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Friday,
June 29, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Dhumal
govt policies anti-people: INTUC Rs 3.50
cr DTH rig for Himachal TRANSFERS/
POSTINGS Dowry death:
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Kasauli girl
did not die of beating Karmapa turns 17 China should
not host Olympics: TYC Two medical
officers suspended 
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Dhumal govt policies
anti-people: INTUC Nurpur, June 28 Mr Amerjeet Singh ‘Baba’ and Mr Rajnesh Sharma, president and general secretary, respectively of the state INTUC in a joint statement here today lashed out at the Dhumal government for hiking water and electricity tariff, imposing user charge in health services and termed these as anti-people decisions. They said the state government had even failed to watch the interests of the employees and workers. The issues of the revision of house allowance, bonus and medical allowance were still under consideration by the government. The government had failed even to release dearness allowance due since January 2001. They alleged that government employees had been enlisted in the IRDP list meant for the people living under the poverty line. Deserving poor were being deprived of government benefits on political grounds. The government had failed to check irregularities of private bus operators for which the state INTUC had been raising its voice to strengthen the Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation, they added. The INTUC leaders pointed out that the state INTUC would organise a national-level meeting of 15 workers’ organisations on June 30 at Shimla in which misdeeds of the Dhumal government would be highlighted. INTUC would work out its strategy to protest against the anti-people policies of the government. Later in the evening INTUC would also hold a rally on the same day, they added. |
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Rs 3.50 cr DTH rig for Himachal Dharamsala, June 28 Addressing a press conference here today, the Union Minister for Water Resources, Mr Arjun Chander Sethi, said his ministry had decided to provide a second DTH rig to Himachal. “The ministry is fully aware of the problem of drinking water in the high altitude areas and as such this machine is being provided which can function and explore water in different geological areas,” he stated. He said as compared to the plains, making provision of drinking water in hills was a herculean task. “Our ministry has already drilled 84 tubewells in Himachal. Out of these, 52 have been handed over to the state government,” he said. Mr Sethi, who was here to inaugurate the northern Himalayan regional office of the Central Ground Water Board, said the opening up of the office would help in the transfer of the latest technical know-how to the state government and undertaking of scientific studies. He assured that his ministry was committed to providing clean drinking water to the people living in remote villages. For the purpose latest technology like remote-sensing was being made available. Mr Sethi said the government had already providing 95 per cent of villages in the country with clean drinking water and their endeavour would remain to conserve water and keep it pollution-free. He said in order to meet the pressing demand of drinking water in the drought-hit states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Orissa, a total of 1,700 tubewells had been set up. Apart from 50 tubewells had been set up in the earthquake-affected areas of Bhuj in Gujarat. Earlier, the Union Minister of Water Resources addressed a public meeting, along with the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Mr Shanta Kumar. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Shanta Kumar said when he had become the Chief Minister of Himachal for the first time in 1977, merely 272 villages of the state had the provision of drinking water. “Within a period of two-and-a-half year, the number of such villages rose to 2900,” he stated. The Transport Minister, Mr Kishan Kapoor, and the IPH Minister, Mr Ramesh
