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Dist-level consumer courts fail to come up in state
Jukaru festival kicks off in snow-capped Pangi valley
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‘White manure’ ensures moisture in soil for apple
Naturalist suggests green holidays to save environment
Himachal first state to achieve carbon neutrality
Bilaspur farmers earn over Rs 1 crore from cocoon production
Vignettes
Dharwar health centre not upgraded since 1999
A scene of a traffic jam in Kangra. Photo by writer
NHPC to add 10,706 MW by end of 12th Five-Year Plan
VIPs’ SCHOOL Visits
Sale of spurious drugs rampant in state
SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP
Steps to ensure facilities at Chaitra fair
Increase retirement age of Class III staff, CM urged
College chairman honoured
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Dist-level consumer courts fail to come up in state
Dharamsala, February 19 According to the information gathered by The Tribune, there are four district-level consumer courts functioning in the state, serving 12 districts. The consumer court at Kangra is catering to both Kangra and Chamba districts. Though the consumer court complex is located in Kangra district headquarters at Dharamsala, the president of the court moves at different places to listen to the complaints from the consumers. The state government has also failed to appoint members in existing courts due to which at places there was just one president and one member of the The court here at Dharamsala is also facing staff shortage. Presently there are just three staff members at Kangra consumer court at Dharamsala. Many posts are lying vacant. This is leading to an inordinate delay in decision on cases, leading to decreasing interest of consumers in the court. According to the Consumer Act, the district-level consumer courts should settle the cases within 90 days. However, due to shortage of courts and staff, generally the cases in consumer courts have been pending for a longer duration. The basic reason for pending cases is failure of the state government to provide district-level consumer court and non-appointment of members. Poor accessibility is also keeping the number of consumer cases limited in the district consumer forums. The jurisdiction of other district consumer forums in the state illustrates the fact. The Una district consumer forum has jurisdiction over Una, Hamirpur and Bilaspur district. It is very difficult for residents of Bilaspur to travel to Una for monitoring their case proceedings. The Shimla district consumer court has jurisdiction over Shimla, Solan, Kinnaur and Sirmour districts. The plight of members and litigants appearing in the court can be adjudicated from the distance up to which the jurisdiction of the consumer forum extends. The Mandi consumer court has jurisdiction over Mandi, Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti districts. Interestingly, the sources here said material such as furniture, photostat machines and other office equipment worth Rs 4 crore was purchased for setting up new consumer courts. The material was purchased without keeping in view the fact that there were no buildings, office-bearers or courts sanctioned by the government to use them. A large amount of material that was purchased is lying dumped now in the four-storied building of Kangra district consumer forum complex. The material might decay by the time it is put to use in new proposed consumer courts. The sources also said that unlike in other states, most of cases coming to district consumer courts in Himachal were those in which compensation of more than Rs one lakh was sought. The small consumers are still keeping away from courts due to delayed justice and more expenses involved in pursuing the cases. However, this defeats the basic purpose of implementation of the Consumer Act. The previous government also did not make any move to open new consumer courts in the state on the plea that there were very few cases in certain districts. However, the consumer activists are of the view that until the government provides consumer courts at least at the district level, people would not be inclined to make use of the Act.
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Jukaru festival kicks off in snow-capped Pangi valley
Chamba, February 19 According to PL Thakur, a retired forest officer who hails from Pangi, says for the preparation of the festival, the tribals fondly store butter, ghee, sattus, honey and pater (locally made liquor) well in advance of the festival. The festival consists of four important local ceremonies-- sil, pareed, panahie and uyaan. On the eve of amavas, people worship their family deity (ishta devta) and draw sketches of sun, moon, and stars etc on the beam (dai) of the roof of kotha. The special local recipes are taken in dinner. This ceremony is called as ‘sil’. People get up early in the morning and worship their family deity. They offer local recipes like mandays, pinni, luchi, ghee and milk in worship. Then people go across the village, carrying ‘bakrus’ (models of sheep or goats made of wheat floor), sattus and flowers and enquire about the well-being of their near and dear ones while repeating salutations ‘takra ta thiya naa’, which means May you be alright. This occasion is also called as ‘pareed’ and lasts for four days. ‘Panahie’ ceremony is celebrated on ther fifth day of the festival. People get up early in the morning and prepare ‘bakrus’ and pyramid of ‘satttus’ called ‘totu’. The small models of implements used in ploughing fields are also made of atta and are called ‘hatloo’. This ceremony marks the beginning of all agriculture activities. People celebrate each day of the festival singing and dancing on the beats of drums. Ladies perform the traditional rhythmic folkdance called ‘ghurei’. The traditional and legendary significance of the festival may be that the people of the valley are unable to enquire about the well-being of their kith and kin for several months because of heavy snowfall and chilly winters. Thus, Jukaru marks the occasion of leisure and pleasure. A fair called ‘Uyaan’ is held thereafter in which ladies perform ‘ghurei’ dance.
