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Health centres to have 50 more docs
Hamirpur, Kangra need more police stations
Plan envisaged for catchment areas of Sutlej
Laser technology to check monkey menace
Chinese pressure ousts
Miss Tibet |
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Officials clueless over use of Press stickers
British national harassed by youths, case registered
Prosecute JP Industries for releasing water: CPM
Woman’s body found in hotel room
Snag in rly computer makes Army men to pay more
Close shave for bus passengers
Six
held for stealing shuttering plates
Two washed away
Water shortage in Solan villages
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Health centres to have 50 more docs
Kangra, July 11 Ms Aneeta Verma, Chief Parliamentry Secretary and in charge of the Health Department, made this announcement at a state-level function organised in connection with the “World Population day” in the auditorium of local Polytechnic College today. She said under the Prime Minister’s Rural Health Mission, buildings of PHCs and CHCs would be constructed. Expressing Concern over the population blast in the country, she insisted people to adhere to having only one child norm. She said the foeticide was a menace in the society, which dropped the number of girls to 857 against 1000 in the state which was alarming. She said in the 1991 census, ratio of girls was 950 against 1000 boys but in the 2001 census it had dropped to 857 girls against 1000 boys. She said the government would sternly deal with those practitioners who indulge in murder of girl child in the womb of her mother. She said cases would be registered against such practitioners. She expressed concern over the increasing number of AIDS patients in the state and said Hamirpur was having 306 AIDS patients which was highest in the state. She said Kangra district was on number two on the list. She stressed the teachers community that sex education should be imparted to students in higher secondary Schools and colleges so that they could be aware about AIDS. Earlier, Mr Surender Kaku, local MLA and Parliamentry Secretary said 700 anganwari workers would be appointed shortly. He said a building for Rs 10 lakh would be constructed in the Kangra Civil Hospital to accommodate more patients. Dr M.L. Mahajan, Director, Health Services (Projects), Dr Kaushik, Principal, Dr R.P. Govt Medical College, Tanda, and CMO, Kangra, Dr K.L. Gupta, were also present on the occasion. Earlier, hundreds of students of different schools participated in a rally to mark the day. A declamation contest of the students was also organised by the Health Department and Anushri, Sunali Walia and Rubia bagged the first, second and third prize in the contest. Ms Aneeta Verma distributed prizes among the winners. |
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Hamirpur, Kangra need more police stations
Hamirpur, July 11 In Hamirpur, there is an urgent need for a separate police station for the town, as the exiting sadar police station is highly overburdened. Besides, key sub-divisions like Deosidh, Bhota and Ghaneta also need separate police stations, considering the rising population and incidents of crime. Similarly, the Kangra police is making do with as seven unsanctioned police posts, including the fairly important post in Gaggal. There are around 120 constables who are working against unsanctioned posts, creating a vacuum in police stations and traffic posts, from where they have been withdrawn. Mr Daljit Thakur, Superintendent of Police, Hamirpur, said most districts like Bilaspur and Mandi have a separate police station for the requirements of the city but in Hamirpur they do not even have a police post. The district has nearly 70 inspectors, sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors and head constables and 210 constables, who are overburdened, as new posts need to be sanctioned, he added. “The crime rate has shot up and the nature of crime has also become more organised but corresponding changes in the number of personnel and police stations have not been effected for years. The traffic volume has also increased manifold,” he said. In case of Kangra district, police posts like the one in Bhawarna caters to nearly 50 panchayats and gets scores of IPC cases and makes a strong case for upgradation to a proper police station. In case of the seven unsanctioned police stations in Kangra district, there was no provision for even a telephone connection and special sanction had to be sought. Mr S.P. Singh, Superintendent of Police, Kangra, said while the shortage of senior investigating officials affected instant attention to the incidents of crime, the posting of constables against unsanctioned posts was taking a toll on effective traffic regulation, as the existing staff was overburdened. The lack of an in-built procedure for filling posts left vacant on retirement is another problem, he added. Mr Thakur said even setting up of more police posts was not a lasting solution and ideally more police stations should be created. “A police post has to send every FIR to the police station first and this delays the procedure,” he said. |
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Plan envisaged for catchment areas of Sutlej Shimla, July 11 Stating this at a press conference, Ms Vidya Stokes, Minister for Power, said that it was a serious issue as the state and the country were paying a heavy cost in the shape of loss of power generation and damage to life and property due to flash floods in the river, which had become a regular feature. The 1500 mw Nathpa-Jhakri project alone had incurred a loss of over Rs 150 crore over the past fortnight. Various projects of the state electricity board had also been affected but to a lesser extent and the loss of generation was only 10 million units as the engineers quickly restored the projects after the flash floods. However, to tame the mighty river all its 42 tributaries right from China border to Nathpa would have to be stabilised with vegetative measures and engineering works like dams to break the flow of the highly turbulent river. The government would learn from the Chinese experience, and if required import suitable species of bushes, grasses and trees for growing in the harsh agro-climatic conditions of the tribal areas. She said that the catchment area treatment (CAT) plans for various hydroelectric projects would have to be implemented expeditiously and in right earnest. She asserted that a separate fund should be set up for CAT plan and the agencies, which contributed funds for it, should also be involved in implementation. Regarding the Rajiv Gandhi Yojna, she said the government had already submitted a Rs 100-crore proposal for the electrification of left-out hamlets in respect of Chamba district to the Centre and about Rs 48 crore was likely to be sanctioned soon. Proposals for five more districts would be submitted within this month and for the remaining six districts next month.
