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Fourth unit of Nathpa-Jhakri project commissioned Shimla, February 14 The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam synchronised the fourth 250 MW unit of the 1500 MW Nathpa-Jhakri Project with the northern grid last evening.
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Cong meeting skips contentious issues Shimla, February 14 Mr Ashok Gehlot, in charge of party affairs in the state, Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, Mrs Vidya Stokes, PCC chief, Mr Anand Sharma, AICC spokesperson, and Mr Ved Prakash, national secretary of the party, addressed party men. However, none of the leaders touched the issues revamping the Pradesh Congress Committee in which seven posts of office-bearers are vacant, and reinduction of the expelled leaders in the party. Mr Gehlot warned Congressmen that the BJP, which was desperate to retain power at the Centre, could resort to any means in the Lok Sabha poll. He said besides malicious propaganda of the BJP, the VHP and the RSS, party men should guard against rigging during polling. Mr Gehlot asked the workers to expose the real face of Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He charged Mr Vajpayee with doublespeak. Mr Virbhadra Singh said the government had adopted the party election manifesto as a policy document and many promises had already been fulfilled. Mrs Stokes said the party which won the Shimla Municipal Corporation poll in 2002 and the Assembly elections in 2003, would complete the hat-trick of victories by winning all four parliamentary seats. Mr Anand Sharma said the BJP was squandering taxpayers’ money to boost its electoral prospects. It had released advertisements projecting its achievements at a cost of Rs 750 crore. Besides members of the Pradesh Congress Committee, presidents of district and block units, heads of frontal organisations of the party and its various cells, all legislators and members of the AICC from the state attended the meeting. Meanwhile, the state election committee of the Congress today authorised the party President, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, to the candidates for the four parliamentary seats in the state. The committee, which met here under the presidenship of Mrs Vidya Stokes, PCC chief, adopted a one-line resolution authorising Mrs Gandhi to select the party nominees. The resolution was moved by Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, and supported by Mrs Stokes. It was decided that Mr Virbhadra Singh, Mrs Vidya Stokes and Mr Sat Mahajan would shortlist the applications and draw up a panel of candidates for all seats in consultation with Mr Gehlot. The panel would be forwarded to the high command. As many as 46 applications have been received for the party ticket — 29 from the Hamirpur constituency, nine from Kangra, five from Mandi and three from Shimla (reserved). However, none of those, who are being seriously considered for the party ticket, have applied. |
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HVC to contest only from Mandi Mandi, February 14 Talking to newspersons, he said the party supremo, Mr Sukh Ram, was in touch with top leaders of Congress and the BJP in New Delhi for a possible electoral alliance. He said if no alliance materialised, Mr Sukh Ram would still contest from the Mandi constituency. Mr Sharma said former PWD minister and Loktantrik Morcha coordinator Thakur Mahinder Singh expressed support to the HVC. Once a frontline HVC leader, Thakur Mahinder Singh had parted ways with Mr Sukh Ram Mr Sharma admitted that the split in the HVC had harmed the party. Earlier, Mr Sharma met the Deputy Commissioner and granted from his discretionary quota a sum of Rs 25 lakh for a rehri market, Rs 25 lakh for the terrace garden and toilets at Sunken Garden in the town, Rs 15 lakh for a parking lot near the hospital, Rs 5 lakh to the Mandava Charitable Trust for the Bridha Ashram and Rs 25 lakh for the Community Health Centre at Kotli. He suggested to the Deputy Commissioner that a new building should be built for the district jail by utilising Rs 2 crore allocated recently by the Centre for the purpose. |
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BSP to contest all LS seats Dharamsala, February 14 Talking to mediapersons, the two leaders said while Col Shakti Chand would contest from Kangra, the other names had been sent to the party high command for approval. Mr Ram Lal accused Mr Shanta Kumar of being anti-OBC and anti-Dalit. He said in 1991, Mr Shanta Kumar, the then Chief Minister, had opposed the implementation of the Mandal Commission report and even gone to the Supreme Court against the recommendations. He said the BJP leader was now claiming to be the biggest benefactor of OBCs. The BSP secretary also criticised the Congress for not implementing the Mandal Commission report in toto. He said there was no need for the appointment of the state OBC Commission, adding that it was a play to delay reservation for OBCs in Himachal Pradesh. |
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BJP concerned about retrenchment Shimla, February 14 Mr Randhir Sharma and Dr Rajiv Bindal, spokespersons of the party, at a press conference alleged that over 3000 daily-wage workers had been retrenched in the PWD and Forest departments in the past few days. The Congress had promised to regularise the services of daily wage workers and provide job to at least one member from each family, it was doing exactly the opposite. |
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BJP targets 300 seats Hamirpur, February 14 Here to attend a meeting along with former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, MLA Ishwar Dass Dhiman and senior district-level leaders of the party, he said the party should remain united and face the challenges posed by the Congress. Mr Bhardwaj reprimanded a former MLA, Mr Babu Ram Mandyal, at the meeting when he raised the issue of those expelled from the party. Mr Mandyal was asked not to raise such issues in the presence of the media. Praising Mr Dhumal, the state BJP chief said he had done a lot for the masses of the state. |
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Fourth unit of Nathpa-Jhakri project commissioned Shimla, February 14 The three units, each of 250 MW, which were synchronised over the past four months, are functioning well. Mr Y.N. Appa Rao, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Nigam, said that the total generation capacity had increased to 1000 MW, which was the highest for any hydro-electric project in the country under operation. While two units were operating at peak load of 500 MW for four hours each in the morning and evening, the third 250 MW unit was synchronised. The four units together generated 835 million units of power so far, bringing a revenue of Rs 180 crore. He said an agreement for the execution of the down stream 439 MW Rampur project was likely to be signed shortly with the Himachal government. |
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Recruitment drive for visually impaired Shimla, February 14 Stating this here today a spokesman for the department said interview for the posts would be held from February 16 to 19 at the directorate. |
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