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Friday,
January 4, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Police
clueless about attack on jawans Alert
sounded in Chamba Water
scheme fails to pay off Panels for
turning HPU into centre of excellence |
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Builder
asked to halt construction Investors
get more time to collect prizes Ex-serviceman
beaten, cops sent back to Lines
Jawan
dies Directives issued to health
workers
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Police clueless about attack on jawans Dharamsala, January 3 Over 200 HP police personnel today continued the combing of the Bhaderoah forest from where the militants had fired at the soldiers. During the search operation, the police today found a shoulder strap of the rank of a subedar of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, from near the range. According to the police, either the shoulder strap belonged to some soldier or could be a part of the Army uniform used by the ultras during the attack. Two of the ultras were reportedly attired in Army uniform while one was wearing blue Air Force dress. Meanwhile, senior police officials from Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh today attended the inter-state coordination meeting held at Madhopur, near Pathankot. Senior Army officials also attended the meeting held to chalk out a strategy and exchange intelligence inputs. The DIG (North), Mr Prithvi Raj and SP, Kangra, Mr Sanjay Kundu attended the meeting. The police today summoned a large number of Gujjars from the Indora, Nurpur and Mand areas to the respective police stations and check posts for interrogation. These Gujjars come from various part of Jammu and Kashmir and some from the Tissa and Kehar areas of Chamba, along with their cattle to the lower areas during winter months. The police suspects that as had been the case in the past, some of these Gujjar families could be sympathisers of the militants. The Additional SP, Mr N.D. Sareen, informed that so far no vital clue had been found about those who attacked the Army personnel and investigations were on. |
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Alert sounded in Chamba Chamba, January 3 Mr Gyaneshwar Singh, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) told this correspondent here today that pickets of the security forces camping on the high altitudes ranging above 2500 metres were combing the border from the Pangi tribal area to Khairi. He said border areas in the Pangi valley were being guarded by seven checkpoints set up by the Himachal Armed Police at an altitude above 3200 metres. Jawans of second and third battalion of the Himachal Armed Police has also stepped up its combing operation on the borders through its 26 checkpoints and were coordinating with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police manning nine check posts. The ASP said 159 villages defence committees (VDCs) having 1441 members had also been activated to assist the security forces. |
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Water scheme fails to pay off Kumarhatti, January 3 The Cantonment Board had received the first instalment of Rs 4.51 lakh for the proposed scheme under which drilling of tube well and construction of pump house were to be done. The board reportedly was not assured on the rest of the amount and it decided to lift water from existing hand pump that was bored by the IPH to supply the water to the nearby Thari village under Shadiana panchayat in cantonment periphery. It was decided to construct pump house near the hand pump and the eight water storage tanks. The sanctioned funds remained unused for a long time, as the board could not manage to find suitable professional contractor for this work. The benefits envisaged in the scheme could not be availed due to the imbalance between inflow and outflow of water in storage tanks. At present the water is released from a tank before it channels through the remaining tanks. The issue was highlighted when Mr Yogesh Kumar, the present Executive Officer of Subathu Cantonment Board, who was also a
civil engineer took initiative and workout the change required for the proper functioning of the scheme. The fund-starved Cantonment Board had to sanction nearly Rs 1.50 lakh to replace the exiting defective water pipes. It may be pertinent to add here that Subathu Cantonment Board had already been under debt of Rs 23 lakh against the water bill of four years to Military Service Engineering (MES) who supply major portion of potable water to civilians of Subathu. The situation was changed as the MES has raised its water charges. According to new charges the annual water bill of board would be of nearly Rs 21 lakh. “By the February end we would replace the defective pipes that cost around Rs 80000, said Mr Yogesh Kumar, “The proper functioning of the scheme would meet the 40 per cent of total water demand of the civilian population besides helpful to decrease the dependence on MES for water”, he asserted. |
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Panels for turning HPU into centre of excellence Shimla, January 3 Each group has been assigned specific tasks for making recommendations to improve the quality of education, the financial position and basic infrastructure facilities. The strategic planning and decision support system group will develop the management information system, prepare plans and advance suggestions of achieving high quality in its academic administrative and financial functions. The library advisory group will suggest ways and means to improve the working of the library, to computerise its operations and develop linkages with other libraries both at the national and international levels. The alumni and placement group will take steps to form the alumni association of the university and make it functional. The finance management group will take care of generation and utilisation of funds, while the resource management group will provide guidance for the optimum utilisation of financial resources, equipment and human resources. The electronic data management group will ensure the computerisation of various operations in the university, including conducting of examinations, accounts and record keeping. The campus development group will offer advice on the development and maintenance of campus buildings and its beautification. The employees grievance redressal group help the administration by providing appropriate solutions and suggestions for handling the grievances of teaching and non-teaching staff of the university. The information technology advisory group will ensure the development of Internet and Intranet facilities in the university. The human resource development group will provide suggestions regarding the training and development of human resources and the students support group will work for seeking solutions to the problems of students. |