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‘White manure’ ensures moisture in soil for apple
There seems to be no respite from snow, rain and cold to the state and the tribal areas and other higher and mid- hill areas have remained snow bound since January 17.
Every time the weather starts improving, a fresh one western disturbance arrives bringing more snow and rain. This month alone there were three western disturbances which prolonged the miseries of the people. Mercifully, the latest spell of snow was full of moisture and accompanied with rain as a result of which it melted much faster than the earlier spells. However, the snow was too weighty and people in Kinnaur had to clear their roofs during snowfall to save them from collapsing. The power supply and telecommunication network has also not been restored fully and the supply of electricity continues to be erratic in most areas. The main roads have been opened to traffic but most of the link roads are still blocked. The administration and the people were not prepared for such heavy snow as the quantum of snow had declined appreciably in recent years. Until 1990s, heavy snowfall was common and it snowed five to seven times during the peak winter. However, with increasing human activity, construction of dams and deforestation has over the past two decades brought about a significant change in the weather. The mid-hill areas like Shimla and Chail do not experience regular snowfalls like past. The frequency and quantum of snow have dwindled sharply. Moreover, little snow that these areas receive occasionally melts very fast. Thus, good snow during the current season is a welcome sign as it will help recharge the natural sources of water and thus mitigate the problem of water shortage during summer. It will also ensure adequate moisture in soil for fruit and vegetable crops, particularly apple, for which snow is considered as white manure.
‘Nyaya’
panchayats
A recent study has revealed that most of the panchayat functionaries are in favour of setting up separate ‘nyaya’
panchayats. Almost all panchayati raj functionaries interviewed during the study carried out in Dharampur Block of Solan district favoured separate bodies for the purpose. The main reason for it, says Des
Raj, a researcher who was associated with the study, was that gram panchayats were carrying out the work of ‘nyaya’ panchayats at the cost of development work which was suffering as the functionaries could not pay requisite attention. He said 98 per cent of the panchayat presidents, vice-presidents and ward members were in favour of separate ‘nyaya’
panchayat. ‘Nyaya’ panchayat distracted the functionaries from development activities which involved much construction work. Panchayat representatives say that if there is a separate ‘nyaya’ panchayat to carry out judicial functions, the gram panchayat will be able to focus on development works. They were also in favour of vesting the right of audit in the ‘nyaya’
panchayat. Until 1978 nyaya panchayat were a separate institution. Subsequently, their powers were vested in gram
panchayats. Now the demand for ‘nyaya’ panchayat is once again gaining momentum due to the practical problems being faced by the functionaries in carrying out their mandate.
Hobby classes
The International Institute of Fashion Designing
(INIFD), Hamirpur, recently organised hobby classes for its students in collaboration with Pidlite
Company. Ishpreet Kaur, a trainer from Chandigarh, gave tips to the students in finer skills and taught several techniques for designing various items during the classes. The students were given tips to paint prints on silken and crape cloth by making use of different paints, making paper weights by using stone pebbles through painting and designing, using empty bottles, bamboo pieces and such other waste material for making pen stands, tooth brush stand and knives stand, etc were also taught by the trainer.The students also painted ply board pieces and broken pieces of tiles for making wall hangings and paintings to decorate the houses. The institute also organised a competition for the students after the hobby classes in which the students displayed articles prepared by them. (Contributed by Rakesh Lohumi and DP Gupta)
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Naturalist suggests green holidays to save environment
Chamba, February 19 Raising the issue vociferously, a naturalist of the region, Navneet Chowfla, suggested this to the state Chief Minister through a letter. “In this way we will be contributing to the green cover and saluting the martyrs annually,” he said. Chowfla was of the view that the green holidays should be made mandatory for schools, colleges, offices and business establishments. “On this day, they all should come together for the noble cause of contributing to the ecosystem,” he said. Under the MNREGA projects, being implemented by the government in different panchayats of the state, nurseries could be raised, he opined. “It was debasing to know the greed of axe on devdar trees in some parts of the state. More and more green avenues need to be created and restored, more task forces and pressure groups be encouraged to save the green cover of the state,” Chowfla said.