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Laser technology to check monkey menace
Shimla, July 11 The males will be sterilised using the advanced laser technology and tubectomy will be performed on females using the laparoscopic technique. It is for the first time in the country that laser technology will be used for the sterilisation of animals. The project is part of the action plan for containing the monkey menace in the state. The sterilisation of stray dogs was planned by the Shimla Municipal Corporation but was included in the project to save on the infrastructure cost. The advanced technique has been successfully used in the west to perform vasectomy and other surgical procedures on wild animals, including monkeys. A well-equipped facility will be set up at Tuti Kandi where the Forest Department already has buildings and other required infrastructure for the purpose. The project also provides for mobile ambulatory facilities. The pilot project will cover Shimla , Rampur and the Parwanoo- Shimla national highway, which have been worst-affected by the simian menace. A team of veterinary surgeons headed by Dr Sushil Sood, who has undergone training in treating wild animals in the UK, will perform the operations. The Forest Department will implement the pilot project. However, it will be replicated in other areas by the Animal Husbandry Department. Initially the cost of laser vasectomy will be about Rs 400 per animal and tubectomy Rs 650 per animal. However, it will come down as the number of operations go up. Mr K.K. Gupta, Principal Chief Conservator of forests, said the translocation of 3,407 simians from Shimla, Rampur and various places on the Parwanoo-Shimla highway had provided some respite from the monkey nuisance but long-term measures were required to find a permanent solution to the problem. |
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Chinese pressure ousts
Miss Tibet from pageant
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), July 11 This is the second time the Chinese government has "meddled" in the participation of Miss Tibet in international pageants. "We were informed by a pageant spokesperson Alaric Soh, that after the pageant was announced, the Chinese Embassy in Kuching rang up the organisers to state that Tibet is a part of China and is not supposed to participate as a country of its own. Tibet must be represented as `Miss Tibet-China'. "To represent her as `Miss Tibet-China' would be politically incorrect, as the Chinese have not yet solved the political issue of Tibet," Ngawang told IANS. He explained that the Miss Tibet pageant has no political agenda and is organised as a platform for empowering young Tibetan women. "It is unfortunate that China is meddling in the event with political motives." The Malaysian pageant, Miss Tourism Pageant 2005, is being held in Sarawak, Malaysia, July 9-24. The grand finale will take place in Miri City on July 23. Contestants from 32 different countries are participating in the pageant. The Miss Tourism Pageant was started in 2003 to promote tourism, friendship and to create a platform for young women as an opportunity to help promote their respective countries' goodwill, the organisers say. Miss Tibet Tashi Yangchen, who is studying for an MBA at Huron University in London, was ousted from the pageant in Zimbabwe in February after the Chinese Embassy in Harare pressured the organisers of the pageant. Tashi was crowned Miss Tibet 2004 in October last year at Mcleodganj in Dharamsala. Miss Tibet 2005 will be held in October 2005. The Tibetan government in exile is based in Dharamsala.
