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Young Kanwariyas centre of attraction
Priests appease Lord Shiva
Forest clearance camp office set up
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35 buffaloes electrocuted
The buffaloes that got electrocuted near Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar. Tribune photo: Rameshwar Gaur
Spanish coaches hold football camp at Doon school
Meat traders move HC
Fortis hospital to focus on paediatric care
Dr Yogendra Singh (centre), cardiologist, Fortis Escort Hospital, addresses mediapersons in Dehradun on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir
CPM team meets Prez on relief
Samaj Sanghatan, Terai Kranti unite
Tully to interact with kids
Oak Grove, Wynberg Allen School win in football
Cheques given for CM’s Relief Fund
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Young Kanwariyas centre of attraction
Haridwar, July 27
Young Kanwariyas can be seen walking alongside their parents, relatives and elders on the Kanwar patri. Most of these children have embarked upon the yatra willingly and their parents have gracefully allowed them to join them. Twelve-year-old Keshav, a resident of Jehangir Puri in Delhi, is accompanying his father, Pawan, on the pilgrimage to fetch the Ganga jal. Rahul, 10, a resident of West Delhi, had threatened his parents to take him on the Kanwar yatra to Haridwar or he would not talk to them. Rahul, accompanied by his cousins, is happy that he is wearing a Kanwariya’s dress and fetched the Ganga jal in his tiny plastic bottle. Rahul is unmindful of the humid weather in Haridwar. He is upbeat that he accompanied his parents and relatives to Haridwar. Similarly, Bhuwan and Deepak, both 15 years of age, have come in a group of teenagers on their own from Ghaziabad to fetch the Ganga jal. Bhuwan has come on the pilgrimage for the seventh time and seems a veteran in the group. As they reached Haridwar, they decided to go on foot to the two shrines of Mata Mansa Devi and Mata Chandi Devi. Later they would fetch the Ganga jal and walk back to Gahaziabad. Their journey back home would take two days. Local people, who have been witnessing the Kanwar fair for decades, say the number of children has sharply increased in the recent years. Though people do bring their children to take a holy dip in the Ganga, the latter have been taking part in the yatra in a large number in the recent years. The devotion, faith and determination of the young Kanwariyas to embark upon the yatra and take back home the Ganga jal is inspiring elders to return to Haridwar next year.
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Priests appease Lord Shiva
Haridwar July 27 In view of this, to pacify Lord Shiva, Pandit Rajeev Sharma, who lives near Har-Ki-Pauri, is offering rituals daily to appease the Lord so that the natural fury stops. Teerth Purohit Rajeev Sharma is of the view that by performing rituals to Lord Shiva with devotion and on a regular basis, Lord Shiva can be appeased and as the Kedar valley -- the abode of Lord Shiva -- has faced destruction, it is imperative that Lord Shiva be worshipped with gaiety. Accompanied by Pt Anirudh Shikhola, he is organising a special ritual at Har-Ki-Pauri in this month of Shravan, which is considered auspicious for Lord Shiva's worship As many as 100 bilva leaves, popularly known as bel patra, which are considered pious, are being offered to Lord Shiva daily. Pt Sharma inscribes these bilva leaves with the name ‘Ram’. “Due to Lord Shiva's anger, havoc struck the Kedar Ghati. As Kanwariyas will offer the holy Ganga jal at the Shivalayas, the Purohit community should also contribute to this cause. So,we are offering this ritual during this holy month of Shravan of the Hindu calendar,” says Sharma. Notably, the bilva leaf or patra represents the trinetra or the three eyes of Lord Shiva. The main aspects like Trishakti (volition, action and knowledge), the three Shiva lingams and the three syllables of Om or Omkar are the favourite of Lord Shiva. Chapter 22 of the Maha Shiva Purana refers to this leaf as the trifoliate bilva patra which is sacred to Lord Shiva and is a symbol of the deity. Pt Anirudh Shikhola says that during Shravan, if any devotee offers 108 bel leaves to Lord Shiva for 40 days consecutively with dedication, Lord Shiva fulfils his wishes. Lauding this method of worship to appease Lord Shiva, social activist Veerendra Sharma says that being the abode of the holy Ganga and Har-Ki-Pauri, the place is apt to offer rituals to Lord Shiva. Teerth purohits Pt Amesh Sharma, Yogesh Sharma, Manoj Sharma, Ram Mohan Sharma and others are also contributing in this ritual to appease Lord Shiva.