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Builder
asked to halt construction Kasauli, January 3 Citing the Defence Works Act, 1903, which disallows all construction within an aerial distance of 900 metres from the crest of the defence area, the defence authorities have also demanded an immediate halt on all other constructions in the prescribed area contending that the proliferating constructions by outsiders could become a cause of threat to the cantonment. The Deputy Commissioner has referred the case to the Financial Commissioner-cum Secretary (Home) Shimla, and a reply is awaited. Meanwhile, builders have hastened
their construction activity in order to complete their buildings before the formal notification of Act. Expressing concern over the ongoing construction, the Air Force authorities, at a meeting convened recently, proposed for an early enforcement of the Act as they felt that the delay could cause more harm. The move, which is likely to affect about 10,000 to 15,000 persons residing in the nearby villages, has already taken the form of resentment among locals with villagers ready to resort to an agitation if the Act is enforced. The builders in the region have been caught unawares with many of them losing business in the form of buyers. A number of land buyers who have invested money to the tune of Rs 30 lakh to Rs 45 lakh have been hit hard as they might not even get a chance to initiate construction here on the most sensitive Lower Mall close to the sensitive radar installation. Interestingly, officials of the cantonment board pleated ignorance about the notification. |
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Investors
get more time
to collect prizes Shimla, January 3 These Him Surbhi prizes were decided through a lucky draw at Mandi on September 24 last year, but only 734 of the total 2,182 winners claimed the prizes within the stipulated period till October 26. Of the total cash prizes of Rs 19.25 lakh, only Rs 7.51 lakh have been claimed so far. The Vice-Chairman, Small Savings, Mr Randhir Sharma, told TNS here today that the winners were now being given time till January 31 to claim their prizes. Each investor of Rs 5,000 is given a coupon against which the lucky draw takes place. This year the amount for entitlement of a coupon has been reduced to Rs 3,000 in the hope of generating more savings. Two first prizes of Maruti cars will be given to the winners against Rs 1 lakh at present. Mr Sharma said the target of investments in small savings this year had been fixed at Rs 342 crore against Rs 263 crore last year. As many as 1,631 prizes worth Rs 13 lakh would be given to the investors during the current financial year. |
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Ex-serviceman beaten, cops sent back to Lines Shimla, January 3 The head of the security agency, Wing Cdr. I.K. Bali (retd), alleged that initially the police tried to dilly-dally the matter, but started investigations yesterday only after the intervention of senior officers. He alleged that ex-Havaldar Ram Chander was beaten on the airport premises on December 31 by the two policemen in the presence of the CISF personnel. The ex-soldier had locked the main gate of the airport in the evening. The policemen got annoyed as they found the gate closed. He demanded that the matter should be investigated by the CID. |
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Blast in Theog Shimla, January 3 The police said the explosion was of low intensity and forensic experts were examining the debris. Terrorist hand behind the incident has been ruled out and personal enmity is suspected to be the reason. The explosion occurred around midnight and windowpanes of the first-floor room of Mr Moti Ram Sharma, a shopkeeper, and some of his personal belongings were damaged. |
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Jawan dies Nurpur, January 3 |
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BADDI DIARY BADDI: The district programme officer has directed erring women workers to either return the missing foodstuffs or remit the equivalent amount. This follows the news report about the irregularities in diet distribution by the health workers from Baayla panchayat of Ramshahar area. The local panchayat and the nutritious diet committee have been directed to monitor the activities of the health workers. To ensure accountability, it has been made mandatory for the nutrition diet committee to submit report on diet distribution twice a month to the district programme officer and the project officer (child development), Nalagarh. It may be recalled that the members of Baayla panchayat had recovered about 45 kilogram of rice from the house of a local villager in November last which were allegedly stored there by the health workers. The health workers, who misappropriated the rice by showing more number of beneficiaries in the files, were planning to sold it elsewhere. Following the recovery, the panchayat has lodged a complaint of theft with the authorities. It was pointed out that though this irregularity had been going on for over a year, in the absence of any concrete evidence, the panchayat had been unable to take any action against the erring workers. GRIEVANCE CAMP:
A grievance redressal camp was organised at Jainagar in Nalagarh tehsil as part of the people’s doorstep programme on Thursday. It was presided over by the sub-divisional magistrate, Mr
K.C. Chaman. The villagers from the nearby panchayats of this sub-division attended the camp and presented their problems to the officers concerned. As many as 286 cases came up for hearing out of which 267 were settled on the spot. Nineteen other cases, which could not be settled, were referred to the respective departments for immediate redressal. The sub-division magistrate also issued 33 IRDP certificates, 11 OBC certificates, 80 Himachali certificates, 29 caste certificates, 16 income certificates, 10 unemployment certificates, 10 revenue related certificates on the spot. The SDM stated that the officers present in the camp apprised the villagers about the various development schemes being provided by the government for the people. BAR ASSOCIATION:
The following office-bearers were elected to the Bar Association, Nalagarh unanimously for 2001: Ms Neeru Sharma (president), Mr Visheshar Sharma (vice-president), Mr Hari Om Verma
(secretary), Mr Shashi Bhushan (joint secretary) and Mr J.S. Rana
(secretary). |
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