SPECIAL COVERAGE
CHANDIGARH

LUDHIANA
DELHI
JALANDHAR


THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Three weeks on, bridge not repaired
 The bridge on NH-72, which connects Dehradun with New Delhi & Sultanpur and was constructed during the British era, was damaged by heavy rains. There are no signs of repairs so far
Dehradun, October 21
Long queues of passenger and transport vehicles, a noisy traffic jam and an excruciating wait to reach the other end. This is a scene daily witnessed		 Vehicles pass through the dry riverbed beside the damaged bridge. Photo: Vinod Pundir
Vehicles pass through the dry riverbed beside the damaged bridge. Photo: Vinod Pundir

Powering the stick
Dehradun, October 21
The Forest Research Institute here is working to improve the quality of hockey sticks. One hopes this will help revive the waning standards in Indian hockey. Interestingly, the request for improvement has not come from managers of the game, but Jalandhar-based manufacturers who are main suppliers of sticks in the country and abroad.



EARLIER EDITIONS


Dhoom in Doon
October 21, 2008

 


Purkul, alchemy to better life
Dehradun, October 21
With an alcoholic husband and three young children to nurture, Shanti Devi had little choice but to work as a labourer for less than Rs 50 a day. But life started looking up with Development Society, a voluntary group working for economic development of the poorer section of society in the foothills of Mussoorie, coming to her help.

‘Dehradun is my home’ 
Abhinav Bindra receiving a bouquet from a student at a felicitation function at Riverdale School where he studied as a child in Dehradun. Dehradun, October 20
For Beijing Olympic Gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, being in Dehradun was a homecoming. Bindra, despite his busy schedule, which included a meeting Chief Minster, and mediapersons, took time off to visit his alma mater, Riverdale where he spent the most crucial formative years of his life.

Abhinav Bindra receiving a bouquet from a student at a felicitation function at Riverdale School where he studied as a child in Dehradun. Tribune photo: Anil Rawat

IIT Roorkee awards alumni
Roorkee, October 21
Four former students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, have been awarded by the institute for outstanding achievement in various fields. The dean, alumni affairs, H. Sinvhal said recipients of the award for 2008 include Prof. Shamsher Prakash, S.B. Budhiraja, N.K. Patni and S.K. Hajela.

Letters
The launch of the Dehradun edition of your esteemed paper is welcome, even though it is a belated move. I belong to Chandigarh, though I am settled at Dehradun now.



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