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November 29, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Solan village to have national heritage park Dhumal’s son weds Speaker’s daughter Two foreigners without documents held Pande Cong observer for Hamirpur Rani Bhagyawati to approach
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Campaign on women laws
soon MLA resents fast work to oblige CM Pro-VC must
resign: students College ‘forced’ to discontinue course Court restrains dept from declaring result Bus crew to be
‘blamed’ for unclaimed luggage Patent for helmet container granted Health mela at Parwanoo Church inaugurated at Palampur 4 hurt in mishap
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Solan village to have national heritage park Chandigarh, November 28 The park, to be completed in five years at a cost of Rs 150 crore, will be spread over an area of 40 acres . Conceived and supervised by Brig (Dr) Kapil Mohan, Chairman of the Mohan Shakti Trust, this will be perhaps one of the largest heritage parks in the country. “Since Himachal Pradesh is considered a devlok sthan, there could not be a better place for developing such a park,” said Brig Kapil Mohan, hoping that this would also boost tourism in this hill state. Tracing the history of the project, Brigadier Mohan said that the Mohan Shakti Trust was set up in 1979 with the sole purpose of developing ancient Indian heritage and for the development of socio-economic and educational status of real, deserving persons. The proposed park would be a centre of learning and generate sufficient inquisitiveness in the minds of those who have special interest in Indian philosophy and its ancient heritage. The park would be located at Hurt village, 11 km from Solan, on the right bank of the Ashwani river. The picturesque surroundings of the park would be supplemented by several other salient features. A research centre for ancient Indian heritage, besides a research centre for Indian ayurvedic medicines and herbs, would be the major features of the new park. Besides, it would have a big temple in the centre which would be a major attraction for the visitors. An ayurvedic hospital, a well-stocked library, a hostel for research scholars, a meditation centre, an open air theatre, an indoor stadium, a yagya shala, a langar shala, a ropeway trolley facility for the tourists, a tourist hostel, children park, musical fountains and fast-food centres would be the other attractive features of this unique national heritage park. Brigadier Mohan said the park would also have a first aid centre, a security office, a police outpost, a bus stand, a sufficient parking area, a dharmshala and Sulabh shauchalya. It will also have a residential block. As a special gesture, the Mohan Shakti Trust had also decided to adopt the entire gram panchayat of Salogada for a total literacy programme. |
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Dhumal’s son weds Speaker’s daughter Samirpur (Hamirpur), November 28 Family members of Mr Dhumal received the wedding party back here today and religious formalities were completed as per Hindu traditions. The bribe and the bridegroom were given a warm reception when they arrived at this small village, which has attracted the
attention of thousands of persons due to the marriage. The Dhumal family arranged a community lunch for the local people on the occasion. Thousands of men, women and children from various parts of the state attended the function. Prominent among those present were Mr Shanta Kumar, Union Rural Development Minister, Mr Vidya Sagar, Agriculture Minister, who reportedly resigned recently, Mr Ravinder Ravi, Power Minister, Mr Rajan Sushant, Revenue Minister, Mr Suresh Chandel, MP, and Mr Jai Krishan Sharma, state BJP chief. The Chief Minister and his family would host a lunch for VVIPs in Shimla on December 1, which Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was likely to attend. |
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Two foreigners without documents held Dharamsala, November 28 Mr Santosh Patial, Additional SP Kangra, said the Tibetan named Tsering who belongs to Amdo area of Tibet and had entered India in 1993 was found without valid registration documents and investigations show that he had been working for these years in a Tibetan hotel of McLeodganj. The police also arrested a Khazhakstani national, Rushan Kuzdenwave who had no passport or visa for his stay. The police recovered the stolen travellers cheques from the two. Mr Patial said a case under the Foreigners Act had been registered against the two. He said investigations were on to find who helped them in their illegal stay in McLeodganj. |
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Pande Cong observer for Hamirpur Hamirpur, November 28 The BJP had won all five Assembly seats in the district in 1993 elections. The decision of the Congress high command to appoint a Hindu leader from Punjab to look after the affairs of the party in Hamirpur district was a step in the right direction, party sources said. Though there was no information about Mr Pande’s arrival in Hamirpur, party sources said he would meet party workers at the district headquarters here and at other parts of the district. He was also likely to meet all senior party leaders in the district. |
