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Aiyar supports reservation policy
Aiyar for strengthening Panchayati Raj system
Gaurav small-time imposter, says police
Pangi Panchayat poll on June 12, 14
AAI says no to solid waste plant
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Exclusive police teams to investigate crime cases
Govt to revive bottling plant
Welcome competition, Kokje tells students
Second tunnel proposed on Manali-Leh road
Plea to strengthen agricultural
marketing
Woes of tribesmen in Kinnaur
Apple crop being considered
for insurance
Hindustan-Tibet road ready for heavy vehicles
State lagging behind in devolution
of powers
50-year-old engine breaks down at Koti
Summer festival concludes
MLA raises demand for engg college
Man commits suicide
INTUC panel
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Aiyar supports reservation policy
Chamba, May 30 Addressing a press conference at a hotel here today, he said since he was a minister in the Union Cabinet and the decision was taken in the Cabinet, it was his moral duty to support the decision. He said the reservation policy was in the larger interest of the weaker sections that could not derive the benefits of higher education since Independence. “You will see the good results in the next elections,” he said while commenting on the long-run benefits of the reservation policy. He said the advantages of this policy would percolate down to the weaker sections of society, thereby bringing he educational parity in the country. Speaking about the strengthening of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and civic bodies across the country, he said the 11th Five-Year Plan would be the first to implement the activity mapping, district planning and panchayat funding by the state governments through the district planning. This would streamline the system of PRIs and civic bodies of the local self-government. For this, the work to draw up activity mapping and district planning would be undertaken soon, he added. After completing his four-day visit to Himachal Pradesh, he said Himachal Pradesh was emerging as the second best state in the country with regard to excellent performance by its PRIs and civic bodies. Around 45 per cent of the Central Budget was being utilised on the development of rural areas through PRIs and civic bodies, he added. He announced that an ambitious scheme of “panchayati raj yuva shakti khelkood yojna” would be started to promote and boost sports activities in rural areas. Earlier, addressing a convention of the members of PRIs of Chamba district, he appealed to them to help in the implementation of a flagship programme called “National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme” launched by the Centre in Chamba and Sirmour districts of Himachal Pradesh. He said the Centre had made a provision of Rs 14,300 crore in the Budget for the programme. The amount would be spent in 200 districts across the country. Out of this amount, Rs 11,300 crore had been sanctioned to be utilised during the current financial year. The scheme would guarantee 100 days employment to the poor. He further revealed that the scheme had already been initiated in 200 districts spread across the country and since there was a legal guarantee to provide employment for a minimum of 100 days in a year, there was an assurance in the Budget that more funds would be provided, if needed. Among the 200 districts chosen all over the nation, Chamba and Sirmour were the two districts of Himachal Pradesh where the scheme was launched in March. The scheme would give a boost to the development and poverty alleviation of these two backward districts. The programme was being implemented by the state government through panchayati raj bodies and the programme was expected to change the face of rural India to a large extent in the coming years, he added. During his tour to the state, Mr Aiyar was accompanied by the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Minister, Mr Sat Mahajan.
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Aiyar for strengthening Panchayati Raj system
Shimla, May 30 Presiding over a meeting of the Zila Parishad members of Shimla and Solan here today, he underlined the need to organise the PRI’s into a potent force so that they could enjoy their duties and powers. He cited the example of states like Kerala, Karnataka and Sikkim where more than 40 per cent development works were being carried out by these institutions. He said his ministry and the state government had agreed to take several steps to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system in the state keeping in view the provision of 73rd Constitution amendment. The minister said that activity map of development should be prepared to ensure equal and balanced development of each village. Besides, there was need for creating income sources at PRI level so that they could carry out development activities at their level. Mr Sat Mahajan, Panchayati Raj Minister, said the state had empowered the PRI’s to execute the development works in the respective areas and 15 departments had been kept under them. He said that Zila Parishad chairmen had been given the power to use red light on his vehicle. Besides, attestation powers to the members of Zila Parishad was also under the consideration of the government. Periodic refresher courses and training programmes for PRI representatives would be organized to update their knowledge. He said that one more training centre would be opened at Mandi for the purpose. Earlier, Ms Chander Prabha Negi, Chairperson, Zila Parishad Shimla, and Mr Ram Kumar, Chairperson, Zila Parishad Solan apprised him of their demands. Other members also interacted with the Union Minister and gave suggestions to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system.
