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HC comes under fire
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Locals, outsiders clash; 5 injured
Polytechnic students call off strike
Manimahesh ‘chhari’ yatra begins
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CITU wants Chamba SP shifted
Bathu bridge opened to buses
HAS results declared
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HC comes under fire
from Assembly
Shimla, August 25 It was a rare occasion when the High Court came under criticism of the House. The ball was set rolling by Independent Kuldeep Pathania, who said the House should not oblige the High Court by passing the Bill. The government and the House had been more than considerate to the High Court and accepting all its proposals to maintain cordial relations but the goodwill had not been reciprocated. The state was authorised to frame rules under the Motor Vehicle Act but subsections in the notification, vide which the legislators were authorised to use red lights on their vehicles, were struck down. He said Himachal Pradesh was the 16th state in the country and was not obliged to follow other states. “The court had no business to ask for notifications issued by Delhi or other states. Why should the authority of the state in the federal structure be diluted?” he asked. He asserted that there was no intention to have a confrontation with the judiciary but the issue involved rights of the state. He said he was not going into more serious issues like public interest litigation (PIL) and the constitutional prescription and guidelines of the Supreme Court in this regard. The legislature, the judiciary and the executive were all tools to serve people, who were the ultimate masters in the democratic setup, he said. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Mr Pathania had vent the feeling of the members who had been aggrieved on the red light issue and endorsed his views. He said the Central Act gave the right to the state to frame its own rules and whatever was happening was not good. He said it was a fact that the state had suffered a lot and “we feel aggrieved, humiliated and deprived” but keeping in the higher objective of maintaining good relations with the judiciary, even if it turned out to be a one-sided love, the Bill should be passed. He said legislators strongly felt that it would curtail the right of people to appeal but since a request had been made by the High Court for enhancing the appellate jurisdiction it should be passed. BJP group leader P.K. Dhumal said members only raised the voice of people who should not be deprived of an opportunity to appeal. He said the sentiments of the House should be conveyed to the court. At this Virbhadra Singh proposed that the Bill should be referred to the select committee of the House, which was approved unanimously.
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Locals, outsiders clash; 5 injured
Tissa (Chamba), August 25 The injured persons, Sukhdev, Chand Ram, Hari Lal, Rajee, Soni Lal, alleged that their land had been affected due to the construction of these projects and about a dozen watermills had gone dry. These projects would also play havoc with the green trees of the area thereby giving rise to the erosion of the virgin hills. In a memorandum submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the state government, the local residents have sought probe into the lapses in the power projects being executed in the area. According to the local residents, they had not so far received compensation of their land. They resolved to continue their agitation against the thoughtless digging and excavation on the project so that the hills could be saved from degeneration and destruction.
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Polytechnic students call off strike
Kangra, August 25 The students boycotted their classes on the second day today and held a demonstration on the college premises and raised anti-administration slogans. The students had been protesting against the alleged mismanagement by the college authorities and expulsion of five students from the college hostel.
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Manimahesh ‘chhari’ yatra begins
Chamba, August 25 The pilgrims would start their return journey the same day after having vision of the Kailash mount, the abode of Lord Shiva, at an altitude of 5656 metres. Sadhus of Dashnam Akhara, local residents, civil and police officials accompanied the “chhari mubarak”. Officials said the holy “chhari” would reach the Manimahesh lake on August 31 for a holy dip the next morning. Meanwhile, the security on the borders of Chamba district with the terrorist-affected belts of Jammu and Kashmir had been beefed up.
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CITU wants Chamba SP shifted
Mandi, August 25 CITU leaders alleged that the SP was not acting in a fair manner in the Dhakog killing case and its fallout as he had been partisan to the private contractor and management, brushing aside the interests of the workers. The workers were being tortured at the behest the company, they alleged. The leaders said they would hold a statewide protest till the government took action against the SP concerned.
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Bathu bridge opened to buses
Kangra, August 25 Mr S.K. Nag, Executive Engineer, National Highway, said the bridge was opened for buses at 2 p.m., three hours ahead of schedule. He said light vehicles were allowed to cross the bridge on August 18. The bus traffic remained suspended on this highway for three weeks following collapse of the bridge. He said that heavy truckloads would be allowed to cross the bridge on August 31. Meanwhile, National Highway-88, which remained closed for 12 days, was also opened for buses today, Mr Nag said.
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HAS results declared
Shimla, August 25 Those selected includes Ms Madhu Chaudhary (HAS), Mr Arvind Mohan (DTO), Mr Ankush Sharma, Mr Babu Ram Sharma, Mr Subhash Gautam, Mr Suresh Kumar, Mr Pradeep Kumar (all BDOs), Mr Sanjeev Kumar (ARCS) and Mr Manoj Kumar (HAS). The results are available on www.himachal.nic.in/hppsc.
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