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November 3, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Cannabis on 500 bighas destroyed In celebration of Kalka-Shimla rail line CM inaugurates hall at Pinegrove Free seeds for drought-hit Shanta for no haste in
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HP share in hydel projects sought Steps to prevent plague in
HP Local, urban bodies to get Rs 159
cr Unemployed MBBS docs’ charge CMO’s appeal to chemists Rs 11,000 grant for Red
Cross Goats run over by truck, killed
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Cannabis on 500 bighas destroyed Kulu, November 2 The NCB officials offered to finance/fund suitable and sustainable alternative scheme/project by an international agency if the villagers stopped cannabis cultivation. Mr Goyal added that the Director-General
NCB, New Delhi, on his recent visit to Himachal had desired a proposal from the State government on alternative sustainable development activity for those who depended on cannabis for subsistence. The proposal was yet to be received from the State government, he added. Answering a question on the inaction of the NCB or the police against government agencies and officials not informing about the illicit cultivation of cannabis, Mr Goyal said that the action could be taken under Section 47 of the NDPS Act if the information was not supplied to the enforcement agencies, but initially they would like to educate people on the consequences before going in for direct action. To another question of action against anybody had been taken, he said that no action had been taken till now for illicit cultivation of cannabis on private and government land. |
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In celebration of Kalka-Shimla rail line Kumarhatti Mr Solwane, Additional Railway Divisional Manager, Ambala, spent the entire day at Barog railway station on Saturday and inquired about facilities like stay and catering. He also prepared plans to enhance the facilities to make the track more viable from the commercial point of view. On November 9, 1903, the 96-km long Kalka-Shimla track was thrown open to traffic when Lord Curzon flagged off the first train. Mr Solwane along with the station staff also visited the abandoned Barog tunnel , about 1 km from the station. It was initially dug up and had to be left incomplete due to its wrong alignment from both ends of the hills. The British railway engineer, Col Barog, in charge of the tunnel, could not digest his failure and shot himself near an end of the faulty tunnel. He was buried in front of it. Mr Solwane also took some photographs of the place to develop it as a major tourist attraction, sources in the railways said. The Railways would develop and maintain the historical things attached with the construction of the track and make the attachments as the main facts in the year-long celebrations. Mr Solwane explained that the proposed plans to make this track more attractive would take a tangible shape soon. The Railways also planned to enhance some basic facilities at some picturesque railway stations between Kalka and Shimla like Barog, Kanoh, Salogra and Kandhaghat, he said. Railway chronicles say this track is one of the most surveyed projects of its time. Though the broad gauge rail line up to Kalka from Delhi was opened to traffic on January 3, 1891, the idea to have a line up to Shimla dates back to November , 1847, when a correspondent had sketched the route of the railway line to Shimla in the Delhi Gazette with detailed estimates of cost and traffic return. The first survey of this track was done in 1884, followed by a series of surveys. On June 29, 1898, the contract was signed between the Secretary of State and the Delhi-Ambala-Kalka Railway Company. On November 18, 1901, the contract was revised on the strategic considerations and the gauge of the line was decreased from 2 ft 10 inches to 2 ft 6 inches. Of the 107 bored tunnels the track has 102 operational tunnels and 864 bridges on the total route length of 96.54 km. Some of tunnels, including the Barog tunnel, leave one spellbound. The construction of bridges has been done keeping in view the harmony of the hill terrain as there is a complete absence of girder bridges. |
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CM inaugurates hall at Pinegrove Subathu, November 2 The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, who was the chief guest expressed his appreciation of the show presented by them, but also inaugurated school’s ultra modern indoor multipurpose hall. The hall has been completed at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. The hall, with a seating capacity of 300 is designed for screening motion pictures, holding conferences and conducting seminars. The multi-purpose hall is also equipped with the latest gadgets and apparatus for gymnastics and has provision of an extremely well lit indoor badminton court with metal hylide lighting as well. The schoolchildren performed with precision to display their skills in gymnastics, brass band, mass PT, dance, music and other cultural items of high quality. Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal was appreciative of the fact that the school, has emerged as one of few schools in the state which prove ‘quality’ education comparable to the highest standards in the country. The school has a fully-turfed playfield (having 100 and 200 metres track), a basketball court, an auditorium, a swimming pool, a hobby center, a fully networked high-tech computer laboratory, and now it has added to its infrastructure this multi-purpose hall as well. An indoor shooting range and a lawn tennis court are under construction, which shall become operational very shortly. Mr Yog Raj Sachdeva, Regional Secretary, CBSE was the guest of honour. Dr Rajiv Bindal, MLA from Solan and Mr Virender Kashyap, Chairman of the HP Mandi Board, Excise and Taxation Minister and several other ministers were also present on the occasion. Mr Dhumal gave away prizes to outstanding students at a colourful ceremony. Yesterday, at Dharampur, the junior school campus, it was an impressive show as almost each of 210 students participated in one item or the other in their annual day