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Gaurav small-time imposter, says police
Hamirpur, May 30 Talking to The Tribune here today, the Superintendent of Police, Hamirpur, Mr Daljeet Thakur, said the details of the telephone calls of the mobile telephone of Gaurav had been received. Most of the calls, he said, had been made and received from telephones in Jalandhar only. He said that Gaurav at present had a Reliance connection while about two months back he had a Hutch and the details of calls in respect of these two telephones were now with the police. Even as the state police fails to get any conclusive evidence in the case of a breach of Swami Ramdev’s security, police sources said the accused seemed to be a small-time imposter and the possibility of his links with any militant organisation seemed unlikely. A senior police official, on condition of anonymity, confided in The Tribune that Gaurav seemed to be a small-time imposter, who had become a diehard follower of Swami Ramdev. He was travelling with him out of curiosity. “The accused had made a humble start and was working for Jalandhar-based “Divya Times” for a paltry remuneration. He also doesn’t have any police record in Jalandhar. So, the possibility of his stalking Swami Ramdev for some sinister designs was unlikely,” he said. “It has been established that he was covering Swami Ramdev’s yoga camp in Jalandhar for the newspaper, even though the paper’s owner denies this, and was also part of the active local organisers. It doesn’t seem that he had planned to travel in the same chopper with the Swami and Mr Virbhadra Singh from Chandigarh to Hamirpur. He was only helping in dropping some luggage and since the other organisers knew him, they did not object to his travelling in the chopper,” said the police official. “There doesn’t appear to be much in the case and it’s not that the police is groping in the dark. The case is being investigated in a systematic manner from the outset,” he added. Even the case registered by the Hamirpur police on May 27 is for forgery and posing as an IB official. Besides a forged IB card, a fake identity card of press correspondent at Jalandhar of a leading English daily has also been recovered from his possession. He was also carrying an ID card of Jalandhar-based “Pathik Sandesh”, which is yet to be verified by the police. The special police team, headed by a DSP, which had gone to Jalandhar, is expected back tonight or tomorrow and its findings about the antecedents of the accused, his family background, past activities and his stint as a press correspondent would be able to throw more light on the case. Even though so far no evidence suggests the imposter’s links with any militant organisation, the theory is still being investigated. Mr Thakur said the security of Swami Ramdev had been strengthened and the access control at the yoga camp and where he is putting up had also been intensified by the district police. Swami Ramdev has, however, said that he will not accept the Z-plus security if offered to him in view of the incident and had full trust in the security cover provided by the state government.
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Pangi Panchayat poll on June 12, 14
Chamba, May 30 The scrutiny of nomination papers would be carried out tomorrow and withdrawal would be allowed on June 2. Thereafter, the list of contestants with their election symbols would be prepared. The election would be held in two phases on June 12 and 14 and immediately after the poll was over, the process for the counting of votes for ward members and panchayat pradhans would commence at the panchayat headquarters. The counting of votes for the members of panchayat samitis and zila parishad would be conducted at the block headquarters concerned on June 16. The results would be declared soon after the counting of votes on their prescribed dates. The process would end by June 18. It may be recalled that due to heavy snowfall in the winter in these snowbound tribal areas of the state, the elections to the panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) could not be held along with the rest of the state in December last. The Pangi block has only Killar zila parishad ward and 16 panchayats with 86 wards. The panchayats going to the poll included Luj, Dharwas, Sural, Karyas, Karel, Killad, Kothi, Kumar, Sechu, Shoon, Sahli, Saach, Rei, Purthi, Mindhal and Hudan Bhatori.
