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CM announces sops for staff, farmers
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal takes the salute from the march past on Independence Day at Kullu on Wednesday.
Govt no to arts college at Naggar
Will contest poll: Virbhadra
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Arun Maira is Chancellor of HP central varsity
Exchange of Technology
Chamba Bus
Mishap
16 hurt in road mishap
President’s Police Medal given
Man’s body found
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CM announces sops for staff, farmers
Kullu, August 16 The Chief Minister has increased the daily wages by Rs 30, social security pension by Rs 50 and Rs 25 hike for Home Guards, exempting small traders from registration and extending the Deen Dayal Yojna for farmers for four years. The release of the DA will cost Rs 350 crore and a hike of Rs 50 per month in social security pension will cost Rs 65 crore yearly to the state exchequer, he said. After announcing the Independence Day bonanza, the Chief Minister unfurled the National Flag and took the salute at an impressive march past presented by police contingents, Home Guards and the NCC at the Dhalpur Maidan here. Dhumal said 7 per cent DA for government employees and pensioners would be released in September and pensioners would get benefits in government rest houses and Rs 8 crore would be released to clear their pending medical bills. The daily wages had been increased from Rs 130 to Rs 150 and allowance of Home Guard volunteers would be increased from Rs 200 to Rs 225 from September 1 and a Home Guard battalion would be raised by employing 600 youths. All constables completing 20 years of services would be designated as honorary head constable, firemen as honorary chief fireman and jail warden as honorary chief warden, he announced. Dhumal also launched the Notebooks Distribution Scheme to 4,000 meritorious HP Board students by giving free notebooks to 10 students here. He increased the assistance for marriage of BPL single-parent girls from Rs 11,000 to Rs 21,000 under the Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan Yojna and increased assistance from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 under the Mother Teresa Yojna. He extended the Kisan Bagwan Samridhi Yojna for four years from March 31, 2013, and announced Rs 190 crore for their benefit. “Farmers hit by drought will get 50 per cent subsidy on wheat seed and fodder and 80 per cent subsidy under the Horticulture Technology Mission,” he added. He said under the Rs 85-crore Apple Replantation Scheme, 10,000 root stocks had been imported while 35,000 more were in the pipeline. Dhumal also launched the Atal Adarsh Gram Puruskar Yojna by presenting a draft of Rs 20 lakh to the best panchayat of Pahalu, Hamirpur. He also gave a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh and Rs 1 lakh, respectively, to the panchayats doing good work under the Mahrishi Valmiki Sampooran Swachhta Puruskar Yojna of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ramesh Dhawala, Forest Minister Khimi Ram, Kullu MLA Gobind Thakur, Chief Secretary S Roy and DGP ID Bhandari and others were also present on the occasion. SHIMLA:
Assembly Speaker Tulsi Ram unfurled the National Flag and took salute from an impressive march past on the historic Ridge Maidan, here on Wednesday. BILASPUR:
Himachal Pradesh has made tremendous progress since its formation in 1947 and the credit goes to the BJP government that the state has won 67 national awards for topping in various subjects in the country during the past four years. This was stated by Revenue and PWD Minister Gulab Singh Thakur while addressing a district-level Independence Day function here on Wednesday after unfurling the National Flag. HAMIRPUR: The 66th Independence Day function was organised at the police ground, Hamirpur, where Transport Minister Mahinder Singh unfurled the National Flag. The minister also announced to start an AC bus to Chandigarh and a super-fast bus to Shimla from Hamirpur. CHAMBA:
The state government has accorded approval for the setting up of 5,467 industrial units in the state during the past over four years in which 2.11 lakh people would be provided employment. This was stated by state Industries Minister Kishan Kapoor while presiding over a district-level Independence Day function. Local MLA BK Chauhan, former Minister Mohan Lal and senior officials of the district were among those present. Home guards
Daily wages have been increased from Rs 130 to Rs 150 and allowance of Home Guard volunteers will be increased from Rs 200 to Rs 225 from Sept 1. Kanyadaan plan
Assistance for marriage of BPL single-parent girls from Rs 11,000 to Rs 21,000 under the Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan Yojna has been increased. 7 per cent DA
7 per cent DA for government employees and pensioners will be released in Sept and pensioners will get benefits in govt rest houses. Help for farmers
Farmers hit by drought will get 50 per cent subsidy on wheat seed and fodder and 80 per cent subsidy under the Horticulture Technology Mission |
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Govt no to arts college at Naggar
Shimla, August 16 There was a proposal to upgrade the Arts Academy functioning near the IRMT into a full-fledged college on the main campus but the chances of that happening seem bleak as the ICR team has already conveyed its unwillingness to support the move. The ICR team from Russia, which is currently camping at Naggar, has made it clear to the Himachal Government that it will not support the college as it was never meant to be the part of the centre envisioned by Roerich himself. “Since the ICR as well as the state government is not keen to have an arts college, the idea stands dropped and the entire thrust will now be on having a proper museum, research centre and a cultural centre,” said Chief Secretary, Sudripta Roy, who recently visited Naggar. He said the ICR and the IRMT would shortly sign an MoU, which would elucidate the main objectives envisioned by Roerich himself when he had set up the institute at Naggar. Roy said the arts academy was not part of the main campus and the decision not to support the project had already been conveyed to the Russian Embassy as well. “The ICR has assured us that they will help raise financial assistance for the project so that the main objectives can be achieved,” said Roy. The decision about the arts college not being part of the main campus had also been conveyed to the Russian Embassy. The inventory work being done by the ICR team has been accomplished and the Russians were likely to return to Moscow within a weeks’ time. Officials said the paintings and other artefacts that were not on display had been kept under lock so that they remain safe till proper display galleries were ready in the museum. One key of this room containing the artefacts will remain with the representative of the Himachal Government and one with the Russian member in the IRMT, to ensure the safety of the same. |
