Residents create ruckus over boy's death
Dehradun, May 18
Residents created a ruckus on Kanwali road and burnt a three wheeler which crushed a 16-year-old boy to death.

Mussoorie, May 18
Around 120 students from Sanatan Dharam Girls Inter College received shoes, course books from an NGO, Divine Light Trust, in a ceremony held on the school premises in Mussoorie today.

Two students, Nisha from class X and Rukaiya from class VII, were also given Vivekanand Memorial scholarship by members of the trust on the occasion.

Dr Venu Sanon, Pramod Sawhney and other members of the trust assisted in the distribution of the shoes to the needy students.

Dr Sunil Sanon said the students, studying in the school, might be from a poor background, but they were immensely talented. Hence, it is the duty of the society to assist them in all ways so that they can pursue their education without any hindrance.

He said the society could play an important role in bringing sea change by lending their helping hand to such students. He said the Divine Light Trust was contemplating on organising health camps for the students in the school.

Principal Rashmi Kulshresht thanked the trust for their support and also demanded an LCD projector so that students could receive computer education. Dr Sanon assured the principal that he would try to fulfil the demand in the near future.

Members of the school management were also present on the occasion.

Mussoorie, May 18
Famous author from Mussoorie Ruskin Bond celebrated his 79th birthday, one day in advance, by releasing his new book “The Eyes of the Eagle” in the presence of his fans at Cambridge Book Store in Mussoorie today.

Children from GD Goenka School, Delhi, who had arrived specially for the occasion, wished him on his 79th birthday.

Bond cut the cake specially prepared on the occasion and shared it with his fans. He also signed autographs on the book written by him.

He said that as he was scheduled to release owner of Cambridge Book Depot Sunil Arora's book “Garland of Memories" on May 19 in Dehradun, he thought of celebrating it one day in advance so that the fans in Mussoorie were not disappointed.

Ruskin Bond said that his message to his fans, especially children, was to remain happy and playful and keep reading.

Ganesh Saili, another author and a close friend of Bond in Mussoorie, wished him a long life. He said the unique selling point of Ruskin Bond was that children and adults alike found his book interesting to read.

He further said that all Bond's stories were unique, written in simple prose based on life and its experiences and maintaining harmony between man and nature.

Bond has written hundreds of short stories and novellas, including an extensive body of children's literature. In recent years, some of his writings have been adapted for films, including the recent '7 Khoon Maaf' and an earlier collaboration with Vishal Bhardwaj, 'The Blue Umbrella'.

Bond was awarded the Padma Shri in 1999 for his contribution to children's literature.

Dehradun, May 18
Residents created a ruckus on Kanwali road and burnt a three wheeler which crushed a 16-year-old boy to death.

The driver of the vehicle has been arrested. Mayank, a resident of Shivaji Road, was passing through the road when the driver rammed the vehicle into him. The boy got badly injured and breathed his last after sometime.

The onlookers thrashed the driver when he tried to flee the scene.

In another accident, a car driven by a girl also injured two cycle-borne boys in the Cantonment area. The girl and her friend tried to escape, but were chased by people and were nabbed at the Clock Tower. Both the girls were found drunk. Both of them are residents of Meerut and lived in new road area of the city.

Student held for theft

The Claimontown police today arrested a student of BTech course of Graphic Era College, Neeraj Rotela, for stealing a laptop of his friend Pavinder Singh.

He said he committed theft to arrange money for his girlfriend. He was searching for a buyer. 

Dehradun, May 18
It would be a mistake to consider Bhuvanyaa Vijay a bookworm, for, the All-India, Indian School Certificate (ISC) Examination (class XII) topper and student of Dehradun's St Joseph Academy is an avid debater, quizzer and editor of her school magazine.

With ease, right through her final year at the school, Bhuvanyaa struck a fine balance between her academics and extra-curricular activities, "I firmly believe that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, and in my case different pursuits such as debates, quizzing and writing kept me focused and stress free," said Bhuvanyaa.

Daughter of an Indian Forest Service (IFS) father and painter mother, Bhuvanyaa says she had even tried taking up painting as a hobby, but could not pursue it long enough. "Thanks to my father's engagement with outdoors, by virtue of him being an IFS officer, I too got bitten by the travelling bug and it continues to this day," she said.

To those who swear by coaching classes and individual tuitions for scoring high percentage, Bhuvanayaa's only advice is, "Pay attention to what is being taught in the class and revise it often. I never went for tuitions during my boards because I felt these were drain on one's time and one would be left with no time for self study which is important for grasping the subject," she said.

