Kya Chal Raha Hai?with Rudru
Radio Rudrapur: women earn ₹10 lakh at the Swadeshi fair, handball champions, and the Nagla underpass demand
An old radio searches for a station, catching funny bits of other stations on the way, and then: Radio Rudrapur! RJ Chingari's first caller is Rudru, from under his quilt. Then the news on the studio console: women earning more than ₹10 lakh at the Swadeshi fair, SBS College's handball win and Ishika in wrestling, and the demand for an underpass at Nagla station. Laddoo and Tuktuk call in. Seriously: fires in Kashipur and Maharajpur, a theft in Azad Nagar, and an arrest in Gadarpur for firing at a young man.
Stories in this episode
Rudrapur: women earn over ₹10 lakh in five days at Nagar Nigam's Diwali swadeshi fair; pickles, papads, diyas, jute bags and clay pots sell well
Sports: Rudrapur's SBS College men's team wins Kumaon University handball title, women's team runners-up; GIC Kanakpur's Ishika represents Uttarakhand in national wrestling
Pantnagar: MLA Tilak Raj Behad stages dharna at Nagla railway station demanding underpass, bangles sent to railway officials; warns of dharna at collectorate from November 25
Kashipur: massive fire at a large furniture warehouse near Cheema Chauraha, over a dozen and a half fire engines bring it under control; furniture and foam gutted, loss feared in lakhs
Rudrapur: short circuit sets sugarcane field ablaze in Maharajpur village, 7.5 acres of crop burnt; farmer's loss estimated at over ₹15 lakh
Rudrapur: ₹1.30-1.40 lakh in cash and CCTV DVR stolen after locks of Jan Seva Kendra broken in Azad Nagar; thieves turned cameras away, tied house gate shut from outside with rope
Gadarpur: 44-year-old accused from Rudrapur arrested for allegedly shooting at a man, Italian-made Beretta .32 bore pistol, two cartridges and Swift car used in the crime recovered
Transfers: Dikshita Joshi is Kashipur's new Joint Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar ADM Pankaj Kumar Upadhyay moved to Kumbh Mela; Jeevan Singh Nagnyal made Cane and Sugar Commissioner
Udham Singh Nagar: Barhaini forest range team seizes truck loaded with khair wood, about 100 quintals worth ₹12 to 15 lakh; driver flees on seeing team
Rudrapur: youth and friend allegedly taken to farmhouse and beaten with rods and sticks after row over passing a vehicle in Bhurarani; case against 15 including a father and two sonsRead the full script
NarratorAnd while frying pakoras, keep your phone away!
LaddooDon't ask my age, I'm still fresh!
TuktukMove back, move back! One more passenger!
NarratorYou're listening to Radio Rudrapur!
ChingariGood evening, Rudrapur! I'm RJ Chingari, and this is the evening's latest news!
ChingariAnd our first caller is on the line! Hello?
RudruHello! It's Rudru, calling from under my quilt!
ChingariRudru! You're sitting right next to me!
RudruYes, but I've wanted to call in to the radio since I was a kid!
ChingariToday's first hit! At the Rudrapur municipal corporation's Diwali Swadeshi fair, women earned more than 10 lakh rupees in five days!
ChingariHomemade pickles, papads, diyas, jute bags and clay pots all sold out fast. The corporation had given free stalls, and women came from Kashipur, Dineshpur, Rudrapur and Gadarpur.
ChingariSome sold their whole stock in just three days! The mayor said there will be more fairs like this.
LaddooHello! Get me a stall at the next fair too. Just don't sell me!
ChingariAnd now, the sports corner! Rudrapur's SBS College men's team are champions of the Kumaon University handball tournament! They beat the Haldwani team in the final. The women's team were runners-up.
ChingariAnd Ishika, a class 7 student at GIC Kanakpur, played for Uttarakhand's team in the national under-14 wrestling in Delhi!
TuktukHello, RJ Chingari! A honking salute from me to both teams, and to Ishika!
ChingariNow the city update. At Nagla railway station in Pantnagar, Kichha MLA Tilakraj Behad sat on a dharna with villagers, demanding an underpass to Jawaharnagar.
ChingariThey say goods trains standing at the station block the way, and people sometimes cross under them. They have warned of a dharna at the collectorate from November 25. The railways' side is not in the report.
ChingariAnd one more thing: crossing under a standing train can kill.
ChingariNow the radio goes quiet. Some important news. In Kashipur, near Cheema Chauraha, a big fire broke out in a large furniture godown. More than a dozen and a half fire engines brought it under control.
ChingariIn Maharajpur village in Rudrapur, a short circuit set a sugarcane field on fire, and seven and a half acres of crop burnt. The farmer estimates a loss of more than 15 lakh rupees.
ChingariIn Azad Nagar in Rudrapur, thieves broke the locks of a Jan Seva Kendra and took more than 1 lakh 30 thousand rupees in cash and the CCTV's DVR.
ChingariAnd in Gadarpur, police arrested a man from Rudrapur on a charge of firing at a young man, and recovered an Italian-made pistol.
ChingariAnd now, today's last request. Rudru?
RudruPlay a quilt song! A long one, till morning!
ChingariRudru, this is a radio show, not a lullaby! Full stories on the Rudrapur City app and website. See you tomorrow evening!
NarratorRadio Rudrapur. Good night!
The characters and jokes are made up. Every fact comes from the stories above.
