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Monasteries get security ring after Gaya blasts
Flood alert sounded in Una, Kangra districts
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Panel to check illegal dumping in river basins
Docs demand removal of Principal Secy
Appointment to Pvt Educational Panel
Centre approves use of forest land for college
Checking Irrational Drug Combinations
MLA pays surprise visit to hospital, PWD office
Day-care centre at Chamba still a distant dream
Credit coop society launches first mobile branch in state
MC to circulate posters of rent defaulters
Enforce commodity price control Act, CM urged
Probe ordered into inferior work under MGNREGA
Punish guilty in phone tapping incident: HLP
Congress has failed on all fronts: BJP morcha
Monkey count mounts in Chamba district
Samiti seeks construction of new bus stand at present site
State nod to 2 new industrial units, expansion of 13
Nod to forest clearance for 9-km road
MCI permits 100 MBBS admissions at Tanda college
RMS Chail honoured for good results
Water crisis in villages
Man electrocuted in shop
15 booked for damaging maize crop
Child killed in road accident
Rs 61,000 stolen from 2 ATMs
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Monasteries get security ring after Gaya blasts
Dharamsala, July 7 The residence of the Dalai Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetans, is also located at McLeodganj. The Dalai Lama has been provided security by the Himachal Police, while his internal security is managed by the Tibetan government-in-exile. Earlier, there have been threats to the Dalai Lama from Chinese spies and members of the Shugden sect of Tibetans that has been banned by the spiritual leader. However, after blasts in Bodhgaya, it is for the first time that terrorist threat has also been perceived to the Tibetan monasteries in the region. The security is also beefed up around the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile at McLeodganj. Besides the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala is also home to the Karmapa, Ogeyn Trinley Dorje. The Dalai Lama, who is on a visit to Byalakuppe, has his private residence in McLeodganj while the Karmapa resides at Gyuto Monastery in Sidhbari near Dharamsala. Other prominent Tibetan monasteries in Kangra district, including Kirti Monastery in Dharamsala and Palpung Sherabling Monastery at Bhattu in Baijnath, have also been under vigilance by the police. Additional police force has been deployed by the Kangra police both at the Dalai Lama's palace and Gyuto Monastery in the wake of Bodh Gaya blasts targeting the Buddhist community. Kangra SP Balbir Thakur reviewed the security arrangements at both places this morning and necessary steps were taken to beef up the security. "Surveillance has been increased at the McLeodganj police station and a close vigil is being kept on the areas around the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa's residences," said Balbir Thakur. Balbir Thakur said one of the two entry gates at the Dalai Lama temple had been closed. "Electronic items such as camera and mobile will not be allowed in the temple complex," said Thakur. The Tibetan leader of the Central Tibetan Administration expressed shock over the serial bomb blasts at the world famous Mahabodhi Temple in Gaya in Bihar. "I am upset to learn about the series of bomb blasts at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya," Dr Lobsang Sangay said in a statement. Terror threat
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Flood alert sounded in Una, Kangra districts
Dharamsala/Una, July 7 Sources in the BBMB said yesterday, the water level in the Pong Dam reservoir was 1,329 feet. Though it was still about 60 ft below the level, the monsoon would continue for another two months. The Mand area is part of the natural course of the Beas. After the construction of the Pong Dam reservoir, many areas of the old
Beas riverbed do not receive water. People have slowly set up permanent settlements on the riverbed. Since the land here is fertile, it yields good crops. However, if water touches the danger mark, it is released downstream by the BBMB authorities. The Mand area villages get flooded causing loss of crops and infrastructure. The sources said most of the land that was being used for farming by the villagers in the area was government land. So the farmers also did not get any compensation for damage caused to their crops due to flood. Besides the Beas, the Chaki also causes flood in Nurpur and Indora subdivisions of Kangra district. Una district comprises the delta of the Swan. It poses threat to Una and adjoining districts during the rains in the Shivalik hills. It was earlier called "sorrow of Una" due to damage caused to people. Now, most of the stretch of the Swan river in Una has been channelised. Still unchannelised tributaries of the Swan in the district flood the area. In many areas, illegal colonies have come up on riverbeds. Colonisers have developed the riverbeds of the Swan's tributaries that have not received water for a few years. According to experts, in case of heavy rain, heavy damage can be caused to illegal colonies that have come up on the riverbeds in Una district. Rain pain
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Panel to check illegal dumping in river basins
