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Sunday,
January 6, 2002, Chandigarh, India   
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POSTINGS/TRANSFERS
11 Cong families to back BJP Governor stresses on herbal
cultivation Damtal attack gives grist to rumour mill |
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Chemists’ union threatens strike One acquitted on murder
charge Firm agrees to regularise
employees Leopard creates panic Martyr cremated with
honours HC orders status quo on timber tenders Views on traffic regulation sought
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POSTINGS/TRANSFERS Shimla, January 5 Mr Avay Shukla, Financial Commissioner (Forests, Irrigation and Public Health), will hold the additional charge of the Science and Technology Department till further orders. Mr Shrikant Baldi, Managing Director, HPMC, has been posted as Managing Director, HP State Civil Supplies Corporation, relieving Mr K.C.Verma of this additional charge. Mr Jyoti Ram Gazta, Special Secretary, IPH, has been appointed Managing Director, HPMC. He will also hold the charge of Managing Director, HP Agro-Packaging (India) Limited. Mr Subhash Chand Ahluwalia, Special Secretary and Director, Youth Services and Sports, will hold the additional charge of Director of Ayurveda. Mr Kashmir Chand, Settlement Officer, Shimla and Kinnaur districts, has been posted as Special Secretary, Transport and Ayurveda. Mr Puran Chand Kashyap, Special Secretary, Transport and Ayurveda, has been transferred as Settlement Officer, Shimla and Kinnaur districts. Mr Jagdish Ram Verma, Director of Ayurveda, has been posted as Special Secretary, IPH. Mr Rajender Singh Negi, HAS, Additional Secretary (Home), has been posted as Registrar, HP State Administrative Tribunal, Shimla. Mr Narain Singh Chaudhary, Additional Secretary (Education), has been posted as Secretary, HP State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Shimla. Mr Kamal Sharma, Additional Director of Ayurveda, goes as Additional Secretary, (Education). Mr Amit Kashyap, Joint Director, Rural Development-cum-ex- officio Deputy Secretary, Rural Development, has been transferred and posted as Joint Director of Ayurveda. |
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Farmer’s rich haul of idols Mandi “I was taken aback when a big haul of exquisitely carved stone images was found beneath the barren fields I was digging. The number went on swelling as I continued to dig the land. As many as 200 stone idols have been taken out so far and many have been damaged in the process. I have stopped excavation, as advised by officials and others to avoid damage to the monuments”, he told visiting mediapersons. The idols found are adorned with images of kings, queens, warriors with bows and arrows, gods and goddesses, jewellery, etc. The idols found here bear resemblance to Sati Pillars, which the ancient rulers of Mandi state used to erect at an open place specified for them on the Suketi tributary of the Beas as a memorial to rulers. Images of kings, queens, concubines and slave girls, all of whom were forced to commit sati were inscribed on the pillars. These monuments have been preserved in a chronological order from the time of Hari Sen (A.D. 1637). These Sati pillars are called
“barselas”. Later this practice of preserving stone images was followed by some of the Ranas also. It is believed that the stone idols found in Sukhar Nagarda village are of the 16th century. Archaeologists are studying these monuments. The pillars of the hill rulers preserved at an open place in Mandi remind one of the harrowing scourge of “sati”, prevalent even in the inner Himalayan states. Mr
Vigne, a Briton who visited Mandi state during the rule of Raja Balbir Sen in 1839, has given a graphic account of the heart-rending rite of sati in his book “Vigne Travels” a part of which is reproduced here: “One morning my munshi came and told me that a sati (woman) who was going to burn herself on the funeral pile of her husband was about to pass by the garden gate. I hastened to obtain a sight of her. She was dressed in her gayest attire. A large crowd followed her as she walked forward with hurried and faltering steps like that of a person about to faint. A Brahmin supported her on either side and these as well as many around were calling loudly, almost fiercely, on different Hindu deities, and the name which was most repeatedly called upon was that of
Jagannath. Her countenance had assumed a ghastly appearance which was partly owing to internal agitation and partly, so I was informed, to the effects of opium and bhang and other narcotics with which she had been drugged to render her less awake to the misery of her situation. “In about half an hour, preparations were completed. She was thatched in upon the top of the pile, whilst her husband’s boyd lay outside. It was finally lifted to her. The head, as usual, the most interesting part of the ceremony, was placed on her lap. The fire was applied in different parts and all was so quickly enveloped in a shroud of mingled flame and smoke”. Later under a nine-point treaty with the British Government, the rulers of Mandi state were forced to end sati, slave-dealing, female infanticide and burning and drowning of lepers which were against British laws. Thus an era of barbarity against women, lepers and slaves came to an end in the hill states. |
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11 Cong families to back BJP Paonta Sahib, January 5 In
a press note these families alleged that the Congress had done nothing
for the development of Shillai constituency in the past 47 years. They
said the BJP had done a lot for their village, particularly by
providing them banking facility and metalling the roads. |
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Governor stresses on herbal cultivation Shimla, January 5 He was addressing a national seminar on “Status and strategies for the development of herbs and herbal medicines in Himachal Pradesh” at Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry at Nauni in Solan district. He called upon scientists to identify different climatic zones suitable for the farming of various types of herbal plants. The state with its vivacious climatic and geophysical conditions is well suited for the cultivation of herbal plants and this potential should be fully exploited, he said. Dr Bhan said Himachal Pradesh could become a herbal state of the country by the cultivation of herbs and the manufacture of herbal medicines on a large scale. He stressed on scientific and eco-friendly extraction of herbal resources. Prof R.P. Awasthi, Vice-Chancellor of the university, said 80 per cent of the population relied upon and used traditional medicines derived from plants. He said about 8,000 plant species in the country had been found to have medicinal value. Earlier the Governor inaugurated an exhibition of herbs and herbal medicines. UNI |
