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Vulture breeding centre proposal dropped
Pong Dam oustee’s land sold fraudulently
Salary through cheques may be made mandatory
Liquor salesman murdered
14 head of cattle perish in fire
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211 bags of cement confiscated
12 injured as buses collide
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Vulture breeding centre proposal dropped
Shimla, November 24 With the Centre providing meagre funds for the project, the department has given up the proposal. Instead, it will work for the conservation of vultures in collaboration with the Bombay Natural History Society, which is engaged in a similar activity in several states. Mr Vinay Tandon, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (wildlife), said lack of a breeding centre would not affect the conservation programme as a breeding project was already functional in neighbouring Haryana. The department was in touch with the Haryana authorities and hoped to enter an arrangement under which vultures bred at the centre would also be released in Himachal areas. The in-situ conservation programme will involve local people in a big way. The farmers, in particular, will be educated and persuaded to give up the use of diclofenac that was proving lethal for the big birds. Though officially banned, the drug was freely available in market and being cheap, farmers were using it. The thrust will be on popularising the use of alternative drugs. Villagers will be involved in keeping a watch on the nests of vultures and monitoring the growth of fledgling birds. The migration routes of the birds that move up to far-off states like Gujarat and Rajasthan will be tracked using a satellite-based system.
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Pong Dam oustee’s land sold fraudulently
Kangra, November 24 He said that on the basis of this power of attorney 125 kanals of land owned by Chonki Ram was sold in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan. Mr Mehar Chand, son of Chonki Ram, came to know about the illegal sale of the land in 2003. He approached the Rajasthan police but failed to get any justice. After the recovery of the power of attorney at Nadun on Wednesday the police registered a case under Sections 420, 467,468 and 471 of the IPC. The DSP said four persons Priyawart Sharma, Dhera, Amrit Singh Jaladi, Deep Sharma, Kot Nadun, and Dili Ram Manjiyar, Hamirpur, had been declared as accused in the case. The was being investigated, he added.
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Salary through cheques may be made mandatory
Shimla, November 24 This was stated by the Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, while addressing a state-level meeting of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) here today. He said a decision in this regard would be taken after taking all aspects into consideration and taking worker unions into confidence. He said his government was committed to implementing the Building and Other Construction Workers Act. The possibility of opening hostels for construction labourer in various industrial areas was being explored. He said private parties were also being encouraged to undertake housing projects to supplement the efforts of the government. He said the government had launched a campaign to regularise the services of daily-wage earners and work-charged staff working in different departments who had completed eight years of service as on March 31, 2004. Around 70,000 such workers had been regularised, he added. He said the state government was committed to raise the daily wages of workers from Rs 70 to Rs 75 and the same would come into effect from January next year.
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Liquor salesman murdered
Kangra, November 24 Mr Virender Singh Thakur, DSP, said Arun Kumar alias Muna (34) visited the liquor shop in Daka village at 8 p.m. last evening and had an altercation with Madan Singh. Altercation resulted in an attack on Mandan Singh by Arun Kumar with a sharp-edged weapon. Arun dragged Madan out of the shop and brought him on the road and attacked him again leaving him dead. Animosity is said to have caused the death. The police arrested Arun Kumar.
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14 head of cattle perish in fire
Chamba, November 24 Mr Surinder Bhardwaj, MLA, said a horse, two buffaloes, four oxen, three cows and four goats died in the fire. Mr Bhardwaj said Khiyali Ram of the village was owner of the cowshed and the livestock.
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211 bags of cement confiscated Solan, November 24 The officers raided houses of these individuals today morning and 181 bags of cement were found from the house of Rajesh Kumar while 16 from the house of contractor Suzal Khan. Both of them reside at Nalagarh. The vigilance team also found another 14 cement bags from the house of Rajesh Kumar, son of Lal Chand who also resides at Nalagarh. The cement bags were issued to the PWD for construction work at Ramshehar. Since these individuals were PWD contractors it was being estimated these bags belonged to the PWD. Inquiries are on to verify the facts. Executive engineer of the PWD S.P.Dhiman said it could not be said whether these bags belonged to the PWD supply.
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12 injured as buses collide
Kangra, November 24 Seven of the 12 injured were admitted to the Civil Hospital here and two injured seriously were referred to Dr R.P.Government Medical College Hospital at Dharamsala. |
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Fire in school
Kulu, November 24 The loss was estimated to be around Rs 3 lakh. Mr Chamel Singh, Deputy Commissioner, announced Rs 2 lakh for the reconstruction of the building. An inquiry has been initiated. |
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Fire in mill
Nahan, November 24 According to information here, a fire was noticed in the Machine section of the mill around 6 p.m. this evening. Factory workers were taken to safer places and fire tenders called from Nahan.
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