cent of such photos did not show anything that was dangerous,'' he said Pandey also pointed out the absence of diligence being applied while granting permission for felling of trees. ''We were shocked when through the RTI, it was revealed that for building a two-room house, an applicant living in Ballupur was given permission for chopping down of 24 trees by DFO, Dehradun,'' said Pandey. —TNS
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In a symbolic gesture, Phool Dei, a traditional festival of Garhwal, was celebrated with fervour for the first time under the aegis of the Divine Light Trust near Barlowganj in Mussoorie today.
The International Copper Promotion Council India (ICPCI), along with renowned copper artist Gaurav Bharadwaj, held a workshop on copper and design for the students of IIT Roorkee at their annual technical event ‘Cognizance’ in an initiative to share new designing techniques using copper.
Kumoan Club, Dudhli, Doiwala defeated DR Cricket Academy by 66 runs in a match in the 61st Dehradun District Cricket League played at Survey Stadium here today.
Batting first after winning the toss, Kumaon Club scored 197 runs for seven wickets with the help of a century by Deepak who scored 103 runs in 57 balls. Shaksham took three wickets for 27 runs.
