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August 23, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Cong leaders being ‘victimised’ Dhumal lists govt’s achievements HPSEB
draughtsmen leave union Dhumal opens Sanskrit academy Subathu SCA seeks release of grant |
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Shop employees resent denial of day off Man posing as CBI officer held 2 NCC cadets
die at camp
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Cong leaders being ‘victimised’ Nahan, August 22 He said the present government which was faced with numerous charges of corruption had spent its four years in trying to trap him. He said when the Congress comes to power, it would order an inquiry into the corruption charges. He also announced that all power agreements would be reviewed and those found against the interest of the state would be revoked. Talking about the petrol pump scam, he called the BJP as the “Bharatiya Petrol Pump Party”. He said Prof Dhumal had lowered the dignity of his post by getting petrol stations allotted in the names of his son and relatives. MANDI: Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee President Vidya Stokes has decried the move of the BJP-HVC government to implicate Mr Virbhadra Singh and eight other Congress leaders. Inaugurating a three-day training camp of the Congress Seva Dal at Karsog on Wednesday, she said the party was resorting to shallow tactics to victimise political opponents. She said it was futile at this stage for Sukh Ram, HVC leader, to withdraw support from the government at the fag-end of its tenure. She made it clear that Congress ticket would be given only to persons with a clean image. NURPUR: Senior Congress leader Sat Mahajan has alleged that the Dhumal government has been resorting to political vendetta to implicate Mr Virbhadra Singh and other Congress leaders. Addressing a public meeting at Sadwan, near here, on Wednesday, he said the government had launched a campaign to malign the image of the Congress leaders. Talking about the drought-like conditions in the state, he said the Dhumal government had failed to launch or chalk out a relief strategy for farmers and fruit growers. JAISINGHPUR: Mr Balwant Singh Rana, general secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Panchayati Raj and the gramin vikas cell accused the Dhumal government of politicisation of panchayati raj institutions. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, he said by appointing persons close to the BJP as “vidya upasaks” and water carriers in primary schools, the government has overlooked panchayati raj institutions. Congress pardhans were being harassed, he alleged. The community health centre here was in a bad shape with only one doctor. |
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Dhumal lists govt’s achievements Mandi, August 22 Efforts were being made to involve in power generation,
private sector, HPSEB and the Corporate sector. According to a survey 21,000 mw hydel power potential of the state had been identified but only 3,900 mw has been exploited by various agencies in 50 years. He said a plan to harness 10,000 mw of power had been drawn up by 2008. Malana hydel project was completed over two years before the dead line. Execution of 1051 mw Parbati Project and 800 mw Kol Dam Project, the foundation stone of which was laid by the Prime Minister had started. He said in the past four years Rs 170 crore was spent to bring 8,000 hectares of land under irrigation and to make it fit for growing cash crops for the benefit of the farmers. He urged the people to compare the performance of his government with that of the Congress government. Mr Dhumal said for the first time the BJP Government at the Centre provided liberal funds to the state for development. |
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HPSEB draughtsmen
leave union Solan, August 22 The decision to this effect was taken at an emergency meeting of the engineering drawing staff’s body held here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Nirmal Prakash Nayer, the seniormost serving draughtsman of the HPSEB. Differences between the two trade unions arose on account of what the draughtsmen termed as “the indifferent attitude of the union towards the demands of their cadres. The draughtsmen had been demanding proportionate parity in pay scales and designations with their counterparts in the other branches of the HPSEB such as accounts, administration and engineering. Mr S.N. Sood and Mr D.K. Karol, president and general secretary respectively, of the council of Engineering Drawing Staff, told newsmen here yesterday that the board had been ignoring their demands for pay parity, special pay and release of backlog quota of promotions to the post of Assistant Engineer which had been fixed by the government at 4 per cent in 1986. They said that no head circle head draughtsman had been promoted to the post of Assistant Engineer in the past 20 years. They also denounced the indifferent attitude of the board towards their cadres which was “evident from the fact that the board had not recruited even a single draughtsman since long. As many as 8,200 unemployed trained draughtsmen were presently registered with the various exchanges awaiting suitable jobs. |
