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New Indian Express
29-06-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
The Call of the Forgotten Hills
Between 1798 and 1815,the Gurkhas exercised control over the Garhwal and Kumaon regions. Their presence brought the angrezes like Frederick Young, who enlisted as a 15-year-old ensign, and went on to become a general, having served in India for 44 years and set up Landour's convalescent depot. Elsewhere, atop a ridge in the library, rose Christ Church, the oldest Church in the Himalaya, built in the best Victorian, Indo-Cotswold style, with a William Hill organ. Along the bridle path came our older schools. By 1834, Mussoorie had acquired a reputation as 'the Eton of the East'. Wynberg-Allen Memorial School began in 1888, as did the Railway School in Jharipani. Waverly, the Convent of Jesus & Mary, for girls, was started in 1845, and St George's College, Barlowganj, came up in 1856. The lack of officialdom gave Mussoorie a risqué reputation. Desire was not the only force that drove the locals up the hill. Those early settlers needed porters. There are reports of a party consisting of 24 workers struggling to bring a grand piano up from Rajpur.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Yahoo
2 officers hospitalized after drunk driver slams into police car: RPD
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two Rochester Police Officers were hospitalized, and one city resident was arrested after a drunk driver crashed into a police car Friday night, according to RPD. Around 7 p.m. Friday, the officers were investigating a separate crash in the area of Portland Avenue and Lux Street in the city when police said the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee slammed into the back of the car the officers were in, which had its emergency lights activated at the time. A portion of Portland Avenue in Rochester near Lux Street was closed for the investigation into a DWI crash involving an RPD cruiser on Friday, Feb 21, 2025. The scene has since been released. (WROC/Melanie Sosa) 52-year-old Frederick Young of Rochester was taken into custody and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) and faces several other traffic infractions. He was hospitalized to be observed due to his intoxication, according to police. 5 people hospitalized after crash, vehicle fire in Brighton The two officers involved were taken to the hospital where they were expected to be treated and released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
