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Resident doctors quit en masse
Furore in Vidhan Sabha
Kullu first to set up ‘e-soochna kiosk’
Buddha’s teachings more relevant today
Baspa project cost set at Rs 1502 cr
Probe attack on BJP chief: BJYM
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HC summons health secy, RDA chief
Shimla MC makes core, green areas tax free
Brought to book for rape after 7 yrs
Burns case: CM’s help sought
Body found
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Resident doctors quit en masse
Shimla, March 29 Peeved at the show-cause notices served by the government yesterday, over 200 resident doctors today handed over their resignations to principal Surinder Kashyap. The remaining 100 resident doctors are expected to do the same by tomorrow. The decision to take this extreme step was taken at a meeting of the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) held at the IGMC today. "It is with a very heavy heart that we have taken the decision but the government is responsible for compelling us to take such an extreme step," remarked Dr Rajesh Sood, president of the RDA, IGMC. He said when the RDA had tried to resolve the issue by postponing its proposed indefinite strike and only holding a token two-hour pen-down strike, issuing show-cause notices was completely unjustified. "The government is responsible for the stalemate as the decision to issue show-cause notices was undemocratic and reflected the rigid and dictatorial attitude of the authorities," he remarked. He, however, said the RDA was open to negotiations, keeping in view the inconvenience being caused to the patients provided the government agrees for an honourable settlement. The government should not just consider the demand for enhancement of their stipend but should also take a sympathetic view of other demands. Meanwhile, patients at the IGMC were put to great inconvenience as even the hospital authorities were taken by surprise when the resident doctors-- instead of returning to duty after the two-hour pen-down strike --surprised everyone by tendering mass resignations.
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Against medical ethics: CM
Shimla, March 29 Stating that it was not possible to run the IGMC without the resident doctors, he said services in hospital would continue no matter what course had to be adopted. “I will be more than fair to the resident doctors but the government would not yield to such pressure tactics, threats, blackmailing and intimidation,” he stated, adding that there was no reason for them to go on strike.
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Furore in Vidhan Sabha
Shimla, March 29 The proceedings of the House, which reassembled after an 11 day recess, started on a stormy note, with
H.N. Singh, insisting that his call attention motion be taken up immediately as the remarks made by the Chief Minister not only insulted him but were an affront to the entire Sikh community. He said the derogatory reference was made in the house on March 14, which had a deep impact on him and he could not attend the House the next day. The people of Nalagarh held a protest rally after reading the remarks in the newspapers. However, Musafir maintained that as per the record of the proceedings, the Chief Minister had not made any such remarks and there was thus no cause for bringing a call attention motion. He said he had also gone through the reply of the Chief Minister and he was satisfied with it. Virbhadra Singh, asserted that he had never made any derogatory remarks against any community or group, let alone the Sikh community, which had made an invaluable contribution to the independence movement and later the development of the country. He said his secular credentials were well-established and he did not need any certificate from anyone. He said that Singh was upset over the fact that his land was being acquired by the transport department for construction of a bus stand in Nalagarh. He was restoring to such tactics to pressurise him. The matter pertaining to acquisition of land would be decided on merit levelling false charges and casting communal aspersions on him would not work. The Speaker said that he had given his ruling on the basis of the reply of the Chief Minister and the record of proceedings and advised Singh to meet him in his chamber if he had any grievance. At this the entire BJP group started raising slogans. As the Speaker proceeded ahead with the listed business, the protesting members hampered the proceedings. Order was restored after some of the members led by Singh, left the house. |
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Kullu first to set up ‘e-soochna kiosk’
Kullu, March 29 Deputy commissioner Chamel Singh inaugurated the kiosk, which had a machine that looked like a bank ATM. He said the responsibility of the district officers had increased with the starting of the kiosk and urged them to keep the information updated so that wrong message did not reach the common man. ADC Abhishek Jain said the display would give all information about development projects, office routine works, plans available for panchayats, motor-vehicle licences and registration and other government related information. Jain said any one could access the kiosk. Jain further claimed that the ATM like machine that would display the information might be first of its kind in the country. He told that in near future the kiosk would also render information regarding voter lists status, information of passport applications and details of important persons in the district, besides the address and telephone numbers of blood donors on the touch screen. Zila Parishad chairman Ses Ram Chaudhary called upon elected representatives of the Panchayati Raj institutions that the funds allocated to their respective panchayats should be utilised. He said today while he saw the details on the touch screen display, he was surprised to know that many panchayats could not use the funds allocated to them as they would lapse at the end of the financial year. |
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Buddha’s teachings more relevant today
