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IGMC, Tanda College
3 dead, 20 hurt in truck mishap
Taxi fares up by 10 pc
Finance panel visits Nathpa-Jhakri
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Jazzy B regales audience
Punjabi singer Jazzy B performs during the International Summer Festival at the Ridge in Shimla on Friday. —A Tribune photograph
Rs 10 crore for hotel management institute
Unpaid Rent Case
Motorists allege fleecing
Cloudbursts: Loss Rs 5 cr
Stadium site inspected
Tibetan Delek Hospital
Kangra paintings
Concern over poor literacy rate expressed
E-Nivaran to monitor grievances
Women battalion of SSB
Govt to curtail powers of two flying squads
Ragging accused get bail
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IGMC, Tanda College
Shimla, June 7 The effort is to tide over the problem of faculty shortage by offering incentives in terms of good pay packets and utilising the services of retired doctors. The Cabinet had sometime back granted approval for separating the cadres of the two medical colleges in the state to improve their functioning. As per the notification, the teaching faculty members posted at the IGMC and the Tanda hospital will be asked to exercise their option to choose either of the two cadres. Incentives will be offered to those opting for the Tanda college. The remuneration for a professor-level doctor to be reemployed or hired directly to fill vacancies would be Rs 75,000 per month. The amount will be Rs 65,000 for an associate professor and Rs 60,000 for an assistant professor. There is also a provision for assured contractual appointment of faculty members opting to join Tanda college permanently after retirement from the government service, till the age of 65 years. However, the reemployment to be made on contract basis will be subject to the availability of posts and will be for one year initially. In case of those opting for the Tanda hospital, the government has also decided to give relaxation in the condition that the service period spent in ad hoc or contract employment cannot be counted for promotional avenues. In couple case, both husband and wife will be posted at Tanda and, if required, posts will be created. The contract appointees will also get the benefit of promotion to the higher post in a time-bound manner. There will be an option of permanent lien for those who do not permanently opt for Tanda, but are posted there as there is no vacancy for them at the IGMC. They will, however, not be entitled to post-retirements and promotional incentives. In case of categories other than the teaching staff, including nurses and paramedics, options will be invited from those posted at Tanda, the IGMC and outside for opting for either of the two cadres. In such cases, cadre seniority will be the criterion for selecting the staff. |
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3 dead, 20 hurt in truck mishap
Mandi, June 7 Those killed have been identified as Kangu Devi (65), Chandi (76) and Kaushliya (52) (all from Patha village in Balh). The first two died on the spot and third ill-fated victim succumbed on her way to the hospital. The injured have been identified as Yahshoda, Isha, Urmila, Chinta, Jayanti, Parbati, Sunita, Mansha, Keshav, Rukmani, Suman, Maya, Somavati, Savatri, Kesri, Chandavati, Bimla, Bantu, Revna and Daya. All of them belonged to Samlaun and Patha villages in Balh. All injured first got the medical aid at Rati Hospital in Balh from where they were later in the evening referred to zonal hospital for treatment. The eyewitnesses said the truck carrying about 60-65 pilgrims from Naina Devi temple at Riwalsar halted for tea at Sidhyani. Most of men pilgrims got down for tea while women remained boarded in the truck parked on a descent at the curve. But before the driver, conductor and passengers could board back in the truck, it turned neutral and plunged into the gorge, killing three pilgrims and injuring 20, who were in the truck. Though the police has registered a case of negligence under Sections 279, 337, 338 and 304 A of the IPC, it has yet to ascertain as to whether the accident occurred due to some negligence on part of the driver or there was any mechanical failure or somebody sitting in truck cabin fiddled with the gear that turned it neutral. Mandi SP M. Chander Sekhar said the onus lied with the driver or owner of the truck as they parked the truck on the wrong place and carried so many passengers in it. The police is investigating the exact cause of the accident as to how the parked truck turned neutral due to some mischief or a mechanical failure, he added. |
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Taxi fares up by 10 pc
Dharamsala, June 7 The decision was taken after a meeting of taxi operators at Dhauladhar hotel today. They blamed the recent increase in fuel prices by the Union Government as the reason for increase in taxi fares. |
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Finance panel visits Nathpa-Jhakri
Shimla, June 7 The Nathpa-Jhakri project is being executed by the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN). The commission will finalise its recommendations by October, 2009, after completing discussions with all state governments, the Centre and other stakeholders. The commission members will visit tribal areas of Keylong, Killar and Chamba tomorrow to interact with representatives of panchayati raj institutions, local people and to inspect some educational and health institutions. Himachal is the first state that the commission has visited and its recommendations will become operational from 2010.
