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HP policy renders 20,000 jobless Swedish official to arrive in Shimla today Workshop on tuberculosis inaugurated Funds being allocated fairly, says Mahajan Six in fray for Guler bypoll |
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HP policy renders 20,000 jobless Palampur, September 25 Moreover, the state government has completely stopped mining in small units of the state. The worst affected is slate mining at Ghaniara in Kangra district, in which over 20,000 persons were employed. The Ghaniara panchayat was looking after the management of these slate mines. It had been earning money by way of royalty from the sale of slate. There are over 500 pits at Ghaniara and Yol camp, where slates were being extracted were being supplied to Punjab, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. The panchayat here had employed over 50 supervisors to inspect the mines and collect royalty. Besides, 200 trucks and 2,500 mules were also engaged in this trade. Despite the fact that the mining activities here were being carried out manually and no heavy machinery was being used, the government preferred to go ahead with its decision and did not bother to seek the advise of experts in this regard. Before taking this major decision the government had never taken the panchayats or the owners of the mines into confidence. These persons, who were solely dependant on this trade, are now virtually finding it hard to make both ends meet. The non-cooperative attitude of the state government towards those affected has also drawn flak from locals. Despite repeated requests the government had not initiated measures for the rehabilitation of the over 20,000 persons.
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Swedish official to arrive in Shimla today Shimla, September 25 The body was retrieved from the Kangla Jot glacier after a span of 22 years. Police sources said since the body of Margot, which has been kept at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) for the past 10 days, had started to decompose, the Swedish Embassy had been asked to take possession of it. After the IGMC authorities asked the police to remove the body from the hospital, the SP (CID), Mr B.M. Sharma, yesterday spoke to the Senior Administrative Officer in the Swedish Embassy to either collect the body or direct the police on the future of the body. Though the body is likely to be cremated here, a decision in this regard will be taken by the embassy official after he reaches here. |
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Workshop on tuberculosis inaugurated Shimla, September 25 The Chairman of the State Task Force, RNTCP, Prof Surinder Kashyap, said almost 8 million tuberculosis cases were being added to the infectious pool every year. He informed that in Himachal Pradesh, there were a total 45,000 tuberculosis patients. During the last one year 4829 sputum positive cases had been detected in the state. Dr Anmol Gupta, course coordinator, informed that more than 20 consultants from the departments of community medicine, surgery, medicine, paediatrics and microbiology were attending the workshop. He added similar sensitisation workshops for the medical faculty would be organised. |
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Funds being allocated fairly, says Mahajan Palampur, September 25 Talking to The Tribune at Guler, 60 km from here, he said the charges levelled by BJP leaders carry no truth. |
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Six in fray for Guler bypoll
Dharamsala, September 25 Polling for the constituency is scheduled for October 13. While the Congress has fielded Neeraj Choudhary against BJP’s Harbans Singh Rana, Laxman Singh of the Himachal Vikas Congress, Brami Devi of the Bahujan Samaj Party and two Independents, Bhanu Prakash and Subhash Chand, will also fight the elections.
— TNS |
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