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Aerial trolley project for apples
Shimla airport to be expanded
Tunnel viable only in Una: Swiss firm
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Luxury tax issue
Power projects to hit ecology: Bodies
Manali girl wins gold in science fair
Jaya Sagar presents her model on mustard plants and apple pollination in the IRIS Science Fair, Bengaluru.
Migratory birds spotted in Pong wetland
Remove VC, exam controller: SFI
Work on Bathu bridge hangs fire
The new Bathu bridge on the Kangra-Ranital road which is incomplete even after seven years. Photo by writer
Poor upkeep of Regional Hospital irks Virbhadra
HPCA to hold more tourneys: MP
2 units lose approval for 25 drugs
Anurag promises one-rank, one-pension scheme
Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur addresses a meeting organised by the BJP Ex-servicemen Cell at Gagret in Una on Wednesday.
Photo : Rajesh Sharma
Project for 24x7 water supply in Kangra takes off
Kangra school shines in camp
Students of GAV Public School with Principal Sukhwinder Singh in Kangra on Wednesday.
Photo: Ashok Raina
March against self-immolation in Tibet
Ambulances not to be shifted from Keylong, Lahaul
Rs 5.41 crore to be spent on quality education in Lahaul areas
DCC for Sirmaur approved
Third accused in minor’s rape held
8,000 from Una to get skill devp allowance
Nirmal Bharat campaign kicks off in Salooni
Test for patwari on Dec 8 PHC at Nakrot demanded Rs 90,000, jewellery stolen Quota in buses CITU, SFI flay Centre Shanta not averse to contesting Kangra LS seat
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Aerial trolley project for apples hits roadblock
Shimla, December 4 But this ambitious 90-km-long Apple and Goods Transport Aerial Ropeway proposed to ease traffic mess and pollution on the highway during the apple season has hit a roadblock. The dilemma is how to transport fruit in trucks to outside markets from the Parwanoo Sabzi Mandi, which does not have enough space to accommodate the fruit arrivals from the apple belt. The government has asked the consultant firm to study and recommend the remedy, said top officials. Another problem: The highway traffic load and rush is multiplying every month that has, in turn, squeezed Parwanoo industrial hub beyond its carrying capacity on the Shimla-Kalka National Highway, said the officials. The consulting firm has proposed the 90-km-long main aerial ropeway connecting a network of sub-aerial arteries connecting each major apple-producing area in Rohru, Rampur, Jubbal-Kotkhai, Kotgarh, Kumarsain, Theog, Chopal and Anni-Dalash. The firm has conducted the preliminary ground survey between Baghi in Kotkhai and Parwanoo. The main aerial ropeway will connect the smaller linking ropeways at key locations at Nithar near Rampur and Kotgarh, Sainj, Guma near Kotkhai, Chopal, Jubbal and Rohru. HP State Infrastructure Development Board (HPSIDB) has appointed the consultant for the purpose at the direction of the state government. "The government has asked the firm to study and submit its report on the possible remedy that can be carried out to make further transport from Parwanoo smooth and feasible," said Srikant Baldi, chief executive officer of the board and principal secretary finance. The firm has proposed that each trolley would transport 1.5 quintal fruit or other goods at the speed of 20-24 km per hour, said the officials. The ropeway would be designed to transportation speed so that the goods are delivered. The apple growers are upbeat, saying the aerial ropeway will ease the miseries on the road during the apple season when the traffic jams and landslides make the transport of fruit a nightmarish experience. "It would also save the fruit from damage and bruises in trucks and help regulate the flow of fruit to the markets and solve the problem of glut in the market. And the farmer will fetch good prices," said Pramod Chauhan and Rajiv Bragta, apple farmers. Chief general manager HPSIDB Anil Kapil said the firm is working out the cost and other details and would submit its techno-feasibility report in three months' time. The report would be examined by the government for further action, he added. |
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Shimla airport to be expanded
Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the two-day traditional Anokhi Dali fair at Jubbarhatti, he said the state government had developed the runway at its own resources and later handed it over to the authority for operation. The flights on the airport had not been operated for one year as an airline had discontinued its services whereas bigger aircraft of Air-India and other airlines could not land here as these did not have smaller aeroplanes. He said if the AAI had rejected the proposal to expand the airstrip, then the state would do so with its resources. He said he had laid the foundation stone of Katasani cricket stadium near Jubberhatti during his previous term but the BJP government took no interest in constructing the stadium and funds allocated were diverted elsewhere. He urged the people to come forward in providing land voluntarily so that a multi-purpose sports