Shimla, July 7 The decision has been taken by the commission as a precautionary measure in the aftermath of the Uttarakhand tragedy which claimed thousands of lives. “The decision to assign the task of inspection to specially constituted committees has been taken to ensure that there is no unscientific dumping of muck in the river basins, as they can be potential threat, especially during heavy rain,” said Kuldeep Pathania, Chairman of the HP State Pollution Board. The committee has been asked to visit the dumping sites of power projects or other sites of development activity and submit its report within seven days. They have been asked to recommend action wherever any major steps need to be taken. Pathania asserted that although hydropower development was a major thrust area of development in Himachal Pradesh, there is a need to harness the potential in a sustainable manner. “The proper management of debris and muck generated from any project during the construction phase is a major environmental issue which needs to be dealt properly and strictly to ensure that there is no damage to the fragile hill ecology,” he stressed. “The committee will appraise the safety and
stability aspects of the protection measures implemented in the dumping areas of all these projects,” he emphasised. He admitted that seeing the devastation caused in Uttarakhand, Himachal could not afford to take any chances, especially during the rains. Several environmentalists and NGOs have been expressing concern over the unscientific dumping of muck and debris by various independent power producers in river basins which can pose a major threat. Experts too admit that there is an urgent need to have well-designed engineering structures for retaining the construction debris and muck which need to be monitored regularly for stability of the dumping site. |
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Docs demand removal of Principal Secy
Shimla, July 7 In a statement here today, the HMOA said junior doctors were being posted as programme officers and newly appointed dental doctors as consultants in the National Rural Health Mission. “Such steps are causing frustration and resentment among medical officers, who are feeling humiliated and belittled at such attempts to undermine their authority and presence,” said Jiwananad Jivan, general secretary, HMOA. The HMOA accused the Principal Secretary of ordering the transfer of the office-bearers of the HMOA to create terror and unleash vendetta. “The decision to decrease quota for general duty officers in admissions to MD and MS seats from 95 per cent to 66.6 per cent has led to a lot of resentment among the young doctors,” said Dr Jivan. He added that these decisions on the part of the Principal Secretary would “discourage” MBBS doctors from joining government health services as a result of which rural areas and people there would suffer. He also accused the Principal Secretary of not following the Chief Minister's orders, which were in the interest of the people of the state and the department. “Since the last one year, vacant posts of joint director, deputy director, chief medical officer and block medical officer have remained unfilled as the DPC has not been held,” he said. The HMOA said such steps would discourage fresh pass-out MBBS doctors to join government services, which would lead to the collapse of the health services. It also accused him of favouring his own kith and kin and demanded that he should be removed and decisions taken by him reviewed. The HMOA also demanded that the decision of enhancing the retirement age of teachers in the medical college from 58 to 62 years should be reviewed as this had led to the blocking of promotional avenues, thus leading to an exodus of young specialists to medical colleges outside the state. |
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Appointment to Pvt Educational Panel
Shimla, July 7 There are 43 applicants who are vying for the membership of the commission. The committee has already shortlisted 16 from the list of 43 aspirants, from whom two members will be chosen. Prominent among those whose names figures in the list of contenders are District and Session Judge BL Soni (retd), Brig Dalip Chajjta (retd), Anita Rao, a former education adviser, and Sunil Sharma, general secretary of the HP Congress Committee. Rao, who has remained the Director, Education, is a close relative of former Congress minister Rangila Ram Rao, while Sharma is a close confidante of state Congress president Sukhvinder Singh. The Select Committee, headed by Roy, has Principal Secretary, Education, and chairperson of the commission as its other members. Currently, Sarojini Ganju Thakur, Additional Chief Secretary (retd), is the chairperson of the commission. One of the members of the commission, Jagat Bhushan Nadda, a professor in Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) and brother of BJP leader Jagat Prakash Nadda, had resigned some time ago following the cancellation of his leave from the HPU by the Congress. As such, two posts will be filled up from these 16 shortlisted applicants. The names of some of the applicants were rejected on age criteria, while others lost the race as they did not have the necessary academic or administrative background. Though several retired bureaucrats are vying to get the post-retirement benefit, with Ganju already being from the administrative side, no retired bureaucrat will be taken for the two posts. The government had advertised the post of two members in April. The advertisement had stated that a person with eminence in public life or in the field of higher education would be considered. The members enjoy allowances and other perks on par with a Secretary-level officer in the state government. With over a dozen private universities and several educational institutions coming up in the state, the commission has a major responsibility. |
