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May 4, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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HP regulates family pension Jobs soon for dam oustees Police schemes bring
succour to people Subsidies for education essential: Pro-VC Child labour cases up |
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Yoga cures many diseases: expert DISTRICT DIARY 1 killed, 30 hurt in road accident Jaundice scare in Karsog ‘Hindu chetna yatra’ flagged off New technique to treat fractures at IGMC Police official to
face inquiry Nurses registration
council recast Plea to regularise MC workers 1 dead, 30 hurt as bus falls into khud
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HP regulates family pension Shimla, May 3 They will get pension at a uniform rate of 30 per cent of basic pay with effect from January 1, 1996, subject to a minimum of Rs 1310 per month and a maximum of Rs 7800 per month instead of the slab system. An official spokesman said here today that the order would apply to all pensioners who were drawing pension under the Central Civil Service rules. He clarified that in the case of government servants whose last pay drawn exceeded Rs 1500 the family pension would also be revised from January 1,1996. He said no arrears on account of this revision for the period prior to 1996 would be admissible. However, arrears already paid on account of consolidation of family pension as an interim measure and also dearness relief admissible from time to time would be adjusted by the pension disbursing authorities against arrears becoming due on the revision of family pension and dearness relief admissible. Each pensioner who was entitled for the benefit of revision of family pension was required to apply for revision of family pension in the prescribed form to the pension sanctioning authorities by October, 2002. Those who failed to submit their applications within the stipulated period would be deemed to have opted for their existing pension. |
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Jobs soon for dam oustees Chamba, May 3 Presiding over a meeting of a district-level grievances committee here yesterday, the minister, in a reply to a clarification sought by a non-official member of the committee, Mr P.C. Oberoy, informed that the process for job allocation in other departments of the Punjab Government, apart from the Ranjit Sagar dam project, for each member of the remaining ousted families was in the pipeline. The minister said interviews, especially for wards of ousted families, were held by the Soil Conservation Department of the Punjab Government in Chandigarh early this week. The SDM had asked members of certain families to submit their resume and fulfil other formalities enabling the administration to take up their case of employment with the Punjab Government, the minister said. The minister assured the committee that the issue of providing jobs to members of the remaining ousted families would be resolved soon. |
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Police schemes bring
succour to people Dharamsala, May 3 To give a facelift to the police force, a number of schemes have been launched in Kangra , Una and Chamba districts. “The community policing scheme, with the active involvement of the locals, tries to redress the grievances, while the Sanrakshan scheme is aimed at making the life of the elderly
citizen easier,” explained the DIG (North), Mr K.C. Sadyal, here today. In order to reach out to those, who really need the help of the police, a campaign was launched to identify the elderly people. The scheme, Sanrakshan has been so far launched in Kangra, Dharamsala, Nurpur, Palampur and Una police stations, as the convener regularly pays visits to the old and needy. “Vishwas” is yet another scheme, which is helping in removing the phobia of the public in approaching the police. Under the scheme, the district Superintendent of Police (SP) visits villages to redress the grievances of the public. Efforts are made towards generating awareness about the menace of drugs and narcotics. Added to this is the scheme, “Suvidha”which entitles an individual to at least lodge his complaint in a police station. The police force has focused on school children as well. “For the next five months, the police instructors from the headquarters will impart training in martial arts to 1700 school girls under the scheme “Samarth”, for self-defence,” revealed Mr Sadyal. He added that the visits of school children to police stations would be encouraged to make them law-abiding and informative about the basic functioning, responsibility and role of the police. The community policing scheme, launched in 24 police stations in three districts under the North Zone, has been able to bridge the gap between the public and the police. The focus is on the involvement of the local people in settling disputes to avoid legal hassles. Each police station is divided into sectors and committees , comprising police and locals to take up public issues. The scheme has to some extent helped in giving the police a more friendly and humane face. |
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Subsidies for education essential: Pro-VC Shimla, May 3 With their low per capita incomes, it becomes difficult for the people in poor countries to save for purposes of investment in education and training. Therefore, the role of governments in providing highly subsidised education and training, and health facilities to their populations becomes very essential. He further pointed out that in this age of globalisation both the quantity and quality of educational and training programmes of the less developed countries need necessary improvements so that they can face the competition from the developed countries in various spheres of economy. Pro N.K. Sharda was speaking at the valedictory function of the week-long International Workshop on Human Resource Planning and Development, which concluded here today. The workshop which began on April 29 was organised by the Population Research Centre of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, in collaboration with the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, New Delhi. Fifty participants attended the workshop from 21 Asian and African countries. The Director, Population Research Centre, Prof J.P. Bhatti, who was the coordinator of the workshop, in his concluding address emphasised that underdeveloped countries were faced with a unique dilemma: on the one hand there was a shortage of persons with required skills needed by the emerging industrial and service sectors, and on the other there was a large surplus (unemployed) labour force. Hence, human resource planning and development should aim at solving this problem of a mismatch between the demand for and supply of manpower by creating necessary skills in human resources. Mr N.S. Bist presented an overview of the themes discussed during the workshop. The major themes covered in the workshop included research techniques for assessing human resources, their development and utilisation patterns, the nature and characteristics of labour markets in the developing countries, developing quality of leadership for excellence in organisations, gender issues in micro-level planning, urbanisation and unemployment problems, and sectoral dimensions of employment planning. |