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AAI says no to solid waste plant
Shimla, May 30 Even though the State Pollution Control Board and the Forest Department had given the no-objection certificate for the plant, which will ensure scientific disposal of the solid waste, the objection from the AAI is creating hurdle in the execution of the project. The main reason for objection by the AAI is that the selected site for the plant is located within 5 km aerial distance of the airport which would flout the safety norms. With the objection by the AAI, the local Municipal Corporation (MC) has been forced to look for an alternate site. The present garbage disposal plant has not been able to take care of the entire garbage from the town and that too in a scientific manner. Infact, there are hardly any dumping sites and the entire hill side can be seen heaped with filth and foul odour, making it difficult for those crossing from the by pass. The MC authorities were keen that the equipment at the present plant at Darni-Ka-Bagicha should be put to use by shifting it to the new site but with the site becoming controversial, the proposal will have to wait. The present plant at Darni-Ka-Bagicha has always been facing one problem or the other. Even a mild shower leads to complete flooding of the plant with no proper arrangement for draining out the water. The fact that the plant was set on a nullah. A boundary wall constructed at a cost of Rs 15 lakh collapsed shortly after it was erected. Despite spending Rs 4.50 crore on the solid waste management plant, only 40 metric tonnes of waste is being treated at the plant. The total garbage that is being generated from the town is over 60 metric tonnes. As such a large amount of the garbage is not even disposed of scientifically and keeps rotting on the hill side, causing pollution. It was after much difficulty that the MC had been able to finalise a site for the setting up of a bigger and more scientific solid waste management plant. With the AAI expressing reservation over the coming of the plant for security reasons, it will take some time before a new site is finalised.
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Mandi in shock over murder
Mandi, May 30 Hitender’s parents, Mr Khem Chand Thakur, mother Nirmla Thakur, his brother, Mr Ajay Thakur, and other family members broke down on seeing the body which arrived here yesterday. Nobody from the Ministry of External Affairs or US Embassy communicated a word about his death. The Indian community in Harrisburg raised around Rs 5 lakh to bring his body here. Mr Narinder Atwal, Hitender’s friend, who hails from Mumbai and is currently pursuing a nursing course in Harrisburg Community College, where Hitender was pursing a nursing course accompanied the body alone from the USA. Talking to The Tribune, Narinder said Hitender was manning the counter at the City Gas and Diesel store run by an Indian, Mr Malkiat Singh, who hails from Hoshiarpur in Punjab. It was around 1.30 am when the robber came in, pointed a shotgun and asked for money from Hitender who was alone at the bullet proof counter. He refused to do so and the robber shot him in his chest. He bled to death behind the counter, while the robber disappeared with $100 from the counter. Twenty minutes later a customer turned up at the store and spotted his dead body and informed the police. The ambulance took him to hospital, where he was declared brought dead. His room mate, Sanjay, came and identified the body. The Harrisburg police viewed videotape of the holdup from the security camera, according to The Patriot News. Mr Atwal said he was informed around 4 am that day that his friend was shot dead. The college staff helped us to prepare papers at Washington to fly the dead body back home. “No MEA official got in touch with us in the USA or in New Delhi”, he said. Mr Khem Chand, who lit the pyre of his son at the cremation ground here yesterday, said Hitender had left for Armenia to pursue his career in medicine in September 2001 and shifted to the USA after two years and joined the Harrisburg college. “He wanted to join the World Health Organisation after completing his studies there. But his hopes have been dashed forever”, said the wailing father.
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Exclusive police teams to investigate crime cases
Solan, May 30 This would enable them to improve the standard of investigation by designating policemen exclusively for investigating jobs. The change follows the recommendations of a review committee of the Government of India. The state’s conviction rate, which is about 17 per cent, would considerably improve with this change. Though Himachal Pradesh fares better than Bihar and north-eastern states, its conviction rate is lower than Pondicherry, Delhi, etc., revealed Mr Satpal Kochar, Inspector-General of Police (Law and Order). A notification issued by the Home department in this regard on May 10 has designated inspectors and sub-inspectors posted as Station House Officers (SHOs) as overall in charge of both these wings. An arrangement has been made wherein exclusive supervisory officers will be designated at police stations for investigative work. The respective Superintendent of Police will designate specific sub-inspectors, assistant sub-inspectors and the assisting staff for investigative work. The letter “I” shall be prefixed the rank of such officials which would also be observed in all official correspondence and administrative orders. Such exclusive investigative officials would be spared from the law and order duty though they could be assigned exceptional jobs like parliamentary and panchayat elections, VVIP duty, natural disasters and serious accidents. Mr Kochar, while terming this step as a positive step, said: “It would ensure that an investigative officer spares more time for investigating a crime while being spared from additional duty like traffic maintenance, etc. This would ensure that the cases are presented in the court early and the same investigating officer remains posted during the duration of a case. Non-compliance of court summons, which further delays cases, would also be checked, ” he added. The government has further rationalised the armed police battalions to deal with this change. While the second and third HP Armed Police battalions have been done away with, the police force is being redistributed. About 300 posts of constable have been abolished due to the deployment of Home Guards jawans for service of summons in police
stations. The arrangement has further created a surplus staff comprising 18 inspectors, 75 sub-inspectors, one assistant sub-inspector, 333 head constables and 1,697 constables. The remaining 1,824 cops of different categories would now be distributed among various districts. The southern range comprising Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Kinnaur would get additional staff of 30, 27, 27 and three policemen, respectively.