A young mind with a clear vision Bhuvanyaa, though scoring very high marks in mathematics, physics and computer science, has already decided to pursue law or economics after the senior school. "I opted for engineering stream because it leaves you with several options. Besides, one gets habituated into working hard soon after passing the class X and continues to maintain the pace required for the college years. But I would now like to study law and I am awaiting the results of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), if not I would then seek admission in either economics or commerce stream at Delhi University (DU)," she added.

Crediting her school principal for encouraging her to aim still higher, she says soon after her high school during which she scored 98 per cent marks, teachers and the principal had begun to mark her. "At the outset, I must tell you, there was no pressure on me, but the confidence reposed by my principal and teachers in my abilities was enough to motivate me and strive to better my performance," she added.

All public toilets to be upgraded Encroachers on The Mall to be shifted elsewhere Proposal to introduce door-to-door garbage collection

Mussoorie, May 18
With the changing of the guard in the Mussoorie Municipal Council, the process to revisit stalled development projects has started.

Newly elected MC President Manmohan Singh Mall, while talking to mediapersons here, said tenders to upgrade all public toilets would be floated on May 28, so that tourists do not have to face any inconvenience during their stay in Mussoorie.

He said efforts were on to begin the construction of Town Hall, where a multiple-level parking would also be constructed. A museum would be set up in Town Hall, where artifacts and the pictures of the glorious past of the town, along with other things, would be kept for tourists and residents.

Mall said rampant encroachment was witnessed in the tenure of the previous council, but he would make an alternative arrangement for them and restore the beauty of the road by shifting such encroachers elsewhere.

Mall said to meet the demand of parking in the town, he was looking at a proposal of constructing parking lots, where 10-20 vehicles could be parked easily.

Mall said a proposal to introduce door-to-door garbage collection was also on anvil and would be introduced soon. He would be meeting senior officials to discuss the ways of making the town tourist friendly in a day or two.

Member of the Uttarakhand Tourism Board Sandeep Sahney welcomed the move and said the tourism of the town was already suffering due to the “lackadaisical” approach of the department concerned, which had failed to create adequate infrastructure for tourists.

Dehradun, May 18
The Doon Global School, Jhajra, celebrated its midterm commemoration today, which included the investiture ceremony and performances by the students of the school.

The programme started with the lighting of a lamp by school chairman Ankit Aggarwal and Principal Anuj S.Singh.

The students came up with their extraordinary performances of singing and dance. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks by Bhawana, a student of class XII, followed by a prize distribution function.

Dehradun, May 18
Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology's (UCOST) two-day workshop on "Science & Technology and Sustainable Bio-economy for Women's Welfare" concluded here today. Addressing the valedictory session, Dr Manju Sharma, former secretary, Department of Biotechnology, appreciated Uttarakhand for being a state where women empowerment was high in priority.

UCOSTs director general Dr Rajendra Dobhal said such workshops hold more importance for women scientists, particularly the young scientists, who keep a long career. He said the UCOST had been working tirelessly towards promoting science in Uttarakhand.

Earlier, Dr Nripendra Chauhan spoke on "An Overview : Aromatic Plants of Uttarakhand" and Brijmohan Sharma from Society Pollution and Conservation Scientists referred to Science and Technology Intervention for Women empowerment. Dr Ruchi Badola from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, stressed on women empowerment efforts in Uttarakhand.

Dehradun, May 18
Science Aur Kainat Society of India (SAKSOI), a national-level organisation working in the field of education and science popularisation since 1986, is holding a six-day workshop at The Indian Cambridge School from May 18 onwards. Students from various schools in Dehradun are attending the workshop, which is free of cost.

In this workshop, the participants will learn puppetry and all skills that go along with this art, which includes making puppets, theatre activity, script writing, puppet manipulation, voice modulation and various other activities.

A colourful function was held today in the school auditorium to inaugurate the workshop.

Prof VK Tewari, Vice-Chancellor, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, was the chief guest. He advised the participating students to make the use of the training. He also counselled students to be good learners in a general way and to use all opportunities to the best of their abilities.

A puppet display exhibition by SM Faizani was 
also organised.

Dehradun, May 18
The 12th Inter-House Swimming Competition was organised at the Aryan School here today. Neena Singh, Principal, Himalayan Public School, was the chief guest. She gave away medals to all winners and appreciated the participants for their excellent swimming skills. She congratulated Principal Cherry Jain.

The final results were-junior category Himanshu Yadav and Nutcha, senior category Prince and Aarti, Sub- Junior Utkarsh Yadav and Sia Saini. The over all trophy was bagged by Yajur House.