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With VC resolute, stalemate continues Power board not to be split, says Virbhadra Cong protest against NDA govt failures NDA pursuing anti-people policies, says Bardhan |
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Dhumal, Shanta men exchange blows Call to renew Indian knowledge systems Panel to look into wage anomalies Need for awareness of water
conservation stressed New fish
varieties for Gobindsagar Lake Student killed in accident 1 killed, 3 hurt in 3 mishaps Miss Tibet contest from October 8
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With VC resolute, stalemate continues Shimla, September 30 The government had amended the Act to empower the Chancellor to take action against the head of the institution as no such specific provision existed. A provision of sending the Vice-Chancellor on leave or placing him under suspension was made so that Dr Sharma could be asked to vacate the seat pending investigations into charges against him. In fact, the Vigilance Department, which had registered a case against Dr Sharma, had after the promulgation of the ordinance recommended to the government that he should be suspended for an impartial probe. Subsequently, the Chief Minister had also counselled him to proceed on leave on his own but he ignored the advice. Unless the government comes out with other measures, the standoff is likely to continue. Reports of separate inquiries ordered by Mr Kokje under Section 9(a) of the University Act would take some time.
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Power board not to be split, says Virbhadra Sundernagar, September 30 Mr Virbhadra Singh said this while addressing a gathering at the 12th General Conference of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Employees Union here yesterday as chief guest. Regarding the long-standing demand of the payment of bonus to the board employees, he said this demand would be considered sympathetically. The Chief Minister ordered that the instalment of DA be released to the employees of the board before Divali. He declared an enhancement of allowances to meter readers, typists and ledger readers and further promised to pay the board employees on the Punjab pattern. Mrs Vidya Stokes, Power Minister who attended the conference as guest of honour, said the government had decided to execute the various projects through the electricity board. Mr Kaul Singh, I & P.H. Minister, and Mr Rangila Ram Rao, Excise Minister, criticised the policies of the previous BJP government due to which the board was running into losses. Mr Tek Chand Dogra, MLA, Nachan, and Sohan Lal MLA, Sundernagar, also addressed the gathering. Mr Karam Singh Thakur, President and Mr Chander Singh Mandyal, general secretary of the HPSEB Employees Union, raised the demands of the union. |
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Cong protest against NDA govt failures Shimla, September 30 Mrs Vidya Stokes, Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, led the march to the Raj Bhavan in which Mr Chander Kumar, Himachal Forest Minister, Mr Singhi Ram, Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Mr R.K. Gaur, Agriculture Minister, Mr Kuldeep Rathore, general secretary of the PCC, Mr Kewal Pathania, state NSUI chief, Mr Sohan Lal, Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation, Mr Harbhajan Singh, president District Congress Committee (Urban) participated. The memorandum addressed to the President of India touches issues ranging from saffronisation of education and tehelka scandal flaws in the disinvestment policy and the petrol pump scam. It demanded urgent steps to stem the rot. Mr Kuldeep Rathore, spokesperson of the party, said that the Congress had raised these issues in the Lok Sabha but the government failed to give replies. KULU: The District Congress Committee today organised a rally at Bhuntar near here against the policies of the Union Government led by the BJP. The ruling party leaders marched in a procession from the Congress office to the office of the National Hydroelectricity Power Corporation (NHPC). Mr Satya Prakash Thakur, chairman, Himachal Pradesh State Marketing Board, demanded jobs for locals and 25 per cent participation of the state in the corporation. DHARAMSALA: The Kangra District Congress Committee failed to put up an impressive show today at the district headquarters where the party was to present a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner against the NDA government. The programme planned long back failed to generate much enthusiasm and only a hundful of partymen led by district president Dr M.R. Goma and former Union Minister Vikram Mahajan were there to present the memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Shrikant
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NDA pursuing anti-people policies, says Bardhan Shimla, September 30 Addressing a press conference, here, he said that the economic policies being pursued by the government would spell doom for the country in the long run. The unemployment was increasing at an alarming rate and the farmers across the country were committing suicides. Indiscriminate privatisation of public sector undertakings and withdrawal of subsidies under the WTO agreement was responsible for the situation. He lamented that even the profit-making units public sector units were being privatised. He mentioned the case of the Mumbai and Delhi airports in this regard which were being handed over to the private sector. International bids had been invited for the two airports, which together earn a profit of Rs 270 crore annually. Entrusting the airports to foreign companies would endanger national security. The NDA government had been pursuing anti-farmer policies and it was quite evident from the ever-increasing number of suicides being committed by the farmers in the country. In Andhra Pradesh, which was being ruled by an ally of the BJP, over 300 farmers had ended their life in disgust. Even the prosperous farmers of Punjab had been forced to commit suicide because of the wrong policies of the government. He termed the resignation of Mr
M.M. Joshi, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, as a drama and wondered how the court could give the benefit of doubt to the main accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case. Mr Bardhan was here to finalise the programme for the proposed padyatra of the party to highlight the failures of the NDA government to be organised from October 28 to November 5.
