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High Court orders change in timing of Naini-Doon Janshatabdi

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Nainital, The High Court ordered the Railways to change the time-table of the Naini-Doon Janshatabdi, the train which was recently flagged off and runs between Kathgodam in Kumaon and Dehradun. The Court passed orders that the train timing to depart from Kathgodam to Dehradun be changed to 5pm and from Dehradun to Kathgodam at 5 a.m. in the morning. Along with this the Court ordered the train to ply on Sunday as well.

Taking cognisance of a PIL filed by Advocate Pankaj Miglani who brought forth the issue also highlighted the fact that the condition of Dehradun and Kathgodam railway stations was pathetic, with filthy platforms and railway coaches, without proper arrangement for food and sleeping for passengers.

The Petitioner further stated that the train was the best means of commuting between Nainital High Court and Dehradun, yet it was in a pathetic condition. The new train was being seen as a convenient means of transport for those who came to the High Court for legal work, but as the timing of the train was not conducive many couldnt make the most of it.

Hearing the petition, the Bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Rajeev Sharma and Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari ordered the Railway to change the timing of the Naini-Doon Janshatabdi and also to ply on Sundays. It further ordered that platforms at both stations to be properly maintained, passengers onboard to be served good food, coaches to be cleaned daily. In this case, the Railways were also asked to make a reply.

Chirbatiya Monsoon Hill 1/2 Marathon an instant hit

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Rudraprayag, For the first time ever, a unique initiative is being undertaken by the State Government to promote off-beat destinations in the hills of Uttarakhand. Recently, under the same initiative, Chirbatiya at an altitude of 2250 meters, a scenic locale in Rudraprayag District has been selected amongst thirteen other new destinations.

Making the most of the prolonged monsoon in the hills, under the banner of PAHAL Himalayas a theme  ‘Run for Hills’ is being put together by the village folks. Entitled ‘Chirbatiya Monsoon Hill 1/2 Marathon,’ the day-event is also a tribute to Major Dhyan Chand on National Sports Day which is tomorrow.

21.1 kms, 15 kms, 5 kms and a special run of 3 kms for the women folk, is the highlight of the Run. The Track is set midst pristine nature which no wonder has attracted close to 650 registered participants already. Icing on the cake for many is also that the first ten runners of the Marathon will also get an opportunity to run the Delhi Half Marathon.

Speaking to Newspost, District Magistrate Mangesh Ghildiyal points out,  “This is a Marathon which will serve a dual purpose, not only will it give a platform for youth to realise their potential to pursue sports as a career but also put Chirbatiya on the tourism map of the hill-state.“

The main highlight of the one day event is for the first time, women folk from surrounding area will leaving behind their mundane chores and run a 3 kms race. Along with the opportunity of being surrounded by natural beauty,  home-stay and lip smacking local cuisine is also serving as a special attraction to those who have registered.

Minute-to-win-it games along with a Tug of war especially for women folk from surrounding villages has every one on tenter-hooks as they practise to win.

Mussoorie: Monsoon children in full-bloom

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In the hills, they will tell you that when the cobra lilies turn fiery red; the tree ferns begin to turn brown; the setting sun changes its multi-hued pallet of colours with each passing day and the garden escapees bloom – you can take it for granted that the Great Indian Monsoon is on the retreat after its three month reign in these mountains.

Come end-August and a carpet of wild flowers have sprung into existence. Mauve, red, pink and white orchids bloom on every nook and corner of the hill-station of Mussoorie. But what takes your breath away are the vibrant garden-escapees, the glory of the place. I do not think there can be a finer wild flower than the wild ginger lily, the dahlia and the cobra lily. The sheer variety of its colours abloom in dense masses, grow in the wild from end of July to October, splashes of colour on the jade green hillside.

The slopes above and below the road is awash in a nodding sea of flowers dancing in the gentle breeze, watching you through the water-laden mist which comes down to touch the plants, as the colours jump out at you: crimson, scarlet, mauve, white, yellow, pink, orange, purple and sometimes a deep, almost black maroon. The wild-flowers play, ‘now-you-see-me, now-you-don’t,’ just as mist envelopes them briefly in between sunshine and rain.