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Centre approves use of forest land for college
Nurpur, July 7 Sources said the proposal was made during the previous BJP government after the initiative of the then local MLA Rakesh Pathania. The state Higher Education Department recently released Rs 17.11 lakh to the Union Environment and Forest Ministry against the net asset value of the forest land. Apart from this, the department has also released Rs 1,18,987 to the state Forest Department as the cost of compensatory afforestation. The previous government had proposed to shift the existing premises of Government Boys School (at the historical fort declared as a protected monument by the Archeological Survey of India) to the present Arya Government College building as most of the school rooms were in a dilapidated condition. The state government, too, was helpless in carrying out repair work of the school building due to ASI’s restrictions. Dinkar Burathoki, Director, Higher Education Department, Shimla, confirmed that the department had deposited the assessed value of the forest land and cost of compensatory afforestation. He said the college administration had been directed to procure NOC from the state Pollution Control Board and to get a design prepared for the proposed college building from the Public Works Department. |
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Checking Irrational Drug Combinations
Solan, July 7 However, the government had earlier given 18-month time in January to prove the efficacy of such drugs, which fell under the category of the fixed drug combinations (FDCs). These were new drugs which had been approved by the state drug licensing authorities till October 2012, but had not been approved by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI). These sudden directions have taken drug manufacturers by surprise as they have only two months' period to prove the efficacy of various FDCs and any failure to do so will lead to discontinuation of many popular drug brands from the market. These drugs generally constitute a large number of popular painkillers, cough syrups, anti-depressants, etc. The fixed dose combinations are drugs which are manufactured after combining two existing drugs. They are considered harmful as their efficacy has not been tested. The government has, therefore, now directed the manufacturers to provide clinical data pertaining to their efficacy or face prohibition on their manufacturing. SL Singla, general secretary, Himachal Drug Manufacturers Association (HDMA), said the new direction was a big blow to small-scale manufacturers, who would suffer the most as these drugs had been in use for the last several years. Since these drugs were approved after undertaking due testing by big pharmaceutical companies and later produced by several small units, their efficacy was proven. He added that if there was any adverse impact of any such FDCs, the government could ban it as had been done in a few cases. He said there were 40,000 units manufacturing such FDCs in the country and this exercise would lead to an "undue accumulation" of records in the office of the DCGI, which would "fail" to be even scrutinised by the staff. He said the HDMA would take up the issue with the DCGI to seek a relaxation. Drug Controller Navneet Marwaha confirmed that such directions had been received and drug manufacturers in the state had been directed to abide by the same. With 70 per cent of drug manufacturing units being in Himachal, the maximum impact of these directions will be felt by the industry here. |
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MLA pays surprise visit to hospital, PWD office
Bilaspur, July 7 Reports said Bambar found that the BMO, in charge of the hospital, was on leave while most of the employees were on duty. He found the nursing staff performing their duty
well and urged them to keep up the spirit of service to society. He said Home Guards jawans would be posted on security duty and more doctors would be posted at the hospital soon. He added that an ultra- sound operator would also be posted and the provision of 24-hour tests would also be made at the hospital. Bambar later took stock of the working at the HP PWD office also. He said he was surprised to see that the Executive Engineer was not present at his office, nor was there any explanation for his absence. He reported the matter to the higher PWD authorities and asked for suitable action against the engineer. Bambar was full of concern for people who were suffering and agitating against the bad condition of roads, but the top officer was absent from office. He said he would take up the matter with the PWD Minister. |
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Day-care centre at Chamba still a distant dream
Chamba, July 7 PC Oberoy, district president, All-India Senior Citizens Forum, said a senior citizens’ society was formed under the Himachal Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 2006, by the district unit of the forum for the well-being of senior citizens. For enabling senior citizens to relax in a community spirit, the proposal of setting up a day-care centre mooted by the society had been drawn and submitted to the state government a few years ago, Oberoy said. However, he lamented that no initiative had been taken so far by the government. Such a centre should be built at an accessible location best suited to each senior citizen where they could pass six to eight hours, he said. He said the centre would be constructed with the assistance of the society and the fiscal support of the government. “The proposed day-care centre envisages providing day-time food, evening tea, indoor games, television and newspaper facility and free medical check-up by an experienced doctor to be hired by the society,” he said. The forum had urged the government to provide a private building on rent basis to run the centre till some land for the construction of the centre was not identified and building was constructed, he said. |
