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May 1, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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SC reserves order on college affiliation Cong all set to topple Zila Parishad chief Mining endangers
ancient temple Govt team destroys poppy crop No faculty for BIT |
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12 police officers transferred Satellite township near Shimla More gastroenteritis cases reported 2 held under dowry Act Exam result dates
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SC reserves order on college affiliation New Delhi, April 30 Reserving its judgement on a special leave petition by the IITT College of Engineering at Kala Amb in Sirmaur district, to which affiliation was withdrawn by Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), a Bench comprising Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice P.V. Reddy said a “short order” on the matter would be pronounced by it soon. The HPU had declined to grant permission to the students to sit in the examinations following a report by an expert committee of the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) in October, last year, that the college authorities, which had charged about Rs 90,000 from each student as security amount, had failed to improve the required infrastructure. The state government had expressed its inability to take over the college, which is presently managed by an administrator appointed by the Himachal Pradesh High Court. AICTE counsel C.B.N. Babu and Himachal Pradesh’s Additional Advocate-General J.S. Attri submitted that after state’s Technical Education Department’s Joint Director S.S. Sen was appointed Principal of the college an amount of over Rs 1 crore had been refunded to the students, collected as security money. Following the AICTE’s report, the students who were given admission in the IT course, had been shifted to some other engineering colleges, the apex court was informed.
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Cong all set to topple Zila Parishad chief Nahan, April 30 According to sources, some Congress men were of the view that the no-confidence motion be submitted without further delay but certain influential leaders felt that the names of next office-bearers should be decided by the Chief Minister first. The
motion was signed yesterday at Circuit House here in the presence of Mr Prem Singh, MLA, and the president of the District Congress Committee, Mr Harsh Vardhan Chauhan. Meanwhile more supporters of the Chairman of the Zila Parishad have joined the Congress camp. At the parishad’s two-day sittings, only seven of the 17 members, including the Chairman, were present. According to the secretary of the Zila Parishad, Mr M.S. Negi only six members reported for the meeting today. Both meetings were postponed for want of quorum. The Congress sources claimed they had the support of 12 members. Mr O.C. Sharma, Deputy Commissioner said he had been intimated about the motion voting on which would be held on May 14. The motion had been signed by 10 Zila Parishad members, he added.
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Mining endangers
ancient temple Palampur, April 30 The temple that survived a major earthquake in Kangra in 1905, today stands badly damaged by unscientific mining. The level of water in the Binwa has gone down and is threatening the foundation of the temple compound. Continuous land erosion may cause a major damage to the monument if no serious efforts are made to stop the mining and quarrying within 2 km of the temple radius. The Mining Department remains unconcerned at the situation. The Mining Officer, when contacted expressed ignorance and said that matter would be looked into. However, residents of the town blame the Mining Department that has failed to regulate the mining activities in Baijnath area. They allege that despite the orders of the High Court, no efforts were being made to check the mining activities. The temple is under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India. It has spent lakhs on its maintenance and development of surroundings. Thousands of tourists visit the temple every year. Mr Sudhir Sharma, MLA from Baijnath, says efforts would be made to check the illegal mining in the periphery of the temple. |
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Govt team destroys poppy crop Mandi, April 30 The operation was led by Mr Satinder Pal Singh, SSP, Mandi, and the Superintendent, Narcotics Control Board, Chandigarh. According to the SSP, the team inter-acted with local residents. Group meetings were held in order to spread awareness against the disastrous consequences of the drugs. The villagers assured the team that in future poppy would not be cultivated by them. The team promised that the Horticulture and Agriculture Departments would be requested to give them necessary guidance to help them switch over to remunerative cash crops. Meanwhile, a 60-member team of the Customs, camping in the valley for the past five days with its control room at Jhatingri at an altitude of 6000 ft, has destroyed poppy crop grown on 900 bighas in the valley, according to Mr K.N. Chauhan, Superintendent, Customs, Kulu, who is leading the operation. |
