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Villagers protest against irregular water supply
BJP rakes up second capital issue
Heavy snowfall hits life in Himachal
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Village infamous for cannabis
DNA chip to help check leprosy transmission
Revenue subdivision sought
CPM against privatisation
Exotic species on the decline
Deodars of Chail under threat
Draft agreement for Rampur project finalised
Checking MDR TB cases an uphill task
Police post at Malana soon
Arms recovered from miscreants
Gram sabhas select IRDP families
Dhumal gets bail
Deepak Gupta sworn in as
HC Judge
CRI employees launch relay fast
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Villagers protest against irregular water supply
Kangra, October 4 Urmila Devi, uppardhan of the village leading the protest rally said the village comprising 300 families had no water supply for the past six years and residents had to fetch water from a distance of over 2 km. She said the village had only public tap. She said another water pump was out of order for the past six years. The protesters alleged that despite repeated requests the IPH authorities the supply of water had not been regularised. Urmila Devi said pipes were laid in the village more than three years ago but were not connected with any water supply scheme. Exhibiting bills issued by the IPH Department, Mr Om Prakash, another villager, said these water bills were given to the villagers without any water supply in the village. Panyarkhad, is situated on the outskirts of the town across the Manuni Khad adjacent to the village of former Agriculture Minister Mr Vidaya Sagar. The protesters carrying pitchers on their heads described the rally as ‘matkaford’ rally and broke all pitchers in hundreds outside the SDO, IPH office in this town. They gave an ultimatum to the IPH authorities that if the water supply was not restored in the village by October 11, the SDO office would be
gheraoed. When contacted the SDO, IPH Mr K.K. Kapoor, told The Tribune that work on the laying of pipes from the Sodra tubewell scheme was complete but the pump could not be installed twice due to technical reasons. He said temporary water supply to the village was made available last evening from the Dodantali handpump scheme. Regarding water bills issued by the department Mr Kapoor said he had already told them in writing that no bills would be charged.
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BJP rakes up second capital issue
Dharamsala, October 4 Senior BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal said although his government had got mini-secretariat building constructed at Dharamsala in 1999 at a cost of Rs 4 crore, the Congress government took no time to declare it as the Deputy Commissioner’s office. “On his very first visit to Dharamsala after its completion, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh refused to accept the building as mini-secretariat,” he alleged. “Now when the CM says that Kangra is second only to Shimla in importance, we want to ask him whether it is just the second important city or the second capital of the state, a status granted to Dharamsala by the BJP government,” said Dhumal. The Congress leaders dismissed these charges saying if Mr Dhumal had been sincere about giving second capital status to Dharamsala, he would not have made the announcement at the fag end of his tenure as the Chief Minister of the state. Mr Harsh Mahajan, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Housing and Fisheries, in an interview to The Tribune said, “Neither were any funds allocated for the so-called summer capital, nor did the BJP government recruit any staff for it. They did not even care to issue a notification. The newly constructed DC office was proposed as the secretariat, although the city needed an office for the DC first.” Moreover, he added, it would not be financially viable for Himachal to have a second capital. Mr Mahajan, who is camping at Kotla to campaign for the Congress for the byelection, said, “This hue and cry is being raised by the BJP apprehending their debacle in the byelection. Mr Dhumal himself continued to play with the interests of Kangra district for four years and announced winter capital status for Dharamsala in his fifth year, with an eye on the election.” Another senior BJP leader Krishan Kapoor, meanwhile, said following defeat of the Congress in three states, the government did function from Dharamsala for nearly a month. “Was any notification issued at that time. The secretariat has a total of nine rooms for ministers and a Cabinet room, which are in bad shape now. It was never supposed to be the DC office,” he said. “I would remind Congress leaders that they themselves had declared Dharamsala as the winter capital of Himachal on various occasions between 1993 to 1997. Was it financially viable at that time? The proposal was mooted to give better administration and facilities to the people of this region,” he said. Mr Sanjay Sharma, ex-president of the Youth Wing of the BJP, and Mr Rajinder Rana, media in charge of the BJP, alleged the withdrawal of the second capital status showed
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Heavy snowfall hits life in Himachal
Shimla, October 4 A large number of pedestrians were also struck up at the Pangi valley due to heavy snowfall. Plucking of apple has been abandoned. Normal activity in the tribal valleys had been hampered due to fresh snowfall on Rohtang, Baralacha, Lachalang, Tanglang and Kunzam passes. The mid and higher hills of the state were lashed by intermittent heavy rains for the third day today but weather cleared in the lower areas as the day advanced. Shimla and its surrounding areas had intermittent rain in the morning and the sky remained overcast with thick fog engulfing the region for most part of the day. — PTI |
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Village infamous for cannabis
MALANA: “Give us alternative lest we may perish as the police and narcotics force have destroyed our only source of income”, say Malana villagers, pointing out at the false promises made by the BJP and Congress politicians over the years.