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Rani Bhagyawati to approach
NCW Kangra, November 28 Rani Bhagyawati in a statement issued here today alleged that official machinery was misused to harass her and nobody came forward to help her. She alleged that she was forced to approach the Chief Minister, Prof P.K. Dhumal, with the request to provide her security. However, she said it was unfortunate that instead of providing her security to save her from harassment the state government gave undue publicity to her complaint. She alleged that despite her request to the Chief Minister, Prof P.K. Dhumal, her harassment at the hands of vested interests continued. She said she was losing her faith in the present set-up and had decided to approach the National Commission of Women (NCW) and the National Human Rights Commission to protect her. She said she was not against any individual. Rani Bhagyawati alleged that her name was being exploited by politicians for their vested interests. She alleged that she was apprehensive that her family members might also be dragged into controversies. |
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Campaign on women laws
soon Nurpur, November 28 M/s Malvika Pathania, chairperson of the commission, said here yesterday that in view of the increase in the incidence of atrocities on women in the state the commission would launch the campaign next year. She admitted that the incidence of atrocities against women were more in border districts of Sirmaur, Kangra, Una and Chamba in comparison with other parts of the state. She stated that as many as 625 women related disputes have been reported to the commission in the state so far, of which 425 had been settled. She claimed that the overall crime rate against women in the state had declined during the past two years. She stated that as many as 625 women related disputes have been reported to the commission in the state so far, of which 425 had been settled. She claimed that the overall crime rate against women in the state declined during the past two years. The commission has set up women helpline in Shimla, Una and Chamba districts and the same would soon be started in Kangra district, she added. Ms Pathania pointed out that with a view to protecting women interests the commission has submitted certain recommendations to the state government. She further said the commission would organise a state-level seminar at Shimla in January, next year. |
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MLA resents fast work to oblige CM Dharamsala, November 28 The work on the Mini-Secretariat building, having 127 rooms, being built at a cost of Rs 3 crore, had been proceeding at normal pace till early this year. Similarly, the work on Rs 2 crore-bridge has also been speeded up. Both projects are to be inaugurated on December 3 by the Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal i.e. before the announcement of Assembly elections. Mr Bali declared that he would not allow works in the constituency to suffer just to oblige the Chief Minister. Department officials agree that corners were being cut so that the bridge and the building were completed in time, but asserted that there has been no compromise with quality. |
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Pro-VC must
resign: students Shimla, November 28 Sudhir Dutta, SCA secretary, said the Pro-VC had been looking after the examination branch for the past two years. He said in geography (first semester) and physics (third semester) there were many mistakes in question paper. The SCA added that the university authorities had not conceded its demands relating to the tribal hostel and canteen facilities in hostels. It threatened to launch a stir if these were not accepted. |
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College ‘forced’ to discontinue course Una, November 28 As the UGC has stopped financing the subject the state government and the Education Department are supposed to finance it. When the subject was introduced in the college no post of a lecturer was created to teach it, but the UGC provided funds for engaging guest faculty visiting faculty and the visiting faculty used to be paid on a lecture basis. This year the college did not admit any student to B.Sc (I) with this subject, because the visiting faculty, who was teaching the subject for he past three years approached the Administrative Tribunal and obtained a stay order for any fresh appointment. Now there was no one to teach the subject in the college. There is no student who has opted for the subject in B.Sc.-I while 35 students are studying the subject in B.Sc.II and B.Sc. III. Till date the subject has not been taught in the college during this session. The college authorities have reportedly requested the students to migrate to SVSD college, Bhatoli 18 km from Una. Now almost all of the 35 students have migrated to SVSD College citing reason that no lecturer of the subject has been held in the Government College. Dr Yogesh Principal Government Postgraduate college, Una, told this reporter that since the Administrative Tribunal had stayed the appointment of the visiting faculty, the college authorities were not in a position to appoint new faculty to teach the subject and keeping in view future of the students they were advised to get themselves migrated to the nearby college. |