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No faculty for BIT Hamirpur, April 30 There was a provision for 28 non-paid seats. The HP University authorities had given the nod to the college for the course. However, later the university refused to grant recognition to the course. The then principal of the college took up the matter with the then Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal. Accordingly, a meeting was held at Shimla and it was decided that the course would be made a four-year one and renamed as MIT. In the meantime, the college principal was shifted from Hamirpur to Dharamsala and the matter left at that. Dr Lalit Mohan Sharma, principal of the college, said there was a move to shift the BIT classes from Hamirpur to HP University at Shimla in the coming session. He said faculty for the course was not available at Hamirpur. The decision has perturbed the students who say it is the responsibility of the college to arrange for the faculty as they were being charged good money for the course. Parents of the students have urged the state government to ensure that the BIT classes are not shifted from here to Shimla and the college authorities are directed to arrange for the faculty. |
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12 police officers transferred Shimla, April 30 Mr R.L. Sood AIG, Railway and Traffic, goes as SP, CID (Special Branch), against a vacant post. Mr Arvind Sharda, under transfer as S.P. (Enforcement), has been posted as AIG, Railway and Traffic. Mr Devender Thakur, under transfer as Commandant, Home Guards, Solan, has been posted as Additional Superintendent of Police, Hamirpur. Mr Prem Singh, DSP, 3rd Battalion, Pandoh, goes as DSP, BBMB, Sundernagar, vice Mr Hirdu Ram, who takes over as DSP, CID (leave reserve), Mandi, in place of Mr Hari Chand, who has been posted as DSP, Vigilance, Solan against a vacant post. Mr Virender Sharma under transfer as DSP, 3rd Battalion, Pandoh, takes over as DSP, 2nd Battalion, India Reserve Battalion, Jungle Beri (Hamirpur).
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Satellite township near Shimla
Shimla, April 30 This was decided at a meeting of the officers of the HP Housing Board which was presided over by Chief Parliamentary Secretary-cum-Chairman of the board Mukesh Agnihotri and other senior officials concerned. Mr Agnihotri directed that the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco), Union Ministry of Housing, global funding agencies and non-resident Indians (NRIs) should be approached for this project, a blueprint of which would soon be completed. UNI
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More gastroenteritis cases reported Mandi, April 30 Villagers resent that despite repeated fax messages, no team of experts had arrived from Shimla. Panchyat Pradhan Nath Ram Santoshi lamented that while people were dying of gastroenteritis, officials were issuing statements from the district headquarters that the situation was normal and claiming that the disease had been contained.
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2 held under dowry Act Bilaspur, April 30 In another case, a Punjab Roadways bus driver, Pal Singh of Nurpur (Ludhiana), was fined Rs 2,500 for rash driving. He would have to undergo simple imprisonment for two months if he did not pay the fine.
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Exam result dates
announced Kangra, April 30 He said the examination results of the plus two humanities, commerce and vocational streams would be declared on May 27. This would be followed by the declaration of the results of the matriculation examination on June 10. The results of the plus one examination would be declared on June 20 and those of the middle examination on June 27.
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BJP-supported
chairman removed Nurpur, April 30 Twenty-two members voted against the chairman and the vice-chairman. The election to the posts of the chairman and the vice-chairman will now held next week.
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CM inaugurates
Kelvi-Badu road Shimla, April 30 This was stated by Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, while addressing a gathering on the occasion of the Vishu Mela at Jadaun in the Theog area of Shimla district today. He also inaugurated the 3 km Kelvi-Badu road constructed at a cost of Rs 12.39 lakh. |
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Dismissed
headmaster leaves school Solan, April 30 A school vehicle went to drop Mr Gray and his family to Karnal. It was learnt that Mr Gray would stay in Karnal with a former member of the Board of Governors, Mr Gurdeep Singh, who had appointed him.
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Chemist
shops raided Dharamsala, April 30 He said there were complaints that some chemists were supplying drugs without prescription. |
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New Bhota Nagar
Panchayat chief Hamirpur, April 30 Mr Sharan Dass, former Nagar Panchayat chief who had resigned recently, proposed his name. The election, held under the chairmanship of Mr B.S. Dehal, SDM, Barsar, was unanimous. |
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Vandalism:
bail for three Solan, April 30 The court, taking into account the fact that further interrogation of the accused was imperative, accepted the police request for remand.
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