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Shanta men stand by
Dhumal Shanta loyalists angry Chaba project may be submerged Accidents on the rise in
HP Antyodaya plan on March
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Boycott of minister to
continue Induct Sukh Ram as Deputy
CM: HVC Hamirpur crop loss
estimated at 35 cr Nadaun cries for facelift ‘Herbal village’ grows rare
herbs Endless wait for
bridge Decision to shift college irks Cong man Applicants allege
harassment Gramin bank staff
threaten stir ‘Khatris’ — lifeline of HP
areas Orders on
quake safety norms DC’s letter on disaster
handling plan
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Shanta men stand by
Dhumal Dharamsala, February 18 This time the most vociferous supporters of Union Minister Shanta Kumar remained by the side of the Chief Minister while he toured the district. Mr Dhumal’s own men were seen with him only occasionally in his politically significant tour of Kangra, considered to be the citadel of his rival, Mr Shanta Kumar. Mr Dhumal tried to redress the grievances of Shanta men who had revolted against him some time back for being ignored. The Transport Minister, Mr Kishan Kapoor, and the MLA from Baijnath and district BJP chief, Mr Dulo Ram, accompanied the Chief Minister to various parts of the district. As compared to previous years, Mr Dhumal’s ardent supporters like Mr Praveen Sharma, Mr Jagat Prakash Nadda and Mr Rajan Sushant were hardly seen in Kangra. The issue of abduction of two women zila parishad members from Nagrota raked up by Congress MLA G.S. Bali too cast its shadow on the Chief Minister’s winter tour. The Chief Minister remained stranded on the road for 45 minutes near Nagrota as Congress workers led by Mr Bali blocked the road, raising slogans and demanding dropping of the three ministers from the Cabinet. Rajya Sabha member Kripal Member, HPTDC Vice-Chairman Rakesh Pathania and senior vice-president of the Himachal Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Sanjay Sharma forced their way, clearing the road for Mr Dhumal. The protest by Mr Bali, who enjoys a very good equation with Mr Dhumal, seemed quite intriguing as the Congress MLA has never openly criticised the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister began his tour from Baijnath, the constituency of Mr Dulo Ram, Kangra BJP chief and a Shanta loyalist. Despite repeated efforts to woo him, even to the extent of being offered ministership, Mr Dulo Ram has solidly stood behind his mentor, Mr Shanta Kumar. The suspension of Kangra BJP general secretary and a staunch Shanta man, Mr Kamal Padha, from the party for six years just two days prior to Mr Dhumal’s tour threatened to create trouble but his supporters preferred to remain quiet for the time being. It was probably due to the presence of Mr Dhumal in Kangra that Shanta loyalists thought it improper to react strongly against the suspension of their man. However, Mr Dulo Ram’s statement that Mr Padha, would continue as general secretary till a formal letter of his suspension reached him is being viewed as a clear defiance of the state party chief. Political analysts feel like Kulu, Bilaspur and Una, where there have been strong reactions to suspensions, there could be some fireworks even in Kangra after the Chief Minister’s departure. Apart from inaugurating a few projects and laying the foundation stones of the proposed schemes, the Chief Minister desisted from making any big announcements. He is expected to come back for the second phase of the winter stay as so far he has only spent a week compared to a fortnight spent here by Mr Virbhadra Singh who started the winter move of the government when he was Chief Minister. |
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Shanta loyalists angry Dharamsala, February 18 The irked Shanta loyalists, who had revolted against the Chief Minister, only a few months back, remained by the side of Mr Dhumal, throughout his tour of the district, considered to be the citadel of Mr Shanta Kumar. Rather than the Chief Minister’s own men it was the Transport Minister, Mr Kishan Kapoor, Agriculture Minister Mr Vidya Sagar and the district BJP chief, Mr Dulo Ram, who were present practically at all functions of Mr Dhumal. The Chief Minister gave importance to Shanta loyalists, who had revolted against him for being sidelined, but the suspension of the Kangra BJP general secretary, Mr Kamal Padha, from the party, only a day prior to the arrival of Mr Dhumal, had created a lot of resentment. Mr Padha, who hails from Shahpur, has been a staunch Shanta loyalist and has been critical of the local MLA, Mrs Shraveen Chaudhary, who has shifted loyalty to the Chief Minister’s camp. Though there were a lot of protests in Kulu, Bilaspur and Una over the suspension of some party leaders, it was probably due to the presence of the Chief Minister, in Kangra, that Shanta loyalists, thought it wise to remain quiet over the sensitive issue. However, Mr Dulo Ram’s statement that Mr Padha would continue as general secretary till a formal letter of his suspension is received is being viewed as a clear defiance of the state leadership. The registering of case against three ministers and an MLA, in connection with the alleged kidnapping of two women Zila Parishad members, on the day of the arrival of the Chief Minister to Kangra, only worsened the situation. Interestingly, the three ministers, Mr Kishan Kapoor, Mr Ramesh Chaudhary, Mr Ravinder Ravi and MLA, Mr Dulo Ram are all known Shanta loyalists. At the same time the pressure tactics used by the Congress MLA, Mr G.S. Bali, to get the BJP ministers and district BJP chief booked, appeared intriguing as he reportedly enjoys a very good equation with the Chief Minister. “He has never criticised the Chief Minister, leave aside blocking the way of Mr Dhumal, to demand the dropping of the ministers from the Cabinet, all of whom owe allegiance to Mr Shanta Kumar,” pointed out one of the ministers. While the dissident camp seems to be annoyed over the turn of events, the Revenue Minister, Dr Rajan Sushant, too exhibited his
