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State to get 49 pc share in Luhri project
Ultrasound machine of Tibetan hospital sealed
HPU discusses expansion issue
Brain Drain
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Compulsory retirement forced on professor
Controversy dogs forest guards’ recruitment
Delimitation Commission Report
Man-eater leopard killed
15-yr RI for possessingcharas
Chidambaram to visit Shimla
e-salary system launched
in Nurpur
Attack condemned
Admissions to close on Oct 5
10-yr jail for raping minor
Man shoots himself
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State to get 49 pc share in Luhri project
Shimla, September 29 This was disclosed by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh here today. The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, joint secretary (hydro) of the Union Ministry of Power J.S. Kawale and the chief managing director of SJVN held in Delhi yesterday. “Luhri would be the first project where the state would have the highest equity participation of 49 per cent, besides provisions of the new power policy being applicable to the company,” the CM said. He said the SJVN would constitute a special purpose vehicle so that the Luhri project was executed in a time-bound manner and generation started at the earliest. “The World Bank has already given nod to finance the Luhri project and 1.5 per cent of the project cost would be utilised on the local area development for the benefit of the project-affected area,” he said. He said the government was keen to harness the vast power potential in the state but in strict compliance with the condition of providing 70 per cent jobs to Himachalis and ensuring 15 per cent water discharge during all seasons. “The project would be executed on the run-of-the-river basis and no reservoir would be constructed to feed the project,” he said. He said all agencies executing the power projects in the state would have to adopt ecological safeguards and the latest devices of pollution control would have to be incorporated wherever necessary. “Himachal has the most investment friendly environment with good and stable governance, securing the investment of the entrepreneurs,” he said. |
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Ultrasound machine of Tibetan hospital sealed
Dharamsala, September 29 The PNDT Act allows only radiologists and MBBS or specialist doctors having six months diploma or one-year experience to operate the ultrasound machines. Talking to The Tribune, Kangra CMO Dr. JS Chandel said the Health Department had given a notice to the hospital a couple of months back to stop operating the machine, but when the hospital authorities continued to operate the machine illegally the Health Department wad forced to seal the ultrasound machine. Legal action was also being mooted against the hospital authorities for illegally operating the ultrasound machine. A couple of months back, the health department had also sealed as many as six ultrasound machines in the district. |
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HPU discusses expansion issue
Shimla, September 29 Presiding over the meeting, vice-chancellor Anil Wilson said while there was an urgent need to decongest the university, at the same time additional space was required for expansion of the existing departments and starting new disciplines. “Realising this, the Chief Minister has already directed the district authorities to assist the university in identifying a suitable chunk of land nearby,” he stated. He said the internal assessment system introduced by the university in all undergraduate colleges from this academic session had contributed in improving the academic atmosphere. He said the scheme would ensure better attendance and more seriousness on the part of students throughout the year. He said the system was already bringing about the desired results. He said the long-pending promotions had been made following regular procedure and the process of filling up vacant teaching and non-teaching posts was also underway. Among other decisions taken by the council related to simplification of TA/DA rules for visiting professors and approval to BEd colleges that had been sanctioned and recognised. |
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Youths leave aged parents behind in search of jobs outside
Our Correspondent
Palampur, September 29 A survey conducted by a social organization “Save Palampur” revealed that in educated families every third parent was living alone as their sons or daughters were serving in cities like Bombay, Bangalore, Ahemadabad, New Delhi, Hyderabad or Gurgaon. In 10 per cent cases children were also serving abroad. Neelam Sood, who conducted the survey on behalf of the organization, interacted with more than 100 such parents in Kangra, Mandi and Hamirpur districts. She was told that parents had no other option except to send their children outside the state for studies as well as for jobs because of unavailability of jobs here. Situation in rural areas was quite alarming as most of the aged parents were feeling insecure, as they felt that there would be none to look after them after few years. Deteriorating law and order situation, increasing incidents of theft and robbery had further made matters worse. There are instances where old people were robbed off their valuables. An old couple in Palampur said their son time and again requested both of them to leave Palampur and move to the US but it was very difficult for them to leave the old ancestral house where they spent their whole life. And if they shifted to the US they would live in isolation there, too, as both son and daughter-in-law were working in New York. Same was the problem with many other parents there. The survey report said 10,000 youths from HP were likely to join IT and computer industry in the next two years, this way, another 10,000 parents would have to live alone and there would be no hope that their children would come back home and get jobs here in the future. To top it all, there is no old-age home in the state. After a few years, there would be none to take care of them. Though organizations like the Rotary had come forward and set up homes for old and aged couples but in coming days the Rotary would not be able to cope with the situation. The state government should initiate timely action and encourage some private and charitable organizations to set up old-age homes so that old and aged persons could be helped in a better way. Despite the fact that the Chief Minister time and again had announced that state would set up IT parks but all in vain.
