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Sonia’s roadshow a ‘tamasha’ Village on march to prosperity Sacked doctor commits suicide 3-storeyed house gutted
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Selections made by BJP govt to be probed Shimla, March 2 According to official sources, committees will be constituted for each department to carry out the exercise expeditiously. A special cell, directly under the Chief Minister, will monitor the exercise. Each committee will have three members, including a police officer and an officer of the department concerned. There have been allegations that jobs were given to outsiders on the basis of fake certificates during the Dhumal regime. It was alleged that a large number of professionals, particularly doctors, had been given appointments on monetary considerations. Initially, the government had decided to probe the appointments in the Health and some selected departments regarding which there were numerous allegations. However, after some cases of appointments made on the basis of bogus degrees and certificates came to light, it decided to conduct a comprehensive probe to cover all appointment made between 1998 and 2003. Mr Virbhadra Singh Chief Minister, said the BJP government gave a go by to rules, regulations, conventions and procedures which led to such a messy situation. Scientists were appointed on the basis of fake experience certificates and a preliminary inquiry indicated that two ophthalmic assistants were selected on the basis of fake senior secondary certificates. The previous government all through maintained that it has not appointed any doctors from outside the state. It had now been revealed that as many as 227 such doctors were given jobs on contract basis. In such a situation, it had become necessary to verify the authencity of degrees and other documents so that it would be ascertained whether they fulfilled the prescribed criteria for qualification and experience. |
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Dhumal claims BJP wave Mahre (Hamirpur), March 2 Addressing a samelan of the party workers of Nadaunta mandal here today, he said the “feel good” factor to the BJP was working well in the minds of the masses. Pyre Lal Sharma, president of the district unit of the BJP, HP state party spokesman, Randheer Sharma and Rajendra Rana, joint state media co-ordinator of the party also attended the samelan. Mr Dhumal exhorted workers to go to the people and enlighten them about the policies; programmes and achievements of the BJP-led NDA government at Centre. He said the party would, during its poll campaign, highlight the achievements of the BJP-led NDA government during five years compared to the 50-year rule of the Congress. “The focus of the elections this time is development,” Mr Dhumal said, adding he felt this qualitative change would be beneficial for the country’s democracy. He blasted the Congress party for its failure to deliver the goods as promised to the voters in the last Vidhan Sabha election manifesto. The BJP leader told the audience that their vote for the BJP would be a vote for development and prosperity of India and Himachal Pradesh. Baldev Sharma, local BJP MLA charged the Congress government of stopping development activities and thereby harming the cause of the poor.
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Cong candidates to be announced on March 5 Hamirpur, March 2 He ordered shifting of staff of the Nadaun police station for their ‘laxity’ to deal with the assault case. He said one more DSP would be posted at Hamirpur so that the law and order situation would be tackled effectively. Replying to a question, he said developmental activities would not be allowed to hamper for want of funds. He alleged that the attitude of the NDA-led government was not cooperative as the state was not getting its adequate share of funds for the developmental activities. He said all officers would sit in their offices on 5,15 and 25 of every month to redress the grievances of the public. He said during these days the officers would not meet the ministers even if they were in their area. Earlier, the Chief Minister met functionaries and senior district officers in connection with the road show of the party President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, who is reaching Hamirpur on March 4.
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Virbhadra in Dharamsala for Sonia’s roadshow Dharamsala, March 2 The state Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, HPCC, President, Ms Vidya Stokes and the HP Women’s Commission chairperson Ms Viplove Thakur, who has been made in charge for the arrangements, arrived at Dharamsala today and supervised the arrangements. According to sources, Ms Sonia Gandhi is arriving by helicopter and will be accompanied by former Rajsthan Chief Minister and in charge for Himachal, Mr Ashok Gehlot, AICC Secretary, Major Ved Sood (retd), former Union Minister Ms Selja and AICC spokesman Mr Anand Sharma. |
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Sonia’s roadshow a ‘tamasha’ Shimla, March 2 Terming the show as a “tamasha” he said if Sonia Gandhi was really interested in knowing the problems of the people, she should have come to the state long ago. It was obvious that the motive behind the “drama” was to muster support in the Lok Sabha poll. He advised her not to restrict herself to national and state highways but to visit the interior areas to see for herself the condition of roads and the plight of people under the Congress regime. It would also provide Mr Virbhadra Singh, the Chief Minister, who had been flying across the state in a helicopter, an opportunity to get in touch with the reality. He alleged that the Congress was misusing the state machinery for the “tamasha” and urged the Chief Election Commissioner to check it.
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CPM to contest 1 seat Hamirpur, March 2 Talking with reporters here, he said the party would work for the ouster of the BJP from the national politics. He said the party would support any party, including the Congress, which had the potential to defeat the BJP. |
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Village on march to prosperity MANDI: Located at a distance of 48 km from here, Hansu village is perched on a hilltop in the Panarsa valley in this district. The sturdy farmers of this village had for ages been eking out a bare living from 200 bighas of land. Their holdings were small, but the land was fertile. They had been growing traditional crops like wheat, barley and maize. The farmers had to depend on weather and invariably their crops failed due to frequent droughts. But they were ever anxious to work for a better tomorrow. At last the opportunity came through the Rs 25 lakh NABARD-aided lift irrigation scheme executed by the Irrigation and Public Health Department some time back. Water was lifted from the Beas, near
Panarsa, by installing two pumps of 75 HP and 15 HP to bring the entire village land under irrigation. And the luck smiled on the village. A farmer, Tikkam Ram admits that each crop now yields Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000. Each family earns about Rs 1 lakh annually. The fields were full of green crops of peas, cabbage, cauliflower, garlic, etc when this reporter visited the village. Farmers admitted that the irrigation facility had proved a boon to them. Greehouses constructed in the village were another attraction indicating that farmers had also switched over to floriculture on a large scale. Another farmer, Sehsh Ram, says that villagers have diversified the pattern of their crops after getting the irrigation facility. Now they grow off-season vegetables and flowers. They reap three bumper crops of vegetables and flowers in a year. The Takoli sabzi mandi near the village has proved a blessing as the marketing is available to them at their doorstep. Flowers are sold through the cooperative societies in the domestic markets at Amritsar, Chandigarh and Delhi. There are 12 cooperative societies in the district engaged in marketing of flowers. A farming woman, Roshni Devi, says the irrigation scheme has transformed the village economy. The standard of living is steadily going up. Womenfolk also remains busy nursing the vegetable fields.
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Sacked doctor commits suicide Kumarhatti, March 2 The postmortem was conducted at Solan hospital. Dr Sharma was medical officer at the Primary Health Centre, Deothi for the past few years. He was appointed during the BJP regime. The Congress government had ordered the termination of his services after an inquiry confirmed that he had produced fake certificates to get the job.
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3-storeyed house gutted
Shimla, March 2 However, there was no loss of human life. The loss in fire was estimated to be Rs 3 lakh, official sources said. The district administration has given immediate relief of Rs 5,000 to Het Ram and Rs 10,000 each to Ishwari Dutt and
Mahanti, whose belongings were reduced to ashes. — PTI |
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Auction of toll barriers resented Nurpur, March 2 However, the Excise and Taxation Department is going to auction all barriers of Kangra district on March 3. There are three barriers in Nurpur subdivision Kandwal, Shekhupura and Terrace, which are also being auctioned in an open bid on Wednesday. |
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