Shimla, March 29 This was the crux of the views expressed by participants at the national seminar on “Lord Buddha and His Universe”, which commenced at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study here today. Inaugurating the seminar, which is being organised to mark the 2550 years of the “Mahaparinirvana” of Lord Buddha, Prof Bhalchandra Mungekar, chairman of the governing body of the institute, said the world was going through a paradoxical situation where unprecedented advancement in the material world was being matched only by unparalleled moral decay. The economic development had raised the living standards but at the same time the established human values had been eroded as never before. No lessons had been learnt form two world wars and turmoil still continued in various parts of the world. It was a pity that the land of Buddha had become the vanguard of caste and communal streams. In the emerging scenario, only the philosophical doctrine of Buddha which had morality as the cornerstone could bring back sanity and order. The doctrine was not only for the individuals to follow but also had to be converted into a social reality. Only his philosophy could help create a world free from exploitation of the weaker by the stronger, be it individuals or nations, discrimination and deprivation. In his keynote address chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research K. Ramakrishna Rao said with the fast-moving globalisation and transformation of nation states into multicultural societies there was urgent need to switch from nation identities to human identity at the global level. |
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Baspa project cost set at Rs 1502 cr
Shimla, March 29 Eyebrows were raised when the state electricity board signed a supplementary power purchase agreement with Jaypee Industries, which executed the project in February 2003 in violation of the Electricity Act. The commission taking suo motu action in the matter quashed the supplementary agreement and directed the company to file an application for determination of tariff in accordance with the Act. The cost of generation would have worked out to around Rs 3.30 per unit under the agreement putting the board under strain. The company had filed a cost of Rs 1622 crore against the cost Rs 1550 crore approved by the government. The state electricity board has been purchasing power at Rs 2.95 per unit in accordance with the interim order of the commission. The cost of generation will come down with each passing year and by 2016 it was likely to be around Rs 1.77 per unit. The commission disregarded the direction of the government to peg the cost of project at Rs 949 crore in 1993 when the MoU for executing the project was signed with the company. It maintained that the mandate of the government in issuing directions to the commission under section 108 of the Act was very limited and tariff was not covered under it. |
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Probe attack on BJP chief: BJYM
Shimla, March 29 In a press note issued here today, he said it was out of frustration that the Congress was victimising the BJP leaders all over the state. “In a state where the BJP chief who is a legislator is not safe what can one say about the safety of common man and the law and order situation,” he remarked. |
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HC summons health secy, RDA chief
Shimla, March 29 The court also directed the president of the Resident Doctors Association to appear before the court tomorrow. The court passed this order on public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Devinder Negi, wherein he alleged that due to this strike the patients were facing serious problems. It is pertinent to mention here that as per the earlier high court order, doctors, para-medical staff and other employees are prohibited from going on strike, holding gate meetings and slogan-shouting in the medical college, hospital. |
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Shimla MC makes core, green areas tax free
Shimla, March 29 The decision was taken by the MC as there is a complete ban on construction in the green and core areas of the state. Till now, the MC was charging tax from those owning plots in such areas. Plot owners in these areas had requested the MC that since they could not undertake construction on their plots because of the ban, they should be exempted from paying tax. Their request for making partial relaxation in construction in green areas was turned down. The MC also made the water charges in the three merged special area development authorities (SADA) of Tutu, New Shimla and Dhalli at par with other parts of the capital. Till now higher commercial rates were being charged from the residents of these three SADAs which have now been merged with the MC. The MC also hiked the charges for parking and hoardings in various parts of the town. |
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Brought to book for rape after 7 yrs
Dharamsala, March 29 After more than seven years of trial, the district and sessions court of Kangra had found him guilty of raping the minor girl. The additional district and sessions judge S.L. Sharma has sentenced him to five years of imprisonment for raping the minor girl and three years imprisonment for forcibly entering her house. A fine of Rs10,000 has also been imposed on him. In case, the accused does not pay the fine, he would have to remain in imprisonment for another one year. |
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Burns case: CM’s help sought
Kangra, March 29 Daughter of ex-serviceman Anil Kumar, Rakhiis treatment had already cost the poor family Rs 80,000 in the past eight days. Rakhi’s brother Surab said Rs 10,000 was required for treatment every day. Prof. Raj Kumar said while B.Ed college students were contributing for her treatment, more financial help was needed to save her life. An appeal has been made to Chief Minister Virbhdra Singh to provide financial assistance from the C.M.’s Relief Fund for to save the life of the girl. |
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Body found
Mandi, March 30 Wearing a black jeans, the body has B.R. Negi tattooed on the arm. A case has been registered.
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Teachers’ dharna
Hamirpur: The C&V teachers unit of the district on Thursday staged a Dharna at office of the deputy director of primary education demanding inquiry into change of exam superintendent at government school Ukhali. President of the union T.C. Guleria, said that they later submitted a memorandum to deputy commissioner demanding inquiry in this episode.
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