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Credit coop society launches first mobile branch in state
Shimla, July 7 People living in interior areas neither had the facility for investing their savings nor the facility of raising loans which was a major bottleneck which held back development and growth. He said such mobile branches of cooperative credit societies would boost growth. Priynka Loda, Managing Director of the society, said the mobhile branch would function as an independent branch and provide all facilities. The Adarsh Credit Society has 470 branches across the country and eight new branches are planned in the hill state to take the total number to 18 by the end of the month. The society is offering 12 per cent interest on small savings to villagers in interior areas and it also provides a cover of Rs 50,000 to depositors in case of an accidental death. |
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MC to circulate posters of rent defaulters
Palampur, July 7 An official of the MC said despite repeated reminders, notices and even filing of a case in the court of law, defaulters had failed to deposit the rent, which had crossed Rs 1.5 crore. The MC had rented out over 150 shops, but had failed to recover the rents for the past five years. Some tenants have not paid even single paisa in all these years. Thakur Balwant Singh, president of the MC, said in the past five years, things had gone from bad to worse as none in the council had bothered to recover the rent and no action was initiated against the defaulters. He asked the defaulters to cooperate and pay the bills to avoid their names from being made public, as proposed by the council. |
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Enforce commodity price control Act, CM urged
Palampur, July 7 The executive committee of the organisation, which met here today, said in the absence of any check from the state government, patients were forced to pay high cost for medicines in the state. It urged the Chief Minister to apply a uniform rate of medicines in the state. Briefing mediapersons, Subhash Sharma, Neelam Sood and Daleep Sharma, members of the organisation, said despite the fact that medicines fell in the purview of the HP Essential Commodity Price Control Act and all types of drugs and cosmetics were covered under it, the Act also authorised the government to fix a maximum margin of profits for all the essential commodities. Besides, the Act had also given powers to district magistrates and the police to initiate action against defaulters. |
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Probe ordered into inferior work under MGNREGA
Palampur, July 7 A team of officers, headed by the Assistant Engineer, BDO office, Baijnath, has been deputed by the DC to look into the complaint pertaining to the alleged irregularities committed by the panchayat. Official sources said four residents of the area, namely Arjun, Paras Ram, Mansa Ram and Chamaru, had filed a complaint before the DC highlighting the irregularities. They had alleged that in Khol Nullah, substandard civil works were executed while laying wire crates. Likewise, a mule road leading to the Bara Bhangal valley was also not constructed as per the norms. Later, the DC directed the Baijnath BDO to conduct an inquiry by deputing a senior officer and submit a report to him. The team today left for the Bara Bhangal valley to look into the allegations and is likely to come back after a week. However, Chuni Lal, head of Bara Bhangal panchayat, denied the charges levelled against the panchayat and said the works had been executed as per the norms. |
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Punish guilty in phone tapping incident: HLP
Bilaspur, July 7 He said there was no reason to withhold the list of citizens who had remained under surveillance during the BJP government and this must be made public without any further delay. “The day this list will be out, the BJP will get divided as even several BJP ministers and top leaders were under scanner by their own government,” he said. He said they would never join the Congress and they had come out of the BJP after great consideration, adding that the party would put up candidates on all the four Parliamentary
seats in the state in the next year’s election. Those who were present on the occasion included former MLA KD Dharmani, Tikkoo Thakur, DR Sharma and Gaurav Sharma.
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Congress has failed on all fronts: BJP morcha
Bilaspur, July 7 Addressing mediapersons here on Thursday, he said historically voters always chose the ruling party in the byelections and Mandi was no exception. Chandel said the results in the next General Election would be different as the masses were “disappointed” with the Congress due to its “failure” on all fronts and “dismal performance” of its top leaders. Chandel, who lost the election from the Bilaspur Sadar constituency against Bambar Thakur of the Congress a few months ago, said, “It was disturbing that the ruling party MLA said the police was fleecing
the public on the name of vehicle challans”.
