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Child’s Death
BJP Gears Up For Elections
Anganwari Recruitment
JBT trainees oppose conditions of service bond
Applications invited for SCVT courses
Timely medical aid could have saved
Dinesh: Grandfather
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To hire ambulance becomes expensive in Kangra
14 villagers allege police atrocities
Bali Birthday Bash
Bear injures woman
GOC flags off trekking expedition
Army launches welfare schemes
e-salary system in Kullu
Declaration of transfer rules sought
Tibetan paintings on display
140 bighas for hospital
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HC issues notices to Cong, BJP
Legal Correspondent
Shimla, August 31 While issuing notices a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vinod Kumar Gupta and Mr Justice Rajiv Sharma further directed both the political parties, the chief secretary, district Magistrate and senior superintendent of police, Shimla, to explain their stand before the court by September 7. The court passed this order on a PIL filed by local lawyer Virender Thakur wherein he alleged that the child died due to lack of medical attention as the vehicle carrying him got stuck in the blockade due to rallies of the Congress and the BJP. He further alleged that the police did not allow the ambulance to pass, despite repeated requests by the mother of the child. The petitioner alleged that the act amounts to be a criminal offence but despite this no case had yet been registered by the SSP, Shimla. He urged the court to direct the state and district administration to ensure that such incidents never get repeated in future and to take steps to make a clear passage for ambulance and fire brigades at all times. He has also urged that directions be issued to the Congress and the BJP that their political acts did not block roads and caused inconvenience to the people and on failure to do so they be burdened with both criminal and civil liabilities. He further urged that adequate compensation be granted to the parents of the child. The next date of hearing is September 7.
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Sets up poll, manifesto panels
Tribune News Service
Shimla, August 31 State BJP chief Jai Ram Thakur today constituted the state election and manifesto committees to chalk out a poll strategy. The BJP is in an upbeat mood after serious corruption allegations were levelled against Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in the form of an audio CD. The state BJP chief has tried to strike a balance between the Dhumal and Shanta factions as prominent leaders from both camps have been included in the election committee. This committee will play the most significant role be it in the form of allotment of tickets or chalking out the poll strategy. The 10-member state election committee includes party chief Jai Ram Thakur, BJP vice-president Shanta Kumar, former Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal, Leader of Opposition I.D. Dhiman, former MPs Suresh Bhardwaj and Maheshwar Singh, state general secretary Khushi Ram Balnatah, former minister J.P. Nadda, state mahila morcha chief Vimla Kashyap and state organisational secretary Mohinder Pandey. With the Congress regime in the state being embroiled in one controversy or the other the BJP is quite confident of forming the next government. In fact, most of its leaders have been making statements that on being voted to power they would get certain issues probed. The latest incident where five call girls were summoned for the birthday party of former minister G.S Bali has further raised the hopes of the rank and file of the BJP. “These two issues alone are enough to prove that there has been rampant corruption and moral degradation during Congress rule,” said a senior BJP leader. Those who have been included in the state election manifesto committee include former state BJP chief Jai Kishan Sharma, Rajiv Bindal, Mohinder Singh, both MLAs; H.N. Kashyap and Chaman Lal Gupta. Though issues like price rise, unemployment, anti-farmer policies would be the main poll planks the BJP intends to make corruption the main issue during the elections. Jai Ram has declared a list of 25 names for the state election management committee.
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Health of fasting woman worsens
Our Correspondent
Nurpur, August 31 Following the advice of a civil hospital doctor attending on her, the local administration has admitted her to the hospital. The Dalit woman has been struggling for justice regarding the recruitment of anganwari workers for which she appeared twice in the interview. Earlier, she appeared on July 28 for which the result was not declared . She was again interviewed on August 27. She alleged that her rival candidate Mamta Devi had managed a forged low-income certificate and submitted the same to grab the appointment of an anganwari worker. Demanding an inquiry to ascertain the truth of the certificate and the registration of a forgery case, she resorted to a hunger strike along with her two children and husband. The local SDM had ordered an inquiry into it. Meanwhile, local tehsildar S.P. Jaswal who conducted an inquiry today into the controversial low income certificate issued on July 31 to Mamta Devi’s family, recorded the statements of the field staff of the Revenue Department, gram panchayat representatives and the complainant. He revealed to The Tribune that after holding preliminary investigations he had found the certificate fictitious and the same had been annulled. He said a departmental inquiry had been started to fix the responsibility of the issuance of the annulled certificate.
