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Janmashtami processions pay tributes to flash flood victims, rescuers
Religious fervour grips state
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State receives 12 DNA samples of missing persons' relatives
She was sold for Rs 20,000, woman tells police
2 die as jeep falls into gorge
Villagers in grip of fear of robbers' gang
Welham girls’ basketball tourney from August 29
Two incidents of robbery in Doon
Kits distributed
CJM Waverly wins inter-school competition
Uttarakhand Tigers, Sunderwal victorious in football
Sangam School, Cambrian Hall win
Stadium Trainees, Sports College ‘A’ enter hockey final
Quarterfinals and semi-final matches were played in the ongoing six-a-side under-18 boys hockey tournament at Parade Ground, here today.
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Janmashtami processions pay tributes to flash flood victims, rescuers
Haridwar, August 28 The impact of the flash floods was visible in the scale of Janmashtami celebrations, with temple committees, religious organisations, saints and devotees refraining from a grand hosting of the festival. The royal processions too were curtailed, with one of the tableau procession saluting the herculean efforts of the Indian Army and the Air Force personnel during the flash flood rescue and relief aid operations. Some tableau were dedicated to the victims of the flash floods, pilgrims and Indian Army, police and para-military jawans who put in efforts to save the stranded pilgrims and the local people. The helicopter rescue operations to Shrine Kedar Nath, natural surroundings of Himalayan valley and relief aid works were demonstrated by tableau designers. Many a people ,who lined up to have a glimpse of the tableau, said the procession was a unique way of paying tribute to the deceased and saluting the brave efforts of armed force personnel. Jai Jagdeesh Prabhu, representative of ISKCON, said Lord Krishna was recognised worldwide and a large number of foreigners, hailing from America, Britain, Japan, Maldives, Europe and other countries followed the path as preached by Lord Krishna in the Bhagwad Gita. Foreigners participating in the procession said India was a unique country as far as its civilization, religious and cultural diversity and spiritual aspect was concerned. They added that they felt spiritually blessed by taking part in the Janmashtami rituals and being in India, particularly in Haridwar, Vrindavan, Benaras and Kashi.
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Religious fervour grips state
Dehradun, August 28
Devotees thronged Sanatan Dharm Mandir, Peepal Mandi, one of the oldest Krishna temples of the city, in a large number to celebrate the occasion. Long queues of devotees could be seen in the evening. Panchayat Mandir at Darshan Lal Chowk, Shyam Sunder Temple at Patel Nagar, Prithvinath Mahadeva at the Saharanpur Chowk, Chaityana Gaudya Muth on DL Road and Krishna temple at Kisan Nagar were beautifully decorated. Special prayers were also organised on the occasion. Girls were dressed as Radha in some of the temples. Incidents from the life of Lord Krishna were depicted in tableaux. Artistes from Vrindavan also performed Raslila. Matki phor" competitions were also held at various places. Meanwhile, Janmashtami programmes were organised at various schools. In The Aryan School, Mussoorie Diversion Road, dance events were held. Bhajans were also recited by children. The festival was also celebrated at Ecole Globale International Girls' School, Horrawala. Songs dedicated to Lord Krishna such as "Nand ghar aayo re", "Krishna nee begane baro" etc enthralled the audience. Mussoorie: The auspicious festival of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, was celebrated across Mussoorie with religious fervour today. Huge rush of devotees at temples could be seen since early morning. A cultural programme was also organised at the Sanatan Dharm temple, Barlowganj. The celebrations started with 'parbhat pheris' at various places early in the morning. Being a holiday, devotees kept thronging the Lakshmi Narayan temple at Library Bazaar, the Radha Krishan temple at Kulri Bazaar and the Sanatan Dharm temple at Landour Bazaar the entire day. Beautifully decorated cradles were kept at all temples. Young boys were dressed as Krishna and girls Radha and gopis. Devotional songs by locals as well as professional artistes marked the day. People were also seen playing “dahi handi” at various places. The acharya parshuram of the Radha Krishan temple said the Janamsthami celebration this time had astrological significance. He said Lord Krishna was born in rohini nakshatra on the ashtami of bhadrapada of Krishna paksh in the midnight and the same celestial combination would be observed this midnight while devotees celebrate Krishna Janmashtami. Meanwhile, a 'matki phod' event was organised at the Sai Temple on the Rajpur road here, where Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi gave away a cash award to the winners. Police personnel were deployed at all main crossings near the temple to avoid any untoward incident. MLA Joshi also extended greetings to the people on the occasion.HARIDWAR: Janmashtami was celebrated with enthusiasm across Haridwar on Wednesday. After taking a holy dip in the Ganga, devotees thronged temples across the city. The Tusli Manas temple at Bhooptawala, the Radhe Krishan temple, Kankhal, Daksh Mahadev, Bilkeshwar Mahadev, Avhdoot Mandal, Shankar ashram and Sector-1 BHEL Panchayati temple were beautifully decorated. Mata Mansa Devi temple, Mata Chandi Devi temple, Maya Devi temple, Mata Vaishno Devi temple and Mata Sureshwari Devi temple witnessed huge rush of devotees. Various functions were also organised by religious organisations and saints. The ISCON Haridwar Festival Committee organised ‘Sankeertan, a religious procession, on the occasion. District Magistrate Nidhi Pandey also paid obeisance at Shri Panchayati Akhada Bada Udasin.