displeasure at the public meeting of the Chief Minister, on the last day. Dr Sushant refused to address the gathering despite repeated requests and did not attend the lunch hosted for the Chief Minister. He was conspicuous by his absence during Mr Dhumal’s tour of Kangra. Moreover, he left along with the BJP legislator and hardcore Shanta man Mr Des Raj. Though, Dr Sushant, has bitterly opposed Mr Shanta Kumar, and even contested an election against him but lately he seems to have drifted from the Dhumal camp. He has been keeping a low profile, maintaining distance from the two rival camps. With Shanta men harbouring a grudge once again, the government could face trouble from the dissident camp. Chaba project may be submerged Shimla, February 18 Built by Colonel Betty in 1913, the heritage hydel project is in danger of being submerged in the reservoir of the proposed project. As per the detailed project report, the maximum level of the Kol Dam reservoir will be 640 metres above sea level, where as the Chaba project is located at 642.38 metres. Safety norms demand that no house or installation should be located up to a height of five metres from the maximum level of the reservoir. The Chaba power house, which is located on Nauti Khad, a tributory of the Sutlej, was damaged extensively due to flashfloods last year. Its safety has already been a matter of concern for the state electricity board. In such a situation the power house may have to be closed down. In fact, the board has not allowed the Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation (NJPC) to raise the height of the dam at Nathpa beyond 60.5 metres on the grounds that it will endanger the 300 MW Baspa project located upstream. The corporation has been maintaining that even after raising the height to 67 metres, the maximum level of reservoir will be lower that the tail race of the Baspa project but the board has not relented. The board has already taken up the matter with the NTPC. Mr S.N. Kapoor, Chief Engineer (Operations), has written to the corporation to avoid submergence of the heritage project at all costs, including lowering the height of the Kol Dam, if required. Besides, the corporation has also been urged to carry out extensive protection work to prevent any possibility of damage to the tail race and flooding of the power house. The height of the dam, Mr Kapoor says, is yet to firm up and the board is hopeful of saving the power house. The project has been threatened at a time when the board was planning to renovate the 1.75 MW project and set up a museum to highlight its heritage value. The Union Ministry for Non-conventional Energy Sources has already sanctioned a Rs 5-crore scheme for the purpose. The board has already raised the height of water channel by six inches to increase the discharge in the penstock which will help in improving the efficiency of the project. The tourism complex of the state Tourism Development Corporation at Tattapani will also be submerged along with the hotsprings. The local people feel it will ruin the local economy. Mr Vipdu Ram, the outgoing pradhan of Tattapani panchayat, has sent a representation, urging Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal to save the hotsprings in view of their religious significance. |
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Accidents on the rise in
HP Shimla, February 18 Indeed, roads have expanded in every direction over the past five decades. The total road length has shot up from 288 km in 1948, when the state came into being to over 21,000 km last year. All small and big rivers and nullahs have got bridges. However, given the nature of the slopes, the roads are prone to accidents and the loss of life is invariably high. Fatal accidents continue to rock the hill state with unfailing regularity. Over the past decade, the number of accidents has more than doubled. There were 909 accidents in 1988, and the number increased to 2041 in 2000. The toll of human lives increased from 386 to 779, and the number of injured from 1427 to 4058 over the period. The phenomenal increase in the number of vehicles has also been responsible for the rise in accident rate. In 1988, 1004 vehicles were involved in accidents whereas the number has crossed the 2,300 mark in 2000. A number of factors are responsible for accidents. In hills there is a predominance of narrow single-lane roads. The deficient geometry and lack of proper maintenance for want of funds makes things worse. The new roads are often opened to traffic on political considerations or public pressure even if they are not fit for plying vehicles. Early this month the failure of the PWD to remove debris from the road near Gummah in Shimla district caused two accidents. A Maruti car and an HRTC bus fell into a khud from the same spot within two days. While a small percentage of accidents also take due to mechanical snags, human failure is one of the main factors responsible for accidents. In the absence of training facilities, drivers lack the requisite skill to safely ply vehicles on the narrow winding hill roads. Driving licences are, more often than not,