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Compulsory retirement forced on professor
Hamirpur, September 29 This decision was taken by the board of governors (BOG) of the NIT in its meeting held on September 17 at New Delhi which acted on a report submitted by a committee headed by Kanwar Hari Singh. Assistant professor in the Computer Department, Dr A.K. Gupta, who was the acting COE in 2006, was charged with helping his daughter, a student of NIT, in her examination after which the NIT management suspended Dr Gupta along with another employee, Praveen Gupta, who already stands terminated from his services. The inquiry report submitted to the BOG found Dr Gupta guilty of misusing his position as the CEO by helping his daughter in her examination. Dr A.K. Gupta, Registrar of the NIT, G.R. Bharti, confirmed the retirement. |
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Controversy dogs forest guards’ recruitment
Shimla, September 29 The selection process had started in May, earlier this year, while some changes were made in the criterion for qualifying the written test and personality test. The process of recruitment in Shimla and Hamirpur parliamentary segment comprising Una, Hamirpur and Bilaspur was delayed due to the municipal corporation and the Lok Sabha elections respectively. The criterion as far as physical efficiency test was concerned was left unchanged as per the recruitment promotion rules already provided. As per the amended selection criterion, a candidate had to at least score 35 per cent qualifying marks in the written test for the general category and 25 per cent for the SC/ST/OBC category against no minimum standards laid down earlier. Even in the personality test, out of 15 marks, 35 per cent qualifying marks for general and 25 for the reserved category was fixed against the earlier condition of no minimum standards. “Making changes in the selection criterion while the process is on is technically wrong and it can be challenged in the court of law by any candidate,” admitted a senior forest official. Principal chief conservator forest Pankaj Khullar said the change in the criterion had been made in consultation with the State Public Service Commission. He tried to defend the move by stating that a person who does not qualify in the personality test even if he has scored high in the written test should not be considered for the selection. The process of selection of forest guards has been surrounded by controversy and the entire process had been cancelled last year, when only the results were to be declared. Officials in the department said the changes in the selection criterion had been made to eliminate large number of women who would have otherwise qualified. |
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Delimitation Commission Report Tribune News Service
Hamirpur, September 29 As the process of delimitation is going to change the boundaries of almost all 5 Assembly constituencies here, the carving of few areas and addition of new areas is definitely going to change the political co-relation to some extent. While few sitting MLA’s have become worried, few new aspirants have also emerged in these Assembly constituencies. Bamsan constituency considered a strong hold of former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, including his home village, is going to be merged in present Mewa constituency which is going to be named Bhoranj. While Bamsan constituency would cease to exist its other area would be merged in Hamirpur constituency increasing Dhumal’s influence in Hamirpur. After the delimitation process, Congress candidate Kuldeep Pathania would find himself in a difficult position as many of his strongholds would be disturbed. Mewa MLA and leader of opposition I.D. Dhiman would be happy after inclusion of Dhumal’s home village in his constituency. As a new constituency Sujan Pur would be created after the delimitation and many aspirants both in the BJP and the Congress have become active to stake their claim for the party tickets. Sitting MLA from Hamirpur Anita Verma and BJP’s former MLA Urmil Thaklur would have to make up their mind whether to stick to Hamirpur or switch over to Sujan Pur. Similarly, the name of Nadaun constituency is going to be changed as Badsar and many areas, including house of MLA Baldev Sharma would also be merged in the constituency.
