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Wednesday,
July 2, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Lathi charge, school issues Docs told to join duty at places of posting
Delhi girl is Kasauli Queen |
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In-laws held for
suicide by woman Hundreds take part in rath yatra 36
injured as iron shed falls Gastroenteritis
claims 1 life
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Lathi charge, school issues dominate debate Shimla, July 1 The members stuck to their respective party lines, with ruling party legislators terming the Budget as reform-oriented and progressive and those in the opposition describing it as anti-farmer and anti-poor. Mr I.D. Dhiman, a former minister, said the police action on BJP workers was a conspiracy as there was no provocation and the party men had assembled near before the statue of Mahatma Gandhi to stage a peaceful protest. He said the Congress was out to throttle the voice of dissent. He said the Congress had not been given the mandate to murder democracy and crush the Opposition. Mr Dhiman alleged that the Congress government had revived regionalism, which had been buried by the BJP. He said some schools in Hamirpur district opened by the BJP government had been denotified. He said there was nothing to tackle the problem of unemployment in the budget. There were over 11 lakh jobless persons, including 26,000 postgraduates and 72,933 graduates, he added. Mr Harsh Wardhan of the Congress hailed the decision to restore MLAs’ local area development fund and said the amount should be raised from the present Rs 24 lakh per year. He said it was Rs 50 lakh in Uttranchal and the government could at least increase it to Rs 25 lakh immediately. He blamed the BJP for the Ridge incident and said by trying to stage protest in a prohibited area, it had fomented trouble. He said the Congress had never violated the law while staging protests when it was in the opposition. Mr Mohinder Singh said villagers would be hit hard by the proposals as tax on diesel and fertilisers and the market fee had been increased. Mobile phones had become cheaper, which would not benefit then, he added. He demanded a probe into the allotment of tenders for supply of water through tankers. He also alleged corruption in transfers. Mr Jagat Singh Negi said the wrong policies of the BJP-HVC government had shattered the state’s economy. Tribal area had been given a raw deal, he added. Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Vidhan Sabha when Mr Mohinder Singh ignored the repeated requests of Deputy Speaker Dharam Pal to wind up his speech and resume his seat. The Deputy Speaker rang the bell several times to remind Mr Mohinder Singh that the time allotted to him was over and he had taken more time. When repeated requests of the Deputy Speaker went unheeded, he announced that nothing would be recorded and called Mr Negi to take part in the debate. Soon after, BJP members rose on their seats and asked the Deputy Speaker to allow more time to Mr Mohinder Singh and he relented. Mr Mohinder Singh resumed his speech. After some times the Deputy Speaker again interrupted him and called Mr Naji to speak. For some time, Mr Negi and Mr Mohinder Singh continued to speak simultaneously but later, the latter resumed his seat. |
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Docs told to join duty at places of posting Shimla, July 1 Expressing his disgust in the state Vidhan Sabha over the “undue resistance” by doctors in complying with transfer orders, he said those who failed to join duty at their places of posting could even face termination from service. He announced that there would be no health institution without a doctor and no educational institution without a teacher after the next one and a half months. He said the emphasis of his government would be on strengthening the health services in the rural areas where 92 per cent of the population lived. He gave this assurance while replying to a supplementary of Mr Kuldeep Pathania. The Chief Minister also declared that the government would review the rationalisation of staff in health institutions carried out by the Dhumal government. He said in the garb of rationalisation the previous regime actually “urbanised” the medical services as the strength of the staff in the primary health centres and community health centres, which served the rural population, had been drastically reduced. His government would undo the injustice perpetrated on rural people by the BJP government and restore the earlier norms of staff for health institutions. Earlier, replying to the main question of Mr Lajja Ram regarding the shortage of health staff in the Doon segment, Mrs Chandresh Kumari, health Minister, said that 188 posts of doctor and 402 posts of nurse were vacant in the state. The government had started the process for filling 50 posts of doctor. More would be appointed later as 215 doctors were available in the state. Mrs Asha Kumari, Education Minister, told Mr Jai Ram Thakur that the government had denotified only those schools which had not been made functional as per the norms of the department. These included 22 middle schools and five high schools. The previous government had made a provision for opening 200 middle, 25 high and 50 senior secondary schools during 2002-03 out of which 183 middle, 25 high and 45 senior secondary schools were notified but many of them had not been made functional Further, the government had cancelled the notification issued by the outgoing government on the eve of the assembly elections as it was not competent to notify institutions for the next financial year. The Health Minister informed the House that in May and June 5,890 cases of gastroenteritis had been reported in the state. One person died in hospital but it was a case of food poisoning. Besides, four other deaths were reported but none could be confirmed as a case of gastroenteritis. Three of the deceased were aged 82, 88 and 95. She said she had convened a meeting of officers as early as April 7 after which the administration was asked to take preventive measures like purification and disinfection of water sources. She said gastroenteritis was common during the summer when people used water from bowlies, springs and other natural sources which were not properly maintained. Last year there were more than 9,000 such cases in May and June. |
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Delhi girl is Kasauli Queen Kasauli, July 1 About 400 persons who had come from Delhi, Chandigarh and Punjab converged on the club. Keeping the tradition of the club alive, the event was held despite the new building’s construction just having begun. A number of other contests were also held. This included most graceful gentleman Rupan Bose; most graceful lady Mrs Ambalvi; most elegant lady Mrs W.S. Chawdhary; best dancer (man) Jasjit Barnala, best dancer (girl) — Geetangali Khanna; best dancer (couple) Mr and Mrs Dogar; best dressed boy-Karan Trehan; and best dancing son and mother Mrs Simran and Arjun Lekhari. Brig Thakur and his wife gave away the prizes. |
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In-laws held for
suicide by woman Dharamsala, July 1 According to a complaint lodged with the Shahpur police by the father of the victim, Prakash Chand of Ambadi village, Sumna Devi was married to Shobh Raj of Minjhgran village under the Shahpur police station. According to the complaint, the victim’s father -in- law, Sham Lal, and mother-in-law, Kamla Devi, used to harass Sumna, which forced her to commit suicide. The arrests have been made under Section 498A of the IPC. The body of the victim was handed over to the family members after a post-mortem today. |
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Hundreds
take part in rath yatra Hamirpur, July 1 Swami Shri Hari Bhakti Vishnu Prashad and his followers led the yatra amidst chanting of religious songs and beating of drums and other instruments. Devotees of Lord Jagannath arrived in the town from various parts of the district. The rath was colourfully decorated and attached to a vehicle. Men, women and children pulled the rath forward with the help of ropes and danced to the tunes of the religious songs. The yatra went around all parts of the town before ending at the Karara Math. Langar was organised at the local Shiva temple for the devotees. Earlier, the weeklong programme of Maha Bhagwat katha organised by the Karara Math ended this morning at the Shiva temple. Havan was also arranged on the occasion, which was attended by hundreds of people drawn from various parts of the district. |
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36 injured
as iron shed falls Hamirpur, July 1 The police said at least 500 labourers were on the mill premises when the iron shed fell due to heavy rain last night. Factory officials said the injured labourers had been admitted to a nursing home, while six others had been sent to Kanpur. The district administration was contemplating criminal action against the factory owners on the charge of negligence.
— UNI |
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Gastroenteritis
claims 1 life Mandi, July 1 About 100 cases of gastroenteritis have been reported in the past three days. Water is getting polluted. Health and IPH authorities complain that despite their advice, the villagers are using natural sources of water. Preventive measures have been taken to
check the spread of the disease. Twelve patients have been admitted to the local regional hospital.
— OC |
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