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Power tariff up
Dhumal gets Golden Peacock Award
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Impact of global warming already visible: Nadda
HPU Violence
Sobha Singh Awards revived
Fishing banned in Gobind Sagar
Baddi drug-licensing authority
Departmental examination
Residents to get Rs 8 lakh per bigha
APS excels among residential schools
Minor quake in D’sala
Panchayat land vacated on HC directions
Wage notification
Woman commits suicide
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Power tariff up
Shimla, May 30 The tariff for domestic consumers has gone up after seven years. However, with the government giving a subsidy of Rs 140 crore, the charges for agriculture and domestic categories will continue to be the lowest in the country. This is the first time in the country that any regulatory commission has issued an order on MYT (multi-year tariff) principles in respect to a bundled state power utility. The BPL consumers will continue to be charged at 70 paise per unit for 50 units per month. In the domestic category, the tariff for monthly consumption up to 150 units has been increased from 70 paise to 90 paise per unit, for 151-300 units from Rs 1.40 to Rs 1.70 per unit and for 300 units and above from Rs 2.15 to Rs 2.45 per unit. The rates for prepaid meter consumer will also go up from 70 to 90 paise per unit. The tariff for non-domestic non-commercial category has been increased form Rs 3.75 to Rs 4.05 per unit for a load up to 20 kw and from Rs 3 to Rs 3.30 per unit for more than 20 kw. For the commercial category, the charges have gone up from Rs 4.10 to Rs 4.30 per unit up to 20 kw, from Rs 3.30 to 3.55 per unit for 20-100 kw and Rs 3.10 to Rs 3.55 per unit for more than 100 kw. The tariff for small and medium industrial category has gone up from Rs 3.50 to Rs 3.70 per unit up to 20 kw and from Rs 2.85 per unit to Rs 3.05 for more than 20 kw. The tariff for extra high-tension (EHT) supply has been revised from Rs 2.15 to Rs 2.35 per unit and for high tension (HT) from Rs 2.25 to Rs 2.50 per unit. For power-intensive units, the tariff for EHT supply has been revised from Rs 2.40 to Rs 2.50 per unit and for HT supply from Rs 2.50 to Rs 2.65 per unit. The tariff for water pumping supply has been raised from Rs 3 to Rs 3.40 per unit for LT supply, from Rs 2.40 to 2.70 for HT supply and from Rs 2.10 to Rs 2.50 per unit for EHT supply. The charges for streetlight have been increased from Rs 3.10 to Rs 3.60 per unit, while the agriculture power will continue to cost Rs 1.85 per unit without subsidy and 50 paise per unit with subsidy. The charges for bulk supply, both LT and HT, have also been increased by 60 paise and 40 paise per unit, respectively. |
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Dhumal gets Golden Peacock Award
Palampur, May 30 Dr Madhev Mehra, president of World Council For Corporate Government, UK, said climate change could reduce global consumption of various products by 20 per cent. That could mean GDP reduction of 5 per cent. “India generates 600 million tonne agricultural waste every year. This waste can be used to generate 80,000 MW power besides providing employment to around 30 million people,” he said. Lieut-Gen J.S. Ahluwalia (retd), director-general of the World Environment Foundation said developing countries like India were causing much less damage to the environment than developed nations. “We consume only 6 tonne natural material per person per year as compared to 75 tonne per person per year in the USA,” he said. Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal was given the Golden Peacock Award for environment leadership on the occasion. He said the hill states like Himachal were paying the price for saving the environment and the country should pay them back for it. He reiterated the state government’s commitment to protect the environment. Others who will be given the Golden Peacock Award for 2008 include Tulsi R. Tanti, chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy Limited, the ONGC, the Bhillai Steel Plant, the GE India Technology Centre, Reliance Industries Limited, the Hazira manufacturing unit, Shree Cement Limited, the Multi-commodity Exchange of India, ACC Cements Limited, the Institute of Drilling Technology, Mosar Baer Photovoltiac, IOCL Limited and Tata BP Solar India Limited. |
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Impact of global warming already visible: Nadda
