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Kidwai for White Paper on Dhumal government SSS Board chief meets CM Cong govt to review all
MoUs: Kaul Singh Caucus behind BJP’s defeat: Vidya Sagar Hotel to be CM’s winter
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Holi
mela begins in Palampur POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS 2 new sectors for Bhakra oustees Sharma takes over as District Judge Plea against Ram Lal Thakur admitted
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Kidwai for White Paper on Dhumal government Shimla, February 17 Addressing a press conference here today, she said it was quite intriguing that the state's debt burden increased manifold and crossed the Rs 15,000 crore mark even though the Vajpayee government gave liberal financial assistance to the state. It was a serious matter, which required an indepth study. Not only that, the administration also virtually collapsed under the BJP rule. To know the true picture bringing out a White Paper was essential, she added. The Congress government had a Herculean task at hand of bringing the administration back on the rails and improving the financial health of the state. The Congress leadership had the vision and experience to pull the state out of the present situation. The state leaders could certainly take the advice of economic experts like Mr Manmohan
Singh, if required, in financial matters. She said the Congress high command had been keeping a close watch on the functioning of the party governments in various states and Mrs Sonia
Gandhi, the party President, had herself been convening meetings of the Congress Chief Ministers every six months. Mrs Kidwai said like other Congress-ruled states, two committees would be set up in the state to ensure proper coordination between the party and the government and the implementation of the election manifesto. The state-level coordination committee would be constituted soon in consultation with Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, while it would take some time to set up the manifesto committee, which was at the level of the AICC. She said she had come to the state to mobilise workers for the convention of block-level party functionaries being held in New Delhi from March 28 to 30. She said it was for the first time that such a convention was being held and the credit for it went to Mrs Sonia Gandhi who was keen to ensure the participation of the grassroot party workers in the decision-making process and also to have an authentic feedback on various issues and policy matters. She said a large number of partymen would participate in the rally to be held at the conclusion of the conventions.
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SSS Board chief meets CM Hamirpur, March 17 Though Mr Katwal described it as a courtesy call being head of the department, insiders said he requested the Chief Minister to order a thorough probe into the working of the board without any consideration. Mr Katwal is stated to have told the Chief Minister that he had committed nothing wrong. There was no official comment regarding the meeting. Mr Katwal left for Shimla today where he will appear in a court in connection with an old case of the HP SSS Board. There are reports that Mr Katwal might consult senior lawyers at Shimla regarding the raids conducted at his office and premises at Hamirpur and Una and recovery of many records from there. |
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Cong govt to review all
MoUs: Kaul Singh Mandi, March 17 Addressing a “vijay rally” in his constituency at Kufri he lamented that the MoUs did not have an important clause safeguarding employment for engineers and unskilled workers of the state. He said over 24,000 engineers in the state were jobless and nothing had been done to give them employment. Alleging large-scale discrimination regarding development in the constituencies represented by Congress leaders he cited the example of the Darang constituency where virtually nothing was done during the five-year tenure of the
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Caucus behind BJP’s defeat: Vidya Sagar Kangra, March 17 Mr Vidya
Sagar, who was expelled from the BJP for his anti-party activities and contested the poll as an unsuccessful independent candidate said this while addressing a press conference at the local IPH rest house here last evening. He said, “ I do not blame Prof Dhumal for the party’s worst debacle in the February poll but the caucus of four politicians surrounding him.” He regretted that the party for which he worked for 20 years was losing its roots in the state because of the organisational problem. He said the allegations levelled against him regarding works carried on at Rs 15 lakh Bajjreshwari Ghat at Kangra, of Rs. two and a half crore project of water canals and Rs 22 lakh project of lights in the Kangra fort were baseless. He said the allegations were levelled by a leader of the HVC following his Vidya Sagar’s refusal to join the
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Hotel to be CM’s winter
residence Kangra, March 17 The Health Minister, Ms Chandresh
