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Shimla train develops snag, road traffic hit
Dept to get more power to check illegal mining
Deha in Shimla to be
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Farmers diversifying to cash crops for survival
Polyhouse farming a losing proposition
Ski Village project’s fate hangs in balance
Green tribunal to act tough on pollution
Chamba’s traditional art to be revived
Disaster management team set up in Nurpur
Deputy Mayor questions govt on MBBS seat cut
Punjab, UT to buy power from state
Contractors to be punished for delay
HPSEB asked to solve low-voltage problem within 20 days
Grievance panel meet in Solan
Mountaineering courses conclude
IT office sought at Palampur
MC to make way for renovation of Town Hall
PTA formed at polytechnic college Body of one more student found Man duped of Rs 43,500
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Shimla train develops snag, road traffic hit
Solan, June 26 The Railways had to get another engine from Kandaghat to facilitate the onward journey of the train. It took nearly two hours to clear the track. The snag led to a huge traffic jam on both sides of the highway. Though the police diverted the uphill traffic from the Bhojnagar-Kumarhatti route and downhill from the Jangeshu-Kasauli route, motorists had to struggle for hours to reach their destinations. An official of the railways said they required 14 engines to run 10 trains -- five uphill and an equal number of downhill trains -- everyday. Nine new engines were purchased in 2008, but seven old engines were still being used, the official added. He said the problem arose due to shortage of spare parts as a few vendors come forward to supply the parts. Despite receiving the World Heritage Rail Line status in 2008 by the UNESCO, no funds had been received for maintenance of the track and being a non-profitable route, it did not figure in the priority list of the Railways. Lalit Kumar, a motorist who was going to Shimla, said they were directed to follow the Bhojnagar-Kumarhatti road from Chakki-Ka-Mor. It wasted their two hours and also the road was ill-maintained, he said. Arindam Sen, who was going to Delhi, was also caught in the traffic jam. He said old engines should not be used on the hilly track where proper maintenance was essential.
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Dept to get more power to check illegal mining
Una, June 26 As a first step against the mining mafia, it has been decided to give the department more manpower and easy mobility through more vehicles. The nod has come from the Cabinet as the issue was discussed threadbare at the yesterday’s meeting chaired by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, who is also in charge of the Mining Department, today told The Tribune that no illegal mining would be allowed henceforth. He said it had been decided by the Cabinet to create 25 posts of mining guard and depute them in four districts sharing the border with Punjab, namely Kangra, Una, Solan and Sirmaur. Besides, he said the four districts would also be provided with new jeeps to ensure greater mobility to check the illegal trade. Punjab and Haryana had imposed a ban on mining of construction material, putting pressure on Himachal Pradesh to supply the construction materials. The lower Shivalik belt of the Himalayas, that falls in Kangra, Una, Solan and Sirmaur districts, has fragile and loose soil structure with high contents of sand and gravel. During the monsoon, while the fine soil particles were drained along with the water to the plains, heavy particles such as sand and gravel settled in the numerous water channels and were prone to illegal mining during most parts of the year when the channels went dry. While the Mining Department allows scientific mining of the construction material for use by local residents, the distance is fixed from the banks of the channel and from the existing bridges for the material to be lifted. There is also a total ban on mechanical lifting of material by excavating machines and tippers. The trade has picked up during the last few years and scores of tippers loaded with construction material were reportedly moving out of the state on a daily basis. The transport, mining and police departments issue almost 3,000 challans every year, realising lakhs of rupees from these tippers, but the trade continues to prosper. Contrary to the claims of the government of having considerably checked the illegal trade, the cost of sand and gravel continues to rise in Himachal. One hundred cubic feet of sand, which was sold at Rs 800 a year ago, now cost Rs 2,000, while the cost of gravel had increased threefold during the same period, said Suresh Kumar, a government contractor from Una. |
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Deha in Shimla to be
sub-tehsil: CM