stadium could be constructed. He said the fair was the traditional one used to be held at the place where airport existed. Such fairs and festivals were the symbol of rich cultural heritage of the state and helped in preserving it. He said 60 middle schools and five senior secondary schools had been opened in the Shimla rural constituency and adequate staff and other facilities had been provided there. Still government school teachers preferred sending their wards to private schools which was not a happy situation. Virbhadra Singh said 24 roads would be widened in the constituency at a cost of over Rs 100 crore and a dental college and shooting range would also be established at Nehra in Shakrah panchayat. The second campus of Himachal university would also be established in the constituency. He announced that Sunni Dussehra would be organised as a district level festival and a full-fledged police station was also being developed at this place. Besides, a playground was also being developed in Sunni at Rs. 20 lakh. A grand function would be organised at Hamirpur on December 25 to mark the completion of one year of the Congress government. Pramod Sharma, Chairman of the Anokhi Dali Committee said free health check-up camps had also been organised and free medicines and spectacles were given to the needy patients. |
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Tunnel viable only in Una: Swiss firm
Shimla, December 4 The issue of construction of three main tunnels - Bangana-Dhaneta, Bhubujot and Holi-Utrala is likely to be placed before the Cabinet, which will meet here tomorrow. The detailed feasibility report of the tunnels, which was submitted by Swiss consultants Bernard Ingenieure ZT here two days back, is likely to be placed before the Cabinet for consideration. The state government is keen to construct tunnels on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis to reduce the distance between various destinations. The task of undertaking feasibility study and preparing DPRs had been assigned to the Swiss consultant at a cost of Rs 6.78 crore. The Holi-Utrala tunnel, likely to cost over Rs 1500 crore, will reduce the distance between Baijnath and Chamba by 140 kms. Similarly, the 3161 m Bhubujot tunnel, with a construction cost of Rs 529 crore, will reduce the distance between Jogindernagar and Kullu by almost 59 kms. The most significant aspect is that as per the feasibility study, the Bangana-Dhaneta tunnel is the only one out of the three which has been termed as commercially viable, without any government support. The construction period for this tunnel is about two years while the concessional period for the company running it on BOT basis has been fixed at 30 years. However, in case of the almost 7-km Holi-Utrala tunnel, the report is not very encouraging. “The tunnel, which will take almost 10 years for construction, is neither economically nor commercially viable and, moreover, it will not be an all-weather road,” informed a PWD official. He added that the volume of traffic on this route too is less as majority of the vehicles take the Dalhousie-Chamba route. As far as the Bhubujot tunnel is concerned, clearances will have to be obtained from the National Board for Wild Life as the tunnel and approach road on the Shilh Bhadwani side near Jogindernagar fall in the Nargu Wild Life sanctuary. The period of construction of Rs 529 crore tunnel has been fixed at four years. Moreover, it has been recommended that the concessional period for it should be enhanced from 30 years to 50 years to make it commercially viable. |
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Govt figures on tourist arrivals exaggerated: Hoteliers
Kuldeep Chauhan Tribune News Service
Shimla, December 4 “We will take up the issue with the government for a final decision in a couple of days,” said a senior official. The all-hoteliers delegation from Manali and Shimla met the Chief Minister two days ago, reinforcing their objections to the luxury tax being proposed to be levied on the “room tariff declared by the hoteliers”. The luxury tax should be charged on the basis of the actual tariff on which a hotelier sells his room to the customer, they pleaded. "The Chief Minister assured that the government would consider their view sympathetically," said AR Thakur, president, Manali Hoteliers Association (MHA), who led the delegation along with Harnam S Kukreja, president, Shimla Hoteliers and Restaurants Association and Umesh Angre, president, All-Himachal Hoteliers Association. The MHA cited the statistics it has obtained under the Right To Information Act for Kullu and Manali from the tourism department to prove their point that the DoTC figures are exaggerated. In 2013, hoteliers said, 3.89 lakh tourists stayed in hotels in Kullu-Manali till August, while tourist arrival for the same period was 18.99 lakh, almost six times more. RTI information further revealed hoteliers in Kullu-Manali had reported occupancy of 6.18 lakh in 2012, while the tourist arrival was pegged at 32.26 lakh, which was almost five times more than the actual occupancy, said Thakur. Similarly, in 2011, the occupancy in hotels was 6.41 lakh while the number of