“We came to know that the cannabis we used to grow until last year is banned or illegal,” they reveal, adding that Malana is the main target as if the entire charas in the world is being produced here. The government agencies, be it agricultural or horticultural departments or NGOs who are so active in the region, have never ever made sincere efforts at improving locals’ bad living conditions and the queer customs, despite the fact that the Narcotics Control Bureau forwarded a proposal for an alternative crop to the state government last year. “Nobody has ever taught us how to grow potatoes, apples and other crops. We can grow only one crop of either of ‘kathu’ or ‘amaranth’ in a year, says Mr Kishu Ram, a local villager, adding that all the elders in the village are illiterate and have no resources to send their children for higher education. “We have one or two old apple trees in the village but they bear small fruits, says Budh Ram, a BDC member, pointing out to a tree. “But I planted a dozen trees about six to seven years ago to experiment, but they have yet to yield fruits,” he adds. The villagers claimed that they had stopped cultivating the cannabis but Malana was being exploited. The charas being produced in other areas in Kulu or Chamba is attributed to this village. “We do not grow and produce charas now,” claims mother of Chande Ram, a Malana resident, who was booked and then convicted under the NDPS Act by the District Sessions Judge, Kulu, this year, after the then DSP, Manali, Mr Arvind Digvijay Negi, raided his house and ceased a record 108 kg of charas from his possession in 2002. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Superintendent, Mr O.P. Sharma, says that the villagers are in a transit stage now. They need to have some real alternative crop to drive them away from the cannabis crop. “We forwarded a proposal to the Chief Minister’s office last year for the alternative crops for
Malana, but the agricultural department has taken no initiative in this direction”, the officials revealed. But the common impression among the Kulu police and district administration is that Malana villagers do not want road, education and the other facilities as they prefer to live in isolation, which enables them to make fast money from the contraband charas trade. “We have chosen Malana as the villagers have mastered the art of cultivating high-yielding cannabis plants, which are found in no other part of the state or even outside as per my information, says Mr Anand Pratap Singh, Superintendent of Police, Kulu. The villagers are not interested in other crops as the cannabis gives them easy, quick money. “Last year’s destruction of the contraband crop has shown positive results and we want to control this trade under the NDPS Act”, he claims. Mr R.D.
Nazeem, Deputy Commissioner, Kulu, says that no initiative has come from the villagers as far as alternative crops are concerned. “We have a backward area sub plan, but the village pradhan and other members have never put up such a demand. Even some of the funds get lapsed. He is not aware of the alternative crop plans for them”, he adds. |
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After Dutt, Omar steals the show
Sanawar, October 4 Casually attired and sporting a “cool” pair of sun glasses, these earned him a lot of compliments all day, Abdullah obliged one and all, posing for photographs with students, shaking hands with parents and just holding fort while Dutt went about the business of checking on the exhibitions by the students. Between socialising and cheering for “his” house, Himalayan House, which won the annual award for the best house, this 1987-batch old Sanawarian (OS), also chosen as the President-elect of the OS Association, drifted in and out of serious talk on the peace process of Jammu and Kashmir. “We have given a road-map of the peace process in J and K. The solution to the problems in our state lies in soft borders and restoration of autonomy. Also the National Conference has to be an integral part of all the talks since we have representatives from the three parts of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh,” he said. About the on-going talks by the J and K government to restore peace, Mr Abdullah said that he hoped it would work out. “As long as the dialogue continues, it is all very well. So far, the talks seem to be going in the right direction but we will have to wait for an outcome. To resolve