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Cong
makes way for PM’s rally EC
urged to look into Shanta’s expenses Rathour
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Counterfeit
currency: case registered Varsity
announces vacation schedule Don’t
club varsities with boards: staff Mystery
disease claims 2 lives Power Board fined Mine
at risk of caving in
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Cong makes way for PM’s rally Mandi, May 6 The state President of the BJP, Mr Suresh Bhardwaj, and a former Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, had taken exception to the reservation of all public grounds by the Congress in Mandi and Kulu districts, and had warned Deputy Commissioner-cum-Election Officer against playing into the hands of the ruling party. BJP leaders, who went to seek permission for holding rallies of the Prime Minister and other Central leaders at Kulu, Mandi and Sundernagar, were told by the respective district administrations that all available venues were already reserved for the Congress. This angered BJP leaders and Mr Dhumal, who was here yesterday, talked of its serious consequences while agitated workers planned to gherao the Deputy Commissioners of Mandi and Kulu. Realising the gravity of the situation, the Congress wrote to the Deputy Commissioner, withdrawing its reservation for May 8 when Mr Vajpayee is scheduled to address a rally here and then the Deputy Commissioner accorded permission to the BJP for the rally of the Prime Minister. |
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EC urged to look into Shanta’s expenses Dharamsala, May 6 Addressing mediapersons here, he said the campaign launched by the BJP showed that huge sums of money were being spent on posters , banners and bunting, apart from wall paintings and vehicles hired for publicity. He said if the amount was scrutinised, it would be clear that the BJP leader had exceeded the expense limit. In another press conference, Transport Minister G. S. Bali came down heavily on Mr Shanta Kumar, saying that he had worked against Rajputs and OBCs of this area. He criticised the advertisement released by the BJP belittling Mr Chander Kumar, Congress candidate. He said he had accepted the invitation of Mr Shanta Kumar to examine the accounts of the VMRT, Palampur, on May 7 and asked him to keep photocopies of all documents ready so that experts could examine the accounts. CHAMBA: The NSUI has sought a probe into the alleged lavish spending being made by the BJP candidate, Mr Shanta Kumar, in the elections. In a statement here on Thursday, Mr Kewal Singh Pathania, its state president, urged the Election Commission of India to audit the election expenditure of Mr Shanta Kumar. |
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Rathour seeks White Paper on misuse of MP funds Nahan, May 6 He claimed that the ‘popularity’ of BJP leaders in Himachal Pradesh was evident as BJP’s star campaigners were attracting less crowd than the Congress leaders. Rallies addressed by the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, witnessed about four times more crowd as compared to the meetings addressed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L.K. Advani, in the state. Visits of other BJP star campaigners would also not make any impact on the political graph of the state. He once again demanded White Paper on the distribution of MP fund by BJP MPs. Mr Rathour claimed that after the merger of the HVC with the Congress the party was having an edge over the BJP and would win all four seats with a convincing margin. |
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Cong cheated masses, says
BJP leader Chamba, May 6 He alleged that the Congress had cheated the masses of the country for more than 45 years. He said people were happy with the all-round development under the dynamic leadership of Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mr Kishori Lal said Mr Vajpayee was a visionary who had the capability to keep India united and make it “shine across the world.” |
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414 polling stations in Hamirpur district Hamirpur, May 6 The first batch of 876 employees and officers from this district today left for Una to take part in the rehearsal. Same number of employees from Una will also reach Hamirpur for the rehearsal. Mr K.D. Lakhanpal, ADM, Hamirpur, briefed employees about their duties before they were sent to Una. Meanwhile, Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, former Chief Minister, yesterday met senior party leaders here and asked them to work wholeheartedly for the success of the party nominee, Mr Suresh Chandel. |
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BJP revokes expulsion of ex-MLA Shimla, May 6 Mr Bhardwaj has also nominated Brig Lal Chand Jaswal of Nadaun as a social invitee to the state executive of the party.
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Demand to transfer Chief Justice opposed Palampur, May 6 Briefing mediapersons, he said it was unfortunate that the state Bar Association had not taken into confidence before moving the resolution. He said Mr Justice V.K. Gupta, had taken steps to ensure cheap and quick justice for poor litigants in lower court. He had also initiated various measures for the speedy disposal of pending cases in the state. |
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Counterfeit currency: case registered Solan, May 6 The error came to light when Mr Prem Singh deposited the amount at the local UCO Bank for making a draft which was refused on the ground that one note of Rs 500 denomination was fake. He later lodged an FIR with the local police for being given a fake note. |
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Varsity announces vacation schedule Shimla, May 6 Summer closing colleges will have vacation from May 11 to June 9 and in winter from December 26 to January 19. Besides, there will be a 10-day break during supplementary examinations. The winter-closing colleges will remain closed for May 11 to June 9 and from January 1 to February 4. Admissions in colleges will take place from June 11 to June 20 and thereafter with late fee up to June 30. Teaching will start from June 21 to ensure 180 teaching days in the session. |
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Don’t club varsities with boards: staff Dharamsala, May 6 In a statement, Dr S.S. Kanwar, secretary of the HPAUTA, said the decision to club universities with corporations and boards was detrimental to the welfare of university employees and reflected the lackadaisical attitude of the state government towards higher education. He said the members of HPAUTA feel that the financial benefits extended to the state government employees should also be extended to the university employees on similar pattern. |
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Mystery disease claims 2 lives Mandi, May 6 According to a report, 10-year old Kaloo Ram complained of weakness. He was taken to hospital where the doctor referred him to the IGMC, Shimla, where he died soon after. Another man of the same village, Ram Singh (51), showed similar symptoms and was rushed to the nearby Regional hospital at Kulu. He too was referred to the IGMC, but he died before he could be taken to Shimla. A delegation of villagers met the Deputy Commissioner in this regard. A team of doctors would be visiting the valley to take stock of the situation. |
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Power Board fined Shimla, May 7 Mr S.S. Gupta, chairman of the commission, and adjudicative officer in the case, held that field officers of the board acted an arbitrary and monopolistic manner, for extraneous consideration in denying Mr Mohit Chaudhary, a resident of Dalhousie, temporary electricity connection The board had failed to comply with the provision of the Section 43 of the Electricity Act, 2003, which says temporary connection had to be released within one month from the date of application. So it was liable to be penalised for harassment to the consumer. The penalty was imposed at the rate of Rs 500 per day for 128 days delay which works out to Rs 64,000. The commission left it to the board to recover this amount from the officials responsible for the delay. |
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Mine at risk of caving in Mandi, May 6 Last year, the mine had to be closed after its tunnels were flooded. Later it was made to function temporarily. The Hindustan Salt Mine authorities have not taken any remedial measures and the project report regarding its modernisation, is reportedly gathering dust at its headquarters in Jaipur. |
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Drug dealers’ conviction
upheld Shimla, May 6 Upholding the judgement, a Division Bench comprising Mr Justice L.S. Panta and Mr Justice M.R. Verma observed that the trial judge had rightly convicted the accused and in so far as the sentence awarded to the accused was concerned, it, the was minimum prescribed under the law and in view of the quantity of the contrabands recovered appears to be on the lower side. According to the
prosecution, 21 kg of charas was seized from Katki Devi and half kg of opium, along with cash amounting to Rs 3.96 lakh were seized from her Juffi Devi |
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