Kumari, said at a press conference here yesterday that Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, during the winter shift here, had stayed at Dharamsala for less than a week, as the secretariat building in the town was not even open to ministers after February 15. This had prompted the decision to use the hotel building for CM’s stay. She said that screening of families covered by the Integrated Rural Development Scheme in the state would be done to include the deserving and oust others. She said no one involved in the drug scandal would be spared. The Health Minister was upset that the medical staff had not been given to Kangra Subdivisional Hospital after it had been upgraded to a 100-bed hospital in December 2000. She said the hospital would soon get a gynaecologist and an anaesthetist. |
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Holi mela begins in Palampur Palampur, March 17 Mr Chander Kumar, Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister, was the chief guest for the inaugural function. After inaugurating the fair he went around the various exhibition stalls set up by the government departments and other private agencies. Mr Brij Behari Lal Butail, Revenue Minister, was also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Chander Kumar said such festivals were important for social gathering in our society. He announced that state government was committed to promote such fairs and it would continue giving assistance. Earlier, talking to mediapersons, Mr Chander Kumar said efforts would be made to regulars the services of those employees who had been working as daily wagers in the Indo-German Changer Project. He said the matter was under serious consideration. |
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POSTINGS/ TRANSFERS Shimla, March 17 Mr Amandeep Garg,
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, has been posted as Additional Registrar Cooperative Societies, Dharamsala, while Mr Sunil Chaudhary, Additional Deputy Commissioner (development), Chamba, takes over as Additional District Magistrate, Bharmour. Mr Deva Singh Negi, Deputy Director,
Consolidation, goes as Land Acquisition Officer (PWD), Shimla, and Mr Arun Sharma, Additional
Secretary, Training, has been posted as District Tourism Development Officer, Kulu, vice Mr K.D. Lakhanpal, who will now hold the charge of Regional Tansport Officer, Kulu. The
transfer order of Mr Amit Kashyap, under transfer as Deputy Commissioner, Shimla Municipal Corporation, has been amended and he has been posted as Registrar, State Consumer Redressal Commission, in place of Mr Devender Kumar Gupta, who takes over as Deputy
Commissioner, Shimla Municipal Corporation. Mr Nirmal Singh Suman, under transfer as Additional Deputy
Commissioner, Shimla, has now been posted as Regional Transport Officer, Mandi, while
Mr R.S. Thakur, earlier posted as Director, Town and Country Planning, goes as Additonal Director of Industries, vice Mr R.L.
Mohil, who takes over as the Director of Town and Country Planning. Mr Padam Singh
Chauhan, under transfer as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Una, goes as Additional Deputy Commissioner (development), Nurpur, against a vacant post. Mr Amitabh Awasthy, under transfer as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur, has now been posted as Land Acquisition Officer (PWD), Kangra, while Mr Bali Ram Kaundal, Regional Transport Officer, Mandi, goes as assistant commissioner to the Deputy Commissioner, Kangra. |
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2 new sectors for Bhakra oustees Bilaspur, March 17 Addressing the inaugural function of a seven-day historical and cultural state level “Nalwadi fair” here today after worshipping a bullock and tethering it with a rope to a peg Mr Thakur declared that he would once again restart his cream project of developing the Luhanu groud into a multi-purpose sports complex. He said adventure water sports building would be shifted by providing funds, indoor gymnasium would be given Rs 40 lakh for constructing wooden floor and Rs 65 lakh sports hostel would also be constructed with the central assistance. |
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Sharma takes over as District Judge Shimla, March 17 Mr C.B. Baroowalia, Officer on Special Duty in the High Court, goes as Additional District Judge-Independent
,Dharamsala, vice Mr George who has been shifted as Additional District Judge-I, Dharamsala, in place of Mr P.C. Sharma who takes over as Additional District Judge, Shimla. |
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Plea against Ram Lal Thakur admitted Shimla, March 17 The court also issued bailable warrant against him. The incident allegedly took place in November 1997 during an adventure sports meet at Bilaspur when Mr Ram Lal was the Sports Minister. Ms Gupta, a Delhi-based journalist had come to Bilaspur to cover the event. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur, acquitted Mr Thakur in the case on December 5 last year. |
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Minister bereaved Shimla, March 17 Himachal Governor Dr Suraj Bhan and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh have expressed their grief over his death and conveyed their condolences to the bereaved family members.
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