Such a gathering of wildflowers warms the cockles of the heart and pleases to the eyes just at a time of the year when everything else is shrouded in a gloomy mist of grey, slowly making its way in Autumn.

Come to the hills now and let the short-lived magic spell of monsoon’s  rainbow children in bloom, balm your heart and soul before they too vanish with the retreating rains making way for winter’s icy march.

An artist’s unique gift to BATTI GUL METER CHALU.

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An artist and his art know no boundaries. Once again we take the opportunity to re-introduce you to ‘Deependra Negi’ fondly called Deep Negi. A resident of Tehri Garhwal, Deep has for years been working in the Healthcare Department in Dubai, but with his roots deeply embedded in the hills of Garhwal, the young lad has never given up on any opportunity to do something for hill state.

Relentlessly promoting the art and culture of his home-state Uttarakhand in the field of education, music and other social fields has been Deep Negi’s forte.

Today we uncover Deep’s latest gift to his native land and how it is directly linked to Bollywood’s much-awaited movie starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor’s entitled BATTI GUL METER CHALU.

The movie has been shot extensively in the beautiful locales of the hill state, with the lead actors playing Uttarakhandi characters in the movie using local phrases and leitmotifs as well.

Grabbing the occasion, Deep composed a befitting song for the film, sitting in Dubai. Unfortunately with limited information resources, the lyricist was unable to showcase his work to the Director of BATTI GUL METER CHALU, Shree Narayan Singh.

Not one to be easily dejected, Deep went onto then record and lend his voice to his composition that has been launched on his YouTube channel for all to hear and share.

A little over five minutes, the foot-tapping song composed by Reethesh Roy, manages to beautifully capture the beauty of the hill-state with lyrics containing the title of the film, few regional terms and phrases which give it a local tinge.

Strong willed and talented Deep has managed to bridge all distances to promote his culture, language and hill-state. Let us now do our bit to support Deep’s selfless effort and make the song reach the right ears.

Within hours Jubin Nautiyal’s songs top the charts

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The boy with the golden voice Jubin Nautiyal, does it again! This time with a double dhamaal! Within twenty four hours of being released, two not one song of his tops the music charts.

“Sawarne lage” from the film ‘Mitron’ by national award winning director Nitin Kakkar  and ‘Akh Lad Jaawe‘ from ‘Loveratri’ under the Salman Khan banner, and directed by Abhiraj Minawala. Both the songs have done extremely well and crossed one crore hits on social media channel YouTube and rated top songs of Bollywood, within a short span of time.

His melodious voice lent to “Sawarne lage” from the film ‘Mitron’ is a haunting tune that’s not meant to be forgotten! It is being presented as the year’s most upbeat and entertaining track which has been composed by Tanishk Bagch.

The second song, “Akh Lad Jaawe‘ is a foot-tapping song picturised in a  discotheque with Aayush Sharma and Warina Hussain in debut roles in their upcoming movie ‘Loveratri’.

Talking to Newspost, an elated Jubin tells us, the songs add character to the film and am sure his fans wont be disappointed.

Here are links to both the songs.

FTII’s 3-week Foundation Course in Nainital nears completion

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In the final week of FTII’s on going 3-week Foundation Course in Screen Acting in Nainital, Uttarakhand students rehearsed monologues and scenes.

Participants from nine States of India such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi have enrolled for the Course along with one participant from Japan.

Siddharth Shasta, Course Director also takes their voice and speech exercises.These exercises are important as they stretch the vocal chords and increase blood flow to the larynx and other body parts including lungs, lips and tongue. This reduces vocal fatigue and hoarseness when using voice over long periods. It also lets an actor reach a wider range of pitch, which is important for elevating the speech.

The Course is being held in association with Nainital-based Himalayan Society for Art, Culture, Education, Environment and Film Development (HIMACEEF), promoted by film makers and academicians Rajesh Shah (Cinematography,1992,FTII) and National Award winning film maker Shalini Shah.

FTII alumnus Siddharth Shasta (Acting, 2006) is an Associate Professor of Acting at FTII and belongs to the new generation of acting teachers.