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Man-eater leopard killed
Chamba, September 29 The Jassaurgarh area is about 65 km from Chamba, in the Tissa security sector, adjacent to the border of Jammu and Kashmir. So far, the leopard had killed about 9 persons and injured several others in the area. The residents here were living under constant fear. According to official sources, the man-eating leopard had been prowling around the area for the past more than four months. The terror of the leopard was so horrifying that the locals were not ready to go alone to their agricultural fields, for work like cutting grass, grazing their livestock and even it was also problematic for the school-going children to go to their different schools. The residents had met the local MLA Surinder Bhardwaj regarding the issue. The MLA then approached Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and the state authorities of wildlife declared this leopard as ‘man-eater’. |
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15-yr RI for possessingcharas
Mandi, September 29 Passing the judgement, the court found the two accused guilty and sentenced them to 15-years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 1 lakh. In case of default in payment of fine, the accused will have to undergo further imprisonment of one year. The team under NCB SP, O.P. Sharma, laid trap at Khaneti village in July, 2004, and and seized charas from their possession. |
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Chidambaram to visit Shimla
Shimla, September 29 Earlier, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to launch the scheme at a public meeting to be held at the Ridge tomorrow. The PM’s visit was cancelled two days ago as he had undergone a surgery recently and the doctors had advised him to avoid travelling. |
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e-salary system launched
in Nurpur
Nurpur September 29 According to treasury officer Kuldeep Sharma, the system will reduce the burden of documentation in the DD offices. As many as 70 DD officers of the subdivision will get salary cheques worth Rs 3 crore for 5,000 government employees every month. |
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Attack condemned
Solan, September 29 In an emergency meeting held here today, the journalists of various newspapers termed it as a worst example of the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, where such miscreants fearlessly attached mediapersons. The journalists of the Solan Press Club said despite the said official having registered a false case against Kalra on August 22, the department had not even bothered to inquire into the matter. NAHAN: The Sirmour Union of Journalists has condemned the attack on a local journalist in the Naya Bazar area last night. At the meeting chairman and president Sanjiv Awasthi demanded protection for journalist Shailendra Kalra and strict action against the person involved in this attack.
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Admissions to close on Oct 5
Chamba, September 29 An official spokesperson said classes in the arts faculty had already commenced. The state government had earmarked Rs 5 crore for the construction of the college building, the spokesperson said efforts to acquire land for the development of the college premises had begun. |
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10-yr jail for raping minor
Dharamsala, September 29 This is the third consecutive landmark judgement pronounced in rape cases during the past three days by this Sessions’ court. Earlier, two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment after they were held guilty of raping minor girls, one of whom had raped his own daughter. Deputy District Attorney B.K. Marwah told The Tribune that Arun Kumar, a resident of Dadreher village, intercepted a 10-year-old girl at 7.30 am on June 8, 2006, while she was going to her school at Mangarh village and forcibly took her to a nearby jungle. The DDA said the accused threatened the girl with dire consequences if she resisted his advances. The girl narrated the incident to her parents who got an FIR registered against him. He was booked under Sections 376, 342 and 506 of the IPC. The medical examination of the girl confirmed that she had been raped. The Sessions Judge held him guilty of rape, wrongful detention and threatening the girl. Further, he was also found guilty under Sections 342 and 506 of the IPC and sentenced to one-year and two-year imprisonment, respectively. Aso, a fine of Rs 10,000 and 2,000 was imposed on him, respectively. All the sentences would run concurrently, the court ordered.
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Man shoots himself
Solan, September 29 The 34-year-old was the owner of the weapon which he had procured in lieu of crop protection. His family members, including his wife, two minor children and his mother were at home when the incident took place. He went to his room after taking lunch and bolted the door from inside, he then shot himself. And by the time the door could be opened he was dead. The police was investigating into the matter and the body had been sent for a postmortem examination. No suicide note had been recovered from the site and the reason of suicide was not yet known. |
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