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Jazzy B regales audience
Shimla, June 7 Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal presided over the concluding function. A memento was presented by deputy commissioner J.S. Rana to the Chief Minister on behalf of the organisers of the festival. The crowd swayed to the tunes of Jazzy B’s hit numbers like ‘jine mera dil lutya’ and ‘assi munde Punjabi’. There was record presence of local residents and tourists on the concluding night of the festival. Himachali singer Vikki Chauhan also regaled the audience with his pahari songs ‘daali jhumo’ and ‘jhumke jhumke’. Jhamakra, folk dance of Kangra, and performances by schoolchildren were also appreciated by the audience. |
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Rs 10 crore for hotel management institute
Shimla, June 7 She said out of this amount, Rs 2 crore had been sanctioned for undertaking construction work and the remaining for the purchase of equipment. |
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Unpaid Rent Case
Solan, June 7 An outstanding rent of Rs 4.50 lakh nearly had remained unpaid by his brother Sohan Lal in lieu of his industrial sheds. Sohan Lal was earlier served a notice by the state Finance Corporation to either deposit his pending loan instalments running into lakhs or face a takeover of his unit on June 16. Sources revealed that Sohan Lal had also failed to pay monthly rent of Rs 1,400 for his industrial shed for past several years. Though the shed number 5 and 6 was rented to him in 1990, he had failed to pay its regular rent. He was running a corrugated box unit since 2006, and had invested about Rs 22 lakh by availing a loan from the state Finance Corporation. Officials of the Industries Department said two sheds having an area of 1,200 feet had been rented out to him but he had failed to run any industry for the past several years. The unit had been lying closed for the past sometime confided sources in the department. Interestingly, while the previous Congress government had initiated a move to resume such industrial plots, which had been lying unused for years together in the prime industrial area of Parwanoo, Sohan Lal had continued to possess this shed. A notice issued to Sohan Lal later, which merely led him to take up some cursory industrial activity. The highhandedness of this politically connected entrepreneur was obvious from the fact that though no hardcore industrial activity was initiated on this plot from 1990 to 2004, it could not be resumed. In fact the industries department had to spent money on its reconstruction when floods caused damage to the shed. It was finally after the receipt of a notice from the department that this corrugated boxes unit, Bhima Industries, was set up though it too carried out only limited work. |
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Motorists allege fleecing
Shimla, June 7 What is even more strange is that it was with the due permission from the district police chief that the company started charging Rs 100 each from all vehicle owners near Swarghat for getting radium reflectors affixed and etching done on vehicles’ windowpanes. In fact, a home guard assisted the company people in stopping vehicles and pressurising their owners to get reflectors affixed and etching done. The company is estimated to have earned lakhs in the process. The exercise went on for from May 27 to June 6. The matter got publicity when some IAS officer of Punjab were made to pay money forcibly. Although people used to oppose, nobody could refuse to pay as the company officials showed police permission for the same. |
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Cloudbursts: Loss Rs 5 cr
Chamba, June 7 According to information from the Public Works Department, the IPH Department and the Revenue Department, reckless digging of fragile hills for the construction of roads had spoiled the situation. Meanwhile, a delegation of the affected families of the Baat panchayat submitted a memorandum to the Chamba DC and demanded compensation for the loss caused by natural calamities in the area. |
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Stadium site inspected
Nurpur, June 7 MLA Rakesh Pathania accompanied the team. The team also inspected the site for the proposed bus stand. Pathania said the Chief Minister had approved these projects. In the first phase, the proposed stadium would have a pavilion and eight practice nets, besides a shopping complex. This phase would cost Rs 2crore. |
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Tibetan Delek Hospital