Dehradun GPO all set for Rakshabandhan

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The General Post Office in Dehradun is no stranger to long, unending queues. Students filling in forms, speed post, money order queues or just your regular postal work are endless for those who visit the GPO at any point of time.

So what comes as a pleasant surprise then! With Rakshabandhan around the corner,  special counters dedicated to ladies here specifically to post rakhis with songs dedicated to siblings playing at the General Post office turns it into a unique experience.

For the past twenty days, half a dozen red and black post boxes dot the exterior of GPO building. Dedicated to particular cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkotta, Chennai and others, have been put up for posting only rakhis. Once your rakhi is sealed and stamped you could walk up directly to the postbox and mail it to the city of delivery. We meet one Sarita Pawar who is here to post her rakhi to her brother working in Chennai, she tells us, “The boxes set up outside have made it simpler to post our rakhis to certain metro cities, we dont have to bother about queues for a change.“

Keeping in mind the rush around Rakshabandhan more dedicated counters have been put in place. A busy postal officer tells us, “in the past two weeks, from 10:00 am to 7:00 p.m in the evening, we have sent thousands of rakhis by either speed post, postal mail or  registered post, its unending, but its a joyous occasions for us to.“

Business leaders from Bengaluru interact with Chief Minister

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The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, met business leaders in Bengaluru ahead of the roadshow, scheduled to be held on August 22, to generate interest among Karnataka business community in the run up to the ‘Destination Uttarakhand: Investors Summit’ scheduled from October 7-8, 2018.  The maiden investor summit, organized in Dehradun will be inaugurated by Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.

Chief Minister met various business leaders and informed them about investment opportunities by the State. Among the industrialists that met the Chief Minister included Mr. Vikram Kirloskar, Vice President, CII & Vice chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd; Mr. Ravi Raghavan, Past Chairman CII Karnataka & MD & CEO, Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd; Mr.  Siddharth Mehta, director, Rajesh exports; Mr. Chandru Kalro, T.T. Jagannathan, Mr. K Shankaran, MD, Chairman & Director TT Prestige; Mr. Arun Aggarwal, Director, Janitri Innovation; Mr. Anand Padmanabhan, President Corporate Affairs, Shahi Exports; Mr. Venkatesh, Vice President, Raymond’s Ltd. and Mr. Sanjay Handur, Associate Vice president, Himatsingka.

The key agenda of the roadshow is to share investment opportunities in Uttarakhand and to seek active participation for the ‘Destination Uttarakhand-Investors Summit 2018’.

During the roadshow, the delegation from Uttarakhand Government will highlight investment opportunities in 12 focus sectors of the state, which include Food Processing, Horticulture, Herbal & Aromatic, Tourism & Hospitality, Wellness & AYUSH, Pharmaceuticals, Automobiles, Sericulture & Natural Fibers, IT, Renewable Energy, Biotechnology, Film Shooting.

Speaking on the occasion,Chief Minister said, “We met senior representatives from the business community in Bengaluru and explored various collaboration opportunities. Given Bangalore’s expertise in the IT sector, Uttarakhand has a lot to offer to the business community of Karnataka. Our vision is to establish the State as a business destination that is sustainable and inclusive by adopting policies best suited for steady operations.“

In order to attract investment in the identified focus sectors, the Government of Uttarakhand has drafted various policies that facilitates ease of doing business in the state. These policies provide a roadmap to boost the industrial climate and act as a facilitator of commerce for the business community.The MSME Policy 2015 allows interest subsidies and rebates for all sectors. There are rebates that allow entrepreneurial growth in the state. The Mega Industrial and Investment Policy 2015 allows subsidies on equipment’s utilized in all sectors. From food processing to IT, the state provides subsidies on equipment’s for setting up industries. Single-window Clearance System facilitates a fast and easy clearance system in all major sectors. For example: The state offers, incentives, which aims at providing single-window, hassle-free clearances to investment requests.

