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Dispute over hotel rooms leads to firing
PFC to fund hydro projects in HP
Silt forces Nathpa to close again
Action against big defaulters sought
First tiger reserve soon
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UNDP ups grant for
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24 Navodaya students fall sick after taking food
J&K pilgrims enter Chamba
4 killed in mishap near Rampur
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Dispute over hotel rooms leads to firing
Solan, August 16 The manager Mr Satyapal, tried to prevail over the visitors that three rooms would be insufficient for them. This led to a heated argument where the manager alleged that he was roughed up by the two men. The hotel owner, Mr Ved Garg, and his staff who was allegedly in an inebriated condition intervened in the matter. Meanwhile, the visitors decided to check in a nearby hotel which was offering cheaper rooms. This did not go down well with the hotel staff. In the melee, Sukhjeet brandished a pistol and fired in the air to make room for his exit. The police officials from Dharampur, who rushed to the spot, arrested Sukhjeet, Sukhbinder, Ved Garg and Satyapal in separate cases filed by either sides. They were, however, let off on bail. A medical examination of all arrested was later conducted at the community health centre. In yet another incident, another tourist hailing from Punjab tried to terrorise locals at Dharampur market last evening. Timely action by the police helped check the occurrence of any untoward incident. |
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PFC to fund hydro projects in HP
Shimla, August 16 Besides, it had given loans of Rs 1,438 crore to projects being executed in the Central sector and Rs 195 crore to private sector projects. The Himachal Government has identified 28 new projects with aggregate generation capacity of 6341 mw and prepared a plan to implement these by 2012. Projects with the 2790 mw capacity will be executed in the Central and joint sectors, 2228 mw in the state sector and 1323 mw in the private sector. |
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Silt forces Nathpa to close again
Shimla, August 16 Generation was resumed only yesterday when three of the six units were made operational. However, all units were closed down after the level of coarse particles in the silt increased to 1,200 ppm (parts per million) as against the permissible limit of 800 ppm. The overall level of silt has been around 7,000 ppm for the past few weeks as against the
permissible limit of 5000 ppm. However, engineers of Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam have been able to run two or three units as the quantum of coarse particles has been within limits. Mr H.K. Sharma,
Chairman -cum-managing director of the nigam said efforts would be made to make the project at least partially operational as soon as the level of coarse particle
decreases. The project has been functioning erratically ever since it was first close down due to excessive silt on June 24. The subsequent Parechu floods cut deep into the banks as a result of which the hills are eroding at numerous places thus raising the silt
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Action against big defaulters sought
Mandi, August 16 Talking to The Tribune here today, the members of the CC’s action
committee said that they met Mr Virbhadra Singh yesterday here and requested him to take necessary steps to book the big defaulters. “It is the small defaulters, who are coming forward to repay the loans. The big defaulters are still exploiting the situation as they have not attached the properties against the loans, leaving a legal loophole”, they revealed adding that over 25 big defaulters owe Rs 3 crore to the bank. The delegation urged the Chief Minister to direct the revenue authorities to take steps to attach and auction the properties of the big defaulters, who are not repaying the loans to restore the normal functioning of the bank. “The cases which have been vacated by the court should be auctioned immediately”, they urged. The action committee also requested Mr Virbhdra Singh to direct the bank’s board of administration to take them into confidence in all matters to keep transparency in the affairs of the bank, informed Mr TL Vaidya, media convener, action committee. The MUCBL’s administrator, Mr M R Bhardwaj, said that they have asked the revenue authorities to clear three cases for auction as their stay has been vacated by the court. “The problem is that in 25 cases the defaulters have not attached their properties. We have requested to the revenue authorities to take steps to attach their properties and then auction them”, he added. The delegation include CC’s president, PC Bisht, the media convener Mr TL Vaidya, Mr KK Malhotra, Mr Subhash Paul, Mr Santosh Kapur, Ms Krishna Tandon, Ms Damyanti Kapur, Ms Gandhari Vaidya, Ms Leela Handa, who met the Chief Minister at the Circuit House last evening. |
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First tiger reserve soon
Shimla, August 16 “The wildlife board has given the green signal for converting a 4,401-hectare reserve forest area in the existing Simbalbara wildlife sanctuary into a tiger reserve,” said a wildlife wing official of the state government. Tigers are not found in Himachal Pradesh, but move is afoot to bring tigers from the Corbett National Park in Uttaranchal and release them in the new reserve. Officials are in the process of acquiring land from villagers in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh before creating the hill state’s first tiger reserve. “Once the tigers are released into the Simbalbara sanctuary they can freely roam into the bordering Rajaji sanctuary of Uttaranchal and the adjoining Kalesar forests of Haryana,” said the official.
