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Snowfall, rain hit life in Kinnaur
School board chief gets 2-yr extension
Five held for felling khair trees
Gurkha poet, social reformer remembered
HP Chief Justice inspects court complex
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Delimitation panel move ‘unjustified’
Welfare association writes to CM
HC directive to Kol Dam Workers Union
Rape accused absconding
75 students honoured
Passport office for Shimla soon
Car rally flagged off
Migrant labourer killed in mishap
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Snowfall, rain hit life in Kinnaur
Reckong Peo, April 9 After 10 days of sunshine, the weather again took a u-turn with light to moderate showers in the inhabited areas, just past midnight. The rain continued when the new report was filed in almost all parts of the tribal district. The minimum temperature at Kalpa Raksham, Chitkul and areas beyond Pooh last night after the beginning of rain dipped to sub-zero while at Reckong Peo the minimum temperature hovered around 5°C. The minimum day time temperature at Reckong Peo on Sunday was recorded 9.8 degrees forcing the local people to stay indoors. Weather experts have indicated another spell of snowfall in the inhabited areas during the next 48 hours. |
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School board chief gets 2-yr extension
Chamba, April 9 Mr Rahi claimed that the HPBSE had excelled in various spheres and figured in many firsts in the country by bringing revolutionary reforms in the board, which did extremely well in the upgrading of academic excellence. Mr Rahi said that the board was contemplating to start “model primary schools” in the far-flung rural areas of the state from the next academic session, adding that a unique project for launching “national open school education system” in the existing government schools had been drawn where “study centres” would be set up for the facility of those students who did not get time to study in regular classes. Referring to the facilities given to the deaf, dumb and blind students, Mr Rahi stated that it was made imperative for them to study in only one language. Besides, facilities like provision of books free of cost, 15 minutes extra time in the examination, exemption in the Class VIII examination, practical examination, mathematics subject in matric, admission fees, etc. had been given to them. Mr Rahi said the board had started coaching classes for the all-India competitive entrance tests of PMT, PET and NDA free of cost immediately after the board’s examinations were over in the selected schools from this year. |
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Five held for felling khair trees
Nurpur, April 9 According to Mr P.C. Kaushal, Divisional Forest Officer, Nurpur, an inquiry has been initiated against the suspended employees. According to the police, which has arrested Balwinder alias Bunty, Ajay, Kewal, Tarsem and Rajiv Kumar under Section 379 of the IPC and Sections 32-33 and 41-42 of the Forest Act. The accused used to fell trees from forests and smuggle logs at Nangal Bhoor, Tayada and Talwara in Punjab. The police raided and seized 731 khair wood logs stacked at various places. —
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Gurkha poet, social reformer remembered
Kangra, April 9 Dr Rajender Gurang, who did his doctorate on the music of Master Mitersen in Kurukshetra University, presented songs of Master Mitersen on the occasion. A programme of bhajans and kirtan was also organised. The great intellectual, poet and social reformist is not being remembered by most members of the Nepali community. Master Mitersen Thapa, who awakened the Gurkhas against social evils and injustice, was honoured by the Nepal Government and the Government of India. Postage stamps with his portrait were released in India and Nepal in 2001 and 1999, respectively. He was born on December 29, 1895, at Totarani village, near Dharamsala. Though he had studied up to Class VIII, he had good knowledge of the English, Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Nepali and Sanskrit languages. Master Mitersen wrote songs to eradicate social evils and raised his voice against social injustice. He joined a Gurkha battalion at Dharamsala cantonment and went to France during World War II. He left the Army after witnessing bloodshed. He took to music at Lahore, Amritsar and Jalandhar and performed stage shows all over North India, particularly in Punjab. He soon came under the influence of Iqbal, Robindra Nath Tagore, Prem Chand and Hasrat Muradabadi. He raised the Himalayan Theatrical Company at Dharamsala in 1926 and staged Urdu and Hindi plays in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. He joined the Arya Samaj and worked as a preacher between 1928 and 1931. In 1933, Master Mitersen started writing Nepali poetry and drama and preached various social reforms amongst the Gurkhas. He recorded dramas and songs in Nepali which were played on AIR, Delhi and Nepal Radio and Brunei radio station (near Sarawak in South-East Asia) still plays his records. His songs and writings inspired the Gurkha community to join the Indian National Army ( INA). In 1992 the Mitersen Simriti Puruskar for music with a prize money 50001 was instituted which is given every three years. The first recipient of this award was Capt Ram Singh Rhakur, Director of the INA band who composed the tune of the National Anthem. In 1997 the government instituted an award known as Master Mitersen Thapa memorial academy award which carries a purse of Rs 31,000 and is awarded to those personalities who make a special contribution to social service, literature and fine arts. |
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HP Chief Justice inspects court complex
Mandi, April 9 The Chief Justice also held a meeting of the district administration officials and the district judicial officers. He expressed satisfaction over the work. Present on the occasion were the Registrar,
High Court, Mrs Aruna Kapur, the District and Sessions Judge, Mandi, Mr. A.C. Dogra, Deputy Commissioner, Mr Subhasish Panda, the SP Mandi district Mr Ajay
Yadav and PWD Chief Engineer Mr D.P. Sharma. Earlier, the Chief