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Forest clearance camp office set up
Dehradun, July 27 The camp office will deal speedily with issues of forest land use change, which would be of great benefit to the state. In a statement issued today, Dr Rawat held that following an order of the Union Forest and Environment Ministry of July 24 under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, permission had been granted to the Dehradun camp office to decide on land use change of up to 5 hectares, against the 1 hectare permitted earlier, for a period of one year on proposals made by the nodal officer, forest conservation, Uttarakhand. Permission had also been granted under the Act to change forest land use within certain guidelines for setting up communications, roads, bridges, ropeways and helipads in the flood-affected areas. Each case would be dealt with on the recommendation of the nodal officer to the camp office.
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35 buffaloes electrocuted
Haridwar, July 27 Officials of the Power Department, the Forest Department and the police rushed to the spot after they were informed about the incident by the Gujjars. The pond is adjacent to a 33,000 KW station. A high tension wire fell in the pond electrocuting all buffaloes. City Magistrate Jeevan Singh Nambiyal, the Circle Officer, Kankhal, Ranipur legislator Aadesh Chauhan and Haridwar (rural) legislator Swami Yatishwaranad arrived there to take stock of the situation. Weeping Gujjars alleged that their buffaloes died due to the negligence of the Electricity Department officials who had not mended loosely hanging high tension wires in the area. They also demanded compensation from the district administration as the buffaloes were
their major source of livelihood. The Gujjars claimed that in the death of the buffaloes they had suffered a loss of Rs 5
lakh. Meanwhile, local people and administration officials pacified the angry Gujjars by assuring them of proper compensation and suitable action in the case. The Electricity Department later announced Rs 10,000 per buffalo as compensation to the two Gujjar families, while the City Magistrate announced Rs 5,000 per buffalo as interim relief.
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Spanish coaches hold football camp at Doon school
Dehradun, July 27 Antoni and Jordi are conducting a five-day football coaching camp at The Doon School. Talking to The Tribune, Jordi said cricket continues to be the main sport in India while Spain was all for football. “This makes the difference. You focus more on cricket and we focus more on football. This is the reason why India's performance in football is not at par with the western countries," Jordi pointed out. He said the game of football was still growing in India and required adequate promotion. Seven years into coaching, Jordi Arasa disclosed that they were in India for a year as part of the FC Barcelona Scholars Project. Jordi said he along with Antoni have been holding coaching camps all across the country and imparting football skills to the youngsters. “We have already conducted camps in Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Pune and Vadodara," Jordi said. He said their camps serve as a major stepping stone for the school-level football players, who wish to have a serious training. Antoni, on the other hand, disclosed that a total of 66 students from as many as eight schools from Dehradun and adjoining areas are attending the five-day camp in Dehradun which will conclude on July 31. He said their training programme was divided into three segments that included introduction, pre-training and training for children under the age group of 6 to 17 years. He said football skills were imparted to the youngsters with special emphasis on dribbling, running with ball, ball contact, shooting and other aspects like sports science and nutrition. "At the youngster level, it is more of football skills that matter rather than endurance. At the later stages physical fitness also assumes significance," he added. Jordi said he came to Dehradun for the first time and was quite pleased to know that Dehradun has a rich history in football. “I would certainly like to know more about the glorious history of football in Dehradun," he observed.
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Meat traders move HC
Dehradun, July 27 There are 35 shopkeepers who are running their business from the fish market at present. Shopkeeper Babban said, “We have filed a writ petition in the high court against the district administration for forcing us to shift our shops, whereas rest of the shopkeepers in the entire city are not forced to do so. It is only on the demand of the Kali Mata Mandir Smiti that the district administration is bent on shifting us.” He said they had demanded in their petition that either all the meat shopkeepers of the city are relocated with them or they should also not be pressurised as well. “Dehradun too can follow the example of some other cities in the country, where all the meat shopkeepers run their shops at one place within one enclosure. Here too, district administration can allot one big space within an enclosure to accommodate all the meat sellers. In this way, customers too will find it convenient and the business of all the meat sellers too will gain profit,” he added. Another meat seller Javed complained that just by shifting them to one odd place in the city would only mar their business. “We have been offered secluded and damaged place near Kabadi market on Haridwar Road. Who will come there to buy meat from us. We will lose all our clients and business as well.” Another shopkeeper Nadeem rued that other meat shopkeepers situated at Paltan Bazaar and other connected markets were not coming forward to support their cause. Javed said, “Neither district administration nor Dehradun Municipal Corporation listened to our pleas. Now they will have to reply to the high court.”