Shimla, June 26 Stressing on adopting the latest technologies to keep pace with the fast-changing world, he said everyone had access to internet and the social media and the need of the hour was to update with these technologies. Virbhadra said after the formation of the NDA government at the Centre, the prices of fuel, sugar and many consumable items had increased. He said the BJP got mandate in the Lok Sabha elections due to the social media only. The Chief Minister inaugurated the 4-km-long Deha-Dhar nullah road and 19-km Pabas-Mashroh road constructed at a cost of Rs 8 lakh and Rs 403.20 lakh. Thuth to Noli road constructed at Rs 41.71 lakh, Bala to Kishor road at Rs 105.60 lakh and Shalowa to Tikkar road at Rs 92.17 lakh were also inaugurated along with the science block of Government Senior Secondary School, Deha, completed at a cost of Rs 76.02 lakh. He also announced a veterinary dispensary for Deothi and a Primary Health Centre for Basha Dhar, upgrade of Thooth Middle School to High School and addition of four to five trades in the existing Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Chopal. The Chief Minister laid the foundation stones to upgrade the 20-bed Civil Hospital to 50-bed hospital at a cost of Rs 1.80 crore and announced a Home Guard company for Chopal. The foundation stone of Lift Water Irrigation Scheme, Thana, was also laid. The scheme, to be completed at a cost of Rs 300.50 lakh, will benefit eight villages. Local MLA Balbir Verma said it was for the first time that eight panchayats were being connected with 15 roads, measuring 158 kms. Other announcements
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Farmers diversifying to cash crops for survival
Shimla, June 26 The supply of ration at the cost of Rs 1 and 2 per kg under the Food Security Act has virtually finished the local market of paddy and wheat. Farmers are not keen on sowing the crop as it does not fetch remunerative returns as government procurement agencies are virtually absent in the state. It has become imperative for farmers to diversify to cash crops for their survival. As per the official data only 40 per cent of the population is engaged in farming and about 40 per cent of farmers are absentees who have given their land on lease. With about 80 per cent of the land being rain-fed and the cost of inputs, including
fertilisers, increasing enormously, agriculture has become a difficult occupation in the hill state.
Ravi Chauhan, a farmer from Kiari, said: “Joint family system has changed to nuclear families, reducing family
labour. Schemes such as MGNREGA, promising 100 days of work to all is holding back the labour from Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh. Purshottam, another farmer from Kangra, said: “There is no direct link between the grower and the buyer and due to inadequate post-harvesting facilities such as primary processing, grading and cold storage, the farmers of districts bordering Punjab are focusing on fodder production over paddy and wheat.” The damage caused to crops by wild animals and monkeys is another serious problem that remains unresolved and farmers in many parts of the state have become so desperate that they have left their lands uncultivated. Himachal Kisan Sabha had launched a movement against monkey and wild animal menace, but it soon faded out. Potato growers in tribal district of Lahaul started getting handsome returns till a few years ago, but now, they are gradually shifting to pea cultivation due to marketing problems. The returns from peas are 50 per cent more and the focus is shifting to cultivation of off-season vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, radish, carrot and turmeric. Out of 9.20 lakh hectare land under cultivation, vegetables were being grown on 70,000 hectares and the land under vegetable cultivation was increasing in the state, said JC
Rana, Director Agriculture. “Assured returns to farmers for their produce and proper support system can solve farmers’ problems to some extent,” he said, adding that diversification of crops would yield better remuneration for farmers and retain the fertility of land. |
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Polyhouse farming a losing proposition
Bilaspur, June 26 A large number of farmers have raised polyhouses (to grow vegetables and flowers) in Bilaspur, Solan, Kangra, Mandi and other districts under two schemes, a scheme started by the Horticulture Department under the National Horticulture Technology Mission (NHTM) in 2002 and another scheme launched by the state government in 2008, named as the Pandit Deen Dayal Kissan Bagwan Samridhi Yojna (PDDKBSY). A subsidy ranging from 30 to 50 per cent under the NHTM and 80 per cent through PDDKBSY was given to farmers for setting up polyhouses by the state government and a majority of them had taken loans from banks. Initially, many growers earned good money by growing vegetables and flowers in the polyhouses and marketing them in New Delhi and other markets. Sandeep Sankhayan, a grower from Bilaspur, said, “A majority of the polyhouse owners are facing problems and have become bank debtors and suicide by farmers was committed due to this reason.” Members of the Green Growers Kissan Bagwan Samiti said several problems being faced by the growers included the non-payment of subsidy in time, commercial rate of interest for bank loans, lack of technical knowhow and support from the state government, transportation problem, lack of marketing support, etc. The samiti has been strongly raising the demand for waving loans of the growers. Dr Kuldeep Tanwar, president of Himachal Kissan Sabha, said, “The polyhouse concept was a new technique imported from European countries and the government should have tested economic and technical feasibility of the concept in the state before asking farmers to adopt it.” The Kisan Sabha demanded, “The state government should provide technical, marketing and financial support to growers to save them from the debt trap.” Gurdev Singh, Director Horticulture, said, “In fact, project formulation and purchase of material was done by the growers and we provide technical support and inputs from time to time and also tried to give subsidy in time.” Deputy Director, Agriculture, Ramesh Sharma said, “The material used by the companies was as per norms and inspected regularly and we are providing technical support to the growers through field officers.” |
