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June 12, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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HP Cong men urge leaders to
unite
Action likely against hotels
flouting pollution norms Three
drowned in Kangra Baner khud Panel to
finalise inter-state bus pact |
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AOC-in-C
calls on Governor Camp on
bee-keeping Need for
computer education stressed
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HP Cong men urge leaders to
unite Shimla, June 11 The division in the groups led by the CLP leader, Mr Virbhadra Singh and the PCC chief, Mrs Vidya Stokes, came out in the open as the latter group surrounded Mrs Dixit wherever she went. The occasion became a platform for both groups to vent their anger against each other. However, the meeting concluded peacefully. The party activists warned that the image of the Congress was sinking because of rivalry among senior leaders and this might affect the prospects in the Assembly elections. Some leaders said instead of wasting time in collecting signatures against the Tehelka expose, the leaders should stress for unity and expose the “corruption” that has allegedly become rampant in the BJP rule. Mr Virbhadra Singh took exception to the induction in Congress of those persons who had earlier “joined hands” with the BJP government and prepared a “charge sheet” against him which was sent to the CBI for investigations. He said it was ironic that such persons were re-inducted in the party by Mrs Stokes. These persons should either publicly apologise or withdraw their names from the charge sheet. He challenged them to prove the charges listed by them in the charge sheet. Slogans of “shame-shame” were raised by a large number of participants as Mr Virbhadra Singh objected to the inclusion of such persons in the Congress. He alleged that the BJP Chief Minister, Mr P.K. Dhumal, was trying to divide the Congress leaders, some of whom were playing in his hands. Mr Vijay Singh Mankotia and Mr Rangila Ram Rao are learnt to have pleaded for unity in the party. The PCC chief, Mrs Stokes, is learnt to have said that unity was required in the party. Later, talking to newsmen, Mrs Dixit said that about three lakh signatures demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, were today presented to her by Mrs Stokes. She said that the BJP, which had been claiming to be a clean party, had exposed itself in the Tehelka footage in which its senior leaders were seen “accepting or demanding” bribe for defence deals. Mrs Dixit said that the BJP government at the Centre had put the security and prestige of the country at stake. It first played with the security of the country in Kargil and then at the time when Bangladesh forces kidnapped BSF personnel and killed them after torturing. She said that the issues to be highlighted in the public meetings of the Congress were identified in today’s meeting and efforts would be made to reach the grassroot level. She admitted that being a big family, there could be differences among the leaders, but they united whenever there was a challenge to the party. |
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Action likely against hotels
flouting pollution norms Dharamsala, June 11 A team of the state Pollution Control Board visited various hotels and other establishments at McLeodganj during the past two days following complaints by some locals of unhygienic conditions prevailing in the town. Several big hotels have no provision for sewage disposal. McLeodganj, which has emerged as an international tourist destination, is full of heaps of garbage, lack of proper drainage system and overflowing sewage tanks. A Majority of the hotels have no sewage treatment plant, a mandatory condition. Due to the absence of proper sewage disposal at some hotels on the temple road, leading to the palace of the Dalai Lama, the retaining wall has collapsed on a number of occasions. “This has become an annual ordeal for us as we are compelled to raise the retaining wall every time it collapses a PWD official said. Despite the board’s warning to these hotels some time back, they have still not complied with pollution norms. The number of such hotels is reported to be over 75. The team is also learnt to have objected to several meat shops along the temple road. The team also visited the Jogibara area, adjoining the main monastery, where the nullah has been “chocked” due to haphazard and unscientific constructions and dumping of debris. Several organisations have been expressing concern over the haphazard constructions. The municipal council and the Tourism Department have failed to check whether the norms are being followed. Disposals from some of the Tibetan institutions like Tibetan Children School and the Tibetan library has also not been taken care of. Seeing the deteriorating condition of McLeodganj, a project for cleaning up the place was started by some foreigners. Hollywood actor Richard Gere is the driving force behind the project. |
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Three drowned in Kangra Baner khud Kangra, June 11 A group of 10 youths from Faridkot were bathing in the khud near Purana Kangra bridge when two of them drowned in the deep waters. A third youth was saved. The deceased were identified as Sumit (20) and Sanjeev (20) both residents of Faridkot. According to the eyewitnesses when three youths were drowning, one of them was saved by some local youths. Another was rushed by them to Kangra subdivisional hospital where he died. The body of the third youth was later fished out by Mr Barad Ram. The SDM, Kangra, Mr R.L. Rao, and the DSP Kangra, supervised the rescue operations. The group of youths was on its way to Bajreshwari Temple, Kangra, for a pilgrimage and decided to take a bath before paying obeisance when the mishap occurred this afternoon. Another person, Surinder Kumar (30) of Choti Haled village also reportedly drowned in the Baner near Kangra Raii way station last evening. |
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Panel to finalise inter-state bus pact Shimla, June 11 The Uttaranchal had been accusing Himachal Pradesh of plying buses in violation of the existing agreement signed years ago and pressing the state to finalise a new accord. Uttaranchal had even stopped and impounded some buses of the Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation last month. With the two states agreeing to maintain status quo the corporation will be able to ply the existing bus services between the two states. |
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AOC-in-C calls on Governor Shimla, June 11 He informed the Governor about the units under the Western Air Command in the state and presented a replica of the Command’s insignia to him. Dr Suraj Bhan presented a Himachal cap and a scarf to the Air Marshal. |
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Camp on
bee-keeping Chamba, June 11 Addressing participants on the concluding day of a three-day bee-keeping training camp organised by the local Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dr Subhash Chander Verma, Course Co-ordinator of the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, said the training would be useful for generating self employment and enhancing honey production in the region. He called upon the trainees to practise various aspects of honey-bee rearing and its management as imparted to them during the training camp. As many as 18 trainees, including women from the district, participated. |
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Need for computer
education stressed Kulu, June 11 Mr Chander Sen Thakur said this addressing persons at the annual function of the local Centre for Electronics Design and Technology of India (CEDTI), an institute under Ministry of Information Technology, here
yesterday. He said low cost computer training was being provided by the HP government at schools through computer education. The institutes like the CEDTI would help in converting students into IT professionals, he added. Mr Thakur congratulated the
management and students of the centre for securing first three positions in the all-India ATC examination held in July 2000 and winning second position in the examination this year. He also inaugurated a web site on ATC-Kulu and gave away prizes to the students. A cultural programme was also organised. |
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