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Monkey count mounts in Chamba district
Chamba, July 7 The monkey population in Chamba district had touched 23,800 and is spread over 4,628 sq km in 543 distinct troupes, revealed Chief Conservator of Forests, Chamba, ARM Reddy here today. The survey was carried out in a pre-scheduled manner as circulated by the Chief Wildlife Warden in the state between June 21 and 30. The female population has outnumbered the male. They are 10,055, almost 50 per cent of them are young and 32 per cent are still clinging to their mothers. Monkeys are causing nuisance by snatching eatables from public, causing damage to property such as breaking lights, cables, water supply lines and parked vehicles outside the houses, besides causing damage to crops in the rural areas as well as nurseries in the forests. The Forest Department is making efforts to introduce plants such as monkey puzzle tree, African marigold, which keeps the monkeys away from habitations. On the other hand, langurs are also causing nuisance to public at some places, but still it is negligible. The Chief Wildlife Warden has set a target of trapping 2,500 monkeys per forest division for carrying out sterilisation, whereas no langur is traced in Bharmour division and only 30 are found in Pangi division. The state government has kept monkey sterilisation as one of the budget assurances and decided to open six more monkey sterilisation centres, including one at Sarol near Chamba town, to meet the requirement of sterilisation facilities in Chamba district and avoid long distance transportation of monkeys to Gopalpur in Kangra district.
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Samiti seeks construction of new bus stand at present site
Chamba, July 7 Swami Bhuvneshwar Sharma, president of the samiti, made it clear that the samiti was not against the construction of the proposed bus stand, but it intended to see a new bus stand constructed at the present bus stand site. He lamented local politicians' failure to honour the sentiments of people who had made them
their representatives. Swami revealed that the samiti had already submitted a petition to the state government along with a detailed map and blueprints so that the new bus stand could be constructed at the present location of nine bighas. The samiti’s blueprint of a new bus terminus building to be raised at the existing bus stand consisted of a community hall in the basement, a parking lot on the first floor, a shopping mall on the second floor and a parking lot for buses on the third (top) floor, besides facilities such as dormitory, cloak room, post office, ATM, toilet blocks etc required at a bus stand, Swami said. Opposing the decision of the government to construct a bus stand at the site of the District Jail on the right bank of the Ravi, Swami categorically stated that the proposed site which was constantly under the imminent threat of Ravi floods had already been declared unsafe by the government itself. “Moreover, the proposed site falls within 300-m radius of the ancient Hari Rai temple which is a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India and comes within the purview of the provisions of the Ancient Monument and Archeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act 2010 that forbids all the constructions,” Swami said.
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Dhumal hails HC verdict on transfer of govt staff
Shimla, July 7 In a statement here today, Dhumal welcomed the verdict of the High Court with regard to the transfer of government employees. “The Congress government has come out with a new transfer policy which must confirm to the directions given by the High Court so that there is no political victimisation of employees,” he said. Dhumal said ordering transfers was well within the right of the state government. It must not be done with political vendetta, but strictly on administrative grounds and in the interest of the people of the state. “Transfers are ordered by every regime in March-April on administrative grounds, but the present regime has virtually turned it into an industry with thousands of transfers having been ordered within the last six months,” he said. He alleged that the large-scale transfers ordered by the Congress regime during the last six months had affected the pace of development as the employees were feeling victimised and demoralised. “We must not forget that the employees have contributed significantly to the development of the state, which is ranked number one in many social sectors,” he said. He suggested that the state government must incorporate the suggestions made by the High Court in its order on transfers of employees.
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State nod to 2 new industrial units, expansion of 13
Shimla, July 7 Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh presided over the meeting held here on Friday, which was also attended by Minister for Industries Mukesh Agnihotri. The authority approved new proposals of M/s United Biotech Private Limited, dealing in manufacturing of life-saving drugs with an investment of Rs 550 crore and having employment potential of 316 persons. Another new proposal of M/s JCO Agro Fresh Private Limited, with a proposed investment of Rs 21.98 crore was approved, for setting up cold storage for apple and other fruits and vegetables at Kachii village, in Theog of Shimla district, with employment to about 10 persons. Investment of Rs 571.98 crore would be done by both the units. Among the expansion and modernisation of existing units, the revised proposal of investment of Rs 218.26 crore, with employment opportunities to 1,479 persons, has been approved by the authority.