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TRANSFERS/ POSTINGS Shimla, June 28 Mr Amist will take charge from Mr I.N.S. Sandhu, ADG, Prisons, who is retiring on June 30. Mr I.D. Bhandari, DIG (Southern Range), has been promoted as IG (CID). Mr K.S. Rana, DIG, Enforcement, has been promoted as IG (Law and Order). The government has also transferred 12 HAS officers, Mr R.S. Negi, Managing Director, HIMFED, has been appointed Additional Secretary (Home). Mr P.S. Chauhan, ADM (Protocol), Shimla, goes as MD, HIMFED. Mr Madan Chauhan, GM, HPMC, has been appointed Additional Director, HIPA. Mr Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Joint Secretary (Home) has been appointed ADM (Protocol), Shimla. Mr Amit Kashyap, ADM, Kandaghat, goes as GM, HPMC. Mr H.S. Pundir, SDM, Chopal, has been appointed Assistant Commissioner, Leave Reserve, to DC, Bilaspur. Mr T.G. Negi, Deputy Director, Industries, goes as SDM, Chopal, Mr Vinod Goyal, AC, Bilaspur, has been appointed Deputy Director, Industries. Mr Ramesh Chand Thakur, AC, Mandi, has been appointed District Tourism Development Officer, Mandi. Dr Ashwani Kumar Sharma, who was under orders of transfer to Rekongpeo, has now been appointed SDM, Kandaghat. Mr Anupam Kashyap, BDO, Jubbal, has been appointed AC to DC, Mandi. Mr S. Pal Sharma, BDO, Bhatiat, has been appointed AC, Chamba. Mr Amitabh Awasthi, Deputy Secretary to Chief Minister, will also hold charge of Public Relations and Tourism Departments. |
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Dowry death: MLA seeks probe Kangra, June 28 Mr Bali raised this demand while addressing a press conference here yesterday. He demanded that those police officials who allegedly did not inform the mother of Meena about her death
till she was cremated, be placed under suspension till the inquiry was completed. Mr Bali circulated a letter written by Meena to her mother complaining about harassment at her in-laws house. Meena had married Sanjay Kumar of her choice and according to Mr Bali she was tortured by her in-laws. She was forced to starve and was beaten and physically tortured six or seven times during four months of her married life. In her letter Meena had feared that she might be killed before she could meet her mother. Before the widow mother, who was waiting for her son to accompany her could see Meena at her in-laws place she was found hanging, Mr Bali disclosed. He alleged that the police did not register the case under Section 302, IPC, despite the death under suspicious circumstances. The case was registered only at the insistence of her relatives. Mr Bali also circulated among the mediapersons the letter of request written by the mother of the deceased, Salochna Devi, to him for his intervention to give them justice. Meanwhile, the district police chief Mr Prathvi Raj when contacted denied the allegations that the mother of the deceased Meena was not informed about her death before her cremation. He, however, confessed that it was at the insistence of her kin that a case under Section 302 of the IPC was registered. He described the allegation levelled by Mr Bali as false and baseless. He said after the case was registered her husband Sanjay Kumar, father-law, Dewan Chand and mother in-law, Asha Devi were arrested and remanded in judicial custody till July 1, 2001. |
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Kasauli
girl did not die of beating Kasauli, June 28 The immediate cause of the death is stated to be pulmonary
oedema and patchy alveolar damage as indicated in the report submitted by Dr Manish, MD, Pathology, the DSP, Mr Sanjiv Lakhanpal, said. There were no other visible signs on the body indicating any other cause. This has ruled out the alleged beating by the PTI as the cause of death. The report has been sent to the SP, Solan. Meanwhile, an inquiry report by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mr S.C. Kalsotra, today said, the indifferent attitude of teachers of the school towards the parents’ grievances after the beating up of Shobha Devi and the consequent pent up feelings led to the violent upheaval of May 29. The report also indicated that an apparent factionalism in the teachers of the said school was noticeable and the mob which had caused large-scale destruction in the school was controlled by outsiders and hence incited to humiliate the two teachers. The report has pointed out that some avoidable lapses on part of the teachers, particularly the principal, had thrown the situation out of control. A considerate approach to the Parents Teachers Association by the teachers which had gone to the school to defuse the situation after the episode could have prevented the incident. The report condemned the treatment meted out to the teachers by the mob. It also laid down certain recommendations. It indicated that the PTI and the principal should be transferred to maintain the dignity and credibility of the school. The report also took note of the long stay of the other teachers of the school and has recommended that they should be transferred as per the government policy on a rotation basis. It felt a personal interest started taking precedence over school interest if teachers stayed in a place for long. The report also pointed out that the present PTA president who had been occupying the present post for the past eight years should be changed after every two years. It took exception to the lack of inaction by the District Education Officer (DEO) and it was pointed out that the DEO should inquire into all complaints of corporal punishment brought to his/ her notice and should conduct an inquiry within a fortnight so as to avert such a mishap. |