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Officials clueless over use of Press stickers
Solan, July 11 Not only is the police wondering as to who is authorised to use a Press sticker, but it also has no idea which government directions enable them to take action against offenders. A case of such misuse came to light last week when a white Maruti car (CH-01-Q-7159), carrying a Press sticker of a English daily published from Chandigarh, was impounded from a gang of flesh-trade operators from Kumarhatti. Inquires revealed that the car, which is registered under the name of a woman from Mani Majra, is not related to the daily. She has not been traced. The SP, Gyaneshwar Singh, said he had no idea what directions authorised them to check the misuse of Press stickers. He said there were no such directions which could differentiate as to who was authorised as pressperson to display such stickers on their vehicles. Similar sentiments were echoed by senior officials of at least two other departments. Throwing traffic norms to the winds, including the use of helmet, certain persons are misusing the stickers without having any certified credentials. The policemen on duty remain mute spectators to traffic violations by them. The Director, Transport, Mr R. S. Negi, said he too was not aware of any such notification having being issued by his department. But, added that the state High Court had passed directions after a PIL was filed against the misuse of “Press” and other names on private vehicles. He, however, added that it would be either the Department of Home or the Director, Public Relations, who could have such directions. The Director, Public Relations, Mr B. D. Sharma, said the Department of Transport might have certain notifications in this regard. Officials of the Home Department were not available for comment. |
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British national harassed by youths, case registered
Kangra, July 11 Deputy Superintendent of Police R.S. Rana said here today that Ms Gvenda Ellen Marry, (34), was on motor cycle. When she reached Maranda at 10.45 pm she enquired about the route from two youths standing there. The youths misguided her and put her on a wrong route towards Khalate and followed her, she complained. Mr Rana said that the two youths were joined by some other persons who molested, harassed and heckled Ms Marry. However some locals came to her rescue and saved her. The miscreants fled from the scene, and residents of the area provided her shelter for the night. She reported the matter to the police this morning at the Palampur police station. The police arrested two youths — Mohit, alias Mohnoo, and Rakesh, alias, Lamboo — under Sections 354, 341,506 and 34 of the IPC in this connection. |
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Prosecute JP Industries for releasing water: CPM
Shimla, July 11 A deputation of the party met the Chief Secretary, Mr S.S. Parmar, here today and submitted a memorandum to him in this regard. The catchment treatment plan should be revised and the company should be asked to pay Rs 45.75 crore after taking into account the cost escalation. The company had so far only deposited Rs 9.5 crore out of the total Rs 27.93 crore it was required to pay. The party also demanded that keeping in view the poor track record of the company, the allotment of the 1000 MW Karcham-Wangtu project should be cancelled. |
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Woman’s body found in hotel room
Una, July 11
Staff of the hotel revealed that at 4 am today the man asked the hotel staff to open the main gate of the hotel as he wanted to purchase cigarettes and went outside the hotel. As the man didn’t return up to 5 am the staff opened the room with duplicate key and found that the woman lying dead on bed. Matter was reported to the police. Dinesh Yadav, SP Una said the police had registered a case of murder and post-mortem examination conducted at District Una hospital. As per post-mortem report age of pregnant deceased is about 26 year and she is six -month pregnant. The police is searching for the man. |
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Snag in rly computer makes Army men to pay more
Solan, July 11 The defence personnel are otherwise exempt from this levy under the free warrants issued for procuring railway reservations. The fault was detected at the local reservation centre around 8 a.m. yesterday when some defence persons were charged Rs 25 as per the computerised instructions. The bewildered booking clerk, when quizzed by the defence men, had to enquire from the nearby booking stations about this new fee. Officials were amazed to find that computers showed similar levy at all centres, including Shimla, Kalka, Ambala and Delhi. This was despite the fact that no such directions had been issued from the Ministry of Railways about this fee. It was finally learnt that a technical fault which had developed at the New Delhi-based data feeding cell has caused this error. The fault was finally rectified at 8.45 a.m. Though only four or five defence persons made advance reservations from here, there were scores of others who had to bear this extra levy throughout the region. The station master, Mr G.S. Rajput, agreeing that a technical fault had occurred in the computerised system, said the Army men were informed about this error.
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Close shave for bus passengers
Shimla, July 11 There were around 20 persons in the bus when the incident occurred. The passengers rushed out of the bus in panic as the flames started to leap out from the engine. The driver and the conductor also ran to safety. The fire was reportedly caused due to bursting of diesel pipe. Mr Rajiv Gupta, Chief General Manger of the corporation, said it was for the first time that such an incident had taken place. The technical experts were trying to ascertain the cause of fire. |
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Six held
for stealing shuttering plates Barotiwala, July 11 Liquor seized: The local police has seized 17 bottles and 10 halves of liquor in two separate cases. Fifteen bottles of countrymade and two bottles of foreign-made liquor were seized this morning from near the gas plant chowk, Baddi, during a naka put up by the police. The liquor was seized from Sanju (19), who was carrying it on a scooter. The boy, who originally hails from Ropar district in Punjab, was at present staying with his uncle at Malpur village near here. A case under Sections 61, 1 and 4 of Excise Act has been registered. In another case, 10 halves of countrymade liquor were seized from a man last night at Baddi.
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Two washed away
Chamba, July 11 According to official sources, the seriously injured Jai Singh reported to the police that the owner and driver of the vehicle Amro and Quoom, whose bodies were yet to be traced, belonged to the nearby villages of the Nakrod area. The police has registered a case in this connection and launched a hunt to trace the bodies of the deceased.
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Water shortage in Solan villages Kumarhatti, July 11 Not a single drop of water has trickled down the taps for the past four days, says Mr Upender Sharma, Pradhan of Banasar panchayat. Frequent snags in water-lifting motor led to the suspension of water supply in the areas.
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