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Dhumal opens Sanskrit academy Solan, August 22 Addressing a select gathering of scholars and also those associated with this ancient classical language, Mr Dhumal said Sanskrit was the mother of most Indian languages and the need of the hour was to preserve it for posterity. He said the new academy would chalk out strategies for popularising this language and would also focus on preserving the state’s rich cultural heritage. It would also collect and preserve the ancient, hitherto unpublished manuscripts. The government was also considering setting up a full-fledged Sanskrit University in Himachal Pradesh, he added. Turning to politics and brushing aside the criticism made by sections of the opposition Congress and his own party, Mr Dhumal said he was firm in his resolve to create new districts. The obstacles posed by certain conditions of the Delimitation Commission, would be amicably taken care of with goodwill of all concerned. Education Minister I.D. Dhiman said the government had spent Rs 1.17 crore on the promotion of Sanskrit in the state during the past four years. He said that 33 posts of Sanskrit teachers had been lying vacant since long, had been filled up. He said Himachal was the first state in the country to upgrade all Government Sanskrit Colleges to the postgraduate level. The Shankracharya of Jyotishmath, local MLA Dr Rajiv Bindal, Chairman, Marketing Board, Virendra Kashyap were also present on the occasion. The Chief Minister later honoured five eminent Sanskrit scholars — Mr Diwakar Dutt, Mr Salig Ram Sharma, Mr Durga Dutt Sharma, Mr Vidya Dutt Sharma. |
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Subathu
SCA seeks release of grant Kumarhatti, August 22 The SCA was contemplating passing a resolution and submitting it to the MP requesting him to take steps to get the grant released immediately, failing which they would take the matter to streets. Colonel Shandil had announced the grant from his MP fund. Numerous reminders, telephonically as well as in writing, to the MP by the college authorities in this connection were of no use, sources said. Dr O.P. Dogra, Director, GGDSD College, HP, told this correspondent that on the advice of Colonel Shandil, he had contacted the district authorities for the release of the grant. The district authorities, in turn, advised him to contact the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, who was supposed to be a liaison officer with respect to this grant. The Deputy Commissioner informed the college authorities that he had not received any letter from the Government of India regarding the grant. Local leaders of the HVC, the party to which MP belongs, expressed ignorance about the sanctioning of the grant at any level, lamented Dr Dogra. |
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Shop employees resent denial of day off Hamirpur, August 22 Under the HP Labour and Commercial Establishments Act, Sunday or any other day in the cantonment areas of the state is to be observed a holiday by the trading community. However, this order is being violated with impunity in the district and the worst sufferers are the employees. These employees find it difficult to air their grievances as the owners have their say with the Department of Labour, which is there to protect the interests of the poor employees and the workers. A large number of employees working in the town said they were being harassed by their employees and that the Department of Labour was not taking any action to protect their rights. A visit to Hamirpur town showed that shops open much before 9.00 a.m. and close only after 8.00 p.m. |
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Man posing as CBI officer held Una, August 22 According to reliable police sources, the man had been sending e-mail messages to his sources in Britain and Nepal from an Internet cafe at Arvind Marg and the police has recovered a ticket from Delhi to Nepal from his possession, along with some other incriminating documents. The person has identified himself as Sunil Kulkarni (29), son of Laxman Jan, a retired radio officer from the Merchant Navy, he has disclosed his permanent address as Saki Nama, Mumbai-72. The police has also recovered an identity card where in he has been identified as Arvind Rishikant. Sources say he has deep knowledge about matters relating to Defence and security and is well-versed with the working of the CBI. |
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2 NCC cadets
die at camp Nurpur, August 22 According to information, Narayan Singh (17) of Sulana in Chamba district had severe stomach ache and felt suffocated on Tuesday midnight and died on the way to the Civil Hospital. Another NCC cadet, Pankaj Verma (14), from Athom village in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district died of the same symptom last midnight. He died on the way to the Military Hospital, Pathankot. |
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