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Thursday,
April 26, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Dam
oustees being given plots: CM Rs 740 cr
okayed for industrial projects HP to seek Centre’s nod on project VC for
need-based research |
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Senior
students told to vacate hostel 2000 down
with gastroenteritis in Hamirpur
NSUI for probe into appointments Panchen
Lama’s release sought 2 courses
allotted to Parmar varsity Villagers
complain of water shortage
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Dam oustees being given plots: CM Shimla, April 25 The Chief Minister said the government would adopt a pragmatic approach in solving the problems of the oustees. He said it was unfortunate that the oustees were still facing problems in their rehabilitation even after 50 years after the construction of the dam. He said the oustees had made sacrifice in the larger interest of the nation and their rehabilitation should have been given due attention when the dam was constructed. He said not to speak of this, the state government was even not getting due share from Bhakra Beas management projects. It was getting only 2.5 per cent share as against its legitimate share of 7.19 per cent. He held the leadership of that time responsible for it. Mr Dhumal said the present government soon after taking over decided to set up new Bilaspur town in which the Bhakra dam oustees could be rehabilitated. New applications were invited to give an opportunity to those who were left out earlier and after scrutiny 787 oustees were found eligible. He said the Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur, was directed to identify land for the rehabilitation of oustees who had reported that 50 to 60 plots could be carved out at Kosrain, 80 to 100 at Nihal, 44 plots at Lakhanpur and 250 at Noaa villages. The Chief Minister said the Luhnu ground and stadium at Bilaspur was being developed at a cost of Rs 45 lakh besides the construction of a Rs 45 lakh sports hostel with a capacity of 85 sportspersons, he said that the work on the construction of Palika Bazar has also been started at a cost of Rs 4.70 crore. The Chief Minister directed the BBMB authorities to ensure that the Bhakra dam oustees should be provided priority in employment. Mr J.P. Nadda, Health Minister, thanked the Chief Minister for evincing keen interest in solving the long-pending problems of the Bhakra dam oustees. He urged that the construction of link road connecting oustees villages should be taken up on priority basis under Prime Minister Gram Sarak Yojna. |
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Rs 740 cr okayed for
industrial projects Dalhousie, April 25 Giving this information at Sinhuta yesterday, Mr Kishori Lal, Industries Minister, said industrial development had been given a big boost by encouraging
environment-friendly and local raw material-based industries with a view to generating income for the state and creating employment avenues for local residents. The minister said the new industrial policy guidelines aimed at the spread of industries to the interior parts of the state. He said the income tax holiday for new industrial units had been extended upto March, 2002, by the Central Government. The Central Transport Subsidy Scheme had also been extended upto 2007 to facilitate entrepreneurs, he said. The minister said that under the Prime Minister’s Rojzar
Yojana, 6,476 youths had been given loans amounting to Rs 44 crore for self-employment ventures. |
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HP to seek Centre’s nod on project Shimla, April 25 The ministry had stopped work on the project due to the failure of the corporation to seek prior permission for the quarrying of stones in the forest area as required under the Forest Conservation Act. Mr S.K. Pande, Himachal Principal Chief Conservator said the government had been seized of the matter and sent the case to the ministry about a fortnight ago. He said the state government and the corporation were working in unison to get clearance at the earliest and ensure that work on the project, already behind schedule, was not delayed further. He hoped that the matter would be settled in the next eight to 10 days. Work on the project was started in 1993 and it was surprising that it took the Forest authorities seven years to enforce the law. The project, originally was scheduled to be completed by 1998 but due to delay in the starting work, endless disputes between direct employees and the seconded staff from state power board which led to frequent agitations and blocking of river Sutlej by a massive landslide forced the corporation to postpone it to March 2002. However, flash-flood in Sutlej last year caused widespread destruction to the project delaying commissioning of project by another 18 months. |
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VC for need-based research Palampur, April 25 Dr Tej Partap said he had taken over this assignment as a big challenge and he was committed to improve the functioning of the university so that the farmers of the state were benefited. He said the university was not in bad financial health but needed improvement. He stressed for need-based research in the university keeping in mind the local conditions so that farmers feel encouraged. He said scientists should not forget that the research had become a quite costly affair and they should resist from wasteful research, therefore irrelevant research and courses would have to be kept aside to avoid the uncalled for expenditures. He said at present the debate was going whether the agriculture research should be handed over to the private sector or not but he opposed such ideas and said this would adversely affect the interest of small and marginal farmers particularly in the hills. The Vice-Chancellor said he was in favour of introduction of contract system in the future recruitments of scientists. He also hinted for the discarding of such course which were no more irrelevant in the present scenario and said that if the old decisions might be reviewed in the interest of institution. Later addressing a four day workshop on “Farming in the hill sloping lands”, being organised by the university. Dr Tej Partap said there was an urgent need for ensuring national food security and hill agriculture could play vital role in this field as the large areas under agriculture fell in the hills of country. He made a strong plea for the radical changes in the policies so that unproductive forest areas could be made highly beneficial. He said with the change in the land use due to the establishment of new townships and industrial estates coming up, hill agriculture had gained great importance. |
