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Day celebrated Suspended leaders
boycott Divali Paragliding
contest from Oct 28 Billing will be the venue for the paragliding Pre-World Cup competition to start from October 28. If successful the international paragliding body, will allow India to hold the World Cup Championships from 2004. Insurance
firm told to pay Rs 40,000 The Kangra District Consumers Grievances Redressal Forum has directed The New India Insurance Co. to pay Rs 40,000 to the claimant, Ms Rajni Puri within a month. Ms Rajni Puri had insured her car with the company from June 30, 2002, for a year. 
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Dhumal’s hand alleged in job scam Shimla, October 26 Addressing a joint press conference here, they said the outgoing government had destroyed all records pertaining to recruitments made through the State Subordinate Services Selection Board. But the deleted data had been retrieved from the computers of the former Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) by experts of Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad. It had exposed the nexus between board and the CMO. He said the incriminating data retrieved from computers indicated that the entire recruitment process had been hijacked by the CMO. She alleged that meritorious candidates who topped the list of selected candidates had been rejected by the CMO. She said if Mr Dhumal did not quit, he would be dumped by his party whose credibility had been eroded. Mrs Asha Kumari, who is also member of the Cabinet subcommittee for review of MoUs and agreements concerning hydel power projects said norms had been flouted while awarding the projects. The condition of minimum points awarded on the basis of the technical and financial capability of companies was waived to allot projects to a favoured company. Meanwhile, Mr Baldev Sharma, spokesperson of the state BJP, today came out in the defence of Mr Dhumal. He said there was nothing incriminating in the data retrieved from the computers of the former Chief Minister’s Office. Addressing a press conference here today, he said a chief minister received hundreds of applications everyday and their record is maintained as a routine matter. Such data did not indicate any personal involvement of Mr Dhumal. He said the data had been retrieved almost most after eight months of the new government taking over and there was a possibility of the hard disks being doctored. He said the government was not pursuing the case in right earnest and vital evidence involving Congress leaders made available by Mr S.M. Katwal, former chairman of the board, had been withheld. He said Congress ministers, by giving statements contrary to the facts to protect Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, in the land grab case, were violating the oath of office. Mr Sharma alleged that the previous Congress government gave jobs on recommendatory chits as was evident from the reports of two separate inquiries conducted by the Dhumal government. |
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No irregularity in JBT test, says board chief Chamba Hatli, October 26 Mr Rahi said during the BJP regime on October 6, 2002, the JBT entrance test was conducted in which 1,11,797 candidates appeared but the result was not declared even after six months and the BJP was removed from power in March, 2003. He said since the JBT test was objective in nature there was no scope for tampering. The evaluation was done on the OMR sheets with computers. Also, to avoid any underhand
dealings, the evaluation and tabulation of the result was done under the supervision of senior officials on the board premises unlike the earlier one. Mr Rahi reiterated that under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, the school board would emerge as a model board in the country. |
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CM’s gift
to Bal Ashram inmates Shimla, October 26 He said a multipurpose hall, a dispensary room and a library would also be provided to the children of Bal Ashram. Earlier, the Chief Minister visited the Leper Colony on Divali and distributed sweets and rations. He said a colony would be constructed for the inhabitants with water, electricity and other facilities. He said a dispensary would be made operational in the colony and a doctor would be visiting the colony at least once a week. |
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Shopkeepers protest beating up of salesmen Nurpur, October 26 According to an FIR, Sanju, an accused, tried to lift some goods following which a heated exchange took place between the salesmen and Sanju. Later, Sanju, along with his friends entered the shop and thrashed the salesmen with hockey sticks. The irate salesmen and workers of the market went on strike and forced the shopkeepers to put down their shutters. They have demanded the arrest of the culprits and warned that the market would not be allowed to open until the culprits were arrested. Mr Rakesh Pathania, a former MLA and Mr Karan Oberoi president of the local block Congress, condemned the incident. |
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4 die as Sumo falls into gorge Kulu, October 26 The vehicle was carrying 10 persons, all from Nepal. The deceased, included two women and the driver of the vehicle, Desh Raj (25). The other deceased were identified as Kumar (18), Kumari Geeta (16) and Kamini (42). The injured admitted to the hospital at Keylong were Dil Bahadur, Deepak, Heerak Bahadur, Jai Singh, Moti Lal, Kuldeep and Krishnu.