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Karmapa
turns 17 Dharamsala, June 28 It is the second birthday that the 17th Karmapa celebrated at his temporary abode at Sidhbari oversince his arrival in India on January 5 last year. The Karmapa’s and the Tibetan Government repeated requests to the Centre to allow him to go to the Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim, have not been accepted. The Karmapa today spent the day at Gyuto Monastery, offering customary prayers in the presence of his followers and senior officials of the Tibetan Government-in-exile. He offered special prayers before the portrait of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, placed on a throne. Two senior regents of the Karma Yagyu sect, Tai Situ Rimpoche and Gyaltsab Rimpoche, also offered special life long prayers before the Karmapa, the head of sect. The Minister for Religion and Culture in the Tibetan Government, Mr Tashi Wangdi, and Chief Kalon Sonam Topgyal were present on the occasion. The Karmapa blessed hundreds of his followers from all over the world amid chanting of mantras and playing of the traditional musical instruments. A day-long prayer service was held at the monastery. Born in June 1985, the Karmapa is the reincarnate of the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, who died in 1981. It is the 16th Karmapa who had set up the Rumtek Monastery in Sikkim after fleeing to India. Artistes from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) presented a cultural item. A song composed by the Karmapa himself was sung by them. The song was written in the praise of the Dalai Lama. |
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China should not host Olympics: TYC Dharamsala, June 28 In a statement issued here today, the President of the Dharamsala Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Mr Ngawang Paljo, said Tibetans were confident that the IOC would not grant the holding of the Olympics-2008 to Beijing, as China had time and again destabilised peace and harmony in Asia. He said the Tibetans from all over the world had sent 2,500 signatures, against the Olympics in Beijing. He said before making a final decision on the host for the Olympics, the IOC members must look into the issue of Tibet and to China’s continued human rights violations. |
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Two medical officers suspended Kangra, June 28 The Chief Medical Officer, Dr J.D. Mehta, today said Dr Bajaj and Dr Chib of the
primary health centre, Haripur, and the staff was found absent on Sunday when the injured were brought to the health centre. They could not be given medical aid in absence of the staff, the CMO said. He said later on the Block Medical Officer, Jawalamukhi, rushed to the health centre and brought the injured persons to the Civil Hospital, Dhera, where two persons died and seven were discharged after a first-aid. Dr Mehta said both medical officers were placed under suspension by the Secretary, Health today. He said the suspension of other staff members of the health centre was also expected. According to information, there was public protest following the death of two persons due to the non-availability of medical aid. |
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Enteritis
under control Kangra, June 28 |
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Shopkeepers
block traffic Shimla, June 28 The agitating shopkeepers also blocked traffic on the Sanjauli chowk for about seven hours. Mr Shavender Batish, president of the local Beopar Mandal, said the increase in traffic, particularly buses and other heavy vehicles, had made life hell for the residents. Long traffic jams had become a regular feature and there was no room for pedestrians during the peak hours. The residents had demanded setting up of police assistance post at the chowk where the administration had opened up a dispensary. Mr P.C. Katoch, DC, and Mr A.N. Sharma, SP, assured that a police assistance post would be set up at the Sanjauli chowk. |
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Asst attorneys seek Class I status Shimla, June 28 |
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ABVP
protest Shimla, June 28 Activists of the parishad wore black badges and staged
dharnas in all major towns of the state. They also submitted
memorandums to the local authorities. The main demands of the
parishad include end to commercialisation of education, making English
an optional instead of compulsory subject up to the degree level,
review of the fee hike decision and unconditional admission to the
degree course to those placed under compartment in the plus two
examination. |
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