arrivals was 27.98 lakh; in 2010, occupancy was 6.58 lakh and the number of arrivals was 25.29 lakh, RTI information revealed. They paid luxury tax of Rs 6.24 crore till August 2013, Rs 9.91 crore in 2012, Rs 8.79 crore in 2011, Rs 8.14 crore in 2010 and Rs 7.73 crore in 2009. On the other hand, the finance, tax and tourism departments claim hoteliers are evading luxury tax by way of under-reporting. There are over 10 per cent hotels not registered with the tourism department which pay no tax, causing crores of revenue loss to the government, said the officials. The tourism department figures are contradictory as the department has no monitoring system in Shimla, Dharamsala and Chamba, though they have a green tax barrier at Manali, said Angre.Director tourism Mohan Chauhan said the final decision at the government level would be taken soon.
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Power projects to hit ecology: Bodies
Shimla, December 4 The ICFRE, which has been assigned the Cumulative Environmental Impact Assessment Study (CEIAS), is holding a public hearing on December 7 at Jhakri to ascertain the views of the people regarding the impact of the already commissioned, under-construction and proposed power projects on the basin. People have been more concerned about the massive construction activity being undertaken for implementation of projects on the basin in the wake of the calamity which devastated the Kedarnath area and large parts of tribal Kinnaur district. People and environment advocacy organisations have warned that “too many power projects” will spell doom for the ecosystem and the inhabitants in the ecologically fragile hill areas. The Sutlej basin accounts for 13,332 MW (revised upwards from 10,355 MW under digitised plan) of the state’s total identified hydropower potential of 27,436.35 MW. If the plan to set up a cascade of a dozen projects is fully implemented, the 230-km stretch of the fast-flowing river from Shipki La (the entry point at China border) to Koldam will be virtually wiped out. While the 135-km-long power tunnels will effectively kill 160-km length of the river, another 70 km will be subsumed in reservoir. It will have far-reaching implication for the ecosystem and in turn the livelihood of the local people. The Himalaya Nitit Abhiyan, apex body of NGOs pursuing environment issues, is demanding implementation of the Shukla committee, which recommended that no projects be constructed beyond 7,000 feet and a minimum riparian distance be maintained between two projects, for all the projects. It wants the government to review all the projects on which construction work has so far not been started. Convener of the Himachal Professional’s Forum RL Justa says even the small projects have become a matter of concern as they are coming up virtually one over the other, which will create serious problems for the hill people who are largely dependent on small streams for all their water needs. In countries like Sweden and Norway, 20 per cent of the total hydroelectric potential has been kept on hold as an environmental safeguard. Till date, projects of 8,417 MW capacity, including the Bhakra Dam, have been commissioned, and out of these, projects of about 5,800 MW are in Sutlej basin. Two more projects, 800 MW Kol Dam and 412 MW Rampur, are nearing completion and another 27 projects aggregating 4,700 MW are in various stages of implementation or proposed in the basin. |
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Manali girl wins gold in science fair
Manali, December 4 Her presentation on improvement in apple pollination with the help of mustard plants was applauded by top scientists. Jaya will now represent India in the International Science Fair being held in the USA next year. Jaya, a student of non-medical in Standard XI, was selected from 60 lakh participants who had applied online to take part in IRIS. Jaya with help of her model proved that mustard flowers attract insects and butterflies which help in the pollination process. She said if mustard plants were sown around apple trees, its yellow flowers will attract the insects which then will sit on the apple flowers and pollinate these. Jaya, who was the only participant from the government school, has already won many national science competitions. She was given a warm welcome when she returned to her school in Manali. Her school principal Roop Singh Thakur said not only her teachers but also people of the valley were proud of her. He said the school would extend all support to her to achieve her goal. The young scientist believes that if her research is implemented practically, apple growers could get a bumper apple crop by drawing more pollinators with the help of mustard flowers. She wants to become an engineer and do further research in the project. She said the first prize in IRIS Science Fair has encouraged her to achieve a higher goal in the future. |
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Migratory birds spotted in Pong wetland
