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Sunday,
May 19, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Police officers’ shifting decried Exercise restraint,
CM tells scribes Parishad not to collect bills’ arrears
Stop exhibition-cum-sales, say traders |
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Overcharging by LPG agencies resented Firm evading Rs 2 cr IT HPSEB
issues monthly average bills HP gets Juvenile
Justice Boards Tibetan women’s
appeal to
UNHRC Driver dies as bus falls
into khud 4 crushed under water tanker
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Police
officers’ shifting decried Mandi, May 18 Describing
the action as “immature and taken in panic”, the former Speaker
said the hasty action presumably held the transferred officials guilty
without waiting for the result of the inquiry. It had demoralised
them. He said stern action was warranted against the guilty persons
after the inquiry. “Transfer is no punishment. It merely amounted to
admission by the government that its officials are guilty and the
unwise action can prejudice the inquiry itself,” he remarked. Earlier addressing a rally at Aut, Thakur Kaul Singh demanded that the Modi government in Gujarat should be dismissed as it had failed to stop killings of innocent people there and killings there by organised gangs had tarnished the secular image of the country. He
also criticised the Dhumal government’s dismal failure on all
fronts. He alleged discrimination in the matters of development with
Mandi district. The Mandi town was reeling under acute drinking water
shortage. Work on the Regional Hospital building had also been held up
for want of money. The funds were being provided to the constituencies
of VIPs, including the Chief Minister. He said lasting solution to the drinking water problem of Mandi town was to draw water of Uhl river by a gravity mainline. He also criticised HVC leader, Sukh Ram, for not raising voice against injustice being meted out to mandi district. The
Congress leader said the people had been disillusioned with the
BJP-HVC government’s anti-people policies. 
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Exercise restraint,
CM tells scribes Shimla, May 18 Mr Dhumal said journalists should exercise restraint while reporting about sensitive issues. He said there was need to protect interests of the journalists so that they could perform their duties effectively. Thanking the mediapersons for helping the government in propagating its policies and programmes he said the government shared cordial relations with the Press which assisted in formulating schemes for the welfare of the downtrodden. Mr Dhumal said the state government had provided scholarships to meritorious plus one and two students from different sections of society, which had benefited 2.88 lakh students during past four years. He said a letter had been sent to all schools to know their views on the schemes so that modifications, if any, could be made to benefit more people. Stressing upon the need to conduct periodic reorientation programmes to update the functioning of the working journalists he said this would enable them to cope up with latest advancements in the profession. He assured them all possible assistance from the government side in this connection. Mr Shyam Khosla, president of the National Union of Journalists, underlined the need for setting up of a tripartite committee for implementation of the wage board report. He said the journalists should inculcate ethical values in their professional duties, reflect the aspirations of the masses in respectable manner and stay away from political affiliations. The NUJ had taken up the case for amending the Working Journalists Act so that the part-time reporters could be covered under the definition of working journalists and benefit from the recommendations of the wage board, he said. The new office bearers of the HUJ elected today are: president — Mr R
Randev; general secretary — Mr R.L. Bali; secretary — Mr Dhananjay Sharma; and vice-president — Mr Rakesh Lohumi, Mr Shashi Kant and Mr Birbal Sharma. |
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Parishad not to collect bills’ arrears Kumarhatti, May 18 It was ridiculous that panchayats were asked to collect pending water bills record of which was not made available to them, he asserted. He also criticised government move on micro planning under which certain backward areas would get priority in development. The microplanning was of no use as all developments had been done on political considerations, he alleged. He expressed dismay over inordinate delay in the sanction of revised IRDP lists. Power to sanction the lists should be transferred to respective block development officers, he demanded. He also demanded the filling of vacant posts of panchayat secretaries in Solan block where eight panchayats secretaries were looking after work of 32 panchayats . |
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Dalit’s entry into
temple raises eyebrows Shimla, May 18 An instance of this came to light in Mandal village of Jubbal tehsil when a Dalit Surinder Kumar paid obeisance at the Kiyalu Devta temple. He allegedly was warned of dire consequences by upper caste people if he dared to enter in the temple. Surinder Kumar, a postgraduate was perplexed. The matter has been brought to the notice of Himachal Governor, Dr Suraj
Bhan, by certain advocates. The Governor has assured authorities concerned to inquire into the incident and submit a report within a fortnight. Mr P.C.
