Kya Chal Raha Hai?with Rudru
Missing: the owner of the Tanda Road, a lab's tests and the fifth sample; and found, 10 medals
It opens with an old TV missing-person notice, and the missing one is Rudru! Then at the lost-and-found desk with Gaddha ji, everything missing in the city: 8 blind bends and not one street light in 21 km of the Tanda Road, a Medical College lab that is ready but not testing, the fifth sample from a raid, and 15 metres of a highway. Seriously: four arrested from Rudrapur over an alleged UPI fraud, and a journalist's case. And what was found: 10 medals for Bazpur, Anjali and Kajal in athletics, and jobs for Pantnagar students.
Stories in this episode
Eight blind bends, not one street light on 21 km of Haldwani-Rudrapur Tanda road: no network, no SOS boxes; Bridkul and PWD both deny responsibility
Rudrapur Medical College's POCT lab ready but tests yet to begin: shortage of equipment and staff; principal says trial next week, regular operation by November 30
Food safety raids in Kichha, Chhatarpur and Jainagar before Diwali: 5 samples taken from sweets factory and marts; toll-free complaint number 18001804246
Sitarganj-Tanakpur highway width now 30 metres instead of 45: NHAI order, revised land acquisition plan sent; landowners may get relief
Haryana's Palwal police arrest four from Rudrapur: accused of Rs 90,000 UPI fraud in July; sent to 2-day police remand
Rudrapur news portal journalist gets bail from CJM court, attempt-to-murder section also reportedly removed: journalist alleges he was attacked and falsely implicated
Bajpur powerlifters win 10 medals in Dehradun: four gold, five silver and one bronze at Indian Power Lifting League; welcomed on return
State school athletics ends in Rudrapur: Maharana Pratap Sports College, Dehradun overall champion, Chamoli second and Haridwar third; Udham Singh Nagar's Anjali and Kajal first
Seven Pantnagar University B.Tech students selected by Genus Power: Rs 5.50 lakh a year after training
Nanakmatta Diwali fair from November 7 to 20: temporary kotwali and CCTV surveillance, barriers on four routes to gurdwara; free health camp tooRead the full script
ChingariMissing person notice.
ChingariThis is Rudru. Colour yellow, a very few hairs on his head.
ChingariLast seen near the 68 kilometre stone.
ChingariSon, wherever you are, come back. No one will say anything to you.
ChingariReward for information: one laddoo.
LaddooI'm the reward?!
RudruHello! I'm not lost! A truck driver dropped me on the Tanda Road!
ChingariTanda Road? No wonder the phone wasn't connecting!
RudruNo network, no lights, and whose road is this... hello? Hello?
ChingariToday, whatever is missing in the city, we'll find it!
ChingariIn charge of the lost-and-found desk, Gaddha ji! Whatever goes missing turns up in him!
Gaddha jiRight now I only have one chair. Anybody's?
RudruIt's mine! Hello? Hello?
Gaddha jiThe line's gone. The chair is mine!
ChingariFirst missing item! The Haldwani-Rudrapur Tanda Road. About 21 kilometres, eight blind bends, and not one street light!
ChingariIn Amar Ujala's investigation, a call to Dial 112 connected on the fourth try.
ChingariAnd whose road is it? BRIDCUL says it was handed to the Public Works Department. The department says the handover hasn't happened yet.
Gaddha jiThe owner hasn't turned up with me. Want a chair?
ChingariJoking aside. The Kumaon Commissioner says the work is still with BRIDCUL and safety arrangements will come soon. Until then, take care on it at night.
ChingariSecond missing item! The new lab at Rudrapur Medical College is ready, but the tests haven't started. Equipment and staff are short.
ChingariThe principal says a trial next week, and regular working by 30 November.
ChingariThird missing item! Raids in Kichha, Chhatarpur and Jainagar, five samples taken. Suji cake, soybean oil, namkeen, soan papdi, and the fifth? The report gives no details!
LaddooThey took soan papdi to the lab? It's been going from house to house since last Diwali!
ChingariNo results yet. Check the dates when you buy, and the toll-free complaint number is on screen.
ChingariFourth missing item: fifteen metres! The width of the Sitarganj-Tanakpur highway, cut from 45 to 30 metres. Landowners may get relief.
Gaddha jiFifteen metres? Send them over, I have plenty of room!
ChingariNow some serious matters. Haryana's Palwal police have arrested four people from Rudrapur. The allegation is a UPI fraud of 90 thousand rupees. These are only allegations so far. If you are cheated, call 1930 at once.
ChingariAnd in Rudrapur, there is information that a portal journalist, who was booked for attempted murder, has been granted bail. The journalist alleges being attacked and framed in a false case. The report does not carry the complainants' side.
ChingariNow for the ones who were found!
ChingariFound, ten medals! Bazpur's powerlifters won four gold, five silver and one bronze in Dehradun!
ChingariFound, first place! At the state school athletics, the district's Anjali came first in the triple jump, and Kajal in the hammer throw!
ChingariAnd found, jobs! Seven BTech students selected at Pantnagar University, at 5.5 lakh rupees a year after training!
Rudru5.5 lakh? Get me one too!
ChingariFirst you have to be found!
ChingariAn important notice. The Nanakmatta Deepawali mela, 7 to 20 November. In Kichha's main market, four-wheelers and e-rickshaws are barred from 7 to 9 November. And the special train to Surat, from Lalkuan on 6 and 13 November; check the time on 139.
ChingariAnd our missing Rudru?
RudruI've been found! Only 21 kilometres left! Keep the chair ready!
Gaddha jiIt's ready. You just have to pull it out of me yourself!
ChingariFull stories on the Rudrapur City app and website. See you tomorrow evening, if Rudru turns up!
RudruHello? Chingari? Hello?
The characters and jokes are made up. Every fact comes from the stories above.
