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Thursday, September 26, 2002,
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Show-cause notice issued to minister Cong to ‘give’ ticket to loyalists only Kidwai flays Centre’s foreign policy SHO among 7 hurt in group clash Governor opens media workshop Rotarians seek funds for eye hospital |
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Yadav is SP of Lahaul-Spiti
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Show-cause notice issued to minister Kangra, September 25 Mr Padda in his show-cause notice has asked the Agriculture Minister to explain as to why he called the meeting of the BJP mandal chaired by him as illegal and called senior BJP leaders as Congress men and asked for a reply to the notice within one week, other wise the district BJP will be forced to recommend for disciplinary action against him to the state high command. When asked as to why meeting was held here on Sunday which raised much dust and indifferences cropped up, Mr Padda said the meeting was held on the direction of the district BJP chief to know reasons for the resignation of the BJP mandal chief Mr Prem Barsola, and there was nothing wrong in it. The indifferences within the BJP here have snowballed last evening when all members of the local BJP mandal executive submitted their resignations to the party high command in protest against the alleged stepmotherly treatment given to them by the district BJP committee and frequent interference in the BJP mandal affairs by the district BJP. Twenty three members of the local BJP mandal last evening submitted their resignations to the party president, Mr Jai Krishen Sharma, and copies of the same were sent to the Chief Minister, Prof Prem Kumar. The resignations have further deepened the crisis within the BJP here and brought to the fore the factionalism within the party. Those who resigned included BJP mandal general secretary Prem Sagar, vice-president Chanchala Devi, secretary Jagdesh Dhawan, treasurer Jagdesh Sharma, Mr Ramesh Choudary and Mr Vidiaya Sagar. When asked about the resignations of the BJP mandal office-bearers here Mr Padda said he had not received any such resignations as yet and even those who had reportedly resigned today addressed the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya birthday function at the local Polytechnic College here as the mandal office-bearers. He said when the district committee received the resignations he would hold a meeting here to know the cause of their resignations as was done on Sunday for Mr Barsola’s resignation. |
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Cong to ‘give’ ticket to loyalists only Chamba, September 25 Mr Upmanyu said the party was keeping an eye on the rebellious activities of certain Congress leaders and observing their conduct and dealings with the masses. He warned that the Congress would deal stringently with the leaders involved in anti-social activities. Mr Upmanyu said the committee was also supplying the information about dubious character of these leaders to the All-India Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi from time to time. |
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Kidwai flays Centre’s foreign policy Nahan, September 25 She added that there was lack of political will in the Central Government for crushing terrorism. Ms Kidwai came down heavily on the Centre and alleged that it was working on the lines dictated by the
RSS. She attacked the Centre for its weak foreign policy and alleged that India was being influenced by certain nation. She further said contrary to BJP’s election assurance of good governance and clean government it had proved to be the most corrupt government of the country. Ms Kidwai said the Congress was ready to face the Assembly elections in the state. She added that the state government had failed to fulfil the aspirations of the people of Himachal Pradesh. She denied factionalism and leadership crises in the state Congress. She said the ticket distribution strategy of the party for Himachal Pradesh has not been finalised by the party so far. She added that the party would not project any one as the next Chief Minister in the coming elections. Ms Kidwai addressed workers at the
S.F.D.A. hall here, Misserwala, Kolar and Paonta Sahib and asked party workers to work unitedly to oust the BJP. Ms Krishna
Tirth, All-India secretary of the Congress, Mr Virbhadra Singh, CLP leader, Ms Vidya Stokes, state chief of the Congress, Mr Anand Sharma, spokesman of the party, former minister Mr Gangu Ram
Musafir, all sitting MLAs of HP Assembly were present on the occasion. |
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SHO among 7 hurt in group clash Solan, September 25 The injured included the Station House Officer, Arki. He had rushed to the police post, Kunihar after receiving an SOS from the ASI, in charge. The latter had asked for help for tackling a mob which had gheraoed his post and was indulging in stone pelting. The SHO was injured when he tried to prevent the mob from setting the police Gypsy on fire. Two groups of villagers had been involved in a litigation over a piece of land. A party, claiming it to be the property of the local Arya Samaj, had been disputing its possession by the other. It was alleged that Dev Raj, Des Raj and Hans Raj attacked Chaman Lal and Karam Chand of the other group with sickles, knives and sticks, when the latter demanded vacation of the former’s “illegal” possession of the samaj property. Both Chaman Lal and Karam Chand suffered serious injuries. It was alleged that though the police was informed, it failed to reach the spot. The police refusal reportedly infuriated the crowd, who gathered in large numbers outside the police post and started pelting stones. They also blocked the Subathu-Arki road. The situation was brought under control when Deputy Commissioner Bharat Khera and the S.P., Mr S. Z. H. Zaidi, arrived at the spot. Mr Zaidi issued spot orders transferring A.S.I. Gita Ram and Munshi Devinder Kumar of the Arki police post to the Police Lines, Solan. He also ordered an inquiry to be completed within 15 days by the ASP Devinder Thakur. Des Raj, Dev Raj and Hans Raj, who belonged to the same family, had been arrested. |
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Governor opens media workshop Shimla, September 25 He said this while Inaugurating a three-weeks media workshop organised by the Panchnad Research Institute, Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Himachal Pradesh University, here yesterday. About 35 working journalists and persons with journalistic qualities drawn from the rural areas of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh are participating in the workshop aimed at acquainting them with the art and craft of media operations for assuring adequate representation to rural India in the media. The Governor said the tendency to sensationalise news other such tactics only eroded the credibility of the publication and the journalists concerned. He said journalism should identify and associate itself more closely with the problems, aspirations and realities of the people living in rural areas. Special attention must be paid to the problems of poor and weaker sections of society. He said that journalism should be more rural oriented. Prof S.D. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor of the university, said media was playing an important role in creating awareness in society, besides building social consciousness. He said one could not imaging life without newspapers. He asked journalists to inspire people to know their culture and strengthen bonds with it. Mr Radhey Shyam Sharma, former Vice-Chancellor of the National University of Journalism, Bhopal, stressed the need for arousing a feeling of social concern and commitment among the people for eliminating various ills and distortions that had crept into society and the profession of journalism. Prof B.K. Kuthiala, Director of Panchnad Research Institute, said the basic objective of the institute was to search for truth and present it before the people. |
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Rotarians seek funds for eye hospital Kulu, September 25 He said the Kulu Rotary Association was formed to construct an ultra modern hospital with the help of Palampur Rotary Eye Foundation and added that their foreign partner based at Calgary, Canada, had promised to provide funds for the eye hospital. Mr Gupta hoped that the local donors would come forward to support them financially. |
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Yadav is SP of Lahaul-Spiti Shimla, September 25 Mr Sohan Singh, on return from Central deputation, takes over as Inspector-General of Police, Human Right Commission, vice Mr Deepak Baghai who has been posted as Inspector-General of Police, Vigilance. |
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