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JBT trainees oppose conditions of service bond
Bilaspur, August 31 A deputation of committee of JBT trainees of the District Institute of Educational and Training (DIET) at Jukhala near here, led by committee president Sanjeev Kumar Sharma and general secretary Vivek Sheel Gautam presented a memorandum to the Chief Minister through the DC here today and demanded that the bond should provide regular appointment to them as was also done regarding earlier DIET batches. They also demanded that its heading, which was misleading should also be changed as it made the agreement virtually null and void after they completed their training.
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Applications invited for SCVT courses
Shimla, August 31 A spokesman for the department said the applications could be submitted up to September 14, 2007. He said the third round of counselling, which was scheduled to be held on September 5, had been postponed and rescheduled. Counseling for SCs, STs, other backward classes and their sub-reserve categories for the plus two level courses would be held on September 18 and for the general category and its sub-reserve categories on September 19. The counselling for SCs, STs, other backward classes and their sub-reserve categories for the matric-level courses would be held on September 22 and for the general category and its sub-reserve categories on September 23.
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Timely medical aid could have saved
Sarkaghat(Mandi), August 31
The nagging question that still haunts the family members is that had they not been stuck in a traffic jam near Boileauganj for two hours on January 29 perhaps their only son could have been saved. The family members did not talk to mediapersons after the death of Rahul, but grandfather of Rahul, Prem Singh, today shared his grief with The Tribune and said: “We are totally disturbed. He could have been saved had we reached the hospital on time on Wednesday”. Prem Singh said Rahul was admitted to the civil hospital, Sarkaghat, on August 28 with symptoms of vomiting and fever and he was put on intravenous drugs, but he was referred to the IGMC, Shimla for further treatment. “Unfortunately, we got stuck in the traffic jam near Baleaoganj for two hours the next day. When there was no respite from the jam, I took the child in my arms and reached sanatorium on foot in an hour’s time. But the doctors declared the child dead after 20 minutes”, he rued. Gopalpur MLA and excise and taxation minister Rangila Ram Rao visited Prem Singh’s family on Thursday night and gave the compensation to the family. The father of the child works in the Army and was informed about the death of his son yesterday. Rahul’s mother, Reena, was still in a state of shock. Prem Singh refused to talk about the circumstances that led to the death of his grandson that day. He also refused to speak whether the compensation was enough or not and did not blame anyone for his grandson's death. Paedetrician at civil hospital Sarkaghat Dr PL Verma, who attended on the child said, “The child was in a critical condition when he was brought to the hospital as he suffered from brain encephalitis with symptoms of jaundice and vomiting and fever. He needed a ventilator and was referred to IGMC on Wednesday as there was no ventilator at the hospital here”.
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To hire ambulance becomes expensive in Kangra
Dharamsala, August 31 The rates now being charged for Maruti van by the society are even more than the rates fixed by the state transport authority for commercial vehicles. The district administration maintains that ‘confronted with escalating costs we are forced to hike the rates of ambulance services'. As per the details available, the society has hiked the rate of Maruti van (ambulance) from Rs 5 per km to Rs 6 per km even as the rates fixed by the state transport authority is Rs 5.40 per km for commercial vehicles. Similarly, the rate of eight-seat Tata Sumo vehicle (ambulance) has been hiked from Rs 6 per km to Rs 7 per km. These vehicles being used as ambulances by the society are exempted from all taxes that are charged from commercial vehicles. Despite this, the district administration has hiked the rates of the ambulance services. Kangra DM Bharat Khera who is also the chairman of the district Red Cross Society told The Tribune, “The cash-strapped society was spending more on ambulances given their expenses; therefore, the hike is justified”. The DM said the society suffered financial loss of Rs 2.30 lakh from the ambulance services; therefore, it became mandatory to hike the rates for very survivability of the ambulance services.
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14 villagers allege police atrocities
Kangra, August 31
In a letter addressed to the DGP, the villagers, including the father and two brothers of Sarita, a dowry death victim, alleged that they were stripped, brutally beaten up and tortured in police remand. The letter further alleged that all of them received injuries and one of them had an eardrum puncture, following the alleged illegal torture by the SHO. They said they were in custody at the Dhera police station and were shifted illegally to Haripur police station. They said this was done to torture, humiliate and harass them so that they withdrew the dowry death case against their sister’s in-laws. They alleged that the medical examination, following the court direction had confirmed police excesses on them. They said they were arrested as they had cremated Sarita’s body in the courtyard of her in-laws. They have demanded the suspension of the SHO at Haripur and have sought independent inquiry into the charges of police excesses on them in police custody. The villagers said that they had written letters to the Human Rights Commission in this connection. Interestingly, Haripur police station SHO, Prem Chand, has denied the allegations levelled by the villagers. Meanwhile, director general of police Ashwani Kumar said he had directed Kangra district police chief Gyaneshwar to investigate and to look into the matter personally.
