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June 2, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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NHRC member for new laws to check domestic violence Virbhadra sees conspiracy Monkey menace: govt means business Dr Johal to help farm varsity overcome crisis |
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‘Biotechnology to
create 10,000 jobs’ Examination staff attacked Rain lowers
temperature Bhagwan Shriram award for Gour Book of poems lauding PM released
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NHRC member for new laws to check domestic violence Kasauli, June 1 Expressing her views on the condition of women in society in an exclusive interaction with The Tribune here she said the condition of women was particularly pitiable in states like Orrisa and Bihar. The women in these states lacked the required support to air their problems and there was little being done by non-government organisations unlike other states. More needed to be done in these states to alleviate the general condition of women. Elucidating about the various women-related programmes being implemented by the NHRC she said it was working to bring an awareness in the women to educate the girl child. They were working to change the basic mindset of women by studying the factors, which hampered women from receiving education. The various programmes launched by the NHRC had met with an enthusiastic response and she stated that educating rural women was the first step towards building up a value-based system, which could bring about a discernible change in society. Expressing concern about the increasing cases of domestic violence she stated that more laws needed to be framed to deal with this menace. The changes brought about in the laws related to Christian marriage law and talaaq were heartening for the women. While agreeing that there had been an increase in the registration of number of cases related to women’s harassment after the introduction of Sections 498-A and 304-B she stated it was also a negative reflection on the increasing crime in society. An imbalanced sense of values existing in the families was largely responsible for this emerging trend, she observed. Stressing on the role played by the NGOs in spreading their various programmes to the target sections she stated that their strong support enabled them to implement their policies effectively. They had launched a number of programmes to promote the education of women employed as construction labourers and the children working as bonded labourers. Policies were being chalked out to open schools catering to these oppressed sections of society where such people were brought together and their problems discussed. Financial assistance was also being provided for these ventures by the NHRC. Expressing happiness over the condition of women in Himachal she stated that the rising literacy ratio in the state was indicative of a dramatic improvement in their status. But lamented that the problem of female foeticide was assuming alarming proportions in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. A campaign launched in these states by the Punjab Human Rights Commission in tandem with the state health department to detect unlicensed clinics indulging in this heinous crime would hopefully bring down this number, she stated. |
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Virbhadra sees conspiracy Shimla, June 1 Mr Virbhadra Singh, who was talking to mediapersons here after his return from the Kangra rally of Mrs Sonia Gandhi, said Mr Dhumal was panicky as the writing on the wall against his government was clear and the ruling BJP was on its way out. He asserted that he did not possess even a single inch of land beyond the prescribed limits of the Land Ceiling Act and alleged that a false propaganda had been unleashed against him by Mr Dhumal with the assistance of an officer who was not allowed by the government to be prosecuted by the Vigilance Department on charges of corruption. Mr Virbhadra Singh said the “confidential” correspondence pertaining to his lands between various officers was purposely leaked out to mediapersons to coincide with the visit of Mrs Sonia Gandhi to the state. All this was being done to politically defame and tarnish “my” image as Mr Dhumal considered “me” as the only hurdle in his way, he said. He pointed out that the CBI had already given him a clean chit on these allegations which were part of the 24-point “charge sheet” of the
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Monkey menace: govt means business Parwanoo The step has been taken following a number of fatal accidents and the nuisance the travellers on highway have to face. Tourists are afraid of stopping enroute to have a view of the scenic beauty of the hills as monkeys in large numbers surround them. The installation of the hoardings against feeding of monkeys has, however, been done half-heartedly as these have been put up at only two places between Parwanoo and Dharampur. Monkeys here have now virtually stopped going to the jungle in search of food as bread and fruit are offered to them in plenty every day by tourists and other visitors on the highway itself. This has changed their eating habits and at times monkeys can be seen carrying a bottle of cold drink. The population of monkeys around the highway is increasing day by day. The Forest Minister, Mr Roop Singh, has demanded the enactment of a legislation to ban wayside feeding of monkeys when he recently participated in the meeting of the Indian Board for Wildlife. The state government has time and again, been raising the demand for effective measures to check the population of monkey who are damaging crops and causing inconvenience to the residents. Sometime ago the state government had, sought permission from the Centre to cull monkeys, but this was turned down on the plea that the Wildlife Act empowered the DFO to permit farmers to shoot monkeys damaging their crops. Concern over the menace monkey has also been raised from time to time in the Assembly and once a proposal to sterilise the simians was moved and scientists of the Palampur-based Agriculture University were asked to develop some oral medicine for sterilising monkeys. However, the move was abandoned as some religious bodies raised objections. The monkey menace has considerably increased in the capital town of Shimla where they are seen in strength on The Mall which is the hub of activity.