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Child labour cases up Paonta Sahib The main issues this country faces are over population, poverty, illteracy and unemployment. As thousands are unemployed in HP, a number of children are exploited, abused and beaten up by their employers. There are two reasons, firstly because child labour is cheap and secondary these industrialists and company owners know that these innocent children cannot raise their voice against them by forming unions, even if they are poorly paid. Neither can these innocent children fight for themselves. Hence, it is incumbent on social welfare organisations and the government to speak on the behalf of these children so that their rights are safeguarded. Social organisations should initiate steps to provide primary education to these children, so that their lives can be meaningful. According to reliable sources, a survey was conducted in 1997 in which 149 cases of child labour were detected in Sirmour district, but no such case of child labour was found in Solan and Shimla districts. When contacted labour inspector Nirmal Pawar did not respond and unable to answer queries. However, Deputy Commissioner Onkar Sharma said he would take strict action against those who violated the Child Labour Act and were employing children as labourers. |
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Yoga cures many diseases: expert Shimla, May 3 After having remained cloaked in mystery for thousand of years, the Vedic ‘science of breath’, after scientific investigation, was gaining acceptance as a viable alternative to conventional treatment, Mr Limaye, here to conduct week-long yoga training courses, being organised by the Art of Living Foundation from May 7, told newsmen today. He said independent medical studies had revealed that ‘sudarshan kriya’ were remarkably effective in the treatment of most severe forms of depression. When compared to drug therapy and electroshock, it was also found to be statistically more effective, he said. Mr Limaye said, some other studies revealed that yogic practice also helped prolong life, reduce the pain of HIV patients, enhanced mobility and lung capacity and improved the quality of life of those suffering from multiple sclerosis. To know how this technique works one had to understand the relationship of breath, mind and body, he added. The ‘sudarshan kriya’ and related breathing exercises were more advantageous as they were free from negative side effects, reduced health care costs and were easy to practice. Breathing exercises were effective in sorting out the imbalances in the mind and body, which were the root cause of various health disorders, he said. |
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DISTRICT DIARY Chamba Seeing that the press room is indispensable for the fourth estate, the state government has so far miserably failed to provide accommodation for this purpose despite pressing demands made by not only mediapersons, but also various organisations including non-gazetted employees in resolutions from time to time. Information and Public Relations Department officials on their visits to Chamba were seized of this problem and apprised the state government of the demand. The Deputy Commissioners who served Chamba in the past were made aware of this problem but failed to do anything. The leaders, who represent this area, are aware of the genuine need for a press room but are helpless as they hardly carry any weight in the government. It is imperative to mention here that the office of the District Public Relations Officer (DPRO), the only meeting place for reporters, is devoid of toilets and the old building is in a dilapidated state. There is dearth of staff. The office is run without computers and even the typewriters are not in a good condition. According to official sources, the work to construct toilets, which was undertaken last year, has come to a grinding halt. But who is accountable for this stoppage? Gone are the days when there were meet-the-press programmes with the ministers, who were answerable to the masses to make them aware of the plans, launching projects for the development and betterment of the areas they represented. They have also failed to organise get-togethers with the press in this direction to disseminate development activities and publicise government working. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner Mr SC Mehta, at a recent press conference said the case for a press room was under the consideration of the state government.
*** The parking of private vehicles has become a serious menace not only in Chamba town but also in Dalhousie. There is no check on faulty parking of vehicles at these hill towns. Since there are few parking lots at hill stations, motorists park vehicles at places of their own accord. This causes inconvenience to pedestrians who visit market complexes for shopping. It creates a lot of hindrances to other vehicles. Take the instance of Dogra Bazaar in Chamba town. Knowing that there is a steep gradient to the Lakshmi Narayan temple complex, devotees and tourists park their vehicles alongside shops on the road, which is quite narrow and risky. This is a traffic hazard. But, it is very painful that neither locals observe the traffic rules nor do the traffic police challan offenders. At Dogra Bazaar, and on the Sapri-Chauntra road, there is need to install traffic lights to avoid any untoward incident. Moreover, proper hours should be fixed for the plying of light, medium and heavy vehicles on the Dogra and Chauntra bazaars and the market complex of Chamba town in consultation with citizens and the Beopar Mandal. Meanwhile, the residents have demanded development of car parks in Chamba and Dalhousie so that it could be used on payment basis. This step would also ease the parking problem being faced by tourists.
