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Dept pulled up for recommending
release of animals
Congress workers foil HC order on vacation of office
Tibetan PM reminds youths of refugee status
Cops tracing cheats in TN
Job schemes for Kol Dam oustees
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Woman murdered in temple complex
2 killed in road mishap
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Dept pulled up for recommending
Shimla, July 13 It has also sought an explanation from the officers concerned who formulated and recommended the proposal for the release of 41 barking deer, spotted deer, goral and sambhar from the Himalayan Nature Park, Kufri, and the Renuka Zoo. As per the protocol laid down by the IUCN and the Central Zoo Authority(CZA), zoo-bred animals could not be released into the wild just to keep their number within manageable limits. Only animals bred under genetically and demographically scientific management, which was not the case, could be released. Moreover, the department had also not bothered to obtain the mandatory permission of the CZA and got the approval of the government straightaway. The issue was raised in these columns after which the government reviewed the case and decided to withhold the permission. The fact that unwanted breeding had been going on in captivity only indicated that the zoos and parks were not being managed on scientific lines by the department. The release of animals into the wild is a environmentally sensitive issue, as any laxity in the matter could spell doom for the wild life. It has to be ensured that there is no inbreeding and the animals did not carry any diseases into the forests. The IUCN has laid down a comprehensive protocol which takes care of a host of issues like maintenance of studbook, in which the record of parentage is kept, carrying capacity, vegetation, and availability of food, water and overall suitability of the environment of the forest where the animals are to be released. The relationship of the native wild animals with that of the released animal species had also to be taken into consideration to ensure their peaceful coexistence. The animals in captivity get used to living with human beings and they could fall easy prey to poachers. The animals have to be trained to survive in the wild before release but the in this instant, most of the animals were too old for training.
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Congress workers foil HC order on vacation of office
Shimla, July 13 The three-hour-long drama ended with Mr Narender Bansal, owner of the building, and Mr Kuldeep Rathore, general secretary of the party, lodging complaints against each other with the police. Mr Narender who secured the eviction order after a legal battle of two decades, arrived along with bailiffs to take possession of the premises. While they were waiting for responsible party functionaries to hand over possession media persons armed with cameras also appeared on the scene. After sometime Mr Rathore, Mr Vidya Sagar, president of the Shimla district unit of the party, and some party workers arrived and signalled the mediapersons to move out of the office as they wanted to hold a meeting. However, some cameramen insisted that they would like to be present in the meeting, which led to a minor argument. Subsequently, there were some hot exchanges between the owners and the Congress leaders behind the doors and party workers could be heard shouting slogans. Mr Narender and bailiffs left the scene thereafter. Mr Rathore asserted that the party was for the execution of the court order but it had to be ensured that important record of over past 50 years was not destroyed or lost in the process. The keys of the record room were with the office-secretary who was sick and had not come to office. The PCC chief, Mrs Viplove Thakur, has undergoing eye surgery in Chandigarh. He tried to explain this to Mr Narender and requested him to allow some time for vacating the premises as the order could be executed up to July 27. However, he got infuriated and even manhandled him. He said he had lodged a complaint with the police. Mr Narender alleged that he had been threatened with dire consequences and had sought police protection.
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Tibetan PM reminds youths of refugee status
Dharamsala, July 13 In an interview with The Tribune in his office at the headquarters of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, he said, “I do not subscribe to taking financial aids from sponsors and voluntary organisations and by now, we should have become self-reliant. But the Tibetan community continues to depend on financial aids”. “I had made an unpopular statement nearly five years back that the Tibetan youths were not facing the problem of unemployment but the problem of unwillingness to work. Things have not changed in these years,” he added. “A lot of Tibetans have become lazy and have adopted an affluent lifestyle, as if they have forgotten that they are refugees. I am a staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi and firmly believe that we should understand what are our needs and should not indulge in an affluent lifestyle,” he added. The Dalai Lama, he said, had thought of a long-term strategy for the Tibetan community, along with Jawaharlal Nehru. All Tibetans were allotted lands in the settlement areas and they could take up agriculture and lead a decent life. But this was not being done and the land was being used only for cash crops and the Tibetans had to purchase food items from the market. Besides, he said, all Tibetan settlements had co-operative societies and these could do a lot of business for the community. “So, the idea is that we should concentrate on agriculture and small-scale industry so that we become self-reliant,” he said. Mr Rinpoche added that steps would be taken to promote the Tibetan alternative system of medicine along with ayurveda. “The use of acupuncture has proved very successful in the Tibetan settlements in southern India in curing chronic diseases,” he said. He further said the government-in-exile was working on implementing the new educational policy in Tibetan educational institutions. This included holding refresher courses for teachers so that their knowledge was updated. A health policy was also being chalked out and awareness regarding the prevention of diseases would also be given importance, along with treatment. “We plan to make greater allocations for carrying out awareness campaigns for the prevention of diseases like AIDS, cancer and tuberculosis,” he said.