the J and K crisis, we need to sit down and talk in depth on the issue keeping in view the expectations and aspirations of the people,” he added. Switching to his nine-year stay at the school, he recalled, “I have grown up here and spent the best years of my life at this campus. Though I don’t remember names often, I have never forgotten my Sanawarian friends. I was one of the back-benchers in class, never in the 90 per cent league.” Having come to his school as chief guest at the last founder’s day celebrations and once before, he adds, “Last year, I was closeted because I was the chief guest. It feels good to be an ordinary OS this year. Sanjay, many years my senior, must have felt today what I experience last year. While he seemed nervous addressing such a huge gathering, it was only natural because the experience of coming back to school as chief guest is so over-whelming. At today’s ceremony, he spoke from his heart and that is what we expect from any OS.” However, Mr Abdullah refrained from commenting on the tug-of-war between the OS and the Headmaster. “I am the president-elect and will take over from next year only. This is not in my domain until I formally take over from present incumbent, Mr Aman Bir Singh, next year. My agenda, too, will take off from there. In the interest of the school, I only hope all of them will be able to pull together and everything will stand resolved,” he held. In a lighter vein, this Dutt-fan claimed that he had watched “Munna Bhai MBBS” at least four times over. “Now, I am waiting for the release of Munna Bhai, BA, LLB, Munna Bhai, MA. Given the success of the movie, I think Sanjay should be back in this avtaar,” he said.
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Dutt gives sentimental tribute to teacher
Sanawar, October 4 Dutt got emotional when he credited his entire success to Mr B. Singh, the Deputy Headmaster of the school during his student days, in his speech after the NCC parade. He made us what we are today. He played the role of a strict disciplinarian in our lives. In his wife, however, we had a mother who was our strongest supporter and advocate,” he said. Almost instantly, he stepped away from the mike to the place where Ms B Singh was seated, and escorted her to where he was making his speech. “She was our force all along. I thank Mr Singh for whatever he did for us and Ma’am for being there for us when we needed her most. I am proud to be a Sanawarian,” he stated, hugging Ms Singh and even touching her feet before escorting her back to her seat. He recalled his days as a student, adding that he was a drummer in the school band. “It is an honour to be back in school as the chief guest though I never dreamt of being one when I was studying here almost 27 years ago,” he said before thanking the Old Sanawarians and the school authorities for bestowing that honour on him. Dutt who arrived with Ms B. Singh and his batchmates and friends at the parade, was welcomed by shouts of “Munna Bhai” from the crowd. He smiled and waved back at them even as handycams and mobile phones with cameras tried to capture these happy moments. The NCC cadets and the school band received an appreciative round of applause from this Bollywood hero as did the students who were given prizes by Dutt for excellence in academics and sports. Later, old students of various batches, carrying placards of the year they passed out in, marched in small contingents to a thunderous applause by the crowd. A three-day holiday for the students was also announced. Earlier, the Headmaster, Dr Gautam Chatterjee, reading out the annual report, informed the gathering that the water-shortage in the school would shortly be resolved with the state government approving the inclusion of Sanawar school in a World bank project to bring more water to the region. “Right after founder’s day, we will be installing a generator which will take care of voltage fluctuation on the campus.” His speech, however, elicited a lukewarm response from the crowd of parents, OS and present students by way of clapping. After the programme which included a school concert, an exhibition and meetings of the OS, friends bid adieu to each other with a promise to meet at the next founder’s, taking back loadfulls of memories until next year. Goodbyes, as it turned out, were a spirited, happy affair. The OS made their way through the criss-crossing ramps for one last time before closing the 157th chapter of Lawrence School.