Hamirpur, December 4 The lesser-known Bella near Nadaun in the district has attracted a number of migratory birds this season, which may increase as per experts. But there are reports of poachers becoming active in the area posing threat to birds. Till now more than 2,000 birds have been spotted on the shallow waters of the Beas. The major species, which have been spotted in the waters of the river, are ruddy shelduck, coots, cormorant and common poachers. A huge flock of these ducks here has been attracting the locals as well as tourists to the spot, but the threat to the birds have increased as reports of poachers moving around in the wee hours in the area has also been reported. Villager Sunil Kumar said, "The hunters move to the riverside in the wee hours, when it is still dark." The flesh of the birds is in great demand and is sold at a high price. The land around the river of Bella village has good bio-diversity and is one of the reasons for attracting birds. The valleys in Himachal host 36 per cent of the migratory bird population and out of 1,228 species of birds reported in India, 447 have been spotted in the waters of the state, as per a report. Subhash Prashar, DFO, Wildlife, said, "We have taken steps to protect the migratory birds and the territorial wing of the Forest Department and the police are also keeping eye on the poachers." |
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Remove VC, exam controller: SFI
Shimla, December 4 Leaders of the SFI said both of them were responsible for the “saffronisation of the campus and creating the Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) mess” as students were facing a lot of hardships. Students shouted anti-Vice Chancellor and anti-COE slogans on the campus, charging them with acting as agents of the BJP and the RSS. SFI state president Suresh Sarval and general secretary Munish Sharma alleged that the duo was responsible for the
problems being faced by the students. Though the VC promised to declare the examination results in 45 days, results were still pending for the past
six months. Chaos governed the examination branch as the question papers were full of mistakes and students were not getting their
roll numbers in time, they alleged. The leaders asked the state government to remove the Vice Chancellor and suspend the COE to save the varsity campus from academic disorder. The SFI would launch a statewide agitation if the duo was not removed, they threatened. The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in a hurry, they said. Office-bearers of the SCA were present during the protest. Up in arms
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Work on Bathu bridge hangs fire
Dharamsala, December 4 The use of old technology in the construction of the bridge on the national highway is one of the reasons for delay in the project. The tentative cost of the bridge was Rs 4.82 crore and it was expected to be completed within two years. Now about seven years have passed since the allotment of the contract for the bridge, but the contractors have just managed to construct pillars. A visit to the area by The Tribune revealed that the work had come to standstill. The contractors earlier used small concrete mixing machines for the construction of bridge that led to delay. The machines produced just about 7 to 8 cubic feet concrete material at a time. Instead the construction of the bridge should been carried out with batching plants for concrete mixing. The delay in construction had led to escalation of cost. The bridge is vital as it is a link on the Kangra-Una or
Kangra-Hoshiarpur roads. A few years ago, the bridge got washed away during monsoon and the entire traffic had to be diverted on longer alternative
routes. PWD officials said as per the agreement clause for the construction of the bridge, batching plant was not being used for the construction of the Bathu bridge. Regarding the delay in the project, they said unavailability of labour was causing delay. The PWD authorities had earlier said the work on the bridge would resume as the monsoon slowed down. The design for shuttering of the bridge had now been approved by the authorities and hopefully the work would be completed soon, they had said. Now since the monsoon has been over, there are no signs of work getting started. The authorities also allayed fears regarding the strength of the bridge due to the use of old technology. The issue has brought to the fore the failure of the PWD national highways department of the state to rope in companies that can deploy modern technology for early construction of bridges in the state. |
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Poor upkeep of Regional Hospital irks Virbhadra
The hospital building was in a dilapidated state. Pipes were broken at various ends and there was a poor supply of drinking water. He asked the Chief Medical Officer to ensure better hygienic conditions at the hospital. The Chief Minister took a detailed report from the CMO and IPH department Chief Engineer RK Kanwar and PWD Superintending Engineer RK
Verma regarding the spread of gastroenteritis in the villages. He ordered that both departments should work in unison and ensure that no such incidents recur in the future. State Planning Development and 20- Point Implementation Committee chairman Ram Lal Thakur, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Rajesh Dharmani and local MLA Bambar Thakur were present on the occasion. |
