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Memory test record by 3 youths
BJP alleges bungling in water scheme
Cong promoting corruption, says Shanta Kumar
Setback to shrine beautification plan
Britisher’s murder: Police releases sketch of killer
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Baddi industry faces cuts due to power shortfall 20,000 daily wagers regularised: CM Illegal mining may damage bridge
Murder accused confesses to another crime
Sambar strays into market
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Memory test record by 3 youths
Dharamsala, January 22 Mrinal Pallilal, daughter of Pradeep Chaudhary of Dharamsala, Yash Pal Sharma, son of Mr Mir Chand Sharma of Nara Brahmna village of Nurpur tehsil, and Vikas Walia, son of Mr B.R. Walia of Purba village of Palampur tehsil, participated in the event called Salam Kalam, in honour of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam held at Pune, last week. It was a tribute to the qualities the President wants in the youngsters of the nation. The three students have broken the current record of instant memorising and then recalling 225 random objects and got a place in the Limca Book of Records. They have also registered their claim with The Guinness Book of World Records under the category of the “largest number of objects recalled”. According to an e-mail message received from the Sadhana Centre for Management and Leadership Development- Pune, the memory test was conducted under international guidelines with monitoring by specially appointed invigilators. V.V.R. Murty, marketing manager of the Limca Book of Records was present during the event and monitored the proceedings. The students achieved the feat after three months of practice sessions that involved learning a special technique of memorising with high efficiency. The technique involves a new language of memory that hinges on the student’s ability to imagine, visualize and use creativity. Some of the students now can recall even 500 objects, claimed the institute authorities. P. Mahadevan, visiting faculty and a human resources professional, developed the special technique to train the students. The attempt by the youngsters goes on to prove that it is possible to motivate and train students to achieve goals in accordance with the international standards. Ms Sarla Chaudhary, mother of Mrinal, who is an assistant engineer in the Telecom Department here, told The Tribune that she was proud of her daughter who had brilliant record of studies right from childhood. She was a brilliant student of Sacred Heart School, Dharamsala, claimed her mother. The girl had also topped in BSc (all three years) from Government College, Dharamsala, before pursuing for MBA from the Pune institute. Mrinal Pallilal said on phone that she had practised under the guidelines of her tutor Prof Mahadevan for more than three months.
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BJP alleges bungling in water scheme
Hamirpur, January 22 Addressing media persons here last night, Mr Rana alleged that as per norms global tenders had to be called for the execution of this scheme but only single tender was called. In view of this there was need for ordering a CBI probe into the water supply scheme. Mr Rana disputed the assertion of the Chief Minister, Mr Virbhadra Singh, that the economic condition had improved after the installation of the Congress government in the state. He alleged that the facts were the other way round. He said that while the condition of the state exchequer was comfortable during the tenure of the BJP government, it had worsened after the Congress government was intalled. Later Mr Rana honoured outstanding workers of mahila mandals and students at a function organised by the Sarv Kalyankari Society.
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Cong promoting corruption, says Shanta Kumar
Mandi, January 22 Addressing a gathering of BJP workers from the district at Jawahar Park in Sundernagar,the BJP National Vice- President and former Consumer Affairs Minister,Mr Shanta Kumar charged that the Sachar Committee report was implemented by the Congress-led UPA government only to appease the Muslims. “The Congrees has implemented the Sachar Committee report to appease the Muslims to fetch votes”, he charged. Appealing to party workers to "work hard to oust the Congress government, Mr Shanta Kumar alleged that the Congress government had failed to control the rising prices. "The public is disillusioned with the Congress regime, but party workers should not take the things for granted in the elections", he cautioned. Attacking the Virbhadra Singh government, the leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, alleged that both corruption and rising prices had assumed new proportions and Mr Virbhadra Singh had failed to plead the case of the state before the Planning Commission. Mr Dhumal charged that there was rampant corruption in the State Council for Vocational Training(SCVT).
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Setback to shrine beautification plan
Dharamsala, January 22 The revenue authorities had recently served notices to as many as 25 shop owners presently situated in front of the main gate of the temple in a bid to vacate and acquire the land of the shops. The owners of these shops, who were likely to be displaced by this move of the administration, had also met Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh during his winter sojourn early this month and demanded to provide them an alternate space near the temple site so that their livelihood was not affected. However, the local administration had refused to provide them an alternate site to construct shops. When contacted, an official said that the administration, after having conducted a survey, had decided to pay a total compensation of Rs 35 lakh to all of them. He confirmed that there was no move to provide them an alternate site for shops.
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Britisher’s murder: Police releases sketch of killer
Dharamsala, January 22 Michael James Blakey (23) from Scotland was found dead in a nullah near St. Jone’s Church McLeodganj (Kangra) on November 28, 2006. He had arrived here in June 2006. He was working with a UK-based Tong Len Charitable Trust. FIR No. 282 under Sections 302 and 411 of the IPC in this case was registered by Dharamsala police station on the day the body was recovered. Before releasing a sketch of the alleged murderer, the police had also picked-up two persons in this regard- one from McLeodganj and the other from Ludhiana for interrogation. Rajesh of Ludhiana who purchased Blakey’s mobile phone had given some clue to the police in identifying one person who sold the mobile phone to him. On the basis of this information, the police had prepared a sketch of the alleged murderer and also flashed it to the police forces of the neighbouring states to take steps for his arrest. As per the details provided by the police, the alleged murderer has wheatish complexion a stout and slim figure and is about 5’-7”. He has round face is in the age group between 22 to 24 with black eyes and speaks Punjabi. District police chief of Kangra Ajay Yadav said the police today dispatched police teams to certain places to nab the culprit. These police teams were yet to come back here at Dharamsala, when the news report was filed. There were also rumours that Blakey had illicit relations with an English woman married to an Indian. The police had worked on a theory-related to these rumours also to solve the case but couldn’t get any breakthrough, confirmed a senior official of the police.