procured through middlemen. Worse, they are also not aware of traffic rules and regulations. They pay no attention to safety precautions and indulge in rash and negligent driving. The cut-throat competition among private bus operators has in recent years aggravated the problem of rash driving. A classic example of the casual behaviour of drivers is last week’s bus mishap near Ghaghas which claimed 19 lives. The driver lost control of the vehicle while he was peeling an orange. Belatedly, though the state police has decided to take effective regulatory measures to arrest the ever-increasing rate of accidents. It has decided to acquire doplar laser radars and alcohol meters to check overspeeding and drunken driving and set up three traffic checkposts on the Shimla-Kalka national highway. According to Mr A.K. Puri, DGP, the equipment will be purchased by March 31 and by April the posts will start functioning. The policemen at these check-posts will be provided with motor cycle so that they could reach the scene of accident immediately to help the victims. Gradually, similar posts will be set up on other national highways in the state. He said the issue of proper training of drivers would be taken up with the government. The provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act would be enforced strictly by ensuring that gazetted officers carried out traffic checking on a regular basis. Last year, 71,628 vehicles were challaned for traffic offences and Rs 1.23 crore was recovered as
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Antyodaya plan on March
3 Jwalamukhi, February 18 While talking to mediapersons last night, the Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, said the Yojna would be launched in Chamba district which falls under the parliamentary constituency of the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Mr Shanta Kumar, on March 3. He added that it had been decided to launch the scheme from Mr Kumar’s constituency, as the Union Minister was instrumental in initiating the scheme for the first time in the country during his stint as the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister. The Chief Minister said directives had been issued to finalise the list of beneficiaries by February 20 for their inclusion in the scheme. Mr Dhumal said that the government was committed to strengthening the Panchayati Raj institutions in the state and more powers would be given to them to fulfil the dream of the state. He said all future village-level works would be undertaken by the gram panchyat themselves. The cases of sanctioning of the pension to widows, destitute and old persons as well as selection of the families under the IRDP would be done by the gram sabhas in coordination with the gram panchayats. He said the gram sabhas of each gram panchyat would meet four times a year and frame schemes for their functioning. Emphasising the need for decentralisation of planning, he said the government has taken a decision for framing micro-planning at the village-level. Accusing the Congress of playing the card of regionalism to the hilt, he said a Minister in the Virbhadra Singh government failed to protect the interests of the people of Kangra. “Nobody can ignore Kangra as its development means the development of the state as it is the biggest district comprising 16 segments”, he added. The Chief Minister said despite having limited finance the government was trying its level best to bring about uniform development in the state. Giving a long list of development works undertaken by his government during its rule, he said that as compared to an annual plan outlay of Rs 1,008 crore during the Congress regime, it stood at Rs 1720 crore this year. He accused the Congress government of scuttling the Apollo Hospital project at Holta near Palampur by opening Tanda Medical College. He said the government had made 1,200 km long motorable road, 100 bridges and had linked 150 villages with new roads so far. He added that work on 51 minor irrigation projects had also been started. Detailing the development works undertaken in Kangra district, he said three new tehsils at Multhan in Baijnath, Thural and Jaswan Kotla had been opened apart from a polytechnic at Kangra. He added that the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Relief and Rehabilitation, Pong Dam, was shifted from Talwara to Raja ka Talab and three land acquisition offices were opened. |
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Boycott of minister to
continue Chamba, February 18 This was decided unanimously at a mammoth meeting held in the local Laxmi Nath Temple complex today in which Brahmins hailing from Salooni, Sundla, Lachori, Saho, Baror, Jadera, Mehla, Sach, Khajjiar, Chowari and Bharmour, besides Chamba and nearby villages, participated. It was decided in the meeting, chaired by Pt Bhagat Ram Vyas, to visit each and every village of the Bhattiyat constituency represented by Mr Kishori Lal, besides other subdivisions of the district, for mustering support to the stand taken by the sabha. Meanwhile, Mr Kishori Lal has categorically denied that he had uttered any scornful remarks in his speech at the function organised at Guru Ravi Dass Gurdwara in Dharog where the Himachal Governor, Dr Suraj Bhan, was the chief guest. |