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Govt to revive bottling plant
Shimla, May 30 The decision was taken by the board of directors of the corporation which met under the chairmanship of Mr Kuldeep Kumar, Industry Minister, here yesterday. It was proposed to used the bottling plant for the prime country liquor brand, Una No. 1, which was hitherto being manufactured in Mehatpur only. The board was informed that the sale of Una No.1 in 2005-06 had increased by almost 40 per cent as compared to the year before. This is despite the fact that the brand had to compete with those produced in the private sector. The liquor manufacturing units of the corporation provide an annual revenue exceeding Rs 5 crore by way of duties and taxes to the state exchequer. A comprehensive plan to reinvigorate and modernise the Nurpur Silk Mills was discussed and it was decided to install three additional state-of-the-art powerlooms to meet the increasing demand for Nurpur silk. The unit manufactures pure silk, chiffon, chinon and crepe sarees and dress material. Mr Kuldeep Kumar directed the Industries Department to immediately take over the silk reeling section at Nurpur, as had been decided some time ago.
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Welcome competition, Kokje tells students
Shimla, May 30 Speaking on the occasion of the 14th convocation of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) here today, he said in the age of competition, excellence was the only formula to progress in life. He asked students to maintain contact with the educational institutions they have passed out from so that they can be a source of inspiration for the students studying there. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, said that prevailing educational system should be reoriented to cater to the present-day requirement in times of global competition. He said the advancements in information and communication technologies provided viable alternatives and ensured wider reach without compromising the quality of education through distance education. The Chief Minister said that distance and open learning had assumed a completely new meaning with the use of the latest technology. “The UGC has selected 12 out of 125 universities in the country. HP University was one of those declared as University with Potential for Excellence in the year 2002,” he said. Himachal had taken the lead in the field of education and was spending more than double the amount being spent by Kerala. “Our’s is the only state in the country which was providing free education to girls from KG to Ph.D level while for other sections, the fee was very nominal,” he stated. The Governor distributed degrees and gold medals to the meritorious students from different disciplines who studied here between 1998 to 2000. He gave away Ph.D degrees to 140 students and gold medal to 142 students from various streams. Another convocation will be held in the HPU in October to clear the backlog between 2001 to 2004.
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Second tunnel proposed on Manali-Leh road
Shimla, May 30 Work on the Rs 1400-crore tunnel under the 13,050-foot Rohtang pass project will commence in May 2007 and completed by 2014. However, it will not serve much purpose, as it will open up only the Lahaul valley. It will not be possible to open the highway as there were three more high mountain passes beyond Rohtang which remain closed due to snow for more than seven months. Army engineers maintain that the Rohtang tunnel will be worthwhile if the 485-km highway could be kept open for most part of the year. The three mountain passes, Baralacha, Lachungla and Tanglagla, which were much higher than Rohtang, could be bypassed by constructing a second tunnel under the 15,920-foot Shinkula pass. According to Brig K.P.Singh , chief engineer of the BRO, a proposal had already been submitted to the ministry of defence in this regard. As per the proposal a new alignment the road will take a left bifurcation from the existing highway at Darcha and after passing under the Shinkula pass through the proposed tunnel it will rejoin it at Padam. The 2-km tunnel will help not only to bypass the three high passes but also make the road much shorter. In all two tunnels together with the realigned road will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by more than 95 km. The saving in travel time will be much more. Meanwhile, work on the 24-km approach road to the Dhundi portal is nearing completion. There are nine avalanche points on this section and the BRO proposes to construct snow galleries for the first time in the country to ensure safe passage.