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Ski Village project’s fate hangs in balance
Shimla, June 26 The promoters of the project that ran into rough weather during the BJP regime are waiting for the government to take a final decision. “The matter is pending before the HPIDB and there has been no progress,” said Mohan Chauhan, Director, Tourism. It was in September 2013 that the promoters had submitted a proposal to the government, seeking certain modifications in the project. They were keen that the project be taken up under the PPP mode with thrust being on greater community involvement and direct opportunities for the locals. “We are waiting for the government to take a decision on our plea pending before it,” said Ajay Dabra, director of the HSV. He admitted that any further delay would escalate the project cost. The plea of the HSV promoters had been referred to the HPIDB to examine if the modifications sought by the promoters were not violative of the earlier agreement that the state government had entered into with the company on December 9, 2005. The final decision on allowing an amended project or directing the company to proceed with the earlier approved plan is to depend on the advice of the HPIDB and the Law Department. With the promoters keen to scale down the project, the earlier requirement of a total of 93.1 hectare of land, including 16.3 hectares of government land, is also likely to be halved. The company is now keen on having greater participation of the local community as it was owing to stiff opposition from villagers that the project ran into rough weather. Responding positively to the consent sought by the Tourism Department from promoters of Himalayan Ski Village in July last year for going ahead with the project after a hiatus of nine years, the company had sought some major modifications in its earlier plans. Considering the grim economic scenario, it was decided to scale down the proposed cost of the project from Rs 2000 crore to almost half. Uncertainty looms
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Green tribunal to act tough on pollution
Shima, June 26 The NGT headed by Justice Swatantar Kumar also directed the plant authorities to collect the municipal solid waste of MC Solan from tomorrow. It further directed the state government to supervise the functioning of the plant and ensure that no MSW is collected/ segregated at the site and the same is treated on a daily basis. The bench observed: “These directions have been issued keeping in view the fact that approximately 70 tonne MSW is generated per day in Shimla alone. If it is dumped without proper segregation, treatment and disposal, it will create serious health hazard in the entire city of Shimla and will affect Solan district as well.” It further observed: “We have no hesitation in noticing that there is no cooperation among various government departments, Municipal Corporation and Councils and the project proponent. All these stakeholders must realise that this is an environmental issue affecting not only them but public at large. Shimla is a tourist city and it is the obligation of the state and all other authorities concerned to keep it clean and healthy.” The NGT listed the matter for further hearing on August, 14. State to file report on dumping in Beas
The National Green Tribunal directed the state to file an affidavit with a report before it stating as to what was the extent of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated by each of the councils, panchayats of Mandi, Kullu, Manali, Sundernagar and Bhuntar in Beas river and its tributaries. It further directed it to explain the total MSW generated every day, how much the plastic waste generated was and where and how this plastic waste was disposed of. The tribunal was informed that its orders were being flouted with impunity and river Beas was being polluted even by government departments and they were throwing the waste directly into the river. Not only this, the sewage was discharged into the river along with the solid waste. On this, the NGT headed by Justice Swatantar Kumar directed the state to file the details of the persons and officers responsible, including private individuals, for causing environmental pollution on the next date of hearing. The matter has been listed for August 13 now. |
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Chamba’s traditional art to be revived
Chamba, June 26 Stating this here on Friday, LR Thakur, Lead District Manager, SBI Lead Bank, said the institute was imparting training under a 33-day course in Chamba rumal and embroidery batch-wise to poor youth belonging to below poverty line
(BPL) families from different parts of the district. The venture would not only provide employment opportunities to poor youth, but also revive and promote the traditional craft of the mountainous region, LR Thakur said. “In fact, Chamba rumal and embroidery is one of the various vocational training courses undertaken by the institute for creating employment avenues,” he said. Desktop publishing, dairy farming, sheep rearing, poultry farming, mushroom cultivation, dress designing, beauty
parlour, pickle-making etc were among the major vocational trades in which poor youth were being trained.