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Himachal first state to achieve carbon neutrality
Palampur, February 19 Sudhir Sharma, Urban Development Minister said recently that the Centre had sanctioned a bio-carbon project funded by the World Bank for the state. It aims at transforming the socio-economic condition of people by providing livelihood options to the poor in rural areas. The focus of this project was on forestation for which farmers will receive cash incentives. The project aims to develop cost-effective ways to minimise climate change risks by generating environment benefits through carbon regeneration, besides improving revenue generating capacity of small farmers. The minister said the state had also formulated a policy on climate change to prepare a roadmap for issues to be focussed in immediate future to protect the environment. The issues that the policy addresses include introducing technological interventions for reduction of greenhouse emissions from industries, residences, automobiles, landfills and the agricultural sector. It also focuses upon massive afforestation programmes, promoting use of renewable
energy, meeting energy requirements from hydel power, biomass rather than fossil fuels, recovery of energy from waste and to prevent change in the use of forest land. Realising the threat being caused by polythene to the environment, the state
has effectively banned the use of polythene carry bags. It also plans to seek assistance from the media in this regard and will give awards to journalists who carry news items in this regard in print and electronic media. This decision will certainly go a long way in creating awareness among every segment of society. The government has also announced imposing of a voluntary ‘green tax’ on vehicle owners. The tax collected will go into creating a corpus environment fund.
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Bilaspur farmers earn over Rs 1 crore from cocoon production
Bilaspur, February 19 Dharmani said it was a matter of pride for the state that Bilaspur district was preparing cocoons, which could compete with the best of cocoons produced by China. He said a regional silk research centre would also be started at Ghumarwin soon. Dharmani said each member of self- help group at Mahabir Resham Utpaadan Kendra, Padyalag, was earning Rs 30,000 every season due to special central assistance provided to them for a reeling shed and other ancillary machines. He said a total 75,000 Mulberry trees were being planted during by the government every season. He urged farmers to plant maximum Mulberry trees so that they could earn good and help in cocoon production. The Chief Parliamentary Secretary said two cluster centres would be constructed under the next Five Year Plan, in which 600 farmer families would be involved in plantation of Mulberry trees for giving a big boost to the cottage industry of the area. He presented a prize od Rs 5,000 to farmer Rajender Kumar of Kasohal village. Kumar was declared as the best cocoon producer in the district for producing 220 kg cocoon. Seri culture officer Baldev Chauhan and silk production scientist SK Tyagi also addressed the function, which was attended by a large number of people.
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Declining number of house sparrows
by Shriniwas Joshi My bedroom has a window that opens on a tiny-garden that has long Deodar jungle in its back. Earlier I used to wake up with the chirping of house sparrows frolicking on trees and romping on plants; not anymore. I find that chirp missing. The sparrows have disappeared; the clients of the bird-feeder that I had hung in the balcony have declined. I wondered why? Aditi Garg in her recent article in Spectrum of The Tribune writes, “The lack of nesting spaces in the modern set up is one of the reasons for the disappearance of the sparrow. With changing architectural specifications, recesses and niches in design have given way to smooth lines making it difficult for them to find a place to seek shelter.” The façade of our house has not changed since years and there are nooks and crannies available for sparrows to build the nesting places (see photo). I had a horrid experience of a sparrow making nest in one of the crevices in the fascia board covering the gutter around my roof. When the sparrow laid eggs in the nest, a serpent coiled up the drainpipe and not only swallowed the eggs but also killed the shrieking and fighting mother sparrow. The same saddening event was repeated the next year and I felt sorry for the birds that are not aware of the human adage: “History repeats itself.” I, now, make it a point that the sparrow does not build a nest at the same place and shoo it away from the time it brings the first straw for the nest. I do not know whether this action of mine has kept the sparrows away from that tweeting morn-visit. I, however, create no fuss if the sparrows cosied themselves in other openings on my roof. I have one more experience to share with my readers. I used to keep millet in the bird-feeder which the sparrows relished; then I changed their menu and gave them different types of dal and rice. They found the revised menu not to their taste and their visit to the feeder was less frequented. Only a hard-core ornithologist can deliver the reasons for this menu-change disliked by the sparrows. Nutritionists advise humans not to stick to mono-eating, i.e. eating the same