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Plea to strengthen agricultural
marketing
Reckong Peo, May 30 The District Magistrate of Kinnaur, Dr Amandeep Garg who presided over as chief guest, stressed upon the need to strengthen the marketing system by raising the quality of horticultural products. Realising the financial limitations of the hill state, the DM said that the state government was not in a position to financially help the tribal people in strengthening the agricultural marketing infrastructure. He was of the view that private parties should come forward and establish small industries related to fruit processing and develop storage facilities. Contrary to the views of the DM, Mr G.R. Negi, Director of the Kinnaur District Cooperative Development Bank, said the state government should lend a helping hand to develop infrastructure facilities for storage and marketing of horticulture produce in Kinnaur.
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Woes of tribesmen in Kinnaur
Reckong Peo, May 30 The far-flung remote villages of this tribal belt do not have adequate power supply, safe potable water and means of transportation. These are not just amenities, but enforceable legal entitlements being ignored by the state government and the district administration. “These rights and the tribal people’s miseries are two realities that co-exist here,” says Ms Chander Mani Negi, chairperson of the Kinnaur Zila Parishad. Lashing out at the state government’s claim of providing electricity to all the villages in the state, she said no attempts had so far been made to lay power supply lines in Kunnu and Charang villages. Many telephone exchanges in the villages did not have access to regular power supply as a result of which they were run for only fixed hours on Adding that many villages did not have access to road, she said with the inadequate transport system these villages remained cut off during most parts of the year and the lifestyle in these villages reminds one of the primitive age. Education and health care systems are equally worse. No official machinery bothers to keep a check on the attendance of teachers in the schools and doctors in the dispensaries/primary health care centres, alleged Ganga Bhakti Negi, a resident of Dunni village. Even an ordinary employee who comes from outside in the tribal belt has a common belief that he/she is on a punishment posting here, which changes their basic mentality affecting the very system of working. The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) are the worst treated by the official machinery, particularly the district administration, which enjoys wide ranging powers under the single-line administration system. Lamenting her woes, Ms Negi said even after four months of the constitution of zila parishad, the state government had not provided even a single penny to the elected body for carrying out development works in the rural areas. “We are sitting in the office and holding meetings of the body without any financial agendas,” she said. She further revealed that a sum of Rs 19.38 lakh meant for the year 2005-2006 was drawn from the treasury by the authorities concerned on the last day of the financial year. This money had also not been released to the zila parishad. On the other hand, the conditions laid down in the provisions of the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, or commonly known as PESA, enacted by the Union Government in 1996 has hardly found any response in this tribal belt. PESA, applicable in Kinnaur, empowers rural people, through the gram sabha, to protect community resources, control social sector functionaries, own minor forest produce, manage water bodies, give recommendations for mining leases, be consulted for land acquisition, enforce prohibition, identify beneficiaries for poverty alleviation and other government programmes and have a decisive say in all development projects in the villages. This was indeed a proficient law with an attempt of a significant transfer of power to the people at the grassroot level through the panchayats. However, even after 10 years of its enactment, PESA has not had an impact on the ground. For example, the Karcham-Wangtoo Hydro Power Corporation has been allowed by state government to go ahead ‘forcibly’ with the construction work on the proposed 1000-MW power project without taking into confidence the gram sabhas/panchayats of affected villages. Another example relates to the control over natural resources — the forests falling within the jurisdiction of panchayats as per the revenue records. The panchayats do not have the right to distribute forest produce (chilgozas, almonds etc.) among the people. Instead, the bureaucracy enjoys the power through the Forest Department to allocate trees among the people for collecting and selling forest produce. It is a hard fact that formal rights of Kinnauris are easier pronounced than enforced, which is the main reason behind the continued suffering of the tribal people even in the 21st century.
