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18 Oppn
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globalisation against developing nations Karmapa
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Leopard
cub enters house, tranquilised Residents
resist demolition drive
Mr Devesh Kumar, Deputy
Commissioner, Hamirpur, and Mr Abhishek Trivedi, SP, Hamirpur, burn
bhaang plants at
Hamirpur on Thursday. — Photo Chander Shekhar Sharma Manimahesh
opened for trekkers
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18 Oppn MLAs suspended Shimla, June 26 It was for the first time in the history of the state assembly that the presentation of the Budget was delayed. The trouble started as soon as the house assembled for the day as Mr I.D. Dhiman and Mr Jai Ram Thakur insisted that their adjournment motions concerning the brutal lathi charge on
partymen, including MLAs, be taken up before the presentation of the budget. Mr Gangu Ram
Musafir, Speaker, however, said that as per the rules and conventions no business was taken up on the day of the Governor’s Address and the presentation of the Budget which were considered solemn occasions for the House. He said he would give his ruling after the presentation of the budget. Infuriated over the ruling, the BJP members started raising slogans in the house. When all efforts to restore order failed, Mr Gangu Ram adjourned the house for half an hour. This further enraged the BJP legislators who trooped into the well of the House and started raising slogans. Some of the members were seen showing the bruises they received during yesterday’s lathi charge. They said that it was shocking that the government still maintained that there was no lathi charge. Mr Mohinder Singh of the Him Lok Tantrik Morcha and Mr Navin Dhiman (Independent) also joined the protest. As unruly scenes continued, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, moved a resolution to suspend the 18 members who were raising slogans in the well. They were subsequently removed from the House by marshals. Talking to newsmen Mr
P.K. Dhumal, leader of the BJP group, said that it was daylight murder of democracy. Members of the Opposition were beaten up by the police outside the House and not given an opportunity to raise important issues in the House. He said his party was well aware of the sanctity of the Budget, but when members were beaten up by the police in full public view and yet the government denied that there was a lathi charge, what other way could they adopt to force a discussion on the issue. He said the BJP members expected protection from the Speaker as it was a matter involving their privilege. In fact, all members should have raised the issue, but that was not to be. He said as the Opposition the Congress had stalled the proceedings of the House for days together, but as the ruling group the BJP never suspended any member from the House. Today, the entire group was suspended just within half an hour. The main reason behind the action was that the Congress was not in a position to face the Opposition in the House. It had been fully exposed in just three days. Mr Mohinder Singh and Mr Dhiman said they joined the BJP as they felt that the voice of the opposition was being throttled. Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, said the unruly happenings in the house deserved to be condemned in the strongest terms particularly as the BJP chose the solemn occasion of Budget presentation to disrupt the proceedings. This had happened for the first time. The BJP had indeed spoilt the excellent track record of the Vidhan
Sabha. He said no one could be allowed to take the law into his own hands. The legislators were not above the law. He maintained that there was a deliberate design in the actions of the BJP. It chose to hold a dharna on the Ridge, where no such protests were allowed. Instead of holding a peaceful protest they started raising slogans leaving no option for the police but to remove them forcibly. He said as the Opposition the Congress never staged a protest on the Ridge. He said his government believed in the rule of law and it would maintain law and order inside and outside the House at all costs. |
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Joshi: globalisation against developing nations Shimla, June 26 The western model of development on which the globalised economic regime was being shaped divided the man, family and society. By adopting the skewed western model the developing countries were landing themselves into deeper problems, he said. In the emerging regime 20 per cent of the rich in the developed countries were consuming 86 per cent of the world’s resources and the gap between the have and have-nots was increasing. It was imperative that the rules for globalisation must be fair and just and must reflect a sense of basic decency and social justice. These rules had to be arrived at through democratic processes to ensure that they met the desires and needs of all those affected by the policy decisions made at distant places, he said. The most serious fallout of this model of development was the ongoing environmental degradation. One-fifth of the world’s population accounted for 58 per cent of the carbondioxide emissions, which could have catastrophic implications for the mankind with havocs like rise in sea levels, increased frequency of storms and droughts and extinction of some species, he said. Worse, one-third of the world’s population, over two billion people, would not have drinking water by 2050.Even today about one billion people had to contend with just one meal a day, he
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Joshi’s assurance on IIAS Shimla, June 26 Talking to media-persons, he said the government would not only ensure that the institute stayed on the present premises but also take steps to make it a centre of higher learning of international standards and repute. He said the climate of Shimla was suited for scholastic pursuits and the endeavour would be to attract foreign researchers to the institute. He said the government was in the process of obtaining legal opinion and would consult the Attorney-General. The management of the institute had also taken certain steps to create public opinion in this regard. Replying to a question regarding the “sarvshiksha