food repeatedly. Does it not apply to the birds, especially sparrows? Recently, I found half a dozen sparrows near my balcony. It was a great day for me and my old acquaintances. I took out the camera and photographed them. I fed them on rice and they seemed to have liked it (see photo). I, on the basis of these experiences, used to analyse the reasons for declining sparrow population around my house with myself as culprit but then awakened to worldwide phenomenon of disappearing sparrows. One of the reasons that bird-lovers give for decline in sparrow-population is use of pesticides and insecticides thus depriving them of natural food. We do not use any chemicals in our fields and adhere to the use of green manure. If the reason mentioned above has sound legs to stand on then there should be more sparrows near our house as flocks visiting from other fields using pesticides. Another strongly attributed thought on this decline is electromagnetic radiations (EMR) emitted through mobile towers. Has it any scientific backing? Alfonso Balmori of Spain has studied the effects of EMR on sparrows and has concluded that their population has dropped after setting up of mobile towers. Atmospheric pollution due to the presence of Ether that unleaded petrol spreads is yet another reason quoted. Delhi has declared sparrow as the State Bird and Wildlife Wing of our State, on the last World Sparrow Day that falls on the 20th March, had promised to raise 100 sparrow nesting places on the trees here. Such steps can save the bird from total extinction. I am writing this piece exactly a month before the World Sparrow Day so that all bird-lovers on that day promise to do and continue to do their best to save the sparrows from becoming a bird of the past. Tailpiece Urban sparrows today have a far more high-pitched song than they did 50 years ago because they want to be heard over noise of the city, London experts say.
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Dharwar health centre not upgraded since 1999
Dharampur (Mandi),
February 19 Even as the PWD Department and Health Department are engaged in a blame game, the actual victims of this delay are the patients who have to travel long distances to the civil hospital Sarkaghat for treatment as the health centre doesnot have lab testing facilities and a proper building. Funds for the PHC had come from the schedule caste development plan funds and construction should have been time-bound as per the norms, said the locals. The health centre is being run in a private premises, they added. HC Dharwar was declared a PHC in 1999, but it has just one doctor to take care of the patients. “It is petty politics by the local MLA because of which we are suffering,” said one of the patients. The land for the doctors’ quarters was also allotted, but the PWD gave a damn to the whole project, rued the field staff. According to information sought under the RTI by Bhupender Singh, a resident of
Darwar, PWD has just spent Rs 16 lakh on the building so far. “Dharampur MLA did not show much interest in its completion during the last BJP regime due to political consideration,” said a local resident. When the PWD engineers and health officials were quizzed on the issue, they feigned ignorance and showed little concern. CMO Mandi Dr AB Gupta said that the department had deposited the entire amount of Rs 64.29 lakh with the PWD Department for construction in two installments -- Rs 39.29 lakh in March, 2009 and Rs 25 lakh in May, 2010. But PWD has not completed the work so far, he added, and feigned ignorance over its present status. Medical officer,
PHC, Dharwar, Dr Deepak Gupta said PWD had only laid the slab on the first floor and the building was still lying incomplete. Chief Engineer,
PWD, Mandi Arunesh Sharma said that he was handling the “dual charge of the post” and that he would see to it that the work was expedited.
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Traffic violations common in Kangra
Kangra, February 19 The town once had a population of 10,000 but now has the population of 30,000. New colonies have been constructed on the outskirts of the town. The roads in the town remain overcrowded. More than 2,100 private and government buses enter the town daily. Unfortunately, frequent traffic jams indicate inefficiency of the police. Traffic jams are being witnessed on the Dharamsala road, outside the new general bus stand, Tehsil Chowk and on Gupt Ganga road. The traffic authorities remain mute spectator to people’s ordeal. The unchecked wrong parking of vehicles on roads was the basic reason for the jams. Rampant illegal encroachment of roads also add to traffic jams in the town. The traffic lights, installed at the Tehsil Chowk and Hoshiarpur Road were damaged few years ago but the authorities did not bother about the damaged lights. The police do not care to take action against those who park their vehicles wrongly on the roads in the town. The Gupt Ganga road, connecting Dr RP Government Medical College, Tanda, with the town remains mostly chocked with traffic jams. The Kangra bypass which was constructed to ease the traffic has not helped the people. Youths drive rashly, putting lives of people in danger. The Road Safety Committee meetings remain a formality only. The authorities removed the encroachments on the Mandir road recently and promised to remove the encroachments in the main market and on Dharamsala road but no action was taken.