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CD provided to Garg panel
Tribune News Service
Dharamsala, August 31 Today was the last day for the general public to provide information or material in any format regarding the controversial episode with Amrit Lal Sharma, assistant commissioner to the deputy commissioner of Kangra, who has been asked to assist Justice Garg. Sharma confirmed that he had received one compact disk and affidavits from six persons seeking permission to join the probe. The Garg committee constituted by the state government on the directions of the high court would submit its report to the court to enable it to take the final Public interest litigation was filed in the high court by Vijay Kumar of Kangra district ,requesting to bring out the truth in the whole episode. Meanwhile, Justice Garg has summoned Jagwinder Patial, a reporter of Star News, and Raj Arora who arranged the party and the owner/manager of Asia Health Resort, McLeodganj, where the party was arranged, for personal hearing.
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Bear injures woman
Chamba, August 31 The residents of this area are living in panic of wild bears and leopards, which are on the prowl to eat the maize crop. Meanwhile, the villagers had demanded permission to use weapons to protect their lives from man-eating wild animals.
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GOC flags off trekking expedition
Dharamsala, August 31 An Army spokesman said that the team comprising two officers and 10 jawans would cover about 190 km from Yol cantonment to Manali on foot within 12 days. The expedition is expected to give the participants an opportunity to interact with locals and promote better understanding of local environment from security aspects, the spokesman added. It may be mentioned that adventure training has always been an important component of military training. |
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Army launches welfare schemes
Dharamsala, August 31 Col N.S. Katoch of 33 Mountain Brigade said a two-week training camp would soon be organised for children of ex-servicemen and widows to prepare them for recruitment in the Army. In the first phase, 30 aspirants would be given training and 50 per cent of the cost incurred on this training would be paid by the Army. However, for those who would be selected for recruitment, the Army would bear their 100 per cent expenditure, he added. In another significant decision, the Army has decided to send an eye specialist to the villages where mobile canteen facilities will be provided to ex-servicemen and widows of defence personnel for their routine eye check-up. For this purpose, Kangra CMO J.S. Chandel has extended help to the Army to provide an eye specialist and medicines, besides free surgical facilities for certain eye diseases. He further said a helpline had also been started to redress the grievances of the ex-servicemen and war widows related to the ECHS, smartcard and pension problems. For this, one could contact on telephone number 01892-221352. These welfare schemes would be coordinated by Colonel N.S. Katoch and Lieut-Col G.S. Shahi.
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e-salary system in Kullu
Kullu, August 31 He said that programme under the integrated pay and accounts office would benefit the employees besides the government as the salaries would be issued by the district treasury officer. This would also curtail the travel expenses, paper work and time wastage. District treasury officer Surender Kumar said the salary cheques would be ready by 25th of every month and the drawing and disbursing authority of the concerned department would get the cheques by 30th for further disbursement to employees. The drawing and disbursing officer would have to provide the change in salary by 22nd of every month so that necessary amendments could be done. The district information officer here said the software of e-salary was developed by NIC, Shimla, and made operational by NIC, Kullu. |
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Declaration of transfer rules sought
Bilaspur, August 31 Addressing mediapersons after the convention, Ganga Singh Thakur, senior vice-president N.R. Thakur, secretary-general Prem Singh Bharmauria and district president Lekhram Kaundal said the convention demanded immediate declaration of transfer rules to save employees from victimisation by political leaders. Among other demands were a CBI inquiry into the alleged “commission scandal” under the Employees’ Accident Life Insurance Scheme, release of 5 per cent interim relief, filling all vacant posts, ending contract system, appointments on compassionate ground, introducing the system of special increments after four, nine and 14 years etc. |
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Tibetan paintings on display
McLeodganj, August 31 Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Samdoh Rinpoche said inaugurating the exhibition that the new breed of modern Tibetan artists had elevated the ancient Tibetan art from 'a traditional craft' to a work of art in every sense of the word. Lhundup defined the paintings as invigorating expressions of an ordinary Tibetan, who had suffered for years under the Chinese rule. He hoped that a series of similar exhibitions that he had planned to stage at various metropolitan cities would be arranged. |
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140 bighas for hospital
Mandi, August 31 Mandi DC Subhasish Panda said a proposal had been sent to the government as regards the newly identified land. “The land belongs to the Health Department,” he added. The CM had announced early this year that the government would start medical colleges at Mandi and Hamirpur in the government and private sectors, respectively. |
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