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Baddi industry faces cuts due to power shortfall Solan, January 22 As against the total power requirement of 800 to 900 MW the shortfall reached its peak today forcing officials of the State Electricity Board to further cut down power supply. In view of the shortfall an arrangement had been worked out between the power department and the industries. The industry in Parwanoo was facing a power cut every fifth day but according to the prevailing situation a power cut would now be effected every fourth day. This had drastically brought down the production with a decline of 30 per cent noticed in the first month itself, confided an investor. The industries in the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh area were forced to face the worst power crisis. The continuous process industries were forced to use diesel generation sets. This had incurred an extra burden of lakhs on the fuel. The sudden cuts also damaged the machinery. Pharmaceutical units suffered specifically as power cuts hampered production of their batches which required continuous power. The abysmally low production also created problems for the use of electricity during the peak load period. Investors rued that despite paying double for power usage during the three-hour peak load period in the evenings adequate power was not available. The power availability was as low as 30 per cent during this period. Any violation further attracted penal action in the form of triple payments, confided sources . Officials in the board said an average power cut of ten and a half hour per day was brought about in view of the shortage. The power supply remained suspended in phases in the entire industrial area. They added that the shortage was due to barely 16 per cent hydel power generation per day as against 22 to 25 per cent. There was an average decline of 12 to 15 per cent power in the northern states. The president of Parwanoo Industries Association, Mr Rakesh Bansal, said due to worsening power situation every year the government should work out an alternative solution like thermal power production or gas-based power production in the plains. Only this kind of arrangement would provide a permanent solution. Further the sale of power should be reduced to six months from the present seven months now as 15 days in April and October had been increased as power-scarce months.
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20,000 daily wagers regularised: CM Una, January 22 The Chief Minister said the Congress government actually worked for the benefit of people unlike the BJP. He said the BJP had distributed kisan passbooks to the state farmers with much fanfare and told them that these passbooks would allow them to obtain loans from banks but no bank had granted loans on showing these passbooks. The farmers had to provide all necessary documents for obtaining loans. Mr Virbhadra Singh further said the BJP government had announced to regularise the encroachments on government land which had encoraged large-scale encroachment on government land. Some of the sarpanches, who submitted affidavits of encroachment on government land, had to lose their posts. The BJP had also announced creation of four new districts out of Kangra district just before the last Vidhan Sabha elections but had failed to create them. He said that new districts required at least Rs 25 crore per year. He said he was not opposed to creation of new districts but said they would be created only on administrative grounds. The Chief Minister said that irrigation, drinking water and roads were a priority for the Congress government and they would be provided to all villages where ever they were required. He said his government had decided to hand over distribution of these schemes to panchayats. Mr Virbhadra Singh said education had been top priority for the Congress government and hence all five constituencies of Una district had been provided with government colleges thus raising the total number of colleges in Una district to six. He also provided Rs 5 crore for each college, which was to be opened. He also said that Mandli-Lathayani Bridge worth Rs 35 crore had been announced and approved. Later, he visited Santoshgarh and attended idol installation ceremony at Guru Ravidas temple and also addressed a public meeting in Bhadsali village.
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Illegal mining may damage bridge Nahan, January 22 Erosion due to mining will undermine pillars, admits Mr Ashok Sharma District Mining Officer. He, however, says if the 600-metre-long bridge collapses, it would be rebuilt. He adds increasing vehicular load, quality of material used in construction, designing of the structure, and flash floods etc would also take their toll on the bridge. A visit to the site revealed trucks, tractors being loaded with sand & stone. A person without revealing his identity said he had paid Rs 950 per truckload to the contractor, supervising the mining. Mr Rajinder Singh Negi, Deputy Commissioner, Sirmur said, I am aware of the illegal mining going on in the Yamuna at Paonta Sahib and recently four trucks, two JCB machines, two trailers were confiscated during a raid. But nothing can be done. We are helpless and can not hang the culprits he added to say he had instructed SDM Anita Mahajan to intensify raids on offenders. Mrs Anita Mahajan, however, assured a vigorous drive would be launched and culprits booked.
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Murder accused confesses to another crime
Nahan, January 22 The DIG said that a case for abduction and murder under Sections 302 and 364, IPC, had been registered against Rajesh Kumar and his accomplice Ravinder Kumar by the Sirmaur police. Both accused were in the plolice custody and on police remand till January 23 in the Ashok Kumar murder case. On their confession, the police has started investigation into the disappearance and murder of Sonika. —
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Sambar strays into market
Kumarhatti, Janaury 22 Then somebody spotted Dr Munish Dutta, Veterinary Officer, Barotiwala, who happed to cross the market in his car. Dr Dutta asked the crowd to not to chase the animal. The DFO, Kunihar, was then informed about the matter, who sent a department Beat Officer to the spot. Two police constables too reached the spot to assist Dr Dutta in controlling the confused animal. The sambar was caught inside the unit after two and half hours. |
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