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Induct Sukh Ram as Deputy
CM: HVC Chamba, February 18 A resolution passed by the district unit of the HVC under the chairmanship of Mr P.C. Oberoi said the induction of Mr Sukh Ram would certainly dispel misconceptions among the public. Mr Oberoi said a copy of the resolution had already been sent to Mr Dhumal. The HVC had demanded the re-allocation of the Public Works Department and the Power portfolios to Mr Sukh Ram. |
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Hamirpur crop loss
estimated at 35 cr Hamirpur, February 18 Talking with presspersons here yesterday, she said the district administration was worried over the failure of the arrival of rains and the constant drought conditions. The main priority of the district administration would be drinking water. All-out efforts would be made to provide water to the people. She, however, said prior to the start of delivering water through tankers, efforts would be made to identify the water sources and chlorinate them. Panchayats, voluntary agencies and even school-going children would be involved in this work. She said the district administration had so for identified 160 villages in the district that were the worst hit as for as the water supply was concerned. The situation might become explosive if there were no rains in the coming 15 days. She said government agencies were on the job to frame schemes on how to conserve water and supply that to the affected people. Nadaun cries for facelift Nadaun, February 18 Known for its major trading activities, this town is the headquarters of the Nadaun subdivision. Offices of the Public works department, treasury and others are also located here. The town has a degree college, but that is located away from the main town on the bank of the Beas. A new complex of the college is coming up near village Harmandar. There is also a sports hostel for the hockey players being run by the Hp government. The old forts, reminding one of the glorious past of the katoch dynasty are in a ruin. Descendants of the katoch rulers live there, but pay little heed to their uplift or to opening them from the tourism point of view. The main gate of the old fort is the only sign left for the darshan of the outsiders, who want to visit to the fort. No one is allowed to enter the fort premises as per the orders of the owners. The town is without any sewerage. The state government recently approved a proposal for providing sewerage in the town. The town has a nagar panchayat, the elections for which were held recently. The ruling Bharatiya janata party suffered much in hands of its rebels, who don’t see eye to eye with the local MLA, Mr Babu Ram Mandyal. All candidates put up by Mr Mandyal lost. The election for the post of the president and vice-president of the panchayat which was to be held today has been postponed till further orders as the names of the members could not be notified in the official gazette. The town stinks for want of proper upkeep. There is a shortage of safai karamcharis in the town. The ban on the recruitment by the state government has led to this mess. This kaswa is known for its trading activities, mainly the karyana and foodgrains. These items are sold on lesser rates as compared to the other markets of the district. This is the main reason that the people from various parts of the districts of Hamirpur, Una, mandi and Kangra visit this town for getting items of their daily needs. There is a good number of temples of devtas and deities in the town. Lord Shiva is the Aradhyadev of the people of the town. The town is famous for two big temples of Lord Shiva and thousands of people throng these temples daily to offer their obeisance. A big gurdwara is located on the outskirts of the town. It was founded by tenth Sikh Guru, Shri Gobind Singh. Thousands of Sikh devotees visit this Gurdwara every year. The kaswa has a small bus-stand located on the Hamirpur-Dharamshala highway. Stray animals are also seen roaming inside the bus stand complex and many times, lead to accidents. There is a need for the expansion of the bus stand to cope with the increasing number of buses and taxis. Residents of the town are dissatisfied with the pace of its progress. They lament that the local BJP MLA doesn’t give proper heed to the development of their town. This is the main reason that the majority people of the town don’t see aye to eye with the MLA. The people want the framing of a master plan for the town for its proper upkeep and restoration of its glorious past.  |
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‘Herbal village’ grows rare