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Apple crop being considered
for insurance
Mandi, May 30 According to sources, Agriculture Insurance Corporation of India Ltd is the implementing agency for this insurance scheme that has brought cheer to farmers. The Secretary, Agriculture and Horticulture, Ms Radha Singh, who inaugurated a kisan mela at Sunderanagar and addressed farmers on the “horticultural mission” at Kulu yesterday, told reporters that the insurance scheme for apple was under the active consideration of the government. Meanwhile, the Centre has issued guidelines to the state governments stating that maize, paddy and potato crops can be insured by farmers from this kharif season. Officials said it was mandatory for farmers, who had availed loans from NABARD, cooperative societies, regional rural banks (RRBs) and commercial banks to get their crops insured. For other farmers, however, insurance was optional. Under the revised guidelines, farmers would get compensation for damaged crops up to 80 per cent in case of paddy and maize. However, in the case of potato, the government has fixed the indemnity up to 60 per cent. For the farmers who have availed loan, the government has fixed September 31 as the last date to get their crops insured, while for others, the last date is July 3. Farmers will be eligible for compensation if their crop gets damaged by natural calamities like drought, hailstorm, lightning, pest attack and disease outbreak. The Deputy Director, Agriculture, Dr S.K. Katoch, said farmers could insure these three crops this season. A sizeable area in the state is under maize and potato cultivation, while paddy is confined to irrigated areas like Balh-Sundernagar, Jogindernagar, Kulu and Bilaspur.
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Hindustan-Tibet road ready for heavy vehicles
Reckong Peo, May 30 However, the route has been changed slightly at Maling in upper Kinnaur as continuous landslides posed threat to passing vehicles of being carried down with debris in deep gorge. According to Brigadier K.P. Singh, Chief Engineer of the Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO), Project Deepak, who was here last week to inaugurate the 350-foot Bailey bridge at Akpa, said the road from Maling had been diverted from the upper side and through Nako for vehicles. He said, engineers and work force of the BRO has removed all hurdles from this vital road. The construction of Bailey bridge at Akpa and then allowing the heavy vehicles to pass on it with limited load and speed was a thorny task, he said. Brigadier Singh has told the engineers of the BRO to go in for strengthening and metalling of the damaged road stretches. He hoped the BRO would achieve this task in the next few months. Meanwhile, Commander Naresh Mittal of the 38 BRTF said that the BRO was committed to provide quality construction at economical rates. The temporary Bailey bridge of a length of 200-feet was constructed by the state Public Works Department at Akpa at a cost of Rs 2.02 crore while the permanent Bailey bridge of a length of 350-feet on the adjoining site at Akpa has been constructed by the 68 RCC of the BRO at a cost of just Rs 1.08 crore. The cost includes also construction of a concrete tower to raise the height of the bridge. A senior official of the state roadways revealed bus service from Reckong Peo to Kaza had been restored via Nako. Earlier, after the flash floods in Sutlej, transshipment arrangement was made at couple of points from where movement of heavy vehicles was not possible.
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State lagging behind in devolution
of powers
Shimla, May 30 Addressing a press conference here, he said Himachal was one of the few states which had so far not made the activity map to clearly define the areas of operation and responsibilities at various levels. He said some states like Kerala, Karnatka, West Bengal and even Sikkim had done well on this front as evident from the fact that almost 40 per cent of the total Budget was being spent through PRIs. However, the same could not be said about states like Punjab, Himachal and Arunachal Pradesh.
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50-year-old engine breaks down at Koti
Solan, May 30 The delay further held up two other trains coming from the opposite direction. This created an uproar among commuters who were restless over the delay. With no eatables being available to commuters, the people had a tough time waiting for the engine to be repaired. The 50-year-old engine faces frequent problems during the summer season. In the absence of adequate maintenance the railway employees are forced to run the engine by cooling it with water. The situation is so grim that even the much-needed relief engine is not regularly run.
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Dharamsala, May 30 Pahari songs of Dheeraj Sharma were also a hit. The programme began with shehnai by Rafiq Mohammand and a performance by the Home Guards band. The event had started with a bang with popular playback singer Abhijeet, singing most of his hit number, including those from the films “Yes Boss” “Chalte Chalte” and “Dhadkan”. On the second day, Garima Jain of the North Zone Cultural Centre had enthralled the audience with “Chand mere makhna”. But the star attraction was Indian Idol, Anuj, who incidentally hails from Kangra. — TNS
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MLA raises demand for engg college
Kangra, May 30 Mr Kaku was speaking on the annual day function of the local Government Polytechnic here today. He said Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had promised him that he would accept any one demand which he raised. He said Rs 1.26 crore would be spent on the construction of girls hostel on the college premises and the foundation stone of the project would be laid shortly.
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Man commits suicide
Kangra, May 30
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INTUC panel
Chamba, May 30
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