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Fortis hospital to focus on paediatric care
Dehradun, July 27 He spoke today at a press conference, called to mark one year service for Dehradun people. Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) is a medical procedure in which part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, tumour or other dysfunctional tissue is
ablated while Electro Physiological study (EP) test is a minimally invasive procedure which tests the
electrical conduction system of the heart. "All these new procedures are aimed at reducing the discomfort of the patient by using minimal invasive procedures," said Dr Yogendra Singh. Facility Director Dr Jatinder Arora said during the last one year, the hospital had conducted 100 open bypass surgeries and attended high risk cases coming from Pithoragarh, Saharanpur and Roorkee.
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CPM team meets Prez on relief
Dehradun, July 27 Pandey said: “We apprised the President that the state government did not seem to be making any efforts to rehabilitate people uprooted in this calamity. They have been living in camps since the calamity struck the state.” He added that the delegation suggested to the President to repair and open damaged walkways and roads first so that the relief supply could reach to the disaster-hit people soon. “We have demanded help from the Army and the ITBP in relief works. Till the time roads are repaired, temporary helipads should be made to speed up relief distribution. Relief camps should be provided more facilities,” he asserted. Pandey said they urged the President to review hydropower projects in the state. The hydropower projects had played a big role in intensifying the gravity of the disaster. The debris of these projects was dumped in rivers and as a result, areas like Srinagar, Gobindghat, Chanderpuri and Uttarkashi were devastated due to flash floods caused by heavy rains. Legal action must be taken against people who were behind these projects. The CPI (ML) leader said they demanded a new rehabilitation policy so that the people who lost their houses due to the flash floods could be provided new house, and those who lost land could be given land. Unless these people were provided any means of livelihood, they should
be given guaranteed minimum wages. The delegation included state CPI (ML) secretary Rajender Pratholi, senior party leaders Prem Singh Gehlawat, Sanjay Shyarma and Ravi Rai.
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Samaj Sanghatan, Terai Kranti unite
Dehradun, July 27 Addressing a press conference in Dehradun, Uttarakhand Sanyukt Sarv Samaj Sanghatan President Kunwar Jupinderjeet Singh said Terai region of Uttarakhand has been the most neglected part of the state. He said his organisation has decided to join hands with the Terai Kranti Sanghatan to take up the issue of inhabitants of the Terai region. "The residents of the Terai areas are facing lot of hardships due to delays in preparation of caste and permanent resident certificates," said Jupinderjeet Singh.—TNS
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Tully to interact with kids
Dehradun, July 27 Addressing a press conference here yesterday, Rajen Brijnath, Adviser, the Doon Library and Research Centre disclosed that interaction among school students will be held at St Joseph Academy in which eight schools will participate. It will be followed by a discussion on Mark Tully’s latest book “Non Stop India” at Hotel Inderlok. Eminent writer from Mussoorie, Allan Sealey alongwith Alok B Lal, former top cop of Uttarakhand police, BK Joshi, Director, Doon Library and Research Centre, will attend the panel discussions.
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Oak Grove, Wynberg Allen School win in football
Mussoorie, July 27 Oak Grove School defeated Summer Valley School by a margin of 3-0 in the first fixture held here. Three matches were played today amid heavy rains where Mussoorie Public School defeated Hampton Court School by a margin of 4-0. Farad and Dhruv scored two goals each and won the match convincingly. In the other match, Oak Grove School defeated Children's Academy, Dehradun, by a margin of 4-0. Abhinav,Shariq and Vishal Pratap scored one goal each while the other was a self goal. In the last match, Wynberg Allen defeated Pestleweed College by margin of 3-0. Allen for Wynberg School was the highest goal scorer with three goals while Deo scored one goal to win the match. The matches were conducted by Vijendar Singh, Kailash Joshi, DS Negi, Satish Kulshree, Ajit Negi and others.
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Cheques given for CM’s Relief Fund
Dehradun, July 27 Besides this, the president of State Consumer Grievances Redressal Commission, Justice BC Kandpal, also presented the CM with a cheque of Rs 89,448 for the relief fund.
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With the natural calamity affecting the Kedarnath shrine and the adjacent regions of the Garhwal Himalayas, the calamity is being assumed by religious fraternity to be a result of Lord Shiva's anger.
Thirty-five buffaloes were electrocuted near Gurukul Kangri University here today.
The buffaloes were electrocuted when a high tension electricity wire fell in the water pond in which they were bathing. The animals belonged to two Gujjar families.
The Fortis Escort heart care centre would focus on Paediatric surgery and minimal invasive procedures from next year.
"We intend to introduce more medical procedures and the thrust would be on Paediatric surgery, Electro Physiological study and Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) procedures for the patients," said Dr Yogendra Singh, cardiologist, Fortis Escort Hospital.
The Doon Library and Research Centre along with Bhartiya Vidhya Bhawan will organise an interaction programme for schoolchildren with noted author and journalist Mark Tully.