Katoch, the Deputy Commissioner here who also was given a memorandum in this regard, has directed the Superintendent of Police to investigate the complaint. |
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Stop exhibition-cum-sales, say traders Shimla, May 18 Mr Ramesh Chaujjar, general secretary of the mandal, said that in stalls items other than handicrafts and handloom were being sold and it was agreed that such stalls would close by May 15. However, no action had been taken in the matter. Deputy Commissioner had written to the Managers of the premises where exhibitions were on. While traders and manufacturers from outside the state are making a beeline to the busy tourist resort to sell products, the mandal termed it as a illegal and unauthorised commercial activity causing loss to the state exchequer. Exhibition-cum-sales have in recent years become regular feature in summer when tourists from plains throng the hill station. Some private businessmen have become experts in organising such sales. They hire suitable premises and then rent out stalls to traders who bring all sorts of products ranging from books an Ayurvedic drugs to readymade garments and handicrafts for sale. The local shopkeepers feel the pinch as the traders and manufacturers sell various items at much cheaper rates. The mandal has been up in arms against such exhibitions being organised in the name of promoting handicrafts and handloom. In fact, all sort of items, including grocery and general merchandise were sold at these exhibitions. At present such sales are running at the Gaiety Theatre, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex and Solitaire restaurant. Similar items are being sold at all exhibition-cum-sales. Dr Ashok Khanna, President of the local mandal, expressed surprise how the buildings not even completed, could be allowed to be used for commercial activity. Under fire safety norms there should be at least two exists in the hall, non-existenct in most cases. Further, no Sales Tax was being paid and even the Labour Laws and various other laws like the Shops and Commercial Establishment Act were also being violated. He alleged that such exhibitions were being used by traders to dispose of substandard goods, which did not carry any guarantee of after sales service. |
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Overcharging by LPG agencies resented Kumarhatti, May 18 According to prescribed rates a 14.2 kg LPG cylinder costs Rs 239.22 including the carriage charges, whereas the residents of Dharampur town besides bearing the carriage cost have to pay Rs 248 for a cylinder, alleged Mr Gurdev Singh, Solan district secretary of the CPI. A private agency based at Solan supplying LPG cylinder through district Cooperative Federation Depot at Dharampur charges Rs 257 per LPG cylinder. He said the agencies are supposed to deliver LPG cylinder at consumer’s doorstep at prescribed rates. Those oppose excess rate were being denied cylinders by agencies, he alleged. Officials of District Food and Civil Supplies have warned the agencies to stop the practice he pointed but the LPG agencies do not care about it. Similar was the situation at
Dagshai. Mr Babu Ram Sood the former elected member of Dagshai Cantonment board now officiating as elected member has demanded a check on this unlawful practice. |
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Firm evading Rs 2 cr IT Nahan, May 18 The Income Tax Department had conducted raids on the business and residential premises of the Sataun-based lime stone mining firm at Sataun, Nahan, Delhi, Baldwa and Dehra Dun. The sources added that no cash has been detected as the firm had invested in properties. He said notice had been served to the owner of the firm regarding the jewellery recovered from Delhi. |
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HPSEB
issues monthly average bills Shimla, May 18 Moreover, the controversial winter surcharge has also been included in the bills. When contacted, an HPSEB engineer said the consumers would now receive average bills and actual ones every alternate month. The average amount will be adjusted in the bills based on actual consumption. A
large section of consumers has been demanding that the HPSEB should
issue monthly bills, but the authorities were of the view that
adequate staff was not available to undertake meter reading of all
consumers every month. |
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HP gets Juvenile
Justice Boards Shimla, May 18 The board would handles cases pertaining to Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts, he added. The spokesman said senior-most Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Shimla, would be the Principal Magistrate of the board and Mr R.L. Mehta and Mrs Vandana Kuthiala, both of Shimla would be the members of the bench. Another Juvenile Justice Board with headquarters at Una will deal with the cases pertaining to Chamba, Kangra, Una, Hamirpur, Kulu, Mandi and Bilaspur districts. He said the senior-most Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Una, will be the Principal Magistrate of the board and Kanwar Hari Singh, chairman, Himotkarsh, Sahitya Sanskriti Awam Jan Kalyan Parishad, Una, and Mrs Santosh Saini of Una will be the members of the Bench. |
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Tibetan women’s
appeal to
UNHRC Shimla, May 18 The Chinese, it pointed out, had refused to accept the Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognised as the Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama as per the Tibetan tradition. He was kidnapped and in his place Chinese installed Gyalsten Norbu, the Tibetans would never accept as the Panchen Lama. It was time that the real Panchen Lama received proper religious education to assume spiritual responsibilities. This could not happen in captivity. |
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Driver dies as bus falls
into khud Bilaspur, May 18 Deputy Commissioner Chamel Singh, Superintendent of Police Atul Verma, SDM Subhash Nanda visited accident site and supervised rescue operation. |
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4 crushed under water tanker Bilaspur, May 18 Those killed include Veena Devi and her five-year-old son Rikky, an employee of the telephone exchange, Ramesh Kumar, and an employee of the IPH Department, Jagdish Chand. According to reports, the four were crushed when the water tanker reversed, without a warning, on an incline. |
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