Thakur said so far as many as 1,560 persons, including 850 women of the district, in 71 training batches had been imparted training in different vocational trades since the inception of the institute in March 2010. He said after getting training, the trained youth were being established in their vocational trades through the state and Centrally-sponsored schemes by providing them financial assistance. |
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Disaster management team set up in Nurpur
Nurpur, June 26 He said a Disaster Management Committee (DMC), headed by Indora tehsildar had been constituted and a flood control room was also set up. “As many as twelve gram panchayats in Mand area of Indora tehsil are prone to floods by Beas river during the monsoons. The DMC has been directed to constitute rescue team in each gram panchayat prone to floods, which will act promptly to start flood relief operation in the area. The Public Works Department (PWD) has also been directed to display warning notice boards for tourists and schoolchildren on identified spots near Beas river and repair all the roads in Mand area,” said Sood. The SDM said the DMC would also identify unsafe places in Mand area in the wake of floods and formulate strategy for launching a quick rescue and relief operation during the disaster after the release of water from the Pong Dam. “For this purpose, a rescue team has been constituted in which local youth clubs, mahila mandals and self help groups are being included. These teams will be equipped with all the possible techniques to save people in wake of floods in Mand area,” he added. It is pertinent to mention that water released from the Pong Dam in Beas river by the Bhakhra Beas Management Board (BBMB) during monsoons, enter houses of local residents in the flood prone gram panchayats in Mand area. Residents of around forty villages are living under a constant fear of floods following the release of dam water. |
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Deputy Mayor questions govt on MBBS seat cut
Shimla, June 26 Forwarding a representation of parents of the students to the Chief Minister, Panwar said, “It is strange and unfortunate that a private medical college, which did not match the infrastructure of twin government colleges, had been allowed to admit 150 MBBS students in the first batch.” Urging the government to take up the issue with the Union Health Ministry and the MCI, he said the number of seats in these colleges must be restored to 200. Accusing the government of keeping the students in the dark that there would be no reduction in the number of seats, he said the counselling conducted by Himachal Pradesh University had exposed that the claims of the government were false and inspite of holding counselling for 200 seats, only 115 students, 65 in IGMS and 50 in Tanda medical college had been admitted. The government must sort out this matter and remove the confusion in the interest of the students, he added. |
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Punjab, UT to buy power from state
Shimla, June 26 Punjab has negotiated a deal with Himachal Pradesh, seeking 105 mw of electricity everyday for July to meet power demand in the state because thermal power stations in Punjab have been blocked due to
shortage of coal, revealed sources. The state has been supplying about 100 mw power at Rs 4.08 per unit per day to UP till June 30 and about 22 mw power to Chandigarh at Rs 3.10 per unit per day, revealed official sources. Haryana has stopped buying electricity from HP, where the power generation has hit the peak as about 1,800 mw electricity is being generated everyday against a daily demand of about 800-900 mw that fluctuates
everyday. The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) has been generating about 136.89 lakh units from power houses, including 300 mw from Baspa-III, 126 mw from Larji Dam, 120 mw Bhaba and 86 mw from Malana. The electricity board is also drawing about 5.76 lakh units from the dispatch centre. The daily demand hovers around 250 lakh units, said engineers of the department. “We are negotiating a deal with Punjab for a daily demand of about 105 mw and 15 mw from Chandigarh, while Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are also seeking
power for July,” said an official of the Electricity Department. |
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Contractors to be punished for delay
Shimla, June 26 He said the contractors who failed to complete the works in a stipulated time would be black-listed as the delay in work escalates the cost of projects and leads to waste of public money. He laid the foundation stone for upgrading the 16 km Chopal-Chokia-Jhiknipul road at an estimated amount of Rs 748 lakh. He said the lift irrigation supply scheme at Maraog should be completed with an outlay of Rs 532.57 lakh by lifting water from Shalvi khud that would benefit the inhabitants of 23 villages, besides irrigating 356 hectare of land. He also laid the foundation stone of lift water supply scheme Tohil-Laloon, Karai-Langoth and lift Irrigation scheme Lingzar to be completed at a cost of Rs 52 lakh and Rs 109.28 lakh benefiting 10 villages. The CM announced to upgrade Primary School, Antrauli, in GP Khaddar to Middle School. He also laid the foundation stone of sub-tehsil office at Nerwa to be