abhiyan”, he said the government had set a target to ensure complete enrolment in schools of children in the age group of six to 14 years by the end of 2003. Funds for creating necessary infrastructure had already been sanctioned. He said there were problems in carrying out the programme in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh where the requisite infrastructure was not available. The ministry had sent team of officers to these states to ensure the implementation of the programme, he said. The emphasis of the government was on ensuring health and education of the children which would take care of most of the problems ailing the country in the long run. A nutrition mission had already been established under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister which would take care of the health of infants and also focus on the health of adolescent girls and pregnant women. Dr Joshi said he had professionalised the process for the appointments of Vice-Chancellors and heads of various scientific and educational institutions like the IITs and universities to ensure high standards of education. |
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Karmapa
turns 19 Dharamsala, June 26 The Karmapa, who came to Dharamsala from Lhasa as a young boy of 15, turned 19 today. The birthday celebrations were not as elaborate as those last year and no invitations were sent. Despite this, Tibetan lamas and nuns from nearby monasteries and Sherabling, known as an important centre of the Kagyu Karma sect, near Baijnath, started reaching Gyuto University premises since early morning. Soon foreigners and other followers also came to greet the Karmapa. Some followers of the Kagyu Karma sect were here from the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, the main seat of the sect, to participate in the celebrations. |
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Leopard
cub enters house, tranquilised Hamirpur, June 26 She immediately informed the villagers, who rang up the police and the forest department officers. While the police reached from Nadaun, the forest officers led by the DFO, Hamirpur reached the spot to supervise the operation to catch the animal. Mr P.L. Chauhan, DFO (Territory), Hamirpur, and DFO, Wildlife, personally supervised the operation. The Forest officials arranged for a cage and a tranquilliser gun. After a six-hour operation the leopard was tranquillised. Mr P.L. Chauhan, DFO, Hamirpur said the trapped animal was a cub and was injured. That was the main reason that he took refuge in the cowshed. He however, said that the efforts were on to find out how the animal was injured. |
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Residents
resist demolition drive Kangra, June 26 The Army contingent faced resistance from local residents, with women folk sitting on a dharna outside the shops scheduled to be demolished. The Army officials held a series of meetings with the residents but without result. The residents also blocked the
Dharamsala-Palampur road, leaving a large number of vehicles stranded on both sides of the road. There was a litigation concerning evacuation between the Army authorities and the shopkeepers, which had gone against the shopkeepers in the sessions court recently. The shopkeepers had been seeking grace time so that they could move the High Court against the decision. Considering the tension in the area, the Army was withdrawn from the scene. However, the meeting of Army, Civil authorities and shopkeepers would not make any headway. |
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Students
converge on streets against drugs Mandi, June 26 Over 5,000 students and citizens, including a large number of women, marched through the streets of the town raising anti-drugs slogans to the sprawling Padal Ground where after administering the mass-pledge, a big rally was organised. Addressing the rally the Divisional Commissioner, Mr K.S. Narang, expressed concern over the menace of drug addiction which had assumed alarming proportions in India and many other countries and added that stern steps should be taken to combat it. He cautioned that the celebration of such days should not be “symbolic”, but practical measures should be adopted to educate the youths about its fatal consequences. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr J.P. Singh, lauded the role of the police of Mandi and Kulu districts for successfully recovering a large quantity of drugs. Later at Beas Sadan drug related declamation painting, and slogan contests were held where the first three winners in each competition were given cash prizes. About four quintals of drugs and poppy husk was burnt by the police at the venue. HAMIRPUR: Students of various schools of the town on Thursday took part in an anti-drugs rally by taking out a procession from the mini secretariate to the local boys’ school. The rally as organised by the police. Mr Abhishek Trivedi, SP, Hamirpur flagged off the rally. The rallist gathered at the ground of the boys school and burnt the bhaang plants. Deputy Commissioner Devesh Kumar administered the oath to the students to shun the drugs. |
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Manimahesh
opened for trekkers Chamba, June 26 Giving this information here today, an official spokesman said Manimahesh situated at an altitude of 4170 metres at the base of the Kailash Mount (5656 metres), the abode of Lord Shiva, had been opened for trekkers and tourists. The spokesman said the sacred lake of Manimahesh was one of the highest lakes in Himachal Pradesh where a large number of pilgrims and devotees take a holy dip in the icy waters of the lake, especially in the months of August and September when a 15-day pilgrimage is organised every year.
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Last date extended Shimla, June 26 He further said the interview/counselling schedule would remain the same as notified earlier.
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