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Saturday,
April 26, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Bus stand shop allottees owe Rs 1.42 cr to HRTC CM addresses ZP men, panches HP orders fresh JBT exam HP SSSB Chairman suspended |
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Concern over Panchen
Lama’s detention Cong leader
killed in mishap BJP workers block traffic BJP meeting on April 29 Poll code from
May 25 Hydel project
makes headway 2 sentenced for carrying charas Clash over vend, 16 seek bail 3 pension adalats for
ex-servicemen Parking lots
auctioned
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Bus stand shop allottees owe Rs 1.42 cr to HRTC Shimla, April 25 The corporation has to recover more than Rs 1.42 crore from the allottees with Shimla topping the list with highest outstanding amount of Rs 56.50 lakh. It is followed by Una (Rs 28.46 lakh) and Kulu (Rs 27.64 lakh). As the corporation has not been managing the bus station properly, the government set up the Bus Stand Development Authority for the purpose. However, it also has failed to recover dues which are increasing with each passing day. Intriguingly, those who have been allotted shops are making money but are not paying the corporations dues. Most of the shops have been occupied by influential persons at low rent. However, they are not ready to pay it even. The corporation also never made serious effort to recover the arrears. Even if certain officer took initiative to recover the dues, the allottees used political connections and had the move stalled. The financial health of the corporation
has also been affected due to government’s failure to provide its due. It did not pay a penny to it for the free travel facility granted to policemen,
even though a fixed sum was being deducted from their salary from 1987-88. Initially, Rs 20 were deducted but the amount was increased to Rs 50 per month from the year. However, till date no money had been given to the corporation on this account. The arrears come over Rs five crore. While there is no likelihood of the government releasing the arrears to the corporation it was recently decided that the amount deducted from salaries will be pad direct to the corporation from the current year. Consequently, the corporation would get over Rs 72 lakh a year. Mr G.S. Bali, Himachal Transport Minister, said that the Congress government was taking all possible steps to improve the functioning of the corporation. He said a special drive would be launched to recover the arrears of rent. In future instead of constructing shops permission would be granted to the unemployed youths to set up fast food, coffee, juice shops. This would also help keep the bus stations clean. |
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CM addresses ZP men, panches Shimla, April 25 This was disclosed by Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, while addressing the elected panchayats and zila parishad representatives during the second mahasammelan organised by the Himachal Pradesh State Panchayats Parishad here today. The Chief Minister said a separate technical wing would be set up in the Rural Development Department to cater to the projects being executed by the department at the grassroot level. He said the wing would also provide technical knowhow and advice in the matter of construction works, besides supervising them. He announced Rs 60 lakh for imparting training to panchayati raj institution representatives about their duties and responsibilities. |
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HP orders fresh JBT exam Kangra, April 25 The Director, Primary Education, Mr B.M. Nanta, told this correspondent that the state government had ordered a fresh JBT examination to be conducted by the board and the examinations conducted last year had been cancelled. Mr Nanta said the time lapse, coupled with a change in government, had led to the cancellation of the examination. He said the Secretary of the board had been directed to start the process of examination. Mr Nanta said all those candidates who appeared in the October 6 examination had been exempted from paying the examination fee again. He said only those candidates who would be taking the JBT examination this year as fresh candidates would have to pay the fee. |
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HP SSSB Chairman suspended Hamirpur, April 25 Mr Tashi Dawa, former Director-General, Himachal Home Guards and lone member of the board, is to take over as the next Chairman. Mr Dawa is in Shimla and has been sounded about his new assignment. Meanwhile, a team of the Enforcement Department continued to interrogate local people, including employees of the SSS Board and those related with computer business who had worked for the board from time to time, in connection with the evaluation of papers. There are reports that the team has established a link between the board and certain residents who were provided Class III jobs in lieu of huge money. The team is likely to take them into custody for further interrogation. Work in the board office has come to a near standstill with the suspension of its Chairman and a blanket ban on fresh interviews and tests for all sorts of jobs. Most employees who had requested for repatriation to their parent departments are in a fix as the suspended Chairman had yet to give his approval. |
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Rs 25,000 grant for Nirmala Shimla, April 25 This was stated by Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, during a visit to the IGMC to enquire about the well-being of Mrs Nirmala Devi who killed a leopard with a sickle last week. He said the government was committed to providing best medical services throughout the state and necessary steps were being taken in this direction. The posts of anaesthetist and female gynaecologist would be filled soon to ensure that the patients were not put to any inconvenience. The Chief Minister said the government would ensure posting of substitutes for emergency medical services in the hospital while transferring staff to other places. Mr Virbhadra Singh announced a grant of Rs 25,000 for Mrs Nirmala Devi. He lauded the exemplary courage shown by her in killing the beast. He said all expenses of her treatment would be borne by the government. He also assured to consider her for a suitable job after she recovered. Mr Virbhadra Singh also took a round of various wards of the hospital and enquired about the health of patients undergoing treatment. He was accompanied by Mr Kuldeep Kumar, Cooperation Minister, Mr Singhi Ram, Food and Civil Supplies Minister, and Dr Harbans Kapoor, Principal of the IGMC, and senior doctors. |