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DNA chip to help check leprosy transmission
Shimla, October 4 “Though there has been a drop of 95 per cent in the leprosy scenario in the country, the disturbing factor is the detection of new cases at the same rate, which we are trying to look into with the use of DNA fingerprinting,” informed Dr Vishwa Mohan Katoch, Director, Central Jalma Institute for Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra. He is an internationally known figure in the field of leprosy research. Dr Katoch was here to attend a dermatology seminar organised by Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC). He said a DNA chip had been developed by his institute, which helped
in identifying sub-types within the leprosy germ. “Presently, we are trying to develop a model with the help of DNA fingerprinting for the country which can help us identify the foci of the disease so that the same can be controlled in endemic states,” he said. Dr Katoch said India followed by Brazil was the second largest pool of leprosy in the world. “Though, as per the official figures, it is estimated that there are about three lakh leprosy patients in India, I feel that the actual figure is close to five lakh.” Dr Katoch said the national leprosy eradication
programme had been a major success. It was winded up in 2004. “We now need to keep up guard and not be complacent. If we start missing cases, it can lead to a very advanced stage of the disease,” he cautioned. The institute at Agra had developed a uniform multi-drug treatment for leprosy which had been adopted by the World Health Organisation (WHO). “Focus has been to give a simple regimen rather than a complicated one which at present is administered to patients in Brazil, India, Peru, Mozambique, Madagascar and Burma by the WHO,” he said. Dr Katoch said the situation in the endemic states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh was far from satisfactory. “We are trying to look into the reasons for the higher rate of transmission in these states. In other parts of the country, the problem has been contained to a large extent with the same drugs and strategy,” he said, sounding optimistic about a breakthrough with
the help of DNA fingerprinting.
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Revenue subdivision sought
Salooni (Chamba): Tucked in the vale of Chamba is the far-flung Salooni border tehsil adjacent to militancy-infested areas of Jammu and Kashmir where residents have been making persistent demands for the creation of a new revenue subdivision with its headquarters at Saloon, which is already a tehsil headquarter, by bifurcating the widely stretched Churah subdivision of Chamba district.
The creation of another subdivision would help to ease the burden and speed up development of this backward hilly area of the state. Only then the pace of development can be increased. At present, there is only revenue subdivision at Bhanjraru, the headquarters of Churah tehsil. The subdivision comprises Churah and Salooni tehsils and Bhalei sub-tehsil, having 53 patwar circles and 85 panchayats stretched out over a distant area. It is one of the largest alpine subdivisions in the state. Being located in an inaccessible tough terrain, the residents of these areas find it difficult to go to a far off sub-divisional headquarters at Bhanjraru frequently for their routine official works. Since the people of this area are living in abject misery, they are even unable to approach the authorities based at the sub-divisional headquarters to get their routine work done by wasting time and money on bus fares. Besides, the residents of Churah and Salooni tehsils, including Bhalei sub-tehsil, have been repeatedly airing their demands of opening a new government degree college in the area for a long time. They are also demanding the opening of a technical college at Surgani. In the absence of a government college, though a few well-off families do manage to send their wards to Chamba town and other parts of the state for higher education, the poor simply cannot afford to have this luxury. According to official sources, the creation of a new division of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) in Salooni tehsil is also in the pipeline. This will be another milestone in the development of the far-flung Salooni area. The scene on the higher education front is not encouraging. Dearth of teaching staff is the major drawback in educational institutions in Salooni tehsil. The residents have demanded a defence road from Salooni to Pathri Pass linking J&K. In view of the vast potential of forest wealth having medicinal herbs and apple crops, the residents are demanding setting up of a herbal processing plant and a fruit processing plant in the area. Being rich in immense tourism potential, the residents of this region have demanded the opening of a cafe and a hotel of the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) at Salooni to further boost tourism. |
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CPM against privatisation
Hamirpur, October 4 The party, at its seventh annual sammelan here today, said that time had come when the CPM should take the major responsibility to take nation forward. Mr Onkar Shad, state Secretariat member of the party who inaugurated the sammelan, told the members that it would continue to oppose the anti-people policies of the UPA government inside and outside the Indian Parliament. Mr Shad said that the USA was trying to hit the Third World forces to have its say in the world and under such circumstances all the nations should join hands to face the challenges of the USA. Mr Kashmir Singh Thakur, the district secretary of the CPM, dubbed the Congress and the BJP the chips of the same block. Both were facing internal dissensions. He strongly opposed the signing of MoU by the HP Government with the Central Government which, according to him, was anti-people in general and anti-Himachal in particular. An 11-member district committee was also elected on this occasion. Mr Kashmir Singh Thakur was re-elected district secretary of the party. |
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Exotic species on the decline
Bharmour (Chamba), October 4 The sanctuaries are also a treasure trove of bird species. Different kinds of pheasant, namely monal, western tragopan, koklas, khaleej cheer pheasant are found here. Many sub-species of partridges and quails can also be seen here. A local naturalist, Mr Navneet Chowfla, while trekking sighted a mountain geese
type of bird. Many kinds of falcon eagles and hawks have made the place their home. But the birds are threatened by human encroachment and poaching. The state government has to act fast two save the dwindling population of flora and fauna in the sanctuaries, according to Mr Chowfla. “Empowering the Wildlife Department and setting up breeding centres will go a long way in preserving the rich variety of wildlife in the area,” said Mr Chowfla. |
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Deodars of Chail under threat
Solan: With hundreds of Deodar trees continuing to dry up in the Chail-Banjhani forest since the past several years, there is concern among the foresters to save the precious species from destruction. Located at a height of more than 1,600 metres, the lush evergreen majestic Deodar trees lend charm to Chail.