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Dhumal, Shanta men exchange blows
Dharamsala, September 30 The leaders and delegates from all blocks had gathered at Dehra rest house to show strength before the state election officer, Mr Sudesh Bhardwaj. During exchanges between leaders from the two factions, two former MLAs came to blows and intervention by other leaders averted a clash between the supporters of both. This happened in the presence of Mr Sudesh Bhardwaj. Indiscipline was witnessed at Jwalamukhi on November 9, 1997 when supporters of Mr Shanta Kumar had forced postponement of state presidential elections. Both Mr Shanta Kumar and Mr Dhumal were absent from Dehra today but other senior leaders including two main contenders, Mr Ramesh Dhwala from the Shanta camp and Dr Rajan Sushant from the Dhumal camp were present at Dehra. According to eye witnesses , the situation was tense since morning and attempts to pacify some leaders failed. Former Transport Minister Kishan Kapoor blamed former MLA from Nurpur Rakesh Pathania for creating a scene. He said that three busloads of supporters had been brought by Mr Pathania who attacked women and other members. Mr Rakesh Pathania refuted these allegations and blamed former Transport Minister Kishan Kapoor for the fight.
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Call to renew Indian knowledge systems Shimla, September 30 Inaugurating
a three-day national seminar on “Indian knowledge systems” at the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies here, he said by succumbing to outside influences, “we have lost touch with our own thought”. The new concept of commercialisation of basic services like health and education was alien to the Indian thought and needed a fresh look. He also underlined the importance of Sanskrit in the revival of the Indian knowledge system. In his keynote address, Prof B.M. Hedge, Vice-Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education, warned against suppression of the Indian thought by what he termed as “intellectual terrorism”. He mentioned the modern system of medicine in
this context and said one must locate one’s own healing system rather than rely too much upon the Western system of thought. Prof Kapil Kapoor, convener of the seminar, said India had always been knowledge-centered as was evident from the large collections of text and literature. |
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Panel to look into wage anomalies Shimla, September 30 This was decided at a meeting of the Sate Minimum Wage Advisory Board held under the chairmanship of Mr Sat Mahajan, Minister for Labour and Employment, here yesterday. The committee will include representatives of employee unions and employees and will submit its report within three months. Mr Sat Mahajan asked the Labour Department to implement labour laws in letter and in spirit. He said efforts were on to rationalise the posts and strengthen the department so that it could carry out its regulatory functions more effectively. The board recommended that the minimum wages should be linked to the price index and that its meetings should be held at least twice a year. It also felt the need to set up one more labour court at Dharamsala. At present, there was only one court at Shimla. |
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Need for awareness of water conservation stressed Parwanoo,
September 30 Captain Sharma said most of the industries in the Shivalik region experienced water scarcity in the summer months and the availability of water was deteriorating both qualitatively and quantitatively. He said the seminar was organised to draw the attention of the industry to take up projects in their respective areas to preserve and optimise this natural resource. The drought of the past two years has awakened everyone to the harsh reality of water shortage, which are increasing with each passing year, he said. Mr R.K. Saboo, Past Chairman, CII (Northern Region) and Past President, Rotary International, mentioned that many of the country’s problems seemed to revolve around water. He said water constituted a vital natural resource that had not been utilised efficiently in some developing countries, like India. Mr Yoginder Diwan, Convener, Social Development Panel, CII Himachal State Council, while presenting the theme of the seminar, mentioned that inspire of various awareness programmes of the government and other related agencies, the fact remained that enough was not done to stabilise water scarcity conditions in the industry. The eminent speakers and experts who addressed the participants included Dr M.D. Nautiyal, Regional Director, Central Groundwater Board, who talked about rainwater harvesting and recharging of groundwater, Dr R.K. Aggarwal, Head, and Dr R.P. Yadav, project in charge, Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute discussed rain water harvesting for food and water security with special reference to Shivalik regions, and Mr S.K. Sharma, President, Chandigarh Environment Society, talked about the role of society in environmental management. A live demonstration was also given through a visit to Johrapur village, near Barotiwala, and the Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre in Chandigarh.
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New fish
varieties for Gobindsagar Lake Bilaspur, September 30 The project involves the introduction of “cage culture” for the breeding of fish seed. The plan is being executed by the Himachal Pradesh Fisheries Department and the Central Fisheries Research Institute, Mumbai. Giving this information today, the Assistant Director of Fisheries of the state government, Mr P. Dogra, said a team of experts from the Mumbai-based institute had reached Bakhra Dam and commenced the construction of cages. Two varieties of “katla” and “rahu” would be introduced into the lake after the breeding period in the cages, he said. The Central Government had also sanctioned another project for the breeding of ornamental fish at the hatchery in Deoli in this district, he added.
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Student
killed in accident Kangra, September 30 Mr Virender Thakur, DSP, today said that the accident occurred on the Dharamsala road near Polytechnic College at 10.45 pm. Aditaya Dhiman (17) of Ujjain locality, died on the spot while Sanjoo of Mandir Mohala and Goruk Choudary were seriously injured. |
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1 killed, 3 hurt in 3 mishaps Dharamsala, September 30 The accident occurred near Khapper Nullah. Yogesh Kumar died on the spot. His body was handed over to family members after a post mortem. In another accident in Dehra, a car hit two pedestrians injuring them seriously. A case has been registered. |
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Miss Tibet contest from October 8 Dharamsala, September 30
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