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HPCA to hold more tourneys: MP
Una, December 4 Thakur said the association would soon start tournaments at various levels. He said the HPCA was a sports body and not doing any politics. He appealed to the government to support the organisation and not create hurdles on its way. Talking about the inquiries being faced by the HPCA, Anurag said creating sports infrastructure for the players was not a crime and he was ready to face any inquiries initiated by the government. He added that he had full faith in the judicial system. Earlier, the MP addressed public meetings in Batuhi, Bhaloh, Panoh, Basal, Jhalera, Chalola and Hillview colony, all in the Kutlehar segment. |
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2 units lose approval for 25 drugs
Solan, December 4 The two seized chemicals--ephedrine and pseudoephedrine — were being used by MBP Pharmaceuticals and Mont Bio-Pharma to manufacture 25 different products and on an average, 30 to 40 batches of each product was being manufactured annually. The suspension will put a halt on the sale, manufacture and distribution of these products in the market with immediate effect. Drug Controller Navneet Marwaha said since the working of the two units had come under the scanner of the Patiala police, they had suspended the product approvals accorded to manufacture 25 such products as it was a serious issues and an investigation was still underway. The officials had earlier sent 78 drug samples for quality testing. While the lab reports would take several months to confirm the extent of chemicals used in these drugs, officials have seized all records. |
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Anurag promises one-rank, one-pension scheme
Una, December 4 The MP said a war memorial would be constructed in
Hamirpur. Besides, a training academy with hostel facility to train aspirants in the defence services would also be set up in
Hamirpur. He said the formula of allocating vacancies of soldiers to states on the basis of their recruitable male population was faulty, adding that works of gallantry by soldiers from a particular state or region should form the criteria. He pointed out that of the four Param Vir Chakras awarded during the Kargil conflict, two went to soldiers from Himachal
Pradesh. Anurag said the BJP Ex-servicemen Cell had requisitioned 80 to 100 kanals of land in Hamirpur for a war memorial. He said Rs 11 crore would be spent on the construction of the memorial. Former General Officer in Command, Western Command, Lt-Gen HS Kanwar
(retd) and BJP state spokesman Parveen Sharma were also present. |
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Project for 24x7 water supply in Kangra takes off
Kangra, December 4 Kajal said the town would have a round-the-clock water supply under this scheme and the project was planned for more than two decades, that is till 2045. He said the project would have 10 water tanks with 27.17 lakh litres water capacity, collection tank with 14.23 lakh litres water capacity with main storage tank of 22.50 lakh litres water capacity. The scheme will have three tubewell water sources at Mata Kaa
Baag, Jogipur and Polytechnic Kangra to provide water supply to the residents living within the municipal council limits. The MLA said Rs 4 crore were spent on zone I of Kangra sewerage scheme which was ready. He said zone II would be complete in all respects by the end of next year. He said 35 hand pumps each were installed in Palum and Changer areas of his constituency. |
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Kangra school shines in camp
Kangra, December 4 Sukhwinder Singh, Principal, GAV Public School, while honouring the students, said the basic objective of the INSPIRE camp was to build the critical human resource pool for strengthening and expanding the Science and Technology system. He said 250 students from 32 schools of the state with 84.5 per cent or more marks in class X were selected for the camp in which GAV Public School bagged fifty per cent of the total positions. Renowned scientists Prof PK Khosla Vice-Chancellor, Shoolini University, Solan, Prof IS Dua of Oxford University, Prof Vadhera and Prof Suman B Beri from Punjab University, shared their views on the occasion. He said Chitwan bagged three positions, Srishti won two positions while
Abhishek, Ayushi, Abinav and Alankrit won one position each. |
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March against self-immolation in Tibet
Dharamsala, December 4 "Long live Gyalwa
Tenzin Gyatso, lets unite our brothers here and those in exile", he shouted before collapsing a
few metres away, the Tibetans claimed. The Chinese police on routine patrol immediately surrounded him not allowing Tibetans, who were preventing them from taking the charred body away. The police finally took away Kunchok after a few clashes. Tseten's wife Namnang, 28, and his relatives were arrested. A
few bystanders involved in manhandling with the police were also arrested. All businesses in the town were forced to shut down for today.