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NHPC to add 10,706 MW by end of 12th Five-Year Plan
Dalhousie, February 19 In Himachal Pradesh, with the commissioning of Chamera-III last year, the NHPC had now successfully commissioned projects with a total installed capacity of 1,251 MW in the state which included 180-MW Baira Siul, 540 MW Chamera-I and 300-MW Chamera-II power stations. Himachal Pradesh had been earning 12 per cent royalty in addition to the local area development fund, corporate social responsibility and community development schemes worth over Rs 300 crore annually from the power generated by the four hydropower stations owned by the NHPC operating in Chamba district. Besides, the NHPC had been constructing projects with a total installed capacity of 1,320 MW in Himachal Pradesh which included 800 MW Parbati-II and 520 MW Parbati-III projects in Sainj Valley of the state, the sources added. NHPC Limited (formerly known as National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd), a Government of India Enterprise, was incorporated in 1975 with an authorised capital of Rs 2,000 million to plan, promote and organise an integrated and efficient development of hydroelectric power in all aspects, the sources said, adding that later the NHPC expanded its objects to include development of power in all its aspects through conventional and non-conventional sources in India and abroad. Initially, on incorporation, the NHPC took over the execution of Salal stage-I, Baira Siul and Loktak hydroelectric projects from the Central Hydroelectric Project Construction and Control Board. Since then, it has executed 14 projects with an installed capacity of 5,295 MW on ownership basis, including projects taken up in joint venture. The NHPC had also executed five projects with an installed capacity of 89.35 MW on a turn-key basis, two of these projects had been commissioned in Nepal and Bhutan, the sources said.
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Students suffer as their exams approach
Tribune News Service
Mandi, February 19 Apart from the students and their parents, Communist Party of India (Marxist) has shot a memorandum to the government not to allow any ceremonies to be presided over by VVIPs in schools when the examinations are at hand. They should not ask the students to prepare for the festivals and fairs in the schools ahead of the final examinations. Several students in schools in the town are being asked to prepare for the cultural events for the coming Shivaratri fair. “We have to do rehearsals daily to prepare for the cultural presentations during the week-long Shivaratri fair,” the students rued. General secretary, CPM, Bhupender Singh, claimed that the VVIPs were visiting the schools, presiding over ceremonies and other functions, disturbing the studies of the students as the board examinations were at hand in senior secondary schools in the state. The government must make a policy that no VVIPs visit schools in 45 days ahead of final examinations as the teachers were forced to engage students in cultural rehearsals for days together at the cost of their studies, he charged. On the other hand, the school managements claim that they do not involve the students who have to undertake annual examinations. The annual cultural functions are a part of the school curriculum and nobody should have any problem with that, they maintain.
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Sale of spurious drugs rampant in state
Palampur, February 19 Earlier, the Director had also ordered for the medical audit of the prescription of medical officers and warned them not to prescribe unwanted and sub-standard drugs to patients. However, in Kangra, hardly any medical officer bothered about the warnings. Doctors are still prescribing those medicines where companies give them handsome commission and other costly gifts. It may be recalled that all is not well with the State Health Department. The state government has failed to check the rampant corruption p in the department. State vigilance agencies have also become silent spectators. A senior officer of the Health Department admitted that over three hundred brands of sub-standard drugs were being sold in different parts of the district on the prescription of medical officers. Though the state government is well conversant with the situation, no action has been initiated against the culprits as they enjoy political protection. The state government has already a detailed list of such corrupt medical officers but no one could dare either to shift them or initiate a disciplinary action against them. Recently, the doctor involved in a scam, was shifted by the Secretary (Health) but on the “intervention” of a minister the transfer orders were cancelled immediately. A doctor said, “ No one has the authority to challenge the prescriptions of doctors, not even even a health minister or DHS. Such circulars are regular routine . Even CMO Kangra has failed to implement the orders of the state government reagarding this. The record of various hospitals in Palampur and other places established that doctors had repeatedly prescribed particular brand of medicines to patients for the past three years and companies give upto 40 per cent commission on the sale.