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State receives 12 DNA samples of missing persons' relatives
Dehradun, August 28 The samples are being sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, which is suppose to match the individual DNA samples, taken from the body, with those of the relatives, to establish the identity of the dead person. But till date, only 12 persons have given their DNA samples to the state authorities, whose close ones have been missing since the last two months and want to know about their status. Out of the 12 samples, 6 are from Haryana and rest are from other states. SK Mishra of Doon Hospital, responsible for overseeing the DNA samples given by the relatives of missing persons, told The Tribune: “We have received just 12 DNA samples of relatives which have been sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), which will further send it to Hyderabad for DNA analysis.” It is to be noted that in the aftermath of the disaster that hit on June 16, the government decided to collect the DNA samples of bodies recovered from the Kedar valley for further DNA analysis for identification purposes. According to Ankur Goel, scientist at CDFD, Hyderabad, “DNA profile of an individual is unique and we can successfully establish his identity through DNA profiling by matching his DNA sample with those of biological relatives of the dead person.” Now the state Police Department is shooting letters to all state DGPs requesting to find out the relatives of the missing persons in the Uttarakhand tragedy in their respective states and to give their DNA samples for profiling. It has to be seen how much it will help the state police to get more DNA samples from the kith and kin of the missing persons. When contacted, DIG, Crime, Sanjay Gunjyal, told The Tribune: “We have written to the police heads of other states in this regard and requested them to approach the relatives of the missing persons in their states for their DNA samples.” He also said that the aggrieved families whose members are still missing in the aftermath of the tragedy could directly send their DNA samples to CDFD, Hyderabad, for matching it with the samples collected from the bodies at Kedarnath. It is to be noted that till date DNA samples of 396 dead bodies, which have been recovered and cremated in the last two months, have been collected and sent to CDFD, Hyderabad, for DNA profiling.
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She was sold for Rs 20,000, woman tells police
Dehradun, August 28 The girl, who hails from Kolkota but lives in Delhi with her sister and brother-in-law, has revealed that two persons brought her to Dehradun after alluring her with a job. According to her, she was handed over to one lady in Doiwala in exchange of money. Reportedly, she reached Dehradun one week back and stayed at the place of one of the relatives of those two persons who brought her to Dehradun. She has told that the police that after she was sold to the woman, she was forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, with the help of villagers she fled from the house where she was locked and reached the police station on Tuesday night. According to the Doiwala police station in charge, ''we have registered a case against two persons and one lady in this case and the medical test of the victim would be done very soon.''
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2 die as jeep falls into gorge
Mussoorie, August 28 The trio was taken to St Mary's Hospital where two were declared brought dead while the third was referred to a Dehradun hospital. The ill-fated vehicle was on its way to Sarona village from Raipur when its driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a gorge. The deceased have been identified as Mor Singh (35) and Dharmendar Rawat and the injured, Veer Singh. Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi has promised financial help to next of kin of the deceased.
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Villagers in grip of fear of robbers' gang
Dehradun, August 28 The male members of
the villages, instead of sleeping, are guarding their homes and village areas to take on the
members of supposedly ‘Kacha-baniyan’ gang. On Tuesday night, Cabinet Minister
Dinesh Agarwal along with a police force lead by SSP Kewal Khuranna reached Mehuwala after a rumour was spread about the alleged spotting of ‘Kacha-baniyan’ gang in the area. The police reached
the spot and carried a massive search drive to look for alleged
members of the gang. However, the police did not find any truth in the claims made by the locals regarding the alleged ‘Kacha-baniyan’ gang. “It seems that local residents are terrorised due
to rumours spread in the area and we have not found any evidence of such gang active in Dehradun or in its outskirts”, SP, City, Jagdish Chandra, told The Tribune.