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Senior students told to vacate hostel Kangra, April 25 Dr Gupta said all the 33 first-year students were medically examined. He said six students, including Vishal Chandel, had injury marks on their bodies. He said efforts were on to identify the culprits. Dr Gupta said junior students could not identify the students who had indulged in the severe beating. He said senior students were being put to secret ballot for disclosing the names of those involved in the crime. He confessed that the students were too scared to divulge the names of the culprits. Dr Gupta said a police post had been set up in the college for the safety of students. Tension prevailed in the college today on the second day. He said the college management had given time up to 4.00 p.m. today for disclosing the names of the students otherwise the police would take action under law. Meanwhile, according to college sources, the students involved in the crime had not been identified till the end of deadline. The Additional District Police Chief, Mr N.D. Sareen, when contacted said if the actual students were not identified today, the college management would serve notice to senior students of the college to vacate the hostel. He said no arrests had been made so far. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr Krishen Chand, told this correspondent that a case of wrongful confinement, threat of life and beating by more than five persons has been registered. |
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2000 down
with gastroenteritis in Hamirpur Hamirpur, April 25 Students of a local private school have been the worst sufferers as they also took part in the lunch. Parents of these students have been highly upset over the decision of the school management to sent their wards for the feast without their permission. Dr S.M. Katwal, District Health Officer, said here today the situation was under control. More than 60 persons suffering from it were treated in the Regional Hospital today. He said samples of water, food grains and other materials were taken from the house of the man who had arranged the feast and sent to the Kandaghat laboratory of the department for analysis. Meanwhile, the SDM, Hamirpur, had been told to hold an enquiry into the disease. |
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NSUI for probe into appointments Shimla, April 25 The NSUI alleged that merit was totally ignored for the appointments made in the past two years. They alleged that students were facing problems and university authorities were turning a blind eye to it. The NSUI alleged that the Dhumal government was indulging into “nepotism” and “favouritism”. It alleged that state government’s policy is anti-youth and anti-student. The Dhumal government was ignoring Himachali youths and non-Hamichali’s were being appointed. Addressing the rally Mr Kewal Singh Pathania, president, alleged that the appointments made were unfair in fair. He demanded a judicial inquiry into the appointments. He alleged that Rs 3 crore was provided for the construction of SC/ST hostel. A judicial inquiry was also sought into the use of funds. Posts of clerk had been vacant for last year and results of clerks’ test had not been declared, he alleged. The NSUI demanded the withdrawal of fee hike, and SC/ST hostel’s construction. Mr Pathania said that if a judicial inquiry was not ordered they would organise a dharna in the state and district levels. |
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Panchen
Lama’s release sought Shimla, April 25 Protests were organised in many parts of the state on the 12th birthday of the Panchen Lama today. The protesting Tibetans alleged that the Lama was still under detention. The Tibetan boy disappeared along with his family in May 1995, when he was 6-year old. In June 1996, China finally admitted that the child was in Beijing’s custody. However, to this day, despite repeated requests by the United Nations and the international community, the Chinese authorities refuse to disclose his whereabouts. They urged China to respect the rights of Tibetan children and release the young Panchen Lama without any precondition. |
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2 courses allotted
to Parmar varsity Solan, April 25 Prof
R.P. Awasthi, Vice-Chancellor of the university, told mediapersons here today that the course on temperate fruit would cover propagation techniques, nursery raising and management of insects, pests and diseases, and post harvest technologies. The other course in medicinal and aromatic plants would cover propagation techniques, nursery raising, identification and management of insects, pests and diseases, orchard management techniques and special problems related to medicinal and aromatic plants and also processing these for extraction of commercial products. The fees for each course has been fixed at $ 1,200. Each course would be of three-week duration and would begin in the third week of August. |
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Villagers
complain of water shortage Kumarhatti, April 25 Due to erratic water supply from a tank near Kothi Chapple village, residents have been facing hardships. Similarly, the primary school of Gaiddo has no source of drinking water supply, as a result of which the children are forced to quench their thirst from the limited water available in the school. |
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