constructed at a cost of Rs 90 lakh. The foundation stone of 50-bed hospital at Nerwa was also laid along with 15 km Mashrahn to Podan road, to be completed at a cost of Rs 340 lakh, 4 km Newati to Lakhwati road costing Rs 76 lakh and 6 km Timbi-Lachog road, constructed at a cost of Rs 177 lakh. The CM announced to lay the foundation stone of SDPOs office and a residential building to be constructed at a cost of Rs 36.14 lakh. He announced the inauguration of Sarahan–Jhokar road to be constructed with an outlay of Rs 376 lakh. The CM said the matter
for opening HRTC depot at Nerwa would also be considered. |
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HPSEB asked to solve low-voltage problem within 20 days
Sundernagar, June 26 The Forum further ordered quashing of four faulty bills and directed the HPSEB authorities to issue fresh bills on average consumption after adjusting the amount already taken. The Forum ordered that Rs 3,000 be paid to the complainant as compensation and Rs 2,000 as the cost of
litigation. Kashmir Singh had filed a complaint saying that he was suffering with the problem of low voltage and dim light. He said his meter was defective and that he was issued four defective bills asking him to pay an exorbitant amount. He said he had made several complaints and issued a legal notice also, but the problem was not redressed after which he filed a complaint. The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board authorities denied the charges, but admitted that the meter installed at the complainant’s house was defective. They said a rebate was given to the complainant regarding this. The Forum held that it was the duty of the HPSEB authorities to ensure proper voltage at the house of the complainant. It further observed that since the meter on the premises of the complainant was defective, the bills were not proper. Hence, it ordered quashing of the four bills. It has asked the Secretary, HPSEB, Shimla, Chief Engineer, HPSEB, Mandi, Superintending Engineer, HPSEB, Mandi, Executive Engineer, HPSEB, Sundernagar, and SDO, Ner Chowk, to
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Grievance panel meet in Solan
Solan, June 26 Verma demanded an inquiry into the manner in which the land meant for raising a housing colony was converted into plots which were sold for various commercial and housing purposes, violating the norms related to change of land use and TCP. Even the land which was supposed to be set aside for common purposes was sold for commercial purposes and the state government suffered a revenue loss amounting to crores. Though the minister assured that the matter would be enquired into, no official was assigned the task of looking into it. The absence of a mortuary in Baddi was also raised by Verma. He said kin of the deceased were a harried lot as they had to wait in inhospitable conditions to receive the body. The Deputy Director, Elementary Education, was taken to task by various political leaders and public representatives today for his failure to redress people’s grievances. The issue was raised by Ramesh Thakur, chairman, APMC, Ramesh Chauhan, vice-chairman, Khadi and Village Board, and several others who demanded his removal from the post. Sudhir Sharma directed the SDM to enquire into faulty transformer installations at Kuftu and Ser villages and faulty meters. Officials of the Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) had to bear the brunt of giving an incorrect reply when an aggrieved Kunihar resident raised the issue of seepage of unhygienic waste water into a natural nullah. |
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Pratibha urges youth to stay away from drugs
Kullu, June 26 Various programmes and activities were organised with the joint efforts of the District Red Cross Society, Narcotics Control Bureau, police, health, women and child welfare, education, Nehru Yuva Kendra and various other departments. Pratibha praised the initiatives of the society to launch mobile healthcare services, in which a team of medical experts would visit villages and arrange free medical check-ups for elderly people. She also appreciated the efforts of the District Red Cross Society for the welfare of orphans, disabled and the differently-abled children. She said during the last one year, the District Red Cross Society had provided a cash relief of Rs 8 lakh to the needy patients and accident victims. She also distributed 14 wheelchairs and various medical equipments provided through the District Red Cross Society. Later, during her address in Government Senior Secondary School, Dhalpur, she appealed to the youth to stay away from drugs and told that youth can contribute a major role to spread awareness among the masses, against ill-effects of drug abuse. She also flagged off an awareness rally of the students of various educational institutions and associations. National vice-president All India Panchayat Parishad, Satya Prakash Thakur, Banjar MLA Karan Singh, Kullu DC and president of District Red Cross Society, Rakesh Kanwar, SP Kullu Surender Verma, were present on the occasion. |