Shimla, May 30 Making a presentation at a meeting of secretaries and heads of the departments convened in connection with the plan to introduce environment audit of the government buildings here today he said the impact of global warming was already visible in the fast retreating Himalayan glaciers, declining snowfall, rising average temperature, excessive floods and shift in vegetation. Scientific studies indicate that earth would be warmer by 1.8 to 5.6°C by 2100 relative to 1990. Already 24 per cent mammals and 12 per cent birds were threatened. Conserving energy, water and green cover was the only answer for which an integrated approach had to be added. The process must start from the government and for this reason it had been decided to carry out environment audit of the buildings to help ensure optimum use of precious resources like electricity and water. Water harvesting structures and solar passive designs had been made mandatory. Further, to check environmental pollution the use of polythene carry bags was banned in 1999 and its implementation had been done in a most stringent manner. |
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HPU Violence
Shimla, May 30 SDM (urban) Gian Negi has been entrusted the task of holding a magisterial inquiry into the violence on May 28 by deputy commissioner J.S. Rana. He is likely to submit his report by tomorrow, on the basis of which action will be taken against the erring police officials. Following the beating up of ABVP activists in the hostel by the police, the SP had suspended SHO Amar Singh. The police has, however, failed to arrest the students whose names had figured in three FIRs registered at the Boileauganj and Sadar police stations by the ABVP and the SFI. Police officials said the search was still on to arrest the troublemakers. District police chief R.M. Sharma said four reserves of the police were still deployed on the campus and hostels were being searched. The number of students in the hostels was small as examinations were scheduled to begin on June 5. The SFI today demanded that a meeting of all student organisations be called by the university authorities to ensure that there was peace and the academic atmosphere was restored. They accused the university and the police authorities of trying to shield the ABVP activists responsible for the violence. On the other hand, the ABVP has demanded action against SFI activists. |
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Sobha Singh Awards revived
Dharamsala, May 30 During his previous stint in power, he had instituted these awards to encourage young artists in the state, he said. However, the previous government had discontinued the practice. Sobha Singh spent 38 years of his life at Andretta village, near Palampur, and created most of his famous paintings there. “These awards are just an effort of the state to honour the great artist,” he added. The Tribune had recently carried a report on the discontinuation of awards. The Chief Minister also launched Dauladhar organic tea on the occasion. The tea variety has been developed by Palampur Agriculture University. He said the state has 7.3 per cent of the total biodiversity of the country. Though agriculture contributed just 15 per cent to the total GDP of the country, it employed 82 per cent of the population. He directed experts from the university to provide soil health cards to farmers so that they could make optimum use of the prevailing conditions. He congratulated the university experts on developing organic tea. Vice-chancellor of the university Tej Pratap said the organic tea produced by the university had anti-carcinogenic properties. He said the ban on recruitment of agriculture scientists was hitting the research. He requested the CM to create a fund to help the university scientists in approaching the farmers in their fields. The Chief Minister also inaugurated a summer shopping festival. |
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Fishing banned in Gobind Sagar
Bilaspur, May 30 Sood said this ban is imposed every year during these two months and fishing, sale of fish and also carriage of fish in any vehicle are totally banned, which is a cognisable offence punishable with three years imprisonment and additional fine of Rs 5,000. Sood said 14 watch camps and a flying squad led by fisheries officer Shyamlal Sharma had been set up to keep a watch for strict enforcement of this ban. He said 1,084 fishermen families would be provided compensation of Rs 1,025 each for these two months. He said during the last financial year a total of 91 lakh fingerlings have been released into the Gobind Sagar to keep it replenished with full reserve of fishes while one crore fingerlings would be released during the current financial year. He said this had resulted in a record fish catch of 143 metric tonnes up to May 15 during this year, which is 3 times more than that of the last year. He sought cooperation of public in enforcement of this ban in public interest and said any complaint regarding breach of this ban can be given on phone numbers 94184-65377, 98172-94529 and 94180-25302. |
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Baddi drug-licensing authority