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Will contest poll: Virbhadra
Una, August 16 He said: “It is not possible that the General can leave the ground and the Army is left on its own to fight the war.” He ruled out assumptions regarding his own faction in the state Congress. He said factions were those who were in minority. Those in majority do not compose factions. Accusing the present BJP government in the state of committing corruption, Virbhadra appealed to people to vote consciously for good candidates. While speaking about the Congress charge sheet against the
BJP, he said there was still time for submitting the document. A strong charge sheet could still be prepared against the present government. In case the Congress leadership intended, he could accompany them to the President for submitting the charge sheet against the present BJP government, he said. He said if the Congress was voted to power in the state, a special court would be set up to hold speedy trial in corruption charges against the BJP
government. Virbhadra also dispelled the notions that he was not being heard by the party high command. He was in the Haroli area of Una district yesterday to inaugurate a private hospital. Haroli is represented by Mukesh
Agnihotri, the Congress MLA and loyalist of Virbhadra. Though he denied it, factionalism was quite obvious during his visit to Una on Wednesday. Only his loyalists, including Mukesh Agnihotri and Ram Lal
Thakur, were present during the party rally held at Haroli. Other Congress leaders from the district, including OP Rattan from
Una, MLA Rakesh Kalia from Chintpurni and Ram Nath Sharma, were conspicuous by their absence. |
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Arun Maira is Chancellor of HP central varsity
Dharamsala, August
16 Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Himachal Pradesh Central University Furqan Qamar while talking to The Tribune welcomed the appointment of Maira as the Chancellor of the institution. The university would gain from his rich experience in the corporate sector and the Planning Commission, he said. In his present position, Maira was responsible for facilitating the shaping of policies and programmes relating to industrialisation and urbanisation in the country and tourism, the VC
said. Maira has authored several books, which include “Shaping The Future: Aspirational Leadership in India and Beyond” in 2001, “Remaking India: One Country, One Destiny” in 2004, “Discordant Democrats: Five Steps to Consensus” in 2007, and “Transforming Capitalism: Business Leadership to Improve the World for Everyone” in 2008. He was a member of the Tata Administrative Services and worked at several senior positions with the Tata Group in India and abroad for 25 years until 1989. He worked with Arthur D Little Inc
(ADL), international management consultancy, in the USA from 1989 to 1999, and consulted companies across the world on issues of growth strategies and transformational change. During this time he was the Managing Director of Innovation Associates, an Arthur D Little subsidiary, leader of ADL’s North American Manufacturing Practice and Leader of ADL’s World-wide Organisation and Strategy Practice. He returned to India in 2000 and was the Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group in India until April 2008. |
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Palampur varsity signs MoU with agri universities
Our Correspondent
Palampur, August 16 He said this programme of the university would give exposure to university scientists so that they would serve farmers in a better way. Addressing a news conference here recently, Dr Sharma said in the global scenario one could not live in isolation and it had become necessary for scientists to exchange their views which could produce new results and technology both ways. He said out of 42 agriculture universities in the country, the university had been ranked at the sixth position because of its achievements and hard work of the scientists working here. Dr Sharma said the university would lay emphasis on the cultivation of basmati rice in the state. A variety of basmati rice known as “kasturi” would be developed, which was found quite suitable for cultivation in hilly regions of the country. He said preliminary studies revealed that the basmati rice would be another cash crop for farmers of the state as it had a great demand in foreign countries.
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Rs 2 lakh for each family sought
Balkrishan Prashar
Chamba, August 16 In a press note here today, HPCC district spokesperson Dharam Malhotra also urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to grant appropriate relief to the victims’ families. “Road mishaps are more common in Chamba district than other districts of the state and it is all because of poor infrastructure and pathetic attitude of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation,” Malhotra said.
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16 hurt in road mishap
Palampur, August 16 All injured were immediately admitted to the Civil Hospital, Thural. However, none of the injured was reported to be serious. Most of the injured were discharged by evening. Later, the police arrested the driver of the private bus and a case under Section 304 for rash and negligent driving was registered against him. |
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President’s Police Medal given
Shimla, August 16 Papta had earlier been awarded with the Meritorious Service award in 2005 and three DG insignia and the Katheen Sewa medal. He has also been awarded the UN peace-keeping medal. He joined the ITBP in 1986 as Assistant Commandant.
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Man’s body found
Nurpur, August 16 Some villagers spotted the body and intimated the police. DSP Rajinder Jaswal said the body was identified by the deceased person’s family. Dharam Chand had been missing since Monday. Dharam Chand’s family told the police that he was an alcohol addict and could have been washed away in the khud when he was in an inebriated condition.
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Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal showered a flurry of sops on government employees and pensioners, daily wagers, farmers and students on the 66th Independence Day at Kullu yesterday.
Dharamsala, August
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