*** The residents of the interior-most belts of Kugti and Chobia in Bharmour tribal sub-division are sore at the hollow promises of the
BJP-led state government to connect all villages by roads. These areas are still without link roads and work has been going on at a snail’s pace. It appears that the benefits have so far not percolated into these tough tribal corners, which still witness the absence of roads, and the people have to tread many miles together to reach isolated belts of Bharmour tribal subdivision. Likewise, progress on the Bharmour-Baijnath highway via Holi is also going on at a snail’s pace. Many years have elapsed, but the highway could not be completed as the work is being executed piecemeal. The residents of these tribal areas lament that the educational and medical institutions suffer due to dearth of staff. A number of institutions are run from private buildings. Development of horticulture, agriculture and animal husbandry, the main avocations of tribal residents, is highly deplorable.
*** The hopes of residents of Chamba and Dalhousie hill stations have been dashed due to the non-fulfillment of the target announced twice by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to provide mobile phone services. Earlier the target was fixed to avail mobile phone services in June and later in December last year, but nobody seems to be bothered about the demand of the people of these hilly regions. The people of these areas have urged the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Mr Shanta Kumar, to take the authorities of the DoT to task and direct them to provide mobile phone services in these hill towns. |
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1 killed, 30 hurt in road accident Palampur, May 3 According to reports available here the ill-fated bus was on its way from Palampur to Baijnath via Rakkar Mahejarana, when the bus reached near Anderata village the driver lost control over the bus. The bus hit a power supply poll and then dashed against a tree and later fell into a ditch. The injured have been shifted to the local Civil Hospital, while seriously injured persons have been shifted to Zonal Hospital, Dharamsala. The police has registered a case against the driver of the bus for rash and negligence driving under Section 304 of the IPC. |
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Jaundice scare in Karsog Mandi, May 3 A two-member team from the local Central Ayurvedic Centre Dr Om Sharma and Dr Suresh will visit the affected areas in Karsog.
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‘Hindu chetna yatra’ flagged off Kangra, May 3 The yatra comprising 24 youths raising pro-Hindu slogans would visit various villages in this subdivision and return on May 5. Dr Gulshan Kumar said a Hindu sammelan would be organised in the local municipal stadium on May 5. |
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New technique to treat fractures at IGMC Shimla, May 3 A team of surgeons comprising Dr Pawan Thakur, Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics Department and Dr R.S. Thakur and Dr Manish Sharma of the Anaesthesia Department, performed the surgery using the new technique on two patients. The surgical technique involves a minimum incision and is of weight bearing type. It is better than weight sharing technique, in which plates are used. The new technique will reduce the post-operative stay of patients in hospital from the present six weeks. The patient will be mobile after 24 hours of the operation. With the successful introduction of the technique, the patients will not have to go to other states for treatment. |
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Police official to
face inquiry Mandi, May 3 He said only a gazetted officer of Police Department was competent to compound and sign the receipts of the challan money received, but in the instant case the Assistant Reader had allegedly put his own initials on the receipts. He said action would be taken against the guilty officer in accordance with the law. |
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Nurses registration
council recast Shimla, May 3 Other members of the council are Dr B.S. Rewal, Deputy Director, Health services, Ms S.L. Negi, Assistant, Director Nursing; Principal, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla; Medical Superintendent Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla; Ms Vijay Sehaj Pal, Nursing Superintendent Kamla Nehru Hospital Shimla; Ms Asha Verma, Matron Trained in Nursing Administration, Ms Meena Sharma, Senior Nursing Tutor/PNO State Hospital, Shimla, Ms Shanti Dhatwalia, Honorary Secy, Trained Nurses Association, Ms Harwanti Tank, In charge LHV/FHS Training School, Dr Vijay Sood, Chief Medical Officer (H.P.), Ms J.Raman, Sister Tutor Training School Mashobra, Ms Soma Verma, Ward sister, DDU Hospital, Shimla, and Ms Santosh. The term of the council will be five years. |
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Plea to regularise MC workers Shimla, May 3 As many as 42 delegates from eight unions participated in the election. Mr Som Nath Bhatia was elected vice-president and Mr Bhagwan and Mr Asharam are other two vice-presidents. Mr Sukhdev Matoo was elected general secretary for the fourth term. The newly elected body held a meeting and finalised the 11-point charter of demands, including regularisation of the services of workers with eight years of service. The federation expressed concern over failure of the corporation to deposit the balance of MC share in the pension fund of the employees.
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1 dead, 30 hurt as bus falls into khud Shimla, May 3 The deceased is yet to be identified. The injured have been admitted to a hospital at Nahan. The ill-fated bus, carrying 30 to 35 passengers, was going from Nahan to Poanta, the police added.
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Award for HP Government Shimla, May 3 The award would be given on May 8 at New Delhi by the Minister of State for Non-Conventional Energy Sources. |
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Search launched for Chamera victims Dalhousie, May 3 |
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