The phenomenon of drying up caused due to the prevalence of a root rot disease, phytophthora cinnamoni, has led to the drying up of hundreds of trees while many others are in the process of giving a chlorotic appearance after yellowing and consequent shortening and falling of the needles. All the needles of the trees fall within three or four months of showing the first symptoms of the disease and the tree soon dies completely. These dying and drying trees stand apart from the healthy trees which bear a dense tuft of needles containing no dry branches. With the disease assuming an alarming proportion, the scientists at the Himalayan Forest Research Institute at Shimla conducted studies to confirm the exact cause of this fungal infection. A total area of 26 hectares has been found affected with the disease. Being the first incidence of this pathogen striking in the western Himalayan region, studies confirmed the fact that the disease causes severe damage to the entire plant body, water conductivity and subsequent suppression of the photosynthesis of the needles. Spreading through the root-to-root contact process, the dispersion of spores by cattle and higher soil moisture were found to be the other factors contributing to its spread. |
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Draft agreement for Rampur project finalised
Shimla, October 4 The main feature of the proposed agreement is that the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam will fund the project from its own resources. The Centre and the state will only contribute if the nigam fails to arrange the requisite funds internally. However, for extra share the partners will have to contribute equally. The power will also be shared on the basis of actual equity paid. The employees of the state electricity board already on deputation with the nigam, will have to either get permanently absorbed within a year or return back to the parent organisation. So far 61 out of the total 1070 deputationists have been absorbed in the nigam. The fresh staff to be taken on deputation, if not absorbed, will be repatriated after three years. The draft has been frozen and it will be put up for the formal approval before the Union Ministry of Power, after which the agreement will be signed between the state government and the nigam. |
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Checking MDR TB cases an uphill task
Kumarhatti, October 4 According to a survey, the state has around 200 TB patients diagnosed as multi-drug resistant (MDR). These cases do not respond to conventional medical treatment prescribed either under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) or the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTCP). These cases require multi-drug medical treatment involving huge expenditure. The MDR TB Treatment Society, which was formed in 2001 at TB Sanatorium, Dharampur, to provide free of cost medical treatment to MDR cases has registered 70 patients till date. Out of these, 12 patients have been fully cured, while 33 were under observation. Rest of them have no link with the society since they left sanatorium after getting indoor medical treatment. This act of MDR patients caused great harm as the disease was contagious. Registered MDR patients were discharged soon after their sputum tests changed from positive to negative. It generally took four to six months, said Dr H.C. Gupta, Solan district TB officer. The patients are advised to take future treatment as an outdoor patients and go for sputum tests. “But in most cases, the patients do not turn up and thus become defaulters,” Dr Gupta maintained. The society was helpless to monitor such cases, pointed Mr Kuldeep Kanwar, senior lab technician and member of the society. There was an urgent need to forge coordination between respective district TB centres (DTCs) and the society to keep track of MDR patients, suggested Dr Gupta. Meanwhile, keeping track of each patient after discharge was not possible for the society due to financial constraint. The society has not got any financial help from successive state governments so far. It was treating patients on its own. At present, 33 MDR cases were under treatment and they need around Rs 20 lakh for treatment. The construction work on a culture sensitivity lab was underway at sanatorium. The lab was being constructed by the society using funds donated by Mr Ravi Sood, an NRI, who gave funds to the tune of Rs 15 lakh. In order to make laboratory function properly, there was a need to appoint a bacteriologist, two lab technicians and two lab attendants. An amount of Rs 10 lakh was required to install sophisticated equipment in the laboratory to carry out culture tests and effective treatment of MDR cases.