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Damtal attack gives grist to rumour mill Kangra, January 5 On Thursday, a rumour spread that a bus coming from Pathankot had been hijacked. Intelligence agencies and the police authorities swung into action to verify the report, which turned out to be false. In Kangra town, panic spread following a rumour that seven persons were killed in a shooting at Tiara village. The police, when contacted, denied that any such incident had taken place. A rumour spread yesterday that militants had attacked an Army camp at Yol. The Kangra district additional police chief, Mr N.D. Sareen, said yesterday that vested interests were spreading rumours to create panic among the people. |
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PCC for curbing
terrorism Shimla, January 5 Talking to mediapersons here today, he said the state government should not take any chances in view of reports of terrorists infiltrating into Himachal Pradesh from Jammu and Kashmir. He said the police should be trained to tackle the menace of terrorism. The law and order situation in the state was not up to the mark and incidents of theft had increased in Shimla, he said. Residents had also met the PCC president, Ms Vidya Stokes, in this regard, he added. Mr Rathore said the health and education institutions in the far-flung areas of the state had become non-functional due to unavailability of staff. |
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Chemists’ union threatens strike Shimla, January 5 Mr Sanjeev Pandit, president of the association, while talking to mediapersons here today alleged that the corporation was misleading the people by claiming that it was selling medicines at a discount ranging between 5 to 30 per cent. He alleged that the corporation was trying to monopolise the medicine trade by indiscriminately opening shops within the main hospitals on commission basis. The hospital welfare committees should allow private chemists also to open shops on the premises so that a healthy competition was created for the benefit of the patients. Mr Pandit alleged that in a bid to benefit a handful of people, the corporation was trying to snatch the bread and butter from about 1.50 lakh persons engaged in the private trade. He alleged that the son of a minister was given the supply orders by the corporation. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the state government has said that there is no question of closing the medicine shops of the Civil Supplies Corporation. |
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One acquitted on murder
charge Shimla, January 5 According to prosecution on December 10, 1997 the accused visited the house of Prem Singh in Dhaoushi village in Solan district. At that time Prem was present in his home along with his brother and two minor sisters along with their parents. The accused told Prem Singh that he had brought “parshad” from temple and accordingly distributed the laddu to the family members of the Prem Singh and after consuming the said “parshad” became unconscious and accused planned to commit theft and sexual intercourse with the wife of Jagat Ram after administering calmpose tablets and tried to cause hurt by means of poison. Ms Anup Chitkara represented the accused. Acquitting the accused the court observed that no reliance can be placed thereon to arrive at a conclusion that “parshad” contained intoxicant therefore the present appeal is allowed and the conviction and sentence imposed upon the accused set aside and he acquitted of the offence. |
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Firm agrees to regularise
employees Kulu, January 5 He said the company had given two options to the rest of the applicants — either to receive Rs 50,000 in lump sum of Rs 500 per month till the attainment of retirement age. Mr Sharma said the clauses agreed upon would be discussed with the Deputy Commissioner on January 11 to withdraw the sangathan’s agitation against the MPCL. |
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Leopard creates panic Kangra, January 5 According to Ms Vijay Chadda, councillor, the leopard has been frequently visiting Chanaya Mohalla and the Donga Bazar locality since the past fortnight. She said a 22-year-old girl, Boby, a resident of Chanaya Mohalla, fell unconscious after seeing the leopard outside her house. She was admitted to the local hospital. Mr Giresh Dhawan, a resident of Donga Bazar, had a narrow escape when he was confronted by the leopard on Tuesday night. Ms Chadda has asked the Wildlife Department to capture the leopard which has become a threat to the residents. The Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) was not available for comments and the Divisional Forest Officer, Mr R.K. Sood, expressed ignorance about the leopard movement. |
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Martyr cremated with
honours Nurpur, January 5 Naik Prabhat Singh (38) was killed on January 1 when Kashmiri militants ambushed an Army convoy in the Chatusa area of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir. Naik Prabhat Singh who joined Army 17 years ago, is survived by his parents, wife and two kids. Thousands of people gave a tearful adieu to the martyr. Mr B.S. Atri Subdivisional Magistrate, and Mr
R.P. Shandilya, Tehsildar, laid wreaths on behalf of the Governor and Chief Minister, respectively. |
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HC orders status quo on timber tenders Shimla, January 5 The status quo was ordered by a Division Bench consisting of the acting Chief Justice, Ms Kamlesh Sharma and Mr Justice
M.R.Verma. The court issued show-cause notices to the forest corporation, the Dharamsala-based director and the divisional manager of the forest corporation. Seventeen persons had filed a petition against the tenders which were submitted on November 26. |
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Views on traffic regulation sought Shimla, January 5 An official spokesman said today interested persons should submit their suggestions to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Urban Development, within a month. |
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