It is to be noted that on Tuesday, few residents claimed that they had spotted a person, allegedly belonging to the gang, more than 7 feet tall in the area. Such claims made by the locals are creating more doubts in the mind of the police about the authenticity of such a gang being active there. The police has intensified the night patrolling in the area and has asked the locals to dial 100 in case any suspicious person is spotted in the area.
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Welham girls’ basketball tourney from August 29
Dehradun, August 28 The following teams are participating in the tournament -- Punjab Public School, Nabha, Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer, Hopetown Girls School, Dehradun, Unison World School, Dehradun, Modern School, New Delhi, Welham Girls School, Blue and Welham Girls’ School, White. The tournament will be inaugurated by J Brar, Principal Welham Girls’ School on 29th August at 4:15 pm. Matches will be played in the morning from 6 to 8 and in the evening from 4:15 to 7:30 . A total of 15 matches will be played in 4-day tournament on league-cum-knock out basis. The final match will be played on 1st September at 4:30 pm.
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Two incidents of robbery in Doon
Dehradun, August 28 After waking from its slumber, the police started a checking drive to nab the culprits but could not catch them. Notably, on Monday night, two men on bike looted the purse of Renu, resident of Patel Nagar when she was going back to her home from market. According to Renu, there was cash and ATM card in her purse. Whereas, in today's case, a woman, Kamlesh Virmani, went for a walk nearby her house in Dalanwala when two men on a bike came and snatched the gold chain that she was wearing.
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Kits distributed
Dehradun, August 28 In total, 16 players were given the kits. The players also get Rs 600 per month as stipend from SAI. A number of players from different schools are benefiting through this scheme.
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CJM Waverly wins inter-school competition
Mussoorie, August 28
The topic of debate was “women empowerment is possible through men's education”. Sonika Chakravorty was declared the best speaker, while Raghav Bahuguna from CJM Hampton Court School bagged the runners-up position in the individual category. The four schools- St Agnes Dehradun, CJM Dehradun, CJM Hampton Court and the host Waverly participated in the competition. Bhumika Lohani, Abhinav Barmola, Raghav Bahuguna and Rinkita Rawat from CJM Hampton Court were chosen as runners-up in the team event. The principal of CJM, Hampton Court, Mussoorie, and Sister Lucy D Souza congratulated the winners.
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Uttarakhand Tigers, Sunderwal victorious in football
Dehradun, August 28 In the first match, Uttarkhand Tigers won its match with a 2-0 comfortable win over Sarvodaya Football Club. Hitesh and Raghav scored the goals in the 15th and 45th minutes, respectively. Meanwhile, in the second match, Sunderwala defeated Garhwal Star by 5-0 score.
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Sangam School, Cambrian Hall win
Dehradun, August 28 In the second match between GRD Bhauwala and Cambrian Hall, during the first half, no team scored any goal. In the second half, at 54th minute, GRD's Renbemo scored a goal but with in few minutes Cambrian Hall equalised the score making the score 1-1. At 70th minute of the game, Shubham of Cambrian Hall scored a goal sealing the win for his team.
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Stadium Trainees, Sports College ‘A’ enter hockey final
Dehradun, August 28 In the first quarterfinal match, Sports College ‘A’ team defeated Kasiga ‘B’ by 10-0, Kasiga ‘A’ team won its quarterfinal match against Gurunanak Boys by 2-1. In the third quarterfinal match, Sports College ‘B’ won its match against Scholars Home ‘B’ team with a 8-0 score in its favour. In the last quarterfinal, Stadium Trainees defeated Saint Agnes School by 2-0. In the semifinal matches, Stadium Trainees defeated Kasiga ‘A’ by 4-1 and Sports College ‘A’ defeated Sports College ‘B’ by 7-6 to enter the final. The final match will be played on Thursday. The tournament is being played in the memory of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. — TNS
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While the whole of Uttarakhand has been affected by the natural catastrophe of June, the festivities of Shri Krishan Janmashtami also got affected.
Parbhat pheris (religious processions) marked the Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Dehradun today.
