SPECIAL COVERAGE
CHANDIGARH

LUDHIANA
DELHI
JALANDHAR


THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS
50 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Cell shock
 The jail cell, in which Nehru penned a part of “Discovery of India”, is in an appaling state. The tin roof of the toilet is missing. The ceiling plaster is peeling off and the verandah has cracks
Wild growth dots the open space inside Nehru WardDehradun, December 9
A rusty iron door and, as one steps in, wild growth greet a visitor to the preserved prison cell called Nehru Ward which has been turned into a memorial at the old jail in Dehradun.

Wild growth dots the open space inside Nehru Ward. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat 

Betrayal in olive green
Afghan woman Sabra in Pitthoragarh. Dehradun, December 9
Looking for her "husband" in the hills of Uttarakhand was an arduous task. But Sabra (20) from Afghanistan decided to undertake the gruelling journey to find her "love". Staying in the border district of Pitthoragarh in Kumoan region for the past one week, she claims to have found her husband.

Afghan woman Sabra in Pitthoragarh. Tribune photo: B.D.Kasniyal



EARLIER EDITIONS

A globally threatened pair of bald eagle nest at a silk cotton tree in Assan. Eagle watch at Assan
Dehradun, December 9
The lone pair of globally threatened Pallas’s Fish Eagle at Assan is once again nesting this winter, though it is for the first time in many years that it has changed its nesting site to another silk cotton tree nearby.


A globally threatened pair of bald eagle nest at a silk cotton tree in Assan. Tribune photo: Anil P. Rawat

Of human bonding
Volunteers from abroad at Raphael Ryder Cheshire Centre. Dehradun, December 9
Since it’s inception in 1959, Raphael Ryder Cheshire International Centre has not only acquired a reputation for quality care given to the mentally challenged, but has also attracted foreign professionals and students, who work as volunteers here.

Volunteers from abroad at Raphael Ryder Cheshire Centre. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir

Doon Hospital needs more pathologists
Dehradun, December 9
The department of pathology at Doon Hospital is grappling with shortage of lab technicians though the number of patients undergoing blood, urine and stool tests on the advice of doctors is on the rise.

Improve working, CM tells forest officials
Dehradun, December 9
Continuing with his tirade against state forest officials, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Maj Gen B.C. Khanduri (retd) has directed forest department officials to bring drastic improvement in their work.



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