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Saturday,
September 8, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Dhumal rules out mid-term
poll Forced donations: Shanta to return double
amount Tourism
staff say union poll a ‘farce’ Objection
to Tibetan rivers on Chinese notes Kala Amb engg college gets
administrator |
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| Minister lays stone
of dispensary Nahan, September 7 The Minister of State for Cooperation, Mr Rikhi Ram Kaundal, today laid the foundation stone of an ayurvedic dispensary at a remote village, Sankholi, in Shillai tehsil. 
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Dhumal rules out mid-term
poll Hamirpur, September 7 Talking to mediapersons before starting a two-day tour of the Bamsan Assembly constituency of the district, the Chief Minister said he was not worried about a recent Congress rally organised at Lambloo by the Congress. He said in a democratic set-up, all political parties had a right to hold rallies. The Chief Minister said he would reply to all queries of Mr Virbhadra Singh at a rally to be held at Rohroo and Rampur
Bushahar. The Chief Minister said the report of the Harsh Gupta and Abhay Shukla Committees regarding “jobs on chits” during the former Congress regime had been put up before the state Assembly. The state government would initiate action against those who were found to be involved in this racket and had violated the Employment Exchanges Act. He said several Congress leaders and senior officers were also found to be involved in the racket. About the clean chit given to Mr Virbhadra Singh from the CBI, the Chief Minister said it proved how “non-interfering” the BJP governments at the Centre and state were. Prof Dhumal claimed that by 2010, the state would be earning Rs 1800-Rs 2000 crore per annum from hydel generation. He said many foreign firms from Austria, Switzerland and Canada had shown eagerness to harness the hydel potential of the state. He justified the formation of hospital welfare societies, saying that people had found a lot of changes in the working of hospitals after the formations of these societies. He said the working of these societies would be made more transparent. The Chief Minister admitted that there was a shortage of staff at various zonal hospitals. Efforts would be made to send specialised doctors in such hospitals, he said. Later, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a complex of a voluntary organisation, Sarvhit Sudhar
Sabha, on the campus of the zonal hospital here. |
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Forced donations: Shanta to return double
amount Dharamsala, September 7 Mr Shanta Kumar in his letter addressed to Mr Bali has asked that all such government employees, who were forced to make donations, should come to his residence at Palampur on September 10 so that he could return double the amount forcibly taken from them. Talking to mediapersons here today, Mr Bali said Mr Shanta Kumar should clarify as to who all were the trustees of the trust. “If fighting for the poor and the needy is termed as “petty politics”, then I will not hesitate to indulge in it time as again,” he said. Mr Bali clarified that he was not against the setting up of the hospital but opposed the manner in which government employees were being threatened of being transferred if they did not make donations for the setting up of the hospital. “How can these donations be termed as voluntary when deductions are being made from the salary of the employees on the same day,” he quipped. He said if Mr Shanta Kumar was so concerned for the welfare of the poor then it was Chamba which needs a super speciality hospital. He said despite a number of problems being faced by Tanda Medical College and other health institutions in the district Mr Shanta Kumar did not give a single penny from his MP area development fund. Reacting to the statement of some ministers and MLAs that Mr Bali was indulging in petty politics and was against the development of Kangra, Mr Bali challenged them to give a single instance where he had tried to oppose a move which was in the interest of the people of the area. On the contrary he alleged that some BJP ministes were using government money and machinery for their personal benefits. |
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Tourism staff say union poll a ‘farce’ Shimla, September 7 In a letter to Mr Dhumal, Mr Puran and Mrs Preeti, candidates for president and general secretary, respectively, alleged that the old office-bearers, who had the support of a “handful of employees,” had hatched a conspiracy to get themselves re-elected. In the absence of any independent observers of the Labour Commissioner or the Registrar, Cooperative Society, all sorts of irregularities were committed. “The venue was deliberately fixed outside the state and employees opposed to the existing body debarred from participating in the elections. All efforts were made to “bully” employees who were vocal against the alleged malpractices indulged in by the union leaders during the past few years. Elections of different units of the corporation was a pre-requisite for holding elections to the state body, but these were not held. Instead a press note was issued that all units had resolved to back the old body. Immediately after the “fraudulent” elections, the union leaders began to threaten the employees to join them or face victimisation. They demanded that the accounts of the union during the past five years and funds collected by the union for hosting dinners to VVIPs should be made public and an inquiry be ordered into the “misuse” of facilities of the corporation units by certain employee leaders. |
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Objection to Tibetan rivers on Chinese
notes Dharamsala, September 7 In a statement issued here yesterday the Chairman of Parliament, Mr Thupten Lungrik, said this move was nothing more than another attempt by China to seek international recognition for its occupation and rule over Tibet. He said Tibet had its own currency, which was in circulation not only in Tibet but also in neighbouring countries. |
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Kala Amb engg college gets
administrator Shimla, September 7 While delivering the judgement the court further held that if possible the students should be accommodated in any other engineering college in the state or else where in accordance with rules as well as subject to the students fulfilling their requirements of law. Mr Rajeev Sharma appeared before the court on behalf of the petitioners. The court further directed the administrator of the college to take up the matter in collaboration with the state and university and other respondents with a view to ensuring all students in the course of information technology, if otherwise eligible for being adjusted in other colleges as aforesaid are sent there so that there was no further loss to them. The court also directed the college administration to pay Rs 50,000 to the petitioner and Rs 10,000 to the state. Meanwhile, seven resident doctors of the IGMC, Shimla, were arrested today following the rejection of their bail application by the H.P. High Court in connection with the clash with the local residents of Sanjauli. The bail applications were rejected by Mr Justice Arun Kumar Goel. |
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Minister lays stone
of dispensary Nahan, September 7 He lauded efforts of local people who had contributed Rs 55,000 for the dispensary under the vikas main jan sehyog programme. He announced a grant of Rs 1.5 lakh for the construction of an animal husbandry dispensary at Sankholi and urged the residents to donate a piece of land for this purpose. The minister said marketing societies would be formed by the Cooperation Department to minimise the role of middlemen. Earlier, he also presided over the closing function of sports tournament held at Jarwa Janeli and Nainidhar. He announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh for the construction of an examination hall and Rs 2 lakh for the construction of a link road at Jarwa
Janeli. |
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