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Concern over Panchen
Lama’s detention Dharamsala, April 25 The centre in a statement issued here said, was appalling that neither the United Nations nor any world government had been able to achieve anything concrete in the matter. The centre said Niyma was probably the youngest political prisoner in the world and urged the international community to take steps to ensure his release. Meanwhile, local Tibetan organisations today celebrated the 15th birthday of Gedhun Cheokyi Nyima who had been declared as the 11th Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama. Special prayer meetings were held for the long life and good health of the Lama whose whereabouts are not known. Young Tibetan children in the age group of 10-14 today participated in a discussion on child’s rights organised at McLeodganj today. Representatives of the Tibetan Women Association, the Tibetan Youth Congress and the National Democratic Party of Tibet have appealed to the international community and to the Chinese authorities to ensure the safety of 11th Panchen Lama. They also demanded that human right activists should be allowed to meet the Lama and his family. |
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Cong leader
killed in mishap Shimla, April 25 The injured were admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical Collage and Hospital here. The jeep was on its way to Shimla from Una. UNA: Cooperatives Minister Kuldip Kumar, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mukesh Agnihotri, District Congress Committee members and Congress workers have condoled the death of Radhey Mohan Saini, former President of the Una Youth Congress at Shoghi in Shimla on Thursday. Former Congress MLAs Virender Gautam and O.P. Rattan, besides sitting MLAs Rakesh Kalla (Congress), Virender Kanwar and Satpal Singh (both BJP) have also mourned his death. Mr Saini is survived by his wife, three children and mother. The cremation will take place on Saturday. Police sources said the other occupants of the Jeep, who have been admitted to the IGMC Hospital, Shimla, in a serious condition are Birbal Vinayak, Forest Range officer, Sudarshan Dhiman, owner of a rice sheller in Jhalera village, 5 km from Una and Jeep driver Shubh Karan. |
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BJP workers
block traffic Nahan, April 25 In this list the name of Rajgarh college also figures. BJP workers submitted a memorandum of the SDM, Rajgarh, demanding the immediate opening of the college at Rajgarh. They blocked traffic for some time. A Congress spokesman said a new schools and colleges would be opened in the state with sufficient budget provision. The spokesman alleged that the notification was a mere election stunt and an eyewash as these announcements were without budget provision. |
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BJP meeting on April 29 Shimla, April 25 The meeting is important as the next state party chief is to be elected on the basis of the members enrolled during the drive. The membership registers will be approved after scrutiny. Besides the state office-bearers of the party, Mr O.P. Kohli, national secretary in charge of the state unit, Prof P.K. Dhumal, former Chief Minister, and Mr Shanta Kumar, a former Union Minister will also attend the meeting. The election of the state BJP chief is scheduled to be held in September. |
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Poll code
from May 25 Chamba, April 25 The poll in 65 constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha was held on February 26 in the first phase. The Election Commission had decided to hold elections to these three tribal Assembly segments later owing to the difficult weather conditions in these mountainous regions during the winter.
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Hydel project
makes headway Duada (Mandi), April 25 He told the visiting newspersons that after 14 months, the first 42-MW unit of the project would start generating power while the two other units of the same capacity would also become operational at intervals of around three months. He added that the project would be completed within the scheduled period and it would ease the power crisis in the region to a great extent. |
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2 sentenced for carrying charas Sundernagar, April 25 They were nabbed by the Mandi police at Victoria Bridge, while they were travelling in an HRTC Bus on January 14, 2001. The police has registered a case under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The prosecution examined 15 witnesses to prove its case. |
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Clash over vend, 16 seek bail Jabbal (Solan), April 25 Villagers have condemned the violent incident and blamed the liquor mafia operating in the region responsible for the attack. The panchayat pradhan, Surat Ram, while showing concern over the incident, said it was unfortunate that despite the regulation regarding the opening of the vend passed by the panchayat a handful of people, who were misled, had clashed with the police. The ward member concerned, Sevti Devi, who was allegedly roughed up for supporting the vend, vehemently said the vend would continue to operate from the site and it was a handful of women, who after being misled, had taken the extreme step of agitation. |
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3 pension adalats for
ex-servicemen Hamirpur, April 25 Addressing a meeting of ex-servicemen of the district, he said pensioners faced many problems and difficulties and the decision of the government to hold pension adalats was a step to give them justice in time. He said there were one lakh pensioners and same number of serving soldiers in Himachal Pradesh. The Defence Accounts Department was helping the Indian pensioners through 582 treasuries, 62 offices of the DPDOs and thousands of bank branches all over to disburse pensions to ex-servicemen. |
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Parking lots
auctioned Dalhousie, April 25 Giving this information on the telephone, Mr Jagroop Singh Rana, SDM, said it was the first step taken to cope with the problem of heavy traffic rush during the tourist season. He said the sites were located at the local General Post Office and near the bus stand. The SDM said efforts would be make to take other related steps to boost tourism. |
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