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Nod to forest clearance for 9-km road
Kangra, July 7 Disclosing this here yesterday, HRTC Vice-Chairman Kewal Singh Pathania said work on the road project, costing Rs 3.58 crore, would start shortly. He said in May he had taken up the matter with Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. He had shown a keen interest in the development of remote areas of the Shahpur constituency and directed Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri to do the needful, Pathania added. He said the Forest and Environment Ministry, Government of India, had granted permission for the construction of the road. During the previous government, an MLA and minister from Shahpur constituency had laid the foundation stone of the road, without seeking clearance from the Environment and Forest Ministry. So when the work was initiated, it was stopped by the Forest authorities, he added.
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MCI permits 100 MBBS admissions at Tanda college
Kangra, July 7 Dr Anil Chauhan, Principal, DRPGMC, said a communication to this effect was received here yesterday, following his personal meeting with the MCI in Delhi last week. He had pleaded with the MCI regarding certain deficiencies pointed out during the latest inspection by the MCI team and assured that the deficiencies would be taken care of. Besides, the posts of faculty would be filled up by the government, he added. The MCI had pointed out 21 per cent deficiency in the faculty and 24 per cent of registrars in the college during the inspection. The MCI had also pointed out at some other minor deficiencies, which have been taken care of by the college authorities. Dr Jaishri Sharma, Director, Medical Education, today said the state government was apprised of the situation regarding the 21 per cent faculty deficiency at the DRPGMC, and assured that the posts would be filled up by the State Public Service Commission in the days to come. She said the posts would be advertised shortly. The Principal was authorised to make the appointments of resident doctors by holding walk-in interviews to overcome the 24 per cent deficiency immediately, she added.
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Unknown disease hits deodar trees
Palampur, July 7 However, no steps were taken by the Forest Department to detect the disease and plant new trees.
A few years ago, some
trees were planted near the PWD Rest House, but today the area is covered only with bushes. Meanwhile, various voluntary organisations and environmentalists have lodged a protest with the state government over the extinction and felling of deodar trees in the town.
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RMS Chail honoured for good results
Solan, July 7 RMS Chail bagged the trophy for its excellent results in the CBSE Board Class XII examinations, while RMS Bangalore was awarded the trophy for best results in the Class X CBSE examination. Lt Col Arun Kulkarni, Principal, RMS Chail, received the trophy on behalf of the school. Lt Col Bhupinder Singh, Principal, RMS Bangalore, received the trophy on behalf of his school. Lt General Bhalla also honoured cadets who had excelled in academics, CCA, sports and games. The school magazine ‘Himadiri’ was also released on the occasion.
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Water crisis in villages
Chamba, July 7 The residents of Sarani, Sanka, Sandora, Dara and Jandroga villages of the panchayat, having a population of around 500, have been facing water scarcity. The residents of Manoula village have also been facing water problem owing to the disruption in water supply in their area. Consequently, they are forced to fetch water from a source located at a distance of about 1 km. They have been demanding the restoration of water supply shortly.
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Man electrocuted in shop
Bilaspur, July 7 It is reported the electric current entered into the iron shutter through an under-construction adjoining wall and he touched it while being barefoot on the wet ground. Later, his brother removed him from the grip of the current by using a dry bamboo stick, but he had died by then. The police has registered a case and handed over the body to his family after getting its postmortem conducted at the Regional Hospital here. Village elders, led by panchayat president Capt Pavinder Kumar
(retd), have urged the government to give immediate maximum financial help to the poor family.
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15 booked for damaging maize crop
Chamba, July 7 The report said these persons had pushed their cattle in the fields of Hari Singh and Jai Ram for grazing. On the complaints of Hari Singh and Jai Ram, a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered and investigation is underway, the report added.
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Child killed in road accident
Bilaspur, July 7 She was rushed to the Civil Hospital, Ghumarwin, but succumbed to her injuries there. The police has registered a case. Led by Shakti Upadhyaya, president, District Journalists Association, and Sajay Sharma, president, Bilaspur Press Club, journalists here have condoled her death to her family.
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Rs 61,000 stolen from 2 ATMs
Bilaspur, July 7 Reports said Rs 27,100 was stolen from the ATM of UCO Bank at Jukhala and Rs 34,500 from the ATM of SBI at Namhole. Thieves are said to have used an iron rod to break the outer safe of both the ATMs. The police said separate cases had been registered and further investigations were on, adding that CCTV footage would help in nabbing the culprits.
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