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Mountaineering courses conclude
Kullu, June 26 He told that 28 participants from all over the country, including 5 girls and instructor in- charge Kanwar Singh Kanwar, conquered the 17,353-foot high Friendship Peak, near Manali, on June 20 to complete the 183rd advance mountaineering course, which commenced from May 30. He said 107 participants, including 21 girls and trainee Michael Lopes from Switzerland also successfully accomplished the 318th basic mountaineering course under instructor in-charge Gautam Thakur. Inder Dev Sharma, Senior Mountaineering and Snow Rescue Instructor, ABVIMAS, and overall in-charge of the courses told that trainees were taught techniques of rock climbing, rappelling, river crossing, glacier travel, search and rescue on mountainous terrain and many other skills of mountaineering. Captain Salhuria highlighted the achievements of the institute and informed that over 1,60,000 trainees from various parts of the country and abroad had been trained by the institute. He congratulated the training staff for conducting the training despite all odds and inclement weather. He added that adventure activities inculcate inner strength among the youth. |
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IT office sought at Palampur
Palampur, June 26 The members urged Shanta, who is the Member of Parliament (MP), Kangra, to take up the issue for opening of a new office of the commissioner of the income-tax administration at Palampur or Dharamsala with immediate effect. They apprised the MP that at present, tax payers of eight districts of north region of the state
were attached to the commissioners of the Income Tax Department, Shimla and Solan. They said for appeal cases and other matters, tax payers had to visit Shimla or Solan which was quite inconvenient. Members of the Bar Association said restructuring of cadre strength of the income tax administration was under process these days, therefore at this stage new offices of the commissioner could be created easily. Shanta assured the members of taking up the matter with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Raj Kishore Tiwari and make all efforts for the creation of new office of the commissioner of income tax administration at Palampur. Later, RK Sood, president, Bar Association, said they informed Shanta that income tax had neglected north region of the state and tax payers were facing hardships in disposal of their appeal cases.
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MC to make way for renovation of Town Hall
Shimla, June 26 The project aims at restoring the beauty of The Mall heritage zone and rehabilitation of Town Hall, a heritage building and the seat of the MC that will make the city more attractive for tourists. The Chief Minister said the government would preserve the old heritage buildings. The Mall would give a better look from the CTO to the Shimla Club and so would be all roads leading from The Mall to The Ridge, he added. The park near Town Hall, Daulat Singh Park and Rani Jhansi Park would be beautified and The Ridge be resurfaced under the project, he added. He said that the CTO, the Scandal Point, the gathering space in front of Town Hall, rain shelters adjacent to the Rotary Club, the Sher-e-Punjab junction sitting place near Oberoi Clarkes Hotel would give better look under the project. The project aims to
illuminate Gaiety Theatre, Town Hall, Scandal point, Ashiana on the Ridge, Christ Church, State Library and Chinar Tree to make it more attractive for the tourists, Virbhadra said. Three escalators adjacent to khadi building, Jain Dharamshala and Snow White Drycleaners would facilitate the movement of people from Lower Bazaar to The Mall. |
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Traffic on the
Kalka-Shimla National Highway remained disrupted for nearly two hours after the engine of the Kalka-Shimla train developed a technical snag at the Jabli railway crossing this morning.
for sand and gravel and their smuggling to Punjab and Haryana, the hill state is gearing up to check it by strengthening the hands of the Mining Department.
Shimla, June 26
The anti-ragging committee of the college held a meeting today and decided to form the association. The meeting stressed that the involvement of parents was important in view of drug menace, which was fast spreading among the younger generation in society.
Principal Dinesh Sharma chaired the meeting. Issues related to ragging, drug abuse and alcohol were also discussed in the meeting.
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The body of Nerudu Jagdish Mudiraj, a student of VNR Vignana Jyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, was recovered from the Beas today.
The body was found floating in the river at a distance from the spot of the mishap.
The body has been sent to Andhra Bhawan, New Delhi, for sending it to Hyderabad after the post-mortem.
TNS