herbs Mandi, February 18 The herb, which is being exported to the USA and Germany is reportedly being experimented for preparing an AIDS vaccine. The three youths — Khem Raj, Hans Raj and Thakur Dass — toiled hard to grow this rare herb in 700 bighas. The venture is providing employment to over 200 persons and the village has come to be known as a “herbal village.” Khem Singh told mediapersons that he was inspired to grow herbs at a workshop organised at Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry at Solan in 1997. Later, he contacted a reputed company of Saharanpur dealing in export of herbs. The firm supplied him imported seed of the herb. An inferior quality of the wild herb, locally called Basant, is vanishing. He said a nursery was raised in the village and it was a grand success. Entire produce was lifted by the company and the production multiplied. He, however, lamented that the state government, vide its notification dated August 4, 2000, had given a fatal blow to the herb growers by enhancing the export tax and export permit fees exorbitantly. |
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Endless wait for
bridge Jawalamukhi: Thousands of residents of about two dozen villages including Ghallour, Kathog, Rainkha, Kaleshwar, Balardu, Ghallian, Garli and Pragpur, near here, have been facing hardship due to apathy shown by the state government and the local administration in the construction of a bridge on a tributary of the Beas. This rivulet passes through Ghallour village, now called Chamba Pattan. This has been the base camp for the business community for years. A wooden bridge used to exist here, which was built in 1977. The bridge was washed away during the August 1980 floods. Over 20 years have passed, but a bridge has still not been
rebuilt. As a result residents of villages falling on the other side have been at the mercy of God. It is learnt that after the construction of bridge, residents would have to go 10 km less. Now residents interested in going in Pragpur or Garli have to go up to Jawalamukhi. They have to spend a day travelling by buses to and fro. Residents mostly use boats to cross the river. Office goers and students also use boats. But sometimes crossing by boat is dangerous, especially in the rainy season. In May 1976, at least 35 persons perished in this river. Generally two or three persons are drowned while trying to cross the river. The people are forced to fend for themselves because the administration has not provided them with any assistance. The villagers have prepared two wooden boats. They not only use these boats to carry articles of daily use but farm machinery and tools as well. They face great difficulties when they have to carry animals and wooden carts from one side to the other. The villagers are annoyed with the local administration because their long-standing demand has been ignored. The boats used are used till evening and after that villagers on the other side are cut off. Enquiries made by this correspondent revealed that PWD ( B and R) Division of Jawalamukhi has prepared a plan to reconstruct the bridge. Tenders have been invited and construction work allotted to a contractor. As per estimates, the bridge would be constructed at a cost of Rs 1.985 crore, of which about Rs 85 lakh has already been spent on construction. It is learnt that total length of the bridge would be nearly 180 metres and it would have spans of 45 metres each. The breadth of the bridge would be 7.5 m. The villagers demanded that the bridge should be completed and opened as early as possible so that their difficulties become a thing of the past. |
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Decision to shift college irks Cong man Palampur, February 18 This institution was opened at Palampur in 1996 during the Congress regime at the instance of Mr Brij Behari Lal Butail, local MLA and senior Congress leader. He had provided his own buildings without charging any rent to the government for running the college. Mr Butail has condemned the decision of the Chief Minister saying that he was not taken into confidence before taking the decision though he was a member of the committee constituted for the selection of site for the college. He said the meeting of the committee was fixed on February 19 for final decision. He said the Chief Minister was acting in an autocratic manner bypassing all norms and set procedures. He announced that his party would launch an agitation and take this issue to the streets. He would never accept the shifting of this institution from Palampur, he said. |
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Applicants allege
harassment Kulu, February 18 Besides this, application forms are not easily available with the passport office and the applicants are often advised to submit the application on photostat forms are being sold outside the office. The passport application forms had been earlier available with the post offices but now for the past few years, the forms are being supplied by the passport office. The passport office should have supplied the forms along with the returned applications. |
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Gramin bank staff
threaten stir Mandi, February 18 Addressing mediapersons Mr D.C. Sharma, president of the All-India Bank Workers Organisation, alleged that due to the callous attitude of the General Manager of the Gramin Bank unrest had been brewing among the workers. He said under an agreement between the workers and the management some demands of the employees had been accepted on December 21, 2000, and the agreement had been implemented. But on January 9, 2001, the General Manager revoked the agreement, alleging that it violated the rules. |
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‘Khatris’ — lifeline of HP