Dharamsala, June 7 The experts in the hospital said the Tibetan community-in-exile had high rates of TB and multi-drug resistant TB. People between the age group of 15 to 29 are most vulnerable, as per the latest studies. The proposed plan will be implemented over a period of five years to reduce both types of diseases. Dawa Phunkyi, chief administrator of Delek hospital, said they had played a major role in combating TB for almost three decades. Unfortunately, limited resources had hindered the progress. Delek had engaged international partners to control TB, he said. The plan is based on improving TB diagnosis and detection of drug resistance, strengthening the disease case management, increasing the proportion of patients completing the treatment. A team of experts, Dr Zorba Paster of University of Wisconsin, and Dr Richard Chaisson of Johns Hopkins University, are working to make improvements in the programme. They have been meeting key leaders of the Tibetan community-in-exile. |
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Kangra paintings
Shimla, June 7 This was stated by Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal while speaking at the inauguration of ‘Strokes of Kangra’, an exhibition of Kangra miniatures, at the state museum here today. —
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Concern over poor literacy rate expressed
Nurpur, June 7 Exhorting the Muslims to educate their generations so that they could stand before society Durani pointed out that Muslims were lagging behind in education. “The Sachar Committee’s report has even substantiated that Muslims even lag behind Dalits in education in the country,” he added. The speakers in the minority community sammelan also raised their demand of according OBC status to the Muslims. Rehmat Ali, state president, and Sadik Khan, Kangra district president of the Congress minority wing, also addressed the sammelan. |
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E-Nivaran to monitor grievances
Shimla, June 7 He said in the system a grievance was visible not only to the official concerned, but also to the public and higher authorities, including the Chief Minister, ministers and MLAs. |
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Women battalion of SSB
Kullu, June 7 A training session for 612 women drawn from all over India started here recently. The session was inaugurated by DIG R.S. Pathania. He said the training would last nine-and-half month and as per the prescribed syllabus. |
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Govt to curtail powers of two flying squads
Sundernagar, June 7 Many years ago three flying squad divisions existed in the state at Hamirpur, Shimla and Sundernagar under DFOs but afterwards Hamirpur wing was scraped. Now the government had taken decision in a meeting of forest officials, which was chaired by the forest minister on April 11, vide which eight out of 10 ranges were kept under the control of respective conservators of forests. Earlier, these used to be under the controls of two flying squads of Shimla (four ranges) and Sundernagar (six ranges). As per orders dated May 19, issued by the principal chief conservator of forests, the control of these ranges have been placed under the control of conservators of respective districts and the control of two flying squad divisions which were earlier controlling these ranges have been kept under the chief conservator of forests (Monitoring and Evaluation) which were earlier under the control of principal secretary forests directly. In the past these two flying squads were under the control of chief conservator of forests (Monitoring and Evaluation), Sundernagar, but subsequently it was placed under the control of principal secretary (Forest) directly. Afterwards the flying squads unearthed many episodes in which many top forest officials were involved since the flying squads used to report directly to the forest secretary so many top forest officials did not like it, they raised hue and cry, which was accepted by the government, and the present decision was taken. On one hand the department had been claiming that the exercise was done for smooth functioning and better administrative control in order to curb forest offences in the state, it was further told that the concerned conservator could control now the functioning of different ranges easily. Earlier, it was difficult to control the affairs of the whole state from two flying squads now the control would be easier but on other hand some officers claim that all this had been done in order to curtail the powers of flying squad, the functioning of which was not liked by top forest officials and the present decision was taken. |
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Ragging accused get bail
Dharamsala, June 7 They moved an application for anticipatory bail before the District and Sessions Judge, but the same was denied. |
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