Inter-area rock climbing competition held
Joshimath: More than 30 contestants participated in the inter-area rock climbing competition held at the rock climbing area of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police first battalion at Sunil, Joshimath. In order to ensure a strong team for the inter-frontier rock climbing competition to be held in the future, contestants participated in about two dozen different events held in the inter-area competition here. The competition which began on April 29 concluded on May 1. The overall team championship was won by Dehradun area team which scored 79 points. Soldier GD Ajay Bhatt from Dehradun area was adjudged the best climber. Addressing the contestants on the concluding day, the commandant of the ITBP first battalion, PK Tiwari pointed out that rock and mountain climbing have special place in the ITBP. As its forces are deployed mostly in rugged mountainous areas, it is vital for ITBP personnel to have knowledge of climbing skills. This is essential not only in ensuring national security but also in mitigating loss to life and property during disasters.
Sikh Club protests against Sarabjit’s murder
Kiccha: Dozens of people under the banner of Sikh Club protested against the murder of Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistani jail and tried to burn the neighbouring country in effigy. However, the police reached the protest site and prevented the protesters from burning the effigy. The protesters demanded that the Government of India take strong action against Pakistan. The newly elected municipality board president Mahendra Chawla also condemned the killing of Sarabjit Singh.
The protesters condemned Pakistan for its inhumane actions and said that it was considering India weak due to the soft approach of the Government of India. Pakistan will continue such actions unless India takes strong action, they stressed. local BJP leader Subhash Taneja alleged that Pakistani politicians had ‘sacrificed’ Sarabjit in view of the coming elections there to garner votes. The Governments of Pakistan and India are equally responsible for Sarabjit’s death, he added.
Bank of Baroda inaugurates library at Doon office
Dehradun: Bank of Baroda inaugurated library at its Regional Office in Dehradun. Besides book on banking subject a number of books of famous writers especially in were purchased for the library. The programme was headed by the Regional head RK Awasthi. While addressing the staff members he said that keeping of Hindi books in library will encourage the staff members to read more books in Hindi. Deputy Regional head Avadh Agrawal appealed everyone in the office to spend some time with books. He said that having habit of reading books, magazines and newspapers is good and keeps us aware of our surroundings. It always helps us in increasing our knowledge. Regional Marketing Manager too expressed his views and said with the help of books we can develop our marketing strategy that will help in the growth of bank’s business too. Bank’s Chief Manager Guru Das, Senior Manager Shahid Ali, BS Rana, Planning Officer Kanika Oberoi, Agriculture Officer Amber Joshi and Prashant Maini were present at the occasion. At the end, Official language Officer Ambresh Ranjan Kumar expressed his thanks to all the staffs for their cooperation in setting up the library.
senior medical officer commits suicide
Dehradun: A senior medical officer Dr Raj Kumar is reported to have committed suicide on thursday. The medical officer was reported to be posted at Chiddarwala based health centres. However, the reasons behind the step were not unearthed and the body has been kept in the mortuary.