About Destination Uttarakhand: Investors Summit 2018

Department of Industries is organizing UKIS 2018 in coordination with all departments related to the 12 focus sectors identified by the state. The Investment Promotion and Facilitation centre in the Directorate of Industries is working as the secretariat to the event. It will be a mega event, gathering investors, manufacturers, producers, policy makers, and organizations from the global business ecosystem. It will provide opportunities for both investment and trade in these sectors for both domestic and international investors.

A successful workshop on Aahar: Food for Consciousness

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A one day successful workshop on health, food and Nutrition was organised by Kiwi Kisan Window an organic and healthy food brand by Dehradun based Social Entrepreneur Abhinav Ahluwalia. KIWI – Kisan Window, an initiative which believes in creating a better lifestyle and healthy living by promoting healthy, organic, local and conscious food locally.

“In a country where more than half the population is engaged in agricultural activities we consider the farmers to be the backbone of India. Fair Trade for farmer works through better prices, better working conditions and fair deals for farmers in India,” adds Abhinav.

The workshop was introduced by Abhinav the founder himself. Explaining the importance of food in our life, he said “It won’t be exaggerating to say that the very energy that led to the birth of the universe lives inside us, and it has been given many names over time by many civilizations. We overlook the most important external influence on our body and that is food. The food that’s assimilated into our body to keep it running. But is that all there is to food?”

A Hindi saying, “jesa khaoge ann wesa rahega mann” which roughly translated means, “whatever we eat influences our thoughts and our mental state,” the leitmotif behind the workshop and Kisan Window, to bring about purity of mind and body by bringing you products that are as natural and pure.

The other speakers for the workshop were Mr. Ramawatar, Ms. Bhawna Kapoor and Ms. Ella Garg.

The first workshop was on Seed and it’s importance in our life style including food by Mr Ramawtar Singh. Ramji explained the different usage of seeds in food and it’s Nutritious values. He then did a workshop on making Seed jewellery from seeds readily available around us.

The second workshop was held by Ella Garg. A health enthusiast who promotes the concept of minimalism . She spoke about simple living,eating and how minimalism in life can create a great value system. She also made the participants make some healthy recipes on location.

Garwali food was served to all the participants for lunch.

The final session was conducted by Bhawna Kapoor who spoke about holistic health and different life style diseases and how food can be a prevention and cure for all the health problems we as humans face.

Sunday: ‘Aahar: Food for Consciousness,’ the place to be

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Dehradun, ‘What you eat You Become!‘ In today’s world where majority of diseases are an outcome of the kind of food that you consume and the lifestyle that one leads, there is a growing need of conscious eating and better living. Keeping this motto in mind Dehradun based KIWI-Kisan Window is holding a one-day workshop entitled, “Aahar: Food for Consciousness” @ Alaya by TeaRoom, Rajpur, Dehradun. KIWI firmly believes in making people more conscious of what they put in their mouth.

The first-of-its-kind workshop in the State Capital will be held on 19th August, 2018 Sunday starting at 10 am to 5 pm. Selected speakers for the workshop are Mr. Ramawatar, Ms. Bhawna Kapoor and Ms. Ella Garg.

Mr. Ramawtar Singh is a passionate jewellery designer, but with a difference. The artist has been creating jewellery with seeds and crafting with natural materials since 2005. Ramawtar was first inspired to create jewellery while collecting seeds for farming and herbal gardening, and has not stopped since then.

Bhawna Kapoor is a holistic health coach from Dehradun and founder of Health Nut. She will be talking about healing oneself through five basic elements and incorporating simple plant based meals essential for better health.

Ella Garg, a retail strategist and a interior designer by profession is a health enthusiast and promotes the concept of minimalism . She advocates simple living and eating. Ella will be teaching some on-the-spot recipes at the workshop to the participants.

“Aahar: Food for Consciousness is an inter-active workshop, chargeable at a nominal fee of Rs. 1000/- per participant which includes a healthy welcome drink, nutritious lunch and evening tea along with sessions,” adds Abhinav Alhuwalia, Founder KIWI – Kisan Window.

So if you dont have any plans in place for Sunday the 19th of August then “Aahar: Food for Consciousness, @ Alaya by TeaRoom, Rajpur, Dehradun is the place to be!

For queries, please email: [email protected]

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