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Free seeds for drought-hit Shimla, November 2 Giving details of the package at a press conference here today Dr Rajan Sushant, Revenue Minister, said in all 5.50 lakh families of the total 11 lakh affected families would benefit from the schemes, on which the government would spent Rs 13.75 crore. Each family would get Rs 250 as a family would be entitled to get benefit under only one scheme. The schemes would be implemented through kisan books to ensure proper monitoring. As many as one lakh farmers would be supplied free kits containing wheat seed, fodder and vegetable seeds worth Rs 200 each for Rabi sowing. Similarly, 30,000 food growers would be given kits worth Rs 500 each. An employment generation scheme would help in the setting up of 10,000 vermicomposting units in the state. This will also include herbal, medicinal and aromatic plants production based on biotechnology. Farmers would also be given free kits for cattle. As many as six lakh kits worth Rs 50 each would be distributed. Under another scheme one lakh pregnant and lactating women, old and infirm persons would be given nutritive food kits worth Rs 200 each free of cost. He said the Deputy Commissioners had been asked to identify the families and implement the schemes within a fortnight. |
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Shanta for no haste in
delimitation Sujanpurtira (Hamirpur), November 2 Talking to newspersons here he said party MPs had raised many objections with the Delimitation Commission and more objections would be submitted to the commission on November 7, when it meets again. He parried questions about his own assembly segment Sulah, the abolition of which has been recommended in the paper present by the commission. Earlier, he took part in the annual day function of the local Sainik School. He took salute from the students and inspected a colourful parade. Col. R.C. Ladha, Principal of the school, read out the annual report and also listed various problems being faced by the school. |
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Congress plea to delimitation panel Shimla, November 2 In a representation to Justice Kuldeep Singh, Chairman of the commission, they said the elections were due in February 2003 and there was very little time to study the proposals and for the public to understand their implications. Mr Harsh Mahajan, Congress legislator and an associate member of the commission said the stand of the party would be presented before the commission. |
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HP share in hydel projects sought Shimla, November 2 The manch has submitted a memorandum containing 12 demands to the President of India through the Governor. It warned that the people of the hill state would have no option but to launch a direct action if justice was not done to them. Mr Mehar Singh Chauhan, convener of the manch, said the President had been approached because the demands pertained to the Centre. The main demands included grant of 7.19 per cent share in BBMB projects from retrospective effect, 25 percent royalty in all hydel power projects, permission for imposing generation tax on hydel power, transfer of ownership of Shanan project to the state, compensation for the loss of revenue on account of non-exploitation of forest resources, creation of a Himachal regiment in the armed forced and grant of economic package on the pattern of the North East. |
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Steps to prevent plague in
HP Shimla,
November 2 Stating this here yesterday, the Director of Health Services, said the team headed by Dr Rakesh Katyal from the Government of India, was being assisted by Dr Dalip Kanwar, Medical Officer Health, Shimla, Dr Sanjeev Gupta and other field staff. A laboratory had also been set up at the Civil Hospital Jubbal, in this connection. The surveillance was being carried out as part of preventive measures in view of the outbreak of pneumonic plague in Hatkoti village in February. |
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Local, urban bodies to get Rs 159
cr Shimla, November 2 Addressing a public meeting, here today, after inaugurating the Municipal Car Parking constructed at a cost of Rs two crore, a shopping complex at Nabha and bio-medical waste incinerator at Indira Gandhi Medical College, he said the government had accepted the report of the second Finance Commission which doubled the allocation of funds. He said that provision for the payment of enhanced honorarium to the Mayor, Councillors and other representatives of Municipal Committee, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats had been made in the allocation of funds being provided. The chief minister aid that the arrears of Rs 27.52 crore to be paid by the Shimla Municipal Corporation, to the state electricity board and state Irrigation and Public Health Department on account of electricity and water charges would be paid by the state government and the corporation would not be paying any arrears. He said that the corporation authorities must ensure payment of all current electricity and water supply bills. |
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Unemployed MBBS docs’ charge Shimla, November 2 Dr Rajesh Bhardwaj, president of the association, alleged that weightage was given to political connections. He said MBBS degree holders from other states were given preference and IGMC doctors were ignored. The leader of the MBBS association stated that 200 MBBS doctors were unemployed and 400 posts were lying vacant |
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CMO’s appeal to chemists Palampur, November 2 The CMO had called a meeting of chemists’ association to initiate steps to check drug abuse. Chemists decided to constitute a committee to supervise the sale of drugs.
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Rs 11,000 grant for Red
Cross Chamba, November 2 The Governor applauded the role of the District Red Cross Society in alleviating the suffering of mankind. He announced a grant of Rs 11,000 from his fund to the Red Cross Society, Chamba. The Governor provided 20 wheelchairs to the handicapped, besides three clutches and two sewing machines. Bharatiya Public School, Chamba, gave a cheque for Rs 30,000 to the District Red Cross Society. |
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Goats run over by truck, killed Chamba, November 2 According to the Superintendent of Police, Mr Ajay Yadav, a case of rash driving has been registered against the truck driver, Lashakar Singh of Atholi village, Phagwara tehsil, Punjab. The SP said the sheep and goats belonged to Rajamdin of Galkhari village of the district. |
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