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Court restrains dept from declaring result Shimla, November 28 This interim order was passed by Chief Justice. W.A. Shishak and Mr Justice L.S. Panta on a writ petition filed by Rekha Devi and 11 other candidates. As per the allegations made in the petition, the Ayurveda Department had not give sufficient time to apply for the screening test. Petitioners have alleged that they could not apply well in time because this advertisement was issued by the department in the weekly newspaper issue dated September 18 and the last date for submission of the application was September 30. Some of candidate applided and their applications were not accepted because these reached in the office of District Ayurveda Officer, Mandi, after the prescribed date. Some of the candidates have alleged that roll no. dispatched to them reached after the holding of the screening test. It was further alleged that they had all reasons to believe that the respondents were playing fraud with the career of the candidates as they had already prepared the selection list. After hearing the counsel for the petitioners, the Division Bench issued notices to the Secretary and the Director of the Ayurveda Department to file the reply within four weeks. The petitioners have prayed before the high court that whole process may be quashed because it was an eye wash and the department would select those candidates who had clout with the politicians and petitioners had prayed that the department may be directed to hold supplementary test after giving due publicity. |
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Bus crew to be
‘blamed’ for unclaimed luggage Shimla, November 28 The Kulu district police chief, Mr N. Venugopal, said the police also recovered 23.500 kg of cannabis seed, 161 gm of brown sugar and 30 gm of opium and arrested 137 persons, including 60 foreigners. Meanwhile, Mr Venugopal said the responsibility would be fixed on the driver and the conductor of a bus found carrying unclaimed bags and articles. He said it had come to his notice that some drivers and conductors had been transporting unclaimed bags and articles in connivance with their owners but deliberately refused to identify such articles before the police. The possibility of transport of explosives and contrabands in the unclaimed bags could not be ruled out, he added.
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Patent for helmet container granted Shimla, November 28 A communication to him from the Controller of Patents the Indian patent number 187008 will be deemed to be effective from September 5,1994, when an application for the patent was filed. The conical aerodynamically designed container is fitted on the front of the leg guard of the scooter and tapers towards the end of front bumper. It has two parts — main body on which indicator lights can be provided and a flap fitted on hinges of the main body makes way for keeping and removing helmet with a locking provision. Mr Solankey said the container was suitable for most of the scooters and several designs could be created. Keeping helmet after parking the scooter will not worry scooterists once the accessory hits the market. It could be made from fibre plastic or metal sheet and would cost around Rs 250. Helmet makers can make it as an accessory and can be incorporated as an inbuilt part of scooter later. Mr Solankey has filed patent applications for three more inventions including hydraulic bumpers for vehicles to reduce impact of collision, and acqua-vibrator for water massage in a bath-tub. |
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Health
mela at Parwanoo Parwanoo, November 28 According to Mr Sansar
Chand, in charge of the centre, in the wake of rise in numerous communicable diseases there was a need to generate general awareness among people, particularly children, adolescent and young couples in order to safeguard their health interests. He added that a rally would also be held on the World AIDS Day in the township. Free health awareness and check-up by physicians, gynaecologists and specialists will be done and medicines and IEC material would be disbursed among the visitors and participants in the
mela. Health counsellors and experts on reproductive and child health care would provide free counselling during the
mela. Street plays, puppet shows, video film shows, female and male counsellors and STD clinic for females and males would be the highlights of the
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Church inaugurated at Palampur Palampur, November 28 Bishop Keeprath said it was his 30-year-old dream to open a church here which had come true today. He said it was heartening that Mount Carmel School was doing well in the education field. He said providing a helping hand to poor and needy was the message of
Christianity and should never be forgotten. PTI |
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4 hurt in mishap Una, November 28 The injured were shifted to a hospital at Hoshiarpur in Punjab after getting first aid at
Gagret. UNI |
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