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Ambulances not to be shifted from Keylong, Lahaul
Kullu, December 4 He added that one ambulance each in Udaipur and Keylong and two in Spiti would continue their services during winters as well. Deputy Commissioner,
Lahaul-Spiti, Beer Singh Thakur confirmed that the Borders Road Organisation had restored the road connectivity during winter and ambulance services would continue in winter as well. He confirmed that there was ample diesel stock for the ambulance. Sheds would be built to preserve the ambulance equipment. |
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Rs 5.41 crore to be spent on quality education in Lahaul areas
Kullu, December 4 This was stated by vice-president of the National Scheduled Tribe Commission and legislature of Lahaul Ravi Thakur during his public address in
Triloknath, 170 km from here, yesterday. He was here at the inauguration of the new building of a middle school, constructed at Rs 2.40 crore. He said 185 students of the school would be benefited from this new building. Earlier, students from Lahaul had to go out of the district for getting education. He added that the request to fill vacant posts of teacher would be forwarded to the government. The annual function of the school was held and a cultural programme was presented by students. The chief guest presented awards to students. |
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Shimla, December 4 Party spokesperson Naresh Chauhan said office-bearers and members of the executive body of the DCC, Sirmaur, would start functioning soon. The DCC will be headed by Ajay Solanki
and have Balbir Singh, Rupender Thakur, Jai Parkash Chauhan, Pariksha Chauhan, Shabnam Iqbal, Bansi Ram Rana, Hitender Singh Thakur, Mast Ram Prashar, Rajinder Sharma, Onkar Singh, Prem Chand, Vijay Singh Pundir, Yaqub Beg, Prem Pal Singh Chauhan and Jagdish Chand Chaudhary as vice-presidents. General secretaries are Dalip Singh, Indira Kashyap, Virender Parmar, Sanjeev Sharma, Harpreet Singh, Arun Mehta, Tapender Singh, Amar Singh Kapoor, Sher Singh Negi, Rajender Singh Thakur, Geeta Ram Thakur, Sant Ram Chauhan, Sita Ram Sharma, Nand Lal Parwal, Hari Pal Walia, Yogesh Gupta, Chetan Parmar, Partap Bhagmal and Jagdarshan Chauhan, while Rakesh Garg will be
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If all goes as planned, the aerial trolley would transport 1.5 quintal apple moving at a speed of 24 km per hour non-stop and causing less pollution, to the market at
Parwanoo. But this ambitious 90-km-long Apple and Goods Transport Aerial Ropeway proposed to ease traffic mess and pollution on the highway during the apple season has hit a roadblock.
A student of Govt Senior Secondary School, Manali, has brought laurels to the state by winning a gold medal in "Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) National Fair 2013", held in
Bengaluru, where 130 participants from across the country gave her a stiff competition.
Her presentation on improvement in apple pollination with the help of mustard plants was applauded by top scientists. Jaya will now represent India in the International Science Fair being held in the USA next year.
Jaya, a student of non-medical in Standard XI, was selected from 60 lakh participants who had applied online to take part in IRIS.
Dharamsala, December 4
Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur today said if the BJP came to power in the coming general election, it would implement the one-rank, one-pension scheme for ex-servicemen. He was speaking at a function organised by the Himachal Pradesh Ex-servicemen Cell at Gagret in Una district.
Kangra, December 4
Shimla, December 4
The Bangana-Dhaneta tunnel which will reduce the distance between Una and Hamirpur by 6 km is the only one which has been termed as technically, economically and commercially viable. The cost of the tunnel for which two variants, one of 1,285 mts and the other of 1,461 mts have been recommended, will cost about Rs 185 crore.
Bilaspur, December 4