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Dr Johal to help farm varsity overcome crisis Dharamsala, June 1 The Vice-Chancellor of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar HP Agriculture University, Dr Tej Partap, has constituted the one-man committee comprising Dr Johal. “ In the wake of increasing salary bills and little financial help, we may be forced to close down the university after a few years if steps are not taken to set our house in order,” he remarked. The Vice-Chancellor, has expressed his displeasure over the excess staff in the past also. |
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‘Biotechnology to
create 10,000 jobs’ Nurpur, June 1 Mr Dhumal claimed that biotechnology had a lot of scope in the state and would generate 10,000 jobs in one year and 3 lakh in the next three years. |
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Examination staff attacked Nahan, June 1 The staff members were injured while the car they were travelling in was damaged in the attack. Students and the examination Superintendent managed to nab three miscreants after chasing them for about 3 km. All three belong to Chandigarh and are in police custody. A case has been registered. Eyewitnesses said at about 5.45 pm after the examination was over, the Superintendent, Mr Hemant Kumar, the Deputy Superintendent, Mr Anuj Kansal, and a clerk, Mr Kishan Kumar, boarded a car which was stopped by a youth near the Katha factory. Soon four persons attacked the car. The eyewitnesses raised the alarm following which students and an injured Hemant Kumar ran after the assailants and nabbed three of them. |
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Rain lowers
temperature Shimla, June 1 Mercury dropped to 14.5°C at the historic Ridge, hub of tourist activities, in the town. Tourists preferred to stay indoors. Upper areas in Shimla district, including tourist places of Wildflower Hall. Kufri, Neldehra and Narkanda, and higher reaches in the Kulu valley, also experienced rain. PALAMPUR: Palampur and the adjoining areas were on Saturday lashed by a heavy rain and a hailstorm accompanied by high velocity wind resulting in a
considerable fall in the temperature. Following the rain, people heaved a sigh of relief. However in the upper areas of Palampur, the rain and hailstorm caused widespread damage to tea gardens. |
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Bhagwan Shriram award for Gour Shimla, June 1 According to Mr Gour, who is playing as “Vidur” in Sanjay Khan’s serial Jai Mahabharat, would be given award for his fine performance of Bawa Rao Savarkar, elder brother of Veer Savarkar, the serial is directred by Mr Ved Rahi and produced by Sudhir Phadke, music director of Savarkar Pratishthan, Mumbai. The award will be presented at Shimla on June 24. |
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Book of poems lauding PM released Shimla, June 1 Lauding Gulab Singh, Dr Suraj Bhan said that the attempt of the young poet to portray multifaceted and great personality of Atal Ji in poems was appreciable and would inspire the younger generations. Dr M.C. Sharma, Organisational Secretary, DAV Education Sansthan, Yamunanagar was also present. |
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Mayor to be elected on June 3 Shimla, June 1 |
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Army Public School celebrates founder’s day Dagshai, June 1 The chief guest, Lieut Gen R. S Dayal (retd), and Mrs Dayal, who were escorted by the school Principal, Col. N.S. Rawat, took a round of the exhibition.
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