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Police post at Malana soon
Kulu, October 4 Talking to reporters here with regard to the ongoing anti-cannabis drive in Kulu district, Mr Puri said the drive had turned out to be a success as the joint operation by the Himachal Police and the Narcotics Control
Bureau (NCB) had destroyed cannabis on over 1,050 bighas at Malana and surrounding areas for the past four days. “Over 12,000 bighas is under cannabis cultivation in the district,” he adds. Mr Puri said the biggest catch of the operation was the arrest of two Austrian youths under the NDPS Act. The drive would be resumed tomorrow at Malander forest. When asked that only small-time carriers and poor villagers were being caught while big fish go
scot-free in the valley, he said, “The police has also caught some big smugglers like Chande Ram along with 107 kg of
charas,” he added. Mr Puri said of the total produce in the district, only 25 per cent of charas landed in police net while the rest was being smuggled out. “We have arrested over 1,577 persons, including 164 foreigners in the past five years up to September 30 in over 1,355 cases registered against them under the NDPS Act,” he added. “We need an observation post at Malana as the present arrangement is not sufficient”, he said. Mr Puri said the trend of foreigners marrying locals enable them to get a passport to stay in the valley and they are abetting the contraband trade. |
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Arms recovered from miscreants
Solan, October 4 The SP, Mr Gianeshwar Singh, told mediapersons here today, that the antecedents of the two were being verified. Amaruddin who hailed from Meerut had procured the weapons from his native place while his accomplice Sunil Sethi was supplying bakery items in the town and hailed from Jalandhar. He was also involved in lending money business. The two had targeted Vipul Goyal after assessing the fact that being a patient of muscular dystrophy he would not be able to defend himself in case he was attacked. Amaruddin had also worked as a carpenter with Vipul some time in the past. He was aware of the fact that Vipul used to carry home a good amount of cash of his LPG business. His father had also been robbed of some cash in the busy market some months ago when chilli powder was thrown into his eyes by the miscreants. |
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Gram sabhas select IRDP families
Hamirpur, October 4 People raised objections regarding wrong entry of beneficiaries, according to reports reaching here from various parts of the district. They told the officers present at the meeting that the lists were “one-sided”. At Chowki village where the meeting of the Matti Tihra gram panchayat was held, people demanded a change in the list of beneficiaries. They alleged that certain non-deserving persons were named in the list. Others suggested the names of a number of persons left out. The Deputy Commissioner, Hamirpur, Mr Devesh Kumar, claimed that meetings were held in all 215 gram panchayats of the district and were largely attended. |
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Dhumal gets bail
Shimla, October 4 The police had registered the case on June 25, 2003, because the BJP leaders, including four former ministers of the Dhumal Cabinet, had staged a dharna on The Ridge. Today Mr J.P.
Nadda, Mr I.D. Dhiman, Mr Narender Bragta, Mr Ravinder Ravi and Mr Baldev Sharma were also enlarged on bail. Mr Dhumal’s prayer of personal exemption has been accepted by the court. The case was listed for further hearing on December 27.
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Deepak Gupta sworn in as
HC Judge
Shimla, October 4 Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Prem Kumar Dhumal, former Health Minister, Jagat Parkash Nadda, Mr Justice L.S. Panta, Mr Justice Arun Kumar Goel, Mr Justice R.L. Khurana, Mr Justice M.R. Verma and Mr Justice K.C. Sood and Senior Judicial and executive officers, members of the
Bar association were also present at the function. Mr Gupta has been practising in the Himachal Pradesh High Court since 1978.
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CRI employees launch relay fast
Kumarhatti, October 4 The institute employees sat in front of the CRI main gate and raised slogans against the Health Ministry for not meeting the long-pending demand of the federation. The demand charter includes an end to the contract system of the services in the health sector, filling of all vacant posts, recognition of associations and unions whose applications were pending, settlement of all anomalies, grant of at least four sets of uniform to health employees, grant of patient care allowances to all the
left out employees, formation of a department council or office council and uniform recruitment rules for all cadres of
Central health employees. |
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