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Ban orders in Mandi, bandh observed
20.18-cr plan for Dalhousie okayed
3-day Kangra festival begins
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Copter taxis to boost tourism
Dharampur to privatise bus parking
Implement common minimum programme: CPI
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Ban orders in Mandi, bandh observed
Mandi, May 28 Life limped back to normal towards the evening as over 2,000 residents, including members of the Khatri Sabha, Namdhari Sabha and members of the Beopar Mandal and CPI-CPM and others, participated in a silent peace march that was taken out with the assistance of the district administration to restore peace and normal life in the town. The Mandi Beopar Mandal observed a complete bandh in the town in protest against the acid attack incident and demanded a thorough investigation in the case and action against the culprit. The BJP Mandi district president, Mr Dile Ram Thakur, and former MLA from Mandi district Mr Jai Ram Thakur blamed the state government for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. He said it was the second incident of acid attack in the state. CPI leader Des Raj urged the residents to maintain peace and communal harmony and asked the police and the district administration to deal with the anti-social elements strictly to prevent the recurrence of such gory incidents. Setting aside the rumours that the acid attack victim had died or lost her vision the Chief Medical Officer, Mandi, Dr P.S. Dogra, clarified that Mamta, a college student had been referred to the IGMC, Shimla, for treatment. Her vision is alright so far. The condition of Muskan, a minor, who had been admitted to the zonal hospital is stated to be out of danger. Three other injured were discharged today. Five other victims of the attack, Bhup Singh, Shila, Muskan, Shalu and Champa, are still under treatment in the hospital, but their condition is stable, he added. After reviewing the law and order situation in the town, the Divisional Commissioner, Mandi, Mr Subhramanyam, and the DIG central range, Mr O.C. Thakur, and the Deputy Commissioner, Mr Ali Raza Rizvi, appealed to the residents to maintain peace and communal harmony in the town and district. “We will deal with the culprit strictly,” said Mr Rizvi, adding that the district administration had deployed a police battalion to restore peace in the town. A relief of Rs 2,000 was given to the acid burn victims. Mr Rizvi and former MP Anil Sharma visited the acid attack victims today. Last night a mob entered a place of worship on Jail Road and damaged its walls and gate and burnt the water tank. The fire brigade personnel, however, controlled the fire and the police dispersed the mob. The DIG, central range, Mandi, Mr O.C. Thakur, said the attacker hailed from Muzffarnagar and had acted in a fit of anger after being rejected by the girl. The motive was to attack the girl. He sprayed rest of the acid left in the bottle on passengers to escape from the bus as other passengers tried to catch him.” When asked whether the transistor bomb in Kinnaur and a balloon with “I Love Pakistan” printed on it that was seen in in Balh valley last week were connected with the incident of acid attack, Mr Thakur said there was no connection between these incidents and the acid attack. NAHAN: Muslim organisations of Sirmour district today condemned the acid attack in Mandi and demanded strict action against the culprit. In a joint press conference held here today, Mr Naseem Mohd. Decdan, state president of the All Himachal Muslim Welfare Society, Mr N.A. Shaikh, president of the Sirmour District Anjum Islamia and office-bearers of Sirmour District Muslim Welfare Society also condemned the communal violence which started yesterday in Mandi town after a non-Himachali Muslim boy threw acid on a girl and passengers of a bus. They said the attack on the places of worship by a mob and the failure of the district administration to control the mob had raised several questions about the law and order situation in Himachal Pradesh. KULU: The district administration here took precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incident in the wake of acid attack on bus passengers in Mandi. The police has been put on guard at the Jama Masjid here and an emergent meeting by the Superintendent of Police was convened today. Mr Anand Pratap Singh, SP, said prominent citizens of the town had been invited to help maintain peace and harmony. |
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20.18-cr plan for Dalhousie okayed
Dalhousie, May 27 The development plan contains provisions for a projected population of 8,976, which is anticipated to occupy Dalhousie planning area comprising 766 hectares by the end of 2021. Out of this, 536 hectares is covered under government and private forests and 8.82 hectares under water bodies. According to Mr J.R. Verma, Director, Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Department, the development plan envisaged developing an additional land of 87.09 hectares to meet the requirements of various urban uses by the end of plan period. Each phase shall be of five years’ duration. The total cost for the implementation of the development proposals is estimated to be Rs 20.18 crore.
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3-day Kangra festival begins
Kangra, May 28 Renowned Bollywood playback singer Hema Sardesai enthralled the audience. The festival started in traditional colours with the band display by Home Guards and a performance on clarinet by Mohammad Rafiq and party. Famous folk singer Karnal Rana presented folk songs of the Kangra valley, while Madan Madhosh presented ghazals. Earlier, Mr Bali inaugurated a departmental exhibition at the police ground and he was briefed about the progress made by different departments. Mr Bharat Khera, Deputy Commissioner and Chairman of the festival, honoured the chief guest. The festival will conclude on Sunday. |
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Copter taxis to boost tourism
Kangra, May 28 He said to boost tourism work on the Shimla-Jakhoo ropeway would start from May 31, after inviting the tenders. The process for the construction of the ropeway between Dharamsala and McLeodganj would also start soon. The state government would purchase a helicopter within two months to boost tourism. He warned that bus operators, found violating the transport laws, would be dealt with firmly. He sought the cooperation of bus passengers. He said in 2003 by increasing the bus fare HRTC had increased its revenue to Rs 30 crore which increased by 1.50 crore in 2004-2005. He said by introducing the Volvo bus service better results were reported.
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Dharampur to privatise bus parking Parwanoo, May 28 The misappropriation of fee by tax collectors was allegedly the main reason behind the falling revenue. However, as per tax collectors most of the bus crew members refuse to pay parking fee on the pretext that Dharampur has only a temporary bus stand and hence they are not liable to pay. Government buses, mainly of Solan and Nalagarh depots, are the main violators. The revenue from fee is enough to meet the administrative expenses of the panchayat. However, due to poor collection the panchayat was facing a financial crisis, pointed panchayat representatives. The present fee revenue was comparatively quite low from that collected two years ago, they pointed out. In the past on several occasions show-cause notices have been served on tax collectors in this regard but they did not reply, said the representatives. Moreover, tax collectors were quite often not found at their duty place, they alleged. On an average around 200 buses halt daily at Dharampur. The parking fee for a bus was is Rs 10. Based upon the frequency of buses crossing Dharampur the monthly revenue from parking should be around Rs 60,000. However, the fee collection is around Rs 20,000 per month, state panchayat representatives. As per tax collectors the absence of a proper bus stand was the main reason behind poor fee collection. At present buses pick and drop the passengers from three different points on the Kalka-Shimla national highway within 100 m. Earlier, the bus stand was near the town’s main bazar that often led to traffic chaos on the Subathu road. To reduce traffic snarl ups about four years ago it was shifted to Parow, where most of the buses now halt. Of the 200 buses hardly 40 of them pay the parking fee, pointed the tax collectors.
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Implement common minimum programme: CPI
Kangra, May 28 In a letter to the Prime Minister, submitted through the Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, a member of the state secretariat, Mr Himal Chand, said the party was of the opinion that the UPA government had been able to curb the communal fascist agenda of the Sang Parivar to some extent but much more remained to be done for the implementation of the CMP. He said in Himachal Pradesh the government should withdraw the professional tax and increased court fee. |
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