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PU declared overall winner
Our Correspondent
Nurpur, February 19 Eighty participants of eight universities, barring Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), took part in the event. Kurukshetra University (KU) and Punjabi University, Patiala, were adjudged first and second runners-up. PU, Chandigarh, organised and sponsored the sailing championship for 1800, 1200 and 600 metres for men and women categories. Earlier, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, had organised inter-college sailing championship and 10 days’ special coaching for sailing at the centre. Rakesh Kumar, in charge of the water sports centre, said Dr Gurmit Singh, the Sports Director of the PU, Chandigarh, awarded prizes to the winners of the event. The following were the results of the championship. In 1800 metres (Men’s category) - PU, Chandigarh, KU, Kurukshetra, and Punjabi University, Patiala, were declared first, second and third. In 1,200 metres (Men) - Punjabi University, GND University and KU were adjudged first, second and third winners. In 600 metres (Men) - PU, KU and GND University were declared first, second and third winners. In 1,800 (Women) - PU, KU and GNDU were adjudged respectively first, second and third winners. In 1,200 (Women) - PU, Punjabi University and KU were declared first, second and third winners. In 600 (Women) - PU, GND University and Punjabi University were adjudged respectively first, second and third winners.
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Steps to ensure facilities at Chaitra fair
Bilaspur, February 19 This was said by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ajay Sharma recently while presiding over the mela management committee meeting of officials and others while reviewing the arrangements for the fair that would be visited by lakhs of devotees from across the country and abroad. The DC said SDM, Ghumarwin, Rajiv Kumar would be the mela officer while the Tehsildar, Jhandutta, would be assistant mela officer. He said the mela venue had been divided into five sectors and more police force and home guards would be deployed this year to ensure that this mela was conducted smoothly. The DC said free “langar” would be arranged and no Serai owner would be allowed to overcharge devotees for stay. All types of plastics and polythene would remain totally banned. Special buses would be run during the fair and only small vehicles would be allowed from Shah Talai to the hill-top temple at Rs 10 per passenger only. No noisy instruments like traditional drums and DJ system would be allowed in the fair. Former MLA Dr Biru Ram Kishore, nagar panchayat president Anju Kumari, vice-president Pawan Kaushal and Shiv Ram Bhardwaj, Jeet Ram, Nand Lal Sharma, Surender Kumar, Jaswant Singh,
Raj Kumar Chaudhary, Anita Kumari were among those present.
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Increase retirement age of Class III staff, CM urged
Bilaspur, February 19 Talking to mediapersons, Ram Singh said around 60 leaders from various parts of the state participated in the meeting. They stressed that all employees in the state, including the Class IV staff, were retiring at the age of 60 years in the state. The resolution said besides Central Government employees, there were several states where the retirement age of all categories of state government employees had been increased to 60 years and now there was no justification to continue “this injustice with the Class III employees in Himachal”. The resolution said there were several categories of employees and technical personnel who were retiring at the age of 62 or even 65 in several states. The meeting urged that the Chief Minster should accept this long-pending demand of the federation and unions of the state.
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Kangra writer nominated to Sahitya Academy council
Nurpur, February 19 Dr Guleri, who is also a national award winner for the development and promotion of Himachali language and
literature in 2011, had also been nominated to the council by the Himachal Pradesh Government in 2002. He will remain member of the council till 2017. Dr Guleri has three dozens books in Hindi and one dozen books in Himachali language to his credit and ahd also
attended various national and international seminars. Writers and various literary associations of the state welcomed the nomination of
Dr Guleri.
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College chairman honoured
Solan, February 19 His name was nominated by HPTU Vice-Chancellor Prof Shashi K Dhiman. Pasricha has been running the engineering college for the last ten years. Competition Success Review had placed the college at number two among the emerging engineering colleges of India.
— TNS
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My bedroom has a window that opens on a tiny-garden that has long Deodar jungle in its back. Earlier I used to wake up with the chirping of house sparrows frolicking on trees and romping on plants; not anymore. I find that chirp missing. The sparrows have disappeared; the clients of the bird-feeder that I had hung in the balcony have declined. I wondered why?