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One more mauled by leopard
Hamirpur, October 26 This prowler had attacked at least five persons in the same area over the past one month. The Department of Forests had installed a cage in the area but in vain. Vakil Chand was going to his house after performing his duty at a pump house when he was attacked by the prowler. Meanwhile, the local people has demanded from the state government to shoot the leopard before it turned man-eater. They have also demanded the shifting of the venue of the cage from the present one to a place near the villages where it was moving frequently.
Some villagers said that repeated attacks by the leopard had caused panic among the villagers. |
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Vishvakarma Day celebrated Mandi, October 26 Speaking at a function here to celebrate Vishvakarma Day at the Vishvakarma Temple Complex, he said in the past artisans used to inherit the talent of various trades from generation to generation, but now it had become imperative to impart training to the youth in technical institutions to generate self-employment. The Chief Minister was glad to learn that the Vishvakarma Management of Mandi was planning to set up an industrial training centre and home for the aged in the complex. Announcing a grant of Rs 5 lakh from the government, he said people must also contribute for the cause. He said the government had given a clear direction that in all project being executed by the public, private or corporate sectors, skilled and unskilled workers of Himachal Pradesh should be absorbed on priority. Parliamentary Affairs and IPH Minister Thakur Kaul Singh and Excise and Taxation Minister, Rangila Ram Rao also spoke on the occasion. A replica of the Golden Temple, a shawl and a cap were presented to the Chief
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Suspended leaders
boycott Divali Shimla, October 26 The Irrigation and Public Health Minister, Mr Kaul Singh Thakur, the Chief Secretary, Mr Arvind Kaul, and other senior officials of the state government also called on the Governor. The Governor visited the Balika ashram at Mahobra, near here, and distributed sweets among the children. The first Lady, Mrs Leena Kokje, accompanied him. Meanwhile families of about 100 employee leaders, who had been either suspended or chargesheeted, did not celebrate Divali in protest against the alleged reign of repression let loose by the Virbhadra government.
Mr Gopal Das Verma, a former president of the state Non-Gazetted Services Federation, said as many as 60 leaders, including Mr Ganga Singh, president of the federation, had been suspended and about 40 chargesheeted. He alleged that the employees had been subjected to unprecedented repression during the past eight months. |
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Paragliding contest from Oct 28 Dharamsala, October 26 Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will be the chief guest on the concluding function on November 1. The competition will be inaugurated by state Tourism Minister Vijay Singh Mankotia. Billing, located at a height of 8000 ft in the Baijnath subdivision, was the venue for the first handgliding meet organised in 1984 by a private group. Himachal Tourism Director, Upma Chaudhary today reviewed the arrangements at a meeting in Bir. According to sources, about 36 foreigner and Indian paragliders will be participating. A 12-member technical committee headed by Group Capt A.R. Oak will supervise the competition. |
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Insurance firm told to pay Rs 40,000 Dharamsala, October 26 Ms Rajni Puri had insured her car with the company from June 30, 2002, for a year. On July 3, 2002, when the car was in workshop for repairs, there was a short circuit and the vehicle was damaged. Ms Puri filed a claim in the company. The company contended that the fire had occurred due to the negligence of the workshop staff. In a petition to the consumer forum Ms Puri demanded a compensation of Rs 40,000. After hearing the parties, the grievances forum president, Mr B.R. Chandel, directed the company to pay Rs 40,000 to the claimant and in case of non-payment, interest at the rate of 12 per cent would also be payable. |
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Youth federation threatens stir Bilaspur, October 26 Addressing a state-level two-day conference of the federation here last evening, state president Kushal Bhardwaj said they would be forced to mobilise the youth for launching an agitation if the Government did not finalise some employment schemes. The conference was attended by 125 delegates drawn from 10 districts of the state. Addressing mediapersons, Mr Tikender Panwar, state secretary of the federation said they would hold state-wide dharnas on November 26. |
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IAS officers redesignated
Mandi, October 26 This was disclosed to ‘The Tribune’ today by the Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, here after landing.
The deputy commissioners of Mandi, Shimla and Dharamsala would now be designated as district commissioners. |
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IT surveys yield Rs 50 lakh stock Mandi, October 26 The survey was conducted by teams headed by the Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Mandi Range), Mr Sachchidanand Srivastva. Two business premises were raided in Hamirpur and one each in Manali, Sundernagar and Shah Talai. |
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