Solan, May 30 This has fulfilled the commitment made by Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal to place a drug licensing authority in the BBN area. The Health Department had to issue four notifications before arriving upon this arrangement. As per May 28 notification, the state has been divided into three zones, the BBN area, Solan-Sirmaur and Dharamsala, which will be headed by three licensing authorities having a drug inspector each. The Solan-Sirmaur area, except the BBN belt, has been brought under the purview of Kapil Dhiman, who has been appointed the licensing authority. Drug inspector Sunny Kaushal would look after the zone. Drug inspector Manish Thakur has been transferred from the BBN area to Shimla and he would also hold the charge of the tribal district of Kinnaur. As a rationalisation measure, three districts of Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur have been clubbed under one drug inspector, Nishant Sarin, who will be based at Hamirpur. Licensing authority Navneet Marwaha would continue to be based at
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Departmental examination
Shimla, May 30 Official spokesman for the Board of Departmental Examination of the state Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawns, Shimla said this here today. He said those who intend to appear in the departmental examination should send their applications through their respective heads of department to the secretary, Board of Departmental Examination, Fairlawns, Shimla-171012 latest by July 31, 2008. |
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Land Acquisition
Solan, May 30 Though the residents had been resenting the acquisition of 570 bighas, they agreed after being offered a handsome amount for their land. The government would develop this land into industrial plots. The compensation rate finalised for the acquisition is the highest rate so far. Earlier an amount of Rs 7.5 lakh was offered to the landowners at Mandhala village where plots were now being offered for educational institutions. |
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CBSE Class X
Solan, May 30 A lot of students have achieved more than 90 per cent this year. Seventeen out of 157 children of St Luke’s, seven out of 58 of Pinegrove and five out of 61 of St Mary’s Kasauli, five out 109 of Baru Sahib, Rajgarh, and three out of 99 of Lawrence School, Sanawar, have got more than 90 per cent marks. In terms of class average, Pinegrove School topped with 82.4 per cent followed by St Mary’s, Kasauli, with 81.24 per cent and St Luke’s, Solan, with 77.24 per cent. St Mary’s Kasauli and Pinegrove School were the only two schools that produced 100 per cent first division result. |
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Minor quake in D’sala
Dharamsala, May 30 Rakesh Sharma, in charge at Naddi based seismic centre, said a quake was recorded. In panic the people kept calling local seismic activity recording centre to get information regarding the quake. Kangra district falls in Zone 5 category in terms of the earthquake probability. The last earthquake of over 5 in magnitude was recorded in the Naddi area of Dharamsala in 1989. |
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Panchayat land vacated on HC directions
Nahan, May 30 As per details of the case, the land was leased out for 15 years to a private hotel owner of Dadahu, by functionaries of the local panchayat seven years back allegedly on nominal rent, which was resented by local residents. A local resident, Vineet Kumar, had filed a PIL in this regard in the high court alleging misuse of powers by the then panchayat functionaries for favouring a businessman. The high court had earlier issued instructions to seal the property till the decision. After receiving an order from the high court the possession of the land was reinstated to local panchayat by the naib tehsildar. |
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Wage notification
Shimla, May 30 An official spokesman said the increase of 33.33 per cent would also be paid proportionately to other categories of workers, like unskilled, skilled and highly skilled, and shall be applicable with effect from January 1, 2008. He said all employers were requested to pay wages to all categories of workers in accordance with the new notification, including arrears, immediately. |
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Woman commits suicide
Mandi, May 30 According to the police, Saju Ram, father of the victim from Thatch village in Kotli has lodged an FIR today, stating that his daughter was tortured by her husband in the past and she was forced to take this extreme step. Sarla allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree yesterday night near her native village, the police added. The police has yet to record the statement of Kesar Singh as he was performing the last rites of his wife. Sarla left behind no suicide note, as she was illiterate and belonged to poor family. She had left behind three minor children, the police informed. |
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