areas Hamirpur, February 18 However, in the districts of Hamirpur and Sarkaghat subdivision of Mandi and Changer areas of Kangra district people depend upon khatri waters for daily need. Khatris are hand-hewn caves. Khatris can be found on both sides of roads in the Bamsan area of the Hamirpur district, the area being represented in the Vidhan Sabha by Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal. It is Hamirpur district, which is known as Veer Bhoomi due to the role played by its jawans on the front while fighting enemies. Water of these sources is clean, cool and fit for consumption, according to the local people. The Medical Officers working in the area dispute this claim. Most of these khatris are kept under lock and key as every family has its own khatri. Since there are no perennial water sources in the area, people used to wait for the arrival of rains for water needs. Khatris are constructed by digging hard rocks — permanent sources of water. Once these khatris are dug, they are provided with iron gates and a lock is put. There are two types of khatris found in the districts of Hamirpur, Mandi and Kangra. In one type of khatris, rainwater is collected during rainy season by harnessing the water of house roofs with the help of tins and collected in khatris. This water is mainly used for washing clothes, utensils and quenching thirst of animals. In other type of khatris, only seeping water is collected and is used for drinking purpose. |
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Orders on
quake safety norms Shimla, February 18 Mr Dutt said special care for environment impact assessment should be taken while preparing new master plans. There should be no degradation of environment. Mr Dutt thanked the Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, for merging Himachal Pradesh Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran with the Housing Board. He directed the officers to ensure that all materials being used were as per specifications and there should be strict quality control. He directed the officers to take samples of various materials and get them tested from the laboratories. He directed the staff to ensure that the repairs of the roads, water supply and street lights were carried out immediately, as there was a general grievance of residents of the New Shimla area regarding poor maintenance of services. DC’s letter on disaster handling plan Shimla, February 18 In his letter, he said disasters like Gujarat earthquake and Orissa cyclone can take place anywhere any point of time which endanger human lives and also damage property unless some disaster management measures were taken. An action plan could certainly reduce its intensity. Therefore, it had become essential to prepare an action plan, it said. The Deputy Commissioner has asked the heads of the departments to send their action plan within 10 days.
PTI Parents allege
ragging Shimla, February 18 A parent complained to the TNS that the new entrants were being harassed by the seniors. However, when contacted on the telephone, Dr Suresh, Administrator of the college, denied the reports and said action would be taken against those found guilty. |
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Bank staff threaten stir Mandi, February 18 Addressing mediapersons Mr D.C. Sharma, president of the All-India Bank Workers Organisation, alleged that due to the callous attitude of the General Manager of the Gramin Bank unrest had been brewing among the workers. He said under an agreement between the workers and the management some demands of the employees had been accepted on December 21, 2000, and the agreement had been implemented. But on January 9, 2001, the General Manager revoked the agreement, alleging that it violated the rules. Girl hit by
MLA’s car dies Solan, February 18 An eyewitness account reveals that Dr Bindal took the injured girl to the zone hospital where she was declared ‘brought dead’ by the doctor. Dr Bindal then surrendered at Sadar Police Station and gave the police details of the accident. Later, the father of the deceased, Mr Shamsher Singh lodged an FIR stating that he along with his daughter had just reached the intersection of his village road with the highway when a car coming at high speed hit her. The police, after registering a case of causing death by rash and negligent driving under Sections 279 and 304 of the IPC, formally arrested the MLA and released him after securing a personal surety bond from him. When contacted, Dr Bindal said the accident occurred when the child suddenly tried to cross over to the other side of the road. |
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Ban on sale
of foodstuff Hamirpur, February 18 The order has been issued in view of the reported outbreak of cholera and other water-borne diseases in the district in coming months. Shop gutted Mandi, February 18 The entire stock of cloth in the shop owned by Mr Surjit Singh was burnt. The stock was valued between Rs 15 and 20 lakh, the shopkeeper said. The flat housing the shop belonged to Premi Devi. The loss to her house has been estimated at Rs 15 lakh. Fire tenders from Mandi and Sundernagar brought the fire under control. An ex gratia relief of Rs 8,000 to Surjit Singh and Rs 2,000 to Premi Devi was given by the district authorities.
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