Justice laid the foundation stone of a judicial complex at Hamirpur, but the District Bar Association raised slogans against him stating that the complex was not within the main
town, but was away from town surrounded by the forest area. |
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Delimitation panel move ‘unjustified’
Bilaspur, April 9 The deputation, which also included prominent village leaders like Bhuvneshwari Devi, Jaidev Sharma, Rooplal Raghunathpur, Radha Devi and Urmila Chauhan argued that this proposal was unjustified as all these areas are situated between two to ten miles of headquarters of Bilaspur Sadar constituency namely Bilaspur town and these areas are dependent on Bilaspur town for their daily needs while Shri Nainadeviji was between 80 to 100 kms away from these areas. They alleged that the proposal is politically motivated and has been so manipulated that it would give political and election advantage to the party in power and would be strongly resisted by the entire population of these areas. |
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Welfare association writes to CM
Chamba, April 9 Replete with rich natural resources, Chamba district has immense perennial potential of wood, hydroelectricity, tourism, medicinal herbs, horticulture and other produce. Expressing grouse in their memo, copies of which were released to mediapersons here today, the association president, Mr M.C. Marwaha, pointed out that the beautiful barracks ground had been monopolised by the Police Department which at one time was to become an international pitch and pavilion and some amount was also spent in this connection. However, now all this had disappeared and the police had controlled it and it was hardly available for schools colleges to organise sports festivals. He sought the abandonment of the 125 MW Chamba hydroelectric project to save Chamba from its ruin. Mr Marwaha demanded the opening of a senior secondary school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, besides nursing, forestry and police training schools, and upgradation of local Industrial Training Institute to a polytechnic institute. |
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HC directive to Kol Dam Workers Union
Shimla, April 9 The court passed these interim directions on a petition filed By M/S Italian Thai Development Public Company urging the court to restrain the Kol Dam Workers Union from adopting protest measures like strike, gate meetings, slogan, threatening and abusing the officials of the management. The company alleged in its petition that the company was incurring a loss of Rs 35 lakh daily due to the illegal activities and stoppage of work by activists of the union. The petitioner further stated that the contract price for the work awarded to the petitioner was at Rs 664 crore and unless the union was restrained, the company would incur heavy losses. The court also issued notice to the state government and directed to file its reply with in six weeks. |
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Rape accused absconding
Mandi, April 9 According to the police, the victim, 20-year-old girl, hailed from Bhagehar village in Jogindernagar subdivision. On April 4, when the victim was going to take her examinations at a college at Jogindernagar, accused Ramesh took her to his room and raped her throughout the night under the pretext that he would marry her, the victim has alleged in the FIR. The next morning, Ramesh sent back her home and he fled the place. The girl informed her parents about the incident, who lodged the FIR with the police. The medical report has confirmed that the victim has been raped. The accused had gone missing from the town and had applied for an anticipatory bail at the District and Sessions Court, Mandi, which will come for hearing on April 10. |
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75 students honoured
Dharamsala, April 9 Representative from 35 mahila mandals and yuva mandals took part in the function where eight economically weaker families were also provided ration, said Mr Rajinder Rana, chairman of the society, who was also honoured for his social service by the Lokhit Sudhar Sabha. Mr Nand Lal, Accountant-General, Punjab and Chandigarh, was the chief guest. |
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Passport office for Shimla soon
Shimla, April 9 He said he had discussed the matter with Chief Minister Virbhadra Sing and urged him to help provide suitable office for the purpose. His ministry was in touch with the chief secretary and the union ministry of urban development and estates to ensure that the office was opened at the earliest. Later addressing a press conference, he expressed confidence that the nuclear deal between India and the USA would get through the US Congress, notwithstanding irritants like "defining the minimum nuclear deterrent." He said an understanding had been reached between the two countries and India's position on defining the minimum nuclear deterrent remained unchanged. The nuclear separation plan, which was prepared by the atomic energy establishment, had been placed before Parliament and endorsed by both Houses. |
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Car rally flagged off
Shimla, April 9 More than 70 cars were flagged off from here by the Lieut Gen Mohan Pande, VSM, Chief of
Staff, Army Training Command and the Forest and Sports and Youth Services Minister, Mr Ram Lal Thakur here today. Alumni of the Military School who are participating in the rally have driven in their vehicle from Kolkatt and Mumbai and other places. The rally which was flagged off from Chandigarh today morning will terminate at Chail in the evening. Mr Sanjay Sood, organizer of the rally said, Georgians Association (North), an association of alumni of the Military Schools, will educate 20 girls from poor families from Panchkula and Chail till wherever they wish to study. The Tourism department is the co-host of the rally. |
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Migrant labourer killed in mishap
Baddi, April 9 Dashrath was pillion-riding a cycle when a speeding truck hit the cycle. He was rushed to the PGI in Chandigarh, but died during the night. The driver of the tractor fled from spot in the vehicle. A case was registered. |
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