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Cops tracing cheats in TN
Shimla, July 13 The police team, which is still in Tamil Nadu, confirmed that the five persons running the company belonged to Putticottai near Tanjavore. The team raided the residence of a person named Zafar Ali, who is learnt to be their accomplice. He had absconded. The police team had taken with it the photo-copies of the certificates issued to these five persons by the tehsildar of Putticottai and the identity card issued by Election Commission. These documents were deposited by them with the Excise Department here when the company was registered in May this year. "The police team will verify the fact whether the Election Commission ID and certificate given by the tehsildar are forged or real," informed Mr A.P. Singh, SP, Shimla. Verifying all facts would take some more time, he added. Even though the actual amount that has been deposited in this company is not known, it is estimated that it is over Rs 1.50 crore. "The police has so far received formal complaints from 40 persons who had made a total deposit of Rs 4.70 lakh in this company," said Mr A.P. Singh. It is learnt that 269 persons have given details of the deposits made by them in the company to the local Beopar Mandal. The total amount of these deposits works out to be Rs 16.19 lakh. The company which had opened its office in Sanjauli sold consumer items like fridge, television sets, utensils, furniture and other household goods to people at half the market price. Later, it started a scheme under which it said people’s money would be doubled in 15 days. The company that opened in May early this year disappeared with the money invested by the people in two months. On the basis of a complaint by the Beopar Mandal, the Deputy Commissioner ordered an inquiry.
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Job schemes for Kol Dam oustees
Mandi, July 13 Talking to The Tribune after a meeting, the DCs said the schemes had been discussed with the GM and he had agreed in principal to finance these. Kol Dam has displaced over 1094 families-624 families in Bilaspur, 84 families in Mandi district and over 386 families in Shimla and Solan districts — along the Sutlej between Suni in Shimla and Kasol village in Bilaspur district. For the 84 oustee families of Mandi district, Mr Panda has formulated a scheme worth Rs 591 lakh that aims at promoting mushroom, horticulture, sericulture, herbs, floriculture, fisheries, ropeways and vocational training for the oustees. Similarly, for over 624 oustees in Bilaspur district, schemes of Rs 866 lakh aim at giving them viable income-generating activity from dairy farming, cultivation of mushroom, medicinal and aromatic plants and training in ITI trades. The Director Fisheries Officers, Dr BD Sharma, said the department had sent a Rs 2.25 crore project for promoting fisheries. “This includes revival of the Ghagas fish breeding farm and river fauna in Bhakra Dam downstream”. The Fisheries project had been sent for clearance to the Forestry and Environment Ministry. “Two fresh proposals are under scrutiny,” he added.
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Woman murdered in temple complex
Nahan, July 13 According to police sources, this morning Sheela Devi (55) and a retired municipal employee Gulzari Lal were seen standing in the temple complex of Vishwa Karma Mandir at Paonta at Paonta Chowk. After some time, their discussion got violent and Gulzari Lal allegedly tried to strangulate Sheela Devi. Sheela Devi resisted and made a cry for help. Gulzari Lal immediately stabbed her with a sharp knife. Sheela Devi received two knife injuries in the stomach, one in the chest, two in the arms and died on the spot. The accused jumped into Yamuna. He was noticed by a duty policeman and some other local residents, who also jumped in after him.
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2 killed in road mishap
Baddi, July 13 While negotiating a curve, driver could not control the tractor due to its high speed. Jatinder (7), the son of a migrant labourer from Mahua in UP, died on spot. The two serious injured person were rushed to civil hospital, Nalagarh where Roshan Lal, hailing from Goyala Pannad village near Nalagarh, breathed his last.
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