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UNDP ups grant for
SGP-India
Dalhousie, August 16 Disclosing this here today, Mr Prabhjot Sodhi, National Coordinator of the UNDP, said SGP-India, implemented by the UNDP, had become operational in September, 1995, and works were being carried out in partnership with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The funding till now comprised about Rs 24 crore, including about 50 per cent co-financing over the past four years, Mr Sodhi added. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests had co-financed $1,00,000 for 15 documentaries depicting best experiences and lessons learnt from the SGP-supported projects for the National Television Network of India, adding that the government was also providing an additional budget support for $1,00,000 to SGP initiatives for the current fiscal year. “The programme aims at delivering global benefits in the areas of biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, protection of international waters, prevention of land degradation and elimination of persistent organic pollutants through community-based approaches,” Mr Sodhi explained. “In Himachal Pradesh, two schemes, lift irrigation schemes in Brangal and Saili in Chamba district and organic farming in Solan district, launched in collaboration with local NGOs are well under way while two more schemes have also been sanctioned,” claimed Mr Sodhi. Earlier, Mr Sodhi inspected the completion of “Brangal lift irrigation scheme”, which was constructed with an outlay of Rs 25 lakh in Brangal. The scheme was launched under the aegis of the UNDP in collaboration with the Yog Manav Vikas Trust, Banikhet. |
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24 Navodaya students fall sick after taking food
Chamba, August 16 According to Dr Y.P. Sharma, Medical Officer of the hospital, it was observed that the children were suffering from gastroenteritis, but he also did not rule out the possibility of viral fever. The children were given medicine and sent back to the vidyalaya hostel. “The situation is now under control and the children were recovering well,” Dr Y.P. Sharma claimed, adding that the children were still under the observation of Dr K.L. Sharma on the vidyalaya premises. The affected children told to a team of reporters in the hospital that they had taken rice, dal, cheese vegetable and sweets (laddu) in dinner. But after sometime they started feeling feverish, with stomach ache and started vomiting. But the Principal of the Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mr Ram Nivas Ram, stated that special food had been prepared in the hostel mess for about 500 children to celebrate Independence Day. The students might have overeaten leading to sickness, the Principal presumed. Meanwhile, an inquiry has been reportedly ordered into the episode. |
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J&K pilgrims enter Chamba
Chamba, August 16 These pilgrims are accompanied by about 100 sheep, goats and mules for carrying their luggage. The final dip of the Manimahesh pilgrimage would take place on September 11 on the occasion of Radha Ashtami. According to sources, the police forces accompanying these pilgrims from the J&K side have handed over these pilgrims to the security forces deployed on the Chamba side of Himachal Pradesh at Khundi Mural after proper verification for their onward journey up to Manimahesh sacred lake for taking their holy bath. The holy Chhari of famous Manimahesh pilgrimage, in fact, will commence from the district headquarter town of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh a week before Sri Radha Ashtami when the pilgrims and devotees of Lord Shiva will take their holy dip (bath) in the sacred icy waters of Manimahesh Lake at an altitude of 4170 metres and have a vision of Kailash Mount at an altitude of 5656 metres. |
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4 killed in mishap near Rampur
Shimla, August 16 The vehicle met with an accident at 10.45 am at Kalara village, 6 km from Rampur, the police here said.
Chanderpal (25) his wife Nisha Devi (23), Surmo Ram (46) and Roshan (45) were among those dead. The district administration has announced an immediate relief of Rs 10,000 each to the next of the kin of the dead.
— UNI |
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